Summary: AU. Dean and Castiel are teenage lovers but both come face to face with a fair few problems because of their sexuality. PLEASE REVIEW!

Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters.

Pairing: Dean/Castiel.

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Keep Me Strong

Chapter One: I Love You

Dean Winchester had been with Castiel Novak for a year in secret. They were sixteen when they got together, after a fair few long years of secretly pining for each other. No-one, not even Dean's little brother Sam knew, since the two were very skilled at keeping their relationship purely platonic until either in Dean's car in the woods or in Castiel's bedroom when his older brother Gabriel was out, which happened to be a lot now that Castiel could stay in the house alone.

The summer had begun and the students of Harvelle High had seven weeks off school with no work set (Which made a damn change). Since Dean and Castiel lived near each other, Dean would give Castiel a lift home in his black, stunning '67 Chevy Impala, but today they were going into the woods to spend some quality time together since Gabriel was taking Castiel away for a weekend. They were heading out of Sioux Falls to Florida for the weekend, so Castiel could see his estranged brothers, Michael and Uriel.

Pulling up in their secret spot, Dean and Castiel reclined their seats back, Dean rolling over on top of Castiel and kissing him lovingly. Castiel returned the kiss with so much passion that Dean gasped, meaning that Castiel could slip his tongue gracefully into Dean's sweet mouth. Their tongues entwined as Castiel spread his legs for Dean to lie between as his boyfriend lifted him slightly and holding him close. Breaking the kiss, Dean looked down into Castiel's bright blue eyes, taking in his kiss-swollen lips before leaning into his neck.

"You're so beautiful, Baby…"

Castiel closed his eyes and arched his neck to give Dean more access so he could run that tenacious tongue over his pulse point.

"You're beautiful too, Dean."

Dean looked up and smiled before getting Castiel's lips again.

"I'm gonna miss you, Cas…I know it's only a weekend but still." Dean whispered, caressing Castiel's cheek tenderly.

"I wish you could come with me," Castiel replied softly, "My brothers…they can be pretty nasty when they want to be."

"How old are your brothers again?" Dean asked, "'Cause I know Gabriel's twenty-one, you're seventeen…oh, and there's Anna who's the only girl in the family…she's twenty right?"

"Yeah, Michael's twenty-six, Lucifer's twenty-five, Uriel's twenty-three, and Raphael's twenty-two." Castiel finished, "No-one speaks to Lucifer anymore though…well I call him on occasion and so does Gabriel."

Dean took a deep breath and looked sympathetically at Castiel.

"I thought my family was messed up…" he whispered, "I had no idea that Lucifer had been practically disowned…man I didn't even know your brothers moved so far away from you and Gabriel."

Castiel sighed and averted Dean's gaze, looking out of the window as tears filled his eyes. Dean sat up and took Castiel's arms, pulling him up and into a reassuring hug.

"Shhh," Dean said softly when he heard Castiel let out a small sob, "You'll be okay. I'm sure of it."

"Thank you, Dean." Castiel whispered, pulling back from the embrace, "I love you."

"Pardon…?" Dean asked, suddenly terrifying Castiel into thinking he'd done something wrong.

Castiel looked stunned. His bright blue eyes were wide as saucers as he stared at Dean's almost equally wide green ones.

"I…I l-love you…"

Castiel shed one tear as he looked at the one and only love of his life. Dean reached a hand up to brush it away but stopped himself, moving it further up to tangle in Castiel's hair before moving closer and kissing the tear away.

"I love you too." Dean said softly, smiling beautifully at Castiel.

Leaning back in for another kiss, Dean lowered Castiel back down and climbed on top of him.

They lay in each other's arms for the rest of the afternoon, chasing Castiel's fear away of seeing his brothers.

-TBC-