Summary: So the world ends and life sucks. Gabriel decides that the Winchesters and Castiel all deserve something better…so he turns the three of them into children and takes them to a different dimension to have a second chance at childhood. PLEASE REVIEW!
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A/N: Okay, it's been forever since I updated this, and it's taken a turn I didn't expect. Hope you like the small twist!
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CHAPTER TEN: SET ME DOWN IN YOUR WARM ARMS
After the hellhound had paid a visit, Gabriel was more wary when the children played in the backyard. Sooner or later, he knew he was going to get some kind of visit from a demon or one of his brothers, and sooner or later, he would have to let them in. He didn't want anything or anyone disturbing the new life they had too. His thoughts were broken by the gentle sobs coming from the boys' bedroom. The last time he checked on them, they were all fine and immediately he started to worry.
"Boys?" He whispered as he opened the door, finding Sam whimpering in his sleep, "Oh, Sammy."
He knelt by the child's bed and stroked his hair tenderly, pressing a loving kiss to his hair.
"Shhh..."
"G-Gabwiel?" Sam mumbled as he woke up, sniffling and hiccuping as he rubbed his eyes, "Bad dweam!"
"Hey, sh, sh, shhh..." The Archangel soothed, "It's okay, little man."
"Gabwiel, I scared..." Sam whimpered, "Real bad!"
"Shhh," Gabriel whispered, "Come on."
He picked up the tiny boy and took him into his room, settling against the pillows with him in his embrace and rubbing his back gently to help him sleep. The poor boy was trembling in his arms, but he continued to rock him, humming an Enochian lullaby to him to help him back to sleep.
"Wha's wrong wi' my Sammy?"
Gabriel looked up to see Dean standing in the doorway rubbing his eyes, Castiel trudging behind him, both with their teddy bears and Sam's bear in their hands.
"Just a bad dream." Gabriel said softly, "You can go back to bed."
"M'wanna stay wi' my Sammy..." Dean mumbled, crawling onto the bed beside Gabriel, Castiel joining them.
"Okay." Gabriel whispered, "C'mere..."
He welcomed them under the sheets and they both found a space to lay and cuddle up to him, all of them going back to sleep.
"We have to find them." Michael told Raphael, "They could be anywhere."
"Why do you even care, brother?" Raphael asked, "They are abominations. Especially Samuel."
"Gabriel and Castiel are our brothers." Michael said sharply, "And as for Sam and Dean...They did their best against Lucifer. Yes, they failed, but they did their best. And they are in danger. Now, we have to find Father, and we have to find them."
Michael turned and paced, looking up to the sky and sighing.
"ELIJAH! JOPHIEL! AZRAEL! ZADKIEL!"
Four angels stood before him, all gazing at him with determination as the cold air wound around them.
"You need to find Gabriel, Castiel and the Winchesters. You know of their current state." He ordered, the four angels nodding before disappearing, "Raphael? You and I...We're going to find Father."
Gabriel sat the children on the floor in the living room, Castiel and Dean happily playing in the cloth playhouse while Sam sat by Gabriel.
"Okay, Sam, I want you to find me the pink octopus."
The little boy concentrated, trying his best to remember his colours. That was what Gabriel had decided to practice with him. Colours. Sam was great with his letters and numbers, but his colours he was finding a little more tricky. He knew the primary colours very well. It was just other colours he struggled with. Sam smiled, reaching out for the pink octopus and cuddling it.
"Found it, Gabwiel."
"Good boy." Gabriel praised, looking up suddenly when he felt a pulsing of Grace above him.
Oh, Dad, no...
"Uh, come here, boys..." He whispered, "It's a little cold in here."
The children made their way over to him and he manifested a book, the three of them cuddling close to him before a fluttering sounded and there were twinkling, glistening lights all around them. They were hidden in Gabriel's wings.
The children gazed up in awe, gasping at the rainbow sparkles that surrounded them. They cuddled closer to the Archangel, Gabriel feeling his heart ache at the thought of the world that they'd left behind them. None of them had experienced such childish wonders and it hurt him to think that. He kissed their heads, starting to read to them and trying to ignore the pulsing Grace above them.
Sitting deep in thought, Gabriel felt the pulsing of Grace fade away, knowing whichever angel had been searching for them had gone. He sighed with relief, turning at a familiar feeling that rushed through his body. His body quaked as he stood, and he dare not turn in case he was dreaming.
"Gabriel..."
He closed his eyes and sighed, trying to fight the tears of relief that threatened to fill his stunning hazel orbs. He never, ever believed he'd see his love again and yet that voice was just...It was all he needed right at that moment. He turned, coming face to face with that familiar demon, concern written all over the former human's face.
"Crowley..."
"You alright?" The demon asked, "I've been searching for you for months..."
"I'm so sorry..." Gabriel whispered, moving towards his lover, "I'm sorry, I had to protect my boys."
"I know." Crowley replied, a little surprised as a very emotional Gabriel pulled him into a hug, tears there present in his eyes as sobs began to wrack his body, "Hey, hey, shhh...Shhh, I'm here..."
As the world had been coming to an end, they'd decided to stop with the macho bravado, to stop with the sarcasm and to just be together for as long as they could. There was no denying their love for each other. They could read each other like a book and they knew just what the other was feeling. They were bound that way. Gabriel just broke and cried harder and harder. His legs began to fail him through his exhaustion and Crowley knelt down, taking Gabriel with him and keeping him close.
"Thank God you're safe..." The demon whispered, "Gabriel, I've been so worried."
"I know, I'm sorry..." Gabriel sobbed, "Lucifer didn't...He didn't hurt you, did he?"
Crowley didn't answer and Gabriel just gripped him tighter.
"Oh, baby..."
"I'm fine."
Gabriel ran a hand down the demon's back as they looked at each other with loving eyes. They shared a tender kiss, Crowley gasping and arching away from Gabriel's touch. Gabriel gazed at him worriedly, Crowley hanging his head while his angel started to unfasten his shirt, taking his tie off too.
"Gabriel...Stop." Crowley said, "You don't want to see it."
"I need to." Gabriel said with wide eyes that still shed tears, "Crowley, what did he do to you?"
After pushing the demon's top half of clothing from his body, he felt the blood soaked shirt and he gasped, looking over his lover's shoulder to find that most of his back had been whipped or skinned.
"C-Crowley..." He breathed, "How are you still walking?"
"Demon." Crowley replied, "Don't feel the pain as much as if I were human..."
"Let me?" Gabriel asked, Crowley just nodding and bracing himself for the pain.
Gabriel pulled him into a kiss, breathing his Grace into his lover's body. He tried to ignore the pained groans that escaped Crowley's lips as he healed him. Upon breaking the kiss, the two pressed their foreheads together.
"I'm half expecting Dean to come along and say something about us being big girls." Crowley whispered, "How are the boys?"
"Alright. Completely unaware that they're being protected from a much bigger problem." Gabriel whispered, "Mama Bear could use a hand around here. You staying?"
"If you need me, this is where I'll stay." Crowley whispered, "It's all going to be fine, Gabriel. I'll look after you."
"What about Lucifer? He'll be able to find you, won't he?" Gabriel asked, Crowley shaking his head.
"He thinks I'm dead." The demon replied, "I left my body and faked my own disappearance, then returned to my body and came here looking for you."
Gabriel nodded, kissing Crowley's lips again and wrapping his arms around him. The demon sighed and gave in to the thrumming of their bond and he gripped Gabriel tightly.
"It's alright." He said softly, "I've got you, Gabriel."
-TBC-
Couldn't help writing that little pairing! The idea just hit me and I acted on the stupidly strong impulse.
Hope the ridiculously late update was worth the wait! Please review!
Thanks for reading so far!
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