Sorry for the delay. I was on vacation. Hopefully, I shall update once a week now. :)
Castiel woke up with one goal in mind the following morning. He was going to forget Dean Winchester existed. Yeah the two of them attended the same school and even shared a few classes, but once Castiel James Singer set his mind to do something, no one in the entire planet could change his stubborn mind. Today was the first pep rally to signal the beginning of football season. Castiel put on the cheerleading uniform which was comprised of a black and white polo shirt with a bumble bee knit in the center with black, cotton pants and black and white cheer shoes. He glanced at his reflection in the mirror behind his closet door.
The blue eyed teen hated to admit it but his ass was a lethal weapon in the tight pants. He practiced a sexy sashay strut. Cas had first-hand knowledge "He Who Shall Not Be Named" possessed a dire weakness for his derriere. The couple of times they made out, Dean hooked his fingers into the round globes like an anchor sinking its hook into underwater sand. Castiel winked at his reflection. Making Voldemort drool, while Cas ignored his existence was an additional bonus to his plan.
Castiel picked Charlie up on his way to school. The redhead eyed him with frightened eyes. "You sure did a 180, Cas. Is everything ok?"
The cheerleader slid an arm across the top of the pick-up truck's bench seat. Castiel now drove with his left hand. "Never felt better, Ariel." He raised the radio's volume and belted at the top of his lungs along with Taylor Swift.
Charlie knew her best friend and Cas wasn't feeling better. He erected a giant, metal shield around his form. She gazed at him with the corner of her left eye. Charlie laughed when Cas sang to "Shake it Off" and shimmied at her. She planned on speaking to him about Dean later that afternoon.
Castiel and Charlie met up with Kevin at the school's main entrance. "Nervous about the pep rally?" Kevin asked Cas.
"Nope...you both know I am quite the exhibitionist. The girls convinced Lisa to grant me a thirty second solo." Cas' eyes appeared brighter than they usually were.
"I am recording it for your Tumblr," Charlie smiled at her friend and then frowned. "Speaking of Tumblr...your new fic was hard to the extreme."
Kevin shook his head. "If that was made into a movie it would be stamped with an NC-17 rating. Dean's demise was hardcore."
Castiel scowled at the mention of the green eyed boy's name. "From now on I'd greatly appreciate that person's name not to be mentioned in my presence."
"Hey Castiel!" Aaron, the only other male member of the cheerleading squad approached the trio. "Ready for this afternoon?" He nodded at Charlie and Kevin.
"Helk to the yes!" Cas and Aaron shared a high five.
The small group headed to Castiel's locker. Everyone kept walking except for Cas. Aaron's brows furrowed in confusion. Dean Winchester leaned against Cas' locker. His eyes landed on Castiel. Dean performed a slow visual inventory of his blue eyed crush. He really liked how the uniform snugly fit over Short Cake's lean, swimmer's body. The Winchester fingered a strap of his book bag. His eyes remained locked with Castiel's. Dean nervously licked his lips.
Castiel grabbed Aaron's arm and rushed away. Dean's eyes were glued to the boy's hard ass. Cas' butt should be made illegal. Charlie and Kevin approached him wearily. "Hey Deano! Charlie greeted him. Kevin waved at Dean.
"I fucking blew it with Cas." Dean removed his left hand from his back, revealing a small bouquet of Forget Me Not flowers. Charlie melted on the spot. Dean cleared his throat. "They remind me of his eyes." Dean headed to the nearest trash can.
"Don't you dare!" Charlie held Dean's wrist. "I know the combination to Cas' locker."
Kevin made space for the redhead. She opened her friend's locker. Dean placed the bouquet on top of a history book. He leisurely retrieved a folded note and tucked it next to the blue flowers.
"Uhm thanks...I hope he reads the note and doesn't toss the flowers in the garbage." He rubbed the back of his neck.
"He needs some time. You really broke his heart." Charlie linked an arm with one of Dean's and did the same with Kevin. The trio strolled to their first period classrooms.
Castiel needed to fetch a calculator for a math test he unfortunately had for fifth period. When he opened his locker, the blue eyed cutie received a pleasant surprise. Forget Me Nots happened to be his favorite flowers. He closed his eyes and inhaled the sweet aroma emitted by the bouquet. A piece of folded paper fell on the floor. The cheerleader bent down to retrieve it. Cas swallowed hard. He knew who was responsible for all of this.
Dean's manly script filled the entire sheet. Castiel made sure the coast was clear. His eyes returned to the note:
I look in the mirror, feel so much shame.
It was my fault, I deserve all the blame.
Just don't know what I was thinking,
With all this shame, I feel like I'm sinking.
All the consequences, I completely deserve,
Can't imagine, where I found the nerve,
I just feel like the biggest fool,
What I did, was simply not cool.
Your forgiveness, I earnestly plead,
Without it, my heart won't be freed.
Please forgive me, I miss you so much,
Beautiful voice and your tender touch.
Okay so basically I got this poem from the internet because you know I suffer from verbal diarrhea and suck at conveying what I am feeling. Cas, please forgive me. I know you would never do those things with Crowley and should have spoken to you about it. I am really sorry for hurting you. You are the last person I'd purposely hurt. You mean a lot to me, Castiel Singer. I am not the religious type but pray to God for your forgiveness. I miss you, man. Once again I am sorry.
Something stirred in Cas' heart. He felt like crumbling the note into a ball and shooting it inside a trash can. Castiel breathed deeply. He folded the note back into its original form and placed it in between the pages of the history book. Cas retrieved a calculator for the upcoming test. Footsteps approached the cheerleader. He closed his locket and turned around. He narrowed his eyes at Crowley.
"What do you want?" Cas threw the calculator inside his messenger bag.
"You look sexy in the uniform. I can't wait to see you in action later today." Crowley's eyes held a glassy look to them.
"Please don't." Castiel started to walk away.
Crowley pulled him back. "I came to check on you. I heard you and Winchester broke up."
"That's none of your business!" Castiel managed to relax. "Crowley, I didn't see much of you at the festival." He narrowed his eyes at the teen, who dressed completely in black.
"I showed up for a few minutes and left the lame event." Crowley blew at his fingernails.
Castiel didn't believe him. Dean had been so adamant about seeing him giving toad boy a blow job. Just the thought made Cas gag.
"Want to catch a movie this weekend? Ex Machina is finally playing at the Drive-In. Afterwards I'd like to take you to a new French bistro that opened in the city. Winchester's idea of four star dining is an oily meal of burgers and fries. What do you say, Angel?" Crowley had the audacity to trace a thumb across Cas' lower lip.
Castiel shoved Crowley against a locker. He shook his head. "You leave me no other choice. I tried but you make things so hard. Crowley, I am not interested in you and never will be. Please drill that into your thick skull."
Crowley's gaze became hard. Gone was the glassy look he usually bestowed on Cas. The shorter teen dug his fingers into Castiel's biceps. "It's that Winchester idiot. You've got it really bad for him. Even after he accused you of cheating on him, you can't let him go!"
"Hey what the hell is going on here?!" Dean appeared. He looked furious. The tawny haired teen stomped towards them. He pulled Cas gently away from Crowley. He stood two inches from the black clad boy and gazed down at him. "Leave him alone! If I ever see you in his vicinity, I will rip your lungs out."
"I can accuse you of bullying," Crowley stated with venom in his voice.
"No you won't because if you do, I will accuse you of stalking me." Castiel glared at his tormentor.
"Castiel, all I am guilty of is loving you. I will treat you like the beautiful angel you are. This caveman doesn't know how to value you." Crowley's nostrils flared.
"Wait a minute...no one knows why Dean and I fought, but you knew he accused me of cheating." Castiel clenched his fists.
Dean's vision turned red. He cornered Crowley against Castiel's locker. "What a coincidence I happened to see someone who can pass as Cas' twin blowing you in the parking lot? Spill it Crowley! What the fuck did you do? You paid a dude that looks like Cas to give you a bj. So I can think it was Castiel?" Dean's face and turned a bright shade of red.
Castiel became frightened of what the Winchester would do to Crowley. The kid had always been a thorn on his side but Cas didn't want Dean to get in trouble cuz of him. Crowley remained silent and grinned malevolently at the two of them.
Dean had enough. He pushed Crowley rough against the metal locker door. "Damn it Crowley tell us the fucking truth!"
"I happened to meet a bloke that could pass as the angel's brother. He went down on me and I wasn't crazy to turn him down. That's all that happened, you bloody twit! It's not my fault you are a fucking imbecile, who jumped to the wrong conclusion." Crowley pushed an enraged Dean away.
He turned to Castiel, who swallowed hard. "If you go back to him, it will be the worst decision you ever make. You shouldn't be with someone who doesn't trust you."
"Fudge you, Crowley!" Castiel slapped the toad look alike and turned tail.
"This isn't over," Dean ran after Cas. "Cas, wait up!"
Castiel walked to the football field and straight to the bottom of the bleachers. Dean caught up with him. Cas nibbled his bottom lip and tugged at his right earlobe. "Cas, say something."
"This still doesn't make up for the hurtful things you said to me." He stared at the grass.
"Cas, I am so fucking sorry. I haven't been able to sleep or eat all these days."
"Well good!" Cas finally glanced at Dean. For the first time he noticed the dark circles under the Winchester's usually vibrant green eyes.
Dean approached him. "Cas, please forgive me. I need you in my life." He gently cupped Castiel's jaw. "This time I want us to really be boyfriends and I promise I will never doubt you."
"I don't know." Castiel lowered his eyes.
"Cas, please look at me." When their eyes met, Dean lowered his head and gingerly kissed Castiel. At first the cheerleader did not reciprocate the kiss but within fifteen seconds he fully participated. Just when the kiss began to intensify, Cas pulled away.
"I have to meet with the squad for the last pep rally practice." Cas' cheeks were flushed. "I'll think about it."
He turned and Dean yelled at him. "Your ass looks good enough to eat in those pants!"
Cas grinned but didn't turn around. He ran towards the gym. Lisa was most likely ready to drill him a new one. Dean smirked. Crowley spilled the beans and Castiel was warming up to the idea of them being a real couple.
As soon as the bell for last period rang, Dean practically flew to the gym. Charlie, Kevin and Meg soon joined him on the front bleacher. In less than five minutes, the entire school was crammed inside the gym like sardines in a can. Principal Carver welcomed the students and introduced the members of the Bumble Bee's football team and Coach Henriksen. The students stomped their feet.
The cheerleading squad made their appearance with Lisa leading the way. While the girls rallied the players with the use of pom poms, Cas and Aaron performed back flips and somersaults. Dean felt a rush of pride assail him for his Short Cake. The squad performed a pyramid with the boys holding foundation. The cheerleaders performed to a remix of "Rock DJ" Charlie made for Castiel.
During the middle they formed a circle around Cas, who danced his sexy butt off and finished it with a split. Dean rose and cheered for his hopefully future boyfriend the loudest. Cas' big baby blues found him and he winked at Dean. The Winchester felt like howling in happiness in front of the school. Charlie nudged him in the ribs with her elbow.
Crowley stood under the bleachers with some of the Goth kids. Hatred travelled through his veins. For the first time since setting eyes on Castiel Singer, Crowley wished him bad. His actions backfired on him big time. Crowley caught on to the wink the angel sent the wanker. Those two would regret crossing him. He swore to that.
Later that evening Dean planned on visiting Castiel. He needed to see him and ask the boy if he had an answer to their being boyfriends question. Dean helped his dad at the auto shop as promised. While father and son worked on a carburetor, John spoke, "There's a hunter meeting tonight. Magnolia has never been assailed by so many supernatural creatures. We need to find out what the hell is going on."
"I kind of had plans, dad." Dean wiped oil from his cheek.
"Postpone them, son. It's about time you start interacting with the hunting community. Never hurts to meet other hunters, who you may end up working with." John returned to fixing the carburetor.
"Yes sir." Dean rolled his eyes. He hated the responsibility that came with being a hunter. Dean planned on speaking with Short Cake tomorrow during lunch.
That night Bobby came home from the hospital early. "Everything alright with Grandpa Rufus?" a concerned Castiel asked. He was placing frozen lasagna in the conventional oven.
"Old coot's stopped complaining. He's being transferred to the rehab center tomorrow morning." Bobby dropped his cap on the kitchen counter.
"That's great! I can go visit him after school. Go take a shower, gramps. Dinner will be ready in half an hour. I am making iced tea." Castiel got a glass pitcher ready.
Bobby kissed the top of his grandson's head. "We'd be a mess without you, kiddo."
Cas blushed. He felt guilty. Many times he dreamed of going to an out of state college and never returning to Magnolia. Of course he would visit his grandpas on holidays but Castiel dreamt of living in a big city. "Hurry and go shower!"
"Bossy idjit," Bobby muttered on his way out.
Between the two of them, they ate half of the lasagna. Cas stored the other half away for Bobby to bring to Rufus tomorrow afternoon for lunch. While Castiel washed the dishes, Bobby entered the kitchen wearing an army green jacket over a t-shirt with jeans and boots.
"Going on a hunt, grandpa?" Cas turned to look at him.
"Actually there's a hunters meeting tonight and I want you to accompany me."
"Really?" Cas arched a brow. "Why now?"
"Your training is coming along well. You even took a vamp on your own."
Castiel shrugged. "Let me go change."
The meeting took place in a cabin by Dead Man's Swamp. By the time the Singers arrived there were six other men present. Cas adjusted his black and blue flannel shirt. He smirked knowing the jeans he donned made his ass look awesome. Bobby swatted him on the head. Cas glared at him.
As soon as they set foot inside the cabin, Castiel froze. Right by a window next to the fireplace stood Dean and John Winchester. "Cas, you're a hunter?"