Angel's daughter

Chapter 10

I hadn't seen my dad in weeks. Sure I heard from him every now and again but it didn't make me feel any better. I didn't tell anyone about my fear of going outside. I think Balthazar knows. I usually go on walks with him with a blade up my sleeve. If an angel or demon did show up, he could protect me or I could try and protect myself. We were walking into town now,

"Why did dad leave?" I asked,

"To try and fix this" Balthazar replied, "Cassie's usually the responsible one. With all these angels here, it means more that could find you" I sighed,

"But he's human now, why can't he have you or Gabriel do it?" I stopped and looked up at him now,

"Because he loves you and he'd do anything for you" Balthazar continued walking and I walked beside him, "How've you been getting on at nights?"

"What do you mean?"

"Honey, I don't sleep which means I know what you get up to at nights. Still not able to leave the bunker alone?"

"Not comfortably" I looked on, seeing the shops up ahead, "And definitely not unarmed"

"Well that's just common sense" Balthazar huffed, "Young girl like you against angels and demons without a weapon?" I raised my eyebrows,

"I guess you didn't hear how I met the Winchesters" I replied, heading into a shop. I grabbed what I needed, smiling briefly at the girl at the till as her friends waved to me. Balthazar was outside, ready to escort me back,

"Could you not have just told the boys what you wanted and let them get it?"

"If I stay in the bunker any longer, I'm gonna go crazy"

"Fair enough" He put his hands in his pockets, "What were you saying earlier?"

"Nothing" I sighed,

"It's a long walk back"

"I was hunted by demons for days before I met Sam and Dean"

"How long?"

"Four, maybe five days. They were quite a blur"

"Hmm" Balthazar seemed impressed, "I'm surprised they didn't send the dogs to hunt you down?"

"They did" I replied,

"Hell hounds track down people whose soul contracts are up. There's no escaping them" He stopped walking and I had to turn back to him, "How did you escape?"

"The hounds can't climb" I replied,

"You just hung out in a tree?" He raised an eyebrow,

"No, I hung out on rooftops. I spent a whole night on one, nearly bled out from injuries" Balthazar's face contorted in sympathy, "It was also raining" He smiled, putting his hand on my shoulder,

"You're one tough kid" He walked on with me, arm over my shoulder, "Now that angels can't fly, you've got just as much of a chance at losing them as demons"

"Not on a straight road like this" I sighed,

"You'll be fine" Balthazar smiled, "You can heal quickly, the only thing to leave any lasting damage is sitting in your sleeve"

"Will it work on hell hounds?"

"It should. You can also zap away from them"

"I've only ever done it by accident and it wasn't very far" Balthazar hummed again. Within the trees on our side of the road, I caught sight of movement. My head spun towards it, eyes scanning every inch but I couldn't find anything. There was silence while as we walked back,