The next morning, Dean woke up, hoping that Cas would be there standing over him. When he opened his eyes, however, there was nobody. Dean sighed, rolled over and looked at the alarm clock on the nightstand. '6:15' it read. Dean had barely slept, but knew if he didn't get out of bed soon, he wouldn't get out of bed at all. He looked at Sam's bed and realized that he was gone. Dean sat up, and then heard the toilet flush as Sam walked out of the bathroom.

"Morning, Dean. You doing okay?" Sam's long hair was a sticking up every which way and his blue/gray eyes were still groggy. He stretched and looked at the alarm clock.

"I'm fine. Is there another case close? Something we could help somebody out with? Anything?" Sam knew Dean didn't want down time, which is why he had sat up and found a case in Indiana.

"Yeah, there's a case in Tipton, Indiana, about 600 miles southeast of here. Get this, a woman there claims she heard somebody in her house the night her husband died and saw them kill her husband then swears the person just vanished. Cops are marking it up to shock of course."

"Let's hit the road." Dean got out of bed and started packing his things. Sam sat on his bed and watched his older brother run around the room.

"Dean, we can talk about Cas if you want to." Dean had his back to Sam and closed his eyes. He exhaled, irritated, opened his eyes and turned to look at Sam.

"Sammy, I don't want to talk about Cas okay? I just want to get on this case. Let's go." Dean had everything packed and ready to go and all Sam had to get was his computer. Sam nodded, grabbed his laptop and the brothers headed out the door.

They were mostly silent as Dean sped from Minnesota to Indiana. Sam attempted to start a conversation multiple times, but he knew that Dean wouldn't open up. Dean just wanted Sam to shut up and listen to music. Dean kept turning it up each time Sam tried to get him to open up about the fight or Cas. Dean had a plan though, he was going to pray. There's no way Cas would ignore a real prayer, right? Dean was going to pray once they got to Indiana, and hopefully, Cas would come.

They pulled into the motel parking lot at around 330 that afternoon and Dean sent Sam into get the room. Once he saw that Sam was in the office, Dean closed his eyes and bowed his head.

"Cas, if you can hear me, I'm sorry. Please come back. I need my angel." Dean said out loud, barely above a whisper. Dean waited and waited, but no reply came, no angel in a trench coat, nothing.

"Got the room!" Sam said as we walked back to the car. He waved the key cards at Dean and Dean attempted to smile.

"Let's get this son of a bitch." Dean opened the trunk and grabbed his duffle. He tried to avoid eye contact with Sam, because he knew Sam would be able to tell what he had done. Dean just wanted to find this evil supernatural being and get rid of it.

If Dean wanted Castiel to stay away then fine, that's exactly what he would do. He was just trying to help, but if Dean didn't want it then fine. Castiel believed they had just experienced a break up. He didn't know what to do now. Perhaps he could go back to Heaven and talk to one of his brothers. Castiel really didn't know which of his brothers to talk to though, maybe Gabriel. However, Gabriel had never really the best at keeping secrets; maybe his sister Anna could help. Castiel decided to go see Anna and try not to spy on his favorite hunter.

"Castiel, you know that nobody condones your relationship with Dean Winchester." Anna told her brother in her home.

"I know, but I love him, Anna."

"How do you know you love him? Human love is different."

"Well," Castiel had not thought about that, so he just said what came to mind. "He's always in my thoughts and I never want to be away from him."

"Yes, but he is human. Things most likely will not work out, Castiel. I am sorry to be the one to tell you this, but I think it is better for you to not get your hopes up." Castiel couldn't believe Anna was saying all this to him. She had always been supportive of him.

"Perhaps I should leave." Castiel stood up from his seat.

"I am sorry but I do not think this is a good idea, and our brothers and sisters agree with me. I would suggest leaving him alone."

"Thank you for your input, Anna." He walked out of his sister's home, felling worse than when he went in. How could Anna do that to him? He loved Dean Winchester, no matter what his family said. Sam was supportive of Dean and Castiel's relationship, so why couldn't his family be? Once outside, Castiel heard the only voice he wanted to hear.

"Cas, if you can hear me, I'm sorry. Please come back. I need my angel." The hurt in Dean's voice almost made Castiel fly away to him, but what Anna had said made him rethink what the best thing for him to do.

Castiel decided to wait, plus he knew that Dean and Sam were hunting, and Dean did not want him around when they were hunting. Maybe he would just check in every now and then, making sure everything was okay.