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So, in this chapter we have the scenario that all parents have nightmares about...any ideas? Read on to find out!

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Onwards...

Sam stared at the older hunter with his mouth open. 'A hunt?' he asked. 'Seriously, Bobby?'

Bobby shrugged, looking into the wide, interested faces of the children sat on his sofa. 'World's still turning, boys. There's still some evil SOB's out there that need to be taken out.'

Dean rubbed his chin and sat on the sofa, Castiel immediately scrambling onto his lap. He looked up at Sam, who was watching Gabriel.

'I'll go.' The youngest Winchester looked back at Bobby. 'What is it?'

Bobby grabbed a book off his side and began leafing through it. 'A Wendigo in Minnesota'

Sam sighed and nodded. Gabriel stared between the two hunters, eyes wide and fearful.

'Sammy?' he stuttered, sliding off the sofa and grabbing Sam's hand. 'You're not going away?' he asked timidly.

'Only for a few days, little man' Sam reassured him, bending down to look Gabriel in the eyes. 'I'll be back before you know it.'

'I don't want you to go away!' Gabriel cried, bending down and grabbing Sam's leg, the young hunter looking at his brother desperately.

Dean quickly shimmied Cas off his lap and knelt down on the floor next to Gabriel, who turned his big brown eyes on him. Dean sighed and took his arm gently, unhooking him from Sam's leg.

'Sammy'l only be gone for a day or two. He's not going forever' he reassured the angel, who threw himself into his arms.

'I don't want him to go!' he wailed, big tears trailing down his face.

Dean looked up at Sam, who nodded thankfully at him. Sam turned to Bobby.

'When do we leave?' he asked his surrogate father.

Bobby sighed and scratched the back of his neck. 'That's kinda the thing. We leave now.'

Sam gaped at him. 'Now?' he whistled when Bobby nodded.

The youngest Winchester nodded and grabbed his go bag; he always kept it handy in case of a surprise hunt.

Gabriel watched Sam and Bobby make their way to the front door, grabbing guns, Bobby grabbing his blowtorch. When Sam got to the door he turned around and knelt down in front of the archangel again.

'I'll be home soon, buddy' he thumbed a tear away from the angel's cheek. 'Hey, don't cry!'

'Bye bye!' Gabriel whimpered, mimicking Sam and putting his small hand on the hunters cheek. Sam chuckled and ruffled his hair, standing up again.

Dean, holding Castiel in his arms, put his hand on Gabriel's shoulder, the three of them watching as Bobby and Sam drove away in Bobby's Ford.

Dean looked at the two young boys, who were watching him expectedly. What the hell does he do now?

Suddenly an idea came to him and he grinned, Cas smiling back at him.

'Come on guys' he said, grabbing his keys.

'We're going shopping!'

-x-

'We're looking for picnic things, Gabe, not clothes!'

Dean grabbed the archangel's hand and took Castiel's in his other, walking them towards the food aisle.

Dean had made a short trip to the nearest supermarket; intent on finding something to eat on the day out he had planned for the children the next day. The location, he was keeping a closely guarded secret.

'Where are we going tomorrow, Dean?' asked Cas politely. Dean would have smiled at him if his patience wasn't seriously being tested and the small angel hadn't asked the exact question at least 30 times before.

'I told you' Dean quickly pulled the angel out the way of a speeding trolley coming their way. 'It's a surprise.'

He gritted his teeth and sighed as Gabriel let go of his hand and ran towards the sweetie aisle. 'Gabriel! Come back!'

He quickly picked Castiel up, ignoring the questioning looks of the strangers around him and stood next to Gabriel.

'I told you- we're not buying sweets; we're buying proper food' Dean told him, holding out his hand. 'Why don't you come find something to put in your sandwiches tomorrow?'

Gabriel's face went red and he crossed his arms, face breaking into a pout again. 'I want sweets!' he yelled, stamping his foot on the floor.

'We're not having sweets' Dean told him, kneeling down to speak to Gabriel lowly. He was well aware of a crowd of people gathering and he felt the heat rise to his cheeks. Like hell was he gonna let a six year old embarrass him.

'Gabriel, come away now!' he said sternly, standing back up.

'NO!' Gabriel screamed, throwing himself to the floor and kicking his legs. Castiel peeked out from behind Dean's legs and watched his brother scream and writhe around on the floor.

'Gabwiel?' he asked timidly, Dean watching as he took a tentative step towards the screaming six year old.

Then he said something Dean would rather he hadn't said.

'I want some sweeties too!' he stood next to Dean and looked up at him imploringly. 'Can we have some sweets? Pwease Dean?'

Dean looked down into his big blue puppy dog eyes. But he wasn't persuaded. He couldn't have one rule for Gabriel and another for Castiel; that wouldn't be fair.

'No, Cas.' He said gently. 'We're not buying sweets today.' He held out his hand again.

Castiel, like his brother, ignored it. 'I want some sweeties!' he whined, eyes filling with tears. His little face went red and the tears dripped down his cheeks.

Dean didn't look around when he heard people awing and tutting at the scenario; he knew he had to keep a level head.

He remembered what he used to do with Sam when he did this when he was younger. He used the embarrassment technique.

He put down his basket full of snacks for the next day, sat on the floor and crossed his legs. He then shut his eyes and blocked everything out. If they wanted sweets, they would have a very long time to wait.

Castiel looked at his brother, eyes wide. He turned his head and looked at the other people around them, who were watching Dean with similar expressions; what was the hunter doing?

'Dean?' Cas gently poked Dean's cheek, the oldest Winchester not moving. 'Dean?' he sniffed, wiping his tears away. Gabriel, too, had stopped crying and having a tantrum; he stepped towards the hunter with a confused expression on his young face.

'Dean, we can go now' Cas tried to make thing positive. He grabbed Dean's hand and tried to pull him up. Dean opened his eyes.

'Why don't you sit down, guys, cos we're not leaving till the shop closes' he said brightly, stretching. 'If you want sweets so much, your gonna have to wait till the manager gets here and gives them to you.'

Cas looked panic stricken. 'No!' he wailed. 'I want to go home!'

Dean smiled at him, winking. 'You should have thought about that before you starting playing up' he told him, looking at Gabriel.

'Sorry Dean!' the archangel looked at him with wide eyes. 'I'm sorry.'

Dean looked at Castiel, who nodded. 'I'm sowwy too!' he held his arms out and Dean took both their hand. He drew them into a hug, which both angel's melted into.

'That's better.' He smiled. He stood up and smiled around him; the crowd was dissipating now. He picked up his basket.

'Should we keep going now?'

He walked out the aisle and the children followed him without question.

-x-

Dean sighed and buttered the last piece of bread. The third sandwich had almost been made and he filled it with a slice of ham and some slices of cheese. He put it in a bag and put it in Bobby's fridge. He smiled and made his way towards the living room, where the two boy were sitting watching their before-bed-cartoons.

Dean stopped in the doorway and smiled. Castiel was fast asleep, head lolling against Gabriel's shoulder. He let out small snores every now and again, mouth wide open. Gabriel was also having trouble keeping his eyes open.

'Come on guys' he said gently, taking the blanket off their legs. Cas groaned and tried to turn around on the sofa. Dean smiled and took him in his arms, Cas tucking his legs around him and resting his head on Dean's shoulder. The hunter held his hand out to Gabriel, who yawned and took it, following as Dean led them into their bedroom.

Dean quickly tucked them back into bed. He had tried to take the children's mind off Sam's not being here and it seemed to be working.

'Come on, sleepy times, you two' he murmured. He smiled as two little boys blinked up at him from their beds. 'You don't want to be tired for tomorrow'

Castiel looked up at him, having a hard time keeping his eyes open. 'Where we going?' he asked, eyes blinking shut again.

Dean grinned at them both.

'We're going to an aquarium.'

A nice day out is just what the three of them need, don't you think? : )

Hope you enjoyed this chapter...I have experience with the tantrums, let me tell you! ; )

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