Summary: AU. The story of Dean and Castiel through their lives from meeting as children. Please, please, please review! Girl!Cas fic.
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters.
Pairings: Dean/Girl!Castiel, possible other pairings in later chapters.
A/N: This is my first Girl!Castiel fic so please let me know what you think :)
Together Forever
- Chapter One: The New Girl -
September 1985
"Remember, Kids," Miss Harvelle said softly, "We have a new girl joining our class tomorrow, so you all need to make her feel very welcome. Am I clear?"
"Yes, Miss Harvelle." The children agreed in unison, earning a warm smile from their teacher.
"Alright, let's get you ready for home time then."
Turning to her teaching assistant Miss Barnes, Miss Harvelle nodded towards the cloakroom door and the children lined up in single file. Helping the children into their sweaters and thin jackets, as well as getting their other belongings together, Miss Harvelle and Miss Barnes took the five and six year olds outside to their parents.
"Anna and Jo, you stay with me," Miss Harvelle said, sitting the girls on little chairs in the cloakroom, "Becky, your Mom's here."
"Chuck, your Mom's here!" Miss Barnes called, "Ruby, Meg, Lilith!"
More parents came to collect their children and then Miss Harvelle saw the final child's parents arrive.
"Go on, Dean."
"Momma!" Dean called, running towards his heavily pregnant mother, "Daddy!"
"Hello, Sweetheart," Mary said with a stunning smile, hugging her little boy before John, Dean's dad lifted his son and held him close, "Thanks, Miss Harvelle!"
Miss Harvelle waved back and smiled as Dean affectionately rubbed his mother's stomach, talking to the little sibling growing inside Mary's womb. The baby was due in a week or two, and Dean was very excited. Grinning, the young woman headed back into the classroom to Anna and Jo. Anna was Miss Harvelle's adopted daughter, and Jo was Miss Harvelle's birth daughter.
"Pamela, you can head off home now, I'll clear up here." She said with a soft smile.
"Thanks, Ellen," Pamela replied, "See you tomorrow."
"Bye." Ellen replied, smiling as the girls put pencils back in pots and put the workbooks back on the shelves, "Thanks girls, that's really helpful."
"Mommy," Jo began, "We're going to be the new girl's friend when she comes tomorrow."
"That's nice, Sweetheart." Ellen said softly as she put her register in its folder before taking the girl's hands, "Come on, let's go home."
The little girls ran to their mother as she turned out the classroom lights, taking their hands before heading home.
"Are you excited about school tomorrow, Cassie?" Michael Novak asked as he bathed his little sister.
Michael was looking after the family since their mother had died after a car accident. Their father was nowhere to be found and hadn't been around since Castiel was born. Michael was twenty-one, Lucifer was nineteen, Zachariah was twelve, Gabriel was seven and Castiel was five. They lived in a five bedroom house (thanks to their mother's inheritance), within ten minutes driving distance of school.
"I'm scared." Castiel said softly as Michael rang out her long wavy hair, "What if the other kids don't like me."
"Don't be silly, Sweetheart, they'll love you." Michael assured her as he grabbed a towel to dry her off with.
Castiel lifted her big blue eyes to look into her brother's dark brown ones. She was such a beautiful child. Her face was soft and her expression gentle, her thick dark brown-almost-black hair reached her shoulders and round, beautiful, sparkling blue eyes. The littlest Novak had a stunning smile too, and a warm, loving, gentle nature. Dressing her in a pair of pink button-up pyjamas, Michael lifted the tired little girl into his arms before carrying her into her bedroom for her bedtime story.
"Children, settle down!" Ellen called, keeping a tight hold of the new girl's hand as she was about to introduce her to the class.
Castiel looked behind her and waved Michael goodbye as he left her to go to work. The little girl looked at the faces in the classroom, feeling nervous about meeting all these new children, making new friends.
"This is Castiel Novak, the girl who'll be joining our class from now on." Ellen said softly, smiling as Castiel waved shyly at the class before looking to her feet, "Now I want you all to make her feel welcome, okay?"
The class nodded and Ellen smiled at Pamela to lead Castiel to her seat. As the little girl sat down, she looked at the others who she was sharing a table with. There was a girl with thin blonde hair and a wide smile, a girl with short red hair in pigtails, a girl with blonde wavy hair and chestnut eyes, a boy with brown hair and brown eyes with a quirky smile, and another boy with dirty-blonde/light brown hair with the most stunning green eyes she'd ever seen. The children smiled widely at her before listening to Miss Harvelle's lesson.
At recess, the children all played on the grass while Castiel sat by herself under a tree. She wasn't much of a talker anyway, but the other children just went off in their own groups and no-one really spoke to her.
"You okay?" A voice asked, making the little girl look up.
It was the boy with the pretty green eyes who she sat next to on her table.
"No-one wants to play with me." Castiel said sadly, looking at her hands and pulling on her fingers.
"Come and play with us." The boy said, taking her hand and pulling her towards the group, "My name's Dean Winchester."
Castiel smiled and held Dean's hand tightly in her own. Dean pulled her towards the other members of the group and waved at them.
"Castiel's coming to play!" He shouted, turning to the young girl, "We're playing tag! Anna's it."
"No fair!" The red haired girl shouted, "I'm always it, why can't it be Becky today?"
The girl with the thin blonde hair and blue eyes ran past shouting to Anna.
"Because you suck at tag!"
Anna scowled and chased Becky around the yard. Dean was about to join the game but he noticed Castiel still standing there.
"Come and play!" He cried, pulling Castiel into the circle of friends as they ran around and played together.
The end of school came and parents and carers came to pick their children up. Heading outside, Castiel saw Michael, Zachariah and Gabriel waving to her.
"Michael!" She cried, waving at her big brother. Ellen saw Michael coming to collect her and was about to let her go until Dean's hand grabbed Castiel's.
"Bye, Cassie…"
The little guy hugged her before Castiel ran off to join her brothers. She turned and gave Dean one last wave before she disappeared from the playground. Gabriel fastened Castiel's seat belt for her as Michael started the engine of the people carrier, he and Lucifer upfront (who'd been waiting in the car the whole time), Zachariah behind Michael, Gabriel in the middle and Castiel behind Lucifer.
"How were your first days?" Michael asked as he drove them home.
"Okay." Zachariah replied, as vague as ever for a near-teen.
"Mine was cool. I met a boy called Ash who likes to make stink bombs." Gabriel chuckled, "He's awesome."
"I made five friends today." Castiel said softly, "Becky, Chuck, Jo, Anna and Dean."
"Oh wow so you've been making friends today, that's neat." Lucifer said trying to sound enthusiastic.
"Hey, when we get home, how about you kids do your homework and then we'll order some pizza?" Michael suggested, "That sound cool?"
The little ones agreed while Zachariah shrugged his shoulders.
"And she was so pretty, Mommy!" Dean said excitedly, "Her eyes are blue and she gots pretty hair and she's real nice and kind!"
"That's great, Honey." Mary said softly, her breath hitching as she felt another pain in her stomach.
Deep down she knew what was happening.
"John?"
John emerged from the kitchen and picked Dean up. Mary looked up at him with a smile on her face.
"We'd better get to hospital…the baby's coming."
-TBC-