One Month Later:

"You've got to lean forward," Dean pushed A.J.'s body slightly forward, "Now line your sights, take a deep breath, and as you exhale pull the trigger." A.J. looked over at Dean through her safety glasses and nodded her head up and down.

"I think I got it." She said as she lined her eye up with the sight at the end of the barrel of the gun. She took in a deep breath and as she breathed out of her mouth she pulled the trigger once.

Dean looked down at the target and smiled, "That's my girl; a perfect shot!" He slapped A.J. on the back proudly as A.J. lined up again to empty her magazine; pulling the trigger and cocking the gun back.

A.J. smiled up at Dean and pulled the lever to remove the magazine from the gun and reloaded it.

"You're doing really good, A.J., before we know it you'll be ready." She smirked at Dean and laughed,

"I may end up better than you." She stuck her tongue out at him as he laughed,

"I highly doubt that, I'm the best." He said playfully pointing to himself. A.J. pushed Dean's shoulder as she finished loading the magazine with more rounds and clicked the safety back on. She started to hand it over to Dean and he shook his head.

"Take it, A.J., it's yours." He said as a gracious smile appeared on her lips.

"Really? That's so awesome. Thank you!" She looked down at the gun and examined it thoroughly. She ran her fingers down the long black barrel and then back down the handle. She then jumped up and gave Dean a hug as Dean returned the hug with a hard squeeze,

"Happy birthday, A.J., you deserve this." He said into her ear as she smiled even wider. She pulled back from Dean's hug and narrowed her eyes at him,

"How'd you know today was my birthday?" Dean looked up at the ceiling with a smirk and shrugged his shoulders.

"I've got my sources." A.J. pushed his shoulder playfully as she tucked her gun into her waistband.

"I'm going to kill Castiel." She said as she laughed a little and Dean put an arm around her shoulders.

"Come on, Sis, we've got big plans for tonight." He started leading her out of the gun range as they made their way up the stairs into the library.

"Happy Birthday, A.J.!" Everyone yelled as A.J. threw her hands over her face. Dean continued to lead her further into the library with a mischievous grin on his face. Her face turned beat red as Sam, Kevin, Castiel and Dean stood in front of her belting "Happy Birthday" out of key. They all laughed as A.J. buried her face into her hands. Sam put a hand on her shoulder and quickly brought her over to the table where a gorgeous cake with 25 lit candles sat.

She bent down a little bit holding her hair in her hands and gave a soft blow as the fire was extinguished. She looked up at all the boys and gave a huge smile,

"You guys are too sweet. Thank you!" Sam came up and gave her a joyous hug as he smiled,

"Well you deserve a good birthday." Kevin and Cas shook their heads in agreement as Dean came forward and started pulling all the candles off the cake. Kevin ran and got a knife out of the kitchen and handed it to A.J. so she could start cutting the cake.

A.J. plunged the knife into the cake and started putting each piece onto a plate for everyone.

She quickly ate a few bites and moaned at how amazing it tasted.

"Where'd you get this?" She exclaimed as she put another bite in her mouth and closed her eyes.

Castiel smiled as he enjoyed a piece of cake as well, "I picked it up special." She looked over at Cas and smiled,

"Well it's spectacular I love it. Thank you." She said as she placed her plate on the table and gave Cas a hug. He returned the hug graciously and enjoyed holding her in his arms. He leaned his head on her head and smiled wildly.

"Alright who's ready for some shots?" A.J. turned her head to see Dean walking in the room with 5 shot glasses and some Jack Daniel's in his hand. He looked at everyone with a huge smirk and headed to the table to set everything down. A.J. started to shake her head from side to side and put her arms up,

"I can't do that." She said as she laughed and Dean looked over at her appalled.

"Come on, A.J., you have to! It's your birthday." He said as he poured a shot and started walking toward A.J. She continued to laugh as he held it in front of her face.

She gave him puppy dog eyes almost similar to Sam's and stared at him, "You don't want to see me drunk." Dean shook his head 'No' and started wiggling the shot glass around as the Jack sloshed inside.

"You have to you are the birthday girl." He said as she reluctantly took the shot glass and eyed Dean.

"Peer pressure sucks." She groaned as she threw her head back and took the shot. Her face immediately went to a contorted disgusted face and she stuck her tongue out.

"Yuck! Now give me another!" A grin formed on Dean's face as he headed back over to the table and poured everyone a shot.

"To Us!" A.J. shouted as she clinked her glass against everyone else's shot. "To Us!" They all shouted as each one of them downed their shot.

"I'm…I'm going to bed!" A.J. looked over at Kevin as his blood shot eyes tried closing and his balance was a little off. He put his hand on the wall and started falling asleep.

"Then go to sleep!" A.J. shouted with a laugh as his head jerked up and his eyes popped open. He pointed a finger at her and stood there unsteady.

"Well that's where I'm going then." He said as he laughed and slowly made his way to his bedroom by hanging onto the wall.

Sam and Dean laughed uncontrollably at Kevin and they each took another shot. A.J. laughed as well as she sat by Castiel.

"How many shots is that, Cas?" A.J. said laying a hand on his arm. He smiled as Dean poured him another shot.

"I think about 15." He looked at Dean as he shook his head.

"Cas has an amazing tolerance." Sam drunkenly said as he pointed at Cas.

"The perks of being an angel." Dean added as he slurred his words and laid his head onto the table.

"Yes the perks of being an angel." Cas said with a smile as he poured himself another shot and looked over at A.J. as she slid her shot glass toward his.

"More please!" She said with a toothy grin and held onto her glass.

Cas smiled and nodded at her, "of course," and poured more into her glass.

"Here's to you, Castiel." A.J. said as she winked while she clanked their glasses together. Cas just smiled at her and took his shot as well.

Sam nudged Dean and Dean's head jerked off the table. "What? What's going on?" Sam laughed hysterically at Dean's wide eyed confused look.

"You're falling asleep on the table go to bed." Sam said as he hit Dean on the shoulder and Dean shrugged. Dean shakily stood up and nearly fell as Sam caught one of his hands and held him up.

"Come on, Dean; let's take your drunken ass to bed." Sam said with a laugh as he slowly got up and stumbled while taking Dean's arm and putting it around his neck.

"Night!" A.J. yelled as Sam and Dean turned around smiling and waving.

"Yeah you too," Sam said as he narrowed his eyes at Cas, "And you be good." He said with a drunken wink and turned around starting down the hallway.

A.J. just laughed and looked at Cas, "What was that all about?" She said as she drunkenly pointed toward Sam slurring her words.

"I honestly don't know." Cas said with a nervous smile as A.J. laid her head on his shoulder.

"Take me to bed." She said as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Cas looked down at her and laid his head on hers, "Yes let's get you to bed." He took her hand and helped her as she stumbled toward the hallway.

"You're so great, Castiel, I really like you." She said as she looked over at Cas with heavy eyes.

"Well I enjoy your company as well." Castiel said as he patted her hands lovingly.

A.J. stopped mid-step and looked over at Cas. "No, Cas." She said as she slurred, "I mean I really like you. Like almost love." She said as she smiled and Cas looked down. She awkwardly laughed and put a finger on the end of Castiel's nose.

"You've been so great to me sometimes I think I like you more than my best friend." Cas smiled as A.J.'s finger still rested on his nose. He gently took her hand off his nose and held it in his.

"You're very drunk, Alexandria, let's get you to bed." She smiled and scoffed at him.

"I may be drunk, Cas," She said as she squeezed the hand she held of his, "But I'm telling the truth." She smiled and looked into Castiel's wide blue eyes.

"Come on." Cas said as A.J. groaned and Cas dragged her by her hand into her room. They finally walked into A.J.'s room and Cas sat A.J. on her bed and started untying her shoes and took them off.

A.J. looked down at him as he was squatted on the floor taking off her shoes and she smiled.

"See this is why I love you." She said as Castiel looked up at her with curious eyes. "You're just too sweet to me. Nobody in my life has ever taken my shoes off." She said as she drunkenly rambled. Castiel stood up and looked into A.J.'s eyes.

"You love me?" He said as she shrugged and shook her head up and down, "Didn't I just say that over and over again?" A.J. said as she raised an eyebrow. Cas shook his head up and down and agreed with her. He looked at her wanting to have her more than anything, but tried to hold back because of her current intoxication.

A.J. looked into Castiel's eyes lovingly as she placed a hand on his face and pulled him inches from her face, "Just kiss me you idiot." She said as Castiel pushed his lips into hers. She returned the kiss turning her head to the side while breathing heavily. She pushed her face into his with desperation as she feverishly pulled his face toward hers. Their tongues intertwined as Cas' body now rested on top of hers. Breathing heavily Cas pushed his face away from hers,

"Alexandria, I've thought about this for months." A.J. smiled as she ran her fingers through his hair. "Me too, Cas, me too." She said as she gave a gentle kiss on his lips and they pulled away from their embrace.

Cas ran his fingers through A.J.'s messy curly hair and placed his forehead on hers. He smiled and looked deeply into her eyes and kissed the tip of her nose. She let out a small laugh as Castiel pushed his body off of hers. He helped her sit up on the bed and he sat down next to her putting his arm around her and holding her closely.

"I think I'm going to like this." Cas said as A.J. laid her head on his shoulder and sighed sleepily as a yawn escaped her lips.

"Me too, Cas." She said as she gently lifted her head and kissed him on the cheek. "Let's go to sleep." She said as she got up and pulled the covers back and climbed into bed. Cas smiled and crawled in the bed next to her and laid down. She smiled over at him and laid her head onto his chest. She listened to the constant pounding of his heart as her eyes involuntarily started closing.

"Good night, Castiel." She said as she ran her fingers up and down Castiel's relaxed arm. Cas kissed the top of A.J.'s head gently as she drifted off into dream land. Cas continued lay with A.J. through the night as her breathing got heavier and heavier as she fell into a deeper sleep.

He smiled as he slowly slipped out of her bed and covered her body up with her blanket and walked out of the room, happier than ever. This is the happiest he had been in months and he was so happy that A.J. reciprocated the feelings that he had held for her since her met her. He slowly ran his fingers over her lips and closed his eyes remembering the romantic kiss they shared. He opened his eyes and saw Abdiel standing there with a smile on her face.

"Abdiel, what are you doing here?" He asked in shock as she folded her hands in front of her. A glow seemed to radiate off of her skin as she took a step forward and put a hand on Cas' shoulders.

"You need to put your emotions aside and continue to train Alexandria," Abdiel said as she wiggled her eyes back and forth staring at Cas, "We don't have much longer, Castiel, that fight must happen soon." She said as she pulled away from Cas. He nodded his head as Abdiel handed Cas a piece of paper. He looked down and read the address.

"What's this?" He asked as she smiled. "That is the location of Crowley. We need to go there soon, before it's too late." She said as Cas nodded his head in agreement.

Abdiel pulled a necklace off of her neck and placed it into Cas open hand. "Give this to Alexandria for me," She said as she smiled, "And tell her happy birthday." She added.

"Teach A.J. how to use her angel powers that are dormant inside her," Abdiel reiterated as she started to back away.

"She will soon be facing a tough road of battle." Cas nodded as Abdiel disappeared with in a second. He walked over and sat down in a chair and began to think staring down at the locket that Abdiel had given him.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed! I really love the reviews you're all sending me. Thanks for sticking with the story. Hope you enjoy this longer chapter! =)