A/N: Compared to the last Chapter, Super short this time around.
Waking up didn't bring Dean reassurance, considering he didn't sleep. Lying down with only his thoughts and with Hell still as fresh in his mind as it was before Dean wasn't sure how long he could hide this. The idea of actually being home was still clouded by Lucifer's games, the illusions and tricks as well as the constant nightmares.
Dean knew Day One was going to be the hardest to push through.
Getting up, not bothering to glance at his clock which showed the time 06:15AM Dean made intended to make himself breakfast but had no appetite to eat it. Scowling he left it for a beer but even the sweet nectar of booze wouldn't do anything for the Winchester.
Throwing himself onto the couch Dean began to run the mini series of his tests to remind himself that he was awake and home.
First was nipping his skin - he felt pain so he was awake but that still wasn't enough - Lucifer had made sure that it didn't matter whether Dean was awake or locked in his literal soul-crushing haze would feel excruciating amounts of agony.
Second, he listened out for Lucifer's taunting's but heard nothing.
Finally Dean moved to the bathroom splashing warm water on his face as Lucifer's words echoed in his mind "Fire isn't the only thing that can burn you. Ice does a perfect job of that too"
Gabriel approached him, "Dean-o, you've not exactly been acting like yourself"
"You would know wouldn't you?"
Gabriel furrowed his brows
"You know, rescuing me from Hell, bringing me back to Sam and Cas" Dean was barely an inch from Gabriel now, who had to keep his breathing steady, he had never found Dean attractive - his heart belonged to Sam and always would - this wasn't right
"Dean, you know that I-"
Dean roughly held Gabriel's jawline "What's the matter, sweet-tooth? Afraid of having a little fun?"
"I'm all for the fun Dean, just not with you" Gabriel stepped back, his eyes not leaving Dean's - something was wrong with them.
"Tell me, Trickster; what exactly does someone like you do for fun?"
"Be faithful to Sam is one of them" Gabriel defended himself, hoping that pulling out the Sam card would work.
Dean rolled his eyes - hard "You really think Sam cares about you? You do realise that he just tolerates you, right. Using you only get me back then dumping your ass back to Heaven"
The Archangel had to keep control of himself, Dean voicing some of his worst fears wasn't ideal. Sam had the infortune to walk in that moment.
"Dean, what are you doing?"
"Sam this isn't-" Gabriel started panicking freezing at Sam's actions.
"Dean!" Sam aimed his gun towards his Brother.
"What Sammy?" Dean felt clueless despite the depicting scene.
Dean's vision suddenly spiralled around, someone - the only member left was Castiel - manhandling him back into the bathroom to be met with a mirror, his reflection showing Dean smirking with two obsidian black eyes.
"Oh, shit!" The eldest Winchester panted out.
Castiel peered down his nose at Dean "What happened down there, Dean?"
Extra Note: Duh Duh Duh.
Guess what happened to Dean...
