Okay, so there's another thunderstorm outside, and I really needed that to get started on this. It's also kinda funny 'cause I woke up to AC/DC's Thunderstruck this morning. Anyways, enjoy.

Dean pulled into the motel and quickly got them a room. They loaded their duffles in and settled down, the long hours in the car had exhausted them. Castiel stood awkwardly in the middle of the room as the Winchester brothers splayed out on the two beds. A loud roll of thunder interrupted the silence in the small room and caused Cas to jump in fear. Dean was instantly up and by his side.

"Hey, hey it's alright. It's just some thunder, nothing to worry about." Dean told him quietly, aware of his brother's eyes on them. The thunder sounded again, causing Cas to burrow into Dean's arms. Dean shot a look back to his brother.

"Not one word." He warned. Sam nodded in understanding. Dean turned back to Cas and carefully guided him to his bed. He sat them both down and pulled Cas to his chest as another roll of thunder was heard. The sound of rain hitting the roof intensified as the storm outside picked up.

"Dean." Sam started. Dean shot him a look that told him to stay quiet. Sam sighed and went about demon and angel proofing the motel room. Dean hugged Cas as more thunder sounded outside. Cas started muttering something and Dean leaned in so he could hear what he was saying.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Please stop, they didn't do anything. Please brother, please stop." Cas muttered as he started rocking gently back and forth. Dean's eyes widened as he realized what was going on. The thunder was, to Castiel at least, a manifestation of his brother's anger. Dean rubbed soothing circles on Cas' back, like he used to do with Sammy when he was scared of something or upset.

"Hey, it's okay Cas. Just calm down alright. It's okay, you didn't do anything. No one's mad at you. Shhh." Dean whispered to him, trying to comfort the now crying angel. 'Ah jeez, what do I do? How the hell do you comfort an angel?' Dean contemplated. He pulled Cas against his shoulder and held him still as the storm continued to rage. Cas gripped at his jacket and whimpered into his shoulder. Dean started humming 'Hey Jude', remembering how it had worked the last time. Cas' breathing started to even out and eventually he was sleeping soundly, snoring lightly. Dean carefully laid Cas down on his bed. He rubbed a hand down his face in exasperation.

"Dean?" Sam called from behind him. Dean turned and saw Sam looking at him in concern.

"I don't know what to do Sam. The apocalypse is still hanging over our heads, Cas is getting more human each day, and I don't know how to deal with his fear of thunder!" Dean vented to his brother. Sam rested a hand on his shoulder.

"We can deal with the apocalypse, we'll find a way. And as for Cas, well it looks to me like you're dealing with it fairly well. He's adjusting as well as he can, and you seem to be helping a lot." Sam told him. Dean looked back at the now sleeping angel. His face was relaxed, but every time the thunder sounded he would flinch. He reminded Dean of a lost puppy, which was an almost horrifying thought to have.

"I just feel like everything is working against us." Dean admitted. Sam's face softened in that annoying way of his.

"We've faced some pretty bad odds and still come out on top. We can deal with this, all of it." Sam assured him. Dean was starting to get uncomfortable with the chick-flick moment.

"Whatever you say, bitch." Dean said, ruining the moment to his great relief.

"Jerk." Sam replied before laying down in his bed. Dean climbed into his own bed and settled down next to Cas for the second night in a row. The angel-man curled around him almost as soon as he settled in. Dean closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around Cas to keep him safe. He started humming 'Hey Jude' again and slowly felt himself starting to fall asleep. His last thought before succumbing to the blackness was, 'Oh shit, I'm in love with an angel.'

You like that ending? I like that ending. It's a good ending. And you should know, I firmly believe that Dean is 100% completely bi. So there's no need for the whole gay crisis thing, which can be a bit annoying when all you want is for them to FUCKING KISS ALREADY! Sorry, I'm reading a fanfic and they haven't kissed yet, it's a bit annoying.