Chapter 8 everyone! I hope you enjoy! Chapter 9 will be posted later today (maybe that or tomorrow (New Years Eve where I live))

So this has been edited by Nathy *blows kisses*, as well as by Andrea.
This chapter has been updated on 12/31/2012 (Chapters 1-3 have so please feel free to take a look!)

I hope to get you all chapters 10 and up within the next couple of months (hopefully sooner!),
but I wanted to give you all a good holiday gift! So enjoy!

I do not owe ANY of the Supernatural characters, they belong to Eric Kripke.

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Dean

"CAS, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOU?!" Dean shouted moving forward to the dark haired angel looking him over to see whether or not he was hurt.

"Dean, I am quite alright. I ran into a demon problem on my way back here which I've taken care of, there is no need to worry". Castiel replied in his normal dull emotionless tone of voice.

Castiel looked over to Gabriel and Sam giving them a nod before waving a hand over his outfit making the blood stains vanish.

"DEMONS, which demons?" Dean snapped grabbing Castiel by his collar and pulling him closer to him almost breathing down his neck in frustration at the angel.

"Dean", Sam said resting his hand on his older brothers shoulder, Dean had not even notice that his brother had gotten up or that he made his way over to his side trying to calm him down.

He noticed that Gabriel had decided to hang back as Dean questioned Castiel about the blood, though he did notice that Gabriel had a worried look – even though he tried to hide it. And it almost looked as though he was having a conversation with someone that they could not hear.

Dean did not know if he should say or act regarding on what he was seeing with the archangel, he decided to take note of the moment and question him later about it – that is if he remembered.

What he knew was that at this time he needed to worry about what might have happened to Cas.

Letting go of Castiel and stepping back ,shrugging Sam's hand away, Dean grumbled for Castiel to tell them what had happened.

Castiel

Castiel's eyes shifted slightly as he thought how he should answer Dean without really telling him everything that he'd been up to, after a moments time he looked back at Dean and Sam and replied.

"After you had left to get some food – as you put it, even though you were just trying to calm yourself down – my point is that shortly after I had left I did do some scouting and ran into some demons along the way. They were low league – so there is nothing to fret over", Castiel deciced that was a well enough answer, it was not like he had lied to them but at the same time he kept the truth from them.

Sam chimed in before Dean could snap again at Cas, "What – wait Cas why did you need to do any scouting in the first place?" Sam looked down at Castiel with a bewildered look upon his face.

Tilting his head to the side thinking of a quick way to end what he had started, "I thought I might be more helpful to the both of you in that way".

Sighing Dean put a hand on Castiel's shoulder with the touch Cas could feel an energy and warmth that he had not ever felt prior to the one he was feeling at that very moment.

"Cas how many times do I, and Sam for that matter", Dean said throwing a thumb in his brothers direction, "need to tell you that you don't have to help in scouting or putting yourself in harms way? Man if you keep it up Sammy will lose his main job", Dean said, grinning at the last part. "That and doing the research."

"That's not the only thing I do, sometimes I do more than you do...Jerk." Sam retorted half smiling half glaring at him.

Gabriel

"Bitch" Dean said back in a jokingly way smirking at his brother.

Gabriel rolled his eyes knowing that it was just one of Dean's ways of showing his love for his younger brother.

"If I were you – which I SO am not – I would try and get Sam to take a shower or something...", there was a pause before Rena continued, "If you plan to join him, PLEASE let me know!"

Gabriel could hear a nervousness that also sounded like embarrassment at the same time in Rena's voice making him raise an eyebrow even though he knew she was not in the room at that moment having to jokingly ask her.

"What you don't want to hear the moans of delight from two healthy beings as they become one with each other?"

"First off - beings yes, healthy no – you know as well as I that Sam is far from healthy at the moment. Second, no, no… I really rather not hear anything like that coming from the both of you." Gabriel laughed turning it into a cough at her last comment, ignoring the stares he was getting from the Winchesters and his younger brother as Rena went on "The reason I ask you to try is – well we still need to talk – and if Dean will let you – bring Cas with you".

"Cassy? What you got a little thing for the robot? If so I might need to warn Dean about that", Gabriel joked as he waved a hand to the others to carry on with their conversion that he had tuned out when his brother had returned covered in blood.

Gabriel could tell right away that it was not Cas's blood, so he let it slide not too worried for his younger brother, knowing that his baby brother was a fighter – and a good one at that.

Snorting Rena replied, "OH Hells Bells no! If anything there is this really hot guy in this TV show I'm addicted to right now...", Rena seemed to want to stop there rather than talk Gabriel's ear off about this guy, "Anyway, I need to talk to the both of you, preferable not at the same time, but beggars can't be choosers".

Laughing in his mind as not to draw any more attention to himself Gabriel replied, "I'll see if Chuckles will let his baby – not the car – leave his side to go somewhere – anywhere – with me".

"Thanks." Was the last thing Rena said before going quiet yet again.

Gabriel wondered what she could be up to during the times she was not around, whether Rena wanted to say or hear his train of thought she did not let on.

"So, what now? Gabriel do you have any ideas of how to stop Crowley?" Sam asked looking at Gabriel who leaned his head back thinking that this was fate at work – or just Rena messing with him – most likely both.

"Well, Sasquatch I think me catching some clean - none dirty motel air is in order first, then I can answer were to go from there". Sam nodded in agreement at what Gabriel had said.

"Then Dean if you don't mind I'm going to shower – unless you want to go first?" Dean waved a hand to his brother and sat at the rickety table the motel had to offer.

Dean started to clean one of his – precious - guns as Sam grabbed his duffle bag pulling out some clean clothes for the day.

Gabriel tried not to watch as Sam pulled out a new pair of boxers that were black with red rims.

Looking over to his brother who just stood there not sure what he should do during this time or if he should say something.

Sighing Gabriel sent Castiel a thought, "You know if you want Dean to look your way more – you're going to have to voice it, the blockhead can't read the obvious signs your giving him".

Looking at his brother and tilting his head to the side Castiel replied, "I do not quite follow you brother. What signs am I giving Dean that he would not get?"

Shaking his head rolling his eyes as the bathroom door shut behind him – making Gabriel sad that he had other matters to worry about rather than his own urges and desires.

"Never mind little brother, never mind." Gabriel proceded to talk with his brother via mind, "Well you can just stand there looking like a lost little puppy – or you can join me, Rena needs to talk to the both of us – though she would rather do it separately for some unbenounced to me reason."

Castiel shifted on his feet awkwardly, Gabriel raised an eyebrow at him. Even Dean noticed the movement of the dark haired angel.

"What's wrong Cas?" He asked putting his tools and the gun down looking at his friend curiously. Gabriel rolled his eyes getting tired of their little cat and mouse love game.

"Cassie, I'm going to the roof to catch some fresh air", Gabriel cut in before Castiel could mess everything up – thought Gabriel was not really sure how – but he knew that he would in some way with out meaning to. "Come join me after your done eye fucking the Winchester."

Castiel nodded his head when Gabriel was talking and before Dean could yell at him Gabriel vanished from the room leaving the pissed off hunter, and lost little puppy angel along in the room.

"I guess I'm glad you did not join Sammy in the shower – and that sounds like some country song or something – by the way. But at the same time I would have been cool with it if you did join him", Gabriel turned and saw Rena sitting on the door to the roof giving him a little wink.

She was still wearing the outfit she had been wearing earlier that day, a midnight blue short sleeve shirt with black elbow length gloves, jeans, and those darn black boots that he was starting to really hate for some reason that he could not put his fingers on.

Part of her hair this time was pulled back in a pony tail as the rest fell on the sides of her face making her look even younger then she probably was.

"How many different outfits do you even have?" He could not help himself from asking as Rena jumped down and walked over to him.

"First off, do you like?" Rena asked doing a little twirl grinning from ear to ear.

Smiling at how girly she was being around him he said "I would be lying if I said that it did not suit you so well...and wonder if darker colors are just meant for you - and you alone".

Still grinning she put her hands on Gabriel's shoulders "And to answer you Gabey, baby, I,like you, can make things appear whenever and wherever I want", she moved her hands away still smiling, "Even though I am not as good at it as you are".

Gabriel had a feeling that she was like him in more ways than one - other than her sweet tooth that was to say as he noticed this time she did not have any kind of ice cream with her.

"I take it that Cassie is not planning on joining us today?" She made a sad face that gave Gabriel the feeling that she was faking it.

"Sorry, I think the mere thought about being around you scares him".

Gabriel meant every word he said even though it seemed hurtful, to his surprise though Serena just nodded her head like she knew that was going to happen.

"I had a feeling that he was feeling that way – well him and the mental version of your brother - Lucifer - that only Sammy can see." Rena said putting a finger to the side of her mouth looking up sightly to the sky.

"Wait, you mean even the Lucifer that only Sammy can see - at the moment - is scared of you?" Gabriel was taken aback at this.

Looking back at Gabriel with a look that said wait you have not noticed that yet? She said:

"Yeah I think he is scared – scratch that – terrified of me. Cas on the other hand is just scared of me, I know more than he is letting on, which is not something that you need to worry about at the moment".

"Wait what do you mean? Little Cassie is – well to say the least – not being the good little soldier boy?" Gabriel was confused at what Rena had just told him.

Smiling sadly at him, "Sorry, Gabey I want to try and talk to him before I really tell you anything. If I did… I don't think it will end well for anyone. So for now you get to wait."

"What could he have done that is so bad?" Gabriel felt worried with the lack of an answer the he was getting.

"Like I said, I'm sorry, I hope I can talk to him before – well", she stopped herself looking even sadder. "All I can say is that I need to try and stop him for his, Dean's, as well as yours and Sam's sake".