Daddy's Girl

Hello

Dean stands there in shock. The little girl in front of him looked so much like himself.

Dean studies her features. She had bright green eyes that shone with mischief, dark blonde hair that somehow looked neat.

She looks up at Dean with curiosity but also a little bit of nervousness

Dean takes a quick glance at his brother. Sam gives a small nod of reassurance then walks off with Amanda to talk about the next step and Dean takes a few apprehensive steps toward his daughter.

Crouching down to her height he says gently, "Hey there. I'm Dean." he held out his hand for the little girl. Ava takes his hand and shakes it shyly.

"Are you my dad?" She asks in a small voice.

"Yes I am." Dean says back to the girl.

"Why have I never seen you before?" She asks accusingly.

"Well um, when your mom had you, I wasn't in town anymore. I never knew she had you until a few days ago."

"Oh. Okay." Ava says. His answer seemed to satisfy her.

"Why did you have to leave town?" She asks with new curiosity.

"The job I have requires me to move a lot." Dean says.

Ava gets an excited look in her eyes. "Does that mean I'll get to see the world?" She asks

Dean looks surprised. "You want to come with me?"

"Of course, Silly. You're my dad. I wanna be with you." Ava says

"I wanna be with you too." Dean says smiling.

The two hug for the first time. Dean even lets a tear or two slide down his face. They separate and Dean wipes his eyes.

"You know, if you come with me, my brother will be with us too. His name is Sam. You'll love him."

"Does he have the same job as you?" Ava asks

"Yes we have the same job."

"What is your job?"

Dean looks at his daughter. Her face is so innocent. He didn't want to tell her the truth. But he also knew he shouldn't lie to her even if it was to protect her.

Sighing he replies, "Well me and my brother are hunters but not for your normal things." Dean says carefully, not wanting to get too far into detail.

Ava looks at Dean trying to figure out what he meant. "What do you hunt then?" She says

Dean sucks in his breath, "Do you know about all the monsters from the storybooks like ghosts, werewolves and vampires?"

"Yes?" Ava says, not knowing where he was going with this.

"Well, all of them are real. Me and Sammy hunt them." Dean says softly

"Oh." Ava says, processing what that meant.

"You have to understand that if you want to come with me that it will be dangerous and maybe even scary." Dean says

Ava looks up at her father and stares into his eyes. "Dean. You are my father and I want to with you no matter what. I don't care that it is dangerous. I want to go with you and Uncle Sam." And with that Ava jumps into Dean's arms and wraps her arms around his neck.

"I'll keep you safe. Don't worry kiddo." Dean says into her hair, as he hugs her back.

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As Sam and Amanda return they see Dean and Ava hugging.