Gadreel drove to the Roadhouse, eager to see his cousin. Castiel had helped him a great deal since he moved here and he had some questions concerning Mia. So, Castiel told him to meet at the Roadhouse, who he recommended having great burgers. As he entered, he thought it was a nice place, though he thinks his uncle will think it was beneath his status.

He heard his name being called and looked to the side, seeing Castiel at a table waving at him. He smiled and wlaked over to sit next to him.

"What would you like?" Castiel said.

"Just some water, please."

"Ok. Jo?" Castiel called to a young blonde girl who greeted him with a smile, "One beer, one water and a burger for me."

"Sure, Cas." She said, leaving with a smile.

"She seems familiar to you."

"Yes,they are part of Dean's extended family. His parents are also kind to me."

"Castiel, how did you meet Dean?"

"He actually fixed my car for me about a year and half ago. We just looked at each other…and…I can't explain it. It was…electric." Castiel said, blushing bright red.

Gadreel smiled at his cousins words; there is no doubt he loves Dean deeply. Jo came with their orders and Castiel quickly strted to devour his burger.

"Does he…fulfill you?" Gadreel asked, seeing Castiel smile widely.

"Yes, he does." Castiel said, "Do you feel like that with Mia?"

"It's too early for that, cousin." Gadreel said sheepishly. "I do wonder though, why is Mia so…"

He motioned towards hi hair and Castiel let out a chuckle.

"That's actually an interesting stoy. Dean and Sam knew her since High School. They said before, she was very stiff an quiet."

Gadreel chuckled, not quite visualizing that with Mia.

"Yes, that's what I thought. Turns out she was being raised by her aunt, on her mother's side. She was a lot like Zachariah, very stiff and dictatorial. She didn't let Mia really expressed herself."

Gadreel grimaced at that; he knows that situation all too well.

"Her father couldn't get custody. Her mother and he were divorced and when she died, her aunt took her. The courts didn't agree he was a good parent because of his…earlier work." Castiel said, wrinkling his nose, "From what Dean told me, she seemed to be angry all the time. She could only see her father twice a month, though it seemed her aunt was fighting that."

There was somber silence between the two men until Castiel spoke up.

"Dean then said in her junior year, she just snapped. She threw a fit in her aunt's home." Castiel said, "She threw plates and papers and was shrieking on top of her lungs. She finally yelled at her aunt that she couldn't take any more of this miserable existence. That she is going to live with her father, and if not, she will just run away, which she did…three times. A court case later, she was with her father, free to express herself."

Gadreel nodded as he sipped his water, secretly commending Mia for her courage.

The courage to leave.

AN: Here we have some background on Mia, who was in such a closed environment that she finally just lost it. I think a lot of people have been there.

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