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Dean ran up the stairs behind Cas as fast as he could, tripping over his own feet more than once. He stopped at his room and opened the door, which had already been closed. Castiel was sitting on his bed with his face buried in his hands. Dean walked over to him and placed a hand on his back, rubbing it up and down, letting Cas know that he was there, and that everything was going to be okay. Castiel looked up at Dean, his eyes red and glassy from crying.
"I..I'm sorry." He sniffled out, leaning over the bed to reach for a tissue.
Dean grabbed it before Cas could, placing it below his left eye and then his right, wiping away any visible tears.
"Can I expect this every time you find me crying?" Castiel let out a small smile.
"Don't get used to it Cas. I can't watch you cry anymore. It breaks my heart."
Castiel frowned. He looked down at his feet and then back up. Dean was now sitting next to him, ready to listen.
"Would you like to know what breaks my heart Dean?"
Dean looked away and then back at Cas, who was still waiting for an answer.
"I don't know Cas I mean…"
"Knowing that you're unwanted, knowing that you're unloved by your own fucking family!" He screamed out. "Zachariah found out about our date the other night and threw me out. Gabriel had tried to stand up for me but the assbutt just kicked him out too. We…we've been living in a few motels for the past few weeks. Why Dean? Why do these terrible things happen to me? Zach says it's because the devil has got a 'damn good grip' on me. But…when I'm with you, it feels like a gift from God and I'm not going to let him take that away from me Dean, I can't."
Castiel lowered his head onto Dean's shoulder. Dean grazed his fingers through the mess of hair on top of Castiel's head.
"Shhh baby, it's all okay. I'm here angel, you don't have to cry."
Dean then tucked his arms around Cas, feeling him sink into the gesture. A few minutes later there was a knock on the door that startled both boys who had fallen into what seemed like a deep sleep.
"I'll get it. You stay in bed." Cas nodded and pulled the covers over his head. Dean chuckled and shook his head before opening the door to find his mother and Gabriel.
"Sweetie, Gabe and Cas are going to be staying with us for a while alright?" She turned to Gabriel. "I'll go get Sam to show you where you'll be staying." She then peaked her head into Dean's room where she saw Cas fast asleep under the covers. "Looks like someone's already made himself right at home." Mary patted Dean on the shoulder before continuing. "Get some rest okay? We'll talk in the morning."
"Of course mom." Dean replied, kissing her on the cheek before she headed for the stairs.
"Oh and Dean?" Mary asked, turning around at the top of the staircase. "Be there for him tonight okay?"
All Dean could reply with was a smile as he walked back into his room and shut the door, climbing into bed next to the boy with a broken heart, squeezing him tight against him, and drifting off into bliss.
The next morning was tense. The Winchester's and the two Novak's sat at the kitchen table in utter silence, not one noise came from the room except that of clattering glasses or forks scraping the china plates. The day dragged on and Dean was getting bored. His parent's had gone food shopping and God knows how long they took doing that, Sam and Gabriel were in the backyard playing some ridiculous game that involved rocks and sticks, and Cas was sitting on the couch reading a book. He figured this would be a perfect time to talk about the noticeable bruises on his face. Dean walked into the living room where Cas was sitting. He plopped onto the couch for a second before yanking the book Cas was reading right out of his hand and starting running around the house with it. To Castiel's disadvantage, Dean was several inches taller than him.
"GIVE IT BACK!" Castiel shouted through the house.
"NEEEEEVER!" Dean shouted back.
Dean's antics went on for a couple more minutes until Cas tripped Dean and he fell onto the floor. Cas went to reach for the book but fell over Dean's shoe and landed right on top of him. Dean's head was still hurting so his face was scrunched up and his eyes were closed, trying to act like a man and suck up the pain.
"Gotcha." Cas said before ripping the book from Dean's hands and placing an innocent kiss on the other boy's lips before standing up and walking towards the door.
"Cas wait!" Dean jumped up and ran over to the doorway where Castiel was still standing.
"I wanna talk about last night."
"Dean…."
"Cas I'm serious! You come over with your face lookin' like an apple and now you got a couple of bruises on your face. Was Zachariah the one banging on the door before you ran up here?"
Cas touched his face then let out a sigh, placed his book on the nightstand and sat down on Dean's bed.
"Gabriel and I went back to Uncle Zach's last night to get some clothes because we neglected to pack very many. We just assumed he would still be at work, but no. To our surprise he was there, and he wasn't happy." He breathed in a long breath and then let it out. "He pushed me up against the wall and yelled at me for bringing sin into his household, when Gabriel tried to stop him he grabbed the gun from underneath the coffee table and threatened him with it. He…he…he"
"Cas, baby, you don't have to talk about it anymore." Dean was now sitting next to him, opening his arms and waiting for Cas to except his invitation. Instead, he got a simple shake of his head.
"No I…I need to finish."
"Alright. I'm listening."
"He put it to my head and told me I had five seconds to get my ass out of the house or he'd shoot. So I…well I…I ran upstairs and he followed me. I tried to punch him but he knocked me out, next thing I knew, Gabriel was standing over me, his knuckles were all bruised and bloody, and said we had to go or else Zach would find us. I ran out the door but Zachariah grabbed Gabriel before I could. He held him by the arms and I ran, Dean I RAN away without my brother."
"Cas…"
"I ran here as fast as I could. I tried to forget the possibility that my brother might be dead until the knocking on the door. I figured it was either Gabriel or Uncle Zach."
Dean lunged towards Cas, wrapping his arms tightly around the boy, squeezing him as hard as he could, making sure he had stopped crying.
"Dean…"
"No Cas. NO. Look at me Cas. Look at me." He grabbed Cas's chin and held it up, blue met green as they stared at each other like they were the last two people on Earth. "Listen to me okay? You never have to go back to that. Never. You're gonna stay here with us and you're gonna learn that you are loved Cas. We're your real family okay? And you sure as hell don't deserve to be treated that way. He's a dick." Dean leaned forward and placed a kiss on Cas's forehead. "And you, well, you're an angel." He leaned in again, this time placing a kiss on the bruises that covered his boyfriend's face. "My angel."
The smile on Cas's face after hearing Dean's words was so bright it could've lightened up a football field.
"Thank you Dean."
Dean just smiled back at Cas as he picked up the book he had laid on the table before they started talking.
"Vonnegut huh? You must really like me." Dean said, looking at Cas with a smirk on his face.
"Shut up." Cas rolled his eyes as he grabbed the book from Dean, smiling, and ran out of the room and down the stairs.
"HEY! GET BACK HERE!" Dean shouted as he ran out of the room, trying to catch up to Cas.
"NEEEEEVER!"
A/N: There's only a few more chapters left, I'm thinking 1 or 2. Thank you all so much for all your feedback and all of the follows and favorites! This was my first fic and I can't believe how many people actually read it (and liked it!) xx I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH xx