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Chapter 6

(Author's Note: I am having some difficulty coming up with names for chapters so I'm just going to start naming them "chapter 6" "chapter 7" etc. etc.)

Sam and Gabriel spent the rest of the day taking care of the bodies. And then headed back to the motel, Sam was having some difficulty bandaging his arm, usually he didn't but today was just an off day for him. After the third time trying to bandage his arm with his non-dominant hand, he let out a frustrated grunt. Gabe looked over to him,
"Are you ok?" He asked sarcastically. Sam gave him a bitchface and sighed,
"Do you know how to bandage a wound?" Sam asked, ignoring Gabe's question for the most part.
"Yes, do you?" Gabriel asked with a snicker. Sam rolled his eyes,
"Can you help me with this?" Sam asked, putting his arm out. Gabriel nodded and took the bandages from Sam, and began to wrap his arm. He was gentle and slow making sure to have to bandage tight enough but not hurt Sam. Everytime Dean would bandage him he wouldn't say it but he was worried and a bit shaky, Sam noticed this but knew Dean was worried about his little brother so never mentioned it. Gabe, on the other hand, was calm about it, because he knew that if he were to shake too much  he could hurt Sam.
Not that I care or anything, but he is taking care of me, so it's just common courtesy.
Once Gabriel finished he used tape to hold the bandage in place.
"Thanks." Sam said, looking down at the bandage.
"No problem." Gabe shrugged.
"It's late, we should get some rest." Sam stated, grabbing some pajamas and going to the bathroom to change. Gabe nodded and changed in the room while Sam was in the bathroom.

Gabriel had been in Heaven the entire time, before now, after he got out of the Empty. Sleep wasn't new to him before he died he had become somewhat human and had to sleep, but he never had nightmares before, especially nothing like this. Sam was already asleep, and Gabriel stayed up a bit longer hoping that tonight wouldn't be like last night. Unfortunately, it was.

This was the second night in a row that Sam had woken up to Gabe panicking. This time it seemed worse, like he was in pain or remembering pain. Sam got out of bed and walked over to Gabriel.
"Gabe, it's just a dream, calm down." Sam sat on the small table next to the couch and stated, softly. Gabriel hadn't calmed down and his breathing was quickening. Sam felt his heart sink, he felt bad for him and was worried about the quickening of his breaths. Sam set his hand on Gabe's shoulder to shake him awake, but the moment he touched him, he shot up. His breathing quicker than before and shaking like crazy. Sam quickly realized this was a panic attack.
"Hey, it's ok, Gabriel, can you take deep breaths for me?" Sam asked, keeping his voice calm and soft even if this did scare him quite a bit. Gabriel, nodded and tried to take deep breaths slowly he was able to slow his breathing down.
Sam was weary to touch him in case that would set him off again, but eventually set his arm around him and pulled him into a hug. Gabe was, at first, shocked that Sam was hugging him but soon hugged back and putting his head on Sam's shoulder, he felt safe.
He wished that they could stay like that forever but Sam pulled away.
"Are you ok?" He asked, softly.
Gabe stared at Sam for a while..
"I- I think so.." Gabe answered and looked to the ground. Sam sighed,
"What happened?" He asked in a serious tone. Gabe didn't look up, he knew it wasn't really his fault but he still felt ashamed..
"Gabe?" Sam asked. This made him look up at Sam, who sighed again and wiped the tears from his face, something he didn't even think about doing, he just did.
"It was just a nightmare.." Gabe said, looking back down.
"You had a panic attack and this is the second night in a row you've had 'just a nightmare…'" Sam replied.
"What time is it?" Gabriel asked, trying to change the subject.
"It's around six-ish." Sam answered.
"Then we should get ready to do whatever we're supposed to do today!" Gabe said trying to sound excited but i stead it came out really shaky and almost scary.
"Actually, we don't have anything to do. I decided to let Dean and Cas hang out with each other and stay here for the rest of the week." Sam started,
"Saturday we'll head back to Lawrence."

Dean laid his head on Cas' shoulder as they talked about everything that happened after the Empty took him.
"So, that's how you got the dog?" Cas asked, tilting his head.
"His name is Miracle." Dean said, faking defensive. Cas chuckled,
"He's cute." Cas stated as he pet Miracle who was on Dean's bed with the two.
"The dog or me?" Dean asked jokingly.
"Both." Cas laughed. Cas looked at Miracle and thought about something as Dean watched him in content. Before Cas spoke up,
"Dean, what are we?" He asked looking over to Dean. Dean thought for a second and sat up, turning towards Castiel in the process. Cas turned to Dean as well, and Dean took Cas' hands in his own.
"Cas, I don't know what we are, but I know what we could be. If you'd like, we could be boyfriends." Dean gave a soft smile. Cas smiled brightly.
"I'd love to be your boyfriend, Dean Winchester." He beamed. Dean kissed his boyfriend softly on the lips and once they parted they held each other close until sunrise.