Things with Gabriel and Elena didn't get any better over the next few weeks. Christmas, for Jack, was a complete success. The boy was completely happy with the fancy Christmas dinner that Elena put in front of him and there wasn't a peep coming from him after he unwrapped his new laptop.
Elena was continuing her anti-Gabriel campaign. No matter how much Gabriel tried to charm her nothing seemed to be working. She wouldn't dare admit that internally he was getting to her. There had been a handful of times that she about gave in. It mostly happened nights when she was up late doing research for the Winchesters. She sat in front of her laptop and couldn't help but looking over at Gabriel. Whether it be just extreme fatigue or the fact that she was still madly in love with him; Elena had to fight the urge to go snuggle up against him. She knew that she could just tell him that she was cold and he would probably have her in his arms.
"Elena?"
Gabriel's voice was soft.
"What?"
She looked up from her computer. It was another morning after a sleepless night. Cas and Jack had just left for a an adventure. She knew it was probably Cas taking Jack somewhere to learn more about his powers.
"Can we just talk? I am tired of this back and forth crap we have been doing for the past little bit. You know I don't like the turmoil."
Elena's emerald eyes rolled up to Gabriel. He hadn't moved form his spot on the couch a few feet away. She wanted to tell him her usual you brought this on yourself line but she decided not to. Gabriel knew that he brought everything on himself.
"You don't understand Gabriel. You will NEVER understand!"
She replied softly. Gabriel reached up running a hand through his messy curls.
"Same to you."
He muttered. Elena frowned.
"What will I not understand? You were bored with me and wanted to hook up with other girls. Everything we had was some joke. Like I have told you multiple times I should have stayed in heaven and let you have at it. Would have saved me a lot of heartache."
Gabriel growled as slammed his head back against the couch.
"Its always going to be this way huh? I am always going to be your selfish philandering boyfriend."
Elena shrugged.
"If the shoe fits."
Gabriel looked even more perplexed. This was not the way that he wanted the conversation to go! He wanted to get through to Elena. Gabriel wanted her to see that he had always missed her. Sure, he had definitely been a man whore in the time apart but she was always in the back of his mind. He was about to to tell her no matter how many women he slept with none of them pleased him the way Elena did. Nothing about them was good enough for him. They didn't have her smile. None of them held him right or moved beneath him the way Elena did.
"Elena, please. Just stop."
He said calmly. Elena rolled her eyes.
"You get what you get Gabriel. You know what our father meant for soul mates to be and you defiled it. Not my problem that you are feeling guilty. You have to live with your mistakes."
Gabriel stood, making the lights in the bunker flicker.
"Hush!"
Elena tried to speak again but realized that Gabriel had taken her voice away. She was livid! Livid didn't cover it! When she got her voice back Gabriel was in for the ass chewing of a life time!
"You are going to listen to me whether you want to or not! Do you think you are Ms. Perfect yourself? Ha, sugar you are far from it! I have been trying…actually trying for my standards to apologize and do whatever I could to win you back but you keep biting my head off! I have been back here with you for a while and we haven't gotten anywhere near where we should be. If you would just stop being so unbelievably human! Do you think I like seeing you like this?! I hate it! I hate seeing you running around all over this place being a hunter!"
Before Gabriel could continue his speech Sam and Dean walked into the room. Dean glanced over his shoulder at Sam.
"Great Sammy, they are at it again. I have always loved being privy to angel soulmate arguments."
Gabriel looked up coldly.
"Well take a seat big boy."
Dean rolled his eyes this time.
"Gabriel just give it up man. She doesn't want you. I think she had made that painfully clear."
Gabriel didn't move from his spot back on the couch.
"I'm not giving up on this. You two can bite me."
Dean gave Sam a smirk before sneaking up behind the archangel and smacking him in the back of the head. Gabriel's hand flew up to the place where Dean's hand had been before giving him a scowl.
"Dean-o you wanna go back to TV land?"
Elena quickly stepped in between Gabriel and Dean holding her hands up.
"Leave him alone Gabriel! You need a smack in the head to knock you down a level or two from time to time."
Gabriel scowled at Elena.
"Fine, but from him?"
Gabriel turned to Dean with his holier than thou expression.
"Try that again and I send you to Land of the Lost."
Gabriel turned walking from the room without another word.
Elena spent the next few hours doing more research. She figured that Gabriel was out pouting somewhere. It wasn't until Gabriel appeared back in front of her did she realize that she was up to something.
"What now Gabriel?"
She asked, not bothering to look up. A second voice was what got Elena's attention.
"Elena, its good to see you."
She looked up to see none other than Chuck looking down at her with a smile. Her eyes widened as she stood up.
"Dad? How are you here?"
Chuck smiled.
"Gabriel asked me to come have a look at you and in all honestly I am glad that I did. You're human."
Elena nodded.
"Yeah, Michael is a charming fellow. His taking my grace away was his idea of punishment for me leaving heaven with Gabriel."
Chuck frowned.
"Why did you two leave heaven?"
Elena looked back at Gabriel, who was looking down at the ground now. She couldn't help feeling a little guilty for everything that happened all of those years ago.
"Well your other archangels were arguing non stop and this one was about to have a break down. We had to leave."
Gabriel made a disgusted face.
"I was not having a break down!"
Elena rolled her eyes. Here Gabriel went trying to deny how badly his brother's fighting was bothering him!
"Uh yeah you were! As I remember it was you that wanted to leave! You begged me to go so you wouldn't have to be alone. Stop lying Gabriel!"
Dean meanwhile automatically sighed but at the same time was relived that Chuck would see how Gabriel and Elena behaved around each other. Chuck needed to see this! Dean had the feeling that Chuck wouldn't believe a thing if Dean had said just how bad things were.
Chuck stood listening to Gabriel and Elena argue. He looked between the two of them as though he was watching them play tennis. After a few minutes he ran a hand over his exhausted looking face. This was making him want to leave all over again!
"Dad, I know that I asked you specifically for him but can I trade Gabriel in on a new model? Maybe one that isn't an ass!
Gabriel gasped a little more over dramatically than necessary as he cut Chuck off.
"Don't think so sugar! You touch it you bought it! No returns or exchanges!"
Elena picked up a book that sat on the table near her and thew it as hard as possible at Gabriel. The archangel had no difficulty is stopping the projectile before giving Elena an amused expression.
"Haha! You can't hurt me!"
Chuck meanwhile, groaned before snapping his fingers. The next thing both Gabriel and Elena knew they were handcuffed to each other.
"Uh dad?"
Gabriel questioned. Chuck grinned, clearly proud of himself.
"Nope. These are enochian handcuffs so Gabriel you can't get yourself or Elena out of these. Elena you aren't getting your grace back until you both can be civil. You two loved each other so much. I am not letting this slide. Make it work! Well see you both later!"
With that Chuck vanished leaving both Gabriel and Elena open mouthed and locked to the other for Chuck only knew how long!
It was Gabriel that attempted to move first. He gave his arm a small tug until Elena's face went in his direction.
"Don't you try and knock me over!"
Gabriel frowned.
"I'm sorry princess but I am not standing here in this kitchen with Dean all day."
Dean groaned.
"Oh boy this is going to take a while. Don't worry I'm leaving!"
He turned deciding to leave them to it. The last thing that he wanted to do was stand here and listen to them argue more!
Elena looked over at Gabriel carefully.
"So what do we do now? Wait, I know what I am going to be doing. I have research to do guess that means you are coming along."
Gabriel whined.
"I don't want to sit there and listen to you read!"
Elena scowled angrily before picking up a word search book and passing it over.
"Well I suggest that you start looking for missing words or conjure yourself an archangel coloring book because I have to get this done. You will just have to sit still a while!"
Gabriel finally gave up and followed Elena to the computer. As much as he wanted to enjoy being this close to her he couldn't! The last thing that he wanted to do was be sitting at that table all day!
1 hour later Gabriel finally looked up from the word search book that Elena had given him.
"Sugar?"
"What?"
She snapped. Gabriel smirked.
"I need to use my hand to circle this word."
Elena rolled her eyes looking up.
"Has it really taken you an hour to find one damn word?"
Gabriel snorted.
"Of course not! I just wanted to wait until you seemed to hit a slow spell so I could use my right hand."
Elena's emerald eyes rolled in his direction.
"You have a left had that is free."
Gabriel nodded.
"My right one works better."
Elena muttered Christ under her breath before lettering her arm go limp so Gabriel could circle the word that he had been eyeing for an hour.
"Want to know what his puzzle is about?"
Gabriel asked with a smug smile. Elena sighed.
"I am afraid to ask what you changed it to."
Gabriel chuckled.
"I didn't change it to anything. It is just a perfect puzzle. Its about S&M. Sugar, what kind of books are you buying and what exactly have you gotten into? Have to say I am intrigued. We could make the most of this situation you know."
Elena laughed again.
"Again you have a left hand."
Gabriel's bemusement died.
"Don't you think it would be a bit odd for me to just be over here beating off while you are sitting there?"
Elena's eyes left the laptop and looked at Gabriel. She couldn't help starring into his eyes for a moment. Was this what he wanted or was this just some random happening that Gabriel would be using to his advantage?
Come on Elena! Don't fall for him again! You can't do this!
Elena thought miserably as those old feelings of love began to resurface. Was she ready to admit to him that she was still in love? She had barely been able admit to herself that she still loved him. Saying it to Gabriel would be impossible!
She quickly pulled herself from her thoughts as her eyes landed on his crotch,
"Wouldn't be the first time you have done that Gabriel."
The archangel laughed.
"Granted we were in the middle of fucking but….ah who am I kidding we had no shame before…"
Elena quickly looked away. She didn't want him to see that she was actually smiling but she knew that hope was in vain.
"Yeah."
The next two days were some of the most frustrating and annoying days imaginable for Gabriel and Elena. They were both having to make sacrifices for the other. It had been decided that this was probably part of Chuck's plan. He wanted them to see that relationships had give and take. You had to make sacrifices for the happiness of your partner. At the moment however, both Gabriel and Elena were having a hard time grasping that concept.
Gabriel had fussed over having to stay in bed with Elena while she slept. On the outside he was whining over being bored and not being able to do anything. Everything changed, however, in the middle of the night when Elena rolled over and cuddled against his chest. Gabriel didn't move for a moment at first. He was afraid the smallest little move would wake her. After a few moments he was finally brave enough to run a hand down her cheek. When she smiled in her sleep at his touch it took all Gabriel had not to lean down and kiss her.
"Oh what the hell!"
He thought before leaning down pressing a soft kiss to her cheek.
"Human or not you are perfect."
Gabriel whispered before laying his head back onto the pillow. If Elena wanted to lay on him all night he would not object to it. He would lay motionless as long as he could preserve this contact.
The next morning, Elena acted as though the cuddling didn't happen. She was back to her normal act as Gabriel stood in the bathroom with her as she showered.
"You better not be looking at me Gabriel!"
Gabriel chuckled.
"I've seen all of you. I know what you look like…from every angle. You have a nice ass. I can always come in there if it makes this any easier for you."
Elena yanked her hand to cover her naked body almost pulling Gabriel into the shower with her.
"Keep your damn angelic eyes closed!"
Gabriel sighed.
"Okay, okay….I'll be good! What the hell have I gotten myself into?"
He grumbled.
An hour later, Gabriel was following Elena around the kitchen as she made cookies.
"Gabriel would you stop eating everything!"
She snapped. Gabriel chuckled.
"I like sweets! Come here and let me lick you. I want to see if your skin is still sweet!"
Elena shook her head.
"You keep that tongue of yours to yourself! Lick yourself Mr. Cotton candy cock."
Gabriel looked flattered that she remembered how he used to make himself taste good to keep her sucking him longer
"I can still do that too."
"I bet you can."
Elena replied going back to washing the spoon she was moment earlier. Gabriel turned the opposite direction looking at something in another room. Elena watched him carefully a moment before reaching over and taking the kitchen sink sprayer into her hand. Lining it up with the back of the archangel's head she couldn't help smiling. He wasn't the only one that enjoyed playing tricks.
It wasn't until Gabriel squealed at the impact of cold water hitting the back of his head and neck did Elena allow herself to giggle. Gabriel spun around, soaking wet.
"Elena!"
Elena giggled again before spraying him right in the face. Gabriel reached over shutting the sink off before looking at her with shocked eyes.
"Why did you do that for?"
Elena shrugged.
"Looked like you needed to be cooled off."
She went back to her baking with a satisfied smile on her face. Gabriel meanwhile, was still busy watching her with an out of character like shocked expression on his face. Once he recovered enough, Gabriel reached out taking a lone egg that was sitting on the counter waiting to be used.
With an evil smile he reached over smashing it right onto the top of Elena's head.
"GABRIEL!"
She growled realizing that it was bits of raw egg that was now seeping into her hair.
"Don't dish out what you can't take sugar."
Gabriel said gleefully. Elena laughed before spinning around throwing a handful of flour into his face.
"Take your own advice!"
5 minutes later the kitchen was literally wrecked! Gabriel and Elena were in the floor still throwing whatever they could at each other but still laughing.
"You know even though you are covered in whatever the hell this is you are still beautiful."
Gabriel said using his somewhat clean hand to clean off some of Elena's filthy face. He didn't wait for her to object before pulling her into a kiss. This time, however, she didn't fight back. She was actually kissing back.
"Don't stop."
She whispered when Gabriel barley moved his lips away. Her eyes were closed as she reached up cupping his cheek. Gabriel sighed, silently hoping that she would push him away. After a kiss like that he was wrecked! She had him exactly where she wanted him.
"Are you telling me this is okay….that we are okay?"
Elena didn't reply before leaping onto Gabriel knocking him back against the floor. She quickly took her place on top of him and went back to kissing him tenderly.
"Does that answer your question?"
She replied after pulling away for air. Gabriel didn't let her be away too long before pulling her into another long tender kiss.
Neither was even the least bit aware that their shenanigans had drawn a crowd. Sam, Dean, and Chuck stood in the doorway watching with horrified expressions. Dean looked the most shocked at the state of the kitchen.
"Son of a bitch! I just cleaned in here!"
He growled. Sam meanwhile, looked over at Chuck.
"Well it looks like your handcuff idea worked. Now they are going to screw each other in the kitchen….for us all to see."
Chuck, looking like a typical father would, upon seeing his children getting laid decided it was time to get out! He snapped Sam, Dean, and himself to a local park where there were children playing and dogs running happily.
"Anyone feel like a walk? I thought we'd enjoy my beautiful creations for a bit of time…until….they're done."
