It was bazar sleeping next to someone who never slept. Tevy woke up to find Gabriel still there as he promised, and Balthazar, sitting at the foot of the bed. A lollipop clicked on Gabriel's teeth as he spoke quietly to his brother, his arm still around Tevy.

"Goodmorning, Angel," Balthazar said when he saw she was awake.

"Good morning, Charlie." Tevy yawned, the boys laughed at her reference and she smiled as she stretched her arms. She crawled forward and laid on her tummy, resting her head on Balthazar's lap. "Missed you, B, where you been?"

"Oh, you know," Balthazar replied, "Just out there being little old me. Humans just cant seem to get enough of me." Tevy felt like he was hiding something from them, but it didn't matter to her in the moment she was with both of them together again.

"You could bring you little pets here ya know," Tevy rolled herself off the bed and began to slip into a pair of yoga pants, "It is your house, B." She pulled a big, baggy, black sweater over her head, Gabriel pouting at her as she dressed. Tevy stuck her tongue out teasingly at him in response.

"I could, but that would require a lot more room than I have here, I'm afraid."

"Damn, son," Tevy nodded as she pulled her long, black mohawk back into a ponytail, one little wavy chunk of hair hanging down into her face. "I will catch you clowns later though, the half-breed needs sustenance." Tevy, practically skipping around the bed, came over to kiss her brothers on the cheeks, (Gabriel, stealing one on the lips) and then bounced out of the house on her way to the market.


On her way out of the store after picking up groceries, Tevy noticed that they had opened up a new pet shop across the street. She couldn't resist taking a peek, having a passionate love of animals herself.

There wasn't too much there besides animal feed and a bunch of cages and tanks that housed various small pets. She walked over by the reptiles and smiled at the cute baby bearded dragons and snakes. Around the corner was the small mammals and birds. Tevy didn't seem to want to skip over any of them, looking into each habitat and enjoying every second. As she walked forward down the aisle without watching where she was walking, she bumped into someone kneeling on the floor in front of the guinea pigs and almost fell on top of them.

"Oh, shit!" She gasped, "I'm so sorry, sir, I…" She paused as the man stood up, her eyes moving slowly up his body. He was wearing a long khaki over coat and a blue tie, her eyes finally met his. Radiant, breathtaking, blue eyes shined down on her, gazing into her, now seemingly much less beautiful green ones.

"I apologize, miss." He spoke in a deep raspy voice.

"Oh, no no! I should have been watching where I was going." she paused, awkwardly and laughed nervously. The man was staring into her eyes as if trying to read her soul. "Uh, I'm Tevy." She held out her hand.

"Castiel." He shook her hand and in that very moment the lights powered down.

"Sorry everyone!" the store clerk yelled from the front of the store a moment later, "Electricities been a little faulty since we just opened up."

The lights flickered for a moment and Tevy's heart stopped. In the flickering light, she could see the silhouette of wing behind Castiel. He was an angel. As the lights turned back on, Tevy laughed nervously, "Heh, wellllll, it has been fun, I really must be going now, though… CIAO!" She darted around Castiel and made a beeline for the door before he could stop her. She didn't know if she could trust another angel besides Balthazar and Gabriel and she didn't want to take the risk to find out.


On her way back, she decided not to mention Castiel to the boys just yet. She wasn't done living in peace yet and she didn't want to even take the chance and possibly ruin things. She was terrified to meet another angel for fear of them finding out about Balthazar and Gabriel.

Tevy walked up to the vast doorway of Balthazar's mansion, the quiet of the forest suddenly being broken when she opened the door letting out loud thumping music from within. Before she could even react, Balthazar reached out and yanked her inside, slamming the door and gracefully dipping Tevy in his arms. "Welcome home, pet," he smirked and stood her back up. She blushed deeply as he winked at her, pulling her into the living room that had been turned into a huge night club.

"How," Tevy started to ask, "Where…. what?"

"Our little Trickster whipped me up some fun while you were out." Balthazar spoke over the roar of the crowd around them and the thumping of the music. He walked with bounce in his step as he pulled Tevy in the middle of the crowd. Balthazar began to dance and looked at her with beckoning eyes.

Tevy laughed and hopped in front of him, barely any space between them and the crowd, she began to move her body to the music in a seductive manner. Before long, the two of them were moving in harmony, Balthazar's hands found her hips, his fingers hooked into her belt loops. He leaned down to kiss her but she spun on her heel and denied him, her back facing him, she pushed herself on him and grinded her ass into his groin as she danced. Balthazar grunted softly in response and held her hips again, nipping at her neck as he grinded himself back on her. Suddenly the music switched completely over to a fast paced, 40's Swing. Tevy laughed and turned to Balthazar who was grinning brightly as he backed away from her, started to move his feet to the music. He grabbed her hands and pulled her with him, she followed his moves and before she knew it the two of them were dancing like a couple straight out of the WWII era. Balthazar spun Tevy and then grabbed her waist, flipping her entire body. As she was being flipped, the room transformed into a dance bar straight out of the 40's. Tevy was back on her feet and completely blown away by her surroundings, including Balthazar who was now dresses in an old timey suit and hat.

"You look ravishing, my love!" He laughed as he spun her into him and held her close for a second before spinning her out and letting her go. As if she had been doing it forever, she continued to dance to the swinging tunes, looking down at herself. She was wearing a red dress that went down to her knees, a black, thick ribbon under her bust, a bow tied on the back. the straps were a matching black ribbon, tied behind her neck. She laughed in excitement as she danced with Balthazar.

As the song ended, Balthazar dipped Tevy in his arms and the both laughed. "B, oh my god!" She exclaimed, "Just… oh my god. How did you know I was a fan of Jazz and the 40's?"

He laughed, standing her up and holding her hands, "Oh, don't thank me, pet," he said, "I didn't make all this, I'm just along for the ride."

'Gabriel,' she thought to herself. As if he had heard his que, Gabriel walked up behind her and put his hand on her shoulder. She turned around to see him dressed in WWII Marine's uniform, wiggling his brow at her mischieviously.

He took his hat off and bowed slightly, "Well, hello there, miss," He smiled and took her hand, kissing it, "May I have this dance?" Tevy blushed and looked at Balthazar, who smiled and winked before walking off. Gabriel pulled Tevy into him and swayed with the music, holding her close.

"Gabriel," she said softly, blushing at how good he looked in uniform, "All this, the music...I don't even know what to say…"

He held her cheeks in both hands, softly rubbing with one of his thumbs, "Then don't say anything." He leaned in and kissed her tenderly and more passionately than he had before. Tevy's heart skipped and her face flushed bright red. She had been kissed by him countless times in the past month but it felt so different this time.

"Tevy," He spoke softly when he lifted his head, he hesitated, looking into her eyes, "Sugar…" he pet her hair back behind her ear.

"Gabriel," Tevy looked right back into his caramel colored eyes, "What's wrong?"

He went back to holding her, slow dancing to the calm, smooth jazz. "All this… this hiding, this escape from reality. I realise one day it's going to have to end. Balthazar, you and I, one day the garrison will find us again. You can hide… Balthazar, he might go unnoticed… but one day someone is going to find out who I am… When that time comes, you have to run…"

"Gabe, don't talk like that…"

"I don't want you tainted by then, Tevy, you're still pure…"

"I am not…"

"Yes, you are, Tevy, you know what matters most in this world… your head isn't filled with lies and hate put there by the garrison."

"Gabriel, where did this come from? What's going on?"

He sighed, "A couple of hunter brothers pulled Lucy dearest from his cage…"

Tevy's heart jumped, "Lucy? No…. you don't mean… Lucifer?"

Gabriel nodded, "Michael isn't pleased… once the both of them take a vessel I'm afraid… we're facing an apocalypse…"

"...I mean…. that's not so terrible right… it's not like we would be involved… only mortals could be harmed in an apocalypse, not us and especially if we lay low…"

"They're my brothers, Tevy… I have to do something… maybe not now but I know in my heart that I have to do something…"

Tevy's chest felt tight, not wanting to think of losing him ever. Gabriel could feel the emotion swell inside her, gripping her chin and pulling her to his lips.

"Don't think right now… just feel…" He said, his voice showing his fear. Louis Armstrong's trumpet wailed from the record player as "Dream a Little Dream of Me' began to play.

"A bit old for this time period, don't you think." She teased.

"In whose reality?" Gabriel smiled, taking her hand in his and wrapping the other arm around her as they continued to dance. As she laid her head on his shoulder, tears welled in Tevy's eyes. They were all she knew and all she had ever wanted. She hadn't known them very long at all but already she couldn't imagine a life without them.

Gabriel's gripped tightened and his wings appeared, wrapping around both of them as the room transformed back into the living room, the song still playing. They both dropped to their knees in front of the giant bay window, his hand cradling the back of her head as he pressed his forehead to her's. Thunder rang out and a flash of lightning revealed the stream of tears running down both of their faces. Balthazar watched the two of them, throwing back a shot of vodka and sulking away into darkness before taking flight into the storm.