Okay. I know that this is a short chapter, but I was just told today of a family tragedy so I'm a bit out of sorts, sorry.
I'll see if I can update again today. Writing might take my mind off it.
Usual disclaimer
Dedicated to bani86
Enjoy anyway ^.^
When Dean came out of his room, fully clothed, he sat facing Sam at the table. Castiel decided that this was his social cue to sit down also and sat at the head of the table between the brothers.
'So' Dean began. 'I went to Hell, and Cas got me out. What happened to get me there?'
Sam and Cas exchanged looks, finally, Sam spoke
'We think it's best that you don't remember, Dean' he said 'Cas says that it was bad down there. You know what you were like last time'
'Yeah, but I remembered last time' Dean said. 'I need my memories dude'
'Not these memories' Cas insisted
'But -'
'No' Cas' voice was firm, unyielding. Dean peered at him curiously.
'Look Cas,' he said slowly, trying to phrase it properly 'I get that you're trying to protect me. I do. And thank you for that, but if you don't tell me then I'll always wonder, and I can't live like that Cas, I have to know'
'I said no Dean' Dean glared at the angel and then at Sam, his brother would be an easier nut to crack. He held his hands up in surrender
'Alright' he said 'Can I have a moment alone with Sam?' Castiel's eyes narrowed but he nodded
'I'll go and take the angel tablet to Kevin' he said, and vanished.
'Talk Sam.'
'Dean' Sam said placatingly 'Cas is right. You shouldn't remember. Last time it damn near killed you.'
'Okay fine, so I don't need to know what happened in Hell. But I need to know why I was there in the first place' the younger Winchester shifted uncomfortably 'Sam, please' Sam sighed
'We were digging up Abbadon'
'Yeah, I remember that bit, I take it you didn't finish the trial seeing as I managed to get out again'
'She escaped, after I finished sewing her back up. I don't know how she did it, but she managed to get the bullet out. I was only out of the room for a minute...' he trailed off 'I'm sorry, Dean'
'Why are you sorry?'
'Because that means that I left you in Hell for nothing' Dean blinked and leaned forwards
'Wait. You left me there?' Sam winced at the anger and hurt in his brothers voice
'Kind of' he hedged 'Look, Crowley kidnapped us and tied us up in this warehouse or something. He wanted to use you to get me to sign a contract saying that we'd give up on the trials and give him both halves of the demon tablet. He... he tortured you, in front of me.' He trailed off, and squeezed his eyes shut. Then he composed himself and met his brothers eyes again
'But you kept telling me not to give in to him. So I didn't. And he said that he was going to take you back to Hell for twenty four hours until I gave him what he wanted. When time ran out he was going to... to kill you and take you soul and keep it in Hell, forever. Then he let me go so I could get the tablet. But you told me not to. You told me to run and not look back.' tears began to fall 'so I decided to finish the final trial. For you. But then she escaped and it was all for nothing' with that, Sam put his face in his hands and sobbed. Dean just sat there in shock. Trying to absorb everything.
'And Cas?' Sam wiped his eyes and looked up
'After five hours, Crowley called. He said that it had been six months for you down there and he made me listen while they …' he paused, unable to go on 'But you still told me not to give in, even with what they were doing. I just … I couldn't just sit there and finish the trial, knowing what you were going through, so I called Cas and he came.'
'Of course I came' Cas said as he reappeared as was his wont 'I wasn't going to leave you to Crowley. I got you out, and now you're fine. That's all you need to know.'
Dean nodded and didn't push it. But there was an uncomfortable feeling in his gut that made him want to know everything, no matter how painful it would be to remember. He plastered a fake smile on his face and leaned back nonchalantly in his chair
'And to think, I thought I'd just gone out on the piss and had sex with you Cas' he said 'When you were really saving my ass all along'
'Wait, what?' Sam said as Cas turned pink again and studied the floor
'Well I woke up naked in the middle of a field with him next to me and a killer headache, what was I supposed to think?'
Sam laughed and shook his head in amused disbelief.
'Of course, you'd think that' he said with a grin. 'It looks as if Cas wouldn't complain' he teased as the angel shuffled his feet and grumbled something intelligible about ungrateful humans and inequity.
Dean laughed along, but vowed to have a word with Castiel the first chance he got. He needed to know more.
See. I told you it was short.
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