Chapter 6
Food For Thought - Snaggin' Sammy

The date was this Saturday, and Dean had spent the whole week on bended knee begging Sammy to come along so he didn't make an ass of himself!

"Dean, this is Cas we are talking about here…He already knows you're an ass, and he still said yes! There is literally nothing left you could do that's gonna make him see sense…Congratulations, he's your idiot." Sam said, trying to shake Dean off who was desperately clinging to his arm.

"Please, Sammy! Come on, it's a free meal you can bring along a date and we can all kick it for a few hours…" Dean begged for the one millionth time and Sam rolled his eyes at his pleading Brother.

"Oh yeah, and just who the hell am I gonna bring on some whacked out double date with my temperamental Brother and his socially awkward Angel of the Lord boyfriend…Chrissie from The Coffee (s)Pot? Yeah, that would be a night to remember!" Sam snapped, trying to pull away from Dean who was now looking at him with a weird look on his face.

"Really? You are seriously gonna try and play this game with me?" Dean said in a shocked voice, unable to believe Sammy was really gonna try and deny it. His younger Brother yanked his arm away with a snort and stormed off down the library steps.

"I don't have a clue what you are talking about Dean…" Sam said, trying to keep his voice calm and even but it was proving impossible as Dean was hot on his heels, now grinning like a Cheshire cat.

"Oh well, you know, I just thought you were seeing that guy…you know the one about this tall" Dean said, holding his hand out at Sam's stomach level "cheeky smile, eyes that glow…literally glow!" Sam pursed his lips and snatched a book from the shelf, pushing past Dean without a word. He should have known it would not be that simple. Dean overtook him easily and blocked the door with his body, smirking at his pissed off little brother.

"I am gonna give you one last chance to say yes, Sam, and to ask out short stack or…" Dean threatened, but Sam just stared him down.

"Or what, Dean?" Sam challenged and Dean quirked his eyebrow with a smirk.

"You asked for it, Sammy…" Dean muttered before raising his hands into the air and calling to the Heavens.

"Oh Archangel Gabriel, with the light brown hair! I offer you my Brother for a date Saturday night!" Dean yelled dramatically and far too fast for Sammy to act, he had just registered what Dean had done and was about to dive on top of him when he found himself pinned to the side of a grinning Archangel.

"What are your terms, Deano?" Gabriel asked and Sam tried to protest and pull himself away.

"Hey, wait I never…" Sam began but Gabriel hushed him and Sam found he could no long speak.

"Hush, Dear…We are negotiating here…" Gabriel said, laughing at Sammy's Bitchface and then turning back to Dean with a nod for him to continue.

"Terms are simple. I asked Cas out to dinner on Saturday, and I want you and Sammy to come along as a double…Sam was trying to deny it but he ain't that stupid and neither are you, surprisingly." Dean explained and Gabriel shrugged with a grin.

"Guilty as charged, but can you really blame me…he is quite a catch…" Gabriel admitted and Sam went silent, staring between Dean and Gabe with wide eyed shock.

"Well we are going to dinner at Diego's, Six O'clock sharp, then a movie at nine. I am giving the a chance with him…but he has to agree!" Dean said and Gabe thought it over for a minute, smiling at Dean and holding his hand out to shake.

"Deal…" Gabe said as Dean took his offered hand, turning to Sammy with a softer smile reserved especially for the young hunter.

"I'll be there waiting…Your choice to turn up, Sam…" Gabe said in a quiet tone so that only Sam could really hear him, and with a playful wink he disappeared again, leaving Sam standing in shock with a grinning idiot for company.

"No need to thank me, Sammy…All in a days work!" Dean said, patting a stunned Sam on the back before leaving him alone with his thoughts.

Sam had been an idiot…how could he have not seen it before. He was just as bad as Dean now and that made him feel pretty damn stupid indeed.

Gabriel liked him…and now that he thought about he had to admit that although the Archangel was a major league pain in their collective asses, Sam couldn't help but liking him. Gabriel was charming as hell and yeah he was cute but that wasn't all he was to Sam, over the past few months that he had been in their lives he had become a very good friend and Sam had found that they actually had a lot in common. Despite the tricky Angels playful and carefree nature he was very deep and intelligent, and he and Sam could sit for hours discussing the ancient lives for the Egyptian people - and by discussing their lives Sam really meant that Gabriel would talk for hours about the time he spent living among them while Sam listened intently and poured the Angel drinks. Sam was willing to admit that he found Gabriel to be fascinating and that it was nice to sit with someone like Gabe and not be made to feel inadequate. Castiel was a very good friend to Sam but sometimes Sam would look at the Angel and think "too good for me"…With Gabriel he never had that issue because if anyone was a poster child for messed up life choices, it was The Archangel Gabriel AKA Loki The Trickster.

Sam sat at the table thinking everything over and how in all this time he and Gabe had been berating Dean and Cas for being oblivious to their connection - their bond - when he had Gabriel had been doing the exact same thing, this whole time they had been dating without knowing it! The bickered and argued about stupid little things, they spent Friday night out on the town together, they had taken to sleeping together in the same room under the pretence of keeping an eye on the Lovebird Cam but really it had just been more comfortable for Sam to be near Gabe…he couldn't deny he enjoyed waking up next to his best friend every day and being around someone who he synced with so easily. It was a connection he hadn't felt since Jess…And if there was one final nail in the coffin for Sam it was this simple fact…

Gabriel couldn't suffer the Curse of Sam Winchester, he couldn't be killed. Hell, Dean and Sam had tried often enough and if -they- couldn't kill something then it just wouldn't die!

Sam stood from the library table suddenly and set off to find his brother…he had made his choice.

When he found Dean and Cas he was unsurprised to find them huddle together on the couch in front of Game of Thrones, bickering over who was the best fighter - Brienne of Tarth or Jaime Lannister.

"Brienne is easily the best fighter Dean! Look how much she has overcome in her quests, the very fact of her gender shows she is strong and resilient! Jaime Lannister is nothing but his Fathers puppet…" Castiel ranted at Dean, who was shaking his head.

"No, no way! 'Brienne the Beauty'? Are you kidding me? Jaime lost his damn hand, for christ sake! AND he rescued her from the bear! You can't be the best if you were rescued by the best…That's just how it is…" Dean explained like he was talking to a five year old and reached over for more popcorn, completely missing the dark look that crossed Cas' face.

"Well that is sweet of you to say, Dean. Yes, I am the best…" Cas said with a shrug, turning his attention back to the T.V and ignoring Deans choked spluttering.

"What…what are you…what does that even have to do with anything?! And you ain't the best I am!" Dean rambled on and Cas still choose to ignore him, smiling at Sam as he walked in the door.

"Hello Sam, you look well…Did you want something, Dean is busy choking on humble pie." Cas said with a grin and Sam had to laugh - The Angel had gotten rather good at sarcasm lately, and Sam was left in no doubt of where he had learnt that trait.

"Yeah I just needed some advice actually…Saturday night?" Sam asked and Dean stopped poking at Cas to get his attention and focused on Sam with bated breath. Sam took a deep sigh and jumped…

"What should I wear?"

Gabe pulled uncomfortably at his collar and Castiel slapped his hand away from it again, tutting at his Brothers dramatics.

"Gabriel, you must have done this a million times in your life, calm down!" Cas snapped, signalling for the waiter to bring them another glass of wine. Gabriel took his glass and downed it, his hand shaking a little as he drank.

"Yeah but it was never serious before! It was a means to an orgasmic end!" Gabriel said, biting his lip nervously and looking back towards the door again. His Brother hadn't told him outright if Sam was actually going to turn up or not but he had been smiling when he showed up at Gabriel's room so that was a good sign…wasn't it? Gabe didn't know anymore, he was too nervous and Castiel wasn't helping one bit. The younger Angel was sipping happily at his wine and smiling at Gabriel over the rim of his glass, a mischievous glint in his eye the only hint that he was playing with him.

"So you are not planning on having sexual relations tonight? Poor Sam will be so disappointed…" Cas said with a smirk and Gabriel glared at his Brother, ready to call him out on his bullshit when a large hand gripped his shoulder.

"Don't let him tease you, Gabe, he's just jealous he wont be getting any tonight…" A voice said from behind Gabe and suddenly the fully suited man that was Sam Winchester sat down beside him. Sam was a stunning example of manhood at the best of times but seeing him now in a full suit and tie, dressed to impress, Gabriel was having a hard time keeping himself from panting like a dog. He couldn't help but stare at Sam in awe and both Dean and Cas were watching him with amusement. Sam - the tease that he was - was reading over the menu and pretending he didn't notice the attention. After several minutes Dean took pity on the Angel and kicked his shin under the table, drawing him quickly out of his daydream and back into the real world. Dean held back a laugh as the nervous Archangel grabbed at his glass again and began to drink heavily from it - Oh tonight was going to be fun.

"So…who's hungry?"