The song here is "Anonymous" by Three Days Grace

Anonymous

It was very silent in the car which went well with the heavy awkward feeling hanging over them. Castiel glanced at Anne and Gadreel, knowing they were still in shock. It was a lot for them to take in during such a short period.

They had learnt that the angels intended on destroying all hybrids and that they have placed their trust in Metatron. Anne probably didn't know who he was, but she probably did understand how grave this has become. Then, if only they knew, at some point Metatron will learn of their baby being a Nephilim… He knew he couldn't tell them now; he wasn't even certain if he could ever tell them. It would break them and they needed all the strength they could manage.

Anne had called her mother and had explained everything. She began to cry and it was clear to Castiel that her mother was just as upset, but judging from Anne's silence, they were both trying to fight it and remain strong. Anne had cleared her throat and then asked that her mother start packing everything that they will need. Her mother must have asked for specifics because Anne began listing various items from her home.

Castiel followed the list and couldn't keep track of everything she had said. Was she leaving anything behind? Did she believe there was no going back home? It worried him, but he decided to say nothing, not wanting to upset her.

He glanced at Gadreel who was silent and who drove with ease, but his eyes were full of concern. It was so unnerving that Castiel didn't recognize those eyes, not that he could blame him. His baby had somehow become a Nephilim and now the angels wanted to exterminate the hybrids like they were cockroaches. He believed his baby was off the radar, but he would lose his mind if he knew that eventually Metatron would know.

Once Anne ended her call with her mother, she sighed. Castiel could sense she was terrified, but Gadreel took hold of her hand and she seemed to calm herself. It seemed to have helped him as well.

The ride back to their home was just that: barely keeping calm.

Once they were inside the bookstore that Anne's mother had closed until further notice with apologies to the inconvenience, she hugged her daughter like it might be her last. Anne couldn't maintain that calmness and cried in her mother's arms.

Gadreel stood next to them and whispered that he would begin packing the car. Castiel followed him in order to give Anne and her mother some privacy and he thought of contacting Gabriel, once he announced it to Gadreel.

They were just stepping into the "Employees Only" door and as soon as Castiel closed it behind him, he quickly told Gadreel of his plan.

"Gabriel could help. Contrary to belief, he's alive." He said and Gadreel stopped and turned to look at his friend. The look on his face was exasperation. Castiel considered saying no more, but he had to try. "Please let me call him." he added and before he could say more, Gadreel approached and this hard expression came over his face.

"I appreciate the concern, but his presence will only alert the angels and they'll come and investigate." He said and Castiel titled his head slightly and softened his eyes.

"Gabriel is highly skilled at hiding. He faked his death twice and no one was the wiser." He replied, trying to convince Gadreel, but he was really convincing himself. He hadn't thought that Gabriel's presence might tip Metatron off. He felt bad, but he still believed it was a good idea.

As if sensing that Castiel really wanted to do this for them, Gadreel clenched his jaw and glanced away.

"If you must, do it away from here." He said and turned, going upstairs to collect their necessities. Castiel felt guilty for upsetting him, but he knew contacting Gabriel was the right thing to do.

As Gadreel had instructed, he felt the bookstore and appeared in the middle of forest miles away from the town where Anne and Gadreel's bookstore was located. He couldn't summon Gabriel, for that required his vessel, but he could pray directly to him without the angels hearing him. It took a great deal of concentration, but it worked.

Within seconds, a familiar voice broke through the silence behind Castiel.

"I hope you realize the seriousness of your interruption of my time with a very beautiful young lady." Gabriel said and Castiel turned around to face him, ignoring his comment. It was just like him to fool around when all is in chaos.

"I need your help. Gadreel is –" Castiel began after sighing, knowing he had a lot to explain before he could get to his request. However, Gabriel lifted up his hand and grinned mischievously.

"I know about our dear friend Gadreel." He said and Castiel frowned in confusion. "He's human; got himself a girl." He added and then arched his eyebrow like he usually did when the subject took a possible sexual turn.

"You knew?" Castiel asked and Gabriel let out a small laugh.

"You're surprised?" he asked and then approached. "Nothing gets past me." he added and then Castiel's face became serious.

"Him and Anne are having a baby and it is a Nephilim." He said and watched as Gabriel's expression remained, then turned to confusion.

"Impossible." He said and Castiel nodded his head.

"Gadreel saw her heal a wound and a psychic friend of theirs has confirmed it." he replied and Gabriel continued to watch him, uncertain of what to make of this. Then, he seemed somewhat impressed and the mischief returned to his face.

"Well, he's a 'weird' magnet; what can I say?" he said and Castiel frowned in confusion.

"That's not nice." Castiel said and Gabriel waved him off.

"Save the school-ground politeness. Now I assume you didn't call me just to tell me something I already knew and something that I would have found out for myself." He replied and Castiel narrowed his eyes as if he couldn't understand this level of arrogance. However, he ignored it.

"The angels are planning –" he began, but Gabriel cut him off.

"To destroy all hybrids with Metatron. And since Gadreel's kid is a Nephilim, you're asking me to help?" Gabriel asked and Castiel was surprised that he already knew this, but didn't know that Gadreel's child was a hybrid.

"Yes." He said and seemed shocked. "You knew all of this and never said a word?" he added and before he could make another sound, Gabriel continued.

"I've got my hands full." He replied and Castiel frowned, not impressed that fooling around with a young woman was more important than protecting Gadreel's child. His expression revealed his anger and Gabriel smirked at him. "I've already offered my services to Clara." He added and Castiel frowned in confusion.

"That's the young lady who –?" he began but Gabriel cut him off again, nearly laughing at the idea that Castiel was picturing him sleeping with Clara. Boy, can Castiel ever be so literal at times.

"No. It's not important. I'm helping Clara and her daughter." He replied, staring intensely at Castiel as if waiting for the light bulb to appear in his friend's mind. When Castiel's face sort of became blank, Gabriel grinned. "The angels have their sights set on her and her daughter. They're just going to kill off the Nephilims as part of political bullshit." He added and went silent as if that explained everything.

However, that wasn't good enough for Castiel.

"What can you do?" he asked and Gabriel's eyes narrowed as if he was thinking of something Castiel wouldn't quite like.

"First, they have to ward themselves against the angels. Second, if those douchebags ever do come knocking, Gadreel has to know something." He said and Castiel arched an eyebrow, not certain where this was going. "When Anne died, an angel resurrected her, right?" he asked and Castiel simply nodded. "Well that angel just so happens to have been the same one Gadreel was impostoring when he broke out of prison." He added and then Castiel arched his eyebrow.

Despite the fact that the verb "impostoring" didn't exist, he couldn't comprehend what he was hearing.

"Ezekiel?" he asked and Gabriel grinned.

"He's the reason she's alive. Ironic, isn't it?" Gabriel asked and then his eyes became hard, as if all mischief was gone momentarily. "So those angels have to understand that Anne's existence, her life with Gadreel and their baby, was the last thing their most respected angel had done before his death. If they have any honor in their God forsaken essences, they'll leave them alone or else they'll taint Big E's legacy." He concluded and then Castiel understood. He nodded and the mischief returned in Gabriel's eyes. "To the angels he's like Madonna is to Drag Queens." He added with a grin just before he vanished.

Castiel knew what he had to do. The easy part was placing all the angel wards that he knew in the Men of Letters' bunker and on the bones of Gadreel and Anne like he had done to the Winchesters so long ago. The difficult part would be telling Gadreel what Gabriel told him. He knew it wouldn't be easy for Gadreel to accept, but he believed it would be essential to keeping Anne and the baby safe.

Gabriel was right: killing her and her unborn child would be destroying Ezekiel's legacy and they wouldn't dare do that.