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In a world of angels and demons, the lower class beings didn't stand much of chance. Humans, for instance, were the weakest. They had no powers or special abilities. But what they lacked in power, they made up for in determination and spirit. Perhaps this was why angels took them in.

The angels adopted the human race as companions. As the years passed, the angels found a special "breed" of humans. These humans stood out from their fellow humans. They were strong and tough and had the ability to track down the evil monsters and demons the angels sought to destroy. These humans began to be known as hunters. They were trained from a young age to protect and hunt alongside their angel masters.

The most well-known breed of hunters was the Winchesters. They were considered to be the best of all the hunters. They were smart, cunning, and loyal. Any angel would be proud to have a Winchester at his side. So it was rather to strange to see a young Winchester abandoned by the side of the lonely road.

The angel looked down at the young boy, brows furrowed. There was no collar around his neck. He was still young after all, probably no older than four years old. He would be much older before he would be collared. The angel glanced over his shoulder at his own Winchester. He probably wouldn't like it, but the angel didn't want to abandon the baby hunter. Besides… having a young hunter was just what he needed.

"John, we're taking him with us."

The Winchester looked at his master surprised but did as commanded. He frowned down at the younger Winchester who was staring up at him with wide green eyes. The younger hunter crouched down nervously as the older hunter knelt down to pick him up. The boy squirmed and whimpered, not liking being held roughly by the older Winchester.

"Gently, John," the angel scolded and stroked the younger hunter's hair. "This is going to be Samuel's hunter."

The Winchester once again looked surprised, but he quickly hid it from his master. He didn't like the sound of this. Of course, he didn't like seeing a fellow Winchester abandoned, but that didn't mean the older Winchester wanted another one around! Samuel and his father were his angels. There was no way he was about to share with some abandoned runt. John glared at the Winchester in his arms. One way or another, he was going to get rid of this kid for good. No one was going to take his angels away from him.

Several years later…

It was a long drive to the shelter, not that Castiel minded. He was still not sure how he felt about this. Gabriel was the one who had suggested it. Apparently, there was a hunter shelter in South Dakota not too far from their hunting lodge. It was run by a hunter named Bobby who had been freed by his angel many years ago. Apparently, he took trained and took care of abandoned hunters until an angel came by to adopt one. Hunters weren't abandoned often, but those that were, found a place to stay at Bobby's.

Castiel felt a little uneasy about adopting a hunter, especially one that had already been owned. He had never owned a hunter himself, being a more indoors person that outdoors person, but his father and brothers had insisted he started joining them on hunts. His first hunt had gone so well that Gabriel had insisted that he buy himself his own hunter. Noticing how unwilling his little brother was, he had coaxed him into heading towards the shelter. Adopting seemed to make Castiel feel better, so here he was, standing in front of Bobby's shelter unsure of what to do or what to expect. One thing was for sure, he certainly did not expect the shelter to look like this.

He took a deep breath and hesitantly knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" a voice bellowed from the inside of the house.

Castiel took a step back. Maybe this was the wrong place? Before he could take another step back, the door swung open, revealing an older man.

"Hello?" Castiel greeted cautiously. "Is… this Bobby's?"

The man studied him for a brief moment before nodding. "You must be Castiel."

Castiel nodded, huffing some. He had a feeling Gabriel probably gave this man too much information about himself.

Bobby waved for him to enter. "Your brother told me you were lookin' to adopt a hunter. 'Fraid there aren't very many to pick from."

Castiel shrugged. He wasn't really expecting to adopt a hunter, so it didn't matter what the choices were. He only came because it would get Gabriel to shut up… and well, to be honest, he was a little curious to see what a hunter shelter would be like.

"You lookin' for a specific breed?" Bobby asked gruffly, leading Castiel into an office like room. It was filled with stacks of books and papers. There was no telling the last time the place had been dusted. "I don't got many breeds to choose from, but I do got a couple you might be interested in."

Castiel dusted off a chair and sat down gingerly. "Um… no. I'm not looking for anything in particular."

Bobby grunted and dug through his filing cabinet. "I got a Campbell, two Harvelles, a Zeddmore…" He sighed and quickly added, "and a Winchester."

Castiel straightened and raised an eyebrow. If he hadn't been sitting so close to Bobby's esk, he would have missed hearing the last one. "A Winchester?"

Bobby nodded reluctantly.

Castiel cocked his head to the side. He knew Winchesters were great hunters, but he had never seen one himself. His family only hunted occasionally, so they never felt the need to get an upper class breed of hunter.

"I… I'd like to see the Winchester."

Bobby grunted. "As you wish…" He flipped through some more papers before pulling out a file. "This way," he gestured for Castiel to follow him to the kitchen area.

Castiel felt nervous energy running through his veins, and he wasn't sure why. It wasn't like he was actually going to adopt the Winchester. He was just curious, that's all. It wasn't every day you got to see such an upper-class breed.

"Wait 'ere. I'll get 'im," Bobby barely muttered after having Castiel sit down at the kitchen table.

Castiel pursed his lips and nodded, watching the old hunter pop his head out the garage door.

"Dean! Get in 'ere!" Bobby barked. "An angel wants to see you."

Castiel cocked his head once more. Dean… It was definitely an interesting name.

The door slammed, disrupting Castiel's thoughts and causing him to look up at the young man that just entered the kitchen.

"An angel?" the man asked breathlessly. He looked rather eagerly at Bobby only to earn a stern look. He smiled sheepishly and meekly lowered his head. "Sorry, Bobby…"

"Sit," was Bobby's reply.

The young man sighed and sat down at the table, never once looking at Castiel or Bobby. In due time, he would be able to see the angel. He needed to behave, or Bobby would have his hide later. A small smile tugged at his lips at the thought. Bobby would be irritated with him for misbehaving or causing problems, but he knew deep down the old hunter had a soft spot for him. He would be sad to leave Bobby, but he was eager to finally return to his angel.

"Dean!" Bobby's voice caused him to jerk his head up in surprise. His surprise quickly changed to disappointment as his eyes met Castiel's blue ones. This wasn't Sammy. This wasn't his angel! He shot a glare at Bobby who merely shrugged. Dean knew he couldn't blame Bobby… but he was upset. This wasn't the right angel. He wanted to go back to his angel. Not this one.

Castiel, on the other hand, was quite fascinated with the Winchester. Everything about the young man was interesting. The way he held himself confidently, the mischievous twinkle in his eye, the cocky smirk on his lips… this hunter was nothing like the ones his family owned. He found himself drawn to the young hunter. He also found himself wondering how such a magnificent looking Winchester could end up at a shelter.

"I'll take him," he announced, surprising everyone in the kitchen, himself included.

Dean's eyes widened in shock. He turned towards Bobby with a desperate look. "No way!"

Bobby gave him a kick under the table as he slid the file in his hands to Castiel. "Here's his file."

"Traitor!" Dean mouthed to Bobby as Castiel began skimming through the file.

"You idjit!" Bobby gave the younger hunter another kick. "Behave."

Dean turned away sulkily. He couldn't believe Bobby was actually letting the angel look at his file. His file. That was only for his eyes and his angel's eyes to see. That angel had no business looking at that file. How could Bobby do that?! He had never let angels see them before, so why now?

Castiel's brow furrowed slightly as he looked over the file. It didn't have much information on the Winchester. It looked like Bobby had to just patch in things from his own observations and whatever the Winchester had communicated to him. The thought that someone had just destroyed the original file and abandoned this hunter made his blood boil.

He set the file down and stood up. "How soon can I take him home with me?"

Dean coughed hard and looked at Bobby in disbelief. There was no way Bobby was going to go through with this was he? Bobby wouldn't… he wouldn't sell him to this random angel would he?

Bobby gave Dean a sympathetic smile before turning to Castiel. "Once you sign all the papers and collar 'im, he's all yours."

Castiel nodded in satisfaction and fingered the collar in his jacket's pocket. He didn't think he'd actually use it… He had only taken it to keep Gabriel from realizing his true intentions. But in the end, it looked like Gabriel's wish would come true. Little Cassie was bringing home his own hunter.

Dean paced back and forth in his room. He hated waiting like this… How could Bobby do this? The old hunter knew that Dean had his own angel already. He was only here because his angel hadn't picked him up yet. That was their deal! And Bobby wasn't holding up to his end of it. He had trusted him… as a fellow hunter. And this was how it ended.

He let out a quiet, bitter laugh. Just his luck, he supposed. Things never went the way he wanted.

Knock, knock.

He whirled towards the door. "Yeah?"

Bobby peered into the room. "You ready, kid?"

Dean narrowed his eyes. "For what exactly?"

A sigh left Bobby's lips. "I know how you feel about this, Dean, but you got no choice."

Unshed tears were in the younger hunter's eyes as he gripped his small duffle tightly. "Bobby, he isn't my angel. He's not Sammy."

Bobby patted his shoulder. "Castiel is a well-known angel. Got a good family."

"Still not Sammy…"

Bobby sighed once more. "I'm sorry, kid… Neither of us got much of a choice in this. Rules are rules. You've been here far too long without an angel." He gently pushed the younger hunter towards the door. "I want the best for ya. Just trust me."

Dean gave no reply as he adjusted his duffle's strap onto his shoulder. The tears in his eyes seemed to have disappeared as he followed Bobby to his new angel. He may have no choice in the matter right now… but as soon as the opportunity sprung, Dean was going to find his real angel.

The two hunters silently made their way downstairs to where the angel was nervously but excitedly waiting. His eyes lit up as he saw his hunter. He couldn't help but feel a slight twinge of pain when he looked at the Winchester. It seemed like the hunter wasn't too thrilled about this adoption. Yet… he looked so happy when Bobby mentioned there was an angel here to see him. What made him change? He mentally shrugged off his thoughts as Bobby asked if he were ready to collar his new hunter.

His hands shook ever so slightly as he placed the collar around the shorter hunter's neck. He had to admit the leather collar suited Dean well. It was only a temporary collar, though. Gabriel was probably already shopping for special collars…

He looked into Dean's eyes, searching for even a small hint of acceptance, but there were none. Soon… soon that would change (at least that's what Castiel was hoping for). He fluffed Dean's hair with a sad smile.

"Let's go home."

Author's Note: Well, I hope you guys enjoyed reading this! I apologize in advance to all my readers of "Baby on Board." I haven't abandoned it! I'm just real busy with school and have sooo many new ff ideas for Supernatural that I had to just let this one out of the bag haha. I'm hoping to post a few more new stories as well as update "Baby on Board" this weekend. Please leave a review! I appreciate you guys! Later guys!