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Warnings: Slash.

Chapter 13 – God's Plan

"Jesus!" Dean jumped out of his bed when Castiel showed up beside them. "A little warning next time, Cas."

Castiel, as was norm, just looked at them as a little, lost puppy, and Sam sighed. He doubted the Angel would ever learn human mannerisms.

"I have news on Lucifer."

Sam and Dean stood straight, both looking at the Angel. News on Lucifer had been spars. Though Dean didn't seem to want to accept it, Sam was sure that Lucifer was with the wizard playing house, as Dean said.

It truly wasn't what Sam thought the apocalypse would be like. His thoughts had been geared more towards brimstone and hellfire, not them searching after the Devil, while Lucifer was living the life that Sam had always wanted.

It was a little ironic that while he had always wanted to have a normal life, a family, the freaking Devil was the one out of all of them that was able to do that. It was not only incredibly ironic, it was also unfair. How did the Devil deserve to be happy, to have a family, while they didn't even have a place to call home?

"What news?" Dean growled.

"We felt his Grace. In the past. We do not know what he was doing, nor why he was in the past. However, he used an immense amount of Grace, we suspect that he was in his true form on Earth."

"In his true form?" Sam whispered, not really comprehending what that could entail.

"Yes." If possible Castiel looked even more stoic. "To leave one's vessel while on Earth is not advised. Humans cannot look upon our true self, as you well know."

They did know, Sam grimaced. He still felt incredibly guilty for what had happened to Pamela.

"Sam." He glanced at his brother. "Start looking for people who had their eyes burned out."

"Castiel said ti happened in the past."

"It's the only lead we have."

Sam nodded and took out his laptop. It would be a vague searching reference, but they had started on less in the past.

"There is more."

Sam looked up at Castiel, the Angel looked incredibly uncomfortable.

"We felt Gabriel's Grace as well. His Grace flared for a while, then it vanished. Some Angels went to investigate and they found traces of our Father."

"Your Father? As in, God?" Sam looked as disbelieving as Dean sounded.

"Yes."

"You found God?" Sam couldn't help but sound a little excited. They were talking about God after all, who wouldn't be excited? He had always believed in God, had always had faith, and now, just thinking that he could actually meet him, it was just too much to truly process.

"No." Castiel shook his head. "However this proves that whatever is happening, God is involved. He is aware of what is happening with my brothers. Whatever is happening with Lucifer, God must know. And he must approve."

"God approves of the Devil?" Dean couldn't have sounded more sarcastic, and for once Sam didn't really blame him. Wasn't the whole point of the Devil, him and God being on opposite sides of the game? If God and the Devil were on the same side, against who were they fighting? Was God evil? Was the Devil good?

Life was so much easier before the lines between good and evil started to blur.

"Our Father always loved Lucifer," Castiel told them. "He was simply disappointed."

"Alright." Dean nodded, and Sam could see that he was trying to get his bearings. "So, since Lucifer decided to shack up with a dude and start a family, Daddy dearest is all happy with his son and all his forgiven?"

"I..." It was the first time either brother had seen the Angel unsure. "I believe that God has a plan."

"A plan?" Dean snorted. "Care to share that plan? Does it end in the end of the world?"

"I… I am not privy to God's plan," Castiel replied. "However, we must trust that our Father knows best."

"Knows best, right," Dean sneered. "And we just sit y and wait for the Devil and God to be at odds again? We stand by and watch humans dying while you all solve your messed up family life?"

"Dean..."

"No, Sam!" Dean threw the beer bottle against the wall, startling both of the other men. "I'm sick of this. We tried everything to save people, to protect them. And all this comes down to is a family spat? I'm sick of never knowing what's going on, never knowing what will happening next. And now Cas is telling us that everything is fine and dandy because, apparently, this is all God's fucking plan? Well, let me tell you: God's plan sucks!"

Sam looked at his brother helplessly, not really knowing what to say. He knew that Dean wasn't dealing with things as well as he pretended, however Sam truly didn't know what to do to hep his brother. Dean wasn't one for talking, too much like their father in that aspect, and Same knew of no other way to set things right between them.

"None of us know what God has planned," Castiel said, looking more uncomfortable than Sam had ever seen him. "We must trust that God knows what he is doing. Lucifer, before his fall, was the brightest of all Angels. He was the most beautiful of all of our Father's creations. It is only natural for our Father to want our brother back."

"So, to get the prodigal son back, wanting to commit genocide is swept under the rug? What does it matter if he wanted to exterminate the whole human race, right?" Sam flinched at the bitterness in his brother's tone.

"Lucifer was punished for his acts." Castiel frowned. "If our Father's plan is to bring Lucifer back into the ranks, our brother will be welcomed into the Heavenly Host."

With a flutter of wings he was gone.

Sam looked at Dean, containing a wince at the look in his brother's eyes.

"I should have known that in the end it would be us against them."

Sam barely heard the whisper, and his heart broke at the despair and hurt in Dean's tone.

A.N.: Hey all. Sill no laptop, sorry. And this little bit was supposed to be the final bit of the chapter. Gods, I can't believe that I had to divide this in four chapters. I hope you enjoy this. I want to tell you guys that next chapter will have the angels and demons, but I honestly don't know if it will be possible. It depends if I'll have my laptop back or not.

Either way, thank you for being so understanding about it. You're all great :) love you guys :D