~Winged Sonata~ Is now very, very close to the ending...I'm so proud of this fic, and of how much ChromeHearts has helped me through my derpy hurr durr moments...thanks you, love. Now, to start wrapping up without bawling like a baby...I'm guessing only a dozen chapters or less before it ends. 3
This chapter is a special, so I really hope you all enjoy :) *Mwuah!*
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Castiel sits beside Lysander on the couch in his apartment, his beer swinging inbetween his legs loosely as he leans forward with a sigh. He looks towards his friend, then takes a swig of his beer, sighing again. Lysander looks cooly back at him, his back straight and his face closed, the way he sits when something is bothering him, and he is about to get confronted about it.
"Why did you turn him down, Lys?" Lysander lets out an explosive breath and stands up, running his hands through his hair irritatedly.
"I don't know! I wanted to say yes, but..." He looks down at Castiel, fear evident in his eyes, "I think I love him, Cas." Castiel stares at his friend for a few moments, then bursts out laughing, his grey eyes sparkling.
"So, what you mean to say is, you've finally actually fallen in love with him, and so you won't marry him?" Lysander flushes as his own logic is thrown back to him, and he looks down at his feet, ashamed.
"I'm scared, Cas, I've never been in love before." He looks up at Castiel, his expression apologetic, "And I've seen what love does to people. Look how much Vanessa changed you." Castiel's eyes harden, then the cold slowly melts, and he leans back on the couch.
"Yeah, well, Vanessa and I didn't work out, now did we? You and Chase have gone through so much together, as well as apart, and you still love each other." He tilts his beer towards Lysander in a mockery of a salute before taking a swig of the bitter brew, "Go back to him, Lys. You owe him that much." Lysander looks intently at his red-haired friend, then a smile breaks it's way onto his face, and he runs out of the apartment. Castiel sighs deeply, finishing off his beer and placing the bottle on his coffee table, then draws out his cell phone, opening it. His fingers dial a familiar number, and he hesitates over the 'talk' button...finally, he presses it and brings the phone to his ear, covering his eyes with his free hand. The ringing goes on and on, and Castiel is about to hang up when he hears a female voice on the other end.
"Hello?" Castiel's heart pauses, then continues, and a smile makes its way onto his face, a single tear rolling down his cheek from underneath his hand.
"Hey, Vanessa? It's me, Castiel..."
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ChromeHearts, what do you think? I thought a bit of Cas/Lysa interaction was important lol :P
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