"An...empath?"
Jessica nods.
"Yes an empath is..."
"I know what it is." Michael cuts her off. He shakes his head. "That's impossible. I am an archangel. I can't be an empath. That is an ability humans have."
"You are not an archangel remember." Jessica sighed.
"God made me an empath. He not only made me human he made an empath as well!" Anger returns to the former archangel's face. "He is trying to break me."
He looks at the werewolves. The feeling of worry comes off the pack and hits Michael like a wave.
"If I'm like this I can't help the nephilim fulfil his destiny. I am a warrior, a leader. I can't prepare for war if I have all these human emotions buzzing in my head." His eyes widen. "I felt my brother's pain and Dean's pain. What am I going to do on the battlefield? Someone will get hurt and I will feel it. It will distract me and if I'm distracted Jack will be in trouble and I won't be able to help him..."
His shoulders slump in defeat.
"I lost. God knew I would lose. He used this...thing inside me as an advantage. That might be why he took my grace." The archangel curled up the look of defeat clearly shown on his face. "I guess you can't beat the one who created you. They know your strengths and weaknesses."
He lowers his head on the pillow and wraps his arms around it. His cheek presses against the softness of the pillow.
"I guess I'll wait here while the world ends." He says sadly.
Jessica rolls her eyes.
"You archangels are so dramatic."
Michael frowns at her.
"Dramatic?"
"You are. You are an empath so what? big deal."
"He did this to make me more of a failure."
"You are giving him what he wants. You are giving up. You are making yourself a failure."
Michael just shrugs.
"Its true what she is saying." Garth says.
Garth sits next to Michael the anger he once had now gone. Although this is Michael Garth can tell he is not like the one who Dean said yes to. This one is damaged...no Garth wouldn't think of anyone as damaged. He would say this former archangel needs guidance. A friend.
Garth smiles. He likes making friends.
"When I first turned I thought my life was over. I did consider taking my own life. Then I met Bess." Garth beams at his wife. "She...she made me see that my life wasn't over." He grins "It was just getting started."
"This is to do with me because?" Michael frowned.
"Like you I have this thing inside me. We should not see the bad we should see the good. Take advantage of it. I used my abilities to look for others just like me. I provided them a home, a family and helped them to gain control. Being a...werewolf is not all about eating hearts, forming claws there is other things as well."
Bess holds Garth's hand and squeezes it tight.
Michael had a slight jolt in his chest. A rush of energy goes through him. Michael couldn't describe it but it was a wonderful feeling. Garth notices the corners of Michael's lips turning upwards into a smile.
"That was love you just felt." Garth winked.
"Love."
Michael wanted to explore more of those feelings. It intrigued him. He loves his brothers and sisters but this type of love is different. It was a strange, tingling sensation. It excited him. Opposite to the usual anger he felt.
The former archangel sighs sadly. This is not his emotions. He is echoing Garth's and Bess's emotions.
"I see no good in mine." Michael looks at his hands. "What's so great about feeling emotions that are not mine."
"You can take advantage of others, manipulate them, get into their head, see how they are really feeling." Scott answers. Kate gives him a really look. Scott shrugs. "What."
"Where did you learn that?" Kate asks.
"Google."
"What's a Google?" Michael asks. Garth tries to hold back a laugh while Kate's expression is WTF. The confused former archangel looks at everyone expecting an answer. "Well what is it?"
Its like God. All knowing." Jessica smirked.
Michael's eyes widen.
"Really?"
Garth nods.
"Yeah. I should get you on the laptop. We can research about empaths together. Help you learn how to control your abilities. Block out the emotions that surround you. So you do not feel so overwhelmed."
Michael looked delight by that news.
"That would be good." His face turns apologetic. "Sorry I attacked you."
"Sorry I nearly killed you." Garth chuckled.
"Speaking of God why has he made you human?" Bess asks the former archangel.
Michael looks at Jessica expecting her to answer.
Jessica clasps her hands.
"To summarize it. God has turned on his creations, he released the souls from Hell, Heaven has fallen and it is end of the world...literally."
Bess gasps. Garth looked puzzled.
"God is not a bad guy."
"He is now. Michael got out of the cage after God opened Hell, Michael challenged the big man and lost his grace because of it. However Death has a plan. The nephilim is the Savior he will defeat God and save us all and Michael is the one who will put him on that path to achieving that goal. So please do not get your claws on him or have him for dinner because he is needed. The world depends on him." She looks at Michael. "Cut the sob story and stop feeling sorry for yourself. You got work to do."
Michael found himself nodding.
"Yes." He obeyed.
"Good." The reaper looks at the shocked werewolves. "Any questions just ask Michael. I can't stand here all day I have other places to be...Good luck."
She waves and vanishes.
The werewolves all turn and look at Michael. Lots of questions building up in their minds.
Michael sighs.
"This is going to be a long story."
"I'm not going to church on Sunday anymore." Garth said angrily.
Michael watched as Garth prepared the bed. Michael insisted he didn't need sleep but the werewolf wouldn't take no for an answer.
"You only been human for a little while. You gotta be exhausted." Garth says.
Michael did feel like his body is weighing him down. He did feel drained. At least this tired feeling is his own feeling. Michael couldn't sleep not while the world is falling apart out there.
"I do not have time for this." Michael argued.
Garth puts the pillows down and turns round. He folds his arms.
"You can't go into a fight half asleep Mikey. You just got attacked by a hellhound."
"You healed me."
"Yeah I know but still..." Garth sits the former archangel down on the bed. "...you need to rest."
Michael is amazed by how comfortable this bed is. It would have not had an effect on him if he was an archangel. Garth forces Michael to lay down. The werewolf puts the duvet and blankets over him.
"Comfy?" Garth asks.
"Yes." Michael answered truthfully.
Garth puts a teddy next to the former archangel.
"What is that?" Michael frowned.
"Teddy bear. It provides you comfort." Garth smiled.
"Bears are dangerous animals. How can they provide comfort?"
"This is a teddy bear. There is a difference."
"What do I do with it?"
"You hug it."
Okay Garth knew teddy bears are too old for Michael but he wanted to offer some sort of comfort. Michael has just come out of the cage and been stripped down to human. Garth didn't even want to imagine what is going in the guy's head.
Michael hugs the teddy bear taking in its softness and warmth. Garth smiles when he sees a small smile form on Michael's face.
"See told ya." Garth grinned.
"Why are you helping me?" Michael asks. "You saw what my other me was like don't you fear I could be the same?"
"I know you're not. My instincts tell me you are good. After finding out you are the one to help Jack I feel like I gotta protect you. Get you to Sam and Dean in one piece." Garth smirks. "Good job you came to us. You got yourself good, strong bodyguards."
Michael laughs a little. He then yawns and his eyelids go heavy.
Garth pats him on the shoulder.
"Sleep. You deserve it after the crap you been through it."
"The hellhounds."
"We're taking turns to keep watch. I'm taking the first shift. Don't you worry we got this covered. Trust me."
Michael relaxes and lets the need to sleep take over. He turns on his side and hugs the teddy.
Garth quietly backs away satisfied when he hears the soft snores.
"Night Mikey."
He steps out of the room and slowly closes the door.