Chapter 6
I do not own Supernatural in any way.
A/N- Thank you to Becky-RosenMe for the awesome story idea, but unfortunately I had to go with what I had originally planned. And like Is In wanted, there's more Balthazar in here for you. Although I'm not sure you'll be happy, considering what I'm going to do to our favorite French angel. Don't forget to answer the bonus questions.
They say before you start a war,
you better know what you're fighting for.
Well baby, you are all that I adore,
if love is what you need, a soldier I will be.
Angel with a Shotgun by The Cab
Sam and Dean were in Bobby's house when Balthazar appeared.
"Hello, boys", he said, "You've seen "the Godfather," right?"
"Balthazar..." Dean said.
"You know, the end, where Michael Corleone sends his men to kill his enemies in one big, bloody swoop?" he asked.
"Hey!" Dean yelled.
""Dead sea brine." Good, good, good", he said grabbing the container of salt and pouring it into a bowl on Bobby's desk, "You know, Moe Greene gets it in the eye, and Don Cuneo gets it in the revolving door?"
"I said hey", Dean snapped.
"You did. Twice. Good for you. Blood of lamb. Blood of lamb", Balthazar said looking through Bobby's fridge, "Beer, cold pizza. Blood of lamb. Yes! Blood of lamb!"
"Why are you talking about "the Godfather"?" Sam asked him.
"Because we're in it - right now, tonight", he said appearing behind the desk again, "And in the role of Michael Corleone - The archangel Raphael".
"You mind telling us what you mean?" Dean asked as Balthazar poured the blood into the bowl.
"No, no, no, no. No, no, no, no", Balthazar said emptying Bobby's desk drawers. He pulled out a bag. "Yes. Bone of a lesser saint. This vertebra will do very nicely. Your Mr. Singer does keep a beautiful pantry", he said.
"Wait, Raphael is after you?" Dean asked him.
"Raphael is after us all. You see, he's consolidated his strength. And now he's on the move", Balthazar told them.
"And where's Cass? What about Celeste?" Sam asked.
"Oh, Cassie? He is deep, deep underground. So, good old Raffy put out a hit list on every last Samaritan who helped our dear Cass - Including both of you. And so much more importantly, me. Don't worry about Celeste. I've got it taken care of. See, he wants to draw Cass out in the open", Balthazar explained.
"And you expect us to just believe you?" Sam asked.
"Oh, don't. You'll go where I throw you either way", Balthazar said drawing a sigil on the window.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Dean asked.
Lightning flashed.
"That's all the time we have, gentlemen", Balthazar said opening his jacket, revealing a bloodstain, "Where is it?"
"Whoa. What happened there?" Dean asked.
"Oh. Garish, I know. You see, uncle Raffy sent one of his nastiest to handle me. I'm flattered, actually. And down a lung at the moment, but that's all right", Balthazar said handing Sam keys, "Oh, here's for you".
"What am I supposed to do with this?" Sam asked.
"Run with it", Balthazar told him. Balthazar was thrown across the room as another angel appeared. "Virgil. I said, run! Don't worry about Celeste, I promised her mother nothing would happen to her", he said pushing them through the window.
Celeste awoke to someone lightly shaking her and saying, "Celeste? Wake up sweetheart". Celeste opened her eyes and jerked away when she saw her mother. "Mom?" she asked.
"What's the matter?" Gabriel asked entering the room.
"Gabriel?" Celeste asked shocked.
"Gabriel? You never call me Gabriel. Only your mother calls me that", he said.
"What are you talking about?" Celeste asked.
"You feeling alright, Angel?" Gabriel asked her, "Baby girl, what's wrong?"
"Just stop!" she yelled. She turned to her mother, "You're dead. You died in a car crash and Castiel saved me".
"Castiel? Sweetheart who's Castiel?" her mother asked.
"It was a bad dream. Now get ready and then come downstairs and eat breakfast. I'm taking you to school", Gabriel said.
"School? I graduated already. Where's Sam and Dean?" Celeste asked.
"Aren't they those characters on that show you watch? Supernatural?" Gabriel asked, "Now that's enough. You're going to be late". Gabriel leaned down and kissed her forehead.
At least that felt right.
Her mother and Gabriel left her room and Celeste got up.
She went into her bathroom. She turned when she noticed something on her back. She looked in the mirror and found two black wings tattooed on her back.
They were flared across her shoulder blades and went down to the small of her back.
She took a shower and threw on a white dress with brown boots. She went downstairs and found Gabriel sitting at the table reading the paper and drinking coffee. Celeste laughed.
"What's so funny?" Gabriel asked her.
"Nothing", she said kissing his head. She grabbed the plate of scrambled eggs and pancakes and sat down. She drowned the pancakes in syrup.
"Whoa. Too much", her mother said taking the bottle from her.
As she ate, she thought about her Gabriel.
He wouldn't be caught dead reading the paper and drinking coffee. He would be drinking an energy drink and eating a candy bar.
As for the syrup, Gabriel would have suggested she just drink it.
She wondered where Dean, Sam, and Castiel were.
Before she left the table, her mother said, "James isn't invited to dinner tonight".
"Who's James?" Celeste asked.
"Ask your father", her mother said glaring at Gabriel.
"She's never going to forgive me", Gabriel muttered.
She grabbed her stuff and wandered until she found the car.
It was an SUV.
Gabriel got in and Celeste smiled. Her Gabriel would have no idea how to drive a car.
The engine was quiet and it made her miss the Impala.
She missed the smell of leather and herbs and salt.
"You're quiet", Gabriel said.
"Just thinking", she said. She missed Castiel.
"Everything okay?" he asked.
She leaned over and started to flip thru stations until she found a song she recognized, Lollipop by The Chordettes.
This Gabriel had no reaction to the song.
Celeste turned to look out the window, remembering a fun memory with her Gabriel.
She walked into the kitchen and found Gabriel.
He clicked on the radio and 'Lollipop' started playing.
Celeste grabbed a lollipop and started to sing. Her wings burst from her back and she jumped up on the table still singing. Her feathers shook to the beat of the song.
For the next few minutes, the two danced around the kitchen and living room like complete idiots, wings out and feathers shaking.
Lollipop was their anthem.
"We're here", Gabriel said, snapping Celeste out of her daydream, "Have a good day sweetheart. Don't forget to come straight home. Balthazar is coming over for dinner tonight".
"Balthazar?" Celeste asked, "Why?"
"Ask your mother", Gabriel said.
She out up and went into the school. She kept her eyes open for any suspicious behavior. She walked through the halls.
Most people moved out of her way.
She even had a few people come up to her and say hi.
In high school, most people had shoved her out of their way and shouted, "Freak!"
She snapped her fingers to fast forward to the end of the day.
Nothing happened.
She tried it several times. She sighed and trudged to class. She managed to get through the school day with no incidents. She walked home in the rain.
When she got home, her mother shrieked, "Celeste Annabelle Messiah! You better not be dripping on my new carpet". She looked down and sighed.
"I'll take of it", Gabriel said, "Go get ready".
Celeste went upstairs. She hated this reality. Her last name wasn't the same, Sam, Dean, and Castiel didn't exist. Her mother hated Gabriel…and there was something going on with Balthazar and her mother. Celeste had just finished getting ready when the doorbell rang.
"Celeste! Get the door!" her mother yelled.
Celeste went downstairs and answered the door.
There stood Balthazar. Dressed in the same outfit she had met him in.
She let him in and they listened to her parents fight.
"Oh, so you get to invite your ex-husband, but I can't invite my own son?!" Gabriel yelled.
"You can't invite that little bastard to dinner because you went behind my back!" her mother yelled.
"It was one time!" Gabriel yelled.
Her mother came storming out of the kitchen. "Balthazar!" she yelled hugging him.
"Hello cherie", he said, "Celeste was just keeping me company".
"I hope the little mistake didn't bother you", her mother said.
Celeste turned away from her mother as tears filled her eyes.
Gabriel wrapped his arms around her as Balthazar and her mother went into the kitchen. "Shh. Don't cry Baby Girl", he said.
"But…she…I want Cass!" she cried.
"I know Baby Girl", he said.
She breathed in his scent.
He still smelled like her favorite candy.
When the night was over, Celeste hugged Gabriel and said, "I'm glad you're my father".
Gabriel wrapped his arms around her and said, "I couldn't have asked for a better daughter".
She closed her eyes and clung onto him, hoping this moment would never end. She could feel Gabriel being pulled away from her. She suddenly hit concrete.
Sam and Dean were on either side of her.
She looked up and saw Raphael.
"You three...Have the strangest luck", Raphael said as the three got up.
"Raphael? Nice meatsuit. Dude looks like a lady", Dean said sarcastically.
Raphael squeezed her fist, causing Dean and Sam to bend over in pain.
"The key", Raphael said picking it up from the ground.
"And that will open you a locker at the Albany bus station", Balthazar said.
"Really", Raphael said.
"You see, I needed a modest decoy to make it more convincing", Balthazar said.
"Give me the weapons", Raphael said.
"Sorry, darling. They're gone", Balthazar told her.
"What?!" Raphael yelled.
"I said, too bloody late. You see, they were so well-hidden that I needed time to find them. So, I volunteered these two marmosets for a game of fetch with Virgil. You two were such an adequate stick. Thank you. Thank you, boys", Balthazar said.
"You've made your last mistake", Raphael said.
"Oh, I've got a few more up my sleeve, honey", Balthazar said.
Celeste appeared in front of him. "You want him. You go through me first", Celeste threatened.
"Why you little…" Raphael said advancing on the two angels.
"Step away from them, Raphael. I have the weapons now. Their power is with me", Castiel said flashing his wings.
"Castiel", Raphael said.
"If you don't want to die tonight, back off", Castiel said.
"Well, Cass...Now that you have your sword, try not to die by it", Balthazar said. He turned to Celeste. 'I'll speak with you later', he said telepathically. He kissed her hand and disappeared.
Sam, Dean, Celeste, and Castiel appeared in Bobby's house.
"Cass, what the hell? Wait, wait, you were in on this, using us a diversion?" Sam asked.
"It was Balthazar's plan. I would have done the same thing", Castiel said.
"That's not comforting, Cass", Dean snapped.
"When will I be able to make you understand? If I lose against Raphael, we all lose. Everything", Castiel said.
"Yeah, Cass. We know the stakes. That's about all you've told us!" Dean yelled.
"Dean! He's trying to keep us all safe!" Celeste yelled.
"I'm sorry about all this. I'll explain when I can", Castiel said disappearing with Celeste.
They appeared in her bedroom.
"I will explain everything. I promise", Castiel said.
Celeste smiled and said, "I know you will".
He kissed her forehead and disappeared.
A second later, Balthazar appeared.
"Do you know what kind of Hell you put me through?" she asked him.
"I'm sorry", he said, "I needed you out of harm's way. Castiel wants you safe during all this".
"It's more than that. I know it is", she said staring him directly in the eye.
Balthazar sighed.
"I know you loved her", she said.
"I did. When she was still an angel. We were lovers up in heaven and we bonded graces like you and Cass. The reason I could communicate with you is because you share her blood. I tried to stop her from falling, but she saw the way humans lived and she wanted a family. I couldn't give her that, so she fell. Before she fell, she made me promise to protect her family, should she have one. I've always watched over you. When Cass or your father wasn't there. I just took a different approach", Balthazar told her, "Now I want you to promise me something".
"Anything", she said.
"If anything should happen to me, don't try to revive me or heal me", he said.
"But…" she said.
"Promise me. I've lived long enough. I want to free. I want to live my eternal life with your mother. The only woman I ever loved", he said.
"But as an angel, you can walk through other people's Heaven's. Cass told me", she said.
He took her face in his hands as her eyes filled with tears. "I don't want to live anymore. I want to be free. I don't want to have to worry about taking a vessel or angel politics. Promise me", he said.
"I promise", she said.
Balthazar smiled and kissed her forehead. "Your mother would be so proud of you", he told her and disappeared.
Who do you think James is?
Should he be a real character in the stories?
What do you think of the love connection between Tabitha (Celeste's mother) and Balthazar?