Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural. I wish they'd put more of Gabriel in though...
Base Idea for this chapter: Gabriel discovers guilt, and Michael tries to talk to him, but Gabriel is too pissed off to listen.
Problems: It isn't very long, sorry about that but I have a test coming up that I need to study for. I'll add more tomorrow.
As he finished eating a newspaper headline caught Gabriel's eye. It read:
MAN STILL MISSING
AFTER TWO WEEKS OF SEARCHING HIS FAMILY IS STARTING TO GIVE UP
Gabriel remembered the look on his face as he had tricked that man, killing him. He remembered everyone he'd ever caused the death of, and it occurred to him then that he'd never once felt remorse. But he felt something now. Something unbearably overwhelming, something that had never even crossed his mind before. Guilt. He was sorry. Sorry that he'd killed not just this man, but EVERYONE that he had.
"No. Not that." He said, he got up and left, leaving a large wad of bills on the table. "Not guilt, I can deal with anything else, but not guilt. It was... it was FUN tricking them. FUN, not terrible." But saying it didn't really make him believe it anymore. It HAD been fun then, but now? Now he wished he'd just left them all alone.
Run. Run to get away. He ran all the way back to his flat and slammed his door, as if that would keep all these strange human emotions out, but they seemingly caught up with him, and some faint part of his mind identified his current one as despair.
Would he ever be an angel again? Would Michael ever give him his abilities back? Would he be stuck in this meat-suit forever? He got up and tried to shake it off, but it had little effect.
"Not gonna think about that." He said shakily, and decided that maybe some television would get his mind off it. He sat in front of his big screen and flicked it on.
"Hello." Michael said appearing suddenly on the screen.
"AAH!" Gabriel exclaimed, not expecting that.
"How are you enjoying your time as human?" Michael asked. Gabriel gave him a haughty, irritated look and changed the channel. Michael did not reappear.