Fic: Puzzle Pieces (8/9)
Title: Puzzle Pieces
Chapter: 8
Pairings/characters: Dean/Castiel, Sam/Gabriel
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Genre: Romance/AU
Summary:
AU after season 5. Dean finally realizes Castiel's feelings for him,
and struggles to discover his own feelings. And when Castiel turns tail
and runs like hell, what happens next?
A/N: Almost done! Just one chapter after this. This is kinda just a filler; the brother conversations that just need to happen. Even so, it's probably one of my favorite chapters. As much as I love Sabriel and Destiel, I love the brother moments too, and they often get over looked in romantic fics. Anyway, here it is.
(Previous Chapter)
Gabriel, still grinning, ignored his brother's shocked look. He waved a hand, muting Sam's continued streams of profanities that were echoing in the hall.
"What did you do?" Castiel asked as Gabriel took the seat beside him.
"Just took a leaf out of my little brother's book is all," Gabriel said, winking at him.
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Sam took a breath, figuring that Gabriel had probably stopped listening by now, if he ever even heard a single word Sam had yelled since the angel disappeared. He dropped onto the bed, head in his hands. What the hell had just happened?
"The hell were you yelling about?" Dean's voice and the slamming door made Sam jump, staring up at his brother with wide eyes.
"What?" Sam replied automatically, his brain still trying to catch up to the present.
"I could hear you from the parking lot," Dean said, then shrugged. "You sounded pretty pissed, so I waited outside 'til you were done. Didn't wanna be caught in the crossfire when you threw something at Gabriel and he disappeared… Where's that excuse of an angel, anyway?"
Sam choked out a humorless laugh, looking back down at his hands. "Guess you could say he pulled a Castiel," he muttered under his breath.
Out of the corner of his eye, Sam could see Dean freeze halfway to setting the bag of take-out diner food on the desk. "He what now?" Dean asked stuttered out.
Sam raised his eyebrows at Dean, in a please-don't-make-me-answer-that kind of way, but sighed and spoke anyway. "He kissed me, then pulled the vanishing act."
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"Well, you can't tell him that you had to take the cat to vet," Castiel said. "That's my excuse."
Gabriel laughed, not because the joke was funny, but because his little brother was even attempting to be funny. "Don't worry. That one's all yours."
Castiel sighed. "So, should we go back now?"
"Nah," Gabriel said with a slight smirk. "I wanna let Sammy sweat it out a bit longer."
Gabriel turned to look at Castiel when he didn't respond, and saw his brother staring at his feet, his lips pulled into a tight line. "What?"
Castiel looked up at Gabriel with a shocked expression, as though he'd forgotten his elder brother was present. "I just think, maybe I've let Dean 'sweat it out,' as you put it, a bit too long."
"Can't argue with that," Gabriel said.
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Dean leaned against the desk and let out a long breath. Neither of the brothers spoke for a moment, and then Dean broke the silence with a laugh. Sam looked at strangely, and Dean smirked.
"I don't need to give you the you're-still-my-brother-and-I'll-love-you-no-matter-what speech, do I?" Dean asked.
Sam laughed, shaking his head. "Nah, I can do without it." Honestly, he'd been nervous about his brother's reaction, but just hearing Dean say the words in such a joking manner let him know that Dean wouldn't judge him. Ever.
"I can't believe it," Dean said with a hard laugh.
"What?"
"Seems like it always made sense, doesn't it?" Dean asked in a voice that made Sam wonder if he knew he was speaking aloud. "I mean Cas, he was always. I dunno. There. You know?"
Sam nodded. "So does that mean you're not gonna go all homophobic on him when he shows up again?" Sam asked jokingly.
Dean gave Sam a horrified look, apparently not even picking up on the joking tone. "Hell no," he said.
"So why were you so mad at him anyway?" Sam asked. "For leaving?"
Dean looked down, thinking for a moment, then shook his head. "I wasn't mad at him for leaving," he said. "I guess we were both kind of caught off guard when he kissed me. So he needed to leave. I wasn't mad at him for that. I'm mad at him for not coming back." Sam nodded silently. "What about you? You mad that Gabriel kissed or what?"
Sam shook his head. "Nope, just mad that he left."
Dean gave a humorless laugh. "These angels will be the death of us, Sammy, I swear."
A wry smile touched Sam's lips as he looked up at his brother. "We've died in worse ways."
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A/N: So there ya go! To be completely honest, just the last line of this chapter popped into my head when I started writing it, and I just wanted Sam to say that at some point. :) So, only one chapter left! Please comment; it makes me so happy. And I'd lvoe to hear whateveryone thinks of the story as its getting so close to the end.
Chapter: 8
Pairings/characters: Dean/Castiel, Sam/Gabriel
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Genre: Romance/AU
Summary:
AU after season 5. Dean finally realizes Castiel's feelings for him,
and struggles to discover his own feelings. And when Castiel turns tail
and runs like hell, what happens next?
A/N: Almost done! Just one chapter after this. This is kinda just a filler; the brother conversations that just need to happen. Even so, it's probably one of my favorite chapters. As much as I love Sabriel and Destiel, I love the brother moments too, and they often get over looked in romantic fics. Anyway, here it is.
(Previous Chapter)
Gabriel, still grinning, ignored his brother's shocked look. He waved a hand, muting Sam's continued streams of profanities that were echoing in the hall.
"What did you do?" Castiel asked as Gabriel took the seat beside him.
"Just took a leaf out of my little brother's book is all," Gabriel said, winking at him.
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Sam took a breath, figuring that Gabriel had probably stopped listening by now, if he ever even heard a single word Sam had yelled since the angel disappeared. He dropped onto the bed, head in his hands. What the hell had just happened?
"The hell were you yelling about?" Dean's voice and the slamming door made Sam jump, staring up at his brother with wide eyes.
"What?" Sam replied automatically, his brain still trying to catch up to the present.
"I could hear you from the parking lot," Dean said, then shrugged. "You sounded pretty pissed, so I waited outside 'til you were done. Didn't wanna be caught in the crossfire when you threw something at Gabriel and he disappeared… Where's that excuse of an angel, anyway?"
Sam choked out a humorless laugh, looking back down at his hands. "Guess you could say he pulled a Castiel," he muttered under his breath.
Out of the corner of his eye, Sam could see Dean freeze halfway to setting the bag of take-out diner food on the desk. "He what now?" Dean asked stuttered out.
Sam raised his eyebrows at Dean, in a please-don't-make-me-answer-that kind of way, but sighed and spoke anyway. "He kissed me, then pulled the vanishing act."
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"Well, you can't tell him that you had to take the cat to vet," Castiel said. "That's my excuse."
Gabriel laughed, not because the joke was funny, but because his little brother was even attempting to be funny. "Don't worry. That one's all yours."
Castiel sighed. "So, should we go back now?"
"Nah," Gabriel said with a slight smirk. "I wanna let Sammy sweat it out a bit longer."
Gabriel turned to look at Castiel when he didn't respond, and saw his brother staring at his feet, his lips pulled into a tight line. "What?"
Castiel looked up at Gabriel with a shocked expression, as though he'd forgotten his elder brother was present. "I just think, maybe I've let Dean 'sweat it out,' as you put it, a bit too long."
"Can't argue with that," Gabriel said.
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Dean leaned against the desk and let out a long breath. Neither of the brothers spoke for a moment, and then Dean broke the silence with a laugh. Sam looked at strangely, and Dean smirked.
"I don't need to give you the you're-still-my-brother-and-I'll-love-you-no-matter-what speech, do I?" Dean asked.
Sam laughed, shaking his head. "Nah, I can do without it." Honestly, he'd been nervous about his brother's reaction, but just hearing Dean say the words in such a joking manner let him know that Dean wouldn't judge him. Ever.
"I can't believe it," Dean said with a hard laugh.
"What?"
"Seems like it always made sense, doesn't it?" Dean asked in a voice that made Sam wonder if he knew he was speaking aloud. "I mean Cas, he was always. I dunno. There. You know?"
Sam nodded. "So does that mean you're not gonna go all homophobic on him when he shows up again?" Sam asked jokingly.
Dean gave Sam a horrified look, apparently not even picking up on the joking tone. "Hell no," he said.
"So why were you so mad at him anyway?" Sam asked. "For leaving?"
Dean looked down, thinking for a moment, then shook his head. "I wasn't mad at him for leaving," he said. "I guess we were both kind of caught off guard when he kissed me. So he needed to leave. I wasn't mad at him for that. I'm mad at him for not coming back." Sam nodded silently. "What about you? You mad that Gabriel kissed or what?"
Sam shook his head. "Nope, just mad that he left."
Dean gave a humorless laugh. "These angels will be the death of us, Sammy, I swear."
A wry smile touched Sam's lips as he looked up at his brother. "We've died in worse ways."
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A/N: So there ya go! To be completely honest, just the last line of this chapter popped into my head when I started writing it, and I just wanted Sam to say that at some point. :) So, only one chapter left! Please comment; it makes me so happy. And I'd lvoe to hear whateveryone thinks of the story as its getting so close to the end.