Chapter 3

Dean pulled away from him , breaking the contact . He looked into the deep blue eyes , saw his own reflection in them. Something in him threatened to burst. He pulled the angel close , grabbed him tightly ; inspite of his injuries, and held on to him , like holding on to his dear life. He felt his face falling on the nook of his neck , burying his pain. Two strong hands wrapped around his waist , as he sobbed quietly.

The angel remained deathly quiet, some would call impassive and cold. But if someone had looked closely, one would have seen his color draining from his face. They would have guessed, he was channeling Dean's pain unto him, knowing it was unbearable. He understood what Dean had gone through. If one had looked closely , one would have seen his hands tightening around Dean's waist, an assuring gesture.

They didn't know how long they had been like that; locked away in a surreal embrace. It felt like the first time they felt each other, a life time ago, when the world had stopped turning , just to stare at them & their unique romance.

Dean must have fallen asleep . The angel's hands were too assuring , too comforting. He felt secured , safe, as if he were in his mother's womb. Its a weird analogy. But that's exactly how he felt. That nothing, no one could hurt him anymore. He was safely cradled in the angel's arms. He was finally home. Its a different matter altogether, that it had been the angel, Castiel himself, who, had been the source of all his pain. But for the sake of Dean , I ll let it slide. Let's imagine good things do happen.

When the sun came up the next morning, he warmed up at the scene at the hospital room. Dean was sleeping soundly , his head resting on his angel's shoulder. While the patient in white hospital scrub , in spite of obvious pain , holding him tight in his arms, was sleeping peacefully beside him.

The sun wanted to be a bit naughty , slightly jealous now. He rudely blinded Dean with his drop of golden ray . Dean blinked. The sun shined gleefully , when Dean finally opened his eyes, now fully awake.

Castiel was staring at him , a slight smile on his face.

"Morning sunshine"

"Morning angel"

"Slept well"

"Never better"

"Hmmm"

"You didn't tell me"

"Tell you what"

"How you survived Lucifer's wrath!"

"I donno. I got zapped, and woke up here, without my power, barely alive. They all thought I was brain dead"

"Why didn't you call me sooner"

"I called as soon as I woke up Dean"

"Ahh well, I should probably go and see the real Doc now, see when they can release you" Dean said , getting up.

"Ya you should "

"Hey btw I have something for you"

"What"

"Wait"

Dean reached for his jacket , dug into it and got his ipod out.

"Here"

"What's this?"

"Ipod. I have uploaded some songs here, thought you might like it" Dean blushed.

"Thank you Dean" Cas growled , giving him a kiss on his forehead.

Bloody angels Dean thought , before leaving., was he blessing me ? Huh!

Cas grinned as a very disgruntled Dean left the room. He turned on the ipod. He couldn't recognize any of the songs save one AC/DC piece he had once heard in Dean's car. He kept shuffling the song when a soft melody hit his ear.

"A few things in life

You can't do without

Food water and air

And an ounce of love and trust

You wake up every day

And get welcomed by the morning sun

Feel alive and free

When you break into a run

You fly without your wings

Letting you go

You know you will have come back home

To the one you love , you know

Where do I figure in all this I wonder?

Am just a passing breeze

Pleasant maybe while it lasted

No one will really miss me

When I am around

Am like a shadow you know

who will always be there

But you don't always go look for it

When it suddenly disappears

That's what I am I know

And I have accepted the eventuality

But shadows aren't allowed to cry

So I will disappear silently"

. He couldn't recognize the singer's voice, but the pathos of the song mesmerized him. He eyes began in to swell with silent tears, a few dropped on his hands. The sunlight hit it hard. 7 colors dispersed in different directions as soon as it hit the prism.

"I will never let you go Dean. Not now , not never. I will somehow get my powers back. Then I ll take you to heaven with me. I ll find a way. I ll not, I can't let you go"

The end

But Dean &Cas have miles to go before they sleep.