Penance { for Lizardwhisperer

[Nene]

"Night, De..." Cas smiled softly and slowly fell asleep, happy as could be.

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The nurse directed Catie to Sam's room, and still heavily pregnant with a healthy baby, Catie waddled in. She tilted her head to the side, perplexed as she had no idea how he could've gotten there before her. She rose a brow at the humans comment, "you're human too, aren't you?" she asked softly, but then realized that he was the reason she and Sam were both healed, healthy and safe. "... wh... what?" she thought about this and took a couple of steps back. She'd met Castiel, and knew that angels were real, "you're an angel." she thought out loud and rubbed the back of her neck.

Catie's features lit up when she saw Sam, but she frowned when she noticed he was crying, "oh, Sam," she hurried over to him and curled her arms around him carefully.

Sam's shoulders shook and he hugged Catie as tight as he could, careful of her pregnant belly. Catie rubbed his back and when 'Dr. Grace' shooed her and called her Shamu, she feigned offense and stuck her nose up. She turned away from them, and looked over her shoulder, smiling so they would know she wasn't really offended, and she went out of the room to allow them time alone.

Sam sat on the edge of his bed, not even looking at Gabriel. He didn't expect this to happen a second time so soon and he tried to stop crying in front of him. "...n-nothing. nothing, I'm just..." he had to come up with something, even if the archangel could see right through his fibs. "I'm huh... happy? y-yeah, h... happy that... that Catie's okay." well, that wasn't a complete lie - he was happy that she and her baby were alive and healed, but they wouldn't have been in that situation if not for him.

"... no." he lowered his head, "I should've... should've made sure that she was inside, safe. I-I told her to stay in, but... it wasn't... wasn't good enough." Sam rose from the bed, intending to get out of this hospital. Before Catie had gotten pregnant, she could hunt as well as he or Dean could, and she had thought she could protect Sam, not taking her pregnancy into consideration.

[Lizardwhisperer]

"Whoa, whoa, whoa--hey, nice tushie, handsome." Gabriel smirked, as Sam closed the back of his gown and spun around.

"Don't get your johnnie in a bunch, Sammy--that kind of talk has earned your bare little fanny a trip over my knee, anyway. You gonna cooperate or does Dr Grace gotta take your temperature, too?"

Gabe snapped his fingers and the two were back in the plush room, in Monte Carlo.

"Good choice, Sam. Speaking of choices, I believe in them. I'll ask you again, am I administering a big boy spanking or a little boy spanking? Up to you, sport."

[Nene]

Sam blushed and spun around, pulling the back of his gown closed, and he swallowed hard. "n-no," he protested, but he then hung his head, knowing he would get it anyway. "fine..." he sighed as he found himself back in that plush room in Monte Carlo, and was then posed that same question from before.

Sam remembered how he fit in Gabriel's arms and on his lap, and he knew how he wanted this to happen, but he looked down, not uttering a word. He couldn't bring himself to tell Gabriel. He backed away from Gabriel, still holding the back of his gown closed, "I ah... ah..." he breathed out slowly, "b-but I h-have to get back to Catie," he argued weakly. Catie was with Donna, and Donna would take good care of her.

[Lizardwhisperer]

"Aw, Moosy, it's ok--I know. Take a nice, deep breath, little man." With a snap, ten-year-old Sam Winchester stood by the bed, clutching the seat of his pj's, covered in cars and buses.

Gabriel smiled down at the flustered child, patting his head, "There, that's more like it, eh?"
The archangel leaned down and lifted Sam, from under his arms and carrying him to the bed, where he sat the kid on his knee.
He answered Sam's questioning look, "Hold your horses, son. You'll be over my knee in just a minute. But first--"
Wrapping his arms around the nervous little boy, Gabe hugged him to his chest.

"You were magnificent tonight, Sammy. You faced a Hodag with nothing but a gun and a knife--and lived to tell about it! Catie called you for a reason, kid--because up against the unknown, you pull out all the stops." Gabriel rocked Sam, as he began to cry into his chest, "Now, I know you're listening, but your little heart is just not believing a word I'm saying, so ol' Uncle Gabe will help convince your heart, through your little bottom." He patted the boy's tiny bottom, before lifting him up and gently placing him face-down on his angelic knee.

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Dean woke early, to Cas moaning and clutching at his shirt, dreaming intensely.
"Hey, buddy, take it easy on Greg Allman, will ya. The hunter scooped up the restless little boy, and spoke softly, in his ear, "C'mon, Cas--two emergencies a night are my limit. I'm trying to cut down."

[Nene]

Sam breathed in slowly and breathed out as he was de-aged to his ten years old for the second time in the last couple of days. He peered up at Gabriel, not used to having to look up to the archangel, and he hung his head and tugged on his pajama top nervously, as well as quite flustered. Sam hid his flushed face in his hands bashfully when he was patted on the head. When Gabriel lifted him up, he made a surprised sound, but he curled his arms and legs around him, not wanting to be put down.

Sam expected to find himself face down over Gabriel's knee immediately, but when Gabriel sat him on his lap, he looked up, confused, and his bottom lip wobbled when he was held close. Silent tears stung his hazel hues and slipped down his cheeks. "b-but I-" he attempted to argue that he hadn't been good enough, but as Gabriel continued to praise him, he choked out a sob. He calmed some as he was rocked, and he clung to Gabriel again. It was easy for Gabriel to separate Sam from him and put him over his knee, much to Sam's dismay.

It wouldn't be at all like the last time - Sam didn't protest nor fight and he didn't try to push himself up. He knew he needed this and would not cause Gabriel any trouble.

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Cas was having an unpleasant, painful nightmare and he clutched the fabric of Dean's shirt as he slept, moaning loudly. His moaning turned to weeping when Dean scooped him up and held him, and his weeping came to an end as this small motion roused him.

[Lizardwhisperer]

Gabriel considered the pliant little boy, on his lap. Not wanting to draw things out, he bared Sam's tiny bottom and spanked it, slowly and steadily. He didn't need much force to get a reaction, as the kid was already sobbing and simply needed a hand (haha) to let go.

SPANK SPANK SPANK SPANK SPANK

The angel spanked in silence for a few minutes, then began speaking quietly, "Sam Winchester, you're amazing at what you do--and you know it. Hell, you've tangled with the likes of me, more than once--even thought you killed me, once or twice. Hunting is a complicated business and just because you don't come out the other end unscathed, doesn't mean you didn't do a good job."

SPANK SPANK SPANK SPANK SPANK

Sam wasn't squealing or kicking, just clutching Gabriel's leg and sobbing, sadly.

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"Good morning, Sunshine. It was just a bad dream, Cas, but you got pretty upset. I think we better get you to the potty, eh?"

Dean carried his charge to the bathroom and helped unzip his footies. When the boy was done, Dean went, then the two washed their hands, together, making silly bubbly sounds with their lips.

"What'ya say, kiddo--eggs, bacon and waffles--or bran flakes?"

[Nene]

Sam hung his head and wept as his pajama bottoms and undershorts were tugged down to reveal his tiny bare bottom. His weeping turned to long, drawn out sobs as Gabriel began to spank his unprotected bottom, and he resisted the urge to block, curling his slender arms around Gabriel's leg.

"b-b-but...but... I duh-didn't d-do a g-good j-job....a-ahh ahhh...!" Sam didn't accept anything Gabriel said about him, even though he had known how amazing he was at what he did, but this time he had done absolutely nothing he felt worthy of praise.

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Cas nodded subtly and he sniffled, "I was s-scared." he said and looked down as he really had to potty. It was a good thing he woke up when he had. "uh-huh... I ... I have to go." he clung to Dean as he was carried, and laid his head down on his shoulder for a short time as his poor little head ached.

Cas did his business and he shrieked with giggles at the bubbles and Dean playing with him. He made a face at the mention of bran flakes and he shook his head, "eggs, bacon, and waffles!" he decided immediately.

[Lizardwhisperer]

"Of course you did a good job, you ridiculous moose--you're Sam Winchester."
Gabriel spanked the little bottom, red, while the young hunter cried, piteously, into his pant leg. Gabe patted his back a bit, while the punishment continued.
"C'mon, Moosy, you'll feel better, when you let this guilt go. You're a good bo--. You're a good man, Sam."

That did it. Sam cried from his gut, in long, mournful sobs.

Gabe ended the spanking with three sharp slaps to Sam's sit-spots and scooped the little hunter into a hug. "There ya go, buddy--there it all goes."

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Dean lifted Cas onto his shoulders and gave him a ride to the kitchen. "A smorgasbord, it is!"
He started to prepare their breakfast, with the little angel still on his shoulders, letting Cas "direct" the cooking. The boy loved every minute of it.

"Should we make enough for Sam, too, Cas? I doubt Gabe's got anything to eat, but Twizzlers and Snickers bars."

[Nene]

Sam wouldn't accept that he was not to blame for Catie's involvement, as he thought he could've done something more to prevent her from leaving her home. "b-but I-but th-the muh-monster j-juh-just thuh-threw me a-around a-and... a-and I cuh-couldn't stuh-stop it f-from huh-hurting C-Catieeee..." Sam still argued that he hadn't done a good job, up to the point where Gabriel told him he was a good boy, or rather, a good man.

No longer arguing, Sam cried out his guilt, and he yowled as his sit-spots were targeted. He shook as he cried and he rubbed his bottom gingerly, hiccupping and coughing when Gabriel scooped him up to hold him. "I'm suh-sorry..." Sam sniffled and wiped his tears with his sleeve.

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Cas shrieked with giggles and held on as Dean gave him a ride to the kitchen, and he enjoyed himself helping Dean make an amazing breakfast. He thought about Sammy and he nodded eagerly, "he'll probably be hungry." he told Dean, "let's make enough for Gabie too, 'case he wants to stay for breakfast."

[Lizardwhisperer]

Gabe squeezed Sam tight, "That's just it, buddy--you've got absolutely nothing to be sorry about. You set out to help someone and while things got a bit wild, you did help someone." When Gabriel felt the little hunter squeeze him back, he eased his pants up and carried the sniffling boy, with his shaggy head resting on his shoulder, to the bathroom, to wash his tear-stained face.
"There ya go, Moosy. Now, you ready to go home? I bet your brother's got the National Guard looking for ya."

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Just finishing putting breakfast on the table, Dean jumped out of his skin, when the short archangel and the much taller Sam suddenly popped into the room.

"Sonofabitch, don't DO that! And just where the Hell do you get off kidnapping my brother?"

Gabe held up his palms, "Now, now, cool your jets, We had some things to talk about--didn't we, Sam?"

As his brother lowered his eyes, Dean noticed his flushed face. "Everything ok, Sammy?"

Dean stared at his brother, not quite able to pinpoint what was going on, but finally nodded at his answer.
"Let's eat," Dean took aseat and motioned for everyone to sit, but Cas ran and jumped into Gabe's arms.

"OOf! Hey, there, little bro--you been behaving yourself?"