Castiel paused in front of the mirror, wiping the steamed up mirror with his hand.
He stood in front of the mirror with a towel slung on his hips and looked at his own reflection. He tried not to look at himself much; his body wasn't a pretty sight. Scars were decorated around his body, scattered from his chest to his stomach and arms. After many years they had started to fade away and what was once a prominent, brown scar on his pale skin was now slightly blended in with his skin. His fingertips traced the scar on the right side of his stomach.
He closed his eyes and traced the raised skin from the start of the scar to the end, shuddering slightly. He shook his head and walked out of his bathroom, his back reflecting in the mirror. There were more scars and patches of slightly darker skin on his back, on the back of his shoulder was a faded tattoo- a tattoo of one circle, in the circle was a 5-pointed star and on the outside, it looked like waves surrounding that circle.
He quickly dressed himself, stepping over piles of paper and books on the floor of his bedroom. He sighed to himself, 'I really need to clean this up.'
He grabbed his usual bag, slung it over his shoulders and walked out of his door. He didn't have a permanent job so most of his time was spent walking around the town or in his house usually asleep or just rereading books that he had read for the thousandth time. He never really made any friends in the town, he found that by making friends they tend to care about you sooner or later and then they'll start asking questions.
He didn't want anyone to asking too many questions.
"Hey! Hey! Castiel!"
Castiel turned around, surprised to see Dean Winchester jogging up to him. He was wearing a white shirt and jeans that were stained with grease but Castiel noticed how Dean's eyes shined in the sunlight and how there were light freckles on his face, barely noticeable, he didn't notice the other time they had met.
"What are you doing here Dean?"
"I just finished work… at the garage?" He said smiling a bright smile which was contagious because Castiel felt his lips moving upwards, "I saw you and just wanted to say hi, you left kinda early yesterday." Dean said, scratching his head and looking away from Castiel's eyes. Dean secretly wanted to talk to him more, he seemed more interesting than anyone in this entire town, plus, he was quite cute.
"Oh, I was tired; I just wanted to go home early. Social things aren't really… my thing." Castiel said casually although he didn't lie, he did go home but it was because he felt himself slightly intoxicated. Drinking wasn't his strong point and he didn't want to be drunk and had someone he had just met bring him home. That would have been embarrassing.
"Um, anyways, wanna hang out for a bit?" Dean said, grinning and looked at the park, they were standing in front of. Castiel looked away from Dean before sighing and nodding, "Sure, why not?"
"Hold on."
Dean had ran across the street into the local shop, Castiel saw that the woman had greeted him friendly and before he left, he said something that made her laugh in which she responded with a giggle and a touch on his arm.
"So," Dean said before opening the beers he had brought and handing one to Castiel, "how long have you lived here with your wife?" Dean asked as soon as they had sat down.
"Wife? I'm not married?"
"Oh sorry, girlfriend."
"I'm… I… I don't have a girlfriend." Castiel said before taking a sip of the beer. Dean looked at him with wide eyes, "What? You serious?"
"Yeah, why are you surprised? I don't really date." Castiel asked with a slight tilt to his head.
"Well, I… I just guessed, I don't know…" Dean said slightly embarrassed but inside he was slightly happy and hopeful. He liked Castiel the first time they bumped into each other, he had a calming atmosphere around him yet he seemed mysterious. The way he acted and the way his eyes shone with life made Dean intrigued.
"What about you?"
"Just me and my Sammy," He said, "Sam's my brother." Dean corrected quickly, not wanting to give Castiel the wrong idea.
"Oh, okay." Castiel replied and a silence followed. Neither of them were sure of what to say, they didn't want to seem to invasive by asking too many personal questions or seem too standoff by not talking. Dean wiped his sweaty hands on his jeans and stole a glance at Castiel who was staring at the blade of grass- which had made Dean start to laugh.
"W-what? D-did I do something?"
But Dean couldn't stop laughing which made Castiel start to laugh too, whatever Dean Winchester did was contagious. The soft breeze cooled down their flushed faces and a sip of beer had quenched their thirst from the laughing.
"Was the grass that interesting?" Dean teased before opening another beer and Castiel flushed slightly but hid it by taking a swing of his beer. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, "Shut up Dean, um, I should go. Thanks for the beer." Castiel said getting up quickly when he felt his heartbeat picking up slightly.
"Wait-"
Dean held on to Castiel's hand longer than he was supposed to but Castiel didn't do anything, he just gripped Dean's hands but shied away from the taller man's eyes. Dean's hands were larger than Castiel however softer and smoother than the blue eyed man who had scars on his hands from the years of hunting.
"Yeah, same um, see you around Castiel." Dean stuttered slightly before letting go of Castiel's hand, he hadn't expected his hands to be that rough. Looking at the appearance of Castiel, he wondered how he had managed to have such rough hand for such a kind and gentle man.
"Dean," Castiel said turning around, he gripped the strap of his bag, "You shouldn't… you shouldn't get to close to me."
Dean looked at him in confusion, "You leaving or something?"
Castiel looked at the grass again, "Soon."
Dean smiled and walked over to Castiel, "Well, since you're leaving soon then the more reason to get closer to you. I'm quite a persistent person Cas." He grinned cheekily, ruffling Castiel's hair which made Castiel giggle. He waved to Dean and started to walk away a smile plastered on his face.
'Maybe… just this time, I'll be selfish… Just this one time.'
A/N: hello everyone, another update! Hope you like this chapter! Dean and Cas getting closer How are you all liking this story? Leave a review about your predictions and any guesses of what's going to happen, I'd love to see what you think. I'd like to thank LilyBot for always reviewing my story and LordPeanut for being an awesome friend
I've watched Divergent this weekend, what did you think of the movie if you watched it? I thought it was alright, although it could have been better to be honest but it was a long movie. I love Caleb and Four (urgh so hot) and Tris, I love Shailene Woodly so much and I'm so excited she's going to be in the fault in our stars along with Ansel Elgort. I hope the movie will be brilliant.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter and stay tuned for the next one! Don't forget to leave a review if you like, thank you!
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