The first Circle of Hell.
It turns out that getting into Hell without making a deal or dying is not as hard as Dean thought it would be. Well, they had some help. Turns out Balthazar, the douchey(still Cas's friend, but something about their closes grinds at Dean's nerves) Angel dude knows a guy who knows a guy who knows a Demon.
"It's complicated," Balthazar says, winking at Castiel. Dean's hand twitched. Damn but he wanted to punch that guy. Not like it would do much good, but still.
"Why?" Castiel does to familiar head tilt, only towards Balthazar and Dean grits his teeth.
"I'll sort that one out, darlin'" Balthazar has the audacity to wink at Dean. Dean glares at him. Dean adamantly refuses to leave his body behind this time. Castiel seems pretty pissed, but Dean is holding his ground.
"What if my body develops sentience? And go all soulless and terminator?" "Dean, your body will be under Balthazar's care. He will keep it safe." "No way I am trusting that guy to look after my body- what if he-" Dean lowers his voice "Loses it? Destroy it somehow?"
"I can still hear you!" Balthazar calls before Cas can argue. He is leaning against the impala, and Dean gains a sudden urge to scrub his car. And Cas, too. That would be good. "Don't get your panties in a twist, Deano. Now let's go- it's time!"
They look up. The moon is in place. The Demon should be here soon, but Balthazar insists to not draw a devil's trap(yet another reason for Dean to dislike him) The Demon appears in the form of some rather normal looking guy with red hair and red eyes. He grins at him, and Dean tightens his grip on his(Sam's, he'll return it to Sammy) Demon-killing knife, willing himself to not just run over and gank that red-eyed bastard.
"Hello, luv," Balthazar saunters over to the Demon, and he rolls his eyes.
"You know I don't want to deal with a Winchester."
"Just a small favor." The Demon raises his eyebrow. Balthazar leans down to kiss him and Castiel's eyes widens at the sight of an Angel and a Demon making out rather...passionately at midnight on a crossroads- a scene straight out of a cheap romance novel from a motel drawer.
Dean grumbles at them to hurry it up. The Demon points a middle finger in his general direction. When they finally(finally!) break from the kiss the Demon went and made some quick introductions.
"Ahem! I'll be your tour guide in hell. Call me Belial." He claps his hands together. "Uh, good. We go two at a time. C'mon, Deano, let's go!" He chirps, and Dean could practically feel the similarities to Balthazar(and, to an extent, Ruby)
Balthazar glanced at Castiel, gauging his brother's reactions. "Hey, Cassie?" He asks. "You okay?"
"You are fornicating with a denizen of Hell." Castiel replies, as dry as he would ever be. Balthazar snorts. Typical Cassie, stick up his ass and all.
"So? E's a good kid."
"A Demon. Demons lie and betray."
"Not him." Balthazar stares at the moon absently. Castiel turns to his brother, the thought nagging at the back of his mind.
"Brother, tell me you did not bind him to you with your grace." Balthazar did not answer. It was all the answers Castiel needed.
When an Angel and their mate bond together, they share pieces of their graces with each other, as a bonding method. He raises his arm, pulling up his sleeve. Castiel's grace burns a littler colder at the sight of the black marred into Balthazar's grace. The sight made him sick to his stomach, that an Angel will scar themself with the essence of a Demon is as distressing as it could be.
"Why, brother?" He asks, horrified, for it is unheard of for an Angel to bond with a Demon. Demons are abominations, to be smote at first sight.
"My grace. It keeps him human."
"Does the Demon know?" Castiel fears for his brother. To trust- no to love a Demon is dangerous, unknown territory for an Angel. The punishments from Heaven-
"Course he does. He has to." The go down through the opening without more words.
Getting into hell is easier than Dean expected. The rush of wind and the feeling of falling rustles pass his ears. Something curls up in his stomach and the smell of sulfur hits his nostrils. In the background of it all he hears the Demon chanting, but he is too out of it to actually hear what he is saying. For Sammy, he thinks. For Sammy.
Landing in Hell hurt. Like someone shot fire through his bones. Dean coughed out the black smoke in his lungs.
"It'll be easier if you are in soul form, you know. Human's aren't meant to walk Hell." The Demon- Belial- taps his feet, rocking back and forth. Dean glares at him. The enochian symbols carved into his ribs tingles at being such proximity with a Demon. Or with Hell.
"Why are there no one else here?" Dean asks, Still holding on to the knife. Belial taps his feet again, twirling his scarf around his fingers. Who the hell wears a scarf in hell?
"This is a secret entrance, you dumbass."
"So only you know it." Dean remains suspicious, and with good reason, too.
"Me and a few others. Ruby, too." Dean tenses up at the mention of Ruby. Sore spot.
"Heard you shivved her."
"Damn right I did."
They stood in uncomfortable silence after that.
"Why are they not here yet?" Dean asks. Well, more like he pressed the knife to Belial's throat and threatened.
"My Angel wants to talk with your Angel?" Dean blinks. His Angel. Castiel. His mind protested the notion. The Demon pushes him away.
"Jeez, Dean, no need to try and stab me every other minute." He blinks, red eyes bleeding into blue.
"Right. So." Dean backs away from the Demon, refusing to turn his back towards him. He keeps his body tense and aware. This is Hell. Bad memories all round for him. The very air hair makes the hairs on the back of his neck prickle.
"How come an Angel and a Demon-" He waves a hand at Belial
"You know." He shrugs. "Long story."
There were the sound of wings, and Castiel and Balthazar appeared, clutching at each other. Belial tugs Balthazar to his feet, patting his back and ignoring the look of distrust Castiel throws at him.
The mismatched group trudged along in the secret paths of the first circle of Hell.
A/N: Balthazar and the omc will only be in this fic for a chapter or two so no worries if you don't like that. Otherwise, enjoy!