Dean suddenly wasn't the only one red in the face: his Robin was, too.
It took Balthazar and Anna only a second to realize what was going on.
"Oh, yeah! I forgot you two know each other!" Balthazar smacked Dean's shoulder. "It's been so long, I can't believe you remember Cassy!"
"That's his name?" Dean asked stupidly.
Robin stared at Dean. "You really don't remember me?"
Dean shrugged, desperately hoping he could sink into the floor. "All I can't remember is your name…"
Before anyone was able to respond, someone looped their arm around Dean's.
"Hey, baby," a voice cooed in his ear. "You'd better get to class or you'll be late."
Dean glanced at the face that was perched on his shoulder. "Lisa, what are you doing here? You graduated last year."
"I know, but I was dropping the girls off and I wanted to see my Boo."
"Boo?" Balthazar chuckled.
"I'll walk you to your class," Lisa offered, ignoring Balthazar. "Let's leave these religious freaks to themselves."
She started pulling Dean away as Anna started hollering at her.
"Religious freaks?! You bitch! It's not our fault we were all named after angels!" Anna would have followed the couple down the hall if Robin and Balthazar hadn't held her back.
"Dean, you never talk to those people. Why were you talking to those people?" Lisa asked.
"Because I can talk to whoever I want to, Lisa. It's a free country." Dean was starting to get annoyed with how protective Lisa was over him. Ever since middle school, they had had an "on-again, off-again" relationship, where they were currently in the 'on' stage. "So, are Madison and Sarah excited for junior year?"
Lisa grinned at the new subject. "My girls are so happy to be almost done with high school. What about Sam? Is he happy to start?"
Dean shrugged. He hadn't seen his brother since they arrived at the school. "He's probably hoping to have some classes with that cute blonde."
"Oh, the one that he was crushing on over the summer?" Lisa squealed. "Oh my goodness, they'd be so cute together!"
A quick thank you was sent up to the heavens as Dean and Lisa reached his first class. "Well, I've got to get to the learning, and you probably have somewhere else you can spend your time. Bye."
Lisa waggled her fingers at him. "You wanna hang out after school?"
"I promised I'd hang out with Sam. I'll see you sometime, Lisa."
Dean quickly took his seat just as the bell rang.
"Well, that girlfriend of yours is a character," the deep voice from earlier sounded from the seat behind Dean. It was Robin. "Hi, Dean. I'm Castiel."
"Cas," Dean grinned. "Why couldn't I think of that?"
Castiel shrugged. "Castiel is sort of a hard name to remember. But at least you do remember me. Oh, and about the shirt? Anna told me my Batman still lived in Lawrence. So I was hoping to run into him sometime today." He leaned in closer to Dean. "Do you know anyone who would make a good Batman?"
"Ahem. Summer is over, boys. Mr. Winchester, please turn around. You have plenty of time to flirt after class," the teacher said.
Dean turned pink as he faced the teacher. "Sorry, Mr. Shurley."
About halfway through English class, a note was slipped onto Dean's desk from behind.
Batman,
I overheard you say you wanted to hang out with your brother after school. Was that something you said to get your girlfriend off your back or was it true? Either way, I'd love to get to know the older Dean. Even if you are hanging with Sam, I'd love to see him, too.
-Robin
Dean grinned at the neat handwriting. He answered:
Cas,
Yes, it was something I said to get Lisa away. Sam is going to a friend's house after school.
I do actually have to go to work after, but you can tag along if you want to. Bobby won't mind.
"It's a date," Cas whispers, making Dean turn red again.