Chapter Sixteen
Dean
Hell rained down on us a few days later. Castiel had gone to the store with Ellen and I'd stayed behind because I hadn't been feeling well that day. Luci had gone with him just in case something happened. Gabe, Sam, and I sat in our bedroom watching a movie and relaxing. That's where we were when Lucifer came running in, tears streaming down his face.
"Luci? Luci what's wrong? Where's Cas?" I asked, springing to my feet even though the movement made me feel dizzy and weak.
"Balthazar…he was at the fuckin' store. I…I couldn't keep him away from Cas. He has Cas! He has Cas! Oh God…Oh my God…"
Luci sank to his knees, hands buried in his hair as he sobbed. Gabe, Sam, and, I stared at each other, shock and pain registering on our faces. We moved to kneel beside Lucifer, our movements almost mechanical. As we sat on the floor, our arms tight around one another, Ellen walked in.
"I've called the police. And Chuck. Do you know where Balthazar would go? That could be helpful." She said, tears in her eyes.
We all shook our heads, though there was something in Luci's eyes that said he was lying. Luci knew exactly where Balthazar was going. And he was planning on going there himself. I just knew it. But he wouldn't be going alone. When Ellen was gone, shutting the door behind her, I turned to face him.
"You know where he's at."
"Our house, of course. That's the only place he'd go."
"And you're planning on going there to meet him."
"I have to save Cas. I…I have to save him."
"You're not going alone. We're all going." Sam said, his hand tightening around Gabe's.
"Sammich is right. We're all going to save him."
"Guys, this is gonna be dangerous. You shouldn't…"
"I don't give a shit. We're family and that means we stick together."
Lucifer sighed but didn't complain further as we came to sit on my bed.
"Come on guys let's get ready to leave.
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Pulling out a notebook, I started to write a letter to Ellen and Bobby. For the past two years, they'd been like parents to Sammy and I and I really didn't want to leave them without some kind of letter. We weren't leaving forever…just long enough save Cas and come back home.
The thought of Cas with that…that pervert made me sick to my stomach and I had to kneel by the trashcan to lose my breakfast. As I puked, Ellen and Bobby opened the door and stepped in. They looked relieved when they saw that we were all still there and I knew they'd figured us out.
"I figured you'd be long gone by now." Bobby said.
Lucifer stood. "We're about to be. I'm sorry Bobby. You're our dad in every sense of the word besides blood and I don't want to disappoint you. But I can't trust Castiel's safety with a bunch of police."
"If you wanna go save your brother, you ain't goin' alone boy. None of ya. We'll go together. As long as you know where they are, at least."
Lucifer looked relieved. "They're at our house. Balthazar would go there. That's pretty much the only place they'd go."
"Go get in the Impala boys. We're gonna go get Castiel back. Ellen, you wait here. When the police get here tell 'em to meet us at the boys' old house."
Lucifer wrote down the address and handed it to her before leaving. Sam, Gabe, and I followed him. As I passed her, I turned to pull Ellen into a hug. She buried her face against my shoulder and whispered, "Bring him home, Dean. Bring my baby home."
I nodded, fighting back tears myself. "I will. I promise you he's comin' home."
"And you come home too Dean. You come home. I want all of my babies home safe where they belong."
She looked at Bobby there at the end and he kissed her gently before saying, "I won't let nothin' happen to 'em. I promise."
"Good. Now get goin'."
Together, Bobby and I headed outside to the Impala. Raising my head, I took the driver's seat and started the car. Lucifer sat beside me, giving me quiet directions to his old house. When we pulled into the driveway, Lucifer and I got out and started up the walk with Sam, Gabe, and Bobby right behind us. Castiel was coming home. And he was coming home now.