So here's chapter two. I decided I'm just going to keep writing and posting until I think it's horrible. I apologize for all of the detail and stuff, but I feel like I need it to build up to what I'm planning on doing with the rest of this story. So yeah enjoy and review please!
Chapter 2 – Birthday Surprise Pt. 1
Fast-forward two years to a nice little apartment on the outskirts of New York City. This is the first time Melanie has been home in months, what with all of the hunts she's been working on. Gabriel had kept trying to prevent her from becoming a hunter, but she had to get revenge on those things that killed her parents and saving other people from going through what she had to made it all worthwhile. Over the past couple of years she'd run into a few groups of hunters, but her favorite would always be Sam and Dean Winchester.
The first time she'd worked with them was a few months after she started. She had been hunting down a werewolf and had bumped into them. They happened to be working the same job so she joined them. It really helped her learn a lot. Sam and Dean, like Gabriel, were always telling her she needed to get out of the life while she could. They never forced her though, which was why she still liked to hang around with them.
The last hunt she'd done was actually a favor to them. Melanie loved the fact that she could help them out in any way she could, knowing full well that their plate was full already. Melanie felt sorry for them, especially Sam because of everything and everyone that he'd lost because of the life they were raised in. It was hard enough for Melanie to grasp this at the age she was now, she couldn't possibly imagine being little kids knowing that everything that haunted your nightmares was real.
Melanie let out a sigh as she fished around in her jacket pocket for her keys. Her cell phone gave the little beep that signaled a text message. She opened it and smiled to herself. It was from Sam and Dean and they were wishing her a happy 21st birthday. Another one soon came across from Dean that said not to party too hard because he wasn't there to take care of her. Melanie couldn't help but chuckle. She was never truly alone in all honesty, but Gabriel was her little secret. No one knew about him, mainly because no one believed in angels. She never understood that either. If demons could exist, why not angels?
She finally found her keys and put them in the door. She pushed the door open and turned on the lights before locking the door behind her. Melanie lifted up the corner of the throw rug to make sure her devil's trap was still in place. She walked in and threw her bag on the couch. A slight 'oof' came from that direction. Melanie put her hand on her gun that was still in its holster before turning around.
"Woah. Sorry sweetheart. Didn't mean to scare you."
Melanie let out a deep breath as she moved her hand away from the gun.
"I could have shot you, you know?"
"The only thing that would have done is freaked the hell out of your neighbors." Gabriel said smirking.
"Right. So what are you doing here sitting in the dark anyways?"
"Well, I knew you were heading home from that last hunt and it is your birthday after all…"
Melanie sat down next to him and smiled.
"It's barely after midnight and I already have gotten three birthday wishes." Gabriel raised an eyebrow. "The Winchesters texted me."
"Right. The Winchesters…"
Melanie rolled her eyes. "You don't like me spending time with them because Dean won't stop flirting with me."
"That has absolutely nothing to do with it, sweetheart. I don't like them texting you because they aren't necessarily the brightest crayons in the box and are always finding ways to get themselves in danger." Melanie just rolled her eyes. She didn't believe Gabriel one bit. "So whaddya say…wanna go somewhere for your birthday?"
"Gabe, I just got home. I just want to sit back and relax. I haven't been home for a couple of months you know."
He just shoved it off. "Come on! It's your 21st birthday! What do you want to do?"
Melanie got up from the couch. "I told you. I want to relax…and right now that equals a nice long hot shower and some sleep." She started to walk off towards the bathroom, but turned around and stopped. "And stay out of my head."
"I can't help it sometimes, sweetheart!"
Melanie shook her head. Sometimes it really sucked being connected to Gabriel. He was just the slightest bit of a pervert. When they realized that they could slip into each other's thoughts, he always tried to take full advantage of that. They still hadn't figured out why they were able to do that, but Gabriel figured it had something to do with the fact that he had used part of his grace to keep her from dying two years ago. Whatever the reason was, it was really annoying sometimes. Mainly because Gabe's favorite time to pop into her head was when she was in the middle of changing or in the shower or something like that.
Melanie got out of the shower and dried off. She made sure to pull pajamas on before she left the bathroom because she knew Gabriel would still be there, probably sitting on her bed by this point. She wrapped the towel around her long auburn hair and headed out of the bathroom. Sure enough, Gabriel had relocated to her bedroom. Melanie just continued getting ready for bed before crawling in next to the angel who'd decided to lie down. He was always doing this.
"Night Gabe…and no poofing me anywhere while I'm sleeping."
Melanie heard him mumble something that sounded like 'I promise' before she snuggled in and went to sleep.
Gabriel let out a sigh as Melanie drifted off to sleep, her head resting on his shoulder. She was the only human that ever had this effect on him, hence the reason he kept her from dying. Usually Gabriel just tried his best to blend in with humans and only partook in the finer things being human had to offer. There was just something different about Melanie from that one time he ran into her on the street. He was still having issues placing his finger on it though.
Melanie let out a soft sigh while she slept and Gabriel couldn't help but smile. This wasn't the first time he'd made sure he was there when she got back home. Mostly it was just another ploy to try and get her to stop with the hunting nonsense, but he knew it was never going to happen. She felt like she could never go back to her old school or back to her ex-boyfriend Michael. Hell, she even let everyone think she was dead, even when Gabriel told her it would be really easy to make it seem like she wasn't home when it happened. He was going to have to do something special for Melanie's birthday. Whether she wanted him to or not. The plans kept rolling through his head as Melanie slept.
