AN: Okay guys, here's the final chapter of By Chance. And the only reason I finished this early is because I've written the second half of this waaaaayyyyy back. So, yeah. It wasn't as long as I thought. I simply highlighted the important stuff-ish. I hope you guys won't be disappointed with this ending, this final chapter. Also, I ended it with 18 chapters because 18 is my favorite number. :D I just wanted to say that.
Anyways... ENJOY! Dean and Jensen will inform you about other stuff at the end. :)
By Chance
By chance...
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Six months after the accident, Gabriel and Sam decided to move in together leaving Cas and Balthazar with no choice but to move in with their respective lovers—Dean for Cas and Danny for Balthazar—because they technically can't pay the rent on their own. And, a year after that, Balthazar finally got down on one knee and asked for Danny's hand in marriage, making her Mrs. Daniel Isabelle Raven. To their surprise, Gabriel also asked Sam for marriage two weeks after Danny and Balthazar got engaged. The couples were planning on a double wedding but decided against it; they can't both have Cas as their best man.
So, after four months, Balthazar and Danny got married first, followed by Gabriel and Sam two months later. Three months after Sam and Gabriel's wedding, Adam finally introduced his girlfriend for six months—Anna—to his brothers. They gave her their approval and welcomed her to their family. A month and a half later, Adam and Anna finally found a place to move in to, which just so happens to be a few blocks away from Cas and Dean's place.
Three and a half months later, both Balthazar and Danny finally decided that they were ready for a baby, and a month after that, Danny was finally pregnant. Three months later, they were able to find out that they were having twins, a baby boy and a baby girl, which they decided to name Michael (as suggested by Danny because she knew how important the man is to her husband and to Cas) and Lucinda (which was suggested by Balthazar which he based on Lucifer's name).
Now, eight months later, Cas and Dean were sat in the Impala, driving to the bar they first met. They were planning on meeting Sam, Gabriel, Balthazar and Danny (the couple left their twins with Danny's for the weekend because the grandparents 'hardly' saw their grandchildren).
As they were they driving, the two men were listening to AC/DC's Thunderstruck. They were both singing along with big smiles on their faces, singing way out of tune on purpose. Their ride to the bar was filled with laughter and the two men singing—shouting, in their case—their hearts out. Both of them can hardly remove the smiles on their faces.
As Dean shut the engine down, before Cas could get out of the car, he put a hand on the younger man's shoulder to get his attention. Cas gave him a questioning look; head tilted slightly to one side, eyes slightly narrowed and a light frown. Dean simply smiled and leaned in to give him a soft, chaste kiss; letting their eyes flutter close. It lasted for a while until Dean pulled away, making Cas chase after his mouth.
When Cas opened his eyes, Dean was staring at him with a fond look that he usually sees in the morning, before bed or after they had sex.
"What was that about?" Cas whispered, afraid to break the silence around them.
"Nothing." Dean started in the same hushed voice as he raised his eyes to look at Cas' hair, his hand cupping the other man's cheek, thumb rubbing soothing circles before his gaze went back to look at Cas' warm blue eyes and continue speaking. "I just want to remind you how much I love you." He finished with a smile and another chaste kiss.
"I thought you hate chick flicks?" Cas teased, voice still a whisper, while his hand took hold of Dean's wrist, the one that was cupping his face gently, and moved his thumb back and forth on his skin in a fond gesture.
Dean wrinkled his nose, as if only now realizing that he was being a girl at the moment. "Yeah. But with you I can't help it." He whispered back and made the younger man chuckle.
"Okay. Enough with your girl time. They're waiting for us." Cas said in a normal voice and kissed Dean one last time before he got out of the car. Dean got out as well while Cas waited for him. When he reached the younger man, he took his hand and intertwined it with his own, making the younger man smile. He kissed Cas' forehead before they started their short walk to get inside the bar.
When they got inside, Sam, Gabriel, Balthazar and Danny were sitting on a table near the stage. They were laughing at some joke Gabriel must've said.
The bar has changed a little since they first met there almost five years ago. It now possesses a stage in which they let bands perform. It got slightly bigger and it's more popular than it was back then.
"Hey guys!" Dean greeted with a smile and a wave of his hand whilst still holding Cas' hand. Cas simply smiled at them as they sat with their friends; Dean beside Sam and Cas beside Danny.
The two men ordered their food and drinks and caught up with the conversation the group was having. After a while, their food came and they started eating as well, still keeping the conversation alive.
Half an hour has passed and a man with dark hair went up the stage.
"Okay guys, how are you all doing?" he asked cheerfully with a bright smile. He was holding a paper on one hand while the other held the microphone on the mic stand. "Again, for those who just came in, I'm Mark and I'm your host for tonight. Okay, sooooo… today we have a special performance from, uh," he started and paused, a light frown forming on his forehead as he read whatever it was that was written on the paper he was holding. Everyone's attention was now on him. "Mr. Dean Winchester! Come one guys, let me hear you cheer!" He said loudly, clapping his hand in the process to encourage everyone else to do the same.
Their own little group cheered the loudest—namely Gabriel—while Cas simply looked at Dean with confusion in his eyes. Dean simply winked at him and gave him a light peck on the mouth before he stood up to take the stage. He shook the host's hand and whispered something to him before the other man left the stage with a nod.
Dean cleared his throat first as Gabriel and Balthazar suddenly stood up and went up to the stage with him; Gabriel took the guitar that the host offered him while Balthazar took the offered drumsticks as he took his own place on the drums. Cas was a little surprised but Sam and Danny were simply smiling.
"So, uh…" Dean stuttered and cleared his throat once more. "Damn I'm nervous." He muttered, but the crowd still heard him and made them laugh, making him smile in turn. "Okay. Uh, so this song I'm gonna sing, is for the love of my life, Cas. This is for you." He said with a smile. "I'm not usually this cheesy or sappy but I went all the way anyway." He continued shyly, making some people chuckle—including Cas. "Okay. This is our own version of this song so bear with us. We've been practicing for a while now." He then turned to look at the two other men behind him. "Can we do this, guys?" he asked incredulously, joking to calm himself. The two other men simply raised an eyebrow at him. He chuckled lightly and turned back at the audience. "Okay I'm good. This is for you Cas."
Balthazar clapped the drumsticks together three times, giving Gabriel the rhythm for the song. Gabriel started plucking the guitar, the sound unfamiliar at first until they realized it was originally played with a piano. The crowd gave them another round of applause, letting them know that they were liking it so far. Then, Dean started singing.
You're my piece of mind, in this crazy world
You're everything I've tried to find
Your love is a pearl
You're my Mona Lisa
You're my rainbow skies
And my only prayer is that you realize
You'll always be beautiful in my eyes
Balthazar then started playing the drums softly, in time with Gabriel's playing.
The world will turn
And the seasons will change
And all the lessons we will learn
Will be beautiful and strange
We'll have our fell of tears
Our share of sight
My only prayer is that you realize
You'll always be beautiful in my eyes
You will always be beautiful in my eyes
And the passing years will show
That you will always grow
Ever more beautiful in my eyes
And there are lines upon my face
From a life time of smiles
When the time comes to embrace
For one long last wine
We can laugh about how time really flies
We won't say goodbye
'Cause true love never dies
You'll always be beautiful in my eyes
You will always be beautiful in my eyes
And The passing years will show
That you will always grow
Ever more beautiful in my eyes
The passing years will show
That you will always grow
Ever more beautiful in my eyes
When the song ended, the crowd applauded loudly, some even gave them a standing ovation—including Cas, Sam and Danny. The three men bowed and smiled at them once more. Balthazar and Gabriel finally went down the stage and went back to their table while Dean stayed up on stage. Cas looked at him curiously, wondering if there's anything else Dean was going to do.
"Thanks guys." Dean said to the crowd and to the two other men who performed with him. Balthazar and Gabriel simply nodded at him. "Well, I've got something to say before anything else." He said. He looked at Sam and Danny then nodded at them, as if giving them a signal for something. On cue, they both stood up and held Cas' arms so they could hoist him up to a standing position. He looked between Danny and Sam in question. They both dragged Cas up on stage as the host suddenly reappeared with a tall chair with him, putting it at the center of the stage with Dean. "Thanks." Dean nodded his thanks to the three people who were with them with a smile.
"Dean, what's going on?" Cas hissed as Dean maneuvered him to sit on the chair.
"Just relax and… look pretty?" Dean said with a shrug. Cas scowled at him but stayed on where he was.
Dean moved back a little and inhaled deeply, calming himself before he released said breath slowly through his mouth. "Okay." He whispered to himself before he took the microphone once more and faced Cas. "Castiel Angelo Collin, five years ago, we met in this very same bar." He started and pointed his index finger downwards, emphasizing his point. "Five years ago, in this exact same place, I asked you to go out for lunch with me. Five years ago, I never thought I would meet a guy like you and make me bat for the other team." He joked with a smile and a light huff. "Five years ago, I thought I was going to simply wait for you until you settle down and thought that I was going to be alone for the rest of my life, just watching you from a distance. Five years ago, I thought I'd lose my mind because I always make the wrong move with you." He continued, his face more serious this time. "And five years ago, I fell in love with you and I am still, very much in love with you." Cas got off the chair he was sitting on, hoping he wasn't wrong about where Dean's sudden speech was going. "So, all chick flick moments aside, I brought you back here after five years to ask you one important question." Dean continued, fishing a small black box from his pocket before he got down on one knee and opened it, showing a simple but beautiful silver ring inside, resting it on his raised knee. "Will you marry me and spend the rest of your life with me as your husband?" he finally asked the big question.
Cas stared at him in shock and glee, making him a little nervous. That is, until the younger man tackled him to embrace him, making him lose his balance. Luckily, he was fast enough to catch the box so that the ring won't fall. Cas muttered a breathless yes against his neck, making him think he imagined it.
"Huh?" Dean asked dumbly, making Cas chuckle lightly and embrace him tighter.
"Yes, I'll marry you, you idiot!" he said, louder this time. Dean smiled widely and embraced him tight as well. He then placed the microphone in front of him, suddenly remembering that he has it and said, "He said yes!" happily, making the crowd cheer for him once more.
When they finally pulled away from each other—still sitting on the floor—Dean finally took the ring out of the box to put it Cas' left ring finger. Cas gave him a short hard kiss and hugged him once more.
Four months later…
As voted by their friends, Cas will be the one to walk down the aisle while Dean waited for him. The event was a garden wedding, planned not by the couple but their overly excited friends, namely Gabriel and Danny.
Dean wore a white dress shirt inside a charcoal colored coat; a white rose rested on its pocket on his left chest. He wore a dark green tie to bring out the color of his eyes. Simple black dress pants and black leather shoes completed the outfit.
Cas on the other hand wore a white dress shirt inside a white coat; a white rose just like Dean's rested on its pocket. His pants and shoes were white as well. To complete his outfit was a striped pale blue tie.
The wedding march started. The flower girl—a child of one of Cas' friends—entered spreading flower petals as she walked. The little girl was followed by a slightly embarrassed Adam who was the appointed ring bearer because he trusted his baby brother most to carry the rings. The two best man—Balthazar and Sam—were already in position. Adam was followed by Gabriel who walked his little brother down the aisle, taking the role of their father. Dean was waiting for Cas with a soft smile which was gladly returned shyly. When they both reached Dean, Gabriel let go of his baby brother.
"You better take care of my baby brother, Winchester." Gabriel whispered when he and Dean shook hands.
"I will." He whispered back with a smile as he took Cas' hand and guided him to sit on one of the chairs in front of the pastor. When the two men were seated, the pastor introduced the couple before he asked them to stand for the opening prayer. After the opening prayer, they were all asked to take their seats once more before he began the lecture about married life, their responsibilities and that the bind may only be broken by God alone.
When the lecture was done, Dean and Cas were asked to stand up and face each other to say their personal vows as they held each other's hands with a soft smile on both of their faces.
"Castiel, before I met you, I'm not sure I really knew what love meant. I've always felt empty inside, as if there's something missing. You saved me from my own hell, in which I thought I could never learn to love and that meant I was never worthy of love. You taught me the value of waiting and you accepted me for who I am; even the side of me that hides from everyone else.
"Today, on our special day, I promise to take care of you. I promise to love you with all of me and love you more with each passing day. I promise not to murder anyone who comes near you because I'm jealous. I promise that I would never, ever, break the trust you have in me. I promise that I'll always be here for you; needed or not. And most of all, I promise, that the only way for me to break these promises is the moment God takes my life away. I love you Cas, all of you." Dean finished and squeezed Cas' hands lightly.
"Dean, before I met you, I thought I'd never find love again. I thought my world will always be Michael and that it will never have a sun to revolve to anymore. Before I met you, I've been like a Maroon 5 song, giddy on the outside but lonely once you read the words. You made me stronger and brought back the real me, the real Cas, that was lost for a long while. You gave me courage to take the risk of falling in love with you. You saved me from all my self-pitying acts and from the thought that maybe I was meant to be all alone because most of the people I loved has left me.
"Today, on the best day of our lives, I give you my vow to love you and cherish you with every passing day. I give you my word that I will always be here beside you when you need a shoulder to cry on, a hand to help you or a word to guide you. I will do my best to be the man you need. I will always have faith in you, no matter how hard things may be. When hardships come, I will never, ever turn my back on you. I will support you with your decisions but still make sure you're doing what is right. I will hold you, even if you don't need me too. And lastly, the only time for these vows to be broken is when my breath has come to stop. I love you Dean, with everything that I am." Cas finished and smiled softly at Dean.
The pastor signaled for Sam to give Cas' ring to Dean. "Do you, Dean Lucas Winchester, take Castiel Angelo Collin as your lawfully wedded husband?" the pastor said as Dean held the ring in his hand.
"I do." Dean replied with a fond smile—eyes never leaving Cas' smiling eyes—as he put the ring on the Cas' finger. The pastor then signaled for Balthazar to give Dean's ring to Cas.
"And do you, Castiel Angelo Collin, take Dean Lucas Winchester as your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I do." Cas said with a smile as he put the ring on Dean's finger.
"You may now seal your lips together as a symbol of you sealing your vows to God."
They inched closer to kiss when thunder came. They both paused before sealing their lips and looked up simultaneously. Just then, rain started to pour, making the guests and the pastor—simply everybody—scramble out of the rain while the two men stayed there, staring at the sky.
Cas has a smile on his face while Dean simply furrowed his brows.
"Huh." Dean started, getting Cas' attention.
"What?"
"Do you think Michael hates me?" he asked, moving his attention to Cas.
"Why would you think that?" he replied with a light chuckle.
"I mean, c'mon. Rain on our wedding day? Don't you think it kinda ruins certain things? I think he hates me for stealing the love of his life."
Cas simply wrinkled his nose while he grinned. He leaned a little closer to Dean and wrapped his arms around his neck; Dean wrapped his arms around Cas' waist. "I don't think so." He whispered. "He loves the rain and thinks it's a blessing in disguise." He finished with a smug smile.
"So we have his blessing then?" he asked—one brow raised in challenge.
"Yep. Pretty much."
"Hmm. Okay then. Now, when are we going to seal our lips together as a symbol of sealing our vows to God?" he whispered huskily.
"Right," he started, leaning closer to Dean. "Now." He whispered and finally met Dean's lips. It started softly. Then, Dean pushed a little to deepen the kiss, forcing Cas' mouth to open with the use of his tongue. Cas smirked and gave Dean the permission.
When things got a little more heated than it should be and they heard the crowd cheer, Cas pulled away reluctantly with a smirk on his face. "Easy tiger. We have a honeymoon you can use all that energy on."
"Hmm. Maybe I can wait a little longer." Dean replied and took Cas' lips back on his once more to kiss him softly.
Whether it was simply by chance that they met and got together or it was fate that did the trick, neither Dean nor Cas really cared. All that mattered to them is that they're together after going out for almost five years. All that mattered to them is that they'll age together and live happily—for they are together.
Babe, it's been five years since that special day
Since I asked you on our first date
Guess it's safe to say...
You and I are better than Sonny and Cher, honey and bears
And you and I are better than Aladdin and Jasmine; we've made it happen...
...Let me say, you look so beautiful on our wedding day...
Final AN...
So, um, that's it. Review guys? Hihi. Oh, and by the way, the michaelXcastiel pairing would now be MiCas (um, pronounced as my cas.). Yeah, say what you want. I thought of that name. XP
So... whatcha think?
DEAN: It was okay. I'm not in to chick flicky things, so. Yeah. What do you think other me? *crosses arms across chest. looks at Jensen expectantly.*
JENSEN: *frowns.* Do you really have to call me as the other you? Anyways, it was good, the build up of the story wherein you showed how their relationship develops over time. Also, I liked the rain stuff during their wedding day. You also stuck to the story you saw in the song that inspired you and all, so, you did well for your first non-one shot story. *smiles at me.*
ME: *smiles shyly at Jensen.* Thanks. That means a lot. *blushes profusely. fidgets. plays with hem of shirt and bites lower lip.*
JENSEN: *still smiling at me.* Well, thank your readers as well, especially those who gave a review to your story, those who added it in their favorites and those that had this on story alert and supported you 'til the end of this story.
ME: *looks at Jensen. Castiel's confused head tilt.* Oh yeah. *looks at you guys and smiles shyly.* Thanks so much for your reviews guys! Thank you for adding this to your favorites and for being with me and this story until the end. *bows head.*
JENSEN: Alright then. *claps hands once.* Let's promote Dean.
DEAN: *startled because he was looking at his phone and was staring at Cas' photos with a goofy smile.* Uh, right. *clears throat.* This kid here, *tilts head towards me. I wave at you with a smile.* will be having another story. Maybe two or three more. One will be another AU entitled A Messed Up Life, in which Cas and I are students. And...
JENSEN: Another one which is, or, was, her own version of Supernatural Season 7 because at the time, she hasn't seen pass episode 10 and all and didn't know how the Leviathans can be defeated. It will have the title, The Warrior. And lastly...
DEAN: Another almost AU because, even though angels and hunters exist here, it will be told in a different light. The title of that story would be, The Guardians of Men.
ME: *smiles at Dean and Jensen.*Thanks guys! *smiles back at you.* Anyways, these stories will not be posted at the same time, so don't worry. Maybe I'll let a few chapters pass first before I post the other two and stuff like that. Anyways! Again, thank you so much guys! Without your motivation, I wouldn't be able to finish this. Also, I'm going to shut up now because this AN has been too long already. Byeiee. *waves hand at you.*
Don't forget to review guys.
Ooh. Wait. P.S.
Do you guys want a 'honeymoon special' one shot for this? I mean, you know. *waggles eyebrows suggestively.*