Once again I have to say thanks to all the lovely supporters! Sorry this chapter is a bit short!

The next day, Gabriel woke up before Sam, but didn't attempt to move because the moose was holding him down with half of his body. Luckily Sam woke up not long after, and both of them were dressed and ready to go in under an hour. They stopped at a small diner and ate breakfast, Sam checked out the local newspaper and was almost surprised to find that there weren't any more killings. With his luck there almost always ended up being a catch.

Sam called Dean and told him that they were driving back to Bobby's, and Dean informed him that he'd be waiting for him to show up. They were about halfway to Bobby's when Gabriel began playing with the radio.

"All this music sucks!" He groaned "I just want to hear some good old Aerosmith!" And just like that Dream On by Aerosmith started echoing through the car. "Gabe!" Sam almost swerved the car off the road "did you do that?

"I- I think I did" his eyes widened with surprise "I did it! I did it! My powers are coming back!"

"Try doing something else!"

"Ok" Gabriel sat in silence for a minute "nothings happening" he frowned.

"What were you trying to do?"

"Get myself a candy bar."

"Maybe it was a one time thing" Sam shrugged "Maybe your powers are just coming back really slowly."

"Yeah maybe."

They arrived at Bobby's an hour later. As soon as Sam opened the door he could hear Dean scolding Cas for something, and Bobby grumbling in the background. "Hey" he called to announce his presence.

"Oh hey Sammy!" Dean came into view, "How was the drive?"

"Fine" Sam nodded.

"I think we're making progress!" Gabriel exclaimed "I turned on Aerosmith in the car when it wasn't on any of the radio stations!"

"Oh really?" Dean was interested by this new information "can you do anything else?"

"Unfortunately no" the archangel sighed "but it's a start right?"

"Yes, it's one step closer to gaining your powers back fully" Cas agreed.

"I really just want to know how much more bonding we're going to have to do" Sam commented

"Shouldn't take much now" Gabriel reasoned.

The day progressed slowly, there wasn't much to do in Bobby's house besides lounge around eating and watching TV. "You guys should come up with more ways to bond other than just cuddle on the couch" Dean recommended sometime after lunch. Sam shrugged and Gabriel muttered something about how he was willing to do anything, which made Sam blush uncomfortably.

Later that day Sam was struck with a question he hadn't thought much into. If he was Gabriel's soul mate did that mean the guy was like in love with him? I mean Sam thought he's kind of affectionate, but in love? So since they weren't doing anything Sam decided to bring up the topic.

"Hey Gabe."

"Yeah?"

"I was just thinking..."

"And?"

"What do you think of me?"

"What do you mean?"

"Like, am I good person?"

"Sam" Gabriel turned to face the human "You are an amazing person, everything about you is amazing." his voice was so sincere it almost caught Sam off guard.

Sam smiled "yeah I guess you're pretty cool too."

Gabriel smiled in return. "You know I really care about you right? Like a lot. It probably doesn't make sense to you, but for an angel, bonding with someone is- it's-"

"It's what?"

"It's like the ultimate form of love."

"You- you love me?" Sam swallowed, his eyes widening. Gabe wandered over so he was just in front of the hunter.

"Of course I love you" he smiled in a way that made Sam's heart melt. Even though Sam wasn't really sure why it did. Gabriel was staring directly into Sam's eyes and it was beginning to make him a bit uncomfortable.

And he was about to turn away, but suddenly he was being pulled down by the front of his shirt and his mouth crashed into Gabriel's. He stood in shock for a second, eyes wide open, hands flailing, but he didn't pull away. He even ended up hanging his arms loosely around Gabe's waist. Gabriel's hands were firmly holding either side of Sam's face.

The angel pulled away after a few seconds, a dazed look in his eyes. "Even better in real life" he mumbled.

Sam's face was bright red, he didn't want to admit it, but he couldn't deny that kissing Gabe hadn't been a bad experience at all, in fact he might have kind of liked it. Gabriel was watching his reaction intently. As if to make up for what just happened, he backed away a few steps. "Sorry that was uncalled for, I shouldn't have-"

"No, Gabe it's fine" Sam assured. "I don't mind."

"Are you sure? I mean I don't want to upset you or anything..."

"Gabriel" Sam said, catching the archangel's attention "it's ok, I liked it."

"You- you did?"

"Yeah" Sam smiled a goofy grin. "In fact, I'd like to try it again." He pulled Gabriel back towards him by the lapels of his jacket and leaned down to kiss him again, this time with more passion. To anyone else they probably looked like a couple of teenagers making out for the first time, hands going everywhere and necks angled in a way that looked mildly uncomfortable.

When they finally pulled apart, both were breathing harshly. "You're a good kisser" Sam commented bluntly.

Gabriel winked and then pursed his lips. He held out his hand as he was expecting someone to give him something. Sam gaped when a bag of M&Ms appeared in his hand out of thin air.

"It worked!" Sam exclaimed happily.

"I thought it might" Gabriel started to rip open the package "I think we need to get that demon to tell us step two."

Crowley stood in the middle of the library and looked from Sam to Gabriel and then back to Sam. "Ok moose, here's the deal. Step two is a spell. It'll restore your boyfriend's powers back to normal."

"Alright so what's the spell?"

"Lucky for you, I have a list right here" he held out a piece of paper and Sam took it immediately.

"I still don't get it though" Dean said, he was sitting behind the desk, Cas looming above his shoulder. "Why are you helping us?"

The demon shrugged "I'm a nice guy" and he vanished.

Dean rolled his eyes "alright so what's this spell all about?"

"Um" Sam looked down on the piece of paper in his hand "it looks pretty basic, we're gonna need holy water-"

"Check."

"A piece of bark from an oak tree...?"

"Uh ok, that's simple enough."

"And a- what the hell" Sam looked at the list like it had just bit him in the face. "A true love's kiss? What is this?"

"Is Crowley just messing with us, because I swear if he is..."

"All we can do is try it I guess" Sam shrugged "it could help Gabe."

"The oak trees are the ones with lots of thick branches." Dean informed Cas as they trekked through the forest. It was cold outside, and patches of snow were scattered around everywhere.

"A lot of trees look like that Dean" Cas pointed out. They had been nominated to get bark from a tree, while Sam and Gabe got to stay inside and do nothing.

"Well I'll just point it out when I see it" Dean decided.

"Your brother and mine seem to have established a very strong bond" Castiel commented a few minutes later "it's good that they get along well."

"Yeah" Dean bit his tongue "it's kind of weird though, y'know? I mean it's like one minute they're barely friends, the next they're in love."

"Love works in strange ways" Cas nodded.

"Cas?"

"Yes Dean?"

"Have you ever been in love?"

Cas tensed at the question "I can't say I have" he shrugged "I would like to experience it though."

"I think you would like it" Dean smiled. "Hey look, there's our tree!" He pointed to a large oak that was probably decades old. Cas paced up to it and used his superhuman strength to pull of a small piece of bark.

"Let's get back to Bobby's and try this stupid, Disney movie spell out."