"So you're the angel that's brought Heaven to my front door… and all for one little human. Interesting." Lucifer was inches away from Cass's face and the younger angel would be lying if he said that it didn't make him nervous. Although that was more from finally seeing the beauty that was once the morning star, even fallen, the grace Lucifer held was near breathtaking.

"Back off Lucy." Gabriel's voice was low and his posture threatening, a side that Castiel couldn't recall ever seeing before.

"Gabriel, it's good to see you. Are you planning on running with your wings between your legs like you did last time we went to war?" Lucifer's attention went to the archangel.

"There isn't going to be a war." It was the first time Lauviah had spoken since they arrived at Stull earlier that date.

"And you know that for a fact, Lauviah?" Now Lucifer was looking her over with an expression that Cass could only describe as disgust.

"No, but I'll be damned if I let one happen."

"I wonder which of you knows what is going to happen. Not that it matters because you're already damned." Lucifer then turned to Cass once more, "Just as you are, Castiel. Which makes me wonder why you didn't just rip your grace out and live out whatever time you had left with your human."

The thought had occurred to him, even Gabriel had asked him about that one night and he still believed he made the right choice in keeping his grace, "because then I wouldn't be able to protect him."

"Him? You certainly don't half-ass things, but why should I care beyond the fact that this gives me an opportunity to rip Michael's wings to shreds like he did to mine." Lucifer revealed all six of his wings then, stretching each pair out to their full lengths. Even damaged his wings were beautiful, a brilliant white flecked with gold which became thicker toward the bottom feathers or at least it seemed that way. Much like Lauviah and Beelzebub's wings, Lucifer's were partially burned and shredded, but not to the extent of the other's wings.

It was intimidating, but Cass wasn't about to give up, "I don't expect you to understand the first thing about love Lucifer, but it was never my intention to cause the deaths of so many of our brothers and sisters. I only wanted to protect a righteous soul of a man who has suffered by Heaven's indifference, in my desire to protect him I fell in love him and I am willing to do anything for him." Castiel unfurled his own wings, their span was not as impressive as Lucifer's but still managed to raise the fallen angel's eyebrows.

"I wonder what star Father pulled you from. At least you won't have any color to mourn when your wings burn." Lucifer's pulled his wings in before continuing, "I will help you in any way that I can, but you've made quite a mess Castiel, so I hope your human is worth it. You may also want to get him somewhere safe."

"Safe?"

"If angels are going missing then Michael and Raphael are going to be going through every rank and position to see if everyone is where they should be and doing what they should be. So when they realize that you're not doing either, where do you think they are going to go first?"

Lucifer's tone made Cass's blood run cold. They would see if Dean's soul was in Heaven and since it wasn't they would know that he was protecting him. But he wasn't there to protect Dean, he never thought that Michael and Uriel would possibly track him down through his charge.

"Gabriel-" He didn't even finish his sentence before he and Gabriel were standing on Bobby's front porch.

"Let's make it quick, kiddo." Gabriel knocked on the door and pushed his way past Sam when the younger Winchester opened the door.

"You've got a lot of nerve showing up here Cass."

Cass deserved the angry tone and glare Sam used on him, actually he deserved more than that, "I know, but this is important, where's Dean?"

"Why do you care?"

"He's in danger because of me and need to make sure that he's someplace safe."

"Yeah that really makes me want to tell you where he is, which for the record seems pretty safe since you're not there." Sam wasn't going to give Dean up easily and Cass had expected that. Things may still be rough between the two brothers, but they would still protect each other.

"Look Sasquatch, we really don't have time to explain, but maybe if we're still alive by the end of the week I could take you out to lunch and give you the full story. But for now it would be a good idea to tell us where Dean-o is before our brothers find him." Gabriel chimed in and Cass could hear the irritation building in his voice.

"Please, Sam, I need to let Dean know that I am sorry and I need to know that he's going to be safe."

A tense silence followed, but Sam let out a long suffering sigh, before answering, "He's not here, Cass. You really hurt him, he went to stay with a friend in Louisiana for a few days."

Cass felt some relief, Dean was with Benny which meant that Raphael and Michael hadn't come looking for him yet. A small part of him also felt jealousy knowing that Dean had an intimate relationship with Benny in the past. Although it overshadowed by self-loathing and worry because he had been the one to chase Dean away, he was the one who put him in danger. "Thank you, Sam, that's all I needed." He turned to leave but was stopped by Sam gripping his arm.

"You can't just ask where Dean is, say he's in danger and then leave!"

"I'll explain everything Sam, I swear, but not right now." He brushed Sam off. This was taking too much time, he needed to get to Dean. Before Sam could say anything Gabriel snapped his fingers and the younger Winchester disappeared.

"He's fine just somewhere Michael or Raphael won't find him, but we need to get going." Gabriel snapped his fingers again and they were standing outside of Benny's trailer home in the backwoods of Louisiana.

Or what used to be Benny's home, the windows were shattered and the door had been blown off. The scent of blood was sharp in the air and Cass felt his knees go weak. His brothers had found Dean. He was too late.