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“Heeeey Sasquatch,“ someone yelled.
Everybody turned around, bemused to see who the squaller was who was running across the school yard towards a certain group of people.
Sam had instantly began to smile as soon as he heard the nickname. There was only one person who ever used to call him by that specific nickname; and his smile grew wider the nearer this person got to him. The dorky looking guy who was now running towards him was his best and oldest friend in the whole wide world: Gabriel Arkanđeo. And when his clumsy friend stumbled over his own feet and almost fell right in front of him and everyone started to mock and laugh at him, Sam was the one to tell everyone to shut up and help Gabriel to come up again. “Are you hurt?“ Sam asked concerned.
“Nah…don’t worry, I’m fine! Nothing’s broken. Well, except-,“ Gabriel reached into his pocket, “yeah, except for this candy bar I brought for you.“ Gabriel said, rubbing his aching knees and already starting to crack another smile.
Sam laughed, and took the broken candy bar “Haha, I don’t mind the least, thank you very much Gabriel, you are a lifesaver!“ Sam said with a bright smile on his face.
Gabriel liked that smile, it always made Sam’s eyes sparkle, and the sight of it caused his own heart to warm up with a cosy feeling.
“Oh yeah, a lifesaver indeed! Sam stepped into some mud ten minutes ago. So, why don’t you just stay down and let Sam brush off his dirty shoes on your shirt, dipshit?“ Crowley said, which was met with derisive laughter from everyone in the group except for Sam.
“Crowley, I already told you: shut up! Why don’t you take a look at yourself before you start judging other people? At least I only stepped into some mud, you slipped on dog shit!“ Sam said bitingly. The whole group was laughing again and now started pointing fingers at Crowley, who pouted.
“Come on Gabriel, I’m hungry!“ Sam said and dragged Gabriel towards the cafeteria.
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Although Sam was very hungry, he couldn’t stop smiling as he watched Gabriel eating his sloppy joe and telling him very vividly about the latest action movie he saw just two days ago. Sam listened very interested to Gabriel’s description of all the cool explosions and stunts, but also couldn’t hide a huge grin as Gabriel was getting more and more sauce around his mouth until he looked like a giant five year old.
Sam took a second to remember the first time he ate sloppy joes with Gabriel.
~!~
It was about fourteen years ago; Sam was 3 and Gabriel was 4. Sam, his dad and his big brother Dean had just moved to another city after his mum died and his dad decided to leave their hometown and start a new life somewhere else. Luckily, his dad got a new job as a mechanic, hence they all moved into the house next to Gabriel’s. Gabriel himself lived completely alone with his mother; his other siblings lived with their dad and his new wife somewhere in Europe.
When the Winchester boys got out of their car, both clinging to their respective stuffed animals, Gabriel was already standing at their porch, lollipop in hand. “Hello, my name is Gabwiel, what is your name?“
“My name is Sammy. This is my big brotha Dean and this is my Daddy.“ little Sam Winchester said, pushing a thumb into his mouth. It was the beginning of a great friendship.
The same evening Gabriel’s mum invited all the Winchesters over for dinner in her garden behind the house. On special request by Gabriel they all ate his favorite dish: sloppy joe. The kids enjoyed playing with the food and the adults didn’t scold them as they were too busy laughing at their little rascals, being happy and at ease for the very first time in a long time. They kept debating who of them is going to clean up the mess and who is going to give the kids a thorough shower at the end of their -actually not consisting of that much eating- dinner. In the end Mrs. Arkanđeo cleaned up the mess, while John Winchester washed off all the boys with the garden hose. It was a warm summer night and the boys enjoyed the warm spray of water while hopping around in their superhero underwear and teasing each other. This was also the first time Sam stayed at Gabriel’s over night. There was simply no other choice at the end of the day, as Sam threw a tantrum and wouldn’t stop until Gabriel’s mum agreed to let him sleep with Gabriel in one bed. Dean stayed with his dad in their new house and was very happy to finally have a whole room completely on his own.
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“…and then the car crashes at full speed through a police block and although the police officers shoot at the car, several times, they fail to slow it down…“ Gabriel kept on narrating, completely oblivious of Sam being lost in nostalgic thoughts.
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After that first night, Sam and Gabriel became inseparable. When Sam and his dad went to Kindergarten to enroll him, Gabriel was already there to tell the Kindergarten-teacher all about Sam. And after arguing that the two of them -of course- just had to be in the same Kindergarten-group, Gabriel felt overjoyed when she agreed and asked him to introduce Sam to everyone. Gabriel gladly obliged and felt really special for already knowing so much about the new kid.
Dean, being 6 and therefore old enough to go to school, started his first day without knowing anyone of his class mates. But as it turned out this didn’t prevent him from instantly being surrounded by a lot of cute girls who all fought for the privilege to be to one sitting next to him in class.
When Gabriel left Kindergarten for school, Sam was heartbroken for 2 days. Luckily a lot of candy and the circumstance that Gabriel immediately shared all of his acquired knowledge from school made up for all the heartache. And when Sam, due to being a very eager learner and clever boy, started school a year later and was immediately skipped to second class, the joy of both boys knew no bounds. Therefore it was no surprise that Gabriel took a lot of pride when he, just like in Kindergarten, was once again the one to introduce Sam to every teacher and all the other kids in their class.
The two of them were reunited and there was seemingly absolutely nothing that could ever separate them again. Although Sam was the youngest in class and knew no one except for Gabriel, he very soon not only became the most popular student with his teachers, but also among his fellow classmates, especially when it came to sports. The latter was taken to extremes once the boys entered puberty and Sam hit a growth spurt and corollary not only joined the football team, but also started to spend most of his time in gyms.
Gabriel on the other hand stayed dorky, and compared to Sam didn’t grow as much. And while Sam toned his body and thereby became more and more attractive with his looks, Gabriel, although very handsome and still the class clown, became uncool and got picked on by many other students.
But their friendship remained intact against all odds. It was unlikely for someone as popular as Sam to be friends with someone as dorky as Gabriel. Nerds, geeks and dorks were rather bullied than befriended by jocks. But Sam didn’t tolerate that. Every time somebody tried to bully or trick Gabriel into something, Sam stepped in and defended Gabriel against them. And every time Sam stepped in to help Gabriel, Gabriel began to like him even more. But of course that was the last thing Gabriel would EVER admit to Sam; he simply counted himself very lucky that Sam was not only still willing to spend his time with him and called him his best friend in private, but also acknowledged and proved all of this very proud, publicly.
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“…and then of course right at the very end he saves the day and gets the girl! It’s so cliché, and yet it’s just pretty damn amazing!! You just HAVE to watch the movie, Sammy!!“ Gabriel took a sip of his orange juice. “Sam? Sam! Heeeello, earth to Sam.“ Gabriel snapped his fingers twice in front of Sam’s face. “Hey, are you even listening? Sam, where are you?“
“Oh sorry, Gabe! I was lost in thoughts.“ Sam said.
“Yeah, I figured. You probably didn’t hear a single word I said!“ Gabriel said a bit grumpy.
“That’s not true! You just said the hero got the girl in the end and they lived happily ever after!“ Sam said with a wide grin before taking a large bite out of his sloppy joe.
“Yeah well, that’s true for most stories, so I still believe you didn’t listen!“ Gabriel said huffy.
“Oooh Mr. Grumpy McGrump-Grump. Don’t pout! Even without all the sauce that seems to have exploded right in your face, you look just absolutely ridiculous making that face!“ Sam said teasingly.
Gabriel, still a bit grumpy, wiped away all the leftover sauce around his mouth, folded his arms, and asked, “So tell me Mr. Dreamy McDaydream what exactly was it then that was so much more interesting to think about instead of listening to me?“
Sam, still smirking, replied, “Actually I just remembered us eating our very first sloppy joe together oh so many years ago. And you know… come to think about it, at the end of our meal your face looked pretty much just as dirty as it does now.“ Sam said.
“Oh really? And how about you?“ Gabriel said, provokingly, “You even had food stuck up in your nose! And your favorite plush-toy Mr. Moosekateer was so throughly soaked in sauce, juice, dirt and sticky from all the candy you ate that your dad had to wash it so many times over and over again that you were completely unable to cuddle with it for almost a week!“ Gabriel said with a cheeky smile. “I had to lend you one of my plushies, because the box with your other toys was not to arrive for another two weeks!“
“Gabriel, I really don’t know why you take so much pride in it, considering that I spend almost all of my time during this week at your house! And besides, I woke up one night because you were cuddling me and calling me Mr. Moosekateer in your sleep!“ Sam continued, teasing Gabriel with an even wider grin.
Gabriel blushed. “Yeah well, you kept blabbing about that stupid toy of yours so much, I guess at one point my mind imagined that it were mine and well, as you were right beside me in bed…and you do kinda look like a moose sometimes…“ Gabriel said sheepishly, letting the sentence trail off.
“Hey guys did you hear that? Gabriel used to rub himself on Sam when he was sleeping! I bet he still does that! Take care not to let this sick little fuck come too close to you! He is a frotter and will take advantage of any given chance to rub himself against you!!“ Crowley said in such a loud voice that everyone’s attention in the cafeteria was now focused on him and the table Gabriel and Sam were sitting at.
“Shut up, Crowley! You are just jealous because your only long-lasting friendship is with Ben & Jerry’s!“ Sam said irritated. He hated bullies and unfortunately Crowley was one of the worst!
“Sam, mind your own damn business! The secretary send me here to tell you that your brother is waiting for you in her office.“ Crowley said in a gruff voice.
“Yeah right, Crowley! Tell that to some other idiot! You can’t fool me. There’s absolutely no way she would send you over to tell me that!“ Sam said, belittling.
At that moment all the speakers in the cafeteria made a terrible squeaking sound, indicating an announcement. “Mr. Sam Winchester, please come to the office immediately. Mr. Sam Winchester to the office please.“
All eyes now rested on Sam. Before getting up, he looked back and forth between Gabriel and Crowley before he finally said, “Ok Crowley, looks like you were right. I really have to go to her office-“
“Told you so, Gigantor! I don’t lie.“ Crowley said.
Sam rolled his eyes before continuing, “Anyway,“ he turned his attention to his friend, “Gabe, I guess I have to go and check out what Dean wants from me. Can I leave you here alone, or do you want to come with me?“
Gabriel glanced at Crowley before he looked at Sam and said, “No, I think I’ll be ok here, Sam. Just go. I’ll join you once I’m done with dessert.“
“You sure?“ Sam asked, unsettled.
“Of course I’m sure! Sam, I’m no baby; I can take care of myself just fine. Now go! I’ll either catch up with you at the office or wait for you in front of the gym for our PE lesson.“ Gabriel said firmly.
“Ok. I’ll hurry.“ Sam said, smiling at Gabriel. He took his dinner tray, stepped closer to Crowley, and with a stern expression he whispered into his ear, “Listen Crowley, don’t you dare to start a fight again, because you may rest assured that if you do, I will stop meeting you in secrecy just so we can work out together in order for you to lose some weight.“
Crowley swallowed hard but then nodded in agreement.
No sooner had Sam left the cafeteria and Crowley left to grab some food for himself, when suddenly Crowley’s best friends the Demonio siblings, Azazel and Abaddon, showed up right beside Gabriel’s table. They instantly started making fun of Gabriel.
“So what are you going to do now, pipsqueak? Your big and mighty bodyguard is gone and can’t protect you anymore!“ Abaddon said.
“Yeah, behind whom are you going to hide now in order to conceal your filthy secret?“ Azazel said challenging. “I bet you are already planning your next sleepover at Sam’s or some other poor bastard’s home. Just casually slipping him some roofies and then you are free to do whatever your sick little twisted mind wants to do with him!“
“I bet he doesn’t even stop at guys! I’m sure if given the chance, he gets himself off by rubbing against anything with a pulse, guys, chicks, and I bet even all kinds of animals! Hell, that finally explains what happened to Sam’s dog Barky! Didn’t Sam mention once that his dog ran away after spending one night at Gabriel’s? He is such a filthy son of a bitch!“ Abaddon said.
“That’s not true! Barky ran away because he was still a puppy and very confused because he just got out of an animal shelter!“ Gabriel said mournfully. “And I would never ever rub myself against someone to get off. That’s nonsense! I admit I cuddled Sam once, but that was years ago… and… and we were still children, and-“ Gabriel said desperately.
“Oh yeah? And how about that exchange chick from Europe… ehm, wait… what was her name again?“ Abaddon asked.
“Kali.“ Gabriel said in a flat voice.
“Yes, that’s right! That skunk’s name was Kali! She slept her way through all the classes and even banged some of the teaching assistants. Everybody knew what she was doing and no one was bothered by it in the slightest, everything was just fine. But then you little pussy went out with her and, *bam*, three days later, she all of a sudden went back to her home country! Well, I wonder why she would do something like this unless you are the reason for it, dipshit?!“ Abaddon said.
Gabriel opened his mouth to retort to Abaddon, but being sworn to secrecy by Kali to why she left, he closed his mouth again and remained silent. He’s definitely not going to betray her trust now just because these idiots once again chose to pick on him.
“Oh look at that, he’s not saying anything! Now if that’s not a confession, then I really don’t know what is. I bet he even forced her to try out some of his crazy and disgusting perversions.“ Abaddon said teasingly.
“Yeah, like letting him piss on her or allowing him to roofie her so he could pretend she’s just a warm body, free for him to use in any given way. I bet he didn’t even bother to try to bang her while she was conscious! I bet he was scared shitless of her, so this sick little low-life just slipped her some roofies anyway. It’s the only way he could make certain to ever get it up with a woman like her. It must have been a nice change from all the dead and motionless things he usually fucks.“ Azazel said, provocatively.
“Yeah, I’m sure he infected her with corpse-worms and she was so disgusted by him and what he did that she decided to leave the country voluntarily. That also explains why she didn’t show up for cheerleading practise the very next day.“ Abaddon observed.
“So tell us Gabriel, was it nice for a wack-job necrophiliac like you are to finally screw a living person? For once not having to fear to break the law?“ Azazel continued to ask.
“I… I didn’t…“ Gabriel began to say in a low voice.
“You didn’t? You didn’t what, asshole? You didn’t fuck her? Oh, that’s just hilarious! Are you saying, you went out with her and you didn’t even succeed in getting into the pants of the biggest slut ever to have been on this school? Wow, you are even a much bigger loser than I thought you are!!“ Abaddon said, ridiculing.
“Seriously, you are such a failure! Even that miserable virgin Baldur didn’t miss the opportunity to get his cherry popped by that slut!“ Azazel mocked. “Not to mention the orgy with half the football team and cheerleader squad a weekend previous to her departure! You are such a pathetic scumbag, you were even too dumb to get laid by a fucking nymphoma-“
The resounding crack as Gabriel's fist hit Azazel's mouth and the loud bang his chair made when he suddenly jumped up and in front of Azazel were both loud enough to be heard not only by everyone in the room, but also partially in the corridor leading out of the cafeteria. Gabriel’s fist hurt and he was shaking, barely able to hold back all the anger and frustration he felt. “Get out.“ He managed to say through gritted teeth.
“Or what you moron? Are you going to hit me again?“ Azazel said with a mocking smile, blood dripping from his lower lip.
“Yeah, and are you willing and prepared to hit me, too?“ Abaddon chimed in.
Gabriel was fuming with rage and ready to hit everyone and everything right now, even if Abaddon was a girl.
“Ok, that’s enough! No one is going to hurt anyone here!“ Mr. Singer, the math teacher, stepped in. “Mr. and Ms. Demonio, you’ll come with me to the infirmary. We need to get that lip patched up! Mr. Arkanđeo, you’ll be cleaning out the storage room of the gym after school.“
“But I didn’t do anything! They both provoked me! I just reacted.“ Gabriel tried to explain.
“That doesn’t matter and to be honest, I don’t really care. All I saw and that counts is that you hit Mr. Demonio here and that everyone in this room saw you doing it. So are you going to comply, or do you want some more work, giving you even more time to think about the wrong you did?“ Mr. Singer asked.
“No that’s ok, I’m going to clean the storage room.“ Gabriel said meekly.
“Great, then that problem is solved. Oh and don’t forget to go to the infirmary yourself later. You should definitely put an ice pad on your knuckles.“ Mr. Singer said, before leaving Gabriel and thereby the cafeteria, dragging the Demonio siblings with him.