Dean glanced at his watch and sighed "Alright Sammy one more ride then we have to go. Dad will have my ass if he finds out you were out this late." The younger teen frowned slightly but didn't fight his brother on it. Instead he lead Dean into a line for one of the larger rides at the carnival. The massive metal contraption consisted of a tall center post wich hand multiple arms branching off of it. At the end of each arm sat what looked like two person pods. As they waited dean observed the way the ride lifted its arms before they began to spin and twist rapidly. At least Sam had picked an exciting last ride. After waiting for around five minutes there was suddenly a pretty blonde haired girl at Sam's shoulder. "Hi sam!" she smiled sweetly at Sam who blushed a deep red. "Oh uh hi Jessica are you waiting for this ride too?" The girl nodded before glancing down at her shoes briefly before seeming to gather her confidence and looking back up at Sam. "Do you wanna ride it together?" She asked with confidence Dean had to give her credit for. Over the girls shoulder Dean shot Sammy a thumbs up with a wink of encouragement. Dean tuned out the rest of their conversation as he hummed metallica under his breath out of boredom. As they finally reached the front of the line Dean realized that he would now be alone or sat next the a stranger. Great. But at the attendant pointed him towards an open seat he was decidedly less disappointed. The guy that was already sitting in the left half of the pod was roughly Dean's age and he was attractive to say the least. As dean got closer he took in the tan trenchcoat that was wrapped around the guy and the shock of messy black hair that covered his head. Dean easily slipped into the seat on the right and shot the guy a smile. The smile Dean got in return was just a slight upturn of the corner of his mouth but he could work with that.
As the attendant instructed them to bring the single padded lap bar down and allow to lock automatically in place the guy shifted in what looked like nervousness.
"Hey man you alright?" Dean asked, looking over before getting a look into bright blue eyes and cursing internally.
"Not particularly. My brothers forced me onto this death trap. I uh don't particularly enjoy heights." The boy replied in a surprisingly deep voice. Noddining sympathetically
"That sucks. If it makes you feel any better my little brother drug me to the ride then ditched me for some girl. Oh and Dean by the way." The latter was added somewhat flirtatiously and guy seemed to blush slightly.
"Hello Dean, my name is Castiel."
"Cool nam-." As Dean spoke the ride seemed to come alive slowly and Castiel seemed to tense up completely. "Hey don't worry man the ride will be over before you know it." Dean said in what he hoped was a calming tone. Castiel nodded but from the way one of his hands was tightly gripping the lap bar and the other was nervously pulling at the sleeve to his coat Castiel was not enjoying himself in the slightest. Dean glanced out over the fair and enjoyed the rush of wind around his ears. Look back over at Cas he realized that his eyes were now closed and there was a forced look of calm on his face. Unsure of how to help Dean was about to call out to him when a sharp shriek of what Dean assumed was metal on metal pierced the air and the ride jerked to a stop.
Cas' eyes shot open and he whipped his head towards Dean.
"What was that?" He nearly hissed. To be completely honest dean hand't liked the sound the ride had made before it stopped but he figured it was best to stay calm.
"I'm sure it was just some technical difficulties, it'll be fixed soon." Moments later a voice came over a loud speaker confirming Dean's previous statement. Dean looked pointedly at Cas as if to say 'see what did I tell you' it was at that moment that Cas made the mistake of looking down. In their current position the front of their seat were just slightly tilted towards the ground, and they also seemed to be about as high as possible for the ride. Cas let out a shaky breath before it seemed to speed up. "Shit. Hey Cas, it's alright. You just gotta breathe man you're gonna hyperventilate." Dean said, a bit worriedly. Cas didn't seem to react to Dean's words. So Dean moved to the left until the space between their sides was nonexistent. "Hey. You are going to be fine." Dean murmured. Cas finally looked at Dean, with obvious uncertainty and anxiety in his eyes. Without thinking Dean took Cas' hand in his hand, and began stroking soothing circles with his thumb.
"But . . ." Castiel attempted feebly as he shot another glance downwards.
"Don't look down, look at me. Just focus on me alright forget about how high we are. Alright?" Cas just nodded, before nearly jumping out of his skin as the arm shifted abruptly before stopping once again. Cas had actually jumped some and Dean suddenly found himself with Cas' head tucked into the space between his neck and his shoulder. Dean's pulse quickened in response as Cas' breath now ghosted across his skin. On impulse Dean let his head fall to rest on top of Castiel's. "Okay why don't we get your mind off of where we are? What school do you got to? How many brothers do you have?" There was a brief pause before Cas spoke "I'm a junior at Lawrence high school, I have four brothers and we were all adopted by the Novak's when we were infants."
"I go to Lawrence too, but I'm a senior. The only AP class I'm taking is math. And I only have my little brother Sammy." Dean replied lightly. Cas seemed to relax into his side and he smiled. Another voice came on over the speaker shortly after that informing them that they would be down shortly but due to whatever had stopped them in the first place it would most likely be a 5-6 foot 'hop to the ground'. Cas groaned but he seemed to stay calm, and the soon found themselves being lowered. As they finally came to a final stop the lap bar was release and cad straightened up. Glancing warily at the ground shortly below them. It did seem to be about a six foot drop, and as Dean glanced around he saw worried parents, and helpful ride attendants helping andy children down. He also caught a glimpse of Sammy jumping down fearlessly and grabbing someone taller to help down the girl he had sat with. "You can go first." Castiel said quietly. Dean nodded and made the jump. At six one Dean was hardly fazed but Cas at five six looked highly uncertain about the jump. Smiling up at him Dean extended his arms.
"I'll catch you." he winked "Don't worry." Blushing Cas hesitated slightly before pushing himself out of his seat and towards Dean. Somehow Dean managed to catch Castiel by the waist, and Cas' arms automatically found their way around Dean's neck to catch himself.
"I've got you." Dean nearly whispered and bent slightly to allow Cas' feet to touch the ground. "Yes you do." Cas replied.
Dean's breath caught as he realized how close their faces were. Cas seeded to come to the same realization because his eyes locked with Dean's before flicking briefly to his lips. Taking that as the go ahead Dean closed the gap and pressed his lips to Castiel's briefly. Blushing slightly Cas smiled before leaning back in towards Dean.