It's Confession time!
Gabriel realized that maybe this wasn't as easy as he thought it would be. Earlier he had been more than ready to tell Sam the good news, but now that he was actually going to confess, his heart was racing and he couldn't seem to be able to find the right words to say. Sam was watching him, waiting for a reaction, he couldn't back out now. "Heh yeah about that" he looked downwards slightly "so I was thinking earlier and um remember that wall in my mind? Uh yeah well it's kind of not there anymore."
Sam had a feeling he knew where this was going and braced himself mentally.
"And yeah I know this is super stupid and I don't know what my subconscious was thinking when it did this and um I know you've already figured it out by now because you're super smart and I'm sure this is a lot to take it's just" Gabriel sucked in a deep breath then chuckled softly "you're the one kiddo".
Sam bit his tongue and looked away from the angel for a moment. Gabriel held his breath as he waited for a response. "I-" the hunter was having trouble finding what to say. He turned back to face Gabe, whose eyes were filled with worry. "I don't- I don't know what to say."
The archangel nodded quietly. Sam felt bad for not being able to say anything. "Gabe?" he muttered "I'm not mad or anything, if that's what you're thinking."
"What are you then?"
"I'm" Sam smiled shyly "I'm happy". It was upon instinct that Sam welcomed the hug Gabriel offered there, he knew it taken the angel a lot to confess to him, and even if Sam wasn't sure what his thoughts on the subject were he knew Gabe needed support.
Gabe nuzzled his face into the crook of Sam's neck and sighed contently "we gotta tell Crowley so I can get my mojo back."
"Yeah as soon as he swings around here again we can tell him." Sam smiled.
"What the- I don't even want to know" Bobby had wandered out of the library after being cooped up in the room for hours to find the two men holding onto each other for dear life on the couch. Gabriel pulled back from the embrace, he couldn't begin to explain how happy he was. For an angel, just being with your bondmate was like winning the lottery.
"The wall's gone!" he announced to the elder hunter.
"Seriously?" Bobby's eyes widened "well who is it?"
Sam looked down on the angel waiting for his name to sound. Gabriel's face reddened suddenly "Sammy" he giggled like a schoolgirl.
"Sammy... You mean as in the one sitting next to you?" Bobby made a face of semi-disbelief. Gabe just nodded enthusiastically, Sam shrugged and offered a smirk.
"Well er it's great you figured it out Gabe." Bobby chuckled "you can get your powers back now."
"Yeah as soon as that demon comes back here" Gabriel rolled his eyes. "Should I tell Cas and Dean-o?"
"I guess if you want to..." Sam took a moment to think about the idea "Dean will never leave me alone about it though."
"I won't let him tease you Sammy" Gabe purred affectionately.
"Alright I guess you should break the news before Crowley shows up" Sam stood up "let's go find them."
Dean and Cas were outside by the Impala, it was slightly warmer outside than it had been the past few days so the hunter was taking advantage of it. "Cassie!" Gabe called gleefully as he basically pranced towards the duo "I figured it out!"
Castiel smiled "I knew you'd get it eventually."
"So who is it?" Dean asked, equally interested.
"He's a big pain in the ass if you ask me, but you know what can I do about it?" Gabe laughed as Sam elbowed him in the side. "I guess my subconscious has a thing for mooses."
"Wait- you don't mean?" Dean's jaw must've dropped a mile.
"Yeah Sammy here is the lucky man.'
"I wouldn't say lucky" Sam rolled his eyes.
"So uh what now?" Dean looked over the two and frowned slightly.
"We have to ask Crowley" Gabriel mused.
"Hey aren't you two like a couple now?" Dean snickered a few seconds later.
"What? No!" Gabe shook his head "just because he's my soulmate it doesn't mean we have to be a couple- I mean I obviously wouldn't argue against it, but Sam-" Gabriel rambled on for a short while longer. "So yeah Dean, that would be a no."
Dean shook his head "whatever you say, come on let's go inside and wait for the king of hell to show up."
Crowley showed up in the middle of dinner, much to everyone's displeasure. It was hard to eat pizza while a demon was staring you down like there was a huge spider on your head. Eventually everyone gave up eating and Gabriel declared that he was ready for Crowley to help him.
"You figured it out eh? I'm sure you and Moose will be a wonderful couple." He flashed a sly grin in Sam's direction. "Now, about getting your mojo back. You and Moose are going to have to do a little bonding."
"Bonding? What kind of bonding?" Sam crossed his arms over his chest.
"Oh the usual. Go on a few dates, kiss, have sex, no big deal." The demon shrugged. Gabriel and Sam's reactions mimicked each other.
"What the heck is that supposed to do? This is about me getting my powers back!" Gabe snarled clearly not pleased with Crowley's instructions.
"This is about getting your powers back!" He assured "bonding is just step one!"
"And what's step two?"
"No point in telling you, you're not there yet."
"What if we don't want to do that" Gabe protested.
"You do understand the definition of soul mate right?" The king of hell's forehead creased "You're destined to be together!"
"Yeah well you're going to have to give us another way" Sam watched Gabriel curiously, he knew the archangel was only saying this for Sam.
"There isn't another way" Crowley sighed irritably "you really are a pain in the ass".
"It's fine Gabe" Sam assured softly "if it helps you get your powers back then I'm all in." Gabe looked over Sam's face closely before turning back to Crowley.
"Fine whatever we'll bond, but just how much bonding is required?"
"Oh, you'll be able to tell" Crowley assured.
"What does that mean?"
"That son of a bitch" Dean muttered, looking at the spot Crowley had been standing just seconds before.
"At least we know step one" Cas pointed out warily.
"Yeah, you two can go cuddle on the couch or something" Dean rolled his eyes. Sam grunted in response. Gabriel smiled sweetly and felt a wave of giddiness wash over when Sam smiled back.
Sam sat down and set the warm bowl of popcorn down on his lap. Gabriel immediately reached over and pulled out a handful. "I added extra butter for you" the hunter commented as he turned his gaze to the TV.
"I was thinking either Star Trek or the Notebook" Gabe was holding the TV remote and scrolling down a list of pay per view movies.
"The Notebook, really?" Sam laughed "that's like the ultimate chick flick".
"I cry every time" Gabriel sighed in an almost dreamy way.
Sam took the remote from the angel "how about Star Trek today" he suggested, pressing the 'enter' button on the remote.
"As long as you're here I don't care." Sam couldn't help but find Gabriel's flirting adorable.
20 minutes into the movie, Gabriel was curled up into Sam's side, head resting on his chest, and Sam had his arm wrapped around his angel. His mind caught on the thought, his angel, since when was Gabriel his?
Sam didn't ponder on the thought too long though, the warmth of Gabriel on top of him was causing him to grow sleepy and his eyelids kept fluttering open and closed. Gabe must've noticed because the hand that had been pressing against his chest had been removed and was now pushing a stray strand of hair out of his face. "I don't mind if you fall asleep" the archangels words were just barely a whisper.
The way Gabriel treated Sam, as if he was the most precious thing in his life. It made Sam feel insanely good, and he couldn't pinpoint why. The angel nuzzled the crook of his neck and Sam smiled, it wasn't long after that he drifted to sleep.
"What is with you?" Sam was awoken by the sound of Gabriel's voice, and also the way it vibrated through his chest because his head was still pressed against him.
"Trust me I didn't mean to interrupt you two." Sam groaned audibly at the sound of the all too familiar voice and forced his eyes open.
"Hey Sammy" Gabe murmured softly, turning his attention back to his bondmate. Crowley huffed loudly.
"Can you just tell me where the other angel is?"
"Cas? Why do you need Cas?' Sam asked, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.
"It doesn't matter" the demon insisted.
"Well how the heck am I supposed to know where he is?" Gabriel groaned "I just woke up."
"I'll find him myself" Crowley decided. He wandered off in the direction of the stairs.
"Did you sleep good?" Gabe asked, he had sat up on the couch.
"Yeah I did" Sam grinned, sitting up as well. His back was a bit sore from the way he had been lying, but he didn't mind.
"I did too."
They sat in silence for a moment, but the quiet was soon broken by a muffled screech coming from upstairs. "What the hell..." Sam stood up and Gabe followed as he climbed up the stairs. The noise had came from Sam and Dean's bedroom, it was soon discovered. It wasn't hard to infer that Dean and Cas had been caught in a compromising position. Castiel had a blank expression on his face, but his hair was ruffled, and sticking out at odd angles. Dean's face was bright red. Crowley's expression was even more priceless.
"What the hell happened here?" Sam demanded.
"Woah calm down Sammy" Dean held up his hands in defense.
Cas looked like he was about to explain, but then thought better of it.
"Guess you're not the only one with an angel to yourself" Crowley shrugged in genuine confusion.