"Hey trench coat, mind if I sit here?" a voice asked Castiel.

Castiel looked up and was met with these startling green eyes, he was dumbfounded for a moment but managed to nod in response. The boy sat down across the table from him and tore into a brown paper bag containing a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The boy took a bite of the sandwich and was halfway through the sandwich before he looked up and met Castiel's eyes.

"Oh hey yeah sorry dude. I'm Dean by the way."

"Hello Dean, my name is Castiel. It's great to meet you."

"Yeah definitely. I was new here last year and I recognize the awkwardness of sitting alone on the first day so I thought I'd come spring you."

"That's so nice of you."

"Dean doing something nice, damn you must be special," a rambunctious redhead teased as she sat down next to Dean at the table.

Castiel looked slightly startled at the redhead's abrasiveness but managed to hide any shock from his face. "Shut your piehole Charlie, I'm a great person."

"Yes I apologize, Dean Winchester is the best person ever," Charlie responded her voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Finally you speak the truth."

"Aren't you going to introduce me to this blue eyed beauty in the killer outfit Deanie Weenie."

"Oh but of course, where are my manners. Castiel this here is the superbly annoying but oddly endearing Charlie Bradbury resident nerd of the school. Charlie this here is Castiel and he's new so be nice and welcoming."

"Hey there Castiel," Charlie said cheerily as she waved excitedly at the new boy.

"Its great to meet you Charlie."

Several more people came to sit at the table, a small asian boy named Kevin who was quiet but had a kind smile. He was followed by a freakishly tall freshman who turned out to be Dean's younger brother Sam. A perky blonde girl named Jo who wore a leather jacket that was really sweet but you knew was a badass by the way she held herself. Then came Benny this lumbering bear of a man with a full beard who had the the brightest smile and a light hearted laugh, he was a senior. Finally the last addition to the table was an awkward gangly looking boy named Garth.

Introductions were made and everyone seemed to Welcome Castiel who was a bit awkward around so many people but was pleased to be included. His spirits began to rose and he was thankful that they made an effort to include him in their conversation.

"So Castiel where did you go to school before?" Jo asked looking him straight in the eyes and giving him a kind smile.

"I was home schooled before this," Castiel replied curtly.

"Whoa so is this your very first day of public school ever?"

"Yup."

"Wow, so how are you liking it so far?"

"It's a lot to take in. Before I met you guys it wasn't going so great. Some boy who I presume to be named Crowley made fun of my appearance and called me slow in the head even though he has no knowledge of my intellectual capabilities."

"That's just Crowley, he's a big bag of dicks."

Castiel blanched a little at her use of language but tried to remind himself that this was normal in public school. He didn't think he'd ever really get used to it though.

"Hey you don't really have to worry about Crowley anymore, now you're with us so he won't bother you," Dean piped up.

Castiel looked touched and smiled gently, "thank you so much." Those green eyes stared at him for just a second too long and he felt himself getting lost in the color for a moment. The green that made up his eyes had tiny flecks of amber in them and made his eyes sparkle in a unique way. It lasted only a second before the green eyed boy broke eye contact looking back down at the table. Castiel snapped out of it and stared back down at his school lunch which had been rather disappointing.

Just then the bell rang and everyone stood up to go to their classes. It turned out that Castiel had study hall with Sam and Kevin so the three of them walked there together, Kevin and Sam talking quietly about some video game and Castiel listening interested even though he understood very little of what they were saying. Castiel's mind had been sated slightly, now that he had these new friends perhaps high school wouldn't be so bad after all. He really was so excited to have friends.