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Sam woke up before his brother and the angel. The first thing he noticed was that Dean and Castiel were both cuddled up to each other and fast asleep. Sam smiled to himself; he hadn't seen Dean in such a peaceful sleep in a long time.

He knew that his brother loved Castiel, and he could tell that the angel felt the same about Dean (even if he didn't realize it himself). It was actually getting unbearable for Sam to sit back and watch them flirt and throw very obvious comments at each other, like when Dean told Cas to "Blow me," so unbearable that Sam had been thinking of a plan to get them together himself. However, by the look of them sleeping together like that he figured it wouldn't take much longer for that to happen now.

As Sam was finishing getting dressed he heard Dean stir awake and looked over at his brother. He was about to say something to him when he noticed the way Dean was looking at the still sleeping angel in his arms. It was a look of pure love and concern for Castiel. Sam smiled to himself.

"What are we going to do about this?" Dean whispered turning his head to his brother. "I will not let that son of a bitch get away with this."

"I don't know Dean…I don't know of a way to hurt angels, but maybe Cas does."

"I don't think he'd tell us if he did," Dean sighed.

"Yeah, you're probably right...looks like we'll have to figure it out ourselves, then." Dean smiled at his brother's suggestion.

"I like the way you think," Dean replied, relaxing a little back into the bed shifting some to lie on his back with Castiel still in his arms. "One thing bugs me though. Why did he let Uriel do this to him? I'm sure he could've easily stopped him or something…and that makes me think…what if this isn't the first time he's been hurt like this?"

Sam's eyes widened. He had not thought of that at all. That put things in a different perspective for him. "We have to ask him about it." Dean glanced at Cas then looked back at Sam.

"You really think he'll tell us? He didn't even want to tell us that it was Uriel in the first place."

"I think…if you talked to him about it, he'd tell you. He likes you more than he likes me and I think he trusts you more. He'll probably find it easier to talk to you."

Dean thought about this for a moment. He could see where Sam was coming from; Cas had always talked to Dean more, done more for him.

"You're probably right. I'll talk to him. Just go out for a few hours. You can take the car." Sam nodded and got his jacket and keys. He left Dean with a "Good luck," and walked out the door.

Dean looked back down at Castiel and smiled softly. He had never seen the angel so peaceful. He could have stared at his sleeping form all day, but Cas soon stirred awake.

"Morning Sleeping Beauty," Dean smiled at him. "Sleep well?" Castiel just yawned and stretched as much as he could in Dean's arms. Then he realized that he was in Dean's arms and he looked up at the oldest Winchester, confused.

"I suppose so," Cas looked around. "Where is Sam?"

"He went out. He'll be gone for a while."

"Oh…okay." Castiel looked everywhere except Dean. He had a feeling what was going on and he knew that he'd crack at some point.

"Cas…has Uriel hit you before?" Dean asked with concern. The angel still wouldn't look at him, he would hold out for as long as he could. Dean sighed and hooked his fingers under his chin, making him look right into his eyes. "Please tell me Cas…I just want to help...I care about you and I don't want to see you hurt like this." And Castiel broke.

"Yes. He has," he admitted emotionlessly.

"Why does he do it?" Dean asked, still looking straight into the angel's eyes. Castiel glanced down for a moment then looked back at Dean. He had to tell him. He couldn't keep this secret anymore.

"We have been together for centuries now…it has always been like this…just lately…it has gotten worse it seems." Dean just stared in disbelief. He never would have guessed that his naïve little angel would ever be with such a dick.

"Why are you still with him if he hurts you so much?"

"Because he says he loves me…and I've always believed him. I always thought I loved him back as well, but lately…I'm not so sure."

"I don't want you seeing him anymore Cas. I mean it. I'll do whatever it takes to keep him away from you. I want to protect you from him…you deserve so much better."

Castiel could see that Dean had meant every word he said and saw the deeper meaning behind Dean's words in his eyes. It might as well have been a confession of love.

"Thank you, Dean," Castiel replied and smiled.

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