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"So how's your report going so far?" Anna questioned as Cas lay his head in her lap, enjoying the calmness of the warm summer air.
"It's okay so far" Cas smiled thinking back to the night before. He couldn't remember a time where he'd had that much fun. "We actually got tired of the work after an hour, and ended up going to the cinema".
Anna paused frowning. "Come again?" she whispered dropping her hands into her lap.
Cas grinned fiddling with his top. "Yeah Dean wanted to go, so we went" he laughed, unaware of Anna's reaction.
"Can you move Cas my legs are aching". she said bitterly shaking her head as Cas sat up- confused at the sudden change in mood. Seconds passed as the pair sat in silence. "I can't believe you went to the movies without me Castiel". Anna whispered propping her head onto her knees.
Cas reached out to hold Anna's hand, ignoring as she stiffened in his grip. "Anna, we didn't do it on purpose- it was a spur of the moment thing! I didn't think you would mind".
"I don't think you thought about me at all". Anna whispered pulling her hand from Castiel's. "Just next time try to include me".
"Anna, you're my best friend". Cas smiled "Without you I am nothing".
Anna laughed pushing Castiel with her shoulder "Alright you're off the hook". Cas grinned as he felt Anna slump against him once more. "I can't stand to do this assignment in the library". She moaned in protest.
"What's your laziness level right now then?". Cas raised an eyebrow.
"Ten!". Anna shouted gripping Cas's arm tightly. "Although I'm past feeling lazy, I'm more homicidal right now!".
Cas giggled reaching in his bag to take a swig of water. "Relax Anna, we'll do the next one together okay?".
"Okay". Anna sighed, releasing him from her grip.
Cas felt a rush of air go past him as Dean walked up to them both, his jumper pulled tightly around him. "Ready to go?" He tapped Cas on his shoulder laughing at Anna's horrified expression.
"No" She cried feigning physical pain. "Don't leave me here with all these books!".
"Goodbye Anna". Cas smiled stroking her shoulder softly as he gripped onto Dean's arm as they walked away. He could almost feel Anna's desperation as they walked away.
Dean laughed as his fingers slowly traced the rough braille on the book Cas was reading. "I'm telling you Cas this is impossible!". The pair had worked for a good half an hour before Dean's intrigue in how Cas read books finally got the better of him. It amazed him that Cas could read sentences from working out how each letter felt.
"It's not it's easy!". Cas laughed tracing the same line with his fingers. "I says the first Greek civilizations formed 4,000 years ago".
Dean rolled his eyes bumping Cas with his shoulder. "How am I supposed to know that's what it says?" He chuckled unzipping his jacket and folding it carefully over the chair.
Cas raised an eyebrow listening to Dean's movements. "I guess you'll just have to trust me". He laughed closing the books. "Plus you can read braille with your eyes, its just like the alphabet".
"I still think its impossible" Dean smiled at Cas, staring at the other boys deep blue eyes.
"Impossible is me riding a bike Dean, not this". Cas laughed hysterically as Dean whined at his response. "Here give me your hand". Cas said reaching towards his fingers slowly guiding Dean's fingers over the braille.
Dean tried to swallow the lump in his throat as he watched the other boy. Slowly he took away his hand- hoping Cas wouldn't notice him shaking
"If you say so" he laughed wearily.
It was the first time Cas had ever had someone in his room who wasn't Anna. He thought it might be uncomfortable for Dean, seeing as Cas's room wouldn't be like other kids there age. It was plain with minimal furniture for him to walk into. But within minutes it was like he and Dean were in the cinema all over again. Their friendship as solid as ever.
Dean glanced at Cas's phone on the speakers. Cas had tried to persuade Dean to play some classical music as they worked but it hadn't gone on for long. Both of the boys eventually talking over the music.
Silently as Cas bent down to pick up a different book Dean switched phones so his music was playing out of the speakers.
He laughed as Cas froze at the new melodies playing in the room, is eyebrow lifting in response.
"Dean, what is this?". He giggled listening to the lyrics play out.
Dean smiled watching Cas's fingers lightly tap his books in time with the rhythm of the song. "It's called 'There's too much love' by Belle and Sebastian, have you ever heard of it before?".
Cas frowned shaking his head as lyrics played.
The sound of Beethoven gently playing from Castiel's phone distracted him from his thoughts. Dean grinned as Castiel knew who it was just from the song."Hello Anna, hows the assignment going?". Cas laughed down the phone at the sound of Anna's cries. "Okay, sure". He replied hanging up on Anna.
"What did she say?" Dean whispered watching the brunette gently place the phone back on the desk with ease.
Castiel smiled shaking his head at Dean. "Apparently if we get bored we can go swimming with Anna". He laughed.
"Also if we want to get a zero"Dean replied sarcastically. Smiling Dean reached in his pocket to fish out his phone, dialing Castiel's number with ease.
Cas frowned as his phone played Bach. "That's so weird" he mumbled flipping open the phone. "Hello?"
"Hello, Vivaldi?". Dean questioned sitting down so he was side by side with Castiel.
Cas laughed turning off his phone "You tricked me!". He said playfully hitting Dean with the book in his lap. "But you got it wrong its not Vivaldi, its Bach".
Dean hummed thoughtfully before turning to face Castiel. "What if I don't want to be Bach?". He quizzed humor in his voice.
"What would you like to be?". Cas asked angling his head sideways.
"Belle and Sebastian" Dean grinned standing up to walk over towards the speakers to turn the song up louder. "At least then you have music that you can dance to!" He laughed dancing to the song. He glanced over at Cas smiling his fingers still tapping the book. "Come on Cas dance with me".
Cas frowned glaring in Dean's direction. "I don't know how to dance" He laughed shaking his head.
"That's not true, your fingers clearly know how to dance" Dean tutted walking closer to Castiel. Cas could smell the familiarity of Dean. It made him feel happy.
After a few seconds of contemplating it Cas stood up, placing the book on his seat as he walked towards Dean's voice. He could feel the warmth of Dean's body and estimated that he was standing close in front of him. As Cas began to move his body to the beat of the song he could feel his face heat up. As he turned to sit back down in embarrassment Dean grabbed the top of his shoulders, spinning him round until he was facing him again. Dean guided Cas's shoulders until he was swaying at the same time.
"See!" Dean shouted smiling at Castiel. "You're a natural, you'll be ready for the clubs in no time".
"Shut up Dean!". Cas laughed moving until he was sat on the edge of his bed.
Dean sat down next to Cas shadowing the other boys hand movements as they tapped to the song. He smiled as Cas smirked at Dean's imitation.
"Hey Cas the eclipse is tonight!" Dean remembered excitedly, turning the other boy to grin. "We should go see it together! My dad said the hills nearby are perfect to see it, I really want to go".
"Sure what time?" Cas smiled slouching down on the bed.
Dean crossed his legs on the bed, facing Castiel. "Late, it would be like 1.30".
Cas frowned contemplating what to do. His parents were so overprotective they'd never let him go out that late. His mum would probably complain that it was too dark for him to go out- even though for Cas it was always dark.
"My mum would never let me go". He sighed pushing his hands into his pockets.
Dean nodded thinking about how they could get around that situation.
"We could sneak out".
Cas sat on the cold pavement pulling his jacket tightly around his chest. It was freezing this late at night, but he didn't care. He was so excited about sneaking out with Dean. He'd never done anything like this ever before.
Tyre's screeched against the road as Dean slowed his bike next to Cas, jumping off to tap the other boy lightly on the shoulder.
"It's me Cas" He whispered, careful not be loud enough to wake anyone inside up. "Are you ready to go?". Cas nodded standing up as Dean lead him to the back of the bike. "Okay put your feet on either side of here". Dean motioned to the back of his bike. "Now hold onto my shoulder's okay?".
The grass was cold as Cas sat crossed legged facing Dean, while the other boy lay on the ground staring up at the sky.
"What's so interesting about an eclipse?" he asked, pulling pits of grass out of the ground carelessly.
Dean put his arms behind his head glancing at Castiel. "Its the moon disappearing from the sky".
Cas sighed shaking his head. Certain things he would never be able to picture.
It frustrated him that basic knowledge went over his head.
Picking up on Cas's confusion Dean, slowly he turned until he was facing the brunette.
"Imagine that i'm the moon and you're the sun okay" Dean whispered picking up Castiel's hand gently. "We are both constantly moving, but because there's nothing between us the sun's rays from you face can make it so I can be seen, get it?". Castiel nodded urging Dean to continue. "But now that there is something in our way" He whispered holding up Cas's hand until it was directly in front of both of their faces. "I am no longer lit up by your rays. I'm hidden by the you're hand".
Cas laughed dropping his hand as he nodded. "So my hand is the earth, right?".
"Exactly" Dean grinned lying back on the cool ground. "Although the moon is in the earth's shadow, it doesn't mean its not there- it just can't be seen yet."
"That's beautiful" Cas whispered closing his eyes as a light breeze caused him to shiver. He would never forget this moment.
