So two things:

1. I split this chapter in two because it got SOOOO long. So it has a second part.

2. I've realized that as this story continues the term "encounter" isn't really going to apply anymore. Nevertheless I'm still going to use that for the chapter titles. Just because I'm lazy, and I don't know what else to title them without giving them actual titles.

This was a really hard chapter to write, because so many different people are in it. Giving each their own voice was really difficult, but as always Purple Lewies look at new challenges as ways to better their writing.

Dean shrugged his shoulders, making the old weathered jacket ajust better on his shoulders. Benny grabbed his cap and put it on his head, while Jo sent a text waiting for them to be done.

"Are you all ready to go," came Mary's voice from the kitchen.

"I'm ready, the boys are being slow-pokes," said Jo, her eyes not lifting from her phone.

"Says the girl who hasn't looked up from her phone for the past ten minutes," said Dean, getting his boots on.

"Hey, I can't help it is I'm popular," she said in a fained preppy voice.

"Ya, with Ash," said Benny quietly. He wrapped a light scarf around his neck.

The boys snickered.

"Oh, okay, ya, that's really mature you guys," said Jo, her cheeks flushing pink. She rolled her eyes, and closed her phone, sliding it into her jean pocket.

"Boys, are you picking on Jo?" Mary asked. She walked into the room, her purse hanging from her shoulder. Her arms were crossed, but her voice was light, and the boys just shifted uncomfortably.

"Don't worry, Mary," said Jo to the taller woman. "They're just being immature," she continued, aiming that remark towards to two teen boys. Mary nodded. She went past them and exited the house heading out to turn the car on. "At least Ash talks to me with respect."

"Jo, are you seriously comparing us to Ash?" asked Dean, laughing. "The kid has a mullet."

"He is a very strange person," agreed Benny.

"You just don't know him well enough," she reasoned. "He's a genius."

Benny raised his hands in defeat. "Okay, Jo." Dean joined Jo standing by the door while they waited for Benny to get his other shoe on. "So, it's Cass, Gabe, and Balthazar?" Benny asked.

"Correct," said Dean.

"Man, their parents really wanted them to stand out didn't they?" asked Benny. He stood up, both shoes now on his feet.

"You guys are leaving?" asked Sam coming from the stairs.

"Yep, I'll see you later okay Sammy," said Dean.

"Sam!" the short boy said in an exasperated tone.

"Ya, whatever, kid," said Dean, scruffing up his little brother's hair. Sam pushed him off and fixed his hair.

"Tell Cass I say hi," he said.

"Sure thing."

"If you can get a word out without staring at him," said Jo, smirking.

"Jo!" exclaimed Dean.

"What. I didn't say anything," said Jo, smiling at Dean.

"Did I just miss something?" Benny asked, looking from Dean to Jo, then finally at Sam, as if the little kid might be able to fill in the blanks for him. Sam just shrugged.

"No. You did not," said Dean, glaring at Jo. She just continued to smirk.

The three of them exited the front door and ran over to the car. Dean got shotgun while the other two sat in the back. Jo took out her phone, and grinned when she read the text.

"What he say?" asked Benny trying to peer over her shoulder.

"Nothing," she said, trying to scoot away as best as she could confined within the seatbelt.

"Here, let me see," he reached to grab it.

"No," she cried as Benny got his hand around the phone pulling it away from her. He held it away from her, and she tried to get over to it. "Give me my phone back!"

"I can't wait to see you this weekend," Benny read quickly in a fake mushy voice. Jo finally got the phone back, but Benny just looked to Dean who was watching the whole thing unfold. "Dean he sent a heart. Aw," Benny turned to Jo. "Jo, I think he's the one."

"Shut up," said Jo. Her nostrils flaring, and her cheeks burning red. She put the phone away into her pocket.

"Jo," said Mary sternly. "Not in my car. You too Benny."

"Oh," Dean let out, "Shut down."

Benny just shrugged his shoulders and tried to feign an innocent look.

"Boys." said Jo finally, looking at both of them. "I seriously need some girlfriends."

"We not good enough anymore?" asked Dean.

Both Benny and turned and gave her fake wide smiles. Jo rolled her eyes, but gave a little smirk. They sat in almost silence the rest of the way, excluding the loud classic rock that Dean played. They pulled into the small bowling alley parking lot.

"There's Cass," said Jo.

Dean looked up out of his window and saw the shorter boy standing near the entrance. He was wearing an oversize dress shirt with a tie underneath a tan trench-coat.

"What the hell is he wearing?" came Benny's voice.

Dean didn't respond, he just looked at Cass. Cass noticed the car coming closer and gave Dean a wave. Dean waved back.

Mary pulled up to the entrance and turned to Dean.

"Just give me a call when you want to get picked up," she said to him. He looked at her, pulling his gaze away from the window.

"Okay."

"You have the pizza money?"

"Yep."

"Thanks for the ride Mary," said Jo.

"Yes, thank you," agreed Benny. They both unbuckled.

"Have fun!"

Dean nodded, then exited the car. He didn't wait for Jo and Benny, but walked straight up to Cass who had come closer.

"You waiting for us?" he asked the formally dressed boy.

"You and Gabe. He should be here momentarily. Balthazar is inside the lanes."

"Um, Cass." Dean paused. "What are you wearing?" he asked. He saw Benny and Jo had joined them from the corner of his eye.

"Oh, this?" said Cass, looking slightly embarrassed. "I came from an interview. At the private school. The one that Gabe and Balthazar go to."

"You're going to school?" asked Dean in surprise.

"Perhaps. Next year," said Cass.

"Why not just go to public high school?" asked Benny.

"Um, it is my fathers decision," answered Cass.

"Oh. That's too bad. It would have been nice to see you there," said Dean. A pit of sadness filled him.

Cass looked at Dean, and smiled sadly.

"I would have liked that."

Benny shifted his cap then coughed a little before saying, "So, I'm Benny."

Cass looked over to the boy and held out his hand. Benny took it and they shook. "Castiel," he said. "Balthazar is inside, and I think." Cass looked past them. "Yep. That's Gabe."

All three turned to look where Cass was now pointing and saw a boy walking towards them wearing shorts, a bright pink shirt, and a pink hat to match. They heard a yell coming from his direction.

"Gabe, we can't hear you from over here," yelled Cass, surprising Dean. Dean wouldn't have thought such a loud voice could come out of the kid. It sounded like it could have been loud enough to shatter glass.

"Then why are you yelling to me?" came Gabe's voice. He was now close enough to hear. They waited for him to get close. "Hey, my fellow beings." Gabe noticed Jo standing with them and raised his eyebrows. Why, hi there. I'm Gabe," he said pausing, and coming up close to her. Jo looked at him and then glanced at Dean.

Benny chuckled. "You really don't want to push her buttons my friend," he told Gabe.

"I like a challenge," said Gabe, still smiling at Jo.

"Um," Jo said. "No," said said, and turned from them and entered the building.

"Let's go inside," said Dean and Cass in unison. They glanced back at each other in surprise.

"I agree," said Benny.

The four boys walked into the near empty bowling alley following after Jo.

"Took you guys long enough," said Balthazar coming over to them. Jo stood with them now as well.

"Guys, these are Dean's friends Benny and Jo," said Cass, formally introducing them to each other.

"So are we gonna get started?" asked Benny, rubbing his hands together.

"Sure, I got two lanes so three against three and we can compete to see who gets the best scores," said Balthazar.

"Sounds good," said Jo.

"I'll be at the lanes while you guys go get your shoes," said Balthazar.

Benny, Gabe, and Jo headed over to the shoe shelf.

"I'm gonna get a drink first," said Dean.

"I'll come with," added Cass.

Both boys walked over to the soda machine.

"I'm really glad you were able to make it Dean," said Cass, he placed his hand on Dean's shoulder and Dean felt his smile grow. He tried to act cool.

"Me too."

Dean took out two dollars from his wallet and put it into the machine. He scanned the numbers and decided to go for a coke. He jabbed the E7 button and waited for the drink to drop to the bottom.

"Benny and Jo seem very cool," said Cass.

"They are. Jo and I have know each other forever. We met Benny the last year of middle school," explained Dean. Dean grabbed the coke and stood out of the way for Cass. Cass put in his money but the machine kept spitting out the wrinkled dollars. "Here, let me-" Dean said. He quickly pulled out two dollars from his wallet and handed them to Cass.

"Oh, thank you." Cass handed him the crinkled dollars in return, but Dean shook his head.

"My treat. Keepy your money."

"No, Dean, I couldn't," said Cass.

"Just get your drink and stop whining. Seriously Cass," said Dean. He put his wallet back in his pocket, and Cass seemed to realize that pushing was hopeless.

"Thanks," the blue-eyed boy finally said. Dean grinned and watched the boy stick the money in and choose A7 for his drink.

They waited for Cass' water to come falling down before he grabbed it and they headed over to the shoe rack. The others were already at the lanes and they returned to them once they both had the flashy red and blue bowling shoes on.

"So you guys are last on each team," said Balthazar.

"Balthazar is against Benny, and Jo is against me," said Gabe, grinning while looking at Jo, who rolled her eyes.

"Okay, lets start," said Benny.

They sat down and watched as Benny and Balthazar went up on their lanes. Both looked calculated and took the balls and seemed systematic with their throws. In their first turn Benny got nine pins down, while Balthazar got two.

"Oh, should we have mentioned Benny use to bowl on a team?" asked Jo, looking at Gabe.

"What! Seriously?" the pink shirted boy exclaimed.

"Yep, back in Louisiana," said Benny. He came over and high-fived Jo.

"Unfair! Unfair," cried Gabe, throwing his hat down in fake anger.

From there the game continued. When Jo and Gabe finally got up from their seats Gabe turned to Jo and said, "Don't worry sweetie, I'll go easy on you."

Jo looked back at all of the others sitting and gave a look like, is this kid for real?

Gabe's words didn't end up applying since both of them got eights, which made both glare at the other in frustration.

"I'll beat you next turn Pinkie-Pie," said Jo.

"Oh, bring it on!" said Gabe coming up into her space.

"Shut up guys," said Balthazar, rubbing his forehead.

Dean and Cass sat up, realizing it was now their turn to go. When Dean got up he felt awkward and almost had the urge to throw the ball rather than roll it. When he finally let the bowling ball go he watched it move slowly, inwardly groaning when it started to veer to the right and then go into the sides missing all of the pins. He glanced over from his alley to see Cass' ball do nearly the same thing, but not go so extreme and knock over one pin. A look of pure joy washed over Cass' face. His teammates cheered, and he looked over, grinning at Dean. Dean smiled in return.

By the end of the game it really became a competition between Jo and Gabe to see who would beat the other. For three turns their scores had tied, but Jo had finally gotten a spare, getting her ahead of Gabe. On their final turn their scores were 60 for Gabe and 64 for Jo, which had sent Gabe rolling. Balthazar had been killed by Benny so quickly, it ceased to be about who won between them, but about how many strikes and spares Benny could get in the length of the game. Dean, by the end of the game left with a grand score of seven. Everyone thought it was hilarious, but Dean didn't really mind. Bowling wasn't his thing, and apparently it wasn't really Cass' either, who left with a score of eleven. It all ended in good laughs and congratulatory high fives all around. They turned in their shoes and went over to the pizza shop next door.

Can I just write Gabe and Jo together forever? I'm not planning on pairing them, but I really loved the idea that Gabe was just a flirt, and Jo is not the type of girl to take taht. Plus is has been so refreshing to have a girl in the story. I've tried to make the relationship between Dean, Benny, and her as close to siblings as possible.
So be excited for the second half of this story. There will be food, and...well...I'm not sure. I haven't written it yet ^.^