Clever Title
Online Relationship
Summary: Dean's distraction offers him a new friendship.
Authors note: I went AU on this one. It was going to be longer but sleep called to me…

Dean should have known better, he really had no one to blame but himself, when Charlie poked and whined "It'll be fuuuun." He should have known but he had logged into the event all the same, Charlie had come over to their place for the weekend due to her mom having to go into the hospital. To distract her Dean had her come up with something completely random and new.

She figured Nerd and Geeks unite, which is why on a Saturday night instead of going out with others from school he was logging into a chat room with Charlie. Sam was at one of his friends place for a sleepover and Mary and John gave the two their space.

Charlie: isn't this fun?
Dean: Sure, talking to you over the computer while you sit in front of me.
Charlie: Oh, suck it up princess, there will be others shortly

"then can we just-" the look he was given made him sigh and turn back to the laptop going back to typing, the smile he got from Charlie was worth it, this was about distracting her from her mom and everything in real life.

Dean: Never Mind, so what is this room for? No one is here.
Charlie: I made it, there will be people coming. Trust in the Charlie
Dean: yeah, whatever. So whats the room for?
Charlie: chatting
Dean: Charlie!
Charlie: *chuckles* okay its for geeks and nerds.
Dean: You didn't really chuckle (that got a snort) This is gonna suck for me.
Charlie: Maybe, maybe not….lets wait and see.
ASH has joined the room
Charlie: Hello Geek!
ASH: Hello Mothership!
Dean: Hi Ash, how's the bar?
ASH: DEAN! Hey, its good man, busy but good. Ellen is shocked you ain't here
Dean: other things to do
ASH: so I see, so mothership, commands?
Charlie: recruit, expand, domination. The normal things
ASH: Mission accepted
Castiel has joined the room
Charlie: Hello Castiel!
Castiel: Hello Charlie, how are you?
Charlie: All is well, how about you?
Castiel: I am fine, I just finished the book it was compelling
Charlie: Good, glad now you have to watch the movie.
Dean: What now? Who's this?
Charlie: Rude!
Dean: Deal with it, its typing.
Charlie: :-P Still rude, this is Castiel, or Cass we meet what five months ago?
Castiel: Six, Charlie has been helping me become more educated in the world of nerds and geeks
Charlie; I'm a great teacher
Dean: Oh, well good luck with whatever man
Castiel: Thank you Dean, Charlie is correct she is a great teacher.
ASH and Charlie are in private messaging mode
Dean: So, I guess its us. What do you like Castiel?
Castiel: many things, men included.
Dean: Oh, is that how you know Charlie?
Castiel: Yes, for the most part. We have also seen each other at the hospital.
Dean: Sorry, someone sick?
Castiel: yes. What is your favorite book?
Dean: Oh, I don't know man- let me think about it and I'll let ya know
Castiel: how will you do so?
Dean: Got an email?
Castiel: of course

The following day Dean emailed Castiel for the first time, it turned out that they had more than Charlie's friendship in common. It was almost sixteen months later but the two of them had finally figured out that while they had crushes on others and never really looked at the other any way but friendship that there was something more here. They went to prom together, college, and a year after graduating they were married. Charlie told the entire wedding it was all thanks to her and Dean just smiled at his best "man" as she retold the great chat debate of '09 and how it would start the love story of Dean and Castiel Winchester.

END