"You look handsome" Said Dean looking at Castiel formally dressed with tie and suit
"I think I look silly" Said Castiel while Dean helped him with his tie
"Of course not" Said Dean smiling "You look hot"
"Thank you, Dean" Said Castiel helping Dean with his suit, both were in black suits, but Dean chose a red tie and Castiel chose a blue one "You look handsome too"
"Finally" Said Dean standing face to face to the mirror "I thought I was the only one to notice"
"You still very cocky tough" Said Castiel smiling "I'll drive; my car is on the parking lot"
"Why can we go riding my motorcycle?" Asked Dean leaving the apartment with Castiel
"Because it took me two hours to iron those clothes" Said Castiel locking the door "And your motorcycle is way too Van Halen style"
"There's nothing wrong with Van Halen" Said Dean walking down the stairs and coming inside the parking lot
"Yes, there is, if you are going to a formal anniversary" Said Castiel unlocking his car door and turning the engine on
"Sammy must be really happy" Said Dean looking thought the inner mirror
"He must be, Rachel was so excited with his birthday that she almost wanted to throw a surprise party" Said Castiel with his eyes on the road
"So?" Asked Dean looking at Castiel's collar discreetly licking his lips
"Well, she can't keep a secret" Said Castiel chucking slightly "It would kill her"
Dean laughed "Don't you have a brother, Cas?"
"I do, Michael is my older brother" Said Castiel smiling sadly "He and I don't get along"
"That's strange, I never met anybody that didn't get along with you" Said Dean resting his head on Castiel's shoulder
"He is kind of a zealot" Said Castiel trying not to sound rude "He never accepted me for who I am"
"That's why you never talked about him, then?"
"Please, Dean, don't talk about Michael with Rachel… She gets very upset when she talks about him"
"I understand" Said Dean smiling, he was playing with Castiel's hair "I'll behave"
"Rachel, don't you think theres too many people here?" Asked Sam holding her in his arms
"It's a party, Sammy" Said she smiling, they stood under a white cover in the middle of a big garden with some tents covering the food, the tables and chairs, it was a sunny day, the guests were coming slowly at first and taking theirs sits "There must be a lot of people."
Sam smiled softly and kissed her cheek "If it's makes you happy, then its makes me happy."
"Thank you, honey" whispered Rachel
"Where is my father's seat? "Asked Sam greeting the guests
"In the same table as Dean, Castiel and Meg's" Said she realizing something was wrong "Why?"
"N-nothing!" Stuttered Sam
"Samuel Winchester!" Said Rachel upset "What is it?"
"My brother and my father don't get along…" Said Sam holding Rachel by her shoulders "But it's all fine, Dean told he will try to be nice"
"Sammy!" Said she laughing "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I thought you would be upset to replace them, after all the work you did to place them together" Said Sam protecting himself with his forearms
Rachel slapped lightly his forearms and laughed, She hugged him "I'm sorry, Sam, I should have asked you about it… It's your party not mine"
Sam smiled and held her closer "Well, I guess there's nothing we can do now"
Dean and Castiel sat on their places in the big table; Meg was there and smiled at Dean:
"Hey Tiger, how are you doing?" Dean smiled and kissed her on the cheek
"I'm ok Meg" Said Dean sitting "I was wounded; now I'm better"
"I see" Said Meg smiling and looking at Castiel's eyes "Cas, you look handsome"
"Thank you, Meg" Said Castiel embarrassed "You look beautiful"
Meg nodded and laughed "Are you two together?"
"N-No" Stuttered Dean a little embarrassed "Cas is just helping me to stand on my own two feet"
"That is nice of you, Cas" Said Meg that was on his side, she embraced him with a smile "You are such a nice boy"
"Hun, thank you?" Mumbled Castiel blushing red, Dean coughed
"Meg, can you give Castiel some space?"
"If Cas needs some space, why don't he say it?" Said Meg looking at Castiel's face
"Meg" Smiled Castiel "You are just a little bit too close"
"You are no fun, Sir" Said Meg putting some space between them, she smiled victorious, all she wanted was to make Dean jealous "Happily I'm with a cutie man today too, Dean"
Dean blushed red and Castiel raised his eyebrow with curiosity "Who?"
"Balthazar" Said Meg with a smile, Dean was confused, but Castiel's eyes got wide in surprised, his heartbeats speeded up
"I thought he wanted to see the world" Said Castiel disbelieved
"I guess he is tired of living a high adrenalin life" Said Meg smiling
"Who is Balthazar?" Asked Dean confused
"Castiel's ex boyfriend" Said Balthazar sitting close to Meg and kissing her forehead "My Dear"
"B-Balthazar!?" Said Castiel shivering, he felt all those memories coming back to haunt him
"Castiel" He said smiling lustful "It's been a long time"
"Y-yes it's been" Said Castiel, he was nervous and Dean noticed
"Balthazar, this is Dean" Said Meg pointing to Dean that faked a smiled, Balthazar smiled too
"Nice to meet you" Said Balthazar, Dean just nodded and rested his arms around Castiel's shoulder
"W-what happened to you? Weren't you in a tour or something?" Asked Castiel smiling
"I was" said Balthazar "But I realized that I missed the most important of my art here"
"Let me guess…" Said Dean smiling like a wolf, he was jealous indeed and Balthazar looked like a treat to him "Your penicillin"
Meg laughed with Dean, Balthazar and Castiel faked a smiled "Your friend Dean is really a delight" Continued Balthazar "But You Cas, If my great love for you had simply been created by circumstances, it might be rejected as illegitimate because changing circumstances could destroy it." Dean twisted lightly his nose and continued the poetry looking at Castiel's eyes
"It would be subject to whatever is in fashion at the moment, rejected with worthless things or plucked up with other fashionable flowers." Dean kissed Castiel's hand and continued"No, my love was created where it can't be touched by the unpredictability of events."
"Bravo! Bravo!" Applauded Meg with a smile
"I see a non-British friend knows a good line or two by Shakespeare" Said Balthazar playfully
"He does" Said Castiel smiling, Dean smiled back
"Shakespeare is the language of love, only the ones who knows Shakespeare knows true love" Said Dean smiling, he would fight for Castiel and Balthazar realized that and faked a smiled too
"That's beautiful" Said Meg mocking Balthazar that coughed
"As I was saying" Said Balthazar looking at Castiel's eyes "Some people take for gathered their love, and live to regret it"
"I'm certain it isn't your case" Said Dean smiling, Castiel smiled too, he wasn't totally aware what was going on "You look like an experienced man"
"Indeed I am… But experience comes from failure, my dear" Said Balthazar smiling "And I indeed, made some mistakes"
"Then you must move on" Said Dean smiling a fake smile, he was determined to fight with words and with his fists too, Balthazar was an ass, he didn't deserved Castiel after breaking him into pieces "There's a world out there, waiting for you"
"That so nice of you, my darling" Said Balthazar smiling a little upset "But, I already found what I was looking for… And I won't let it go… again"
"I can be mistaken, but you tend to hold on when you should let it go" Said Dean bringing Castiel's close to him "That's not good for you"
"Indeed" Said Balthazar chucking "You are mistaken, I hold on, but only on what is irreplaceable"
"What can't be replaced after lost must be forgotten, don't you agree?" Asked Dean smiling and resting his head on Castiel's shoulder
"Not at all, forgotten things always find their owners hand again" Said Balthazar with another fake smile, Meg was amused by their banter, Castiel was confused and embarrassed
"I wouldn't hold my breath on it" Said Dean sitting back on his chair "Things aren't people"
"I agree, with people you must make them fall in love with you... again" Said Balthazar with a touché expression
Dean smiled and Castiel interrupted before any of them could talk
"Who else is going to sit with us?" Dean smiled nervous and realized that a man was coming towards them, it was his father dressed with suit and tie, John looked older than Dean remembered:
"Hello, Dean"