Bobby led the new group to his cabin (of course, only after preforming the standard test of holy water, silver, etc). And while he was glad to see his old friend, he had many questions for him. He opened the door to his humble abode and stepped aside for the group to go in before him. Rufus smirked, "Shucks Bobby, the apocalypse has turned you into a real gentleman,"

Bobby rolled his eyes at that, "What the hell are you doin' here Turner?"

"We've been hidin' out at a hospital a town or two over. A few days ago I could have sworn I saw Sam, but I figured it was nothin' more than a rogue so I let it be. Yesterday, we got attacked by a bunch of the bastards. We lost two people, the little one's mom and boy's mom. We had to leave. We found some tracks of some wheels and followed them here. Don't worry though, we covered the tracks along the way, no one else should be able to find us." Rufus explained.

Bobby nodded, "Alright, introduce us to these people,"

"This is Jody Mills, she was a Sherriff before all this," he said pointing to the middle aged woman, "The little one is Claire Novak, the boy is Kevin Tran, and this guy," he chuckles, "Is Garth. He's a hunter believe it or not,"

Dean furrowed his eyebrows, his eyes lingering on the little girl for a few seconds before asking, "You were at the hospital when Sam was there?"

Rufus shrugged, "I guess so, why?"

Dean gestured to Sam who was sitting up in Bobby's bed listening intently to the conversation, "He got his ass kicked while they were there,"

Rufus was taken aback, "By who?"

"Some Croats," Dean replied.

Sam butted in, "Speaking of Croats, what all do you know about them?"

"We've been callin' 'em rogues. We know if you get to close they can turn you, but we're not sure how. It happened after the cage was opened so it must have somethin' to do with all this Lucifer business," Rufus explained, "What about you? What do you know?"

"They turn you with blood to blood contact. It takes a few hours and we have figured out that amputation can stop it from spreading," Sam replied. Bobby noticed he didn't mention the vaccine.

Bobby said, "We should probably announce that you are new camp recruits to the rest of the camp," he looked to Chuck.

"I'm on it," Chuck stood up and left the cabin.

"I'll go with him," Dean stated, following Chuck out.

Bobby pulled Rufus to the side, whispering, "How much do your people know?"

"Everything. I thought it'd be easier for everyone in the long run. How 'bout yours?"

Bobby sighed, "We just told them about hunting a few days ago,"

Rufus shook his head, a small chuckle escaping his throat, "Bobby, you dumbass,"

Dean couldn't place how, but he recognized that little girl. He tossed her name around in his head, trying to figure out where from. Claire Novak. Claire Novak. He couldn't figure it out. He had to figure it out and there was no way he'd be able to do it with Bobby and Rufus going on about everything.

"So, Dean. What do you think of the newbies?"

Dean shrugged, "I'd have to say they're probably better off outside the camp,"

"I can't say I disagree. Rufus is a hunter right?"

Dean nodded, "Yep, him and Bobby used to hunt together,"

"Are we going to tell the camp that he's a hunter?"

Dean furrowed his eyebrows. That was a good question. He wished Chuck didn't ask that, "I say we leave that part out. That way we aren't lying, but we aren't making them think we've gone dingo ate my baby crazy."

Chuck laughed, "Don't you think they already think that?"

Dean smirked for the first time in a long time, "No, they think we've gone bat shit crazy. Dingo ate my baby crazy is on a whole new level," he explained, making light out of a dark situation.

As they approached the center of camp, where Cas and Ellen had seemed to coral the civilians, Dean found himself realizing where he knew the girl from. She was Cas' vessel's daughter. They had seen her when they tracked down Jimmy after he'd ran away. Cas almost used her as a vessel before Jimmy sacrificed himself to save her. Dean didn't know what to think. Having her around could only complicate things. If word got out that Cas was an angel, the whole camp would either ask him to fix evelrything and/or turn against him. The problem was, how do you tell a girl who's world has gone to hell to keep a secret that big?

Cas noticed Dean and Chuck approaching them, he strode over to meet them, "Dean, what's going on?"

"There was a group of people at the gates. We let them in," Chuck answered for Dean.

Cas kept his eyes trained on Dean, "Who were they?"

Dean replied this time, "A group lead by an old friend of Bobby's. Cas listen, there's one person who-"

He was cut off by Ellen, "Dean, Chuck, what happened? What was out there? Where's Bobby?"

Dean looked from Ellen to Chuck to Cas. He really needed to tell Cas that Claire was in the camp, and he needed to do it immediately, before he got carried away in the mess that telling the rest of the camp would be. He ran a hand through his hair, "Chuck, please tell Ellen what's going on. I really need to talk to Cas,"

Chuck narrowed his eyes suspiciously, "Okay? Do you want me to wait for you or...?"

Dean shook his head, "No, go ahead. Ellen can help you," he grabbed Cas' elbow and lead him to somewhere more private.

"Dean, what's happening? Who was out there?"

Dean took a deep breath, "Alright. So we opened the gates and there was a group of people lead by Bobby's friend Rufus. There was a lady, another hunter, and two teenaged kids. One of the kids looked really familiar. I thought about it for a while and realized it was Claire Novak," he paused, waiting for Cas' reaction.

"As in Jimmy Novak's daughter?" Cas asked.

"The one and only,"

Cas nodded slowly, his eyes narrowed. It was obvious he was thinking, "What does this mean?"

Dean shook his head, "I have no idea. Worst case scenario, she outs you as an angel."

"That would be bad, wouldn't it?"

"Yes, that would be very freaking bad. Mark would have more of a reason to hate you. After all, we told them you were a hunter,"

"And being a hunter implies being a human,"

The was a thoughtful silence between the angel and the hunter. Both were thinking of their next step. How to handle this situation without making it worse.

Finally Cas spoke up, "We could tell her to keep it quiet,"

"Why would she listen to us? The last time she saw us we took her dad away." Dean pointed out.

Cas shook his head, "Then what do we do?"

Dean ran a hand down his face, "I have no idea,"

"Is her mother with her?"

"No, she was killed in an attack,"

"I suppose that would fuel her anger?"

Dean scoffed, "Well, I don't think it would make her love anything angel."

"Again, I ask, what do we do?"

Dean threw his hands up in defeat, "I have no idea Cas, just avoid her. Stay as far away as possible,"

Cas looked down defeatedly, he knew this could only end badly.

I'm so sorry. I literally took months for this chapter to come out. I absolutely dispise this chapter. It gave me such a hard time and im having an extreme case of writers block. I roughly know where I want this to go but I'm having the worst time getting from Point A to Point B. I am so sorry for the shortness and uneventfullness of this chapter. Thanks so much for reading! I will try to continue this story as best as I can. Please son't think I've been neglecting it! I love this story so much and can't wait until all of its current kinks are worked out! Until next time! -XOXO