A Sam and Charlie Tale - The Destiel Problem
Charlie had been a nerd ever since her mother had read her The Hobbit when she was still in diapers. She still was even though she had also gained the titles of hacker, hunter, and queen. It was a part of her very being.
Which was quite fine and dandy especially in this age. There was no better time to be a nerd. Still, it was what came with being a nerd that could she could do without at the moment.
She was without a doubt a fangirl, as well as a shipper. And as the saying goes, a shipper has got to ship. The real problem was that there was a perfect ship right there before her nose.
"How do you deal with this?" Charlie asked Sam. He looked up from his laptop and gave her a quizzical look. "I was just in the kitchen with them and I couldn't even last 10 minutes without someone else there to help even the odds."
"Oh." Sam blinked at her. "You mean, Dean and Cas."
"Yes!" She stabbed a finger at him. "How do you deal with their…" The redhead gestured wildly. "You know. You have to know. You've been here all these years." She gave Sam a pleading look.
Sam sighed and closed his laptop. "Yes, I know what you mean." He ran a hand through his hair, pushing it back. "Believe it or not, you just get used to it eventually." The hunter shrugged. "I kept expecting them to go somewhere, but I got used to the disappointment."
He grinned, a bit of the mischievous younger brother in him coming out. "It does make great material for teasing Dean though."
Charlie snorted. "Yeah, as if you never had any feelings for a certain Trickster archangel."
"What?"
"Anyway, that's an issue for another time." The redhead waved that topic away. "Right, now let's focus on Destiel."
"Oh, so you know their ship name?" At Charlie's questioning glance, Sam continued. "We had a case where some high school girls made a musical based off of us. It got weird in the second act what with the aliens and stuff, but they did incorporate some Destiel in it." He frowned a bit. "How do you know it?"
"Sam." She leaned into his space and seriously said, "I am a Goddess on the Internet, and a nerd who read the Supernatural books online. I think the bigger question is how would I not know."
"Yeah," he rubbed the back of his neck, "I guess there is that."
"I can't believe you haven't done anything until now." Charlie finally sat down, having calmed down enough.
"It's been tempting." Sam admitted. "Especially ever since they got back from Purgatory. I mean, it was never all to hidden, but after that, they threw subtlety out the window." He winched. "Though I don't think I really helped when I was possessed by Gadreel. Dean kicked Cas out because of that. And then with the Mark and hiding the fact we were still looking for a cure…"
"Yeah." Charlie sighed and rested her head in her hands. "If Cas had stayed they probably would have gotten together already." She looked up. "Sam."
Sam noticed the look on her face. "No."
"Oh, come on." She whined. The redhead knew what she was doing but she didn't care. "You know you want to."
"No." Sam stood firm. "We'll let them figure it out in their own time."
"If they were going to figure things out, they would have done it already." Charlie pointed out.
"Maybe, but we've got to have faith in them. You're the one who is always saying that we Winchesters can do anything that we put our minds to."
"Yeah, when it comes to saving the world." Charlie said. "When it comes to your love lives, you both are completely hopeless." Sam opened his mouth to protest. She countered before he could say a word. "Ruby."
Sam shut his mouth and then huffed out a small laugh. "Okay, you got me there, but you have probably noticed that Dean doesn't even seem to realize he's bi. He'd totally freak out if we started interfering which is why I don't."
"But, Sam…"
"But nothing." Sam said firmly, and Charlie pouted a bit over Winchester stubbornness.
"It's just bugging me though." Charlie muttered. She slumped over the table. "Maybe you can stand it as Dean's brother, but I have trouble both as a fangirl and Cas's friend." Sam looked at her strangely at that.
He sighed. "Maybe if one of them actually makes a move." The redhead perked up at that, but Sam held up a finger. "But only then, understand?"
"Aye Aye!" Charlie saluted him with a smile.
"Charlie!" Castiel entered the room holding a plate of hamburger patties in one hand and buns and some toppings in the other. He smiled as he proudly set them down at the table. "Dean taught me how to make burgers."
"Yeah, and he wasn't too bad for a guy who doesn't even have to eat." Dean followed the angel into the room holding plates and some drinks.
As Dean and Cas went into their normal routine of staring deeply into each other's eyes, Sam and Charlie exchanged their own glance. Charlie pinched herself a bit in order to control herself.
The two of them would get through this. And if Sam could survive over six years of these sorts of antics, then Charlie could too.
Though, in all seriousness, Charlie truly believed that the Destiel problem needed to be solved.
AN: So, I ship Destiel. I also have a belief that Sam wants Cas and Dean to get together as well. I also think that Charlie would see what most fangirls see and would also ship them and try to get them together. Therefore, Cas is only mentioned in this story while Charlie tries to gain Sam's help. This is sort of a prelude to a different idea for a story on my list where Cas will discover Destiel and ask Dean about it, but will end with Charlie explaining it.
On a more serious note, while I am going to try to update this as much as possible, and still have a list of ideas, I'm not sure how much time I will have to write. I am looking for a job so I can pay for grad school (still hoping to get one though I've been unsuccessful so far this entire summer), so that will take time away. More importantly, my mom has just been diagnosed with cancer again, in more serious areas than last time. Therefore, I will also be helping her a lot as well as doing a lot more duties around our house. Especially once school starts (with a job to pay for it hopefully), I have even less time. I thank you for your patience then because the updates will surely slow down. Thanks once again.