Author's Note: Hello! Thank you for the positive feedback, I read it in school and it helped me survive (9th grade sucks). Also, since school started again I might not post as often (probably still post as often, saying it just in case), but I'll definitely try to post at least one chapter per weeks since my chapters aren't that long. Anyways, a new chapter for you. Enjoy, and don't forget to review!
Supernatural doesn't belong to me
Chapter 5
Pie is Important
Castiel was just glad that Gabriel had finally gone away. He couldn't afford anybody blowing his cover. When Dean had told the archangel Castiel was Jophiel, he felt guilty. He always felt guilty for just about everything. If Gabriel didn't do anything dumb, such as asking heaven why Jophiel was with the Winchesters, it would be fine. If he did do something dumb, they were, as humans would say, screwed. For now he had to keep the family safe. Well, some things still had to happen. Some bad things, for example, Dean would still have to go to hell. Maybe Castiel could get him out earlier. Right now, the most important thing was the four year old Dean standing next to him. They had put John into bed about an hour ago, now they were sitting in the room in silence. Then Dean broke it.
"Who are you?"
Castiel tilted his head, could he tell Dean yet? The older version of him he could tell everything. Four year old Dean was a different story though, he knew kids sometimes said things without meaning to. The information he was an angel could just slip.
"I am not human, I will tell you who I am when you are older."
Still looking unhappy, Dean tipped his chair backwards "When?"
"In a couple of years. Now sleep, humans need sleep."
"I don't wanna."
"You're gonna sleep now."
"No!"
"Dean…"
The kid started running around his chair and whining now. "I don't wanna go to sleep."
Of course, Castiel could put him to sleep with just a touch, but that could damage the boys trust and he couldn't risk that. He didn't want to risk it either. Then he remembered something Dean from his original timeline said.
"What's your favorite food?"
Dean came to a complete stop. He looked at the angel wide eyed, his face lit up. "Pie!"
That never changed, apparently. "If you go to sleep now, I will have pie ready for you when you wake up."
"Deal! But I want cherry pie."
Castiel nodded. Obtaining cherry pie was something he could manage. What he had learned while trying to obtain pie was that grabbing people's shirts seemed threatening. He would avoid doing so. Dean laid down in bed and Castiel flew to the nearest store.
When Dean woke up in the morning, it smelled like pie. Like fresh pie. He quickly sat up in his bed and darted to the table. A still warm cherry pie, some whipped cream, a bottle of water and a glass were neatly displayed on top of it. Awesome.
"You might find this useful."
There was a hand so close to his face that he had to back up a little bit to see what was being held in front of his face. It was a fork. He took it and then he looked up at Castiel
"Thanks."
Then he started eating. The pie was great, almost like the pie his mom had always baked. After he had finished his breakfast Castiel did the dishes. Apparently doing the dishes means burning everything to ashes in seconds. There was a slight moan from behind him. Dean turned around, his dad was starting to wake up. Was he supposed to wake up already? He looked at the square yellow clock at the wall. The boy was really proud because he could read the clock already. It was 11:30 in the morning.
"Gabriel froze him with more power than I thought." Castiel shot him an apologetic look. "He was frozen couple of hours more."
That made sense. Probably. Dean couldn't do proper math yet, but he wanted to learn it. After all, numbers couldn't be that complicated.
"What? I'm gonna shoot you!"
Dean had been so lost in thought that he hadn't noticed his dad sitting up. Now he was holding a imaginary gun at Castiel, whose head was tilted in question again.
"Dad, it's fine. He's fine."
Castiel nodded and stood next to Dean. He was about a foot and a half taller.
"I have brought Dean breakfast."
Dean nodded in agreement. The pie had been awesome.
"Yeah, he got me cherry pie."
His dad looked at him in disbelief.
"What did I tell you about excepting food from stranger?"
"He's not a stranger dad. His name is Castiel, he knows where to get good pie and he got rid of Gabriel."
Blinking, his dad tried to remember. "Gabriel..?"
Oh right, he had been frozen.
"Short guy, brown hair, adult, really annoying you know, the guy who froze you?"
"Right. Yes. No. Doesn't matter." He turned to Castiel. "What do you want?"
Castiel tilted his head to the other side. "Can I stay with you? Not forever, just until I know where I could go."
"No, you cannot stay. You could be dangerous, a demon maybe. Or something else."
"I am not a demon, see?" Castiel cut himself with a grey blade that seemed to have appeared out of no where. His dad visibly flinched at the sight. His friends cut healed immediately.
"Still no" Shaking his head, his dad pointed his finger at Castiel "You are not human."
Castiel stared for a second then he nodded. "Good, its settled then. I don't need a bed since I do not require sleep. I do not eat or drink, nor do I need your permanent protection. If I am gone for some time, do not worry. I can travel long distances very quickly and might be gone a couple of hour or even days."
Dean thought for a moment. No bed, no food or drinks and he could go anywhere.
"What do you need from us? I mean obviously we don't have too much to give you."
Castiel smiled, it was probably the first time Dean had seen him do that.
"I need company, a friend, you could say. I don't like being alone, since we usually travel around in groups or even- " he stopped "I shouldn't talk about that. Just in case, I can not be sure it's safe. Anyways, what are you doing today? Can I be of assistance?"
A/N: My longest chapter yet, had to stop myself from writing more since it's Thursday and already almost midnight. Gotta get up tomorrow, school! Yay *sarcasm*. Oh, and since the day I write this is Thursday, I dedicate this chapter to the Angel of Thursday. Bye! Hope you enjoyed
