Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural but it would be fun to though.

Warning: Wincest! Sam/Dean/Cas. Angel Love. Some language, graphic imagery. Sexual Content. Lots and lots of schmoop and some angst as well in most of these story chapters. Gabriel does join their bed sexually and in love with them in later chapter, after the Christmas one in fact.

Plot: They are on a Demon Hunt and nothing goes right for them. Cas shows up thank goodness and saves the day. They manage to fight them off and find that Sam gets badly hurt in the process.

Guess having an Angel as a lover comes in handy at times like this.

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(Okay, it's time for the hunt. The boys are hunting some demons again and Sam gets hurt. Cas steps in and helps Dean. )

Read on to learn more, it turned out to be an eventful hunt after all. The date is in the next chapter, so don't forget to watch for the next chapter.

Warning: this contains Wincest and schmoop. There are also some violent references and some language, not very much though. So if this is not your think, please don't read. I intend to entertain not offend, I swear.

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It was not going as planned. The hunt was not going as planned. The boys stood in the middle of the ramshackle house and could see the devil's traps they had put on the ceiling and on the floor but the demons had managed to avoid them and herd the boys down the middle of the room instead. They had to get them to the traps; they just had to.

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There were three missing people; their families had no idea where they were. On most days, this would not have seemed like a case to them but there were omens and signs everywhere in this town days before the people vanished; so the boys figured it was worth a little checking into.

Turns out they had found sulfur at each of the people's houses, near the windows and by their beds, which they had disappeared from. Sulfur meant demons, and it also meant trouble. They came up with a plan and it was a plan they had employed frequently. It was the 'lets-make-ourselves-obvious-and-question-the-family-members-in-public' plan. The demons were sure to be watching the family members, probably planning to hurt or kill them or to use them to hide if anyone found them out; it was their usual MO. The demons see and hear the brothers questioning the family about their missing family members and go after them. It always worked and this time was no exception.

The boys put some stuff in an old house and pretended they were squatting there, since the demons were watching them now. They had felt them constantly since they interviewed the man's wife who had disappeared at a café downtown. They had seen them watching from the edge of a building, their black eyes boring into the hunters that sat there. It has smiled and left then they had smiled too. It had taken the bait. They set up the devil's traps and covered them as best they could, disguising them very cleverly. The house was abandoned, of course, and falling apart as they stood there, the plaster showering down like a gentle rain.

They walked into the house and felt the demons there and it felt like there were more now. They pretended to converse normally and hoped the demons would take the bait and come into the house. They had not put traps by the door for a reason. If one got trapped the others would run, and they couldn't have that. They needed the demons to come in and get in one of the larger traps; it was the only way to get them all in fell swoop; except the demons weren't cooperating. They had busted in as the boys had hoped they would but were going nowhere near the traps. The boys held their daggers, blades glowing. The light seemed to hurt them, but the demons still kept coming, and backing them further into the middle of the room.

Suddenly one of the demons raised a hand and Sam went flying into the fireplace behind them. Dean screamed his name, but then Sam managed to get up again, and the demon flung him back even harder into the fireplace making Sam's head bounce off its bricks like a ball. Sam lay still, his head bleeding slightly. Dean wanted to check on Sam but the demons were now playing with him, approaching slowly and their weapons raised to attack. One held a bat, another an axe, while another held a steel bar, probably from the construction area nearby. They all leer evilly as they approached and Dean risked a look at Sam, who appeared to be breathing so that was good. He needed to get over there but found himself not able to yet.

He finally looked up and called out as loud as he could, "Cas, please come help! I need your help or some kind of help, right now!" He continued to pray silently hoping Cas would be able to help while the demons backed him up a little further. He needed a plan and he needed it now. No sooner had he thought this, than Cas popped in next to him and found himself faced with the three demons as well. The demons looked surprised at Cas's arrival but still approached him, looking even madder than before, if that was possible. Dean was furious but held his temper.

"Where's Sam?" Cas asked, their third half conspicuous in his absence; it was most unlike him.

"Back there. The demons tossed him mentally into the fireplace twice. He's breathing; I just can't get to him right now." Dean ground out, "They're playing with us." He hated it when the demons played games. He needed them in the traps but they were now nowhere near the traps, not even close to them.

"So save the hosts or no?" Cas asked, knowing Dean would want to save the bodies the demons had taken over if he could.

"Yes, if possible. We just need to exorcise them somehow but they have to sit still for that to work." Dean's eyes led Cas's to their traps and he saw the problem. He also saw there was no way they were going to be able to get the demons into the traps ever. They were going to have to fight them.

Right then one of the demons had gotten tired of playing with the men and lunged at Dean who moved and the demon slammed head first into the wall behind them, going unconscious but still breathing. That was one; there were still two.

The second one, the one in the middle with the bat tried to lunge past the men and, at Sam, knowing this would hurt them more than any harm they could inflict on the men themselves. Dean and Cas punched it at the same time, hard but not enough to do any real damage to the host. Dean watched in slow motion as the last demon, the one with the axe and that Axe looked sharp, and lunged at Cas but Cas managed to grab the demon in mid lunge and threw it hard against the torn up cushions in nearby corner; probably left by some homeless person who had actually been squatting here before. The Demon lay there, knocked out, but breathing. The pair stayed where they were, making sure none of the demons were coming to anytime soon. Then they ran over to Sam to check on him. He had a gash in his skull and a concussion but Cas healed those injuries up with one gentle hand against the unconscious man's forehead.

Cas went to the demon in the corner and exorcised it with a hand on its head, the smoke poured out the mouth and into the ceiling. Dean exorcised another with the exorcism chant and the demon fled its host through the ceiling as well. Cas placed a hand on the last demon and it was exorcised as well; the smoke disappearing through the ceiling again. Dean took the time to hug Cas to him and Cas returned it. He kissed him hard, letting him know how much he appreciated him right then. Cas smiled as they pulled apart. Dean had needed him and he had come to help. Cas popped them back to their car and they drove Sam to the hospital. Sam had still not woken up and Dean was worried. The doctor assured them that this was normal and there was no real damage. He was just knocked out and needed to rest from his injuries. They thanked the doctor and went to see Sam, placing salt lines and traps in ultraviolet ink by the doors and window, and by the vents. Cas put up wards around the room to keep the demons out. They then left the room and called Bobby, asking if he could come and keep an eye on Sam while they took care of the people that had been possessed. Bobby said he would be there soon.

They drove back to the house and Cas popped them to the hospital one by one. He left them in the waiting room; letting the nurse know that there were gravely injured men in the waiting room. He left in a whoosh before they asked him to register them. One, he really did not know the men, and two, he knew nothing about them. Dean called each family, anonymously of course, and let them know where their loved ones were. None of the men was injured just knocked out and confused as what had happened to them. They would be okay but would need a lot of therapy later.

Cas sat beside Dean in the car as he drove, Dean's hand in his own, happy they were okay, and feeling good from being with them once again. Once they had got some items for Sam from the room, Cas had to go. Dean figured he was lucky to have had the Angel stay this long. He kissed Cas bye and went out to the car, heading to the hospital. He had, of course, made Cas promise that he would not leave during their date tomorrow afternoon and Cas had agreed. The truce was holding and there were now talks of peace; the angels were tired of the battles and Raphael was willing to talk peace. He had hoped this would happen; they had lost too many brothers and sisters to this conflict. It needed to end.

Dean sat by Sam's bed, holding his hand and waited for him to wake up. Sam twitched in his sleep and Dean looked up at his face. Sam's eyes opened slowly and fought to focus. He finally was able to see Dean clearly and smiled happily at him. Dean didn't care what anyone thought at that second. He stood up and kissed Sam softly, telling him all the things he was feeling; that he had been worried, he loved him, and he was going to be okay. Dean sat down again and looked up at Sam once again.

"You have to stay one more day, for observation." Dean hated that part. He was sure their insurance would hold. Bobby had got it for them a few months ago and it was legit.

"Dean…" Sam started to protest but Dean held up a hand stopping him in mid-sentence.

"No, Sam, you should rest. Cas may have healed you but your body is still feeling the aftermath of your injuries; you have to let it rest." Dean insisted, and Sam nodded. "The room is demon proofed, so don't worry; nothing will get in to hurt you. Bobby is on his way to be here for you if you need him."

"I don't want to be here without you." Sam looked hadn't spent a night apart for a long time now and definitely not since they had made their transition from just brothers to lovers as well. He didn't think he could take it.

"You can call me anytime you want, and talk as long as you want. Call my cell, okay?" Dean made him promise, knowing he was getting booted soon. The visiting hours were almost up. He didn't like being away from Sam at night either; he wanted to let Sam come home with him but knew he was being selfish. Sam needed to stay here tonight.

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Dean had stayed until Bobby got there and explained what had happened. Bobby agreed to watch Sam overnight and keep him company as much as he could. Dean left and returned to the motel. The room seemed so empty without Sam; his ghost seemed to haunt it. He stayed up as long as he could. He then lay down on their bed and slept in the spot where Sam usually laid. His scent and body shape still pressed into it. He pressed his nose into Sam's pillow and inhaled his scent, his Sammy's scent, and still couldn't stop missing the man so much it ached. He turned as he heard the soft sound of feathers from beside the bed and there stood Cas looking sadly down at him. Dean lay there, bathed in Sam's scent and looked unhappy, too. Cas removed his clothes quickly and then removed Dean's. He lay down so he faced Dean and kissed him softly, trying to ease his pain. He missed seeing Sam here, too.

The two men moved close to each other and Cas let Dean rest his head against his chest. He placed gentle fingers in the man's hair and sent a silent suggestion to sleep and Dean slipped into a dreamless sleep; Cas pushing him deeper into it. He stayed that way all night, holding Dean and enjoying watching him sleep. Tomorrow was his date with Dean and he looked forward to it, more than he had ever thought possible. He was curious what Dean had come up with. He also had to admit an ache of his own as he missed the presence of Sam; he was used to him being there with them.

They would be sure to visit him the next morning. Bobby had him tonight.

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This is the hunt part of the anniversary arc for Dean/Cas. Dean has asked him out for an anniversary date and they go on it tomorrow. Stay tuned to see what they do.

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