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Dean, Sam, and Castiel just stared at me. Clearly shocked that I even asked that.

I raised my eyebrow as I looked at them expectantly.

"Well?" I asked.

Sam opened his mouth to say something.

"And I don't mean things from the bible either." I said before he could speak.

He ended up closing his mouth.

It was silent for a couple seconds before I looked at Cas and said:

"You must know about him at least."

Sam and Dean looked at Cas as he nodded reluctantly.

"Of course I do." Cas said. "I am an angel. I know all of the angels and archangels. They are my brothers and sisters. And Gabriel is one of my brothers."

"Is there anything you can tell me about him?" I asked.

Cas hesitated.

Hesitating? Why is Cas hesitating?

"Why do you want to know about Gabriel?" Dean asked suddenly.

"I heard the name." I said with a shrug. "I'm just curious is all."

Uneasy looks crossed their faces.

"Why?" I asked. "Is there something I should know?"

"The archangels are Heaven's deadliest weapons." Cas said looking me straight in the eye. "They are not to be messed with. Especially the core four."

"Why do I feel like you're stalling?" I asked.

Cas sighed and looked away briefly before looking at me again and said:

"Gabriel is dead."

I stared at Castiel for a moment or two before laughing a little.

"Funny. Good one." I said.

But when Cas' face didn't change, I realized he was being serious.

"You're serious." I said.

"I wish I wasn't." Cas said sadly.

"What happened?" I asked. "Because this is news to me."

"Lucifer got out of his cage." Sam said. "…..We'll skip that part for now but…..basically Lucifer killed Gabriel with an angel blade when Gabriel went to confront him."

I stared at the three of them. Realizing what they were saying was truth to them.

So, if Gabriel is really dead….

Who have I been dating for the past three years? Let alone met three years prior?

"When we met him, he didn't tell us who he was." Sam continued. "Well, who he really was. He was hiding on earth as a trickster, only to find out later that he was in fact the archangel Gabriel."

"He was a pain in our asses." Dean said, bitterly.

"He did save us though." Sam said.

"Doesn't make up for him being a pain." Dean said.

"That's true." Sam said. "Some of the things he pulled weren't so great."

"No kidding." Dean said.

I thought about what they have said. Each word coming out of their mouths making my world that I've known for six years come crumbling down.

"Alyssa, is there something wrong?" I heard Cas ask concerned.

I shook my head.

"Are you sure?" I heard Sam's concerned voice ask. "You look…..well you look horrified."

I looked at the three of them.

"I just…I just didn't expect this…is all." I explained. "This is something that…needs to sink in."

Sam nodded as he looked at me with sympathy.

"Excuse me." I said, walking by them and leaving the kitchen.

They didn't stop me.

As soon as I entered my room, I began to pace back and forth.

Gabriel is dead. Lucifer killed him.

Who is this Gabriel?

Why did he lie to me?

I continued to pace with my thoughts running through my mind for what seemed like a couple minutes before I was stopped by hands grabbing my arms and making me face the person who did it.

I came face to face with Gabriel.

"Whoa, Honey," Gabriel said, chuckling lightly. "What's got you all up in a twist?"

"Don't touch me." I said, shaking off his light grip.

Gabriel suddenly looked a little hurt, but it was quickly replaced with anger.

"Alright, which one?" He asked, clearly referring to the Winchesters. His voice becoming dangerously low. "Which one am I going to end? Dean?"

"Yourself." I said.

Gabriel looked at me confused.

"What? What did I do?" He asked. "When I left not too long ago we were fine. I come back because I can literally feel the anger and panic you have and it's directed at me? How?"

"Who are you?" I asked.

"Ha, funny." Gabriel said, smiling a little. But it fell from his face as he took in the serious look on my face. "Alyssa, sweetheart, you know who I am."

"Do I?" I asked. "Are you really the Archangel Gabriel like you say you are? Or are you someone impersonating him?"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" He said. "Ok. Time out. Throw the flag. Call the referee. Why are you questioning who I am and why do you think I am someone else?"

"I never really asked you to confirm who you are." I said. "You could be a narwhal for all I know."

Gabriel raised an eyebrow.

"Okay, first of all, if I were going to be any animal, it would be the platypus." Gabriel said seriously. "And wouldn't me doing cool supernatural things, including making things appear and disappear and bring you to different places, be proof enough?"

"A trickster can do the same thing." I said.

Gabriel studied me for a moment. Taking me in.

"If I prove to you I'm actually me, will you tell me how this even started?" He asked.

I nodded.

"Okay." Gabriel said.

He waved his hand and the door to my room closed gently. Following by a click; indicating the door was now locked.

"I would tell you to shield your eyes, but," He began. "It's not going to be that strong."

He took a deep breath as he closed his eyes. Looking like he was preparing for something.

Then, he began to glow.

I watched, amazed, as the white glow got a little brighter.

I then saw something come out of his back and followed the movement.

Wings.

They were wings.

Huge wings. Just like the ones I saw from Cas, but his were bigger.

"Wow." I said stunned.

I looked at Gabriel to see his eyes were open now, looking at me. And even they were glowing.

"A trickster can't fake this." Gabriel said. "Some have tried, but failed. Only angels can do this."

Suddenly, the glow began to decrease, along with the size of his wings.

Soon, Gabriel's wings were no longer there and the glow was gone. Leaving him the way I always saw him.

"I'm the real deal, sweetheart." He said. "I didn't lie to you about who I was."

I stared at him for a moment before nodding slowly.

"Okay." I said. "You didn't lie to me."

"Nope." Gabriel said, shaking his head.

"Then why do they think you're dead?" I asked.

This caught him off guard.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Alyssa, you alright?" I heard Sam say from the other side of the door.

"Send him away, we need to talk." Gabriel said, low enough for only me to hear.

"Yeah Sam. I'm good." I said loud enough for him to hear.

"Are you sure?" I heard Sam say.

Gabriel rolled his eyes.

"Yes." I said.

"Okay." I heard Sam say.

It was silent again.

"Okay." Gabriel said, after a couple seconds. "What happened?"

"Well, they smelt your cologne." I said.

Gabriel smiled a little, not even trying to pretend he didn't know what I was talking about.

"And because of that, they now know about you." I said. Then added: "Not that it's you, but that I have a boyfriend."

"….And?" He asked.

"And, since you didn't tell me why you wouldn't see them, I asked them about you." I said. "And they told me Lucifer killed you."

Gabriel made a face as he looked away from me.

"Technically, Luci did kill me." Gabriel said, looking back at me. "To them anyway."

"You got them thinking you're dead?!" I said, my voice rising.

"Sh!" He said, motioning his hands down slightly. "Too loud."

"Why haven't you told them you're alive?!" I asked, not listening to him.

"You act like this is the first time I've done this." Gabriel said.

Suddenly his eyes got big as he realized what he said.

"You've done this before?" I asked.

"….yes." He said. "But in my defense, the Mario brothers were going to kill me with a stake….not like it would've worked, but they did think I was a trickster and at the time I had to remain anonymous so….."

I stared at him.

"Do we really have to get into my past today?" Gabriel asked. "Because it will take years to tell you everything."

I sighed and shook my head as I looked away from him.

"I have to say though," I heard Gabriel begin. "I'm a little offended they don't think I could out smart Lucifer. That really hurts."

I gave him a look.

"Just saying." He said.

"You have to tell them you're alive." I said.

"No can do, cupcake." Gabriel said, shaking his head. "I'm sure they told you a couple things about me and well…..you should see why they wouldn't be throwing a party and dancing in the streets if they knew I was alive and kicking."

"They have the right to know." I said. "Especially Castiel."

At the mention of Cas' name, Gabriel's face seemed to change from one of not giving in to one of guilt.

I guess me, Sam, and Dean aren't the only ones who hate hurting Cas.

"Only Father knows I'm still here." He said. "And well….you of course. I've been helping them in the shadows. Behind the scenes…Even on hunts sometimes when I know it's dangerous. It's just better this way."

"For who?" I asked. "For them? Or for you?"

"Alyssa, don't be like that." Gabriel said.

"Believe it or not, despite the things you may have done to them, losing you affected them." I said. "Cas more than Sam and Dean but it still did. I don't have to talk to them about their feelings in order to know that." Gabriel looked down. "You have to tell them."

"It's been years." He said, softly. "Five to be exact…I don't think they will forgive me."

Gabriel then looked up at me.

I could see the sadness in his eyes. Seeing it hurt me.

I closed the distance between us and lifted my hands up to craddle his face in my hands.

"You don't have to do it alone." I said softly. "I'm here."

Gabriel smiled slightly.

"If anyone really knew how sensitive I was, I will never hear the end of it." Gabriel said.

I laughed a little, then I hugged him. Gabriel wrapping his arms around me tightly in response.

"Are we good now?" I heard Gabriel ask.

"We're good." I said.

"Good." I heard him say. "Can we have make-up sex?"

I pulled away and gave him a look.

"I'm really not convincing you that isn't all I think about am I?" Gabriel asked.

I shook my head.

"Oh well." He said with a shrug.

Suddenly, Gabriel looked over at my door.

A couple seconds later, there was knocking.

"Alyssa, are you alright in there?" I heard Dean's voice ask.

Gabriel opened his mouth to reply, an irritated look on his face, before realizing Dean didn't know he was with me and closed it again.

"Yes, Dean, I'm fine." I said.

"Are you sure?" I heard Dean ask, causing Gabriel to narrow his eyes at him through the door. "You've been in here for a while."

"I'm well aware of how long I have been in here thank you very much." I said. "I'll see you in a few minutes."

"…..Alright." I heard Dean say hesitatingly.

I was about to say something to Gabriel, when he put his finger up to his lips to keep me quiet as he stared at the door.

A couple seconds later, he dropped his finger. Looking quite annoyed.

"You were saying, Sugar?" Gabriel asked, his annoyance going away slightly as he looked at me again.

I smiled a little at him, before leaning in to give him a quick kiss.

This caused a smile to appear. No trace of annoyance left on his face.

"You should go." I said. "And I should get back out there before they send Cas."

"Of course." He said with a sigh. "I guess we'll have make-up sex later."

I rolled my eyes and shook my head as he smiled cheekily at me.

He kissed me quickly on the lips before releasing me and snapping his fingers. Leaving me alone in my room.

I sighed. Wishing he didn't have to leave.

When I left my room, I walked back to the kitchen to see the three boys talking by the table.

"She asked about him for a reason." Dean said.

"But what could the reason be?" Sam wondered out loud. "I mean, he's dead. What would make her ask about him?"

"Alyssa would only ask about someone or something if it was relevant to something else." Cas said, clearly in deep thought.

He's not wrong there, I thought.

"So what would Gabriel have to do with something relevant to her?" Dean asked confused.

"Good question." Cas said. "I don't know."

Deciding to pretend I didn't know what they were talking about, I walked into the kitchen; acting like I was just walking in.

"Hey," I said.

The three of them looked at me.

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"We, well," Sam began.

"Discussing what we were going to have for dinner." Dean said.

Sam gave him a look.

"Now?" I asked. "It's not even one."

"Well, you know me." Dean said, putting a hand to his stomach. "Love my food."

I smiled a little.

"Okay." I said.

"Why did you ask about Gabriel?" Castiel asked suddenly.

Dean and Sam both gave him a look.

"I was just curious about him." I said with a shrug.

"That's it?" Sam asked. "That's the only reason why you asked?"

"Yeah." I said. "I've always wondered about the archangels. Who doesn't?"

All three of them looked at me suspiciously.

"Anyway," I said. "Is there any pancakes left?"