Castiel looked dean up and down from the back seat of the impala. The man was tired. He was barley keeping his eyes open as he drove, which was making both Cas and Sam more than a little anxious. There was silence between all of them, which made things worse, as it filled the air with so much awkwardness and tension that they could all nearly taste it. Eventually Sam spoke up.

"Dean… why don't you let me drive for a bit… then you can sleep while we travel" Dean was about to be defensive, but then realised that it was actually a pretty good idea. So he pulled over and got out of the car. Sam did the same and got into the driver's seat, however instead of getting into the other front seat; Dean opened up the back door and sat next to the angel. There was another moment of silence as Sam looked at his brother with confusion, but it was broken by Dean.

"What are you waiting for Sam… you wanted to drive didn't you?" Dean gave his younger brother a half angry half sarcastic look, which made Sam turn around, start the car again and start to drive.

They drove in silence again. Cas looked out of the window for a bit, trying to figure out why they were being quiet anyway. The hunt had gone well to his knowledge, so it wasn't because anyone was angry for someone else doing the wrong thing, or letting a demon go. Cas continued to look out into the darkness until he felt something on his shoulder. He looked around to see that Dean was resting his head on the angel.

At first Cas assumed that it was a simple mistake the hunter had made while he was asleep, but then it dawned on the angel that Deans eyes were open. He was awake and most likely conscious of what he was doing. The angel didn't really know what to do, so decided to just leave it. Dean probably knew what he was doing anyway…

The three arrived at the motel. Dean had fallen asleep on Cas's shoulder eventually, so Sam went in and booked their rooms, before coming back out and telling Cas to wake dean up. To this, Cas didn't know how to reply… How does an angel wake up a sleeping Dean Winchester? Easy make a large disturbance like a loud noise of something… How does an angel wake up a sleeping Dean Winchester without the said Dean Winchester being pissed off? That was the hard part.

Cas eventually decided on shaking the hunter gently. After a while the older Winchester's eyes began to open

"Hello Dean" Cas said "We need to go inside now… to our rooms…" Dean looked up at him with eyes that were only a tiny bit open.

"Are we at the motel?" He said after a minute, before yawning, getting off the angel's shoulder and stretching.

"Yes" Cas's reply was short and simple, which meant it was very easy for the tired hunter to understand. They both got out of the car and Sam helped Dean to steady himself, before they walked inside.

Cas was in his room, laying on his bed, and looking out the window. He had hung his trench coat and jacket up on a peg on the back of the door, and had rolled his sleeves up to above his elbows. He was propped up against the bed frame and had his fingers intertwined on his stomach.

There was suddenly a knock on the door.

"Yes?" Cas said as an answer to the knock. He looked at the door as it opened and Dean popped his head around the edge.

"Hey, Cas… can I come in?" He looked less tired than he had earlier, but still shattered. Cas smiled at him slightly.

"Of course Dean I-" he didn't even manage to finish his sentence before Dean had closed the door and was standing by the bed, looking down at his friend. He looked nervous, so Cas gave another smile to show him it, whatever it was, was okay. Dean took a deep breath.

"Okay. Look Cas, what happened in the car… I just wanted to explain it to you… like… why it happened…" Cas cocked his head slightly.

"You were tired and I was like a pillow to you… that is why?" Cas said… he thought this was correct as he couldn't think of any other reason why, so was even more confused when Dean said that he was wrong.

"Just let me explain… okay" Cas nodded "Okay… Umm… well… You know about things like crushes on people don't you… well I may have a small little crush on you… That's why I put my head on your shoulder… It was a sign that I like you more than a friend… more than a brother…" Castiel could tell that Dean was having some trouble putting it into words, so he nodded his understanding.

There was a moment of silence between the two before Dean spoke again.

"Can I sleep in here?" This took Cas off guard completely, so he just gave Dean a confused look "It's fine, I'll just go back to my room" The hunter said, turning to leave. However he found that he couldn't because the angel had a firm grip on his arm

"Wait… yes… you can sleep in here…" Dean smiled and jumped into the bed beside Cas, snuggling up next to him and closing his eyes; falling asleep with the angels arms around him…