Two
Castiel awoke, sore and hot, to Dean still by his side. Dean had slept there all night, contently chirping a little in his sleep and he had wrapped his wings around Castiel. Dean had pure white wings with a little yellow on the tips. They were only slightly bigger than Castiel's, but Castiel figured that was because Dean, unlike him, was an alpha. Castiel was about to get up when Dean suddenly opened his eyes, yawning wide and smiling.
"You sleep well?" Dean asked before starting to lick Castiel's feathers again. Castiel wasn't uncomfortable with the gesture; he just wished Dean would slow down a bit. They had just met.
"Why are you doing this?" Castiel sighed.
"Doing what?" Dean asked, still grooming him.
"Showing me such kindness," Castiel scooted away a bit and Dean's smile fell. "Alphas are supposed to be mating machines, they don't care about omegas. We're just another notch in their belt."
"Maybe in that mill you came from that's the way things are," Dean explained, standing up and shaking out his feathers. "But me? I guess you could say I'm different."
"If you say so…" Castiel sighed into the hay. Dean sat down next to him again and carded his fingers through Castiel's hair. Castiel looked up in surprise.
"I'll do whatever it takes," Dean said adamantly. "To prove that to you."
Castiel looked up at him and into his sparkling green eyes. He wanted so badly to believe him, but after all the hell he'd been through? Castiel was lucky to be alive! He'd have to wait and see on this one.
"And how are my precious little ones doing today hmm?" Jo walked up to Dean's pen and Dean flapped his wings excitedly, bounding over to her. She petted his head and smiled. "Well aren't you frisky today Dean? Are you treating this one nicely?"
"His name is Cas," Dean proclaimed. "And yes I'm being really nice."
"That's good to hear," Dean smiled contently when Jo lifted him up into her arms. He nuzzled her chest and flapped his wings again. He clearly felt safe in her arms Castiel could tell. How Dean ended up here he wondered? "I think you grew since last night, you're gonna be a big alpha."
"That's what my mommy always said." Dean said, the last words of his sentence sounded sad. Castiel cocked his head, but was interrupted by a coughing fit. He gagged and felt the water he'd drank last night coming up. He crawled away from his makeshift bed and to the corner where he got sick. He whimpered and held his stomach. Dean struggled to get out of Jo's grip and eventually she let him back into the cage where he ran over to Castiel and nuzzled his hot cheek worriedly. "It'll be ok Cas."
Castiel looked pained. He looked up into Dean's eyes and then wretched again, his little body shaking in pain and tiredness.
"Poor little one," Jo sighed and picked Castiel up once he was done vomiting. She held him close to her and ruffled his hair while she rocked him slowly. "You're really not feeling good aren't you?"
Dean paced again, whining and flapping his wings nervously. His chirps got louder and louder the longer she held onto Castiel. Jo stared over at Dean in disbelief.
"Dean," Jo chuckled. "What on earth has gotten into you? You're going to give yourself a conniption fit!"
"G-Give him back!" Dean exclaimed. He bit his lip. It was the first time he'd ever spoken back to Jo or anyone for that matter. He didn't want to, but he couldn't explain the warm, fuzzy, sort of heavy feeling that had developed in his chest ever since last night when Castiel had arrived. He felt like Castiel should belong only to him and nobody else.
"Dean." Jo scolded.
"I said give him back!" Dean tugged at her sleeve and eventually she was forced to put Castiel back down in his bed, Dean immediately snuggled up to him and begun to lick his feverish forehead. Jo smiled and only then did she realize what was up with Dean.
"I'll come back later to give him his medicine Dean," Jo smirked, picked up the soiled bits of hay, and started to walk away. "You be gentle now."
Jo walked to the back room where her mother was busy grooming another alpha in the store and he wasn't enjoying it too much. She was brushing out his feathers and his hair. She looked up from her work and smiled at Jo, who tossed the dirty hay into a trash can and grabbed some fresh hay.
"Those two new angels doing ok," Ellen asked. "They seemed to be kinda on the outs?"
"The little black haired one, Cas, he's doing a little better," Jo explained. "Still has a bit of a fever, but Dean's doing well with him. I think Dean likes him."
Jo smirked and Ellen gave a knowing look.
"Maybe he's his intended mate?" Ellen suggested. "Every Alpha has one it's just a matter of them finding them or not?"
It was a known fact that every Alpha ever born had one Omega that was their supposed intended mate aka the one they'd mate with for life and have children with, but for an Alpha to find their intended mate was very rare. It only happened a few times in recorded history. It led to a much healthier lifespan for the Omega and the Alpha though, and sometimes even healthier Angel pups.
"That would be so adorable!" Jo squealed. "But then they wouldn't be able to be separated. It could kill Dean, literally kill him."
It was also scientifically proven that if Alphas were kept apart from their intended mate, the Alpha would go into a state of depression and eventually their heart could even give out and they'd die, but that again was rare Alphas possessed more inner emotional strength than most people gave them credit for.
"He's a strong boy," Ellen commented, putting the finishing touches on the young Alpha's wings that she'd been grooming. "He'd do fine."
"He freaked when I picked up Cas," Jo explained with all seriousness. "He told me to give him back and last night he almost bit me when I gave Cas his shot and then put him back in the pen. Dean is very protective over him. Most Alphas aren't like that when they first meet an Omega mom."
"Alright well just keep an eye on em," Ellen warned. "Alphas can be a bit frisky, even before puberty."
"You got it mom." Jo nodded and started to bring the hay back to Dean and Castiel's pen.
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Sam watched carefully as Gabriel stretched a bit, looked around nervously and skittered over to the water. He looked around once again and drank fast; practically gulping it down like it was his last and then ran back over to his bed, shuffling around in the hay and making himself comfortable again.
"Hey," Sam emerged from the shadows and pushed the water bowl closer to Gabriel. "You can drink. It's ok. They don't take it away."
Gabriel hesitated a few moments before lapping at the water once again, he was thirsty.
"You can have it all if you want," Sam shrugged. "I don't mind."
"That won't be necessary thank you." Gabriel mumbled.
"He speaks," Sam laughed and sat down next to him. "I didn't get your name last night?"
Gabriel mumbled again.
"What was that?" Sam asked.
"I said my name is Gabriel." Gabriel said louder. "Why are you so nosy?"
"I dunno," Sam didn't seem to take offense at all. "I just like asking questions. Usually people don't answer them though. So…what was it like at the…"
"I DON'T want to talk about it." Gabriel glared and turned away from Sam, crossing his arms and trying not to cry.
"Oh o-ok we don't have to," Sam replied. "I'm sorry…."
"I-It's ok…" Gabriel stammered and swallowed hard. The tears begun to flow, he couldn't stop them. When he thought of all the pain and the suffering that had occurred at Crowley's Angel Mill, all the violence, the unwanted mating and sex trafficking of young Omegas like him, the carnage. It was too much to bear to even think about and Gabriel found himself breaking down. He couldn't though, he couldn't cry in front of an Alpha. That was a sign of weakness. Gabriel scampered off quickly to the play place when Sam slept and crawled inside to the farthest corner of the darkest part of it. He sniffled and sobbed, trying to stay quiet.
Suddenly though, he felt a weight on his shoulders and back and looked up to see Sam placing his wings around Gabriel's body in comfort. He didn't ask any questions, he didn't say a word. He simply held him and nuzzled his cheek. Alphas didn't typically act that way, Gabriel was a bit scared but he eventually leaned into Sam's touch and allowed the gentle Alpha the right to hold him.
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