3 Silver Feathers.
Chapter One.
There are two main things you need to know about angel's… one, they mate for life… two, they have a unique way of telling who their one true mate is. The feathers of angel's wings are all one colour except for three of them. Those three indicate an Angel's mate, the first falls out when they meet for the first time and those are exchanged. The second falls out when the Angel accepts the other completely as mate and is again exchanged. The third feather can only be pulled out by the one true mate during the first claiming sex between the pair and is kept.
Castiel's wings are a very shiny midnight black with three silver feathers. He is starting to worry that he won't find his true mate… most of the other Angel's his age have found theirs and he feels more alone than ever as he watches them court and claim each other. He sighs deeply and goes to see his older brother Gabriel.
"Hey Cassie… how are you ?" asks Gabriel when he see's his brother approach.
"Quite sad Gabriel" replies Castiel as he sits down next to his brother.
"Why ?" asks the Archangel.
"I don't think I have a true mate" mutters Castiel.
"Pffft… Cassie really… we ALL have a true mate, it's just taking you awhile to find them. Stop stressing so hard and take a break… go visit Earth for a few days, watch the humans and come back relaxed and I bet you find your mate in no time" says Gabriel.
The younger angel frowns a bit but starts to nod "Yes I do find watching the humans relaxing… thank you Gabriel I will do that".
Gabriel grins at him "No problem Cassie… that's what big brothers are for… giving great advice".
Castiel grins back and chuckles a little.
Gabriel nudges him lightly "Trust me Castiel… we all have a true mate and we all find them".
Castiel nods and takes a deep breath "Thank you Gabe… I feel better already".
"Good now go relax and I'll see you in few days" smiles Gabriel.
The younger angel nods and gets up "I will… see you soon" before he takes off and heads for Earth.
The archangel shakes his head a little and wonders why it is taking his little brother so long to find his mate, wonders what their father has planned for the sweet young angel he's so fond of.
Castiel wanders around the Earth watching humans go about their lives for two days when he feels a very strong disturbance in the ether so he concentrates and finds the source of it then flies there.
He finds a particularly powerful witch fighting with two young hunters. This only surprises him a little, after all Father created hunters for this very purpose… they are the human back up of his warrior angel's. Slightly enhanced humans who hunt evil beings… about a hundred human blood lines are devoted to producing entire families of hunters.
Castiel can sense both humans even though he can only see one of them, a rather tall young man with dark brown hair who is currently pinned to the wall a foot off the ground by the witches power.
That's when Castiel smells it and his head snaps around as a voice yells "Let him go you ugly bitch !".
Three shots are fired rapidly and the witch jerks backwards further into view… the angel raises his hand to smite the vile being but the second hunter enters his field of vision and he gasps instead… frozen in place.
A silver feather falls silently to the ground behind the angel.
The hunter fires three more shots at the witches head and blows half of it off. He glances to his right and see's a guy standing there staring at him… he aims his second gun at the guy and keeps the other on the witch.
"Who the fuck are you ?" growls Dean at the new arrival "Her familiar ?".
"Uh… n.. no" stutters Castiel "I'm an…an angel".
Dean snorts "Yeah aren't we all" he snipes sarcastically "Get lost buddy this is hunter business".
"Yes I see that and I mean I really am an angel" replies Castiel "Watch…" as he raises his hand at the witch who is slowly reforming her head.
Bright white light pours from the guys hand and slams into the witch… it pours into her and she screams as the light seems to fill her up til she explodes in a flash of light.
Dean closes his eyes and turns his head quickly… Sam slumps to the floor with a dull thud.
Dean looks back "Fuck… me… whoa dude that was awesome" the hunter lowers his guns and calls out "Sammy ?".
"Yeah Dean… I'm good" coughs Sam.
The hunter puts his guns away and goes to help his brother up off the floor.
Castiel takes a few hesitant steps forward as he asks "Are you both alright ?".
Sam nods "Yeah mostly… a few bruises and scrapes but that's all in days work… thanks for the help, I'm Sam by the way and this is Dean".
"Samuel and Dean Winchester… it is a pleasure to meet you both, I am Castiel" replies the angel.
Dean frowns "How do you know our last name ?".
Sam rolls his eyes "Forgive him… he can be a little slow… Dean he's an angel, he probably knows everything about us".
"Oh… right… yeah" mutters Dean.
"Actually I only accessed your bloodline… or should I say lines in your cases… I know your last name and your ages but that is all… I did not want to pry" replies Castiel with a small dip of his head.
Sam smiles happily… very excited at meeting an actual angel.
He nudges Dean with his elbow "See… told you they were real" he grins.
Dean groans "Yeah ok… so you did".
The angel tilts his head a little and looks at Dean "You fight demons but doubted the existence of angel's ?" he asks.
The older hunter shrugs "Never seen one… ganked plenty of demons though".
Castiel nods at the simple logic "I see".
"So uh… if you don't mind me asking… what's an angel doing here anyway ?" says Sam.
"Oh I was observing humanity when I felt that vile being using it's power… I came to stop it" replies the angel.
"You felt it ?" asks Sam.
Castiel nods "Yes… that is how we hunt such beings".
Sam grins "Cool… so hunters aren't the only ones getting rid of them… good".
Castiel smiles "Hunters are our back up… Father made the bloodlines a little special so we would have help".
Sam's eyes go very wide as he asks "Really ?".
The angel nods.
"How cool is that Dean ?" grins Sam.
"Huh ?" asks the older hunter, who hadn't heard a word they'd said since the angel smiled.
Dean knows he's staring but figures hey angel… being he's never seen so it's not creepy. Even though he's staring at the pale lips, dark tussled hair and those eyes… so blue Dean is sure God created the shade just for this very angel only.
Then Sam is saying his name.
"Huh ?" he asks as he drags his eyes from the angel.
The younger hunter rolls his eyes "That's cool isn't it ?".
Still having no idea what had been said Dean decided just to nod and agree… if Sammy thought it was cool, it probably was.
"Uh yeah… really cool" Dean nods and smiles at Sam as if he has a clue.
"So you're a hunter too ?" Sam asks.
The angel shakes his head "A warrior of God and no… not all angel's are".
'A voice like that shouldn't come from an angel… it's way too sexy' thinks Dean 'Oh fuck… I'm so going to hell'.
The older hunter coughs and shifts and turns to his brother "We should clear out of here Sammy… in case anyone heard me shooting that bitch".
The younger nods "Yeah… good point, uh thanks again Castiel… we're lucky you showed up".
"Happy to help hunters" smiles the angel.
Dean almost groans but manages to grab Sam's arm and start pushing him to the nearest door as he says over his shoulder "Thanks for save Cas… see ya around".
The older hunter shortens his name and the angel's breath catches slightly before he can say "Any time Dean… yes you may".
Dean grins at him and his heart skips a beat… then the hunters are gone.
Castiel takes a deep breath and shakes his head a little. He turns… wondering what that strange reaction to the older Winchester had been… then he see's it… a silver feather on the ground and his eyes go very wide as he gasps "NO !".
~* Once again we are off in AU land so don't expect all the canon rules to apply here… I only borrowed some of them. Hope you enjoy my new Destiel AU ! All reviews welcome ! *~