The beginning of this chapter has to be the crackiest thing I've ever written. It will all make sense to you guys. LOL
Sam and Balthazar snuggled closer together beneath a black and red plaid quilt. The lovebirds sat on a loveseat in the latter's living room. They viewed Prometheus on Blu Ray while chowing down on Chinese takeout. Zar yawned. "The only thing keeping me awake is Fassbender. What a yawn fest."
The younger man disagreed. "I like the writers' theory on human evolution."
"You would wouldn't you, darling." Zar set the food container and chopsticks on the glass coffee table. He covered Sam's gargantuan form with his and devoured the Winchester's mouth. Unknown to the two lovers, someone dressed completely in black watched them through the balcony sliding doors.
Gabriel removed the black ski cap from his head and flipped his bangs back. He rolled his golden eyes as he munched on Reese's Pieces. Gabe glanced at the time on his pink watch. It was almost ten o'clock at night. He'd been watching the two sickening lovebirds for almost two hours. Gabriel fell asleep half way through the movie. Too bad Fassbender didn't show his massive cock in this one. Gabe finished the chocolate and threw the plastic bag down the balcony.
A flamboyant elderly man, who was a dead ringer for Mr. Furley from Three's Company, was walking his champagne Chihuahua on the sidewalk. The wrapper landed on him. He gazed up and screamed, "Fucking litterbug…because of people like you the planet is going down the fucking toilet!" The Chihuahua barked frantically as if in agreement with its master.
Balthazar left Sam and headed to the balcony. "What the hell is going on out there?" He pulled the black jogging pants he wore up. Zar opened one of the sliding doors. The winter chill brought goose bumps across his exposed upper body. Balthazar glanced down and saw no one except for the old queen, who lived across the hall from him. He returned inside. Gabriel breathed a sigh of relief at not being discovered. His fabulous black Foxy Brown ensemble blended him with the darkness of the night.
Twenty minutes passed and Zar finally called it a night stating he had a scheduled meeting tomorrow at eight am. Samuel remained downstairs to finish watching the film. Gabriel kept close vigil on the Sasquatch. The trickster's head slumped forward since he was falling asleep. All of a sudden, Sam's head fell to the side. Yes, the Sandman sprinkled some of his dust over the Geico Caveman and finally made him go to sleep!
Gabriel tested to see if Zar left the sliding door unlocked. Eureka he did! Gabe sidled inside and removed his platforms. He silently made his way in front of the couch. Gabriel turned off the TV. He walked back to the sofa and Sam began to snore loudly. Ugh! What does Zar see in the Neanderthal? Gabriel opened his Gucci satchel which was a birthday gift from Castiel and retrieved a box of assorted fireworks.
Gabe smirked as he opened it and removed Festive Balls and Aerial Repeaters. He fetched a lighter from the satchel. Oops! Gabriel forgot to muzzle the Big Foot's mouth and tie his hands. No way was he going to allow Jolly Green to alert Zar of his presence.
Sam opened his bleary eyes and tried screaming to no avail. He lied nude facing down on the floor trussed like a Christmas turkey and gagged. Gabriel made his presence known and knelt in front of him. He yanked Sam's bangs. The Winchester's eyes widened as he tried to scream for help. "Your precious Zar is asleep and will never know what happened to his darling Sam."
Samuel tried rolling over to knock over a vase but Gabriel punched his jaw. The younger man stilled. Gabe stood up and lit a Festive Ball followed by an Aerial Repeater and stuffed them up Sam's butt. The fireworks lit up instantly causing Sam's body to spontaneously combust. Gabriel performed the Electric Slide before using a Black and Decker dust buster to vacuum all of Sam's ashes. He made sure nothing remained of the Sasquatch, not even his discarded clothes. Once he was satisfied of his work, Gabriel exited the penthouse the same way he entered.
The disappearance of up and coming writer Sam Winchester made the six o'clock news two days later. A frantic Dean appeared on local news shows pleading for anyone to return his baby brother safe to him. Even Zar exposed their true relationship and offered a million dollar reward to anyone, who brought the love of his life back to him.
Castiel eyed his cousin suspiciously as the two of them sat on the couch. Gabe was enthusiastically munching on Cracker Jack caramel popcorn. "Gabriel, why are you not concerned over one of our friends being named a missing person?"
Gabe stopped eating. "I am. Can't you see my anxiety is causing me to pig out?"
"Are you fucking serious?"
Gabriel shrugged his shoulders. "I'm going to bake a chocolate lava cake."
Two hours later the doorbell rang. Castiel opened the door and beckoned Zar to enter. He hugged his old friend. "I can't believe Sam is gone."
Castiel patted him on the shoulder. "He's only been missing for two days. Sam is probably in some remote cabin writing scripts for the show. He'll call you soon."
"I guess it's time for me to move on," Zar whispered.
Cas' eyes widened. "Are you fucking joking? Your boyfriend has been missing for only two days and you're moving on? Zar, you're acting out of character!"
Gabriel entered the living room carrying the chocolate lava cake. Zar grinned at the shorter man. "That smells divine. Gabe, I am so sorry I never realized you were the man for me."
"It's better late than never, hot stuff." Gabriel approached the Brit and offered him the mouthwatering dessert.
Castiel's eyes were crossed by this time. "Hello…am I the only sane person here?!" He waved his right hand maniacally in front of the two men, who ignored him.
Gabriel removed his silk Japanese kimono revealing he was naked underneath. Castiel wanted to gouge his eyes out. Zar approached the short man and lathered some of the chocolate lava on Gabe's lips. He leisurely wiped it from Gabriel's mouth with his tongue. The two men landed on the couch.
"I'm going to throw up in the bathroom and thanks a lot for turning me off on chocolate lava cake!" Castiel stomped his way to the bathroom.
Gabriel removed Balthazar's V-neck and sucked the man's earlobe. Zar's fingers drew circles over Gabe's left thigh. Little Gabriel was rising to full attention. "After we eat the cake, I want you to fuck me into the cushions."
"Your wish is my command," Balthazar murmured into Gabriel's ear as he started pumping Little Gabriel.
Gabe woke up with a massive hard on. "Not fair…the dream was getting to the good part!" Gabriel jerked himself until he came. He ran to the bathroom and took a cold shower. Gabe cackled whenever he recalled Sam exploding like a Mexican piñata. He would never take things that far but he was dying to have a little revenge on the constipated giraffe for taking away his man.
The Friday morning after New Year's Dean, Erick and Cas had to meet at the studio where the show would start filming the following week. Jax was set to start his lessons today. The three actors were scheduled to perform their own fighting stunts for the first two episodes. Erick's character had to fight several vamps in the pilot and Dean's with four demons in the beginning of the second episode.
Erick and Jax arrived together, shortly followed by Dean. The three men shook hands and wished each other a Happy New Year. "I see Crapstiel hasn't arrived. What a shocker!" Dean stated.
"Sorry to disappoint you, Losechester but I'm right here. I bought everyone breakfast sandwiches and lattes from Einstein's. Castiel walked by Dean and kissed the twins on the cheek. "Happy New Year's, gentlemen!" His electric blue eyes remained on Jax a while longer. Jax winked at him. Dean gagged.
The quartet sat at a small table as Castiel handed everyone their breakfast. He tossed the bag to Dean and slid the latte. "How do I know my food isn't poisoned?"
Cas batted his thick ebony lashes at his enemy. "I'm not stupid enough to kill you in front of witnesses."
The twins chuckled. Dean glared at them. "Even you're not that dumb." He undid his sandwich's foil wrapper and bit a huge chunk. After he swallowed, Dean washed it down with some of the sweet warm beverage.
"This was very sweet of you, Cas," Jax stated.
"It's nothing. I hadn't eaten anything and didn't want to seem rude to bring something just for me."
"I love Einstein's. So any time you want to treat us is ok with me," Erick said.
Jax was the first to finish eating. He got up to his 6'4 height and removed the dark blue Old Navy jacket he donned. Castiel's eyes zoomed in on the man's upper body which was covered by a tight black tank top. Jax stretched and Cas had a perfect view of the man's sculpted ass. The Swede turned around and caught Cas, who turned beet red. The two of them stared at each other.
"Once the two of you stop eye fucking each other maybe we can get started!" Dean brought them out of their staring competition.
"Let's start with some stretching exercises. Give time for our stomachs to digest our breakfast. Follow my lead," Jax instructed as he placed his right leg over a banister and reached for the toes with his fingers. He kept hold for one minute.
Castiel was the first student to stretch out completely and keep hold. Erick soon followed but Dean couldn't keep hold. He stood at the end of the line and his ears perked up, when Jax leaned behind Crapstiel and whispered in the dark haired man's ear, "It's good to know you're flexible." Dean grounded his teeth. His eyes landed on Castiel's crimson ears.
"Are we getting fighting lessons or in a slut dating reality show?" Dean asked.
Castiel didn't turn around but replied, "The only one, who slums for whores in this room is you, Losechester."
Dean ignored the blue eyed man and concentrated on maintaining his hold. Erick turned around and saw the scowling demeanor on Winchester's face. For a man, who loathed Castiel, Dean was acting jealous. Erick shook his head. The next three months were going to be excruciatingly long for him.
The fighting lesson took four hours the first day. The four men were to meet again the following two days so they could start choreographing their first fights. Jax invited his brother, Dean and Cas to a vegan restaurant for lunch. Dean immediately turned him down because he refused to eat rabbit food. Castiel thanked God for Jax's suggestion of the vegan restaurant. Dean had always been a voracious meat eater and he favored bacon cheeseburgers.
The first day of shooting arrived and the actors and crew were on full gear that Monday morning. The set designers were putting their finishing touches on the set which housed Erick's mansion. Most of the pilot's scenes would take place there. While the crew did their respective tasks, the cast and guest stars had their first table reading in which they'd go over the pilot script together.
The main cast was small consisting of the three leads and four other co-stars. Dean and Castiel were pleasantly surprised to discover Jo had been given the role of Cas' younger sister, Kat. The two of them lived together in an apartment above the pub the two of them ran together.
The table reading went fine. Cas and Dean were on their best behavior and neither man said any snide remarks to the other. The director, a Scotsman by the name of Mark Crowley introduced himself at the beginning and would interrupt any of the actors, when he didn't agree with their interpretation of the lines. The man was a slave driver but was well respected in the television industry.
He congratulated all the actors at one in the afternoon and told them they had an hour break for lunch. They would reconvene at two to go over two changes he was making in the pilot's script. Crowley told an intern to contact Sam and Chuck. He needed their approval for what he planned on changing.
Castiel was starving by the time he stood in line outside the catering truck, Gabriel ran. He rolled his eyes as Dean ordered food for an army. Five minutes later, Losechester walked towards one of the tables with a tray filled with a double decker bacon cheeseburger, fries, a Coke and a fat slice of apple pie. The food screamed heart attack waiting to happen! When it came to his turn, Castiel asked his cousin what he recommended. "I'm not sure whether to get the Mexican pizza or the tuna pita." Castiel narrowed his eyes as he read the menu.
"Stick with the pita, kid. The Mexican pizza is reserved for someone." Gabriel winked at his cousin.
"OK pita it is."
Gabriel ruffled his hair affectionately. "What will you drink? I made a to die for kiwi iced tea."
"Sounds great"
Castiel was going to search where to sit but unfortunately, Erick waved at him from a table he shared with Dean. Cas screamed inwardly as he headed for their table. Dean ignored him as he devoured the burger and fries. The man had no manners! Castiel tossed him a napkin. Dean looked up. "You have grease sliding down your chin," Castiel offered.
"Have you guys seen the mansion's living room? It looks fantastic and so real," Erick stated to break the tension.
"We should go take a look after lunch," Cas suggested. He gazed at Dean, who shrugged his shoulders.
Meanwhile, Sam and Chuck approached the catering van. Gabe greeted them enthusiastically. "What can I get you studs?"
"I'll have the pita," Chuck replied.
"Excellent choice!" Gabriel turned to Sam. "What about you, Samsquatch. I recall your fondness for Mexican. I made the pizza just for you."
Sam fidgeted. "I don't know, man. Mexican makes me really gassy."
"Got it covered kiddo!" Gabriel waved a small bottle of Beano pills. Take two of these babies before you start eating and you will be fart free."
Sam smiled. "Thanks, man. I've been craving Mexican for the last couple of weeks."
"What are friends for, Sammy?"
"It's Sam."
Gabe covered his chest with his right hand. "Oh excuse me, kid. I still remember you as the chubby little guy with a Moe haircut."
"I rather not recall that awkward stage of my adolescence."
Gabriel zipped his lips and headed inside the truck to prepare the two men's meals. When he appeared again, he handed each of them a tray with their meal and an iced tea. "Don't forget the pills, Sam." Gabriel emphasized on the word Sam.
Samuel found his brother's table and headed there. Chuck remained with Gabriel. "Have you purchased any books with the gift card I gave you?"
"I was planning on hitting Barnes & Noble tomorrow Tuesday since the new releases are put on the shelf that day."
"Do you mind if I go with you?"
"Sure thing, sweetie! We'll make a date out of it." Gabriel covered one of Chuck's hands. The bearded man swallowed hard. Wow he didn't even have to ask Gabe out. Things might progress smoothly after all.
"Cool… meet me at the parking lot at eight. Filming is scheduled until that time tomorrow."
"See ya!" Gabriel waved at the writer.
Sam and Chuck met with Crowley after lunch. The young Winchester started squirming in his seat. He folded his arms across his stomach, which was dancing a rumba. Sam started sweating profusely. Crowley noticed the writer's discomfort. "You alright?"
Sam nodded. "I think Magnus and Remiel shouldn't kiss until maybe the fourth episode. That way the viewers will wait at least a few episodes. It's not a good idea to have them kiss in the pilot."
Crowley sat down at the corner of the desk designated for him and the writers. "The pilot doesn't have sex. The True Blood fans will probably watch the pilot since it will air right after that show's season premiere. They will expect nudity, gore and sex."
Chuck piped in. "How about we have Remiel and Magnus show their asses? We can film Remiel showering and Magnus can get out of bed in the buff. That will satisfy the fans hungering for nudity. The gore will come courtesy of the aftermath of Zachiel's fight with the demons."
"Not bad, Chucky. I like the way you think. I'll inform Castiel and Erick they will both have their first nude scenes in the pilot. Nice talking to you, gentlemen. This is the beginning of a beautiful partnership." Crowley stood up.
Growls coming from Sam's stomach were heard throughout the small office. The tall young man rocketed out of his seat and fled the room. Chuck and Crowley furrowed their brows. Sam locked himself in the men's bathroom. As soon as he landed on the toilet seat, he bombed it. The man stayed there for ten minutes. He sweated profusely as he emptied his stomach. It felt as if he was never going to stop! Sam was close to passing out, when he finally finished emptying out his stomach. His back was drenched in perspiration. Thank goodness he always carried a lighter for Zar since his boyfriend occasionally smoked. He lit it for a while so the stench could go away.
After splashing much needed cold water on his neck and back, Sam vacated the bathroom. A man, who was part of the lighting crew, entered the restroom. Sam winced as he heard the man yell, "What died in here?" He scurried away and headed to the catering truck. Gabriel was closing shop for the lunch crowd. He noticed the pale Winchester. "You okay there. You're paler than my first pair of tighty whities."
"Gabe, the Mexican pizza gave me diarrhea."
"What? Thou offendeth me. There was nothing wrong with my food! Are you accusing me of wrong doing?" Gabe folded his arms.
"No, man. I know you'd never mean me harm but wanted to let you know in case someone else ate the same food." Sam grabbed a napkin from the dispenser and wiped the back of his neck. Gabe took pity on the man and handed him a tall glass of cold lemonade.
Sam gulped it all down and thanked his friend. "Feel better, kiddo. You should go see a doctor. Maybe you're lactose intolerant."
Sam nodded and waved bye. Gabriel scurried over to the garbage can and made sure the Ex-Lax box was hidden underneath the trash. He chuckled. At last he had his revenge. Now that he got it out of his system, Gabriel felt light as air and he could move on with his life.
The actors went home at four pm the first day. They were instructed to report to work on Tuesday at eight am. The thespians had a twelve hour shift for their second day of work. The first scene that was filmed was of Erick visiting a butcher shop to buy pig's blood. The master vampire sustained himself on lamb and pig's blood. Castiel and Dean went over their lines in each of their own assigned small trailers.
After lunch it was Dean's turn to film a scene in which his demon character is assigned by Lucifer to go and find Remiel, the fallen angel. Lucifer wanted his baby brother to reign over Hell at his side. Dean and the guest actor, Benny hit it off and shared great chemistry. The scene which would comprise four minutes of the pilot took three hours to shoot.
This led to the final scene of the day between Castiel and Erick's characters. It was when Remiel and Magnus first meet after the vampire saves Remiel from two men, who enter the pub to steal the money from the cash register and safe. When Remiel becomes defiant one of the criminals threatens to shoot him. That's when Magnus enters the picture and easily dispatches of the two lowbrow hooligans. Filming on the scene began at three o'clock and wasn't completed until 8:15. Crowley yelled cut six different times because he wasn't happy how the fight scene was progressing. He called Jax in so he could coordinate the fight differently. When the dictator yelled, "It's a wrap!" Everyone applauded.
Dean remained behind the scenes to see how the fight came out. Also, he wanted to witness for himself the chemistry between Castiel and Erick. He hated to admit but the two oozed it. The sparks were definitely there but not as much as between Crapstiel and Jax. Once filming was over, Jax approached the actor and asked him out to dinner. Castiel, who reminded Dean of a cat in heat quickly accepted. He told Jax to wait for him while he changed.
Dean was walking to the Impala, when he heard the two men get into Castiel's Jeep. Cas was giggling like a stupid teenage girl, when Jax volunteered to help him go over any kissing scenes. Dean slammed his baby's door hard. When he realized what he'd done; he kissed the door handle and apologized to her. The Jeep sped by. Dean's mind wandered to the past.
Fifteen Years Ago…
Thirteen year old Dean was walking on his way to Castiel's trailer. His best friend's vocal lesson finished fifteen minutes ago. The two of them planned to watch the latest Van Damme movie on DVD before they left the studio. Luckily, Cas' mom was visiting her sister, who was scheduled to give birth next week. Castiel's aunt, Hester was keeping an eye on her nephew and brought her colorful son, Gabriel along. Dean had never met such an upbeat person before. Gabe always had a smile on his face and was a walking candy vending machine. At first Dean was jealous that Gabe was hogging Cas' attention but then realized the two cousins barely saw each other since Castiel moved to California to work on the show.
Before Dean knocked on Cas' trailer door, he heard his best friend arguing with Balthazar. "Come on, Cassie. I'm volunteering my services. I know you've never kissed someone. I'll show you so you won't mess things up during your kissing scene with Jo."
Dean fisted his hand. He'd forgotten Cas was scheduled to film his first on air kiss tomorrow. Jo, who played Dean's sister on the show develops a crush on the boy android and gives him his first kiss. "I'll manage, Zar. Maybe Jo can practice with me."
Dean frowned upon hearing Castiel say those words. Lately his eyes saw Cas in a different way. Dean never realized how gorgeous Cas' eyes were. They were a shade of blue he couldn't quite put a label on. His lips were pink and puffy. Dean caught himself a few times staring at them. He wondered if they would be as soft as he thought them to be. Castiel's gummy smile always made Dean get butterflies in his stomach.
"Cassie, believe me it wouldn't be a sacrifice for me to tutor you in the fine art of kissing."
Dean noticed Castiel remained silent. He growled. Rumor had it Balthazar lost his virginity during his thirteenth birthday party to two sixteen year old fans. Dean had enough and opened the trailer's door. Relief flooded him as he observed Cas leaning against the wall and Zar two inches from him.
"Hey dudes, what's going on?" His eyes remained on Castiel, who sported a dear caught in headlights look.
"Nothing much…I guess I'm out of here. You girls can watch Titanic and braid each other's hair." Balthazar exited the trailer.
Castiel retrieved two cans of Coke from the mini fridge. He handed one to his best friend. Dean smiled and opened his can. He drank a small sip before turning to Cas. "I heard your conversation."
Castiel flushed and traced the condensation on the can. He nibbled his lower lip. "I'm such a nerd. None of the girls on the show like me. You and Balthazar are the ones with experience. No one wants to kiss me."
"That's not true" Dean said. He covered his mouth with his left hand. His eyes were wide as saucers.
"How do you know that?" Cas inquired as he arched a dark brow.
"CuzIwanttokissyou," Dean mumbled.
"What?"
"Cuz I want to kiss you!"
"You want to kiss me…why?" Castiel stared at Dean.
"I like you, Cas."
"I like you, too, Dean."
Dean rubbed the back of his neck. "No, I like you more than a friend." God he wanted to be struck by lightning. What if Castiel freaked out and tossed him out of the trailer?
"I like you that way, too," Cas responded.
Dean's heart fluttered. "Since when, Cas?"
"I realized I liked you more than friends when you kissed Bela during Spin the Bottle for her last birthday party. I wanted to grab her by the hair and sweep the floor with it."
Dean laughed. "Remind me not to get you angry."
"So what do we do now?" Cas asked.
"Do you want to be my boyfriend? No one needs to know. Your mom would have a cow."
"I'd like that."
Dean motioned for Cas to come over. He sat the shorter boy on his lap. "Now how about a kissing lesson? I only kissed Bela once but we can both learn together."
Castiel's eyes landed on Dean's perfect/plump lips. He swiftly covered the hazel eyed boy's mouth with his. Dean held Cas' waist as he got the hang of things. Castiel ran his fingers through Dean's short strands. The kiss was chaste and perfect. They broke for breath and kissed again.
Dean broke the kiss and started laughing. "We're going to keep practicing but Boy Robot is an android so it doesn't matter if he doesn't know how to kiss."
Castiel opened his mouth and laughed, also. "I'm a method actor and want to give Jo a big smooch." His lips landed gently on Dean's again.
Shame on any of you, who thought that Gabe killing Sam by shoving firecrackers up his ass was for real!