A/N: Mentions of Rambo, the film series, just a random action flick I pulled out of my ass and figured it worked for this scene. If you don't know it, it doesn't matter.


A buzz echoed in the apartment as the pizza man rang. "Down in a sec," Dean said into the com and grabbed his wallet, dropping a wink at Cas who was walking into the living room right then. He leaped out the door and left it open, returning after just a couple of minutes. He set the box down on the coffee table in front of the couch where Cas was sitting.

"What do you wanna drink?" Dean called from the kitchen just seconds later

"Anything," Cas answered opening the box and picking up a greasy slice of pizza. He looked at it cautiously.

Dean came back into the room with two bottles of beer in his hand and popped them open. Cas gratefully took one and decided to try the pizza. It was… normal, he supposed. Shrugging to himself he finished the slice and sipped at his beer, watching with amusement as Dean wolfed down four slices and went back to the kitchen for another beer. He burped ungracefully and sat back on the couch.

All the while, the TV had been on, playing an action movie that Cas had never seen before. It centered on an extremely muscular man who seemingly loved all sorts of weapons and angrily killing what apparently were enemies.

"What is this movie?" Cas asked after a while.

Dean had moved to the floor and was leaning his back against the couch so he had to twist around to look at Cas. "You've never seen 'Rambo'?" he asked, shocked. Cas shook his head, confused. "Dude, we are so watching them all." Dean hauled himself to his feet and went next to the TV where a bookshelf of DVDs stood. He took a minute to look through them but gave a shout when he found all five films and tossed them on the table save for one, which he popped in to watch.

"This is going to be awesome," he laughed, throwing Castiel his excited face. Cas thought he looked almost maniacal but let it be. He was content doing whatever Dean wanted to.

It was hours later and deep into the night when the credits for the last movie began to roll. Cas was curled up on half of the couch and Dean was propped up on his side on the floor. There were another few bottles sitting on the floor and the pizza had been finished hours ago. Cas was nearly asleep but his eyes snapped open when Dean groaned and sat up.

"C'mon Cas, time for bed for sleepy freshmen," he said warmly. No matter how close they were as friends, Dean had never stopped teasing Cas about being a freshman. Cas didn't mind though, he didn't mind anything Dean did or said. He didn't worship Dean, but he looked up to the older man in how he was strong and independent and handsome.

Cas yawned as he stood and stretched his back. He gathered the empty bottles as Dean picked up the pizza box and they both moved to the kitchen to dispose of both. Cas stood a moment at the counter, glancing out the window near the table and into the dark night.

"You okay, man?" Dean asked, noticing him spacing out again.

Cas planted a smile on his face. "Yeah, I'm fine."

"You can talk to me, you know, if you wanted." Dean's voice was gentle, different than how it usually was. Cas thought it might have been the couple of beers but when he looked at Dean's face and saw it hiding a deep sadness, Cas understood.

"Thanks, Dean, but I just need some sleep," Cas said after a moment. Dean nodded and flashed him his old teasing smile. It didn't quite reach his fathomless green eyes.

"Don't get too caught up with the delicious smell of my brother," he said.

Cas felt himself smirk slightly and punched his friend's shoulder playfully. "Don't worry, I'm not that interested in him," he returned, making Dean laugh. Cas loved that laugh. Quickly he left the kitchen, calling a, "G'night," over his shoulder and heading to his temporary room.

There, he fell onto the bed, which didn't even smell like anything except clean laundry. Cas shoved his arms under the pillow and sighed, resolving to do better about keeping his emotions in check the next morning. And every day after that, too.