A/N: Set after season six so it will contain spoilers.

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from Supernatural or the first two quotes which are directly from episode 6x22

"Well you always have little old me."

"Yes I'll always have you."

Looking down Balthazar saw the edge of an angel blade sticking out of his chest. The only thing he could feel was a painful burning sensation in his chest. There were no words that could describe the intense amount of pain that he was feeling. All too soon he felt the blackness overcome him and he was no more.

"Oh man what are you doing here?"

"Ugh" Overhead somewhere Balthazar was aware of a voice he hadn't heard in a while and he could not say he missed, okay maybe just a bit.

"Gabriel?"

"The one and only, well cut that there are more Gabriels just none this insanely awesome. I mean seriously I'm the first Gabriel the first I should get myself a medal saying I'm number one."

Balthazar ignored his rant. "Where are we?"

"What no hiya Gabe how've ya been long time no see?" Gabriel asked in mock indignation. "Seriously I'd think you'd be happy to see me."

"Oh I'm happy to see you Gabe but seriously where are we?" Balthazar looked around his surroundings with a disinterested look.

Gabriel shrugged. "Don't know some kind of limbo."

"Limbo?" Balthazar asked incredulously. "You're kidding that doesn't exist."

"Believe what you want." Gabriel stated sucking on a lollipop. The guy was giving him a head ache with the constant yelling that limbo didn't exist, sheesh. He really didn't care if Balthazar thought they were in limbo or not. It's not like it made a difference anyways.

"So how'd you end up here?"

"What?" Gabriel's question caught Balthazar off guard as he stopped his mini rant.

Gabriel rolled his eyes. "How did you end up here? Who killed you?" He clarified.

"Cas" he stated in an angry tone still in shock over what had transpired just a while ago.

"What?" This time Gabriel parroted Balthazar's earlier question as the lollipop fell out of his mouth in shock.

"Castiel?" He asked hoping Balthazar meant someone else. It could be another angel called Cas or maybe he heard wrong and Balthazar had said gas.

Balthazar angrily nodded. "Stabbed me in the back, the arsehole."

The archangel could hardly believe what he was hearing. "Are you sure we're talking about the same Castiel who was scouring the universe looking for dad?" he asked.

"The exact same"

Gabriel shook his head denying what the younger angel was telling him. What had happened to cause Castiel the angel with so much faith in their father, to kill his brother? Before he'd gone on his expedition to kill Lucifer or at least try, he'd instructed Balthazar to take care of Castiel.

"What happened Balthy?" Gabriel asked using the nickname the younger angel hadn't heard in such a long time.

Balthazar sighed. "I don't know Gabriel, I don't know"

2 years ago

"Balthazar I'm home!"

Balthazar stayed hidden invisibly as he heard and saw Gabriel enter his current hideout in all his annoyingly loud glory.

"Fine you can ignore me." Gabriel pouted. "Just remember I can actually see you."

Balthazar groaned, he had faked his death and left heaven just to get caught by another deserter. Resigned and a bit annoyed he once again became visible.

"Ha I knew it; no one can trick the trickster." Balthazar could hear the smirk in Gabriel's voice.

"Why are you here Gabriel?"

Gabriel let out a laugh. "Did you really think I wouldn't find you?" He asked. Balthazar shook his head whether in exasperation or answer was unclear.

"What do you want Gabriel?" He asked. "Believe it or not I am a very busy person and will have to find a place to go now that you found me. Stupid archangel all of heaven is going to come here soon."

Gabriel mock pouted. "Aww Balthy I'm not feeling the love here." he stated hearing something that sounded suspiciously like no love to feel moron then added. "Did you really think I wouldn't cover my tracks, how do you think I kept hidden all this time."

Balthazar rolled his eyes. "Of course"

"Anyways I didn't come out of hiding just to put you on the heavenly radar. Psh" He waved a hand. "I'll leave that to people like Mikey or Zachariah" At the names Gabriel stiffened losing the trickster persona he stated in an uncharacteristically serious voice. "I'm here to talk about Castiel"

To say Balthazar was confused would be an understatement. He felt entirely out of the loop. "What?" Last time he'd seen Castiel, had been in heaven when the younger angel was fighting in battle. He had felt kind of bad about leaving and not saying anything, but he knew that if he told Castiel the younger angel would automatically report him. It wasn't that he was a snitch but he followed heaven's orders like an obedient puppy. Never straying from what were his superiors' orders.

What could Gabriel possible want with Castiel?

Gabriel looked at him with a serious expression akin to worry. "Castiel or Cas as they call him is stuck with the Winchesters. He is going against both sides he's fighting for humanity." At this he heard Balthazar's gasp.

Balthazar was well aware that Michael and the rest of his brothers didn't care much for humans and would be very irritated to say the least that their most obedient angel had rebelled. Just what was Castiel doing with the Winchesters anyways?

Gabriel sighed. "The poor kid is doing what he thinks is right and on top of that he is looking for dad."

Balthazar ran a hand over his face, yup that sounded like Castiel all right. He always did have a great amount of faith even when the rest of them didn't. "What do you want me to do Gabriel?" he asked. "I'm happy here with no superiors and their orders. I have no intentions of returning to heaven."

Gabriel nodded. "You don't have to. Just…just keep an eye on him will you Balthazar? Just make sure he doesn't get in over his head please." He practically pleaded.

"Gabriel don't worry" Balthazar reassured him. "I'll take care of Cas I promise"

Gabriel nodded relieved. With the risky position Castiel was taking he would need all the help and protection he could get. Unfortunately he might not have a chance to make sure the kid got out of it okay.

Seeing Gabriel's face flood with relief Balthazar gave a frown. Just what was going on? Before he could voice his question however Gabriel spoke up.

"Thank you"

Balthazar shrugged. "I'm not heartless Gabriel. Cas is my younger brother and I'll take care of him I promise."

Present Day

What had gone wrong? Balthazar wondered. What had turned Cas to the dark side so to speak? Balthazar might be angry with Castiel but he couldn't help but feel like he might have failed his younger brother.

What went wrong?

ps: please review and tell me what you think. Next chapter Cas comes in :)