Hi!

Sorry for the delay...Nearly the holidays...lots of things to do before Christmas!

Another cute chapter here for you, mainly because I thought the last one lacked cuteness...

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Onwards...

'I want to put that one up!'

'Gabriel, just calm down for a sec...'

'No! Me wants to put that one on the wall!'

Gabriel stretched as high as he could on his tip toes, little hands reaching for the hanging decoration Sam held in his hands. The younger Winchester simply held them about chest height, just above his reach.

'If you don't calm down, you won't be able to put any up at all.' He told the small angel, who pouted.

'I'm calmed now' he told Sam. 'Can I put it up now?'

Sam grinned; he couldn't stay mad with Gabriel for long. Bending down slightly, he picked the angel up in one arm and let him grab the decoration. Pushing in the pin with his thumb, he watched as Gabriel threaded the decoration string around it, leaving it proudly hanging in place.

Dean clapped from his seat from the sofa. 'Well done, Gabe! You did good!'

'Me did it! Me did it!' squealed Gabriel, wriggling in Sam's arms.

'Don't think your done yet, boy.' Bobby's gruff voice floated upwards from his crouching position on the floor; he had fished more decorations out of the box. 'More streamers up next- then we can start on the tree.'

'Tree!' yelled Gabriel, his face wide and beaming as Bobby held out a streamer for him to hang up.

Soon, it was like Santa's Grotto in Bobby's living room, with streamers , hanging baubles and Happy Christmas signs hanging in the window. Dean hung up the last streamer, smiling when he looked around the room.

'I haven't had a Christmas like this for years' he murmured.

Sam gave him a look, but didn't say anything; Christmas wasn't always a happy time for him.

Dean picked Castiel up and he faltered when he thought he was a little heavier than last time. He frowned, but thinking nothing of it, he carried Cas around the room, showing him all the decorations. Castiel looked around wide eyed and opened mouthed, his little face lighting up as he stared around. He swung his hands around, making high pitched laughing sounds; Dean could tell his was happy. Cas opened his mouth and a strange sound came up, kind of like a groan, but with a tone. Dean grinned. Surely Castiel was too young to start talking?

Gabriel looked up and Dean and held his little arms out. 'Me hold him?' he asked.

Dean smiled and gently bent down; there was no reason why Gabriel shouldn't hold his brother. 'Just be careful with him' Dean told him, transferring Cas to Gabriel's waiting arms.

Gabriel nodded and gently cradled Cas to his chest, looking down at him and smiling. 'Hello, Cassie' he murmured. 'I'm your big brother. Me gonna take care of you.'

Castiel stared into his brother's eyes, completely captivated. Gabriel grinned and gave him an Eskimo Kiss, rubbing their little noses together.

Sam grinned as he watched the pair of them; they would never behave like this when they were fully grown. Suddenly, he had an idea. Fishing around in his bag, he pulled out a camera they sometimes used on surveillance hunts, and started snapping away.

Castiel, meanwhile, had found something to cry about. Big fat tears ran down his face as he sobbed. Gabriel turned wide, terrified eyes up at Dean, who smiled encouragingly down at him.

'Just talk to him and rock him- he might want to go to sleep.' Dean told him softly.

Gabriel, who still looked at bit alarmed, looked down at his screaming brother. 'Cassie, don't cry. Me here, your safe. I don't like it when you cry.' Gabriel rocked his brother back and forth, hoping Cas would soon stop sobbing. 'See, there's no need to cry- your big brothers' here'

Cas hiccupped and startled himself to a stop. Gabriel giggled, wiping a tear from his eye; it had upset him when Castiel was crying.

'Atta boy!' praised Dean, patting Gabriel on the back. Gabriel grinned up at him.

'Me did it!' he beamed, looking over at Sam.

'You did, good boy!'

Bobby was watching the scene sparkling eyes; the Boys were in their element with these kids. He cleared his throat. 'You wanna do the tree now?'

'Tree!' grinned Gabriel, carefully passing Castiel back to Dean and bounding over to Bobby and Sam, who handed him the first bauble. As proud as punch, Gabriel hung the first bauble on a branch. The bright yellow bauble hung there and Gabriel stared at it for a few moments.

Sam nudged him and Gabriel snapped out of his trance. 'Wanna do some more?' he asked, holding his hand, which was holding a red bauble, up.

Gabriel smiled and grabbed it, hanging it on the tree. Soon, all the baubles were up and Sam helped Bobby wind on the tinsel, Gabriel directing where they put it.

A few hours later, the sun was going down and Gabriel had started to rub his eyes. Castiel was already fast asleep against Dean's chest, the elder Winchester stroking his hair gently, smiling when the angel sighed in his sleep.

Sam grinned at Bobby and reached in the last bag, pulling out a box. Pulling the object out, he turned to Gabriel.

Bobby spoke to him first. 'If you help Sam, how about I make you a hot chocolate and get you ready for bed?' he asked kindly, Gabriel yawning up at him.

'Help with what?' he muttered, looking over at Sam. His eyes lit up when he saw the object the youngest Winchester was holding.

'Wanna put the angel on top the tree?' grinned Sam.

Gabriel's grin went past his ears as he walked forwards. Sam instructed him to turn around and quickly hoisted him up on his shoulders. With a small gap between Gabriel's head and the ceiling, the angel hugged his legs tight around Sam's head, making sure he didn't fall off.

Sam passed the angel up to him and Gabriel held it in his hands, looking at it intently. It was a traditional angel, with the white dress, a wand with a star on the end and the attached halo: Gabriel thought it looked beautiful.

Slowly and very carefully, he placed it on the topmost branch, making sure it didn't fall off.

'Done' he whispered.

'Good boy' Sam gently lifted him down, carrying him over to the sofa.

Bobby walked in at that moment, carrying a small mug of hot chocolate, complete with cream and sprinkles. He gave it to Gabriel, winking. 'If you're a good boy, and go straight to sleep, you can help me with some more things tomorrow.'

Gabriel grinned, a cream moustache already covering his upper lip.

Sam looked at him, noting how tired he was. He looked over at Dean, and grinned when he saw Dean had fallen asleep, having put Castiel in his sling to sleep.

They would have to find somewhere proper to sleep in the morning.

'You leave him down here tonight, son.' Said Bobby softly. 'You can take the fold-out bed.'

'Thanks, Bobby.'

Sam gently laid a blanket over the now sleeping Gabriel; the angel was gently snoring, eyes tightly closed.

Sam grinned and pulled out his makeshift bed.

He turned around and looked out the window. It was already snowing. Mind now buzzing with the things he could do with Gabriel in the snow in the morning, Sam Winchester fell asleep.

Tomorrow was going to be a good day.

What will Sam get up to tomorrow in the snow...? Find out in the next chapter.

For chronological reasons, this chapter is set the day before Christmas Eve. This will carry on through the New Year and end soon after...I just couldn't resist doing Christmas with the little angels! :D

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Thanks so much for reading!

Luckypixi

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