Author's Note

This is a more establishing chapter, I had other ideas but like always it never really went to plan.
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Balthazar glanced at each individual in the room the Graces of Castiel and Gabriel had not missed him with the strong connection to the Winchester brothers. How utterly curious… he shifted his gaze to Gabriel whose face remained passive but his Grace still practically cried with hurt from Sam's rejection of almost being caught by the older brother, and not wanting to reveal their relationship. "So you want to know what's going up there?" he grinned a little while sipping at his glass. "It's chaos since little Cassie here had a full on pissing match with Zachariah, I must say I was impressed by Cassie's refusal and courage to defy a direct order to give up Dean." He saw Dean pale and Castiel's eyes dull slightly. "Look what are you saying? And what do you mean 'give up Dean'?" Dean snapped, wanting to grab Balthazar but was held back by Castiel. "What I'm trying to say you simple specimen is that Cassie is your Guardian and the Bosses have big plans for you." He finished the glass placing it almost gently on the desk. "Of course I personally was just passing by, so don't bother asking what those plans might be. It seems only Cassie will be able to answer that for you." He smacked his forehead with a sigh. "Oh wait! He can't because his memories are locked away. Well unlucky. Now I must be going things to do. Ta ta."

"Hang on! Wait!" Balthazar disappeared with a click of his fingers leaving the Angels expressionless and Winchesters gawping at his exit. "So would one of you like to… I don't know explain what the hell he was talking about?" Dean barely registered the sudden look of hurt on Castiel's face. "Look Dean neither of us can answer at the moment because the answers are in Castiel's memories which just happen to be locked away but don't you get it," Gabriel moved away from Sam, his mouth tight. "Whatever they wanted you for Castiel defied them to protect you." Dean shot Gabriel a look of disgusted disbelief as he thoughts switched to the idea of being 'protected' by some Angel dicks. "Dude I don't need 'protecting' and right now I've had enough of all this Angel crap! One Angel I can cope with but the whole lot with some sick and twisted 'plan' for me. Yeah I've had enough."

Sam saw Castiel flinch at Dean's frustrated anger and he watched the older Winchester storm out the house stopping only to grab his jacket. Slamming the door with so much force the sound was deafening. "Wow what is that guy's problem?"

Gabriel felt Castiel's broken Grace cry out in pain at Dean's exit and hanging fury. He placed a comforting hand on Castiel's shoulder only for it to be shrugged off. Sam held on to the desk until he felt ready to move and explain. "It was our Dad to be honest he was never really fond of Angels." Gabriel scoffed his eyes still solely on his younger brother who had yet to say anything. At each passing second the brightness in Castiel's blue eyes dulled. Oh shit. "I think it's just to overwhelming for him to be surrounding by so many Angels and being dragged into whatever issues you guys have. Why do you think I didn't tell him about us?" this time it was Gabriel's time to flinch at the sudden lighting shot of pain issued by Sam's words, his lips twitched and eyes heated up. "What? Are you ashamed Sam?" Castiel suddenly felt the conversation shift and slowly got up moving away from whatever was going on between Gabriel and Sam as their repressed emotions came to the surface. "Ashamed? No, I just don't want my brother not being able to trust me!" Sam shot back his voice rising a little at Gabriel's sudden confrontation. "I think its more than that Sam Winchester you know sometimes I wish I didn't save you all those years ago." He knew it was a low blow and saw the effect of it on Sam's face not to mention the wall of emotions he felt. Sometimes he wondered why his Grace had decided Sam was his mate, why he had to feel the attack of Sam's never ending worries and fears. It pissed him off but… "So why did you Gabriel?" Sam's voice cracked as hurt blocked his throat. "Sam… you wouldn't believe me even if I told you."

Sam straightened taking only a moment to clear his thoughts and he stepped towards Gabriel determined for answers, he lifted his hand hesitating before stroking Gabriel's face with the tips of his fingers. "Well why don't you tell me before deciding what I'll believe and won't believe?" You bastard! Why do you have to be tender! Gabriel cursed internally feeling the bloom of something in his chest and letting it spread across his entire being.

Dean grabbed the nearest object and bashed it against the cars trying to find a way to vent out his anger… emotions… everything! "Dean?" he heard Castiel's voice barely underneath the sounds of metal on metal impact, he turned seeing Castiel watching him. Castiel's face expressing concern, what made it through Dean's fuming emotional state was how dull Castiel's skin and eyes seemed to have become. "Cas! Don't do that!" he dropped the metal object on the floor and sat on the boot on the car. "Cas tell me what the hell is going on?" almost cautious Castiel appeared near Dean keeping distance between them. "I can only tell you what I know." Dean saw Castiel fidget awkwardly. "From my knowledge about Charges and Guardianships. I was given Guardianship over you as soon as you were born. It is a regular occurrence to protect specific and special bloodlines. I do not know what fight Balthazar was referring to but for anyone to…" whatever Castiel wanted to say seemed to make him struggle. "For anyone to… want or need a Charge they require permission. Which is what I suspect is the reason for my falling from Heaven but I am sorry I do not know anything more."

"Wait require permission? For what?" Castiel chewed his bottom lip unsure to whether it would be wise to answer. "It would be considered the greatest insult if an Angel was to go near another Angel's Charge. They need the permission of the Guardian which in essence relinquishes the rights."

"Cas why is it you remember all this but not why you fell?" Castiel rolled his eyes, rolled his eyes. "Dean I may have memory blocks but I am not completely useless, my knowledge is perfectly intact." Dean smirked at Castiel's sudden snarkiness and his eyes raked down the Angel, his heart beating strongly as he took in the skin which had started to tinge again with a healthy glow. "So you're my Guardian, what happens now?"