A/N: Well... It's been almost a month since I updated. Sorry... I just had literally one sentence of writer's block that kept me from writing, but, I finally got past it.

This chapter may not be much, but... I at least want to update something.

Enjoy!

Chapter 8:

"Dean. Deeeaaan. Wake up." Castiel whispered into his ear.

Dean groaned, unprepared to wake from the best sleep he had had since before they were in those cages.

He cracked one eye open, before closing it again, "Cas. The sun isn't even up yet." He complained, "How can you even be up this early?"

Dean couldn't recall when they had finally fallen asleep, but he knew he didn't want to be awoken so early.

Castiel chuckled, nuzzling his neck, "I'm used to waking up this early."

"Well I'm not." Dean mumbled, slowly losing himself to sleep again.

Castile let out a breathy laugh, heated air hitting his neck.

"You know. If I am to one day make you Alpha. You might have to get used to these kind of things." Castile whispered into his ear.

"Bite me." Dean was practically talking in his sleep now.

"Hmm. I could do it, y'know." Castiel said.

Dean, at this point, had lost all consciousness of the waking world.

Until suddenly, he felt a sharp pain on the unkmarked side of his neck.

Dean shot up alertedly.

"What the hell, Cas!" Dean nearly squeaked out, resting a hand against his neck, where the small bite was already healed.

Castiel laughed, "You told me to bite you."

Dean stared at him for a few seconds, before resting his head into his hands, "It was a figure of speech..."

When he focused on the Alpha again, who had this smug look on his face, that made him even more annoyed.

"I hate you. You know that right?" Dean said.

Castiel shook his head, smiling lightly, "No you don't."

"Maybe not. But right now, I really do." Dean said, hating the fact that he was now wide awake.

Castiel chuckled, before moving closer to him, bringing his hand to the back of the Omega's neck, bringing them closer together.

"If you haed me. You wouldn't let me do this." Castiel said, pressing a gently kiss against his lips.

Just that one kiss had Dean breathless.

Castiel pulled away too soon, giving him a victorious smile.

"Shut up." Dean replied to the silent words, before pulling the Alpha in for another kiss.

The kiss was surprisingly soft and gentle. Almost loving.

All Dean could feel, smell and see, was Castiel.

The outside world didn't matter, he wanted to stay right here, with him, and never let go.

Gabriel let out a deep breath of relief as he moved off of Sam.

They rested side by side for a few minutes, both catching their breath.

They had only managed a few hours of sleep, before morning came, and Sam was eager for another round.

Gabriel let out a light laugh when he had composed his breathing, "We really shouldn't have done that."

"Why?" Sam suddenly turned his head to face the Alpha, confusion etched on his face.

"Because. Cas and Dean are probably up by now, and might be coming back soon." Gabriel said.

Sam felt his heart calm down at the statement, "Oh."

Gabriel turned his head to face the Omega, sensing the hesitation in his voice, "What did you think I meant?"

"Nothing." Sam said, focusing back up to the slowly brightening sky.

"Sam." Gabriel said warningly.

"Nothing. It's just... I was just thinking. What if... things change. What if... you decided to revert back to the pack Law. what if I'm suddenly nothing, and you decide to mate someone that is your rank?" Sam ranted, confessing his worries.

Gabriel gave him a troubled look, slowly turning until his body was leaning over Sam's.

"Sam. Winchester. You will never be just nothing to me. You are everything. Don't think for a second that I'd regret the choice I made. I only love you and no one else. You got that?" Gabriel said.

Sam nodded numbly, feeling slightly guilty he had had such a thought.

Gabriel slowly leaned down until his nose was brushing the side of Sam's neck.

He inhaled the scent that was his Mark.

"Besides. This is proof I want you and no one else. As long as you have this, I will never leave you." He continued, before their eyes met again.

They both shared the same amount of love and adoration.

However, Gabriel's sight set somewhere ahead of them, before taking a deep breath.

"Well. Cass told me it's time to regroup. Ready to go home?" He asked.

"Yeah." Sam said, and they both got up o get ready.

The sun had fully risen by the time the four regrouped, all in wolf forms and ready to go.

Castiel was certain they'd find the pack today.

He hadn't caught the scent, and yet they all felt a pull in the direction they were going.

However, the day began to reach its end, but before they had decided to rest again for the night, Castiel made contact.

It was one of their Beta wolves, Anna, who first joined the mind link.

She seemed hesitant to talk to him, when he would start asking about the pack.

Finally, by sundown, the four wolves finally reached the outside of the territory.

They were greeted by most of the pack upon arriving, and others just lingered back.

Anna approached them, a relieved but also nervous expression on her face. "I'm glad your back."

"So are we." Castiel said.

"What happened? We tried to look for you. We had almost given up." Anna asked.

"Humans. hunters o be exact. It's a long story but we made it out. How's this place been since we were gone?" Castiel asked.

Anna hesitated for a minute, glancing down.

"Anna? What happened while we were gone?" Gabriel stepped up next.

"Y-you have to understand. A lot happened when you were gone. We-"

"Thank you for that, Anna, but, we'll take it from here." A white wolf appeared from the shadows, followed by a dark grey wolf.

Anna visibly flinched before instictively backing away to make way for them.

Castiel couldn't hold back the low growl that escaped hi throat at the newcomers.

Lucifer and Michael. Two Betas that he had reluctantly ranked them as.

"Well, well. Look who's finally back from vacation." Lucifer said as the four now stood face to face.

"We were beginning to think you were dead. We looked everywhere for you four." Michael spoke up next.

"Apparently not far enough." Dean spoke up before his brain could stop him.

Like Castiel, he didn't like them either, they took their roles way too seriously.

The grey wolf turned his attention to the Omega behind Castiel.

"Well. I see you've been busy. Is that why you left? To mate an Omega?" Michael continued, returning his attention to Castiel.

"Our disappearance had nothing to do with that." Castiel said.

"Yet still you return, after you've done the deed. You know the Law." Lucifer said.

"The Law, does not get to decide who we fall in love with." Gabriel defended, the atmosphere around them was growing thicker by the moment.

"Aw. How sweet." Michael said with boredom, "Unfortunately, I think you both have gone soft. Losing your edge."

"You are in no position to speak to us that way. We are your Alpha." Castiel said warningly, taking a couple steps closer, which caused the tension to thicken between them.

"Ah. You see... When you two... four, went missing, someone had to step up and keep this place in shape. What's a pack without an Alpha, right?" Lucifer said, "I now understand why you and Gabriel both decided to lead this pack..."

He trailed off for a few seconds, giving the Alphas a chance to answer.

"Power." Lucifer answered his own sentence, "Fear, is power. Assert your dominance, show you will not back down. Give them fear, and they will bow at your feet and do your bidding."

"That is not how a pack works." Castiel growled angrily, "The pack communicates with respect for one another. Equality. Not. Fear."

"It seemed to have worked well enough. In case you haven't noticed, your pack hasn't exactly welcomed you with open arms." Michael spoke up.

Castiel glanced at the pack who still stood a distance away, a mix of emotions on all their faces, but refused to speak or act on them.

"But... I will humor you." The grey wolf continued, "You're still convinced to lead this pack? I will accept the challenge. With some conditions, of course."

"And that would be?" Castiel questioned, accepting the challenge.

"If you win, the pack is yours again. If we win, well... We win." Lucifer answered.

"If we win. You are banished, and once you've been taken care of, we'll kill the Omegas for breaking the law." Michael added.

Castiel lunged at him the moment the words left him, tackling him to the ground.

The grey wolf was in a state of shock, not expecting the action, but immediately forced the black wolf off of him, before getting back up, trying to return the favor.

Castiel was faster, his sharp canines sunk deeply into the Beta's throat, forcing him down again.

Lucifer finally made a move, running to aid the other Beta.

Before he could reach them, however, Gabriel had lunged at him, ramming into his middle, making the white wolf yelp as he fell to the ground a few inches away.

Lucifer shakily forced himself up only seconds later, focusing on the new opponent.

Gabriel was pacing in front of him, blocking the view from Castiel and Michael's fight, daring Lucifer to get past him.

The two circled for what felt like minutes, one daring the other to make the first move.

Lucifer finally made his move, but Gabriel reacted only milliseconds later, as if he had predicted it, and they were in a stance against each other, Gabriel managing to go for the throat first.

Castiel, however, was beginning to lose the upper hand, he was now on his back, front paws pressed up into Michae's throat, the only thing preventing him from reaching his own throat.

Suddenly, the weight left him, followed by a mix of growls and snarls.

Castiel immediately recomposed himself, looking around for the Beta.

He was shocked and worried when he saw Dean had taken his place against Michae's deadly state.

Dean was easily brought to the ground.

He tried to force himself back up, but a paw pressed tightly against his throat, keeping him down on the ground.

"Who do you think you are? A pup caught in a grown up situation." Michael said.

Castiel finally sprang into action, forcing the dark grey wolf off of his mate.

Dean forced himself up, staggering his way to resume his assistance.

'Stay out of this, Dean!' Castiel managed through the mind link before meeting Michael's equal once again.

Sam had to come and pull his brother away from the danger zone before he did something stupid.

Dean switched his gaze from the fight to the pack members, who were keeping their distance too.

Their eyes were full of fear, and nervous of the intense actions before them.

None of them moved to protest, pick a side, or anything.

Dean wanted to call to them, convince and remind them who the Alpha really was.

However before he could even act, a loud, shattering yelp echoed through the entire area.

Dean switched his attention back to the fight.

Gabriel and Lucifer had stopped fighting, both looking over at the same direction.

Dean followed their line of sight, only to be met face to face with his biggest fear.

Michael was standing over Castiel, teeth sunk into his throat.

Castiel laid out on the ground, unmoving.

He was still breathing, however.

Dean was in too much shock to make any movements, even though every fiber in his being was begging for him to make a move.

Lucifer took this moment of distraction to take down Gabriel, but the surprise attack didn't go as planned.

Gabriel kicked the Beta off of him, knocking the breath out of him, and forcing him back a couple feet.

He then jumped to his feet... Paws, before charging at the grey wolf.

He forced the wolf off of his brother, also pushing him back at a safe distance away.

Michael was up in an instant, growling at the golden wolf, who blocked Castiel from his view.

Lucifer had since recovered, suddenly standing next to Michael, trying to intimidate Gabriel into knowing he was outnumbered.

Gabriel didn't care, he'd fight both of them if he had to.

The Winchesters finally couldn't hold back any longer, soon standing alongside Gabriel.

They didn't care about the rules anymore. If their Alphas could be outnumbered, so could they.

There was a long silent stand-off between the five.

Michael was the first to relax, his teeth no longer bared.

He seemed to smirk through his wolf features.

"Alright. You win." He said.

All four stared at him with sudden surprise. Especially Lucifer.

"I'll let you two live on your fantasy of ruling this pack, but we're not going to be here to watch it fall." Michael said.

"I wouldn't want it any other way." Gabriel said, still glaring at them cautiously.

"Hm. We'll just see how many members agree with these predictions. Anna, let's go." Michael said, turning from the Alphas, Lucifer hesitantly following after.

Gabriel was a little confused by the sudden command, but paid no heed to it.

After a few seconds, however, no one followed them.

Michael turned to the red wolf, glaring at her.

"I'm not going. You were never my Alpha." She said shakily, slowly making her way to Gabriel and the others, "They are. Always have, always will be."

The rest of the pack finally followed suite, making their distance from the Betas, and more towards the other five wolves.

Michael narrowed his eyes, focusing on Gabriel.

"This pack is going to Fall with the reckless decisions you've made. And when you do, we'll be back to tell you I told you so." He promised.

"Coming back will be the worst decision you will ever make. If you come back, I won't hesitate to kill you." Gabriel said, who was already fighting every fiber in his being not to carry that promise out right now.

Michael smirked at them, before taking off into the darkness of the forest, Lucifer quick to follow until their forms disappeared into the darkness of the forest.

A/N: Yes, I know this is a horrible place to stop, but yet again, I wanted to post something to make up for a month's worth of writer's block.

Hope you like the irony in all this.

Until next time!