Hello again. Well here we are second chapter for the day. Hope you like it. This is a bit of brotherly love.
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural.
There was silence for a while as Gabriel cooked and watched his brother out of the corner of his eye. He could see something was eating at Castiel, but he didn't know how to get it out of him. It never worked if he just asked after all. Castiel was a very private person, but Dean had better not upset his little brother or he would have Gabriel to deal with. (Calm down, Dean has done nothing my sweet, I promise.)
Castiel watched his brother work, amazed at how he seemed to just flow around the kitchen, as if it was his natural habitat, which he guessed it was (very true). But while his brother was cooking and he was amazed at his abilities his mind kept going back to the joke his brother had made about his and Dean's wedding. Did Gabriel truly believe they should marry? (Yes.) Did he believe they would? (Yes. But then I think everyone does my dear.) Because on this point Castiel was very confused, and he had no idea who to talk to about it. Well Gabriel was his obvious choice, they had had the same upbringing after all. But…
Taking a deep breath Castiel spoke. "Gabriel do you believe in God?" He asked his brother curiously.
At that question Gabriel froze briefly while he considered his answer, and the reasons his brother could have of asking him.
"Yes I do." He finally replied adding ingredients to a pan and placing on the lid before turning back to his brother and asking. "Why do you?"
"Yes." Castiel replied frowning not looking up at his brother and instead making patterns in the sauce remaining on the plate in front of him.
"Then why the question?" Gabriel asked gently, this was the opening he needed to get to the bottom of the responses his joke comment gathered.
"God says marriage is between a man and a woman." Castiel stated quietly with sadness in his voice.
"I said I believed in God Cassie, not a book written by men." Gabriel replied softly his heart breaking at Castiel's voice and for him at what there brothers had forced into his head.
"So you don't believe that … marriage is for men to women only?" Castiel asked slightly hopeful looking up at his brother as if his word was law on the subject.
"I think God is completely indifferent to sexual orientation." Gabriel replied adamantly. (Agreed.)
"How can you be so sure?" Castiel asked with wonder in his voice at his brother's belief in that statement.
"Cos he made us and he loves us for who we are, the way we are. If he thought it was wrong why would he make you that way?" Gabriel asked with a shrug.
"I – I don't know?" Castiel replied. He meant it to be a statement but it came out as a question.
"You are not evil Castiel. You are one of the best people I know, and I'm not just saying that because I'm your brother and I love you." Gabriel said, he knew what was going through his brother's mind and that knowledge just made him want to destroy the rest of their family. Damn if he saw them again he would so give them a piece of his mind this time. Hmm, when moved back to New York he was bound to see them, well that could be interesting (so true) but not the point right now.
"So you don't think gay marriage is wrong?" Castiel asked just to make sure. It was strange. He was gay, he was happy with that and he was happy with Dean. But with Jess becoming pregnant and Castiel thinking about how Dean may want children he had realised that he would probably want to get married. Which of course brought up in his mind the conversation they had had when Dean had asked him to move in with him and how Dean said he would never ask Cas to marry him, Cas would be the one to ask. And Cas had realised that while he was still undecided on the child front, marrying Dean was something he truly wanted to do. To show the world they were together forever. To make that comment to the man he loved. But… there was always a but. Was it wrong to marry him? Oh he knew intellectually if it was wrong to marry Dean then it was also wrong to be with him… but marriage, it was in his mind a union between two people in the eyes of the lord, so the question was did God think it was wrong for him to ask Dean to marry him?
"No Cassie I don't. What's this all about, really?" Gabriel asked wondering if what he thought was going through his little brothers mind truly was. And if it was, he was most definitely all for it. (Good.)
"I've just been thinking about it lately." Castiel replied with a shrug not looking Gabriel in the eye making him smirk as he jokingly asked,
"What thinking of proposing to your sweet bit of ass?" At that Castiel blushed and refused even more to look into his brothers eyes. "Oh, you are. Good for you. I think your prefect together." Gabriel said with a genuine smile on his face. Yes Castiel and Dean-o should definitely get married. (I so totally agree with that statement.)
"Thank you Gabriel." Castiel replied shyly smiling up at his brother and they both knew that Castiel wasn't just thanking him for his comment on him and Dean but the whole conversation.
Gabriel smiled back, but decided that that was enough of the heavy conversation for the both of them right now and as such pointed the wooden spoon he had in his hand at Castiel as he spoke. "I meant it when I said I would make you a wedding pie."
"I do believe you would be Dean's friend for life if you did that." Castiel replied his smile growing bigger at Gabriel making the conversation more light.
"What you mean I'm not already? Oh the heartbreak." Gabriel said putting his free hand over his heart while the one holding the spoon went to his forehead as he pretended to sworn.
"Behave Gabriel and don't burn the food." Castiel replied with a chuckle at his brother's behaviour.
"Yes sir." And with that Gabriel turned back to his cooking, though he once again watched his brother out of the corner of his eye to see him smiling to himself, which in turn made Gabriel smile as well. It seemed that he had helped Cassie some with this conversation and he was glad. (So am I. Do I hear bells in the future?)