When Michael first saw her soul, he was amazed. In her, he could see all the reasons why his father had created humans. Her soul was comprised fully of love and kindness, and though it had been privy to some the the earth's darkest attributes, it was still the brightest soul he had ever seen. When he saw it, all Michael wanted to do was understand her; he wanted to truly discover this perfect example of his father's creation. He watched her from afar as she lived each day with a love and compassion that exceeded that of even some of the Host. He watched for months as she lived with her husband and cared for her young son. Yet, he still could not understand her. She was still a mystery; so, without thinking of the consequences, he approached her and asked if she would consent to be his vessel. And to his joy, Mary Winchester said "yes".
Once he had settled into Mary's body, which was strange as he had never taken a female vessel before, Michael submerged himself in the back of her mind. He let Mary take the reigns and just observed his father's creations from Mary's eyes. Mary hardly even knew he was there, sometimes Mary would talk to him and he would reply, but mostly Michael stayed quiet. Michael had only been planning on staying with Mary for only a few weeks to take a break from his bickering siblings, but as time passed Michael kept finding excuses for as to why he could stay. Months passed, and Michael realized that he had come to love Mary, not romantically, but as a symbol for all the good that his father had done. It was also around this time that Michael realized that Mary was pregnant with a second son, but this time the child was not John Winchester's.
Looking deeply inside Mary, Michael desperately searched for how this could have happened. Eventually, he found the answer. A small bit of his grace had broken off his essence to merge with a small piece of Mary's soul, and somehow had started to grow into a half-human half-angel child. With further examination, Michael found that the genetic material came from both John and Mary, yet the child's soul was completely Michael and Mary's. Nothing like this had ever happened before. The nephilim of old were the products of angels who fell prey to sin and lusted after humans, yet Michael had not done so and he was still going to be a father.
Though he knew he shouldn't, Michael remained with Mary throughout the pregnancy. Mary was ecstatic about the growth of her family, especially when she found out she was having another son. Though he thought it impossible Mary's soul grew brighter each day as she and John prepared for the newest addition to their family. While John was at work, Mary would sit in her big rocking chair with young Dean on her lap, letting him feel her stomach. The whole while explaining to him to what it meant to be a big brother. Michael knew he should leave, that he should not be fathering a nephilim, yet Michael stayed and watched as the small grace inside Mary grew a little larger each day.
On May 2, 1983, Michael's son was finally born and as he looked down upon his newborn sons face, for the first time in his existence Michael was scared. Looking at Samuel's small face, Michael finally realized why his father cared so much for his brothers and the humans. There was nothing in existence to rival a parent's love for their child. Gazing down at Sam while he waved his tiny chubby hands towards Mary's face, Michael knew that he would do anything, even disobey his father, for the small child in his arms.
The first thing Michael did when Mary brought Sam home was bind Sam's fledgling grace. As Sam grew, he would have to learn to do so on his own, but for now he needed Michael or he would be a neon sign calling out to all angels and demons. Even with his grace hidden as it was, Michael knew that Sam would still be a magnet for all things supernatural. Michael knew he needed to be in his son's life to protect him and teach him what he needed to know, but he couldn't exactly figure out how. However, he did know that he had to abandon Mary as his vessel. She deserved to have her own life with her husband and her sons, and Michael needed the mobility that having his own body would provide. For something as important as raising his son, his heir, Michael couldn't take a back seat in his vessel; he needed to be present at all times.
The first few months were those that Michael was most worried about. Though Sam's grace would grow as he did, his grace was most active in the first few months. It was still adjusting to Sam's body and pulsed wildly. Though his bindings would make Sam seem like a completely human child to demons and the rest of the Supernatural world, any angel who came across Sam in the physical plane would be able to feel his grace signature until Sam's grace finally settled.
This was Michael's greatest fear. If any angel found Sam, he would probably be killed, and even though Michael was the supposed leader of heaven since his father had left, he doubted even he would be able to save Sam. Not that he wouldn't fight his brothers to save his son's life. The moment Michael has seen Samuel's smiling eyes, he knew that he would fight to the last to protect him. The thing was though, Nephilim were Heaven's greatest taboo, Even more so than Lucifer. Every angel remembered the destruction they had caused, and any angel who had fathered one was now in the pit. Michael knew that Sam was different from the nephilim of old; his conception was so unlike theirs, but he doubted that his siblings would listen long enough to see that.
Especially with the way some of his brothers had been acting lately. Michael knew that Raphael, the only other archangel in heaven, was starting to become discontented with his leadership. Raphael thought that Michael was not working hard enough to bring their father back. Michael also knew that some of the other angels, like Zachariah and Uriel were starting to share Raphael's view. Michael had been suspicious that Raphael was planning a coup of heaven to take power from him; that was why Michael had come down to earth to think in the first place. But now, Michael didn't care what Raphael did. As long as Raphael stayed away from Sam, Michael didn't care what happened in Heaven. After all, he had a son to raise.
The first three months were hectic for everyone in the Winchester household. Mary, John, and Michael were busy taking care of the new baby, while Dean was adjusting to his new role as an older brother. Luckily, Dean took to older brotherhood like a duck takes to water. Michael knew that Mary had been worried that Dean would feel pushed aside by the new baby, but Dean was Sam's number one fan. He was always asking Mary if he could help take care of his Sammy. He would talk to Sammy about all the things he would teach him to do as his older brother, and Dean's voice was always able to calm Sam down.
During these first few months Michael was desperately trying to figure out how to protect Sam as he grew up. Michael knew the easiest thing would be to take Sam and raise him on the move so that his brothers would never be able to get a location on them and so that Michael would be able to teach Sam about what it meant to be a Nephilim without having to hide it from the humans in his life, but Michael knew he couldn't do that to the other Winchesters. Mary would be devastated at the lost go her son, and Michael knew that even at four years old, Dean would never stop looking for his brother. Michael could physically see the bond between the two brothers and he could not bring himself to tear them apart.
So this is my first time posting on here. I have quite a few chapters of this already written so I'll upload a new one everyday until I don't have anymore. After that there will be a longer wait between updates as I actually write the chapters. Anyway, feedback is always welcome, so tell me what you think!
