"What the hell was that?" Sam yelled as the windows in the kitchen exploded, his ears ringing. Gabriel laughed heartily and looked around shaking his head. "Gabe?"

"Congratulations Sam, you've just experienced what happens when an angel has his first orgasm!" he answered, snapping his fingers and the windows were fixed instantaneously.

"Ugh! I didn't need to know that!" Sam whined.

"Hey you asked, you can thank your brother for it," and laughed even harder at the look of disgust on Sam's face.

"Seriously just… lie to me next time ok." Sam grumbled. A truck pulled up outside and Bobby got out, coming into the house.

"Was it just me or were all the windows blown out of my house as I pulled up?" Bobby asked looking at the shocked look on Sam's face and then at Gabriel. "Weren't you that trickster a couple years back?"

"Yea, I go by Gabriel now." He replied smugly.

Bobby narrowed his eyes at him and looked at Sam who nodded. "Gabriel? As in arch angel Gabriel?"

"You got it! And yea, I fixed the windows after a…"Gabe started to spill but Sam cast him a warning glare and he stopped. And as if on cue Dean came down the stairs with Castiel trailing behind him slowly. "Aw the two love birds are here! Nice job Dean-o" Gabriel said winking and Cas blushed a furious red. Dean gave him a terrifying glare but it didn't faze him.

Bobby stepped in between them before anything could happen. "Ok, I'm going to end this right here before things get out of hand. You two have a history and this is not the time to for your jokes," he directed at Gabe, "or your show of macho manliness. Now what's going down?" Bobby crossed his arms and Dean shifted uncomfortably under his gaze.

"I have a plan to stop Raphael." Dean said letting the angel blade slide into his palm.

"Oh really? And what pray tell would that be?" Gabe rolled his eyes. Dean smirked and stabbed the now surprised angel with the blade. Sam jumped out of his chair but stopped when nothing had happened, no white light coming out of Gabriel's mouth or from the stab wound, and Gabriel looked shocked down at the blade in his chest as well. "We're taking a page from your play book Gabe." He said and pulled the blade back.

Gabriel put a hand to his chest, and the wound healed instantly. He looked at the older Winchester and a similar smirk pulled at his lips. "I like the way you think."

Castiel sat in the cold basement of Crowley's torture lab, awaiting the demons arrival. He didn't have to wait long.

"Here you go angel, half virgin, half monster," he drawled placing a jar of red liquid into the angel's hands.

Castiel studied the jar carefully, rolling it in his hands for a long couple of moments. "Thank you," he spoke quietly, and Crowley stepped up to him waiting for the angel to look up. "But… I'm renegotiating the terms of our deal."

"Oh? And what's that?" Crowley asked folding his arms across his chest.

"You get nothing. Not one single soul." Castiel told him, face stone cold nothing to belie his reasoning.

"I can't help notice, it seems unfairly weighted?" Crowley looked at him incredulously but the look on Castiel's face did not waver. "You wouldn't dare. I brought you this deal! If this is about your little pets!"

"It has nothing to do with them. They don't trust me now any more than they did before, no thanks to you." He grumbled but forged on as Crowley went to interrupt. "To hand over that amount of power, to king of hell? I am neither stupid nor wicked."

"Unbelievable! You realize you're the bottom in this relationship?" Crowley said spinning around but stopped at the look the angel was giving him, now standing.

"You will not harm the Winchesters. Here are your options. You either flee or die." Castiel told him.

"We made a pact. Even I don't break contracts like this."

"Flee or die." And the warning was so fiercely spoken that Crowley took a step back.

"Can't trust anyone these days." Crowley sneered and disappeared. After a long moment Castiel breathed, mildly surprised that the first part of the plan had worked. As long as he went along with the scripted parts from Dean, Crowley would believe and more than likely do exactly as it was written. He flew back to Bobby's appearing before Dean who only slightly jumped now, becoming more used to Cas' sudden appearances.

"Did it work?" he asked nervously and Cas nodded. "Good. We just have to switch out the blood and everything will be fine." Dean said extending a hand out for the jar Cas was still holding. Castiel hesitated for a long moment. "Cas?" Dean eyed him warily and the angel looked up at him suddenly, shaking his head out of his trance and handed the blood to Dean. "It's going to turn out alright Cas, I promise I won't let anything happen to you." Dean told him fiercely and kissed his lips briefly, and turned away.

'I hope you're right Dean…'

Castiel returned to the basement and was confronted by Crowley and his new business partner, Raphael. He surrendered the switched blood and left before his older brother could take advantage of his state of defenselessness and just kill him for the trouble he'd caused but Raphael was to full of himself and his desire to become God to do anything.

He watched and waited for the right moment to play his part, watching over the others, and clearing a path for them through Raphael's followers so they were not so opposed and outnumbered. Dean and Bobby snuck through the basement door and Dean hurled the angel blade at Raphael who easily caught it without turning. Crowley flipping his hand and sent them flying down the stairs, sprawled on the floor. "If you don't mind we're a little busy here." Crowley shouted at them and went back to reciting the latin spell to the bloody symbol on the wall. He finished the incantation and both him and Raphael waited patiently for a few beats but when nothing happened Raphael turned to glare at him. "Maybe I said it wrong?"

"You said it perfectly, but what you needed was this." The deep gravel of Castiel's voice said and Dean and Bobby rose from their spots on the floor, Dean cradling his arm from the fall, Crowley and Raphael turning to him.

"Enough of these games Castiel. Give us the blood." Raphael said coldly and Crowley rolled his eyes at the stupidity.

"You… Games over, his jars empty. So how'd your ritual go? Better than ours I expect." Crowley said and Dean made to move but Cas didn't do what they had planned, he merely bowed his head, closing his eyes and a brilliant white light emanated from him, blinding them for a moment.

After the light faded he looked to his angel and saw the cold look on his face, Castiel was unwavering, barely sparing a glance at Dean before horrifyingly continuing what he'd hoped to have changed. "You have no idea what it's like. They're all inside me. Millions upon millions of souls." He said softly and the smug look started to fall from Raphael's face.

"Sounds sexy, exit stage Crowley," the demon spoke.

"No!" Dean whispered brokenly as the demon escaped.

Raphael looked just as horrified now, turning to Castiel. "You let the demon go but not your own brother? Castiel." He pleaded.

"The demon I have plans for, you on the other hand…" Castiel said calmly and Dean couldn't let this happen all over again. How had this happened he didn't know, he thought that Cas had given up on the whole purgatory thing, so he lunged at Cas as he raised a hand, preparing to snap Raphael into oblivion.

Everything happened in an instant. Dean and Cas were toppling over each other on the ground, Raphael looking suspiciously on at them, but turned in time for the trap they had laid. Sam was behind him with a real angel blade, but Raphael grasped his wrist, twisting it, and a resounding snap of the bones was heard in the room as Sam howled in pain, falling to the floor. "Dean what are you doing?" Castiel growled struggling against him.

"I can't believe you! You took the damn souls anyway!" Dean yelled punching him but it did nothing but hurt his hand, he really needed to learn not to punch angels.

"Hey big bro!" a new voice said behind him and Raphael spun, the blade he'd taken from Sam grasped in his hand, his eyes grew wide at the sight of his thought to be dead brother Gabriel but didn't hesitate to plunge the blade into him, but impaled himself on the blade in Gabriel's raised hand. Bright light poured out of Raphael's mouth and he crumpled to the ground, large black wings imprinted on the ground under him. Gabriel fell to his knees, hand wrapped around the hilt of the blade in his gut.

"Gabe!" Sam cried running to his side, and the arch angel sputtered.

"This is becoming more familiar than I'm comfortable with…" he rasped, blood trickling from his mouth.

"Why aren't you dead! That was the real blade! Oh god…" Sam yelled making the angel's ears hurt, his head swimming from the loss of blood, "Hang on man"

Bobby was busy yanking Dean off of Castiel, and with a mighty shove Cas removed Dean from him and rushed to his fallen brother. "Gabriel you're really reckless…" he grumbled and closed his hand around the blade and yanked it from his stomach. Gabriel coughed up more blood at the jolt, but Cas was already pressing his hand to the bloody wound, warm white light healing him within a moment.

Dean picked himself up watching as this happened and Cas gave him an apologetic look before looking back at his brother, he cradled his face in his hand and Gabriel gave him a goofy smile, apparently the healing caused him to have an almost drunken effect. He rolled his blue eyes and the warm light reappeared and seemed to go into Gabriel. He dropped his hands and Gabriel breathed deeply, "Well that was weird. Remind me not to go mortal again, it hurts!"

"Wait what?" Dean and Sam both said in confusion. Dean watched carefully as Castiel stood, pulling Gabriel up with him and crossed to stand in front of him.

"I told Gabriel it was a stupid idea…" he whispered.

"It wasn't a stupid idea!" Gabriel yelled at him and gave his signature smirk. "Not to knock your plan Deano but I thought since you proved such a terrible actor before that me and Cas would change it up a slight bit." Dean crossed his arms angrily and Gabe took this as a cue to continue. "You see if you thought he'd taken the souls, and you did, you'd react more genuinely, like you did."

"And the crazy white light? And you not dying from the angel blade can be explained…" Sam asked, equally annoyed.

"I lent him my grace. He put on a good show, and I didn't die from the blade." Gabe shrugged.

"You could have died anyway!" Sam yelled at him. Gabriel shook his head with a slight grin and turned to Sam.

"Where your heart on your sleeve there Sammy." And Sam tried to school his face back into a scowl. "Oh stop it, you're so obvious." Gabriel laughed, and Sam blushed.

"Wait now you two?" Dean asked pointing between the two of them. Gabe gave him a smirk and Sam looked anywhere but at Dean. "Oh that's real nice Sam. The guy killed me 100 different ways!"

"Dean, it's in the past." Cas cut in on him but Dean just turned his angered look on him.

"I can't believe you made me think… Cas the thought of you taking in those souls almost killed me and when I thought it had happened anyway… Damnit don't do that shit to me!" Dean went on angrily until Cas shut him up with a kiss.

"I'm sorry Dean." Castiel said quietly against his lips. Dean sighed and wrapped his arms around the smaller man. "I'm sorry." He said again and they stayed like that for a long moment before someone cleared their throat, reminding them that they were indeed not alone still.

They broke away reluctantly and Gabriel rolled his eyes at them. "I'll get these two back to Bobby's, you can take care of Crowley right?" he asked and Cas nodded. Gabriel took hold of Sam and Bobby and was gone, leaving Dean to look at Cas with a look of confusion.

"Crowley? I thought you let him get away?" he asked, and a smile tugged at Cas' lips as he placed a hand on Dean arm, transporting them suddenly upstairs. Crowley was trapped in an ornately drawn devil's trap, looking very annoyed.

"Get me out of this god forsaken thing!" he fumed and Dean burst out laughing. "This isn't funny you disgusting sniveling piece of…"

"Enough Crowley. I just wanted to thank you for helping me defeated Raphael, inadvertently of course. You played your role perfectly." Castiel spoke, almost cockily.

"What are you talking about? You have the souls! So aren't you going to just kill me now?" Crowley snarled, the fear in his eyes blatant.

"Yes, after all the shit you've pulled, it'll be a pleasure to finally watch you die." Dean said angrily but Cas put a hand on his shoulder, shaking his head. Dean gave him a questioning look as Cas stepped forward.

"You will live." Cas stated and Dean gave him a shocked look, ready to start yelling but Cas put a hand up for silence. "The souls are still in purgatory, where they will remain, permanently." Cas said eyeing Crowley as a grin started to stretch across his face. "I sealed the door so no one can open it. I'm letting you live Crowley, for the soul reason that hell cannot be run haphazardly."

"Cas!" Dean yelled giving the angel a pleading look.

"Dean we don't have a better option. Yes this…" Cas threw a glare at Crowley, "abomination doesn't deserve to continue breathing but hell needs someone to keep the other demons in line."

"And what makes you think he'll do that?" Dean asked angrily and gestured at Crowley, "He's not a trust worthy motherfucker!" Crowley merely shrugged at the comment.

"He will. If he wishes to survive he will do whatever is required of him." Cas said darkly and turned to the demon, the fear creeping into his eyes as the angel stepped into the circle with him. "You don't have Raphael's protection now…" Castiel stated, and Crowley glared at him, not daring to move. Castiel punched him in the side of the face and Crowley staggered, but he gripped the front of Crowley's shirt bringing him very close, the anger burning in Castiel's eyes was enough to stop the inevitable retort that Crowley would have more than likely given. "I make the rules now, and I swear that I will personally kill you as many times as I have too if you ever come near the Winchesters again."

"Fine. I wouldn't want to impose on your love boat anyway." Crowley sneered and Cas punched him again, and Dean cringed at the sound it made. "Son of a… alright! I swear it, You won't see me again!"

"No we won't." Cas growled and grasped Crowley's neck and he yelled in agony, a sigil now burned into his skin. "Now go," Cas' voice boomed through-out the room, the floor cracking across the trap and Crowley was gone, clutching at his neck.

"What the hell was that Cas?" Dean asked stunned.

"An enochian binding sigil, he won't be able to leave hell, unless I or another angel summon him." Cas told him and came to Dean's side.

Dean thought it over, still a little mad that they didn't get to actually kill Crowley but glad that he wouldn't be around anymore. He locked eyes with the angel and a small smile tugged at his lips. "I'm really glad that you're still you Cas."

"Me too. I had almost broken my promise to you." Cas sighed looking tired.

"What promise?" Dean asked quietly.

"Don't ever change." Cas said as he also gave a small smile and Dean wrapped his arms around his angel.

"I'm happy you kept your promise." Dean whispered into his ear and pulled away to kiss his lips.

The End! Or is it? Bonus Sabriel chapter really soon! And maybe a little more Dean and Cas at the very end. I'm not sure if they need a super crazy sex scene or not… I'll decide upon further writing… and COMMENTS! Thank you to all of you for reading my fic! You've made this so much fun to write, and yet a serious challenge! I want it to be something everyone would enjoy and I hope I satisfied everyone! I'm satisfied with it. *shrug*