If you actually listen to the verses of this song, it doesn't really fit, but the chorus (below) reminds me of Sabriel because when I was younger I thought it said "Such pretty words on golden wings" and of course, Gabriel has golden wings, so, yeah. Anyway! Enjoy some angsty song fic Sabriel! Thanks for you favs and follows! Love you guys!
"Tortured, Tangled Hearts" –Dixie Chicks
Love, oh love, you fickle thing,
Such pretty words and golden rings.
It was a broken dream right from the start,
Bless their tortured, tangled hearts.
This wasn't happening. He was going to be okay. He had to be. They had just gotten married for crying out loud! Sam ran a hand through his hair and bowed his head to pray.
'God, I know you may or may not be listening, but Cas can only help Gabriel so much. Please, please, help him out.'
They were in a barn, somewhere in the middle of rural Nebraska, after another throw down with Lucifer. This time, it had worked and he was gone. Gone gone, but it had come at price.
"I'll be the distraction." Gabriel spoke up. Castiel and Sam exchanged a look while Dean stared hard at Gabriel. The war room in the bunker was being used to plan their attack on Lucifer. There had been something on angel radio that Lucifer was going to be in Nebraska in two days for some sort of ritual.
"No, I don't think that's a good idea."
"You got a better one, Dean-o? You need angel grace from only one angel for the spell."
"And archangel grace would work better, so don't you think we should use you for the spell?" Sam spoke up. Gabriel cast a glance at Sam with a sad smile.
"I don't think so, kiddo. If I wasn't in the middle of the battle, he would definitely know what was going on."
"Then I'll go with you." Sam replied.
"No." Dean commanded. Sam glared at Dean.
"Dean, I'm not just going to let my husband go out there on his own. He'll need backup of some kind!"
"Yeah, I get that, Sammy, but believe it or not you're the brains of this operation and I need you with Cas doing the spell." Sam set his jaw, a trick he had learned from his older brother.
"You know how to read Latin and Enochian just as well as I do."
"No, I don't, and you know that. Plus, you'll be so busy looking after Gabriel's ass that you won't be watching your own."
"Cas," Sam turned to the other angel, his last hope. "Please tell me you don't agree with this." Castiel looked down, sent a side glance to his own husband and then his brother, and then looked up to meet Sam's eyes.
"Lucifer would most likely see something wrong if Gabriel wasn't in the fight."
"And I wouldn't be there?!" Sam exclaimed. Why was everybody acting so calm?! Why did nobody else see the massive flaw in this plan?! He'd already lost Gabriel to Lucifer once for years! YEARS! It was understandable that he didn't want Gabriel out there, even with Dean backing him up.
"Because you're his true vessel and too close to this. It's easy to come up with things." Gabriel gave a shrug as if it were completely obvious. Sam gave a sweeping look to all three of them and walked out of the room, hoping that nobody would follow him because he could already feel the tears welling up.
Sam walked into his room and sat on the bed. He turned the ring that Gabriel had given him barely two months ago on his finger. This wasn't supposed to happen. Lucifer was still supposed to be in his cage. He and Gabriel were supposed to be on a honeymoon somewhere that Gabriel zapped them too with a snap of his fingers, but of course not. They were here, fighting Lucifer. Why would the Winchesters be able to have something normal and happy? That would just be asking too much.
There was a gentle knock at the door, but Sam pretended not to hear.
"Sammoose," Gabriel poked his head in the door.
"Don't do that. Not right now. Please, I…"
"Sam," Gabriel walked in and sat next to him. "You are the most selfless person that I know. You know that? You would give everything of yourself and expect literally nothing in return. You just…you blow me away with that."
"What are you talking about?" Gabriel chuckled and placed his hand on Sam's knee.
"You would do the same exact thing. You would do anything to make this happen. This isn't just closing Pandora's box to open it back up again. This is getting rid of him. For good."
"I get that, it's just that I'm…"
"You're trying to protect me, and I understand that, but we can't do this without me fighting. I have to go against him."
"Why can't Cas do it?" Sam asked. He knew he was being stupid. The logical part of his brain told him exactly why Castiel was to be used for his grace instead of fighting, but still. After everything he'd been through…everything THEY had been through.
"I have a feeling you already know the answer to that." Gabriel rested his head on Sam's shoulder. Sam placed a kiss to Gabriel's temple.
"If anything happens to you or this doesn't work, I don't think I'd be able to forgive myself."
"I'm not going to lie to you. Lucifer is…he's powerful. There…Sam, you know there's a chance…" Gabriel grew quiet and Sam waited for him to continue, but he never did.
"Yeah, I know." Sam whispered. The two sat in silence for a long time before Sam spoke again. "We should probably go make sure that everything is all worked out."
"We should probably wait a few more minutes. I think Cassie and Dean-o are doing their pre-case ritual." Sam made a disgusted face.
"Why do you tell me things like that?" Gabriel looked up at him with a grin that reminded Sam of the trickster that he had met so many years ago.
"Because you give me looks like that." Gabriel tilted his head up and placed a kiss on Sam's lips.
Dean came out of the barn to be next to his brother.
"You need to come in."
"I can't." Sam's hazel eyes met his brother's green ones. "I can't watch him die again."
"Sammy, he needs you right now." Sam knew Dean was right, and lead the two back inside. Gabriel was lying in the middle of the barn floor. Castiel was kneeling next to him, mumbling Enochian and placing his hand on Gabriel's face and his chest, but nothing was happening.
"Samshine," Gabriel smiled weakly and Sam chocked out a sob as he made his way over to his husband, his angel. He knelt opposite Castiel and ran a hand through Gabriel's hair.
"Hi, angel." Sam said in the strongest voice he could.
"Cas," Dean warned his husband. Castiel looked up, nodded, stood up, and walked over to Dean's side. Dean had some cuts on his face and arms, but overall he was fine. Gabriel hadn't been so lucky. He had jumped in front of Dean when Lucifer had sent a curse their way. Gabriel had thrown Dean his angel blade so that he could battle off the devil until Sam and Castiel could put the spell to work.
"I uh…I think Cassie kinda struck out fixing me." Sam felt the tears well up and fall. "Hey, everything thing is going to be okay. I'll be waiting for you, kiddo." Gabriel closed his eyes and Sam watched as Gabriel's chest slowly stopped moving.
