A/N: I promise ahead of time if the characters are a little OOC. I'm trying to keep them there as much as possible, but sometimes when I really get into writing, my personality slips in a little. I hope you guys are enjoying this!
Charlie decided not to tell Cas about the party, she couldn't risk him telling Dean. However, she did bring it up with the other Novaks the next day. She walked into the store and all three of them were at the counter looking at some plans for possibly expanding the place.
"Hey, guys!" She said, smiling. It had been a while since she'd seen them all in once place, especially since Mike and Luce spent more time fighting than anything. Side effect of being twins, Charlie noticed, because Balth and Al were the same way. "So who here wants to help me set up a party for Dean on Sunday?"
Michael raised an eyebrow, not saying anything, but he showed interest. Lucifer on the other hand, also stayed quiet, but kept looking at the plans in front of him. Gabriel was the only who said anything, "Sure. Where and when?"
"The Black Dog at seven?" Charlie said, and when she saw that Luce was not really paying attention, she added, "Sam's gonna be there."
Luce looked up, suddenly. "I thought he was in California?"
"He is, but he's got an extended weekend and said he'd come up for the party."
Luce shrugged, "I guess I could help out."
"That's the spirit!" Gabe said, laughing. He knew as well as Charlie that the only reason his older brother was helping was because of the younger Winchester. He clapped Luce on the back, "Does Dean-o know about the torch you carry for his baby bro?"
"No, and if you tell him, I will tie you up in the basement and leave you there." Luce growled.
Gabriel backed up, "OK. OK. Sorry."
Luce smirked and went back to the planning. Michael rolled his eyes before turning back to Charlie. "So what do you need from us?"
"Well, I was wondering if you guys could decorate, like record fast, because we'll only have Sunday morning and afternoon to do this."
Michael looked to his brothers again, as they pored over the blueprints. "We can do that."
"Thanks, Mike." Charlie shook his hand, because that was the kind of person Michael was, and hugged Gabriel before leaving.
Charlie drove across town to her brothers' apartments. She was really glad that she didn't have to hunt too much for help planning this party. The Novaks were all really good at decorating, and they even designed some of the costumes she needed, if they didn't have them readily available. Her brothers, Balthazar and Alastair, were both culinary masters. They both had studied in Paris and Rome with the finest European chefs. She jogged up the stairs to their third floor apartment, since the elevator was once again broken. She knocked Shave and a Haircut on the door before letting herself in.
"Balth? Al? You guys here?" She made her way to the kitchen, following her nose. "Mmm... guys, that smells divine. What are you making?"
"We've been working on a fruit and walnut pie. It's finally turning out well." Alastair said, not turning to her.
Balthazar on the other hand, put some on a fork and stuffed it in her mouth. "What do you think?"
"Hot!" She yelped, sucking in air, trying to cool her mouth. Once she could eat it without burning herself, the wonderful flavours of the pie hit her. "OK, guys, I actually came over to ask if you could maybe cater a party I'm planning for Dean. It'd be this Sunday evening."
"I don't see why not," Alastair said, finally turning to her. "What would you like us to make?"
"Um... your gourmet burgers, Cas and Dean both love those. If you could bring some healthier options, like chicken, or salmon or something, that'd be great too, because Sam is gonna be there, as well as Mike and Luce."
"Will do, little sister," Balthazar said, smiling.
"Thanks, Balth. You too, Al." Charlie said, as she opened the door. "Oh! And bring some of that pie too!"
She could hear both of them laughing as she left. The last thing she heard was Balthazar, "I guess that means she liked it."
The couple of days before the party flew by as Charlie put the party together. As easy as the first few steps were, it got increasingly difficult as she tried to talk to Benny without Dean around. When Sunday finally rolled around, Charlie fought the urge to stay in bed, having to get up early to meet Benny at the Black Dog to let her brothers in so they could start cooking.
"You boys better not mess up Crowley's kitchen, he'll have your heads." Benny warned as he opened the door.
"Thanks, Benny," Charlie said giving him a quick hug. "OK. So the Novak boys should be here around noon to decorate. Now you're absolutely positive Dean knows nothing about this?"
"Yeah, girly. So what are you gonna do with your day?"
"Me?" She asked, silently checking things off her mental list. "Well, I'm gonna play keepaway with Dean and Cas. Someone needs to make sure they don't come here."
"Where are you taking them?"
"What better than the Star Wars marathon the theatre is doing? That'll keep 'em busy till six."
"I assume you're going as well?"
"As I said, I gotta make sure they don't come here."
"OK, and you wouldn't be staying to watch the movies as well?"
"Nah... OK, well, maybe, but..."
Benny laughed, "Have a good time, sister, and make sure those two do as well."
Charlie did a half mock salute as she headed out the door. She had told Dean she was going to pick them up, it was the best way to make sure they couldn't go to the bar during the day.
She made it to their place just before 10:30. She let herself in the front door, struck by the smell of bacon and eggs. "Hey guys, you ready to go yet?"
"Give us five minutes." Dean said from down the hallway.
It turned out to be more like 15, and she teased them heavily about as they made their way to the theatre. Once they got their tickets, they got in line for concessions, debating which candies to get, licorice because it was "the number one theatre candy," M&Ms "one cannot simply ignore the delicious little chocolate bites," and Sour-Patch Kids "they're sour than they're sweet, what could go wrong?" In the end, they bought all three, along with popcorn and drinks.
As they sat down, Charlie looked at Dean and smiled, "Ready for this, you are?"
"Of course. Nothing could beat the number one sci-fi cinematic trilogy."
Cas laughed at both of them. He loved the Star Wars movies too, but not like Dean and Charlie did. They all quieted down when they saw the words "It is a period of civil war..."
A/N: OK. So the next chapter is the party dinner thing. I'm not sure how I'm gonna write that yet, but we'll see. Oh! and in case I didn't say it on the last chapter, Happy new year!
PS: I'm writing another fic with the lovely hunters-of-221B-from-Gallifrey. It's called From the Inside Out. Give it a go and let us know what you think!