Supernatural High - Chapter 26

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Chapter 26

Cas felt fear grip him with ice-cold, boney fingers. He kept good pace with Dean as he sprinted toward the giant hole in the school. What had happened? Was anyone hurt? Cas prayed silently to his Father that nothing truly bad had happened, but he knew that it was unlikely. There was a giant hole in the side of the school, after all.

The closer they god, Cas realized that there were people among the rubble – three to be exact. Cas recognized Crowley lying near the actual hole while two others were farther out in the devastation. An impressive pair of golden wings sprouted from the pack of one; Cas immediately placed him as Gabriel. In his arms, he held a limp, seemingly broken body.

"SAM!" the agonized, terrified, and heart-broken scream tore from Dean's The pain his human's cry made Cas's heart ache.

They skidded to a halt as they reached the archangel and human. Out of the corner of his eye, Cas saw Michael, Adam, and Lucifer approach as well. Dean was already kneeling beside Gabriel, looking over his little brother's body.

"I tried to protect him!" Gabriel told Dean. Tears flowed shamelessly down the archangel's face. "When we were thrown through the wall, I tried to . . ."

Dean pressed two fingers to Sam's neck and held them there for a few moments. With a sigh of relief, Dean withdrew them. "He's alive . . . He's alive. He might be hurt, but he has a pulse."

Gabriel nodded and leaned down. Cas watched, his heart clenching as Gabriel planted a soft, tender kiss on Sam's forehead. After the kiss, Sam's color brightened and his eyes fluttered open. He let out a small groan and looked at all the concerned faces crowded around him. "Wha—? What happened?"

Instead of explaining, Gabriel threw his arms around his human and let out a sob of relief. "Thank my Father! Oh, Sam, I was so worried!"

"What happened?" Dean demanded in a brusque tone. To Cas's surprise and embarrassment, he found that he liked Dean's demanding, almost harsh voice . . . He liked it a little too much.

Gabriel let go of Sam, or at least pulled back enough for the human to breathe and for the archangel to speak coherently. Cas, Dean, Michael, Lucifer, and Adam all crowded around Gabriel and Sam to hear what happened. Before his older brother spoke, Cas let his gaze wander around the wreckage. It was then he noticed the blond woman standing just inside the school. However, Cas knew that she was no ordinary woman; she was a demon. This peaked Cas's interest greatly.

"Sam and I were in the hallway when we hear Lilith arguing with—"

"LILITH?!" Dean interrupted, clearly livid.

"Shut up, you little insect," Lucifer growled, clearly in a bad mood. "I want to listen."

Cas felt compelled to defend Dean. "Leave him alone, Lucifer."

"Oh, shut up, Cas," Lucifer sneered in response.

A sigh came from Dean's direction. "Cas, stay out of this."

"Don't tell my baby brother what to do!" Lucifer snapped.

"WOULD YOU STOP?!" Michael shouted above all their voices, drowning out the argument. "I WANT TO HEAR!"

Gabriel waited until it was quiet before resuming his tale. "Lilith was arguing with Crowley because they used to date and I guess Lilith disappeared so Crowley stepped up and became King and there was a nasty breakup somewhere in there. Basically, Lilith wants to be queen again and she saw me and Sam listening and she threw us through a wall."

Cas watched Dean's reaction warily; he knew Dean was just a ticking time bomb that was moments away from exploding. First, Lilith attacked his father, and now she went after Sam. Cas's muscles tensed as he prepared to hold Dean back from running off to slay the blond, demon-lady watching from the hall.

Just then, the demon spoke. "Luci?"

Cas saw Lucifer's face harden. He closed his eyes and let out a low sigh through his nose. "Son of a bitch."

The demon exited the school and approached the small group. "Luci, it is you!"

Lucifer groaned aloud. "Oh, why aren't you burning in the fiery pits of hell where you belong?"

She looked greatly offended at that comment. "But Luci—"

"Stoooop," Lucifer groaned. "For the love of my Father, shut up."

The demon glowered at him fiercely, her eyes turning a terrifying white color. "After all we've been through, Luci?" she prompted. "I mean, I gave up everything for you. I became damned for you, you selfish, pretentious DICK BAG!" she roared the final part. The lights inside the school suddenly blew out, and the wind picked up significantly.

Cas stepped protectively in front of Dean. His hair was billowing in the wind, as was everyone else's. He saw Gabriel stand and hide Sam behind him. His older brother's golden wings extended further and his warm brown eyes began to glow an icy blue. Michael was also now standing in front of Adam, which Cas found extremely odd. Michael and Lucifer had both extended their wings too, Michael's ghostly, immaculate white wings contrasting Lucifer's dark and tattered red wings. Cas decided to do the same as his brothers, his obsidian wing materializing behind his back. He heard Dean let out a surprised an awestruck "holy shit." Cas's eyes and body began to glow. His angel blade also appeared in his hand and he let out a low, protective growl. No harm was going to come to Dean.

Lilith looked around at the four angels and hissed. "This isn't over, Lucifer! First I'm taking over Hell, and then me and your other children are going to take over Heaven like you always planned to!"

Michael let out a furious roar. "You'll never get into Heaven, Lilith! You lost your chance of ever getting in there when you allowed Lucifer to corrupt you and make you the first demon!"

Lilith looked offended, her eyes still white like eggs. "Lucifer is allowed back, but I'm not?! Call me crazy, wings, but I think it's a little funny that you're all buddy-buddy with FUCKING SATAN, AND YET YOU CONDEMN HIS VICTIM. LUCI JUST SHOWS UP ONE DAT, AND YOU'RE ALL LIKE 'SURE COME ON IN! HOW'S HELL?! GOSH I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN AGES!'"

"Lucifer has repented and has been forgiven by God," Gabriel informed. "You have not been, Lilith. You have never once shown remorse for what you have done, simply shoved responsibility off onto someone else."

"That's because it isn't my fault!" she insisted. "I had no idea what I was getting into! Lucifer was an angel! How was I supposed to know that he would turn me into a demon?"

"You know," Dean piped up. "She kinda has a point."

Lucifer growled and glared angrily at Dean. "Shut up, human."

At the same time, Lilith said: "Thank you."

"Leave Dean alone, Lucifer!" Cas snapped. "I'm tired of you bullying my boyfriend!"

Dean groaned. "Cas, stop."

Lucifer glowered, but said no more. He returned his attention to Lilith. He raised a glowing hand, but Lilith saw what he was doing. He was going to kill her unless she did something now. And she did. Her vessel's mouth opened, and the demon left her host in a cloud of black smoke. She soared upward and disappeared into the night sky.

Lucifer cursed and Michael caught the poor, lifeless woman the demon had been inhabiting. Michael inspected her for a moment, then side. He stood back up with a disgusted and mournful look on his face. "She's dead."

Cas sighed sadly and turned to Dean. His human looked absolutely livid. "First that bitch hurt my father, now my brother! I'm gonna kill her, Cas," he snarled, clearly enraged.

"You won't be alone either," Gabriel promised. "I will make her pay for hurting Sam."

"And, obviously, I'll be with you," Cas said softly. "You can always count on me, you know that."

Dean smiled faintly at him. "I know . . . Thanks, Cas."

"I suppose I'll assist you as well," Michael murmured, almost grudgingly. "I must protect . . . Heaven." Cas saw That Michael had his hand resting on Adam's back, and the human was practically beaming.

Lucifer let out a labored sigh. "I guess I'll lend a hand too . . . I mean, if I don't, she may come after me and try to chop my balls off."

"Count me in as well," a new, Scottish voice said. The entire group turned to see Crowley approaching, brushing dust off his black suit. He looked around at the angels and humans. He sniffed once, noticing the unsure glances around him. "Oh, come on. Don't turn down help, you idiots. Whether you accept my help or not, I'm going after Lilith before she takes over my kingdom."

Cas exchanged a glance with Dean. He wasn't sure if he was comfortable with working with Crowley, especially since the King of Hell had a vendetta against him since the beginning of the year. Dean looked equally concerned, but shrugged. He gently took Cas's hand in a silent vow that Dean would be there and protect him if necessary. Cas nodded subtly and squeezed his human's hand.

"Okay, Crowley," Dean allowed. "But no funny business – that goes for all of you. We're going to do this together or not at all, got it?"

Michael said nothing but looked displeased. Lucifer looked enraged but, to Castiel's surprise, didn't say a word. He looked around at his new comrades; they were mostly family, some new friends and some new family, and even a former enemy.

"We'll end Lilith and then all go back to hating each other, right?" Crowley asked.

Lucifer, Dean, and Michael all responded immediately and simultaneously.

"Definitely."

"Absolutely."

"Oh hell yeah."

Cas rolled his eyes; he guessed some things would never change.

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