I'd like to thank K5Rakitan for your input, and a special thanks to iiStrawberryelegance for your ideas!
So at first I thought I was bending Castiels character a bit… but after seeing how he acted after Deborah I think this is actually pretty accurate.
Next Day
Mia's POV
"…"
It was already 7:50, but Castiel wasn't there to meet her at the entrance of the park to walk her to school. She glanced at her cell phone clock and fidgeted. If she left and missed him he would be mad, but she was hoping to get there early to see if Violet had done some problems on the homework she couldn't figure out. By the time 7:55 rolled around panic set in and she started speed-walking to school. What the hell was with Castiel? He hadn't been late all week, he had told her, since he had a reason to come to school now, he would stop ditching. Anger boiled over in her as she walked and by the time she entered the courtyard she could care less that she was late. She banged open the door to the classroom and took her seat without so much as an apology.
"Glad to see you decided to join us." The teacher said from the front. "I hope your new… relationship won't be affecting your performance from now on."
Mia clenched her book in her fists, not believing the nerve the teacher had for dealing such a low blow. She couldn't get out of there fast enough. But for the rest of the day, Castiel was gone. Her anger turned into a bitter sadness at having been lied to, and she decided to call to see if he had intentionally lied to her. Mia walked out into the courtyard and slipped her phone out of her pocket, when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey," she turned around to see Nathaniel. "You've been acting out today, is there something wrong?"
Mia didn't care if he patronized her about Castiel, she needed to talk. "Castiel's been gone all day! I think he ditch-"
"Oh." Nathaniel stopped her and suddenly looked pissed. "I didn't realize this was a Castiel problem. I thought since he wasn't here and you were acting up, it was a problem concerning you. Sorry I asked."
"It is my problem! Castiel said-"
"No, Mia, I decided to leave you two alone, and not get involved, if I hear anymore I'll just make us both upset. Bye."
Mia stood flabbergasted as Nathaniel turned and walked away. Since when did he not get involved? He had sought her out, and he didn't even care to listen to her? Maybe it was better this way, if Nathaniel knew Castiel ditched again then he would have nothing good to say about it. Mia needed consoling, but Nathaniel could never offer her that. She needed Castiel…
"…Hello?"
The voice on the other end of the line sounded groggy.
"Castiel? What the fuck, did you sleep all day?" Mia growled.
"…Oh, shit. I guess I did. Sorry Mia, I hadn't woken up."
"I can't believe that! I'm going to have to come over and make sure you wake up on time now. You don't know how upset I was today, I hate when people lie to me!"
"…I'm really sorry Mia… I… I'm an idiot..."
Castiels voice sounded sunken and depressed, she could imagine him at the other end of the line with a remorseful expression on his face. She was suprised he hadn't gotten defensive. So he really did feel bad about breaking his promise…
"Castiel? It's okay, I'm not that mad, I just had to put up with some shit… how bout I come over to cheer you up?" Mia asked hopefully.
"Erm…"
"What? Castiel come on! Why are you even hesitating?" Mia sputtered angrily.
"Heh, fine. I'll start getting ready. Bye Mia." The line went dead, and Mia stared at her phone in concern. Was he really alright? He had sounded so-
"Going over to his house? You've only been with him for a week, what a slut." A voice sneered behind her. Mia whipped around to come face-to-face with the blonde bitch and her crew.
She bit back her anger to come up with a comeback. "Yep, only a week, how longer did it take you Amber? Wait… you still haven't got any! Heh!"
"Please. I've gotten more in a year then you ever will." Amber smirked triumphantly, not realizing the trap Mia had set up.
"Really? More in a year, you say? Who's the slut again? Excuse me, I don't want to catch an STD from you, so I'll be going." Mia wheeled around and stormed off campus, feeling satisfaction mix with her anger. That fucking slut… she always shows up at the worst time, but Mia prided her self in her ability to make her look stupid. She saw plenty of other girls grow flustered and embarrassed, but Mia had the ability to always wrap Amber in her own insults.
Castiel's POV
He hadn't really lied about being asleep the whole day, he tried to reason with himself. He had spent the whole night lying in bed thinking about his situation, and sleep had finally claimed him sometime in the morning. When his alarm had gone off, he had automatically shut it off without even thinking and fell back asleep. Mia had called shortly after he had woken up. He was sitting on his bed rubbing his face when the phone rang.
Shit… he thought, looking at the ID.
"…Hello?"
Of course she had been mad, after hearing her angry tone though; Castiel was hit with the full realization of what he had done.
"…I'm really sorry Mia… I… I'm an idiot..." He had cheated on her. After seeing the girl he had been in love with for years, he completely lost control, and had completely forgot about the girl now by his side. Castiel had never sunk that low before, and the guilt ate at him as he talked to her. He didn't want to see her, he couldn't face her. But he couldn't avoid her either. Castiel didn't want to break up with Mia, but there was no way she could ever know about last night.
After hanging up, Castiel sunk his face into his hands. "Shit… I really fucked up. Why the hell did Lula have to come back? Fuuucckkk." He fell back onto his bed and ran his hands over his face. After a while, his bed dipped with extra weight, and he felt two heavy paws on his chest. He looked up to see the Demon staring him down in concern.
"Right, I gotta get ready. She'll be even more pissed if she shows up and I'm in my underwear." Though I'd love to see her face when she sees that…
Castiel pushed that thought out of his head and began pulling his clothes on. Shortly after, there was a knock on the door and Demon started barking like crazy.
"Hey mutt, get back." Castiel growled as he pushed the large dog out of the way with his foot. He cracked open the door to see Mia's frightened face. "See, it's just her, chill out." Demon let loose a final growl before settling back down.
"Wow, I can see now why your parents never worry about you being home alone." Mia laughed as she came inside. She looked around the house and grinned. "You keep the place pretty clean for a guy."
"I'm not a fucking slob just because I live alone." Castiel laughed. The laugh caught in his throat as he saw Mia's glare directed at him. "W-what?"
"You skipped school dumb ass. After you promised me you wouldn't! How the hell did you sleep in so late?" Mia yelled.
"Chill out, you said you weren't mad, remember?" Her glare didn't waver. "I'm just a heavy sleeper Mia, sorry…" he glanced away from her softening gaze.
"Maybe you should get a new alarm or something then…" She sat on his couch and patted the seat next to her for him to sit down. Instantly Demon jumped up and settled down on the couch. "Wha-!"
"Sorry, I do that when I want him to sit. Down mutt!" Castiel barked, and Demon jumped down with an indignant glare. Castiel sighed and ran his hands through his hair as he sat. "Look Mia… I'm really sorry… I made a huge mistake… I.. I've been a huge idiot." Guilt ate through his heart as he spoke. "I really fucked up, and I completely understand why you're mad at me…" He looked into her green eyes before he rested his head on her shoulder. "Mia… I'm so sorry…" He bit his lip. His apology had nothing to do with him missing school... but it was the best he could do without telling her.
"Castiel…" Mia began stroking his hair as she talked. "It's okay. I realize it was a mistake now, just try harder to make sure this doesn't happen again, okay? You need to break your bad habits."
"Yeah… I'll try." He caught her hand in his and shifted so he was holding it to his lips. Mia was nothing like Lula. She was kind, considerate, explosive, caring, nosy, playful, emotional, but most of all, she could recognize his emotions instantly, and always tried to make him happy. Lula was uncaring and stoic. She lived her life inside of herself and looked at the lives of other people as her own entertainment. There was a time when she was reckless and dangerous, and her cold attitude drug others, including Castiel, into her own self-destructive circle. That attitude had driven Castiel insane, she did everything for herself, never anything to seem "cool", he loved that in her, but he hated how she only used him for her own amusement and pleasure, even though he had always let her use him. Now she was different, she had turned her self-destruction into self-betterment, but she was still distant. She could care less about him, but she was more aware of his feelings it seemed. He felt like he had a chance, or maybe it was his old self simply pining over her in-affections again. Either way, when he thought about Lula he wanted so badly for her to just react to him. That was what made him cheat on Mia, and he felt the guilt like a weight in his body when he thought about it. Mia was nothing like Lula, he had Mia, and she was always there for him. Why the hell was he still hung up on that other girl? Why the hell couldn't he just be happy with what he had? Why the hell was he still thinking about last night even as he held Mia to him?
"…Castiel?" Mia was on his lap now, nuzzling against him. "Castiel, are you okay? I told you I'm not mad…" she looked into his face with concern.
You should be mad… "It's fine princess." Castiel forced himself to laugh, and ruffled her short hair.
"Hey, you ass!" Mia snapped.
"Watch your mouth, you've been swearing up a storm since we started going out, am I being a bad influence on you?" Castiel grinned and pulled her closer to him.
"Psh, no! I can curse when I want." She bit his ear playfully, glad that he was acting normal again. He inhaled sharply and flipped her onto her back.
"Watch out, princess, you're in my lair now, this can get dangerous" he breathed into her ear.
"Please, you would never hurt me." Mia laughed. She apparently didn't get the meaning behind his words. Castiel smirked into her hair. She would learn… He placed a hand on her bare thigh, right under the hem of her shorts, and began stroking the skin there. Meanwhile his mouth traveled down to her neck and began lightly biting the skin under her jaw.
"Nngh, Castiel, what are you-" Mia pressed against his chest in a half-hearted attempt to push him off.
"Hey now," Castiel breathed against her skin. "I told you: my house, my rules." He sucked at her skin until there was a sizable mark left, and his hands ran along the inside of her thighs.
"Ah! Castiel!" Mia pushed Castiel away with full force now, and sat up. Her face was flushed as she felt the mark on her neck. "Did you just give me a hickey?" She looked at Castiel's smirking face. "My parents will see! They'll kill me!" She shoved Castiel lightly, but her face was still flushed with want.
"I'll just make one in a less noticeable spot then," Castiel teased, pulling her shirt down as he pressed his lips against the top of her breasts.
"Castiel!" Mia gasped, pushing his face away in embarrassment. "I'm serious! I need to cover this before I get home!" She stood up and straightened her shirt.
"Fine," Castiel huffed, pushing himself off the couch. "Don't you have makeup to cover it or something?"
"I need to go to the mall to buy that green based foundation."
"…What?" Wasn't foundation skin makeup? Why would it be…?
Mia sighed and grabbed her stuff. "There's a lot of different make up, I just need to go to the mall and get this. Will you come?" She looked up him pleadingly. She didn't say it out loud, but he could tell her she was thinking "since you didn't come to school today, you owe me this."
"Fine, fine. I needed to buy some lipstick anyway" he sighed as he grabbed his shoes.
"Eh?" Mia gasped. "You wear-"
"It's a joke, sheesh!" Castiel laughed. He put his arm around Mia as they stepped out the door. This girl could really make him happy. If he thought about her instead of Lula, he was sure that he would eventually fall in love with her, and his feelings for Lula would vanish.
