Chapter 21
Waking up next to Castiel was everything Dean dreamt of.
Wrapped up entirely in his boyfriend, a tangle of limbs and stirring him awake by placing soft kisses along his shoulder. This was Dean and Cas' idea of heaven.
They didn't get to wake up next to each other often, mostly because Dean needed to be home for Sam but when moments like this happened, they both relished every second.
Dean hummed in content, pulling Cas closer to his chest.
"Morning" He mumbled, placing another kiss on the back of Cas' head.
"Good morning" Cas mumbled lazily, smiling in bliss.
He turned around to face Dean and they shared a small smile. Cas placed a loving kiss on the end of Dean's nose and linked their hands together.
"I could do this every morning" Cas said with a sigh, looking up to meet Dean's eyes.
The bodyguard nodded in agreement, resting his forehead against Castiel's.
"Well with Sam being at Jakes tonight and the rest of the weekend, we can cuddle shamelessly in bed all you want…just your big concert tonight but after that you're all mine." Dean said with a grin.
"Can't wait" Cas muttered quietly, matching Dean's grin.
A loud beeping sounded from Cas' phone as he received a text message. He rolled his eyes and kissed Dean on the forehead, before retrieving his cell phone off the nightstand.
Cas frowned as he glanced down to the unknown number and flipped open his cell to read the text.
Big night tonight, hope you're prepared
He took a large gulp of air and swallowed, fearing the worst. Cas looked wide eyed at Dean and handed him the phone.
Dean frowned, taking the phone off his boyfriend and reading the message.
"Son of a bitch" he muttered angrily.
Dean sat up abruptly and hit a button on Cas' cell phone, pulling it up to his ear.
The singer sat up next to Dean, his eyebrows knitted in confusion.
"Dean what are you…"
He was cut off by Dean holding a hand in the air for him to be quiet. Cas snapped his mouth shut, realising that his boyfriend had dialled the unknown number and he waited with baited breath.
Dean frowned and snapped the phone shut.
"Dammit, dial tone…number not in use…Freakin coward." Dean mumbled angrily.
Cas let out a frustrated sigh.
"Big night tonight…seems like a pretty direct threat?"
Dean nodded and glanced worriedly to Castiel, before pulling him into a hug.
"As much as I really don't want to…we're gonna have to call Crowley"
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"Maybe…the concert should be put on hold" Dean suggested.
Crowley after hearing this morning's events simply scowled at Dean and huffed a humourless laugh.
"No bloody way…they have worked too hard for this."
Dean shook his head in anger and took a step towards Crowley.
"This is Cas' safety at stake here…I thought you wanted me to do my job properly…"
"Yes…by keeping an eye on him. We can't go putting his career on hold because of one psychopath, it happens in this line of work unfortunately, doesn't mean the nut job will follow through on a threat…all I expect is for you to be there tonight with extra men…keeping your watchful eye on everyone. THAT is doing your job" Crowley gritted out angrily.
Dean opened his mouth to protest but Cas cut him off.
"He's right Dean. Tonight is a big deal for the band and I'm not going to let them down, it could just be a scare tactic and the odds of them trying something so publicly are incredibly unlikely." Cas explained, placing a soothing hand on Dean's shoulder.
"You don't know that…you will be up there…exposed to the crowd, anything could happen…" Dean sighed, grabbing Cas by the shoulders and looking him in the eye.
Cas shook his head and removed Dean's hands.
"I know that…but I'll be fine…first sign of trouble and I'll run for the hills. But we cannot postpone this concert…its way too important"
"More important than your life?"
The singer froze at Dean's words and a silence fell between them, Crowley watching the exchange from the background.
Words got lost in his mouth and he couldn't answer Dean's question. Cas simply looked to the floor, taking a step back.
"I just don't want you to risk your safety for the sake of an 'it might be a ok'…you're too important to me"
"I trust you Dean…I know you will be on your guard tonight…you and your team. I'm sure everything will be fine…I'm not scared, so neither should you be" Cas explained with a soft, clearly false smile.
Truth was Castiel was terrified, he had received threats before and stalkers following him around, but they had never been so precise and direct before. He wanted to be strong for Dean, breaking down over a couple of notes and a text message would just be silly…right?
"Fine…but I will not take my eyes off you tonight. I wanna be vigilant…I'm gonna call Bobby, see if we can pull in some extra security." Dean said with a resigned sigh, before placing a hard kiss on Cas' forehead and stalking off to make some calls.
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"Big crowd in here tonight boy, gonna be hard to keep track" Bobby muttered behind Dean as the bodyguard glanced at the arriving fans.
Dean winced at Bobby's words, watching silently from the sidelines of the stage, noticing how closely people were packing in together and rushing for the front to secure the best view.
"I want a guard on each corner Bobby" Dean stated firmly, keeping his eyes trained on the crowd.
Bobby nodded and headed off to give instructions to the extra security.
"Dean?"
The bodyguard closed his eyes at the sound of Cas' voice behind him, before opening them and turning around to face his boyfriend.
Dean let his eyes wander over Cas' show outfit and let out a small smile.
"Hey Cas…you look awesome…" Dean mumbled, wrapping his arms around Castiel's waist and pulling him close.
"Thank you…not long now until showtime" Cas responded, running his hands up and down Dean's sides.
Dean sighed loudly, squeezing his eyes shut and pressing his own forehead against Cas'
"I don't like this Cas" he whispered quietly, just enough for his boyfriend to hear.
Cas brought his hands up to cup Dean's face and looked him in the eyes.
"Stop worrying about me, everything will be OK"
Dean's lips quirked in the corners and rolled his eyes.
"I can't help it…and I'm sure you're right"
Cas gave Dean a long, tender kiss on the lips, before pulling back.
"I was thinking…the party after the concert…do you mind if we skip it?" Cas asked, looking hopefully to Dean.
The bodyguard frowned and twisted his head in curiosity
"Sure…not like you to pass up a party though?"
Cas nodded in agreement, laughing lightly.
"Tonight is different…I just want to take you home, there are things I need to say…"
Dean's smile faded slightly and worry flooded his system, fearing the worst.
"What kind of things?"
Castiel laughed and cupped Dean's face lovingly.
"Don't look so worried…it's good…I promise…or at least I hope it is"
Dean nodded and leant forward, placing a long hard kiss on Cas' lips. He wrapped arms around Dean's neck and deepened the kiss until they were interrupted by Gabriel coughing loudly.
They pulled apart, Dean glaring at Gabe and Cas letting out a shy smile.
"Showtime buddy"
Cas nodded in response, before kissing Dean once more.
"Be careful out there" Dean said in all seriousness, running a hand through Cas' hair.
The singer nodded and leaned into the touch.
"You too"
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The band had been rocking hard on stage for around 45 minutes now, there was no suspicious behaviour in sight but that didn't stop Dean from being on his guard.
Although he was beginning to think he was worried for nothing.
Dean glanced from the sidelines between the crowd and the stage, smiling every time he caught sight of Cas doing his thing.
Bobby came up behind Dean, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"No trouble so far and almost half way through…you all good kid?" He asked in curiosity, noting that Dean hadn't taken a break.
He nodded, throwing a smile in Bobby's direction before looking back to the crowd.
A slight scuffle between people somewhere in the middle of the floor caught Dean's attention and his senses went onto high alert. Bobby followed Dean's gaze and seen a couple of people arguing amongst the crowd.
"Probably just kids pissin about…wouldn't look so worried, I'll head down and check it out" Bobby said, patting Dean on the back before heading out to the floor.
Dean kept a close eye on Bobby's movements, before turning back to watch Cas on stage briefly.
When he turned back around, he noticed the scuffle had stopped but Bobby was now leading a worried looking girl from the crowd.
He watched as Bobby dropped her off on the sidelines, said a few words to her and looked up at Dean with concern on his face.
Dean didn't like that look and was immediately heading down to where Bobby stood with the young girl.
"Bobby, what's going on?"
The older man looked at Dean, before turning back to the young girl.
"Ok miss…if you could just wait right here and I'm gonna speak to my colleague ok?" Bobby explained, before pulling Dean away by the arm.
"What the hell is going on?" Dean yelled above the noise.
"We might have a problem…but it could also be nothing…we should speak somewhere else…"
Dean looked at Bobby with worry, casting a quick glance over to the stage and back again.
"Just spit it out..."
Bobby rolled his eyes before explaining.
"This girl over here…her boyfriend got into an argument with some guys…that was the cause of the scuffle…"
Dean frowned in confusion and shrugged, wondering why that was so concerning.
"So?"
"Well during their scuffle, she tried to break up the fight…got pushed back into a bigger guy who glared at her before moving off…she thought he would join in on the fight, but simply pushed his way through the crowd…thing is…she got scared…"
"Why?" Dean asked cautiously, eyes widening.
"She reckons when she got pushed into him…he dropped something…picked it up quickly and then moved on. Thing is…she thought the thing he dropped…"
Dean moved closer to Bobby, his heart rate picking up and eyes scanning the crowd quickly, darting from Cas to the girl and back to Bobby.
"What did the girl think she seen Bobby?"
Bobby ran a hand over his face and looked at Dean with a sigh.
"…remember she isn't 100% Dean…"
"BOBBY?"
"…dammit…she thought he had a gun"
Dean's face immediately dropped and he rushed back to the sidelines of the stage in record time, eyes glancing towards Cas to check he was OK.
When everything seemed OK on stage, Dean kept his hawk eyes on the crowd, scanning eagerly for any suspicious movements. He brought his walkie Talkie up and spoke to the other guards, telling them to keep eyes trained on the crowd.
Bobby stayed on the floor, questioning the girl for any clues on the guy's identity but she wasn't 100% about anything she had seen.
A figure dressed in black caught Dean's eye, the man moved fast and eagerly through the crowd. Appearing to push harder to get up front, more so than everyone else and Dean's attention was held, suspicion rising.
"Bobby stage right…suspicious guy, red coloured hair, dressed entirely in black… he's moving way too fast and urgently through the crowd to get up front." Dean said, talking down his device and moving towards the stage, tracking the guy's movements.
"Copy that, I've got the others keeping a watch on him"
Just as the song on stage ended, the man leapt onto the stage and made a grab for Cas, who stumbled back in shock.
"Need some men at the stage, we have a situation" Bobby called down his walkie talkie. The girl still stood beside him with fear in her eyes.
Cas' eyes widened as the man approached with his arms extended and he stumbled backwards, nearly tripping on a guitar wire.
"CAS" Dean yelled, launching himself at the man and tackling him to the ground.
He held the man down, who looked up at Dean with terrified eyes as the crowd gasped loudly and the band went quiet and watched on not knowing what to do.
The young girl stood beside Bobby, pulled his jacket sleeve until he faced her.
"That's not the guy who had the gun" She said quickly, causing Bobby to spin around.
Dean patted the man down for a weapon but found nothing; he hauled the man up and threw him down to the other security guards offstage.
He turned to Cas who looked dumbstruck and grabbed his shoulders.
"Cas, you OK?" Dean asked in concern.
The singer nodded and smiled.
"Yeah I'm fine, just a little taken back"
Dean smiled in return, before hearing Bobby's voice sound through the speaker on his belt.
"Dean…that wasn't the right guy…"
He frowned and Cas raised an eyebrow, wondering what had been going on while he was performing.
A scream sounded from the crowd below and someone yelled.
"THAT GUY HAS A GUN"
Dean spun around on his heel to scan the crowd, noticing everyone flocking for the nearest exit.
Fog from the machines filled the stage and Cas stepped in beside Dean to see what was going on.
They both saw a flash of silver through the smoke and a loud gun shot sounded through the air.
Everything went black.