Shortly after finding out about the case, Sam, Dean and Cas were getting ready to head out. They didn't have much to pack but they did want to find out a little more about the case before leaving, either that or it was Sam's excuse for wanting to stay for a couple minutes longer.
Gabriel looked over Sam as he watched the guy look through the articles he had ran across.
"Sure you don't want me to come Moose? Cas and I could go off and cover ground faster while you two asked the locals and looked up information." Gabriel knew it was dangerous but he couldn't help but feel a little clingy when it came to Sam. It's been years for crying out loud and Gabriel just now confessed his feelings to Sam and now Sam carried his feather and things just seemed to be getting better.
"Gabe, as much as I would like for you to come, you know that can't happen. Last thing we need is the wrong angel to see you're alive. I'll be sure to call for you if we need the help though."
Sam gave a smile as he stood and pulled the archangel into a hug. Gabriel didn't seem to mind the affection since he always wanted Sam's affection.
"Alright gigantor, but you have to promise that when everything's taken care of that you call me and we can get some more alone time in." Gabriel seemed to bury his face in the males chest since he was much shorter. When he looked at Sam, Sam only smirked and nodded.
"Just make sure it's something I know how to do, like swimming or hiking." Gabriel let out a low whistle.
"Man if I see you in some swimwear I don't think I'll manage to keep my hands off you Samsquatch," Gabriel checked the male out in a joking manner before he looked back up at him before adding, " but I'll see what I can do."
Sam rolled his eyes before he leaned down and pressed a kiss to Gabriel's lips. Gabriel made sure he got at least a full sixty seconds of the kiss before he allowed the male to pull away.
"Alright you two, remember our agreement." Dean commented as he entered the room, only catching the end of what happened.
"Sorry Dean-o, just thought I'd give my prince a good luck kiss." Dean made a small face before he ignored the archangel.
"Come on Sammy, we gotta get going."
Sam nodded before he peeled away from Gabriel and walked over to Dean.
""Where's Cas?"
"Waiting on us outside."
Sam started to head out with Dean since he basically said his goodbye to Gabriel already. When they got outside, Dean nodded to Cas.
"Alright, let's go." Cas grabbed into them both and in a flash they showed up near the Impala.
"Oh, hello beautiful." Dean muttered to his car as he stroked the hood. He opened the drivers side
Sam and Cas followed suit, getting in the car with Dean before they drove off to Youngstown, Ohio. While they drove, Sam looked back at Cas from mirror.
"Do you know who would do something like this? I mean, it sounds like an angel gone mad."
"No, I have no idea. If it was an angel, I'm sure they have their reasons as to why they'd kill so many humans." At least that's what everyone hoped for. Sam looked out the window and sighed. All he could think about was what the two angels spoke about earlier. His mind was racing over all the stuff that happened in the course of two days. Gabriel coming back, Gabriel saving them, kissing Gabriel and now recieving a feather as a gift from Gabriel and finding out it's the first time Gabriel has ever done anything like it.
Before Sam realized it, they were already checked into a hotel. Sam looked at the place before he gave a sigh and walked into the room.
"I'm going out to see if I can find anything. I'll keep in touch." Cas said before Dean gave a nod and Cas vanished. Sam set up his laptop and stretched as he and Dean began to suit up to question the police on the new found body.
After finally getting ready and driving to the station, Dean and Sam flashed the badges before they were able to talk to the officer that responded to the call.
"Anything...strange about the victim?"
"What you mean besides they were missing their eyes just like the others? No."
"Was there any relation to the bodies? Any of them at all?"
The officer shook his head as Sam and Dean went back and forth between asking questions. Though the answers weren't much help, they were given a file of the victims and the condition they were found in. Dean looked through the file before Sam gave the man a card.
"Give us a call if anything else comes up."
The guy nodded before the boys walked out. Dean now trying to get ahold of Cas to see how he's holding up, no response. Dean didn't take it to heart though since the angel could have been busy.
"Alright, so we go back to the hotel and hope that we can find some leads until Cas calls back." Sam nodded as he looked through the file. When they got back to the hotel, Sam was quick to get in the laptop and search for anything new that they could find now that they had more information.
"So none of these people have anything in common. At least not from what I can find." Sam sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
"Remember, Cas said angels don't do this unless they have a reason."
"What if it's not an angel though?"
"What do you mean? The way their eyes are burned out of their skull clearly proves it has to have been an angel."
"Yeah, I guess you're right there. I just hope Cas can find something."
Sam mumbled as he started to look some more in case he had overlooked something.
Hours past and still no word from Cas. Dean got to the point where he was staring at his phone.
"Something's not right Sammy. He said he'd keep in touch. He hasn't even called to let us know that he's had no luck so far."
"Calm down, I'm sure Cas can handle himself."
Dean was getting just as antsy as Sam was but they both tried to act like they weren't. An angel killing people left and right just didn't seem right.
Meanwhile, Cas was starting to regain conciousness he didn't even know he lost. Last thing he remembered was walking down a street, listening to see if he heard anything and now he was here. He blinked a little before he looked up at the figure in front of him. His eyes widened in shock as he stood chained.
"Ramiel?.."
"Hiya Castiel long time, tell me, how's my brother Gabe doin'?"