Here is Chapter 3! Oh, and for the end of the chapter, I have a manga version of it on my tumblr page so if you want to see it, check out chaosangel4us . tumblr . com (remove the spaces, of course). I worked hard on it, so I'd love some feedback.

Here we finally have the "date" between Raysia and Castiel. Hopefully I don't disappoint!

Raysia took a nice, long shower in order to wash the stench from the sewer water that had been dumped on her earlier out of her hair. Castiel was patiently waiting for her where she left him: on her living room couch.

Once satisfied with the amount of scrubbing she inflicted upon her person, she quickly dressed and blow-dried her hair. She didn't waste much time doing her makeup or straightening her hair; she didn't want to make Castiel wait for her for much longer.

"Finished!" Raysia exclaimed as she stepped out of her bedroom. Castiel made a scene of standing slowly and cracking his neck.

"It's about time! You took forever."

Raysia rolled her eyes as she slipped on her tennis shoes. "Stop complaining and let's go."

Castiel came up behind her and leaned toward her, burying his face in her hair. He took a deep breath and Raysia froze.

"What are you—"

"Sorry, Blondie. You still smell like sewer water." Castiel teased and he stood back up. Raysia glared at him and smacked his arm.

"Idiot! No need to be mean! I tried."

"Obviously you didn't try hard enough. Do I need to help you rewash that smelly hair of yours?" Castiel said teasingly. He received the reaction he was hoping for: Raysia blushed bright crimson and she walked out of her house without another word.

"Just come on. We've wasted enough time already."

"You've wasted enough time already." Castiel corrected her. Raysia glared at him. He laughed and mussed up her hair. "Chill out; I'm just teasing you."

"You always tease me." Raysia responded rather coldly. Castiel grinned at her.

"Because you're so much fun to tease."

A few minutes later, they reached the café. There weren't too many people around which Raysia was happy about. She didn't want to practice her lines in front of a bunch of people. They took their seats and a waiter came to take their order. Castiel ordered a coke and two slices of coconut crème pie.

"You like coconut crème pie?" Raysia asked in surprise. Castiel nodded, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Yeah, what's it to you?"

Raysia shook her head. "It's my favorite pie. I just never expected you to like it either." She said.

"What pie did you think would be my favorite?"

Raysia shrugged. "I don't really know. I didn't expect coconut crème."

Castiel snorted at her answer before rummaging through his bag to grab his script. Raysia followed suit, pulling hers out of the binder she had placed it in earlier in the day. The two scripts side by side were a pair; Castiel's was crumpled and torn while Raysia's was unmarred except for a small crease in the corner.

"Well, the prince and princess meet early in the play in the forest. We should start there. Page 7, I think." Castiel said, flipping to that page.

"You read the script already?" Raysia asked. Castiel glanced at her quickly over the top of his script.

"You didn't?"

Raysia shook her head.

"Whatever. You'll get to read it now."

"Do you want me to start?" Raysia asked. Castiel nodded so Raysia cleared her throat before speaking. "Excuse me, sir. Are you lost?"

"I have never been to this part of the forest before. Perhaps you could point me in the direction of town?"

"Town? Oh, no, sir. I am not allowed in town so I am unsure of the direction it could be. Perhaps north of here? That is where I have been told to stay far away from."

"Could you be more specific?"

"Let me finish my meal and I can take you in that direction, as far as I dare."

"May I join you? I have my own meal."

"I suppose so."

As Raysia finished the line, the waiter returned with their pie and coke.

"Could we have two straws?" Castiel asked, motioning at the coke. The waiter nodded, pulling two out of his pocket.

"Yes of course."

After the waiter left, Castiel plucked the two straws into the glass and took a long drink. He offered it to Raysia. She took a sip from the second straw while Castiel took a bite of pie.

"This next part looks like we're supposed to be standing. Shall we…?" Raysia asked, motioning to the empty space beside them. Castiel shrugged.

"Sure, why not."

The two stood and Raysia continued.

"This is as far as I dare take you, sir. I believe that if you continue walking in that direction you will reach the town."

Castiel grabbed Raysia's hand.

"Come with me."

Raysia, a bit flustered at the contact stuttered. "I-I'm afraid I cannot. I live here in the forest."

"You are the most beautiful woman I have ever met." Castiel spoke, looking into Raysia's eyes. "If you cannot come with me, please permit me to see you again tomorrow."

Raysia nodded. "Yes, I believe I can allow that. I shall meet you here by this tree."

Castiel glanced down at his script quickly before setting it down on the table. He reached out his hand to tuck it behind Raysia's head. Ever so slowly he leaned in. "I shall see you tomorrow." He whispered. Raysia held her breath and closed her eyes, preparing for him to kiss her. The pressure behind her neck faded.

He didn't kiss her.

Raysia opened her eyes to see Castiel doubled over in laughter. She glared at him.

"I can't believe you actually thought I was going to kiss you! There isn't a kiss scene there in the script, dummy." He choked out between laughter. Raysia pouted.

"I knew that!"

"How could you if you didn't read the script?" he taunted. Raysia shoved his shoulders but it didn't have much effect. She settled for sitting in her chair and sulking along with glaring daggers at the redheaded monstrosity that was Castiel.

"You tease me way too much."

Castiel managed to pull himself together. He crouched down so he was eye level with her. Raysia noticed that he had become rather serious.

"Raysia, if I'm going to kiss you, it's not going to be because some stupid script tells me I have to." He said. Raysia's heart skipped a beat and butterflies churned in her stomach.

"What do you—" she started to say, but was interrupted by Castiel pressing his lips firmly against hers. Her eyes widened in shock and her mouth opened slightly in a sharp gasp, something Castiel took great advantage of.

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"Hey, Rosa, Amber dumped a bucket of sewer water on me while I was wearing your top and I'm pretty sure it's ruined. I've washed it three times to make it stop smelling so horrible, but I think I'm going to have to buy you another one." Raysia told her best friend over the phone.

"Oh, that's okay. Don't worry about it. I'm just upset that you didn't get to look so smoking hot on your date with Castiel. Speaking of which, how did it go?"

"Well…" Raysia trailed off, chewing her lower lip in embarrassment. "He kissed me."

The line was silent.

"Rosa?"

"He WHAT!" Rosalya shrieked from the other side. Raysia winced and pulled the phone away from her ear. "Oh my gosh that is fantastic! Did you guys practice a kiss scene? Is that it?"

"No, we were practicing a scene and I thought there was a kiss scene in it because he leaned in and acted like he was going for it, but it turns out he was just teasing me. I got frustrated at him, but then he told me 'if I'm gonna kiss you it won't be because of a stupid script' and then he kissed me." Raysia explained, twisting a strand of hair between her fingers.

"And? What happened next?" Rosalya pressed.

"Um, we ate pie and he walked me home."

"Did he kiss you again?"

"No, but that was probably because I kind of maybe sort of slammed the door in his face when I walked into my house." Raysia admitted sheepishly.

"You WHAT!" Rosalya shrieked. Raysia winced again and pulled the phone a little further from her ear. "He walked you to your door and you left him hanging? He's going to think you don't like him!"

"I didn't mean to! I was just so surprised and I didn't know what to do about it so I panicked!" Raysia said, trying to explain herself. She was suddenly worried about seeing Castiel the next day. "What do I do tomorrow?"

"Whatever you do, do not avoid him. That is a very bad idea." Rosalya warned her.

So the next day, Raysia avoided Castiel. She stayed away from his usual hangouts and if she saw him coming down the hallway, she spun on her heels and headed in the opposite direction. Everyone could tell something was up.

"What in the world is up with you today, Ray?" Alexy asked during lunch that day. Rosalya had given him the day off because she wanted to work in peace for a little while. Alexy was perfectly fine with that. "You have been acting paranoid and jumpy all day today. Care to enlighten us?"

The rest of the table gave her expectant looks. Raysia shifted nervously in her seat. She refused to meet her friends' eyes.

"It's nothing. Don't worry about it." Came her answer. Violette raised an eyebrow at her friend, not buying it.

"Are you sure it has nothing to do with our resident rebellious redhead?" she asked innocently. Raysia blushed crimson.

"No! It's, well, you see—"

"—Blondie over here and I kissed." A voice behind her finished for her. Raysia froze as she easily recognized the angry snarl in his voice. "And now I need to talk to her before she runs off again."

Raysia felt him grab her by the back of her backpack and drag her out of her seat. She sheepishly met his eyes.

"Hi, Castiel."

"Hello."

He gave the group at the table a sarcastic grin before dragging the blonde behind him. They watched with veiled amusement, no one very surprised at the turn of events.

"I figured it had something to do with Castiel." Lysander said. "He's been sulking all day. Match that with Raysia's strange behavior…" he trailed off. Alexy laughed.

"Yeah, it makes sense alright. Though it's about time those two got together! Practically the entire school has been waiting for it to happen." Alexy said. There were nods of agreement from the others sitting with them. They all turned their attention back to their lunches, leaving Castiel and Raysia to their business.

Raysia opened her mouth to speak but Castiel shook his head, still practically dragging her behind him.

"Not a word until we get somewhere private."

Raysia snapped her jaws closed so fast they made an audible clack. She stopped letting him drag her and walked patiently behind Castiel as he led her into the stairway. As soon as he released her, she made a mad dash for the exit. Castiel caught her easily and dragged her back to the staircase. He waited for a moment until she stopped thrashing about. He gave her a pointed glare once she was still for a while.

"If I let you go, will you promise to stay put?" He demanded. Raysia nodded slowly. "Okay, good."

He let go of her and she didn't try to run again.

"What is wrong with you today?"

"Nothing."

"Don't lie to me. You've been avoiding me all day. Are you embarrassed that I kissed you or something?"

Raysia stayed silent which Castiel took as a yes. He sighed and ran his hand through his hair.

"Look, I'm sorry that you didn't like it. I won't do it again, okay?"

Raysia shook her head slowly. "No, that's not it. I just—" she stopped, not sure how to continue. Castiel cornered her in against the wall at the stairwell. He placed his arm above her head and stared down at her, gritting his teeth.

"What? You just what?"

Raysia sighed in frustration, unable to voice how she felt. Instead, she settled for grabbing Castiel by the lapels of his jacket and pulling him in for a second kiss. Castiel stood there in shock for a moment before wrapping his arms around her and pulling her tighter against his body.