Chapter 8

Sam was lying on the grass, his arms crossed beneath his head, and watched the blue sky. From time of time, a breeze blew, making his hair move and caressing his face. Everything was calm, quiet and peaceful. He was safe here, nothing could hurt him because nothing could find him here. He closed his eyes in order to feel the sun warming him and his face and the breeze caressing him.

Suddenly, he heard someone sit down besides him. Knowing who this someone was, he opened his eyes and turned his head. It was Gabriel who looked at him tenderly. He so smiled.

"It's beautiful here," he said quietly. The archangel smiled and started to caress Sam's hair.

"Yeah, like you." Sam didn't answer. He had understood the angel had feelings for him - what he didn't understand because how could an angel love a guy like him - but he still didn't get used at this. He knew with the time he will do it and maybe he will feel the same thing if his love for Dean disappeared.

He closed his eyes again and profited of the sensation that the hand in his hair gave. He hadn't felt it for a long time already and he should admit he missed it. Some minutes went by while Gabriel watched Sam. He thought the latter was sleeping so when the young man spoke, he was surprised.

"Gabriel, where are we ?" The archangel's hand immediately stopped before continuing its gesture.

"Do you really want to know the answer ?" he asked in a whisper as if he didn't want to disturb the calmness of the place. Sam opened his eyes and looked at him.

"Yes." Gabriel sighed.

"Fine. We're in a world I created in order so you could be safe, Sam."

"So nothing here is real ?"

"No, nothin here is real. What we're living at in this moment is real, Sam. What I'm telling you is real but indeed, this place isn't real." Sam sat up and sighed.

"Why ?"

"Why what ?"

"Why did you bring me here ?"

"Because here is the safest place for you. Nobody won't be able to hurt you and here I'm going to take good care of you." Sam shook his head.

"No, Gabriel, you didn't have to do that. I… I really don't deserve that. " Gabriel frowned. He took Sam's hands in his and forced him to look at him.

"Of course, you deserve that, Sammy. In spite of your actions, you still want to do good. You deserve to be happy after everything you suffered."

"But Lucifer is free and if we don't stop him, he'll destroy everybody. Because of me. I have to find a solution to take him down."

"Your only solution is you staying here."

"What ? No !"

"Yes, Sammy. You're Lucifer's vessel, he needs you to destroy the Earth. If you stay here, protected, he won't be able to have you, to possess you and then destroy everything." Sam lowered his head. Gabriel was right. If Lucifer couldn't find him, the devil wouldn't be able to possess him. Suddenly he thought about his brother.

"But Dean…" Saying his name was hard for him. The pain of the last évents still was present in him.

"Forget Dean !" Gabriel exclaimed unhappily. He didn't want Sam to think about him anymore. Not after all the pain he inflicted at his own brother and lover. "He hurt you by cheating on you !" Sam felt like crying when he heard those words. Remembering what he had seen was so painful. "I know me saying that hurts you, Sammy but he's with Castiel now and he doesn't seem to want to leave him."

Sam's tears fell and the hunter lowered his head. It was as if a knife stabbed his heart again and again.

"Hey Sammy !" Gabriel murmured taking Sam's head in his hands and raised it in order to look at Sam. "Don't cry anymore, baby boy, it'll be alright now because I'm here. I'm going to take care of you and you'll forget everything about him." Sam began to sob.

"Please, Gabriel, make me forget about everything, I want to remember nothing about him." The archangel took him in his arms and hugged him.

"Shh, Sammy, I'm here," he whispered in his ear. "Everything'll be alright." They remained like that for a long time.

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