Forty-Four Years and a Thirty Minute Drive
Author: Cap Streeter
Do not own, just writing some stuff.
Sample Quote: "Castiel knew he should not mention Mary, John or the music she gave him. So instead he asked, "What is a Zeppelin?" AN A/U where Castiel is raised in a fanatical fringe religious family. And the Winchesters are music lovers. Set over as the title implies Forty-Four Years and a Thirty Minute Drive, follows Castiel from four until 48.
1981
When Castiel was four years old he was taken to protest for the first time. He wandered away, just across the street. But he ran into a woman with blonde hair and a kind smile.
"Sorry," she said. "Are you okay?"
"Yes," said Castiel.
"Do you need help finding your parents?"
"No thank you. My Mom's over there," he said and pointed across the street.
The woman looked over to where he pointed and the woman smiled again, different this time.
"Oh I see, we'll I'm here too but I'm singing. I'm Mary."
"Like Jesus's mother?"
"Yes. Except I was named after my grandmother."
"I'm named after the angel of Thursday, Castiel."
"That's a very nice name."
"Thank you Mary."
"You're welcome Castiel. Do you need help crossing the street?"
"No, but what are you singing?"
"It's a song about love."
"That sounds nice."
"It is, would you like the words?"
Even though he could not read Castiel still took the sheet from the woman. He folded the paper and put in his pocket. A group of four had gathered by this point and a man with dark hair and light eyes touched her back. She stood up and said something to him in a low voice. She then turned back to look at him.
"Castiel this is my husband John."
"Hello Castiel," said the man, who squatted down then held out his hand.
"Hello John."
"Are you going to sing with us?"
"I don't know the song."
"Well you can hum with us. Okay?"
"Okay."
The people started singing but the funniest part was when they started playing different musical instruments. It was a pretty song, he did not know what it meant but he liked it and applauded when the song ended, a smile wide on his face.
"Thanks buddy," said a woman with a blonde hair and deeper voice than Mary.
A man in a trucker hat said, "Good choice on the music Mary."
Mary blushed, "Thanks Bobby."
"Better then Whole Lotta Love," said the man Bobby.
"Hey Zeppelin is amazing," protested John.
"Yes they are but do any of us look like Jimmy Page?"
"Who is Zeppelin?" asked Castiel.
John looked at him and smiled, "Just the greatest band in the world."
"So did they play that song?"
Mary was about to say something, then his family noticed that he was standing over there. He heard them shouting his name. He shrugged, waved to Mary and John who waved good-bye back, he walked across the street as soon as he was on the sidewalk his Aunt Judy walked over.
"Castiel you are not to wander. You were supposed to be here helping us hold these signs up."
"Sorry Aunt Judy."
"Don't do it again. Besides Gabriel should have been watching you," she said her eyes looked at his elder brother holding a sign with a look of boredom on his face. "And what did you do over there?"
For some reason Castiel knew he should not mention Mary, John or the music she gave him. So instead he asked, "What is a Zeppelin?"
His Aunt Judy rolled her eyes then handed him a sign to hold and directed him to stand next to his brother and mother.
The next day Castiel took the music and put it in his piggy bank for safekeeping. He knew he needed to keep it hidden away and could not tell anyone.