The drive back from the hospital was tense and awkward, to say the least. Castiel was lead across the back seat in a fitful sleep and Dean was gripping the steering wheel so tight his knuckles were white. He hadn't put on any music, which was weird in its self as he always had some crappy cassette on.

Sam took a deep breath. "Dean, what do you think happened to him?" he asked, careful to keep his voice soft, so as not to irritate his brother. "I don't know." was his answer, leaving no room for discussion.. Sam turned his head to look at the scenery rushing past at 70 miles per hour and was quiet.

He thought back to what he had seen at the hospital. After a particularly nasty argument with the secretary ("Look, either you tell me where he is, or I will go through each and every room until I find him myself, understand me?") and one of the nurses ("If you trained your staff better we wouldn't be in this mess would we? No, I will not calm down.") they had been shown to Cas' room. Sam had noticed the look on Dean's face when the nurse told them the patient's name was "Castiel Winchester" and he was DEFINATLEY not letting it go. Dean had practically run in and the angel had…well, broke down.

It was terrifying.

When an angel of the Lord (could he still call him that?) starts crying their heart out, you know shits gone down. Cas had started rambling something about sounds and how quiet it was, yet when Sam asked a nurse if he had any damage to his ears she had replied with a short yet informative "no."

He waited for Dean and Castiel in the car, not wanting to intrude on a private moment. When he had left, Dean was hugging the angel tightly and Cas was sobbing so hard he could hear him struggling to breathe. They had staggered towards him a few moments later. Sam was about to ask how Dean had gotten Cas out of the hospital in the first place, but Dean had given him a look, before laying Castiel gently on the back seat. From his place shotgun, he had to struggle to hear what Cas had said, but he caught "Dean…don't…go" His voice was so desperate and…scared, that Sam thought Dean was going to stay in the back with him, and was just sliding into the driver's seat when he heard Dean reply "I wont, I swear to G- I swear I wont leave, I'll be right here all the time. Just try and sleep Cas, I'm going to sort this out, you'll be flyin' around in no time" Cas had let out a little giggle and breathed "Knowing…you, I…just might…be."

The car was silent, except for Castiel's even but somewhat laboured breaths. "Look, I…I don't understand what's happened here anymore than you do, and I know you're confused but –" Sam began, unable to take the tension anymore.

"Confused? You think I'm confused? Concerned, yes, worried, fuck yes, but confused? I don't give a flying fuck what's happened, just how I can fix it." Snapped Dean, hands gripping the steering wheel tighter, until the knuckles were just about ready to rip through his skin. Sam decided that maybe now wasn't the best time and continued watching the world go by through the car window.

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