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Castiel woke up the next morning with a slight hum, stretching out his body until all the bones in his back cracked. There was a slight chuckle from behind him; he turned to find Dean looking at him sleepily. The green in his eyes barely visible. Dean reached for him with grabby hands, gently pulling him into the warm circle of his arms. Castiel smiled, nuzzling his face into his witch's shoulder, their legs becoming a tangle of limbs.
"Did you sleep ok?" Dean murmured, lips moving against his hair. Cas hummed a yes as his eyes began to close, his body melting into the bed and Dean's body. They were on the very edge of sleep when someone started calling out their names from outside their tent. Cas groaned, rolling even more into Dean, wanting nothing more than to just stay there especially when Dean wrapped tighter around him.
"Go away!" Dean called out. There was a laugh that he quickly recognized as Jo, she called out again for them to get up. Cas sighed heavily, rolling reluctantly away from Dean's too tempting warmth.
"We're up! Sheesh..." Dean grumbled sitting up, his hands raising to rub the last dregs of sleep away. Cas smiled, crawling over to kiss him, ignoring the nastiness of their morning breath. Dean hummed, cupping the sides of his face with both hands. He started to lay back down, pulling Cas right on top of him.
"Dean," he laughed pressing his hands flat against Dean's chest. His little protest was ignored as Dean rolled them over, Cas's knees instantly hugging his hips.
"What? I can't help it," Dean grinned, brushing his lips along his jaw then followed his cheek down to his mouth, slowly kissing and nipping at him. Cas moaned softly allowing for Dean to lick into his mouth while his hands went up his arms to circle around his neck. There was not a breath of space between their warm bodies, the feeling of all that glorious skin making him shudder deep into his core. Just before he could really enjoy it though a chorus of their names being called interrupted them.
"I'm going to kill them," Dean grumbled pecking his mouth. Cas let his head fall back and swallowed hard as Dean very slowly crawled off of him. There was a moment of awkward staring until both of them just laughed, tackling the other back into the bed.
"Can we just stay like this for the rest of the day?" Dean sighed, pulling him in close. Cas nodded eagerly, his arm slipping around Dean's middle almost to the point of being clingy. Suddenly their tent was being unzipped and a red head was walking inside.
"Wow...totally smells like someone got lucky in here," Charlie made a face. Cas blushed, pulling the blankets completely over his head as Dean chuckled softly. Ever since he presented as a breeder, he'd been extremely self conscious of his scent...Virgil had always commented on how sweet it was...but that was good for another dragon...but for a human? He had no idea if it was even appealing.
"Yeah well...what do you want Charlie?" Dean asked, his hand rubbing soothing circles onto his back. Cas sighed softly, his back arching into the touch.
"Wellll...if you two wold come out for some fresh air, we were gonna go swimming. But, if you two would much rather stay in here then meet up with us later that's cool," Charlie said a grin evident in her voice. He felt Dean chuckle slightly, his voice a murmur as he a answered her. There was a zipping noise and when he poked his head out, Charlie was gone and the tent was closed again. Dean looked down at him, his bottom lip caught between his teeth.
"I told her we could meet up later...is that ok?" Dean asked a little shyly. Castiel pounced on Dean, straddling his waist.
"That's more than ok Dean..." Cas answered, his cheeks flaming up when the familiar scent of his slick permeated the air. He watched Dean's face go from confusion to almost hungry as he yanked him down for an eager kiss.
"God...what is that?" Dean growled against his lips, his hands smoothing up his legs to grab at his ass, pushing their groins together. Cas gasped, a mewl escaping his lips as a finger grazed at his hole.
"It's...it's me...does it..." Castiel stammered trying to duck away shyly but Dean held his face still with a gentle hand on his chin.
"You mean this?" Dean asked softly, his fingers grazing right over his hole. Castiel shuddered, quickly nodding while his body eagerly tried to thrust back onto his fingers.
"It's so sweet...like cherries and almonds..." Dean said pecking Castiel's jaw until he could suck on his neck.
"I'm...I'm glad you're not...disgusted by it," Castiel moaned, his fingers diving right into Dean's short hair. Dean pulled back a little, the fingers of his dry hand cupping the side of his face.
"Why on earth would I be?" he asked. Castiel licked at his dry lips and shrugged, giggling slightly as Dean pivoted their bodies so that he was hovering over him.
"Well I'm not...I think it's kinda hot," Dean laughed. Cas rolled his eyes, his arms stretching out to wrap around Dean's neck, pulling him down.
"Good," Cas hummed just before kissing him.
It was about an hour later when they emerged from their tent, the shouts of their friends could be heard in the distance. Dean grinned at Castiel before taking his hand and running through the trees to find them. He watched his familiar take in a deep breath of the clean air, his skin slowly erupting into the black and dark blue scales.
"Whoa...Cas...you got bigger!" Dean gasped brushing his hands along the flank of the dragon...he was about the size of a Clydesdale horse now. Castiel grumbled at him, lowering down his upper body in suggestion. Dean coughed out a laugh, backing away slowly with his hands held out.
"Nah...I..I don't do heights...you go have fun..." Dean swallowed hard, a slight pinch in his chest as Cas did just that. He watched with pride as his dragon flitted in the air, making little intricate patterns in the sky.
"He's grown so much since we first saw him," Jo said stepping up next to him. He nodded, his eyes barely flicking to her before finding Castiel in the sky again.
"I don't think he's gonna grow anymore..." Dean murmured, finally letting his eyes fall to his friend. She smiled brightly at him before grabbing his hand, dragging him towards the water. He let out a squeak when his friends all surprised him with water guns, spraying his warm skin with the ice cold water.
He was just about to retaliate when a huge spray of water shot at his friends, making them scramble for anything to hide behind. Dean glanced behind him with a huge grin, his familiar was shooting water from his mouth like a huge canon.
"Let's get em Cas!" Dean called out, chasing after the others. Cas grumbled happily trotting after him.
Dean was lounging back on his towel, the sun slowly setting behind the trees and just about to doze off when Cas's cell phone went off inside the tent. His dragon was still in his true form, curled up next to him. Huge blue eyes pealed open and snorted towards the door of their tent.
Dean...phone
Dean glared at Cas, the small throb in the back of his skull as a result to their thought projecting. It was definitely something new and something they had discovered rather recently...and completely unpleasant. He flicked his dragon's ear, giggling when he got a disgruntled growl in return.
"Stop being lazy Cas...get your own phone," Dean complained, playfully pushing the dragon away from him. Cas glared at him, blinking a few times before he trudged into the tent, the strap of his bag in his mouth as he yanked it out. Dean watched him only to yelp when the bag was dropped onto his stomach.
"Oh my god jerk," Dean coughed, digging through his clothes to finally snatch up the stupid thing. He hardly ever used it, only when he needed to reach Dean or Samandriel. And even though the herd had moved on, Cas tried to stay in touch with them as much as possible. He briefly glimpsed at the screen before pressing it up to his ear. He frowned when all he could hear was someone whining loudly...and it sounded pretty sexual too.
"Hello?" he asked timidly. Castiel's head snapped to him, his scales quickly melting into human skin.
"Dean? Oh thank god...please tell me you're with Castiel right now?" Gabriel's voice was panicky...he heard, who he was now assuming was Samandriel whimpering in the background.
"Y-yeah, he's right here," Dean said handing Castiel the phone.
"Gabriel? What is...oh...yes, I'll be right there. Gabe it's ok...just don't get too close to him or you'll be driven to breed him...he'll be fine I promise," Castiel talked softly, his words creating a low hum that even calmed Dean's slowly unsettling nerves. He got up quickly, knowing they were going to have to leave rather fast. Their friends ventured over, asking if all was well as he packed up their stuff. He answered the best he could, not really knowing what was going on himself.
Castiel shoved the phone into his back pocket and said his goodbyes rather hurriedly, snatching up a few of their bags before trotting over to their borrowed car.
"You're sure everything is ok?" Charlie asked helping him put the tent in the back. Dean nodded with a tight smile, pulling her into a warm hug.
"I think so...I don't really know what's going on so...yeah. I'll keep you posted though...see you at school Monday," Dean said with a little groan. She smiled at him, flicking his nose before hurrying back to the others. He slipped in behind the wheel and started the car, listening to Cas's directions towards Gabriel's apartment.
It took maybe 20 minutes to get there, Castiel getting more and more anxious as they got closer to the building. They hurried out and just before he knocked on the door, Castiel gripped his wrist. There was a strange expression on his familiar's face...he definitely looked nervous but there was something else there.
"Cas?" Dean asked softly. Castiel swallowed hard, closing his eyes for a moment before rising them up to meet Dean's.
"Dean...I'm worried...no...scared that once you see how Samandriel is...that...you might not want to be with me anymore...my scent was one thing but this..." Cas said quickly, the color in his cheeks turning an almost bruising shade of red. Dean blew out a breath, rolling his eyes as his hand cupped the back of his familiar's neck, pulling him in for a chaste kiss.
"We'll deal with that when it comes...but stop worrying ok? I won't be easily chased away..." Dean rebuked with a little smile. Castiel nodded, pecking his lips one more time. He raised his hand, knocking steadily. The scent that hit Dean in the face when the door opened nearly made him gag. Where Castiel smelled sweet and utterly delicious...whatever this was made his stomach churn. He was about to worry when he realized that it was coming from Gabriel.
"Finally, come in...he's in my bedroom...it's cooler in there," Gabe said ushering them inside. Castiel barely nodded at him, rushing down the hall. Underneath the sickly cough medicine smell was something a little more pleasant that got stronger once the bedroom door opened. Dean faintly heard a whimpered calling of Cas's name then the door slammed shut.
"Sorry...it must reek in here for you..." Gabe growled out, rushing around the apartment to open the windows. Dean chewed on his lip, trying to not gag at the intensifying scent.
"What...why...is this you?" Dean stammered, his cheeks flaming. Gabriel gave him a jerky nod, his fingers running through his hair.
"It's...his heat has been growing stronger over the past few days and just slammed into him a few hours ago. I thought...he'd be ok but then he started begging me to mate him...I couldn't do it. He doesn't really want me...it's the heat talking," Gabriel was rambling, his own cheeks growing a bit red. Dean took in a slow breath, relieved that it didn't smell as bad as before. He moved into the kitchen with his friend, keeping a close eye on him.
"Do...do you want him?" Dean asked softly. Gabe looked up at him, a little smile pulling at the corners of his mouth.
"As an alpha...I would have been proud to have a breeder like Samandriel...or even Castiel. But I do not take breeders against their will. They may change their mind while impaired with heat...but they made their choice while lucid...other Alpha's will but...I just can't," Gabriel sighed, moving around to lean up against the counter. There was a muffled moan and Dean could almost hear Cas's cooing coming from down the hall.
"Gabe...I need...I need some advice and you're probably the only one I can really...get the right information about it," Dean said, his voice barely above a whisper. Gabe gave him a calculating look until a sly grin broke out on his face.
"Sure Dean...what do you need to know?" Gabe asked, trying but failing to keep his grin from growing bigger. Dean huffed and tried to leave the kitchen but Gabe stopped him with a hand on his wrist. The dragon led him outside on the patio. Dean took in a deep breath to cleanse out the medicine like scent from his nose.
"I'm sorry...please ask away," Gabriel said a bit more serious this time. Dean leaned up on the railing, his chest rest on his arms as he thought of the best way to ask. The sex between him and his familiar was amazing...and he hoped that Castiel had been right that soon he'd be able to last long enough for them both to orgasm at the same time. At this rate he'd just be happy if he could get Castiel to come before himself. But that was normal...humanish sex.
This heat thing complicated things and made his head spin a bit. He tried asking Benny about it but his friend only got red in the face not knowing how to explain it himself. There wasn't much on the internet except for some very...detailed fan fiction but he couldn't put any merit to that. Who knows if those people actually knew what they were talking about?
"What...I don't really understand what's going on? I mean Cas kind of explained it..." Dean asked nervously. Gabriel barked out a laugh shaking his head a bit.
"Oh man...um. For us...there's generally three classifications. Alpha's...non-breeders and breeders. The majority of us dragons travel in herds...with one head Alpha and the rest. Breeders were pretty hard to come by as it was when there were thousands of us...now they are so rare...the remaining Alpha's will jump at the chance to breed one. But...as I've seen in Castiel's herd...the breeders that are left are wanting life mates instead of just being bred out. Like your Castiel...and Samandriel. I think that's why Cas took him away from Virgil...anyway. When a breeder reaches a heat, it means they are ready to reproduce...they're body is screaming to be mated with until they catch. Now...usually only the Alpha of the herd will breed with them...but as it is and our numbers dwindling...anyone will lay with them to get a fledgling," Gabriel sighed. Something painful flashed in his eyes and Dean bit his lip hard. It was the first time any of this awns explained to him...and now he knew why Castiel tried to keep these little details from him. Just the mere though of someone else touching his familiar made his blood boil.
"Gabe...you weren't part of a herd when you were caught by Metatron...did...did you have a mate?" Dean asked carefully. The pain in his eyes grew and Dean felt incredibly guilty for even asking that question. Gabe rubbed at his face, keeping his eyes closed as he continued.
"I met Kali just before we started being hunted down...a herd was offering us to be with them...but since Kali was a breeder...they wanted her full consent before they would allow us to join. I couldn't stand the idea of it...but I left that choice to her. I was so relieved when she declined and we tried to stay hidden by ourselves. Just before I was captured...she was shot down by Metatron's men. When she found out what the man's intentions were...she forced the guards to kill her before I was brought to the cage. She was already my mate...so there was no way I would have been able to deny her when they would make her go into a heat with that drug he had..." Gabriel explained. He turned away from Dean to catch his breath, his shoulders rising and falling with each inhale. Dean stayed quiet...mulling over every word he had said. His heart broke for the dragon...and he so badly wanted to comfort him but he had no idea what to even do for him.
"I apologize Dean...you came to me for information...not my sad story," Gabe forced a laugh, his eyes a little red from holding back his tears. Dean shook his head, reaching out to grab the man's arm.
"Don't apologize...I asked...I just wish there was something I could do," Dean said softly. Gabe's forced smile turned genuine, his hand raising to clap him on the shoulder.
"You listening is enough my friend...was there anything else you needed to know?" Gabe asked. Dean caught the hint...he cleared his throat and chewed on his lip again.
"I'm human...will I be able to see Castiel through a heat?" Dean asked. Gabe laughed softly.
"I believe so...I'm not too acquainted with human and dragon relationships...but seeing as how you're not 100% human...and not only his witch but his true mate...it shouldn't be too different. But I will warn you...when they are in heat, they are insatiable. Gatorade is your friend," Gabe grinned with a wink. Dean blushed, his eyes growing comically wide.