Silent Angel:

Home visit:

"So" Dean said one day, "in order to know how to help you get over it, I first need to know what it is." Castiel just scratched his back awkwardly. Dean noticed that he did that a lot and he was of corse curoise as to why but Cas couldn't tell him. "Does your back hurt?" Castiel shifted uncomfortably in his seat. "Not surpossed to mention it, got it. But, I do think it's about time someone taught you how to talk." Castiel just looked up at him, he looked shocked and nervous and scared. "Don't worry. When you understand how, it's just like reading or writing only with sound. Are you ok with that?"

Castiel just started blankly. He didn't know how to react. Learning how to talk would be a good thing after all he'd be able to get what he wants faster but Dean was willing to teach him. The only other who tried was his mum and well...you know that story.

"I'll take that as a yes. So is there any day I can come over your house or you can come over mine? This week preferably?" Castiel thought for a minute, "Today?" Castiel reached into his pocket and pulled the letter his brother Micheal wrote him on the first day and gave it to Dean.

'Dear who ever is reading this,

The boy who handed you this letter is called Castiel Novak. He can't talk. Sadly, we lost our mum around the time Castiel was meant to be learning to talk and our dad was so taken over by grief that he never got around to teaching him. Be sure that you don't mention religion to him. Never say the word angel to him directly. Don't mention our dad or our mum. The consequences of doing that can be really surfier. So be careful. He works better next to a window and he will most likely want to know where he can find the library, so be sure you cover that before mentioning anything about class. He'll need somewhere to escape to and the library will be the place he'll go. Since he doesn't talk, he can't ask to go to the toilet or the office so if he walks out of class suddenly do not be alarmed. If you would like to talk to his pervious head master, the number is as follows:

07235 10123. If you have any questions you want to ask me personally call one of the two numbers,

Tuesday and weekends: 017325 9623.

Every other week day: 07691 2537.

Thank you for understanding,

His oldest brother, Micheal.'

"No parents at all?" Dean asked looking up from the letter. Castiel shock his head. "Can I call, Micheal?" Castiel nodded.

"You'll have to step outside though" came the voice of the librarian.

"Thats fine, I'll do that. You coming Cas?" Dean asked, Castiel followed him out and listened to the conversation.

"Hi, my name's Dean Winchester. I'm a friend of Castiel's" Dean paused, "yeah, see we have a project that we're working on and I wondering if it would ok for me to come over tonight?... Great. Yeah, thanks. I'll take care off him...Yes, I'll keep him out of trouble. I have before I can carry on doing it. I'll do my best to calm him down...I'll stop him getting kicked out...Again? Ok. Bye." Dean put his phone back in his pocket. "He said you was kicked out of your old school, that's why you came here. Is it to do with your temper?" Castiel didn't answer, he just clicked his knuckles. "I'm taking that as a yes until you can tell me otherwise."

Castiel was looking forward to having Dean over but he was nervous at the same time. He'd never had friends before and so he didn't know how everyone who react to it. Would they embarrass him? Would they tell Dean about his history. He shuddered at the thought of it. He feared it would scare Dean away. If Dean knew about what his father did, what Castiel did. The reason Castiel wouldn't shower at school while everyone else was in the shower, the reason he wouldn't walk around topless - Castiel had just made a friend. The last thing he wanted to do was lose him.

"Castiel are you ok?" Dean asked noticing his friend being deep in thought. Castiel looked at him, "your nervous about me coming over aren't you? You have nothing to worry about. Nothing they say or do will scare me away. I promise." Castiel just smiled and he didn't even know he was doing it.

So Castiel walked Dean back to his house and let him in.

"You must be Dean, I'm Anna" said a red hair girl barley giving Dean enough time to breath.

"Hi" he said shaking her hand.

"Lucifer" came another voice.

"Gabriel"

"Balthazar"

"Uriel"

"Ralpheal"
"Guys!" Micheal finally shouted, "give the guy a chance to walk in the door first!" Everyone stepped back to allow Dean inside.

"Let me cut to the chase" Gabriel began, "are you sleeping with my baby brother?"

"Gabriel!" Micheal shouted, "Castiel never said anything about sleeping with anyone!"

"He never said he didn't" Gabriel shrugged.

"Gabriel! I'm sorry about him, his a difficult person to get along with but, his family. Family is meant to make you miserable" Micheal clapped his hands, "I'm Micheal" he offered Dean a hand.

"Dean" Dean smiled shaking Micheal's hand.

"This is Anna, she's bubbly and out going and she too can be annoying but she's always the happy one. This is Gabriel. The trickster you, wanna pull a funny on someone, he'll help. This is Uriel. His a little bossy. This is Ralpheal, his very bossy. This is Lucifer, his evil. Castiel you know" Micheal pointed at everyone in turn.

"Hi. I'm Dean. I wanna help, Cas. Learn to talk" he began. Everyone started at him. Not sure what to say. Castiel knew Dean was going to help him learn how to use his voice, but the nickname that was new and unexpected.

"You think we haven't tried?" Anna asked sitting down.

"I'm sure you did, it's just. I'm gonna keep trying. I won't give up until he can talk. I just want a chance to try" Dean explained.

"Knock yourself" Lucifer laughed, "we tried for a long time. We never got anywhere. Best we got was a sigh. Take him to the doctor they say it's nothing to worry about. Take him again few years late. Nothing to worry about. And again and again. After a while we just gave up."

"I won't" Dean assured them. Castiel was scratching his back again.

"Still hurt?" Micheal asked noticing Castiel's movement. "Come on, let me have a look." Micheal led Castiel into his bedroom.

"What's all that about?" Dean asked not sure if he had to be invited to sit or if he could just sit whenever he wanted, he moved over and sat in the seat next to the one Castiel just got up from.

"The reason, Micheal took Castiel away to talk about it was because it's not your business" Gabriel snapped.

"Gabriel, calm down" Anna said patting his back.

"I see where Castiel gets his temper from" Dean said, everyone looked up at him,

"All the men get their anger from the same place. Our father" Gabriel spat the last two words out bitterly, "Anna's lucky, she got our mums attuited. The boys are cursed with out dads. We aren't as sensitive as Castiel and we know when we need to stop, but we so have some really bad issues, we didn't get treated like he did. He had the -" Gabriel didn't finish.

Dean didn't think he had to. He know had some idea of what was happening.

"Is that why he got kicked out of his last school?" Dean asked, Castiel got more and more interesting by the minute.

"You wanna know why he got kicked out?" Ralpheal asked,

"Ralpheal you know we aren't meant to talk about -" Anna began only to get interrupted.

"Talk about what?" Micheal stepped back in, Castiel strolled over to his old seat next to the Dean was now sitting in.

"Why Castiel go kicked out of, Grey Hill High. Dean asked" Anna caught him up.

"You said you'd already helped him get outta trouble. You explain that, I'll explain Castiel's old school. You first" Micheal offered.

"Deal" Dean said, it seemed fair. He didn't know that Micheal didn't know why, not really. "My old friends, Crowley and Alister, they couldn't find Castiel's trigger. They insulted him, they slammed him against lockers, they hit him and he did nothing. He took it all in, like sponge. Then one day, they mentioned, your mum, your dad and the also called him an angel." Dean was sure to monitor Castiel's behavior. Being sure to make sure Castiel didn't need a time out, "and it was like someone had lite a bomb inside him and it had just gone off. He snapped, started hitting Alister, Crowley tried hitting Cas to distract him he got taken down to. Alister would have passed out if I hadn't of dragged Cas away. In all fairness they had been out of order to him. I somehow managed to drag him away, believe me he tried to get away. I managed to somehow lock him in the toilet and I thought he was gonna break the door down. I told everyone who witnessed what Castiel had done, to say that Crowley and Alister were just beating each other up. They agreed."

"Wow" Anna smiled,

"Anna" Micheal hushed, "You wanna know what happened with Grey Hill High?" Dean nodded, "truth is, I am honesty not sure. You'd have to wait for Castiel to learn to talk, so he can tell you. If your nice enough, that won't be all he'll tell you." Castiel looked at Micheal. It was a hole conversation with just looks.

Later that day when Dean finally returned him, Sam his younger brother opened the door for him,
"Dad left a few hours ago. Said it was an emergency, he'd be back in a few days" Sam saw his brothers face, "whats the matter?"

"You remember me telling you about Cas?" Dean asked walking in and falling on the couch.

"Yeah. His the quite guy right?" Sam sat opposite him.

"Yeah, him. Well, I think he used to be abused and that's why he doesn't talk or something" Dean said turning to lay on his back.

"What makes you say that?"

"That family, man, theres a lot of secrets. Castiel always itching his back, Micheal taking him into another room to look at what ever it was. The way they talked about it - it just - it seemed like it. I have wait for him to talk so I can be sure but, I think that's what happened."

"If your right, then. Cas needs you more than you thought" Sam handed his older brother a beer he got out the fridge a little while ago.

"Yeah."