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'Gabriel!'

'Gabriel! Where are you man?'

Sam and Dean skidded to a halt by the duck pond. Looking around at the near enough pitch black scene, Sam could see two abandoned bikes laid across the ground. He was about to pick one up when his brothers soft voice stopped him.

'Sam...look.' Dean bent down and touched the ground, his fingers coming back red.

Sam's stomach did a back flip and some forward rolls when he looked at his brother's face; blood. Sam stumbled backwards and looked around desperately.

'Gabriel!'Sam couldn't deny it; he was beginning to panic now. Where was Gabriel? What the hell would he do if anything happened to the archangel?

'Sam!' Dean grabbed his little brother's shoulders, turning him around roughly to look in his eyes. 'Look at me! We will find him...just look around...'

Dean looked at Sam carefully; the last thing he needed was a hysterical Sam on his hands.

Suddenly, they both turned when the sound of sobbing reached their ears. Both looking in different directions, trying to pin point the sound, the Winchesters made their way over to a clump of bushes not far from the water.

'What the...?'

Gabriel was knelt down on the floor, tears streaming down his bruised, bloodied face. In his lap laid one of the teenagers that attacked them; the one with blond hair.

'I didn't mean to...' Gabriel dissolved into sobbing again, body shaking from cold and shock.

Sam looked at his brother, then down at the motionless figure in the archangels arms.

'Gabriel' he knelt down next to him.

'What happened?'

-x-

'Uncle Bobby?'

'Yes, Cas.'

'Sam and Dean will find Gabwiel, won't they?'

Bobby looked down at the angel. The ten year old was sat hugging his knees on the sofa. The hunter had suggested he go to bed, but Castiel had refused; he wanted to be up when Gabriel came back. The angel was pale, his face still splattered with mud from his run home.

'The boy's didn't hurt Gabwiel did they?'

Bobby didn't know what to say. 'I'm sure Gabriel's gonna be fine.'

Cas nodded, his face streaked with tears. He still hadn't stopped shaking and Bobby was worried he was going into clinical shock; he hoped Sam and Dean came back soon.

'I think it was my fault.' Castiel turned his blue eyes on Bobby and a big tear slid out from each one.

Bobby sat down next to him and took the little, shaking boy in his arms, drawing him closer. 'And why would you say a thing like that? It wasn't your fault.'

Cas looked straight ahead, and shook his head. 'I think it was my fault.' He croaked, more tears sliding out. 'We was having fun and I think I scared the ducky's.' He looked up at Bobby. 'Maybe they made a noise and the boys heard! That's why they came over.'

Bobby felt a lump rise to his throat. 'No. I promise you, Cas...you didn't do this.'

Castiel nodded, settling into the hunters arms. 'I hope Gabwiel is alright. I don't know what I'd do if he got hurted.'

Bobby nodded and rocked the little boy.

He just hoped Gabriel was alright.

-x-

'I didn't mean to hurt him...I didn't even hit him that hard.' Gabriel's body was wracked with sobs and he rocked backwards and forwards.

Dean leaned forwards to put his hand on the angels shoulder, and was alarmed when he flinched away from his touch.

Sam looked at the unconscious boy in Gabriel's arms. He had a bloody nose, probably broken, but no lasting damage.

'What about the other boys?' he asked gently.

Gabriel shrugged. 'They ran. They looked at me like I was a freak.' He looked down at the boy. 'Sam, tell me he isn't hurt bad!'

'Hey...' Sam gently manoeuvred the boy from Gabriel's lap, Dean giving him a once over. He shuffled closer to the archangel and let him sink into him, Gabriel crying into his shoulder.

A groan came from the teenager between them and the blond opened his eyes groggily.

'Hey!' Dean slapped his cheek sharply and the blond looked up at him. Dean smiled down at him, eyes glinting.

'You got mugged on your way home, didn't you?'

The blond cast a terrified look in Gabriel's direction, and Dean grabbed his face, pulling him away. 'You got mugged on your way home and your friends run off; you didn't see us and you didn't see that guy.' He pointed at Gabriel, who looked away.

'I didn't see anything.' The blond looked between them all, getting shakily to his feet. 'I didn't see anything' he continued to mutter as he grabbed his bike and ran from the scene.

Sam looked at Gabriel, who touched his face gently, wincing when his fingers touched raw flesh.

'I didn't hit him hard, I swear!' the archangel pleaded, looking desperately between the two adults.

'I know...' Dean smiled softly at the archangel. 'You just gotta keep those fists of fury under wraps, ok?'

Gabriel nodded. 'I don't ever wanna do that again!'

'Glad to hear it.'

Gabriel grinned and then suddenly turned, panic stricken to Sam. 'Cas?' he grabbed Sam's shoulder, pulling him closer. 'Where's Cas! Did he get home alright?'

'Cas is fine...I promise'

Gabriel looked relieved and relaxed slightly.

He looked between them again.

'Can we go home now?'

-x-

Bobby looked down at the now sleeping angel in his arms. It had taken a long time for Castiel to go to sleep; he had cried for a good half hour before Bobby managed to calm him down. The older hunter made him another hot chocolate and sat watching cartoons with him for a while. After an hour, Cas turned over, head in his lap. A few minutes later, the gentle snoring told Bobby he had fallen asleep.

This was a situation he never thought he'd be in; the great and powerful Castiel, angel of the lord extraordinaire asleep in his lap. How times changed.

He looked up when his front door opened, a bedraggled trio walking through it. Gabriel was limping slightly, his face bloodied and bruised, one hand supporting a bruised rib. Dean and Sam followed him, Dean looking in Castiel's direction.

Gabriel made his way over to the sofa, bending down with a hiss. He stroked his brothers face, watching as Cas slowly woke up.

'Gabwiel?' he whispered.

'It's me, kiddo.' Smiled Gabriel, sitting on the sofa as Castiel sat up and held his arms out for a hug. 'I'm ok...just like I said I would be.'

'I'm sowwy!' cried Cas, beginning to cry all over again. 'I made the ducky's angry!' he sobbed, burying his hands into his big brother's shoulder.

Gabriel cast a confused look in Bobby's direction, but the older hunter just shrugged.

'It wasn't you...shhh' he soothed Cas, rocking him backwards and forwards.

The shock of the night must have caught up with the younger angel, tiredness and fatigue from his bought of flu hitting him. He mumbled something incoherent and settled into his brothers arms, head lolling on his shoulder.

Gabriel just held him close. He was a teenager, he didn't do touchy feely; but this was his little brother, the most important person in the world to him. And he needed him right now.

Together, the two angel's fell asleep in each others arms, Gabriel shifting slightly to relive pressure on his ribs.

Sam, Dean and Bobby watched the scene as outsiders. Dean knew exactly what Gabriel was feeling right now; the most important thing was Cas right now.

As he watched Castiel yawn in his sleep, he smiled.

Bobby turned to them. 'What the hell happened out there?'

As Sam told him the story, Dean hoped and prayed that the next few days were going to be different.

Castiel and Gabriel needed some downtime, just a day of chilling out.

And Dean had a plan.

What's Dean planning now? :D

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