(Note: This is the last chapter of this fic. There will be an epilogue though, and that will come out 12/13/13. Thank you everyone who followed and favorite this. It was my first fic, and now I know that I can write more with confidence. Sometime after the turn of the year I will be writing a new Destiel fic. Follow me if interested. Until next year my friends)
Gabriel just stared at Dean. His face was hard, and Dean could see pure bubbling rage spilling from his eyes.
"Gabe-"
"Don't 'Gabe' me" Gabriel said in a calm voice the vibrated with hatred. He walked over to Dean slowly. He might have been shorter then Dean by several inches, but the fury that was pouring out of him made him scary. Dean had never seen Gabriel in a mood that wasn't happy and playful, so this whole thing was far more terrifying then Dean could have ever imagined. "How dare you, Dean." Gabriel was right in his face, and Dean felt cornered.
"How long?" Gabriel asked. Fury was building to a bursting point. "And don't you lie to me."
"We hooked up at your party, and we have been dating ever since." Dean said, his voice coming out a fearful whisper. Gabriel's eyes glowed furiously as he hauled off and punched Dean in the face as hard as he could. Dean flew backwards, slamming hard against the ground. Blood poured out of his nose as his vision swam. He say Gabriel standing over him. Gabriel grabbed Dean, and pulled him up by his shirt collar.
"You hooked up with my little brother?" This time he shouted it as he dug his fist into Dean's stomach. All the air was knocked out of Dean's lungs. He wanted to try and explain, but he couldn't find the breath to form the words.
"You were my best friend Dean! For years!" Gabriel punched him in the face again. "How would you like it if I fucked YOUR little brother? Huh? What if I defiled Sammy?!" Gabriel threw Dean to the ground and stepped hard on his chest.
"Gabe, please." Dean squeaked out. Every part of his body burned with pain, but he still forced himself to speak. "It wasn't just a bang and ditch; we have been dating for two months Gabe. I asked him to move in with me. I love him." Dean was desperate as the words just flowed from his bleeding lips.
Gabriel stepped off of Dean's chest, and dragged him to his feet, eyes meeting his.
"If it wasn't for the fact that I love my brother more then I hate you, I would kill you." Dean could see by Gabriel's eyes that he was dead serious. Dean gulped painfully. "If you hurt him in anyway Dean Winchester, I will end you. He has been through enough without having to deal with people like you." Gabriel hissed as he dropped Dean to the ground, and walked inside the garage.
Dean just lied there on the cold, hard cement. He shook painfully as he tried to recapture his breath. He had lost his best friend, and maybe his love. What would Castiel do when he found out what Gabriel had done? Whose side would he take? Dean felt little and broken as he started to cry. This was wrong. It wasn't supposed to happen like this.
Once Dean could breath, he dragged himself to a standing position, and stumbled into the house. He walked into the downstairs bathroom so he could assess the damage. His nose was broken, and blood caked his face, he had a black eye, and a split lip.
"Crap" Dean whispered to himself as he grabbed a cloth, got it wet, and cleaned the drying blood off of his face. Final assessment: He looked like Hell. Castiel and Jo were going to freak.
He pulled himself together before leaving the safety of his house, and walking into the garage. Gabriel was sitting at his desk, packing his belongings and Jo was standing next to him.
"Come on Gabriel, please don't quit!" Jo was begging as Gabriel put stuff in a box. "We three have been working here from the beginning; it won't be fun without the work place trickster."
When Jo noticed Dean she shot him a look of pure confusion, then absolute worry when she noticed Dean's face. Dean kept his head low, avoiding eye contact with Gabriel as he walked over, and buried himself into a car. Jo walked over to him.
"What the hell happened to your face, and why is Gabriel leaving?" She was trying to whisper, but the obvious worry in here voice made it louder then she meant it to be.
Dean sighed. "Gabriel saw me and Cas kissing this morning." Jo gasped. "He freaked out and beat the hell out of me. I can't really blame him." Dean explained with sorrow. Jo hugged him, and he flinched. Her embrace hurt the bruises that Gabriel had covered him in.
"Oh, sorry." Jo said pulling away quickly. "Does Cas know?"
"No, he doesn't." Dean said "He will be here in an hour though." Dean was scared as to what would happen when Castiel got there.
Jo left to try and convince Gabriel that he was over reacting, and that he should say. Gabriel was deathly quiet as he finished packing. Once he was done however, he didn't leave. This is what Dean was afraid of. He was going to wait until Castiel got here.
The next hour was very tense as Dean tried to stay away from Gabriel, and Jo ran between them trying to calm everyone down. When Castiel walked into the garage with a smile, it immediately melted from his face when he noticed Dean's face and Gabriel's anger.
Gabriel stood up and charged at Castiel. Dean jumped up, and ran next to Cas. Gabriel growled furiously at Dean, before looking at Cas.
"What were you thinking?" Gabriel asked Cas calmly "Him? Really?"
Castiel started shaking hard and looking around desperately. Dean grabbed his hand, and gave it a comforting squeeze. Gabriel glared at Dean furiously.
"You are pathetic." Gabriel spit at Cas. "You leave home; just too immediately shack up with a douchebag like this." Gabriel pointed a finger angrily at Dean. "I thought you were better than that Castiel. I thought you wanted more from your life then to be controlled."
"I do Gabriel. Dean has been nothing but nice to me since I got here. He has never, nor will he ever hurt me." Castiel stuttered out.
Gabriel almost laughed as the fury built up, digging deep into his mind.
"I have known Dean Winchester for years. I know him better then you do. He will rip your heart out just like he did with every woman he ever met." Gabriel explained harshly. "You are coming home with me now, Castiel. I understand that it is not your fault. Dean can manipulate anyone into doing anything he wants for pure pleasure. Just come with me little brother. I will help you."
"I don't need your help Gabriel. I am not leaving with you. I love Dean, and he loves me. I am going to move in with him." Castiel grabbed Dean and pulled him to his side. Gabriel growled.
"You are a fool." Gabriel said, grabbing his box and walking for the door. "I want you out by tonight." Gabriel left quickly, taking the steaming bubble hate with him.
Castiel collapsed into Dean's arms, tears spilling down his cheeks as fear and sorrow consumed his body. Dean held him tightly, dragging his fingers through his hair and whispering. "Shh… Shh.. It's okay Cas. I have you. I won't hurt you. You are okay." Dean picked Castiel up and carried the crying man over to the couch in the break room. He put him down gently on the couch, and Dean sat down next to him, cradling him. Jo sat down on the other side of Castiel and hugged him as well.
After a few minutes Castiel was able to pull himself out of tears, and look up at Dean. His faces was soft and tear stricken. Dean wiped a tear away from Castiel's eye.
"Did Gabriel do this?" Castiel finally asked as he gently ran his hand down Dean's face.
"Yeah." Dean said taking Castiel's hand in his, and petting it gently. Castiel felt like he was going to cry again, but he buried his face into Dean instead. Jo looked at Dean, trying to ask him what to do. Dean just looked at her helplessly as he snuggled the broken man that was clinging to him for dear life.
It took a little while, but Castiel was able to calm down and think rationally.
"Even though Gabriel did not live with us, he was always there for me." Castiel said as he sat up. Dean put his arm around his shoulder, and Jo smiled at him comfortingly. "Do you think he will ever talk to me again?"
"You? Yes. A big brother will always forgive the little brother his loves and looks after. Sam and I had quite a few fights over the years, but we always made up because we were brothers." Dean explained, petting Castiel's head.
"I am a different story however. I am the man that defiled his little brother, and kept it secret from him. I doubt he will ever speak to me again." Dean felt sadden by this. Gabriel had been his best friend since he moved here from Lawrence. A friend like that is hard to loose. He was just glad he had Cas.
"If he is smart, he will get over himself and not throw away a good friendship over something as stupid as you dating his brother. I would get it if it was a bang and dump, but it isn't. You guys are in love and moving in together. He is just being a big baby." Jo said. She was angry and Gabriel because she did not want him to leave. She didn't want things to change.
"Maybe, but I do get it." Dean said with a sorrowful sigh "I would have been the same way if it was him and Sammy."
Jo shrugged. "Then you are both over protective babies." Dean laughed in spite of himself.
The day dragged on, and Castiel could not stop pacing nervously. Soon he would have to get his stuff from Gabriel's, and that was not an experience he or Dean was looking forward to.
"I will come with you guys if you want." Jo offered as the clock struck time for the garage to close.
"Thanks Jo, that means a lot." Dean said as he put everything away, turned out the lights, grabbed his keys, and locked up. The three of them walked across the yard to the Impala and got in. Cas sat shotgun, and Jo sat in the back.
"Ready?" Dean asked Cas, squeezing his leg gently.
"As ever." Castiel replied as Dean drove off towards Gabriel's.
The house was dark and held an air of foreboding. Dean and Castiel felt suddenly scared as Dean pulled into the driveway. The three got out of the car, and approached the door. Castiel shivered, Dean took a deep breath, and Jo put her arms around both of them.
Castiel slowly opened the door and walked inside. Dean was right behind him, and Jo followed soon after. All the lights were off except for one, which lite up Gabriel sitting on the couch, playing with a knife. When he heard the door open, he turned to face it. His eyes were drowning in crazy as he stood up slowly and walked over to them.
"Since you can't help yourself little brother, I will set you free." Gabriel laughed darkly as he lifted up his knife and turned to Dean. He plunged the blade into Dean's stomach.
"NO!" Castiel and Jo shouted in unison as they tried to grab the knife from Gabriel, then they look. Dean was standing there, eyes closed tight, but no blood was to be seen. Dean opened his eyes partially when he heard Gabriel laughing in his old, prankster way. Dean then looked at the knife Gabe was holding. It was a retractable prop knife.
"You guys should have seen your faces!" Gabriel laughed hysterically as he dropped the knife, and bent over himself, tears falling as he laughed. Castiel, Jo, and Dean just all looked at each other with wild confusion as they stared at Gabe laughing himself into a ball.
Once Gabe finally stopped laughing he looked up and them and smiled. "I totally got you."
Dean no longer looked confused, just furious. "What the hell Gabriel?" He shouted
Gabriel stopped smiling, and suddenly looked serious. "I took some time to think today." Gabriel explained normally. "and well… I am sorry that I messed up your face. Personally, I think I did you a favor." Gabe said looking at Dean. "and I am also sorry for everything else I said today. Especially to you…" He turned to Castiel. "I am glad you are happy Cas, you deserve it."
Dean looked at each other, both extremely confused, but happy at the same time.
"I packed all your stuff for you." Gabriel said pointing to a small pile of boxes in the living room. "Need help moving them?" Gabriel felt really bad, and he was trying his best to make up for it. Castiel was thrilled that his brother approved of his relationship, and even though Dean was mad that Gabe had fucked up his face, and made him think he was going to die, he was still happy. Even though he was an annoying douche, Gabriel was his best friend, and he wouldn't want him any other way.
The four talked and smiled as they put Castiel's boxes into the Impala. Dean felt good. He had his love, and his best friend. Things were finally looking wonderful for Dean Winchester.
Once all of Cas's things were put into baby, There was not enough room for Jo, so she got a ride with Gabriel back to Dean and Castiel's home. As Dean pulled into the driveway, and Castiel smiled at him, he realized that this moment was the start of his new life, and he knew he was going to enjoy every moment of it.
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