Hey everyone. I had so much fun writing this! Shadow is a terrible flirt.

I was at home seated on the couch next to Shadow. We were taking this rare opportunity to be with one another minus the judging eyes and disapproval of my family. The moment couldn't be any more perfect it was as if Fate finally decided to cut us both a break.

Sam was researching a bunch of different folklore at the local library, Dean was no doubt hooking up with some girl at the local bar (he certainly wouldn't be home tonight), Uncle Cas hadn't checked in with us in ages (I could only assume he was being held up in Heaven due to something important that no one would inform me about) and Uncle Gabe was probably out on the town pulling pranks left, right and centre.

We were both silent as War Horse continued to play on the large television set when Shadow suddenly picked up the remote, pressed a button and flicked it off with a grin.

'Uh, why did you do that?' I questioned, I had been enjoying the comical scene where Joey skids to a halt and propels Albert over the stone wall.

'Watching movies is fun and all but I know how we could have even more fun,' Shadow's voice is calm and clear as he leaned back against the plush couch.

'Are you flirting with me?' I raised an eyebrow.

'Maybe.'

'Oh God.'

'Exactly. Come on it will be fun. Wait till you hear the different pick-up lines I got,' his voice turned playful, filled with excitement as his silvery eyes sparkled.

'Give it your best shot Edward Cullen,' I teased as his eyes narrowed.

'We're the same species Cel! Just because I'm half vampire doesn't mean you can compare me to that wannabe vamp. Besides I'm way more handsome.'

'Don't take it personally, I'm half angel. Think about all of the arseholes that I'm meant to be linked to.'

'Enough chatting let's do this.'

I held my breath.

'Girl, did you rise from Hell? Because you are so hot.'

I snorted in response.

'Hey Toots are you hungry?'

'So hungry.' I clutched my stomach.

'Good, because I could be your last supper.'

Tears began to build in my eyes as my cheeks became flushed.

'Vampires don't turn into bats, but that doesn't mean I can't take you to new heights,' Shadow continued as my laughter erupted.

'You're such an idiot. No thanks I already have a pair of wings.'

'I'm going to make you my coffin, either way we are so lying down together.'

'I swear somewhere in your design Azazel must have sacrificed a cockerel.'

'Forget about dying for you, I would make a deal with the Devil himself.'

I giggled as Shadow put on a valiant tone.

'I'm going to take you to Heaven,' I countered with a wink.

Shadow grinned.

'What I lack in experience I'll make up in my enthusiasm,' I leaned close to Shadow and whispered in his ear, my hands rested on his shoulders.

'You are my saviour now take me to bliss,' Shadow cried out.

I tensed as his arms snaked around my waist, immediately he released me.

'Sorry Cel. I didn't mean to…' he rubbed the back of his head, he avoided my eyes.

'It's okay. You were just getting a bit too into it shall we say,' I murmured as I punched his arm, 'Besides… I'll show you what it really means to be touched by an angel.'

Just as this sentence left my lips and I had planted a friendly peck on his cheek I leapt back as Uncle Gabe appeared, face stern.

'You heard that…' I said.

'Actually I heard all of it. I'm going to kill you!' Uncle Gabe growled as he lunged at Shadow and forced him off of the couch.

I pushed myself between them.

'Whoa, whoa there Uncle Gabe. I can see you are getting your archangel on but we were only mucking around,' my tone light as I attempted to calm him down.

'Mucking around? Do you have any idea how uncomfortable this makes me feel? Flirting is not a game, Celeste. This could have easily turned into so much more and another thing-' Gabriel is interrupted as we hear footsteps on the stone staircase.

'It's just going to be you and me and – son of a bitch!' Dean exclaimed as he noticed us.

'Hey there dad!' I smirked as Dean eyed me.

'Dad? You told me you were single!' the woman accused.

'Oh he is single now, but he also used to be a Mormon, you know polygamy and all that jazz.'

Uncle Gabe clamped a hand over my mouth and held me back.

'Ignore my niece. Hi, I'm Gabriel and that over there is my brother. I can assure you he is single, he was never a Mormon and this young lady here is adopted.'

Dean sent him a look of gratitude.

'Are you a virgin?' she asked.

'Have sex with him you'll soon find out.' Shadow winks at me.

'I can't believe you lied to me! You're a dick!' she slapped Dean across the cheek and ran up the staircase, her red purse clutched in her hand.

'Linsey wait! Sonofabitch. Celeste what the hell is going on here? Why is he here?'

'That's what we are going to find out - right now.' Gabe states as he removed his hand from my mouth.

'I don't really see what the problem is here. I mean Dean and uncle Cas have eye-sex all of the time and nothing has happened between them yet,' I pointed out.

'This makes me want to gouge my own eyes out, seriously,' Gabe groaned as he rubbed a hand over his face.

I used my powers to conjure an angel blade and held it towards him.

'Crack on then.'

He glared at me in response.

'You may have an angel blade, but I have Lucifer's trident,' Shadow called out.

I closed my eyes and dropped the blade onto the floor, the chime of metal echoed around us and I turned to him.

'You're a prick with a dick. I would so not tap that,' I laughed.

Shadow rushed over to me and gave me a hug before he charged up the stairs.

As I passed Dean on my way to my bedroom, knowing I was so grounded, I called him, 'Cowboy.'

'Why the heck did you call me that?'

'Because you can wrangle girls faster than they can wrangle cows.'

With that last remark I exited the living room and hid behind the stone archway so I could eavesdrop on their conversation.

'I hate that girl,' Dean stated before he added, 'Sometimes I just want to beat the crap out of her.'

'I made that mistake once years ago. It almost ended in disaster, she ran away I was depressed for a year, we both were. So now I just imagine it in my head, in a totally non-creepy way she's my niece Dean, come on!' Gabe retorted, I imagined Dean had fixed him with one of his 'really' looks.

'Gabriel I don't think she realises how much she loves Shadow. I mean you can see it in her eyes and what type of friends flirt with each other like that? What are we going to do with her?' Dean sighed.

'I don't know. I just wish that kid would leave her alone… I have an idea, why don't we lock her in her room until the end of time so she can never interact with boys.'

They just didn't understand I cared about and loved Shadow as a friend. I knew how deeply his own feelings ran. But I was content with the way things were. Flirting was just a harmless game and I wished more than anything that they could trust me enough to let me be friends with him. Besides even if things did ever escalate what would be wrong with that?