A few minutes later they arrived back at the school. Cas parked the bike next to the impala. Dean got off and shook his still damp hair. Cas pulled out his phone, 1:37 pm. School wasn't over but him and Dean had certainly skipped more than one class. "Oh, it's only 1:30" Dean leaned over Cas's shoulder, staring at his phone. "Yeah, I guess we should at least go to one class today." Cas shrugged. He didn't really care but he didn't want to leave Dean either. "Sure, I'm only a couple minutes late for Chem 101 with Charlie and I can see you later." Dean commented. Cas smiled, wrapping his arms around Dean's waist as he pulled him in. "Cas quit it." Dean struggled, Cas was a lot bigger than he was, stronger too. "Someone's gonna see us." Cas ignored Dean's protest as he kissed him gently. Dean stopped struggling for a moment, sinking into the kiss. "Don't be such a dork, everyone's in class" Cas commented through kisses. Dean opened his mouth to protest again but before he could, he felt Cas's tongue slide against his own
"Mmph" was the only sound Dean managed to get out before grabbing Cas's shaggy hair, deepening the kiss. Seconds passed, maybe minutes, Dean didn't know, he was too caught up in Cas to notice anything. Cas's hand gripped the small of Dean's back, pushing him against the Impala. Dean groaned as Cas pressed against him. Cas's hand slid down Deans's back to his legs. Gripping Dean's thigh, Cas pulled it up to his waist to gain more leverage. Dean moaned as Cas began to kiss down his neck. "A-ah...Cas..." This was dangerous, making out with another guy in the middle of the school parking lot but Dean didn't care, it was exciting and he had no desire to stop Cas realizing Dean was right, Cas had to pull back before they got caught. Releasing Dean's waist, Cas stepped back. "Come on we better get to class." After entering the school, Cas and Dean had to go in separate directions to get to their last class. Dean waved shyly as Cas winked in response then headed to class, his back to Dean. "Oh Dean?" his chemistry teacher looked up "You're late, that's not like you." Dean smiled sheepishly "Sorry , I got caught up in something." The teacher nodded. "It's fine, you're not usually late so I'm sure it was important, take your seat." Dean headed to the back of the room and sat next to Charlie. "Where were you?!" she hissed "I didn't see you at lunch." Dean blushed "I was uh...with Cas..." Charlie's expression turned from disappointment to excitement. "ooo what we're you two doing? naughty things?" Charlie wiggled her eyebrows. "no, I mean we made out a bit" Dean answered, face red. "We went swimming and he told me he loved me." Dean grinned at the thought. Cas loved him, he couldn't think of words to describe how he felt we he heard Cas tell him that. Just the word made his heart flutter. "Oh my God Dean, that's so sweet." Charlie grinned. "I'm really happy for you kiddo." she slapped him on the back in encouragement, nearly knocking the wind out of him. Dean coughed then cleared his throat. "Thanks Charlie, me too." he smiled.
After class Dean and Charlie were hanging in the hall by their lockers, chatting about Cas and Dean introducing him to Lord of The Rings. "Hey Winchester!" Dean turned to see a tall ,angry looking boy heading straight for him. it was Raphael. he was dark skinned, a full foot taller than Dean and he loved to torment the general populous. Two nameless goons flanked him as he headed for Dean. Without warning he slammed Dean into his locker, gripping his collar. "fight! fight! fight!" the crowd around the two started to chant. "Hey get off of him!" Charlie pulled hard on Raphael's arm but it was no use, he was four times bigger than Charlie. "Stay out of this bitch." he elbowed Charlie in the chest, knocking her to the ground. Being as fiery as she was Charlie got right back up to swing at Raphael. Mid swing one of Raphael's goons held her back. "Let me go!" Charlie protested, kicking her feet wildly in the air. Raphael turned his attention back to Dean. "Now. Winchester, why weren't you in English class?" Raphael sneered "You did all the work on our project and I looked like a moron when I had nothing." He had Dean pinned up high against the locker, enough to where his feet dangled. "none of your business Raphael." Dean spat in his face. Raging like a wild boar, Raphael repeatedly slammed Dean against the locker. The crowd that started out cheering for a fight stared in horror as Raphael assaulted Dean. Dean looked like rag doll as Raphael repeatedly slammed him against the jagged metal locker over and over. Charlie continued to struggle against the boy holding her. "Hey fucker!" Raphael snarled as he turned to see the source of the insult. it was Cas, fuming, intent to kill in his eyes. "Get the fuck off him!" Cas tackled Raphael, causing him to drop Dean. Dean fell to the floor, Charlie stepped on the goon's foot, he released her and she rushed to Dean's side. "Oh my God Dean! Are you alright?!" She grabbing Dean's face, his head was bleeding, bad. Meanwhile Cas was wailing on Raphael. Raphael was a big guy and wasn't known for getting his ass kicked. Cas was so full of rage and passion that it didn't matter how big Raphael was. He assaulted the other boy's face mercilessly until you could barely recognize him. "DONT. YOU. EVER. FUCKING. TOUCH. HIM!" Cas screamed as the assault continued, blood cloaking the floor around them. "C-Cas...s-stop." Cas halted, still sitting on top of a barely conscious Raphael. Dean's voice was hoarse "C-Cas...please..." Dean panted. deciding Raphael had enough, Cas got up and proceeded to spit in Raphael's face. He picked Dean up in his arms and glared at the crowd of students, then Raphael's two goons. Without a word he started walking, Dean in his arms. The crowd parted, letting Cas pass. Dean was barely conscious. Halfway through the crowd stood Sam. "Castiel? Oh my God what happened to Dean?" Sam covered his mouth in shock. Cas didn't answer and kept walking. Charlie trailed behind, Sam followed. The entire student body still frozen in shock. Heading out the door Cas walked towards the Impala. "I'm going to take him to the hospital, Charlie can you take Sam home?" Cas asked as he laid Dean in the backseat of the Impala. "S-Sure." Charlie stuttered, she was rarely at a loss for words. Cas turned the key in the Impala, igniting the engine. He drove off without a word, hands gripping the steering wheel tightly as Dean panted in the back seat
Going well over the speed limit, they reach the hospital within ten minutes. Cas pulled Dean out of the back seat. slinging an arm under Dean's legs, he carried him through the front door. All eyes in the hospital turned to Cas. He looked like a madman, hands covered in blood, clutching a crimson soaked Dean. A nurse quickly rushed over when she spotted the boys. Quickly followed by a doctor who pushed a gurney toward them. Dean was unconscious, slumped in Cas's arms. It took the doctors a couple of tries to get Cas to release Dean. after they laid him on the Gurny they slipped an oxygen mask over Dean's face and wheeled him to the emergency room. Cas stood there frozen, still unable to process that Dean was no longer in his arms. a nurse grabbed Cas's wrist. Cas jumped and scowled at the nurse. Unfazed, the nurse looked him directly in the eyes. "come on honey, he's in good hands. lets get you cleaned up." She led Cas to a nearby exam room to check him for injuries and clean the blood off of him. He was covered in both Raphael and Dean's blood. Turns out he injured himself in the assault, knuckles scraped and covered with his own blood as nurse cleaned and wrapped them. "thanks" Cas examined his hands. the nurse nodded "you're welcome." she then led Cas to the waiting room. Fifteen minutes passed. then forty five. Cas became impatient and began to get up to ask where Dean was. before he could however, a doctor entered the waiting room and motioned to Cas. "You can see him now." Following the doctor down the long hallway, they turned into the sixth door on the left. Dean was resting, oxygen mask still over his face, arm hooked to an iv. A white bandage wrapped around his head. Cas's heart sank. "His condition isn't serious." the doctor spoke. "Just a slight concussion, he should be able to go home tomorrow." Cas sighed with relief. "If you don't mind me asking, what happened? you were both drenched in blood." the doctor looked at Cas. Biting his lip, Cas decided to answer. "A bully was beating him, I stepped in." The doctor seemed to nod in approval. He left Cas with Dean, who was still sleeping peacefully. Cas sat beside the bed, his hand holding Deans. "Mmm..." Cas looked up. Dean was awake. Cas teared up slightly as Dean smiled a little beneath the oxygen mask. "I'm so sorry Dean. I'm so so sorry." Cas hung his head. lifting his arm, Dean gently patted Cas's head.
"It's not your fault Cas." Dean breathed, voice still a little hoarse. "Yes it is."Cas grinded his teeth. "If I hadn't made you skip class, Raphael wouldn't have attacked you like that." Dean chuckled, follows by a slight cough. "He did that because I spat in his face." Cas looked up. "That was very stupid you dork" he expected Dean to be offended but instead he laughed. "I know, but I was sick of him picking on me." Cas tightened his grip on Dean's hand. "Promise me Dean." Dean looked as Cas concerned. "Promise me you will call me if you ever need help. I'll always come when you call." Dean smiled, removing his mask. "Dean what are you doing?!" Cas grabbed to mask and tried to make Dean put it back on. "I'm fine Cas, I can breathe." Dean smiled "And yes I promise, I will call you if I need help." Dean held his hand against Cas's face, "You better. dork." Cas smiled as he leaned in, lips gently pressed against Dean's. Cas wrapped his arms around Dean, hugging him tight. "Uh Cas..." Dean grunted. "That hurts." Cas let go. "Oh shit sorry." Cas rubbed the back of his neck.
"Dean!" Cas whipped around, Mary Winchester was standing in the doorway. Cas stepped back as Dean's mother embraced her son. "Ow! Ow! Mom! That hurts!" Mary started sobbing, Dean decided to deal with the pain. "Dean honey, what happened?!" Dean sat up as his mother finally released him. "Raphael was beating me up." He turned his head to Cas. "Cas saved me." he smiled. Suddenly Mary flung her arms around Cas. "Thank you so much Castiel!" She sobbed into his shoulder, squeezing him with a death grip that a wrestler couldn't match. "Umm..." Cas unsure what to do, awkwardly returned the hug. Finally releasing Cas, Mary composed her self. "My son is so lucky to have you. I dont know if he would be here if you weren't together." Cas smiled awkwardly. "I love Dean, I'll always be there for him." Mary smiled at Cas before turning back to Dean. "I'm going to give the hospital your information, I'll be back in a few minutes." she walked out the door after kissing Dean's forehead. Cas turned to Dean, Scratching his head in embarrassment. Dean chuckled as Cas turned red. "Shut up Dork." Cas crossed his arms and pouted, face still red. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. "Hey there kiddo!" Charlie bursted through the door, followed by Sam, who had to duck under it to get in. Charlie roughly plopped down at the end of Dean's bed. "So, ya gonna live?" She patted his leg. "I'm going to be fine Charlie." Dean smiled. "How about you? He pushed you pretty hard." Charlie flashed her bandaged elbow "Nothing i cant bounce back from, chicks dig battle scars." she winked. "Are you sure your alright Dean?" Sam stepped forward, concerned for his brother. "I'm fine Sammy." Dean assured his worried little brother. Sam turned to Cas "Thank you for stepping in and saving my brother." Cas rubbed his neck nervously "Uh...you're welcome?" Sam wrapped his giant arms around Cas smothering him. "Does everyone in the family hug like a grizzly bear.?" Cas gasped for air. "Sorry." Sam released him. "Charlie where are my glasses?" Dean finally noticed he wasn't wearing them. "Oh uh right..." Charlie pulled out Dean's glasses, they were completely smashed. "Great..." Dean groaned. "Sorry, i picked them up after the fight. They must of gotten smashed during the fight." Charlie apologized. Dean sighed "It's okay charlie, thank for grabbing them." She nodded, then got up, grabbing Sam's arm as she walked toward the door. "Come on Sam. Lets leave the lovebirds alone." Sam looked at his brother, then obediently followed Charlie. Cas turned his attention back to Dean, he had fallen asleep again. Cas smiled and sat beside Dean again, watching him sleep peacefully. Dean's breathing was normal, chest slowly moving up and down. Cas smiled at how cute Dean looked asleep. Nobody was ever going to hurt Dean like this again. If they dared, Cas was going to make them wish for hell.
