Ellie stood watching Sam's retreating back. There as absolutely no way that she would be going after him now. She knew that he would be bitter. Maybe bitter was a bit of an understatement. Pissed beyond all logical reason was definitely more fitting for what she expected. Why she was so shocked Ellie couldn't understand.
She stood a moment longer before turning and walking back into the house. Ellie ignored the curious expressions that she received from Dean, Cas, and her father. Gabriel didn't even look up when she walked in. His face had that cold blank expression that she had grown so used to over the past few months. He didn't even seem to be the least bit phased by Ellie's walking back into the house.
Sighing, Ellie turned and walked into the kitchen. She couldn't help wishing that Gabriel was the way he used to be. Ellie never thought that that she would say that she missed Gabriel's tricks but she did. She missed his laughter when she realized that he was messing with her. There was the way that his golden eyes twinkled when he laughed. Ellie missed that so much.
Ellie tried to shake the thoughts from her mind. That Gabriel was gone and wishing him to come back wasn't going to make him come back. She could beg Gabriel to go back to normal and nothing would do any good!
"Ellie?"
Ellie turned to see Gabriel standing in the doorway. She turned back to the cake that she had started in the past few moments.
"Yeah?"
Gabriel looked at her curiously.
"So this is the part I ask you what's wrong?"
Ellie sniffed holding back her frustrated tears.
"Nothing."
"You know Sugar this whole nothing I'm not talking is really irritating. How am I supposed to help you if you want talk"
Ellie stood stagnant for a moment. All of her emotions from the past couple of moments overwhelmed her like never before. She could tell Gabriel everything. Ellie could also tell him that if he wanted to know so bad he could always read her mind. It wasn't like he didn't mind doing it anyway so why was this time different? She was so used to Gabriel telling to stop feeling sorry for herself or stop worrying so much about the Winchesters. Now here he stood looking clueless.
"Gabriel, me talking to you about my problems but you not telling me shit about what happened while you were dead is really annoying. We can't have a decent relationship without some honesty. I hold tight to you and the Bible but I am losing some faith somewhere."
Gabriel was quite for a few moments. She could tell almost instantly that he was angry.
"That's different."
Ellie rolled her eyes.
"That's different...that is what you always say! Its not different at all. You want to know something about me and I want to know something about you. You always get your way but I never do. Before you start patronizing me...our relationship is nothing but give and take. I will always keep giving and you will keep taking until I have nothing left to give. That's okay with you but it isn't with me."
Gabriel's face was unreadable for a moment. He didn't bother looking into the living room as he took team free will's hearing away for the moment. The last thing that he wanted was to have to face a pissed off Bobby Singer again. He knew that Bobby was not the least bit a Gabriel fan.
"I know what you want Ellie and my answer is no. I am not telling you anything."
Ellie was quiet a moment before taking the butcher block out and sitting a head of lettuce on it. She stood motionless a moment before taking a butcher knife and angrily slicing the thing in half in a brutal manner.
The archangel gazed at her with a raised eyebrow.
"So uh...am I supposed to be frightened by your little outburst there? I don't know if I should be amused or feel sorry for the lettuce. Poor thing didn't have a chance when you picked up that butcher knife."
Ellie scowled even harder.
"You better be glad that you don't eat food because I might poison you right now"
Gabriel chuckled and put a hand to his heart in a mock fashion.
"Oh boy you broke my poor fragile little heart sugar. I am so sad!"
Ellie turned back to the lettuce and continued her act of debauchery .
"You have no heart anymore."
Gabriel laughed again.
"That poor poor lettuce. You really shouldn't take out your displeasure with Sam and myself on a vegetable. I guess you all will be having tacos after you cut it up that much."
Ellie turned.
"Why do you care about some damn vegetable than you do my feeling?"
Gabriel was quiet a moment. He was debating on telling her some of what happened with Asmodeus. It wouldn't be wise though. Gabriel knew that his lover would go into angry tiger mode and go after evil colonel Sanders. He internally shivered just thinking about it. Ellie would stand little to no chance and Gabriel worried about his ability to even be able to save her. If Asmodeus had the opportunity to destroy something he would. Gabriel, archangel or not, may not be able to do much.
"Jeez Louise woman turn down the volume! I don't think they will be able to hear you in outer Mongolia! Its not about the lettuce. Its about you not needing to be privy to stuff you won't understand."
Ellie spun around. This time she chucked the half destroyed head of lettuce at Gabriel. He didn't move when it hit him square in the chest.
"I don't know why you think that I am some delicate porcelain doll Gabriel! Like Dean has said previously, we see things that will send most people howling to the nut house! I am not going to go falling apart or become suicidal. I know that you've been through hell but I wish you would stop blocking me out."
Gabriel's golden eyes became dark.
"I'm not telling you shit. You might as well accept it."
Ellie threw the butcher knife down and went to walk past Gabriel. The archangel's hand reached out grabbing hers.
"You aren't going anywhere."
Ellie yanked her hand away resulting in her elbow crashing in the counter top. Yelping in pain, she cradled her now throbbing elbow yet avoided Gabriel when he reached out. It didn't matter that this time he wanted to heal her.
"Watch me."
She snapped. Gabriel sighed.
"You are going to have to talk to me sometime."
Ellie shook her head. This time the look in her eyes was different. Gabriel was used to their stupid arguments but something this time was off.
"Ellie."
"I'm done Gabriel. I give up."
Ellie turned walking from the room without another word almost crashing into Jack in the process.
"Sorry."
She muttered. Jack didn't say anything for a moment before focusing his attention on his uncle's devastated face. He had gotten used to Gabriel's angry and hostile attitude. Jack had dismissed it due the horrors in his past but the expression on his face was devastating. Jack had listened to their bickering with mild interest. There had been a few times that he wanted to tell Gabriel to not say something that had just left the archangel's mouth.
"Gabriel?"
His uncle didn't even look up.
"Huh?"
Jack tilted his head.
"Do you think that you should go after her?"
Gabriel turned. He didn't make a facial expression as he looked that his nephew. The kid was too innocent at times. He didn't know enough about the world or relationships to really know what would be best in this situation. Hell in ways Gabriel didn't know what would be best either. Part of him wanted to go after Ellie but the other part that typically won wanted no part of it.
"Nope. Look kid, just a heads up when they are like that its best to let 'em go."
Jack frowned, clearly thinking.
"How is the best? I thought talking was the best solution for problems with a significant other."
Gabriel smirked.
"All right Cas Jr. look...stuff with Ellie and I are different."
Jack was quiet again for a few moments.
"Can I tell you how she is feeling?"
Gabriel groaned.
"I know kid. I can sense it. I am not that big of a prick."
Jack didn't give his uncle much of a time to object before he started speaking.
"She feels let down, depressed, and wonders if she is wasting her time. Sam really hurt her earlier and now this with you. She doesn't seem to understand what she has done that would warrant her such a hard time. Do you want her feeling that way?"
Gabriel groaned. He wanted to Jack to mind his own business but he couldn't. Something about the kid just made Gabriel feel a little better about the world.
"Looks like I don't have much of a choice kiddo. I'm out for a bit."
Gabriel vanished without another word leaving Jack standing alone in the kitchen. With a shrug Jack walked back into the living room to join his family. He could only tell Gabriel so much. If he listened or not would have to be the archangel's choice.
Meanwhile,
Sitting down at the bar, Gabriel looked down at his phone hoping to see something from Ellie. He knew better than to even think that Ellie would even want to talk to him. He put his phone away as the bartender walked over.
"What can I get you sir?"
Gabriel looked around at the booze selection around him. At the moment he didn't want to fell anything. Being numb sounded almost heavenly!
"Give me your strongest whatever you have and double it."
The bartender blinked a few times looking around the shelf before looking back at Gabriel. The poor man looked a tad worried
"Do you want to not feel or anything or meet God?"
Gabriel smirked.
"Meeting god sounds lovely. Fucker has been gone way too long."
The bartender winced nodding. He was tempted to tell the man in front of him that he may want to reconsider the drinking and just go the chapel around the corner. That may offer a better outcome.
"Well okay then. Two shots of Everclear it is then. So are you at war with your liver?"
Gabriel's golden eyes didn't look up.
"You could say that."
The bartender got the message and put the two shots in front of him. Gabriel downed one not even making a face. The bartender walked to the side of the room taking the mop he had waiting for such cases as this and moved it closer. He watched Gabriel for a few moments. Something was different about this guy and he couldn't quite put his finger on it. There was something uncommonly beautiful about him.
"So girl trouble or uh….boy trouble?"
Gabriel's golden eyes rolled up at that comment. He raised an eyebrow trying not to scowl.
"Girl trouble."
The bartender nodded silently.
"So I'll can't just keep giving you this stuff because if you go out and die it will be on us….if you want to try something that isn't going to burn your innards out let me know. Should I call your girl?"
Gabriel rolled his eyes.
"No you aren't calling my girlfriend and I'm not going to die."
The bartender sighed. He was used to alcoholics like this. This was his typical day. He was just waiting for his shift to end and find Gabriel passed out behind the bar.
"Well if you think that you are immortal best of luck to you. Just keep your clothes on white boy. Do you drink like this often?"
"Occasionally."
Gabriel replied dryly. The bartender looked a little startled.
"So how are you still alive?"
Gabriel smirked.
"God's good graces I suppose."
"Well best of luck to you then. If you need anything let me know. Please don't fall over dead in here…I don't want that kind of karma on me."
The bartender gave up his attempts at trying to figure Gabriel at this point and sauntered off.
Gabriel quietly scowled at the drink in his hand. The stuff really tasted like shit and he was still feeling next to nothing.
"Damn archangel powers."
He muttered as his cell phone began to ring. Seeing Dean's name, Gabriel rolled his eyes. The last person that he wanted to talk to was the eldest Winchester.
"What?"
He answered coldly. Dean wasn't the least bit surprised by Gabriel's sour greeting.
"Hello to you too sunshine. Just curious if you took Ellie with you to wherever you disappeared off to?"'
Gabriel frowned.
"No, she hates me at the moment. Why do you ask?"
Dean's voice was definitely worried now!
"Well she isn't here."
Gabriel's eyes widened.
"What do you mean she isn't there?"
Gabriel hissed into the phone. Dean was quiet a moment.
"Son of a bitch Gabriel, what do you want me to say? She isn't here! She is gone. Does that make sense to you?
Gabriel growled angrily into the phone before snapping the thing in half. This was definitely the cherry on the top of an awful day ice cream sunday! When Ellie stormed upstairs, Gabriel never expected for her to wiggle her way out the window! Did she shimmy her way down the drain pipe? Whatever she did at this point didn't matter. The only thing that mattered was finding Ellie Singer and getting her home before Lucifer or worse Asmodeus found her.
