"Cas why are we in a coffee shop? You hate coffee."
Dean asked looking around the coffee shop. Cas looked over his shoulder a bit annoyed with Dean's questions.
"I am looking for another angel. She could help us right now."
Dean frowned.
"Do we have a sign that says help wanted? Man the bunker is getting full as it is!"
Cas stopped walking and turned back to Dean.
"She will be a wonderful help with Jack. This girl is a wonderful person! She has helped me in many bad times right now she needs my help as well too."
Dean raised an eyebrow wondering why Cas was so prissy over this girl for? Cas turned back away from Dean looking around the room until his eyes stopped on a girl sitting a lone booth.
"This way."
Cas said motioning forward. Dean's focus fell on the girl who was looking down at a book in front of her. She didn't look much like an angel to Dean. Instead, she looked like some shy kid that was in college. Her long dark brown hair flowed down her chest framing her face. As she looked down further at the book on the table her bangs fell into emerald green eyes.
"Hello Elena."
She looked up at the sound of her name being called.
"Castiel?"
She quickly stood wrapping her arms around his shoulders. Cas frowned immediately looking down at at her.
"Elena ….you're….human."
Elena straightened back up. She looked around the room coffee shop making sure that there was no little ears listening. Her emerald eyes rolled back to Dean focusing on him. Cas noticed the worry on her face.
"Elena this is Dean Winchester."
Elena quickly at Cas as if she was shocked to even be in Dean Winchester's presence.
"The Dean Winchester?"
Dean nodded.
"Yeah I'm that guy. Hope I'm better looking than what you have been told."
Dean was relived when the girl smiled at that comment.
"You do look extremely compelling."
Cas rolled his eyes.
"Don't encourage him."
Elena motioned to the booth that she was sitting in. She smiled warmly at Cas before scooting Dean a cinnamon roll.
"What can I do for you Castiel?"
Cas tilted his head.
"What's happened to you Elena?"
Elena pressed her lips together. This was clearly the question that she was dreading. Twirling a strand of her brown hair around her finger she finally looked back to Cas.
"Michael….he took my grace. He found me not long ago. It think he was looking for Gabriel. He blames me for Gabriel bailing on heaven. Said me being human was punishment enough. He also said it was my punishment for choosing you when you were god over Raphael when you were God."
Cas' frown intensified.
"You lost your grace because you wanted to support me?"
Elena nodded before replying in a extra sassy tone,
"Uh yeah? Cas we have been friends for many years. I would support you before I would any archangel. In all actuality we are turning out a lot better than they are right now. Raphael is pretty much powerless, rumor has it Michael has lost his mind which I can totally agree with, Lucifer is doing whatever it is he does, and Gabriel I don't know where the hell he has made off to."
Dean glanced at Cas. He was about to say make a joke about Gabriel being dead until Cas kicked him hard. Cas took a breath.
"Elena, Gabriel is dead."
Elena's mouth dropped. She looked like someone had just yanked the carpet out from under her.
"How? When?"
Dean took a breath. The last thing he wanted was some girl going apeshit and start crying over a dead archangel. However, at the same time the look on her face made Dean's stomach twist in sympathy
"Look I don't know what you relationship with Gabriel was but he died a hero. Stubborn ass better be happy with that comment too. I give out two a month and he just got one. I gave him hell several times and he actually listened finally. He saved mine and my brother's ass. He didn't have to but he did."
Dean said calmly. Cas meanwhile, was less than amused.
"Elena I am sorry. I never meant for any of this to happen to you. I know that Gabriel meant a lot to you."
Elena was quiet a moment before speaking.
"Cas, I know you didn't. You don't have to start apologizing so don't! About Gabriel…he did mean a lot to me but he made his choice when it came to us. I just have to accept that."
Her eyes focused on Dean, who was still looking confused.
"Let me explain a few things. It may ease your confusion. Gabriel and I used to be together in the sense that you humans put relationships. We left heaven together when all of the archangel's fighting became too much for Gabriel to bear. After coming here we laid for a while until Gabriel decided to turn himself into a pagan god. Long story short I got tired of this lifestyle very quickly and gave him the ultimatum that he was either with me or I was gone. Apparently I used to be a bit of a prude, now not so much. Well you can clearly see what choice that Gabriel made. After that we split and I haven't seen him since."
Cas sighed.
"Elena, you were living the way that we were raised to be. We were raised to be monogamous to our mate. Gabriel didn't handle that situation correctly."
Elena smiled.
"Cas its fine. I forgave Gabriel a long time ago. Whatever he did I hope it made him happy. I'm proud of him for standing up for the right in the end. I hate to know that I will never have a chance to see him again. That bothers me more than anything."
Cas hadn't moved his hand from Elena's. This physical contact seemed to be the most soothing thing for the both of them at the moment. Elena swallowed back the tears that she was holding inside before looking back to Cas.
"Cas I know you came for a reason. What can I do for you?"
Cas nodded.
"A nephilim has come into being. I have custody of him and need all of the angelic help that I can. I understand that you are not fully angelic now but you are my first choice of someone to trust."
Elena's mouth had dropped.
"A nephilim?!"
Again glancing over her shoulder to make sure that there were no eaves droppers listening in.
"Cas, how did this happen?"
Cas pressed his lips together.
"Lucifer…"
Elena held a hand up.
"Say no more. Oh my goodness! I don't even know what to say. The child….how is he?"
Dean smiled.
"Actually a pretty cool kid. Seems to think that Cas is his father. The funny thing is he actually acts like him too."
Elena looked at Castiel with happy eyes.
"Well he has the best choice of a guardian but Cas I don't know anything about children"
Dean smirked while Cas tried his best to make his gravely voice as soothing as possible.
"I need all the help with Jack that I can get. He's actually not a child. He was born a young adult."
Dean took out his cellphone thumbing through his photos before finally finding one of Jack and sliding it across to Elena. She picked up the phone gazing at the picture of the young man.
"Um Cas are you sure you aren't this boy's father?"
Dean laughed.
"See Cas told you!"
Cas shook his head.
"No, I'm not but I am more than happy to say yes that I am."
Elena was quiet for a moment before looking back to Cas.
"I'll be happy to do whatever I can. It will definitely beat being alone like I have been."
The next afternoon Dean, Cas, and Elena arrived back at the bunker. Dean sat down Elena's suitcase with a grunt.
"Son of a bitch lady what do you have in there? Please tell me that you don't collect rocks?"
Elena raised an eyebrow.
"I like to read."
Dean nodded.
"Well that explains it all. I think that you and Sammy will be great friends. You can nerd out together. Sam is my brother by the way."
Elena smirked.
"Yeah, I put that together. Thanks for letting me stay here."
Dean nodded.
"Of course. You're helping us with the kid so the least we can do is give you a place to crash."
The following two months moved peacefully. Everyone was getting along wonderfully! Jack was responding really well to Elena. Soon enough Elena was helping Sam and Dean with small hunting jobs. Dean and Cas weren't the least bit inclined to let her do anything too crazy! Keeping her home and safe with Jack seemed like the best decision that they could make.
One night Elena sat in a bar dressed more scantily clad than she had ever been in her life! Sitting at a bar dressed in a low cut dress that showed a lot of thigh. When she had walked out of the bedroom Sam and Dean's mouths dropped. Dean stared at her with wide eyes before choking on the brownie that he had been eating.
Elena was keeping her eye open for a guy that needed to be interrogated while sipping on a glass of white champagne.
"This stuff tastes like crap."
She thought looking around the bar. Sam, Dean, and Cas were sitting across the room in a dark corner. Looking down at the phone Dean had given her, Elena typed a quick message to the eldest Winchester.
"I look like a tramp."
She waited a few moments before Dean responded,
"You look awesome! Gabriel was a moron for letting you go."
Elena smirked but froze the moment a voice she hadn't heard in a many years came from no where.
"Apparently I am an idiot."
Looking up, Elena froze. Gabriel stood feet away from her looking the same as the last time that they had been together.
"Gabriel."
Elena choked his name out. The archangel smiled.
"Sugar what you doing in a dump like this…dressed like that? Are you human?"
Elena quickly turned to where her friends were sitting. Their expressions were clearly as shocked as hers! Frowning, Elena faced Gabriel completely.
"What are you doing alive?! You are supposed to be dead!"
Gabriel shrugged innocently.
"Trickster, darling. Again why are you human?!"
Elena was annoyed now.
"What does it matter to you anyhow?"
Gabriel frowned.
"Well jeez I don't know. Considering that we used to be together and that I love you….shouldn't I be worried that you are dressed like a tramp in a crap bar like this?"
"You're in a crap bar like this too Gabriel or is that how low that you have been slumming lately?"
Gabriel stood silently a few moments before smiling coldly.
"Ah still salty over me leaving huh?"
Elena rolled her eyes.
"Just leave."
Gabriel, however, didn't move. He remained in his seat until he noticed Dean walking over. Right away he looked annoyed.
"You have got to be kidding me! They have you working for them? I don't think so! You are human and working for the two people that could get you killed quicker than anyone else in the world?"
Dean shrugged this time,
"Well at least we don't ditch people that we love because we can't keep our cocks in our pants."
Gabriel's lips twitched. This was the last thing that he wanted to hear.
"I did it to keep us safe."
Elena snorted. Here was Gabriel trying to justify his actions with bull shit. This time however, he wasn't about to bullshit his way out of this one.
"Whatever Gabriel. You wanted to be with Kali just admit it. I know the truth."
Gabriel was livid. Dean stepped forward again.
"We need to continue this conversation somewhere else. Too many people are thatching and our guy just left…so this night was a waste. All that we accomplished was gaining back an archangel."
Elena gave Dean her best pout face.
"Ah, we have to take him with us?"
Gabriel appeared to be genuinely hurt! He knew Elena would be salty if they ever met back up again but he never expected her to seemingly straight up hate him!
"We aren't done!"
Gabriel snapped. Elena stood puling on her coat.
"I am done! I've been done. You leave your mate for some trampy pagan goddess. YOU GET WHAT YOU GET!"
Elena turned storming out of the bar without another word. Dean watched her walk out before raising an eyebrow at Gabriel.
"Between you and me, you feathered idiot, its going to take a lot more than your charming personality to dig your ass out of this hole."
Gabriel's eyes narrowed at Dean.
"Jeez ya think?"
Dean turned walking to the door before stopping and looking at Gabriel. The archangel looked honestly upset. Whether it be the fact that Gabriel saved his ass and Dean felt the need to repay him or something else Dean felt bad for the guy. With a groan he turned back to the archangel.
"Come on man. We'll figure it out. Just don't expect me to be your therapist!"