"Oh Deanie, my brothers home." Gabriel's mocking tone ran like a piercing needle through Dean's head. He couldn't wait to get out of there away from Gabriel and his annoying voice. Oh how he wished for Castiel to be home...
And then he actually ran what Gabriel said through his mind, took him a couple of minutes, but he got it.
He rushed to the window like an over excited Chihuahua, looking for Castiel he saw Benny's car in the driveway. If he weren't so happy right then he would've gone over to Benny and yelled at him for last night. Lucky escape.
Castiel was just getting out of the front door and Dean could see Benny grab Castiel's shoulder and say something, he couldn't tell what he was saying, but he did say Castiel nodding in agreement. He began to grow cautious, he remembered-ish the plan that him, Benny and Lisa had set up. Apparently he had to kiss Castiel and then text Benny to barge in... Well that wasn't going to happen.
He loved Benny and Lisa but where 'plans' were concerned, they went a little overboard. He wasn't actually sure what this 'plan' was supposed to accomplish, just that Benny really wanted him to go through with it.
Dean ducked as Castiel turned to walk to his front door. Gabriel was practically beaming with excitement for the sheer awkwardness that the following conversation would bring, he ran to the front door to greet his little brother and almost went to shove him into the living room.
Castiel almost groaned when Gabe opened the door. He knew his elder brother was going to be a nightmare while trying to talk to Dean. He may have to lock the door to his room, problem with that is he could still listen through the door and watch through the keyhole. Gabriel wasn't exactly the most understanding of all the siblings. Telling him to get lost would only make him hang around even more.
"Hey little bro." Gabriel grinned, giving Castiel a rather weird hug and then tried to shove him through to the living room. Castiel knew that meant he really wanted to know what would happen, and that Dean hadn't left and was in the living room. Not that he didn't already know that, he saw Dean duck as he was approaching the door and it made him chuckle a bit to himself.
"I got somebody here who wants to see you." Gabe whispered into Castiel's ear as he brought him to the room.
Dean stood there, clearly a little embarrassed, and just looked Castiel up and down for a minute, before finally squeezing one word out.
"Hi..."
Dean felt stupid, all things he could've said, 'I'm sorry' would've been a good one, but all he could say was hi. It was a start, but hi? He'd put the dude through a lot, he definitely deserved more than just hi.
"Hello Dean." Castiel said smiling, almost blushing, at Dean.
"So..."
"So..."
"Boy this conversation is riveting." said Gabriel rolling his eyes, he was bored of waiting for something interesting to happen. Yes the tension was slightly amusing, but not enough to keep him around so he walked out in a huff.
"Great, now he's gone, why is your family so annoying?" Dean asked, clearly still not thinking straight. Castiel gave him a weird look as he said that, but then blushed again and laughed a little.
"Try living with them."
Castiel couldn't help but be a little scared about talking with Dean. What on earth was he going to say to him? 'hey, so I know you were drunk and all last night and now kissed me twice, but still say that the first was an accident, but do you wanna put that all behind us and just be friends again?' Well, clearly he couldn't say that. But would life be a lot easier if he could? It would get a lot of things out of the way. He might've even had kissed him back by now.
He didn't want to think about that though, he didn't want his head to be going off topic, so he faced Dean and he waited for the words.
Looking into the baby in a trench coat's eyes, he could see the eagerness, the impatience. He knew he had to say something soon or Castiel might die of waiting, truth be told he may as well.
"I..." Castiel started, he went to say something but Dean had to interrupt, it was him who should be apologizing for once.
"Don't say anything, you don't have to. I've been a jerk, an asshole, the worst thing in the bloody world. To everybody. And I really shouldn't to you. I'm sorry for being a bastard, I'm sorry for practically trying to rape you while drunk last night, I'm sorry for telling you there was nothing when there is more than there ever was with Lisa, and I'm sorry for making this your hassle. The truth is Castiel I like you, a lot, and I want to let you know, I want you to be happy, I want to give you everything in the world just to see you smile, just to know that you'll be okay, and happy, and..." He choked. Clearly he wasn't used to have conversations about his feelings, but he did spit it out: "loved."
Castiel didn't know what to say. He thought that it would be a simple I'm sorry for last night, maybe even I'm sorry for being an idiot, but he got more than he bargained for. Not that he was unhappy, just a little taken off guard. What could he say, what could he say, what could he say.
"Please say something." Dean said, his cheeks beginning to light up with a bright vibrant red. "Please. I really feel like an idiot."
Castiel just stood there, gob wide open, he wasn't sure what to say to him.
"Pretty please?" Dean almost went to kneel.
What could Castiel say really? He was pretty sure he was out of snarky comments, he'd used them all up on Benny and Lisa earlier.
"Pretty please with a cherry on the top." He asked once more. Castiel knew he had to do something soon. So he did do something.
Castiel pulled Dean's head towards him, staring at his lips. There wasn't really any going back now, and then again Dean started it. He pulled the Winchester close and pressed their lips together.
At first Dean had no idea how to respond, he was a little shell shocked. He thought about how Castiel responded like this to when he kissed him. But then he started to move, he began to close his eyes and to taste his mouth, he ran his tongue over Castiel's teeth as he began to dig deeper. He loved it. This wasn't a kiss with Lisa, or any other person, this was literally fireworks on a 4th of July night. He twisted his tongue against Castiel's so that their mouths would fit together like pieces of a puzzle. He ran his fingers up and down Castiel's back, sending shivers through the Novak's spine and back into Dean's fingertips. He tried so hard not to tug at Castiel's t-shirt just so he didn't move things along to fast, but he couldn't resist edging it up and throwing his hands underneath just to feel Castiel's skin. He wanted so bad just to rip the boy's clothing off and throw it away. But he wasn't going to do that for Castiel's sake.
He felt Castiel run his fingers through his hair as he began to grow rough. Castiel grunted through the kiss as a sign that he wanted more, but Dean knew that that shouldn't happen, not quite yet.
He pulled away, reluctantly but he pulled away.
"Not yet." Dean said, smiling at Castiel.
"Why?"
"Because I love you and I don't want to mess this up."
"I guess..." Castiel said, choking on his own words like Dean did earlier, "I guess that means that I..."
Benny had waited long enough for a sign, he knew the two weren't going to go along with the plan. So he waited and he waited and he waited, and then he snuck out of the car and watched and the living room window. He felt a little bit like a stalker watching them kiss, but he couldn't help but marvel at how adorable the two of them were. He saw his opportunity to barge in when he noticed that Castiel's brother had left the door open, so he slipped through the gap and went to say hello. But as he had bad timing he walked in on Castiel saying something extremely important and left the answer sound a bit like this:
"I... I love. chocolate!"
Dean was confused. Well he was until he looked to the doorframe to see Benny.
"I'm sorry, did I interrupt?" Benny said, "Dean I was gonna go now, but..."
"No. I'm coming, just give me a second." Dean scowled at Benny, who was too busy giving Castiel sympathetic looks. He clearly was sorry about that. Benny left the room in a bit of a dash.
"I was going to say, Oh never mind." Castiel said. He smiled at Dean.
Dean didn't want to push it any further, he really wanted him to respond, but Benny had kind of just ruined that. If he did push Castiel, that would defeat the point of his speech that led to the best kiss of his life.
He was disappointed though. He wanted to hear the end of that sentence. And now Benny had just gone and ruined it.
Castiel looked at the Winchester as he walked away back to Benny's VW. He had no idea what was going to happen now, school wasn't exactly going to be the same, what would the other students say? What would Anna and Samandriel say?
He still had to tell them. When where they going to get home? Did really want to tell them?
Dean turned when he reached the car to look at Castiel and smiled. Waving, he climbed into the campervan and again Castiel watched him go. He really wanted to chase after him, to tell him those words, to finish the sentence. But he couldn't now. Besides, Gabriel was returning to the household almost carrying Anna and Samandriel. Clearly on his walkabouts he found them walking home from school. He had linked into their arms and was taking them to Castiel.
Gabriel had never really been a fan of anything Castiel did, after all he took after Nick and Cas took after Balthazar, but he really did love his little brother. When he was younger he'd rock the boy back and forth in his arms, shielding his ears from the fighting, and would cradle him until he slept. He'd never tell anyone that though, as far as they should be concerned he and his little bro where just two different species. That's why he was trying to be mischievous with Castiel's love life, how he really wanted something to happen between Dean and Cas, because he wanted his little brother to be happy. Not something he was likely to admit to, but truth be told even Nick had a soft spot for Castiel. He was something different. He wasn't any old Novak, heck he was practically an angel to them.
Not to say that life wasn't hard in the household, arguments all the time, Michael disapproved of Castiel being gay quite quickly but then shut up once Balthazar had clocked him one to the jaw. They didn't get along too well anymore.
So yes, Gabriel might have come across as an arrogant twat who didn't give a damn about everyone else's thoughts and feelings, but when it mattered, he loved Castiel and couldn't wait to here the awkwardness of the next conversation with Anna and Samandriel...
Dean sulked in the front seat as Benny drove away. The boy was nattering away at himself about how they should've stuck to the plan, but of course Dean wasn't listening. He was too busy thinking about those two words that came out of Castiel's mouth. He said I love... Dean knew what came at the end of that sentence, but for once he was ready to respond. He wanted to respond. He wasn't just going to say it to get in a girl's bed.
It was too late for that ending now though as the hunk of meat sat next to him talking about who knows what had barged in on him on the most important minute of his life.
He couldn't stay mad at Benny though, Dean knew that. The big guy was just trying to help out, and maybe be the hero for once.
"Dean?" Benny said, poking Dean's shoulder. "Dean, are you awake?"
"Yes." Dean groaned shaking him off of his arm and turning just a little more so he could pretend to look out the window.
"Dean I'm sorry brother, but please look at it this way. He almost said I love you."
"He would've said it if you hadn't stormed in on us like that."
"I only wanted a closer look, that's all. You two where just so adorable I thought for a second that rainbows would come shooting out your eyes and I'd have to call in Bobby for help."
"Couldn't you have just waited?"
"What, like you did to get yourself this guy? no way Winchester, I role in a different cart."
"These two things are completely different. You could've waited and I would've told you, me I shouldn't have, I know that. And now I might not hear the end of that sentence."
"Trust me brother if there's one thing I've learnt this past week, is that you two are going to fly sky high."
"Ha flippedy ha Benny. Any other comments needed?"
"Nope. Just that I need my brother to accept my apology."
Dean turned to face Benny. He smiled, and whilst winking he punched the boy playfully on the arm.
"I take that as a yes then."
"Shut up."
They drove back to Dean's, Saturday was tomorrow and they needed rest, otherwise Dean thought he might die of not seeing Sammy in the last 24hrs. There was a bit of an, 'unhealthy' bond between the two of them. Dean would give up his own life just to make sure Sam stayed out of trouble, they couldn't actually live without making sure the other was okay every hour. Even when Dean had woken up with a headache that morning, besides thinking of where the hell he was, he began to worry if Sam was okay. Personally, I think it's sweet, but others might find their bond to close to comfort.
Pulling up outside, Dean waved goodbye and went to climb in through the window. His dad wasn't in, big surprise, but Dean could see the microwave meal box out on the side. Sam must've gotten home and figured he wouldn't be back until later, well turns out later meant the night afterwards.
Sam wasn't home yet, Dean knew that would probably be because he was with Jessica but he dropped him a text anyway just to make sure he was okay.
Sighing deeply he threw himself onto his bed and tried to catch some shut eye.
Scared of a weirdly melting Anna, Castiel explained the situation to his two friends and his brother. Of course, after a while he kicked Gabriel out so he could have some time alone with his friends.
"That is cute, especially for an idiot like that Winchester."
"You know he's not that bad." Samandriel said, counteracting Anna's comment to defend Castiel.
"Don't get me wrong Sam, my view of him has changed completely, he's still an idiot though."
Castiel laughed at the bickering. He had told them everything, including the kiss, including the almost I love you and including Dean's apology and Anna was melting. It confused Castiel a little as it wasn't her usual style, she was strong willed, independent, sassy, she could be a bit of a bitch at times as well, so watching her melt after hearing the story of Dean and Cas made Castiel puzzled.
"So what you going to do?" Samandriel asked, patting Castiel on the back.
"I don't believe I'm going to do anything." Castiel said, watching Anna light up. "Just sit back and wait for him to do stuff for himself."
"Is that a good idea?"
"It'll work."
"How do you know?"
"Because he came to me."
"But you didn't finish your sentence."
"And?"
"And you'll have to finish it sometime."
"One day."
"And, what about Monday? I mean are you dating now? Are you going to tell people?"
Castiel sighed, "I don't know if we're dating or not." he answered laying his head back onto his bed as he realized they really hadn't talked about anything other than liking each other. It wasn't as if there was anything stopping them, if people knew Dean was gay there wasn't exactly anything they could do to hurt him, Dean liked him, he liked Dean, Benny was onboard, Lisa was okay with it, Anna and Samandriel loved the idea. So what was stopping them?
"Don't push it Sam." Anna said flicking the back of his head. "The boy has to work slowly on this. He needs to figure it out for himself."
"Okay smart ass..." Samandriel said, smirking at the sudden voice of knowledge that piped up after a minute of silent beaming. "What do you suggest then?"
"Let him do it himself. He should learn how to live a life."
"Right here guys." Castiel said, snapping his friends mouths shut before they began to bicker again. That weekend was going to be a long one and he knew it.
Sam got home after five, he came home to find Dean knocked out lying on his bed. As relieved as he was, he shoved the older Winchester off and poured his coke all over his brothers head.
"What the fuck man?" Dean asked, sitting up and wiping his hair on the mattress.
"Where were you last night?" Sam asked, standing over a crouching Dean.
"At a friends, drunk out of my mind."
"Why didn't you tell me? I was on my own with no bloody one to look after me."
"Dad was supposed to be home... I'd told him that I'd be out all night."
"Yeh well apparently he didn't remember either."
"I'm sorry Sammy."
"Don't call me that. Sammy is a chubby nine year old. I'm Sam."
"Right Sammy. So where were you tonight then?"
"Don't turn the bloody tables on me, you're the one who left me without a legal parent or guardian, I could call child services."
Sam chuckled, he was joking and Dean knew it.
"You were with Jessica."
"I said don't turn the tables."
"But you were weren't you?"
"What if I was?"
"You like her more than you let on little man."
"And what if I do?"
Dean shook his head. Sighing and then taking a deep breath he began.
"Sammy have I told you about Castiel?"
Castiel sat on his bed. Anna and Samandriel had gone home, Balthazar was home, Nick was home, Gabriel was home, Naomi was home, Michael was home. All they were waiting for now was Chuck. It wasn't uncommon to be waiting for Chuck to get home for dinner, but Castiel was planning on telling the rest of them since Balthazar and Gabriel would do it for him if he didn't. So he waited for him. And he waited. And he waited. And he waited.
He thought about the day, how he had Dean, how easily Benny and Lisa just accepted him. He even thought about how he could end the feud between Anna and Lisa. That could happen actually if he tried. Lisa seemed to get the hint that it wasn't entirely Anna's fault.
Chuck didn't actually arrive until seven. Sitting at the table was like a do or die moment, Balthazar and Gabriel were literally staring daggers at Castiel trying to drag it out of him. He sat there choking under the pressure until finally he spat out the words everyone was waiting for:
"So. I have a new one."
