Arturo DeGari's Story

Amy smiled and took of the lid of the ice cream digging her spoon into the creamy desert taking a bite as she thought how to begin.

"Well..." She began biting her lip a little " I've been here for about 2 and a half years,I was in a real dark place, I met Arturo one day, we got talking at the book store where I worked. A few days after I was standing on top of the Rockford bridge. I'm about to step off when I'm yanked back by Arturo. He brings me back here and tells me that I'm not allowed to leave until I'm safe within myself. I had good days and bad days, I tried to leave but Arturo would always find me even if I left in broad daylight. I knew I couldn't run from my problems until I faced them myself." Amy explained.

She sighed softly " for some reason whenever something bad it about to happen Arturo is always there. He saved Samantha from her abusive husband and put her daughter in safe housing until the court case came through and he Is going to jail soon so she will be leaving. Mellisa was on the streets selling her body, and Rachel and Carrie just didn't feel safe after their house burnt down. He helps us for a reason..because of what happened I mean. Well you saw Tristan's room. I don't feel right telling you about Arturo's history. I mean we all know it but he told us a few months after we got the whole vampire thing. " she explained running a hand through her hair.

" we can leave when we want to but it's as long as we feel we are ready to leave" Amy added " why did Arturo bring you? Or don't you know yet?" She asked.

Amy smiled as Cas spoke of her uncertainty "Right, the Vampire Thing. That might take some time to get my head around. For the last twenty years, they've just been a story." Although that was to be short lived as the color in her face drained as she received a phone call.

"Don't call me that!"You do not get to call me that. Not anymore. You delete this number now Dean and never talk to me again. I want nothing to do with you." Cas hung up and slammed her phone down. Her hands were shaking.

She made a quick exit to the bathroom at first Amy thought she was going to throw up so she stood walking to the doorway. "Sorry about that,"

Amy smiled " It's okay. I take it this Dean is your ex? Sounds like a peice of work if you ask me." She was already planning to tell Arturo about the phone call unless he had already figured it out by now.

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Arturo walked slowly his mind still ticking over what had to be done, what was it? He sat down at a local bar surveying the room his ears picking out the sounds of a disagreement on a phone. As well as a voice he recognised straight away on the other side of the phone call.
"Don't call me that!You do not get to call me that. Not anymore. You delete this number now Dean and never talk to me again. I want nothing to do with you."

Surprising a growl he watched the male for a while sniffing deeply to filter out his scent, tracing his heartbeat so he could find him if he needed to. He wanted to kill him right there and then make it as painful as possible. But there was too many people around.

He rushed home and to Cas's door knocking on it he spoke " Cassandra? Can I speak to you a moment please?"

"It's okay. I take it this Dean is your ex? Sounds like a piece of work if you ask me."

Cas gave a half laugh. It was a bitter, hollow noise that sounded more like a bark than a laugh. "That's one way of putting it. But yeah, he's my ex," Cas sat back down on the bed. "He shouldn't even know I'm here. He shouldn't even have my number." Cas ran her hands through her hair. "He shouldn't be able to find me. I'm not online under my real name. I was so careful." She was panicking again. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself.

There was a knock on her door. Cas's head snapped up. "Cassandra? Can I speak to you a moment please?"

Cas got up from the bed and padded over to the door. She opened it to let Arturo in, "Sure. What's up?"

Arturo stepped in giving a small smile to the pair " Unfortunately I'm going to suggest that you stay inside the house for a few days. No going out what so ever. I heard a conversation between a man and yourself on the phone. I believe he is here for personal reasons with intent to harm you." He explained as best as he could without going into details.

" he is no where near the house at the moment hopefully he has spoke to no one who knows where you are. To be safe I would limit contact with friends, if he knows who your friends are he may try to hurt them to get to you. " He added rubbing the back of his neck.

Sighing softly " if you prefer I can confront the man in question and deter him from coming near you again. Or I can kill him. Whichever suits you. I've known I've had to protect you since I brought you here. I didn't expect things to come to fruition this quickly."

"Unfortunately I'm going to suggest that you stay inside the house for a few days. No going out what so ever. I heard a conversation between a man and yourself on the phone. I believe he is here for personal reasons with intent to harm you." So Dean was in town. Great. That was just what Cas needed. She felt numb as Arturo carried on speaking.

"He is nowhere near the house at the moment hopefully he has spoke to no one who knows where you are. To be safe I would limit contact with friends, if he knows who your friends are he may try to hurt them to get to you. " Arturo rubbed the back of his neck and sighed softly "If you prefer I can confront the man in question and deter him from coming near you again. Or I can kill him. Whichever suits you. I've known I've had to protect you since I brought you here. I didn't expect things to come to fruition this quickly."

"No. Don't kill him." Cas snapped when she realised what Arturo was offering to do. "Don't kill him," she repeated, her voice softer. "He's not worth it. Not worth the trouble. I can't stay in here all the time. Claire would start asking too many questions, and then so would everyone else. I'll be careful and stay away from him, and if he- if Dean starts any trouble, you'll know and we can go from there."

" No. Don't kill him." Cas Snapped at him, why should this have struck a nerve with her? Did she still have feelings for this person? ,Don't kill him," she repeated, her voice softer. Arturo listened carefully as she went on to explain.

"He's not worth it. Not worth the trouble. I can't stay in here all the time. Claire would start asking too many questions, and then so would everyone else. I'll be careful and stay away from him, and if he- if Dean starts any trouble, you'll know and we can go from there."

Arturo clenched his fists a little growling softly, she was in danger and he had to do something!. He couldn't allow her to go outside with the danger of him around. Did she not understand this was for her own safety?

" Look I'm trying to keep you safe, you have to do as a say so we can work things out. It might not be safe for you. He has your phone number right? He could use that against you.. Two minutes." He paused as he walked out of the room opening a cubpaord and pulling out a small box. Walking back to cassandras room he handed her the box, inside was a brand new phone.

" Here. use this from now on, don't give anyone the number until we are certain that this Dean character is safe. Please. If your not going to stay in here like I suggested just do this." He explained his eyes softening. He didn't want to loose his temper.

"Look I'm trying to keep you safe, you have to do as I say so we can work things out. It might not be safe for you. He has your phone number right? He could use that against you.. Two minutes."

Cas waited, her arms crossed across her chest. She was perfectly capable of looking after herself. If she had never met Arturo, she would be able to deal with Dean on her own. Now Arturo was complicating things. She knew Dean, she knew how he worked, she knew how to work him. Arturo knew none of that. She wasn't exactly sure she wanted to be taking orders from a man who still thought murder was a viable option.

Arturo came back in with a box. She held out a hand and took it from him. Opening the box, she found a new phone inside.

"Here. use this from now on, don't give anyone the number until we are certain that this Dean character is safe. Please. If your not going to stay in here like I suggested just do this."

Cas raised an eyebrow as she pocketed the phone. "Dean will be safe when he's out of town. I'll avoid him, trust me, spending any time with him is right at the bottom of my list. But if we're dealing with Dean, we remember that this is the twenty first century, and you are not settling this on my behalf in some stupid battle to the death or whatever it was they did when you were human. We deal with Dean, not you, since you're insisting on being involved."

Cas ran her hand through her hair. "Thanks for the phone."

. " "Dean will be safe when he's out of town. I'll avoid him, trust me, spending any time with him is right at the bottom of my list. But if we're dealing with Dean, we remember that this is the twenty first century, and you are not settling this on my behalf in some stupid battle to the death or whatever it was they did when you were human. We deal with Dean, not you, since you're insisting on being involved."

Arturo was in fact a little gobsmacked when Cassandra streamed off at him, not in anger but in defiance that was so driven it reminded him of arguments with his wife. The kind that would leave him blank after she would have a go at him.

After that Cassandra thanked him for the phone, his mouth was still open in surprised, he actually didn't know what to say.

He pointed at her trying to find a word " you know what? I've never met someone like you since..." He paused his eyes a little watery " well you just be carefully any trouble you call me...your welcome." He walked off wiping his eyes from tears. He still didn't understand women.

( sorry this post sucks I was literally at a blank as to what to say hehe)