As soon as Dean had touched him Castiel immediately flinched at the contact, how many times had he found himself hiding away his face trying to repress memories that rose to the surface. Echoes of voices that had lingered in his subconscious soon blasted in his mind.

Castiel had always like high places he knew that some feared heights but like most things he could not understand why. He remembered as a child after his Mother had passed he would climb out his bedroom window and sit on the roof in the hopes it would bring him closer to her, and she would give him a sign of her love and affection. Something which did not come, he had always questioned silently to himself why God had taken away his Mother and why his Father blamed him for her departure. Even with all those questions he felt his Faith fracturing until there was nothing left just a broken soul.

After the scene in the Canteen he had needed the isolation that only a high place would give him, granted he had already heard what was spread around the School. Gossip, he had hoped to stay away from the talk of others opinions. "Do you think he's special or something?" he glanced over the edge to see two girls talking near the door of the Gym. He remembered seeing one of the girls from his classes. Lisa, yes he was positive that was her name. She like most of the girls was extremely pretty and knew exactly how their looks affected others and how to use them to her advantage. The girl next to her was African America she was someone Castiel had not yet seen in any of his lessons. Granted it was his first day and not yet attended all of them. "No, I don't think he's special! He's like every single student in this entire school and has some personal issues. Don't be a bitch and judge him because he had a moment of weakness. I didn't even see you bothering to help or even talk to him." Lisa stood stunned at her friend's outburst as well as Castiel; no one had ever stood up for him partly because no one knew he even existed but that girl did. She had noticed him and defended with against the odds of the gossip. "You should thank Cassie when you see her next."

He had been so entranced with the conversation on the ground he was unaware of someone had joined him on the roof. "Don't worry no one knows you're here." It was him, the guy who had had a confrontation with Gordon. He moved back out of pure instinct only to hit a wall. "Everyone's been wondering where you've disappeared to." He sat down in front of Castiel his green eyes not as green as he first thought them to be. He could see a hint of hazel in the mixture. "I just needed to be alone." His voice soft he slowly allowed his eyes to make contact with his.

He stared into the green/hazel eyes that seemed endless. "Castiel, does it mean anything?" his body warmed at how the guy in front of him pronounced his name. "My cover is God."

"Well, my cover is God, I'm Dean."

There was something about Dean Winchester that Castiel could not put his finger on. Not only when his first week passed he could almost sense Dean watching over him, they had always seemed to bump into each other whenever they were supposed to be in Gym. Sometimes they spoke and other times it was silent but in that short space of time had spent together Dean had already dubbed Castiel 'Cas.'

It made him feel more human and in the short period of time other started calling him by the nickname. "Little Brother we need to talk." He was sitting on the sofa the TV on as a distraction while working on an essay one of his lessons. "Your Gym teacher has rung me." Gabriel sat on the arm of the sofa. "He's said you haven't turned up to any of the classes." Castiel shifted uncomfortably at finally being caught out. "I am not fond of physical sports." Gabriel sighed. "Castiel, I get that but you can't just ditch the lessons especially not in your first week of starting a new school." Castiel's eyes dulled a fraction. "Look, I really don't like having awkward conversations like that. If you didn't feel comfortable you should've said and we could have made other arrangements." Castiel bit his lip while nodding quietly. "I had not intended to avoid Gym it is just that there were complications." Gabriel's eyebrows rose slowly. "Complications? Does this have something to do with the altercation with another student on your first day? Yes Castiel that was brought up as well."

"I would rather not discuss it." Castiel closed his book with a snap ending the discussion. "Okay, you're not willing to discuss the 'complications' but if that hadn't happened would you have still ditched Gym?" Castiel made a noise of irritation at his Brother determination to find answers. "Yes I would have." Gabriel tapped his foot against the sofa waiting for a continuation of the sentence. "Because…?"

"Because Father used something other than his fist to punish me."

Castiel knew at some time he would have to explain to his Brother the extent of what their Father was capable of. He stood pulling off his shirt in the process allowing Gabriel the full visual of the punishment beatings. "When he drank he became crueller." Gabriel traced the different scars his face pale in shock even at the softest touch Castiel flinched. "My ribs still hurt especially when it is cold, they have never real healed properly." His Brother said nothing since his stunned silence making Castiel worried. "I'm so sorry Castiel, if I knew I would've come get you myself. Why didn't you ever try and contact me?" Castiel pulled his shirt on and sat down, wrapping his arms around a pillow for comfort. "Father and Michael would check my room for anything linked to you and if they found anything. Father made sure to issue the necessary punishment, to him you are a weak coward." Gabriel nodded in agreement. "The bastard." Was all he said before disappearing upstairs slamming his bedroom door.

"Novak I believe you know about the conversation we've had with your Brother regarding you Gym attendance?" he had been finally caught by his Gym teacher who had marched him straight to his office. When he didn't answer his teacher carried on. "Well, we've had another conversation and have been made aware of personal issues. The ultimate decision is to pull you from Gym and you make up the grade with extra curricular activities." He silently thanked Gabriel who had come in earlier in the day after the night before revelations. "But first you have to make up what you missed, so you'll be joining Mr. Winchester for after-school detention for the next two weeks."

Ooh After-School Detention just what will those two get up too? ;)
I can think of a couple things... ;);)