Chapter 9 – Reunited…in more than one way

Melanie woke up the next morning and started to freak out because she was expecting to be in the abandoned house. Then everything came back to her. Demons had attacked. She climbed out of bed and looked around the little cabin. It seemed nice enough. One thing worried her though: she didn't see Cas anywhere. She let out a breath she didn't know she was holding when she heard the flutter of wings.

Melanie turned around, smile planted on her face, expecting to see Cas. Instead she was greeted by the face of Gabriel, causing it to turn to more of a scowl. The archangel arched an eyebrow at her.

"What? Aren't you happy to see me?"

Melanie crossed her arms. "I would be if you hadn't just stranded me at that house!"

"Technically you weren't stranded. You had Cassie." Melanie swore she heard a tinge of jealousy in the last word.

"Yeah, but he has other thing to do and couldn't be with me all the time."

"What about the two idiots?" She just glared at him. "What? Are they ignoring you or something?" A smirk spread across his face.

"You would know all about that wouldn't you?"

The pair continued to stare at each other. All of a sudden, Melanie burst out in a fit of laughter. The angel looked at her slightly confused. He seemed even more confused as she wrapped her arms around him.

"I hate you."

Gabe chuckled. "Then why are you hugging me?"

"You didn't let me finish. I hate you because I can't stay mad at you."

He laughed again and wrapped his arms around her. The little moment was interrupted by the sound of wings. The two pulled away from each other and turned to look at Cas, who was staring down at the ground. When he looked at them, his flat expression had taken over his face. Melanie gave him a big smile, hoping to get one in return. Nothing.

"Melanie. Gabriel."

"Heya Castiel." Gabriel said with his usual amount of energy.

"I need to talk to you, Gabriel."

"Not what I'm here for bro. Here to take little miss Mel back to those two idiots that let you kidnap her."

Melanie just rolled her eyes. "Gabe, be nice." This gained an eye roll from the archangel himself.

Castiel took a step towards them. "It's important." He said a little more assertive than before.

"Everything's important these days. Unfortunately, this one's life is more important than any little questions you may have. So I think we'll be going…"

Melanie slapped his hand away as he went to teleport them elsewhere. She turned to face him, taking a step back so she was closer to Cas than him. She crossed her arms over her chest.

"You're acting like an ass."

"Tell me something I don't know, sweetheart. Come on. Let's get you back to dumb and dumber." She stepped back as he reached his hand out once more. He huffed. "Come on Mel. You've been whining to go back to them for a couple of days. Now you don't want to go back?"

"I've actually enjoyed being around Cas these past few days and I've been a lot safer with him than I was those two weeks I was with Sam and Dean. Less monsters trying to kill me on a daily basis." She caught a glimpse of Cas in her peripherals and swore she saw a smile tug at the corner of his mouth. "Besides, I have a very strong feeling that you're the reason they haven't called me back or contacted me."

"You need to get your feelings checked. I've done no such thing." She tilted her head slightly in confusion. "And you know you would be able to tell if I was lying. You call me on it all the time."

"Then who's been cutting Cas and I off?" She looked between the two angels; hoping one of them could come up with an answer. She gulped as a thought crossed her. "Could the demons be doing it?"

"It is possible. But it would have to be a very strong demon." Castiel answered, not really riding her of her fears.

"Or it could be another angel. Know anyone who'd want to keep you away from the Winchesters, Castiel?"

The two brothers glared at one another. Melanie could cut the tension between them with a knife.

"Now that you got that off your chest, ready to go Mel?"

She looked at Gabriel then back at Castiel who was still glaring at the archangel. Melanie nodded and walked over to Cas. She wrapped her arms around him without thinking and felt him stiffen slightly at her touch.

"Thanks for keeping me safe, Cassie. Keep in touch."

Melanie pulled away and went over to Gabriel. "Let's go, ass."

He rolled his eyes and within a moment they were gone, leaving Castiel standing in the cabin by himself.


Sorry for the long time between updates. I've had a bit of writer's block. And as you can tell this story will take a couple of things and make them AU. But whatever. Gabriel says hey.