Chapter Seven
Castiel had chosen to stay behind when Bobby,Dean and Sam had left to go get a house of vampires. He wasn't interested in those things. So, the morning they left, he stood around in the front room, waiting for Anne to wake up. It was close to 11 when she finally trudged down stairs, jumping when she saw him.
"Jesus, Cas!" she said, leaning against her doorframe. "You sure know how to get a girls heart racing." She joked, and he smiled tautly, not really knowing what to do, "… Why didn't you go with the guys?" she asked. He shrugged.
"Theres… no reason for me to be there. I don't have anything to add in a vampire hunt." He said. She nodded, going into the kitchen.
"Are you hungry?" Anne asked from the kitchen.
"I don't have to eat. Im an angel."Castiel answered bluntly, before realising she might have just been politely offering. "But.. I don't mind eating." He corrected, following her into the kitchen. She nodded, making eggs. "Have you thought about us?" Castiel said, making her stop.
"Us?" she reitterated, eyebrows going up. He nodded, gesturing between them. "what are you talking about, US?"
"Being soul mates." Castiel said quietly, not understanding why she reacted the way she did.
"Oh… Uh… Cas… I don't know… I don't really get to think about it, do I?" she shrugged. She stopped, looking at him, "Why?"
"Well… I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go on a date.. or something…" he muttered, shrugging. "I don't know.. how to… do this. I havent ever… " he stumbled over his words, making Anne giggle. "It's not funny. I don't… know how to… make… or… do a date." He said quietly, looking down. "Its… complicated." He said, looking up at her. Anne smiled at him, looking at him funnily. "…What? Did I say something?" he asked, looking around. She shook her head and leaned forward, kissing Cas' cheek. He felt his cheeks instantly heat, and he swallowed a lump that rose in his throat, eyes wide.
"Okay. We can go on a date." Anne smiled, going back to her eggs. He smiled crookedly, and nodded. "What are we going to do on this date?"
"…You do things on dates?" Castiel said, looking around. Anne laughed, pouring her eggs onto a plate and handing some to Cas.
"Yes, Cas." She said, going out to the table. "It's a date!"
"What… what do you do on dates?" Cas asked, following the blonde, head cocked to the side.
"Well, that all depends on what you want to do. You can do almost anything." Anne said quietly. "What do you want to do? We could go to a movie, dinner… go to the park…" she thought about what in her small town that could interest Castiel. "We could go see a little league baseball game… go bowling…"
"What's bowling?" Cas asked, his interest peaking. Anne couldn't help but smirk at him.
"Alright. Tonight at seven. We'll go bowling as a date." Anne smiled. Castiel nodded, picking at his eggs.
Anne was ready at seven precisely. She came down from doing "Bobby Duty" as she called it- doing phones and running information to hunters- in cut off jean shorts and a white tee. She smiled at Cas, who was watching the evening news with a curious expression on his face.
"Are you ready?" Anne asked, blushing a little when Castiel smiled at her. The Angel certainly was handsome. Castiel nodded. "Come on then. We're driving."
"I can just… take us there." Castiel said, and Anne nodded.
"I know. But I hate that thing. Its like being squeezed through a toothpaste tube." Anne shivered, thinking about it. "Besides, I just got my baby running. Lets go."
"…Your baby?" Castiel asked, eyes going wide. Anne laughed, nodding her head.
"My baby is a 1965 Blue Mustang. Bobby helped me rebuild her from the ground up." She laughed, watching as the Angel relaxed considerably. "Come on. Come meet her." She laughed, patting his hand. They headed towards the barn, Anne getting her keys out and locking the front door. She pulled open the barn doors to reveal a dark blue car. "Isnt she gorgeous?!" she squealed, running her hand over the hood. "Hello, Ellie." She whispered, unlocking the door. She reached over and unlocked Cas' door before starting the car. It roared to life, and Cas watched as Anne patted the dashboard lovingly.
"You.. built this?" he asked, looking around. Anne nodded.
"We… reconstructed it. Bobby helped a lot." She explained. "But the engine is all me." She beamed, putting the car in gear and edging her way out of the barn. She took off down the road, smiling as the car roared with life. Cas flattened himself against the seat, Anne liked to drive faster than Dean.
"So… what is bowling all about?" Castiel asked. Anne bit her lip, before smiling.
"I cant… really describe it, Cas. Its something you'll have to experience."
Castiel watched others play in the lanes as Anne paid for their games and shoes. He jumped when Anne called his name and headed over.
"What size shoe are you?" Anne asked, the lady behind the counter watching expectantly.
"I.. don't know. I don't have to know… I.. why does that matter?" he stuttered, going red. Anne smiled.
"So we can rent some bowling shoes for you, sweetie." She answered, looking at his feet. "Im gonna say a size twelve." She nodded, smiling graciously at the woman behind the desk. Anne and Cas changed their shoes, and then Anne went to pick out these huge different colored balls. "find one that you can lift comfortably." She intructed. Castiel nodded, looking at all the different colored balls. Anne finally decided to help him and picked out a dark blue. " try the ten pound ball" she laughed. "And watch. Ill show you what to do." She picked up a green ball and Castiel watched as she put her fingers into three holes In the ball, beforetaking the ball and with precision, threw the balldown a lane, hitting the pins at the end. She turned and a machine spit her ball back out and she went a second time, effectively knocking all the pins out.
"So… you try to get the pins." Castiel said, half asking. She nodded and smiled. Cas set the ball down and to Anne's amazement, took his overcoat off. He set it on a chair and picked his ball back up, before trying to mimick what Anne did. The ball flew from Cas' fingers with such force that it flew, never touching the ground, into the pins, knocking them all over. Cas grinned and turned to Anne, who was staring at him, eyes wide and jaw slack. "Good?"
"Good… maybe not so much force next time, okay?" she laughed, picking her ball up. "You got a strike, so you don't get a second turn." She explained, taking her turn.
Time passed quickly during their games, they mustve played three or four sets. Cas was winning the last game, and he finally turned to Anne, looking up at the score. "I'm winning." He smiled.
"Yes you are." Anne giggled, before smirking. "You wanna make this interesting?" she asked, and he tilted his head in question. "If you win this game, you'll win best three out of four. If you win, I'll give you a kiss." She said, taking her ball and promptly getting a strike, tyeing the game up. Castiel looked from her to the scoreboard a few time, feeling his cheeks heat.
"I… okay." He shrugged. She smiled and gestured for him to go. He grinned nervously and picked up his ball.
Gutterball. Cas frowned. He retrieved his ball and tried again, hitting six pins. The game continued, and Cas found himself so intent on winning, the he hadnt noticed the score. At the end, he looked up to see the final. Anne: 250 Castiel: 249. He blew air out, looking over to Anne, who grinned at him.
"You win." He said, a little disappointed. She nodded. He picked up his coat, ready to start leaving, when Anne took his hand. He turned to look at her, and blinked when he found her so close to him. She reached out and touched his face, eyes drifting over his face. "…Annie?" he asked, tilting his head. She smiled and he watched, eyes wide as she leaned in and kissed him. Her lips were warm and soft, puckered against his own so gently. He dropped his coat, wrapping his arms around her, kissing her back. She broke away from him, smiling.
"Lets go home." She said, and with a pop, they were back at Bobby's. She screamed a little, before laughing. "Okay….what about my car?"
"Its back in the barn. Don't worry." Castiel said, gazing at her. She smiled and kissed him again, cupping his face in her palms. Helet his eyes close, and let his guard down. Their kiss became heated when the front door slammed close.
"Sorry kids! Didn't mean to be gone so long-" Dean stopped at the entrance to the dining room, an amused look on his face as Annie jumped away. "Didn't mean to interrupt anything." He laughed, winking at Anne, who promptly went a maroon color.
"You didn't." Castiel said, confused. His fingers played with Anne's hair, and she smiled at him, before moving away.
"Ill go start on a dinner for you boys."Anne said quietly, going into the kitchen. Castiel watched her leave, wondering what had made her suddenly so shy again.
"So, she got you out of the coat, huh? Not an easy feat…" Dean laughed, but Castiel ignored him, walking after Anne. "Cas." Dean stopped him. "I actually… need you to come heal Bobby." He said as quielty as possible.
"Whats wrong with Bobby?" Cas asked, his voice as booming as normal. There was the shattering of glass and Anne appeared, a panicked look on her face.
"Nothing! Just a little hurt…" he groaned as Anne ran past them, going outside to the Impala.
"DEAN YOU IDGIT." Bobby roared when he saw Anne sprinting for him. "Im fine, sweetie. Im fine. Cas just needs to heal my leg." He said, holding his hands up.
"THIS is why I don't want you hunting!" Anne said quietly, lifting the blanket to see the broken leg. "Bobby, youre getting too old for this shit!" she seethed, putting the blanket back down. He sighed. "…Is this the first time you've had Dean embarrass me so that you could have Cas come heal you behind my back?" She asked, hands going to her hips.
"Now don't you go getting an attitude with ME, Missy! This is my JOB." Bobby said, pointing his finger at her.
"I've already lost my family, Bobby. Don't make me lose you too." She said so quietly and hurt that Bobby instantly regretted his words. Anne turned on her heel and went inside, past Cas and into her room, locking the door.
"We went bowling." Cas said, smiling. Bobby rolled his eyes, putting his palm to his face.
"Well, Im sorry to interrupt date night like this, Cas." Bobby said quietly, and Cas shrugged.
"We werent playing it here." He said indifferently, and Dean started chuckling, finding Cas' ignorance of Anne's upset emotions rather funny.
