Chapter 8 - Cas' Proposal
One year and 6 months later Dean and Cas had got used to being half human, half angel and had learnt everything they could to do with it.
Everything is still the same though, both Sam and Gabriel and Dean and Cas were still together and still living in the bunker. And they are all still hunting, sometimes as pairs and sometimes as a 4.
One morning Cas was pacing up and down the library with a stressful expression on his face when Sam and Gabriel came into the room and spotted him.
" Morning bro " Gabriel said. And Cas looked up and stopped pacing and said back " Oh morning Gabriel, morning Sam "
" You okay? " Sam asked noticing the stressed out expression on his face.
" Oh yeah I'm fine thank you Sam " Cas said. Both Sam and Gabriel looked at him not convinced.
" Whats wrong Cas?, we can tell you're not okay " Gabriel said.
" Oh fine you win but you can't tell Dean that is most important " Cas said.
" Okay we promise not to now what is wrong? " Sam asked.
" Okay well you know how its Dean's birthday tomorrow " Cas said.
" Yeah " Gabriel said.
" Well I was trying to think of a perfect moment to do this and then I thought it would be a perfect birthday present " Cas said.
" Okay you're confusing us Cas, what are you talking about? " Sam said.
" I'm going to propose to Dean " Cas said.
" Oh my god " Sam said.
" My little bothers all grown up " Gabriel said. Both of them looking at them with a massive proud smile on their faces.
" But I don't know how to do it any ideas " Cas said. Sam and Gabriel start to think and Sam said " hmm how about you take him out to dinner "
" Thats a good idea " Cas said.
" I know of a great place you could take a walk by after, I can show you now if u like " Gabriel said.
" That would be great thank you Gabriel " Cas said.
" I will stay here so Dean wont get suspicious " Sam said.
" Good idea, thank you Sam " Cas said.
" We will be back a little later " Gabriel said. Just after he said that he kissed Sam on the cheek and they both flew off. They both turned up just on the edge of town where the shops and restaurants were just starting to end and the forest was starting to begin.
They started to walk into the forest and went towards the left and carried on walking until they could see a clearing coming into their view. When it came fuly into sight Cas' face was full of awe with the sight infront of him. Gabriel was looking at Cas with a massive smile on his face. In front of them was a massive clear waterfall with a clearing of grass in front of it. Cas thought it was one of the most beautiful sights he has seen in his life.
" How did you know about this " Cas asked Gabriel.
" Sometimes I like to take walks around here and one day I found it while I was walking in this forest trying to clear my head, since then I have always remembered it if I ever needed it again for a moment just like this " Gabriel said.
" Its perfect " Cas said.
" Really? " Gabriel said.
" Yeah I think its one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen my entire life " Cas said.
" What's the most? " Gabriel asked.
Cas blushed and said " D-Dean ". Then Gabriel smiled and said " you're a big softie you know "
" You're the same though " Cas said.
" I know I am " Gabriel said.
" Lets get back before they wonder what happened to us " Cas said so they flew back to the bunker. When they got back they came into the library and Sam asked " hey how'd it go? ".
" It went great, the place is perfect " Cas said.
" Well that's good " Sam said.
" Thank you so much brother you made the night perfect " Cas said.
" No problem Cassie it was my pleasure " Gabriel said.
" Where is Dean? " Cas asked.
" He's in the kitchen " Sam said.
" Thanks " Cas said as he walked towards the kitchen. " Hello Dean " Cas said as he walked next to Dean who was drinking some coffee and sat next to him at the table and kissed his cheek.
" Where have you been? " Dean asked.
" My apologies I have been busy but I'm here now " Cas said.
" Thats okay " Dean said.
The next morning Cas was in the kitchen when Sam and Gabriel came in.
" Hey bro what ya doing? " Gabriel asked.
" I'm making Dean's breakfast, I'm gonna make him breakfast in bed " Cas said while he was standing next to the oven placing bacon onto some bread and butter and put it on a plate which was on a tray with a mug of cofee next to it.
" When did you learn to cook? " Sam asked.
" I learned how to cook for my self when I was human as I needed to eat to live " Cas explained.
" Makes sence, so do you have everything ready for tonight? " Gabriel asked.
" Yes, I made reservations at the manuella restaurant at 7 o clock and I have the ring safe where Dean wont find it " Cas said.
" Can we see it? " Sam asked.
" Of course, let me go and get it, I will be right back " Cas said and waked out of the kitchen. A few minutes later he came back with a small red box. He opened it and showed it to Sam and Gabriel. It was black with the word forever edged in. Sam and Gabriel looked at it with eyes full of awe and Sam said " Cas it's beautiful "
" You think so? " Cas asked.
" We know so Dean-o will love it bro " Gabriel said.
" Thank you both, I better get this to Dean before he wakes up can you hide that somewhere safe till later so Dean wont find it? " Cas asked.
" Of course, go take that to Dean " Sam said. So Cas picked up the tray and made his way to Dean's room. He quietly pushed on the door with his back and went to his bedside he put the tray on the bedside table, leaned down and kissed him on the forehead. Then Dean started to sturr, he opened his eyes and said " morning Cas ".
" Good morning Dean, I brought you breakfast " Cas said.
" Oh Cas you shouldn't have " Dean said.
" I wanted to, happy birthday Dean " Cas said.
" Thank you so much Cas " Dean said as he sat up and kissed Cas on the lips and Cas picked up the tray and placed it on Dean's lap. Dean started to eat and made a 'mmm' sound and said " You're a great cook Cas where did you learn to cook this good? " Dean asked and Cas smiled and blushed. When Dean was finished with his breakfast Cas picked up the tray and they both walked into the kitchen. Cas put the tray and plate and mug into the sink.
" Morning everyone " Dean said.
" Morning Dean, happy birthday " Sam said.
" Morning Dean-o, happy birthday " Gabriel said.
" Thanks guys " Dean said. Then Dean got a ping on his phone and he checked it and he saw he had a message from mary saying ' happy birthday Dean, I am so sorry I can't be there in person especially considering how many I missed '.
He also got a message from Jody saying ' happy birthday Dean from me alex and claire, sorry we can't be there in person ' . And another one from Garth saying ' happy birthday Dean from the whole family, sorry we can't be there in person '. So he replied to them all saying ' thank you so much and its okay if you can't be here in person I'm just happy for the message '.
Sam, Dean, Cas and Gabriel were sitting at the library table with Cas and Dean sitting on one side and Sam and Gabriel sitting opposite them. First Sam handed over a small gift bag to Dean and when he looked inside it he saw a mixed tape labelled 'happy birthday Dean'.
" Thanks Sammy " Dean said with a smile on his face.
" Its got all your favourite music on " Sam said. Next Gabriel handed over a box. When Dean opened it he saw that it was a massive apple pie. Dean's face lit up and he said " wow, apple pie my favourite, thanks Gabe this is great ".
" I knew you would love it " Gabriel said.
" My present to you is special " Cas said.
" What is it? " Dean asked now intrigued at what it was.
" Instead of giving you a normal present like Sam and Gabriel, I have booked a restaurant for the two of us, all on me, that is my present to you " Cas said.
" Wow really? Thats quite a present, what time? " Dean asked.
" Its booked for 7 o clock so I would be ready for about 6.45 to get there on time " Cas said.
" Okay you're the best Cas " Dean said and they kissed for about 5 seconds. Sam and Gabriel had a massive smile on their faces knowing what the present really was.
It was 6.30 and Cas was pacing round his room in a suit and his signiture trench coat that he knew Dean loved and was nervous as hell. Gabriel walked in checking on him and saw that he was nervous and said to him " hey it's going to be okay ".
" But what if its not? What if something goes wrong at the restaurtant? Or what if Dean says no? "Cas said now panicking.
" Hey if there is one thing I know, it is that Dean loves you, he loves more than his own life, and he is going to say yes. Trust me nothing will go wrong " Gabriel said while trying to calm his brother down.
" Maybe you're right, I have just got to relax " Cas said.
" Of course I'm right, now here is the ring, go get him tiger " Gabriel said and handed him the ring in the red box. Cas took the ring, took a deep breath and went to wait in the library.
Dean is in his room just finishing up, he is also wearing a suit. Sam comes in and said " Hey "
" Hey " Dean said.
" You ready to go? " Sam asked.
" Yeah just finishing up " Dean said.
" How you feeling bout tonight? " Sam asked.
" I feel great, it's gonna be the best birthday ever " Dean said and Sam had a smile on his face thinking ' you're not wrong there '. Dean is finished getting ready and they both walk to the library and see Cas and Gabriel standing there waiting. Sam here's Gabriel wisper 'relax' to Cas but Dean didn't hear it thank Chuck.
" Hey Cas ready to go? " Dean asked.
" Yes Dean are you? " Cas asked.
" Yes you got everything? " Dean asked and Cas looked at Gabriel who was standing next to Sam behind Dean and Gabriel smiled at him and put a thumbs up and Cas looked back at Dean and said " Yes shall we get going? ".
" Yes lets " Dean said and he turned around to Sam and Gabriel and said " we will be back later,see you then ".
" Have fun " Sam said. And they left and got into the impala and left the bunker heading towards town.
Back in the bunker Sam turned towards Gabriel and asked " was everything alright with Cas? ".
" Yeah he was just nervous about tonight and what might happen but I calmed him down as best I could " Gabriel said.
" You gave him the ring back right? " Sam asked.
" Of course what do you take me for samsqatch " Gabriel said and they both chuckled.
Back with Dean and Cas they had just arrived next to the restaurant and parked the impala. It was a lovely starry night with not a cloud in the sky for the time of year. It was 7 o clock and Dean and Cas got out of the Impala, locked it up and dean put the keys back in his pocket. They walked towards the restaurant and walked through the door. Cas walked up to the guy standing by the entrance and said to him " Hello I have a reservation for 7 o clock ".
" What is the name under sir? " The guy asked.
" It is under the name Castiel " Cas said.
" Of course if you would like to follow me " The guy said and all 3 of them walked towards the window and the guy said " this is your table sir "
" Thank you " Cas said and both Cas and Dean sat down. The table was on a balcony under the stars. Dean's face was ful of awe.
" This is beautiful Cas, thank you " Dean said and kissed him over the table.
" It's my plesure Dean " Cas said and they looked at the menu and chose what they was going to have and the waiter came over and asked " are you ready to order now? "
" Yes we are can I have a bacon cheeseburger and a beer please " Dean said. And the waiter wrote the order down and looked at Cas.
" Can I have the same please " Cas said. And the waiter nodded and wrote the order down and took the menu's and walked off. About 5 minutes later teh waiter came back with their beers and went off again. While they waited for their food to come they talked about loads like recent hunts, how heaven has been etc.
Then they saw the waiter coming over with a tray with their food on. The waiter put the food down in front of them and walked off. They started to eat and both of them a 'mmm' noise.
" This is delicious " Dean said.
" I have to agree with you Dean, this is very nice " Cas said.
" Should we have some pudding after? " Dean asked.
" We have the apple pie at home I think we should have that for pudding " Cas said.
" Good point " Dean said. After they were both finished eating and finished their beers Cas put his arm up and the waiter came over and Cas said " Can we have the bill please "
" Of course " The waiter said and went off and came back with the bill. Cas put how much is needed on and they got up and left.
" Before we go home I would like to show you something " Cas said.
" Okay lead the way " Dean said. So they walked out of the car park holding hands and towards the forest. When they got to the forest they walk towards the left until they could see the clearing.
" Walk to that clearing " Cas said and so Dean walked in front of Cas and towards the clearing when he got there his eyes widened and his face full of awe. He looked back an saw Cas standing there.
" It's beautiul isnt it? " Cas asked,
" It's amazing , but its not as half as beautiful as you " Dean said and Cas blushed. He took a deep breath and thought to himself 'this is it, its now or never'. He walked towards Dean and said " Dean, when we met it didn't exactly get off to the best start, but look at us now we stopped the world ending so many times and we are together, I can't possibly love you any more than I do " Cas said and he got down on one knee and pulled the boxn out and opened it so Dean could see and asked " Dean Winchester will you marry me? " eyes full of hope as he waited for an answer.
Dean couldn't believe what was going on. He was shocked and so chocked up he couldn't speak. Eventually he found his voice and said " Hell yeah, I will always marry you " Cas got up with a massive smile and placed the ring on his finger.
" It's beautiful Cas, this is the best birthday ever " Dean said as he wrapped his arms around Cas' waist and Cas wrapped his arms around Deans neck and they kissed slow and passionately for a minute or two.
" I think we should go home don't you Cas " Dean wispered in Cas' ear and Cas transported them both next to the imala in a matter of seconds. They went home and went straight to their room.