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Castiel walked out of the barn housing the angel and came face to face with Neil. The hunter looked stressed and worn out and jumped slightly at the sight of Cas.

'Where's Dean?' the angel asked him.

'He's out back. He's pretty pissed; what the hell did you do?' Neil exclaimed.

Castiel sighed and nodded his thanks, preferring not to answer. He made his way slowly out the barn, the overhead lights shining his way.

He had to get Dean to understand why he did it; the reason he let Sam out.

He found Dean outside; sat in his beloved Impala, his legs out of the door and his face in his hands. Sam was no where to be seen. Dean looked up when he heard Castiel's approaching footsteps.

'Cas' he greeted the angel, albeit in a harsh tone.

Cas was about to speak when Dean spoke again, softly this time. 'I thought you said no secrets. No lies. I trusted you, Cas! And you let Sammy out. How could you do that?'

Castiel gently sat down next to him, his back against the black ocean-like metal of the car. He drew his knees up to his chest and placed his chin on his kneecaps.

'I was tortured Dean. For years'

Dean gave him a disbelieving sideways glance.

Castiel nodded. 'As time is different in hell, so is time different in heaven. Every human hour is one celestial year. I was gone for approximately 48 hours, therefore my punishment lasted 48 years.'

Dean whistled. Cas nodded and continued.

'If I hadn't had let Sam out. If I didn't agree to do that, some other angel would have. And they would have dragged him out, Dean. Other angels aren't as forgiving. If I hadn't had got you to swear your obedience to me, Zachariah would have done so. And he would have used lethal force if necessary.' He looked up at Dean, his big blue eyes staring straight into the hunter's green ones.

'I'm truly sorry Dean.'

Dean looked at him for a few seconds, to find a hint of a lie. Finding none, he turned away.

'They why lie about it to me?'

'You didn't ask about it Dean. You assumed it was the demons and left it at that. I didn't realise you wanted the truth, or else I would have told you.'

Dean nodded and bent down to kiss him. 'I forgive you. Apart from the fact you near enough started the apocalypse.'

Cas flinched and turned away. 'I didn't know it would end like this.' He whispered.

Dean gently cupped his face and brought him round to face him. 'I said; I forgive you' he said again, kissing him gently.

They broke apart and Dean looked up at the morning sky- the red mingling in sky blue.

'So why is he here though? To cause trouble?' Dean still didn't get the other angels reasoning's.

Castiel sighed and looked skyward, as though an easy answer would just fall from the sky. 'Maybe what he said is true; he just wanted to see if I were still alive. And to cause trouble. I lasted longer than many angels brought to the Persausionists Chamber. And I came out whole.'

'Cas, please' Dean asked him to stop, a desperate edge to his voice. He didn't want to hear anymore about his angels' torture.

They both looked up at the sound of another set of footsteps, eyes travelling up the height of Sam as he walked towards them.

He looked stony faced at Castiel. Dean noticed and jumped in.

'Sam, Cas is cool. He's explained it to me. If he hadn't have broke, the angels would have their ideal apocalypse and we would have been Michael and Lucifer's bitches.'

'So I'm supposed to be thankful that he let me out to start the frigging apocalypse?' It seemed Sam wasn't as forgiving as his brother.

'Sam ,I am sorry. If I hadn't had let you out another angel would have dragged you out. You wouldn't have stood a chance.'

Sam looked at him. 'I guess it's done now anyway.' He muttered, turning away. 'No need to go raking it up.'

'See, I knew you'd understand.' Dean praised his brother.

'It doesn't mean I've forgiven him' Sam turned back to his brother and his angel, sighed and sloped off in the direction of the barn.

Dean watched him go and sighed. 'He'll come round. Eventually.' Dean reassured Cas.

The angel sighed. 'I want to talk to him.' he announced, turning his steely eyes to Dean's, who nodded.

'Me to. Plus I want to kick his ass so freaking bad.'

Cas smiled and stood up. Together they walked back to the barn.

'I think you should leave your so called 'ass kicking' to me' Cas smiled wryly at Dean, who grinned back.

Ass-kicking time! Or is it? ;)

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