Chapter Two - Today & Everyday
As Castiel gets his first look at Dean his breath is taken away. "He's beautiful…"
Sam looks on and smiles wide at Cas and Eileen.
Dean leans over to him and whispers, "Cas looks...amazing."
Sam leans to Dean and whispers back, "Yes he does."
Eileen catches Sam's eye and smiles at him.
She then looks on as Dean signs to her, "Beautiful, sis."
Claire looks around at everyone and smiles.
Dean grins at Castiel and leans backwards slightly into Sam.
He whispers, "Sorry, sorry."
Sam places a hand on Dean's back to steady him.
Cas smiles widely as he continues his walk with Eileen.
He gives a slight stumble and Eileen catches him.
"Whoops... its okay," as she smiles at him.
Dean whispers to Sam, "Man, I love that angel, Sammy. Did I ever tell you that?"
Sam gives a low laugh.
"Shh...it's a secret though," Dean whispers.
"I'm glad. It's no secret though."
As they get closer Cas gasps, "I love that man."
Clair whispers under her breath, "No shit."
Cas and Eileen make it to Dean.
Sam whispers to Dean, "Figure out who's getting married yet?"
Cas greets his love, "Hello, Dean."
Eileen takes Cas' hand and Dean's hand and places them together.
"Hey, Cas. You look...really good, angel," Dean says with a lump in this throat.
He looks down at their hands. "Cas, are we getting married?"
Cas' eyes widen. "We...? Are we?"
Claire reaches out and pulls Eileen to stand with the bridesmaids.
Sam signs to Eileen, "You look gorgeous."
She signs back, "You too, handsome."
Chuck begins the ceremony.
"Love is a miraculous gift. A wedding is a celebration of that magic, and that is why we are here today. We are to be witness to one of life's greatest moments, the joining of two hearts. Queerly beloved, we have been invited here to share with Dean and Castiel in a very important moment in their existence. In the years since they met each other and fell in love, and with that love and understanding of each other having grown and matured, they now have decided to live their lives as husband and angel and are finalizing it with their wedding today."
Dean grins as he squeezes Castiel's hand.
Cas tears up and mouths, "I love you."
Dean mouths back, "Love you too, angel."
In the audience Jody Mills surreptitiously dabs at her eyes.
Claire grins at Jody.
Jody smiles proudly back at Claire.
Eileen watches Sam smiling happily.
Claire whispers, "Beautiful words Chuck."
A single tear escapes Dean's eye.
Chuck continues.
"Romance is fun, but true love is something far more, and it is their desire to love each other for life and that is why we are here today to celebrate, witness, honor, dance, laugh, sing, eat, and be glad because these two have found their true soul mates in each other.
If there is anyone present who should have just cause why this couple should not be united let them speak now or forever hold their peace."
Cas can't take his eyes off of Dean.
The doors of the nearby barn burst open suddenly and a foggy mist like fog rolls slowly in, followed by the tap tap tap of cruelly heeled heels.
"I object!"
Dean's eyes go wide.
"Awe crap."
Cas squeezes his hand. Dean looks back to him and gave a weak smile that Cas winks at.
From the barn exits Lucifer resplendent in a low-cut pink dress sparkling brilliantly with thousands of diamanté sequins, exposing one leg provocatively, with a turquoise boa, purple opera gloves, and adorned with a huge hat made of bananas, apples, oranges, a lemon, some limes, pears, grapes, satsumas, dragon fruit, passion fruit, grapefruit, kiwi, a couple melons, some of the weird green things, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, cherries and topped with two precariously stacked pineapples.
The barn doors slam shut behind him as he crosses the lawn.
"This marriage is a shame!"
Lucifer puts one hand up to readjust the fruit hat.
"These people are disgusting, awkward, smelly, lazy, sinful, revolting, and have been clinically dead several times. Makes me wonder if it still works down there even. They are quite sickeningly loved up, and downright blasphemous to nature!"
He pops a grape out of the hat and eats it.
"Wait, why am I objecting to this again?"
Gabriel stands up from this seat.
"Lucifer sit down and shut up, you big bag of dicks."
"You know what bite me Gabriel."
"You first big boy."
Mrs. Tran gets out of her chair.
"Both of you sit down and shut up. This has got to be the most childish thing I have ever witnessed."
Gabriel takes his seat, but Lucifer looks at Mrs. Tran and she sees a flash of red roll across his eyes. She refuses to back down.
"Oh, who cares anyway, I give it a year, tops. $50 on a messy divorce, $100 on one of them sleeping with a werewolf or something."
He lifts up his skirt and turns on his heels.
"Hey, you there! Lady in the back! Stop eyeing up my melons!"
Lucifer stomps off, awkwardly, in his heels and bumps his way onto the back row.
"Hey, big ass, scotch over why don't you! Honestly! You'd think people would be more pleasant at a wedding."
Once she sees everyone is back in line Mrs. Tran turns and gives Chuck a nod before retaking her seat.
Chuck asks, "Is there anyone with a real objection?'
Meg Masters yells from the audience, "Yeah, get it my unicorn!"
Dean chuckles and looks her direction.
Dean slams the door of the Impala, turns and looks out the back window.
Meg pulls an angel blade and sends it hilt deep into Crowley's shoulder.
He just grins as he pulls it out and turns and stabs Meg, killing her.
Dean can't believe his eyes, but has no time to think on it.
He puts the Impala in gear and the tires squeal as he pulls out.
Dean bites his lip and looks at Cas, almost shyly.
Chuck smiles at the couple.
"If there are no real objections, let us continue.
Who gives this angel to be wedded to this man?"
Eileen steps forward, "I do."
Dean looks at her and mouths,"Thank you, sis."
Eileen winks at him.
Chuck asks, "And who gives this man to be wedded to this angel?"
John stands up, "His mother and I do."
Dean smiles at his parents with tears in his eyes.
He catches Mary's eye and mouths, "Love you."
See mouths back, "Love you too son."
Cas smiles at Mary.
Chuck continues.
"Today our Wayward Sisters will help us celebrate this union. Donna if you would."
Donna walks to the front and smiles at the couple before turning toward the audience.
"A reading from the Winchester Gospels.
'A wise man once told me, 'family don't end in blood.' But it doesn't start there either. Family cares about you, not what you can do for them. Family's there; for the good, bad, all of it. They got your back, even when it hurts. That's family.'
The book of Dean. Chapter 10. Verse 17."
Donna returns to her seat as Cas wipes a tear from his eye.
Dean snickers and whispers, "Winchester gospels."
Cas looks at him and whispers, "Winchester.".
Eileen sniffs and looks at her shoes,
Dean grins and whispers, "Sorry, angel."
Cas smiles and whispers back, "Okay.".
They both look at Chuck as he speaks.
"Marriage is a special place, a sheltered environment in which to endlessly explore ourselves in the presence of another soul and in which we can offer the possibility of true reflection of that other soul..
A good marriage must be created.
In marriage the little things are the big things.
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say 'I Love You' at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is standing together and facing the world.
It is speaking words of appreciation, and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
It is not only marrying the right person, it is being the right partner.
It is cherishing your friendship and loving each other faithfully today, tomorrow and forever.
Dean and Castiel I would ask that you always treat yourself and each other with respect, and remind yourselves often of what brought you together today.
Give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness that your marriage deserves. Remember that neither of you are perfect, but strive to remind each other of the ways you are perfect for each other. When frustration and difficulty assail your marriage, as they do to every relationship at one time or another, focus on what still seems right between you, not only the part that seems wrong.
If you do this then when clouds of trouble hide the sun in your lives and you lose sight of it for a moment, you can remember that the sun is still there. And if each of you will take responsibility for the quality of your life together, it will be marked by abundance and happiness.
Now Jody if you could."
Jody walks to the front with a fond look at her girls, a wink for Sam and a broad grin for the happy couple.
"A soul mate is someone who had locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we're pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we're safe in our own paradise. Our soul mate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. Our soul mate is the one who makes life come to life." (Richard Bach)
She returns to her seat as Clair sniffs and tries pretending she wasn't crying.
Cas looks on. "Beautiful, Jody."
Chuck continues. "Now as I understand it Dean and Castiel have chosen to share their vows to each other. Castiel please share your vow with Dean."
"Dean, my beloved. My beautiful hunter with those pretty eyes. So pretty. How did I get so lucky to be the one you look at this way? I mean...Look at you looking at me. I see all this...love and I love you sooo much. You made me fall and then you caught me. And I feel so safe with you. Like nothing can hurt me when I'm with you." He takes a beat, emotional. "You're a great father to my...our children. Loving them and teaching them. You're just...awesome. You opened your home and your heart to make two families one. You're my wings. You're my Heaven. You're everything to me. You made me a Winchester already but I am honored to share the name with my mate. My husband. I'll give you forever if you'll have it."
Claire tries resists crying and says under her breath, "I shall not cry seeing this".
Chuck turns to Dean. "Now Dean please share your vow with Castiel."
Sam tears up as Eileen clears her throat.
"Cas... I... I'm not so good with words, man. But, you know how I feel. You know my heart. Probably better than me." He gives a small laugh. "Still don't know what's so damn special about me...but I'm lucky you're the one who sees it. Every time I lost faith...you reminded me that we were enough. You brought these kids in my life and...I love 'em like my own. I got an archangel for a brother...shit...the big G is gonna be my father-in-law." Dean chokes up. "I'm in this, Cas. All or nothing. It's a lot, trusting somebody with my heart. It's yours, Thursday. If you want it."
Charlie smiles with tears in her eyes.
A tear slips down Claire's face and she pretends to not notice.
Eileen reaches over and holds Charlie's hand for a moment.
"Alex would you please?"
Cas wipes away more tears as Alex walks to the front.
"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring." (Oscar Wilde)
Dean tries to discreetly wipe his eyes.
Cas smiles warmly at Alex as she returns to her fellow bridesmaids.
She smiles back.
Looking on Dean grins at Alex as Claire smiles at her sister.
Alex smiles back at them both.
Sam pats Dean's shoulder reassuringly,
Billie stands quietly at the back of the group,
"Great, another Winchester."
She looks around to see if anyone noticed, but hears the sniffling as she gives a small smile and coughs self-consciously.
Jessica stands next to her. "I know. Just what we needed."
Billie sighs and bumps shoulders with Jessica, then smiles ruefully and blinks out as Chuck continues.
"Castiel do you take Dean to be you beloved husband, knowing in your heart that you will be a faithful friend, and his constant champion? To have and hold, in times of sickness and in times of health, in times of joy and in times of sorrow? Do you promise to love him completely, to console and comfort him during difficult times, to laugh with him and to grieve with him, to share in life's simplest but most enduring pleasures, to be truthful and honest with him and cherish him, forevermore forsaking all others and holding only unto him all the days of your existence?"
Jessica smiles at them and blinks out also as Cas answers.
"I do."
"And Dean do you take Castiel to be your one and only angel, knowing in your heart that you will be a loving companion, and a home for him to find refuge in? To have and hold, to honor and treasure from this moment on? To be at his side in sorrow and in joy, for better or for worse, in good times and in bad, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, to share in life's darkest moments until light returns to you both? To respect, love, cherish and obey, forevermore forsaking all others and holding only unto him from this day forward until death do you part?"
Dean takes a deep breath. "I do."
"Kaia if you may."
Kaia walks up nervously.
"A reading from the Winchester Gospels.
'Now I realize that there is no righteous path, it's just people trying to do their best in a world where it is far too easy to do your worst.'
The book of Castiel. Chapter 10. Verse 9."
Cas whispers, "I'm a Winchester."
Dean whispers back, "Always and forever."
Eileen laughs with tears.
Cas whispers, "Pah Deh Rah.".
"And now for the exchanging of rings. May we have the rings please?"
Sam pulls Castiel's ring from his pocket and hands it to Chuck.
Clair grabs Dean's ring and hands it to Chuck.
"These rings are an external and visible sign of the internal and spiritual bond of love which unites two hearts. May they serve as a seal of the vows Dean and Castiel have made to one another before these witnesses. The ring is a symbol of the unbroken circle of love. Love freely given has no beginning and no end, no giver and no receiver for each is the giver and each is the receiver. May these rings always remind you of the vows you have taken. Bless these rings, symbols of eternity, beauty and strength. Bless this couple who give them and wear them so they may ever live in harmony, unity, love, and happiness from this day forward."
Chuck hands Dean Castiel's ring.
He takes it from Chuck and takes a deep breath.
Dean smiles at the Enochian engraving,
Charlie quickly swipes at eyes.
"Dean, repeat after me. I Dean give you Castiel."
"I Dean give you Castiel."
"This ring as an eternal symbol of our marriage and my commitment to you."
"This ring as an eternal symbol of our marriage and my commitment to you."
"With my body I honor you."
"With my body I honor you."
"All that I am I give to you."
"All that I am I give to you."
"And all that I have I share with you."
"And all that I have I share with you."
"This is my vow and my bond."
"This is my vow and my bond."
"With this ring I wed."
"With this ring I wed."
Dean slips the ring on Cas' finger and brings his hand up to his lips to seal his vow with a kiss.
Chuck then hands Castiel Dean's ring.
Cas takes it, his hands shaking.
"Castiel, repeat after me. I Castiel, give you Dean."
"I Castiel, give you Dean."
"This ring as an eternal symbol of my unending love and faithfulness to you."
"This ring as an eternal symbol of my unending love and faithfulness to you."
"With my body I honor you."
"With my body I honor you."
"All that I am I give to you."
"All that I am I give to you."
"And all that I have I share with you."
"And all that I have I share with you."
"This is my vow and my bond."
"This is my vow and my bond."
"With this ring I wed."
"Lit Oi Nanaeel Olani Paracleda.".
A tear rolls down Dean's cheek at hearing the vow in Enochian.
Cas slides the ring into place and brings Dean's hand up to his lips to seal his vow with a kiss. He then turns Dean's hand over and kisses the inside of his wrist causing shiver of pleasure down the hunter's spine.
"Dean and Castiel have given their consent and made their marriage vows to each other.
They have declared their marriage and sealed their relationship by the joining of hands and by the giving and receiving of rings. Let this be a seal upon their hearts, a crown upon their heads and serve as their pledge between their two souls.
In their word and in their companionship,
Awake and asleep,
In joy and in sorrow,
In life and in death.
Let their created joined gladness, pleasure and delight, love, peace and fellowship be plentiful as they commit themselves to one another throughout their existence."
Claire smiles as Cas can no longer fight the tears.
Dean reaches up and gently wipes the tears away from Castiel's cheek with a soft smile
"Patience if you would."
Eileen wipes her tears.
Patience walks to the front.
"Let us be like
Two falling stars in the day sky.
Let no one know of our sublime beauty
As we hold hands with God
And Burn
Into a sacred existence that defies-
That surpasses
Every description of ecstasy
And love."
(Hafiz)
Sam looks on as his tears fall.
"Thank you, Patience," Cas says as Dean smiles at her.
Jody grins up at Patience as she rejoins the bridesmaids.
Eileen smiles at her as Clair whispers "Go annoying Sister!"
Jody smiles and rolls her eyes.
Chuck leads Dean and Castiel to small table to the right of the canopy.
"Today, this relationship is also symbolized through the pouring of these two individual containers of sand. One representing you, Dean, and one representing you, Castiel, and all that each of you were, all that each of you are, and all that that each of you will ever be.
Please note this empty glass case. Glass, itself, is made from sand and the sands of time have come together, melting into one piece to make this vessel. The sands of time should remind us all of our eternal love and mortality.
As these two containers of sand are poured into the third the individual containers of sand no longer exist, but will be joined together as one. Just as these grains of sand can never be separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your marriage be. May your lives together be blended as the seven seas and may your love swirl around each other like the changing tides."
Dean clears his throat, misty eyed.
Jody whispers. "Lovely.".
Claire nods and whispers to Patience, "This is cool. I wasn't expecting it."
She whispers back, "I wasn't either, but this is lovely."
Eileen puts a hand to her heart.
Jody notices Donna is out of tissues and hands her a small pack from her purse.
Chuck looks toward the bridesmaids.
.
"Now if Claire would please join us."
She walks over and stands next to her dad, smiling.
Cas beams at Claire as Dean gives her a wink.
"Claire if you would share your reading."
Claire clears her throat.
"You are forever
My secret rainbow
Beautifully written
Upon a rainy,
Grey page.
When hope,
Like love,
Can be found again
This gold
We share
Is ours."
(Michael Faudet)
Cas sniffles as he turns to his daughter. "That was beautiful, Claire."
He and Dean both give her a hug, and then the ceremony continues.
"Please take your separate glasses of sand and blending them into this joining vessel while united in repeating after me."
Jody laughs softly at Donna's little sob.
Claire smiles at Jody in triumph.
She nods proudly at her daughter.
Dean picks up his glass of black colored sand as Cas picks of his glass of teal colored.
They begin to pour the sand into a shadow box with a 'W" etched in the glass.
"You are my love for eternity. I blend with you."
"You are my love for eternity. I blend with you."
"My heart is like these grains of sands, merging with yours."
"My heart is like these grains of sands, merging with yours."
"I am yours. You are mine.
We are together forever like the sand,
like the wind. We are one."
"I am yours. You are mine.
We are together forever like the sand,
like the wind. We are one."
Claire gives up on trying not to cry and just lets the tears flow.
Jody whispers, "Yes, they are like the wind, Donna, now breath."
"I'm trying Jodes."
Chuck leads Dean and Castiel back to the canopy.
"Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other. Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth for the other. Now there is no more loneliness, for each of you will be companion for the other. Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before you. Go now to your dwelling place to begin the days of your life together. May your days together be good and long upon the Earth." (Unknown)
Dean wipes his eyes as Cas thumbs away another of his own tears.
Sam looks at Eileen with a soft smile before looking back at Dean and Cas.
She meets his eyes for a moment.
Claire grabs Patience and Alex's hands.
Patience squeezes Claire's hand, tearing up.
Eileen smiles as she watches Cas and Dean.
"By the power vested, well by me, I now proclaim you husband and angel. Dean you may kiss your angel."
Dean grabs Cas' tie and pulls him in close.
Cas embraces him for a crowd appropriate kiss.
Sam cheers and claps at the newlyweds as Eileen smiles bright at them.
Jody claps happily as Claire calls, "WHOOHOOO! Get it guys!" Jody joins in and whistles.
The audience comes to its feet and there is a roar of applause.
Dean can't help himself and dips Cas down dramatically and kisses him deep.
Alex's claps and cheers get louder as the kiss continues.
When they come up for air Cas smiles and blushes.
Chuck gives a laugh at the angel.
"Ladies and gentlemen may I present to you Mr. and Mr. Dean Winchester."
