A/N: Ugh, I'm such a butt for the stupidly long gap between updates. There isn't even an excuse, it was just not writing itself and I had exams to revise for. But to make up for it there is Destiel and Sabriel in here 3
It had always been Adam's dream to become a doctor. He wanted to save people, like he hadn't been able to save himself or Kate. But he never thought he'd be able to. It was too far away, his dream, out of reach. There was no way he could afford medical school. Adam had grown up accepting that he was never going to medical school. That's why he went into hunting. Not because he wanted to, although it was how he met Michael, but because it meant he was still saving people - just not in the way he wanted to be.
That was until he met his brothers. Sam and Dean were real hunters. People who actually wanted to be hunting; following in John's footsteps. He wouldn't say they really enjoyed hunting, but they were certainly good at it. More than anything, they were determined. When Adam confessed that he wanted to be a doctor, Sam started thinking. With Castiel and Gabriel's help, he spoke to Dean about putting Adam through medical school. Gabriel could come up with the money easily. It wasn't like they'd have to empty their multiple accounts."You'll be the only Winchester who actually made something of himself," Dean had told Adam when he and Sam had got him a place at a school. His words make Adam swear to himself that he won't let them down. He will go to medical school and he will graduate, and he will not mess it up like he has everything else.
His brothers' determination, and his own determination to prove that he can do it, gets Adam into his final year of medical school. He spends months studying for his finals, and Michael worries about him. He isn't sleeping, and he only eats when he is reminded. He is too set on his goal to actually make something of his life.
The work Adam does pays off eventually, and he graduates well. He practically hears Michael relax when he finds out his marks, knowing that he'll stop working himself to death now; but he's too busy dancing round the house and hugging his brothers, despite Dean's protests. Sam just laughs and ruffles his hair, and he smacks him round the head lightly, complaining that: "I'm a doctor, you can't do that!" His brother holds his hands up with a teasing apology, and Adam hits him again before almost falling over his feet on the way out of the room to find Michael.
Getting through the graduation ceremony proves the weirdest thing Adam has ever had to do. Michael, Castiel, Gabriel, Sam and Dean all go. Castiel manages to scare some girls from Adam's class by literally just appearing right in front of them just as they start flirting with Dean, and sticking to him for the rest of the ceremony. Not that Dean looks like he minds all that much, Adam notes wryly. His eldest brother keeps his fingers linked with Castiel's the whole time after that incident. When they sit down, he sees Dean move his chair closer to the angel's, and Castiel leans slightly into him.
Gabriel stays with Sam as well, but it's very different to Castiel's silent, subdued presence. He keeps his fingers linked with the hunter's, casually sending waves of hatred towards any girl, or boy, who tries to even talk to him. Occasionally Sam gives him a long-suffering look, and he smiles innocently. Adam notices that every time Gabriel smiles, it makes Sam smile as well.
Adam has to make a speech in front of everyone from his class. It's not the worst thing he has done, being probably the only one below about 25 (no one is exactly sure of his age. He was 19 when he died the first time, but then he was resurrected, so does that make him in his twenties? It took weeks before they finally decided, with Bobby's help, that he was 20 when he was pulled out of the Cage by Michael, and that he didn't age while he was dead) who has been to Hell, let alone been stuck in Lucifer's Cage with two furious archangels. But all the same, he doesn't like speaking in front of people, and this is no exception. Michael's eyes shine as he watches Adam, his wings fluttering slightly so that the people sitting behind him get a sudden cold breeze and are left wondering what just happened.
When the ceremony is finally over, Adam finds Michael, talking quietly with the other angels in Enochian. Gabriel is the first one to see him, and he high-fives him with a bright grin. Castiel nods quietly at him, opening his mouth, before Dean comes up behind him and snakes his arms around the angel's waist, pressing a soft kiss to the corner of his mouth, and whatever he was going to say is forgotten. Gabriel rolls his eyes with a fake retching sound, and saunters away to find Sam. He corners the middle Winchester, sitting and talking to one of Adam's former classmates. Sam isn't overly upset when Gabriel slides onto his lap and kisses him senseless, but the girl's eyes widen and she leaves hurriedly.
The oldest archangel in existence stands, staring awkwardly at the floor for a moment. When Adam catches sight of him, his eyes soften as he watches him for a moment. Michael lifts his chin, shoving his hands into his pockets, and glances quickly around, trying to feign nonchalance. He waits for Adam, humming an Enochian song quietly to himself. The looks he is getting – everyone knows he came here with Adam Milligan and his two gay brothers – make his hands curl dangerously in his pockets, but he knows Adam will be furious if he does anything.
The blond watches him for a little while longer before deciding to take pity on him. "Michael!" The archangel swings around and his face breaks into a relieved smile as Adam flies at him. There's a small noise of surprise (that Michael will never admit to) when the boy jumps on him and wraps his legs around his waist, but he doesn't mind. The press of gentle kisses over his face more than makes up for surprising him, despite the open-mouthed stares of what seems like Adam's entire class. Being Adam, he told none of them about his boyfriend, so this is something entirely new to them.
Dean and Sam don't know about Michael and Adam's relationship. It's not like either of them have hidden it. They've acted exactly the same when Adam's brothers are in the room - or Michael's, although doubtless they already know - but somehow, the two of them never noticed. The first they hear of their youngest brother dating the oldest archangel ever is when a girl next to Dean turns to her friend and says, "Oh my God, have you seen Adam and his boyfriend?" Her friend promptly replies with, "I know, right? Best looking couple ever."
Dean gags and disappears, snagging Sam, and Gabriel by default, on the way. Sure enough, there's Adam and Michael. A group of girls are standing nearby, taking photos and trying, trying, to be subtle about it. Although what's subtle about pretending to text while really taking a photo, Dean will never understand. "Cas, he- and Michael-" he stutters, and his angel rolls his eyes, something he definitely never used to do. "Yes, Dean. Adam and Michael." Sam makes a face and Gabriel prods him. "Don't be a butt, Samsquatch. He's following in his brothers' footsteps. Duh."
Dean wrinkles his nose when Adam and Michael finally break away, and Adam leans his forehead against Michael's, still clinging to him. He had no idea his brother could hold his breath for that long. Dimly, he thinks what else it could be used for, and he really didn't need that mental image, Jesus Christ. Castiel smiles slightly, watching his brother and Dean's brother, and Dean can't help but catch his angel's hand and squeeze it gently.
Gabriel and Sam share a quick glance. No one will know what passed between them in that glance, but it makes Sam flush and Gabriel laugh. To shut him up, Sam leans down and kisses him quickly. It's not an uncomfortable stretch, but Gabriel leans up on tiptoes all the same. The archangel pouts when Sam pulls away, his arms snaking around the hunter, and Sam rests his cheek on the top of Gabriel's hair.
Adam's started to appreciate just how beautiful Michael is, though the archangel shakes his head whenever he mentions it, and tells him he's the one who is beautiful. Like Adam really believes that. Michael's arms support Adam easily, the blond's hands cupping the archangel's face gently. The two of them are lost in each other. There is no other way to describe it. They have fallen hard and fast, and everyone around them can see it.
And all the Winchesters have an angel.