It's a tough job
By
TheaWalker
Prologue
An uneasy alliance
Disclaimer – I wish they did but unfortunately they don't
Author Note – This story has been in my brain for quite the while now and I've finally decided that now is the time to write it. I can't explain too much about it without giving it away but in this story Gabriel is female, The Winchester have never met Gabriel and Lucifer didn't end Gabriel.
The whole story was born from one thought I had that the Winchesters always seem more then just human to me on occasions so here we go.
Enjoy
Summary – Gabriel was awakened by her father with one goal implanted in her mind. Stop the Civil War, Rebuild Heaven and make it as it once was, the only problem is that Gabriel was never one to follow orders. Soon she finds herself distracted trying to save Dean and Sam Winchester from their greatest enemies and retrieve Michael from the cage. Perhaps something's are better left alone.
Romance – Michael/Gabriel and one sided Castiel/Dean (For the moment )
"so the rumours are true then Gabriel, you have been returned to us" Gabriel felt her eyes drift shut for a moment, her arms wrapping lightly around her stomach as she allowed the sensation of the wind against her face to comfort her. She could smell the heady scents of flowers in the air and the sound of leave rustling in the breeze. It had been so long since she had experienced any sensation that the combination was almost overwhelming to her.
She turned her head, twisting it round so she could look over her shoulder, her eyes meeting Raphael's for a long silent minute. He looked the same as he always had, Tall and built with a proud bearing. She wondered vaguely whether he acted the same and hoped for his sake that he didn't. Raphael had always been the most unpopular Archangel due to his arrogance. Archangels were meant to guide the lower ranks of Angels not rule them.
"It would appear so" she finally said turning to face him, a movement to the side of her caught her attention, she glanced to the side, a slow smile coming to her face as she watched the young man frantically writing in his journal as though he was afraid he would lose his train of thought if he didn't. Lewis Matthews had always been one of her favourite slices of heaven.
There was nothing special about the man at all, he had lived and died simply, unaware of the bigger picture around him and uncaring of it as well. He had been happy and Gabriel had always been envious of that simple life. His slice of heaven was sitting in a park, his back resting against the bark of an old oak tree writing waiting for the love of his life to appear.
"Why did father bring you back? After what happened I thought-" Raphael voice trailed off as he crossed his arms over his chest. Gabriel sighed, clearly her brother hadn't changed.
"Because it appears there is a lack of Archangels at the moment Raphael and rebuilding heaven is more important then my disobedience" she answered. "Father gave you a chance to prove yourself as a leader Brother and you failed. Now he is giving me my chance to see whether I can do any better then you"
"I did fine ruling, I-"
"Allowed a civil war to occur under your watch. You allowed a lower rank of Angel to tear heaven apart and you still have failed to stop it" Gabriel cut in, her voice taking on a sharp note.
"If you knew what Castiel has become then-"
"Excuses Raphael" she responded, reaching up and pinching the bridge of her nose between the fingers "Nothing has changed has it? You always offer up excuses instead of solutions. Castiel isn't the problem here, you are. Why did they rebel exactly?" she asked him, watching Raphael move awkwardly on the spot "According to father it's because of you, because of your ruling style, Michael never-"she stopped, shaking her head.
"Michael isn't here anymore sister" Raphael stated, his voice deep with repressed anger. "And neither were you because of your mistakes, because of what you did. I did the best I did in the circumstances, the apocalypse has to go ahead you know this. It is written"
"I'm not interested in what is written Raphael" Gabriel stated ignoring his shocked gasp "Our father didn't task me with making sure that happened, he woke me to rebuild heaven, to stop the Civil War and to make us whole again."
"It is written Gabriel, what is written must come to pass" Raphael repeated stubbornly.
"A great many things are written which do not come to pass" she took a step forward ignoring the suspicious look on Raphael's face "Brother" she said softly "There are only two of us left until we figure out a way to get Michael out of the cage. We should work together and get this sorted out. We are stronger if we are together."
Raphael remained silent watching her.
"You plan to get Michael out of the cage?" he asked, tilting his head to the side curiously.
"Yes" she replied simply.
"And then you will hand over governing heaven to Michael as it is written" Gabriel sighed but nodded.
"I'm only here as a caretaker" she confirmed "Returning Michael to us is my first goal, that and stopping the war."
"What about Castiel, he must be punished" Raphael demanded "The lower ranks must learn that they must keep in line."
"I shall deal with Castiel myself" Gabriel promised. Raphael's eyes narrowed.
"Will you?" he stated flatly. "I know how fond you are of him because he pulled your-"
"I will deal with him" she snapped, her eyes automatically drifted to the sky watching the sunny sky disappear into darkness, the weather reflecting her mood. She watched Raphael smile at her.
"I will follow you sister" he replied, Gabriel nodded.
"You will need to fill me in on what happened while I was… indisposed" she remarked, choosing her words carefully and ignoring the flash of anger she felt.
"You will need a lot of time" Raphael remarked "A great deal has happened since you left us."
"Time is all I have. Start by telling me how Michael ended up in the cage" she commanded, her eyes narrowing slightly when Raphael's smile widened.
"Your wish is my command Gabriel"
Author Note – Yay Prologue is finished! Even better is the fact that I have chapter one written in hand and have started chapter two
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"Cas" Sam called out when the silence threatened to stretch again "Is there something you'd like to tell us? Is that why you're here?"
"Raphael is no longer a threat. Our Father has apparently replaced him with a new leader?"
"God got involved? I thought he was strictly a deal with this rubbish yourself sort of man" Dean remarked, rubbing at the back of his neck. Castiel looked down "Right I get it don't have a go at your dad" Dean remarked with a sigh "This is good news though right? Isn't it what you wanted for the Ninja Angel not to be the man in charge?"
"Yes Dean" Sam glanced over at Dean with a puzzled look at Castiel's tone. Something was definitely wrong here. Castiel should have been pleased.
"So who exactly has your Dad put in charge then?" Sam asked finally "You?" Castiel looked up
"No not me" he answered "He's brought back another Archangel."