Gabriel had thought after he gave Reinforce (she insisted on that new name, and frankly he could care less what she called herself) that piece of himself to help insure her new form was never possessed again, that it would be the end of it for him.

But he could still feel her even now. And right now she was pretty damn pissed about something.

So Gabriel (and this was Gabriel not Loki) went to the source. What he saw angered and worried him.

Reinforce was a piece of himself, given new form and ability by his Father. She shouldn't be able to take a vessel and yet the little girl he had helped... his deviant and highly huggable minion Hayate, was definitely acting as Reinforce's vessel.

Gabriel watched with shock as golden feathers wrapped around Hayate and when they passed revealed...a blond girl with teal eyes. On her head was a white cap with black trim that ended with an ornate cross. She wore a white jacket over a deep silver colored cape...one that had his symbol all along the edge of the bottom. Seeing the Enochian sigil for Gabriel was shock enough, but the outfit was even more outlandish.

Hayate had a black and silver armor on, and it was very reminiscent of something his garrison had worn during the civil war in heaven.

But the biggest shock wasn't her outfit or the fact she had somehow gone blond. No, the thing that startled him most was the wings.

Six wings that flapped behind the girl, clearly functional. Six white gold and silver wings.

Gabriel could feel the girl's Grace from where he was, and it didn't take a genius to figure out what she was now.

Hayate Winchester (boy had he been surprised finding out that the older brother had a daughter) was a newly fledged Arch Angel. One that was clearly accepted by his former instrument.

Poor Gabriel wasn't about to feel the last shock of the evening.

As if seeing his instrument bond with the human kid wasn't bad enough, his Father decided to get involved as well.

Gabriel.

The arch angel turned pagan jumped. He hadn't heard his Father's voice in centuries.

Dad?

The girl Hayate. I want you to keep an eye on her. Do not let the Host find her. The last thing I want is for her to be taken from her family again.

Wait, so you actually made her a fledgling? Gabriel said incredulous.

Hayate has a unique gift. She has the ability to redeem even the most lost soul. If she is allowed to grow in her own time, she might even be able to save Lucifer from himself.

Seriously? This is how you plan to deal with their spat? Send a child in? Gabriel said angrily.

He was aware that the Winchesters were his brother's vessels. He just didn't care. He wanted the entire mess to be over with, because he couldn't stand to see them fight.

God chuckled.

You said it yourself. Hayate is a deviant, yet highly huggable girl. Can you honestly say that Lucifer would be able to resist her natural charms long enough to continue his fight with Micheal? Especially once he realizes what she now is?

Gabriel thought about that. Hayate was so adorable it was hard to hate her, unless your heart was truly dark. She was even able to save his instrument from a demon without realizing it.

Besides Lucifer, for all his faults, was always a total sucker for the younger angels. He was the one who taught Gabriel most of his tricks after all.

Well, maybe. But you're really going to have a child try to change what's about to happen?

Her 'Knights' are strong enough to take on any demon, and they are the source of her wings. So long as he doesn't try to kill her outright, they will reform. Besides, we both know that Micheal would never dare target an innocent child.

So that was his reason for turning Hayate into an angel! He didn't want Micheal or Lucifer to kill her outright for accidentally bonding with Gabriel's instrument!

Vita caught Hayate once it was all said and done. The girl was exhausted from using that much of her linker core and from bonding with Reinforce properly.

Chrono had captured the Lieze twins after his mother arrested their master. In his hand was the device that the felines were planning to use to put Hayate and Reinforce in a permanent deep freeze.

"Shamal, is she alright?" asked Vita.

Shamal scanned their Master's core.

"She's fine. Just exhausted. What exactly happened?"

"I don't know! The book wasn't even completed and all of a sudden Reinforce bonded with Hayate! Next thing we knew there were all these feathers!"

"Um... I might be able to offer an explanation?" offered a familiar face.

"Loki. What are you doing here?" asked Zafira.

"Actually I have a better question. Exactly how did those two get all the way here when the only ones on the roof were you and the chibi?"

"Something pulled us from America all the way here. Last thing I remember is seeing some white space before we found ourselves out here," said Signum confused.

"So what exactly happened?" asked Shamal to Loki.

"Reinforce used Hayate as a vessel. Which is pretty damn odd considering she's not meant to be used like that, but considering the circumstances she probably went for the path of least resistance to stop those stupid cats."

"What exactly is a vessel, and how did Hayate manage to destroy the firing mechanism for the cannon?" asked Chrono.

"A vessel is a term used for anyone used by angels to interact with humans. We're not exactly able to do it in our true forms," said Loki.

"Why not?"

"Because our true forms are more than most people can handle. Seeing me as I really am would burn your eyes out, and hearing my real voice would literally drive you insane. Fortunately most of my brothers tend to stay in Heaven."

"Will Hayate be okay?" asked Vita.

"She'll be find. Becoming a vessel is entirely voluntary. A few night's rest and she'll be back to normal. However I will have to borrow Reinforce for a while. That little light show you lot put off will have attracted attention she definitely does not need," said Loki.

Before the Knights (and the mages) could protest, Reinforce herself appeared.

"You're afraid Micheal and the others will find Hayate through me, aren't you?" she asked.

"I know they will. But if they sense my Grace, then they'll just assume some idiot tried to play you like the last time you overreacted," said Gabriel rolling his eyes.

Reinforce did not suffer idiots. If someone other than Gabriel tried to use her, she reacted badly and sent out a calling card for all of Heaven to hear. It had happened when one of the younger angels had 'borrowed' Gabriel's horn and tried to use it. Micheal had firmly scolded the poor idiot since Gabriel wasn't going to.

Gabriel thought the shock his horn had given the lower angel punishment enough.

"You're not taking her away are you?" asked Vita. As far as she was concerned, Reinforce was one of them.

"Of course not! I'm just borrowing her until I'm sure that my brothers won't be looking for Hayate. It's not like we won't be visiting you guys often. Besides, I'm going to wait until she can properly say goodbye to Hayate before we take off," said Gabriel mock offended.


Dean and Sam were brought straight to the Arthra so they could see Hayate was fine...and the second Dean saw Gil Graham and was told he was the one who had the cat twins who took his daughter, he took three long strides and put the full force of his body into the punch.

The only reason Sam didn't join in was because he was quickly blocked by Chrono who had the feeling that the taller man would follow his brother.

Admiral Graham held his very bloody nose and it was clear that there was a bruise forming from where Dean had punched him. What he lacked in height he made up for in hitting power, as the man had found out.

"What was that for?!" demanded Lotte, hissing.

"That was for having you two furballs kidnap my daughter," snarled Dean.

"That's impossible. I know Hayate's father and you most definitely are not him!"

"Care to have a DNA test to prove I am?" growled Dean.

Graham and Winchester glared at each other.

It was Lindy who put an end to it.

"Admiral, stand down. And you, I'll forgive that punch but only this once. Quite frankly Admiral I think you deserved that for what you just pulled," said Lindy glaring at Admiral Graham herself.

After what he pulled, the best he could hope for was being let go quietly and having his rank removed. Especially since Chrono had already been investigating him for kidnapping of a minor on an Un-administrated planet.


Gil Graham looked at the report given to him from the doctors who had performed a DNA test to prove once and for all that Hayate was in fact the green-eyed man's daughter.

Even though Dean already had one done before he officially took her in, he wanted to show the man who kept trying to kidnap his girl that he was an idiot.

That had been the last straw for the soon-to-be formal Admiral.

Though Chrono had his own headaches to deal with.

Sam and Dean Winchester wanted to get devices. They didn't have to be Intelligent Devices like Raising Heart or Bardiche, nor did they have to be like Reinforce who was with her proper owner again for the first time in over a thousand years.

(Chrono hadn't been the only one shocked when part of the strange pendant had split off and become a rather ornate looking horn.)

However there weren't any devices Chrono could actually give them, and it wasn't like they had any currency accepted by Mid Childa standards.

And after Hayate was taken twice by the TSAB, it was very unlikely they would even consider joining up.

Which was why he instead sent Dean off to bother someone else and Sam to help Yuuno read the book Bobby had given him when they visited.

However the second they heard Hayate was awake, both rushed to check on her.

"Dad? Uncle Sam?" she said in shock. Then she saw the other man in the room. "Loki?"

"Heya kiddo! Felt that awakening all the way from Bermuda and had to come see what was going on. Unfortunately it attracted more than my attention."

"Micheal and the others felt it to, didn't they? Reinforce mentioned she might have to leave for a while if we didn't complete the book and just skipped ahead."

Loki raised an eyebrow. Reinforce must have been feeling rather chatty to mention that. Still at least he wouldn't have to explain what was going on.

"Well don't worry minion. Once most of the attention is off of you we'll come by and make regular visits. Besides, there's no way I'm letting you two muttonheads lose her again," said Loki grinning.

"Oi."

"Wait... so let me get this straight. You like Hayate enough to actually babysit her?" said Sam incredulous.

Loki blinked.

"That's... one way of putting it," he said carefully. Babysitting was one way of describing him teaching Hayate new things. And it would explain why he kept visiting them.

"You can't be serious Sammy. Why would we let something like him babysit Hayate?"

"Because I'm the same person who brought her back the first time those cats grabbed her," said Loki annoyed.

"He is," confirmed Zafira.

Dean did not look comfortable with having something like Loki around his daughter. However Loki was one of the few things out there that he knew about that wouldn't try to kill her outright.

"Plus there's a very good chance I might be able to snag a few devices for you two muttonheads to play with, since these guys aren't parting with any," said Loki impishly. Hayate giggled.

Dean's sour attitude turned pensive.

"And if that doesn't work, you can always bring pie," added Sam dryly. Hayate's giggling turned into actual laughter. It was well known that her father loved pie, almost as much as he did his daughter.

"Any particular kind of pie?" asked Loki only half-joking.

"Any pie, so long as it's sweet," said Sam.

Loki's grin widened.

"I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship~!" said Loki grinning.

"Great..." said Dean.