.: Chapter 4:.

The little Angel gave Dean a small pout as he thought about it. His stomach was feeling pretty empty at the moment. He honestly couldn't remember the last time he had something to actual eat besides hospital jello. Cas thought if he had to see just one more bowl of jello he was going to be sick at this point. It just wasn't filling enough for him and honestly tasted like nothing but slightly flavored chemicals. Chemical flavored chemicals is what Cas had mentally decided to call it and he was pretty sick of having to eat it. Changing the colors on him didn't exactly trick his little mind even if he was mostly confused.

"I wish they would let me have something other than this awful tasting jello…" He whispered to Dean, holding a hand up to half cup his face. Even if he did hate the taste of the jello at the this point he was also partially afraid of offending the poor nurses who were making his comfortable stay possible. They had been doing so much for him and he couldn't really ask for more from the staff.

"I can go grab you something- And I know exactly what you like." The Winchester boy grinned as he reached for his coat to leave.

"You may need to sneak it back in… I don't think they will let you bring it in if they see it." The Novak boy mumbled but happily watched the other leave this time. He knew he would be back. Better yet the other would be back with food. Real food this time and not hospital food. Soon after the other had left Cas spent some more time looking over the photos in the stack. He wanted to get a better idea of just what kind of life he may be temporarily leaving or even permanently behind.

"I'll hide it, don't worry about it." Dean had said with the first happy grin on his face Cas can remember seeing.

Dean had only gone down the street a short way to the pair's favorite burger place. A place they would go to on dates all the time. A small old little diner that stood on the side of the road just on the edge of town. A little dirt parking lot and a matching occasionally flickering diner sign just for good measure. Prices reasonable and plenty of corner booths for couples to hide in for a little time alone if they so chose. To sit as close as they want or across from each other if that was also what they wanted. This particular pair's favorite order, of course, was one large chocolate milkshake and two burgers. One with bacon, a piece of lettuce if he was convinced enough, and maybe just more bacon. The other's was a double burger with cheese, pickles, a slice or two of bacon and hold the mayo. A milkshake to go, just for this occasion.

The Winchester boy soon held the warm bag holding the food in one hand and the drink in the other. He stood and leaned back against the counter for a moment as he sighed. He had remembered exactly what his precious angel used to order and he had never really thought about just how bad the other had to be feeling for not being able to even remember something like that. The little gesture of being able to remember just what the other used to order had been enough to show Cas how much Dean had loved hi, but as it was Cas wasn't able to remember any of it and it truly was starting to break whatever was left of his now fragile heart.

Castiel on the other hand, while Dean was out, sat alone in his hospital bed as he waited. Nose practically buried in trying to remember anything as he looked at the photos. He had gone through the entire stack of photos by now and frowned ever so slightly when nothing new really came to mind. A small nagging voice in the back of his mind was already working to remind him just how empty he was without his, assumingly equally broken blonde by his side. Castiel tried to shake his head to shake the thought from his mind and distract himself with the photos. Reminding himself the other would return to him and that he wasn't really going to be left alone. That Dean really hadn't had enough of trying to 'fix' the broken boy in front of him. That Dean hadn't given up on trying to fix the nose beaten and fragile boy hooked up to the IV and heart monitor.

A few minutes after the thought of Dean possibly leaving him and the thought of the other using food as an excuse you leave and never come back the blonde peaks back into the hospital room with a goofy grin. His hands stuffed almost uncomfortably in his coat he waltz back into the room and pulls out the bag containing the burger, the milkshake to. How the other managed to sneak something so delicious smelling into the hospital and all the way up to the third floor without someone catching him amazed the boy on the bed. He doesn't think he would ever understand how he could do it. "Here, you would ask for me to pick this up for you all the time." Dean smirked before he gently set the bag in Cas' shaky and fragile hands, helping him guide the bag down to his lap, setting the milkshake down on the bedside table.

The scent had already made it's way to the Novak boy's nose and had him perking up instantly. Cas looked between the bag and the blonde now moving to sit in his seat next to him. "It smells amazing… Did I always make you pay for it when I asked?" Castiel asked curiously before opening his mouth to ask another question when his stomach growled loudly and interrupted him. He looked down shyly at the noise his stomach had made and wished that maybe it should have stayed quiet.

"No, you didn't want me to. But I insisted." Dean said and dug a napkin from his pocket to hand to him. "Eat up. Doc' said you lost about three pounds."

"I've lost weight?" The boy asked, a bit surprised. He frowned softly at the thought of losing more of himself than just his memories and let a soft sigh escape. He unwrapped the burger and gave it a few small curious sniffs before taking a cautious bite of it. He had suddenly felt like he hadn't eaten in forever and he was going to have to hold himself down from absolutely destroying that poor burger with how hungry he had suddenly felt. Once the first bite he chewed was through with he had taken an even bigger bite then the first and the cycle repeated. Slowing only slightly, the cycle repeated until he was down to about half of the hefty burger.

"Yea, but don't worry about. We can fix that." Dean grinned as he saw how Cas' eyes lit up as he ate the burger away. "You… like it?"

"I can't believe I forgot how good these taste. A million times better than hospital jello." He mumbled through a mouthful of burger with a small smile.

"I love your smile…" Dean mumbled, smiling in tune with the boy's. Dean Winchester may just be falling in love all over again.

Castiel looked up to the other as he finished the mouthful of the burger he had. Once that was through he taken another when he suddenly realized he had wanted to say something. "I'm glad." The precious boy managed to mumble back with a mouthful and brought a hand up to block his mouth from view.

Dean smiled at the other. Things, for a split second, were as if the accident never happened. This was just like it used to be between two two of them. Cas eating a burger happily as Dean sat beside him and was just getting full off of just how happy littler gestures like this made his significant other. How happy he looked. This was enough for Dean and he would tell him that if he asked. Dean guessed it was time to finally ask this question that had been bugging him since he found about Castiel's new condition.

"Hey… Cas? Although you don't remember me, are we… s-still dating?"

"Even if right now I'm not the same way… do… you want to keep dating?" Castiel asked curiously with a small held tilt.

"Yes, I do. If that's cool with you…" Dean shrugged his shoulders lightly. "We can just make new memories."

"I think I'd like that. To make more while I patiently wait to regain the ones I've lost." Castiel said with a hopeful smile. "T-To lear about you all again could be very interesting in the best possible way. I'm excited to try anyways."

.: To be continued... :.