On their way back home Dean and Sam stop in the restaurant. Dean was feeling very odd. He just couldn't shake that dream from is mind. He was having those dreams a lot lately.
It's about Cas kissing him while he sleeps. He likes those dreams. And that's what scares him to death.
"Dean, You all right?!" asked Sam when they were almost home.
Dean woke up from his thoughts and smiled.
" Of course, Sam. I'm telling you, Cas is going to love those burgers!"
Sam rolled his eyes. Is his brother even human?!
"Yeah, whatever…"
Dean opened door to the motel room.
"Hey Cas, you wouldn't believe-" he cut himself off when he saw splinters of his vase on the ground.
"Cas?"
He looked around and gave his brother confused look.
"Cas, where are you?!"
Dean was getting hysterical now.
He and Sammy searched whole room but Cas was nowhere to be found.
"Calm down, Dean… I'm sure he just went outside.. You know? Went for a walk maybe?"
Dean gave Sam bitch face.
"Are you serious Sammy?! He wouldn't leave just like that! He would leave a note of something... And what about those splinters? How do you explain that?!"
Sam sighted.
"Look Dean, all I'm saying is that we should wait a little bit if Cas shows up before doing something stupid…"
Dean rolled his eyes.
His brother was right, as usually.
Maybe Cas forgot to leave a note or something. That kind of stuff happens.
Sam sat next to his brother while they waited for Cas to show up. Only thing that was interrupting the silence was Sam's occasional coughing.
"So, Castiel, you're saying you won't tell us where the tablet is, right?!"
Ex- angel spat blood from his mouth.
Crowley can be cruel bitch.
"No."
Cas didn't even know where he was.
The only thing he knew that Crowley kidnaped him here and apparently wants Tablet back.
He's sitting in the dark room, tied up to chair. He has his hands and legs are painfully tied up, too. Crowley is looking at him, playing with his knife.
"Castiel, Castiel. I always thought our cooperation was flawless. We both knew what we wanted, and we both received it. No misunderstanding and no problems…" He pause as he held knife closer to him, "Why ruin something what works so well?!"
"You know very well why I agreed to cooperate with you, Crowley…"
Man chucked.
"Yeah…. I remember. To protect your favorite human pets – my biggest pains in the ass… I just don't understand. They're just humans. Did it really matter to you that much if would Raphael killed them or not?"
Castiel's eyes widened, but he didn't say anything.
Crowley was standing above him now, holding knife against angel's throat.
"Tell, me Castiel, how does it feel to be human?! I can't imagine how much it must suck. You were the most powerful creature – you were a baddass angel with huge power… But now? Who ripped out your wings? I suppose Naomi sent your brothers, am I right?... Right now, you're just the shitty human and you have nothing left…"
"You're wrong, Crowley, I have Dean…" Cas breathed.
Crowley laughed.
"Dean, Dean Dean... I'm tired of Dean… If it helps you concentrate, I'm letting you know that as soon I'm done with you he'll be next… I believe we have some – unsolved business…"
Cas roared.
Crowley just laughed again.
"Temper, temper... Can we just cut this crap so you can tell me where the tablet is…" Crowley smiled.
Cas felt his eyes watering.
"Never"
Crowley's smile fade away.
"Man, I'm telling you we gotta do something…"
Dean was getting impatient.
It's been almost two hours. Cas didn't show up.
"What do you want to do, Dean?!" Sam asked irritated.
He has been answering Dean's questions about Cas each five minutes.
"What if somebody kidnapped him? He still knows where the Tabet is, right?"
Sam nodded.
"Yeah, that's possible… But I don't understand, even if that was true, what are we going to do?"
Dean thought about this for a minute.
"We should call different angel, someone who would help us."
"Yeah… Because we have tons of angel just waiting for us to call them…"
Dean gave Sam look.
"Come on, it should work… What about Balthazar? He may know how to help us…"
Sam raised his hands up in defeat.
"Do what you want, bro…"
Dean didn't hesitate for a minute.
"Balthazar? We need you over here... Could you please come?"
Dean looked around.
The room as empty.
"Told you, Dean. Not gonna wo-"
"Dean! What a lovely surprise!"
"Balthazar!" Dean breathed.
"Thank God, you showed up…"
Balthazar nodded. "It's okay Dean… No big Dean… What do you need?"
Hunter took a deep breath exchanging looks with Sam.
"We can't find Cas anywhere…"
Balthazar's eyes softened.
"Yeah….I heard what happened to him month ago… So sorry about that… What do you mean you can't find him?"
"Well, we went investigate and when we came back, Cas just disappeared… All of the sudden.. So, we were wondering if you could help us… We're- I'm worried about him…"
Balthazar nodded, understanding Dean's point.
"Sure… I'll be there in the minute…" He said and disappeared.
"See Sam? He'll help us…"
Sam stood up and came closer to his brother caressing his shoulder.
"Yeah Dean… Don't worry man… I'm sure Cas is all right…"
"How can you know that?"
"I-"
Balthazar suddenly appeared again.
"Bad news boys…"
Dean felt his heart stop.
"Where is he?"
"Crowley kidnapped him… He probably wants to know where the tablet is…"
Dean almost fell.
"Is he alive?" Dean asked
Balthazar nodded.
"Yeah, he is…"
"Okay, we – we need to go and help him right now… Could take us there, Balthazar?"
"I can, but just one of you…"
"I'll go…" Dean answered before Sam could say anything else.
"Okay then…" Sam assured his brother and gave him look.
Bathazar stepped forward.
"AAAAAAAAAAAh!" Angel screamed.
Who would have thought that having deep cuts all over your body hurts that much?!
"I – CAN – KEEP – DOING – THIS – WHOLE – NIGHT- CASTIEL!" Crowley screamed.
"AAAAAAAAAAh! Crowley please, stop.. STOOOOOP!"
"Not unless you tell me what I want, my dear" he whispered and buried knife inside Castiel's thigh once again.
…
Dean heard familiar scream. Balthazar teleported him to some dark, old basement.
"Go left, you'll find him… I'll take care of another demons guarding them…"
Dean nodded "Thank you Balthazar…"
Angel smiled.
"Just go and save my brother, Dean"
The door is locked. He would have to kick it.
"BAAAAM!"
The door fell to the ground.
"Winchester, what a nice surprise…" Crowley welcomed.
When was Dean finally able to see though dust, he was horrified. He saw his Cas covered in blood and cuts and Crowley, standing next to him.
"Dean?"
When hunter heard that tiny little voice of his friend his broke into million pieces.
"Let him go, Crowley…"
"I'm insulted, Dean. I thought you would know me better by now…"
Suddenly, Dean was presses against the wall, not able to catch breath.
Crowley laughed again.
"Castiel, Castiel… Is he really worth it? Is he worth falling, Castiel? And really kiss him while he's asleep?! What did you think?"
Dean's eyes widened.
No. This can't be. Crowley is surely lying.
Cas tried to cut Crowley off, but didn't let him.
"It's good to have you here Winchester…" Crolwey turned his head to him.
"It's good thing you can see this…"
Crowley buried knife inside deep inside Cas's arm as he heard his friend's loud scream.
Dean was shaking with himself, trying to break free and help Cas.
No.
There's no way Crowley is going to torture Cas any more. Fucking Crowley. He can't break free.
Dean dares to look at Cas. His beautiful Cas.
"I'm so sorry, Cas…" he whispered so only Cas could hear him.
His angel smiled. He heard.
"It's okay Dean… Don't worry…" he whispered back.
The both dare to look at each other once more.
Suddenly, Dean hear another Cas's scream. And then another.
No, Crowley is not going to hurt Cas anymore.
THAT FUCKING SON A BITCH WILL REGRET HE EVER LAID HIS FINGER ON HIS ANGEL!
HE WILL REGRET THE DAY HE WAS BORN!
Dean doesn't know how, but he feel strange energy inside him. It feels good. He doesn't feel Crowley's power pressing his into wall anymore. He feels strange. His insides feel like they're in fire but he doesn't care. Suddenly everything is brighter.
He opens his eyes just to see Cas and Crowley try to look at him, but they can't because of that light. He doesn't understand why. Why is there suddenly so much light?
Then it hit him.
He's the light in that room.
He doesn't hesitate. He walks right past Cas, graps Crowley by his collar. There's nothing more than anger rising inside of him and the only thing is want is to kill Crowley. The next thing he notices is even brighter light and Crowley's scream before his vessel falls to the ground.
When he turn to Cas he sees that Cas is scared as hell.
Why?
He doesn't understand what's happening, either, but it was still him.
He won't scare Cas.
He needs to let him know it's still him.
Suddenly the light is gone and it's just him and Cas again.
"Cas, buddy…" he whispers and comes closer.
"D- Dean? Is it you?"
"Yeah, he answers and caresses his cheek.
He doesn't know how, but suddenly, Cas is clean and without any cut.
Did he do that?
Cas just smiles at him.
"I knew, It would be you, Dean. The 5th Archangel."
TBC