D'script.: Dean and Sam teach Castiel how to play poker.

Disc.: Le sigh, I own just about nothing. Except my love for Supernatural, that is 100% mine.

Love: If only once in my life I could get a royal flush, I'd be happy.

Mini: Poker

Dean nodded to Sam, indicting that he spread the flop. Sam pulled out three cards and slid them over the table with his hand. Before Castiel could ask a question, Dean tilted the angel's cards back toward him.

"Number one poker rule Cas," Dean said, "Never let your opponents see your cards."

Castiel nodded, "So what does it mean if I have three kings?"

Sam smiled and Dean sighed heavily in annoyance before reiterating, "Number one poker rule revised: By no means should your opponents know your cards."

"Dean, why do you insist on teaching Castiel useless things?" Sam asked with very patronizing voice.

"Hey, teaching him how to fire a gun and play poker were for legitimate reasons," Dean justified.

"So he can blow my head off and keep you entertained?" Sam ventured.

"Exactly!" Dean declared with a smile, he had obviously not thought of that, "You can be a whiny bitch, Sam."

"Jerk," the younger hunter muttered.

"Alrighty, Cas. You've got three kings. Do you know what you're most likely going to shoot for now?"

"A full house," he declared confidently.

Dean sent a mocking grin to Sam, "See, he's totally catching on. My angel's got game, dude."

Castiel gave Dean a look before looking seriously at his cards, "I am not your angel."

Dean's face fell and Sam snickered.

Castiel continued, "I was sent to watch over both Winchesters. You just need more watching," he said to Dean.

Dean cleared his throat roughly before saying, "Fine. Wanna deal the damn turn card?"

Sam flipped over the fourth card, then the fifth at Dean's request. He caught Dean's tell, and glanced at Castiel. Even though the angel had never played before, his poker face was tremendous. Castiel lay down his cards.

"Four of a kind," he said quietly.

Dean smirked, "Don't call a plumber, baby, this here's a straight flush," he said, spreading his cards with a victorious flourish.

Sam was about to fold his cards when Dean stopped him. Sam sighed and laid his cards for both angel and hunter to see.

Castiel looked curiously at the cards, not understanding the jumbled order that Sam had left them in. Dean scanned them before cursing and shoving his chips away violently.

Castiel's gaze went from one brother to the next, "What is it?" he asked.

"It's a royal flush," Sam supplied, "It beats Dean's straight."

"Bitch," Dean commented, "How many times do you get a royal flush in your life and you waste it on teaching Cas how to play?"

Sam shrugged, "I wasn't teaching him. You were. And since you've so kindly offered your chips, I'll take that fifty."

Dean begrudgingly slipped a bill out of his wallet before he handed it to Sam, "Douche," he muttered.

"Thank you very much," Sam said, "What do you say, Cas? I'll treat you to a rootbeer float."

The angel's eyes visibly shimmered, "Yes. Let's go."

"Dean, could we borrow your car?" Sam asked with a nonchalant smile.

"Smug bastard," Dean said as he reached for his keys in his back pocket.

Before Dean could even grasp the key to his baby, Castiel laid a hand on Sam.

"Let's go now," he said before promptly vanishing with Sam and a flutter of unseen wings.

Dean didn't waste a moment sulking, instead he chuckled, "Joke's on you, Sammy boy. You're gonna be backed up for a week!"

First, sorry for how long this is. Please just skip to the end if you don't want to read this huge chunk of text.

Second, thanks to those who were super welcoming to me. You're all seriously sweet and I feel ass leaving you like this, but I can't handle a powerhouse fanfiction site any better than I could 10+ years ago. It's not a good place for decent feedback and some (one, really) of the lovely people here are just effing jerks. (Note: I do not leave when jerks review, I leave when I realize I don't belong here.)

I apologize to all my readers for how I came off on this site. I'm not arrogant or egotistical or review-obsessed. I just wanted decent feedback and my short patience with this site came out in the worst way. I'm actually quite humble and take any kind of feedback or response from my readers very seriously. FF[.]net has a way of changing people. My mistake, I suppose.

Sammy'sGoldenGirl: I'm so sorry. Really. I enjoyed our little conversations about Supernatural and hope that we can continue them if you're not angry with me. I also really hope to see you over at Lunaescence.

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Thanks to my reviewers: ally, Shelly1979RHPS, sammygrrl00, Nightshaide, Manifestation of a Storyteller, The-Talon, RodneyIsGodney, ImAGiver (thank you for your offer of fanart, too), TaraSeanan, destielslittleangel, Mystical Light & Aelan010

Last but certainly, epicly not least:
ktcullen17: Dude, you made me laugh so hard! I've honed my craft away from this site, and you're so welcoming for my return. You left the kindest review for me. And you're so contradictory! You like crap, huh? I didn't know that your standards were so low. I suppose my other readers are horribly deranged for saying that my work is (more than) decent (to quote "awesome" and "well done")! Wow, what shocking reviews for the "crap" that I write, eh? Have fun searching for more crap to read!
And hey, lovely, gorgeous girl: IF I EFFING ANNOY YOU, DON'T EFFING READ MY WORK!
Next time, think of a better excuse not to review, mm'kay, sweetie?

Great sorry to all of you (not you, ktcullen17 b*tch). I would be honoured if any one of you followed me at www[.]lunaescence[.]com under the penname Broken Marionette. You'll find that it's an archive filled with wonderful caring readers and writers and most importantly, well-written fics.

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Things to look forward to if you do follow me:

The (Mis)adventures of Castiel the Angel - Properly formatted title, btw.
It's up to *35* chapters and counting, so please feel free to pick up where I've left off here.

Becoming Human
Second-person, "you"-based fic.
It's a Castiel X Reader done in the most non-cliche way I could think of.
Mostly humorous, slightly sexual, all-around fun! =D

Between Brothers
Second-person as well.
You navigate your way through the Supernatural world as a hunter with many, many issues. In this, I explore the twisted relationship you have with both brothers and I delve into a lot of psychological issues. It's filled with many plot turns, much drama, very action-packed and totally kick-ass.
Also, the opening chapter is kinky sex with the Winchesters after a bloody hunt.
(BranchSuper, you'll probably want to avoid this one)

And various other Castiel, Dean and Sam ficlets such as:
An Angel's Kiss (light Dean/Cas slash)
Backseat Lovin' (a quirky, comedic fic with light sexual undertones)
Grace (slight You X Castiel, kind of angsty)
Life & Times of (I rip apart Dean's shattered psyche of season 4 and Castiel's new understanding of humans; non-slash)
Scream (You X Castiel again, short fic, a little harebrained)

Also, I've written quite a lot of fluffy fics for athletes (Olympics and FIFA) and a fair bit of anime and game stories that you may also enjoy if you're into any of that.

ktcullen17, one last word, babe. Have some goddamn respect and tact. Do not ever contact me again or leave such a rude review for anyone else; unless, of course, you want your snatch gnawed on by hellhounds. ^.~

My best to everyone here and my most heartfelt apologies,
Hopefully, I'll see you on the other side.

~CTD