The next day, Gabriel left first, flying to the river while everyone else drove there. Hopefully, he'd be able to get the ghost calmed down by the time everyone got there. Sam was against the idea of Cas and Dean going but, as Dean pointed out, they were no use at home.
Also, because the ring was so small was another reason why there were all going. There was even a chance that they may not find the thing at all, at least not that day. Everyone was a bit anxious once they finally got out of either the Impala or Bobby's truck.
They walked to the river and once they got to the place, Dean couldn't help but let out a small snort. Gabriel glared at him from where he was sitting underneath the ghost. She seemed happy and content though, not even glancing towards the hunters, demon, or angel.
Dean took one last glance towards the two people and then began searching for the ring. He looked in the last place he remembered it being but of course it wasn't actually there. His hands dipped into the mud over and over again but there wasn't any luck.
The ring had to be somewhere in this area but it could be in any number of places. Sam actually waded into the water, checking to see if it had lodged itself between a rock or something. Bobby went to the other side of the bank, Cas following, as Dean and Crowley continued to search the side they were still on.
Hours passed with nothing. Gabriel was clearly getting irritated and Sam had to mouth all sorts of promises if he just stayed a little bit longer. Cas seemed slightly annoyed at not being able to find the ring and Crowley looked down right pissed. It was clear that this wasn't his idea of a fun filled evening.
Bobby was starting to head back to the other side of the small river when he stopped, looking down at the area around his feet. He bent down picking up what at first looked like a small clump of mud. However, after cleaning it up a bit, Bobby quickly found that it was exactly what they were looking for.
"Dean," he said softly and gestured to his hand. Dean let out a sigh of relief as Bobby, Sam, and Cas moved back to the same said of the river.
Bobby then looked over towards the ghost and saw Gabriel mouth the words 'hurry up.' The older hunter simply rolled his eyes and handed the ring to Dean. Even though it was quite old, they couldn't burn it with a simple lighter and would have to take it home to melt it.
"Just hang in a little longer Gabriel and do not go flying off somewhere," Sam said sternly causing the archangel to sigh but he still nodded in agreement.
Everyone made their way back to the cars including Gabriel. The ghost was drawn to the ring, and though seemed slightly confused, didn't argue as she held on tightly to the one whom she thought was her Jonathan. Sam rode back with Bobby and Crowley so that the ghost and Gabe could have the back seat of the Impala.
The drive was silent except for the soft, murmurs that only Gabriel could probably hear that the ghost kept saying over and over again. It was kind of sad and Gabriel still had an extremely uncomfortable look on his face.
When they were back at Bobby's place, Dean and Cas immediately went and started creating a fire that would be hot enough to melt the ring. Gabe slowly followed with the ghost and in a few minutes, Sam, Crowley, and Bobby joined them.
"What are they doing? What's going on Jonathan?" asked the ghost softly.
"Um . . . nothing. Don't worry," Gabe said as he glanced at the ghost. She had her head nestled into his neck and he honestly didn't like it. However, he wouldn't have to wait that much longer and put up with it.
When the fire was hot enough, Dean looked over and then back to the fire. "Okay then. I guess this is it," he said and then dropped the ring into the fire.
As it slowly melted, the ghost began to burn. However, it was so slow that at first she actually didn't seem to notice but when she did she cried out. "Jonathan! What's going on? What's happening?"
Gabriel could've stayed silent, backed away and ignored her cries, but instead he replied with, "Don't worry. I won't leave you. Where you're going I'll . . . I'll be there. You won't be alone, not anymore."
Soon, almost the entire ghost was gone but she had just enough time to ask, "Promise?"
"Promise," Gabriel said, and then she was gone.
Normally Dean felt satisfied, maybe relief, and occasionally happiness when another monster was gone from the Earth. However, he only felt a bit sad. The ghost really hadn't meant any harm and seeing just how sad she was and then happy about her "Jonathan" coming back had gotten to the hunter. Dean shook his head as he figured he must be going soft.
Suddenly, he looked up, only to frown and raise an eyebrow. "Gabriel are you crying?"
"What!? No of course not. Why would I be crying? Hmph, me crying. What a thought," muttered the archangel. It was clear that Dean or anyone else would be able to get anything out of him so everyone left it at that.
Besides, now that the ghost was gone, the wedding could commence. Work started up again and it seemed that Dean and Gabriel, no matter how much the other one hated it, would soon be brother-in-laws.
AN: One more chapter to go! I know it's slightly shorter than some of my stories but I hope you're enjoying it so far nevertheless. Thank you for any reviews!