Summary: AU. Dean and Castiel are eighteen year old lovers, and their love is put to the test in so many ways through their lives together, especially when it comes to Castiel's family. Please R&R! Rated M for content and language!
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters.
You'll Always Have Me
-FOUR-
Bobby took Dean and Sam in straight away, and the bonus was Dean now had a job here, so he could take Sam to nursery and bring him home, and he was there all the time for Sam. Plus, he was closer to Castiel.
"Deany!" Sam cried as the older Winchester arrived at nursery to pick him up, "Deany, Deany, DEANY!"
"Hey, Sammy!" Dean replied, picking up Sam and holding him close as one of the staff, Kimberly, came up with Sam's things.
"Hey, Dean." She said softly, smiling sweetly as she passed Dean the tiny backpack and coat, "He's done some pictures for you and Castiel today."
She showed Dean the pictures and his heart warmed at them as he took them.
"Wow, Sammy!" He exclaimed, kissing his baby brother's temple, "Those are beautiful. Well done! Great job!"
Kimberly smiled as Sam snuggled up to Dean.
"Can I go say bye byes to Jessica?" Sam asked, Dean nodding in response and putting his brother down.
As Sam ran to find his best friend, Dean turned to Kimberly with concern in his eyes.
"Has he cried today?" Dean asked, "You know…for our mom…?"
"No." Kimberly said with a shake of her head, "No, he's not cried once. He got a little sad around lunch time because he missed you, but that was it."
Dean smiled with relief.
"Thank you." He said softly, "You guys are doing a great job with him."
"So are you, Dean." Kimberly told him, "You're an inspiration, really."
Dean's heart warmed at that, and it warmed even more when Sam came running back to him on his chubby little legs.
"DEANY! Home time!" He squeaked, laughing as Dean picked him up and blew a raspberry on his cheek, "Bye byes, Kimberly!"
"Bye, Sammy." Kimberly replied, waving as the little boy left with his brother.
Walking to the parking lot, Dean put Sam down and held his hand.
"Is Cassie coming for dindins?" Sam asked, looking up at his big brother with those big eyes.
"Yeah, Sammy. Cas is coming for dinner." Dean replied, "Does spaghetti sound good?"
"YAY!" Sam cried, scrambling into his car seat so Dean could buckle him up.
Castiel put Sam to bed that night, reading him his favourite bedtime story, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Sam grew tired near the end and after the story finished, Castiel sat and rubbed Sam's back until he fell asleep.
"Goodnight, Sammy." Castiel whispered, kissing the little boy's cheek lightly before turning the light out and leaving the room.
Castiel had chosen not to go to college, so he worked with Dean and Bobby instead, members of his family still unaware about his relationship with Dean.
All that, however, was about to change.
Castiel hadn't been to work in a few days, not a phone call or anything. Dean had called him several times, calling Gabriel and Lucifer too to see where he was. Both of them had their cell phones switched off too.
"I'm worried sick about him, Uncle Bobby." Dean said one day after work, "I'm gonna go round there…"
"Okay, Dean. Let me know how he is when you see him." Bobby replied, "Don't rush back; I'll take care of Sam."
"Thank you." Dean said softly, heading out of the door and to his Impala.
When he reached Castiel's house, he knocked on the door, Lucifer answering and looking at him with horror on his face.
"Lucifer…where's Cas, is he okay?" Dean asked, "I've not seen him or heard from him…or from you and Gabriel for that matter. What the fuck's happened?"
That's when the slamming sound came, and Dean looked to see two cases at the bottom of the stairs and then he saw Castiel and Gabriel emerge from the living room, both looking so hurt Dean felt his own chest ache. Then he spotted the bruising on their faces.
"Oh my God!" He breathed, "What's happened?"
"Dad found out about you…he found Castiel's diary…" Lucifer said, "I'm taking them to live with me in the next city."
"No!" Dean cried, "Don't go, Lucifer…don't take Cas, please!"
Castiel looked up when he heard Dean's voice and burst into tears, running into Dean's arms and breaking down against him.
"Oh, baby…" Dean breathed, holding Castiel tightly to his body, "I'm so sorry…"
"No, it's not your fault, Dean!" Castiel sobbed, "It's not your fault!"
"I'll take Cas with me, Lucifer…look, the house across from Bobby's is up for sale and it's cheap too, you guys can live there!" The older Winchester suggested, "Please, Lucifer! Sammy loves you too much…I love you too much! You can't leave!"
Lucifer took a deep breath and sighed.
"What do we do until then?" He asked.
"I'll call my Uncle Bobby! Just please don't go!" Dean begged, "Please!"
The Novaks nodded and Lucifer got in his car with Gabriel, Castiel joining Dean in the Impala as they headed to Bobby's.
The Novak brothers stayed with Bobby and the Winchesters until everything was sorted with the house, meaning Sam got to see more of Castiel, Lucifer and Gabriel than usual. They kept getting hate calls from Michael, Zachariah and their father, but they kept strong the best they could.
Dean spent his nights cradling Castiel to him, soothing the boy's tears as Castiel still got upset about the way his father hurt them. One night, a storm came to Sioux Falls and as Dean and Castiel lay in bed, there was a soft knock at the door. Dean went to open it to see Sam on the other side, clutching his teddy in one hand and rubbing his tearful eyes with the other.
"Deany! I scaried!" He cried, "Don't wan' shleepy by myself!"
Dean didn't hesitate before lifting Sam into his arms and rubbing his back soothingly, popping the tiny boy in bed between himself and Castiel.
"Hey, Sammy." Castiel whispered, sniffling and trying to hide his red eyes that had been tearful moments before.
"Cassie? You sad again?" Sam asked, snuggling up to Castiel and petting his hair, "I make you happy again!"
With that, the child pressed kisses to Castiel's cheek and head, stroking his hair and cheek.
That small gesture made Castiel feel ten times better.
-TBC-
Bless Sammy! Hope you're enjoying this so far! I'm lurving writing it! THANKS FOR READING! xxxxxxxxxx
