"Dean, I don't see why I have to help. He's your friend," Sam grumbles as they hop into the impala. Dean simply rolls his eyes at the objections and turns his key.
"Because I want you to meet Cas. He's going to be going to your school and from what Gabriel said he's pretty shy so I thought maybe you could get to know him and show him around and stuff. Come on, you remember what it was like to be the new kid," Dean sighs, not wanting to bring their past into it. Sam sighs.
"You said he's into comics right? He can't suck that much then."
"That a boy Sam," Dean grins and Sam rolls eyes. They both know he would have agreed anyway, but no conversation is complete between them without a little bickering. The rest of their journey goes by rather silently, aside from the classic rock station blaring over the radio. Five minutes later Dean pulls into a short drive, two cars and a moving truck already in the driveway.
Dean hops out of his car and motions for Sam to follow him towards the house. The front door is literally off of its hinges and sitting on the ground. Dean peaks his head in with a curious eyebrow raised.
"A little bit to the left. Not that far! No- Don't- You're gonna scratch the walls!" a very loud and familiar voice yells. Dean chuckles and walks inside and towards the voice. He stumbles across the living room, filled with four people. Two whom Dean assumes are the movers attempting to place a couch, one elf he recognizes as Gabriel who is yelling at, and a guy just a few inches shorter than Dean himself that's attempting to drill something into the wall.
"Well looks like Charlie hasn't gotten ahold of anything yet," Dean comments as he walks into the room. Gabe pauses his rant to turn and look at the new entrees.
"Dean-o! Why, isn't it good to see you in the flesh? And Sammy, you are a tree."
"It's Sam," Sam huffs, glaring at Dean. He was the one who called him 'Sammy' so many times over that stupid headset of his. Gabe shrugs before flashing Sam a grin.
"I'm aware," he chuckles before glancing back to his sofa, now sat on the ground. He just sighs. "Okay thanks guys that's great. We'll be out in a sec to help lug in the rest of the truck," Gabe says, motioning them towards the door. As soon as they're out he walks over to the couch, motioning for Dean to help. He moves it over an inch before stopping and setting it back down. "Was that so hard?" he mutters before turning to the person that has given up attempting to drill a plank on a wall and has moved on to arranging the television stand. "Hey Cassie!" Gabe yells and Cas huffs.
"I'm right here Gabriel, there is no need to yell," he grumbles as he turns around. He finally acknowledges the other two that have entered the room.
"Dean, Sam, this is my brother Castiel. Cassie, this is Dean and Sam," Gabriel smiles, pointing to each person in turn. Castiel offers the other two a half smile, Sam waves awkwardly, and Dean just looks a bit awestruck. He has always been one to appreciate fine beauty, but Castiel has him a bit gob smacked. How exactly does one get their eyes that shade of blue?
"Alright, let's go help get this truck emptied before the next one gets here," Gabriel says, taking no notice of the googly eyes that Dean and Castiel seemed to be sending each other. Dean clears his throat, in some attempt to gain back a shred of manliness, before following Gabriel out the door. Castiel scratches the back of his neck, now left alone with Sam, who did not have the pleasure of Gabriel's naivety.
"So Dean said you like comics, what do you read?"
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"Power couple incoming. Oh, and they brought Kevin," Dean calls out, hopping off of the dining room table they just put into place. It was the last thing in the first truck, now they were just waiting on the second one.
"Ding-dong bitches!" Charlie yells as she enters the door.
"Hey Charlie," Gabe says, walking into the hallway where the main door is. Charlie releases a shriek of joy. "Good to see you too," Gabe laughs, pretending to unblock his ear.
"I can't believe this is actually happening," Charlie grins. "You're actually moving here! This is going to be great. So, where's Cassie at? I gotta meet the kid," Charlie grins, excited to meet the comic-book collecting teenager. She and Castiel had spent countless hours nerding with each other online. Castiel even had a small crush on her at one point, until Gabriel burst his bubble by telling him she was a lesbian.
"Him and Sam are organizing the living room," Dean says, pointing to a doorway a little bit down the hall.
"Oh Cassie!" Charlie yells down the hall, walking towards the living room. She leaves Gilda at the door. Gilda gives Gabriel a tentative smile.
"Hello Gabriel, it is nice to finally meet you. I am sorry we did not meet before, but I was ill when you and Charlie went to Comicon," she says softly, her voice almost a murmur. Dean chuckles slightly. Gilda is so quiet when she first meets people, it is a rather quirky quality, but not an unpleasant one.
"Don't sweat it. It's great to finally meet you in person Lid," Gabriel grins at her. She smiles softly back before heading in the direction Charlie just took off in.
"Which one do you think is going to get their head out of their ass first?" Gabriel asks, turning his head to face Dean. Dean chuckles, scratching his chin.
"Charlie, most definitely. No way can I see Gilda making the first move."
"Valid point. My money's on Gilda. It's always the quiet ones," Gabriel says, tapping Dean on the nose before following after the others.
"Wh- you- why did you tap my nose?" Dean questions, obvious confusion in his voice. Gabriel just laughs in response, but no real words are spoken. Dean can already tell that a friendship with Gabriel is going to be an odd one.