Raising Angels 101
Chapter 14
"Cas"
Castiel blinked up at Dean, titled his head, blinked again before his eyes watered and he let out a whimper. Dean gently scooped up the Hatchling into his arms and gently rocked him, but it didn't make it better, Castiel just whimpered louder.
"Let me" Sam said, taking the Hatchling away from his bewildered brother.
As soon as Cas looked at Sam, he stopped whimpering and gave happy chirps to him, Dean stared.
"Maybe he's just hungry" Sam suggested, trying and failing to get rid of the hurt look in his brother's eyes.
Castiel did not like Dean, didn't want to be anywhere near him, he whimpered and got teary-eyed until Sam could calm him, it got to the point that Dean spent his time away from the room. The other Angels on the other hand, adored they're baby brother, playing with him every chance they got.
Sam was happy about that he was, but he felt so bad for his brother, and couldn't understand why the youngest Angel didn't like his brother.
"It is possible" Joseph said after Sam had summoned him, Dean was out, doing what Sam knew only could involve beer. "That Castiel's death may have something to do with his…uneasiness towards your brother" Joseph continued on.
Sam nodded, it would make sense, after all Dean and Cas did not part on good turns, and despite his brother seemly forgiving the Angel, Sam knew there was some bitterness still there. Perhaps Cas knew that before he died and it somehow was transferred into the Angel's new body, mind and grace.
"So what do we do?" the Hunter asked.
"I do not know" Jacob answered, "I suppose for now, try to get Castiel to be at ease in your brother's presences"
"Easier said than done" Sam thought, before going over to the nest where Castiel was whimpering.
After feeding the Angel, he burped the Angel and placed him in the nest to sleep, he then ordered the others to wash up for lunch, by the time half of the Angels were down for a nap and the other half was happily watching a movie, Dean had returned, surprising Sam. He didn't expect his brother to be back so soon….and sober.
Dean glanced over at the nest, eyes landing on the sleeping Cas before going over and sitting on his bed.
"You okay?" Sam asked, giving Balthazar a look when he started tugging on one of his brother's wings.
"Fine" Dean answered, looking at TV, "Touched By An Angel? Seriously?"
"They wanted to watch it" Sam shrugged before sitting next to his brother, the two watch the show for a good fifteen minutes before Dean sighed.
"Do you think it's because he somehow…remembers?"
Sam glanced at him, "Maybe…I mean we all didn't part on good turns" he said.
"But the others don't remember…well I still have my doubts about Zachariah"
In the nest said Angel snorted in his sleep.
Joseph's plan for them most part worked, by the time they were ready to get to Bobby's, Castiel didn't mind the Hunter being in the same room, but if Dean picked him up he would start whimpering and chirping unhappily until Sam got to him.
Sam figured it was progress.
"….Dean is going to kill you"
Joseph blinked curiously at Sam then back at the vehicle.
"I do not see the problem" the Angel said.
"You turned the Impala into a mini-van!"
"Yes, to give you more room, the Impala did not have enough space for all of you"
"I wanna see you explain that to Dean while he's frying your ass" Sam mumbled.
Joseph tilted his head.
"What are you two doing?"
Sam jumped and squeaked, he whirled around to his brother who was giving him a you're a dork look, before he noticed the van. The older Hunter looked at it then looked around the parking lot.
"Sam" he said, "where's the car?"
"Uh…"
"Sam where is my car?"
"Um" Sam shifted his eyes to the mini-van, Dean followed his gaze, the blonde's eyes went blank for a moment then they became murderous as he turned them back to his brother.
"He did it!" Sam said pointing at Joseph, said Angel just looked on confused.
"You turned my baby into a-a-a-a-that?!"
"It's more convenient"
"Fuck convenient, change it back!"
Sam decided it was probably best if he made sure the Angels were properly packed, and rushed back to the room.