"C-Cas..." Nathaniel's murmurs were sending Castiel higher and higher.

Castiel trailed kisses over Nathaniel's bare chest as he ran his hand down, slow and sensually, to Nathaniel's waist. He tugged lightly at the button, unfastening it completely. He could hear a gasp escape Nathaniel's lips as he tugged down his pants and boxers.

"Don't...tease me...so much..." Nathaniel murmured as he squirmed a bit under Castiel's fiery touch.

"Don't make it so easy then." Castiel whispered before running his thumb lightly over Nathaniel's tip.

Nathaniel let out a small moan and the heated blush spread across his face.

Castiel pressed a kiss to Nathaniel's lips, wanting to taste more and more of him. He could feel Nathaniel run his fingers into his hair and press him into a deeper kiss. Castiel ran his thumb of Nathaniel's tip more and slowly massaged his member.

A moan escaped Nathaniel into their shared kiss as he clutched to Castiel. He ran his hand over Castiel's pants, trying to get them off him. Castiel pinned his hand above his head and slowly broke the kiss, a smirk plastered on his face.

"Not right now. Let me pleasure you tonight." Castiel said before lightly biting Nathaniel's shoulder

"C-Castiel...!" Nathaniel exclaimed and clutched tightly to him.

Castiel slowly opened his eyes to see he'd just had another one of his dreams. He rolled out of bed and yawned. The clock in his room read that it was noon. He couldn't believe he'd slept in so long.

A knock came to his bedroom door and not two moments later he heard Nathaniel's voice. "C-can I come in?"

Castiel threw on some pants and opened the door. "What do you want?"

Nathaniel had his school bag over his shoulder and was looking almost defeated. "Just...some company."

Castiel placed his fingers under Nathaniel's chin and lifted it to look him in the eyes. He could see the mixture of fear and worry in his eyes that he tried to hide.

"The silence is letting memories creep up your spine I take it?" Castiel asked him. With what happened while they were in highschool, Nathaniel having been physically beaten by his father, Castiel knew that sometimes would resurface when Nathaniel was left alone too long.

Nathaniel didn't answer. He just looked away, waiting for an answer. His silence speaking volumes about the situation.

"Alright. Come on in. There's a nightstand by the bed that you can work with. I planned to get a bit of last minute studies done today anyway." He said and let go of Nathaniel. He stepped aside to let him through.

"Thanks." Nathaniel murmured and sat on the bed, using the nightstand as a desk. He pulled out a pencil, notebook, and textbook before going straight to work.

Castiel gave a sigh and just shook his head. He went to the mini-fridge that was hiding in his room. Something he was grateful Marko's grandparents had setup in the rooms. "Want a drink? Preferably non-alcoholic."

Nathaniel gave a half-hearted smile. "And here I was hoping for some vodka."

Castiel raised a brow. "You're joking right?"

Nathaniel gave him a look like 'duh' and went back to his work.

"Water it is." Castiel said and grabbed a couple water bottles from the mini-fridge. He tossed one onto the bed by Nathaniel, making sure not to hit him.

"Thanks. Really." Nathaniel said and placed the water bottle on the nightstand by his work, which he immediately went back to.

Castiel sat on the floor, back leaning against the side of the bed. He pulled out his notebook, pencil, and textbook as well. He did have a bit of schoolwork to finish as well. He couldn't help but glance at Nathaniel from the corner of his eye every once and a while though.

Is he going to be okay? Should I tell him to call off that little deal of his? Would he get pissed if I tried to call that off? Castiel thought as he sighed and just put his attention back on his work, letting those thoughts slowly drift to the back of his mind.

Castiel had gotten behind on his trigonometry work. He had far too many problems for his homework that he had been putting it off till now. Why take trig if you don't like it? Well he was kind of a glutton for punishment in that department. Plus he knew it would look good to future bosses if he passed that class.

"Quit worrying. I'm an adult. I'll be fine." Nathaniel said, as if reading Castiel's mind.

Castiel looked back over at him. Nathaniel hadn't even torn his gaze from his work. It was just that he somehow knew what was on Castiel's mind. Though, given everything Castiel had told him lately, it didn't surprise him as much as he thought it would.

"I'm not worried. Though you aren't fine. Not if you still are tormented by those memories like this." Castiel responded, working out some of the answers to his homework in his notebook now.

Nathaniel shook his head and gave an annoyed sigh. "Yeah. I know. But I will be."

"How do you figure that?" Castiel asked, hoping he didn't sound like an ass.

"Because my schoolwork has been a great distraction for the past few years. Let alone my part-time job." Nathaniel told him before going back to his work.

"So you're just going to distract yourself? You do realize that's almost the same as running away right?" Castiel questioned him, looking back at his own work.

"It's better than crying to someone like a whiny kid." Nathaniel retorted.

"So you'll let yourself drift away to dark places when left alone and lock yourself away in the middle of the night?" Castiel asked him, erasing part of his work that didn't look right to him.

"It's just easier that way Cas." Nathaniel answered, another annoyed sigh escaping him.

Castiel shook his head at that. "I'm calling tonight off. You clearly have some sorting out to do and I'm not gonna add to that. In fact, once the others get back you should probably get the hell outta my room."

Nathaniel dropped his pencil and stared him down at that point. "We made a deal. You can't back down on that."

Castiel closed his books and looked over to Nathaniel. "Yeah, I can. I'm not typically one for breaking deals but I promised you that I wouldn't push you. Just as you promised me you wouldn't give me a half-assed answer. There's no way in hell that you can give a clear answer in your state. It would be the same as me pushing you into a god damn corner. The hell do you take me for Nath? I'm not an idiot and I'm sure as hell not an asshole! Not when it comes to things like this!"

Nathaniel's eyes narrowed but he looked away. He hadn't expected Castiel to snap at him. Then again Castiel hadn't meant to snap at him. He just didn't like the way Nathaniel was thinking right now.

"You can't call it off..." Nathaniel said quietly, as if pleading him.

Castiel raised a brow at that and got up. He pulled Nathaniel to his feet by the collar of his shirt and got in his face at this point. His expression wasn't bitter. He searched Nathaniel's eyes, trying to understand what was going on in that thick skull of his.

"Don't toy with me Nath. Just because you're unsure about this whole thing, doesn't mean I am. Don't come pleading to me like some damned lovesick puppy and act like you can wrap me around your finger. I care a great deal about you and will not be a damn toy." Castiel explained to him sternly. "I won't throw you out of here right now because I know how you get when left to yourself. But I'm calling tonight off unless you can give me a good reason, a damn good reason, as to why I should go in your room tonight."

Nathaniel searched his eyes. He could tell that Castiel wasn't messing around. Every word he spoke he really meant. Nathaniel looked away, defeated. "I don't want to be left alone." he whispered, knowing Castiel could still hear him.

Castiel let go of Nathaniel and rolled his eyes. "Then get a girlfriend. I'm not gonna come in your room and 'show you my love' as you put it, just because you're lonely."

"It isn't like that." Nathaniel told him, the fight having left his voice. "I'm not like you."

Castiel scowled at him and sat back down. He opened his books and went back to work. "I'm not kicking you out right now. Just work on your schoolwork or something. I don't give a damn. Join the others when they get back though. I'm not the best of company for you. Not with the friction we have."

"Right." Nathaniel said, his voice hollow. He sat back down in front of his books.

Castiel fought the urge to light up right now. He really needed a cigarette to calm his nerves but he also had just told Nathaniel he wasn't going to leave him alone. He shook his head again, frustrated with the current situation. He would catch Nathaniel watching him occasionally from the corner of his eye. He assumed it was probably a precaution. Nathaniel just wanted to make sure he didn't leave yet...or that he wasn't going to become aggressive. Whatever the case, it just made Castiel that much more frustrated.

The two of them sat in silence for the next few hours as they worked on schoolwork. They had been so deep into their work that neither of them noticed the storm outside. Nor did they realize the time.

Zzzzzttt. Zzzzzttt. Castiel's phone vibrated in his pocket. He pulled the cell out and answered. "Marko what's up?"

"Hey...we kinda got stuck at one of the local hotels. I don't know if you're near a window but the storm is pretty bad." Markona told him apologetically.

"So you might be gone all night?" Castiel asked her, having glanced at the clock to see it was already 6pm.

"Yeah. The storm is supposed to rage till morning. I got lucky enough to finally get signal again. The hotel owner is being nice since a lot of locals got stuck here. The weather is not something you can drive through." Markona answered.

"Alright. We'll figure out what to do for food then. I'm sure I can cook up something. Be careful and don't you dare drive my car back here if it's bad." Castiel told her, suddenly remember she'd borrowed his car.

"I'm not an idiot Cas." Markona told him, very unamused.

"Sure you aren't. Give me a call in a few hours if it starts to clear up over there. Otherwise, I'll talk to you later." Castiel told her. He hung up before she could answer and looked to Nathaniel who had been watching him during the call.

"So they're stuck out by the boardwalk?" Nathaniel asked.

"Seems so. We'll have to get your bedding stuff so you can at least sleep comfortably on the floor." Castiel told him.

Nathaniel's expression turned mildy annoyed. "I'm not sleeping on the floor. I have a bed, in case you forgot."

"Yeah and you aren't allowed out of my sight till they get back. So suck it up, buttercup." Castiel quipped.

Nathaniel shook his head. "Remember that whole friction thing you just talked about?"

"Yeah. Then our friends got stuck in a storm. I'm not leaving you by yourself Nath. You get lost in the past when that happens. Worse you get lost in that specific part of your past." Castiel told him.

Nathaniel glared at him but he was beginning to realize just how much Castiel knew about him. There was a very slim chance of winning any argument with him right now.

"Don't even try to tell me I'm wrong." Castiel added in.

Nathaniel just walked out the room door towards his to grab the comforters and pillows. Castiel had followed him but he didn't care at this point. He knew why Castiel was acting like he was. He just didn't know how tonight would turn out.

"Relax. I said I called that deal off. If it gets too bad we can share the bed but I won't do anything." Castiel told him, as if reading Nathaniel's mind. Though really he was just reading his body language.

"I know that. I just don't understand it." Nathaniel answered, carrying the bedding to Castiel's room and putting it on the floor. He set it up as a makeshift bed and then went back to his schoolwork.

"The only one who has to understand is me. All you have to understand is that I mean what I say." Castiel answered him and went back to his books. He hoped the others would be alright though.