The next few months went by extremely fast. Dean was no longer bullied by Zach after he had lashed out at him. Beating up Zach didn't stop people staring at him though, but he was grateful he at least had one less problem to deal with in this hell-hole.

He and Castiel grew closer and closer, becoming more and more comfortable with each other's company. They were able to share things with each other and enjoy spending time with each other. Dean was a surprisingly good friend considering he'd never had a friendship with anyone before. Castiel appeared to relish Dean's company even though Dean still didn't quite understand why. Castiel had helped him feel more self worth, but Dean had accepted he was unlikely to ever be happy with himself. He still didn't believe he was worth fighting for.

'Hey, Cas!' Dean called across the school parking lot

'Dean!' Castiel's face seemed to light up which always made Dean feel warm and appreciated

'You okay, man?'

'Better now.' He blushed minutely.

Dean chuckled and slapped him on the back, 'I need to pick up some stuff from the store for my dad.. Wanna come?'

Castiel smiled, amazed at how much Dean's confidence had blossomed since they had first talked 'Sure'

They walked out of school together just content with each other's company.

'Cas, do you wanna come round to mine tonight? I think you could probably stay over if you wanted..' Dean rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. Castiel hadn't even been round to his house yet. And not having done any of this before, he didn't know if it was normal to invite him to stay overnight.

'Okay.' Castiel smiled crookedly up at him. There was something in his eyes when he looked at Dean; it was understanding and acceptance and Dean loved to see that someone other than his little brother and father could feel that way towards him.

'Look, let's just forget about the store. Come back to mine now if you want?'

'Okay.'

Castiel followed Dean back to his house, not sure what to expect. He was slightly nervous.

'Dad?' Dean called out

'What?'

Castiel looked scared so Dean patted his arm, reassuring him that his dad wasn't like he sounded.

'Uh.. I.. Castiel's here.' Dean coughed nervously.

'Oh..' There was a loud creak as the man in the other room stood up and made his way to the hallway.

Dean saw Castiel wave slightly and chuckled.

'Hello..' Castiel shifted his weight onto his other leg and stared at his shoes.

'Can he stay over..?'

'Sure.. But I have-'

'-to go down to the station, yeah I know.'

John smiled a sad smile and went out the door. It seemed that as soon as Dean attempted to talk to the man, he was out the door.

'Come on, meet Sammy.' Dean smiled and tugged on Castiel's trench coat.

This is quite short, I know, and I don't even know if I'm happy with it.. But yeah, I thought I'd put it up anyway.. I was hoping to update sooner but I spilled coke all over my laptop and yeah.. Well, anyway, I'll probably be updating this again this weekend. Review if you would like, so I can figure out if you like how this is going or not :) *If you want to know how Cas' first time round Dean's house went I'll probably be adding that into the next chapter*