The leaves fell and so did the rain as Castiel walked aimlessly through the park. He felt no cold but was completely soaked from head to toe; he was just wasting time. His charge's life was changing today, thou he did not know it. He was only four after all.
"It is autumn; not without but within me is the cold…" thought Castiel as he made his way further into the park. "cold…what is…"
His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a quiet sob; he turned his head and saw through the trees a little girl sitting on a park bench hunched over; the rain falling around her but it seemed that she did not care. There was nothing special about this girl; her long dark brown curly hair was matted to her face because of the rain. She wore a black coat and from the looks of it a black dress underneath and black shoes. A dark feeling surrounded her. Castiel looked around for other humans in the park to notice, but the others just walked past her without a care, to busy in their own lives to notice. Castiel sighed and continued to stare at this little girl; he could not seem to understand what was drawing him to her. He should turn and leave the park and go to a hospital in Lawrence Kansas, where his charge was.
But instead he made his way through the trees and over to the bench with the little girl; he sat down at the other end. He looked over to the girl to see the tears rolling silently now down her cheeks. "more water…these tears…a sign of pain…she is only a little girl what pain could she have…" thought Castiel.
"Where are you parents girl?"
"Dead," she whispered.
"And this is why you are out here by yourself in the middle of the rain? Are you not cold?" asked Castiel confused turning away from the girl when she did not answer. This is one of many things that Castiel never understood about humans. So many die each day and most to join his Father, to a place with no pain or cold; so why be so sad about it? He already knew the answers to the questions; love. Something that he did not know or would ever experience; though he did know that it did not make you act rationally, can cause pain, much pain… So why have it at all.
Castiel realized that the girl was now staring at him. It was at this point when he saw her eyes. There were no longer any tears just large brown orbs staring at him. Questioning him as to what he was thinking.
"What is your name little one?"
"Marie" she answered with a clearer voice than before. He snorted at the name of the Holy Mother, and then turned to face her. He grabbed her chin and tilted her head up towards him so that he could look straight into her eyes.
"Marie… you parents are safe and warm where they are now. They do miss you but, they know that God will take care of you and keep you safe and warm" as he said this he saw a bit of pain disappear from Marie's eyes and the dark feeling begin to disappear...
"How do you know?" Marie asked turning her head to the side. Castiel chuckled to himself a little; there was another thing he did not understand about humans; this constant need for knowledge that they did not posses. "Could they not just be happy with what they already knew and leave the rest to faith? This is what I have to do…follow orders and posses only the knowledge that was needed for my current task" he thought as he looked toward the dark skyCastiel heard Marie sigh and looked at her once again.
"I am an angel, God has told me so and that is the way it is" Marie looked at him for a moment, in what Castiel thought was doubt, but she nodded, seemingly satisfied with this answer.
"When will I get to see them?" she asked once more.
"Not for a long time-" Castiel started but was cut off by a women yelling at Marie walking towards them.
"Marie! Marie!" She turned to face the women for a moment before looking back to where Castiel had been sitting. But instead of the Angel she only found a single black feather. She looked at it for a moment before picking it up and placing it in her coat pocket. "What are you doing out here you stupid girl? You are going to catch your death out here" the women paused at her last statement before continuing, "come on a lady is here to take you to your new home you don't want to be late."
Marie nodded and followed the women out of the park, pausing only to look back at the bench. She smiled and put her hand in her pocket grabbing the feather, continuing to follow the women. "I will be safe and warm…not cold like the rain...the Angel told me so…"