Both boys sat in silence staring at each other's as if they were both trying to decide if one knew more than he was letting on. "What did the voices sound like?" Castiel ran his fingers through his hair making it stand on end. "I can't really remember, they whispered but if I heard them again I would recognise them straight away, I am positive that one was a girl but it is very fuzzy." Dean's fingers replaced Castiel's as he gently stroked the messy hair, taking a profound interest in the softness. "I just noticed something Cas, you're not as formal as you use to be." Castiel almost half shrugged. "I do not find it necessary considering what I have done in the past couple weeks. Even Gabriel has said I need to," he mimicked air quotations. "Relax" a small laugh slipped past Dean's lips. "Maybe a little but don't over do it okay?"

Weeks Later

"Alright Cas! I'm going to do it!" Gabriel charged into the Kitchen for the first time in a long time he looked refreshed and almost back to his normal self. "I've just heard you got wasted at school! You're grounded!" the cereal on Castiel's spoon fell on to the table and he froze. "Dare I ask how you found out?" there was a glint of something in his Brother's eyes. "Need to know basis, I know and you don't need to." Castiel could understand that at some point Gabriel would eventually hear about his bender in his school and he had feeling it may have been Jo who had accidently let slip, or someone had but honestly Castiel did not really mind. Gabriel was happy he was sober and staying away from pot and hard alcohol but that of course did not stop him from fussing about the attack, something Castiel had not spoken to him about. Yet. He intended to but was waiting for the right time. He was about to clean away his breakfast bowl when Gabriel stopped. "Where do you think you're going? Sit your butt down, we need to talk about the drinking in school."

Gabriel sat in his usual stop his arms crossed waiting for Castiel to start explaining yet he was not entirely sure of how to. "How about we start with why?" trust Gabriel to find a way. "Dean… he rejected me." He shifted uncomfortably. "What do you mean?" he felt his neck heat up, the last thing he wanted to tell his Brother was something about his 'love life'. "I may have been a bit forward while high." Castiel being Castiel chose his words carefully but still blushed. "I see so after Dean rejected stoned Cas you decided to go on a bender? So what happened after that?"

"This is awkward." Castiel murmured, as the conversation slowly got more difficult. "Suck it up I want to know what happened."

"According to Dean, Chuck found me in the boys toilets and Dean snuck me out so I could sober up." He bit down the urge to run and hide only he knew Gabriel was probably waiting for him to do that. "Run and I'll double your sentence." For once he knew his Brother was being serious but he knew Gabriel was just being overprotective due to what had happened in the recent months and who could blame him. "When I came round I also… explained my reasons for drinking and, do I have to tell you? It is personal." Gabriel tapped his fingers. "Summarise it then."

"Dean prefers me and the other Cas', and I… showed him my back." The tapping stopped in a stunned silence. "You trust him don't you?" he only nodded his answer. "That's progress you know, finding trust in another person other then me. So how did he take it?" Castiel could remember the feeling of Dean touching his back. "He was remorseful but I in turn said that our Father is a sick man."

Lawrence Bus Service Connection Route

Raphael stood in the bus station his eyes flickering around as he took a picture of his Little Demon Brother. "Have you seen this boy?" the woman at the counter took the photo and stared at it for a moment. "He seems familiar but I see a lot of people come through his everyday." Taking the photo from the woman he placed it in his breast pocket for safekeeping. "He may have been injured particularly on his face, and would have avoided large crowded areas."

"I'm sorry sir, but like I said before I've seen a lot of people come through here on a regular basis and after a bit, they all look the same."

With a little persuasion Castiel had managed to coerce Gabriel into agreeing to give him a curfew mainly because Castiel had mentioned that it could be 'particularly unhealthy' for him to spend an extended amount of time inside a house due to his restrictions placed upon him.

Castiel soon found school becoming tedious mainly due to whenever he passed or saw Lisa and Gordon a terrible feeling filled his stomach, whenever either of them moved his flinched his muscles wanting to move away. Dean had picked up on the behaviour and without Castiel's knowledge kept a close eye on Lisa and Gordon because something did not feel right. "Dean I do not think this is necessary." Castiel found himself in Dean's room lying on his bed, it soon became apparent Dean's hands and fingers had become very attached to Castiel's skin. "Cas you're stressed I can tell." It had took time yet Castiel finally became more comfortable with the concept of allowing Dean touch his skin and in particular his back. "I've seen how you react when you see Gordon, are you afraid of him?" Dean gently kneaded the muscles of Cas' shoulder blades and neck. "Something about him is familiar, it is his eyes it feels like he is always watching me." A shudder ran through his body. "The way he spoke… I don't know Dean." He closed his eyes briefly. "The Doctors believe the concussion I received caused some memory loss, or I have repressed it." He felt Dean's hands slid down his back, fingers fanning out stroking the scars. "Have you spoken to the Cops?" Castiel turned on to his back, resulting in Dean straddling his hips. "No and I would rather avoid the inquiry, what good is a statement about voices and eyes. Hardly the proof they need to convict." His stomach tightened a fraction as Dean's hands stroke the exposed skin his eyes darkening as he took in the pale flesh. "That is very distracting Dean."

Castiel was in mid answer as Dean captured his lips. "Oh yeah so is it helping?"

A/N: I thought it best to have a more light hearted/cute chapter. Plus we need to make sure Gabriel is okay! Can't forget awesome Big Brother :)
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