The Novak house was pretty quiet that afternoon. Anna was around at a friend's place studying and Michael hadn't gotten home from work yet so when Cas got home it was just Gabe watching TV.
Cas threw his bag on the ground by the door and headed into the kitchen which was right next to the living room with no door between. "Hey Gabe" he greeted, smiling cheerfully as he had been practically since History. Gabe turned his head around, "Hey little brother, how was school?" he asked, switching off the TV and following the younger boy into the kitchen.
Cas shut the fridge door after realizing he wasn't even hungry and sat down at the table opposite Gabriel. "School was good" Cas replied, smiling as he remembered History and his brief encounter with Dean in the car park. Gabriel knew his brother very well, and could easily sense something was going on. "Something you want to tell me?" He asked, eyebrows raised and leaning forwards on the table. Castiel was used to this kind of behavior from his older brother and rolled his eyes. "I have a group assignment for history" he replied, hoping he'd be able to get away with just that but knowing that Gabe was going to press for more details. "You know I'm going to drag it out of you so why don't you just tell me now and save us about half an hour?" Gabriel prompted, unsatisfied with the answer Cas had given. Castiel sighed, "and I've been partnered with a really attractive guy" he added. Gabriel leant back in his seat, smirking, "There we go. Name?"
Castiel stood and poured himself a glass of water, just for the sake of giving himself something to do and not having to look at Gabriel. "Dean Winchester" he mumbled, but it was loud enough for Gabe to hear. Gabe's smirk widened and his face lit up, "Dean Winchester!? You have a crush on Dean Winchester!?" He exclaimed and Castiel hung his head in humiliation.
Gabe had only graduated last year and knew all the kids in Castiel's year level and was friends with some of them and therefore, knew all the gossip. "I do not have a crush on him" Castiel defended pathetically, drinking his water, a frown still etched on his face, although he wasn't really angry or upset. "Yeah yeah Cassie" Gabe retorted, standing. "Cassie is a girl's name. My name is Castiel" Cas responded, ignoring the patronizing tone in Gabe's voice.
He ushered Gabe out of the kitchen and headed towards the stairs. "I'm gonna go to my room, I have homework" he said. "Homework? More like you're gonna go fantasize about Winchester until you finally muster up the courage to send him a text that says 'hi :)'" Gabe chuckled, returning to his position on the couch. Castiel merely huffed, knowing that there was some truth in Gabe's words but he
wasn't going to admit that. "You're an ass, you know that?" Castiel threw in Gabe's direction as he headed up the stairs slowly. Gabe merely winked at him
"You wouldn't have me any other way" he retorted, chuckling and turning the TV back on as Castiel continued upstairs to his room.