Chapter Eleven
All day long I think of things
but nothing seems to satisfy
Think I'll lose my mind
if I don't find something to pacify
Can you help me, occupy my brain?
Oh yeah!
Castiel groaned, rolling over and nearly falling out of the bed as he made a grab for his phone.
"I'm changing that god damn ringtone Dean…I swear…" He grumbled, squinting at the caller ID to see 'Gabe' flashing up.
Dean mumbled beside him, burying his face further into the pillow.
"What?" Cas snapped as he answered the phone.
"Well Good morning to you too" Gabriel said with a huff, faint amusement lacing his voice.
"We were supposed to be sleeping in this morning…what do you want Gabe?"
"Oh 'sleeping in' huh? That's what you two are calling sexy times these days?" Gabriel said with a far too cheerful laugh.
Castiel rolled his eyes, yawning and sat up on the edge of the bed.
"We were not having 'sexy times'…" Cas protested weakly.
"Yeah whatever…anyways, while you two were busy getting down and dirty…"
"Gabriel…" Cas warned, only to be cut off.
"…Ash and I were devising a brilliant plan for our last night in Chicago…you ready for this…"
"I can barely contain my excitement" Cas said, deadpan as ever and earning a huff of annoyance from Gabriel.
"…We are going to the hottest new club in Chicago bro and you two are coming with." Gabriel declared happily and Cas could almost picture him fist pumping the air.
"No"
"It's gonna be so…"
Gabriel's face dropped.
"…wait, what do you mean 'no'?"
Cas rolled his eyes and climbed off the bed, padding over to curtains and opening them, revealing a strong ray of sunshine through the window that caused Dean to groan in annoyance from the bed.
"Exactly as it sounds Gabe…No, I'm not going to a club. I don't like bars…I just tolerate them…but clubs are a different ball game so no"
Dean perked up from the bed and glanced over to where his boyfriend was standing on the phone.
"Club? We're going to a club? Awesome!"
"See…see…I can hear the happiness in Dean's voice from here, come on Cassy...pleaseeeee it's our last night here!"
Castiel glared at Dean, who was now scrambling out of the bed and making grabby hands for Cas' phone.
"Dean…no…Dean…get off…"
"Let me talk to him…Cas please…give me the phone…"
He tried to wrestle the phone from Cas' hand, earning him a quick slap to the head. Cas leaped on the bed in an attempt to get away and Dean tried to grab his ankles. In success he managed to pull his boyfriend down onto the bed and pin him there, by this point the phone was forgotten and they were both out of breath with laughter.
"Umm…Helllooooooooooo?"
Gabriel sang on the other end of the phone.
"You two better not be doing naughty things…cause I do NOT need to hear that"
The faint voice on the other end of the phone caught their attention and Dean took the opportunity to swipe it from Cas' hand and jump off the bed.
"Sorry Gabe…did you say something about a club?...yeah…uh huh…awesome, count us in…text Cas the address and we'll see you there later. Ok, bye" Dean hung up with a grin and tossed the phone to Cas.
"Dean, what did you do that for…"
"Oh come on Cas, clubs are fun…music, dancing…"
"Drinking…flirting with everything that moves." Cas finished Dean's sentence, causing his boyfriend's mouth to snap to a close.
"Oh come on Cas…one time…ONE time, it won't happen again I swear…besides it's me that's paying for that now right?" Dean said, sitting back beside Cas on the bed and pointing an accusing finger at his own butt cheek.
Castiel chuckled and nodded his head.
"I suppose it will be kind of fun. I do need to let my hair down a bit…"
Dean grinned and planted a hard, firm kiss on Cas' lips and cradled his face with both hands.
"Exactly, it's gonna be so much fun, what a way to say goodbye to Chicago too!"
Cas smiled widely and got off the bed, padding towards the bathroom.
"I guess so….oh Dean, I have the best idea…" He exclaimed turning back to face his boyfriend.
"What is it baby?"
"We can invite Anna too!"
Dean's face dropped, but he quickly replaced it with a tight lipped smile and nodded his head.
"Mmm hmmm, yeah uhhh why not, good idea" He said through gritted teeth.
Cas bounded back over to the bed excitedly and kissed Dean, before bouncing off again.
"You're so right, this will be fun. Love you baby"
As Cas padded happily into the bathroom and closed the door, Dean sighed heavily.
"Yep…lots and lots of fun"
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Dean and Cas arrived by a cab outside of the club to find Ash and Gabriel already standing in the queue to get inside.
"Fucking finally" Gabriel said with an over exaggerated sigh as Cas and Dean made their way over.
"What do you mean fucking finally? You guys are stood in a queue that is seemingly going nowhere fast" Cas exclaimed, motioning wildly to the long row of people outside of the club.
"I just felt like being over dramatic, leave me alone" Gabe said with a laugh, clapping Cas on the back.
Dean rolled his eyes and glanced down the queue.
"Urgh is this actually going anywhere dude? How long have you been here for?"
"It's been about…30 minutes…feels like a fucking lifetime" Ash exclaimed from his place leaning against the wall.
"Great" Cas mumbled, shuffling his feet on the concrete.
Another cab pulled up outside the club, two girls got out, followed by a familiar face.
"Anna?" Gabriel asked with a frown, throwing a questioning look at Dean.
"Oh yeah…Anna…Cas invited her." Dean said with a fake smile, earning an irritated sigh from Gabe.
Soon enough Cas was running to Anna and hugging her in greeting, Dean could see him being introduced to Anna's friends, before Cas jogged back over to where they all stood.
"Come on guys, apparently Anna can get us to the front of the line…she knows the owner." Cas said with a smile, tugging on his boyfriends jacket sleeve to follow.
"I guess there is one upside" Gabriel said happily, clapping Dean on the back and motioning for Ash to follow as they all got into the club with no problems.
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The clock hit 11:30pm and Dean had cleverly avoided Anna for most of the night so far, but it was difficult what with Cas wanting to spend as much time with his cousin as possible.
Gabriel was currently dancing wildly with Anna and one of her friend's, while Ash stood with Dean at the bar, people watching.
"Where the hell did Cas go?" Dean asked loudly over the music, scanning the crowd.
"Not a clue man, but last I seen him he was pretty smashed" Ash said with a maniacal laugh.
Dean scrunched up his face and shook his head.
"What? He was fine earlier…I'm pretty sure he's only had like 2 beers…I know he can be a light weight but come on…besides Cas doesn't get drunk"
"I dunno man, just saying what I saw" Ash said, shrugging.
Worry settled in the pit of Dean's stomach and he downed the last of his beer, before patting Ash on the arm and darting off into the crowd to find Cas.
Dean grabbed Gabriel by the elbow and shouted over the loud music.
"Have you seen Cas?"
Gabe shrugged and pulled an apologetic face, before Anna appeared beside him and answered.
"Last I seen…he was with Lil."
Dean grimaced as she appeared and frowned.
"Lil?"
Anna rolled her eyes and sighed, sensing Dean's attitude towards her.
"My other friend…Lilith…last I seen, they were over by the other bar next door"
Dean's face remained expressionless towards Anna, not even saying thank you and he stalked into the other, quieter room heading for the other bar.
Upon his arrival into the second room, Dean noticed three things.
One…
Castiel could barely stand; latching onto the bar like it was a lifeline. He was clearly the most drunk Dean had ever seen him, laughing loudly at something Lilith had said. Probably not even that funny, Dean thought with a huff.
Two…
Most of the guys and girls in this quieter room were practically leering at Castiel…he looked hot tonight, as he always did…Dean nearly ravaged him earlier upon seeing Cas' chosen outfit for the evening, so naturally he was getting a lot of attention. Of course his clearly drunken state added to that.
And Three…
Lilith was way too close for Dean's liking, touching his boyfriend when possible. Hands gliding up and down Cas' arms, petting his hair, stroking his face and standing a lot closer than needed.
Dean saw red and stomped over to the bar, putting himself between Cas and Lilith.
"Cas, baby you ok? You seem a little unsteady…" Dean asked, concerned with the fact his boyfriends eyes looked a little bloodshot.
"Dean…I missed you…I'm fine…really…no…I feel a little dizzy…" Cas stumbled over his words, clearly drunk…but there was something else Dean couldn't put his finger on.
Lilith appeared beside Dean in annoyance at the fact he had practically pushed her out of the way.
"He is fine…god you're so over protective, he is having fun? Ever heard of that word sweetheart?"
Dean glared at her and ignored her rambling, before turning back to his boyfriend.
"Baby…we're gonna get you back to the hotel ok?"
"Dean I…I don't feel so good…" Cas muttered, losing his balance slightly and nearly tumbling to the ground.
He was quick, managing to catch his boyfriend under the arms before he slumped to the floor. Dean held Cas up firmly against him and in turn Cas leant on him for support.
"How many have you had Cas?" Dean asked, his eyebrows knitting together in worry.
"I don't know…3 beers maybe…I'm not sure…Dean I feel sick"
"Three beers and you're like this?" Dean frowned in suspicion, before turning his head to Lilith.
"What he needed to loosen up…" Lilith exclaimed with a shrug of her shoulders, no care in the world.
Dean felt his anger reaching boiling point, he managed to sit Cas down on one of the stools and grabbed Lilith's arm.
"What the fuck have you done to him?"
"Nothing…ow…you're hurting me, get off of me" Lilith cried out and struggled out of Dean's hold.
Something fell out of her pocket and clattered to the ground, before she could reach it Dean had bent down and swiped it up.
His eyes went wide as he held the bottle of pills up in front of him.
"You have been spiking his drink? You fucking bitch, I'm gonna fucking kill you" Dean threw the bottle in a rage across the room and launched at Lilith, only to be caught by Gabriel and Ash who happened to enter the room at the right time.
"Woahhh woahhh, Dean calm down…what happened?" Gabriel yelled, as they tried to pull Dean back from Lilith, who Anna was now comforting.
The two girls comforted a shaking Lilith and Anna stormed towards Dean in anger.
"What the hell do you think you're doing…threatening my friend like that…how dare…"
"Your 'Friend' here was feeding your little cousin pills all night, she's been spiking his drinks for fucks sake" Dean shouted, pulling out of Gabe and Ash's grasp and turning his attention back to Cas.
"Come on baby, let's get you out of here" Dean muttered into Cas' ear, his boyfriend nodded in agreement.
Dean, Ash and Gabriel helped Cas up. Dean threw a final glare at a now stunned Anna, before he and Ash led Castiel out of the club to wait for a cab.
Gabriel felt his own anger bubbling up and pointed accusingly at Anna.
"Maybe it's not Dean you should be yelling at…at least he cares about Castiel"
Anna retreated and averted her gaze from Gabriel, before he turned and stormed out of the club after the others.
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The following morning was rough, they were supposed to be heading off to their next destination later on that day, but Cas had spent most of the night and morning with his head down the toilet being sick. They had spent a small portion of the night in A&E just to check that Cas was going to be ok, once he got a check-up the doctor declared he should be just fine, but probably extremely ill for a day or two after.
Dean sat on the edge of the bathtub for what felt like the 100th time that morning, rubbing his boyfriends back in comfort and whispering soothing comments.
"I have never felt more ill in my entire life…this is awful" Cas moaned in discomfort, his stomach was wound tight and aching, there was nothing left in him to physically be sick anymore.
"I know baby, but the doc said you should be alright in a day or two…maybe we should stay here another couple of nights until you feel ok"
Cas shook his head and attempted to push himself up on shaky legs, Dean was quickly up and beside him, helping his boyfriend to stand.
"No…it's going to mess with our plans, I'll be fine…"
"Cas…"
"No Dean, I will be fine…I am sick of Chicago, I just want to move on now" Cas said firmly, clutching his stomach in pain and letting Dean help him to the bedroom.
He collapsed on the bed and Dean leant down, placing a kiss on his forehead.
"Ok baby, but if you start feeling rough again we are stopping at the nearest motel…plans can go to hell, as long as you're ok"
Cas smiled faintly at that and nodded as Dean started to pack their things.
"Ok…Dean?"
"Yeah?"
"Thank you for looking after me, I love you" Cas said with a warm smile.
Dean smiled in return and winked.
"Love you too. No need for thanks gorgeous, I'm here to look after you"
"We're here to look after each other." Cas added with his own wink.
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Dean threw their bags into the trunk of the impala, when he turned back around, Gabriel was hugging Cas tightly and Dean chuckled.
"You can let go now Gabe." Cas said through clenched teeth.
"Sorry bro…just…you're ok right?"
"Yes"
"You're sure? You gave us a hell of a scare last night…"
"Gabe seriously, I'm fine…still a little sick, but I'll be ok" Cas said with a reassuring smile, letting his older brother hug him once more.
Dean shook hands with Ash.
"You sure you guys don't need a ride to the airport?"
"We're all good man, our flight isn't until later tonight…we are gonna get up to some more trouble before we leave this town" Ash replied with a laugh, Dean grinned in response.
"Call us when you land ok?" Cas said, squeezing Gabe's shoulder.
"Of course and you two be careful out there. We will see you when you get back…look after my Bro Dean-O" Gabe said, pointing at Dean before pulling him into a reluctant hug.
"Always do…ok that's enough hugging now. Let's go angel" Dean said, opening the passenger door for Cas.
Before Cas could get inside, a car sped into the lot at a frightening speed and Anna jumped out running towards the impala.
"Wait…guys wait."
"Oh this should be good" Gabriel muttered under his breath.
Anna came to a stop as she reached Cas and Dean.
"I'm glad you're still here" She said out of breath.
"What do you want?" Dean asked coldly, earning a warning glare from Cas.
"Please I couldn't let you leave without knowing, I had nothing to do with what happened last night…Lilith is a wild one, she does her own thing…if I had the slightest clue I would have stopped her. You need to know that, I don't want anyone hurting my baby cousin."
Dean continued to glare at her, even though her explanations for last night were probably genuine, he still held a grudge for reasons still unknown to Castiel.
"It's ok Anna, I don't blame you. I'm glad you're here to see us off" Cas said, pulling her into a hug, not one ounce of blame in his actions or voice.
"Aside from last night, it's been lovely to see you…"
Anna claimed, pulling out of the hug and smiling at her cousin, before surprisingly turning to Dean with a genuine smile.
"…all of you. It was a pleasure to meet you Dean."
Dean let himself be pulled into an awkward hug and Anna whispered into his ear.
"I'm so sorry for everything. I see how much you care about Cas, nobody could love him like you do. Take care of each other."
When she pulled back, there was a genuine apologetic look on her face and he nodded in acknowledgement, the first genuine smile appearing since he first met Anna.
Dean helped Cas into the car and got into the driver's side, closing the door and exiting the motel.
Cas looked in the side mirror to see his family waving goodbye, he smiled happily and shuffled across, resting his head on Deans shoulder as they left Chicago.