Summary: AU. Castiel likes her. She sits next to him in class and they're very close friends. He wants to be with her, to protect her and to love her. He gets that chance, but their brothers' feuding puts their relationship at risk. PLEASE R&R!

Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters. I only own my OC.


Barriers

-Three-

"So they think I'm trouble…just because my brothers are…?" Castiel asked, Libby nodding in response, "My brothers seem to think the same about you…"

Libby sighed and rested against Castiel's shoulder, Castiel putting his arms around her and sighing.

"You'll always have me, no matter what our brothers think or do." He began, "I promise you."

The two of them were sat in the park at three in the afternoon, the air around them so cold that they were shivering together. Castiel's dark blue scarf brought out his eyes, Libby noticed, and she smiled up at him with a gorgeous grin, cheeks red as her nose was from the cold.

"You look freezing." Castiel said softly, Libby nodding in response.

"I am."

The older teen pulled her closer and rubbed her back, feeling her shivering in his arms.

"Let's get you home, Lib…you're freezing."

They walked through the cold afternoon, talking, laughing and joking as they went. As Libby and Castiel stood outside the Winchester house, they saw mistletoe hanging from the porch roof and stared at each other for the longest time.

"It's a shame to break tradition." Castiel whispered, Libby nodding in response.

The older teen leaned down and captured Libby's lips in a soft kiss, surprised when she returned it. She moved closer, Castiel winding his arms around her as their lips moved in a passionate kiss. Adam and Gabriel, the ones responsible for the mistletoe being there in the first place, were stood watching from the nearby bushes, smiling as their siblings finally got together. They only feared the reactions of their brothers when they found out. Breaking their kiss, Castiel looked down at Libby who smiled gently.

"I really like you, Libby."

"I really like you too."

"Will you be my girlfriend?"

"I'd love to be."


Libby's fingers caressed the guitar strings as she played the solo from Purple Rain, not noticing Dean and Sam smiling proudly from the bedroom door. It always moved Dean to near tears when she played the guitar, because she was so passionate about whatever she was playing. The backing track played loudly behind her as she hit each note with precision and accuracy, body moving with each note she played. Her red hair shone in the light of the room, dress flowing around her as she played the dark blue guitar. Her eyes drifted closed as she reached her favourite part of the solo, playing the really high notes that were accompanied by high vocal notes. The Winchesters couldn't help but think that they were being somewhat harsh on Libby, putting curfews on her time with the only boy she'd ever really felt something for, but his family were trouble, so they assumed he was. Libby ended the song and held the notes on for as long as she could before spinning around and turning off the stereo, not surprised to see her brothers.

"You should be less subtle, guys," She said with a strange chuckle, "It's not like I don't know you're there."

"You're fucking amazing." Dean laughed, heading out of the door with Sam in tow.

When they closed the door, Libby tidied away her music things and sat on her bed, sighing heavily. The gentle tapping at the window made her turn though, and she opened her curtains to find Castiel sat on the window ledge. With a smile, Libby opened her window and met Castiel's lips in a tender kiss.

"What are you doing?" Libby breathed with a soft laugh.

"Happy Christmas Eve, Libby." Castiel whispered, "Here."

He passed Libby a large paper bag full of presents and Libby gasped.

"Oh my God…" She whispered, "Thank you so much! I feel kinda bad now, 'cause I've not got you as much."

"Don't worry," Castiel said softly, "Just being your boyfriend's enough for me."

Libby reached under her bed and pulled out a smaller paper bag with about five presents in.

"Happy Christmas Eve, Castiel." She replied, kissing his lips and holding him close, "And Merry Christmas for tomorrow."

"Merry Christmas to you too." Castiel said sweetly, kissing her one more time, "We'd better enjoy these in private, huh?"

Libby nodded, looking down and biting her lip.

"I'll text you tomorrow, okay?"

"Sure," Castiel replied, "Bye, Libby."

"Bye, baby."

I love you.

Libby shocked herself at the thought but didn't let it show as Castiel kissed her passionately pressing his head to hers.

"If you need anything then call me." He whispered, cupping her cheek.

"Sure thing." Libby replied, watching as Castiel climbed onto the tree outside her window and down to the ground, sprinting across the street back to his own house.

She waited until his bedroom light came on and they waved to each other, blowing a kiss across each and then closing the windows and curtains.


Tears fell from Libby's eyes as she looked through Castiel's presents to her, the final one just moving her to a point where she was almost sobbing. It was a shoebox full of diary entries about her, all their photos together and all the little things he'd saved to give her but had always been too scared to. The last diary entry she found read:

"If it weren't for Libby I wouldn't have made it through today. She's everything to me…I just wish I could show it. I wish our brothers wouldn't limit our time together, because if we had the freedom I'd want to spend forever with her. I don't think that there's anyone more special on this planet than Libby Winchester and I'll do anything I can to make her happy."

Libby covered her face with her hands and sobbed quietly into them, unable to believe how much Castiel actually cared for her. They'd been friends since they were little and the first diary entry confessing that Castiel had feelings for her was from four years before when they were thirteen, around the same time that Libby realised she felt things for him. She knew she was so damn lucky, but she feared her brothers could ruin everything.

-TBC-