Hunter's Angel (Destiel/Sabriel)

32 - The Right Choice

"Well?" Dean said as 'Bobby' walked into the kitchen, grabbing a flask and taking a drink from it.

"What?" Bobby asked.

"Where have you been?"

"Around."

"The hell do you mean, around? It's been thousands of years. We didn't know where you were, if you were even still alive."

"I'm God you idjit, you can't just kill me."

"I'm pretty sure all your children could work together to murder you," Dean muttered darkly. Bobby just rolled his eyes.

"I'm not here to come back to the world," Bobby said. "Or have anything to do with what's happening. I have no interest in interfering."

"You can't just leave us!" Dean yelled.

"I already did. Now shut your damn mouth and let me talk."

Dean stopped talking but glared at Bobby.

"I don't want to get back into this," Bobby said. "But I've been watching you and Sam. The 'Winchesters'."

"And?" Dean growled through gritted teeth.

"It's interesting," Bobby said. "My two archangels. Both fallen in love with a human. Wasn't expecting it."

"You created us," Dean said.

"Everyone has a bit of free will," Bobby said. "Most angels ignore it in favour of obeying my orders."

"You created us with a flaw?"

Bobby fell silent, looking at Dean. "That there is your problem. You hate humans, even just the concept of them. You want to be a soldier."

"Stating the obvious much?" Dean said, rolling his eyes.

Bobby narrowed his eyes. "You're caught between two worlds. You're going to have to choose eventually."

"Not if I can help it," Dean growled.

"That's why I'm here. I'm going to give you a choice. And you're going to make the right one."

~~

"Heya Cassie," Gabe said shakily as Cas walked into the room.

"Are you okay Gabriel?" Cas asked, narrowing his eyes.

"Never better," Gabe muttered, staring fixedly on something that didn't appear to be there. Cas walked over to sit beside Gabe, putting his hand on his shoulder.

"Gabriel," Cas said, and Gabe snapped out of his trance, looking at Cas with frightened eyes.

"I'm fine," Gabe snapped, abruptly standing up and walking out of the room. Cas watched him go with wide eyes, and then looked over as Sam walked in, leaning against the doorway.

"He's not okay," Sam said quietly.

"I can tell," Cas said. "What's wrong with him?"

"The cage has affected his mind," Sam said. "He's...hallucinating. Insanity is inevitable."

"Can't you help him?"

"He won't let me. It would require me taking the insanity on myself."

Cas sighed. "Of course he wouldn't let you. You could force him to..."

"What hurts more Castiel? Going insane, or watching the one you love go insane?" Cas didn't answer. "I won't put him through that."

"You two..." Cas said. "You sacrifice so much for each other."