Bobby's House

Sam didn't bother sticking to the speed limit and the boys made it to Bobby's in record time. The older hunter came out of his house when he heard the Impala pull up and waited for the boys to get out. He wasn't totally sure what had happened, all Sam had said was that Cas was sick and they needed a place to stay. Sam got out of the car and hurried around to help Dean with Cas.

"Bring him in," Bobby said and led th4m inside. The hunters deposited the angel on the couch and stood back.

"What happened?" Bobby asked.

"No idea," Dean said and leaned down next to Cas to check his temperature again, "He showed up at our motel room and passed out."

"Alright," Bobby sighed, "You two keep his temperature down; I'll start looking for weird angel diseases."

"Thanks Bobby," Dean said as his surrogate father walked out of the room, "Sam, why don't you go help him?"

"You sure?" Sam asked.

"Yeah go on," Dean said, eyes not straying from Cas, "We'll be fine." Sam nodded and left the room, leaving his big brother and the angel alone.

"Don't worry Cas, we're gonna make you better," Dean murmured, moving the cloth down his neck, "I promise we'll make you better."

But Cas didn't get better. Over the next two weeks he remained the same. His temperature fluxuated between 104-106 degrees, but he never woke up; he never moved. Sam and Dean had started moving his arms and legs after Sam read online about the effects of remaining motionless for an extended period of time.

In that time neither of the boys had thought about hunting. It was approaching the third week when Bobby broached the subject.

"When were you boys thinking about hunting again?" the older man asked as they ate breakfast. Sam and Dean looked p in surprise.

"You want us out of here Bobby?" Dean asked.

"No, it's not that," Bobby said, "You boys know you can stay here whenever and for however long you want. But Cas ain't getting' any better and he ain't gettin' any worse. We've got squat on what's wrong with him. So, you boys might as well get out there again. The longer you're off the radar, the more likely it is something will come looking for ya."

"What do we do with Cas?" Sam asked.

"You leave him in the back of the Impala," Bobby said sarcastically, "You leave him here ya idgits. I'll look after him and call ya if anything happens." Sam nodded in agreement, but Dean looked hesitant.

"I dunno Bobby," he said, "What if he wakes up and thinks we've abandoned him?"

"Dean, he'll he fine," Bobby said, leaning forward, "Look, I know you care for him…"

"He's my friend Bobby," Dean said and Bobby smirked at him.

"Dean, I have known you since you were a boy," Bobby said, "Despite how hard you try to hide what you're feeling, I can read you like an open book." Dean looked from his surrogate father to his brother.

"It was pretty obvious dude," Sam said, smiling at his older brother.

"I don't want to lose him Bobby," Dean admitted quietly, hating how his voice cracked.

"Dean, do you think I would let anything happen to him? Regardless of how you felt?" Bobby asked and Dean shook his head, "Exactly. I promise that if anything happens I will call you. But you're no use sitting around here. At least out there you boys might be able to find something that'll help him." Dean nodded, knowing Bobby was right.

"Alright, we'll head out around noon," he said, "Sam you think you can find us a destination?"

"Actually," Bobby said, "I already found you one. It's about an hour from here. I figured it would be good for you boys to start out not too far away. I'm pretty certain it's a trickster. Mysterious deaths, candy wrappers found at the crime scenes…"

"Sounds like a trickster," Sam agreed, "I'll go make sure the car's ready if you want to check on Cas before we go." Dean nodded and left the room to check on the angel.

"Thanks Bobby," Sam said and Bobby nodded, waving him off.

"Don't worry about it boy," he said, "Just watch out for your brother."

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