Heaven's Gate: A Destiel AU

by The Profuscus

A Destiel AU where Sam and Dean are still hunters, however Castiel is... the proud owner of a second-hand bookstore. Sam and Dean drop by to do some research for a hunt, as per norm, however, Dean and Cas' acquaintanceship soon becomes a friendship and we all know where that leads. Warning: There will be angst. Cover is not mine but the text is (sorry its cut off)

3. You Don't Like Reading?

Chapter 3:

Cas

Castiel carefully closed the cover of the damaged book and set it next to the three others he'd repaired that day. They had all been donations. He was happy to receive donations, however most of them were damaged, some of them pretty badly. He was able to repair most of them. He'd just finished rebinding the book. He checked his watch. 7:43 PM. Had that much time passed already? Last time he had checked it was around 2 o'clock. That was when the strange men had come in. They still hadn't left. The store's hours were from 6-8 everyday, closed on Sundays, however Castiel usually closed up shop earlier than 8, since he didn't get much business. He stepped out from behind the counter and made his way over to where the two brothers were researching at one of the tables. He walked up behind them. Neither of them noticed. "Excuse me." He said quietly, trying not to startle them. It didn't work. Both of them jumped. "Are you some kind of ninja?" Dean asked. "Sorry." Castiel mumbled. "I just wanted to let you two know that the store is closing in about 15 minutes." Dean sighed with relief. The other man seemed to be disappointed. Castiel noted that while the tall man had a large pile of books he had read through, Dean only had read one. "We haven't finished our research yet, Dean!" Dean snorted. "Whatever, Sam. You're such a dork." "You don't like reading?" Castiel interjected, barely believing what Dean was saying. How could someone so handsome have such poor taste? "Sorry, no." He said with a shrug. "Well, I'll just have to change that." Castiel replied stubbornly. "Good luck with that." Said Sam laughingly. "On a more serious note, is it alright if we do the same thing tomorrow?" "Well," said Castiel slowly. "I'm usually closed on Sundays," Dean's face lit up. "But since this research is so important, I supposed I could open up just for you guys." Dean looked crestfallen. "Besides, we wouldn't want Dean to miss out." Dean shot him a glare. Castiel ignored him. Castiel would get Dean to love reading if it was the last thing he did. "Thank you, Mr...?" Sam trailed off. "Novak. But call me Castiel, please." Castiel replied. "Yeah, well thanks, Cas." Said Dean grumpily. Cas ushered the two brothers out of his humble store and watched as they got into their car and drove off. Castiel smiled to himself. He sure did have his work cut out for him.