A/N: Yes, hello. I'm terribly sorry this took so long, and the only excuse I have is huge procrastination. (And that I can't write anything in chronological order.) You may punch me. I'm gonna keep the chapters at around 1000 words, because I won't get them out at all otherwise. Oh, and just a warning, it will take some time for the whole love stuff to happen. Anyway, enjoy the chapter. (Or something)

Disclaimer: I do not own anything except my poor excuse for a plot.

Chapter 2

"So... Castiel, huh?" Dean tested the name on his tongue.

"Yes." The dark haired boy did not look at him as he replied.

"Mind if I call you Cas?"

"If you have something against my name-"

"No, no!" Dean stopped for a second and held up his hands. "I think it's awesome!" Beautiful, even, "But, Cas is just easier to say, you know?" Castiel glanced over to the boy besides him, and his lips turned slightly upwards in a shy, almost unnoticeable smile.

"I understand. In that case, yes, you may call me Cas." Dean grinned and slung an arm around the other boy's shoulders. "Awesome."

Cas looked up first at the face of the grinning boy, before turning his eyes to the floor in front of him, slightly flustered. He noticed then that the others had stopped, and he looked up again to see that they had arrived at their usual table. Anna, Balthazar, Chuck, and another girl that Cas did not recognize were already sitting there, and their conversation died as the group arrived.

"Sam!" the girl that Cas didn't know exclaimed, and practically jumped out of her chair to attach herself at the freshman's side.

"Hey Becky." Sam said slowly, still not quite used to her. Gabriel glared daggers at the girl as soon as Sam didn't look, and when Sam released himself from Becky's grip to say hi to Anna, she returned his glare. You could almost see the sparks fly between them. But as soon as Sam turned to them again, they acted like nothing had happened.

Introductions followed, and the newly arrived group sat down to eat. Jo had advised the Winchesters to bring their own lunch, since the cafeteria food wasn't edible.

Becky insisted that Sam sat at her side, and Gabriel sat down at his other, determined not to let the girl win.

Facing Sam was Dean, who had Balthazar and Cas at his sides, and Jo sat at the other side of Gabriel. Anna and Chuck sat on the other side of Becky and Balthazar, at the end of the table.

The four who had already been there picked up their conversation again, they had been talking about Chucks writing, and Becky made sure to include Sam as much as possible, but he was talking to Gabe and Jo at the same time.

Dean and Cas had their own conversation, that mostly consisted of Dean talking about whatever, while Cas just nodded and came with a few comments.

Charlie arrived soon after, and she introduced herself to Sam and Becky before sitting down opposite Jo. She didn't bother trying to speak to Dean, since he and Cas had gotten quiet and were simply looking into each other's eyes again.

"And he says that he hates chick-flick moments." Sam whispered to Gabe, who sniggered.

When they had eaten, they left the cafeteria and went out on the schoolyard. The small lawns were filled with students, and many eyes followed them on their hunt after a free spot. Most of them were fine with it, only Sam and Castiel seemed a bit uneasy.

Sam hunched his shoulders and tried to make himself as small as possible. He was used to people staring at him because of his height, but that didn't mean that he had to like it.

Cas didn't usually come with the others to the yard, since he despised drawing more attention than necessary to himself, and he already drew a lot to him by simply eating with the group. And Dean, who hadn't been able to keep his hands of him since they met, whether it was a simple hand on the arm to get his attention, or an arm around his shoulders, didn't really make the whole thing better, since by being new, he also attracted a lot of attention. And of course, he didn't even notice how uncomfortable Castiel was, as he continued to go on about whatever.

Eventually, they reached an empty spot in the grass and as they sat down, Dean finally noticed that something was off.

"Hey, are you okay?" he asked Cas, who was sitting tensely under his arm, and frowned slightly.

"He usually doesn't come with us here." Jo answered for him. "He doesn't really like crowded places."

Dean's eyes widened slightly.

"Shit, I'm sorry, man..."

"It's okay." Cas said, but it was clear that Dean didn't really believe him, so he took a deep breath and tried to relax. "I'll be fine."

Dean was still a bit skeptic, but he nodded reluctantly and turned to the others, restarting the conversation from earlier.

"Hey," Gabriel suddenly said after a while. "Since you guys are new in town, have you had the time to explore it yet?"

"Actually, no, we've been busy unpacking." Sam answered, and Gabe grinned.

"How 'bout we show you around a bit after school?"

"Sounds cool," Dean said, smiling, and Cas glanced at up his face.

"Sorry, Chuck and I can't come with; we still have to plan the next part of the story." Charlie said. "And Becky offered to help us out a bit." Said girl looked very proud of herself at the mention.

"Story?" Sam asked. "What story?"

"Oh, they are making this whole war thing to a story that contains real angels and demons. It's much more interesting than the real thing." Gabe explained.

"I could lend you all the parts if you want." Jo said.

"Yes yes, whatever." Balthazar chimed in. "Anyway, I've got some business to attend to this evening, so I can't join you either." Gabriel nodded.

"That leaves me, Sammy, Deano, Cassie, Jo and Anna. Good. Outside the main entrance after last lesson?" The other five nodded.

A few minutes later the bell rang and all of the students out on the schoolyard started filing back into the school. The group said their goodbyes and disbanded.

Castiel was the first one to show up by the entrance, and soon after, Anna joined him. Cas asked her how her day had been, what she thought of her teachers and classmates, et cetera, the usual big brother things, until Dean, Jo and Gabriel showed up.

They chatted for a while, waiting for Sam, but as time dragged on and he didn't show, Dean grew worried.

"Maybe he got lost or something." Anna said.

"Yeah, maybe," Dean frowned. "I should go look for him."

Gabriel pursed his lips and looked at the Winchester with slightly narrowed eyes for a second.

"I'll go," he then said. "Wouldn't want both of you wandering about without directions."

The short boy grinned at Deans disagreeing facial expression but disappeared before he could say anything.

A/N: Oh my! Where could little Sammy have gone!? ...Yeah. Anyway, feel free to tell me what you think, or to simply send virtual punches because it took me so long. I'll try to have the next chapter up sooner. Until then~