Gabriel had been following Sam around for about an hour. Every time he got a location on the kid, he teleported again. It was getting frustrating and worrisome. Sam was hidden from angels, but eventually, one of them would notice that there was an angel teleporting all over the world. And Sam was teleporting all over the word. His last stop was in freaking Aruba!
Gabriel knew that if he could get to Sam for just a moment, he could block his teleporting, but he had to actually find him and be in his presence for that, which was proving difficult.
The next place Gabriel followed Sam to was a park in Canada, which once again, by the time he got there, the kid was gone. "Damn it! Come on, Sammy, stay still for a second!" He said in frustration before disappearing again.
The next spot was a club in California. Thankfully, it was so full that no one would notice men appearing out of nowhere. Also, thankfully, Sam managed to spot long enough for him to get to him and block him.
Gabriel grabbed Sam's arm, alerting the younger man to his presence.
Sam had never been so happy to see Gabriel before, not only because he was worried about him, but also because whatever was happening was freaking him out. "Gabriel! I can't stop!"
Gabriel nodded and wordlessly pulled him towards the exit. No one had noticed them come in, but he wasn't going to try teleporting out with this crowd. Most of his brothers wouldn't care about such a thing, hell, at one point, he wouldn't either, but he was trying not to draw attention from Heaven. Plus, teleporting with Sam without his knowledge right now might freak him out even more.
As soon as they were outside, Sam turned to his father. "I don't know what happened. One minute I was with Dean and Cas and then I was somewhere else. And then I was somewhere else, again and again. I couldn't stay in one place for more than a couple of seconds. Sometimes not even that long!"
"Yeah, I know. I've been following you for about an hour. You just discovered teleporting, kid," Gabriel told him.
"I was teleporting? I guess that makes sense. Why couldn't I stop?" Sam asked.
"Well, you have no control over it first of all. Also, you were freaking out, which is not good when you're getting used to any power," Gabriel explained.
"Of course I'm freaking out! I was literally going everywhere! God, just when I think this crap can't get any more freaky, it does!" Sam ranted.
"You need to calm down. The only reason you're not teleporting right now is because I'm blocking it. You have to learn to control it. The first step to that is to remain calm. Take some deep breaths," Gabriel instructed.
Sam did as he was told and felt himself relax just slightly. "How do I stop it from happening again?"
Gabriel sighed because he knew his son wasn't asking how to control it. He was asking how to make sure it never happens again. "You don't. You learn how to control it."
Sam was about to argue, but was stopped when Gabriel raised a hand to cut him off.
"We're not going to discuss this any further here. We'll go home and talk about it. This is not the place. Besides, your brother will start tearing the place apart soon if I don't show him you're okay," Gabriel half-joked
Sam gave a slight smile and nodded.
Gabriel reached out and gently took his arm, not wanting to risk the kid disappearing on him if there wasn't physical contact. Teleporting someone else could be tricky if they had the ability and couldn't properly use it. He was still blocking Sam, but it was still a risk he didn't want to take.
They appeared a second later at the house. They found Dean in the living room pacing.
"Dean," Sam called.
Dean finally turned to his brother. "Dude, thank God. Are you okay?"
"Yeah," Sam lied. Sure, he was physically he wasn't hurt, but he was really freaked out.
"What the hell were you thinking? Why would you disappear like that?" Dean asked. Okay, so he was pretty sure Sam hadn't done it on purpose, but he had been frustrated and scared, so he was being a little irrational.
"Yeah, because I wanted that to happen," Sam said sarcastically.
"Yeah, okay, sorry. Where's Cas?" Dean wondered
"Oh, crap," Gabriel said before taking out his phone. He'd forgotten that he left Castiel with Lucifer. He didn't think his older brother would do something, but he should make sure. He quickly dialed and put the phone to his ear.
"Gabriel," Castiel answered on the first ring.
"Yeah, Bro. Everything okay? Where are you?"
"I am still with Lucifer. He would not allow me to leave until we heard from you. Have you found Sam?" Castiel asked.
"Yeah, he's fine. Let him leave, Lucifer," Gabriel demanded, knowing his older brother would hear him just fine.
"Let me know if you need anything, Brother," Lucifer said. His voice was farther away, but still clear as a bell to Gabriel.
Dean and Sam both frowned at each other, both wondering if Cas was okay with the Devil so close to him.
"I have left, Gabriel," Cas said.
"Good. I gotta go. I've got things to deal with," Gabriel said. He needed to get Sam calmed down some more, as much as possible, and help him deal with another ability.
"Alright. I will call with any emergencies," Cas said before hanging up.
Gabriel hung up as well and put his phone away.
"What the hell? You left Cas alone with the devil?" Dean asked irritably.
"Is Cas okay?" Sam asked.
"Yeah, he's fine. Luci just used him to get information. Sit, let's talk," Gabriel said.
Sam shook his head. "I don't wanna talk anymore."
"Tough. Sit," Gabriel ordered as he pointed to the couch.
Sam glared at his father, but did as he asked.
Gabriel sat in the recliner while Dean sat next to Sam. "Look, you need to stop trying to forget about all of this. It will not work. This is just the beginning, Sam. You're going to keep developing these powers. You need to accept that," Gabriel said.
Sam sighed. He knew he wasn't helping himself by trying to bury his powers, but he was just so freaking scared. He was scared of what he could do with these things and what he would be come. He wished someone could just tell him for sure what he was meant to be. "What do you want me to do?"
"We start training again first thing tomorrow, none negotiable. Only instead of sparing, we're going to work on controlling your teleporting. That's top priority now," Gabriel said.
"But it could end up like it did tonight," Sam argued.
"No, I'm going to create another reality and we'll do it there. I can make sure you don't teleport out of it," Gabriel assured him.
"Okay," Sam said reluctantly.
"There's something else we have to talk about. Now, I think by now you understand the need for me to bring and keep you here, right?" Gabriel asked.
Knowing where this was going, am nodded.
Dean, however, couldn't help but give his own smartass answer. "You're a dick who likes to keep people prisoner?"
Gabriel shot Dean a glare, telling him to keep his mouth shut. He was not in the mood right now. His night went to hell the moment Castiel called and asked to meet. It had just been one drama after another then.
Gabriel turned back to Sam. "I know you don't like it. I know to you feel like I'm treating you like a child who can't take care of himself and needs his daddy to protect him, but it's necessary and it will happen. I will not allow you to be hurt."
"I understand," Sam said. He did feel the way Gabriel described. It had gotten better, but he still got bitter sometimes about being kept under house arrest like a disobedient kid. It was kind of how he felt as a child with his dad, only somewhat different because at least Gabriel didn't just bark orders. He explained himself and tried to make sure Sam understood, which he did. he did understand why it was like this. The world, plus his life and Dean's were at stake. So while a part of him wanted to rebel like with his dad, he wouldn't.
"You couldn't help it tonight and you won't be able to for a bit, which is why I intend to block you for a while, but I don't want to have to do that indefinitely. For one, it takes a lot of juice, and for another, I don't want to treat you that way. I want your word that you won't try to teleport anywhere when you've learned to control it," Gabriel said firmly. He would be able to find Sam regardless if he teleported, but he didn't want someone else finding him too.
Dean was becoming more and more annoyed with Gabriel for demanding Sam follow his rules like a child. Sam was not his, no matter what any blood test would show. He didn't have the right to demand anything from him. He didn't get to keep him locked up. "He can do whatever the hell he wants! You can't…"
Gabriel had cut of Dean's voice mid-sentence, having enough of it. "You're trying my patience, kid. I get you're kind of pissed about my place in Sam's life. Well, you need to get over it. Accept that he's as much my family as yours!"
"You have my word, Gabriel," Sam said, changing the archangels attention from his brother to him. "I won't try to leave."
"Okay, I'm gonna trust you on that," Gabriel said.
"So what happened with Lucifer?" Sam asked.
Gabriel sighed. "Well, he says he's on our side. I don't know that I trust him."
"But you could?" Sam asked.
"I wanna believe him. He's my brother. But I won't bring him here until I'm sure he can be trusted and you agree," Gabriel promised.
"We could probably use his help," Sam conceded. He didn't know how he felt about this, but if Lucifer was on their side, maybe it was a good thing.
Dean smacked his brother on the arm. He would've started ranting too if he had the use of his voice.
"What? You were gonna let him help you," Sam pointed out.
Dean turned and glared at Gabriel, pretty much demanding he be allowed to speak again.
Gabriel waved his hand and gave Dean his voice back.
"And everyone pointed out how stupid I was for doing it!" Dean replied to Sam.
"And you were," Gabriel said matter-of-factly. "But the circumstances were different. He knows now and he may be on our side. But as I said, I will make sure before I give him access to this place. He'll have to prove he can be trusted.
Sam nodded and stood up. "I think I'm gonna go to bed. I need this day to be over. Uh, Gabriel, I don't think I'll sleep good tonight. Will you help me?"
Gabriel nodded. "That's a good idea. I can stop blocking you for the night that way. You'll be sleeping too deeply to accidentally teleport. Let me know when you're ready.
Sam nodded and headed to his room.
Dean got up as well to go to his own room.