Damn it, stupid sun, Dean cursed in his thoughts as the morning sun seeped into the hotel room. Normally, the sun wouldn't wake him in the morning. This time, it woke him like a gun going off next to his head. Rolling over onto his side so his back would face the bright sun, Dean knew he wasn't going to go back to sleep. But he didn't want to get up, the bed was, shockingly, comfortable. As Dean laid there, he looked at a sleeping Castiel who was snoring lightly. He looked so much younger, so much more carefree, like a typical teenager.
For a moment, Dean just stared at him, trying to figure out what happened to Castiel, why he didn't remember Dean or Sam, let alone his own name.
Why didn't he say anything to her? Dean wondered, remembering how Castiel looked at Belle. Dean could feel that Castiel wanted to stay away from her, but at the same time, he wanted to know who she was.
If only he knew, Dean thought to himself as he remembered the conversation at the hospital.
"Alright, talk bitch." Dean stated once they were out of ear's reach. Sam and Bobby stood behind Dean, although they didn't know Belle, they knew to trust Dean's judgement towards Angel's.
"That kind of language is not necessary, Dean." Belle scolded, crossing her arms similar to how a mom would talk to a teenage kid, or a teacher scolding a teacher. Something Dean was used to.
"I don't give a damn."
"Dean." Sam whispered, trying to avoid smacking Dean behind the head. Dean should know better than to talk to someone, especially an Angel in a crude manner. "Bobby and I don't know who you are, or why Dean has a grudge against you. But we know better than to trust Angel's-"
"Her name's Belle." Dean interrupted, keeping his gaze on Belle. " She's Cas's Angelic Mother."
"Angelic...what?" Bobby asked, confused what an Angelic Mother was. But then again, he didn't know much about Angel's.
"Angelic Mother's are like adoption agencies, foster homes or whatever." Dean answered, knowing that he was putting it in elementary school terms.
"Angelic Mother's," Belle began, her eyes glaring at Dean, angered that Dean did a bad job explaining Angelic Mother's. " Are Angel's that rescue the soul's of babies who have died in any way. Murder, illness, sudden infant death syndrome, abortion. We rescue them, raise them, teach them about God and their responsibilities as Angle's."
"What happened to Cas?" Sam asked, his curiosity getting ahead of him.
"Sam." Dean said, unlike his brother, he didn't want to know what happened to Castiel.
"I just wanna know."
"If I remember correctly," Belle answered, struggling to remember when she adopted Castiel. It wasn't that it was so long ago, only the Lord knew how many kids she had. Often, she would get her stories switched around. " Castiel was born to unwed parents. His mother came from a fairly well off family, she was an only child. She gave birth to him in the woods, when she was young. His father was a drunkard, but good hearted man. I believe he intended on marrying the mother after Castiel's birth. However, her mother refused to ruin the families reputation by having an illegitimate child living under their roof. After his first birthday, his grandmother took Castiel and threw him away. As Dean would say, treated like trash. "
"Did anyone bother looking for him?" Bobby asked.
"Yes, his parents." Belle replied, her heart sinking. "They were so heart broken when they discovered what her mother had done. As I recall, they ran away together, they searched for him for a few years."
"Then what? They gave up?" Bobby asked, feeling disgusted. He had friends, in his youth, when parents treated their kids like that. To Bobby, it wasn't fair.
"She had another baby, she became preoccupied with the new baby. They got married, raised the baby together. Eventually, Castiel became a nightmare. Nothing more, nothing less. The sad fact is, I believe his infant body is still in the junkyard."
"Oh gross." Dean said slowly, his heart growing heavy thinking about the baby. He actually had parents who loved him, they wanted to raise him, give him the life Dean and Sam would have wished for. But his grandmother had other plans, and just threw him away like he was a doll. Then his parents just gave up on him all together.
"When I took his soul," Belle continued, remembering the scared baby. Her heart sank when he saw her, his chubby arms reaching for her, begging for her to take him, to hold him. Being the mother she was, she reached down and lifted the child into her arms, cradling him as she carried him up to the Garrison. " My mate was not exactly thrilled about my adopting another baby."
"Why?" Sam asked, wanting to smack himself. He hated that part about himself, he was too curious for his own good.
"I am not allowed to question my mate, I am only allowed to follow his rule." Belle replied, a deep regret in her voice.
"Mate?" Bobby asked, wishing he had a notebook.
"Yes." Belle said, smiling lovingly, thinking about her mate. "My mate, or in human terms 'husband', is Ariel."
"Wait, your husband is Ariel?" Dean asked, trying to hide his laughter. "So the beast is a mermaid?"
"A beast? Mermaid? I am afraid I do not understand your reference." Belle tilted her head to the side, similar to how Castiel did when he asked a question.
"Never mind." Dean shrugged, biting his lip. "So, including Cas, how many do you have?"
"I have had a multiple of children."
"I mean, how many were under your roof?"
"During the time I was raising Castiel, I have five Angelic Children. Gavriel, Hebel, Orel are my oldest sons, and Devota is my daughter. Castiel is the last baby boy I rescued, Devota's was the last baby I rescued."
"So why's Cas afraid of you?" Dean asked, remembering seeing how mom's treat their youngest children. He saw how spoiled they were, they were treated like royalty. But if Castiel is Belle's youngest son, why was he treated with such abuse?
"Afraid?" Belle asked, surprised.
Dean growled, trying to tame his anger. For a year, Cas was on the run from his brothers and his Angelic Parents. Dean remembered, when they first met Cas's Angelic Father, the dark anger in Cas's eyes. It was something Dean never thought he would see in an Angle, it was pure hate. Ironic for an Angle to express that kind of emotion.
"Hell yeah he was. You, his supposed Angelic mom, and the rest of the family, he feared all of you. And I don't say I blame him, not for a minute."
"Why would you say that?"
"The things you put him through, the amount of abuse he endured from his brothers, it's beyond sickening."
"Dean-"
"Don't try to sugar coat this, bitch."
"I am sorry-"
"Are you really? Cas was your youngest kid, the baby of the family. And you treated him like garbage."
"I have no say in what my husband does, nor my older sons. It is not my doing-"
"You could have saved him, you should have helped him."
"I am not to go against my husband. It is against our Marriage Code, the father disciplines the children, while the mother is the care giver. My husband was doing his job, as was I."
"His job was to neglect Cas as well? Oh wait that was you."
"Do you know why I took in those babies? Why they come to me? Certain babies are given to certain Angle's. My children are given to me because their souls have a special talent, something that would benefit the Garrison."
"Benefit?"
"Yes, my two older sons are gifted with battle tactics, they are the ones that keep Earth safe from most demons. My third son is responsible for teaching younger ones about sigils."
"What about Cas and the other kid, Devota?"
"Unfortunately, their talents are not beneficial to the Garrison. Ariel felt ashamed to have Castiel and Devota in the family. He tried to teach them, force them to have different talents. Something he would have taken pride in, but he should have known better. He cannot fix who they were, they are too different, they were outcasts. Eventually, they hid their talents. It has been so long since I last saw their talents, I have forgotten what their born talents are."
"Some mom." Dean grunted, he didn't care if Belle heard him or not.
"To go back to the subject," Belle said, her voice hard. " You no doubt have questions for me."
"Yeah, a lot."
"Let us cut to the chase, you know I am the one who took Castiel into the woods." Belle began, rubbing her arms. " I am also the one who put those sigil's on Castiel. To protect him from Ariel and his brothers."