Chapter 10: Anger and Steak
Gabriel gripped the steering wheel tighter as his music blared. Next to him Sam was watching the blonde carefully while Lucifer was sitting in the back seat, also keeping an eye on his brother. They could both tell that the blonde was still fuming about what had happened at the hotel despite the fact that it had been hours since the incident. Michael had been the reason for the youngest archangel's foul mood once more. The First Born had tried to pull rank on his younger brother and all it had done was make everything worse.
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"Get your things together now." Michael snapped at the small blonde. "You're leaving."
Gabriel glared at Michael and grabbed his clothes and headed into the bathroom to change, leaving the door ajar so they could still talk. "Stop ordering me around. You aren't my mother!"
"You don't have a mother Gabriel and you will listen to me." Michael said. "I am your older brother. You should show me some respect!"
Gabriel came back out of the bathroom, pulling on his shit with a glare. "If you want me to respect you then you had better fucking earn it Michael. You lost any respect I had for you years ago as both a friend and a brother. You are nothing more then a selfish, cowardly, bully!"
The eldest archangel froze. "What?"
"You fucking heard me!" The blonde snapped as he began throwing his things in his duffle. "I fucking hate you. You caused me more pain then you think you did you asshole. It took me years before I finally stopped letting the shit you did bother me. Now that you're back all it seems you are doing is opening old wounds."
"Michael maybe you should head back to the bunker." Dean suggested. "We've got this."
"Gabriel I know that you are upset." Michael said, ignoring the eldest Winchester. "However now is not the time or the place for us to be having this discussion."
Gabriel let out a snort as he began gathering up the last of his things. "It never fucking is. No matter what the topic is with you there is never any time to talk about it because it's me you're talking about it too!"
"With Lucifer and Cas here we can get Gabe safely back to the bunker without you."
"Gabriel if your life wasn't in danger then I would talk to you for as long as you wanted me to but right now my main concern is getting you to a secure location!" The First Born said, this time ignoring Sam this time.
Gabriel zipped up his bag and slung it over his shoulder, sending his eldest brother a glare that made him step back. "I'm not stupid Michael. I know the truth. You don't give a damn about my life or my safety. All you care about is making sure that I can't be used against heaven. You never cared for me, not even as your boyfriend, so don't insult either of us by lying." He said before turning on his heel and leaving behind six very stunned people.
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Another song came on the radio and Gabriel turned it down a little bit before casting a glance over at Sam. "Hungry?"
"What?" The hunter asked, the shock of the angel speaking to him scattering his senses.
The blonde chuckled. "You awake in there Sammich? I asked if you were hungry. I don't know when the last time you ate was. I had breakfast at the hotel and it's now nearing dinner time. I figure we mortals need to eat."
Sam sent him a smile. "I'm starved. I'm sure I could eat a horse."
"Would a steak suffice?" Gabriel asked, pulling into the parking lot of a steak house. "I know it's not a horse but we aren't in Tonga so you'll have to settle for cow."
Sam flinched. "Have you really eaten horse?"
"Yes I have." Gabriel said turning off his car and unbuckling his seatbelt. "It's not too bad. Don't forget that I'm a pagan god. I've eaten things that you can't even begin to imagine."
"What kinds of things?" The hunter asked, hurrying to catch up to the smaller man as they walked into the packed restaurant.
Gabriel made a reservation and they were immediately led back to a table despite the line in front of them. "Well…In Iceland I was introduced to hakarl. It's rotten shark. Not the best thing in the world. The smell is what gets you. I've also had balut which is a fertilized duck egg. That I actually really liked if it's not too old. It's the same thing for the locusts but I only like those that have been dipped in chocolate or tossed in honey and chili powder."
Sam slid into the chair across from Gabriel while Lucifer sat next to Sam. "Most of that stuff sounds disgusting."
"I was an adventurous eater Sam." The Trickster said as Dean, Adam, and Castiel were led to the table. "As Loki I was expected to keep up appearances and in that respect I needed to eat. Royal feasts with my Mother and Father we something I had to get used to and I learned to love cooking from Frigga. She had to be the biggest influence on me. She was the one who taught me how to use my magic."
"Sounds like she's an amazing woman." Dean said as Cas sat next to Gabriel and he took his own seat next to his mate while Adam sat next to Lucifer.
Gabriel nodded. "Yeah. She really was amazing."
"Is she gone?" Adam asked, seeing the look on the blonde's face.
"No. Not gone. I'm just not allowed to see her anymore." The Trickster said. "After what happened at the hotel, Kali made sure that she told them that I was responsible for Baldur's death. I was banished after that. I told Odin and Frigga thank you and moved on with my life."
"Damn. Sorry dude." Dean said softly.
"Don't worry about it. I was told it would only be a thousand years." Gabriel said just as the waiter came up.
"What can I get for you guys?" The young man asked.
Gabriel suddenly turned to Dean. "Let's stay the night in town. That way we can get some drinks with dinner. Sound good?"
"I'm fine with it." The hunter said, liking the way the angel got all excited.
Gabriel turned back to the young man with a smile that could easily stop hearts, glancing at his name tag. "So lovely Logan, we'll have three beers for my brother-in-laws, two long island teas for my brothers and a strawberry margarita for me with two appetizer combos for now please?"
The waiter, Logan, turned several shades red and wrote down the orders before rushing off. Gabriel watched him go, his hazel eyes trained on the young man's backside as he rushed away. Sam glared at the oblivious blonde and Lucifer quickly decided to break the tension by poking Adam in the side and nodding towards his younger brother. Adam got the hint and cleared his throat, drawing the angel's attention back to the table.
"So Gabe did anyone talk to you about what's going on?" Adam asked.
Gabriel let out a huff. "That asshole Crowley has been following me, I know that much. I figured out that he was either tracking Cassie or he had someone following me since the hotel."
"What exactly did he say he wanted?" Lucifer asked.
"Dinner." The younger said simply as the waiter came back with their drinks and appetizers. "Thanks. We'll have six steak dinners, baked potatoes and a salad on the side with a combo of ribs."
Logan quickly wrote it all down and promised to be back soon, the poor young man still red in the face.
"Dinner is all he wanted?" Lucifer asked one he was sure they were alone again.
"He said he wanted to invite me to dinner since we didn't get to talk at the hotel." Gabriel said taking a big drink of his drink. "How is your tea Cassie?"
"I like it. It's stronger then others I've tried." The younger angel replied but he wasn't about to let his older brother evade the question. "Did Crowley mention what he wanted to talk about?"
"No. He was amazed that I hadn't tried to kill him. He said most of the time the other gods would either run or he'd kill them. I guessing he probably wanted to see if there was a way that he could get one of us on his side." Gabriel said with a frown. "Not that something like that will ever happen. After the hotel most of the gods went into hiding or moved their entire culture to a pocket dimension in order to protect themselves. Can't say I blame them for that one."
"Any clue what you're going to do about this?" Castiel asked. "Crowley is dangerous and not to be trusted. This could turn deadly for you in your current state Gabriel."
"Don't worry Cassie. I'm a lot smarter then a demon." Gabriel tried to assure his younger brother.
"He's right Castiel. Gabriel was once called 'Heaven's Tactician', a title that Michael is still sore over." Lucifer said. "Gabriel could plan circles around 'Heaven's Warrior'."
"That I would pay money to see." Dean said with a laugh as Logan came back with the food.
The waiter gave everyone their plates and then sat down a huge bowl of salad. Logan then sat down a fresh basket of warm bread with sweet butter. He checked on everyone's drink and bid them to call him just in case they needed anything. Gabriel thanked the young man and sent him scurrying, blushing once more. As Dean was reaching for his steak his knife and fork suddenly vanished making him glare at the small blonde.
"Do you mind?"
"Yeah I do. Salad Dean. I mean it. I'm paying so I want you to eat some. Deal?" Gabriel said.
The hunter grumbled but got a small bowl of salad anyway and as he did his flatware was returned to him. Gabriel smiled and began eating, making sure to eat a bit of it all at the same time and making sure that the hunter ate as well. Adam and Sam, unlike their older brother, had no problems eating the salad and dug into the meal with vigor. Castiel stared at the food and, once it was clear that he wasn't going to eat, Gabriel turned to look at him.
"Still having trouble trying human food?" Gabriel asked, reaching for Castiel's hand.
"Yes. I used to love peanut butter and jelly but since I have my Grace again it all tastes like nothing again and I dislike it." The seraph said taking his brother's hand.
A green glow traveled along Gabriel's hand and into Castiel's before the blonde pulled back with a smile. "Try now Cassie."
Castiel frowned and picked up the ribs and took a bite. Those blue eyes went wide before the seraph began devouring the food like a starving man. Gabriel chuckled and went back to his food with a shake of his head. Lucifer was staring at his youngest brother before turning to his younger brother.
"What did you just do?"
The Trickster finished swallowing and gave his brother a smirk. "I gave Cassie the ability to taste food again. As someone who loves food I was grateful when Frigga gave me that ability. I love cooking and I love foods. Maybe one of these days, if you're good, I'll cook for you guys."
Adam let out a laugh and there was a click of a picture being taken and it was obvious to see why. Castiel's face was covered into barbeque sauce. It was along his cheeks, chin, and even on his nose. Lucifer shook his head and opened his wet nap and reached across the table and began helping Dean clean his mate up.
Sam's eyes, however, were drawn to Gabriel, watching the Trickster laugh. The hunter couldn't help but stare, watching as those hazel eyes lit up until they were nearly glowing with happiness. The smile that was on his face could have powered a small city. Not to mention how the blonde's laughter made him seem much younger then what he actually was. It made the hunter wonder just exactly what he would have to do to get Gabriel to look at him that way.
"Anything else I can get for you gentleman?" Logan asked as he came over to the table.
"One pie and one serving of chocolate mousse to go please along with the check." Gabriel said with a smile handing the young man two hundreds. "I love white chocolate."
The young man took the bills and rushed off again, once more turning red.
"You're going to give that poor kid a stroke." Dean said.
"You think so? Good thing I'm a healer." The blonde said with a smirk. "I'm very good at unconventional healing methods."
"Whore." Dean said with a smile.
"Still itching for a chance to hop in my bed then Dean?" Gabriel shot back.
"Would you two stop it?!" Sam snapped. "This is not the place for that!"
Gabriel frowned and when he spoke his voice was flat. "You're starting to sound like Michael. Are you going to tell me that I should grow up next?"
The hunter backpedaled. "No! I just don't think that—"
"I've lived a long time Sam. Most of that time was spent alone. You know how I survived it? By having fun. I learned that if I gave in to what I was feeling that it would destroy me. So please do forgive me if my childish actions have offended you. I was just trying to enjoy myself." The Trickster snapped. "I'll meet you at the hotel. I'll be at the one across the street."
With that Gabriel threw down his napkin and started out. Logan met him and gave the blonde his dessert and Gabriel thanked him with a smile. Logan also handed him his change, which Gabriel handed back, along with the young man's number and what time he got off. The blonde gave him a smirk and an eyebrow wiggle making the young man blush.
After Logan left to take the pie to the table Gabriel head out and drove to the hotel across the street. He checked in and made reservations for the Winchesters as well; he may be mad but he wasn't heartless. That done he headed to his room and the first thing he did was send a text to Logan's number that had his hotel name and room number. With a grin the angel decided to hop in the shower and summoned up some drinks for later.
It was nearly an hour later, just as he was finishing his extra large mousse, that there was a knock on his door. Gabriel, clad only in his thin gold silk robe, went and opened the door. Logan was on the other side and still in his work uniform but wearing a big smile. Those green eyes raked over Gabriel and that was all the warning that the blonde had before he was attacked. Gabriel barely had enough mind to close the door behind them as they kissed and nearly ripped each other's clothing off in their haste.
Outside Crowley was watching as the young man went into the room. He waited until he notice the Impala coming across the road and vanished. He would get his chance later.