EDIT: I could have sworn i uploaded this on here a week ago, but apparently not... ^^; My bad!
I came up with the perfect date! MUAHAHAHAHA! Hope you guys like it! ;D
Also, my friend have come into the habit of calling Sam "Sad Moose" whenever we talk about him. So I threw that nickname in here. XD
Also, this chapter is dedicated to my friend, Dansu-Hatake, on deviant art because she's the obsessive Sabriel lover that comments on almost every chapter. XD Thanks girl! ;D
Chapter title is Falling in Love in a Coffee Shop by Landon Pigg. Love this song!
Chapter 9: I Think that Possibly, Maybe I'm Falling for You
"Are you sure this will work?" Sam asked as he watched his boyfriend wearily.
"Come on, sad moose, have a little more faith in me!" Gabriel laughed merrily.
Sam just smiled and continued to watch the shorter man plot while pacing his room. About a week ago they all made plans ("all" being the two of them along with Dean and Castiel) to go to the town fair that was held three weeks after Easter. Of course, the plan was for him and Gabriel to ditch out last minute to leave Dean and Castiel alone on a pseudo date.
But, the nonsense was only to begin there. The two of them were going to go to the fair and follow around their brothers, setting them up in situations to hopefully push them closer together. The second part of the plan didn't sound too promising to Sam, but if Gabriel thought it would work he might as well give him the benefit of the doubt.
"They should be waiting for us downstairs. I'll go send them off, okay?"
"Go for it, hot stuff!" Gabriel laughed with a thumbs up.
Sam chuckled and rolled his eyes, then walked out of his boyfriend's bedroom to meet the other two downstairs.
"My God, it's about damn time! Geese, you two are taking longer than mom to get ready!" Dean huffed when his brother walked into the piano room.
"Yeah, Gabriel isn't even ready yet…" Sam replied quietly.
"Oh come on! We're gonna miss the whole fair at this rate!"
Sam smiled apologetically to his older brother and shrugged. "Hey, I'm trying my best to hurry him along. Why don't you guys just head out and I'll text you when we're on our way, okay?"
Dean eyed him suspiciously for a moment then shrugged and nodded at Castiel. "Sound good to you?"
Castiel nodded and smiled. "I do not mind. We'll just organize a meeting point somewhere at the fair."
Dean shot a grin back at Castiel and the two left, leaving Same to cross his fingers and hope that the rest of the plan was going to work.
The fair was crowded, but not overly so. Dean made sure that they went along with a crowd that the shy little Castiel could manage in. The oldest Winchester loved that fair, one that he remembered his parents taking him and Sammy to since they were old enough to enjoy it. There were rides, games, bands, stands to shop at, animals to look at and pet, and the food. Definitely not a good idea to get Dean started on the copious amounts of food stands. Or the pie eating contest.
"We're gonna eat our way through this bitch!" he cried joyfully and they walked through the masses.
"Um… you want to eat the people to get through the fair?" Castiel asked softly. Dean would have laughed at the adorable, perplexed expression on the boy's face if he didn't know that he was completely serious.
"No, no, Cas. I mean, we're just gonna eat all the food they have here!" Clarified the Winchester.
When Castiel nodded and agreed, looking around the place with wide-eyed curiosity, he knew it was time to make the first stop. The cinnamon roasted almonds booth, his favorite kind of nuts!
"Try these!"
Dean handed Castiel a paper cone filled with the nuts and he plopped one into his mouth. He grinned, his blue eyes shinning when he saw just how excited Dean was for his reaction, and nodded. "Delicious," he concluded and continued eating them.
It didn't stop there. They got foot long corndogs, kettle corn, corn on the cop, deep-fried Oreos, chocolate covered bacon, ice cream, Hawaiian shaved ice, and more. Dean seemed to have taken a liking to shoving every and all strange sounding foods in Castiel's face and waiting for a reaction. After an hour or two, Castiel was stuffed, but Dean was geared up for the next event.
"Yes, best day of the year!" he exclaimed while he dragged Castiel over to one of the side stages.
"Why is this the best?" Castiel asked with his trademark head tilt.
"The pie eating contest, of course."
As he signed up for the competition, Castiel checked his phone and found a text from Sam.
From: Sam Winchester
Hey Cas, Gabe's sick, so we're staying home. Have fun! ;) - Sam
"Sam and Gabriel aren't coming," he announced as Dean came to wait with him.
"Lame. Whatever, I guess it's just you and me, Cas!" He smiled softly at him, which Castiel returned a little shyly before the announcer called the contestants up.
Castiel sat down in the crowd and waited for it to begin. Little did they know, there were two figures lurking of to the side where they couldn't be seen.
"Pie eating contest? Real classy Dean, Cas will jump all over that," sighed Sam sarcastically.
"I dunno, I think Castiel already sees the lights shining out of Dean-o's ass," Gabriel replied. "Wait, does that mean you wouldn't find me sexy if I was up there with Dean?"
Sam snorted and rolled his eyes. "Who ever said I thought you were sexy?"
He laughed at the mortified and heartbroken expression of Gabriel's face. Instead of replying, he kissed him quickly and smiled, which of course just made Gabriel as happy as a clam. Seriously, if he looked even more content with himself, Sam swore he would start purring! But, both of their attentions were brought back to their brother's as the competition came to an end.
"Winner!" The announcer yelled and called out the name of the guy Dean came in second two.
"Sorry you didn't win," Castiel called as Dean approached him, wiping pie off his face.
Dean laughed and tossed out the dirty paper towels. "Are you kidding me? All I want was the free pie!"
Castiel laughed at the pleased look on Dean's face and quickly he snatched away one of the remaining clean paper towels in Dean's hand. He took a step closer, so he was in Dean's personal space, and reached up to run it across Dean's cheek. He could feel Dean's surprised gaze lingering on him as he cleaned up the remaining pieces of pie.
"You missed a spot," he clarified after his face was spotless again.
"Th-thanks," Dean stammered then cleared his throat in embarrassment.
Castiel nodded and smiled, then turned back to the fair. "Where to now?" he asked and Dean snapped right back into leading his friend around.
By the time Dean had showed Castiel everything there was about the fair, it was nightfall and everyone was picking out spots on the grass for the main event.
"You've seriously never come to this before?" Dean asked as they walked into the woods, away from everyone else.
"My parents never took us."
Dean chuckled and kept walking until they were at the top of the hill above the tree line.
"Where are we?" Castiel asked as they sat down to rest.
"Just wait!" Dean laughed.
A moment later there was a loud bang, making Castiel cover his ears and practically jump out of his skin, then the sky was filled with hundreds of beautiful lights.
"Welcome to the best seat in the house," Dean mumbled into Castiel's ear after he removed the boy's hand.
Blue eyes glanced at Dean before looking back at the sky in wonder and amazement. After the first few he was able to watch them without covering his ears and he grinned widely. Never before had he seen anything as amazing and simple as that, little chemical reactions being exploded into the air as a light show for people to watch and enjoy. It was Dean who showed him something as beautiful as that.
In a moment of insanity, or clarity, whichever someone chose to describe it as, Castiel took Dean's hand, leaned over and kissed him shyly. "Thank you for this, Dean."
Dean gaped at his friend before grinning widely and kissing him again. "Any time, Cas. Thank you for getting me back on the right track."
"Anytime, Dean," Castiel copied and kissed him once again.
"Gabriel, we haven't done anything to get those two together, and we lost them hours ago! I thought you said this would work?" Sam huffed in complaint.
Gabriel rolled his eyes and stopped walking. "Of course it will work, Sammy. And, for the record, I lost those two on purpose."
"What? Why?" He crossed his arms and frowned, giving Gabriel the 'pouty moose' look, as the candy addict called it.
"Come on, if you found out Dean was the one to blame for our beautiful moment of getting together, wouldn't that cheapen the memory?"
Sam thought about that for a moment and nodded. "Yeah, I guess that's true…"
"Exactly! And it's nice to have people push and support you to do something you want, but there is a line to be crossed. They're at a fair alone, probably watching the fireworks right about now. How could they not get together?" he exclaimed and shook his head. "We were never going to follow them around and create situations for them. They were supposed to get alone time and I wanted to enjoy the fair with my own boyfriend."
"Oh, Gabriel…I'm sorry, I just thought-"
"No! Nope, no thinking! We are going to enjoy the rest of this fair together, if it kills me!"
Sam smiled adoringly at the shorter man and shook his head. "When did you get so smart?"
"Hey! I take offence to that!" He huffed.
Sam just laughed and pulled him off to a dark, empty part of the field and kissed him to show exactly how much he adored the little "trickster".
"So, what's your beef with that lady who's always at your house?" Dean as they laid together, pressed up tight and comfortable, as they watched the lights shine above them.
"Oh. Bella. She is my father's assistant."
Dean chuckled and rubbed Castiel's back. "Yeah, I got that much. But why are you so mean to her?"
"I don't like her."
"Come on, Cas, gimmie the whole story!"
Castiel sighed and shifted slightly against Dean's side. "My father's cheating with her…"
Dean fell silent as he took in the situation. "I'm sorry Cas," he mumbled and kissed the top of his head.
"It's fine, there's nothing I can do. But, I would just like to enjoy the rest of this night with you," he replied softly.
"That can be arranged," Dean purred and kissed Castiel once again, right as the grand finale started in the distance.
Aah, love is in the air!
And that's the next chapter for ya! I feel like this I just a really shitty disappointment… Comment with your opinions? Please? It makes me update faster!
