The next morning, Gabriel went in to wake Sam up at around ten. Normally, he got him up earlier, but he knew the kid would be more tired since he didn't actually get into bed until late. And even though Gabriel knew that fact was Sam's own fault, he decided to let him sleep the extra couple of hours.

Gabriel approached Sam and gently shook the boy. "Sam, it's time to get up."

Sam started to groan and kicked the blankets off he turned his back to Gabriel, showing no sign of getting up. As he moved positions, the toy bear he'd been snuggled with fell to the floor.

Gabriel frowned as he watched the toy fall. Sam had slept with the stuffed bear he got him. Had he regressed. He had to have because adult Sam never would've slept with a stuffed animal. And as Gabriel thought about it, he remembered how compliant Sam had been the night before. He hadn't fought him once after Gabriel got him home. Gabriel had assumed it was just that Sam was tired and maybe a bit overwhelmed by what had just happened, but obviously it was that he'd regressed.

Gabriel shook Sam again. "Come on, kiddo. We have to get up now."

Sam groaned once more, but he was more awake now. "I don't wanna. I'm sleepy."

"I know, buddy, but you need to get up. It's time for breakfast," Gabriel said as he gently turned Sam onto his back.

"I can eat later," Sam said as he began to rub his eyes."

"No, we'll eat now," Gabriel said with a chuckle before picking the boy up. "I'll tell you what. We'll have a movie day. We can lay down on the couch and rest while we watch movies."

Sam laid his head head on Gabriel's shoulder and rubbed his eyes again. "Okay. Can I take my bear to breakfast?"

"Of course you can," Gabriel said before snapping his fingers. The toy appeared in Sam's arms, causing the boy to giggle and hug it close. If there was any doubt that Sam had regressed, it disappeared in that moment.

Gabriel carried Sam downstairs and into the kitchen. He set him down right in front of his chair, where a small plate with pancakes and some juice was waiting for him.

"Pancakes!" Sam exclaimed before sitting down in his chair.

"Hey, how about we put your bear in the chair next to you. That way you can still see him, but he'll stay clean," Gabriel suggested.

"Okay. He can watch us eat," Sam said before reaching over and putting the toy in the chair next to him. Then he immediately started digging into his breakfast.

Gabriel went and sat at in his own chair and started eating. He looked up and smiled at Sam every so often. He couldn't deny being happy Sam was officially a child in every sense of the word. It wasn't that he didn't want adult Sam around. He was actually quite fond of the man, even if the last week with him had been rather frustration. He just knew that going through childhood again was what was best for Sam. He could live his life without worrying about the supernatural creatures that reek havoc on humanity or a father who would force him to train and hunt. Plus, it had been a long time since Gabriel had cared for a child. He had to admit he was looking forward to it again.

"Am I gonna be in trouble now?" Sam suddenly asked. He'd forgotten for a bit that he did something bad, but now he remembered. He was probably gonna get a spanking.

Gabriel sighed. Before he woke Sam up, the answer would've been most definitely yes. He had every intention of punishing Sam for leaving the house, just as he promised him he would, but that went out the window the moment he realized Sam had regressed. In every way that mattered, the person that left the house was an entirely different person than the boy Gabriel had brought back. This boy had not made the decision to leave. He may have physically done it, but in the end, it wasn't his choice. He didn't deserve to be punished for something he hadn't done. "No. I'm not gonna punish you, but we are going to talk about what happened last night and some other things."

"But I won't get a spanking?" Sam asked.

"No, not this time," Gabriel assured him. Gabriel was going to talk to him to make sure that Sam understood that he wasn't allowed to leave the house alone and why, but there would be no punishment this time.

Sam sighed in relief and went back to his pancakes.

Ten minutes later, they were both finished eating. Gabriel looked over at Sam, who was practically covered in syrup. "It looks like someone needs a bath.

Sam just giggled in response.

Gabriel got up and approached the boy. "Come on, let's get you cleaned."

Sam nodded and got up and followed him.

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After Sam's bath, Gabriel dressed him in a pair of tan pants and and a white and blue striped t-shirt. Then he led him downstairs to the living room. "Okay, we're gonna have a little talk and then I'll put our first movie on, okay?"

Sam nodded and jumped up on the couch.

Gabriel sat down next to him. "So do you remember leaving the house last night?"

Sam nodded and ducked his head. "I'm sorry.

"It's alright. I told you you're not going to be punished, but can you remember why you left?" Gabriel asked. He wanted to determine just how much the boy understood from before he left. It was clear that he had some memories, but Gabriel wanted to see how far they stretched.

"Because I was mad at you for making me little and I didn't want to live here," Sam said. It was kind of confusing to him. He remembered those things, but now he didn't really understand why they upset him. His head was different now. He knew that, and it was hard to understand a lot of things that happened when he was big.

"Okay, do you know why I made you little?" Gabriel asked. Again, he wanted to determine exactly how much Sam understood. He didn't expect a lot. The apocalypse and angels trying to possess you were concepts that were a little above the mind of a five-year-old. The most he'd probably understand was that something supernatural had been after him and his brother. The kid did seem to remember about the supernatural. He hadn't batted an eyelash when Gabriel used his grace last night or this morning and he remembered that he'd been turned into a child. But even all that was pretty simply compared to an apocalypse.

Sam frowned as he tried to remember. He remembered that something bad was happening, but he couldn't really understand what it was, and that was bothering him. Why was it so hard to remember and get what happened?

Gabriel could see that Sam was getting frustrated and upset. "Hey, it's okay. It's kind of hard to understand it all, huh?"

Sam nodded. "Why?"

Gabriel understood what Sam was asking. Sam understood enough to know things were different than they were before and he didn't understand why. Gabriel almost wished he'd told Sam he'd regress when he still had his adult mind. Maybe he would understand it more now. Gabriel had just felt it would scare Sam needlessly. "Well, when I made you little, it started making you a little different, but that's okay. It doesn't mean it's bad. You're just fine, I promise."

"Okay," Sam said.

"There's one more thing we have to talk about. I already told you you weren't in trouble, but you need to understand that you cannot leave this house without me again. Bad things could happen," Gabriel told him.

"Get hurt again?" Sam asked.

"That's right. So when you go outside, it'll only be when you're with me. If you go out by yourself, you will be punished," Gabriel warned in a slightly firm tone.

"Okay. I won't do it again," Sam promised.

"Good boy. Now how about we pick out our first movie?" Gabriel asked before turning the TV on.