Note: This is my first Supernatural fic. I am a new writer and write differently than many other writers on here. I hope you enjoy it. Slightly AU and placed somewhere in season 9. Castiel x OC.

Maya

The angel factions were still running wild. Sam and Dean were still hunting monsters like they always do. Sam had been restored to his former self, and while Castiel was once again an angel, he sometimes longed to be a human again. Even if it was for a moment. He secretly watched Sam and Dean eat with such jealousy that he would often have to leave the room. Much to the confusion of the brothers. This time, he stood up slowly while the brothers finished yet another greasy meal.

"I'm leaving. I have work to do."

Dean gave him a glance. "We all have work to do."

"This is different. I have to go look for something. I will return as soon as I can." With that, he was gone.

Castiel found himself standing outside the Gas-N-Sip that he once called his work. It was way past the closing time, but Castiel still could see his former boss working in the office with a single light on. He pondered knocking on the window, but just as his hand was about to hit the window, he stopped. He looked down at the gravel near the window and backed away slowly. "This was not how a human should act." He told himself. He turned around and started walking away. He decided to take a walk and to see the town he once called home as a human. He walked for what seemed like hours until he stopped at a house that seemed to almost be glowing. He could feel the warmth coming from the home. He stepped closer until he could touch the front fence. He held the fence door until he heard a noise. He looked up to see a woman in jeans, black boots, and a thin black coat lock her door and walk down the stairs. She was looking down, trying to find her car key, when she looked up. Castiel stood silent and only looked at her. The moonlight and street lights barely illuminating his face. The woman stopped walking, gasped, and dropped her keys.

"Who are you?" She called out.

Castiel took his hand off the fence. "Just a stranger passing through." He paused. "Your house, it feels very warm and inviting."

The woman reached down slowly and grabbed her keys. She shoved them in her pocket, not taking her eyes off the stranger on her sidewalk. "What's your name?"

"Castiel."

The woman's eyes widened, but she pretended to sneeze to cover her surprise. "Oh excuse me. I'm Maya."

"It's nice to meet you Maya."

"You as well Castiel." She looked at her watch. "Would you like to come in?"

Castiel smiled. "Yes, I would. Thank you." Maya walked over and unlocked the fence. He nodded a thank you and she led him inside the house. Once they were inside, he noticed she took off her boots, so he did the same. He could feel his energy return, almost as if his grace was being recharged. He sighed deeply as the warm feeling enveloped him. Maya smiled.

"Can I get you anything to drink?"

"Oh, yes, anything is fine." Castiel's voice was softer as he still took in the wonderful feeling.

"I'll be right back. Feel free to hang up your coat on the hook behind you." She walked briskly away into the kitchen. Castiel looked around the area. It was very minimally decorated, but all of the décor was an earth tone, giving the room a soft glow to it. He sat down slowly onto the couch and noticed that Maya was already returning. She had with her two mugs and a carafe. She set it down on the table and poured him the tea. He thanked her and took a small sip from the warm mug. He instantly felt a million energy particles rushing through him. Not his vessel, but him. He drank the tea faster. Maya sat back and drank her own, crossing her legs and she sat back in the chair. "How is it?"

Castiel looked up from the nearly empty mug. "It's the most amazing thing I've ever tasted in my life." He gulped the last bit down. "May I have more?"

"Of course." She poured him another cup and they sat in silence, drinking their teas until the carafe was empty. Castiel sat his mug down and could feel warm, which didn't happen to him. He undid a few buttons and rolled up his sleeves. Maya finished her tea and sat the mug down. "You will feel normal again soon."

"What was that?" Castiel now felt a bit on edge. He was an angel. Everything should taste like nothing or overwhelm his taste buds. This tea didn't overwhelm taste, but rather his entire self.

"It was a special tea I made. It energizes, as you've noticed. Only angels can benefit from it."

"Are you an angel?" Castiel's voice lowered and he began to rise.

"Sit back down Castiel. I'm not here to harm you. Quite the opposite actually." She took the mugs and walked back into the kitchen. When she returned, Castiel had his coat on, the angel blade in his hands. His eyes were still half lidded as the tea was still giving him a wonderful feeling. She frowned, then rolled her eyes. "Fine Castiel, stab me. It's not going to work." He shifted his stance, then took the blade and stabbed it right into her heart. She grunted, but looked him in the eyes. No effect. "See? Now put the blade away." Castiel backed up slowly and watched as the wound healed itself. Castiel could see the blood rising from the blade and rug and flying back into her body. When the wound healed, she looked down at her simple short sleeved shirt. "Looks like I forgot a spot." She put her hand over the torn fabric and within a moment, it was back to normal. Castiel held the blade tight. Maya had had enough. She snapped her fingers just as Castiel was about to lunge at her again.

Castiel finished lunging forward, but found himself sitting on the couch again with his coat off and the angel blade sticking out of the pocket. He looked around in confusion and found Maya sitting next to him on the couch. "What is this?"

"This is me telling you to stay calm. I'm not here to hurt you in any way." She leaned forward. "I suppose you'd like to know who I am."

Castiel moved away from her. "It would be good to know."

"Well, how do I put this." Maya leaned back on the couch and pondered for a moment. "I guess you could say I'm the Queen of Angels. God likes to call me the Queen of Heaven."

Castiel's eyes widened. "Queen of Heaven? There is no such thing. The only Queen of Heaven claims were false. "

"I know I've never really been part of the lessons and training. I wanted it that way. I'm as old as Death. I never really wanted to be a leader." She shifted and sat facing Castiel. "I just wanted to travel the dimensions, the universes. I wanted to lead a simple existence, but because I was so powerful, God wanted me to be a ruler of Heaven while he took his little trips. He gave me the title, but I don't deserve it." She looked away from him. "I come back to Earth once every few thousand years. It was quite surprising to see the angels had fallen and all the chaos that had happened just in the past few years. It seems I came back at the right time."

Castiel looked towards her, though she was still looking away. "Can you return the angels to Heaven?"

"Possibly, I need time though. I am at a very low power right now. The trip back here always drains me." She looked back up at him. "Usually when I come back, I absorb all the information from the people around me." He looked at her in confusion. She waved her hands in the air. "I don't kill them or anything! I just focus on their thoughts and am able to get a copy of their knowledge." She put her hands down and chuckled. "I must say the people nowadays are much more intelligent than the last time I was here. A lot has happened."

"How did you end up in this city?"

"Well, because of you. A human able to tune in to angel radio is kind of a red flag. It just so happens this vessel had just killed herself when I arrived. I asked her soul for permission to enter her body. I then sent her on her way after she agreed. It's kind of nice to have an empty vessel. The other vessels were not empty and posed a few problems." She opened her arms to show the area around her. "She did pretty well for herself. She is an investor and had just lost the last member of her family to a car accident. She was all alone in the world."

"Why didn't you save her?"

She shifted at the reply. "I tried, but she refused to go back. I wasn't going to fight with her. I was too drained." She quickly smoothed out her hair. "Enough about her. I've been watching you for a while Castiel. I would go to the Gas-N-Sip every day and observe you. I remember the day you left. I wanted to go after you, but I had spent so much energy trying to clean out the vessel and hide my identity, that I couldn't track you. So I just stayed here and made tea to regain my energy."

"That's why I can only see your human form?"

She nodded. She then perked up and reached for Castiel's hands. She grabbed them and held them up. "Would you like to be human again for a day?"

"What?" Castiel's hands went weak.

"Whenever I come back, I always turn into a human for a day to experience anything and everything a human of the time experiences. Mostly food related."

Castiel's eyes started to sparkle. "You can do that? How?"

"I disconnect our grace and isolate it in our bodies in something like a shell. It breaks in a day, then we're back to normal."

Castiel squeezed Maya's hands. "I would like that very much."

Maya cheered quietly. "You can show me all there is to being a human at this time."

"There's a sandwich called peanut butter and jelly. You have to try it." Castiel's look was so intense that it made Maya smile.

"I can't wait."

Maya and Castiel stayed and talked for a few hours, then they both went their separate ways. Castiel agreed to come back two days later.

Right on schedule, he arrived at her place. Maya opened the door and immediately hugged him. "Thanks for coming."

He stepped in and took off his shoes. Maya handed him a bottle that contained the tea she made. He nodded a thanks and downed the tea in mere moments. Maya watched as he chugged the bottle like he had been in the desert for days. As the last drop was drank, he let out a sigh. "Are we changing now?"

Maya nodded. She led him to the living room. She took his hand and placed it on his chest. "Focus here. Ok, now here we go." Maya put one hand on her chest and the other on his. She lit up bright and in a flash, their grace was seen as a small rotating ball that disappeared into their chests. Castiel watched as the light slowly faded and he could once again feel a heartbeat. He pulled away and shook his arms. Maya began stretching her muscles. "It's been a while." She looked up at the man in front of her. "Where should we go first?"

She smiled at his smiling face and took his hand. They headed out to the garage and she drove them around. They drove until they ended at the Gas-N-Sip. Maya ran in and bought two burritos and two blue raspberry slushies. They sat and ate in the parking lot, though Maya made sure to park away from the windows so no one working would see Castiel. They drove around again, listening to loud music and sticking their arms out the window. When night came and they had eaten six meals already, they went to a local bar and played pool, drank their one drink, got too intoxicated off the one drink, then stumbled to the nearby lake, where they decided to take a swim. Maya took off all her clothes like it was nothing and dived right in off the low bridge.

"Come on in Cas!" Castiel looked around for a moment, then quickly disrobed and jumped in. He felt embarrassment, anxiety, yet also could feel his heart racing and an overall happy feeling that he didn't want to lose. He realized quickly that he didn't know how to swim, so Maya had to give him a crash course. She laughed as he ended up settling with a doggy paddle until he was too tired to continue. He pulled himself up and sat on the concrete foundation under the bridge while Maya continued to swim. She called out to him. "I'm actually getting cold Cas!"

"You should come in then. You don't want to get sick."

She swam back and took the concrete slab next to him. She began flapping her arms in the air in an amusing attempt to dry off. It was at this time that Castiel realized they were both naked. He looked away and spoke in a low tone. "We should get our clothes on and head somewhere else."

Maya sat back down. "Don't tell me you've never seen a human naked before."

Castiel remained with eyes forward. "I have experienced that. The last woman I had intercourse with was a reaper and tried to kill me." Maya began to laugh. Castiel turned his head towards her. "That's not funny."

"I know, sorry. I had the same thing happen to me the last time I was here. For me it was a vampire. It's just funny how we trust these humans that we sometimes don't see their true colors until it's too late."

Castiel stood up and walked to where his clothes were scattered in a pile on the ground. He grabbed Maya's clothes and tossed them to her. They dressed in silence. Maya ran back up to where he was finishing buttoning up his shirt. She grabbed his hand before the last few buttons were done and they began to run down the road until they both got tired. Maya was in the middle of the empty street spinning while Castiel ran behind her.

After they had reached the car, they sat in it for a few minutes to catch their breath. Maya lifted her arm to find a weed from the lake still stuck to her. "I think we need to take a shower."

Castiel looked at her, then out the windshield. "Yes, we do seem to be rather dirty from the lake. Should we head back to your place?"

"No, I'd like to stay out more. What if we rent a super fancy hotel room with one of those hot tubs and luxurious showers?"

Castiel's eyes widened. "Can we order room service?"

"Yes, and yes." She turned on the car and drove around town until they found a place that was fancy enough for them. The front desk clerk was confused by the pair's wet hair and lack of luggage. He gave them their key and watched as they ran down the hallway. He knew they were adults by how they looked, but he could have sworn they were acting like teenagers.

As they opened the door to their room, they both felt the joy of discovering something new. Maya ran inside while Castiel closed the door after them. The room was very nice with a view of the city, and many amenities. Maya was already in the bathroom calling out to Castiel to come in. He walked over to find a large hot tub that Maya was filling with water. She then turned on the dual shower heads and noticed water was spraying from the walls as well. She shrieked with joy. "Cas, this is amazing! I'm so glad I came back to this time. Can you order us some food?"

"What would you like?"

"I don't know. Let me check." They walked out to where the menu was and she chose five items. As Castiel wrote them down, he looked over to see Maya's clothes on a pile on the floor and her bare backside closing the door with her foot behind her. Castiel sighed and pondered for a moment what he had gotten himself in to. Maya was very calm throughout the few days he knew her. The moment she turned into a human, she became wild and filled with almost too much energy for him. He figured that she was just excited to be a human after thousands of years. He had been a human not long ago, so the same feelings weren't as elevated. He grabbed the phone and ordered the food.

When the food arrived, the attendant looked around to see the pile of clothes on the floor. "Do you need those clothes washed?" Before he could answer, Maya had opened the door and stepped out in a long white robe. Castiel breathed a sigh of relief that she was not naked in front of the room service attendant.

"Yes, could you please wash both of our clothes? Cas, go take them off and hand them to me." Castiel quickly ran to the bathroom and handed her the clothes within a few seconds. She put them in the bag the attendant had open for her and she gave her a nice tip. While the attendant was pulling the cart out, she called out to Maya.

"Enjoy your honeymoon suite you crazy kids." Maya gave a big smile and waved.

Castiel emerged a few minutes later in his own robe. "That shower was unlike anything I've ever experienced."

"I know, it was amazing. Let's eat this great looking food then pop open this champagne they left for us and hop in the hot tub. It seems we got the honeymoon suite, so I think the people here think we're married."

Castiel took a bite of his steak. "I highly doubt that." He sat back as he chewed the steak slowly, enjoying every bite. Maya had so many different foods to choose from, she put one of everything on her plate. "So Maya, do you really think you can put all the angels back in Heaven?"

With a full mouth of food, she nodded. Castiel put his fork down. She swallowed, then took a drink of water quickly. "I think I can, but I need time like I said before, and to see the current King of Hell." Castiel slammed his fist on the table.

"What do you need with that demon?"

"I need his and the demons' help." Castiel glared at her. "Don't worry about it right now. I'm on Heaven's side Cas. You don't have to get upset. Keep eating your food." He took his hand out of a fist and continued eating. They ate in silence until they couldn't eat anymore.

Maya ran back to the bathroom and felt the water. She then put the jets on, waving her hand through the water. She took off her robe and hoped in. "Come on!" She yelled out.

Castiel emerged and glided into the bubbling water. She handed him the bottle to open. He managed to open it while getting the cork to shoot across the room and champagne spilling on the floor. He shook off his hand and poured them both a tall glass. They clinked their glasses and drank the bubbly drink until it was gone. They made small talk about anything and everything. Maya mostly talked about food, while Castiel kept trying to bring up the subject of the angels that had fallen. Maya always told him to be patient and enjoy the night. Finally, as the champagne had kicked in, he gave up, and they continued to talk about the past, more food, and how things have changed over the years. After they had been in there to the point that their hands were pruning, they got out. Maya wrapped the robe around her tightly. She really needed to get one once she got home. Just as they were leaving the bathroom, a knock came at the door. Castiel opened it to the attendant, plus two other women.

"Your clothes are done, sir, but I'm afraid your underwear was torn up in the machine. We have a few different options for you that you can have. The other two women held up the two pairs of boxers available. Red cheeks dotted both of their faces. Maya opened the door further to see what was going on.

"Oh, take the blue one. They would go with your eyes."

"I don't need to match my eyes with something no one would see." He looked at the two women, who tried to hide their faces with the boxers. "Model them for me." The women gasped. Maya laughed nervously.

"He's just kidding. He'll take the blue one. Thank you for getting them for us." The attendant handed her the boxers and the bag of folded laundry. Maya thanked the women and pushed Castiel away from the door. She gave them a tip and closed the door slowly, trying to eavesdrop on their conversation. All she could hear was one saying that she was so embarrassed and another saying, "See, I told you he was hot. His wife is lucky." Maya laughed softly and closed the door. She turned around and was met with Castiel standing right behind her.

"Whoa, Cas, what's up?"

He took the bag from her and set everything on the table. He looked towards the clothes as he spoke.

"There is one thing that I would like to try again as a human before the night is over."

Maya could feel him getting closer. "Sure, what's that?" Castiel walked closer and placed his hand on her face. She looked up to see his bright blue eyes looking down. He pulled her closer and gave her a soft kiss. She was surprised at the sudden contact, but didn't pull away. He kissed her for a while before they had to stop and breath. "Well now you got that out of the way, let's go find what they have in the minibar."

Castiel pulled her arm and Maya crashed into his chest. He spun her around. "Would it be alright if we have intercourse together?"

Maya smiled. "You surely know how to smooth talk a girl." She looked at his intense eyes now feeling like they were boring a hole into her. "Yes, of course I will." Castiel smiled and lifted her up as they kissed all the way to the bed. This was not how Maya had envisioned her night as a human to go, but it was surely more exciting than the last time.