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Chapter 6

Sam paused in the doorway and smiled as he saw Dean and Castiel as they worked together on a puzzle. Dean had come so far from the terrified animalistic child he was when caught. Sam sighed as he felt a summons and looked over, catching Castiel's eye and the younger angel nodded, he would stay until Sam returned. With a thought Sam vanished from the house and Earth.

Sam reappeared in front of Michael himself and quickly bowed to the Archangel. He hadn't seen Michael for over a decade, not since the war ended. "You summoned me?"

"Yes. The hybrid you saved, it has been two years. How is his progress?"

Sam was surprised at his question, he hadn't even known Michael knew about what had happened. Then again Zachariah had probably run straight to him to complain. "He's doing very well. His speech is at the level you would expect for his age and he has become an accomplished flyer. He is still shy around strangers but he is improving there too. He loves to learn when given the chance. I've also noticed his appetite has been decreasing in the last few months, I'm not sure if that is due to his angelic ancestry or if his body is adjusting to more regular meals." He reported calmly. He had told him what would be considered important only, he didn't want to betray Dean's trust.

"His powers?"

"Low level telekinesis so far and he doesn't seem to have conscious control over it. It popped up during nightmares and since they have stopped there's been nothing. I think whatever he went to has caused him to supress any abilities he might have. Maybe they will show up in the coming years and maybe they never will."

"There are those who call for his death." Michael stated and Sam snorted, shaking his head.

"Bigoted idiots who revel too much in the fight. Dean is no threat to anyone. He spends all his time doing puzzles and playing in water. Is dear Zachariah afraid he'll try to drown him?"

At that Michael couldn't help smiling slightly. "He has always been the most vocal when it comes to destroying the demonic."

"But Dean is half angel and since being given a chance he is more one of us than one of them. That is probably why he was in the condition he was, he wouldn't fight or kill so they hurt him."

"I wish to see him myself Samuel."

"You want me to bring him here?"

"Yes."

Sam sighed, not sure how Dean would react but he nodded. He would not disobey a direct order from Michael. "Very well, I will bring him immediately." Michael nodded and Sam vanished. He reappeared in the house and caught Dean as he moved to hug him. "Have fun with Cas?"

"We did some puzzles and watched a movie. Where were you?"

"I had to go see someone. His name is Michael and he is, well I guess you could call him my boss and Cas' boss too. He's Gabriel's big brother. He wants to meet you."

"Why?" Dean asked warily, nervous.

"He's heard about you and is curious. It'll be okay Dean, I'll be with you the whole time." Sam assured him. Dean didn't want to do it, he didn't like meeting new people, they might hurt him. But he trusted Sam and no one had hurt him since Sam had saved him. Finally he nodded, deciding that his trust in Sam outweighed his fear. Sam smiled and wrapped his arms around him. "Hold on." He whispered and then they vanished and Dean could feel it as they travelled, it was like flying in the room but a million times faster. Then it stopped and he looked around the big white room they were in, something about it made him feel uneasy but Sam was still holding him, he was safe.

"Hello Dean."

The voice made him stiffen but then he slowly turned to find a man standing a few feet away and Dean's eyes went wide. He looked like him! Not exactly but very similar. He pressed back against Sam and felt him gently stroke his back. "Hello." He whispered shakily.

Michael stared at the young hybrid in Samuel's arms and knew. He felt a flash of shame but pushed it away, he had no way of knowing before that anything had resulted from the one time he had been overpowered and briefly held captive. But now here was the proof, one look at the boy and there was no denying it. Dean was his son. It explained why his angelic heritage was so strong as well. He had never expected to have children and no here was a son, all but fully grown. What was he meant to do? All it took was one look at him with angelic sight to agree with Samuel's assessment of him being no threat. His son was a pacifist at heart which was a little strange but that fact would help keep him alive. He would not, could not claim him but he could add his protection to Samuel's and give the order that Dean was to be left alone. How had no one else realised who Dean was, he had seen the shock in the hybrids eyes, even he realised they looked very much alike. Was it taken as a fluke? "Do you like living with Samuel..Sam?" He did not know why some liked to shorten their names but that was surely the name Dean knew Samuel by.

"Yes. He keeps me safe and teaches me."

Michael nodded. "That is good." He did not like the fact he made his own child nervous but there was nothing he could do. "It was nice to meet you Dean." He nodded at Sam who pulled Dean closer and then the two vanished, leaving him alone again.

Dean walked beside Sam, holding his hand tightly even as he looked around in wonder. He hadn't been in a human town before or around so many humans but Sam was staying right as his side. Sure they went to the beach to swim but there were never this many people around. He was nervous but he trusted Sam, he would keep him safe. And he had been assured that most humans couldn't hurt them. But there were some, from before the war ended that had learnt how to capture angels and kill or exorcise demons. Those humans scared him, who knew what they could do to him. He took a deep breath to calm down, he didn't want to flare his wings accidentally and hit someone with them or something. It was neat being able to hide them when he wanted to and he liked it.

"Do you like this Dean?"

"There are so many people, where do they all come from?" He asked in awe.

"Same place you did Dean. Two people have sex and very often in humans that leads to the female falling pregnant. Nine months later she gives birth to a new baby human. Humans find having babies much easier than angels or demons though so their population grows much quicker." Sam explained and Dean nodded, seeing a woman with a large stomach. Dean concentrated and then smiled as he sensed the life inside her.

"She is having a baby?" Dean pointed at her and Sam looked over before nodding.

"Yes she is. Can you feel it?" Sam asked, curious and Dean nodded.

"It feels bright." Dean whispered and Sam nodded.

"That means it's healthy." He explained even as they lost sight of the woman in the crowds. "Come on, we're nearly there, I think you'll like this." Sam led him into the ice cream parlour and up to the counter. "A chocolate sundae with all the trimmings please." He ordered and then handed over some mortal currency. It was soon handed over and Sam picked it up, leading Dean to a booth. "Here you go, try it." Sam handed him a spoon and Dean stared at the strange food before putting the spoon in and then putting it in his mouth. His eyes widened at the sensations and taste. "Do you like it?"

Dean nodded eagerly and dug in happily, making Sam smile. He was glad Dean was handling the outing so well. This had been a good idea. And it had shown Dean had some senses he hadn't been using while at home since he had been able to feel the baby. He liked seeing Dean gaining confidence. The meeting two months ago with Michael still had him curious though, something about his reaction to Dean felt off. But Michael had made them all back off in trying to kill Dean so he seemed to be on Dean's side, for now at least.

TBC….