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Family isn't always blood.
Sometimes, it's something you earn.
It's the people in your life who want you in theirs.
The ones who accept you for who you are
And always have your best interests at heart.
The ones who will wipe away tears
And would do anything to see you smile.
And, most importantly, who love you no matter what.
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And yet, sometimes the spilling of 'bad blood'
Can help make family stronger.
Chapter 1: Declaration
Dean, Bobby, and Sam stood in awe-stricken confusion as Castiel declared, "I am your new God. A better one. So you will bow down and profess your love unto me, your Lord. Or I shall destroy you."
After a moment of stunned silence, Sam's eyebrows nearly shot up into his hairline while he snorted out "You want us to what?".
A grin split Bobby's face as he nodded his agreement with the younger Winchester. "Bow down? Profess our…love?" a bubble of laughter erupted. "You ain't serious, Cass?"
They both looked over to Dean for what was sure to be one hell-of-an-ass reaming. Their friend, their brother suddenly going all holier than thou on them? Hell no! With or without the power of the millions of Purgatory souls, Cass should still be Cass… right?
But instead of the piercing glare and predatory growl of a truly pissed-off Dean, brother and surrogate father found a slowly shaking head, slack jaw and the dull, despondent eyes that betrayed a heart hurting for a loved one let down.
A low sigh hissed through the room. Attention focused not on the older boy as one would expect but the angel-elevated-to-god that stood impatiently before them.
"I don't have time for this. Raphael's legion needs to be dealt with." an exasperated Cass shook his head. "Choose NOW! Submit or die."
That declaration jarred Dean from his disbelief, sending him zero to outraged in under two seconds.
"Family doesn't bow to each other! I know your eggs are little - Okay, a lot - scrambled right now from downing a frigging nuclear reactor faster than a 5th of J.D., but damn it, Cass…" he ran his hands over his hair in frustration before throwing them out in front of him imploringly, "Of all the things you've asked us to do, this is the one thing you CAN'T make us do!"
The "New God" looked to the other two men for their decisions. Bobby settled his grungy baseball cap slightly higher on his forehead and folded his arms. Sam's back straightened visibly with a brief nod of his head. It was more than clear to Castiel that his friends would follow the eldest Winchester's choice. He turned away from them, glancing around for a solution. But all Cass's eyes fell upon where the liquefied remains of his celestial brother. His face betrayed no emotion as he squared his shoulders, facing his former friends.
"Your decision is regrettable. However, I must do what has to be done." as he slowly raised his arm, the fist began to glow with an unearthly light. "I am truly very sorry."
As the fingers started to unfurl, the humans' faces dropped and looked to each other for a denial that this could actually be happening. Though none was to be found.