The early morning sun was pouring into Castiel's bedroom as he opened his eyes. He hadn't set an alarm, but he was still awake before 7 AM anyway; stupid body memory. He decided to see how long he could lie in bed before he actually had to get up. Having a lazy day was not something he got to do very often. Castiel closed his eyes and tried to fall back asleep, but there was always a set of green eyes that kept sleeping from coming to him. After trying for the fifth time, Castiel decided to get up. He glanced at his alarm clock. It was 7:24 AM. He sighed and decided to finally get up. Castiel sat up and got off his bed. He supposed he could see what some of his friends were up to, though he didn't know if any of them would be awake. He walked into the kitchen of his two bedroom apartment and stared into his fridge. Castiel heard his phone ringing in the other room. It was a picture of Castiel himself and a blonde man. What in God's name was he doing awake so early?

"Balthazar? Is everything okay?"

"What? I can't just can't call up my best friend to see what he's up to today?" The British accent came from the other side of the phone.

"At 7:30 in the morning on a Saturday?"

"Well I just wanted to let you know that I was driving through town today and wanted to stop by and get a drink."

"Oh, uh…yeeeah. We can do that. What time?"

"I should be in around noon; does that work for you?"

"Yeah, that sounds good. I guess I'll see you then."

"Good bye, Cassie." Castiel rolled his eyes; he hated the nickname Balthazar had for him. The two had become friends in high school, but Balthazar opted for Kansas State instead of Kansas. The men stayed close friends, regardless of the distance. Castiel hung up his cell phone and smiled. He was excited to see his friend.

A few hours later, Castiel was sitting in the driver's seat of his Toyota Prius, waiting for Balthazar to make his way over to the bar. Finally, Castiel saw him pull in and a smile came on his face. He got out and smiled at his old friend.

"Cassie! How lovely it is to see you!" The men embraced and then broke apart. Balthazar gave Castiel a thump on the back.

"It's great to see you too, buddy. Let's go grab a beer." The two walked inside and up to the bar. They took their seats then male bartender walked over and placed two napkins on the bar.

"What can I get you boys?"

"Two of best, tallest beers you've got." Balthazar smiled and the bartender walked away for a moment.

"So, tell me about life. How are the kiddos?"

"They're great. They take a lot out of me, but they're great. I love it. How's the banking game?"

"In the shitter, just like the rest of the country." Balthazar and Castiel took drinks of their beers that the bartender had just placed down.

"That's too bad, but you've got the wedding to look forward to right?"

"Well, you know Meg, always the perfectionist. She's only got six months left and wants to make sure we've got every minor detail planned. Speaking of, are you bringing a plus one?" Castiel sighed. Meg and Balthazar had met in college and finally started dating when they were juniors.

"I'm going to say no."

"No special person in your life at all?"

"I don't see one being for a while." The men kept drinking, discussing their lives. An hour and a half later, somebody walked into the bar and sat a couple seats away from Castiel. Castiel turned and saw the owner of the green eyes that had been haunting his dreams.


"Sammy, you've got spaghetti all over your shirt." Dean smiled at the tot sitting next to him at the dinner table. The little boy smiled and giggled.

"It was yummy Dean! Can I have more?"

"Well, you could, but then there wouldn't be any room for the ice cream I got."

"ICE CREAM!" Sam shouted and started bouncing in his seat.

"Whoa, easy tiger. Relax." Dean stood up and walked into the kitchen. He grabbed two bowls from the cupboard, and then the ice cream from freezer. He scooped out some in each bowl and then brought them out to the table.

"Here we go, Sammy." Dean placed the bowl in front of his little brother. Sam dug in, and Dean watched him and smiled. He loved just watching Sam be Sam. He loved being his older brother. Dean began to eat his own ice cream when the phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey Dean, Bobby and I were wondering if you wanted us to take Sam to a movie tomorrow afternoon."

"Uh…yeah...that would actually be great. He would love that."

"Would you want to come too, sweetie?" Dean could tell Ellen was just being nice.

"No that's okay. I could go exploring around town a little bit. It's been a while."

"Are you sure? Bobby even said he'd try not to talk about work." Dean laughed.

"That's got nothing to do with that. Sammy needs time with his Aunt Ellen."

"Alright honey, we can pick him up around 11:30, okay?"

"Sounds good."

"Bye, Dean."

"Bye, Ellen." Dean hung up and looked at Sam. He had finished his ice cream and looked about ready to fall asleep.

"Hey buddy, tomorrow Aunt Ellen is going to take you to a movie okay?"

"Yay!" Sam exclaimed.

"Hey Dean?" Sam asked, lying in his bed as Dean was tucking him in.

"Yeah, Sammy?"

"Will you tell me a bed time story? Please?" Sam really knew how to work those puppy eyes. Dean smiled, got into bed with Sam and pulled youngster close to him.

"Of course buddy. Once upon a time, there was a mighty hunter…"

Dean was driving around Kansas the next day, trying to find a place to get some lunch. He drove past some of his old favorite places. A lot of them had closed down, but there were a few still standing. Driving down one of the main roads, Dean saw a bar and decided to make a stop. He parked the Impala next to a…a frikken Prius? Really? Dean rolled his eyes and got out of the car. He hadn't had a beer since he had started taking care of Sammy; he figured he was due.

Dean walked into the bar and sat a couple seats away from a man with raven black hair. He recognized him right away and wanted to sit closer, but Dean didn't want Castiel to think he was some weirdo.


Kind of a filler chapter more than anything, but things will begin to pick up! I promise! Thank you guys so much for your reviews, favorites and follows! I'm so glad you all are enjoying it!