Chapter Three: until we meet again

The cool night air brushed past his cheeks. Castiel moved his body and groaned at the pain that went through it.

"Stop moving." A soft voce above him said. Castiel's eyes flew open, meeting a pair of blue ones. He lifted his head but she gently pushed him down in her lap again.

"Wha – Why?" his voice sounded hoarse. She smiled down on him.

"I forgot my earrings." She said. Castiel felt tears sting in his eyes but he pushed them back and gulped. The girl stroked his red hair. "I'm sorry. I should have been more careful." She said softly.

"Are you talking about that black haired creep?" He asked.

"Among other things." She answered vaguely.

"What happened to him?"

She paused a moment before she continued stroking his hair. "I chased him away."

"Is he dead?" he asked, meeting her sky blue eyes.

"No." She whispered. "He is stronger than me."

Castiel didn't push further onto the subject.

"I shouldn't have let it get this far." She said, her voice sounded remorseful. Her eyes filled with tears and Castiel felt a teardrop, that had fell down on his face, slip down his cheek. He lifted his arm and cupped her face with his hand, ignoring the throbbing pain in his shoulder.

"Don't leave again." He said.

A sad smile showed on her lips. "I can't stay, Castiel, you'll die."

"Then change me." He said. "Bite me."

A shocked expression crossed her face, followed by an angry one. "No, never."

"Why not?" Castiel asked.

An emotion that Castiel couldn't name flashed through her eyes. "I don't want you to go through the same hell as I had to." She answered and Castiel regretted he asked. He stayed silent for some time.

"Then just stay with me." He said after a while.

"But –"

"Even if it's dangerous, you'll be there to protect me, right? So just stay with me."

"You might die, you know." She said.

"I know and I don't care." Castiel said, as long as she was here, he didn't mind.

"But tell me one thing and don't dodge the question."

She smiled. "What?" Castiel gulped, being this sentimental was not like him.

"Will you… still love me when I'm old and wrinkled?" Her soft laugh mixed with the alarm, which announced the arrival of the firefighters.

"I'll love you when you become an old, grumpy man and I'll keep loving you until your death and even after that I'll keep loving you, until we meet again."


Here's the last chapter, I'm sorry it's so short. Epilogue will follow soon! I hope you liked the story up till now ^^