Tall tales
I do not own Supernatural in any way.
A/N-Obviously this takes place during Tall Tales, where Sam and Dean inadvertently meet Celeste for the first time. Celeste is 14 when this takes place.
Characters is this chapter: Celeste, Gabriel, Sam, Dean, and Bobby
"So, how long have you been working here?" Sam asked as Gabriel let them into the professor's office.
"I've been mopping this floor for six years. There you go, guys", he said. Gabriel noticed Sam's EMF reader. "What the heck's that for?" he asked.
"Just find a wire in the walls", Sam said.
"Huh. Wow. Not sure why you're wiring up this office. Not gonna do the professor much good", Gabriel said.
"Why's that?" Dean asked.
"He's dead", he said bluntly.
"Oh. What happened?" Dean asked.
"He went out that window. Right there", Gabriel said.
"Yeah? Were you working that night?" Sam asked.
"I'm the one who found him", Gabriel said.
Just then, Celeste came running into the office.
Sam and Dean were shocked by the appearance of the small girl.
"Are you done yet?" she asked. Her gaze fell to Sam and Dean. Celeste blushed in embarrassment. "Sorry", she said, "I didn't…"
"Sweetheart, we'll leave as soon as these gentlemen are finished. Go finish your homework", Gabriel said.
Celeste nodded and left the room.
Sam and Dean turned to him.
"My sister. Our parents died a couple of years back", Gabriel lied.
"So…You see it happen?" Sam asked.
"No. I just saw him come up here, and uh, well", Gabriel said trailing off.
"What?" Sam asked.
"He wasn't alone", Gabriel said with a gleam in his eye.
"Who was he with?" Dean asked.
"He was with a young lady. I told the cops about her, but uh, I guess they never found her", Gabriel said.
"You saw this girl go in, huh? Did you ever see her come out?" Sam asked.
"Now that you mention it, no", Gabriel answered.
"You ever see her before, around?"Sam asked.
"Well, not her", Gabriel said.
"What do you mean?" Dean asked.
"I don't mean to cast aspersions on a dead guy, but uh . . . Mister Morality? He brought a lot of girls up here. Got more ass than a toilet seat", Gabriel told them smiling.
Dean laughed while Sam glared at him, Gabriel grinning all the while.
"One more thing. This building, it only has four stories, right?" Sam asked.
"Yeah", Gabriel said.
"So there wouldn't be a room six-six-nine?" Sam asked him.
"'Course not. Why do you ask?" Gabriel asked getting suspicious.
"Aw, just curious. Thanks", Sam said.
With that, the two left.
"Gabriel? Who were those guys?" Celeste asked him later.
"Trouble", was all he said.
"I still can't believe you killed that poor man", Celeste said.
"Cece, he had it coming", Gabriel told her. He took her hand and teleported them back to his apartment.
"I'm surprised at you two. I really am. Sam, first off, Dean did not steal your computer", Bobby said.
"But I…" Sam started to say, but Bobby cut him off.
"Shh, shh, shh, shh! And, Dean, Sam did not touch your car", Bobby told him.
"Yeah", Sam said.
"And if you two bothered to pull your heads out of your asses, it all would have been pretty clear", Bobby snapped.
"What?" Dean asked.
"What you're dealing with", Bobby said.
"Uh..." Sam said.
"I got nothing", Dean admitted.
"Me neither", Sam added.
"You got a trickster on your hands", Bobby told them.
"That's what I thought", Dean said.
"What?! No, you didn't", Sam complained.
"I got to tell you... you guys were the biggest clue", Bobby said.
"What do you mean?" Sam asked.
"These things create chaos and mischief as easy as breathing, and it's got you so turned around and at each other's throats, you can't even think straight", Bobby said.
"The laptop", Sam said.
"The tires", Dean said finally catching on.
"It knows you're onto him, and it's been playing you like fiddles", Bobby said.
"So, what is it - Spirit, demon, what?" Dean asked.
"Well, more like demigods, really. There's Loki in Scandinavia. There's Anansi in West Africa. Dozens of them. They're immortal, and they can create things out of thin air. Things as real as you and me. Make them vanish just as quick", Bobby told them.
"You mean like an angry spirit or an alien or an alligator", Dean said.
"The victims fit the M.O., too. Tricksters target the high and the mighty; knock them down a peg, usually with a sense of humor - deadly pranks, things like that", Dean told them.
"Bobby, what do these things look like?" Dean asked.
"Lots of things, but human, mostly", Bobby said.
"And what human do we know who's been at ground zero this whole time?" Dean asked.
"The janitor. Still doesn't explain the girl", Sam said.
"What girl?" Bobby asked him.
"He had a girl with him. Said she was his sister", Dean said.
"Girlfriend maybe?" Bobby suggested.
"No. The girl looked around 14. Really young", Sam said.
"A creation?" Dean asked.
"I don't know, but the girl's not important", Bobby said.
Gabriel sat in his living room reading the World Weekly News.
Celeste was in her room doing homework.
He flipped through the tabloid looking for new ideas. He turned to his dog and said, "Come here".
The dog jumped down and bounced over to Gabriel.
"Could you eat? I could eat. Come on", Gabriel said. He got up and went into the kitchen with a glass of champagne in his hand. Gabriel looked at the table and said, "Something's missing".
Two women appeared next to him, dressed in sexy lingerie.
Celeste entered the living room and gasped, covering her eyes. "Virgin eyes", she said, "Put some clothes on".
He snapped his fingers and he was dressed in jeans, a black shirt, and a jacket.
The women disappeared.
"Thank you", Celeste said walking into the kitchen.
"Spoil sport", Gabriel grumbled.
"Hey, what you do when I'm not here I don't want to know", she said pouring herself some soda; "You know I hate staying here with you".
"Well princess, your parents went on vacation and left you with me", Gabriel told her as he bit into a chocolate covered strawberry.
"You mean you basically kidnapped me", Celeste said.
"No. I used my awesome skills to get your mother to let you stay with me", he said.
"Whatever", she said, "Night". Celeste went into her room.
Gabriel sighed and retired to his own.
I've written something about Celeste and Gabriel regarding April Fool's Day, but I'm not sure where to put it.