A/N: ALRIGHT ALRIGHT I KNOW SAID ID UPDATE SO HERE YOU GO

It's been about three weeks since I had a study session with Cas that's been anything other than a study session, and the only time we've really hung out other than that is in the library during lunch (she still hates the cafeteria) and that one time that the whole gang went to see the new Star Wars movie together, and that was the whole group.

It's cool, though. We're just friends, so I'm not really sure what I expected. Halloween's coming up, so during lunch on Friday, I decide to invite Cas to come trick-or-treating with me, Jo, Charlie, Sam (who's bringing some blonde girl he's totally infatuated with, Charlie's words, not mine), Chuck, and Ash.

"You're not too old for trick-or-treating?" Cas asks

"Never too old for free candy." I reply honestly, "Don't worry, Charlie and Jo will take care of the costumes,"

"I suppose…"

"Awesome," I say, "Let's just tell everyone else…" I grin, "Oh, and can Emma come too?"

"I will ask her."

"Awesome." I smile, "I'll see you 'round, okay Thursday?"

"I will… See you as well, Dean." She smiles a little back at me.

I wave at her and walk away, grinning to myself a little. Halloween is gonna be so much fun.

-666-

"... Do I really need to wear this?" I hear Cas ask from the other side of the door.

"Yes." says Jo stubbornly.

"What are you- ouch!"

"Ssshhh."

"I don't think this is really necessary-" Cas says. I smile a little. It's finally halloween, (I can hear Charlie blasting 'It's almost Halloween by Panic! At The Disco downstairs right now, actually) but I have no idea what Cas is going to be. All I know is that Jo is completely in charge of getting her ready, and she wouldn't let me see the costume.

I look down at my costume, grinning. I'm supposed to be batman, but I'm not wearing my mask right now. My costume is black jeans, and a black hoodie with the batman logo over a black t-shirt. We're all being superheroes, actually. Charlie is Poison Ivy, Emma is Harley Quinn, Ash is Superman, Jo is Wonder Woman, and Chuck is Spiderman.

All of a sudden, the door opens up, and Jo walks out in full costume, looking extremely satisfied with herself. "Have fun, you two." She tosses me a conspiritorial glance, "Good luck Dean." she winks, leaving me still leaning against the door frame until Cas walks out of the room, and anything and everything I was thinking flies out of my head.

She looks a little flustered and really violated. Her expression is one of annoyance and confusion, but, she's…

"Oh," SHe says, looking up, "Dean. I wasn't aware you were here." She looks down at her costume distastefully, "I'm not sure I really like this… I'm not even sure who catwoman is…" She frowns at her shoes, and I take the moment to look at her. Really look at her.

I always kind of thought she was pretty. Really pretty. But now, she's… Wow. I want to say she's hot, but she isn't. Lisa Braeden is hot. Somehow, Cas is more than that.

She's wearing a tight, black, strappy top, and tight leather pants with knee-high black leather boots, and she's holding her mask in her hand. The costume looks amazing, and it shows off curves I didn't even know she had.

Another thing:Jo managed to put makeup on her. I never really noticed the absence of makeup, but I can definitely tell it's there now. It's mostly on her eyes, dark smudges of eyeliner making her eyes even more striking than they were before, and mascara making her already thick, dark eyelashes that much longer.

"Dean?" She says, and I realize I'm staring.

"I- uh, um-" I clear my throat, "We should go downstairs." I manage, trying for a grin.

"Okay." She says, following me. The click, click, click, of her heels tapping on the wooden floors of the hallway in Charlie's house is distracting. When we finally get downstairs, Jo is grinning evilly at me from the couch.

"Hey, Charlie," I say, "How about you hand out the pillowcases for the candy. I need to talk to Jo for a minute. In the kitchen. Alone."

"Okay." She gets up from the couch to follow me.

When we get there, she closes the door, and I round on her. "What was that about?" I hiss at her

She smiles, "Nothing you couldn't handle. I was just trying to help you realize your feelings for Cas."

"What- I, Jo-"

"Don't deny it."

"I wasn't going to."

"Good. Look, Dean," She reaches out and grabs my arm, "You know I'm sorry about what I said, you know…"

"Anna." My voice breaks, and I'm not even ashamed.

"You loved her," Jo said. "But we all did." She sighs, "And if she was anything like I remember… Dean, she would want you to move on."

"I can't just… forget her."

"I know." She closes her eyes, leaning against the sink, suddenly spent. "God, Dean. I know. And you don't have to forget her, but you need to move on. You loved her, but she loved you, too. And she would never want this for you. Dean, let's be real for a minute." She opens her eyes and meets my gaze, speaking with a newfound strength.

"Anna loved you. You loved her," She says, "And if it had been you, Dean, if you'd died, what would you want for Anna?"

"That's not a fair question." I croak.

"Yeah, it's plenty fair. Answer it, Dean."

"I would… I would want her to grow up, go to college, find a life, maybe have some kids… I would want her to be happy her whole life, even if it wasn't with me."

"Do the same thing for her." Jo hugs me, "You both deserve it." She holds me tighter, "It's time to let her go, Dean."

All I can do is hold Jo tighter than should be possible. "Okay. Okay."

-666-

We've been out for almost two hours, and we've hit so many houses that I have almost five pounds of candy.

"Let's go back," Says Jo, "It's getting kind of late."

The group agrees, and we make our way back to Charlie's house, where we've all decided to stay the night together. I smile, hoping we'll watch a movie or something fun.

Cas shivers next to me, and I look over at her. "You cold?" I ask her

"This costume was clearly not made for warmth." She said, shivering again.

"Here." I say, taking off my sweatshirt and handing it to her.

"Dean, I cannot take this from you," She said

"Relax, Cas," I say, "You'll be giving it back to me later, and I'm not cold now."

"Okay," She said, accepting the sweatshirt gratefully and putting it on, "Thank you, Dean." She said, sighing a little from the warmth and wrapping her arms around herself.

Before I can stop myself, I wrap one arm around her shoulder, pulling her a little closer to me.

She looks up at me, startled, but I just smile at her. "Happy Halloween, Cas."

"Happy Halloween, Dean."

I smile, and we walk back to Charlie's house with our arms linked. Neither one of us is cold anymore.

A/N: I know this chapter is short, but I'll be updating another one right after, and maybe another one later today or tomorrow. I know it's been, like, a month, but I've been really busy and haven't had that much time on my hands... Anyway, there's another chapter coming up, so you can check that out, and I hope you guys enjoy it! Thanks for being so patient :)

-Elizabeth