Like Father, Like Son

by starglow71

Michael Anderson has a problem only Bobby Singer can help with. Can Bobby help his friend save one he loves or is it all lost? He calls in some help in the form of Nancy, Sam, and Dean. Will it work? some language, just some ritual and power. no Wincest

14. Unexpected Visit, Unexpected Results

Disclaimer: I do not own Supernatural or the characters thereof. Stephen King owns Ralph and Michael Anderson. I own the rest.

Warning: Wincest! There will be Wincest from this chapter on, but as demons, the ones in this story change. Sam/Dean but as Demon/Mates. The Angel version are doing Wincest but they leave at end of chapter. I have labeled who is who clearly so it shouldn't be too confusing, promise! Language, graphic imagery. Some hinted Wincest since the Angelic Winchesters are from 'Our Father the Angel' and they are lovers but it stays tame, I promise. Dean loses his temper, surprise, surprise, so yeah, there will be some violence and bad language involved. Mostly schmoopy and family stuff so don't panic!

Plot: Sam has found Ralph and is eager to see him. Surely having two Sam's around won't be that confusing, will it? Hee hee. Oh, there are also two Dean's….yep, it's a Winchester sandwich fantasy come true!

Will the human Winchesters get along with their Angelic selves or is this a really that bad of an idea? Probaby, but the what the hell, let's do it anyway!

The visitor's from another world have arrived and Angelic Sam and Dean are getting to know Ralph and the human ones from his world, as well as others they find very familiar, too. Angelic Sam finds what he learns about Ralph troubling and they have fun like they planned to, along with adding some fluffy little pups to their numbers, and they pay a visit to the world they came from as well, one where the boys are dogs. A fact that they are fascinated by. But glad to see them. And learn something troubling about a threat to their 'doggy' selves that the others are trying to prevent.

Things get complicated but they are sure to find that love will always see them through it. Like it always has; Brotherly or otherwise.

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Sam watched Ralph run fast down the field, a little too fast in Sam's very Hunterly opinion, and his brow crinkled with concern. Then he watched the boy catch the ball with ease, leaping for it and landing smoothly; way too easy a landing and way too smoothly. What was going on with him? Sam thought and sent out Angel vibes to check him out, sensing human but not fully human; some demon powers. No, not some…a hell of a lot of them. Most were dormant but some, a few not so dangerous ones, were very active. Telepathy, super-strength and agility. A coldness inside him but he had a warm heart as well. The coldness seemed to be wrapped around the dormant demon powers, keeping them contained and keeping them from burning up his humanity in the process. The coldness gave the powers no toehold, nothing to feed from. His humanity would have been gone by now if he hadn't found that coldness and used it this way. Good, Sam thought and smiled. Linoge must have messed up his DNA. Demon may have been removed but some demon powers were still locked in his cells, damn it!

Sam watched Ralph approach and smiled, waving happily. Kid was still a good kid; demonic or not. He was still Ralph, his little brother. Sam had dealt with being part demon before and, hell, Ralph wasn't demonic; not really. He just had demon powers. Ralph would be fine; he was sure the other Winchesters here were taking good care of him and this Bobby, too. For now, Sam just hoped the kid wanted him there.

Sam smiled as he felt a feeling in his head; mental fingers stroking the surface of his mind. And let it happen. He sent a happy thought back to Ralph now. "You said I could visit, Ralphie. Remember?"

Ralph broke into a run and headed right toward him. Sam put up his hand in a weak hello and looked uncertain; thinking that maybe this wasn't such a great idea. Ralph ran into Sam's arms now and cried happy tears.

"You came to visit!" Ralph said, "You're my other brother, Sam! I was so worried about you. I pray for you every day!" Ralph hugged him and then they saw Bobby approaching with a light haired girl. Oh. Sam thought. That must be this world's Bobby. He looked just like the other ones. Sam smiled and moved closer to Ralph again, ignoring the visions that came to him at his touch again. He'd have to ask him here in a moment; this Bobby looked really surprised to see him, too.

"How'd you get here? Where's Dean?" Bobby asks confused.

"It's the other Sam, Bobby. The one I told you about; the one I fought with to close the gate?" Ralph said and Bobby grinned at Sam now. Then reached out to him and pulled back, realization lighting his eyes, Sam flinched away from those hands imperceptibly and Bobby's eyes looked down to see the gloves on his hands and his shocky reactions. Sam did however bite a lip and put on a stubborn face and hugged Bobby anyway.

"I still love you, Bobby. In any world." Sam said softly by his ear. Shaking as he got visions but hugged him harder anyway. Bobby hesitated and Sam hugged him closer. "Just visions, I'll be okay. I refuse to be a freak who can't even hug the people he loves!"

"Good for you, Sam." Bobby smiled and hugged him tighter as well. Touched by the strength in the man in his arms. The love he held inside him that was stronger than his own fear, much like every other Winchester that Bobby had ever known. Love overwhelmed all of it. Family was more important and they'd die for them.

But right now, Sam would suffer visions rather than let Bobby think he didn't love him or let his touch issues hinder him in showing he cared for him. Bobby was so proud of the man!

"I love you, too." Bobby grumbled and they parted now, looking at each other now, with shimmering eyes. "How are you, Sam?"

"Okay, well, okay, not so okay but…it's my normal so I've learned to deal with it. You will, too, if you still want to spend time with me?" Sam looked worried now.

"I do, Sam. Oh, this is Lila. Lila, this is an Archangel version of Sam Winchester. From another world." He said and she shook his hand and chuckled. Sam sensed demon, full demon but also full human, too. Strange. Visions flooded him as they shook hands and his eyes went wide in fear.

She read his thoughts and shrugged. Damn Archangel with touch psychic abilities, damn it!

"Yes, I'm the ruler of Hell's daughter and a demon, sort of…human mother and demon Dad. Not my fault! I am good though and am helping keep Ralph out of Hell and from becoming its next Ruler and demonic, so don't judge me! You were once demonic too! I sensed it so don't lie!" She said offended and she saw him blushing and struggling to find the words to say. She relaxed and let her temper go. He hadn't meant to offend her, so she hesitantly smiled. "I'm a friend, I really am. I live at Bobby's now. You really think he'd let me stay if I was Evil, honestly?"

"No, I just saw the past, present and future all at once and it confused me. So many images to concentrate on. It's hard when they flood me so rapidly. I wasn't judging you. I was trying to hold back the visions. I'm sorry if I confused you there. I was lost in it for a minute." Sam explained and she flushed guiltily. Such a pretty girl, Sam thought. Too bad she and Ralph couldn't be together and wouldn't be if the visions were right. She was perfect for him, though.

"That happen often?" Bobby asked worried. It looked like it had hurt him to get them that way for a second there...

"Sometimes. Not usually so rapidly though. It must be the demon in her that did it. My visions get wonky when I touch demons. I get visions still but they are so…eclectic and harder to follow than with other people's." Sam admitted and turned to Ralph as he recalled the visions he gotten when he'd hugged the boy; even through the gloves.

"Why are demons trying to kill you, Ralph?" Sam asked with narrowed eyes. "Yes, I get touch visions and saw you getting attacked in them. Why?"

"Can we explain in the car?" Bobby asked hoping to hold off this conversation until they were somewhere less public. Sam didn't look like he'd like the answer when they gave him it. He looked downright pissed right now, to be honest.

"Sure, but you will explain." Sam said and stared Ralph down until he looked away nodding. "Oh, I almost forgot. The Dean of our world and Archangel John, our Dad there, are at your house now. They dropped me here so I could see Ralph first; he's why we're even here. Well, why me and Dean are. John is here to spend time with other us's and Ralph." Sam chuckled, "They probably are wondering where we are now. We really should get going."

"Fine, but when we get there, you have to explain the touch visions, too." Ralph said back.

"I will." Sam said and hugged him anyway, cringing at the visions but loving having him close anyway.

"Wait, Dean? Your Dean?" Bobby said in surprise and Sam nodded.

"Yes, and things are a lot different for us now and...we'll explain at the house; all of it. I promise!" Sam said anxiously, covering his wedding ring but Bobby saw it and got a strange feeling he knew what one of the 'changes' were. But said nothing since he knew they would explain later. Those boys must be confused by the other Dean, though…He chuckled as he recalled John's last visit and knew they'd want to see Sam, too. Ralph had filled them in on it all after he had gotten back. They had been worried about him, too.

The drive there was fairly uneventful, if you discounted the looks they kept shooting Sam that rotated between curious and dread. He had a lot to say and they were sure it would be a doozy, too! Not to mention those visions he'd gotten from touching Ralph. Bobby would willingly give his favorite body part to know what they were and he was sure he could talk him into telling him, too. Of course, he'd be sure that the others weren't around to overhear them doing it though. No need to worry them unnecessarily.

Then he got the surprise of his life when they got to the house and Angelic Sam ran out of the car…

And straight into Angelic Dean's arm then proceeded to kiss him hard, and in a most not brotherly way!

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"I was worried you'd gotten hurt, Sammy. What was so important it took two hours to get here?" Dean said and ignored the others shocked looks. He still touched his face tenderly, "You doing okay, baby?"

"Better now that you're here." Sam said softly. "My head hurts. Too many visions at one time but…I'll be okay. You got the migraine meds on you?" He asked and Angelic Dean nodded, pulling the bottle out and slipping him a couple. "You all got some food or something? Missouri said he has to take them with food." His green eyes swept the room in annoyance. "Yes, we're lovers and married and, oh, we fuck like Bunnies, too! But he is the man I love and you don't have to like it…he loves Ralph and wanted to see him again! You can go fuck yourselves if you don't damn well like it!" He held Sam close and saw human Bobby approaching with a sandwich and milk for Sam.

"We're just surprised, son. Don't get squirrelly on us." Human Bobby reassured him and motioned to the couch where Dean led Sam as Sam got dizzy and moaned in pain. "He going to be okay?"

"He gets too overloaded by the visions when he gets too many at one time." Dean said softly, brushing hair from his lover's face. "Here, Sammy, please eat this. So you can take the pills? Souri insisted you had to…" He urged worried. "He has to take them with food or he'll get sick from them…so please save the outrage for a minute." He turned to Sam again and tore the food into smaller bites, urging a piece into Sam's mouth. Sam chewed it and swallowed. Then took the sandwich and slowly ate it himself, and drank the milk quickly with pills and then gave Dean a questioningly look; a needy look. Dean nodded and pulled him into his side so Sam's head rested against his chest as he held him now. "We'll explain everything. Dad, you want to start?" His eyes went to their Angelic father who nodded.

"Sam there wanted to see Ralph again. And so did we. I wanted to see you boys again, too. I promised I would so…" John began softly.

"Start with what happened to him first." This world's Dean growled in worry and they all nodded. He had a right to know. "We know about the rapes but what the hell! Ralph said he was doing better! And where did the touch vision shit come from? We could really care less about the whole fucking each other thing!" Dean's eyes shot to Angelic Sam with a worried look. "He looks so…broken…"

"Let's just say that Ruby's little recall spell sent him for loop and set his recovery back a year or two. He was stuck being and feeling raped all over again by both the bitches for hours. So yeah, he's not going to be one hundred percent for a while. You have to understand that the recall spell made him experience the rapes all over again and repeatedly. He and we are doing our best here." Angelic Dean growled back. "Bitch hurt him with that damn spell so calm down and he will. He needs calm here and peace, and you aren't helping by overreacting!"

"Some bitch hurt Sam! No, three bitches hurt him. So excuse me if I am pissed over it." Human Dean growled. "You should have protected him better!"

"He's grown man, Dean. And he was fine! There isn't anything I could have done to stop a damn spell! Fuck, I hate myself for him getting hurt in the first place but this is not my fault! A demon witch did a spell that fucked up all our heads and, by the way, you aren't perfect either! How'd that deal go for you? As well as it did for me? Was Hell fun! You left him alone and dumped him directly into Ruby's very demon-bloody hands for months, so who else hurt who, huh! How about that detox idea? Was it fun watching him bounce along walls! I went through that and it fucking hurt him, too. That means you did, too! So you need to shut the fuck up and calm down before I make you!" Angelic Dean growled as his eyes glowed with fury. "You have no right to judge me!"

"Make me? I'd love to see you try!" Human Dean shouted and was thrown full force into a wall and it knocked the breath out of him as human Sam cushioned his fall for him with his own body. "That the best you can do, Angel boy?!" Human Dean said angrily, getting up and taunting him.

Angelic Dean got ready to hit him again, really hard this time when they heard a soft voice say, "You two need to stop this now. You're both being dicks at this moment." Then turned to see Ralph entering the room. "Yes, Sam was hurt by a spell but what he really doesn't need is you two fighting over who was the worst brother to him or a version of him; so calm down and let's get this conversation over with, shall we?" Ralph said coldly and even they flinched at the coolness there.

They sometimes forgot how strong that kid really was. How cold he could be now…

"Cause if you upset him any further, I promise to pound you both bloody and won't hesitate to do it." Ralph threatened and they backed off, sensing the demonic power in him flaring and nodded.

"Sorry." Human Dean said and went to sit on the other side of Angelic Sam now.

"Me, too." Angelic Dean said from his seat by Angelic Sam, he'd never once moved from his spot, and they shook on it over Sam's torso now; coming to an truce finally. Sam smiled as he moved from Angelic Dean's arms now; head not spinning or hurting anymore; finally feeling normal again.

"I'm fine, just don't…touch me for a while. Need to find some sub-space right now." Sam said softly and they nodded. "Yes, the spell…it made it feel like it was happening again and I'm still dealing with the damn shit all over again but I'm getting better every day. So can we drop the subject and move on?" His eyes swept over both brothers and they nodded. "Dad said we'd get powers of our own and this is mine. Apparently it tied itself to my touch phobia and created a touch psychic power in me. He does barriers and protects us so it evens out. He also shoots beams from his hands as an offensive power so please don't provoke him anymore. We just wanted to see Ralph again. We missed him." Sam explained and Ralph approached now.

"Sorry you got visions from me…" Ralph said guiltily. Sam ruffled a hand through his hair and ignored the visions; they were the same ones from before so they were easily pushed aside.

"That's okay. I get visions from mostly everything I touch. Not from Dad, Bobby, or Dean though; Dante and Dorian seem to be the immune to me, too. So, yeah, it's not your fault, Ralphie. Come sit by me." Sam said and took his hand, tugging Ralph to his lap to hug him close again, "I love you, bro."

"Me, too." Angelic Dean said grinning happily at the kid. "We're almost all Angelic now, nearly full actually. Powerful Archangels like Dad and Bobby, stronger and more powerful than Michael and them combined really." Angelic Dean said proudly. Then explained what was going on and about the dogs being in danger. Their mission there and everything that had happened so far.

"So Michael is trying to use you Angels for vessels now, is he stupid?!" Human Sam said and looked at them in disbelief and annoyance. "And they are trying to kill the doggy versions of us and you are protecting us with the others from them?"

"Yep, that's it in a nutshell." Angelic Sam said. "He's tried the 'approach them in their sleep like Lucifer' thing already. Tried it with Adam, too. We told him to fuck off and he looked very angry but we didn't really care. There isn't anything he can do to hurt us and that's okay. We just have to protect the seals and keep them from breaking, keep the cage locked, keep the dogs and their families alive, and save the damn world from arrogant Angels again!" Angelic Sam chuckled however. "Cas is helping us again so we'll have lots of help. There's like twenty hunters and dozens of Hellhounds to help us, too."

"Why are some Angels dicks and others like you guys so…good?" Human Bobby had to ask.

"Well, they were never human and so they don't have the memory of that to temper their thoughts or actions, but we were and so we try to be better. They are handicapped that way. Taught one way of doing it, the righteous 'kill any unholy thing or whatever doesn't fit in with what we were taught to hate and destroy' way. We see a better way, and they…well, they can't or won't." John explained and sipped his beer, offering another to Angelic Dean.

Angelic Dean shook his head and looked at his Sam, who gave him a serious look then. "I quit a week ago. Sam asked me to. Thanks anyway, Dad. I'd kill for a soda though." He smiled now and shrugged. "I have a drinking problem and Sam said, as an Angel, It's time I dealt with it. My hubby makes a lot of sense sometimes and he was right. So now its soda and stuff. Got any?" He went to see if he could get one. Pride shown on their faces. Human Sam looked at Human Dean pointedly and Dean nodded.

"I suppose you want me to quit, too, eh, Sammy?" Human Dean asked with dread.

"Yes, I do." Human Sam said sternly. "You drink too much."

"Fine, I'll quit. Right now." Human Dean groaned. "Thanks, Angel Sam. See what you started? Self-righteousness is contagious apparently." He gave an annoyed but fond look at his brother now. "I do have a problem; you happy?"

"Very. As soon as you pour out that beer in your hand." Human Sam said eyeing the bottle. Human Dean joined his Angelic self in the kitchen and soon pouring liquid was heard then running water. A pop top sounded and they headed back in with some soda in their hands now, sitting by their own Sam's again.

Angelic Sam kissed his Dean's cheek and said softly. "I'm proud of you, baby. You're doing so good with this." He took his other hand and entwined his with it. "Thanks for listening to me and not getting pissed off about it."

"I'm slowly learning that I have a very wise brother/lover. I should listen to him more." Angelic Dean said smiling and his Sam returned it, nodding.

"You're pretty wise sometimes, too. If not a little too hot tempered sometimes, like earlier." Angelic Sam said and heard his tummy rumbling "Still hungry. Supper soon?" His hazel eyes took in the smell of the roast cooking and sighed happily. "I eat meat now, so roast sounds good. Dean corrupted me; knew he would someday." Angelic Sam laughed now as Angelic Dean shot him a sexy look with an upraised eyebrow and he blushed, smiling wider. "Corruptor!" Angelic Sam said softly but lovingly.

"Yes, but it wasn't that hard to do, you sexy thing. You were pretty willing to let me." Angelic Dean teased and saw Sam cheering up. Happy it was working, sexual innuendo and all; the bickering was making his Sammy happy and that was all that mattered to him. "I'll have to corrupt you again later, too. Hopefully in a shared shower, baby, and on the floor, then the bed…everywhere I can…" He hinted and moaned softly as Sam kissed him hard then stopped as they both flushed and got hard.

"You so are going to." Angelic Sam teased and saw their shocked expressions. "We'll get a room, don't worry. We know the rules, Bobby. No sex in your house. We'll abide by it." He gave human Bobby a fond look now. "We love you in every world; you're like a Dad to us."

"No! How long are you staying with us this time?" Human Bobby panicked. It was just sex and, sure, there was that rule…but he didn't want them to leave yet! They'd just got here. "Just put up barriers and block the sounds and I'll be okay with it. And don't let the kids see you doing it." Bobby shot a look to Ralph and Lila who just rolled their eyes at him.

"Like we couldn't pick up their sex lives from their thoughts when we read them earlier. They came complete with images, you know." Ralph drawled and they laughed, and the Angelic men in question blushed and pulled apart now. "Get close again, Dean. Sam needs it and I don't care if you cuddle; your sex life is no secret to me now so forget it and be yourselves."

Dean shot Lila a look and she let him know with a look she agreed with Ralph. So Angelic Dean pulled a relieved Sam to his side again and let him sink into his embrace again. "We have two days then we have to go back. So…could we take you to Coney Island like they did before; just us three, please? We want to go with you, too. Get to spend time with you…" Dean shrugged here. "It sounded like you had a lot of fun with them there and we figured we could, too. With you, we mean." He rushed to explain and Ralph nodded. "We'll just pop there, spend the day then pop back…" Angelic Dean suggested.

"I'd take you boys with me while they spend time with him…" John said eyes hopeful, "I've never been there and Lila can come with me if she would like to; with us?" He hinted and they nodded as well. Both human men happy to spend time with him.

And with that, the conversations were over and they went to eat supper; chatting with the teens about their days at school and with the human boys about what they had been up to lately.

Then helped with research and watched a movie with them, and played a video game with Ralph and Lila; the Angelic ones got first dibs and the human ones waited their turns. Of course their Angelic selves were just as bad at the video games as the humans ones were and Ralph ended up killing them all in the end. Then the Angelic Sam and Dean headed out for a bit and came back in a couple hours later. Grinning like fools and their faces shining with satisfaction and had a sated quality to them.

No one said a word as they all headed to bed now and they all slept. Then the Angelic ones napped and got up a few hours later and joined John on watch duty.

"He's in trouble." John said worried. "I don't need Sam's visions to see that much." He said and sighed. "Ralph still has every demon power he had before they cleansed him. He isn't safe and they won't leave him alone; and the demons? They are persistent bastards!" He growled.

"They will help him be good." Sam said softly. "I saw it in the visions. They were with him fighting in them. He was still him. The coldness and stuff can't be helped. The coldness is tempered by his warmth, humanity and love for them. Even with full powers, he'll be a good man." He shrugged. "It was in a future vision but he was older in it, their age. They looked the same though…that was the strange part. Bobby, too." He looked thoughtful then. "I can only think of one thing that would let them be that way; that they were Immortal somehow. Not sure how though…"

"We can't know that, son. Not for us deal to with; that is their destiny not ours." John soothed his confusion and sighed. "I miss Bobby." He looked down now. "Not used to being without him now; feels like a piece of me is missing for some reason." He played with his wedding ring now, thinking of his Bobby, not this one in this world; wondering if he was thinking about and missing him, too.

"We go back soon, Dad." Angelic Dean soothed John and nodded. "I'm sure he misses you, too."

"Me, too." John said and watched the stars overhead. "They look the same as our stars and constellations but…reversed." He noticed and mentioned.

"I noticed." Angelic Sam said then leaned in between them yawning. They laid him across them, his head on Dean's thigh, nose against his hip and then soft sleep sounds came from him. "Goodnight, guys." He said before he was out for good.

"Goodnight, Sammy." They both said and Dean wrapped an arm around his body as best he could and held him closer. Sam purred in his sleep and Dean leaned down and kissed his brow. "Love you, Sam." He whispered softly and got a contented sigh for his trouble.

Not words but 'I love you, too' was just what that one little sigh told him. Then they waited out the sunset and discussed their plans for Coney Island the next morning. Each getting even more excited about it the more they talked about it.

It was going to be a sunny day! They thought and smiled now. The perfect day to visit the place; it was Saturday after all and they had all weekend with their little extended family.

Something they were exceedingly grateful to have now.

They sure had missed that boy and those boys as well. At least John had.

The Angelic men only had thoughts for Ralph.

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The popping part was easy. It was the large crowd there that proved difficult but five pairs of gloves later and an excess amount of personal space, Sam was okay. As long as no one touched him, that is.

The group split as soon as they got there, then Bobby and the others headed out together, and the Angelic Sam and Dean left with Ralph. They each headed different ways. Sam and them headed to the rides while John and his group headed to the games and concert areas. They agreed to meet up in three hours at a food stand for lunch.

"Hey, Dean, can we do some games?" Sam asked, holding up some cash. "I want to win something for Ralph and you."

"Sure, babe. This way. We'll do the dart's first. I see some things I like in that booth." Dean said eyeing the key chains. Especially one with a car on it that resembled the Impala. "I want that one!"

"Three darts please?" Sam said smiling and looked funny for a minute as a vision hit him, then began to throw, hitting all three balloons accurately, not one dart bouncing off at all. The man offered him a pink bracelet or some tiny cat looking thing. So Sam paid for six more and got them, too. And eventually had to choose between a Harley motorcycle toy and the keychain that Dean wanted.

Which meant Dean finally got his keychain, and kissed Sam to thank him for it. "Ralph, you like anything?" Sam asked curiously, eager to please him.

"Yeah, that big black teddy bear." Ralph said and pointed to it. "How much?" He asked the man who looked confused. "Look, we both know you could milk us for hours to get the thing, one tiny prize at a damn time. So, let's cut to the chase and tell me how much just to buy the damn thing, okay?" Ralph said and the man nodded, holding a finger up and talking to another man he motioned for to come over.

"Thirty dollars." The older man said. "I'm the owner, Son. And that's the price."

"I'll take it." Ralph said and handed him a twenty and a ten. "One not torn please, that one has a tear in the foot." He pointed to the little white spot that he'd spotted.

"Sure." The man said and sent the worker to get a new one for him out of the stock trailer. A minute later, he was handed a brand new one and grinned like a fool. Hauling it over his shoulder, they moved on.

Then they played some more, mostly little crap stuff. Dean won Sam a clown doll which he passed to Ralph and shot Dean an annoyed look. Dean just laughed and pulled them to the target game, there were several large and small stuffed animals. Sam saw a set of lions there, parents and a cub, a complete set of plushies that were velcroed together. "How do I win that?" Sam asked quietly, eyes full of want for the set.

Dean and Ralph noticed this and swore to get it for him right then, no matter how many tries it took!

"Twenty targets, dead on center." The Man said gazing at it, smirking. "No one's ever won it, you want to try?"

"No, I do." Ralph said.

"I can do it…" Sam protested.

"No, my gift to you to take back to your place." Ralph said. "Let me do this, okay?" He pleaded.

"Okay, Ralphie." Sam said giving in.

Ralph handed him a twenty. "Keep replacing the targets for me until that is gone."

The man nodded and Ralph pulled the rifle up and sighted, seeing it was crooked then adjusted it, giving the man a harsh look while he did so. 'No cheating me, asshole!' He thought. No wonder no one had won it, the sights were off. Clearly they didn't want them aligned.

But now they were.

Ralph shredded the inside of target, dead on center. "Another." Ralph demanded.

Soon he'd shredded 18 of them but missed the last one, the man smiled and Ralph glared.

Another twenty and a couple ones were pressed on the counter now. "My turn." Dean said. And smiled. "Change the targets."

The man watched as Dean blasted out the center of one. Changed it. Then kept count, doing the same each time. He was sweating by the time Dean's green glittering eyes sighted on the 19th target and hadn't lost one yet. The target was fastened in place and Dean shot it out now. "One more." He grinned at Sam now. "Then it's yours, Sammy."

"Thank you." Sam said and Dean sighted on the last one.

His pellets shredded the middle of it and he pointed to the plushie. "Give that to my husband." He said proudly. And the man got it down, handing it to Sam with a grimace. He hadn't meant to let anyone win it; it was the lure to bring in the customers. He'd fixed the sight so they'd miss. But they'd spotted it and now he had to find another toy everyone would want.

The tall man held it close, admiring it, then was hugged by the younger kid who looked at it, too. The other man watched them and then the tall man kissed him deeply. The carnie watched this and sighed. Oh, well, at least he'd made the guy happy.

He was very good-looking though…his lover, too. The man thought to himself. And very much in love, if he wasn't mistaken.

Sam dragged Dean to a booth that had moving targets to hit with a ball now. "Dean, anything you like?" He asked. Dean needed a stuffed animal, too. Sam resolved and waited.

"I got what I want." Dean said smiling up at him.

Sam blushed and nudged him awkwardly. "I meant a stuffed animal."

"Don't need one." Dean insisted.

"Yes, you do. We got one, now you get one. Pick something." Sam insisted. "I'm winning this for you myself, on my own, damn it!" He smiled now. "Can't be any different than throwing a knife, honestly."

Dean scanned the walls, looking for something since Sam insisted. He didn't want to hurt his feelings, and Sam was so damn cute when he was stubborn and earnest like this. He couldn't resist his lover when he got like this! So he looked for one he might like. He spotted a big black Panther one in the back, a large one. "That one. The black panther." Dean said pointing.

"How much to win that one?" Sam asked and the man thought about it, seeing the longing in his eyes, instantly melting for the gorgeous customer before him. That and it would be good publicity.

"Twenty targets or twenty dollars." The man said and eyed him with interest. "Or a kiss, I'll take that."

"Sorry, I'm taken." Sam said and smiled apologetically. "But thank you for the offer. You are very handsome, too."

"No problem." The man said and shrugged. "Good men are hard to find. It's true, most are taken or married. Or straight." He laughed then nodded. "Make it ten targets and he can come help me get the damn thing down. My back is bad and I'm not a young man anymore, unlike you. Such a handsome man you are, too; both of you are. So no kiss at least? I won't try anything." He whispered to them softly so no one else could hear. "There are no gay men on this show…what a shame, too. I'm just an old man here and not a man to be seen…I can't get even one?" He asked sadly and they caved.

Smiling, they looked to make sure no one was looking. "You out here or in the closet?" Dean asked reaching for the man.

"I'm out." The man said and leaned into his hands. Dean touched his face softly.

"Such a nice man, you shouldn't be alone." Dean sighed sadly for the man, sensing his loneliness and was thankful for having a good man like Sam in his life to love. This man had no one…or not at the moment he didn't... Thinking of a spell he remembered, one that brought love to the man or woman given the blessing from it. He thought the spell and called his Angelic power to it, then kissed the man softly, breathing the spell's blessing into him as their tongues touched while also chanting it inside his mind. He let Sam read his thoughts and then Sam kissed the man softly and kindly as well, breathing in the blessing and chanting it in his mind as well. Both kissing his cheeks afterward at the same time and pushed the spell more into him now. The man's eyes took a moment to focus after that; past the happiness he felt from their fond attention to him. "We will play for the toy. We only did that to make you happy. You are good man. Don't sell yourself short, age doesn't mean you can't find a lover. It just means that the ones that don't want you for your age are idiots to not to see what a great catch you are. Have pity on them for that and don't give up. I didn't and look how lucky I was. I got Sam." Dean said and the man's eyes misted up as he nodded. Touched by the gesture.

Then Sam began to throw, he had twenty balls to throw and only had to hit ten of them, or all twenty of them…he thought now. The man had only made a concession because he was desperate and lonely, and attracted to him. So he went ahead and went to all twenty, no needing the allowance he had been offered.

Picturing the balls as knives, he hit every little chick for the most points and soon had all twenty he needed. "Dean, help him with the toy, please?" Sam asked. He'd remembered the man had a bad back and thought they could fix that for him, too. Dean caught his thought and nodded approval of it.

And, as the man loaned his shoulder for Dean to climb up to get it, Dean used the opportunity to press healing into the man, making his back and body as good as new inside then let go to unhook the toy from the wire and then jumping down easily. Then he hugged the man and Sam smiled as he hugged it tight. "You like it, Dean?" He asked and Dean nodded grinning.

Then they walked off and the older man smiled wider. Glad he'd met them after all.

Soon after that, a dark haired man came up, around thirty. Smiling at him in a way that no one had in years. He was closing up the booth to go eat but the man saw that and smiled any way. "You closing up? I'd really hoped to play." The man's accent was thick. Hungarian, the older game worker thought. Very sexy, though. He did have a thing for accents. More of a sexual fetish, he chuckled. But said nothing, not wanting to chase the handsome Hungarian away yet. He liked looking at him at the moment.

"Yes, sorry, but only for lunch. I'll be open later." The man said and was caught off guard by the next words he said.

"In that case, let me buy your lunch for you." The Hungarian said smiling, taking his hand and tugging him along. "I know a great Hungarian place off the boardwalk. It just opened." He didn't let the carnie get a word in edgewise to protest either before shoving him into his Mercedes and shutting the door behind him.

"You're rich or something?" The man said and blushed in embarrassment. Such a stupid thing to say! At least it was better than what he wanted to say. That being, 'Can I keep you?'. Yeah, that would have been bad.

"Yes, I am." The Hungarian said chuckling and pulling him close. "But I like you."

"There's a Hungarian restaurant? I don't remember a Hungarian place here…" The man said and thought back. He'd lived here for years and didn't remember one being anywhere near the boardwalk.

"I just opened it. Come try my food." The Hungarian said and hugged him again. "I will cook for you myself. I am great cook!" The guy boasted proudly.

"Okay, I'll try it. I've never had Hungarian before." The carnie said then saw the man's amused look and he realized how it had sounded. "I didn't…not like…I didn't mean it that way…sorry if it sounded…sorry!" He said all flustered as the dark eyes watched him and the man laughed.

"What a shame…" The Sexy Hungarian said smiling, a sultry expression on his face now. "That was exactly how I meant it." He smiled and added. "I am Voltan Scaric."

"Reggie, Reginald Redding." The carnie had no idea how to respond to that nor did he have any idea how to process the kiss the man laid on his lips at that moment. His hand on Reggie's thigh and edging it up. "Take me…?" The carnie sighed with hope in his voice…and a heady dose of Lust, too.

"I intend to. " The Hungarian said and kissed him again.

And with that, the carnie decided, despite having never tasted it, he now suddenly really really liked Hungarian food. And the cook that made it for him.

Meanwhile, back at the carnival, the three men let Dean pop the prizes back to Bobby's then waited for him return to ride rides with them. After lunch, of course. Going to meet the others at the food booth now, they were starving anyway!

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(John's time with Lila and the human Winchesters while the Angelic ones were with Ralph)

John eyed the rides, scanning them all with his power to be sure they were in good repair. His eyes glowed and they were forced to wait to ride them. So they settled for watching him with annoyance. "Can we ride them now, Daddy?" Human Dean said sarcastically, rolling his eyes at the man's overprotectiveness.

"I thought we were doing games first…" Human Sam said and John shrugged.

"I haven't rode a ride in years. So…I thought it would okay if I changed the plans a little. You don't mind, do you?" John asked. "I suppose we could do some games first."

"No, rides are fine. Once you let us ride one, that is." Sam drawled and John chuckled, nodding.

"Just being careful. They're fine, in good repair. What do you want to ride first, guys? Lila?" John asked holding up the roll of tickets he held.

"Well, the coaster would be good for me." Dean said, looking forward to riding the Mammoth, or whatever it was called.

"I'll go with you then, we all will." John said and tugged Lila behind them. "It's safe, Devil girl. I checked."

"It's not that." Lila mumbled fighting his pull, and not succeeding. He was stronger than her and, with a big happy smile, she soon found herself in line for the coaster with them. "I'm afraid of heights." She looked down in embarrassment.

"Good thing we're riding a coaster then, we'll help you get rid of that phobia." John said and nodded. She glared at John now but let them pull her onto it. Sam sat with Dean and she sat with John. She shook and clenched her eyes shut as it ascended. John hugged her tight and kissed her cheek to soothe her, brushing a hand through her hair like he used to do with Dean when he was afraid. "I got you, girl. Nothing can hurt you with me here. You're perfectly safe."

"Don't let go, okay?" She whispered and kept her eyes shut.

"Open them, see what's going on." John urged and she did it, eyes worried as the ride took her higher then dropped her lower, but John's hold on her never faltered. She found herself relaxing as the ride moved through some loops now, John's presence soothing her like magic. His Angelic Aura filling her with calm now. She found herself enjoying it more now. Even shouting happily as it swooped downward and whooping with the boys as it took another loop faster.

Then it ended and they headed to the other rides, and she took his hand. John smiled down at the girl and bumped her with his arm. "Feeling better, Lila?" He asked gently. Hazel eyes making sure she was.

"I'm better, thank you for the…assist." She said.

"Anytime." John said smiling and looking toward his sons. "Take the Mixer next, okay? I want to ride between you two. It used to be fun to ride that one…as I dimly recall."

They took that next, then the Sled-Slide and the Blender, which was a bit like a spider thing with three seats on each branch of it. Then they spun faster and faster until they got dizzy and each leg spun at the same time together. Then they went to play a couple games.

Dean won a dolphin plushie, which he smiled and gave to Sam, who had eyed it with longing as soon as he'd seen it. Sam won a mirror with an Impala on it that said 'Burning Up The Road' on it by shooting dart at some really badly blown up balloons and popping three of them. Their tags matching which let him pick his own mirror. Then a poster of some blonde woman in a string bikini and another of a white tiger in black velvet and white, with blue eyes with two cubs on each side of it cuddling. A larger white tiger sat over them watching over them protectively.

He thought of keeping the Tiger poster but changed his mind at John's look at it. He liked it. So Sam gave the girl poster and the mirror to Dean and the poster to John. Getting a hug from both for them.

Then John won the same Tiger poster for Sam and gave him one. And won a white tiger plushie, a medium sized one, by knocking down some bottles with a soft ball. And gave Sam that, too. A game offered some key chains and John won Dean a keychain with an Impala on it, then Dean gave him a knowing look and they both laughed.

Yeah, they were both in love with that car! John thought as Dean added it to his keys right then. Loving the prize already.

John and Lila played against the boys on the water gun game and the human men won a kitten stuffed animal, which they gave to Lila and she hugged it happily.

"Time to go meet the others, guys." John said and they all nodded. They were hungry, too.

And headed to the food stand where his Angelic sons waited for them.

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"I'll take those back for you." Angelic Dean offered and John handed over their prizes so he could do it. They had arrived there moments before and were waiting to join the long line to order their lunch.

"Thanks." John said and Dean vanished momentarily then reappeared with empty arms.

"We have guests coming." Dean said smirking and motioned to behind the food place. Two people came out from the shadows behind the food stand now and were hugged by the human Winchesters while the Angelic ones waited to see how they were met by them. Nervously, the Angelic men exchanged looks with John who shrugged. Ralph ran to hug the new arrivals as well, they noticed curiously. Did they know what he was now? They wondered. They seemed to accept him and were protective of him, too…they seemed to love him very much.

Both were dark haired but one had blood red eyes with brown mixed in, and the other had dark eyes that were almost black. Both were tall and toned and wore leather. The woman had long hair to the middle of her back with red streaks in it and was a cross between slender and muscular. She smiled at them in welcome and approached now, a natural sultriness to her every movement. The man had tousled black hair to his nape and full lips and long lashes, a muscular but toned body, long and lean and sexy as hell. His shirt showed a sculpted chest, just a hint of it. His tan showed off his white teeth, perfect against a natural tan that most surfers would be jealous of. His eyes danced with amusement at the sight of the Angels now.

"Bobby said you were visiting, John. Ralph told us all about the Devil's Gate thing you did. So…we wanted to meet you." Dante said and looked at the boys. "I sense your Angelicness, don't worry, I can tell you apart." He laughed and smiled. "Still my cousins, in any world. Give me a hug, Cuz's." He said then hugged them, patting their backs. Pulling away, he added. "Congrats on the weddings, guys, all of you."

"Thanks." Angelic Sam said and Angelic Dean nodded in agreement with Sam.

John just beamed happily.

Angelic Sam looked at Dorian now and she grinned. "Yeah, I sense it, too. You aren't human like them. Anyway… you didn't get anything from us, right, Sam?" She asked worried, Bobby had told them to try to not give him too many visions, and explained what was going on with him. Bitches messed him up and she wanted to kill them for him! "I'm sorry they hurt you, Sam. Don't give up on the touching, okay? Bitches aren't worth it."

Sam shrugged. "I'm not giving up." He said softly. "I'm dealing with it."

"You need to talk while you're here, you come to us; we'll listen, too." She promised hugging him tight. "We love you, Sam. Even Angelic and not from here, you're still our cousin and we're here for you."

"Thank you." Sam said and hugged Dean to him.

"So, can we join this little outing? I could use the company and I haven't been here in years." Dorian said and they smiled, pulling the two to join them in eating. Ralph and Lila went to get them the food while the others chatted. The line snaked out onto the Midway and they realized that they were going to be here a while.

"So what's going on there? Bobby mentioned something about the boys being dogs or something?" Dante asked in disbelief.

"It's true." John said then explained the whole thing to them. By the time he was done, the kids were almost to the counter to order and the two cousins looked pissed. "We're guarding them and helping stop it but Sam just wanted to visit Ralph and I wanted to see them so we came here while there was a lull."

"So there are puppies there? And you all are actually dogs that the Angels and Demons are trying to kill?" Dorian asked and they nodded. "Michael, I take it?"

"Oh, yeah, it's Michael, who else? But right now it's mostly demons. Some rogue Angels, too. Not sure yet, but Michael's already trying for us as vessels so he's pretty desperate at the moment. We suspect he might do something stupid. Well, stupider than usual. Zack's pulling shit, too. So… a storm's coming but we got it." Dean said and sighed. "Can't believe even as dogs they have to go after us. Aren't we just the most lucky things!" He groaned. The food was on the table now and they started to eat, talking still.

"Got a plan or winging it?" Dorian asked curiously.

"Well, Dad's the general of it all, he's the boss. Big surprise there, huh! God's telling him what to do and Cas is helping with Gabe coming to help soon. We're switching shifts on the guarding but Dad says if we stop the seals from breaking, we should be able to short circuit the whole thing." Dean said then took a bite of his sausage and moaning at how great it was. "Haven't had carnival food in years. Fuck, it's good!" He said, and they laughed at him.

"So whose on our side there?" Dante said. "Seems like a hell of a lot of enemies to face, how many we got on our side?" He asked and they nodded.

"Well, there's you two, or the versions of you guys from that world. There's Jo, Ellen, Ash, human Bobby. There's my husband, the Angelic Bobby, and Rufus and Victor, he's a hunter there, retired from the FBI. Dante's the Lord of the Hellhounds in that world, too; so we got hundreds of them there to help, too." John said and they smiled, but still thought that wasn't enough.

"Why not enlist help? You all had friends, other hunters. They could lend a hand." Dorian suggested. The other hunters would be glad to help if they explained it to them, if they excluded some stuff of course.

Namely Dante and Dorian's true natures but they would accept the boys as dogs. The Angelic ones would be a surprise but most wouldn't let that stop them from helping though. It was their world, too. The Angels read his thoughts and nodded.

"Angelic Bobby's putting out feelers with the human Bobby's help. We got about fifty willing to meet them and us so far to come up with a plan to help. They got the whole story on us and still offered so…that's good. Better than we expected really." John admitted. "He said they were going to drum up more or most of them to help while we were gone if they could. We could use more help there. The more demon fighters we got, the better we can stop the seals there from breaking. They can fight them just as well as us."

"True." Dante agreed. The more hunters they recruited, the better their odds were, was his thinking.

Then they discussed school with the kids and hunts with the others and soon they were ready to go.

Dorian went with Sam and them while Dante opted to go with John and the others. Then said they'd meet in three hours to pop home behind the bathrooms there.

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Dorian and the boys were riding rides when she saw him. Voltan. 'What is he doing here?' She wondered in surprise.

"Dorian, you okay?" Sam asked and she smiled.

"Just saw my cousin by the games there." She said curiously. "Last I heard he was in Europe opening a restaurant chain there."

"We can check it out after this ride ends, Cuz. I mean Dorian." Sam reassured her and smiled as he fell into their old pattern of addressing their cousins without thinking. "I can call you Cuz, right? Even if I'm not your cousin here?" Sam asked now, afraid he'd offended her but she shook her head at his expression. Reading his worry there.

"It's okay, I'm your 'Cuz' so go ahead, Sam." She said and she saw it stopping now. They got off now and headed to where she had seen him. "Come meet him, he's a good man."

"Okay." Dean said and let her lead him on. The others trailing behind as well. He smiled as they approached the man kissing the Carnie they'd blessed before against the side of his booth and they coughed politely to let them know they were there. Dorian looked surprised but saw their recognition of the Carnie in their looks and gave them a suspicious look.

"Did you…" She began as she did her best to figure out how they could have done this.

"We did a blessing, that's all. A love blessing! It just drew true love to him. It didn't make anyone do anything. We didn't think it would work so fast!" Dean protested in whispers, trying to keep the others from hearing it.

"Did you add Angel power to it?" Dorian asked with dread.

"Yes, we wanted it to be strong. He deserved love and we just thought he'd find someone this way like he needed. We didn't make anyone love anyone!" Dean protested again.

"Dean, you are Archangels, your powers are cosmic! You boosted the thing into the stratosphere. Fuck!" She swore then smiled. "On the other hand, that being the case…He had to be open to loving him for it to affect him so much. I guess it's no stretch that he must have fallen in love first then approached him. I don't think you made him do anything, Dean." She reassured him. "Voltan's been alone for years since his last partner was killed in a car crash. It's good he's found love now. Uncle will be happy for him." she added.

"We could talk to him." Dean said and they agreed with her so they coughed again. The couple broke off kissing now and the Carnie smiled at them.

"Hi, guys. Um, this is my…um, we just met a while ago. He made me Hungarian food at his restaurant and we…yeah, we had sex and now…I love him." The man said and nodded. "I'm Reggie by the way. Reggie Redding. Van, these are the guys I mentioned before." He motioned to them.

"You were kind to him. Thank you." Van said now. But held him close. They noticed his booth was closed for the day, and smiled. "I love him, too." He laughed at Dorian's look and shrugged. "I've been watching him for days, loved him from a distance for a while now. Just now worked up the courage to approach him today. He's so…perfect." Van said happily and kissed Reggie's cheek now. "He's moving in with me. I'm going to pamper the hell out of him!" He teased the blushing man. Who nodded and Van grinned wider now, if that was possible. "Then marry him. After properly corrupting and debauching him some more first. He's still too good for me. I'll bring you down to my level, lover…" He teased then laughed as the man flushed at his words. "Well, down to my level again…and again…and again." He kissed him again and left him panting for him.

"I sure hope so." Reggie smiled and gave him a heated look.

Van pulled the man away from the booth and went to leave now. "I'll call you later, Dorian. I got a hot man to take care of right now. Then to take shopping. He needs some things…" The man said and they left then, both horny as hell again. Dorian smiled and waved bye then headed to play the games again. Dorian wanted to play some games for herself now.

(Dante and the other play games now, too.)

Dante shot out the targets for an hour and got a black lab plushie and decided to keep it. He did give the pink bunny to John who slipped it to the boys and saw them stare at it in dread. Both laughed at them as they went to give it to Lila who flat out refused to touch it.

They saw kid go by, a girl of no more than five and ran to give it to her. Her face lit up and they were happy she liked it. They sure hadn't.

John took the gun now and took out every target, too, earning him a red octopus thing which he gave to a little boy that reminded him of Sam as a kid who loved it. Another plushie found a home, he thought amused.

Xxxxxxxxx

When the time to go came, they gathered in a group and John sent them back.

Of course, his landing made them fall on and trip over a rug making them all fall on top of Dante who grunted in pain and they quickly got off of him as he hugged his crotch, clearly in pain now.

"You okay?" John said awkwardly and Dante glared at him impotently.

"Yeah, good thing I don't plan on having kids or I'd be very disappointed later on in life." Dante complained, massaging his crotch and wincing. "Dicks and wood floors and your landings do not mix!"

"Sorry, I can send people but the landings always mess up, I'm working on it. Look at the bright side, the last 'you' I teleported, I made him land on his tail bone and dropped all of others on top of him. He got hurt much more than you did." John teased.

"One, dick hurts worse than a tail bone. Two, you did make them fall on me so it's not that much different." Dante complained but then sighed as his healing easily fixed him up now. It didn't hurt now. "You have a focus issue."

"I can focus to send one there but without being there to actually control them, my landings are bumpy. I can't see where they are landing exactly so I have less control over that part. I can't control the landings properly without actually being there." John admitted.

"So…it's less a focus issue and more a control issue then." Dante said and shrugged. "Those are harder to fix. Maybe visualize it more, it could help?" 'It couldn't hurt.' Dante thought wryly and groaned. His phone was ringing. He looked and then said. "I have to take this, sorry, Uncle John."

"No problem." John said and went to talk to Bobby.

"Get Dorian, would you? I might need backup here." Dante requested a couple minutes later then got serious again and listened.

"No, Garth, you don't…damn it! No!" Dante listened then growled. "I don't care if they were all taken. You don't go in alone." Dante ordered then nodded. "I'm coming with backup, don't make a move! Go find a dumpster or something and hide in it or behind it. I'm on my way now." He listened then added. "No, I'm not mad! But it's a trap. You get backup before you spring those." He advised then saw Dorian approaching. "Garth and the guys got taken by some vamps an hour ago. Well, not Garth. He was getting them coffee but he saw them taken and called me right away. He followed them and now he wants to go in alone to get them out. I told him to wait for us." Dante said. "Help me?"

"You got it, Cuz. I got your back." Dorian agreed getting their duffels. "Sorry, we can't stay, Bobby, but we got a hunt. It was nice seeing you guys. Be careful in that world. Angels, ones not like you guys I mean, can get fucking sneaky!" She advised then hugged them bye and Dante did the same.

"You hang in there, Sam. Touch visions aren't so bad. You save people with them, right?" Dante said and Sam nodded. "Well, there you go. Use them that way. Think of them as a gift. I got fire so mine's just as shitty.

Then they both ran out and got ready to go, roaring out of the yard to Montana in hopes of saving the hunters and their friends. John watched them go with pride in his eyes. Good people those two, he thought. Good fighters.

Then headed inside to hang out until tomorrow.

They would go home tomorrow morning and they wanted more time with the others until then.

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"Okay, here goes." John said and let the power flow out. A hole appeared now, full of light then it faded to show images. He tried to focus on control now, rather than just focusing his power, like Dante had advised him to. He wasn't trying to hurt anyone here.

The others gazed into the hole and saw the others staring back at them. Angelic Bobby and human Bobby were by the hole chanting now with their Dorian and Dante on the other side doing the same, doing their best to keep it open.

"I'm seeing double!" Human Dean said in shock, eyes locked on Angelic Bobby and human Bobby there.

"Me, too!" Human Sam said.

"You need any help?" Human Dean offered, worried for them now. Ready to help if they were needed.

"No, we got it. Two sets of you are plenty! Anymore show up and I will issue fucking name tags. I mean it. And I will have where you came from on them, too! Don't push it. Seriously, we got close to a hundred hunters on the way here and over a dozen Uber powered ones in the house, and them, we'll be okay. Don't worry, Dean. Although…I wouldn't mind meeting you…if you don't mind a short visit. If it won't hurt anything. Will it, John?" The human Bobby there asked with hopeful eyes on the Winchesters. He really wouldn't mind them visiting… Even if the urge to go out and buy nametags did manage to rise up again…

Then he gasped in surprise as they all grinned and nodded when John shrugged, then the Human Winchesters jumped through. Landing on their butts but catching themselves enough to roll out of the way so that Bobby and Ralph, with Michael could come, too. Michael had opted to come to keep an eye on Ralph. His son wasn't going through any portal with him, fuck that! Lila opted to stay behind, her Demon Lord father would sense her leaving the world there and freak out. Visiting another world wasn't worth a war. She thought and sighed, wishing she could have gone. "Get me a puppy!" She shouted at the last minute and they nodded, taking a cloth with her scent, to see if one would claim her…she really hoped one would, a hellhound one would be nice.

Soon as they were through, they shut the power off and the portal closed behind them. Bobby eyed the burned mark on his ceiling with dread, praying it left when they returned or he'd be pissed! But right now he had to deal with two Winchesters hugging him tight and smiled as he hugged them back. "Hi, boys. It's nice to meet you, too."

"Bobby!" Dean said and smiled, then they hugged the Angelic Bobby and the man smiled as well. "You look alike, damn, this is going to get confusing…" He said then shrugged, he'd figure it out. "How long we got, John?" He eyed the two sets of dogs approaching with curious eyes and the other hunters coming to see them as well. He heard yelps outside the door and smiled. The pups were out there…he really wanted to meet them!

"A couple hours. The fold is still in place, this won't affect anything." John said feeling out the magic and nodding. "I can hold it still, don't worry."

Ralph cried out happily as a pup seemed to pass through the door itself and launched itself right into his arms. He peeked under it and saw it was a girl to be sure before addressing it. "Hey, girl! You mine?" He asked and was licked continuously for a minute, chuckling as her hazel eyes locked on his and she seemed to nod. "This is what they do when they claim a hunter, right?" He asked and that human Bobby nodded, stunned.

"Usually they pee on your shoe and catch it on fire…but yeah, that one's claimed you." Bobby admitted, not too surprised. The kid was a natural with dogs apparently. That pup had been hovering by the front door for nearly an hour and now he knew why. She must have sensed Ralph was coming somehow. "She's yours. Three quarter Hellhound but part human and dog, too. She has a human soul in there along with some dog in there, too. All the powers of a hellhound though, so raise her right. Hunter dogs are not pets. They were meant to hunt. Especially these ones." Bobby said then spent the next few moment explaining what huntlings were. Then finished with. "They are human hunters in dog bodies, they inherited all their parent's hunter knowledge upon birth. You just have to train with them and become a team with them. They are their kids, Sam or Dean's, their real kids. Even you human ones, you are their parents." Bobby petted her behind a furry ear fondly now and she gazed adoringly at him through half-shut eyes. "She's your daughter, Sam."

"Oh…" Human Sam said holding her now, too. "My daughter, my real daughter…Dean, I have a kid!" He teared up and hugged the pup gently now. "A family…we have families here."

"My niece." Human Dean said with wet eyes. "She's so pretty."

He felt a buzzing in his head and Bobby saw the look, heading to the kitchen, tugging their human Bobby with him. "You need to learn to brew the potion anyway…come help me with this." He grumbled then told them. "Hold on, there's a potion you take to understand their thoughts and sounds, boys. We'll have it in a minute."

The humans petted their pup and even Mike took a turn loving on her. "You got a name for her, son?" Michael said and Ralph nodded.

"Yeah, but I should ask her about it first." Ralph said uncertainly. She may not like the name…

"Good idea." Michael said and they sat with the others now to talk while they did it.

"Who are you?" Dante asked with curious eyes. They all did, Ralph noticed.

The Angelic Bobby nodded to them, silently letting them know to tell them everything. So they did.

"I'm Ralph Anderson, that's my Dad, Michael Anderson. We're hunters. Sam and Dean helped us on a case and kind of adopted me as their little brother…we're really close and we're brothers now." Ralph said.

"No, I meant you feel funny on my radar, Ralph." Dante said and Ralph stiffened, worried now. "It's okay, just be honest." The others nodded their approval of the idea and he nodded, the human Winchesters taking his hands and sitting on each side of him to show their support.

"We're here for you. It's okay. No matter what they think, we'll keep loving you. We promise. We won't let them hurt you, bro." Dean said and shot them a look. "You hurt him and we will try to kill you for it."

"We won't…" Rufus asked then got a bad feeling about this. "Tell us please? We won't hurt you…you're just a kid…"

"I'm much more than that…sadly it's true. I'm part…no, I used to be demonic. I can explain…" Ralph said then kept going. "It started when I was a kid and demon came to our island…" He started then kept going and ended with, "So Dad did the ritual with our Bobby and cleansed me of the demonic DNA but there were still powers locked in my cells. I feel colder inside but it keeps the powers at bay and keeps me human. I still feel human but I'm just colder in nature than most people usually are. I do have a few powers but mostly harmless ones. The rest of them stay locked up so we're keeping it that way. Demons won't leave us alone though. I'm going to school and me and Lila keep having to fight them off a lot between classes. And to and from football practice, and anywhere they can get me alone really…It's the only 'normal' I get apparently." Ralph said then added. "I'm a good hunter! Linoge did this to me, I didn't ask for it!"

"We're not saying anything." Ellen said gently. "I can't believe…the townspeople…they just let him…take him?" She looked horrified by the thought.

"Yes, Molly…she didn't get it until the last minute but I always saw it…Ralph was the only kid he even paid any attention to and touched. I knew it would be my son and tried to stop it. They wouldn't listen to me and then he said Ralph was his and I…fought but the crowd held me down while he flew off with my boy in his arms!" Michael said crying at the memory, hating them for it again…a deep hatred he knew he would never get past. "They said I'd get past it! Get past the fucker stealing my son and his Mom…she agreed to its bargain! I never forgave them for it. And when I found him again, he was demonic. So…I called Bobby and he saved him, gave me my son back." He looked at Ralph who looked furious now.

"I hate them!" Ralph said then sighed, petting the pup as it licked him, as if sensing his pain. He kissed her head and calmed down a bit. "We're never going back there again."

And he meant every word.

"What happened to Molly?" Rufus asked and he saw their eyes get hard. They hated her more the townsfolk, he saw. And didn't blame them in the least. She had practically given the boy to the demon of her own free will and that was the most horrific part of it.

"Heart gave out a few years ago. We divorced after…" Michael got quiet now. "After losing him. Fell out of touch…I hated her for so long after that, still do. Couldn't forgive her for trading our son to save her and the town's sorry damn lives; my son!" He growled and hugged the boy again. "Not losing you again."

"Never again, Dad." Ralph reassured him. "I went back to visit her grave but…I can't forgive her either. If she loved me, how could she let the bastard manipulate her to do such a thing to me? He fed me his damn blood! I was a demon! I didn't even know my Dad until they cleansed me. I fucking hate them all!" He swore vehemently then calmed with visible effort. "So…that's the story… gonna hunt me now?"

"Of course not, boy! You aren't evil, just tainted like Sam was. We understand that." Rufus said and Ralph relaxed more now, he was glad to see.

"Is there a 'you' here in this world?" Angelic Sam asked as a thought struck him.

"I assume so, but I'll probably be full demon by now, Sam. I'll be evil here and with Linoge." Ralph said then had a thought, addressing the Angelic Winchesters now. "I'm in your World, too! You can save me there, it's early enough in the timeline! I'll be like before but the ritual would work still, it's not too late for me there…you guys could save me with the ritual, like Bobby did in mine, right? Save me, make me human again? It's possible, right?" He asked with sad eyes.

"Yes! Dean, we can save him there…if his Bobby could do it, so could ours…it's possible!" Angelic Sam said, getting excited. "We'd adopt him like we did him in his world. Take care of him in our own. We'd have a brother!" He said smiling. "Still love you in that world, too, always will! Never doubt that. Angelic or not, we'll visit you more now."

"Good, I'd like that." Ralph said and asked the Bobbys standing in the doorway. "You can do the cleansing ritual, right?"

"Yeah, there's a cleansing ritual in my library there. Need a virgin's blood though…a drop or two would do…got the rest though." Angelic Bobby said thinking. "We could find someone…"

"Could work." John agreed then thought of the person. "Know a guy, he's got a teenage kid. She knows he hunts…she might volunteer some. Last time I met her I sensed her purity. It's an Angel thing, we sense virginity, don't ask." He waved off their amused looks. "Hey, we just sense it, we don't deflower them! Geez, a little trust might be nice!"

"A little too much information there, Angel man!" Ellen teased the blushing man. "You sense goodness and Virginity is goodness, so it makes sense you'd sense it." She shrugged. "Wonder if Cas can, too. Do you Angelic guys all do it?"

"Yes." Sam said then sighed as Dean nodded, too. "Don't care about it when we do, it's just a thing we sense."

"I can sense it." Cas said coming in. "Virginity, purity of body, as well as soul and mind. We sense all purity since purity is goodness." He said this calmly and gasped as the human Winchesters hugged him right then. "Good to see you, too. Or this version of 'you'. You feel fine; it feels good to see you again. You make my heart happy." Cas said hugging them back and smiling gently as they kissed his cheeks as they let go.

"We don't see you much there. Once the Apocalypse was averted, you never came back to us. Guess that Heaven needed you more. We miss you!" Dean agreed and pulled the Angel to sit by them. Dante and Dorian took watch for them now. "They said Gabe is coming?"

"Yes, he isn't dead here." Cas agreed then shrugged. "He isn't dead there either, I sense that much. He is reformed and in Heaven at their point in time there. He'll be joining them again soon enough, or that is what Father told me before. He was going to tell John, too, so I'm not breaking any rules by saying it now. There, Lucifer killed him but the god part became active. God just restored a degree of his Angelicness. Enough so he's mostly god but a little Archangelic. Here he's still just an Archangel with Trickster powers, in hiding from his Brother's Apocalypse, but loyal to me and Father. He will help when it's time for him to, don't worry. It's not time for him to join us yet. That may change later though, but not right now. He'll become a god in their world, too, eventually. Once Lucifer killed him, he was changed. Father is trying to balance the powers for him so that's why he's probably in Heaven there. You just haven't seen him again yet. I'm there, too. In Heaven of course, it's the dual nature of the Worlds. I will visit you again, Father promised me that other me would join you in some battles with Gabe at our sides at times, we will fight with you sometimes. I will come to you soon enough, my friends. What is true in one, tends to be the truth in the others, too, even to a varying degree. Like the Winchesters. Here they are dogs, there they are Archangels, and, in your world, you are human. It goes for Bobby, Dante, Dorian, and all of you. Some live longer lives, some shorter, some are Eternal, but all are in every World. It promotes harmony between all the Worlds." He just smiled at their shocked looks, their eyes locked on him at his words. "If I'm here in this World, standing before you, then there are other me's in the other Worlds, doing the same thing at some point of time, too. Varying or not, most Angels are Eternal, it's our nature. The same would apply to Gabriel, of course."

"But not me?" John said approaching.

"No, you are the anomaly. The rare exception. Your life force is too powerful to exist in more than one instance. It could only balance if there was one of you. And that 'you' would be Immortal and Eternal, since only one of you can continue to exist and not destroy the timelines or Creation itself. So while you live and die in every world…he was only allowed to bring you back to be alive again in one of them. That one." Cas explained matter-of-factly. "Your soul, its power and essence? It was created different than any other soul's was. You are more yourself than any other soul ever could be. More self-contained and all powerful, one might say. So you will jump through time for Eternity, taking care of your other sons. It's part of your destiny, his plan for you. They need a father. All of them do, and that is you, John. It is part of your purpose for which he brought you back. The others cannot be brought back but you could, so he did. And now you are every version of your sons' Protector in all the Worlds they may exist. Relax, you're doing fine with that job, by the way. He said so."

"Good to know." John said, reeling from that revelation there still. One soul so powerful it could only exist in one person, one Archangel, Him? He'd never considered himself that way before. So weak and such a failure as a father really…in so many ways. Why did he get chosen for this, over all the others more deserving?

"They needed you, John. Sam and Dean did and still do, in every World. To achieve their destinies, so…you were chosen." Cas finished. "Winchesters are the World's Protectors, it's Defenders. And only a Winchester himself can guide them…which made you the only logical choice. It is an honor to be given this destiny, John. It really is."

"Well, on that note, I'd like to change my name to Singer." Dean teased and Sam laughed, nodding.

"No way! Don't bring that bad luck down on me!" Bobby teased back and they laughed together.

"But we love you, why not share it?" Sam teased and all the Bobbys laughed, nodding, too.

It was true.

"You got him now, share it with John! Leave me out of it. Don't curse my family line, too, nuh uh!" This world's Bobby protested but laughed again, not meaning it. He'd never considered them cursed, just more…interesting than most families.

They got up and hugged him tight, the dogs curling up at his feet and whuffing at him at the same time, laughing in their own doggy ways, too. "Too late, we just cursed you. You're stuck with our luck now, too." Human Sam said as he hugged him, too. Then whispered. "But you got all of our love for you, too. And you have our hearts, we're your sons no matter what form we have. You were always our Dad, Bobby, we'll always love you." He kissed his cheek and sighed. Bobby melted at his words, seeing his point. So he got bad luck, he'd always had that at some point. But he'd not had kids or love like theirs for him. He was willing to have that more, bad luck or not. They were his kids, and he loved them. A bit of bad luck and a curse was worth the price to have them in his life. The others nodded as they read his thoughts and he saw they felt the same way, too.

To have Sam and Dean in their lives was well worth the trouble they brought with them. And the baggage that followed them. The demons and bad shit gunning for them. It was all worth it! To be there for them when they needed him, Bobby would be there and be damned if it nearly got him killed for his trouble, for his love for them, too. Loving those boys, his sons in every way but blood, and willing to fight for and with them if it was called for. Just the way a father should!

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The room went quiet after that as a tall youth came in. He seemed both enthralled and confused by the other versions of his brothers and Bobby, and not to mention John standing there, looking equally shell-shocked.

"What the hell?" Adam said confused. "Dean? Sam?!" He said puzzled." Bobby said you coming back to visit, and I've missed you and all, but do you realize you are dead in this world?" He asked but still approached him to hug him. "Still love you, Dad. No matter what form you have."

"So I keep hearing…" John said sarcastically, eying the ceiling, cursing Heaven for that part but grateful he got to live. "Contrary to my choice, it appears I am so unique that there can only be one of me in Existence and that is in their world, but I'm a Father to all my kids in every world, and that includes you…" John said then had to hug the boy. "I missed you so much, hated to leave you, son. I just thought if I stayed away the demons would leave you alone."

"Nah, they came after us and the boys saved us, and let me help. We did fine until Cancer took Mom, and we fell in debt, with the medical stuff, and then she died…I was grieving so I looked them up here, and I've been here ever since. It's my home now, and it's my 'normal'. I get the hunting stuff but also I am going to college, for Criminal Justice." He said proudly. "Was going to go to please them but once I got in, I found the idea of law enforcement more interesting…so I can work here in town with Jodi. She's grooming me for it on breaks. I get to observe them at work in the Station, do ride-alongs, and she said once I graduate, she'll recommend me for a job there, as a detective…I didn't like the police cars that much but using my hunting skills to find criminals sounds good. I can save people doing it the legal way and hunt in my free time for Bobby; it's what I want to do now."

"That's great and you will do so great at that, I can tell. Not that big a difference in what law enforcement does and us Hunters do really, ask Vic, he ought to know." John said and Adam saw Vic nod, making them both smile. "So not going for a federal job?"

"No, a detective is fine, closer to home would be good so I can stay here with Bobby. Help out with the Hunting when he needs me, which is a lot really, mostly research…he says I can't hunt until you take me on my first one, Dad. He insists that's the tradition...so will you? Take me on my first hunt sometime soon, on a break of course…?" Adam asked with pleading eyes. "I'm all trained, honest! And I have my own Huntlings…well, pups, but they can come observe."

"Sure, son, I'll do that next break you get from classes, I promise." John said and saw Ralph approaching with Michael.

"Does that mean I'm not your son either? I'm their half-brother, kind of…adopted? You can hunt with me, too? Be a Dad to me, like mine is and Bobby does, right?" Ralph looked heartbroken and John looked at Michael and saw him smile sadly down at his son, patting his shoulder supportively.

"You are their half-brother, which makes you my son by association, and also a part of my mission with them, so yes, I will hunt with you, and visit you, and be a Dad to you like Michael and Bobby are to you. You don't mind, right, Michael? I won't interfere with your parenting nor will I try to make him love you less, or try to take your place, I just…he's a part of my family now." John responded and Michael nodded in approval. "I can only do brief visits though."

"I know, they told me. I can live with that, I really can." Ralph agreed.

"Adam, same goes for you? Are brief visits okay?" John asked him and Adam eagerly agreed.

"Yes, I'll take what you can give. I want my Dad back, any way I can get you!" Adam said and John smiled widely.

"So, I have four sons now, am I right?" He teased them and they smiled, all nodding happily. "Good, I like that."

They laughed together then the kids wondered off to talk. Adam joining them as Ralph tugged him along with human Winchesters, and the Angelic ones so they could get to know each other.

"Tell me about yourself, Ralph." They heard Adam ask and smiled.

"Only if you tell me about you, they tell you about them. We should get it all out in the open, since we're all going to be great friends now." Ralph said and the others heard the rest of the boys, both human and angel alike agree this was going to happen. Wandering off to talk by the cars now, the Angelic boys taking guard duty to talk and do their shifts now.

Bobby approached the one from this world and asked. "Lila, I can explain her, but she says she'd like a pup and gave me this cloth with her scent on it…she wants to know if we can see if a pup chooses her." He asked, then explained who she was and that she was good and on their side. "She may be his daughter but she's a great girl and not evil at all…can we try? I'd hate disappoint her and not try…if one doesn't choose her, that's okay."

"Fine with me, take the cloth, let them smell it. They'll let you know if they choose her and if they do, well, take the pup to her. They know their Hunters so let them decide, not you." This Bobby said and watched as the Bobby from the other world went to do just that.

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Bobby stood in the swirling mass of puppies and sat down to let them smell the cloth. Then waited to see if any liked it. For several minutes, several kept coming to it and sniffing then wandering off only to return to it again. He was beginning to think one wasn't going to choose her when one came up, licked the cloth, and looked at him with a speculative look, nose seeming to point to the cloth with a question in its hazel eyes, the little wolf hound laying on it and smiling. He sighed and heard footsteps approach, and saw the Bobby of this world standing there, smiling down at the happy pup that had clearly claimed that cloth for itself.

"She's chosen the girl, she'll leave with you." He said and helped the man stand up but the other Bobby waved him away from claiming the cloth back as the pup sunk teeth into it possessively with hard eyes meeting his, like the stubborn thing she was. "Leave it, she won't surrender it now." He laughed at her then said. "Yes, girl, that belongs to your hunter." He seemed to listening and conversing with the pup somehow so the other man waited. "No, you can keep it until you go with them…oh, yeah, well, that's a good name. Tell her when you get to her, she's in another world you know, but a few of your brothers and sisters will be going with you so…" He laughed then turned to that Bobby and nodded. "Yes, he looks like me." Then seemed to be considering something. "Let's go in, we need to do something so you all can communicate with the pups and doggy boys better. It'll make more sense to you once you can do that."

And with that, they headed in and left the girl pup to lay on her Hunter's cloth again, eager to meet the girl soon. Swearing in her little doggy heart that she was going to do good for the girl, and knowing she loved her already, even if she hadn't met her yet.

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The potion worked well. And the human boys went out to see their families, the doggy ones that is. The others from their World coming as well. Soon all were surrounded by masses of puppies, both Rottie and Wolfhound, all way to adorable to be legal! Kneeling down to love on them in turns and found themselves faced with the women, one Rott female and one Wolfhound one.

The other World's Bobby sat off to the side as if in private discussion with the girl Wolfhound he held, petting her as he responded to her mental questions. He thought all the pups would make great additions to their home there and being special as they were, they would be a great help with the demons, especially the wolf hound ones.

This left the others to get to know the remaining doggy members of the family and all found they liked them very much, Sam and Dean of this world had chosen their Mates well. They were proud of them, and loved the fact that they had kids, even if they weren't really theirs…they were willing claim them and share them, and love and protect them as best they could.

"Hi, Dean. It's me, Jo." The Rott girl said and cocked her head. "Yes, I'm a dog, and those are my pups with you, as a dog, of course. She's J'k. Sam's Mate, she's a Hellhound." She winked at her friend and fellow parent now. "You got a friend, boys…" She hinted and her paw motioned down. They looked to see a pup scraping at their feet. "Son, be patient! They see you." She whuffed and it came out as chuckle in their heads. "He's a bit like his father, very impatient and impulsive…enjoy!"

"Jo? So I marry you here…" Dean said in surprise as well.

"I'll explain." Jo said then did so, including Sam's story as well. J'K interrupting and telling her and Sam's Mating as well. It didn't take long.

"So now we are joint parents to them, most are going away but some are staying, have hunters here and Jodi's stay here for safekeeping." J'K said and looked up at human Sam. "Yes, you are just as handsome as a human as you are dog, I thought you might be." She said smiling smugly. "I fell for you as soon as I smelled you. I had to have you the moment I saw your sexy doggy form. I love you here, hellhound or not."

"So if I hadn't went dog, I'd be a demon?" Human Sam asked and they nodded. "So I stay a dog, I'm good and a hellhound, but if I go back to human, and I lose my humanity and become a demon?" He was stunned. "So that's why they are so happy as dogs."

"No, they are happy as dogs because it suits them, son." John said joining them. "No demons around or Angels, don't worry. Michael may be a dick but he's not stupid. He's regrouping after the whole approaching them as vessels fiasco. I think his pride is hurt and he's a bit repulsed by their relationship now." He laughed at the memory. "He fled so fast when they offered to perform their sex in front of him…it was hilarious!"

"I bet, that guy is…well, self-righteous prick wouldn't be too strong a term really…." Dean growled. "Thank goodness I said no in our World, too."

"Yeah, I got the cage but…it came out alright eventually." Sam said in agreement. "He won't hurt them, will he?" He said eying the pups while holding their's close, worried. "The thought of our kids hurt…tortured to get to us…it sickens me! You sure you don't need us?" He asked anxiously, not able to understand why the Angels would want to hurt them as dogs at all, they were harmless this way! "We could take them, hide them in our World until this Apocalypse dies down, If you needed a safe place to stash them…" He offered, willing to do anything to protect those kids, anything!

"No, they are safe here, we got them well protected and the doggy 'you's. They are just being jerks because the dog thing messed up their vessel plans for you two. And since you were the only choices, you cancelled out their Apocalypse and they had to start it again. So they got revenge on you by making you the last Seal. You die and they win. Idiots!" John growled in anger now. "They're like little kids, trying to get back at another kid by breaking their toys!"

"We agree." Dean said and asked the pup. "You got a name you like?"

The pup seemed to be thinking, looking so human they could see how it was part human. 'Is Impala taken?'

"No but it's not really the best name for a pup. Wait, I have a better idea…how about 'Pala Pup?" Dean offered and glanced at his Baby. She'd like sharing her name with this cute kid, another kid to grow up in her, even though the pup was more likely to teeth on her upholstery than play with legos in her.

"I like it!" The pup said nodding but both turned to see Sam when they heard a groan and smiled to see Sam shaking his head.

"No, that is the most…" Sam caught the pup's sad look and broke under it. "Fitting name, it's fine. But…won't you at least try to reconsider another name?" He begged, not wanting to come out and admit he hated it.

"You hate it that much, Dad?" The pup asked, his voice tinged with worry. If Sam hated the name then he'd try another, even though he loved the name… "If you do, I suppose I'll consider another." The pup was quiet now, his feelings hurt. He had liked the 'Pala pup name more.

"No, I just…he's in love with his car and now he's naming you after her, too. It's his sickness, son." Sam said and nodded at Dean. "Such an incurable sickness, terminal really! I swear if I got kidnapped and she got car-napped, and he could only save one of us, he'd choose her! He'd mourn me and swear to avenge my death, of course, but…yeah, he'd choose her."

"Not true, I'd choose her so I had something to rescue you in." Dean teased and Sam laughed at that thought, getting the joke.

"Um, yeah, that isn't as comforting as you'd think it might be…" Sam teased back.

'Dad, you really wouldn't let Daddy Sam die for a car, would you?' The pup asked worried, not getting the joke. Clearly they had to teach their son their brand of humor or the kid would have a nervous breakdown on them at an early age from worry.

"No, son, we're just teasing each other. You'll learn our way of joking later. We do this all the time." Dean admitted and the pup relaxed then.

Then they told the women and pups all about their lives there in their own World.

Xxxxxxxx

"Dad, I am a demon?" Sam asked a few moments later, pulling him to the side, but glared at Dean who butted in to stand beside him. "Dean…" He protested. He'd tried to sneak off to speak to the Angel privately but, per usual, when it came to Dean, there was no such thing as 'privacy' for Sam…it was his overprotective and hovering instinct. And Sam was clearly its object of devotion!

"Is he?" Dean asked fearfully. John looked dismayed but looked like he was also considering his words very carefully.

"Yes and no. You are half, I suppose, but it's in stasis, held there between human and demon, with a bunch of Grace wrapped around it, keeping it locked away, like Ralph's is but yours is sealed away for good; it won't ever get out. I suppose it was your reward for your sacrifice with Lucifer and saving the World the way you did. God locked the demonicness in you away inside you within his own Grace, never to get out. So you are a demon, half really, but, also all human, thanks to the Grace holding it back." John reassured him. "You are a demon of sorts but so good and human, too." John hugged him now. "Still my son, and still a good man. You, too, Dean. Don't judge him, he can't fix it and you should trust him the same as you always have."

"I do trust him and won't do that to him again. I did that with Azazel and hurt him a lot. It's where he gets that inferiority complex from. I was really mean about the demon stuff…I'm sorry, Sam! I won't do it this time, I swear. You are my Sammy and I love you. My brother still, demon or not." Dean promised and hugged him.

"Is my blood…normal?" Sam asked. Contaminated, tainted, all words that danced in his head now.

"It's red, not black, but, yes, its demon blood. But with no other effects but it being what it is. No detox needed." John said. "Ralph's is, too. All demon blood, just red, but still good, like you are, Sam. You should help each other stay that way, too. He adores you boys."

"We will." The boys promised and headed inside to wait to go; it was almost time.

Xxxxxxxx

"We need to name you." Ralph told his pup and the girl nodded.

"You pick, but not anything lame like fluffy…I might bite you for that one." The girl pup said irritably.

"Hmmm, something demony would suit you…" Ralph said thinking out loud.

"Hurry up, Demon Boy, times a wasting here. I'd like to tell my family my name before I go here." The girl urged, knowing their time was short here.

"Demona?" Ralph offered, a female demon. It would suit her…

"Named after a demon and I'm a hellhound, okay, that's original…okay, I like it. It's not lame, I'll give you that." The pup said then ran off to talk to her family. "I'll be back, my Hunter!" She barked back and he waved her off, knowing she was saying her goodbyes and promising to visit again, like he wished he could as well. He liked it here with all the pups and the Winchester dogs…sure they'd forget him after a while once he left. But knowing he wouldn't forget them. So he ran in with his digital camera, making sure the card was in it, and asked someone to take his picture with his doggy brothers. Dorian took the camera and did so, getting three good shots of them in different poses together then he ran out and took pictures of all the dogs and pups, two or three of each one. Then took pictures of his Angelic family and the two Bobbies side by side, and some of John and the other hunters for his memory book. Intending to add it once he got back home, showing them to his Dad excitedly and they agreed they were great shots, and that the others might want copies. Michael would arrange them to be printed later for everyone and when John visited, have him bring them back to the others, he'd even do up some memory books with Ralph for each one of them, to make them more special, that kind of thing.

Then Ralph went to John and asked. "You promise to let them and you visit me again, you mean it? You promise?" He was so afraid he wouldn't be able to.

"I promise. We'll visit regularly. I have to visit them anyway, you heard my destiny. I'll let them tag along whenever I do, would you like that?" John offered and hugged him, and Ralph nodded much happier now.

"I'd love that!" Ralph said excitedly then ran off to tell them himself.

"You will visit me!" He told the surprised pair as they sat with the pups and petted them. "John said when he comes to see them, he'll let you come with him, he promised."

"Then we'll visit." Dean said, knowing John would never lie to the boy and meant it if he said it. John was that kind of Archangel. He didn't make promises lightly and always kept them.

And now all of the visitors petted the pups, spent time with dogs, both girl and boy pairs, and then headed inside when John signaled they needed to go now. All really sad to go but knowing they had to. Thinking they might find a way to visit themselves, if they could get the portal spell right, of course. The Bobby of their World whispered he could and not to worry, he'd do it.

Making them all feel much better now. And the fact that they knew this was not the last time they would spend time with them made it easier to leave. Since it wasn't for forever like they had thought it would be.

The Angelic ones got notes from Michael on everything about his and Ralph's ordeal, places, dates, where he saw Ralph that last time, all of it. His contact information and address at that time, all that they could find out. Thinking they'd look for him once they got back to their own World and save him there. Michael said the first step would be to have Bobby contact him and work with him to find Ralph; he hunts for him to get him back after he's taken for years. He will find him by then and then Bobby could help.

And agreed it would work. To save their Ralph, much like these human ones and Bobby had saved theirs.

Xxxxxxxx

Soon enough though, it was time to go, and everyone gathered around the portal mark, waiting for it to open as all three Bobbies and John opened it for them.

"Dean, you should find someone to love. When we get back." Sam said then sighed. "I'll be okay alone."

"Sam, I know you're gay, so why not find you a nice guy?" Dean said then saw Sam shake his head. "Sam?"

"I…I haven't been with anyone in years, and I hate gay bars. They are crowded and grabby! They all think I'm only up for a roll in the hay and I'm not. I have to go alone and I hate going alone." Sam said quietly as they waited for the portal to open.

"I'll go with you, be your wingman. I'll help keep the losers away, find you good one." Dean offered and Sam looked at him in shock.

"Dean. One, there are no good ones to be found in gay bars which is why I hate to go. Two, you'd hate a gay bar, you'd get hit on more than I would and hate it twice as much." Sam said then Dean looked curious.

"Not true, why would I get hit on more? You're one good looking gay guy!" Dean reassured him and Sam blushed.

"Because you are perfection and sexy, and I'm just tall and...And too quiet, shy, and can't keep up on the conversation with them. You can talk to anyone and I get all stuttery and blushing when I'm talking to men." Sam said. "I'm not like you, I can't find someone. But you can, and you should."

"Sam, you aren't alone. You got me. You will find someone and so will I. I might try dating again but you should, too." Dean said and hugged him with one arm. "Don't give up."

"I won't find someone, I know that." Sam said sadly. "I still have the demon blood, remember?"

"Yes, but you are human, too, he said so. The demon blood thing is just between us, no one else needs to know." Dean said firmly, glad he had resolved that problem.

"But if I have kids…" Sam said and Dean shot him a look.

"Then they will be part demon, too, oh, well! I will still love them and so will you." Dean said and Sam sighed. "I already told you that doesn't bother me! I could care less about the demon blood shit."

"No man wants a demon for a…husband." Sam said and added the last word after careful consideration. "I see why they mated with each other, they fit so well together. You're straight, not into incest, and it's not in you to love me that way." He sighed then groaned at Dean's look, questioning him. "Yes, I'm not against it and I was attracted to you as a teen, briefly, mind you, very briefly. Probably why I went gay, as the shrink would say, I'm sure. But now, we're brothers but…I won't get what this Sam gets, no happily ever after for me. No great guy to win me stuff and kiss me when I'm hurt like Dean does for him. I want that, like they have! I do. But I won't get that."

"Why not?" Dean demanded, not seeing why he couldn't.

Then saw Sam was crying. And broke for him, trying to help him now to stop it.

"Cause we're soulmates, and, like they said, if it's true in one world, it's true in another! So when I went into that cage, and then got out and found you again, I joined our souls and it made us that way. We are 'It' for each other and don't know it or feel it, but it's true…I can't have my happily ever after. Because my happily ever after is with you and we won't get that. You're straight and you'll marry a woman and move away. Be a devoted brother and I'll stay at Bobby's and know that my chance at happiness is the one thing I don't have a chance at." Sam said looking away and his tears fells to the carpet. Michael held their pup while Dean embraced Sam as he sobbed. And held onto Dean's jacket tight as he did it, sobbing away in the arms of the one man he was meant for and would never be able to show it to. Never would be with because they wouldn't allow it, being brothers and all. "I will never have you and you are the one I'm meant for."

Then he wiped his eyes and took his puppy son back, petting him and not looking at Dean. "Yes, it hurts and I will get over it, so stop looking at me like that. Still your brother, and ….will always love you that way. Always there for you and promise to have your back no matter what. I'd die for you because…I'd die without you, and it's as simple as that." Sam said sadly, and sighed through a veil of tears that blinded him again.

Then jumped into the portal without a word, leaving Dean to follow with a sad, "And I'd die without you, too, Sam." He landed on his feet and ran to find Sam, knowing he was upset still and not blaming him a bit.

Their Bobby held the journal with the guide to raising the pups in it. That Bobby had given him a copy, saying he'd need it, with a dark chuckle, and this Bobby had to wonder why. Resolving to read it soon and see what was up with this pup thing after he got back. Jumping in after hugging the doggy brothers and kissing them goodbye, secretly whispering in their ears that they all promised to visit soon again, and the others jumped with him, and the portal closed, leaving them missing the group already.

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(Prologue)

Sam was hiding. Dean thought in annoyance. He'd been searching for him for a half hour now and he wasn't anywhere! So he got bright, leaving the pup with the others. And he headed to town, knowing where he might be.

There were three gay bars in town. And he could be at any one of them.

He'd picked a fantastic day to quit drinking, Dean reflected wryly, but still squared his shoulders to go in. And shouldered his way through staring men who eyed him with lust and interest mixed. Ignoring their looks and attempts to get his attention, he moved around and searched for Sam. He wasn't there, Dean found out a few minutes later, saying nothing to anyone as he left.

The others watching him curiously, wondering who that gorgeous stranger had been and who was he looking for so determinedly. Such single-minded focus. That was going to be one lucky man once he found him, they thought, admiring Dean.

The second bar was less crowded but Sam wasn't there either. Dean did manage to avoid the stares and come-ons, only having to tell a couple he was taken, not to offend them. He was taken, sort of. Soul mated but not like…it was so messed up, no wonder Sam was out getting drunk and possibly taking off with the first guy who wanted him, in an attempt to forget his loneliness for a while. To forget he was not going to ever be with his true Mate, Dean himself.

And Dean didn't really blame him at all.

What a sucky thing to find out! It had really shaken Sam's core beliefs up and left him lost again, like he had been when Dean died and Jess died and now…a part of Sam himself was dying, too. The part that had hoped to someday find someone to love and be happy with. To find the one he was meant for. Dean knew Sam had always been the Existential type, bought into the 'we are all meant to be with someone' crap and turns out, it was his own brother! Sam was losing it and spiraling, and all Dean wanted to do was find him to make it stop, to fix this for him somehow but even he didn't know how to. He just wanted Sam back, that's all he wanted.

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Sam was at the third bar. And not alone.

The guy was built, green eyed, nice lips, and looked a lot like him! Dean thought with a chuckle. Sam was also drunk and not putting up much of fight. Not that he could if the six drinks in front of him were any clue. He was currently being seduced by the guy, whose hand was trailing up his leg to places Dean was sure Sam would not be comfortable with it going when he sobered up! So he rushed over and grabbed the hand.

"I will break that for you if you go any higher up his leg." Dean growled viciously in the man's ear and he pulled the hand off of his brother's leg, leaving Sam to stare at him in drunken and bleary eyed shock, and Dean growled, totally ignoring his brother's weak protests. Then promptly worked the drunken Sam over his shoulder and carried him bodily out, leaving a twenty with the bartender to cover his drinks, and the guy took it laughing.

"Cavemen are so sexy, don't you think?" Quinn, the bartender told Josh, the man that had been hitting on Sam. Their eyes going black when they looked at each other then were normal when they looked around. "Sexy or not, that brother of his is going to be a problem."

"Dean is. We knew that going in." Josh said and sighed. "He guards Sam like a vault and he's our way in to the boy."

"He needs removed." Quinn plotted.

"He's not the only one in the way, lover." Josh said bitterly, so many there! The Singer Guardian, Lila (she was the real threat and they both knew it), then their cousins, who they couldn't win against so they had to plan a way around. Sam was the weakest link but jealously guarded by Dean, and together those two held power, the power to destroy anything that tried to separate them, and that was just what those demons meant to do. "Sam's lonely…"

"You need to get closer to him." Quinn advised.

"Get him alone and then what? Let Dean rush in to save him again? Yeah, that works out well every time! You know he has radar on Sam or GPS, or something!" Josh said angrily.

"Not if we take him where Dean can't find him." Quinn said thinking.

"Oh, where is…wait, can we take him there?" Josh said and thought about it…"Could work."

Then they began to plot. And John heard every word, seething from his corner. He'd been worried about Sam and was protecting him when the demon had come on to him and then Dean had come in. He'd meant to reassure him that it would okay, it would work out. Dean would come around, he was sure of it. Sam would feel that way for him, too, and vice versa… someday. He just had to be patient. Those Winchesters were stubborn! Way too stubborn to see the collision path they were on heading toward each other this way.

Soon they would collide…and be happy like they needed to be. Like they wanted to be.

But, in the meantime, he had some demons to kill and a plot to foil, so he stuck around and listened to them until they parted ways, then popped to Bobby. To let him in on their plan.

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Dean laid Sam in bed, stripping him to his underwear and tucking him in. Sam surprised him by hugging him in his sleep and kissing his lips lightly, "I love you, Dean." He mumbled from deep in a dream; it sounded like that anyway.

Dean pressed fingers gently to his tingling lips, tingling from that little kiss already, as if they knew a secret he didn't. Dismissing it as nonsense! They were brothers, that was all there was to it. But, even he heard the voice inside him begin to wonder what a real kiss would be like with Sam.

"I love you, too, Sam." Dean said softly and shut the door quietly behind him, risking a last look at his sleep tousled brother, drunk and beautiful in the bed. Even drunk he was perfect. "You're wrong, Sam. I'm not Perfection…you are."

And then he was gone. Heading down to see Bobby about the pups and see what the book said about theirs. And didn't let himself think about that kiss Sam had given him just now; doing that would be bad and lead to no good for either of them!

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Dean heard them talking and stayed where he was to hear them through the door better.

He caught all they were saying and paled.

Terror clutched his heart as his eyes shot upstairs to Sam where he was passed out in their bedroom, on his own bed. Demons were after him again…and out to kill Dean to get to him…such an original thought that one. He laughed with John inwardly when he voiced Dean's thought.

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"They want Sam and they know if they take him to Hell and hide him there, Dean can't go save him." John said worried.

"He'll sure as hell try." Bobby pointed out. "There's nothing he wouldn't do for Sam, even going to Hell…again."

"No, not again." John swore angrily. "What do we do?" He sighed. "I can't be here all the time and there, And Dean going down to get him would be suicide."

"I have an idea." Lila spoke up.

"Okay, I'm listening." John and Bobby agreed.

"Put him under my Protection, make me his Guardian instead of Dean." She suggested. "They won't dare come near him with me in charge of his safety."

Dean didn't need to hear anymore! He burst in and growled, going to her and getting in her face. "No! He's mine! You don't get him." Then he turned to them and glared. "His is mine to protect, I am his Guardian, no one else! You give him to her, and I promise that I will take him away with me and you won't ever find him to take him away from me again. You watch over Ralph! He's your charge not Sam! You don't get him, and it's not your job, it's mine! You stay away from Sam or else!" Dean told her, threats lacing every word.

"Dean, son, he's not 'yours', remember? You aren't his Mate or lover. You are his brother and human, as you well know. They are after him, you heard the plan." John tried to reason with him but saw it failing. Dean could be very unreasonably irrational where Sam was concerned, and they all knew it.

"Then make me not human! I don't care. But I won't lose him and you don't get him!" Dean told Lila. And stomped out.

"Well, that's one plan not working….told you so!" Bobby said eying the door with amusement. And they talked some more, trying to work something else out.

Then nearly an hour later, they heard Sam shout and they all came running.

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Dean held the knife to Sam's throat, right over a vein. It was demon blood, after all. That's what John had said…right? He could share it and, if they took Sam, he could follow then. He'd be part demon, too! So he bit a lip and careful cut there by Sam's throat where it met his shoulder. And sealed his mouth to it, then cut deeper to make it bleed more. And bleed it did, in thick pulses and he drank every bit of it hungrily. Determined not to lose him but to share his fate, even as a demon. No one got Sam, no one!

Jealousy clawed at him and he tore at his clothes, unaware he was even doing it. And worked Sam's pants off. Sam was moaning as Dean touched him, stroking him hard, then used spit to lube himself and worked himself painfully onto him. Even when it hurt and bled a little, he still kept going until it didn't hurt and then began to move. His movements went faster soon and Sam was participating, waking up and eying him in shock as his bloody mouth went back to Sam's neck and drank more. Both moving and soon their orgasms tore them apart, leaving them sated with Dean on top of Sam, panting in afterglow as a steadily waking up Sam took in what they had just done. Then Dean began to shake and Sam pushed him off him and checked him over, holding his tongue so he didn't swallow it as he seized.

Then Sam began to shout, suddenly very sober, and sure this would change the very nature of their relationship forever.

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John popped in and took Dean's head, getting a read on him. Gazing sadly down at the man and nodding. "Stupid fool, we would have found a better way…" He said and looked at Sam.

"I was drunk, there was a bar…this guy was there, and Dean got me out…laid me down then…" Sam's eyes were wide with shock and confusion, dead sober now though and worried sick about Dean. Willing to do anything if Dean would be okay!

Bobby pressed a cloth to his neck and Sam jerked it away to hold the cloth there for himself. "Son, what the hell happened?"

"I was sleeping and woke up to him drinking my blood and we were…having sex…well, he was having sex with me but I got into after I started waking up. He came with me and then…starting shaking!" Sam said frantically. Going to shake Dean now, "Wake up, wake up, it's okay…I'm here." Dean's hand wrapped hard around Sam's as he came around at his words.

"Always?" Dean asked hoarsely. Looking up at John in panic. "Am I? Am I like him now?" He looked at Sam with pleading eyes, "It was the only way."

"To do what? Become a demon! Dean, what were you thinking?" Sam demanded but still held his hand.

"Only way, so I could save you from Hell when I had to." Dean said smiling as he slept now, happy it had worked. "I can go get you now, not human anymore."

Sam just looked confused and pissed now. "Someone tell me what is going on, right now or I will go off! So help me…well!"

"Sam, I…" John sputtered. Hating how things had went pear-shaped so fast, damn it!

"Is he like me? A demon?" Sam demanded.

"Yes, but contained. With the same Grace yours is held with but a lot less than you have, so he'll show some demon but not much. The eyes, the strength, that kind of thing." John explained. "Still human, too, just demon, also. The sex finished the soulmate bond with you two, like he wanted it to. So you wouldn't be alone and vulnerable to them anymore. You'd really, finally, be his, like you wanted to be…and you are now, and he is yours."

"We are what? Incestuous demons, that's great!" Sam said in disbelief. He'd left Dean and they had spun out of control much faster than usual, and Dean had done something stupid, like usual, when faced with losing Sam somehow! Why hadn't he seen this coming?

"Demons are not incestuous! They aren't even related so that doesn't even factor in, son. But, yes, you are Mated now, lovers. Not related, mind you, not anymore." John said and sighed again. "He knew that would happen, it's why he did it. So he could take care of you better, protect you better, at least in his eyes."

"Sam, we can explain. You remember the guy at the bar, the one that was coming onto you?" John asked and Sam nodded, cuddling the sleeping Dean to him and laying down to hold him, covering their nudity but not dressing, the others noticed. He didn't seem to mind that part at all, just cuddled him tighter and kept him close now, possessively. "My Demon Mate, I love you…"Sam whispered in his ear and Dean smiled in his sleep, rolling over to wrap arms around Sam now tightly, Sam not letting go of him at all as he did it.

They told him about the bar, the demons, the plan, and how they were trying to come up with a way to protect him without Dean going to Hell to save him and Dean burst in, said what he said then ran out. Then this happened.

"Was he right? Did this fix it?" Sam asked and Bobby looked at John who smiled sadly again.

"Yes, it's fixed. They can't touch you if he's…like this and with you. He'll be obsessed with you now, possessive, and bordering on stalkerish. Psychotically and Sociopathically focused on you and your safety. Not that different than how he normally is about you really…strangely enough, the way he's always been about you and you alone…huh, isn't that an interesting concept? Should have seen that one coming…yep. Well, can't be helped, Demon Mates are clingy and just like that. Most are worse really; Dean's case will be mild by Demon standards really…" John said quietly, doubting that set their minds at ease at all. "He'll never leave your side now, so get used to it. And sex is constant so expect it. Demon Mates are horny things." He chuckled. "Most kill anything that comes near enough to threaten their Mates or if they even think someone will hurt them. Dean will just glare and make sure they know you are his…jealous but not murderous. Consider yourself lucky, he could have been affected so much worse."

"So we're safe now?" Sam asked, daring to hope.

"Yes, you are. He will be more than strong enough to defend you now and Bobby and them are here, and the others are around. I sent them a mind message so they know what's happened. You need to watch traps with him, see what affects him, Bobby." John warned then went to go. "The demons are outside the gate watching you. I thought you should know. They just arrived."

"They also just 'left'." Dante said from behind them, setting Dorian down beside him. Staring down at Dean with dread. "What did he do now?"

"Turned himself into a demon…to keep Sam safer from them." Bobby muttered in irritation. "To be able to fight them better. And to be able to go into Hell and get him if they took him there." He sighed at the sight of them cuddling, shaking his head. "Idjits, he didn't have to do that…"

"No, he didn't but…it fixed it…didn't it?" Sam said fondly. "He always knows just how to fix things to protect me and takes care of me; always finds me to save me. He seems to always know the right solution, even when we don't half the time."

"He does." Dante agreed and smiled down at the sleeping man/demon. "Demonic cousins. I can live with that. I got one more over here." He said raising a brow at Dorian who punched him in the arm for that crack.

"Damn straight." Dorian said and frowned. "But…he doesn't smell like a demon to me."

"Me either." Dante said frowning, "Don't feel like one either… why is that?" He looked to Bobby who nodded.

"He is a demon, but…" Bobby said then explained it all to them and they looked shocked but believed it. It made sense.

"So he is a demon but the Grace cloaks him as human?" Dorian asked and they looked like they were thinking of how to phrase something.

"Well, they are demons, that's true. But also are human-ish. God's Grace he gave Sam holds back the demonicness, most of it. In Sam anyway, it hides it all. In Dean, he only got a little Grace when he drank and had sex with Sam, so his demonness will show more." Bobby said and explained how he'd be now toward Sam. "He'll be one possessively jealous Demon Mate toward him but…he'll keep him safer now by being that way."

"He was always that way, just in a brotherly way. Now it's different but he'll be the same, we've come to expect it." Dante chuckled. Raising a lid of an eye to see Dean's eyes now, there were whites still but the pupil and iris were missing and they glowed gold, molten gold. "That's odd, his eyes are gold not black…" Checking his mouth, little fangs, really small ones in place of the canines, like normal teeth but sharper, like a puppy's. "Fangs and, Sam, lift a hip, you're lying on his…stuff…" Sam adjusted and saw them. Wings, big ones nearly three times the length and breadth of his body itself, leathery with feathers at the top and around the edges, black and silver, and they were half furled behind Dean and he had a tail, a long ass really long tail, that at the moment showed his possessiveness of Sam as it ran over Sam's hip and onto him, and was currently wrapped around Sam's waist and locked there!

"His demon form shows when he sleeps." John said not surprised. "When he's awake, it will not. He can call for it if he needs it though. He sees himself as his Protector now and this form is the one he wanted to take to do it." He went to go now. "He'll be fine, he's still Dean." Then John was gone. Leaving them with a demon in Sam's bed that wouldn't let him go, and Sam not wanting him to either.

So they left them alone to sleep and went to talk privately.

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"Dante, you said they 'left'. What did you mean?" Bobby asked.

"I burned them into ash, they are dead. Sam is safe and will be from now on with Dean this way." Dante chuckled. "You have to admit, the role suits him, Bobby." He nodded their way. "He's been protecting him all his damn life, now is no different, trust me. He just decided he needed a new way of doing it, that's all. Plus, they will be much happier now."

"Yeah, but the question is, will I?" Bobby grumbled as he headed to bed, telling them to choose a room and he'd see them in the morning.

"Probably not." Dorian teased and called down to him, heading to her usual room. "They are going to put bunnies to shame…poor little things." Then laughed at Bobby's expression. Dante laughing with her as he took the room next hers.

All they got back was a groan and a door shutting. Bobby was groaning at that prospect.

And they hadn't even gotten started having sex yet! Boy, he was in for a surprise!

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The next morning, Sam took it upon himself to make love to Dean as soon as he took human form again, something Dean didn't object to in the least! In fact, they stayed in bed in the early hours of the morning, for three hours, taking turns with each other and thought that they had to thank those Angels for helping them see this. They were right; they really were great together sexually! The orgasms alone were mind blowing!

Then headed downstairs, walking stiffly but happily. Dean slipped on his dark sunglasses to hide his eyes better first, just to be careful. Ignoring their looks and offering to drive Ralph and Lila to school for Bobby, who had said he had some research to pick up from Jodi in town. They took the grocery list and cash and collected the kids, who were running late for school since they didn't want to get up on time, no matter how loud the adults yelled for them to do so, and helped with the errands.

Dean cuddled Sam to him in the front seat and kissed his temple as he drove, happy he finally had what he wanted. Sam safe and still his to Protect. Not Lila or John, or anyone else! Him! But he still loved his family and would be human for them, too. Be himself with them, like he used to be. He still felt like himself, but could feel the tightness in his skin, the movement of the demon inside him wanting out, the wings and things hiding and moving under it. All of it alive and waiting to come out. His fangs were gone and he was normal looking, except for his eyes, they were no longer green but molten gold, shimmering with white around them, no pupil or iris to detract from their glow. Sam said they were beautiful, even if they weren't green anymore. His demon-self hiding for the most part, not coming out otherwise. He seemed and felt human enough, they all had reassured him earlier. At least he was until he went to sleep or called it to him. Otherwise the demon was quiet in him and he liked that part, too.

He was still Dean Winchester, just different.

And was damn sure Sam would never go into another gay bar ever again! He didn't have to now…

He had Dean. And Dean was sure he'd be enough to keep him that way. And away from any demon who dared to even consider trying to seduce his demon Mate! He'd see them dead first; well and truly, 'most painful death he could arrange' dead!

To keep Sam as his!

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Lila stole away to a corner and unzipped her bag, looking around to make sure no one was around. Using her demon telepathy, she now said. 'Sibyl?'

The pup popped it's head out partially and gave her a doggy smile. 'Yes, Demon girl?'

"I told you not to call me that." Lila said knowing it would do no good. Her pup had picked up this habit from Ralph's pup. She knew she may as well give up now but saw no reason not to tease the pup anyway. But still eyed the interior of the backpack worriedly, considering buying a much bigger one, to offer it more room. 'You okay in there? Not cramped?' She'd found herself unable to leave the poor thing behind that morning. So she'd hid it in her backpack; sure she could hide it until football practice, then let it out to go invisible and stay by her side while Ralph practiced until Bobby picked them both up.

'I'm okay.' The pup sent and popped out of sight again as the adult approached. Lila quickly zipped it shut again and the pup got quiet as it could.

"Young lady, the bell rang five minutes ago. You are late for class." The teacher said and frowned in disapproval.

"I was just making sure I had all my books for class, sorry. Won't happen again, I promise. Sorry, ma'am." Lila said quickly and fled to her first class, careful not to jostle the pup in her bag too much.

The teacher watched the girl go and her eyes went black for a moment, sending a report back to Hell and the demon girl's father. 'The child is fine, and the pup is a hellhound like you thought, it will protect her well. I sensed human in it, strange…'

'It is not a mere 'pup'. It is a Huntling, hellhound with a human soul in dog form, spawn of Sam Winchester as a dog and his Hellhound Mate from another world, a powerful pair with powerful pups. It holds great power inside it and no demon can touch her or that pup." His Ruler sent the Guardian. 'It is a human Hunter, like its father, but in dog form, we should be careful how close we guard her around it now…if she keeps insisting on keeping the pup with her so much…I fear it will sense you if you get too close. Hunters tend to be able to do that, you know. So be careful, Galek.' He sent.

'I will, My Lord.' Galek sent back, bowing mentally to his Master and then felt the connection end. And resumed his way, as her Math teacher, Susan Simmons, to the classroom to wait out the first class of the day, dreading the kids that would pour through that door in an hour but knowing there was one there that he would be eager to see and give him very life for if it called for it.

But was sure it wouldn't now. That pup, once full grown, would protect the girl better than any demon Guardian ever could; even one as powerful as him.

Sibyl would be a good Guardian for the girl, he could tell that already. But worried she might need some food or water soon, what with being confined in that backpack that way. But was sure that Lila would find a way to care for those needs for the pup as well, like a good Hunter would for her Huntling, hellhound or not.

She clearly loved that pup too much not take care of it properly, such a lucky Huntling she was.

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