I don't know why I let myself being convinced to do this but I tried. Second part (and if you like it and want to see more this will become a multichapter)

Supernatural AU Destiel snippet. You know the drill, I don't own anything but the plot.

Now Castiel's point of view.


Mesmerized

It had been a stressful day; Castiel Novak declared the moment he sat down on that wooden but comforting bench in the park. The sun was already setting but he didn't mind, not like he lived far from the park. Besides, he really needed the rest.

It all had started that morning when he entered the classroom and a group of twenty six teenagers were doing everything but remaining in their seats. Castiel was a literature teacher who had just transferred a year ago to the city. Of course, he was still green in the teaching world (he just had the vague experience of four years up until now) but that didn't stop him from trying to induce the young minds into the wonders of the books and literature.

His classes went good but dealing with teenagers freshly arrived from a long summer vacation for a whole morning could enter in the classification of "stressful and exhausting". Not only was that in the list; his new colleagues were somewhat peculiar if he could find a proper term. But he'd have plenty of time to get to know them, just to know what he was getting into. He would rather prefer to remain at home, grade papers (luckily for him there weren't any yet) or read a book.

When the classes had finished for the day and he had packed all his things it was already past four in the afternoon and his stomach had been complaining for a good amount of time, which was probably the reason that made him head to the crowded side of the city, see if he could find something to eat, after a good long walk finally finding a small sandwich local.

And now he was currently letting his body rest at that park, with the signs of autumn showing on the trees, specially the one right behind him. He sighed, feeling the sense of relaxation slowly sliding into his body when an uncertain tingle started to bother him on the nape.

He looked around but only a few people were walking and a relatively far distance from where he was, so he shrugged it off until it started to bother him again. This time he looked front and that's when he noticed the young man approaching him.

Short dark blond hair (or maybe a light brown shade, the sunlight deceived Castiel's eyes) broad shoulders and firm posture despite the slow pace. He took a glance at the outfit. Boots and washed too many times jeans, a dark blue t-shirt under a green unbuttoned shirt and yet covered with what seemed to be a leather jacket. The man also had the most dazzling green eyes Castiel had ever seen, and the skin of the face was adorned with freckles just below them and on the bridge of the nose. And how could he tell that? Because the man was now standing a couple of steps in front of him.

"May I help you?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at the man's reaction, as if he had been woken up from some type of trance.

"What?"

"May I help you" Castiel repeated "Or did you think I was someone else?" it could be that. Maybe the man had mistaken him for somebody else and was feeling embarrassed of getting it wrong.

"What? No, no, I was just well, walking and…" alright, so it wasn't that. Now Castiel felt fairly self-conscious. For what other reason would a stranger approach him like that? And if it was for flirting then the man wasn't doing quite the effort.

"It is a beautiful tree" Castiel blurted out. He shouldn't be judging or taking sudden conclusions "The one behind me? It provides a good shade but it'll be night in an hour so it won't be of much use until tomorrow" he looked at those green eyes and offered a small smile "Is that why you approached to this bench?"

Castiel felt relieved when the man smiled and sat beside him "Perhaps" he reached out his hand "Dean Winchester"

"Castiel Novak" he shook Dean's hand.

Now that introductions were given, Dean felt more at ease "I'm sorry I came all creeper style but I just couldn't help but to notice the…" he faltered for a moment but in an instant looked up "the light effects the leaves are giving you know? It is quite the nature show and I didn't realize I was being weird"

"Oh" Castiel looked up as well "Yes, I know how that is" he pondered "Especially around this season" he caught a glimpse of Dean nodding "But I'm afraid I will get going" he stood up and grabbed his worn suit case "It is getting late and I wouldn't like to get lost in this maze of city when it's dark" he smiled at Dean "Nice to meet you Dean, have a good evening"

"Likewise" Dean smiled and Castiel walked towards the park exit.

Well, that was unusual for him. If anything it had been enjoyable the brief moment with the strange man –no, Dean- even if it had been for barely five minutes.

As he reached his small home and placed his coat and suitcase on the nearby chair that he noticed he was still smiling. And as he walked towards his bathroom for a deserved shower, already stripped from his sweater vest and his hand undoing the wrongly done tie that he mused about the encounter.

Oh he should have stayed for long. Castiel sighed and closed the bathroom door. That was the exact reason he never got to something remotely close to a date.