~Chapter 4~

"This is crazy!" Dean clung to the rope for his life as Castiel lowered him and his brother to the ground, Sam just chuckled in response, when they hit the ground, Dean was more than happy to welcome the grass, he shouted up to Castiel
"Yeah, and how the hell are you gonna get down here?!".

"Are- Are you ready Gabe?" Castiel asked his little green companion sounding much more nervous than before, Gabriel gave him an encouraging squeak, "Ok then, hold tight", Castiel said taking a gulp, before he could think any more about how crazy this was, he ran straight for the big gaping window in the towers main room, he jumped out of it and for a terrifying second, he thought he was free falling, he closed his eyes and clutched his frying pan tightly, he felt the wind rustling through his feathers and his hair, he felt the nothingness beneath his feet, he slowly opened his eyes and gasped with joy and excitement
"Look Gabriel! I'm doing it! I'm flying!" Castiel laughed, for the first time in his life, he didn't feel the looming tower over his head or the limits of the nearest wall, he spread his arms and took it all in, and then he looked down at the two boys waiting for him and then he saw all the trees, stretching for miles in all directions, the world was so much bigger than he could have possibly dreamed.
Castiel quickly realized that there was going to be an issue
"How do I go down?!" He experimented with his wings but every time he moved them even slightly, he would jerk himself in another direction, he began to panic and kept making quick movements, and Gabriel squealed in protest
"I'm sorry! I don't know how to work these things! AHH!" Castiel hit a down draft and plummeted for a few minutes, Castiel was breathing hard and trying his best not to hit anything on the way down, he was zipping around in all directions.

"He's like an out of control kite!" Dean said between fits of laughter
"Uh I don't know, he can really hurt himself if he slams into something, not to mention he has to land sometime soon" Sam commented looking very worried
"OH THERE HE GOES!" Dean pointed at Castiel falling directly towards the ground
"Oh shit!" Dean looked away as he collided with the ground, except he didn't he heard a loud splash, the brothers ran over to where they saw him land, they found him walking out of a pond by the tower soaking wet and shaking from head to toe
"I-I'm never doing th-that again" Gabriel glared at him, there was an awkward silence, then the meadow filled with Deans laughter, Castiel felt extremely embarrassed and clutched his fists, trying not to bring attention to how scarlet his face just turned,
"Oh, oh my stomach" Dean finally said as he wiped a tear from his eye, Sam rolled his eyes
"Ah, well now that sweet ol' Karma is done with the show, may we begin our trip?" Dean asked, still chuckling from the previous spectacle, Castiel just glared at him and pushed past, maybe these jerks weren't worth it after all
"You're going the wrong way graceful" Dean pointed to the tunnel the rocks made, Castiel frowned at his new nickname, I guess it could be worse.

"I am pretty sure the road is this way." Sam argued with his brother
"You see Sammy, this is why I'm the oldest, if we did what you said we would fall off a cliff." Dean argued back, Castiel was busy looking at all the big beautiful trees and flowers, Gabriel was just as curious with this new world they have found themselves in
"I can't believe I'm doing this." Castiel whispered to himself excitedly and then he thought about his father, what would he think?
"Oh god! I can't believe I'm doing this!" Castiel crouched down and held himself tight, Dean and Sam looked back at him and they gave each other a confused look
"Father would be furious!" Castiel got up and paced
"B-but, he is going to be gone for a few days, I asked him to get me stuff that takes three days' time to travel, if we are quick I could be back by then and no one would be the wiser!" Castiel said to himself reassuringly, he stopped in his tracks and wailed again
"But what if he finds out?! This would kill him!" Castiel threw his arms down, he felt the grass
"But I like it here so much, and I have wanted to see the lights for so long, he would understand right? Of course he would." Castiel reassured himself once more, another dark look came over his face and he cried out
"But he wouldn't trust me ever again! I am such a horrible son!" Castiel laid down on his stomach, face in the grass, frying pan in hand and began to cry.
Sam and Dean exchanged awkward glances, Dean gestured for Sam to approach him, Sam shook his head, Dean gestured to Castiel angrier, Sam mouthed the word "NO!"
Dean looked down at the reptile perched on Castiel's back for help, The reptile shook his head
"Oh c'mon!" Dean mouthed, the reptile continued to shake its head, Dean glanced between his brother and the chameleon and finally gave in, he shrugged, but he did have a plan, maybe he could get out of babysitting duty and get his crown! Dean smirked and bent down next to Castiel,
"Look buddy, I couldn't help but notice that you seem to be a little conflicted here." Dean said to the winged man
"H-huh?" Castiel looked up at Dean with his spectacularly blue eyes, which were now wet with tears, Dean continued
"I am getting bits and pieces. Over protective dad, forbidden adventure, this is some serious stuff, but here's the deal. This is part of growing up, a little sacrifice and rebellion, it's the only way to finally stop being a boy and be a man" Dean flashed Castiel a brilliant smile
"y-you think so?" Castiel said, sitting back up
"I know so, look, does your father deserve the lies and betrayal? No, will this break his heart and crush his spirit? Yes, but you just gotta do it man."
Castiel gasped "Break his heart?"
Dean nodded, "In pieces."
"Crush his soul?" Castiel hugged himself
Dean nodded once more "Like a bug."
"H-he would be torn to pieces, you're right…" Castiel said getting back up
"I am, aren't I?" Dean sighed dramatically
"I can't believe I am saying this but, I'll make you a deal, if you give me that crown, you can go back to the tower where you will live your life with your dad and have a relationship based on mutual trust and we can part as unlikely equals." Dean said, he picked up the pan Castiel dropped on the ground and grabbed Gabriel
"Here is your pan and here is your toad." Castiel blinked as Dean thrust Gabriel and his frying pan onto him and reached for the satchel, Castiel slapped his hand and stepped back
"No! I wanna see the lights!"
"Oh c'mon!" Dean shrugged and made a grab at the satchel, Castiel raised his pan high in the air
"I will use this!"
He swiped at Dean and Dean threw his hands up
"Ok ok! I give up"
Castiel heard something rustling in the shadows and quickly rushed behind Dean and grabbed his arm
"What was that! Ruffians!? Thieves!? Have they come for me!?"
A few forest critters dashed by, Dean chuckled "Look out, I hear they can bite off a pinky toe."
Castiel blushed, embarrassed again, "They just caught me off guard, that's all."
Sam laughed at the irony, "Better avoid Ruffians and Thieves huh?"
Castiel smiled "That would be ideal, yes."
Dean rolled his eyes, but then he was struck with a brilliant idea, "Hey, who's hungry? Cus I know I sure am!"
Castiels face brightened up "Yeah, I guess I am a little hungry."
"Perfect!" Dean smiled, "I know just the place!"
Sam looked confused, knowing his brother is up to something, just not what
"Where?" Castiel asked
"Just up the road when we find it." Dean answered, Sam let that sink in for a bit, then immediately knew what his brother was up to, it wasn't a bad plan, but Sam's inner conscience told him it was a bad idea to bring Castiel to a place like that, but his brother was far to determined to shake off the man to argue, "Alright, let's go."
Then the trio and the reptile began their journey.

Lucifer was enjoying the nice weather, The walk was calm and quiet, until he heard a big animal coming towards him, it was a tall black horse, but what caught Lucifer's eye, was official palace mount armor it wore, a lightning bolt shot up his spine, "No." he whispered, he threw himself into a panic and began to run as fast as he could back to the tower.
He was completely out of breath and he finally reached the tower
"C-castiel!" He yelled up at the window, there was no response
"Castiel! Father is home!" there was another silence, panic rising up into his body once more, he ran to the very back of the tower where he had a hidden doorway that was now covered by vines, he ripped the vines off and climbed the towers massive spiral staircase until he hit the top, he slammed his hands against the ceiling, revealing a hidden door that was located in his own bedroom, he had hid it by putting a rug over it
"Castiel!" Lucifer turned the entire tower upside down, he wasn't there, he wasn't here!
Lucifer tried to calm down and think about it, the horse didn't have a rider, and that means they are traveling by foot, they couldn't have gotten far because it has only been a couple of hours since he left, Lucifer tried to think of the nearest place from here, he gasped loudly, the tavern up the road is the only place he could think of and… and… it was filled to the brim with Ruffians and Thieves! Lucifer packed a few essentials, including a knife, and headed out to find his son, to find his flower.
the King and Queen will not take his flower from him a second time!