A/N Just a short little headcanon today, couldn't resist throwing Gabriel in to the mix. Hope you enjoy.

It was just beginning to get dark when Sam came out the back door of the hotel and headed for the car. Dean and Cas were standing a little way away, talking and laughing. Sam packed his things in to the trunk before walking around to the front of the car and leaning against it, watching his brother curiously.

"What do you think they're talking about?" said a voice beside him. Sam glanced around to see Gabriel standing there, leaning slightly on the hood of the car, arms folded.

"No idea," said Sam, watching them talk, unable to hear more than a general mumble and the occasional laugh. Dean said something with a playful smile and reached out to tug on Cas's coat. Cas returned the smile and then looked down at his feet, perhaps trying to hide his embarrassment. When Cas spoke again, Sam took the liberty of providing a voice-over for the scene in front of him. He put on his best gravelly voice and said,

"Dean, we share a profound bond but I can't effectively convey my emotions. So instead I will just stand very close to you and stare longingly in to your eyes." Gabriel chuckled and assumed the role of Dean.

"That's okay, Cas, I act tough but I cry all the time; I'm totally in touch with my emotions. I think you're awesome and I love you more than pie and beer you sexy son of a bitch." They continued watching the conversation, occasionally speculating on what was being said. After a while, Sam realised something.

"Aren't you supposed to be dead?" he asked. Gabriel gave a kind of nonchalant grunt.

"Death is such a fluid concept." Sam didn't bother asking anymore questions. He had learned over the past decade that sometimes it was easier to accept things rather than fret over the details.

Over by the wall of the hotel, Dean leaned down to pick up his bag, just as Cas did the same thing. They both stood back up at the same time, almost banging heads, and when they straightened up completely, their faces were just inches apart. They both gave the same embarrassed smile, both avoiding eye contact.

"I can see what's happening," said Gabriel.

"And they don't have a clue," said Sam.

Gabriel chuckled again. "I don't know about you, but I think it's about time for some brotherly intervention."

"What do you have in mind?" Sam asked, frowning at the enigmatic angel beside him. Gabriel said nothing, he simply clicked his fingers and Dean and Cas vanished and the bag that Dean had been holding fell to the ground with a soft thump. "What did you do?" Sam asked, straightening up suddenly and turning on Gabriel, towering over the much smaller man.

"Relaaaax," Gabriel said. "They'll be back in twenty four hours."

"Where are they?"

"I sent them upstate to a little log cabin. I hear it gets pretty cold up there this time of year. They might even be snowed in," he added with mock concern. "Pity there's only one blanket and few bottles of scotch to keep them warm."

"Yeah, that's a real shame," Sam said, his worry fading and a little smile crossing his face. They stood for a short while, staring at the spot where their brothers had been standing, the only sound was the occasional car rushing past the front of the hotel.

"You wanna get something to eat?" Gabriel said. Sam looked at him, frowning. There was something strangely likeable about him, but Sam couldn't help feeling suspicious. Past experience told him that he should never completely let his guard down around the trickster.

"You're an angel," he said. "You don't eat."

"I'm an archangel," Gabriel corrected. "I do what I want."

"Fine," Sam said, looking down at his watch. "Seems like I've got time to kill anyway." He walked over to the side of the hotel and picked up Dean's abandoned bag and threw it into the car beside his.

"What do you feel like?" Sam asked, looking up and down the street for nearby restaurants.

"Kielbasa?" Gabriel suggested. It took Sam a few seconds to realise why the word sounded so familiar.

"Uh... no."

A/N Thanks for reading! Although these are all one-shots, the next chapter is a sequel to this one, so read on!