Strength (A Destiel Fanfic)

Chapter 6: Trying

Dean sat in bed watching his favorite horror movies with two entire pizzas to himself. Sam had walked by silently judging his brother then walking into the main hall. "Yeah Dean's definitely pregnant." Said Sam as he laughed at the strange situation they found themselves in. Castiel sighed in response finding that the pregnancy wasn't the only thing effecting Dean.
"I think being a demon is also effecting Dean in more ways than he realizes." Said Castiel as he looked up causing Sam too as well. When they looked up their eyes landed on a large crack in ceiling.
"How the hell did that happen?!" Asked Sam as Castiel sighed.
"I told Dean it wasn't wise for him to continue hunting." Said Castiel sinking into his shoulders.
"Dean did that? How?!" Asked Sam as he stared up at the crack not sure what to make of it.
"I think his emotions have a negative effect on the environment around him since he doesn't know how to use his abilities." Said Castiel as he looked up at it as well.
"So how do you think we stop him from caving in the bunker?" Asked Sam as he looked back at Castiel.
"Well I don't think his positive emotions have an effect on the world around him so I think we just need to keep him happy." Said Castiel as Sam sighed.
"That's gonna be impossible." Said Sam as he sat down on a chair. So over the course of the next few weeks Castiel and Sam tried to keep Dean as happy as possible so the bunker didn't come crashing down upon them.

Sam came down the stairs with a bag of groceries and Castiel sat in the war room like he was waiting for him. "Hey, where's Dean?" Asked Sam as he walked down the steps.
"He's in the shower." Said Castiel softly.
"Good I went out to get groceries and look what I found." Said Sam as he placed the shopping bags on the war room table. He reached into one of the bags pulling out a DVD box set of all sorts of slasher films from the 80's. "This will keep Dean happy and out of our way for at least a month." Said Sam as he stared at the collection of movies.
"I hope so. Dean's become very suspicious of our behavior." Said Castiel as Sam nodded.
"I know but I have the perfect way to throw him off." Said Sam as Dean walked into the room. "Hey Dean I got you a gift." Said Sam as Dean made a questioning look.
"Ok?" He stated as he walked over to his brother and saw the collection of movies. At first he was excited then he had a suspecting look on his face. "Why?" He asked cautiously.
"Well I thought you'd like it but if you don't I'll just return it then." Said Sam sliding the box away from Dean which made the older Winchester panic.
"No I like it, I'll take it!" Said Dean as he quickly reached for the box. Sam removed his hands from the box and Dean picked it up walking away with it. Once he was far enough away Sam started to gloat.
"He's so easy." Said Sam with a smirk. And just as Sam predicted they did not see Dean unless it was for a brief second in the kitchen collecting snacks or in the hall just outside his room giving Sam or Castiel a list of snacks he would like for his own private little theater in what he called the Dean Cave.

Eventually Dean left his room and went out into the main hall. He casually sat at the table with his brother and his boyfriend. He sat there drinking a beer in silence which made both Sam and Castiel very uncomfortable. "Hey can you guys do me a favor?" Asked Dean as he set the bottle on the table.
"Sure Dean." Said Sam closing his laptop.
"Can you guys just stop treating me like you have to bend over backwards to please me, it was great at first but now kind of annoying." Said Dean as he looked at Sam but Sam and Castiel were trading looks.
"We kinda can't Dean." Said Sam as Dean huffed.
"Why the hell not?! What the hell is so wrong with me getting upset!" Barked Dean as Castiel watched the crack in the ceiling start to break open more.
"Dean just try to calm down." Said Castiel reaching over to touch Dean but he slapped his hand away.
"No I will not calm down Cas! At first I thought it was kinda cool that you guys did what ever I asked but now I really hate it cause you're hiding something from me!" Barked Dean. "So what the hell are you hiding?!" He barked but then suddenly was hit in the forehead by a pebble from the large crack in the concrete ceiling. "What?" He said softly as he looked up. He looked up and his eyes grew wide. "What the hell is that?!" He barked in a fearful tone.
"That's why we're trying to keep you calm." Said Sam as Dean started to put it together.
"Wait I did that?" He asked nervous unable to take his eyes off the damage he caused. "How?!" Demanded Dean as he looked back at his brother and his boyfriend with fear in his eyes.
"We can only assume that it's your emotions, we think they can harm the world around you." Said Castiel as Dean sighed.
"So how long has that been there?" Asked Dean as Sam sighed.
"Little over a month." Said Sam as he hung his head.
"And I'm only just finding out about this now?!" Asked Dean aggressively as the crack then got wider just a touch causing slivers of concrete to rain down on them.
"Dean you have to stay calm or else this whole bunker is gonna come down and crush us!" Shouted Sam as Dean growled.
"Sammy you think if I had anything to keep me calm I'd be pissed twenty-four-seven!" Shouted Dean as the the bunker shook.
"Dean! Look at me!" Barked Castiel as he stood in front of Dean very close to him.
"What!" Barked Dean as Castiel placed his hands on the sides of Dean's face.
"Dean close your eyes and think of your car." Said Castiel as Dean did it. Dean thought hard about washing his car in the garage, no one around, just him and the car. "How do you feel now?" Asked Castiel softly.
"Better." Said Dean in a completely calm tone as he smiled.
"Woah! Guys!" Said Sam as his eyes were glued to the ceiling. The two men looked up seeing that the crack was gone.
"Did I do that?" Asked Dean as grinned. "Awesome!" He said looking back at his brother and his boyfriend with a stupid grin spread wide across his face.
"I don't share the sentiment Dean." Stated Castiel softly.
"Yeah neither do I!" Scoffed Sam as he walked closer realizing that was a mistake when Castiel elbowed him in the side hard reminding him to stay on Dean's good side if he didn't want to die.
"Dean even the slightest flicker in your emotional state could cause catastrophic events just in a ten mile radius to you." Said Castiel in a soft tone as he took Dean's hand.
"I get it Cas, I'm a ticking time bomb." Said Dean as he sighed.
"Not unless we keep you happy, so think what's one thing that can keep you happy for a long time?" Asked Sam as Dean sighed.
"Well...um..." Stammered Dean as he rubbed the back of his head looking at the floor. "It's not really something I can say to you Sammy." Said Dean as Sam made a disgusted face.
"Yep, I get it.... I'm gonna..." Said Sam as he turned. "Somewhere else." Said Sam as he walked away. Castiel looked at Dean confused.
"What was that about?" Asked Castiel as Dean grinned.
"You know what could keep me eternally happy, Cas?" Asked Dean as Castiel just gave him a questioning look as Dean walked over to him putting his hands under his trench coat and suit jacket softly placing them around Castiel's waist pulling himself closer. "You." Said Dean as he kissed Castiel's lower jaw. "Me." He said as he kissed his neck. "My room all night." Said Dean as he looked at Castiel who smiled just a bit.
"That does sound enjoyable." Said Castiel as he put his hand on the back Dean's head while he kissed the angel's neck softly giving them both a sense of euphoria.
"What do you say we-" Stated Dean as they both then teleported to Dean's room. They both landed on Dean's bed, Dean on top of Castiel. "God I love it when you read my mind!" Said Dean as he kissed Castiel's neck and upper shoulder.
"Never say that when we're getting intimate." Stated Castiel firmly as Dean looked at him confused.
"Say what?" Asked Dean genuinely confused.
"If you say his name again I'll start calling John when we're in bed!" Growled Castiel as Dean realized what he did.
"Oh! I'm sorry Cas I-I didn't think about it." Said Dean with a bit of a laugh.
"Shut up!" Barked Castiel as he grabbed Dean's shirt kissing him.

The two spent hours in Dean's room alone until Sam noticed something peculiar. Sam was walking through the bunker taking inventory and noticed another crack but this time it was in the wall in one of the storage rooms. Sam stepped closer to the crack, heard the sound of water rushing and a tapping sound. At first he didn't know what it was so he took out his phone and shined the flashlight into the crack. Finally he saw a crack in a large water pipe, he knew it was a water pipe because it was leaking. "No, no, no, no! Please no!" He begged to himself as the tapping got louder and faster then finally the pipe burst spraying water everywhere. By the time it stopped and the crack disappeared Sam was already drenched head to toe and ankle deep in water. Sam opened the door letting it flood out into the hall and then saw Dean.
"What happened to you?" Asked Dean as Sam huffed.
"I hate your powers!" Barked the brother as he combed his fingers through his wet hair pulling it back.
"Wait! I did that?" Asked Dean as he looked at the floor. "I wasn't mad! I was...I was...." He stopped and thought about it for a minute. "Do you think these powers work with any extreme emotions?" Asked Dean as Sam glared at him.
"No more sex until you can control this stuff ok?" Demanded Sam.
"Ok but you're gonna be the one to tell Cas. Let me tell ya I'm lucky I got outta my room with my pants on!" Said Dean as Sam shook his head.
"God Dean! Really!" Said Sam as he tried to get the image of his brother and the angel screwing out of his head. Later that evening Sam explained to the two that it's becoming increasingly aware that any of Dean's elevated emotions would cause his powers to activate so Dean would need to control them before he could even think of anything that has the ability to make his emotions become erratic. Reluctantly Castiel and Dean agreed to the conditions which was incredibly hard but nonetheless they did it while also trying to find a way for Dean to control his powers.