Pleasure My Angel World: Part 3
The rock star smiled at his son and gave him a 'one minute sign' with his index finger and pointed toward the phone, Tommy pursed his lips but nodded all the same. "Okay, well mom will be done in a second." He looked over at Dean who, to his surprise, was more interested in the stranger on the couch. Tommy looked at his mother's doppelganger curiously, he'd heard the stories of alternate dimensions but he had never seen someone who looked exactly the same. Aside from the age difference, though to be fair being part angel was one hell of a crutch.
"Cas, you okay?" Dean sat down next to his partner who quickly looked away and nodded silently. "Were you stuck in that box the whole time? Also I didn't know you could dance like that." Dean tried to move into Castiel's line of sight but the other priest looked away further so as not to have to take part in eye contact.
"Yes, well I wasn't too worried about the box. I mean it was a bit confusing, I wasn't sure where I was but we always seem to find one another so I hadn't seen a reason to panic. Not to mention Jet picked a world without any signs of the void, I kind of feel like we're wasting time-"
"Cas," Dean reached over and turned Castiel's face so he could see it, "We talked about this already, you even said you needed a break."
"Well I… this isn't exactly a break is it?" Castiel pointed over at Tommy, "That's a child between an alternate you and me, does that not make feel a little weird? I'm stressing out here."
Dean glanced at Tommy, who was busy trying to get the other Castiel's attention, and shrugged, "Well I hadn't expected it but really he's kind of cute."
Cas felt his cheeks heating up the longer he looked at Dean, he'd never pictured himself having a family like that and to hear Dean say that a child between them was cute made the strangest tingling feelings inside him. "I… I don't know what to say to that really…"
"You don't have to say anything, just try and relax a little." Dean grinned at him and before Cas could respond the singer had finished phone call home.
"Okay, you're all in luck," He gave Dean a quick wink, just a little something to remind him of the time they'd spent on stage together, "Our little family had been planning a celebration day and you've all shown up just in time for it." Cas ruffled Tommy's hair as he passed him by, "Dean's said that we've got more than enough room for four extra people and he's kind of interested in meeting you all."
"Dad's actually okay with this?" Tommy looked a tad surprised, "Doesn't he normally just want you to himself?"
"You know your dad has gotten better with that," Cas scolded lightly, a knowing smile on his face, "Besides, a whole day of fun and socializing was your dad's idea so don't give me that."
Tommy shrugged and found a spot to sit down, keeping an eye on the four strangers that gathered together. They seemed pretty tight-knit, like any kind of dangerous vibe he'd been getting from them vanished once they found their Cas. "You guys gonna stick around for tomorrow?" He asked somewhat awkwardly, still not sure if he liked them or not.
"I think yes, it's exactly what we were looking for." Sam looked to his brother and Cas first then to Jet who was standing next to him. They all nodded in agreement, "Good pick, Jet."
"Thanks, I'd like to say I'm good like that but really I had no idea." Jet chuckled, glancing up toward the door as it opened again, the other members of the band filing in.
"Cas!" Gabriel hung off his lead singer's shoulder and gave him a big squeeze, "Man you were awesome out there,"
"Thanks, you too." Cas gave Gabe a light peck on the cheek, his version of a returned hug, "I can't believe we haven't done it in so long and we can still rock the house."
"I'm not surprised," Balthazar settled next to Dean on the couch, not at all disturbed by their presence, nor did he care for personal space. "We've always been good and Cas sings every opportunity he gets."
"Doesn't mean we aren't out of practice," Anna pointed out as she sat on the armrest, leaning her elbow on Balthazar's head. "Pretty sure I heard you screw up back there, Balthy."
"Silence, wench." Balthazar muttered into his glass of what Dean and the others assumed to be wine.
"Guys, if you hadn't noticed already," Cas pointed at the four dimension travellers, "We've got alternate reality guests with us. Another Dean, another me, another Sam, and that one there is… Jet I assume? Sam called you Jet so that's what I'll go with."
"Yeah that's Jet," Tommy sounded a little exasperated which hadn't quite prompted a response from Jet though he did make a face in the kid's general direction.
"Nice to meet you guys," Gabriel gave a quick wave, a little energetic to be sure. "Sammy, lookin' good. Weird not seeing the side-burns of destiny on your face."
Sam furrowed his brow and glared over at Dean the second he heard his brother snorting back a laugh. "You and the Sam in this world aren't together, are you?" He had to ask, it all sounded so weird to him and truth be told Castiel's story about the last Gabriel hadn't exactly set his mind at ease about this Gabriel guy.
"Me and Sam? Hell no!" Gabe immediately stepped away and stopped looking at Sam indefinitely, "Geez man, weird."
Jet smirked but didn't say anything about it, instead he looked over at the lead singer who had unwound from his performance clothing and into a loose, white button up shirt. "What's the plan for tomorrow exactly?"
"Start the day off by going to the beach, have picnics in the attached park, play around, do whatever. Might go bowling or play some mini-golf if time permits, but mostly in the evening we're basically setting up a social. There'll be drinking, dancing, a lot of food, that's about it. You'd be surprised but keeping things mostly simple makes it better." Cas smiled at him, "Gives us a lot of time to just relax and talk."
"Whatever," Tommy grinned, "You're just getting old."
"Watch it," Cas used a warning tone that most people would only equate with a parents' and really, it sounded perfectly normal coming from him.
Dean leaned back on the couch and sighed lightly, wanting to put his arm around his Castiel but deciding against it. "Sounds like a lot of fun, if you ask me. We'll probably need summery clothes for it, I don't want to go to the beach in my trench coat."
"Just reach into the coat and take what you need." His partner reminded him, poking him in the forehead.
"You know I kinda forgot about that. Do I just imagine it like I do my weapon?"
"Sort of. It's a little more complex than that, but if you want to simplify it then yes? We're equipped with just about anything so if you imagine it something similar will come to you. I can't guarantee it'll look the way you picture it but it does the job."
"So basically you guys are carrying everything but the kitchen sink?" Jet raised an eyebrow and nudged Dean's shoulder, "Dude, give me a sandwich."
"Get your own goddamn sandwich." Dean smacked his friend's hand away.
"But I'm hungry! Give me a sandwich."
Sam rolled his eyes and shoved Jet over, "Anyway, thank you for inviting us." He looked to Castiel and Tommy with as welcoming a smile he could muster despite the idiotic company he seemed to be keeping. "We really appreciate it."
"No problem, we're more than happy to have you." The singer beamed at them, "Now come on, let's get going."
"I'll take that as my hint," Balthazar sighed and stood up, taking hold of the two priests, "Gabriel get the other two."
"I can take those ones," Gabriel argued as he walked over, earning himself a look from Balthazar. "Dean and the weird guy?" Still staring. "Cas and the weird guy?"
"Jet. My name is Jet." The voice accompanying the words was flat and unhumored.
"Just grab Sam and let's go." Balthazar rolled his eyes, Anna taking hold of him as he all but vanished.
"Whoa…" Sam stared wide-eyed at where Dean and Cas had been standing moments before, "Did… did he just… Where did they go?"
"They flew home, now come here." Gabriel grabbed the two of them, glancing over at Cas and Tommy right before Balthazar returned for them, "Oh good, I thought you were going to force me to make two trips too."
"Not that mean, am I?" Balthazar gave a sassy little smile before flying away again, this time Gabriel right behind him.
The house they entered was enormous and beautiful. The ceilings were high, the floor was polished, there were decorative vases all over the place. And Dean was pretty damn sure he saw a statue. "How did we get here so fast?"
"Flew you." Balthazar smiled as he reappeared alongside Gabriel and the rest of the people that had been in the room. Dean looked at Sam's bewildered face and knew that at least he wasn't the only one.
"This place is amazing…" Sam exhaled as he looked at the décor and everything in general. It really was a nice place, like living in a palace. "Why is it so big?"
"Because mom's a drama queen, that's why." Tommy chuckled, "Ours is pretty nice too, right down the road there." He pointed out the window toward the neighbouring property that looked about the same, except perhaps a little more modern.
"Damn…" Jet eyed what looked like a family portrait, "Did you guys get this fucking painted!?" He walked up to it to get a closer look, "Seriously?"
"Actually the artist asked us if he could do it," Castiel pointed out, "He's one of the boys that lives down the road with Tommy. Really amazing with a brush, he just had to look at us a few times, I don't think those were the faces we were making while we stood there either."
"He's good." Sam marveled alongside Jet's awestruck self.
As they all stood impressed by the house a few more people entered the room, the sound of general surprise coming in a short wave. "What's going on?" It was Sam's voice but he definitely sounded older. The travellers turned to look and suffice to say none of them were expecting him to look the way he did. There was at least a ten-year difference between him and their Sam, not to mention he looked like he meant business.
"Dean didn't say, did he?" The singer sighed heavily and walked over to his brother in-law. "They're from a different dimension and I'd asked Dean if they could join us for tomorrow. He said yes, I assumed he'd tell you."
"Of course he wouldn't, Dean would much prefer I get the surprise on my own." Sam rolled his eyes and looked back at them, his younger self more than the rest. "Welcome to the house guys, let me show you to the guest rooms."
Dean looked at the others who shrugged in return; he couldn't help but laugh at Jet's face though. It was a mixture of shock, awe, and 'holy shit your brother wears old like it's his bitch.' "You okay there Jet?" He asked as they followed the older Sam down the hall.
"I swear to god I'm going to age like a potato while the rest of you fuckers do it like wine." Jet grumbled, the little break in his voice telling more about how he tried not to laugh than anything else.
"Don't be silly, Jet. You're already pretty old and you look fine." Cas grinned, high-fiving Sam immediately after.
"Jet and I are the same age!" Dean protested loudly, looking back at Castiel's 'I'm innocent' face.
"Well… you too then."
Both Sam's chuckled and it was still strange to get it in stereo like that, regardless of how many Sam's they had met throughout their travels.
As they walked the halls of the grandiose building they heard the voice of another Dean, the older one and as much as the priest Dean would have wanted to completely ignore it, he couldn't. He perked up because he wanted to see what he'd look like, how he'd age and if he should possibly buy a paper bag for his face. Needless to say he wasn't disappointed. The older male walked out of a room with a few others they didn't recognize, he looked up and smiled a little bit.
"Dimension travelers?"
"That's us." Castiel answered for them, stepping forward to shake his hand, his face was a mix of emotion that was making his partner a little jealous. "It's very kind of you all to let us stay here, even more so to allow us to join you tomorrow."
"Don't mention it," Dean shrugged and looked over to his husband, the performer offering a smile in return. "We couldn't go and have a good time knowing we'd just left a bunch of new comers like that. Not in our nature I guess." He looked them all over, giving Sam a small chuckle, "You're so skinny, I forgot what it's like when you're not a moose."
Sam made a face at him but left it at that, he wasn't the moose Dean was referring to. "Jet and I are still going to need something for the beach, we can't just pull stuff out of thin air."
"Don't you worry about that," The singer piped in again, "You all should just get some rest, I'll take care of everything else."
"By that he means me and Balthazar!" Gabriel shouted out to them from the other floor.
Ignoring him Cas just continued to smile, it really felt like they were in a home, surrounded by one big family. Dean looked to his brother and noticed the same kind of expression, it was like they were at the picnic they'd held for their parents. The ten year anniversary of their death and it still hurt to think about it, that picnic had been fun but it reminded them of a family they hadn't quite had. Aside from Bobby, and Ellen letting them into their lives. That had been a blessing and Dean missed it, missed them and their bickering, missed the life he'd grown up in.
And yet, seeing Castiel's face, the subtle expressions he made, and hearing his voices, the little inflections in his tone, all which indicated how happy he was, Dean would never go back. Not if he couldn't take Castiel with him. He took his partner's hand and held it tightly as they moved to the spare bedrooms, "Cas," he whispered softly, the other priest looking at him like it was the most natural thing. "Stay in my room tonight?"
Castiel stared and he looked like the world passed through his mind, full of questions and what if's and possibilities that could never be answered. "Yes." He finally replied, his chest moving a little heavier as he inhaled around a lump in his throat. "I will."
"You two sharing a bed too, then?" The other Castiel looked to Sam and Jet who both immediately shook their heads.
"We're good." Sam smiled and walked into his separate room, calling a good night over his shoulder.
"Yeah," Jet smiled in a way that said much more than his words really could, his eyes scanning over Sam's door before he walked to his own room. "Don't screw up, Dean!" He said as he closed his door, laughing at the 'shut up Jet' that had to follow.
The guests all disappeared, the alternate versions of Dean and Castiel grinning in the empty hallway. "It's just so freaking cute, isn't it? They don't know they're in love yet."
"I think Dean and Cas know." Dean started going toward their own room, taking his lover's hand to lead him.
"I mean Sam and the other one. Dean and Cas know, they just need to get it on."
"Let's hope their first time isn't here, might get loud."
"I don't think they're quite there yet, that relationship looks like it's moving a lot slower than ours did."