The People Who Love You
"Gabriel" Sam breathed "Sam Winchester" Gabriel smiled "But you were dead? Lucifer killed you" Gabriel moved to sit on the edge of the bed his Hazel eyes down cast "I… Was murdered by my Brother" Sam sat down in the fold out chair across from Gabriel who in Dean's body was hunched over, his elbows on his knees, his head resting on his closed fists "How are you alive?"
"I was in Limbo" there was a silence, when Gabriel looked up Sam's expression was of shock "The edge of Hell" Sam all but whispered "Those still of the Heavens 'Friendship' but denied Heaven". Gabriel hung Dean's head "What happened?"
"It was a terrible place, some waiting for the end, for Paradise… other's, my kin given up dragged away to Hell, some lost faith and became one with Oblivion embracing nothingness ceasing to exist before us all" Gabriel had tears in his eyes, streaming slowly down Dean's cheeks.
"Watching them fade away, because they were abandoned by our father, I feel the fire Lucifer felt, and the betrayal Michael felt" Sam watched Gabriel open up "Something dragged me from Limbo, a word a prayer asking me to go to Purgatory I was let go from Limbo and sent there". "Who prayed to you?" Gabriel looked up "I do not know Sam"…
The wind was harsh, rain hard on his skin the ground beneath his feet was tough, adrenaline filled him as he ran; chased by the sound of creatures of the hunt behind him, closing in. All his hope drained from him but he refused to let go of that last faith he would not submit to defeat.
The sky above was clouded a grey sky no light in sight, the sound was closing in and he stopped running, he whispered one silent prayer as he turned to face them, blue eyes glowing against the dark of Purgatory.
"So you saved Dean?" "That's what the prayer asked of me" Gabriel wiped at Dean's eyes "When I found Dean I pleaded him to grant me a chance to return to the surface, he knew what I'd done for him in life and he agreed" "He didn't mention that" Gabriel shook his head "I doubt he would remember".
"So what now?" Sam stood up and moved toward the kitchen fishing a beer from the fridge before leaning against the counter "Well I need to get my vessel back so I can vacate this" Gabriel gestured to Dean's body. "Can Dean hear us?" Gabriel nodded "I have allowed him to, yes" Sam moved closer "Dean it's okay we'll figure this out" "You know you could have just said let me talk to my brother" Gabriel's eyes morphed back to the faded green "Sammy?" "Hey Dean, I'm here!" Sam soothed pulling his brother up into his arms.
"Sammy we have to find his vessel, he said he'd give me back my sight" Sam tightened his grip around his brother "We'll find him" Sam pulled away slightly so he could kiss Dean "I'm glad you're okay". Suddenly Dean moved away to get a beer for himself turning to look at Sam, his eyes Hazel "Sorry but I'm going to need a beer sharing with the Wincest-ers was not on the What happens if you possess me list, so…" Gabriel took a long swig from the bottle "We're gonna need lots of candy and lots more of this" Gabriel shook the beer.
"Garth I need you to find his vessel, get whatever references you need and you and Benny meet us in Muncie, Indiana we'll start there".
Sam packed up their things guiding Dean back to the Impala "Alright are we good to go?" Dean called "Yeah just one more thing"…
Sam brought the Impala to a stop in front of the white picket fence his Neighbour watering his garden again he could never understand why it hadn't drowned, the kids were playing across the street. Amelia walked past the front window Rufus chasing her playfully, Sam took a deep breath he felt Dean take his hand suddenly "You know you can go Sammy, Gabriel can take care of me from here" Sam shook his head "You just don't get it do you Dean" Sam leaned in and claimed his lips cupping the side of his face "I won't, can't leave you we're tied together Dean and I ain't leaving you with Gabriel" he laughed. Dean hung his head "Do you even know how much you mean to me?" Dean did his best to find Sam's voice with his eyes "I love you, it's just leaving this life it's hard to let go" Sam kissed Dean's knuckles and let his hand go "I'll be back, don't let Gabriel hijack the car" as Sam approached the house a miserable feeling overwhelmed him.
He knocked on the door and Amelia opened it happily "Sam" she smiled wrapping her arms around him, Dean cringed away from the voices he wanted Sam to be happy and now he was forcing him to choose"
Sam stood awkwardly in the hallway "Sam what is it?"…
-Nothing More Sinful-
To Be Continued…