A/N-Rating upped just to make sure I cover my bases. Initially I had held off posting this sooner in hopes of having more hits/reviews on the 1st three chapters, however, I figure I might as well post this anyways. Not to mention the fact that it was a holiday weekend and people were doing family things to celebrate. Reviews and hits come with time I suppose. As always feedback is nice.
Disclaimer: Still don't own the show or the characters.
Saving Sam
Chapter 4
Sam woke up feeling much better than he had the day before. He noticed that his brother was still sleeping, snoring quite loudly, and neither angel was in sight. Sam felt bad about yelling at Cas, he did apologize and mention that he had been trying to fix things. He decided that he would get up and find something to eat, he wasn't actually sure when he last ate but that could be the reason behind being so tired.
He slipped out of bed and made his way towards the small kitchenette that the room held he figured that there was something here he could make. A frown spread across his face as he opened a bare cabinet, it only grew as the others were just as empty.
He scribbled down a note for his brother telling him that he had gone for breakfast, just in case he woke up before Sam returned. Once that was settled he decided to first shower then find a diner, knowing that with the lack of food present that there must be one nearby.
Sam just stood in the shower, letting the hot water roll over his body, his entire body relaxed under the stream. Once he was finished with his shower he pulled on a pair of jeans and exited the bathroom in search of a shirt. He had not heard the flutter of wings over the flowing water so when he came face to face with Gabriel he was pretty surprised.
Gabriel had not expected to see this when he appeared just now, before him stood Sam shirtless fresh from the shower, but he was definitely not complaining.
Sam felt amber eyes taking in his present state, a small bit of color flushed across his cheeks as he shivered. Wet hair hung limply around his face and a small droplet of water rolled down his nose.
Breaking his gaze from the breathtaking human in front of him, Gabriel grabbed the shirt from Sam's bed and handed it to him.
"Thanks. Hey I was about to head to get some food, maybe you'd like to come?" Sam found his voice after retrieving the shirt from the hands of the angel. He pulled it over his head and picked up his jacket.
"I'd like that Sam." Gabriel nodded as he followed the taller man from the motel room.
Dean woke up to an empty room, at first unsure if Sam coming back had been a dream, but after he notice the note he relaxed a little. He remembered the events of the night before and hoped that his brother and Cas could try to get along. A small whoosh announced the arrival of his feathery companion, funny how Cas seems to show up when he is thinking of him.
"You know I can feel you when you think about me Dean." Cas said from his position beside of the hunter.
"I know Cas, why don't we join Sam for breakfast at the diner?" he glanced over to his friend only to see the saddened expression spread across his features.
"Dean, I don't know if that is such a good idea. I mean you saw what happened last time we were in the same room... He hit me and those eyes were so full of hurt and anger." Cas spoke softly as he focused on the floor in front of him.
"Come on Cas, Sam is not going to yell at you in a diner. I know him. You might be able to show him that you are sorry. Tell him that you even cried last night." Dean pulled the man beside him into a hug.
"Ok Dean, we can go meet Sam." Cas let his head rest on Dean's shoulder.
"Come on" Dean stood up and pulled the angel up with him.
Sam and Gabriel were sitting across from each other in the booth, Sam facing the door; they had just settled in but were still waiting on their waitress. Sam spotted Dean, who has waved to him from the door, and then he spotted Cas following Dean. Dean noticed the look on Sam's face and shot him his 'you better be nice' look, to which Sam rolled his eyes.
"Hey Sammy, looks like we timed it just right, here comes the waitress." Dean gave Sam that 'be nice' look again before sitting beside him, leaving the seat beside Gabriel free for Cas. Dean figured that sitting those two on opposite ends of the table would be for the best.
"Just our luck." muttered Sam not looking at Cas.
"Bitch." Dean gave Sam a gentle shove.
"Jerk." Sam replied as he shoved back.
"Do they do that often?" Gabriel inquired to the angel sitting beside him, a question to which said angel merely nodded.
Once they managed to finally flag down a waitress to place their orders the service there was pretty decent. The waitress brought Dean a Bacon Cheeseburger and a slice of pie, Gabriel some gummy bears and Sam a salad. Cas opted to just sit there in silence, wallowing in his own mistakes.
Sam noticed that Cas looked out of it, sitting there with his head bowed slightly looking away from the rest of them. Guilt began to fill him as he saw how utterly lost and sad he looked. Gabriel followed where Sam's eyes had drifted; he nudged him gently under the table and gave him a look that said 'talk to him'.
"Cas?" Sam's voice came out barely above a whisper but you'd think he had yelled it when both Cas and Dean's head shot up to look at him.
"Sam?" Caution filled the angel's voice; as he looked between Dean and Sam, not meeting the younger Winchester's eyes.
"I've been thinking, I can't understand why you did what you did but that was in the past. Until recently I could have never seen myself sitting here with Gabriel, based on things he's done in the past. So I guess what I am getting at is it was hypocritical of me to not even try to understand and accept your apology of what happened. So I'm sorry for being so angry with you and for hitting you." Sam had returned to pushing the bits of leftover salad on his plate as he waited for a reply from the angel in question.
"Thank you Sam, that means a lot to me. Dean? My vessel is leaking again, what do I do?" He was having a hard time getting use to this crying thing, but he assumed it was from the short time he spent without his memories. Dean had provided him with a tissue and a grin.
"So Sammy, think you are up for a job? It's been what a month since you last worked a case?" Dean glanced over this his brother, who was still pushing his food around.
"It's been three weeks. Believe it or not I ganked a ghost while I was in the hospital. He had been trying to kill his sister and so we were able to gather enough materials to put him to rest. Unfortunately, they did not like me having a small fire in my room, so yeah. Any leads on the Dick problem?" He didn't look up to face any of the three that were looking at him.
"Look I know you want to waste Dick as much as I do, for Bobby, but if you haven't noticed you tend to tire easy and you haven't been on a hunt for 3 weeks because you had been sleeping. Let's start with something a little simpler for your first hunt back, Ok Sam?" Dean ignored the unhappy sound his brother made.
"Well if you hadn't noticed Dean, we do have help this time. But I suppose Dick will be there when we get to him, we still don't know what he's up to." He was not about to admit that he was thankful that Dean had suggested starting small but he really wanted Dick to pay what he did to Bobby.
"Might I suggest we move this conversation back to the motel, we are getting some rather annoying stares and that waiter is watching Sam for some reason." Gabriel had noted the waiter begin to hone in on Sam when he had mentioned ghosts and hospitals, he felt uncomfortable at the man staring at Sam.
Dean went to pay for their food, while Sam left the waitress her tip. The four of them made their way towards the door; Gabriel following behind the group shot the waiter a rather dirty look as they passed him.
"Gabriel if I didn't know any better I would have said you were jealous." Cas said quietly to his brother.
"Imagine if it had been Dean-o he was drooling after? Tell me you would feel differently. Yeah that's what I thought little brother." He laughed when Cas clenched his fist at his side at the thought of some waiter drooling after Dean.
Back at the motel room Sam was searching the internet for possible jobs, while Dean started in on packing up for their departure.
"Here's something. 'Recent attack totals 17 wolf attacks so far, Police have no leads.'" Sam called out, not bothering to look up from the laptop.
"Could be just a wolf?" Dean had just returned in from loading their bags into the Impala.
"In a town whose last wolf attack was 50 years ago?" This time he let his gaze find his brother.
"Thinking a werewolf then? Let's go Sammy, cars all packed." A smile crossed his face, something simple that they could handle while they figured out how to rid the world of the Leviathans.
Gabriel had been just lying on the bed that had been Sam's waiting until they had found a job to work.
"I have an idea Dean-o, How about me and Sam go ahead and get things ready for when you get there? It isn't that long of a drive and you'll see us in a few hours." Gabriel eyes the older Winchester with a playful grin.
""But Sam always rides with me when we go to a new town. Driving by myself is too quiet." he eyed the angel the glanced over to his brother who just shrugged.
"Aww come on Dean-o you will have Cas to keep you company, plus I'll take really good care of Sammy." Gabriel winked at Sam as he said this, making Sam blush slightly.
"Ok but next time Sam is with me I've missed having him here. Just call me when you get there and stay put until we get there." Dean gave in as he noted the blush that crept to his brothers cheeks.
"fantastic! Ready to go Sam?" Gabriel went over to the man, who merely nodded to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. With the snap of his finger the two were gone in a flutter of feathers. A few moments later Dean hears his phone ringing.
"Sam? That was fast."
"Angels travel pretty fast Dean. We're at the Starview Inn room 6c. See you two in a few hours."
Sam had not waited on a reply before hanging up with his brother, he had others things to deal with currently. As soon as the phone was dropped on the table Gabriel pulled the taller man into a kiss, he had wanted to do that for some time. A low moan came from the hunter as he melted into the hungry kiss, wrapping his arms around the trickster. Gabriel ended the kiss, resulting in a small whimper from the hunter; he could only smile at the taller man as he pulled him over to the beds.
"Gabe..." Sam spoke softly as he continued to lock eyes with the angel who, with a small wiggle of his eyebrows, places his hand on Sam's hip. Gabriel's free hand moves to pull the hunter into another crushing kiss.
Sam broke away from the kiss to pull shirt over Gabriel's head and tossed it onto the other bed, taking in the chiseled body underneath. Moments later Sam finds himself being relieved of his own shirt, Gabriel offers a smile before pushing the taller man back onto the bed. Gabriel climbed onto the bed, allowing his fingers to trail across the hunter's skin causing said hunter to shiver and let out a low moan. Before long he was kissing and nipping at Sam's neck, causing the tall man to squirm, working his way towards Sam's parted lips. Sam's fingers tangled into the trickster's hair, as the kiss deepens another small moan come from the pair.
Dean had been driving for far longer than a 'few hours', as the archangel had promised, six hours ago he and Cas piled into the Impala... Six hours was more than a few and Dean would be sure to give the trickster a piece of his mind when they arrived. He looked over at Cas, who was using the window as a pillow, he didn't want to have to wake the sleeping angel. By the time they had reached the Starview Inn it was dark out and Dean was exhausted.
"Hey Cas, wake up." Dean gave him a gentle shake, knowing that if Cas stayed out in the car all night he's be stiff and sore in the morning. He grabbed his bag from the backseat and went to see about getting the door open, Cas followed behind him sluggishly. Dean tried the nob, only to find it unlocked, he was going to have Sam's ass for not locking up. The lights were off and the only sounds in the room were that of his brother snoring softly, but Dean stopped short as he realized that Sam wasn't in bed alone.
"Cas I need brain bleach." Dean whispered to his companion, who at this point was all but sleeping standing up. Cas shook his head at the comment before moving over to the unoccupied bed and climbed in. Gabriel was lying on his back while Sam was lying snuggled up next to him, using the angels shoulder as a pillow. Sam also had one arm draped over the bare-chested angel. Dean sat the bag down, closed and locked the door and then climbed into the bed that Cas had. Cas had felt the shift of weight in the bed and snuggled closer to the older Winchester, Dean felt the sides of his mouth rise into a little smile before drifting off to sleep.
A/N – I did fade to black there with Gabriel and Sam, what happened is implied. I may or may not revisit the details at some point(s) later in the story but for now I will fade to black at times such as that.
