Snow Never Falls Alone | Sabriel Highschool AU

Goodbye

Gabriel is awake long before Castiel comes into the room, his fingers clutching Sam's shirt and his nose pressed to his collarbone. The cloth underneath his cheek is soaked with tears, and he feels even more exhausted than he ever thought could be possible, his movements sluggish as he heard the soft creak of his door being opened, and Castiel's sad eyes meeting his dead gaze.

"Gabriel."

Gabriel knew that tone of voice, and he felt more tears well up all over again, stinging the back of his eyes as he twisted back to Sam, a whimper leaving him as the taller teen slowly stroked his side. He was out of time.

"I know," He whimpered out, his chest feeling heavy as Sam helped him sit up, his large hands the only thing seeming to keep Gabriel upright. The soft click of the door let him know that Castiel had closed it to give them some privacy, and Gabriel took the opportunity to wrap his arms around Sam's neck, pulling himself into his lap and debating on whether or not he could ever let go.

"I'll help you pack," Sam offered, and Gabriel was just glad that someone felt as hurt as he did about this. He sniffled, nodding against Sam's shoulder before he pulled back, appreciating when Sam's thumb swiped gently along his cheek, erasing the fresh trail of tears.

There wasn't much more to pack, all of it fitting neatly into the two boxes. Gabriel cleaned out the last of his drawers, stopping when his hands found Sam's clothes, the ones that he had loaned him after the snow day. He didn't even realize he was crying again, pulling the shirt to his nose and letting out a soft sob, Sam's scent mixing with the cucumber of his mother's hoodie and just making him cry harder.

"It's okay, Gabe," Sam whispered, his arms wrapping around the smaller boy and pulling him close, letting him cry as he gently pets the top of his head, humming the first thing that came to his mind. Only a few minutes passed before Gabriel was pulling away, his heart thumping and reminding him of the passing time. With a slight sniffle, he held Sam's clothes out to him, returning them to him after so long.

Sam took the clothes gently and placed them in the box with the rest of Gabriel's clothes, closing it without a word.

A knock on the door and Castiel was coming in, his jaw tense as he looked at the both of them before sighing, rubbing his forehead. He moved to the first box, grabbing it gently in his hands and looking at the two of them, "We have only a few minutes before we need to go, Gabe," Castiel whispered, his eyes showing how hurt he actually was as he turned and left the room, giving Sam and Gabriel the last few minutes together.

Gabriel didn't even have a chance to say anything before Sam was hugging him way too tightly to breathe. He was crushed against a wall of chest, soft brushes of lips pressing into his hairline before he felt a dampness. He wriggled, whined a little and then when he could finally pull back, he was met with Sam crying, tears running down his face as he whimpered, words barely heard begging Gabriel not to go just reaching his ears.

Gabriel wiped the tears away, letting his hands rest on Sam's cheeks before leaning up and touching their lips together, keeping it as soft and gentle as possible, their tears mixing against their lips and leaving a slightly salty tang behind when they finally parted, an emptiness in both of them without each other's warmth.