"Look, Charlie, all I'm saying is that this is your first say of high school and if anyone tries to mess with you, just remind them who your big brother is." From the back seat, Charlie Singer rolls her eyes and straightens out her Doctor Who shirt, which she wore against her brother's warnings.
"Dean, I'll be fine!" She defends. Dean hits his little brother Sam on the shoulder and nods toward their sister. Sam clears his throat.
"Uh, yeah, Charlie, you know I'm around too. If you need anything."
"When are you guys going to realize that I'm not a baby anymore?" They arrive at SPN High just as she makes this declaration, pulling in right beside their good friends the Shurleys, who are still in their car waiting for the Winchester-Singers.
A huge grin comes to Sam's face as he sees the car beside him and reaches for the door handle, but Dean grabs his shoulder first and motions to their sister again. Sam clears his throat.
"Right. Charlie, you may be older now, but to us you're always going to be a little girl. We're your big brothers, we're always going to be protective of you." His eyes drift to the Shurleys' car again, particularly Gabriel wagging his eyebrows at the younger teenager. "And, hey, Gabe's sister Anna is starting high school today too. Maybe you guys'll hit it off." Sam looks to Dean for confirmation that he's done; Dean nods and Sammy jumps from the car the same time Gabriel does.
Sam immediately pushes Gabriel against the side of his car and starts making out with him.
"God, Sammy, have a little class!" Dean says as he gets out of his Impala.
"Oh, come on Dean." Gabriel's brother Balthazar says as he joins the others outside the cars. "They have all day for class. They only have right now for this." Gabriel pulls away from his taller boyfriend to laugh at his brother's joke. Lucifer, the Shurley of the same age as Sam, finally leaves the car and glares at his older brothers.
"What's the problem, Luci?" Gabe asks as Sam throws a large arm around him. Lucifer practically hisses at the two of them and slithers away to the school building.
"Your brother is so weird." Dean says as he comes around the front of the Impala and joins the other boys between their cars.
"Nah, he's just jealous because he's not daddy's favorite anymore." Anna says as she gets out of the car, the same time that Charlie does so. The two redheads face each other, sizing each other up. Finally Anna's eyes land on Charlie's shirt. "Favorite Doctor?"
"Nine." Charlie answers without hesitation. Anna smiles and the two start comparing schedules. They start to turn away but Dean stops them.
"Charlie, just remember that we all have the same lunch period and you're welcome to sit with us, okay?"
Charlie rolls her eyes again and saunters off with Anna. Gabe and Sam laugh, as Balthazar pulls a flask out of his pocket. He offers some to Dean, who just rolls his eyes.
"Really? At school?" Dean questions, but Balthazar just shrugs and takes a swig, then passes it to Gabriel, who joins him before pulling out a candy bar from his pocket.
"Want some, Sammy?" Gabe asks, offering his candy. Sam shakes his head and grabs his books from the back of the Impala.
"I gotta go meet Kevin in the library."
"It's the first day back, Sammy."
Sam shrugs. "Advanced Placement this year. That means extra work, and lots of it."
"You are so cute."
"Don't push yourself too hard, Sam." Balthazar warns. "It's only your sophomore year. You don't want to burn yourself out too early in the game."
"Don't worry about Sammy." Dean says, clapping his brother on the shoulder. "He can handle it. Now run along and meet Kevin, don't want to keep the little geek waiting." Sam gives Gabriel a quick kiss on the forehead and waves to the other two before running off.
Dean stands with his little brother's boyfriend and his brother, never very good at hiding his true feeling toward the two, he finds it in his best interest to just go to class.
"I'll see you guys at lunch."
"Sure thing there, Deany." Gabe says sarcastically as he and Balthazar finish off their breakfast by sharing a cigarette. He shakes his head as he watched Dean go.
"Winchesters. Why the hell are they all so hot?" Balthazar rolls his eyes and walks off without another word.
Sam and Dean sit down at lunch, Sam with a salad, and Dean with a cheeseburger.
"So how is AP coming?" Dean asks, rubbing his hands together in anticipation of the cheeseburger.
"Uh, I think it'll be... fine." Dean can tell his brother is already stressed out, but Sam quickly changes the subject. "How are your senior classes?" Dean shrugs.
"It'll be a pretty chill year, I guess."
"Wish we could say the same." Gabe says as he slams his tray next to Sam and throws himself into a chair.
"Gabriel, your entire lunch cannot be pudding, candy, and pie." Sam scolds as Dean's eyes widen.
"They have pie?" An amazed Dean asks; Gabriel shrugs.
"They have anything if you butter up the lunch ladies enough." Balthazar joins the table, taking the end seat, and slouches immediately, breaking his usual charmingly British stature.
"So junior year is rough?" Sam asks nervously. Gabe throws an arm around his younger boyfriend, trying to calm his nerves.
"Nothing we can't handle, Sammy. And nothing you won't be able to handle next year." Sam nods and starts picking at his salad.
"How's Kevin?" Dean asks as he takes his first bite of his burger and closes his eyes, completely relaxed for the moment.
"Even more of a mess than me."
"Well he's always been like that." Dean starts looking around, not allowing himself to relax for very long. "You guys seen the girls?"
Balthazar sighs. "Alright big brother, cool it. They're not going to get killed at SPN High." He tells him, just as Charlie and Anna walk over then, laughing as they pass.
"Charlie." Dean says sternly, making her stop and raise an eyebrow. "How's the first day going?" She sighs dramatically.
"It's going fine, Dean. Just like I said it would. No need to to hover."
"So are you going to sit with us?" Both girls laugh.
"Yeah, Dean, we're going to sit with our brothers on the first day of high school." The girls continue laughing as they leave, sitting down at a table on the other side of the room with some other girls.
"So, Gabe, you wanna do something tonight?" Sam asks, bringing the attention back to the boys table.
"Oh, I can't. We're getting a new kid tonight and Chuck wants the whole family around to meet him."
"New kid?" Dean asks in confusion. "Wait, I thought your house wasn't a foster home anymore."
"Well technically once Chuck adopted the four of us he did stop being a foster father. But one of our friends called last night. Their home is mostly little kids, you know all under eight, but they just took in this new guy who's a little older. She says he's a good kid, but she thinks he should be around other teenagers." He shrugs and starts picking at his pudding. "She thought of us."
"So Chuck's just taking this new kid in?" Dean questions, making an uncomfortable Gabriel shrug again.
"Well if all of us like him enough, yeah."
"But we're all going to like him." Balthazar adds. "It would be cruel not to. We're not sending another one of us back into the system." Sam shakes his head.
"Yeah, thank god for Bobby, otherwise we may have been thrown into it when dad died."
"Exactly. Chuck's house is a saving grace. I've seen much worse." Gabriel nods at his brother's statement.
"So what do you know about him?" Sam asks after a minute or so.
"He comes from a bad home, apparently. Absent dad, abusive mom, too many older brothers and sisters trying to kick his ass all the time." Gabriel says, being intentionally vague. Sam and Dean look at each other, sharing a worried expression.
"So is he, you know, violent?" Then it's Gabe and Balthazar's turn to exchange a glance, trying to decide what to share with the Winchesters.
"Well... We hear he may have blinded a women." Balthazar finally admits. "But we all had our problems before going to Chuck."
"Uh, yeah, sure, minor things." Dean defends, suddenly freaked. "You know, Anna's a little rebellious, Balthazar here steals things, and Gabriel is quite the little trickster. But you guys haven't gotten into any real trouble. You've never hurt anyone." Gabriel shrugs.
"Well, Luci has done jail time."
"We don't talk about Lucifer." Sam says, suddenly annoyed, which amuses Gabriel.
"What has my little brother done this time?" Sam looks to Dean for help.
"Do you know this kid's name?" Dean asks Gabriel, taking his attention off his uncomfortable little brother.
"Castiel."
"Castiel?" Balthazar raises an eyebrow as Dean questions the name.
"Do you have a problem with strange names, Winchester?"
"Seriously, what has Lucifer done? Do I need to kick his ass?"
"Drop it, Gabriel."
"I guess I never realized Anna is the only one with a normal name." Dean mutters, eyeing Gabriel's pie. "Are you going to finish that?" The bell starts ringing and Sam jumps up before it's finished.
"I'll see you guys later, I'm gonna be late."
"Sammy, you aren't going to be-"
"He's gone, Dean." Gabriel says as he slides the pie over to Dean. "And look if you guys are worried about Castiel, why don't you come over tonight and meet him for yourself. You guys are practically family, I'm sure Chuck won't object."
"Yeah, if Lucifer gets to be there I certainly think the Winchesters are more than welcome." Balthazar adds, lazily starting to stand up. "Ready for class?" Gabe nods and stands as well.
"Just think about it. You'll see there's nothing to be worried about."
Dean sighs and takes a bite of the pie. "Fine, fine, we'll be there." He agrees; Gabriel winks.
"Knew you'd say yes. See you tonight."
Sam, Dean, and Charlie pull up the the Shurley's house around eight.
"Dean, are you sure about this?" Sam asks as they get out of the Impala. Charlie has already run ahead in front of them, but the two boys hesitate.
"Hey, he's your boyfriend. And this is his family. We just need to check out if everything is okay."
"And if it isn't? What, we kill him?" The brothers stare at each other for a moment, as Charlie rings the doorbell.
"Sam Winchester, get your sweet ass over here." Gabriel calls as he answers the door. Lucifer appears behind him, glaring at Sam.
"We could always kill him instead." Dean says, pointing, then pushing himself away from the Impala and dragging his brother to the door.
"So, how is he?" Dean asks when they're close enough. Gabriel rolls his eyes and closes the door behind the Winchesters.
"Why don't you ask him for yourself?" He points to the dining room where Castiel must be sitting. Dean hesitates. "What, you afraid all of a sudden?"
"Cut it out, Lucifer!" Sam suddenly calls, grabbing the back of his neck. Lucifer laughs and takes a step away from Sam.
"I'm not doing anything." Lucifer assures them all with a smug look. Gabriel glares at his brother.
"Knock it off, Luci."
"I'm not doing anything." He says again.
"Gabriel!" Chuck calls from the other room. "Bring Sam and Dean in here to meet Castiel."
"Okay!" He grabs Sam's hand and shoves Dean forward. "Come on Winchesters, now or never."
Gabriel leads the boys into the dining room, pausing at the entrance of the room. Dean freezes when they walk in, his eyes focusing on the other side of the room where a short black-haired kid in a long trench coat sits at the table, staring at his hands. He doesn't look threatening, in fact with his messy hair he actually looks like a tiny kicked puppy.
And then, he looks up and meets Dean's eyes with the most brilliantly blinding shade of blue ones.
"Castiel, this is Dean Winchester." Chuck introduces gently. "His brother, Sam is Gabriel's boyfriend." Castiel looks at Sam and Gabe, cuddling in the corner, but quickly his gaze returns to Dean.
"Hello, Dean." He says in a deep voice, and suddenly Dean Winchester feels more alive than he has in years, and he smirks, seeing a new challenge in front of him, perfect for his senior year.
So this is my first story on this site, and my first spn au. I love feedback!
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