Broken

Chapter 5

Dean slammed the door open. Sam was right behind him, holding Castiel by the arms.

"Here, let me help you." Together, they dragged their fallen friend across the room, and up the stairs. Castiel's head was bumping on each step.

"Sorry for that, buddy."

Bump.

"And for that."

Once they got him upstairs, they rushed to the nearest bed and set him on it. Dean removed his coat, and what he saw horrified him.

His chest and stomach were full of cuts, bruises, and burns. A normal human would have died from all of these wounds.

Then again, Castiel isn't a normal human.

Heck, he isn't even a human.

"Sammy, bring me a towel."

Sam obeyed and ran to get a towel, which he gave to Dean. Dean started cleaning Castiel's wounds. Then, they both sat on the second bed and stared at the unconscious Angel.

"Who knows what Lucifer did to him there..." Sam sighed.

"Yeah... I hope he will be okay when he wakes up."

They stayed there until very late, when they had to get some sleep. Sam said goodnight to his brother and headed to his room to get some shut-eye. After chugging down another beer bottle, Dean finally went to sleep.

At least he could get some proper sleep, knowing that his friend was now safe.

"Morning, Dean." Said Sam as he turned on the lights of the room. Dean reluctantly got up and scratched his eyes. He looked over to Castiel, who was still sleeping.

"Should we try to wake him up?"

Just then, a slight moan was heard. Both Dean and Sam turned to Cas, who was now opening his eyes.

"Cas! You alright?"

At the sight of Sam, Castiel immediately backed away, causing a burning sensation in his entire body.

"Cas?"

"You-Lucifer-Told me-" Cas was basically shivering.

"Are you alright?! What did Lucifer tell you?!"

"You didn't come- So much pain..." Castiel was on the verge of tears now.

"Cas?"

Castiel jumped up from the bed and retreated into a corner, shaking and shivering. Dean and Sam ran to him.

"Cas?"

"Out."

"Cas-"

"Out!" He barked. Dean was ready to speak again when Sam grabbed him by the shoulder and nodded at the way out. They both got out.

"What happened to him?"

"I don't know, but whatever Lucifer did to him, affected him. Badly. We'll check on him later. I don't think he's in a stable state to talk to us now."

They went downstairs and say on the couch. Sam pulled his laptop and began searching, while Dean chugged yet another beer bottle and watched TV.

It wasn't until 7 o'clock in the afternoon, already getting dark, that Castiel got downstairs. Instead of finding him in the crazy mental state he was before, Castiel looked delighted.

"Hello, dear Winchesters!"

"Cas? You look like you came out of Disneyland." Dean said.

"I don't understand that reference. Anyway, how are you all?" He ran up to Sam.

"Sam, how are you?" He shook his hand. Sam awkwardly smiled, an expression of confusion on his face. Castiel went to Dean.

"And Dean! The magnificent Dean!" He gave him a quick hug, at which Dean replied with a "whoa!" and sat next to Sam.

"Cas, um, are you sure you're okay?"

"Never been better!"

"What about the... You know... Torture?"

"Oh, I'm fine. It did not affect me, don't worry."

"That's not what the therapist would say."

"Anyway, who wants to watch a movie?"

"Um... Okay?" Said Sam.

Castiel quickly switched the channels, and when he found nothing interesting, he searched the DVDs until he found the movie Godzilla.

"Shall we watch this?"

Dean was in a dumbfounded state. There, right before his eyes, Castiel was acting weirder than him when he was drunk.

"Dean, can I talk to you for a second?"

"Sure." Sam and Dean went out of the room, leaving Castiel alone.

"What's wrong with him?!"

"I don't know. Should we send him to a therapist or something?"

"Yeah, they can tell us what's wrong."

They headed back in the room again.

"Cas, tomorrow we are going to head for some tests. Is that cool?"

"It's perfect!"

They both say on the couch again.

"Sam? Dean?"

Sam and Dean sat up and walked over to the woman calling their names. They were in a hospital.

"About Castiel..."

"Yeah?"

"You said he has experienced torture?"

"Yes."

"Both physical and mental?"

Dean nodded.

"Well, the shock from the torture gave him a brain damage. He doesn't care about anything, pretty much. You'll need pretty strong nerves to make him come to himself again."

"Is it permanent?"

"I'm afraid I don't have the answer to that. Right now he's gonna act like a child. You make sure you do not upset him, as it can result in breakdowns."

Sam thanked the therapist and walked into the room to retrieve Castiel, who was now in the middle of making a weird structure from building blocks.

"Cas? Come on, let's go."

"But I want to stay longer!" He said, in a mere toddler manner.

"Come on, Cas."

Castiel huffed and followed Sam outside. They met up with Dean in the car and everyone got inside.

"Can we watch another movie home?"

Dean sighed. "Yes Cas, we can."

Castiel's eyes brightened. After a long drive, they finally reached their home. They all got in.

"I'm going to take a nap. It's late. Dean, watch over Cas."

"Fine." Sam went upstairs, and Dean sat on the couch. Castiel sat next to him, and put a DVD to play.

The credits rolled.

"Dean?"

"Yes, Cas?"

"Why did the movie end?"

"Because all movies end."

"But it wasn't supposed to end until I fell asleep."

Dean sighed and replayed the movie. The time was 12:00 AM. They sat and watched the movie again. Not 30 minutes in, Castiel fell asleep on Dean's shoulder.

Dean wanted to cry. There was his friend, his Angel, and he was broken. Castiel laid down on Dean's chest. The only sounds in the room was the TV, and Castiel's light breaths. Somehow, it was comforting for Dean to listen to Castiel's snoring.

"Don't you worry, buddy. I'll fix you," he said, giving a pat on Castiel's shoulder and removing the hair from his face.

AN: Poor Cas ;-; He looks pretty broken.

Should I continue this story?