Chapter 4- Fading Grace
Cas woke up, recurring his thoughts and smiling at the dream he had last night, in which Dean had drove to the ocean side with Cas, he sat up and yawned in content. Cas ruffled his wings still keeping them invisible in case Dean walked in and freaked out.
A few moments later Dean did walk in and he was holding a plate of stacked pancakes and a bottle of beer placing them on the bedside table which Cas looked at displeasingly not really hungry as Dean sat on the edge of the bed. The angel took a sip of the beer but disliked the bitter taste handing the bottle back to Dean.
''How are you feeling Cas?'' Dean gestured to his best friend's chest, which had begun to heal.
''Great'' Cas beamed feeling full of energy, this time smiling genuinely
''Awesome'' Dean looked back up his eyes glinting in the sun which had begun to rose peeking through the window which casted a warm glow around the room. Dean paused for a second reconsidering his thought ''did last night help?'' he suddenly blushed in the memory, looking away in hope that Cas wouldn't see. Which he hadn't noticed,
''What...'' Cas trailed off, he thought about the dream he supposedly had then suddenly felt embarrassed remembering that he fell asleep on Dean. Was it all real? There was an awkward silence between them until the angel spoke again with sincerity ''thank you Dean''.
They looked deeply into each other eyes as if words weren't needed at the moment just their gaze held meaning. Dean was a lot closer than he was before, there faces only inches apart. ''What ever happened to personal space'' Cas joked although he sensed tension in the air and a tightness in his throat, the tips of his ears felt hot as Cas felt Dean's soul mixing with his own, he could feel the 'profound bond' increasing making Cas' wings shuffle timidly. Although the moment was soon cut short as Sam knocked onto the door immediately making Dean pull away, he coughed into his fist mumbling about something that resembled inaudible profanities before heading towards the door swinging it open rather abrupt. Cas noticed that Dean's soul had retreated back towards his body, no longer intertwining with his own, Dean's soul was beautiful and had a protective aura that surrounded anything that he cared about.
''What's up'' Dean leant against the door frame trying to regain his posture
''I found a case in Missouri, So people have been killing their loved ones and it's been recorded on CCTV footage of them committing the murder however afterwards they didn't even remember doing it or where they were, sound like our thing?'' Sam asked not even realising Cas in the room.
''What so maybe a shape shifter'' Dean questioned
''Maybe... but get this, there was another person involved and in all cases. The suspect apparently were 'possessed' into doing it, like they had no control over what they were doing''
So a vengeful spirit?' Dean was getting even more confused ''well anyway lets check it out but it's a 6 hour drive so I'll get everything ready''
''Sure'' Sam walked into the kitchen to grab some food for the road. Dean turned to Cas who was already packing some stuff ''whoa, uh huh you need to rest'' Dean demanded pointing towards the bed, ''your not coming''. Cas could feel Dean's soul mixing with his own again as if it was trying to protect him, however Cas didn't embrace the comfort it offered and pushed Dean's soul away with his Grace.
''Dean please I wanna help for once'' Cas pleaded, his blue eyes shining ''I don't want to be useless anymore, every time I try to do something I always end up making things worse, let me make it up to you''.
Dean stared at Cas seriously debating his decision,''fine you can come'' the hunter headed towards the door but stopped for a moment staring at the floor, ''and your not useless Cas, I need you, you've always been there for me, looked out for me, your more important than what you think''.
One of Cas' past speeches ran through Dean's mind
I always come when you call, I gave everything for you
I've rebelled against heaven and I done all of it... For you
And with that Dean left, leaving Cas to think about how much Dean really cared for him.
A/N- Guys I have so much homework to do and coursework, I need to do revision as exams are coming up but I can't be bothered to do it because I procrastinate way to much. I need motivation XD