Title: Tears such as angels weep
Fandom: "Supernatural"
Disclaimer: not my characters; just for fun. Title from Milton.
Warnings: AU for 4.10
Pairings: none stated
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 740
Point of view: third
Castiel does not wish to fight Dean. Uriel is pleased by battle, no matter who the battle is against, but Castiel is not a warrior who enjoys war. Dean, his brother, and the demon will protect the girl to the death, and only Dean is not to be harmed.
Uriel attacks the moment Sam says they can't have Anna. He goes straight for Sam and the demon meets him halfway. Uriel reaches into the vessel and drags the demon out, destroying it.
Sam tries to pull Uriel away and he slaps the abomination down. Dean growls and punches Uriel; Uriel's human body loses balance, hitting his knees on the floor.
Castiel does not wish to fight. He must follow God's word. He saved Dean from Hell, he has spoken with Dean, he has admitted to Dean things unspoken to his own brothers.
Uriel rises and grips Dean around the neck. "I can't kill you." Uriel holds Dean aloft. "But I can take you out of the game."
Dean struggles, while Uriel places a hand to his brow, sending him to sleep.
"Dean!" Sam yells from the ground, fear making his voice sharp.
Uriel turns to him. "I told you, demonspawn—the instant you become more trouble than you're worth."
Castiel has followed God's word from his beginning. God has commanded Anna Milton die; she is a danger to the war-effort, and she will ascend straight to Heaven.
Uriel advances on Sam, who leaps to his feet, hand splayed outward—trying to use his demon-given ability.
Castiel closes his eyes for a moment before saying, Goodbye, Father.
He leaves the human body, the devout man who prayed to be a boon to God. He attacks Uriel from behind, taking him by surprise. Castiel! Uriel shouts.
Uriel is older, more powerful, one of the greatest of the angels. But Castiel is desperate, and as he weeps, he kills his brother.
"What?" Sam gapes. "What just happened?"
Castiel returns to the man Dean deemed a holy tax-accountant. "We must gather Dean and Anna, and flee somewhere safe."
Sam crawls to his brother, lifting Dean's head. "Dean!" he says, looking warily at Castiel. "Dean, wake up!"
"He will remain asleep for some time," Castiel tells him. "Fetch Anna Milton—we must go."
"Where's Ruby?" Sam asks, standing.
Castiel says, "Uriel destroyed her."
Sam looks sad at the news, but Castiel has greater worries. "I am taking Dean somewhere safe." He stares up at Sam. "Get the girl and bring her, or come with me, or stay here and be purified."
"Wait," Sam says, striding through the cabin. He returns with Anna at his side. She glances at the bodies and then meets Castiel's eyes. "Thank you," she says softly.
Castiel looks away. "We must leave by air," he tells Sam. "If we stay on the ground, they will be able to track us."
Sam scoffs, kneeling by Dean. "You expect to carry us all?"
"I can transport this body and Dean with ease. Anna will be no hardship." Castiel pauses, letting the words soak into Sam. "But you—you are tainted."
Sam's flinch is small but Castiel notices. After a moment, he says, "Take them. I'll get the car and lose the demons, then meet up with you somewhere."
Anna speaks up with, "My parents have a cabin in the Appalachians."
Castiel nods. "That will do." He settles at Dean's side opposite Sam. "When you leave, take Uriel's human with you. He will be fine by tomorrow. After you are gone, I will purify this building, to erase what happened here."
"Okay," Sam agrees. Anna tells him the address of her parents' cabin and he commits it to memory.
Sam touches Dean's cheek, traces his jaw, lightly rests his hand on Dean's forehead. Then he stands. "Take care of my brother," he tells Castiel.
The threat is plain. "I will." So is his promise.
Anna gasps. "A flight of angels is coming!" she cries.
"Go," Castiel says to Sam. "We will meet again in the mountains." It is his first lie.
Sam grabs Uriel's human by the shoulders, dragging him out. Once he's at a safe distance, Castiel touches Dean's cheek. "I will pray for your forgiveness," he tells Anna, looking up at her.
She laughs. "Who'll you pray to? I heard you've fallen."
Castiel grips Dean tight and takes wing, leaving a purified piece of ground in his wake.