Chapter 26

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Bobby's POV

I look over to the hospital bed where Gabriel is snuggled into Dean's side, fast asleep. Since Gabriel's meltdown earlier, I've had some time to think about the whole situation. We needed to find a cure, and fast. The only thing is is that I don't know whether or not to find a cure for the boys or Dean first. I told Dean that I would do anything to make sure he gets better, and if that includes making a deal with a demon, then so be it. But that's at the bottom of the list, surely there's another way to help. My thoughts are brought to a halt by the sound of the door being opened. It's just another nurse coming in to check on Dean. I watch as she looks over Dean, checking his vitals and turn my attention to her when she starts to speak.

"Excuse me, sir, but visiting hours are over." She says smiling apologetically. I look at my watch and see that's it's nearing 9 o'clock.

I nod, "Yes, well can I have a few minutes before I go please?"

"Of course, sir. Take all the time you need." The nurse says, then politely dismisses herself. The door shuts with a quiet click and I walk over to the bed. Gabriel is snuggled deeply into Dean's side, one hand gripping Dean's hand, and the other has found its thumb's way into Gabriel's mouth. I gently pull the thumb out of his mouth and brush his hair back off his face. I pick him up and settle his head against my shoulder, and he stirs slightly.

"Shh, go back to sleep." I soothe, running a hand down his back. He lies his head back down for only a moment, but when I walk toward the door his head shoots up from my shoulder.

"I wanna stay with Dean." Gabriel says looking from Dean to me.

"I know, but we have to get back home to your brothers. Besides, we can't sit here all day, your brothers need you." I say starting to walk out of the room again. Gabriel pushes on me trying to get down, but I hold on tight. Then he turns big, brown teary eyes on me.

"Please, let me stay with Dean." Gabriel says his bottom lip quivering slightly.

"We can come back Gabriel, but now we need to go home. It's late. We can come see Dean tomorrow." I say, readjusting my grip on the small child.

"No, please." Gabriel's struggles increase. I hear his voice hitch and I look over to see tears making their way down his face.

"Shh, Gabe. We'll come back, c'mon settle down." By now we've made it out of the room, but now Gabriel is reaching back toward Dean's room.

"I n-need D-dean." Gabriel sobs. "D-dean!"

I press the button on the elevator and wait for the doors to open, all while trying to comfort Gabriel. I gently bounce him up and down, rub his back, but nothing is working. His cries are becoming more hysterical by the minute.

"Gabe, buddy, you need to calm down, you're gonna make yourself sick." I say walking toward the car. No sooner than the words had left my mouth, Gabriel flings himself to the side, and starts to throw up. I rub his back as he throws up everything he's eaten that day, and when he is finished, I open the back door and get a rag to wipe off Gabriel's face. I toss the rag into the back floorboard, and look at Gabriel. He starts to whimper, and tears fill his eyes again.

"Shh, Gabe, no more crying. You're fine." I say rubbing the youngster's back. "Let's head home now, buddy." I make sure Gabriel has his seat belt on before walking to the front of the car, getting in, and driving home.

At Singer's Salvage...

I walk in the door, carrying Gabe, and I'm met with silence. It doesn't surprise me, though, considering that it's late and Sam and Castiel are more than likely asleep. I walk into the living room, and see Jody sitting on the couch with a book in her hand.

"I'm just gonna lay him down, I'll be back in a few minutes." I say to Jody, heading upstairs to the boys bedroom. Gabriel goes down without a fuss, and I manage to sneak back out of the room without waking Sammy or Cass.

I join Jody in the living room with a cup of coffee for Jody and myself.

"How did Gabriel handle it, Bobby?" Jody asks me, taking a sip of her coffee.

"Not like I wanted him to. I thought it would be hard on him, but not as bad it was. He freaked out when we had to come home. Got himself so worked up, he got sick."

"Poor baby. First the curse, and now this. Speaking of the curse, have you found anything?"

"No, I'm starting to think that there's nothing out there, but I'm not ready to stop looking yet."

"Well Bobby, let me know if you need anything else. I hate to leave you so soon, but it's getting late and I have to work tomorrow." Jody says standing to leave.

"No, I understand. Thank you for everything." I say walking with her toward the door. "Have a good night, Jody."

"You too, Bobby." Jody says before walking out to her car.

I walk into the library, not completely ready to go to bed just yet. So, I figure it can't hurt to do some more research. After 2 hours, I've found nothing. Then, it hits me. If a witch did this, then surely it can be reversed, but we have to have the right amount of power. God has enough power, but getting in touch with him is like a snowball's chance in hell. Maybe an archangel would be the next best thing. I look through all my books and find a summoning spell. It's easy enough to recite, and I have everything I would need. Tomorrow I would summon the archangel Michael to at least heal Dean, and maybe he could give us some information about how to reverse the curse.

The Next Day...

I walk upstairs early the next morning, and carry Sam and Cass downstairs. I make sure that they will be fine before going back upstairs to wake up Gabriel.

"Gabriel, someone's going to come here soon. He's going to be able to make Dean better."

"He's gonna make Dean better? Who is it?"

"Do, uh, do you remember Michael?" I ask him.

"I think so. Michael's my brother, right?"

"Yeah, so no matter what happens, I need you to be brave for me okay? I need you to take care of Cass and Sam while Michael helps Dean, okay?"

"Okay, I can do that Uncle Bobby."

Later that Day...

I walk into the study, ready for the summoning spell.

"Invoco Mortem. Te in mea postetate. Defixi. Nunc et in aeternum." I watch as smoke rises up and Michael suddenly appears.

"Ah, Robert Singer, to what do I owe this terrible inconvenience?"

"Well, I thought I would let you know that two of your angels and one of the Winchester's are now small children. No big deal." I say shrugging.

"You've got to be joking."

"Well, I wish I was."

"How did this happen? Are you even sure that the kids in your house are who you think they are?"

"Of course, I am. Now if you would get off your high horse, I was hoping you would help us with this situation. Not only that, but I need your help with Dean as well."

"What happened with Dean?"

I explained how the boys were cursed and how demons were on the hunt for them.

"Right now Dean is in the hospital, in a coma. I was hoping you could zap over there and heal him, so that we could have more protection for the boys."

"I will help you, but on one condition. Never ever summon and bind me again. I have enough problems as it is, and I don't need to be pulled away from them." Michael says icily and then vanishes.

Later that Day...

I walk into the kitchen when I hear the phone ring.

"Hello?"

"Bobby?"

"Dean? Is that you?"

"Yeah, it's me. I don't know how, but I'm awake. I'm headed home."

"You're driving?! What the hell, you just got out of the hospital!"

"Woah, chill Bobby. I took a cab!"

"At least you have some sense left in ya." I say jokingly.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm about 10 minutes out, and don't tell the kids, I want to surprise them."

"Alright, see ya in a little while." I say and hang up the phone.

10 Minutes Later...

I hear the cab pull up and the door shutting. I open the door just as Dean is making his way up the steps of the front porch.

"Hey, Dean. It's great to see ya." I say pulling him in for a hug.

"It's great to see you, too, Bobby." Dean says, returning the hug. "Now are we done with the chick flick moment? I want to go see the kids."

"Sure, go ahead." I say walking inside.

"Hey guys, did ya miss me?" I hear Dean say as he enters the living room. I hear the excited squeal from Cass and the happy baby noise coming from Sam. When I walk into the living room, I see Dean holding Sam and Cass, but Gabriel is nowhere to be seen.

"Gabriel, where are you, buddy?" Dean asks. I watch as Gabriel comes into the room from around the corner and rushes over, jumping on Dean.

"Hey, buddy." Dean says as he hugs Gabriel.

"Don't ever leave again, Dean." I hear Gabriel whisper. Gabriel must be crying because I see Dean wipe at Gabriel's eyes. I walk out of the room, wanting to give the four of them some privacy. Right before I leave I hear Dean say, "Don't worry Gabe, I'm right here. Don't worry, I've got you, I'm not gonna leave."

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