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~Dean POV~
About a week later, I woke up from a small nap to my phone buzzing on the coffee table next to me, having passed out from doing some minor house chores on my day off. I sighed and picked up the phone, seeing Gabriel's caller ID across the screen. I sigh an slide to accept the call and put the phone to my ear. I check my watch for the time as I answer.
"Hello, this is Dean,"
"Heyo, Dean-o. It's Gabe. I got a small proposition for ya," Gabe's chirped through the line.
"What would that be, Gabe?" I replied tiredly, acknowledging the time was five minutes past three. I panicked for a second before I remembered that Nova was going to a slumber party tonight, and I didn't have to pick her up. I sighed in relief.
"Two words, Dean. Laser. Tag," Gabe emphasised. I cocked a brow, knowing full well he couldn't see my face.
"Laser Tag, Gabe? Don't you think we're kinda old for that?"
"You're never too old for laser tag Dean! Whatever gave you that assumption?"
"The fact that I haven't gone laser tagging since I was sixteen might have had something to do with it," I replied snarkily as I got up to go get some food. Man, am I famished.
"That's not my problem, Dean. Are you in or not?" Gabe snarked back.
I mulled it over for a second. "When and where?"
I heard a muffled 'Yes!' before I got a response.
"Today, four thirty-ish at Vancouver Laser Tag. I'll text you the address."
"Okay. Is it just you and I, or will my baby brother be joining us?"
"Yes of course Sam will be joining us! He's motioning to me to give him the phone, hold on," the sound of the phone being passed from hand to hand was heard before I heard Sam's voice on the other end.
"Hey there Dean,"
"Hey yourself. Sammy, what's up?" I responded as I pulled a pie out of the fridge. Nova had specifically told me not to eat any while she was away, but I'm the adult and I bought it, so I get a piece.
"So, I was conned into this by my delightful husband here, but there are only three of us. We need another player, and I think you should invite Cas," I swallowed my bite of pie thickly.
"You want me to invite Cas laser tagging?"
"That is what I just asked, yes,"
"O-okay, I'll give him a call." I find myself responding.. I don't know why I agreed to it but I couldn't take it back now.
"Great! I'll see you in a bit!" Sam says before hanging up the phone. I stand in the kitchen, slightly confused before I realize I have to call Cas if he's going to get there on time.
I quickly press his contact and wait for him to pick. I'm nervous as a june bride, though I have no reason to be. He picks up.
"Hello, this is Castiel," Cas rumbles, sounding tired.
"Hey Cas, it's Dean," I reply.
"Hello Dean. Do you need something?"
"Yeah, Gabe and Sam invited us laser tagging," I answer as I put the pie away. "Gabe is your older brother, Sam is my younger brother," I clarified quickly when I realized he'd have no recollection of who they were.
"Oh," Cas mumbled. I could practically hear him rubbing his face in thought.
"Please Cas, we really need the other player," I pushed, going back to my cut piece of pie and taking another bite.
"I don't know Dean, I don't know anyone other than you," he reasoned.
"All the more reason, Cas. Don't you want to meet your older brother at least?"
"I guess," Cas said under his breath.
"Great. It's settled then. I'll pick you up in an hour. Wear worn out clothes, you'll be rolling around a lot."
"Dean w-" with that I hung up the phone, not taking no for an answer.
~Cas POV~
I listened to the dial tone at the other end of the line. I sighed. I guess I had no choice. I looked at the clock and got up from my couch to where I had just sat down and went to go get changed, sighing heavily for the second time in frustration.
He was lucky I had managed to get off work early today.
~Dean POV~
An hour later I pulled up to the apartment complex that Cas had described to me and parked baby. I looked down at my hand where I had written down the apartment number and began my search. I finally reached the door i needed after several minutes of searching, only to find Cas already there and leaning up against the wall, slightly amused.
"What's so funny?" I asked, annoyance lacing my tone. I couldn't be annoyed for long though. I stood and admired him discreetly , taking in his washed out jeans that seemed to shape his legs perfectly, his grey AC/DC t-shirt and worn out light grey and dark blue flannel that he had rolled up to his elbows. To me, he looked stunning as ever. I snapped myself out of it once I heard Cas' voice.
"Oh nothing. Ready to go?" he replied, pushing himself up off the wall and then walking towards me. I sucked in a breath sharply before replying.
"Yeah, this way. We're only a couple minutes from the laser tag place. If we're lucky we'll beat Gabe and Sammy there,"
"Okay let's go,"
We walked to Baby in silence. It wasn't awkward or uncomfortable, but it made the trip to the car that much longer. Once we were both buckled into the Impala, we set out down the road. After several minutes of driving I turned into a parking lot. The lot was packed with cars, but I could see people leaving, mostly teenage boys, who had been there for the afternoon. It was now early evening, time for the adults to kick some ass.
"You ready to kick some ass, Cas?" I looked over and was greeted with a smirk.
"You know it Dean. Your ass is grass and I'm gonna mow it."
"What?" I looked at him surprised. That did not just come out of his mouth.
"What?" He echoed innocently. I was not convinced. With that he opened up his car door and I followed suit, still in slight shock. Just then I saw Gabe and Sam pull into the vacant spot next to us, Sam revving the engines of his mustang before turning off the engine. Gabe hopped out a moment later.
"Hey there, baby bro! Long time no see!" He yelled out in greeting, awkwardly punching his arm. Sam gave his husband a look before greeting me with a big hug.
"Hi Dean, how ya doing?" He asked as he clapped my back before pulling away from me.
"I'm good, how about you, Sammy?" I replied as we began to walk towards the building.
"I'm great. Ready to play some laser tag?"
"Oh boy, your ass is about to be whooped."
"Nuh uh, I'd say that would be you," Sam laughed as he pulled open the door, Gabe and Cas following suit. Gabe was animatedly explaining something to Cas, who was smiling at his description.
We all lined up behind the small line of men paying their way in, the four of us making small talk.
"So Cas, where are you working now?" Sam asks as we wait. Cas blinks rapidly.
"U-uh the Super Natural Ice Cream Company down the street," He replied hesitantly, adding an awkward smile to finish off his sentence.
"Wait really? Bro, I love ice cream you should give me a discount," Gabe giggled. "A Bro discount,"
"Uh I don't think my boss would take kindly to that," Cas responded, cocking an eyebrow.
"No worries I was only joking. Or was I? I might have been serious. Think about it Cassy-"
"Don't call me that,"
"Some things never change. Anyway, think about it. I'm your older brother, a discount wouldn't hurt anything,"
"You'll have to wait until we advertise a discount or some other penny saving promotion. You don't get special treatment just because you're my brother,"
Gabe sighed and shook his head, exasperated at his younger brother's stubbornness. But there was no denying the way his whiskey eyes lit up with a certain fondness reserved only for a choice few. We finally got to the front of the line about a minute later, all of us shelling up the necessary money. Just as Cas reached in to get his wallet, I waved his hand away.
"Don't worry about it Cas, I got you. I dragged you down here I might as well pay for you," Cas' eyes widened.
"Oh no, Dean. I couldn't ask you to do that for me-"
"You didn't ask and I'm not taking no for an answer. If it helps, think of it as reimbursement for cleaning up breakfast the other morning," I argued. I watched as Cas shut up and a flush travelled up from his neck turning his face a bright red. I analyzed what I had just said and realized what that may have sounded like to the couple next to us. Good God, I feel like I'm back in the bunker all over again.
I made eye contact with Gabe, who waggled his eyebrows, but thankfully said nothing. Sam snickered behind his hand, but also stayed silent. I squinted at them in warning before turning and paying the cashier for the next session.
~Le time skip~
"I totally kicked your ass, Dean!" Sam laughed as we exited the arena, putting back the borrowed gear from where we found them.
"You did not! You're going blind, I obviously won," I retorted with a laugh.
"Hey, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumbass. The computer outside will tell us who won if you guys would stop bickering for a second," Gabe laughed. Sam huffed and followed his husband. Cas and I followed suit, Cas snickering the whole way.
The four of us piled around the screen that told us our scores, pushing and shoving lightly (or as the case often was anything but) to see. All of a sudden Gabe shot up, nearly head butting Sam in the nose.
"What the hell, babe?" Sam exclaimed as he narrowly dodged the attack.
"Cas won!" Gabe cackled. Cas' eyebrows shot up in surprise.
"Me?" He asked pointing to himself. Gabe calmed down a bit and nodded, wiping a tear from his eye.
"Yeah, you. And Squirrel here got last!" Gabe doubled over in laughter again.
"Ha! So I did beat you! You're getting old, Dean!" Sam slapped me on the back.
"Hey, I'm not old, just out of practice maybe. I'm raising a kid you know," I retorted.
"That shouldn't be any excuse Dean," Cas added before looking at the screen," And Sam here only beat you by one point so it looks like his skills are rusty too," Sam shut up then and gulped.
"Ooohhhh, do you need some ice?" Gabe chuckled, kissing Sam on the cheek, to which he received a glare. "Oooh boy the death glare, c'mon Cas, these boys need to mend their wounded pride!"
The brothers bounded off to the soda vending machine in the corner, to which Sam and I followed suit after a moment of, well, mending our "wounded pride."
"They rise! Hooray! Now what?" Gabe asked as he took a swig of his root beer.
"We should all probably head home. I have to pick up Nova tomorrow from a friends house and she'll kill me if I'm late."
"Yeah and I have work in the morning." Cas added.
"Okay then, we'll all go home and eat by our lonesome selves- well, except for Sam and I, we got each other- and then this will be a distant memory of when we all had free time?" Gabe clapped his hands together. "Just what I had hoped for!"
"Sorry Gabe, you know Nova. I gotta go. I'll see you later?" I begin to reach for a hug goodbye when he pushes me away and points a finger in my face.
"Hey hey, there Dean-o, I'm not done yet. Sam and I…" He trails off and looks to Sam, who nods in encouragement. "Sam and I have some news for you two,"
"Oh?" I ask, taking a seat at the nearby empty table. Cas sat down next to me and Gabe and Sam followed suit, sitting across from us. Once settled, Gabe spoke.
"We're going to adopt a kid. We think it's time," Gabe said, reaching for Sam's hand, which he gladly took. I brightened instantly.
"Nova is getting a cousin?"
"At some point, we don't know when yet. We're going to an interest meeting later this week to prepare for it," Sam explained. I smiled and looked over to Cas, who was smiling even wider than I was.
"That's amazing news!" Cas looked at me, wearing a similar expression of delight, then back at them. "Congratulations."
"Congratulations!" I added on.
"Thanks," Sam said sheepishly, to which Gabe laughed and squeezed his hand.
"We should all get going now then. Shall we?" Sam got up and offered his arm to Gabe, who accepted gladly.
"That we shall,"
With that, the four of us exchanged congratulatory hugs before leaving the laser tag place, and heading to our cars. There was one last round of hugs before Cas and I got into Baby, Sam and Gabe into the mustang before we all drove away.
On the way to Cas' apartment I looked over to him and smiled.
"Hey Cas, Nova wanted me to tell you about something at school,"
"Hmm what's that,"
"She's auditioning for the school play and she'd like your help to prepare if you're free,"
"Sure, I can do that," Cas replied, smiling. I smiled back.
"Great."
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