Well this took me long enough. I'm sorry, I'm really lazy and din't really feel like writing for days. But I hope you like this chapter, it is more of a Castiel/Lysander friendship thing but it's cute. I like their friendship and I think Lys really loosens up when he's around Castiel.

Please review if you liked this cause it is amazing when you do and I get really happy

One week had passed since the hailstorm when Castiel was forced to give Eleanor shelter. He didn't really mind it at first - it was raining really hard that day - but then she had to take a bath (because Castiel couldn't just let her catch pneumonia) and she saw the photo. The thing about Eleanor was that she asked too many questions, but he should have seen it coming. It could be worse, he said to himself then. So it got worse. To be fair with him, he was doing a really nice job hiding his fear of thunder all day long, but that particular one was so loud. She didn't say anything throughout the week though, thankfully.

When Castiel woke up that day Saturday, there was no rain. He heard an annoying bird singing, annoying kids playing and the midday sun was coming in through his barely opened window. He literally rolled out of bed, falling face first to the floor - but he wasn't awake enough to feel the pain, so it was fine - and taking the covers with him.

Walking (actually he was almost crawling) down the stairs, Castiel got really happy that he had finally bought a new coffee maker. He fed Demon, then he got his coffee and then he started watching TV until Lysander got there in about an hour. Oh, how he enjoyed being useless.

"Found it's too far away/ transcendent thoughts /you lived lie atrophied and broken /it's over / and I try to hold on/ slowly I suffocate / I'm cold and grey - blank - I won't turn out the others/ why's love gotta be dear agony. So..." Lysander read out the lyrics, wanting Castiel to help him out with the parts he couldn't think of anything.

He had gotten there about one hour after Castiel woke up, just like he had predicted, and now they were both in the garage at Castiel's house. Lysander was sitting in the old couch, like always, and Castiel was doing some pull ups, like always.

"Um... how about something like I can't simply trade / the deal's made/ take her place and go" Castiel answered after a while.

"We could put you're the devil's maid instead of the deals made"

"Whatever you think sounds better"

"Alright. So, let me see... the last one"

"Thank god!"

"You might find me in the gutter where you left me/ I think it's time for us to walk alone/ from now on - blank - and broken wings were made to fly then the chorus. Anything?"

"Yeah, um, dry your eyes now/ for this is our last goodbye"

"Great. Now get down from there, we need to practise"

"Alright" Castiel jumped down from the bar and grabbed a wet towel to dry himself up. Lysander looked weird. Like he was having an intense internal argument with himself. Castiel was about to ask what was wrong when he started talking.

"Castiel" Lysander said hesitantly "Can I ask you a question?"

"Spit it out"

"Why have you been acting so weird this past week?"

"I haven't"

"Hey, I'm your best friend, don't lie to me"

"I'm fine. Really"

"It's because of Eleanor isn't it?"

"Why has everything become about Eleanor lately?"

"Because you are happier around her"

Castiel didn't respond, he simply threw his towel at Lysander's face. The taller boy chuckled and threw the towel back at him. Castiel then got his acoustic guitar and sat on the floor.

"Will your parents come next month?" Lysander asked casually.

"I don't know. I don't expect people to do kind things to me, especially them"

"Castiel, it'll be your birthday. You'll be 18, it's important"

"I always keep lower standards, makes life easier. Learnt that one the hard way. I just... People don't do nice things to me out of the blue, Lys. That's how it is"

"You can't give up hope"

"Too late. Now, the song"

"You are hopeless. That's why you don't have friends" Lysander joked.

"I have you, you twat"

"I'm only here for the song and you know that"

"Shut up, you are secretly gay for me and you know it"

"Ah, yes. My next song will be about how much I love your abs"

It happened that thursday. It was a normal horrible day at school and Castiel was on the roof with Lysander. There was nothing special about that day at all and Castiel just wanted to go home and sleep or play video games. But then Eleanor walked up to him.

There was nothing special about her at first. It was the old, boring, annoying Eleanor. But the she showed him her hands. Short nails. Eleanor loved her nails more than her family. She used to say they were the prettiest thing about her - because they were really nice nails.

"You can teach me to play the guitar now" Ginger said with a big smile, that, surprisingly, wasn't annoying Castiel. He looked at her in disbelief trying to process what just happened. And it took him long enough, awkwardly staring at the girl for a while.

There was a voice in the back of his head saying Okay, it was a sacrifice, but she only did it because she wants to play guitar, not because you are special. But there was another voice saying She did it for you, she thinks you are worth it, she did it because you said you would teach her if she did and she wants to be taught by you! He decided to listen to the second one.