Dean's POV

I watched Cas as he fell back into unconsciousness and the ache in my chest relaxed some. Cas was alive, and he had finally woken up. I was still undeniably worried because he had no feeling in his legs but right now all I could find myself caring about was the fact that he had finally woke up. I was so focused on Cas that I nearly missed my phone ringing but I finally heard it an saw Sam's name on the caller ID and answered it. "Hey Sammy"

Sam sighed a little at the nickname but refocused, "So Cas is awake? How is he?"

I sighed and ran my hands through my hair, "Well he just fell back asleep, I think the Doc wore him out. But he was pretty confused, and he couldn't seem to talk. He had no feeling in his legs…."

Sam sighed heavily, "How are you doing with that?"

I shook my head, "I don't care honestly. I am just happy he woke up. The only thing that is scaring me is that he couldn't seem to talk."

I could practically hear the puppy eyes I'm sure Sam was now making, "Well even if he had his helmet on there could have been some brain damage. Plus they took him out of the coma what a week ago? Or maybe it's just temporary Dean. His brain needs time to catch up."

I closed my eyes and shook my head, taking a large deep breath before nodding, "Yeah I know… Anyways sorry to wake you."

Sam laughed, "Wasn't sleeping"

I groaned and covered my eyes, "Dude didn't need to know. When you come in the morning bring me some food and coffee, Bitch"

Sam laughed, "Yeah alright Jerk."

I smiled a little and then hung up. I watched Cas sleep for an hour before I relaxed back into the chair and fell asleep. I was awakened all to soon by whimpering and a woman's voice, "Shhh it's okay Mr. Novak you're okay"

I opened my eyes to see Cas trying to move away from the nurse, Juliet, who was trying to give Cas medicine. I got up and took Cas' hand, making his eyes shift to me and I could see how confused and scared he was so I soothed him, "Hey you're okay Cas. I've got you. Do you know where you are?"

Cas opened his mouth to reply but nothing came out, so he shook his head. I stroked a hand through his hair keeping him calm and focused on me so the nurse could change his IV bag. "You're in a hospital babe, you were in a really bad accident" Recognition went through his face as the events seemed to play through his head. He nodded and again tried to say something but nothing would come out. The panic marred his features and I took his hand tightly, "Shh it's okay love. We'll figure it all out I promise.

Soon Juliet was finished and she looked at Cas, "Can you talk Mr. Novak?"

Finally a response came, his voice sounded even worse than usual and it was quiet but he said, "I think so"

Juliet nodded, "Your brain is still catching up. Don't try to force it okay. I'll get some ice chips, I'm sure your mouth is very dry."

Cas nodded a little as she left, then looked at me, "D…Dean"

I stroked his hair gently, "I'm right here Cas. It's okay you can relax."

He relaxed against the bed, and his eyes shut but I could tell by his breathing he was still awake, so he was just processing everything. The last 2 weeks since Cas' accident have been absolute hell, after the surgery Cas' condition had gotten worse and he had gotten an infection but they had finally stabilized his condition enough that they were able to remove the medicine keeping him in the coma. He hadn't woken up for 7 days, the doctors told us that sometimes after a trauma like Cas had suffered the body took a while to wake up, and now that the medicine was gone it was up to Cas. I was starting to worry he may not wake up but last night when I felt his hand on my head I was so relieved. Our little bubble was broken when Sam knocked on the door and came in, "Morning Dean."

Cas's eyes fluttered open and he looked at Sam, I could see his mind was working through the haze of the medicine and after a few seconds he spoke, "Sam"

Sam looked over at Cas and smiled, "Hey Cas, it's really good to see you awake. How are you feeling?"

The response died in his throat, and I could see the frustration in his face so I took his hand, "Don't force it Cas."

Cas huffed in response before closing his eyes again, going back into his head to process everything. I got up and kissed his head before taking the bag of food and cup of coffee from Sam, who looked worried, "Is he okay?"

I looked at him, and this time his breathing had started to even out, indicating he had fallen asleep, before I sighed, "Frankly I don't know. He is struggling with talking, when he woke up this morning he was so confused and scared… I hate this so much Sam… and I really wish Chuck would just let Gabe heal Cas…"

Sam nodded and watched me as I ate, "You should go back to the bunker and get a few hours rest and a hot shower. I'll stay here okay?"

I wanted desperately to argue that I needed to be here with Cas but at the same time I was sore all over from sleeping in the terrible arm chair, and a hot shower sounded great. Reluctantly I nodded, "Yeah okay… call me if he wakes up again?"

Sam nodded and then handed me the keys to the impala. The drive back to the bunker was a bit of a blur but once I got inside I ignored Gabe and Kevin and went straight for the shower. As the hot water cascaded over my body I felt my tight muscles start to relax. Once I was dry I slipped my boxers and a fresh t-shirt on from my drawer and I faceplanted into my bed, quickly slipping into the darkness of sleep.

((Sooo Cas is awake, sorta. I hope you are all enjoying this story. I have no clue where it's going I am just sort of writing wherever my brain takes me. Please Follow, Favorite, and Leave a Review!))