So I don't usually do this, but since the last chapter ended mid conversation, I put the last bit of that chapter at the beginning of this one. Sam is 12. Anna is 7.

"Anyway as I said, I've been curious as to why you left, and I've changed my mind. I want to know what made the great and mighty Michael leave Heaven. So will you please please tell me?" Gabe ended with a pleading look and comically clasped hands. Before Michael had time to reply though, they were interrupted by an opening door.

"Dad? Do you have any money? Anna's hungry." Sam said as he walked into the room, only stop cold at the sight of his father with an unknown blond stranger.

"Dad?" Gabriel echoed, turning away from Sam and raising an eyebrow at Michael. For once, Michael had no idea how to respond.

"Gabriel, this is my son Samuel." At the name Gabriel, Michael noticed his son stiffen. It wouldn't have been noticeable to anyone who didn't know Sam well, but his son definitely realized who Gabriel was. Michael sent a look towards Sam telling him to follow his lead. Meanwhile Gabriel was looking between father and son with astonishment written clear as day on his usually laughing features.

"You, the great Michael, the leader of the Host, have as son?"

"Apparently," Michael replied in the most dry, sarcastic voice he could muster and matched Gabriel's one raised eyebrow with two. "Sam," he turned away from his brother to his son, "my wallet's on the table. Get Anna something to eat, nothing too sugary, and wait for me at the park." Sam nodded and quickly made his retreat back to his sister.

"So wanna tell me something, Mikey? Like maybe how you're a father? And I don't know, how about the fact that I'm an uncle?" Gabriel actually sounded a bit upset at the end of his little tirade.

"You did not want to know, if I recall correctly."

"Yeah, but I would've wanted to know about this, bro. That kid's my nephew. I'm supposed to be giving him his first beer and stuff." Michael narrowed his eyes.

"Don't you dare, Gabriel. He's twelve."

"Good!" Michael just knew that that smile was going to be causing him trouble for the next few years. "I'm still in time!" Michael did not laugh. "So he's half human then? How'd that happen? Slip one past the goalie, eh Mikey?" Michael sighed, which he seemed to be doing a lot during this conversation.

"His mother was human, yes, but Gabriel, she was my vessel at the time."

"Your vessel? So you're mommy?" Gabriel promptly started laughing. "So who's the baby daddy?"

"That's the thing Gabriel. There is no other parent. It was just me and her." Gabriel abruptly stopped laughing.

"That's not possible."

"You think I don't know that? Somehow my grace and Mary's soul just combined."

"Good Dad, Mikey. I've never heard of anything like that. You know the rest of the host won't like it." Michael gave a sharp laugh.

"Why do you think I ran? They don't know about Sammy, or Anna," Michael added after a moment of thought. "If Raphael ever finds out about them," Michael started to trail off, "I don't know what I'd do, Gabe." Michael was sitting with his head in his hands by this point. Gabriel was a lot more serious now. He knew just as well as Michael did what would happen if the rest of their brothers ever found out that Michael had a nephilim son walking the earth.

"Well, we'll just make sure that Raphi remains blissfully ignorant about the existence of a certain nephew of his. Oh and by the way, whose Anna? Sammy boy isn't a twin is he?"

"What?" Michael looked up, shocked at the idea of Sam being Anna's twin. "No, no. Anna's his little sister. She's turning eight soon." It was Gabriel's turn to be shocked

"Another one? My, my have we been busy, eh Mikey?" Gabriel said waggling his eyebrows. "But seriously bro, two nephilim within like five years of each other?"

"Anna's not actually mine." Michael was able to tell that Gabriel was just a little impatient with his vague answers with just one look at his brother's face. "She's Anael."

"Anael?" Gabriel repeated after Michael in a incredulous voice. "Garrison commander, fierce fighter, Anael? How?"

"She fell. A little after I left. She probably didn't agree with the way Raphael was running things. She was born human to a couple in Ohio about eight years ago."

"Okay," Gabriel drew the 'ay' out much longer than necessary, "so how is she with you and Sammy rather than in Ohio with said couple?"

"Demons found her. I just happened to be hunting them. The couple was killed and, well, Anna immediately bonded with Sam, and I didn't know what to do with her, so I just kind of took her with us." Gabriel made an indistinguishable sounded of inquiry. "Don't look at me like that Gabriel. She was my little sister in Heaven; now she's my daughter, and I love her as such. And don't you dare tell her about being fallen. She's only seven and I refuse to tell her something like that until she is old enough to handle it."

"I didn't say anything, bro. Gotta admit though, you're quite the family man now." Looking at Gabriel's smirk, Michael let out yet another sigh. "So just curious, who in fact is Sam's mother? She must be something special to have been your vessel."

"Mary Winchester." If it weren't for his dignity as an archangel of the Lord, Michael might have actually laughed at the expression on Gabriel's face.

"Mary Winchester, as in Mary-used-to-be-Cambell-Winchester? The hunter? The women who is potentially the mother of both yours and Luci's true vessels? That Mary Winchester?" Michael just nodded in response. "Holy Dad, Mikey, you do know how to pick 'em, eh?" Michael just gave his brother a wry smile. "So can we go now?"

"Go where?" Michael looked at Gabriel in obvious confusion.

"To meet my niece and nephew of course! You didn't think you could tell me all this then just expect me to leave? As of this moment I'm going to start being the horrible influence of an uncle that I should have been for the past twelve years." Michael couldn't really disagree with that, well at least the being an uncle part. He hoped that Gabriel would at least try to be a good influence on his children. Michael stood up and walked towards the door.

"You wait here, Gabriel. While I go get them." Gabriel started to interrupt but Michael stopped him. "I'll bring them right here. I just don't think that this is the kind of conversation that we want to be having out in public."

Without giving his brother time to protest again, Michael walked out of the room. Surprisingly Gabriel didn't follow him. Knowing Gabriel, he was probably taking the time alone to look around the room to see what else he could find out about Michael's surprising family life. It didn't take long for Michael to locate his children. Apparently Sam had already gotten his sister her snack and they had made their way back to the park. Currently, Sam was doing his brotherly duty of pushing Anna as high as she wanted on the swings. As soon as she saw Michael, she jumped off at the highest point possible, nearly giving Michael a heart attack, and ran towards him.

"Daddy!"

"Hey Princess, having fun?" She excitedly replied yes as Sam walked up to the pair.

"Hey Dad, everything okay back at the motel?" Michael could see that Sam was trying to ask what had happened with Gabriel without trying to alarm his sister. Both children knew what would happen if Heaven found them.

"Everything's great, kiddo. I've actually got someone I want you to meet." Sam's eyes widened at that. He'd had no idea what to do when he'd seen his dad with Gabriel in the motel, but he was sure that his dad was going to do his best to keep him and Anna out of it. Sam knew that Gabriel and left Heaven and the Host thought him dead, but he knew that Michael wanted as few people as possible to know about him. Now though, it seemed that he'd actually get to meet his uncle. Something he'd wanted to do ever since he'd heard his dad tell stories about some of Gabriel's antics. He'd never admit it, and hopefully his father would never find out, but Sam was actually quite the trickster himself. Since his dad never showed anything of the sort, Sam always assumed it had come from his mysterious uncle Gabriel or his unknown mom. Now he would get to find out! Sam suddenly looked up to find himself in front of the motel room. The small trio had walked back while he was lost in his thoughts. Sam also realized that he had missed his dad explaining to Anna that they were meeting his brother Gabriel, and that no Gabriel was not like his other brothers and actually quite wanted to meet his niece and nephew. Michael opened the door and stepped into the room before his children.

"Gabriel, this is Sam and Anna." He gestured to each child as they were introduced. Michael was actually curious if Gabriel could get his vessel to smile any wider.

"So this is famous duo I've been hearing so much about," he turned to Anna, "Let me tell you, Milady, it's an honor to meet you." He said his little speech with a little bow and flourish, to which Anna giggled in response.

"You're weird. I like you." She smiled back at her newly discovered uncle. Now that he'd won the heart of his young niece, Gabriel turned to his nephew.

"And you, Sammy," Gabriel gave the boy an over-exaggerated wink, "I've heard a lot about you."

"Really." Michael knew his son's dry sarcasm was Sam's way of hiding how nervous he was.

"Why, yes I have, young man. And let me tell you you're father talks way too much." Gabriel got a smile for that one, and he was quite proud of his success. "So Sammy boy, why don't you tell me how hard it is living with this stickler for a father." Michael looked affronted at the suggestion that he was a stickler but both the children seemed to find it funny. Gabriel leaned in closer to Sam and Anna, "Let me tell you about this one time your father here and our brother Luci wanted to know what would happen if a duck ever met a beaver."

"Gabriel, you know that was all you," Michael retorted. He turned to Sam and Anna who were both listening with wide eyes, "He was trying to show off for the younger angels." This time is was Gabriel's turn to look affronted.

What followed was a night of Sam and Anna getting to know their Uncle Gabriel and Michael getting to re-know the brother that had left so many years ago. All in all, Michael was surprised at how much he liked have Gabriel there. It was nice to have someone he could explain everything to; especially after Sam and Anna had gone to bed and Michael filled his brother in on the rest of the details about what had happened in the past twelve years. Like Michael, Gabriel agreed that eventually Heaven and Hell would find the small family, but he also promised that he would be there to help them.

So welcome back Gabriel! Hopefully Sam won't get into too much trouble with you around… ;P So please please tell me what you think of Gabe coming back :) Also Merry Christmas, and if you don't celebrate Christmas I hope you had a great day too!