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Jack walks into the motel with a spring to his feet. He smiles wide.
"Sam and Dean are going to be proud of me."
He sits on the bed and dumps his duffle bag next to him.
Cas walks in and nods at the former nephilim.
"Very proud." He smiled.
Cas gets out a granola bar. Jack sighs when he sees the bar.
"Sam is not here."
"Sam will find out." Cas chuckled. He sets the bar on the side. "You need to eat Jack."
Jack unwraps the bar and bites into it. He wanted a candy bar or the sugary cereal but Sam wouldn't allow it. Sam was strict when it came to Jack's diet. He wanted the kid to be raised with a well balanced diet not the junk food that he and Dean would eat in every diner they go to.
Dean would encourage Jack to eat the candy. In Dean's eyes Jack is a kid and he would want Jack to have some sort of childhood. That included stuffing his face with sugary treats. Sam scowled saying Jack will end up with no teeth and none of them fancied going to the dentist.
Wonder what Michael will think? Jack thought.
Jack paused. He is thinking about the archangel again. Jack really wanted to talk to him. The former nephilim couldn't remember the last time he was in the bunker Cas has taken him out on hunts. They been moving town to town hunting various monsters. Jack is enjoying it. He loves being a hunter but he is starting to miss the Winchesters. He has spoken to Sam on the phone but when he asked for Dean it would turn into an awkward silence.
Can Jack not even say hello now? Is everyone really that worried about him meeting Michael?
Jack has not mentioned Michael to Cas. It has been a long time now.
The former nephilim clears his throat.
"Castiel can I ask you a question?"
Cas sits on the chair.
"Of course." He answers.
"Can we go to the bunker?"
"Now?"
"Yes."
"Don't you want to check out that case in Indiana."
Jack's face lights up.
"The giant? I thought you were gonna let Bobby check that one out."
"Yeah but..." Cas smiles "I think we need a Jack the giant Slayer."
Jack frowns.
"Giant slayer? That is a thing?"
"Jack the Beanstalk. It is a story." Jack looked confused. Cas sighs "Okay we need to work on your reading. Find you more stories."
Jack thought about it. The case sounded tempting. Cas is very overprotective of him. The angel will not Jack be anywhere near a giant. Jack will probably be forced to stay behind while Cas goes out and investigates it himself.
The former nephilim shakes his head.
"No thank you. I just want to see Sam and Dean and Mic..."
Jack stops himself from saying the name. He saw Cas's face. The angel knew exactly what Jack was going to say.
"Jack." Cas sighs.
"I know you been taking me on hunts to avoid Michael." Cas tries to think of an answer. "I'm not stupid Castiel."
Cas's shoulder slump down in defeat.
"I know." He says.
"Castiel. Its been a while now. Nothing has happened. Michael, he is good he is not like the other Michael."
"You do not know him Jack. The things he has done."
"Michael was in the cage. Michael has done bad things but that's because of Lucifer. Lucifer had an influence on him. I am not happy about what Michael did but I understand. We all done bad things in our lives but that does not make us a bad person."
"Lucifer."
"I gave him a chance I thought he had good in him but I was wrong. I guess some people cannot change but I am certain that Michael has changed. If not Dean would have cast him out ages ago. Michael is loyal, a soldier, a healer, a warrior. He cares about humanity." Cas raises his eyebrow. Jack smiles. "Research."
"Other world Michael."
"Other world..."
Jack grits his teeth. Cas is testing him.
"The other Michael was all those things." Cas says. "Look at him now. You say our Michael can change but the other one can't. Yet they both had similar backgrounds."
"Our Michael didn't hurt humans."
"He wanted the apocalypse. He was putting lives in danger."
"The other one wanted an apocalypse. He won but decided to continue destroying the world. Our Michael would have stopped."
"You don't know him Jack!"
Cas wanted to shake the kid knock some sense into him. He knew Jack was being hopeful the kid is desperate for family. Cas wished Jack would open his eyes and see what the archangel is really like. Cas didn't want Jack to be hurt again.
"What is Dean doing now?"
Jack gives Cas a glare knowing he is not going to like what he is about to hear.
"In the bunker." Cas answers.
"Has he been out or is he still in lockdown?"
"Jack it's not like that."
"You are treating Dean like he is a monster!"
Jack stands up and clenches his fists. Jack has heard the conversations Cas had with Sam. The routine checks. Watching Dean like he is a kid. Jack knows Dean doesn't like to be indoors for a long period of time. The hunter likes to go out, get beer, food, go for a drive. Everyone is preventing him from doing the things he likes. They took away his freedom. Jack thought that wasn't fair. Jack has tried to put up with it but this has gone on long enough. He couldn't keep his mouth shut any longer.
"You do remember what he did. He said yes to save me and Sam from Lucifer. You do remember that right?"
"Yes."
"And he saved Gabriel and the hunters in the other world."
"Yes."
"He saved Sam, Mary and Bobby from the other Michael."
"Jack."
"He saved us so many times and this is how you repay him. Castiel Dean is family how can you do that?"
"We are taking precautions."
"I am half Lucifer. I could have turned evil or hurt people yet I still went out."
"Jack you are a child."
"With power. I was a threat to humans."
"Jack it is my job to protect you. I would never keep you locked away. How would you learn about yourself and the world if I did that. You are family."
"So is Dean. Keeping Dean locked away is not going to help him. What happens when the other Michael attacks and Dean is not ready to fight because he had no support from us, he will lose and it could be death this time. I don't wanna lose Dean..."
"That's not going to happen."
"...or Michael." Jack finished his face screwing up at the thought. Cas places his hand on the former nephilim"s shoulder. Jack moves back and takes a deep breath. "I love Dean. Michael helped Dean so I love Michael as well. I love them both. Both are family to me. They love me. You, Sam, Mary you can't stop that. I want to go to the bunker. I want to see my family."
"Sam said..."
"Please Castiel " Jack's eyes go wide and puppy like. He has watched Sam do this expression many times. "I will be careful I promise."
Cas sighs.
"How about a phone call?"
"I want to go to the bunker."
Jack doing the full on stare was making Cas feel uncomfortable. Even without his powers Jack is still be intimidating. He had Lucifer's trait wanting his own way. Hey Jack is a kid. Kids want everything.
"Alright. We'll go."
Jack smiles.
"Great. Can we go now?"
Cas nods.
"If that's what you want."
Jack beams and picks up his bag. He was so excited to see Dean again. It would be a bonus if he can get through to Michael. Jack loved everyone but Dean was the one who he looked up to and wanted to impress. Michael possessing Dean its made Jack closer to Dean. He didn't know why but it did. He wanted to receive the fatherly love Lucifer failed to give him.
Cas frowns slightly as Jack skips outside. Him and Jack had such a strong relationship but since Michael possessed Dean Jack has changed. Jack always wants Michael/Dean and it made Cas feel jealous. Kelly chose him to look after Jack not Michael. Cas wants Jack to listen to him and learn from him in that way Cas will feel he has fulfilled his promise to Kelly and raised a good boy. He didn't want Jack to hear anything Michael has to say and Cas couldn't help but feel wary of Dean as well.
Cas sighs and follows the former nephilim and closes the door.
Dirk has calmed down now but inside he was still squealing. Come on he met an angel a freaking angel. Dirk was surprised he never thought he was special or anything just a regular guy who works in a comic book store. He didn't have many friends only Stuart, Samantha and a few gamer friends online.
Dirk had so many questions. Questions about the paranormal. Heaven, Hell, angels, demons and God. Dean started to look annoyed and kept brushing the questions off. The hunter walks back in the house with Dirk following behind. Dean is slowly losing his patience as the comic book store guy kept asking him questions and to make it worse he had Michael yelling in his head to remove Dirk's memories.
Dean could do that remove the memories but he didn't want to tamper with someone's head. It felt wrong. Removing memories reminded him of...
He is not saying the name. Thinking about her and her son made him tear up.
I'm not doing it. Dean says in his mind.
Michael felt Dean's emotions. Oh her yeah Michael has seen the memory of Cas removing the memories from the mother and son. It happened years ago but the pain of losing the family Dean got attached to is still there deep down inside him.
The day Dean planned to say yes , he went to visit her. Dean told her he pictured himself being happy with her and her son. That was going to be his last conversation with her because after that Dean was going to say yes. Michael felt guilty. Dean was willing to drop his ideal life to say yes to him. The archangel is happy that Dean got a taste of a normal life but it all shattered when Sam came back. Hunting is in Dean's blood. It was going to be something he will never be able to get away from.
Michael stopped talking now understanding why Dean did not want to tamper with Dirk's mind. The archangel did not say the reason because he did not want to upset the hunter. Dean didn't want to talk about her so the archangel will respect that decision.
"Shall we find Freddy?" Michael says changing the subject.
Dean nods.
Do what you need to do.
Dean's body goes stiff and his face goes blank. Dirk frowns at him.
"Uh..." What do I call him. Lord? Sir? "Uh...are you okay?" Dean doesn't respond. Dirk waves a hand and snaps his finger a few times in front of Dean's face. "Are you doing some angel thing?" His eyes go wide "Is this one of your powers? Whatever the power is."
Dirk looks at Dean's back. He glances at Dean making sure he was still in trance mode. Dirk places his hand on Dean's back. Dirk frowns and runs his fingers up and down the back. Where are the wings? He couldn't see or feel the feathers. Dirk slowly raises Dean shirt and has a peek inside. His frown deepens. He could have sworn he saw a shadow of wings earlier.
"I keep them hidden."
Dirk quickly let's go and backs away. He straightens up and looks at the ceiling.
"Um um..."
Michael raises his eyebrow at him.
"This is why we don't tell humans. They are curious. Too curious for their own good."
"Sorry for invading your privacy." Dirk becomes worried. "Is God gonna be mad at me for touching you."
Michael laughs causing Dirk to smile nervously.
"No." Michael smiled.
"Phew. He won't be mad about the time I cheated on a game or...I think I need to become a vegetarian I'm eating God's creation. I had a burger a couple of hours ago." Dirk swallows "I ate his cow."
"Don't worry God eats pigs."
Dirk's eyes widen.
"He...WHAT?"
"He loves bacon." He pats Dirk on the shoulder "So you're good stop worrying."
Dirk studies the archangel's face trying to spot anything that shows he is lying. Wait why would an angel lie that is a sin. Dirk gasps so that means its true.
"Wow." He says.
"Hmmm. I found your friend."
Stuart shit Dirk forgot about him.
"Where is he?"
"Hospital."
"Hospital? Why?"
"To gain power. He is using coma patients because they are asleep.."
"That means he will go into dreamland?" Michael nods. "Oh shit." Dirk covers his mouth "I'm sorry I'm so sorry for swearing please forgive me."
"God is not going to punish you for swearing." Michael rolls his eyes. "Anyway my vessel is worst."
"Vessel?"
Oh Michael just put his foot right in it.
"Too complicated to explain to a mortal. Now I must go to this hospital and I will save your friend."
"Wait. One last question." Michael again nods to say yes you can ask. "What's your name?"
Michael thought maybe it wouldn't hurt to say it. No one will believe this man anyway.
"Michael." Michael beamed.
Dirk furrows his eyebrows. That sounded familiar.
"Legion." He points his finger at Michael "You're the Archangel Michael. I know you well not you literally but I saw in you in a movie called Legion."
"I never acted."
"I mean an actor played as you. Um..." He kicks himself for not paying attention to religious studies at school. "You...you are Lucifer's brother."
Dirk's mouth snaps shut. Realization sinks in. The freaking Devil is real.
Michael saw Dirk's shocked expression.
"I think that's enough for today." Michael says. "I must go."
"Wait."
"That's enough questions. I'm leaving now."
"I want to help. Let me come with you."
"No. I'm not putting lives at risk."
"I can handle myself."
"Can you now? You did a very good job against Freddy."
"He got me off guard but this time I'm ready. I seen all the horror movies I know what to expect. Let me help you."
Michael shakes his head.
"No." He turns around "I'll be fine."
Dirk wanted to help he didn't want to sit here and wait he is worried about his friend. He reaches out and grabs Michael's arm.
Suddenly there is a flutter of wings and they both vanish.
Poor Dirk he doesn't know about the change in control he thinks he is talking to the same person lol. Oh and the giant in Indiana is a reference to another story of mine called A Change in a Man.
Next chapter coming soon :)