We are camping. Ah this would be a perfect moment if we weren't being hunted down by vampires and having to ashes that REAKED on us to hide our scents.

"You sure they'll come after 'er," Sam questions.

"Yeah. Vampires mate for life. She means more to the leader than the gun. But the blood sickness is going to wear off soon, so you don't have a lot of time," dad tells us.

"A half hour oughta do it," I tell dad.

"You two still doing that twin thing," he says chuckling," and then I want you out of the area as fast as you can.

"But..," I start.

"Well, Dad you can't take care of them all yourself," Dean tells him.

"I'll have her. And the Colt," dad tells Dean.

"But after. We're gonna meet up, right? Use the gun together. Right," Sam questions with his eyebrows together. There is a long pause.

"You're leaving again, aren't you? You still wanna go after the demon alone. You know, I don't get you. You can't treat us like this," Sam tells Dad.

"Like what," Dad asks.

"Like children," Sam states back.

"You are my children. I'm trying to keep you safe. All of you," he tells us stressing the last part.

"Dad, all due respect but, uh, that's a bunch of crap," Dean tells dad.

Sam, Dad, and I look at Dean, shocked.

"Excuse me," dad questions.

"You know what Sammy, Airy, and I have been hunting. Hell you sent us on a few hunting trips yourself. You can't be that worried about keeping us safe," he tells dad.

"It's not the same thing, Dean," dad tells him.

"Then what is it? Why do you want us out of the big fight," Dean questions again.

"This demon? It's a bad son of a bitch. I can't make the same moves if I'm worried about keeping you alive," dad tells us.

"You mean you can't be as reckless," Dean asks, "Ariel, Sam, and I need you".

"Look... I don't expect to make it out of this fight in one piece. Your mother's death ... it almost killed me. I can't watch my children die too. I won't, Dad tells him trying to get him to see his point. I place my hand on Dean's arm letting him know I wanted to speak my peace as well.

"What happens if you die? Dad, what happens if you die, and we could have done something about it," I tell dad looking at him with concern.

"You know I been thinking. I ...think maybe Sammy's right about this one. We should do this together," Dean tells him. Sam nods.

"We're stronger as a family, Dad. We just are. You know it," Dean tells Dad trying to end this fight.

"We're running out of time. You do your job and you get out of the area. That's an order," Dad tells us. Dean looks down, emotional. Sam clenches his jaw. I clench my hands into fist shaking with anger.

Sam, Dean, and I get in the car. I look at my brothers with a smirk.

"You know dad said to get out of here, but he didn't say where to go," I tell my brothers a plan forming in my head.

.........................

We arrive at the nest again. I'm walking behind a vampire as he takes a drink from a bottle. Looking up, he moves to stand in front of the barn doors, considers them a moment, then shrugs and takes another swig. He turns to find me behind him. I smirk with confidence.

"Boo," I tell him as I swing the machete, then make my way to the back to the locked container of people. Sam and Dean following behind me.

"I told you I'd come back," Dean tell the people in the container before he begins breaking the hinges. After everyone is out and the nest is destroyed Sam, Dean, and I make it back to the car and drive back to Dad's location. We get out the car, Sam and Dean grab a crossbow and I grab my machete, and light a fire in my other hand with a snap of my finger. We walk up to the scene just in time to see dad knocked to the ground after he crashes into the car window. Sam and Dean fire arrows towards the vamps at the camp. An arrow pierces one of the vamps as Sam, Dean, and I run out of the trees. Dean and Sam pause to line up and shoot the other vamps with their crossbows. I move toward Alpha Male who backhands me. Knocking my machete and causing me to lose focus on my magic. Dean grabs a machete and turns to help but the male vampire has his arm around my throat.

"Don't! I'll break her neck. Put the blade down," He tells Dean, before looking at Sam who was going to grab his, "Don't think about grabbing yours boy. Drop your crossbow or she gets it."

For a moment Dean does nothing. The man tightens his hold on my neck, cutting off my air supply completely. I hate being the damsel in distress. Dean drops the machete.

"You people. Why can't you leave us alone? We have as much right to live as you do," the man tells us with disbelief.

"I don't think so," I hear dad's voice behind me. Spots are starting to fill my vision and I'm not able to see much, but I hear a gun shot and then I'm able to get in some air that my lungs so desperately craved. I'm pulled into my oldest brother who places me behind him and between him and my twin who was checking over me before wrapping his arms around me to keep me close to him.

"Lutherrrr!!!!," I hear a woman yell out. Then I hear wheels screaming moments later. As I am unable to see since Sam has me buried within his chest.

After the vampires have left Dad comes over to Sam and I and pulls me into his arms. He takes in a deep breath of my hair scent and beings to thank god I'm still here with him.

"Ariel, you are riding back with me, boys meet you back at the motel," he tells Sam and Dean.

The ride back to the motel I sit next to dad who has his right arm across my shoulder keeping me close to him.

"I almost lost you day, Ariel," he tells me.

"I know, Dad. I'm sorry. But we got the colt, and everyone is safe," I tell him with a smile.

"You're right. Don't forget princess, I love you, and I still want the best for you," he tells me looking over at me with a smile.

"I know dad, I love you too," I tell him snuggling into him.

"But you still stink," he tells me pushing me away with a chuckle and opening some windows.

~~Back at our motel room~~

After we all get back and shower, Dad going to his room to do so.

Sam, Dean, and I are packing, when I notice dad re-enter the motel room.

"So kids," Dad tells us. Knowing what is to come I place my head down to the ground. We turn to face him.

"Yes sir," I respond back with a low voice.

"You ignored a direct order back there," dad tells us.

"Yes sir," Sam responds back.

"Yeah but we saved your ass," Dean tells dad defending us. Sam and I look sideways at Dean, nervously. Dad looks steadily at Dean, causing Dean to swallow deeply.

"You're right," Dad tells Dean.

"I am," Dean asks surprised. To be honest I am as well.

"It scares the hell out of me. You three are all I've got. But I guess we are stronger as a family. So...we go after this damn thing. Together," Dad tells us.

Sam, Dean, and I respond back in unison, "Yes sir".