"Chase? Do you want to share your story about your family?" Mr. Shurley asked.

It had been 2 years since Dean gave up his hearing. 2 very long years. Dean and Cas came up with a story that they would all tell about Dean's hearing. With a little help from Cas, anybody Dean and the family had spoke to now thinks Dean has been deaf his whole life due to a severe case a scarlet fever which damaged both his ear drums.

Today was Landon and Avery's first day of 7th grade and Landon's (Chase's) first English assignment was a page essay on your family. Both Avery and Landon took to their sign language abilities differently. Avery only use ASL for when she was "talking" to Dean. Landon talks with his hands. He signs as he talks, but subtly around other people.

"Come, on, Chase, tell us about your family. It has to be interesting."

Chase sighed and stood up and walked to the front of the class and looked around. "I'm Chase. My family is far from normal. I have two dads, a twins sister, a little brother and two baby sisters. My uncle and his girlfriend live in our basement."

"Tell us about your Dad's Chase. You heard the others. They gave more details about their fathers and mother."

Chase sighed again. "My first Dad, my papa, is very serious. He works at a law firm with my uncle. From what I've heard he's pretty good at his job."

"What about your other Dad?"

"My Dad is awesome. He helps the family out a lot even though he is handicapped. He helps me and Avery, and my little brother on homework while taking care of my baby sisters."

A student raised his hand to Chase. "Chase? Chase?"

"What?"

"You said your Dad was handicapped, what's wrong with him?" the boy asked.

"Billy, that's rude." The girl next to the boy said.

"No, no, it's ok. My Dad is deaf in both ears." It was like the whole classroom's mouth's dropped.

"Thank you, Chase, now Billy, your turn."

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Cas watched from the doorway into the living room. Dean was curled up in a ball lying on his side facing the turned off TV. Dean had been falling into a depressed state and Cas noticed it. Dean was now stand offish. Dean barely let Cas touch him anymore. Dean was starting to get inside his head and cut everyone else out.

During the first year of Dean loss of hearing he would ask about different things. "How does Cassidy and Dani sound? Has Landon's voice gotten deeper?"

Now, Dean signs only when signed to. Today was a different day…worse than before.

Cas walked over to Dean and touched his shoulder and Dean shot up. 'Sorry' Dean signed.

'It's fine. How are you doing?' Dean didn't answer. He just stared off into space. Cas sighed and tapped Dean on the shoulder again. Dean looked over at his boyfriend. 'I asked how you are doing.'

Dean shook his head. 'I forgot…'

Cas squinted his eyes and cocked his head. 'You forgot what?'

'Your voice.' Dean tried to sign with his hands shaking. Tears ran down Dean's cheeks. His breathing sped up. He was almost hyperventilating.

'It's ok, baby. Just remember you're doing this for Cassidy. This is for the better in the long run.'

Dean shook his head. 'I tell myself that, but your voice was the only thing that was keeping my head above water and now I have forgotten.'

'You're doing so good, baby. Once Cassidy and Dani turn 5 you can hear them speak and everyone will be so happy.'

'Not, if a live that long.' Dean looked away from Cas.

'What are you talking about?'

'I can't take the silence anymore.' Dean signed hesitantly.

Dean was looking down at his knees and anywhere but at Cas. Cas frowned and was quite shocked. He tried to get Dean's attention but Dean was doing everything in his power to avoid eye contact with Cas. CAs grabbed Dean's jaw and pulled it to force Dean to look at Cas.

Cas spoke both out loud and in ASL. "Don't you dare say that. Not after all you have done for this family. Not after how far we have come. You can't just give up. You have five beautiful children and you just want to leave them, leave me? Don't you dare ever say that."

Dean just shook his head and let tears roll down his cheeks. 'If I wasn't such a coward I would have put a bullet through my skull the day the curse was lifted.'

'What happened to you, Dean? You are a shell of the man I met and love.'

'I lost my hearing, my voice, and the memory of sounds. That's what happened.' Dean signed as he stood up and walked up to the bedroom and shut the door.

Cas ran to the closed door. He touched the door handle and was shocked back to heaven. Dean had cut into his arm and drew a angel banishing sigil on the wall before taking his knife again and slicing up his arms and waited as he his vision faded into a darkness as black and still and the nothingness and spine tingling of his deafness. Then there was nothing for what felt like an eternity.

"Dean?"

Dean stood in his bedroom in front of his body, when he heard…he heard…he could hear.

"Dean?"

Dean turned around to see a woman with black hair staring right at him. "Tessa?"

"Why are you dead?"

"I can hear. I can speak." Dean smiled.

Tess looked confused. Dean looked around spotted Cas staring in the doorway with the door smashed off the hinges.

"Tessa, reap me. Reap me, now. I can't go back…ever." Dean panicked. "I can't go back to being deaf and mute. I just can't, just take me, now."

"Is that is what you want…"

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Cas flung open the door to reveal the pool of blood that surrounded Dean's lifeless corpse. CAs ran over to Dean and fell into the blood not caring at all. Tears welded up in Cas's eyes. CAs tried to heal Dean but it was too late. Dean was gone, so Cas just held the corpse close to his chest and cried.

Landon, Avery, and Tyler got home to a weird feeling. Cassidy and Dani were awake and crying. Avery went to check on them and Tyler followed to help. Landon went upstairs to Cas and Dean's room to the surprise. He screamed and panicked.

"What's wrong with Dad?" Landon panicked.

"Go downstairs."

"Papa?!"

"Go. Downstairs."

"Tell m-"

"GO DOWNSTAIRS!" Cas yelled and Landon moved quickly.

Sam found out a few hours and had a breakdown worse than Cas. Two days later they followed Dean's dying wish. It was terribly hard and heart shattering. Sam, Madison, Landon, Avery Tyler, and Castiel with his two youngest daughters in each arm, watched Dean's corpse salted and burned. A hunters funeral.

A/N: I SWEAR THERE IS GOING TO BE A HAPPY ENDING! BUT THE ENDING ISN'T FOR A LITTLE WHILE! DON'T WORRY...yet.