Title: From the Ocean
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters.
Chapter Summary: AU. Dean the angelfish gets a new roommate who happens to be another angelfish, and a damn beautiful one too. But it appears the new fish, Castiel, is really rather homesick.
Fifty Chick-Flick Moments for Dean and Castiel
-Three-
Dean settled under the little bridge, watching as the lid opened to his tank. He swam up excitedly, the prospect of food sending him crazy.
"Oh, no you don't." Came the voice of his owner, Ben, "Not din-din time yet, Deano!"
Ben was only two, and his mom Lisa had bought Dean for him at Christmas. Dean wondered if it was cleaning day. The tank wasn't very dirty at all, so that must not have been what was happening. He hated cleaning days. He had to suffocate for two minutes so that Lisa and Ben could clean the tank out. Dean swam back, watching as a bag was brought up to the level with his tank.
"Cas, dis is Dean! Dean, dis is your new woommay, Cas!" Ben squeaked, Lisa's voice coming through the room softly.
"Come on, honey, let's put Castiel in his new home, huh?" She said softly, "I'm sure Dean could use a roommate like Castiel."
"Cas for short, momma!" Ben cried, Lisa kissing his head which made Dean often wish he had a few hundred babies of his own to look after.
"Yeah, Cas for short." Lisa replied, looking to Dean and smiling, "Good afternoon, Dean. It's good to see you're so eager to meet Cas, huh?"
Dean swam around and flicked his tail, Lisa beaming in response. He liked to make his humans smile. It was his favourite thing to do. He watched as Lisa reached into the bag with the little net she used to catch him if it was cleaning time, and scooped something out. Perhaps Castiel was another angel fish. He wondered if Castiel was really a boy fish or a girl fish, because humans generally couldn't tell just on plain sight.
As Castiel was lowered into the water, he started panting and struggling to get out of the net, suddenly swimming into the skull that Dean had in there and hiding away.
"He shy..." Ben whimpered, Dean flicking his tail to try and make his human smile again, "Momma, what if he no like it...?"
"He'll love it, Ben." Lisa promised, "Come on, let's go get your snack, huh? Say goodbye to the fish."
"Bye, fishies..." Ben said tearfully, Lisa picking the little child up and walking away, Ben watching the tank over her shoulder until they were out of sight.
Dean swam over to the skull slowly, remembering to be gentle with the obviously terrified newcomer.
"C-Castiel?" He asked, watching as the other fish poked his head through one of the eyes slowly before he looked away and turned around, Dean swimming a little closer, "My name's Dean. Welcome to my tank."
There came a weary sigh, Dean going to move closer.
"Thank you."
The voice was deep, but quaking with emotion, Dean wondering where this fish had come from.
"Y-You wanna come out?" Dean asked, "It's nice out here..."
The other fish gradually emerged, Dean swimming back to give him some space. The fish's mouth dropped open when he saw Castiel. The fish was an angelfish, much like himself except so stunningly beautiful that Dean's fins twitched at the sight of him.
"It is very nice." Castiel replied, swimming a little closer and examining Dean.
He's so beautiful...
"I...I am from...from the sea...the ocean...I..." Castiel began, turning away through upset which Dean sensed, "I-I was taken from my brothers...and my sisters..." He said quietly, "Hundreds of us and only a few got taken...I have no idea what will happen to the others or me..."
"Lisa and Ben will look after you..." Dean said softly, "I'm sure your siblings have gone to good homes too."
He moved closer to the angelfish who swam away into the skull again, sobbing quietly.
"I've been here since Christmas," He told Castiel, "And they really look after me. Ben loves me to death, and he's really fond of you already, and you've only been here two minutes."
"He sure talks a lot." Castiel said, "On my way here he just...he kept talking about you."
"I'm sorry you were taken from your family." Dean said quietly, entering the skull himself and settling beside the upset fish, "But I'll explain everything to you...and Lisa and Ben will take good care of you, I promise."
Castiel looked to Dean with sad eyes, shuffling closer and resting right against Dean's side. He felt grateful to have been brought to such a lovely tank with such a kind, beautiful fish. Dean himself pressed closer and their heads touched, their eyes closing as they settled together, Dean nuzzling Castiel lightly.
"I'll look after you."
"Deano! Cas!" Came a little voice, Dean's eyes opening before he nudged Castiel, "Bweafas!"
"Breakfast." Dean said quietly, Castiel opening his eyes and swimming out of the skull with Dean, the two shooting to the top of the tank as little Ben sprinkled some food into the tank.
Dean swished his tail in thanks, Ben giggling in response.
"Do the same as I did..." Dean whispered, "It makes him happy."
Castiel flicked his tail and swam around gracefully, doing a little loop which earned a shriek of laughter from the little boy, who was clapping his hands together excitedly and shouting.
"Momma! Cas can do flippies!" He yelled, watching as Dean did the same, "Dey copy each other!"
Lisa watched the display and smiled at her little boy pressing a kiss to his cheek and cuddling him close.
"Wow, what clever fish we have..." She said sweetly, "You should see if they'll kiss you."
She drew Ben closer and lowered him towards the tank, Dean shooting up and nudging Ben's nose with his face, the little child squealing with delight as he swished his tail over his cheek. Castiel copied and Ben laughed, Lisa drying his face and lifting him away from the tank.
"See..." Dean said softly, nuzzling Castiel gently, "We make him happy."
Castiel smiled and settled inside the skull again, Dean cuddling close to him as they wrapped their tails wound gently around each other's.
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