FuriePhoenix

Supernatural - Hell On The Horizon

MIKA

Mika knew that she asking the near damn impossible out of Dean when she suggested the only way to get through to Natalia was to actually talk to her as a brother and not as a leading hunter, but she also knew if he didn't at least try, Nat would never forgive him or get remotely close to wanting to be bonded with Dean. It made her happier about the situation that he was willing to agree to the idea and try.

After she spoke with Sam, she walked back to Duke and Dean as Duke mentioned about getting Dean simmered down to talk with Nat. She did see the way Dean looked at Sam and she decided that once they got him in the right state of mind to talk with Natalia, she would explain Sam wasn't leaving forever. So far it was just going to be for the night, but if it was longer, it was longer. She didn't mind how long Sam had her car for as she trusted Sam to look after it. “Duke is right, and we're gonna help you okay? You know you'll feel better off once you've spoken to her. We all do.” she commented, standing in front of them both. She knew how much deep down Dean cared for Natalia, but he did have to learn he couldn't be the same kind of brother to her as he always was with Sam. Natalia needed approaching differently, more carefully and with a bit more tact. “I know how much you love that kid, so does Sam. You just gotta show her how much.” She told him honestly. She did want to say that trying to be more civil to Cason would also be a sign to earn Natalia's trust back, but she figured right now that was one step too far and they had to take small steps at the moment.

Chances were Natalia would be the first to apologize to Dean over either punching him or the car damage, but they had to go on the assumption Nat would refuse to look at him and Dean had to be the first one to speak. She placed her hand on his back and rubbed it soothingly, “you got this Dean. You managed it with me didn't you?” She said, giving him a soft smile. “and let's face it, if you can talk with me and not have me scream, shout and leave, then you can do it with our girl out there” she added, briefly glancing at Duke as if to say ‘yes, I know the history now’. The three of them knew how temperamental she used to be, and in some ways still could be if she didn't control herself, so if she could listen and accept Dean's attempts at making amends then Natalia surely had to be able to. Mika knew she would only let him out in the lot when she thought he was calm enough to go out there, but she was also thankful that Duke was here to help her calm Dean.

NATALIA

Esme promising and agreeing to help her with her emotions in any way she could was a great relief to Natalia. Finally, she could feel like she wasn't alone in this situation of emotions. For a human, she felt like she did a piss poor job at knowing how to deal with emotions, but Esme was a beacon of help and she knew she had to grab it with both hands. Any other time she would go to Mika for advice, but she saw how angry Mika was at her for punching Dean so there was no way she was going to go to that woman for any kind of advice or help…at least at the moment. “thanks..” she replied.

With Cason grabbing her hand gently and pulling her off of him, she looked up before nodding. Glancing across and seeing Anna, she knew instantly what he felt he needed to do, knowing it was only appropriate he checked in on Anna. Part of her wished that she would get herself off the hood of her car and go and hug Anna herself, tell her she still has her back no matter what, but she just couldn't move from her car. Her car was a safe space and right now, despite the fear, anxiety, and cold she was feeling, her car still felt like a safe space she couldn't leave just yet. As he slid himself off the hood of the car, she pulled her legs up and hugged herself, her chin on her knees to wait for him to return, as well as a way to try and stay warm. It was only when Cason left her side she truly felt how cold the night air was and how warm he was.

Now alone with Esme, she began to listen to what the woman could finally say to her other than ‘i'd be more than willing to help you’, words that still rang through her mind. She nodded without removing her chin off her knees as Esme told her she could come to her anytime about anything. She was starting to see why both Dean and Duke fell in love with her. She was beyond nice and caring and had a way of making you trust her. Now if only Mika could see that in Esme she couldn't help but think. “I'd like that” she simply replied before the topic went back to the impala and Dean's anger. She was surprised when Esme said he wouldn't hate her for smashing the window, although Esme in a lot of ways had been around Dean a lot longer than Nat had, she still found that hard to believe. How could he not hate her for what she did? She practically screamed in his face that he was becoming dead to her before smashing the car, that she hated him when it was far from the truth. If she was Dean, she would hate her. Tilting her head so her head was facing Esme, but still on her knees, she saw the warm smile the woman gave her and it was almost infectious as she found herself trying to smile a little bit back before she just gave up trying and went back to being straight faced.

It was Esme's next words though that made her raise an eyebrow, feeling like there was most definitely a story behind why Esme would damage the impala. She couldn't imagine Esme doing anything worse than what she did to the car, she seemed…too nice for that kind of violence. She watched as Esme took a breath and wrapped her arms tighter around herself before speaking again. “I guess there's a first for everything, I'm hardly the sibling he probably ever wanted. I'm not Sam…” she sighed, “I don't doubt for a moment that he thinks I've forgotten what I overheard him say to Sam the night they first saved me. Saw me as this suspicious thing, a Trojan horse from the demons. Said to Sam they can't keep me around and the photo of me and dad was probably faked. That he refused to accept a sister in his life….” She told Esme, a tear falling down her face as she recalled his words. Of course his opinions changed over time but that night still haunted her mind.

She was a frail little thing in that motel room that night. Hugging herself in an attempt to stay warm even though Sam had wrapped her in the blankets as best he could on the bed. She barely weighed a thing, more skeletal than human now she thought back on her appearance. Her clothes barely hanging onto her body as she cried overhearing the boys arguing over what to do with her outside the room, thinking she wouldn't hear them if they were outside the door.

She had to shake the memory out of her head and sighed as she then turned her head to see Sam coming back with bags and giving Cason a nod of thanks before they left in Mika's car. “I feel bad that my actions got Anna hurt. She was just saying what she felt was right…she didn't even know I knew very little of what happened in the barn.” She told Esme.

SAM

Stepping outside and back to Anna, he saw her saying goodnight to Cason, something that wasn't a shock to him. They were close and she deserved to say goodnight to whoever she felt she needed to. He gave Cason a nod of thanks for having stepped away from Nat just long enough to give Anna a hug and probably some kind of comforting words. Taking her hand back, he walked her to Mika's car where he let go of her hand so he could unlock the trunk and put the bags in, closing it back up. Walking round to the passenger side with Anna, he unlocked the door and opened it for her, holding it open so she could get in before he closed the door again. Satisfied that she was in securely and comfortably, he walked round to the driver's side, opened the door, got in and closed the door before putting the key in and bringing the car to life. “Right, b&b it is and then we can just put on some bad TV and relax” he smiled.

Pulling out the lot, he headed back into town to their destination for the night. He didn't force her to talk in the short car ride if she didn't want to, but if she did, he'd listen. He didn't even put the radio on as part of him didn't want to hear what music would come blaring out or if Mika had it still set on the cassette player and it could be a total game of russian roulette with her music tastes. So he drove in silence until they reached the b&b where he pulled into the front parking lot near the reception, an action that was complete second nature to him by this point. Turning the key and removing it, he took a sigh of relief at being away from the house. They may not be far away, but it was far enough for him to not feel the weight of the group's tension. His shoulders felt so much lighter, as did his mind. “I'm going to make this whole thing okay again.” He told her, reaching across and holding her hand before turning his face to her. “I promise.” He added, giving her hand a little soft squeeze.

“Come on, let's get this room” he then said, letting go of her hand and stroking her cheek before getting out of the car. He jogged round to her side and opened the door for her, holding out the car keys to her. “Fancy getting the bags whilst I book the room?” He asked her, “or we can go in together if you prefer” he then said, not sure if she would want to be alone to get the bags or not.

Supernatural - Hell On The Horizon

MIKA

Mika knew she couldn't fully relax until she saw both her boys visibly calm down. So when Duke was the first, she gave him a nod of thanks before she went on her explanation of why Nat was reacting the way she was to Dean, aka why Duke was right in why Dean needed to calm down. She refused to look away from Dean until she felt she had gotten through to him, he always was the most stubborn one out of the two men. Mika watched as Dean's shoulders finally dropped and he seemed to be calming down finally, making her breathe a sigh of relief. He was finally actually listening to them both and taking in what she was saying to him. The impala they could fix, his black eye they could tend to if he didn't refuse it, but Nat was going to take a lot of persistent proving to her that they all are trying to protect her. Mika still didn't know what those demons said to Natalia when they took her, but whatever it was, she had a feeling that had a part to play in her anger towards Dean. She also hoped that now Nat had gotten the violent streak out of her system, and with Cason outside with her, that Dean may get through to her calmly.

She gave a nod in agreement as Duke and Dean spoke to each other, glad that Dean was apologizing to Duke for coming at him for no good reason. The way Dean looked at them both caused Mika to just walk up closer to him and hug him briefly before pulling away and stepping back just a couple of steps to give him space. As he explained he thought he had said he was wrong for it, Mika could understand why he thought that. She was certain he said it to Cason, but he never said anything to Natalia. Just hid it from her. “I think to get through to Nat, apologizing is the first step. Don't try to reason with her why you chose the path you did in that barn. She won't want to hear it at the moment. I think right now, she needs her brother to be solely that…her brother. No lies, no lectures, just calmness and an apology” she suggested after giving it a few seconds to think of the best course of action to take. “she no doubt holds a bit of resentment towards us all as we all agreed to the plan. So if that means we have to earn her trust back again bit by bit? Then we do it.” She added.

She stepped back a bit more and looked out the window briefly, seeing that Esme was now where Nat and Cason were and the three of them looked to be all calm. Which told her that the two of them must be getting through to Natalia. Looking back toward the boys again, she focused on Dean once more. “Esme is out there talking with Nat, if she can calm her down enough then maybe you can go out there and talk with Nat yourself. I think a proper heart to heart that doesn't result in shouting is way overdue between you two. She is so much like you it's uncanny and downright frightening at times. Maybe she just needs to see you're not going to give up on her like John did.” She said as the idea hit her, walking to Dean and taking his hand. “So whaddya say? Be a brother and not a lead hunter to her for a bit?” She asked, looking him in the eye, taking this moment to see his black eye without touching it.

She knew Nat was desperate to get closer to Dean deep down. She grieved and went on a rampage with Sam when he was in Hell to try and bring him back, so she knew deep down Nat wanted Dean in her life and that what she said to him in the heat of the moment was all absolute crap. Dean just had to take it slow with her, something Mika knew he could be capable of if he just put his mind to.

NATALIA

Natalia listened to Esme as she replied to her truthfully. There was something about Esme that seemed to make Nat be able to talk and begin to calm down. It was probably her empathy for Natalia's situation and history, now that she knew Esme went through the same thing. She had something in common with the woman that she never realized before, which now that she thought about it, she felt bad for being suspicious of Esme and just blindly siding with Mika in the beginning. With Esme and Cason with her, she felt she was in a safe space and was able to talk and explain what it felt like in her head. If she was a normal twenty something, she would have gone to therapy for it, but being a hunter, a Winchester, there was no way that was even possible. All she could do was have the same problematic coping mechanisms as Dean, which was bottling it all up and sometimes drinking the pain away. He really wasn't the best influence in that regard, and it was becoming clear to Nat that's where she picked up these traits from.

It still felt weird to hear someone other than Mika say how much they loved Dean for a while, as she only ever knew of Mika and Dean being the power couple that they were. Yet she listened and gave a nod. Dean did have a habit of finding people that he needed as much as they needed him. She wondered if she was any different in that regard. Was she someone who needed him more than she let on and vice versa? She couldn't figure that one out. As Esme turned to Cason and apologized to him as well, she remained stuck to his side. “I guess we're the same that way. Grief and rage get to me the worst too.” She finally said after Cason told Esme to not apologize. If Cason was willing to forgive then she knew she had to be. For a demon, Cason really was proving to be a better person than she was at this moment. It was an ironic moment to Nat but one that was very much a reality.

“Esme? I'd like to learn how to deal with my emotions more from you. You're the only one other than Cason who knows what it was like in there and understands why I'm the way I am.” She finally said, finally asking for help. She also knew she had to say sorry to Dean for smashing his car window and punching him, but most smashing the car window. She felt more bad about that than punching him but still felt bad for punching him. Nat was terrified of the lecture she was convinced she was going to get from Dean, to the point she didn't want to be left alone with him. “He's gonna really hate me…isn't he?” She then spoke, as she glanced at the state of the window glass on the ground beside the impala near her car. Readjusting her head ever so slightly on Cason's shoulder, she regripped his arm as she tried to push her hands through the long sleeves of her jacket better. When Dean was angry at her she got terrified, she knew she went too far with the impala vandalism and if she had heard Cason behind her, she probably would have stopped before she let go of the hammer, but her rage just made her completely deaf to her surroundings.

She wished now she had noticed Cason behind her and her actions created an opening for Cason to stop her in her tracks. Hindsight really was a wonderful thing after all. “Thank you, both of you for talking me down…” she then said earnestly, “Esme? Can I come to you if I ever need to, ya know…have a girl's advice or…umm…whatever it is that girls get from confiding in each other? I really need a female friend” she asked Esme.

SAM

Holding Anna the way he was, Sam focused on listening to her breathing to know when she was calming down. He just wanted her to be okay so much that when she finally lifted her head ever so slightly to give him that signal that she was calmer he felt so relieved. He knew his suggestions of sleeping in one of the cars wasn't exactly ideal of a suggestion, but he didn't know where else they could go on this property that meant she was far enough away from Dean. Other than the b&b idea. He wanted to leave it entirely in Anna's hands on what they did because he knew whatever she chose, he wasn't leaving her alone. Not tonight. She was his priority and nothing else mattered. He was still angry at Dean for laying a hand and arm on Anna, to the point that although he was calmer around Anna, he was determined to let Dean stew on his actions for the night.

He didn't care that Anna had a red nose and puffy eyes from crying. She still looked beautiful to him because she wasn't hiding her feelings from him. As she decided on what she wanted to do, he moved his hand from the back of her head to her cheek, where he wiped the remaining tears off her face, giving her a soft smile. “okay, I'll go grab our bags and we'll go together. Just you and me, up the road and away from all this tension. The others can deal with it all tonight. You're my one and only focus okay?” He told her, pulling her head towards him so he could kiss her forehead.

Slowly pulling away, he took her hand and walked her back to the more lit up part of the lot. “Wait here in sight of those three for me. I'll be right back” he requested, meaning Cason, Esme and Natalia. She was still far enough away from the house, but at least she would be in sight of someone he trusted. Walking away, he walked through the lot, passed all the cars and opened the back door stepping inside. He didn't even look at any of them, just heading straight to the hallway where their duffel bags were and picking them up. Mika saw his actions and held her finger out to Duke and Dean to signal she would be right back. Following Sam out into the hall, she placed her hand on his arm gently, “hey, what's going on? Is she okay?” She asked him. “She's scared of Dean, I've calmed her down but she can't step foot near this house so I'm going to take her to the little B&B in town, so we won't be far but it's far enough for her to be able to get some sleep tonight.” He explained, feeling he could only let Mika know what was going on.

“It's the right call. I really hope she'll be okay Sammy. Look after her and we'll see you both in the morning…but first-” she replied, stepping to where all the keys were kept, grabbed her car keys and handed them to Sam. “Take my car for the night” she insisted, as Sam took the keys from her. “Thanks Meeko” he said honestly, giving her a brief hug then exiting the house once more and over to Anna, pointing to Mika's blue ‘66 impala.

Supernatural - Hell On The Horizon

MIKA

Mika knew Dean wouldn't like hearing the true but shortened rundown she gave Duke, but she still slightly flinched when he shouted his protest of almost suffocating Anna. The poor girl was struggling to breathe and talk, scrambling to get out of his grip, so in her eyes he almost suffocated her. She knew in her heart he would realize he was wrong and he would have apologise to Anna eventually, even if Anna wouldn't want to hear any words out of his mouth. In this moment she was also glad that Duke stepped in because she didn't know how well she could get through to him on her own this time. She listened to the two of talk, watching both their actions intently and seeing how Dean kept fighting with his urge to then attack Duke for being called out.

She really hoped he wouldn't go for Duke as she knew deep down she would have stepped in between them and taken the punch for Duke to really shake Dean out of his anger. Dean never intentionally hurt her, he knew better than to lay a finger on her so if she had to step in and take a punch, it would shake things up and showed she was determined to make a very strong point. That Dean can't use violence and his fists to get out of tough situations. Hearing Duke's words, he was echoing her own thoughts and what she would have told Dean if Duke hadn't stepped inside. Anna was hurting, she was struggling to accept what Dean did...what they all did. It was only a matter of time until she spilled everything out to Natalia.

Mika glanced at Duke as he pointed his hand at her and asked if she was alright. The moment he gave her a look she knew far too well, she knew he was deliberately stirring the pot and annoying Dean all the more for the sake of it. When they were done talking she stepped between the two of them. "Okay, both of you cool off a bit okay?" she began, then turned her head to Duke, "I'm fine, he didn't hurt me in any way so please don't challenge him, not tonight" she asked of him softly and calmly. She understood why he was doing it but she was really not in the mood. It broke her heart when the two of them fought so if she could put a stop to it by simple calm words, she would. She then looked to Dean, "but, and don't be mad when I say this, but he has made some very valid points. Everyone needs to cool off, even you. Especially you. Yes it sucks that this secret has come out the way it has. Believe me, I would have loved to have told Nat in any way that wasn't this. But we can't pretend we could hide it from her forever." she started calmly telling him.

"You know as well as we all do how persistent Nat is when she wants information. If Anna didn't let it slip then eventually Nat would have been asking questions until one of us just caved into her. Yes I'm angry at her for punching you and for what she did to the impala, but think about it. She came out of that horrendous place-" she couldn't even bring herself to say the word 'asylum' anymore. "straight into recovery and hunting whilst also trying to accept she has two older brothers. Just like you and Sam had accept you have a little sister that was kept from you both. That girl has been lied to all her life. That's why she can't cope with the lies and lashes out. She doesn't know how to control any of these strong emotions because she spent so long drugged to high heaven that kept her docile." she finished explaining.

She hoped it would bring some kind of rational thinking to Dean's mind. Mika didn't even know how much of Nat's history Duke knew, but everyone had to know or at least, be reminded of it. Even herself. Mika was so ready to lecture Natalia for punching Dean and act like a mother. Hells, she probably would have slapped the girl but then a heavy hit of reality came to her head. That girl was hurting in ways they couldn't ever begin to understand. Sure, Dean was struggling with his time in Hell, they all went through bouts of intense grief in one way or another, but Nat never had a chance to know the real John Winchester, had a lot of her memories wiped, never got the chance to say goodbye to her mother or learn how to be a normal teenager before she even hit her twenties.

"So yeah, Duke is right. We need you to just take a breather and calm down. Please darlin'" she half begged of him, looking at him with sad but pleading eyes.

NATALIA

The way Cason didn't rush her into talking gave her memories of when he'd do the same in the asylum way back when. The nights of him sneaking into her room, pulling up a chair and just sitting there after giving her slightly better food than what she was being fed until she could feel strong enough to try and talk. The few memories that only ever got stronger in her mind the more he came to her side. It was the one reason why it didn't take her too long to start talking to him now on the hood of her car. She didn't expect him to scoff at her words about Mika, but she knew he was right when he explained why the woman stayed with him and sided with him seemingly blindly. What she didn't know was that in the kitchen, Mika was actually defending her whilst sticking by Dean's side.

As he spoke yet again and called her baby whilst stroking her cheek then to her hair, she closed her eyes as she took in the soft touch. Another tear fell down her face as she made herself believe his words over everything else she had heard this night or would possibly from Dean for damaging the car. She gripped onto him tighter as if his words would cause some cruel fate to rip him from her. "I believe you" she muttered just as Esme came over, Cason explaining in a very short way what happened. At first she couldn't look at Esme, she was one of the group in that barn that prioritised Duke over Cason, even after Cason gave her a damn pet hellhound and saved her life at one point. She couldn't understand due to her anger and hurt how Esme could do something so hurtful. Yet Cason wasn't holding any of that against the woman, so maybe she shouldn't either.

Nat could hear the concern in Esme's voice as she addressed her personally, she didn't know how she could possibly answer that question. She wasn't okay, she was so far from okay. "Yeah...no...I don't really know" she replied, lifting her eyes up to Esme but not moving her head. "I'm so sick of him lying to me, of everyone lying to me. I can't take it anymore Esme." she told her a bit more truthfully than she actually planned to tell Esme, but something in her told her she could confide in her. She had been trapped in the same as her, at the same time even so maybe Esme could understand how she felt more than anyone- other than Cason. Her eyes stung as she attempted to stop the tears from falling, not wanting to cry anymore but she couldn't.

"I don't know how to process these emotions, it's like I just see red and explode" she explained, before realising her words may not have been the best to use to the blonde. "Sorry, bad wording" she added. "How did you cope being around Dean so long? He's a nightmare".

SAM

Sam felt how tightly and desperately Anna gripped onto him when she knew it was him and not anyone else who went running after her. It made him hold onto her more firmly and comfortingly, lifting one hand and placing it on the back of her head. The moment the floodgates opened and she began sobbing he refused to let go of her, just letting her cry it out. "I'm here babygirl, I'm here" he kept cooing to her, stroking the back of her head.

"I'm not going anywhere, I'm on your side okay?" he added as he yet again pressed his lips to the top of her. He knew he couldn't do much in this moment other than hold her but the way she was sobbing and shaking in his arms that wasn't from the cold air, this was all she needed. That much was clear to him. So he decided to keep a hold of her and say soothing things every now and then, glad to have her out of the house and the angry vibes that were circulating in the air. He had to stay here with her, so it really drove home that for once, he did keep his promise and he chose her over his brother. He didn't lie to her like Dean lied to Natalia. That although this whole mess blew up like C4 on a wall, he didn't blame her like Dean was doing. If anything, he was glad Anna opened the dam and told Nat the truth.

It made him feel like they didn't have to keep tip toeing around Nat whenever they watched her be so happy with Cason as if he hadn't almost died because of their blind following of Dean's orders. He felt guilty for siding with Dean in that barn, he hated himself still for ignoring Anna's pleas and cries and dragging her out of there to save her over Cason and that guilt would take a long time to fully disappear. So all he could do for now was try and do everything he could to show how guilty he felt by making it up to Anna as much as possible. Even though he knew there was still one pretty major secret he was keeping from her because he didn't accept it was a reality. He wasn't ready to tell her about Ruby, it was bad enough she knew about Ruby giving him vials of blood and convincing him he was part of the endgame with Lilith, he couldn't bare the thought of Anna finding out just how close he and Ruby had gotten when Anna wasn't around.

"We don't have to go back inside. We can probably stay in Mika's car or go get a room in town at the b&b if you'd feel more comfortable with that for the night" he finally suggested to her, knowing the house would be the last place Anna would want to be in. He also knew there was absolutely no way he was leaving her alone. He was going to stay by her side the entire time. He was even picking her over Natalia this time round.

Supernatural - Hell On The Horizon

MIKA

Dean didn't seem to have anything broken after Natalia's punch, even if it was an impressive right hook, which Mika was glad about. The last thing Dean needed was yet another injury even if the last lot were healed up by Castiel. She understood that Nat was angry, but this violent anger had to be dealt with at some point in her eyes. If Natalia couldn't control her outbursts and save them for when hunting, they were going to be in serious trouble trying to tread around her like they were on egg shells. Did she think Nat was warranted for feeling betrayed by Dean? Sure, but she did have to be so violent about it? Probably not. It wasn't healthy in the slightest. She was going to tell Cason herself to go after Nat and make sure she didn't do anything else stupid, but it seemed Sam had beaten her to it with just a look, before Cason was out the door.

Then came the crashing sound outside that made her flinch. ’please don't be Baby…please’ she thought to herself but it seemed her wish wasn't granted as Sam told Dean not to look out the window and she knew that must mean only one thing. Following Dean's over to the window and looking outside, she sighed, dropping her head for a moment as Dean shouted about Nat's actions. That was going to be one hell of a fix for Dean and Bobby to do if it was remotely as bad close up as it looked from this short distance. “Dean…” she spoke cautiously, about to tell him to catch a breath before they went to Nat but it was too late. His eyes landed on Anna, she tried to reach out to grab him before he could get to Anna but he was too quick and had pinned Anna to the wall.

“Dean let her go” she told him, not wanting to be stern with him just yet. Her voice was full of tiredness from the arguments that occurred in the house. She stood beside Sam, knowing he wasn't going to take this well if Dean got any rougher with his girlfriend. Then the barrage of hateful words came spewing out of his mouth, the tightening of his arm against her throat and Anna was struggling against him. “Dean let her go!” She instructed more forcefully, stepping up with Sam and grabbed his shoulder. She tried to pull Dean back with Sam's help as she let Sam do the talking when the most hurtful words of all came out of Dean. ‘you're not family'. With Sam's help, she managed to get him off of Anna, letting her run off to safety.

Letting Sam go after Anna, she sighed, running a hand through her hair in frustration as Duke came in and asked what the commotion was all about. “Anna told Nat about Dean leaving Cason for dead in the barn. Nat hasn't taken it well. Dean almost suffocated Anna as a reaction to Nat punching him and breaking the impala's window” she explained, giving him the short rundown of what he missed.

NATALIA

Nat knew she played with fire when she threw that hammer at the impala. Hells, a tiny part of her deep at the back of her mind actually regretted the action, but she didn't know how to release her anger in a healthy manner. She had spent so long either having to bottle everything up in the asylum, or take it out on whatever supernatural being they were hunting. She had no healthy coping mechanisms whatsoever, so she ended up breaking an impala window to get at Dean and show she really was fed up with him breaking promises. ’this is why Sam is my favorite brother…’ she thought to herself, barely noticing at first that Cason had run after her. She hadn't even heard him when he asked her to put the hammer down, she was so clouded by her hurt and anger, that the only time she realized he was even there at all, was when he sat beside her on the hood of her car.

She took another angry bite out of her burger as Cason began to talk before changing his tact and deciding to not discuss her actions. She gave a nod as she ate, staring at the impala. She was going to be in so much trouble for that. Swallowing a mouthful, she sighed as she saw Anna running out of the back door and to a darker part of the lot. Her actions caused Dean to take them out on Anna and that made Natalia feel like shit. She never wanted Anna to get the brunt of Dean's anger because of her own actions and she knew she'd have to apologize to the woman for that.

“He just…he really gets under my skin and not in a good way. He's always lying to me. He swore to me he'd get you out…him, Sam and Meeko…they all promised if I just stayed in the car, he'd get you out.” She told Cason, to try and give some context to why she was so angry about what Dean did. “He's always doing this. Says one thing and does the opposite but expects all of us to follow his orders like good little soldiers. I'm sick of it. I've tried to be accommodating and forgiving since he got back from Hell, I've tried SO hard, but he makes it so difficult” she continued between bites. “but he never changes. I get why you kept it from me, and yes I'm a little hurt by it but I get it. You're still yet another victim of his wrath.” She sighed, finishing her burger and scrunching up the wrapper into a ball. “I don't know how Mika stays with him..” she sighed once more before finally having the courage to scoot closer to Cason and rest her head on his shoulder, sliding her arm under his.

“I can't lose you Cason…and knowing I almost did? I can't control how that makes me feel inside. I just–” she started to admit, lifting up another hand to wipe the tears she didn't even notice were falling down her face. She couldn't lose the first person she allowed herself to love, she just couldn't handle that. He was her rock, the one person who kept her fighting for her life far longer than anyone else and if she lost him? She didn't know what she would do.

SAM

Sam really wished that sometimes Dean would just listen to him, as he witnessed his brother yet again do the opposite and see the state of the passenger side window in pieces. He tried to warn him, he wanted to break it to him carefully but no, Dean just made things worse for himself. Only, he was only to make it even worse the moment he took one look at Anna. He looked between his brother and Anna, quickly seeing where this was going to go. “Dean…” he began to try and speak, anything to get through to his brother and try and stop whatever it was he was about to do. He glanced at Mika as she glanced at him and without a single word being said, they both stepped into action as Dean's hand went straight into Anna's arm, before he pinned and choked her against the wall with his forearm. That was it, Sam saw red. Now he was pissed off as he stormed over and grabbed at Dean's upper arm to try and pull him off of his girlfriend. “Dean get off her!” He raised his voice, as he tried his hardest to still break Anna free of the grip that held her in place.

He listened as Dean practically spat venom at Anna, saying things that he knew Dean would regret soon enough but would linger round in Anna's head for a long time. “Dean!” He scolded, finally managing to get him off of Anna. He made enough space, whilst blocking Dean from Anna so she could escape, making a quick note of where she ran to. “what the hell is wrong with you?! She did not deserve that!! You're seriously toxic sometimes, you know that?! Everyone here knows you'd have kept that information from Nat as long as possible. We're all partially to blame here. So back off of Anna!!” He practically shouted at Dean, shoving him back so he could go running after Anna, passing Duke in the process.

“Anna!” He called out, looking around for her, weaving between beaten up old cars until he finally saw her, crying in the darkest part of the lot. Rushing over her pulled her into his chest, wrapping his arms around her comfortingly. “Shhh…I got you…I got you” he cooed, showing that for once, he did not take Dean's side. He took hers.

"From out of Nowhere" - SPN

LEXI AND SAM

Both Sam and Lexi noticed how Dean actually made an effort and picked up on the basic signs language to actually talk with Anya without words and it made both of them proud. when Dean wasn't being suspicious of Anya he was actually really sweet with her. Seeing the girl smile at Dean's efforts, it was clear to them both also that it meant a lot to Anya.

Lexi watched as Anya practically skipped over and grabbed herself a sandwich just before Dean got to his and skipped back into the war room. She really was adorable and so refreshing to almost watch. Lexi couldn't help but think of Anya as a walking positive orb that just spreads the joy onto anyone she comes into contact with. She could see why Sam got drawn to her from the first meeting in the store. Dean's words about grabbing their food and drinks and getting to work rung true to the moment, forcing both Sam and Lexi to refocus their minds on what was important right now.

As the two of them grabbed their food, Lexi got up from the table and poured herself another coffee, hanging near everything and everyone was. She smiled when Dean kissed her cheek before heading to the war room. A content smile remained on her lips whilst she watched Dean walk away with his food and mug. "yeah, let's" she agreed forcing herself to leave the kitchen and follow Dean out of the kitchen.

Whilst this was all happening around him, Sam found himself just watching the lot of them as he took his first bite of the sandwich, nodding his approval of it. Dean was being so sweet to the girls and Sam even could have sworn he heard Dean say he could get used to mornings like this. "I'll be right in, gotta grab a drink first" he said, gesturing for Lexi to go on ahead, to which she did. He got up and grabbed himself a coffee before being the last one out the kitchen and into the other room.

In the war room, Lexi sat down at the large table, placing her mug down. She happily ate, glad that she decided on them. "So where to start?" She asked the group, glancing up when Sam finally joined them all. "I guess decide who should look online for any clues, and who should teach Anya what and when?" Sam suggested, looking between them all. "Sounds like a decent enough rough plan to me. What do you think Dean?" Lexi replied, looking over at him as she went to grab her phone out of her pocket, realising she had pulled out Dean's phone instead. Placing it in front of him, she then delved into her other pocket and pulled out her phone.

"Forgot I brought that out for you when I picked up mine" she smirked between mouthfuls of food and coffee.

"From out of Nowhere" - SPN

LEXI

Dean wasn't the only one who chuckled when even Anya knocked twice for yes to answer her question about breakfast sandwiches, Lexi did as well. It really was like providing for kids again and the very notion of it was just utterly amusing to Lexi. She focused on Dean when he said he'd have what they were having and gave a nod. “okay! My epic breakfast sandwiches all round it is! That she is. She's sure witty I agree, she'll give Sam a run for his money that's for sure” She smiled broadly, pulling out of the fridge everything she needed. As she scoured it's contents, she spotted what she wanted and began pulling them out. Eggs, bacon, sausages and butter. Placing everything out on the counter top, she closed the fridge then used that moment to grab her mug and take a sip of coffee. “I agree with you, I know I've not known Sam that long in reality, but I've seen him more serious and stressed than anything else. I think I've personally only seen him break once” she told Dean honestly. She still remembers that one night and it weirded her out greatly because she had never seen that side of Sam before that particular night after a hunt. They got back to a motel after dealing with a vampire hive. It was a standard hunt but it was clear that something had flashed through his mind on the drive back to said motel.

After a few drinks in them both to unwind Sam had just broken down completely. At first, she didn't know what to do or if he was the kind of guy to even want comforting, but the moment she sat beside him, he just fell into her side and cried. It was that night she learned of Mika's death and how much he had been holding it together for Dean's sake. But out of all the familial deaths he'd experienced, there was something so different about Mika's. Lexi never found out about the guardian phoenix that resided within the woman but she didn't need to know. All she cared about was comforting Sam and being there for him when he needed it. She was certain that was the moment they bonded as friends.

Snapping out of the memory as she worked on the food, she let Dean go spy on Sam and Anya whilst she cooked the meats, made the eggs and even toasted in the rolls in the pan before melting a bit of butter to spread across the bread. It took her about 15 minutes in total to get everything cooked to what she deemed perfection then started assembling everything together, placing them all on one big plate. She was glad that she was sipping her coffee throughout the cooking or it would have gone cold before she could have drunk it. “okay, food’s up! If you want anything else on it you'll have to get it yourself” she instructed as she brought it all over to the table. “they're all the same, maple syrup coated and fried bacon, sausages and scrambled eggs” she smiled, feeling rather proud of herself that she remembered the old recipe.

SAM

Sam felt thankful that Anya was willing to teach him some more ASL. It always meant so much tobim to be able to converse with anyone he connected with and Anya was absolutely no different. He was expecting some random things, but when she started teaching him things related to hunting he smiled. If he, Dean and Lexi were going to teach her how to survive in a world of hunting then it made sense he would be taught hunting related words. ‘gun’ was easy enough to get the hang of, but when she started putting it within a sentence, he found it would take a few tries before he finally got it. His attempts making her laugh which just ended up making him laugh. Yet he was loving every minute of the teaching. It was refreshing to be one who was learning and not teaching for a moment even if it was early in the morning.

He wasn't even aware of his brother watching them the entire time. When he called out to Lexi he couldn't help but smirk because he knew he wasn't being asked about what to have for breakfast, but after the earlier mild teasing, he had to chime in as a little bit of payback. He was pretty sure that nothing could ruin this good mood of his. He waited for Anya to also answer Lexi as she got asked, then went straight back into focusing on learning the ASL. As things got more complex, he focused harder, determined to get things right and make Anya proud, even though he couldn't know why he wanted to make her proud. They were still learning about each other, yet that need was entering his mind and heart so quickly. It took him a little while longer to learn things correctly but when he finally got it, he heard Lexi call out that breakfast was ready. “sema we're being called in” he chuckled, standing up and then realizing that Dean had been watching them.

He thought Dean would have been hovering Lexi like a lapdog, so it did take him a little by surprise that his attention was focused on him. Walking passed Dean, he stepped into the kitchen and took the same seat he did the night before by coincidence. “It smells incredible Lexi” he remarked, leaning over to grab one sandwich for himself. “seriously Sam? You can't wait for everyone else to sit first?” Lexi teased him, causing him to roll his eyes at her. “No I can't actually. You can't make amazing smelling food and expect me to wait” he retorted back. “wow…I thought Dean was the foodie” she laughed, sitting down herself.

Supernatural - Hell On The Horizon

MIKA

Mika knew the rules of the house but she didn't care. She would have taken Bobby's lecture about getting intimate on the couch gladly right now. The way Dean trailed kisses and bites down her throat just sent her wild as she gripped onto his back, keeping her legs linked and tangled up in his and then...the car pulled up and ruined everything. she groaned in slight annoyance at being interrupted as she shifted just enough for Dean prop himself up on his elbow to try and look out the window. It quickly became clear there was no continuing where they left off as he spoke about putting it on hold until much later tonight. Smirking, she let him climb over her first before she scrambled up and off the couch, leaning down to hurriedly grab her shorts and hoodie off the floor.

Hearing the back kitchen door open and Dean greet Anna, she knew she had to be quicker as she slipped her arms in her hoodie sleeves and zipping it up at the front, whilst Dean covered her as best he could. The whole almost getting caught scenario was amusing her to no end, even if it panicked her ever so slightly. In her shorts and hoodie once again, she stepped up behind Dean, giving him a little tap on his back to signal she was good, even if her hair was yet again matted and she was rather flushed looking. Looking over his shoulder, she saw the way Anna walked in, it was clear the girl still wasn't willing to talk to him, and somehow she looked even more upset and angry than when they left for the diner. “what, did they run out of burgers or something?” She joked, hoping to lighten the mood whilst also not even imagining what the truth could be.

She then watched as Cason walked Natalia in behind Sam, with Cason giving the discreet warning in the form of advice that Dean shouldn't count on Anna talking to him any time soon. Sam just gave her and Dean a shake of the head to say ‘don’t push it…’ as he really was about to attempt to defuse the bomb that was clearly about to drop in the form of the girls. Mika rose an eyebrow in curiosity, if Sam was giving them that look then something pretty big happened and it was starting to dawn on her what that could be. “Dean…I think we should–” she began to warn, trying to grab for him to pull him away from Natalia but it was too late.

NATALIA

Natalia was really trying to decide if she even wanted to get back in the house. How could she look at Dean and not punch his lights out for lying to her and betraying the promise he gave her. The whole short drive back to the house caused her to think back on everything, and now it was all making sense why he was so adamant to do the suicide mission in bringing Cason back out of the asylum with him. It all made sense why he gave Mika a look that said ‘i mean it' before he did so. It was all falling into place in her head finally. He didn't do it for her, he went back in there to try and clear his guilty conscience. That was why he and Cason constantly were making jabs at each other in the car back, why they were purposely being vague to not upset her. She knew she should be hating Cason for also going along with the lie and hiding the truth from her, but as she thought about it, she could see Cason was possibly doing it for her sake. To try and keep some peace between her and her brother. Yes she was angry when he brushed off the seriousness of it all, but he wouldn't have been put in that position if Dean didn't make a damn selfish decision in the barn.

She felt Cason's arm firmly round her as they walked into the house, he was trying to stop her from exploding. Well it wasn't going to work this time. There was no just swallowing her anger down and letting it go. Not this time. She ignored Dean as he glanced at her when they got inside, putting the bag down on the kitchen table, briefly closing her eyes to try and center herself but it was pointless. “Screw it…” she muttered under breath, shrugging out of Cason's grip, turning on her heels and throwing the hardest punch she could muster right into Dean's face. “Natalia!!” Mika shouted at her in disappointment, but Nat didn't care for the scolding. “No! I'm not scolded this time! I'm not a child! He betrayed me…again! You all just followed his damn orders like some dogs on a leash! Dean, you are so close to being dead to me! You're my BROTHER and all you do is break promises and hurt me! I hate you!!” She practically yelled at him, turning to the bag, grabbing her burger and storming out into the lot.

Her fists were shaking as she stormed through the lot before clapping eyes on the impala. She knew she shouldn't but when she passed a tool box, her intrusive angry thoughts won out. She had to get this anger out of her system, so she grabbed the hammer as it was the first thing her hand found and she just threw it, a strained scream escaping her lips as she did, smashing the front passenger window, the hammer landing inside on the seat. not even caring who could hear her or see what she did. Storming over to her car, she climbed onto the hood of it and opened her burger, angrily eating it as she cried.

SAM

As Anna got out of the car, he quickly opened his own door and got out, jogging to try and catch up to her. He had to do what he could to try and keep the calm, but he didn't know how. He was dreading everyone getting back into the house as it was clear to him and Cason that it wasn't going to be light hearted like it was when they left. He walked in behind Anna and saw the way she still ignored Dean. That wasn't entirely shocking as it was very clear she was still fed up of Dean's crap. He was never going to rush her into forgiving Dean as he knew that would be an impossible request. He had to let her learn to forgive him in her own time, even if he hated the tension between them.

When Dean said she couldn't ignore him forever and would have to talk to him eventually, he gave Dean a shake of his head, especially when Mika chimed in with a poor joke. His shake of the head matched Cason's words as he and Nat stepped in behind. He watched Natalia's actions with scrutiny, feeling on edge as she turned away from Dean but that didn't last. It felt like he had been thrown into fast forward as before he or Cason could grab her to yank her back, her fist collided fast and hard into Dean's face. Mika instantly scolding her which just resulted in a barrage of anger thrown at her and Dean. “Nat come back!” He called out, seeing her storm out of the house with her burger. He knew that too well, she was about to angry eating outside. He glanced at Cason before speaking, “go after her, you're the only one she won't push away” he requested of the man before he flinched at the sound of a window smashing and Nat's screaming.

His blood ran cold as he rushed to the kitchen window and looked outside, “oh crap…” he simply said, slowly looking towards Dean. “you best not look outside” he warned as he watched Mika tending to Dean's cheek.

"From out of Nowhere" - SPN

LEXI

When Lexi grabbed what she needed and got properly dressed, she couldn't stop smiling to herself. She could match Dean's teasing, certainly match his stamina, and she could wrap him round her finger just enough to feel comfortable asking him to get the coffee going for her if she made breakfast for everyone. She couldn't help it, as much as she thought he was wrapped round her finger, she was most certainly wrapped round his just as tightly.

Walking back toward the kitchen after Dean, she saw Sam and Anya back in the war room and she now understood what Dean was talking about. They did look a utter mess from what she could see of them and it did make her smirk, she just didn't say anything at the moment. Instead she gave them a look of 'fun night I see!' and with a soft chuckle, she walked into the kitchen to see Dean by the coffee machine. She had to really force herself not to walk up behind him and wrap her arms round him, so she made herself head to the fridge and look to see what to pull out ingredients wise. "So what you wanting? Breakfast sandwiches or a full english?" she asked him, her fingers tapping on the fridge door.

"Breakfast sandwich if you're extending the offer!" Sam called through with a smirk that extended to his tone. "Wasn't asking you but alright! Anya you want the same?" Lexi then teased back at him without even looking back. The way Sam called out she knew she could get used being around the brothers like this every morning. Even if she didn't cook every morning, she certainly could happily go through this lighthearted morning. Looking back at Dean over the side of the fridge door, she waited for his answer as she willing to make whatever he wanted.

SAM

As Anya took her phone from his grip, he watched as she quickly typed a message and pressed play, making him chuckle and nod. "Thought it would be" he replied back to her. He looked down at her as he grabbed his hand and tugged him closer to her which made him smirk as he she pulled him down to her level just enough to kiss him. That intoxicating kiss he could never get enough of. He did eventually pull away as he tried to focus on why else he was even in the kitchen, but he was too distracted with looking Anya in the eye as she studied his own eyes. There was something so endearing about the way she felt the need to really take in every feature of his, just as he felt the same way to do the same to her.

He rolled his eyes at her when he heard Dean clear his throat. As Anya also rolled her eyes, he couldn't get over how alike they both were when it came to reacting to Dean's teasing. The moment she asked him if he would be nicer if she admitted he was interrupting something, he had to stifle a laugh from escaping him. Because he was so close to her, he knew she was just joking and that just made it funnier. Then Dean tried to defending himself and the end of his sentence made him raise an eyebrow and turn to face his brother. Oh how every fibre of his being wanted to ask him what he was about to truly say before he corrected himself, but he wouldn't..not yet anyway.

He found himself glancing back at Anya as she pushed herself off the worktop, her skin squeaking against the metal making him try and control his reactions to it as she hopped off. Reaching an arm out to steady her as she landed on the ground, flush against him he made sure she was firmly on her feet before he let go of her so she could reassure Dean she was just joking around. He watched her as she put her phone back in his pocket, a smile appearing on his face again before letting her just pull him out the kitchen and into the war room. Like Anya, he knew more teasing and questioning would no doubt happen and he wasn't prepared to deal with it until he had at least had caffeine in his system, along with food.

A few minutes later, as he sat on a chair he watched as Lexi arrived looking more dressed than when he first saw her this morning. He wondered if his own teasing caused her to get dressed in different clothing or not. If it was his doing he would class it as a win. Sure he was mature and old enough to not be creating scores out of everything, but this time it felt different and warranted. He put his focus back onto Anya, deciding he would ask her to show him a couple of signs for him to learn, when he heard Lexi talking about making breakfast.

"I'll take a breakfast sandwich if you're extending the offer!" he cheekily called out, smirking to himself. If they were going to get teased about the bruises, then the least Lexi could do was make them breakfast. Lexi's response made him laugh as it was very clear what a good mood she was in.

I am the fire - Constantine RP

JOHN'S PLACE

Kay tried to sit up slowly, making sure not to move too quickly and risk making herself light headed. When John realised what she was implying, she gave a slow nod. "I don't really understand it to be honest, but I think I was in some kind of cave or something? There...were hieroglyphics all over the place, like crude ones. Then this guy appeared out of nowhere..." she began to explain as she forced herself to remember everything she could. "He told me it was my destiny to be there. I'm guessing to lead them, whoever them was" she added, "but then he threatened me with a prophecy of me killing Fia if I didn't accept who I was" she finished explaining.

That last bit of information hurt the most. She could still see the figure's face looking serious and foreboding as he stared at her. "I got so scared I ran and that's when I woke up" she then added, realising she forgot to mention that part. She tried to remember if she was told where it was she was stood, but her mind was foggy. Then she had an idea, "get me my sketchbook and pencils...I think I can draw out what I saw" she suggested.

LUX BAR

Fia could feel Drake shaking against her, as she tried to keep a firmer hold on his hand in an attempt to comfort him but she felt like she was doing a pretty poor job. "She'll be okay" she told him once more, determined to get it through to his head. "I'm right here" she cooed.

Maze gave a nod and went straight to the bar to help him look for the salts. "If it's not in one of these cupboards, I might have another idea of where it could be" she replied to Lucifer, not personally finding anything. "But yeah, we did use some of it" she replied, "you used smelling salts in drinks!?" Chas asked surprised at what he just heard and hoped he heard wrong. That could not be healthy to be mixing smelling salts with alcohol in his opinion.

Josh just kept trying to wake Serena the old fashioned way, keeping ahold of her and stroking her hair. "Come on babygirl...wake up" he spoke softly near her ear, hoping she would wake up soon. He hated feeling so useless and helpless in these situations. He wasn't immortal or had some kind of power, he was just a normal mortal and there was nothing he could do to help her.

Supernatural - Hell On The Horizon

NATALIA

There wasn't a single part of Natalia that could possibly blame Anna for what happened in that barn. Anna was just as much of a victim to Dean's decision making as she was. Yes she was angry, she was extremely angry and wanted to punch Dean's lights out, but that didn't stop her from seeing Anna was hurting just as much over what went down in the barn, if not hurting even more so. Feeling Anna cling onto her made her see how much Dean hurt her and that just added to her anger. Anna didn't deserve this, none of them did but in Dean's need to be right or have some kind of control over an impossible situation, he ended up hurting everyone….again. She just really hoped that Anna could now see she could turn to Nat if she ever needed to. The two of them had to stick together.

As Anna wiped her face to try and hide how much she had been crying, Nat took a few deep breaths looking in the mirror to try and control the anger she could feel bubbling around inside. She didn't want to unleash her fury in a diner, especially as that anger was meant for one person and one person only. It didn't help that she was absolutely starving so it all just added fuel to the fire. Following Anna out of the bathroom, she waved in and out of the crowd, spotting Sam in the distance at a booth before she saw Cason. Sam really did feel like a beacon at times. Reaching the booth, she just sat down next to Cason, a lot quieter than when earlier, finding she was clenching her fist and opening it again on repeat for a sense of control.

She listened as Cason asked Anna if everything was okay, deciding that whatever excuse Anna would use, Nat would go along with it as best she could. she didn't even need to look at Cason to see he was looking at her suspiciously, not believing Anna in the slightest. “uh huh, perfect” she replied, glancing at him as if the lie would be any more believable. He already thought of her as a terrible liar so she didn't even know she tried to lie to him. She knew she would have to tell him she knows what happened at some point but she didn't want to bring it up here in the diner. It had to wait until they got home….where Dean was. She didn't think she could hold back if she clocked eyes with him and knew she would have to try and avoid him as much as possible. Yet that was always easier said than done in Bobby's and if she did confront him, she had to be prepared for people pulling her back or Mika scolding her like a child. But if she got a punch in it would be worth it.

SAM

Sam never thought he would have made Cason laugh that wasn't a sarcastic laugh. Yet there he was actually joking around with the man. He also could help but wonder if the reason Cason turned round to see where the girls were was because like him, he was a little bit worried as he knew that they didn't usually take that long, at least…Nat never did. Half the time Natalia was even quicker than he or Dean. When Cason started to joke about popping in to see what was taking them so long, he was ready to completely shut down that idea as it just felt a little creepy to him, even if Cason was just joking. Maddie's appearance with the first bag of food completely interrupted them however and luckily just ended that conversation naturally.

Hearing Cason call the waitress ma'am was a little bit of a head spinner as it was so incredibly old school compared to what he had been used to hearing Cason saying. It was a stark reminder just how old Cason was and it made his mind cringe slightly knowing how he and Nat seemed to love each other. That was going to take a lot of getting used to. Luckily for him, the sight of the girls arriving back once Maddie had left to get the rest of their food, Sam felt he could get his mind on anything but the age gap. He began to open his mouth to make some quip about the time they took, but one looks at their faces and he knew to shut his mouth instantly. Something was wrong, their whole personas were different to when they went into the bathroom and he got concerned about what was said between them. The only thing he wasn't theorising was that they had some kind of argument as it would have looked very different.

He wanted to ask about what changed their mood. Wondering if they had a spat with someone else in the bathroom or if what he dreaded the most happened, Anna told her about the barn. He hoped it wasn't the latter but something in the pit of his stomach told him it was. Especially when Anna blatantly lied about being fine and Natalia just grumbled about being perfect, her tone telling a different story.

About a minute or two later, Maddie came back with the rest of the food in a couple of bags, putting them down and Sam paid for it all. “Okay, let's head back. Seems like you both just need to eat and kick back for a bit” he remarked, trying to convince himself of their words. He watched Nat grab one of the bags of food and stand up, shimmying out of the booth and just seeming to be utterly zoned out. It was then he noticed how she was clutching the bag so tightly, she was trying not to explode emotionally. He gave Cason a look that ‘i deal with Anna, you Nat when we get back?’. He really didn't have a good feeling about what was going to happen when they got back, so he grabbed the other two bags, followed Anna out of the booth when she was ready to get up and headed out to Nat's car.