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Eighteen Months Later
The bar was fairly quiet for a Friday night, but Dean really hadn't intended for them to tear up the town this evening anyway. It was more about the guys getting away from the women and kids. How was that even a thought in his mind anyway? He really didn't even have a woman, let alone kids, yet here he and Sam were rescuing Tony from two women and two kids. The poor guy wasn't even married, yet he was living with his girlfriend and her sister.
Then again, he wasn't even sure how he and Sam had ended up in Williamsburg, Virginia this weekend on a "family" get away for Nicky's birthday. If he remembers correctly, he thinks Sam talked him into it. Sure, Abigail and Nicky were friends, and Lila had invited Annie, Gabriel and the kids to join them. He and Sam had also become friends with Tony over the last couple of years. It came in handy to know a federal agent when you were a hunter. But going to kid's birthday party? He and Sam usually only did those things for Abigail and the twins. What was going on in Sam's head? Dean had only agreed to it because they had just wrapped up a case involving a couple of ghosts in Lexington a few miles up the road, and it was a short drive over. Plus they hadn't seen Annie and the kids since the twins had their first birthday three months ago.
Now they found themselves staying in a large rental house in what Dean considered a tourist trap. Seven adults and five kids in one house in a town that celebrated colonial history. Tony wasn't the only that needed to get away from the madness. They were all planning on going to an amusement park tomorrow. He didn't do amusement parks. The only thing that made the idea palatable was that the place was Busch Gardens. Beer was available around every corner.
"...then suddenly she just starts getting angry and throwing things and screaming at the top of her lungs and I swear I have never heard anything scream as loud as this girl." Tony's story continued on, snapping Dean out of his little zone. "Do harpies exist?"
"I doubt she's a harpy." Sam reasoned.
"Oh I would never call Lila's niece that." Tony stated. "But after dealing with her, I'm thinking if I run into a harpy it won't be so bad."
"Isn't that kid only like a year old? Year and a half?" Dean asked. Tony sighed and nodded, chugging back some of his beer. Dean shook his head. "This is why I'm glad I don't have kids."
"You never know." Sam said. Dean paused then looked at his brother with wide fearful eyes. "I meant that you would never know if you'd actually enjoy it or not until you have your own, not that you do have your own."
"Damn it, man! Don't do that to me." Dean complained, sighing. He took a large gulp of his beer and shook his head.
"I got one better for you, DiNozzo." Gabriel announced. "The twins don't like being apart from Annie for too long."
"So? Probably little momma's boys." Tony said, shrugging. "Not a big deal."
"They've had powers from the womb you moron." Gabriel said. "Still have them now. If they want their mom, they bring their mom to them." All of them looked at the Archangel. "At the worst times." A round of sympathetic 'ahs' passed between the three men, all of them knowing right off the bat what those worst times could be.
"Okay, you win this time." Tony said, clinking his glass to Gabriel's. "To the kids that we gotta love but man do they drive us mad."
"Hear, hear." Gabriel said, downing his beer.
"Dude, you guys are getting along." Dean speculated as he watched the federal agent and Archangel.
"We are not." Tony and Gabriel announced at the same time.
"Yeah, sure you're not." Sam joked, grinning. He looked down as his phone buzzed in his pocket. "I'll get the next round." Before the others could say anything, the youngest of them was walking away, phone going up to his ear.
"So Lila's a doll." Dean said, looking at his glass. Tony paused then slowly looked at the hunter. "Why the hell haven't you married her? She seems like she's probably the best you'll get."
"What?" Tony asked, getting caught off guard.
"Yes DiNozzo, why haven't you married her?" Gabriel asked. "If I have to get involved in that conversation at home one more time, I'm thinking of getting some vengeance on you for making the conversation possible in the first place."
"Look it's just...it's never...you know...it's just...hey lay off!" Tony snapped. "You're a big guy to talk, Mr. 'Three-Kids-and-No-Ring'."
"Angels don't get married." Gabriel said. "We bond, we have rituals, and we have all these big, time- consuming things that more often than not go behind Daddy's back. But when the Man who flipped the power switch and said 'let there be light' gives you the go ahead, you don't really need anything else, because the deal is sealed tighter than any human marriage at that point." Dean and Tony were silenced for a while after that, contemplating how truly different Angels seemed to be, especially the one sitting in a bar drinking beer with them.
"Well...I...I'm sure Annie would like a ring." Tony reasoned.
"She's not that materialistic." Gabriel said, rolling his eyes.
"Man, I've seen her getting checked out. She needs a ring." Tony said.
"First of all, Annie and I are more than just a couple. I am the Archangel assigned to protect her. So if anyone does anything more than check her out, they are toast. Literally. All perfectly legal, too. Secondly, I will make you a deal." Gabriel said. "You marry Lila; I'll give Annie a ring."
"What?" Tony asked.
"Oh come on you big baby." Gabriel mocked Tony, rolling his eyes once more. "You yourself have stated that you've loved this woman for what? Eight years?"
"Ten." Tony muttered.
"Even longer!" Gabriel stated, almost starting to looked shock. "The muttonhead is right, you are not getting any better than her and deep down you know that. You wouldn't want anything other than her anyways. She's like your perfect woman."
"Man, I wish I could find mine." Dean muttered to himself without thinking. He paused and glanced at the other two, glad they weren't paying him much attention.
"Just do it already!" Gabriel demanded. "You wuss."
"Hey! I am not a wuss!" Tony exclaimed.
"Yeah, well prove it." Gabriel challenged, finishing off his beer and smiling as Sam returned with more.
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"So how is that the guys managed to get a night out and leave us behind with all the kids?" Lila moaned, surveying the pile of toys, clothes and sippy cups that had been strewn all over the living room of the rental house. "Shouldn't we be the ones getting away from all of this, while they take care of them for a change?"
"Did you really think they wouldn't try and make a run for it once all of the kids were under one roof, even if it is only for one weekend?" Annie asked. "Besides, even if I want to get out, it is probably best that I don't even try right now."
"Why? Is everything alright?" Nicole pried, as she laid Mackenzie down in the Pack-N Play. The little girl had finally fallen asleep after a long evening of playing with Isaac and Levi, Annie and Gabriel's twins.
"Yes," Annie sighed. "But the boys seem to be going through a phase right now that involves not wanting to be very far away from me. And when I am, well, they remedy that by bringing me to them. It doesn't matter what I else I am doing. Shopping, cooking their dinner or even heaven forbid, taking shower. If they want me there, they bring me there. It started about three weeks ago, and they have shown no signs of letting up."
"Oh, my," Lila snickered. "I'm sorry. What does Gabriel think about all of this? Isn't there anything he can do to stop it?"
"Gabriel was perfectly fine with it," Annie snorted. "At least at first. They are his boys, just doing their thing. But about a week into all of this, his boys decided they needed mommy at the same Gabriel was spending some quality time with mommy. Suddenly, Gabriel didn't think it was okay anymore. Ever since then, he has been trying to figure away to curb their powers. He even has Cas researching the problem, though I am not sure if he has told Cas exactly why. It's been a long time since I have seen him this frustrated. I believe he may even be on the verge of breaking down and asking Bobby to do some research for him as well."
Lila and Nicole stared at Annie. Finally, Nicole broke the silence. "Will they be okay to go to the park tomorrow?" she asked tentatively.
"I am sure they will be fine," Annie replied. "I will be there with them. So the worst they will try is taking sippy cups from one another, or Kenzie. If I were going to worry about anyone, it would be about those two." Annie pointed to Abigail and Nicky, who were actually quiet at the moment, lying on the floor watching an animated DVD. "They seem to find ways to create havoc when they are together, don't they? Even when they are just trying to have fun."
"It's not just the two of them," Lila said. "I get the feeling that none of the guys want any part of the going to an amusement park tomorrow. I can already hear the moaning and complaining now."
As the chatter continued, Nicole excused herself for a moment to make a phone call.
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It turns out, both Annie and Lila were correct in their predictions. The next day at Busch Gardens, the three smallest ones of their group seemed to cause the fewest problems. Kenzie, Isaac and Levi had no temper tantrums and only seemed to get a little cranky if they were hungry or needed to be changed. On occasion, one of the twins would snatch someone else's snack or toy, but given the crowds, no one else seemed to notice, and the problem was easily dealt with before anyone made too much fuss.
However, the men, with the exception of Sam, seemed to whine and complain throughout the day about everything. The crowds, the noise, the cost, the lines. The only times they didn't seem to complain was when they had beer. Gabriel had frequent suggestions about how they could get to the head of the line, remove the crowds and eliminate the noise. All of which involved using his powers. To his surprise, the only objections came from the women, which in this case apparently included Sam. No wonder Dean so frequently called him a bitch. To his amazement, Tony and Dean were actually agreeing with him for once.
But by mid-afternoon, Abigail and Nicky caused some trouble that created a panic for both families. The two of them had been pestering both sets of parents all day to be able to go on a roller coaster. The problem was, neither one of them was tall enough yet to be allowed to do so by park. Gabe was willing make them tall enough with a snap of his fingers, but this was met by glares by all of the other adults, so he quickly backed off. However, the two young ones were allowed to ride the teacup ride, Turkish Delight, by themselves. While Annie and Lila waited for them to depart the ride, they watched several youngsters exit, but saw neither Nicky, nor Abigail leave the ride. After the ride was empty and others began to fill it, worry soon turned to alarm.
Annie turned to Gabriel, hoping he would be their best bet in finding the pair. "Can you sense her? Do you know where she is?" Annie demanded, fear rising in her voice.
"Now give me a second. Do you realize how many people are here?" Gabriel answered. "It seems like she keeps moving…very fast… why that little rascal, she went anyway…" Gabriel quickly disappeared with a snap of his fingers, not caring who saw him, and was back just as fast, with Abigail and Nicky each in one arm.
"Daddy! We were having fun on that roller coaster!" Abigail pouted.
"You were not even supposed to be on that roller coaster young lady, let alone take Nicky with you!" Gabriel exclaimed. "You had everyone here worried half out of their minds!"
So after the roller coaster debacle, the families took a break and found a place to have a snack. Soon, the littlest ones needed a nap, and Annie offered to go with all three of them back to the rental house, seeing how she would need to be there one way or another anyway, and Gabriel took them to a hidden corner of the park in order to send them back unnoticed. Little did they know, the family had been anything but unnoticed all day long. For veiled in shadows between realms, someone spent hours watching them with interest as a plan formulated in her mind. He would soon regret his past actions where she was concerned, she thought to herself, that was certain.
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"This one," she drawled, entering the mind of her human servant and showing him a mental picture of her next intended victim. "She is alone now, except for the children. She should be easy prey for you, much like the others. But bring her directly to me."
"Another one so soon?" he wondered aloud. "But I just brought you a sacrifice. And she is different from the others. She is not alone. She has family, nearby who will immediately notice her absence."
"How dare you question me!" she bellowed. "I am the one that makes it possible for you to sacrifice to me without others humans being able to discover your identity. But being alone is not the point with this victim. I expect a very particular person to come after her. You need to know nothing more. Just go get her. NOW!"
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Annie got all three little ones down for a nap fairly quickly. The day at the park had worn them out. It had worn Annie out, too. She was thinking about taking a nap herself. But she heard a noise downstairs. She wondered if Gabriel had dropped in, or sent someone else home.
"Hello?" she called out as she walked downstairs and into the living room. "Anyone else home?" But her question remained unanswered as she felt a sharp pain to the back of her head and her world went dark.
