Chapter 2: Of coffee, newspaper and date.
"So?" "If you don't mind can we share table?" Dean rubs the back of his neck nervously. Dean waits anxiously for answer. Please. Please let not the seat be taken.
The man looks surprise for a split second and then sheepish. Please, the man gesture to the empty seats. Thanks dude. "Dean". The man look at him blankly, eyes squinting like he is trying to decipher the secret meaning behind his words. Okay. It was weird.
"Cas". The man said after awhile.
"Cas?" "Is that short for something?". Shit..just shut the fuck up dean and eat. Why the hell are you making conversation... with a stranger that is not you. Yeah..it isn't like him. He is normally the 'fuck off' kind of guy.
"Yes. It is short for Castiel". The man answers while his eyes keep shifting between Dean and his forgotten newspaper.He wasn't even trying to be subtle. Dean feels a little hurt by the guy action which was stupid really he had just met the guy like seconds ago. He strikes conversation with the guy out of convenient because he has something dean needs, a seat to eat his pie. It is not like he is trying to forged a friendship or something, right? why would his feelings, be hurt? That just doesn't makes sense.
Dean chalked it all to him being sensitive since he had a rough morning. Sorry. Don't mind can return to.. reading, Dean gesture at the newspaper. Shit, this is so weird. Dean starts to feel uncomfortable and he could feels the man eyes on him. If he had just taken away his pie in the beginning. He is certainly most, would not be in this situation..but no, he has to be stubborn and insist on eating it here, while its hot. He chalked it to lack of insight on his part, spurred by the tantalizing smell of an apple pie. To Dean, pie is like what 'crack' is to addicts.
The man folded the newspaper away. "Sorry. I'm being rude".
Dean raised a brow. Confusion must shown itself on his face or the guy capable of reading his thoughts, (he doubts that) because the man starts explaining .
"Gabriel, my brother. He says. I often enough behave rudely towards people even though it is unintentional". Castiel explains. He is surprise that he'd finds dean is very easy to talk to mostly after a word or two people were able to tell that he is socially awkward and stop having conversation with him.
"Hey, it's cool". "I mean, i'm the one who invited myself to your table and disturb your coffee date with the newspaper". Dean joked lightheartedly.
"If anyone is rude". "It would be me". Dean gesture to himself smirking, his lips quirk a little at the end. Even though Dean had say it confidently, there's a certain hesitancy lying beneath. Castiel feels the need to assure the man. I don't think you are rude, Dean. The man says with a serious look on his face. Yeah. well i don't think you are rude too, Dean reply sheepishly.
Castiel is different from anyone else he has meet, the man use formal speech and he..he's, Dean eyes bore into those blue ones trying to pinpoint what is it that make the man different.
...when he speaks there a childlike sincerity in every words he says.
Dean tear his gaze away after a few second, the intensity of the man stare gave him goosebumps. It feels like the man is staring into his soul. Which sounded so crazy right now, so he'll just going to take some aspirin and sleep the day off when he gets back.
"Thank you, and i don't have a coffee date with newspaper". Dean blinks confusedly for a moment before remembering what he had said before. Castiel was still talking though.
"It just not possible for someone to has a coffee date with a newspaper". The guy has said it with such a straight-confused face that Dean couldn't help but laughs. "Cas, a good one". "You don't seem like that, but you're sure one funny guy". Dean chuckles amusedly. The guy look confusedly at him. Like he couldn't figure out, what is so funny about what he had just said and Cas also had an adorable lost puppy look on his face.
"So, what were you looking at anyway, any interesting news?" Dean asked as he is taking another bite. "I have no idea", Castiel replies glancing at the forgotten newspaper. He was as much as reading the newspaper just now. He was only looking at one section, the advertisement section.
"I was just looking at the apartment's add". Castiel told the man.
"Oh really, what's wrong with where you staying at?"
"I-I was hoping for a change of scene?" Cas answers short, he didn't care to elaborate.
He wasn't big on sharing personal information anyway, but he kind of did share with Dean. Didn't he? He mention about Gabriel to him. He never talks about his family to anyone, ever. Why? What different? Cas find him asking himself all this question. Maybe it is because Dean looks like a nice guy. Castiel feels like he can trust him, but he was reminded by Gabriel voice in his head saying, that it doesn't hurt to be careful about people that you have just meet.
"Em". "Hm". Dean nods taking another bite of the apple pie because this shit is good. heavenly almost. He is definitely coming back for more in the near future.
"Where?" Dean asks, wiping stray crumb from his lips with the white nap. "I was thinking.. around here". "It is close to work".
Dean almost drop his fork as he stares disbelievingly at the blue eyed man. He can't believe the coincidence. Maybe, this day had not been that bad after all.
"You're looking for an empty apartment or sharing". "I haven't think of that before". The man looks like he was trying to make his mind.
Please say with housemate. Dean keep chanting in his head.
"I guess I don't really mind but i prefer a whole apartment, if it is possible". Dean deflates. "I'm.. too different, too put it gently. I'm not exactly likable". Dean thinks that is a bunch of bull, he likes the odd ball already. Sure, the guy is a little weird but not in the bad weird or creepy way, just-just an adorable weird.
Cas sighs, Dean probably going to think him weird now and most probably, no more like definitely going to avoid him after this. Like many other before. "Most of all I don't think i can share living space with someone I don't like".
He left that part vague because he finds out the hard way that there is no such thing as allergy to people with black soul. He sort of left an impression that he thinks he is above everyone else to his real estate agent. Former agent, he corrects.
"Do you like me?" Castiel stares at the green eyes man, he is surprised by the question. Is this what Gabriel had explain to him few days ago, does that mean he is getting 'hit on'?
"Cas. To be honest, I think the main problem is you don't think/ or/ afraid your potential housemate don't get you or you wont like them". "Right?" Dean asks looking far too excited which confuses Castiel. "I mean, I'm okay with you. Totally fine. And if you like me, you can move in with me".
Castiel is distraught now, isn't it is too fast they have just met each other today. Dean hits on him and then he asking him to move in together all in one day but Castiel not even sure if he like, as in like, like Dean in the first place. The sudden confession was surprising.
He was about to say no. it is a logical thing to do, when a voice in his head says, "Don't knock it before you try it". And strangely enough, the voice sound suspiciously like Gabriel and he still couldn't understand the phrase, only Gabriel would tell him to try the door before knocking and then telling him, he has to knock before entering a room if not it is consider rude. Especially when i was enjoying some alone time with myself as Gabriel put it and he seems really upsets too. Honestly, he still didn't understand.
Dean sips his black coffee and smack his lips in satisfaction. Absentmindedly, he thought, if the diner he frequent were closed for good, he would make do with these.
Dean try to ignore the way Cas keep using his name when he answer him. Such as, "Yes, Dean" and so on.
He thinks Cas is a pretty okay guy except that he talks like he has a stick in his ass or like he is in 'period' drama.
When do you have free time? Cas look at him blankly. Dean blinks and add, "So i can give you a tour to the apartment to see if you like it enough to rent".
"Rent?"
"Yeah rent", dean says looking at the guy bemusedly. "As it you me became housemate". "Hey, buddy.. still here with me". Dean waves his hand in front the guy.
Dean is actually talking about that and Cas blushes when he thinks what he had thought of when Dean was asking. "Uh", he hesitate. "I'm free right now".
Dean wipes his lips with napkin. "Let's go then". Dean says pushing himself up. It is better if they gets it sorts out as soon as possible before Cas change his mind. Or if Cas wasn't sure about the idea he is going to change the guy mind and let him know that he is awesome to hangout with and of course he is the greatest housemate ever.
Cas looks at the guy and takes his coffee in his go cup in one hands while newspaper in another. "Ready?"
"Yes, dean".