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Samandriel pulled his messenger bag higher on his shoulder as he made his way towards the front door of the school building. Somehow he had managed to make it through the entire day without incident. And thank God, Malachi wasn't in any of his classes. Which made it easier to actually talk to Sam who was in his Calculus class. He was incredibly impressed that his new friend was there...especially since he was a junior.

The whole hour went by too quickly and he really wanted to keep talking to him, Sam even invited him over to his house to hang out. Samandriel wanted to say yes but promptly shut his mouth. Sam had no clue that Malachi was his cousin...and if he could help it he'd keep that a secret for however long he could. If Malachi found out he spent more time then necessary with the kid...he didn't even want to think about that.

Samandriel froze in his tracks the moment he was outside, the warm air blazing over his face. There were kids everywhere, trying to rush around the others to get home. But all Samandriel could even focus on was the bear of a man leaning up against an old beat up pick up truck. He was older and gruff looking but a sweet smile broke out on his face when Castiel and Sam hurried over to him. It made his insides twist, he'd give anything for that smile to be directed at him.

For one brief second their eyes met and Samandriel felt his insides turn to fire as it settled right in the pit of his stomach. Whoever this man was...he was absolutely gorgeous. He was much taller than Castiel, had a solid build but wasn't fat. Samandriel could see the muscle's rippling under the tight black shirt he was wearing. From what he could make out, the man had a very trimmed beard. His mind went into overdrive as he imagined how it would feel along the insides of his thighs.

He watched as the man tapped Castiel on the shoulder and gestured over to him. His cheeks turned a dark red when Castiel smiled over at him and said something. The older man smiled and gave him a little wave. Samandriel blushed even harder and gave a timid one back. He was just about to take a step towards them when a strong arm plopped down on his shoulders.

"Time to go home cuz," Malachi hissed in his ear making him flinch. He gave a fleeting look over at Castiel and swallowed hard. All three of them were staring, Sam's mouth had dropped open while a look of pain flashed on Castiel's. Something ugly curled in his chest and he shoved away from his cousin, stomping quickly over towards Hannah's car.

"How was your first day Samandriel?" Zachariah asked with a clipped tone. Samandriel looked up from his plate and forced a small smile, his fork not stopping in pushing around his food.

"It went well Uncle, thank you for asking," he replied. Hannah gave him a warm smile, Anna who was sitting on his left reached under the table to squeeze his wrist comfortingly. Malachi, scoffed and took a rather large bite.

"Something wrong son?" Zachariah inquired, sipping slightly at his wine. Naomi glanced up from book to frown at her children, not even sparing a glance towards him. It didn't bother him, the less the woman paid attention to him, the better.

"Oh nothing Father, just...our dear cousin met those awful Winchesters today," Malachi said with such a malicious tone Samandriel shuddered. He went to open his mouth to argue when Anna gripped his wrist tightly, making him wince. His uncle's face turned a bruising shade of red and very slowly put his glass back on the table.

"Samandriel...we do not...fraternize with the likes of those...people. That poor Novak child already fell and deserted his family when they needed him the most. They are sinners, nephew...the worst kind I have ever met. Bad luck follows that family and you do not need that in your life. Nor will I tolerate it in this house. Let this be a warning Samandriel...stay away from them," Zachariah said quietly but the venom was laced deep into his words. Samandriel could do nothing but nod, his eyes falling back on the table.

After dinner he barely spoke a word to anyone as he hurried up to his room. There was no lock on the door but he made due with putting a chair under the door handle. Hannah and Anna both knew to knock twice if they needed him. Malachi never bothered him when his aunt and uncle were home so he was at least safe for a while in his room.

He paced his room again and ran his fingers through his hair, pulling at the strands in frustration. It would figure and totally cliched that he would meet the few people he really wanted to be friends with and be forbidden from them. Zach was just being...a dick. Yes, he was being a huge DICK. Samandriel felt silly but it made him smile hearing it roll around inside his head. He wish he could scream it out but he still needed a place to live for the year.

So, he bit down on his tongue and sunk down in his computer chair. One of the very very few good things about living here was the glorious computer his parents had gifted to him. Basically buying his forgiveness for shipping him away for his "new start". He booted up his computer and quickly signed into his Facebook account. Thankfully, Malachi didn't have Facebook and never found the urge to be apart of that little world. Samandriel didn't have many friends (none were from school) but it was enough to distract him for a while.

But this time he actually had a mission. First, he looked up Sam Winchester's page, only to find that it was really...bland and the last thing posted had been way before summer had started. But, he did find Castiel through it. Which had been a good thing seeing as how Castiel's last name was not Novak on his page...but Winchester. Samandriel swallowed against his dry throat and clicked on his name, his lips quirking up into a smile.

Castiel's profile picture was a close up of his face with a small calico kitten nuzzling his cheek. And right there, on his left middle finger, was a simple silver band. How had he not seen it before? Was he married to Sam's older brother? Wasn't he only 17? Question after question crashed around in his head and quickly clicked on his pictures.

There were tons of them, mostly of him and Dean. They were really cute together and though Dean seemed rough around the edges, it was clear how much he loved Castiel. He clicked on one that was just of their hands, matching silver bands around each of their fingers. There was a comment from Dean on the top with well over 15 likes.

"Not quite official yet but the second you turn 18 and graduate, you're mine baby."

Samandriel smiled even though the envious feeling was trying to rip him up inside. He would give anything for someone to feel even half of that towards him. There was another comment under Dean's and his heart leaped into his throat. Quickly he clicked it without even reading and the picture of the man he had seen earlier popped up in front of him.

"Benny..." Samandriel whispered, his heart squeezing at how clear blue the man's eyes were. In the picture he was laying down on something and a huge husky type dog was snuggled into his chest. It was labeled "My lady". It was adorable and it made him wiggle in his seat when he saw that Benny actually put that he was interested in men on his profile. Not that he actually had the balls to talk to the guy...but at least he wasn't barking up the wrong tree. That counted for something...right?

There was a hesitant double knock on his door and he quickly shut the monitor off, quickly making his way to pull the chair out. Hannah poked her head in and smiled before moving towards his bed. He closed the door and followed her, arms crossing across his chest as she sat down.

"Listen Samandriel...I know you think my father is a hard, cruel man. But he does have your best interest at heart...and those...boys are not good to be around," she said softly. Samandriel frowned at her and stayed silent, waiting for her to continue.

"It's a long story that I'm too tired to tell but just know this little cousin...they aren't the type of people you should be friends with. Trust me," Hannah said with a deep frown, her eyes staring at something past him. There was something she wasn't tell him but Samandriel didn't know if he really wanted to find out what it was. He waited for her leave the room and put the chair back. The idle screen on his monitor disappeared and Benny's face came back into view.

He made a decision right then...he just prayed that he wouldn't be proven wrong.

The next morning at school, just like yesterday, the sleek black car pulled up. A loud rock song blaring through the speakers. Sam shot out of the car, slamming the door a little harshly. Dean shot out and went to yell at his younger brother but Castiel crawled out, saying something softly at him.

Samandriel swallowed hard and clutched at his bag, his legs trembling a bit as he made his way towards the car. Castiel touched the side of Dean's neck, the annoyance completely melting away from the older boy's face. Dean's eyes popped up and settled on Samandriel, making him freeze mid-step, nearly tripping. Castiel spun around and smiled softly at him. He pecked Dean's lips and walked over, Samandriel's heart pumping in his chest.

"Hello..."

"Hi Castiel...I was...I was wondering if maybe we could talk before class starts?" Samandriel asked timidly. Castiel nodded, moving to stand under one of the many trees.

"I wanted to apologize...for blowing you off yesterday at lunch," Samandriel said softly. Castiel smiled at him and shrugged his shoulder.

"It's OK...I have to ask though...are you friends with Malachi?" Castiel asked. Samandriel shook his head with vigor.

"No...but...he is my cousin," he explained.

Castiel bit his lip and coughed out a laugh, "I'm sorry...that must be tough," Castiel said.

"It can be," he said with a strained smile. Castiel nodded slowly, a sad knowing look growing on his face. Samandriel watched as Castiel's hands wrung together almost nervously but seemed to relax greatly when slender fingers touched the ring around his finger. He took in a deep breath and let it out slowly before meeting Samandriel's eyes.

"I know the feeling..." he almost whispered, the bell ringing loudly over their heads, "You're always welcome to sit with us at lunch." Castiel touched his arm and gave him a warm smile, then he was off...hurrying towards his first class. Samandriel stood there for a moment...just staring off. The next bell sounded and he had to run so he wouldn't be late.

Samandriel clutched his tray to his stomach and held his breath, rushing over to the table where Castiel, Sam, Sarah and a few others were sitting at. All eyes blinked up at him and he nearly ran off but Sam ushered him closer.

"Hey! So...Cas told us Malachi is your cousin? Rough man," Sam said sitting back down. Samandriel nodded but stayed quiet, nervously sitting down across from him. Castiel moved to sit next to him, bumping his shoulder with a smile on his face. He remembered the haunted look from this morning...it made him feel better when he didn't see any sign of it still there.

"Please excuse their rude manners, I'm Charlie, this is Dorothy or Dory. That one down there is Garth," the red head said with a beaming smile. Samandriel nodded and waved to each of them, the nerves slowly melting away. He listened in as the friends started bantering around, playful insults thrown back and forth mostly between Sam and Charlie.

"Well well, what do we have here," Samandriel froze and turned to see Malachi sneering at him, his cold eyes flashing with mirth. The tension immediately grew around the table, a hand closing around his wrist. It was Castiel and somehow, he knew that Samandriel was going to try and get up to leave...to hide.

"You heard what my father said last night, didn't you dear cousin?"

"Of course I did...I wanted to make to make that decision for myself," he said, his voice only slightly wavering. Malachi snorted and shook his head.

"Your funeral..." he laughed before walking away with his friends. Samandriel felt his face burn hot and he couldn't bear to look up.

"Oh man, I just realized who your uncle is," Sam hissed. He looked up to see Sam rubbing at his face, "I can't even imagine what you go through at home." He opened his mouth to speak but had nothing to say...here he was sitting in the middle of a group of people who were constantly judged and misinterpreted...and they felt badly for him?

"Hey, if you ever need to escape...you can always come over to our house and hang out," Sam offered and Samandriel couldn't stop the grin growing on his face.

"Thank you...I might have to take you up on that soon," Samandriel said glancing over at Malachi who was having a heated discussion with Hannah, both of them glancing his way.

"Samandriel, in my office," he heard his Uncle bark out the second he entered the house. Of course, his cousin must have called him while they were at school. He swallowed down the sudden rise of bile in his throat and made his way down the hall. He entered the room, wanting to run the opposite way once he saw the cold look on his uncle's face.

"Close the door," he ordered, gesturing for him to come closer. Samandriel did as he was told and hugged himself nervously.

"I thought I was very clear last night about mingling with those Winchesters?" he said slowly. Samandriel raised his face and frowned.

"You were...I just don't see the reason...they were very nice..."

"That's what they do Samandriel! They bring you in with sweet words and endearing lies! If you are not careful nephew, they will suck you in as well! The Novak's are very good friends of mine and I had to council them when they turned their innocent boy Castiel against them! You are blood, I do not wish to see the same thing happen to you. You will stay away from them...do you understand me?" he said with a slight growl. Samandriel nodded and swallowed hard, practically running out of the room when he was dismissed.

He locked his door and instantly turned his computer on. Everything was a roiling mess inside him...he wanted to not believe his uncle but he was also so scared...what if he was right? He'd been lied to and betrayed before, why would this be any different? He turned towards his computer when he heard a few dings. His jaw dropped open when he saw several new Friend Notifications. Castiel, Sam, Sarah, Charlie, Dory and even Garth wanted to add him. The mouse pointer hovered over the add button and he held his breath, clicking on it.

He made his decision and wasn't backing down now.