Castiel's Secret

Chapter 27

Everyone had sat down with Lisa in the small living space of the suite, after a brief and less then friendly greeting with the old hunter, Rufus. The lack of Ben's presence had Lisa assuring Dean that he'd get to see him soon enough. "Ben likes to go off on his own sometimes, children can be like that. Especially now that he's all grown up," Lisa had explained with a small sigh. It hadn't been long before Lisa had quickly changed the subject and started to engage in a full blown conversation with the group about the witches that had been invading the small town.

Bobby and Rufus had moved into the quieter space within the kitchen to talk. "So, what's the deal?" Bobby had asked the man in a low voice as he had taken the beer offered to him by his old friend.

"I was hoping you could tell me. Didn't you tell me, Dean's old gal had her memory swiped?" Rufus had said with a sigh as he opened his beer bottle on the edge of the counter before bringing it up to his lips to take a big sip of it. He hadn't waited long to hear his friend's reply before he had continued on, "She and her brat just showed up at my door 2 months ago saying she needed to find Dean. We've been on the run since then. All kinds of monsters have been following us, and I think it's because of her." He had no hard evidence, but it was a nagging feeling in his gut that he was more than ready to listen too after everything that he's had to live through.

"Yeah, she did. Which is why I don't understand how is it that she remembered us, but then again a lot of strange things have been happening lately. I can't help but wonder if it's because of Stiles," Sam had said as he walked into the small kitchen, with Gabriel clinging onto his arm looking just as deep in thought as Bobby did. It was just a theory of Sam's but he wondered if they were following her because Dean still cared about her, despite how much he loved Castiel. They must have known Dean would come to her eventually if she called him. Where they trying to locate Stiles by luring Dean?

Rufus hadn't said anything for a moment, and only looked at the pair that had come to join them. He had placed his beer down on the counter as he said, "He's new," and crossed his arms against his chest. "What happened to the pretty boy that clung to your brother?" He had said before adding, "And who the hell is this 'Stiles'?"

"I'm Sam's love monkey, Gabriel aka the greatest arch angel you'll ever get the pleasure of meeting," Gabriel had said before either Sam or Bobby had the chance to even speak. The regret, oh that sweet regret displayed in their eyes for not speaking fast enough was Gabriel's joy.

Rufus was a little astonished with the greeting, but had reluctantly nodded his head once it had all sinked in. "Good to know," Rufus said before going to fetch them both a beer from the cooler. He had nothing to say when Gabriel supersized his beer and sipped at it through a straw. Rufus wasn't too surprised with the little display of angel mojo, after all he had already experienced Castiel's spontaneous tricks. He assumed this one was not nearly as awkward as Dean's angel, but he supposed it'll do. Sam needed a little fun in his life. "Anyways, about this Stiles..?" Rufus had dragged on trying to get filled in on what the hell was going on now.

"Right," Bobby said as he turned his attention from the bickering pair of idjits and to his friend. This was too normal for him now, that he was a little bothered with how much Gabriel and Sam bickered back and forth like an old married couple. "Stiles, is Dean's son we all just found out about," Bobby had said with a deep sigh as he let his beer bottle hit the edge of the counter, "The kid's existence is bringing Lucifer back."

"Now hold the hell up, Dean's got a kid?!" Rufus choked out before looking towards Dean who was happily chatting away with the group gather in the living room. "Well shit, so where's the kid now?" Rufus had asked as he turned back towards his friend.