Chapter 1: Bar Scene
Castiel didn't know how or when he ended up falling for Dean Winchester. All he knew was that ever since he became a human the feelings deepened and grew. He always had a special connection with the elder Winchester but he thought of himself as an honorary member of their dysfunctional family. But after almost losing Dean so many times he realized that he felt more strongly for the obviously straight Winchester. Now that Castiel was a human he thought for a second that something could happen between them but then decided that it was nearly impossible. But now Castiel was sitting in a bar near the Church were Sam and Dean were trying to heal the King of Hell. The bar was completely empty except for him and the bartender.
"Do you want another one, man?"
"Um, well, yes please."
After the bartender poured the Scotch he informed the former angel that he was going to go to the back to clean up. As Castiel started on his next drink, the door to the bar opened and in walked the three men he didn't really want to see. Crowley was in the middle of the brothers obviously leaning on them for support. "Dean? Sam? Crowley? What are you doing here? I thought you were trying to heal him?" I was so astounded that Sam had lived because if Crowley had been healed Sam would be dead and if he wasn't healed the Winchesters would have left him in the church.
"Well, thank you Cas. It is lovely to see you, too" Crowley said with his thick Scottish accent. Castiel could see the attraction that Naomi had for him. But still...he was a demon.
"We were going to heal him but Sammy would have died and that isn't going to happen on my watch. And I couldn't just leave Crowley there to die so we brought him." The voice that Castiel had heard so many times in his head from prayers and just being around Dean still took the angel's breath away.
"What are you going to do with him? He is still a demon."
"Why thank you, angel boy. At least I got to keep my identity tonight." And with that Sam shoved Crowley into a chair. The cocky and arrogant King gasped and groaned at the pain. He had to have been hurt in the process of turning him back into a human.
"Well, I think we are going to take him back to the compound, at least for now. He is almost human and he can't defend himself against any of the demons that might come after him now. He wasn't exactly a nice guy." Sam looked at the demon with pity and Crowley pretended he didn't notice.
"You can come with us. Actually, I was going to go look for you after I dumped the demon with Sam here. I think you should come with us. You have pissed off a few too many angels" Dean looked like he wanted to say something else but stopped. He glanced over at Sam and Crowley.
"Dean, that is a very generous offer but I know you don't want me there anymore than you want Crowley there. I am going to be an even bigger problem than he will. I think it will be better for you both to just let me go out on my own."
"Cas, you are our brother and you belong with us. Just come with us. It will give us some peace of mind knowing that you're OK."
"Well, I guess I have to." I said with a weak smile.
"How about a drink? To celebrate all of us making out of this crisis without going to Hell, or Purgatory, or dying again. To our un-killable asses!" Dean's voice was only a tiny bit cynical but it was still there. Even Crowley cracked a small smile.