CHAPTER 16
They all started speaking at once. Normally Castiel could separate the different conversations easily but, now everyone speaking at once was actually akin to listening to Angel radio and he had turned that off years ago.
"Stop" he said loudly. Then looking at Chuck he said "Explain"
And so, Chuck did. He told Castiel everything from Hell vibrating at his change to Heaven trembling in fear of a second Avenging Angel.
Castiel thought for a moment and then turned to Lucifer.
"How long?" Castiel asked
Lucifer looked at him. He considered lying but he knew his brother would see right thru him. So instead he looked him in the eye and said.
"I still have uncontrollable bad days" lucifer continued looking at his brother watching as the Grey eyes dulled in hopelessness.
"It's not so bad Brother. Think of it as being twice as handsome." Lucifer said in an attempt to give Castiel hope.
Rowena scoffed "In your case it didn't work"
Lucifer only smirked at her "I'm growing on you aren't I.
Rowena was about to respond when she heard the chains rattle. She turned to see that one of Castiel's wings was twisted up in it and he was trying to maneuver it out to be more comfortable. She immediately went to him and gently relieved the wing from the chain.
"There ye go tweedy bird" she let his nick name for him slip out.
Castiel looked down and gave her a small smile grateful that she was not afraid and treating him how she normally did.
She looked at Lucifer and finally she asked
"Can you teach him to control the change?"
"I could but, it took me hundreds of years to learn. And I was locked in a cage with nothing to do but teach myself." Lucifer stopped and then looked at them all
"It is more a mental learning than physical learning, you know Mind over Matter." Lucifer finished.
It was at this time Jack spoke up "no offense father but Castiel has always been in a good mental state. He has never tried to destroy God's creation." Jack thought for another moment and the said
"He has always been level headed…Except when you occupied his vessel or when he tried to be a God but that was due to outside forces."
Amara was next to speak
"Jack is right, Castiel had to be strong in order to endure what torture I was giving Lucifer while I had him. I do not think any other Seraph would have survived what I did to them. Frankly I was surprised Lucifer survived."
Lucifer shot her a look that would send most to their graves and then said "But, you weren't trying to kill me, right?"
Amara just smiled.
Castiel raised his hands which still had the Angel restrains on them
"I can't learn anything with these on, they block my Mojo (a slang he picked up from Dean)" he said.
Rowena And Jack were both beside him without hesitation. As she began to unlock the cuffs Chuck stopped her with a word "Cage"
Everyone looked at Chuck
"If you show any signs of the rage and violence that goes with being an Avenging Angel I WILL, we will put you in a cage. He said.
Rowena and Jack said at the same time "I will not be a part of that caging"
Castiel looked at both of them
"Yes, you will."
They both stood there, their eyes starting to tear up. With the restrains still on he reached out and hugged both Rowena and Jack whispering in their ears
"you will help cage me, you will rescue Meg, you will tell her NOT to come see me. I do not wish for anyone to know me like this."
Rowena and Jack were both shaking their heads no and refusing to cage him if it was needed,
Castiel finally said
"Please promise me this."
They both nodded and as Rowena was bringing up the key to unlock the cuffs, she said
"In the words of Samuel Winchester" and Jack finished it
"We will fix this."
And with that they removed the Cuffs and stepped outside the holy oil circle.