A/N: I'd like to credit my friend Dayna for the idea of the beer glass later on. It was a great idea and she claimed she was sick of not being credited so here yah go Dayna! :)
Chapter 13
It was a frenzy afterword. Balthazar and Lucifer carried Dean into his bedroom and laid him down on the blankets. Balthazar stripped Dean of his t-shirt and put pressure on his bleeding wound after removing the angel sword from his chest. Sam tended to Gabriel's wounds, trying not to look at his brother lest he start crying. Kevin and Ron watched from the doorway, not wanting to interfere. Ron held Kevin close and tried not to appear scared for his benefit. Titan was whining on the other side of the room as Ezra attempted to heal the Angelhound.
"Castiel," Gabriel said, his wounds treated, he put a hand on Castiel's shoulder. "You have to calm down!"
"My boyfriend just got stabbed by a renegade angel," Castiel refused to believe Dean did it himself. "All because of me so no, I will not calm down!"
"Castiel if you do not calm down you may lose that baby," Gabriel explained with scared eyes. "He can't handle the stress, you need to sit down and take a damn breath!"
It was the truth, Castiel knew it. Too much stress could harm Daniel. Castiel did as he was told and sat down, holding his stomach. Moments later, Balthazar walked over to Castiel and kneeled before him.
"I have never seen a human vessel fight back against their angelic host before," Balthazar explained. "Dean was in there even when Michael was. I have done all I can by healing his wound and putting Dean in an angelic induced coma. We shall see if he wakes up or not soon. I'm sorry Castiel."
Castiel said nothing. Kevin and Ron left for their room. Ezra placed a hand on Titan and the Angelhound yelped before his wounds healed and he was able to move again. He licked Ezra's hand in gratitude and without moving from his spot. He laid his head back down and whined. Sam and Gabriel left the room as well to give Castiel some time alone.
"Call for me when he wakes…" Balthazar said with the upmost confidence and nodded before him, Lucifer, and Ezra all flew off leaving Castiel with a comatose Dean.
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Dean smiled as he looked upon the Roadhouse bar. It wasn't bustling, but that was the way Dean liked it. He swung open the door walked over to his favorite seat at the bar; a tall, frosty glass of beer was waiting for him.
"Man," Dean chuckled and drank down his beer. "That was some dream."
"This ain't no dream yah idjit." Dean spun around and turned to see Bobby. The older, deceased, hunter walked over to the bar, sat down next to Dean, and a beer appeared right in front of him as if poured by an invisible hand.
"So this is not…" Dean swallowed hard.
"This is Heaven boy," Bobby cleared his throat. "You now I'll never understand what it is with you Winchester boys and sacrificing yourselves for one another over and over again."
"C'mon Bobby," Dean protested. "It was necessary."
"I'll give it to yah this time boy," Bobby said, shaking his head. "You did it to save Cas and you were kind of not all there in that head of yours."
Dean's chest suddenly ached. Castiel, he wouldn't see him again, not for a long time. Not if he was here. If he was here, with Bobby and he wasn't asleep, he was in limbo, he was basically dead. He laughed at the irony of Dean Winchester going to Heaven.
"I'm dead," Dean said it out loud, finally accepting the truth. "This time I'm dead. Cas is probably down there right now looking at me…watching over me, lying there wherever I'm lying, like he's always done."
"Never thought I'd ever see you think about giving up," Bobby said. "Not in my lifetime and certainly not in my damn afterlife."
"What else am I supposed to do Bobby," Dean exclaimed. "Not like I can catch a ride on the angel express back downstairs it doesn't work like that!"
"Dammit boy," Bobby sighed. "You do not have permission from me to give up on that angel of yours!"
"Bobby I can only cheat death so many times," Dean said adamantly. "This time I think is it."
Dean stared at his beer glass, which had been empty two seconds before. Now it was suddenly full again. There were small and medium sized bubbles in the beer. At first glance Dean thought he was hallucinating, but in one of the medium sized bubbles he saw Castiel. Castiel was looking over at Dean's comatose body on the bed and crying his eyes out. Castiel didn't cry. Dena cursed and threw the glass against the wall. It smashed, glass and amber liquid flew everywhere and Dean took a deep breath. Dean turned back to the bar and saw yet another full glass of beer. He glared.
"You're like that glass boy," Bobby explained. "People, you let them drink you dry, suck you of every ounce of life you've got left in you. You suffer; I've seen you suffer Dean many a time. You keep fighting though and once your glass is empty you lose some of your life, but every time you're down…or you're dead. You come back Dean. You refill and you keep on fighting. People can throw you…"
Bobby picked up a sharp of the broken glass.
"They can shatter every inch of you…"
He handed Dean the new one.
"But you always come out new in the end," Bobby said with a nod. "And you never give up. Not the Dean Winchester I know."
Dean stared at the glass a moment; if he threw it a new one would appear just as Bobby had said. If he held it for just a little longer maybe he'd freeze in place and not have to feel anything.
"Right now Dean," Bobby said, the room had a different aura. "You are dying, but you can fight it. Dammit kid you've got a life ahead of you! You've got a family now. Sure they're a little dysfunctional, but they're still family. You don't give up on family Dean! Castiel, he's crying his eyes out for you. That's love yah idjit. Sammy can't live without yah, you know that. Ron? That poor boy looks up to you Dean, so does Kevin. You can't leave them either. Titan is distraught. Even Gabriel is. Besides you've got my grandkid to raise. So if you don't get your ass down there pronto allow me to kick it back cuz you're not going to give something like that up, I won't let you!"
Dean sighed. Bobby was right. He'd come this far. He could cheat it, one last time this time he told himself.
"Fine," Dean sighed. "But how am I supposed to get back down there?"
"I believe I can help with that." Cathalsis flew into the Roadhouse and smiled at Dean as he walked closer.
"Oh no I'm done with angel possession!" Dean exclaimed.
"Not possession Dean," Cathalsis rolled his eyes. "I'll toss you back into your body. It'll be like waking up from one of those dreams where it feels like you're falling."
"Fine," Dean said. "Just don't be surprised if I'm on edge."
"I understand," Cathalsis chuckled. "Come now Dean before it's too late to do this."
Dean nodded and looked back at Bobby before running over and hugging him.
"Thanks Bobby…" Dean's eyes watered with tears and Bobby smiled as he patted him on the shoulder before the younger hunter started to leave.
"You got too much to live for yah idjit." Bobby nodded and Dean smiled and waved before walking out of the bar and watching it disappear behind him as Cathalsis transported him to the outskirts of Heaven.
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"Shit!" Gabriel cried out and grabbed his midsection. Sam rushed over immediately. "S-Sammy I think it's time!"
"Really? Gabe? Now of all times?" Sam said, lying the archangel down on their bed.
"Not like I asked for this Sam," Gabriel growled and grabbed his stomach again. "C-Call for Balthazar p-please!"
Sam sent a quick prayer to the angel and was surprised when he burst through the door along with an equally pained Castiel.
"Two angels in labor," Balthazar smirked a little. "Haven't had this much fun since moments ago."
"Chill with the sarcasm bud," Gabriel cried out again and Sam took his hand, Gabriel had a killer grip. "Get her outta me!"
"Alright, alright," Balthazar grumbled and laid Castiel down next to Gabriel. "Breathe Cas, I know this is scary without Dean, I know, but you have to breath and stay calm."
Balthazar rolled up his sleeve and with a flick of his wrist he was able to gain access to Gabriel's grace. He stuck his hand into Gabriel's stomach and a little bit of angelic light leaked out.
"FATHER DAMMIT BALTHAZAR," Gabriel yelled. "YOU DID THIS TO ME SAMMY!"
"I uh…" Sam stammered.
Balthazar fished around for a moment and in a brilliant blast of light he pulled his hand out again, clutching an infant in it. She garbled and opened her brilliant golden eyes. She was beautiful and perfect. She was tiny, but not too thin. She had Sam's hair and Gabriel's eyes. She had most of Sam's features, but Gabriel's complexion. Sam was overjoyed. He almost cried right then and there.
"H-Hey baby girl…" Gabriel cooed and took her in his arms, it almost sounded like a low purring noise emitted from his throat. "You're a pretty girl, yes you are."
"Gabe…" Sam said breathlessly. "S-She's perfect."
"She's partly you Sammich," Gabriel smiled weakly. "Of course she is."
"I h-hate to interrupt this moment," Castiel whined. "But D-Daniel wants out!"
Balthazar walked over to the other side of the bed and without so much as a word he plunged his hand into Castiel's grace.
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Dean and Cathalsis stood on the edge of Heaven. Dean looked downwards at the drop. He gulped. He hated flying, much less falling.
"If I drop you from here," Cathalsis said with certainty. "You will land where you're supposed to."
"Cathalsis…I meant to say thank you." Dean said, turning to the angel.
"Whatever for?" Cathalsis asked.
"For everything you've done so far," Dean said. "And for giving Castiel an opportunity to be on the Council even if he doesn't make it."
"Anything for the Righteous Man," Cathalsis said and positioned Dean for the fall. Dean closed his eyes. "Oh and Dean when you get there, Castiel is having Daniel now. You'd best hurry into Gabriel and Sam's room."
With a flick of his wrist Cathalsis sent Dean flying, or rather falling, through the clouds and down to earth. For a moment Dean didn't feel a thing. He felt nothing but bliss, but as he started to fall faster he knew then he was close. He felt a sudden slam and he arched his back and coughed as he sat up in his bed. His heart was hammering and running two hundred miles a minute it felt like. He grabbed his chest where the sword had been, it was a bit tender, but otherwise healed.
He was alive.
He laughed out loud. He was alive! What Cathalsis had told him suddenly hit him like a brick though. He threw the covers away from his body and sprang out of his bed. He ran to the door and flung it open before looking down the hallway towards Sam and Gabriel's room. He started running.
The hallway felt like an eternity, but he finally reached Sam and Gabriel's room and he entered. Everyone started wide eyed at the once comatose man.
"D-Dean..." Sam looked as if he'd seen a ghost. "H-How…?"
"Never mind me Sammy," Dean took a shaky breath. "W-Where's Cas…?"
"Here Dean." Castiel would've been more shocked had he not been so tired. "The stress induced l-labor early…say hello to little Daniel."
Dean walked over, his feet feeling as if they weighed fifty pounds each. His heart a roll of thunder chasing his breaths, which felt like the wind. Dean smiled when he saw him.
Little Daniel had short black hair and pudgy cheeks. His little fingers were reaching out for anyone nearby. Daniel had yet to open his eyes. He had Dean's freckles and his skin tone and nose.
"He came out perfect Cas," Dean smiled and knelt by Castiel and Daniel, who was nestled in Castiel's arms. Castiel smiled down at the little boy and Dean did too. Daniel stirred and slowly cracked open his tiny eyelids.
His eyes were green, just like Dean's.
"He's got your eyes Dean." Castiel smiled bigger.
"He's got your hair Cas." Dean chuckled and watched as Daniel reached out and grabbed Dean's finger.
"I think he wants to say hi to his daddy." Castiel smiled and gladly handed Daniel over to Dean. Dean carefully held Daniel and rocked him back and forth slowly.
"Hey there Danny boy," Dean said softly. "I'm your daddy. You're so precious."
"Sarah." Gabriel rasped out to Sam, smiling down at his little girl who was playing with some of Gabriel's golden locks.
"Sarah." Sam nodded and smiled, watching as Gabriel unsheathed his wings for the first time that Sam had known him and held one up to Sarah's mouth. She gurgled and then bit into it, releasing a blue liquid Sam theorized to be grace. He watched as Gabriel fed her.
"Daniel's probably hungry." Dean handed his little boy back to Castiel who pulled his black wings out as well and fed Daniel in the same manner.
He looked up at Dean and smiled.
"I can only theorize how you did it," Castiel said. "But I'm overjoyed you're back Dean Winchester."
"Me too Castiel," Dean smiled at using his full name. "Me too."
Read and Reviews are appreciated! :D
So Dean, the prodigal son has returned! Yay!
And the babies are born! Sarah and Daniel Winchester! Double yay!
And for a third and fourth yay! Titan and Meg are free to see one another and Michael is dead! Can I get a woot woot?!
So guys it has occurred to me that this story is nearing it's close…I know sad right?
BUT….*drum roll please* my wonderful brain has formulated a fourth story…yes that's right a fourth one! No, you're not dreaming, or hallucinating, or on drugs…well I don't know about your personal lives but still. There will be a fourth story coming soon.
As for this one, the epilogue will probably be next if not then one more chapter and THEN the epilogue.
Either way it's been fun!
More to come soon guys!