I am so sorry for the hiatus I totally went on from writing this. Like omg I'm so sorry. :D I started another AU called "Green Eyes Get Rid of Anxiety and Blue Eyes Make you Gayer" and I am kind of obsessed with it so I wrote like three chapters. But I didn't forget about this! Here's the next chapter :D Merry/Happy Christmas.
Dean squeezed Cas tight and then ran out the door after his father, leaving Sam, Gabriel, and Cas in the house, standing in a tense silence. Dean was going to yell after him, tell him that he didn't need to worry about it, that he and Sam would take care of it but he'd already stormed inside the Novack home.
"Who the fuck are you?" Lucifer sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. Dean ran in and stood next to his father.
"He's my Dad." Dean said simply.
Michael and Anna just watched, Michael was breathing heavily like he'd just been yelling. Balthazar was leaning against the wall smiling and Lucifer was just standing in the middle looking exhausted and worn out. When he heard what Dean said he ooked confused and then angry.
"What? Like your jackass father, "Dad"?" he asked stepping towards them.
"Whoa, Lucifer, chill. Everything's okay, everything is…better. I'll explain it to you later." Dean said putting a hand on his friends chest. Lucifer nodded.
"So why are you guys here?"
It was Dean's turn to sigh, then he looked at Lucifer, "I picked up Sammy and Cas from the University, and when we got home, Dad's truck was outside the house, so while Sammy and I were talking to him Cas sat in my room to give us some privacy. Then I introduced him to Dad and all of a sudden Gabriel comes barging into our house, fucking sobbing about how all this ass hat was doing was breaking Cas' heart and Sam's calming him down. I explained this situation to my Dad and he just stormed over here." Dean concluded and then everyone looked at John.
"So the real question is why are you here?" Balthazar asked John, pushing himself off of the wall.
"Well, Castiel, and Gabriel, and Lucifer, and I'm guessing you're Balthawhatever? Yeah okay, all of you, you're part of Sam and Dean's family now, and that means you're part of my family too, and I don't like it when my family isn't accepted or when they're sad. I don't like it at all." he said sternly and the corner of Dean's mouth lifted into an almost unnoticeable smirk.
John looked around the room and his stare stopped when he saw Michael sitting at the table, glaring at him.
"You're this Michael aren't you?" John asked.
"What's it to you?" Michael sneered standing to walk around the table and stand in front of them. Lucifer moved away. "My family's affairs aren't not of your concern, alright? I don't want to hear anything more about how gay people are normal too and that they're born that way. I've heard enough of that shit for one night." \
John was practically smoldering.
"Listen here you arrogant, ignorant little shit." John said pointing at Michael. " Gay people are normal people and they are born that way but that wasn't what I was going to fucking tell you alright?" John growled and Michael regarded John for a moment before nodding.
"I was a horrible father. After Dean and Sam's mother passed I became a drunk and I yelled when I was awake, and sometimes I even hit my sons. my own sons. Then one day, I took it too far and I knocked my youngest son out cold, I was even too drunk to feel remorse. Dean kicked me out, and he raised Sam on his own, worked three jobs, and didn't go to college so Sam could." John began. Michael lifted his eyebrows in surprise.
"I just came back because I don't want to be a bad father anymore. I want to be part of my children's lives again. I've been sober for four years, and no matter how amazing that feet is for me, I can't be forgiven for what I did, but we, me, Dean, and Sam, can start over again. You know what it's like to live without part of your family, don't you? Knowing that they left, or you had to leave, and that they don't want you to be part of their lives? It hurts bad. It hurts so bad that I even contemplated suicide. Living without my boys? It was like being in hell. How does it feel Michael? How does it feel knowing that three of your own brothers don't want you in their lives because of some silly phobia that you have? How does it feel to break their hearts with every word of hatred and rejection that you throw at them? How does it feel?" John asked, advancing on Michael and looking him in the eyes, his voice was sad, but it seethed with anger as well.
"That's not- but- I don't-…" Michael stuttered out.
"Answer me." John said icily.
But before Michael could answer they heard a whimper from behind them. It was Cas. In the doorway stood Sam, Cas, and Gabriel, and Cas a hand over his mouth and he was looking at John with tears in his eyes.
"Oh Cas," Dean said and Cas ran to him and into his arms. He was crying into Dean's shoulder. Dean was rubbing circles into his back with his large callused hands and whispering nothings into his ear.
"Did I say something wrong?" John asked worried. Sam and Gabe walked in and shut the door. They were holding hands.
"Oh no! Not at all," Cas said pulling back from Dean, "I just-I heard what you said. All of it, and no one other than my brothers and Sam and Dean have said such wonderful things before. That I'm part of your family, and the fact that you would defend me only having met me moments ago? It makes me happy." Cas said smiling and John returned the smile.
"So you're okay?" Dean asked taking Cas' face in his hands and looking over him, staring into his eyes with concern.
"Dean you do not need to worry so much." was all that Cas said.
"Well Cas, I love you, of course I have to." Dean said smiling, his eyes were filled with tears but they never spilled over.
"I love you too Dean, so there's no need to worry. None at all." Cas whispered, and just as Dean was about to protest Cas pulled Dean's face to his and crashed their lips together. Michael gasped and Anna smiled like everyone else.
Finally, after a few long minutes Cas pulled away grinning.
"Okay, okay I won't worry." Dean said blushing but returned the grin.
"So what's your answer?" Gabriel asked after Dean and Cas had had enough mushy time. He was looking at Michael. They had all heard John ask him how he felt, and were waiting for him to reply. It was like torture, especially for Cas.
"Well?" Lucifer asked impatiently.
Michael sighed. "It does hurt. It hurts so bad. Every time I get word of how happy your life is or see you in a picture smiling when you're not with me like you used to be? I feel like I'm being stabbed with a hot poker." Michael said looking right at Cas.
"Oh Michael" Cas said tearing up again, "Then why ever did you want me to leave?" He asked.
"Becau-Because of how you are. It's not-I'm not overly fond of it and I'm not used to it, it's just-" Cas cut him off.
"It's just how I am Michael. it's just how Gabriel is. And if you want to be in our lives then you're going to have to learn to live with it." Castiel said seriously but kindly.
Cas had never spoken to Michael as forwardly or honestly as he had just then.
Michael looked at his brother first in surprise and then in respect and understanding. Slowly he smiled and said "I suppose I will have to learn to live with it then."
Cas removed himself from Dean's embrace and threw himself into Michael's arms. They squeezes each other tight. Castiel sighed happily. It had been so long since he'd hugged his eldest brother the way he was now.
"Michael?" Gabe asked stepping forward and letting go of Sam's hand.
"Come here Gabriel" he said smiling wider and Gabriel grinned wide and joined the hug.
"Lucifer?" Cas asked.
Lucifer nodded and joined the hug but they could tell he was still hesitant. He was the first to leave and it seemed he might be the first to come back.
"Ehem?" Anna said from the far corner of the room.
"Oh Anna!" Gabriel said as pulled her into the hug as well. Gabriel was always very fond of Anna, he didn't like her as much as he did Lucifer and Castiel but he did love her very much.
The Winchester's and Balthazar stepped back so the Novacks could catch up for a bit and after they talked for a few minutes and Lucifer tolerated Michael, Gabriel turned to see that they were still there. He looked right at Sam who smiled sheepishly at him and then to Dean who also grinned a little.
"Oh Cassie! We haven't properly introduced our stud muffins yet!" John choked down laugh while Sam glared at him and Dean sighed shaking his head. Gabriel had been calling them stud muffins and other weird names since they had met four years back.
They waved Sam and Dean forward while Balthazar stayed back to chat with John.
"Michael, Anna, this is my boyfriend, Sam Winchester, we've together for about four months now. Samsquatch this is my brother Michael and my sister Anna." Gabriel said introducing them, taking one of Sam's hands while he shook with the other.
Anna kissed Sam on the cheek, "it's nice to meet you." She said sincerely.
"It's nice to meet you too, both of you." Sam said smiling warmly. John and Dean smiled at how friendly and just plain nice Sammy was.
"You really are a uhh, Samsquatch as Gabriel says." Michael said looking up at him.
"Being tall runs in their family I guess" Cas said speaking up. He pulled Dean forward and squeezed his hand. "Dean here is six foot one"
Dean blushed horribly. He hated being singled out it always made him self-conscious.
"Michael, Anna, this is my boyfriend, whom I believe you already briefly met, Dean Winchester, we've only been together for two months but best friends for four. Dean these are my siblings." Cas said gently.
"It's nice to uhh, meet you I guess." Dean said a little stiffly, he was trying at least.
"I can see how much the two of you care for each other. I'm thankful that you were there for Castiel when we weren't. " Anna told him smiling and Michael nodded.
"I'll be there in the future too. I'm not goin anywhere." Dean said looking down at Cas and wrapping an arm around his waist. Cas smiled up at him.
"You know, the two of you are honestly so disgustingly cute it makes me wanna puke all the time" Lucifer said grinning as he walked towards them.
"We'll sor-ry, Satan." Dean said glaring at his friend and then grinned. "Hey Lucifer, look. I'm huggggging Cas. Oh uh oh I'm kissing his neck and he's blushing oh no Lucifer are you gonna blow your chunks? Huh?" Dean asked annoyingly and Lucifer punched him in the arm.
"Slow down on the PDA Winchester." He said laughing.
"Hey we are not nearly as bad as Sam and Gabriel" Cas said defensively.
"Hey!" They said at the same time but Gabriel had his arms hooked around Sam's waste like Velcro shoes.
"Oh shut up Sammy. You know it's true." Dean said smiling at his brother.
Gabriel smirked and Sam blushed more than anyone thought was possible and it only made him look more adorable which Dean hadn't previously thought was possible. Dean through his head back and laughed and as Cas looked up at him he couldn't help thinking how beautiful he was. When Dean laughed it was like angels were singing, it lifted a weight off of everyone's shoulder and everyone who heard it smiled.
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Michael looked at Castiel and Dean, he watched them interact. He watched how comfortable they were with one another, Dean had his arms around Castiel's waist like it was one of the most normal things in the world, like it was instinct. He could see the protective nature in Dean though, when they had first met, and even now. Dean protected his loved ones.
Castiel was snuggled into Dean's chest, and smiling like he was in the happiest place in the world. He'd never made Castiel as happy as Dean does, and although it made him jealous and feel inadequate, he would never take it away from them.
And the way that they looked at each other. They had conversations with their eyes, with searching looks or quick glances. You could see how much they loved each other with just how much emotion was in their eyes. When Castiel looked at Dean he looked at him like he was the most beautiful creature to walk the earth, he looked at him like he knew he was safe and like he was better than everyone else. Not better like superior but he like he was a good person. Michael could see that Castiel also pitied Dean a little, Michael guessed it was because of Dean's clear self loathing and sadness.
But Dean wasn't sad when he looked at Cas, though. When Dean looked at Cas he looked at him like he was amazing, and his fate lit up with happiness. Dean handled Cas like he was fragile, as if he would shatter. He adored Castiel, he didn't think that he deserved Castiel, but he was happy that Cas had chosen him none the less.
Michael wasn't entirely comfortable but he would try his best because Castiel was happy, and Gabriel was happy and that made him happy.
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Michael and Anna were staying in Cas and Gabriel's bedrooms for the next week and a half, so Gabriel and Cas stayed at the Winchester's most of the time. Cas and Sam were having a difficult time because they didn't like having sex when their brother's were having sex because you could hear stuff and it was weird but Gabriel and Dean didn't seem to mind it all. They found times to have alone time eventually, and when they were alone.
Balthazar was staying in the guest room at the Novacks while John was staying in his old bedroom. Later in the week the Winchesters had had a proper reunion with John, Ellen and Jo and Bobby and Ash had all come over, and the Novacks left them alone for some family time.
Everyone hugged John, Dean cried again, and Ellen and Jo cried. Bobby cried but only Dean saw him.
"So what are those hunks doing again?" Balthazar asked to no one in particular. They were all sitting in the living room enjoying one another's company.
"They're having a family reunion. John hasn't been home since Dean was seventeen." Cas explained.
"What happened to their mother?" Anna asked gently.
"She died." Gabriel said, "Sam was six months old, Dean was four. Dean carried Sam out of the house fire, while John tried to save her."
"Oh wow." Anna said surprised and sadly.
"They didn't grow up without a mother though. Ellen Harvelle, owner of the Roadhouse and mother to that fine specimen Joanna, has been a mother figure to them since the accident." Lucifer explained.
"Do Dean and Sam know you're crushing on their baby sister?" Cas asked raising an eyebrow at his older brother.
"Dean might. It's not a big deal." He said waving a hand.
"Yeah not a big deal, just get your face pounded into the shape of a boomerang by Dean." Gabe said smirking.
"Could Dean even take Lucifer?" Michael asked curiously. He knew Lucifer was pretty good in a fight, he wasn't sure about Dean though.
Everyone laughed and Lucifer snorted.
"Dean could murder me without effort. So could Sam, but Sam is also a giant." Lucifer said grinning. Michael raised his eyebrows.
"When their Dad was sober, he and Bobby taught the boys self defense because they spent a lot of time around Ellen's bar as kids." Cas explained. Michael looked impressed.
"You guys know a lot about them." Michael observed.
"Well, Gabe and Lucifer have lived next to them for four years, and Cassie has spent almost every waking minute with Dean since he moved here." Balthazar said a little sarcastically.
"How did you meet Dean?" Anna asked smiling.
"I crashed my bike into a pile of his leaves." Cas said blushing and then proceeded to tell the story of how Dean and he became best friends and then on how it bloomed into a relationship that he never wants out of.
Cas was finishing up his story when three people barged into their house.
"Honey I'm hoooomee!" Dean shouted from the foyer. Cas blushed and giggled.
"If you don't have my Samsquatch with you than you can't come inside!" Gabriel shouted back.
"Gabe chill, Sammy's right behind me." Dean said walking into the living room, "He's just showing Jo where to put her coat."
"Jo's with you?" Cas asked.
"Yeah, the 'grown ups' kicked us out." Sam said walking in with a tiny little Joanna trailing behind him.
"Hi guys!" she said all smiley. "Where's Lucifer?" She asked. She hadn't realized that Michael and Anna were sitting on the loveseat behind her.
"He's in the kitchen." Balthazar said and she sprinted in there. Dean and Sam shook their heads.
"Come ere' you." Cas said holding out his arms but not getting up from his seat in the arm chair, and looked up at Dean. Dean's face split into a grin. He walked over, taking only a few bow legged steps and sat right into Cas' lap.
"Hey babe." Dean said quietly and pecked Cas on the cheek. Cas blushed again.
"Samsquatch!" Gabriel yelled happily and jumped into Sam's arms, wrapping his legs around Sam's waste. It was Sam's turn to blush. He chuckled, smiled one of those Sam smiles that was horribly contagious.
"Hey Gabe." He said hugging him back. Sam looked over his shoulder at Michael and Anna. They were grinning.
They heard Jo screaming and giggling from the kitchen and watched as she ran in and stopped when she saw Sam putting Gabriel down. She flicked Gabriel in the nose.
"Hey dickface." She said grinning.
"Ow! Hello troll." Gabriel replied with a pout that turned into smirk. Jo and Gabe had an interesting relationship.
"If you guys are here then where is the genius hillbilly with the mullet?" Balthazar asked.
"Ash? He's asleep on the roof." Jo said shrugging and that was it. Everyone thought that was perfectly normal accept for Michael and Anna.
"He's sleeping on the roof?" Anna asked.
Jo turned around a little shocked by the fact that there were people in the room that she hadn't seen before.
"Oh you must be Anna and Michael, nice to meet you." She said smiling her adorable little smile.
"And you are…?" Michael said a little confused.
"She is Joanna Beth Harvelle, sister to the Winchester boys." Lucifer said walking up behind her and wrapping his arms around her waist. Jo leaned into him smiling, and flipped Dean off because she knew he was glaring. Cas laughed kissing Dean's cheek.
"But you can call me Jo." She said smiling.
Michael and Anna smiled back, not only because she was so charming but because Sam and Dean were glaring at Lucifer like he was actually Satan.
So? What did you think? Sorry again for the long wait! Christmas, and applying to college, and homework, and another AU that I started that you should totally read, kept me busy. Review pls?one love.
Liz.
