Even though they had been leaving Castiel and Gabriel home alone during the days while they worked, the Winchesters couldn't help themselves from feeling bad about them constantly being on their own. Dean really didn't want them venturing out all the time on their own, just in case anything were to happen to them, but he knew it was probably lonely for them to always have to be trapped in a place since that was how they started out in the first place. He wondered how long they were even conscious in the laboratory before they ended up with the Winchesters.
The brothers talked it over when they were at work and decided that it would be better off if they helped the androids find more places near home where they could be able to find a way to entertain themselves without a real risk of putting themselves in danger. On their day off, Sam and Dean took them down to the recreational center, also used for Hunter training. The brothers walked the androids around the center to show them what was in some of the different zones. There was a zone for cardio training, one for muscle training, and a water zone with pools, diving boards, and platforms. Gabriel grinned when he saw these, so planning on jumping off of them the moment he had a chance.
"Sam, where are you going first?" Dean asked, trying to figure out what he felt he needed to do.
"I'm going to the cardio zone. Later we can take them to swim." Sam replied, motioning for Gabriel to follow him. "Fine, we'll be in strength training and we'll meet up." Dean stated as he led Castiel to one of the first zones.
"What will you be doing in the strength room?" Castiel asked curiously.
"Just my normal quick routine. I don't really care too much about coming here but it keeps Sam quiet about me eating what I want. Afterwards we'll take you and Gabriel swimming." He stated before that brought up a very good point in his mind. Did they sink or would they just float?
Castiel nodded slowly at that. "Don't worry about moving too fast. I wouldn't want for you to strain yourself. I will be alright with waiting."
"Don't worry about it, I don't wanna be in here for a super long time anyways." Dean stated as they got to the zone.
"So are you good?" He glancing back at Castiel as they passed a few bench presses and other machines.
Castiel nodded slowly, looking at all of the different machines that everyone was working on. His azure eyes were filled with complete interest and wonder, since he had never seen anything like these in his life. "Don't worry about me, it will be alright."
"You've really never been to a gym before?" Dean asked before realizing that it didn't really serve much of a purpose for them. Castiel shook his head, running his fingers over the smooth metal of some of the equipment.
"We've never had occasion." He said softly as he admired all the different colorings of the free weights.
"Yeah, I don't see why you would. Well, entertain yourself for a bit and if you have any questions, come ask me." Dean replied, patting his back before he made his way to the other end of the room for some weight training.
When Dean was finished with his time in the lifting room and began to take his leave, he furrowed his eyebrows when he realized that Castiel was no longer in there. He looked around quickly, trying to see if maybe he was back in the room and had simply been overlooked, but there was no nerdy little android waiting for him there. He searched around in all of the work out rooms but to no avail.
He eventually found Sam on the track but quickly noticed that there was no tiny and loud angel beside him, or anywhere in the track room that he could see from the balcony wrapping around the entire track. After slowly moving around the tip to make sure that there wasn't any sign of Gabriel or Castiel, the Hunter cursed and ran down the stairs.
"Sam!" He yelled out, waving his hand to get his attention.
Sam quickly stopped running, pulling his ear bud out when he finally noticed him in his peripheral vision. "What's going on, Dean?"
"Where's Gabriel? Have you seen Cas?" Sam furrowed his eyebrows at that and began looking around the room for the light haired android. "Gabe was just here...I thought Cas was with you."
"Well he obviously isn't with me if I'm looking for him." Dean snapped before turning and looking around. He took off out of the running zone, looking around quickly for the projects. "Cas!" He called out, searching the different zones and not seeing either of them.
"Is there a problem, Winchester?" Dean glanced back, noticing Captain Henricksen for the first time.
"Um, nothing I can't handle, but if you see either of these two guys let me know. One's about five foot eight, amber eyes, kind of...golden light brown hair? He's kind of a snarky dude, you can't miss him if you see him. The other one is about five eleven-ish, dark almost black hair, bright blue eyes. He's super quiet so you probably wouldn't notice him too much. Just let me know ASAP if you do." Dean quickly explained before he took off to go back on his hunt for the androids. He almost wondered if he should just start keeping them on a leash so that they stopped wandering off like this.
"Castiel!" He yelled out as he entered the main hall. He looked around quickly, feeling his heart starting to pick up speed when he didn't see any sign of the two.
Could they have gone outside? No, there would be no reason since they charged all night. Unless someone took them out? What if someone actually abducted them? He cursed under his breath, hating that he didn't have his gun on him right now. He could feel his chest tightening at the thought of someone hurting Castiel to get information out of him. Did he have enough time for someone to check the outside surveillance tapes to see if there had been anyone shady hanging around out here? No, if he didn't find them in the next half an hour, that would be the step that he would have to take next.
He quickly turned around, asking everyone in the lobby that he could if they had seen either of them. Getting only 'No, but I'll keep a look out' or a shake of a head as responses, that gave Dean a hint that made him both hopeful and on edge. If no one in the lobby had seen them, then that meant that they hadn't been out and about in the long stretch of a room recently. They could either be in a different room, or they were outside. He was almost ready to start calling in some patrol cars and giving them the androids' descriptions but needed to believe in the small chance that maybe this time they didn't wander off so far. He took off down the other end of the lobby, looking around for them.
"Higher, Gabe!" He stopped dead in his tracks, his shoes skidding on the floor slightly and making a slight screeching noise as he slid. He looked around quickly before seeing an open door and running inside only to come face to face with a young blonde woman in the obstacle course zone. The woman grinned at Dean, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Hey, Dean. Long time no see." She greeted before she quickly noticed how tense he looked. "What's up?"
"Jo, were you the one who called out for Gabe?" He questioned her quickly, needing to know right away.
"Wow, no 'hello, how's it going' or anything? But yeah, I did say that name. Why?" "Well, where is he?" Jo crooked an eyebrow at his impatience before she jutted her thumb back to point over her shoulder. Dean quickly looked over before his eyes widened slightly.
Oh, dear God, you have got to be kidding.
Sure enough, scaling the wall at the end of the course was Gabriel and Castiel. Gabriel was at the top of the twenty foot wall, kicking his legs back and forth as he watched Castiel climb. Dean felt so much relief now that he knew they were perfectly fine before it was quickly replaced with anger. They were here the whole time and they didn't even bother to tell anyone?!
"Castiel!" He yelled up, moving alongside the obstacle course so that he could get to where he was climbing. Castiel gripped the wall tighter to make sure he was secure before looking down at Dean.
"Yes, Dean?"
"You better hope that you can finish climbing that wall pretty fucking fast, because the second you get done I want your ass back down here."
"Dean, I do not understand how that is physically possible. Even if I were to let go, it would not take the same second from when I let go to hit the ground." Dean had to stop for a second, his hand resting over his mouth for a second so he didn't yell at him then and there. He sighed in frustration, moving to cross his arms over his chest after he took the second to cool down a little.
"You know what I mean, Cas." Gabriel snickered as he watched Castiel start climbing again, shaking his head. "I wouldn't be laughing either, Gabriel. You're in trouble when Sam finds you too."
"Okay, mom." Gabriel smiled wider, shrugging his shoulders. This was so much fun anyways, so he didn't really mind being punished. What was the worst they could do? Make him stay in the house?
"Don't even start with me." Dean stated, not in the mood to deal with his teasing. The moment Castiel was back on the ground, having used the rope net on the other side of the wall to get down, he stood in front of Dean.
"Is everything alright?" He asked softly, just wanting for the human to be okay. He didn't think that he would stress him out that much if they went exploring a little.
"No, Cas, everything is not alright. I look away for a few minutes and next thing I know, you're gone! You can't do that to me, you understand me? I'm not saying that you can't go off and explore, but if you're gonna go somewhere else, you're gonna damn well tell me when you go somewhere. I swear to God, it's like raising three year old."
Castiel furrowed his eyebrows, not liking how tense Dean looked. "Are you upset?"
"Of course I'm upset Castiel! You know what I thought? I thought some freak led you outside, because with my luck you would run off with some sick fuck, and that he kidnapped you! What else am I supposed to think?! I was yelling your name and looking everywhere and I got absolutely nothing. I swear to God, you and your brother are the poster children of ADD and ADHD and I should have known better than to just leave you in one place and expect you to sit still!"
"So you were worried then?" A small smile appeared on Castiel's lips as he watched him curiously.
"Of course I was worried, Cas. If you were taken, I don't know what I'd do. I mean, the executives would have my ass if someone went and fucked you up." Castiel's smile faded at the last part, thinking that maybe Dean liked having him around. That seemed to be a mistake, if that last sentence was anything to go by. It actually made him feel a little upset since he had grown to like Dean more than he should like a friend during the time that he had been spending with him. He wished that he could find a way to get Dean to like him, not wanting him to stay angry at him.
"Oh...Well, I'm sorry, Dean." He said softly, unable to stop himself from looking crestfallen.
"Dean, they're in one piece, it'll be okay." Dean jumped at Sam's sudden appearance, scowling up at his younger brother. While on his search, Sam had been drawn to the sound of Dean yelling and was now watching Gabriel climb down from the wall.
"So we're not in trouble?" Gabriel asked with a wide smile as he went Castiel's side.
"No, you're not allowed to eat anything for a week, Gabriel. Not even candy." Sam stated, knowing that's where it would hit him most. If he took anything else away, Gabriel would just shrug and go along with it. His thoughts seemed to be correct since Gabriel scoffed slightly, his jaw dropping.
"You can't be serious, Sam! I need to eat!" "No, Gabriel, you don't need to eat. You just enjoy it." Sam corrected him, smiling at the success of his plan.
"Am I grounded?" Castiel asked curiously, looking between Sam and Gabriel for a moment before looking back at Dean.
"Hell yeah you're gonna be grounded, Castiel. I'm taking your fucking books away." Dean stated, seeing his face fall.
"What am I supposed to do when you two are gone?"
"You can sit in a corner all day for all I know." Dean replied, thinking that he would figure something out on his own. Then again, this was Castiel and he made a habit of taking everything literally. Castiel frowned at that, cocking his head as he tried to think of something he could do instead of reading while Sam and Dean worked.
"So is the whole motherly situation over?" Jo asked as she moved closer to the four, seeing that Dean was no longer yelling his head off at the android.
"Motherly situation?" Sam asked, raising his eyebrows.
"Yeah, Dean sounds just like my mom did when I was little." She snickered, shaking her head. Dean rolled his eyes and shook his head.
"Well when they stop running off, I won't have to babysit them anymore." He pointed out, still in a bit of a foul mood. At least knowing that Castiel was safe and in one piece made him feel more at ease.
"Then why don't you stick a GPS in them?" Jo asked, arching her eyebrow slightly. "They've got lives of their own too, Dean. Well, technically. What do you expect from them? That they're just gonna sit and stare at you all day? Or be completely content with doing nothing while you're gone? You need to remember that these aren't the stiffs you're used to spending time with at your work." She stated before looking at Cas and Gabriel. "Ready for the next part?" She asked with a wide smile.
Sam and Dean watched from below as Castiel and Gabriel hung on the high bars, making their way across them little by little. Sam had to commend them for their upper body strength but then wondered if they gained any or if they were just created that way. "Gabriel what are you doing?" Dean's voice took him out of his thoughts and he glanced up at the androids before his eyes widened. Gabriel decided to take it upon himself to start hanging upside down, not even holding onto the rails to make sure his hands could keep his legs steady. To make it worse, he began swinging back and forth, keeping the bar tucked under his knees.
"Gabriel, be careful!" Sam called up to him, not wanting him to fall and break something. Could they even really break a bone? Well, he sure as hell had no desire to find out if they could.
"I'm always careful!" Gabriel grinned down at him, letting his arms hang by his head. Sam could definitely beg to differ on that. "Just go facing upwards again!"
"Nope." He replied, smiling wider as he lifted one leg so he was dangling by one knee.
"Gabriel!" Sam exclaimed, quickly moving to the padded area under the bars.
"Relax, I'm not gonna fall!" He snickered, beginning to swing again. "Why? Would you catch me if I fell?" Sam realized that maybe he should just let Gabriel fall, since this could teach him not to be so reckless. His conscience wouldn't allow him to do that though... Before he could speak up, what he feared did have to happen and Gabriel slipped, falling off of the bars. Sam quickly followed where he was falling, holding his arms out to him before Gabriel landed in them. His knees buckled at the sudden weight and the momentum of Gabriel falling sent them backwards and into a tangled mess on the ground.
"Well that could've gone a little more smoothly." Gabriel snorted, going to climb off of him but was stopped by Sam's tight grip around him. "You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just caught me off guard a little." Sam mumbled.
Dean shook his head as he watched him before glancing up at Castiel to see that he was looking between him and the other two on the ground. "Castiel, I swear to God, if you even try it..." He left the threat unfinished, crossing his arms over his chest. What would he even do? He couldn't let him fall, he could hurt himself. He frowned up at Castiel, making sure that he would finish the obstacle, unlike Gabriel. Castiel thankfully did listen for once and climbed down more before dropping when he was only a few feet off the ground.
"I'm sorry for vanishing." Castiel said softly as he went to Dean's side, resting his hands at his sides.
Dean thought about what Jo had said and shook his head."Don't apologize. Just be more careful next time. I'm not saying you gotta follow me every second, but when you go somewhere you need to tell me where you're going. No more running off, Cas." Castiel nodded slowly at that, smiling a bit at him.
"I will keep that in mind for next time."
"I sure hope so." Dean mumbled as Gabriel and Sam got up.
"Do you guys like coming here? We can get you passes so you can do stuff when we're working." "That would be nice." Castiel nodded, enjoying this place. There were so many different things here that he and Gabriel could use to entertain themselves with when they couldn't be with their humans. "
We can get it programmed into your wristbands and it will just take a second." Sam suggested, motioning for the androids to follow them back to the lobby.
"So it looks like you found them." Dean looked over at Victor, nodding and sighing.
"These jackasses were over in the obstacle course with Jo Harvelle." He stated, motioning back to the two with his thumb. Victor nodded as he got a good look at the two new androids for the first time.
"And they're fully functional?"
"Most of the time. It seems to really all depend on the day." He stated, wondering if they had a few wiring errors in their head most of the time. "I resent that statement." Gabriel snickered, not really caring either way on what he was saying.
"That one there has proved to me that it's possible for androids to have ADHD." Sam smiled at Dean's comment, really agreeing with it.
"Sir, there are new leads on the Mason case. We need for you to assess them as soon as possible." Castiel cocked his head when a delicate looking red head stood beside the strange man Dean was talking to. She glanced over at him, looking down to his wrist band before looking back up at him. "You're new." She said softly, more to herself than him.
"Yeah, they're new prototypes, Anna." Sam answered her, seeing the way that she was studying Castiel and Gabriel. "Anna's part of the Grace program. She helps out with telling us our new cases and if anything new comes up. She keeps us updated." "
Think of it as a sort of a police police scanner." Dean stated, causing Anna's eyebrows to furrow a little as she watched him.
"Thanks, Dean. I like to think that I'm a little more advanced than that." She retorted, crossing her arms over her chest as she stared at him. Her dark eyes soon flashed before she looked back at Henricksen.
"There's another eyewitness for the Mason case."
"It's a good comparison." Dean replied with a shrug as Henricksen nodded to her. "Alright, we're going to head off. Call us if you need anything."
"I thought we were going to go swimming." Castiel said softly. "Yeah, there's an actual water park not too far away and we're going there."
"Even though we vanished?" Gabriel asked with a grin.
"Yeah, if you try vanishing at this place, you're sitting at the lab while we're at work until they control your ADHD." Dean stated as they headed back to the Impala.
When they got to the water park, it thankfully wasn't too busy. Gabriel grinned as he rested his hands on the window, pressing to the glass so that he could see all of the big and colorful slides. When they were able to get in and changed, Gabriel bounced impatiently on his feet while they got lockers and put their clothes in. "C'mon! Let's go!" He grinned, leading the way to one of the bigger slides. He grabbed a double tube, wanting to ride down with Sam.
"Do you want to go, Cas?" Dean asked, earning a nod. "Yes, I'd like that." He replied, helping Dean grab a double tube. It was a quick trip up a winding staircase to get to the top, Gabriel stepping in front of the tube so it didn't go.
"Got it Sam?" He asked, glancing back. Sam nodded, climbing in beside him and moving his long legs on either side of him. Gabriel smiled widely as he leaned back against his chest and pushed off, sending them flying down the dark tube. Castiel smiled as he heard Gabriel laughing and cheering, happy that he was having such a great time.
"Ready, Cas?" Dean asked, setting the tube on the top of the slide and keeping it from going down by standing in one of the holes. Castiel nodded, doing what Gabriel did and moving to sit in the front hole. "Like this?" He asked curiously.
"That's right." Dean replied, having Castiel hold the opening so he could sit before he told him it was safe to let go. Dean pushed off and they were encased in darkness, taking quick turns and spins. Castiel gripped the handles of the tube a bit tighter as they sped down, trying not to lean too much so they wouldn't fall over. When they got to the bottom,the force of hitting the pool tipped them over. Castiel stayed under for a bit before he resurfaced, looking back as Dean got the tube out of the water.
"Cas, C'mon, you can't stay in there. If you wanna go swimming then I'll take you to one of the pools." Dean replied, climbing out before he held his hand out to him. He looked around, seeing that Sam and Gabriel were long gone.
"There are pools here?" Castiel asked, cocking his head as he moved over to him and used his help to get out of the water.
"Yes, Cas, there are pools. Do you want to go down to the pools first or do you want to go down more slides?" "More slides." He replied, looking around at all of the big, curvy slides.
When Gabriel and Sam split off from Castiel and Dean, Gabriel dragged Sam down onto the different slides with him, wanting to try out all of the ways to go down. One time he tried to see if the could loop the tube around the slide, but that ended with him and Sam rolling down with a tangled mess. Not that Gabriel minded at all in the slightest. He laughed when they lay at the bottom, Sam on top of him and their legs tangled. "Wow, Sam. You really know how to make me feel special." He smirked up at him, raising his eyebrows.
"This is all your fault." Sam replied, shaking his head as he got to his feet and helped him up. The smile on his face only grew as he watched Gabriel shake the water out of his hair.
"What can I say? It's fun." He grinned, taking Sam's hand and grabbing the raft as he looked around for what to do next.
"Let's go to the wave pool." He grinned at him before leading the way.
"Listen, Gabriel, I need to talk to you." He started, thing to think of how to do this. He couldn't help the attraction that he had beginning to feel towards Gabriel in the few weeks that they had been living together, not really minding that Gabriel technically wasn't even a human. It wasn't that strange, since so many people did it, so he didn't mind being so attracted to the android's personality and looks. While sometimes he could be so aggravating, other times he found himself constantly smiling and finding himself watching the android to see what he would do next.
"I'm listening."
"So we've been spending a lot of time together lately..." He started before Gabriel piped up and cut him off.
"Yeah, you're fun to hang around. You're interesting and kind of funny sometimes." He grinned as Sam shook his head.
"Okay, well I was wondering if maybe some time if you aren't busy..."
"I'm never busy." Gabriel smiled up at him as they followed the path. Sam sighed in frustration at his constant interruptions, turning so he could grab Gabriel by the shoulders and press their lips together. Gabriel grinned against his mouth, slowly moving his arms around his neck and pulling him closer to his body. Sam was actually surprised by how soft and warm his mouth was, actually feeling like it was a perfectly normal kiss.
"As I was saying," he started as he pulled away from the kiss. "when you aren't busy, if you would want to go out with me." Gabriel grinned at that, running his fingers through his hair.
"I don't see why not. It could be fun." He said with a small shrug. Sam nodded, taking one of the handles again for the tube to help him carry it to the large wave pool.
"So someone was saying that this place is different at night time. Are you fine with staying and seeing it?"
"Why? What happens at night?" Gabriel asked, raising his eyebrows.
"It becomes a night club." Sam wasn't sure how exactly that happened but apparently it was super popular.
"How does it become a night club?" Gabriel asked with a laugh.
"That's what we are going to find out." "Sounds good." Gabriel grinned at him and was actually excited to see how this was going to turn out.
Before the sun could go down, set up of the night club began. The large wave pool was covered with a thick and layered plexiglass cover that turned it into a fully functioning light up dance floor. The stereo system was quickly set up, along with all of the different bars. Each attendee had to wear a special band around their wrist that would track their alcohol levels. When the person was sober, it was clear, and as it read off their number and increased, it would slowly turn red when they were intoxicated. At that point, they would be blocked from going near any of the water slides since they would only become a danger to themselves and those around them. By nine, the club was busy and music blasted as people danced to the beat.
The Winchesters and androids had gotten dressed again long ago and wandered around the club to get a feel for it. Sam discovered that alcohol did actually have an effect on androids, watching as Gabriel's wristband began slowly turning red. While it took much more alcohol than it would require for a human, it did appear to be working on him.
Gabriel bounced on his feet to the beat of the music, humming along with it before turning to Sam and grinning. "Come dance with me." He beamed at him, taking his hand and quickly leading him to the floor. Sam shook his head, smiling widely as Gabriel moved his arms around him and began dancing. He rested his hands on his hips to keep him close, moving with him to the beat.
Dean shook his head as he watched them, taking a swig of his beer. Castiel was taking his time with drinking, looking around at all of the people and the occasional android. He soon saw a flash on blonde hair and a black jacket, cocking his head as he headed over.
"Balthazar?" He asked curiously, wanting to make sure it was him. The blonde turned around, drinks in hand and smiled widely at him.
"Cassie." He greeted, nodding to him. "What are you doing here?" "My owner and I usually come out here whenever we get the chance." He replied.
"So your owner is here?" Castiel looked around, trying to find anyone who looked like they could be owning him.
"She isn't here yet, but she'll be here soon. She wanted me to come ahead and get the drinks first." He shrugged before grinning. "Where's your owner?"
"Over there." He nodded to where Dean was watching them afar.
"Well, isn't he an attractive one? Please tell me that you have at least ridden that rodeo." Castiel furrowed his eyebrows.
"I don't understand, I haven't been near a rodeo." Balthazar groaned at that, seeing this one was a little behind on his innuendos.
"Sex, Castiel. Have you slept with him?" He asked slowly. Castiel's eyes widened, causing Balthazar's smile to widen. Looks like something finally clicked in that electronic brain of his.
"No, of course not." He said quickly as he looked away from him.
"Mm, so you want him to sleep with you." Balthazar pointed out before he smirked and winked at him. "I can help you with that."
"How...?" He asked curiously, trusting that Balthazar could know of a really good way to get Dean's attention, since he was a lover unit.
"Oh, like this." Balthazar set the drinks down for a moment, before brushing the back of his fingers across his jaw. "Play along and he'll be all yours in just a moment." He added before leaning forwards and brushing their lips together.
Castiel furrowed his eyebrows, not understanding how exactly this was supposed to be helping him. Next thing he knew, there was a hand around his wrist and he was being pulled away from Balthazar. Dean pulled Castiel through the crowd, until they were somewhere more secluded.
"Dean?" Castiel asked, really not understanding what was going right about now with him.
"What the hell, Cas? So you're going to start making out with random guys at fucking nightclubs now, of all fucking places, for fun?" Dean snapped, unable to believe that this was happening now.
"He isn't a random guy...He is my friend..."
"Yeah, a friend who wants to bang you!" He exclaimed, shaking his head. "I can't believe this Castiel, there must be faulty wiring in your programing or something since you're just running off, making out with random people, and who knows what else?"
Castiel looked hurt at that, not knowing why he had to say something like him being faulty...He didn't believe there was anything wrong with him. Was there something messed up with his system? "Dean, I am not faulty. The only thing I am doing is trying to figure out why you are so angry at me so often. I try to do my best, but it still feels like sometimes we are close and then other times you really do not like me." Dean had to pause and just stare at Castiel.
"You really don't think I like you?"
"I don't know what to think, Dean. When it gets like this, it feels like you don't really like me at all." Dean groaned in frustration, shaking his head.
"That's not it, Castiel. If I get angry, it's because you just take off and I don't know where you are. Do you want me to feel happy when there's a chance of you ending up on some black market?"
"No...I understand that you get worried, and I'm sorry for worrying you." He said softly.
Dean sighed, resting his hands on Castiel's cheeks. "Cas, I don't hate you. Yes, you're frustrating, you're nerdy, you're naive, but I don't hate you." He mumbled before shaking his head and looking away from him as he tried to figure out what he was supposed to do now. He wanted to just say that the protectiveness was simply because Castiel was an expensive prototype that would cost Dean the rest of his life if anything were to happen to him. He wanted to just say that he was just doing his job and helping the prototype learn about the word. He couldn't help himself as they spent more time together, because with every single new thing that he would watch Castiel learn, he found himself becoming more and more protective of the prototype. He wasn't sure if he was going to be able to let him go once the experiment was finished, so in his mind, the way they had been kept it so that he wouldn't be so hurt when it came time for him to leave. Seeing that he had been hurting Castiel though made him realize that he didn't want to push him away. He didn't want Castiel to end up with anyone else and he didn't want him to end up alone. He quickly kissed Castiel's lips before he pulled away and let him go.
It looks like Balthazar really knew how to make things happen, albeit at a slow pace going by Dean's actions. Castiel stared at Dean, trying to think of how to respond to that.
"Are you still angry at me?" Dean groaned and shook his hand, taking his hand before he led him back to where everyone was dancing.
Castiel looked around for Balthazar so he could at least attempt to thank him for the assistance that he had given him. He didn't think he would be able to actually get close enough to him to actually communicate with him, if Dean's grip on his wrist was anything to go by. He soon spotted the love bot, his arm around a young brunette woman as they laughed about something. He kissed her temple gently, rubbing her side as they drank. He glanced up at Castiel and grinned at him before winking. Castiel smiled back at little at him, mentally thanking him for kissing him so that he could learn if Dean really disliked him or not. Dean glanced over to where Castiel was looking and narrowed his eyes a little, giving the blonde a silent death threat for if he ever tried to kiss Castiel ever again. Balthazar grinned at Dean, giving him a small wave before heading off with his girl.
"You don't look too happy, Winchester. Then again, from what I've seen, you never look too happy." Dean groaned at the voice, turning to see a shorter dark haired man in a well tailored suit.
"Never would've taken you for someone that comes here, Crowley." He stated, raising an eyebrow. Castiel looked between the two slowly, wondering if this was a work related thing.
"I go wherever I'm needed." The man stated, shrugging his shoulders and circling the contents of his glass as he stared at the alcohol in it. "Much like you, if you wanna think that way."
"No, I'm nothing like you." Dean rolled his eyes.
"Don't you have anything better to do beside bothering me?"
"Oh please, don't be so dramatic. I get enough of you in the city anyways. You and your giraffe of a brother." He scrunched his face up a little in distaste before noticing Castiel for the first time. "And who is this?"
"This is Castiel." Dean mumbled, not even really wanting to introduce them.
"This is Crowley. Probably the only time you'll see him, so it won't matter." That only caused Crowley to shake his head.
"Manners, Winchester. That thick skull of yours has to have retained some sort of memory of having them." Crowley stated before looking this Castiel over. "So you're into doe-eyed things now. Not bad." He stated before grabbing Castiel's hand and turning his wrist to look at the Angel band.
When Castiel went to jerk away, Crowley just tucked it back and crooked a finger under the band. "Relax, Bambi, I'm only taking a peek. No code though. So he's a custom?" Dean furrowed his eyebrows at that, never realizing that before. Castiel didn't have a code on his band? Then again, maybe it was because he was a special prototype. "He's well made at least. Plush. You'd get a lot of money for someone like him." He pointed out and that's when Dean decided that the conversation was done.
"Don't even think about it. I'm not even going to reply to that. But you tell anyone about Cas, or bring up how he could be worth a sum of money to me and I'll knock your lights out." He stated as he took Castiel's hand and led him away from the man. Far away.
"Who was he?" Castiel asked curiously.
"If you ever see him and I'm not around, avoid him. We use him for information every now and again but other than that, he's just a shady guy. He's the kind who would sell you to the highest bidder for his own sick fun." He replied before looking around for Sam and Gabriel.
He spotted Sam yards away sitting against a wall with Gabriel curled up with his head on his lap. "Fantastic." He mumbled, leading Castiel over to them. "Sam, please don't tell me you're drunk." He mumbled, needing at least one other sane person fully conscious until they got home.
Sam shrugged, holding up his wrist with the alcohol band on it. The light red coloring caused him to sigh in relief as he looked at Gabriel's glowing red one. "Did he pass out?"
"No." Gabriel mumbled, yawning as he kept his eyes closed.
"Okay, we're going home. Sam, grab him and we'll carry him out." Dean mumbled, shaking his head a little.
"C'mon Gabe, sit up."
"No." Gabriel replied, needing a little push before Sam was able to get up and lift him so they could get to the car. Seeing how intoxicated Gabriel had gotten made Dean wonder if androids could get hangovers. It'd serve Gabriel right, and it'd be interesting to see anyways. Sam took back seat in the car while Gabriel passed out on his lap, Castiel taking shotgun and taking Dean's hand while the human kept one on top of the wheel.
"Thank you for taking us." Castiel said softly as he gently squeezed it. He was completely content with how this day turned out since he no knew that he was able to kiss Dean whenever he wanted.