White Christmas (Destiel)

VI: Let it Snow!

"Well," Dean said. "Do you guys wanna do gifts first?" Charlie leaped. "Yes! It's time for Secret Santa!" She dashed down to her room and grabbed a blanket. They had set up a tree in the Dean Cave and everyone put their gifts under the tree the day of the party. It was done this way because Sam and Charlie didn't trust anyone. They had a feeling that everyone was trying to be sneaky. They all gathered to sit around the tree. Sam sat with Eileen, Charlie sat with Stevie, Jody sat with Donna and Alex, and Claire sat with Kaia. Dean hesitated as he saw Cas sit where they normally sit. "Dean," Sam said, hitting his knee. "Go sit with him. It's time for presents." Dean looked back over and saw that Cas was smiling at him. Dean smiled back, feeling the anxious feeling drift away. He sat down, his arm yet again, casually draping over the angel's shoulders. 

(sam wasn't anyone's secret santa because he was hosting it and planned the party)

"Okay," Sam said. "Who wants to go first?" Charlie raised her hand. "Me! I want to!" She jumped up and grabbed a gift bag that had red and green stripes on it with a bow tying the handles together. She walked over to Sam. "This is yours. I was your Secret Santa." The taller man smiled and took the bag from her. As he opened it, he laughed. "Charlie," he said, pulling out his favorite hair products. "How did you know I needed these?" She sat back down and got under the covers with Stevie. "Last time I was here, I used your bathroom and I saw that you were running low on conditioner. And when I drew your name out of the hat, I knew that I was gonna get you a brand new set. But that's not all I got you. Look in the bag again."

Sam looked into the bag and pulled out the entire Jason series. "You didn't.." he gasped. "I did," She said. "I know you love serial killers. Merry Christmas, Sam." He smiled. "Thanks, Charlie. Now come here." He got up and hugged her. "Alright, who's next?" Jody raised her hand. "I'll go." She got up and grabbed a box that was very well wrapped and handed it to Alex. "There's no way you wrapped this," Alex said. Everyone laughed. "Yeah," Donna said. "She didn't. I did." Jody chuckled. "Okay, enough dissing me. Open it!" Alex rolled her eyes and smiled. Inside the box was a brand new stethoscope and a pair of scrubs.

Alex felt her eyes light up. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" She yelled, jumping into Jody's arms. Jody smiled. "You're welcome. Take good care of that stethoscope. It wasn't cheap." They pulled apart. "Oh, I will." 

"Okay," Sam said. "Who's next?" Everyone looked at Dean. The older Winchester was too busy rubbing sleep out of his eyes to realize. "Dean," Cas said. It's your turn." Dean looked around. He chuckled. "Oh." He got up and grabbed a box that had Eileen's name on it. He handed it to her. "Here you go. I hope you like it." Eileen smiled and opened the box. Inside was a hoodie that looked too familiar. "Is that," Sam said. "His hoodie!" Eileen yelled. "It smells just like his hair products. How did you get this?" Eileen said, Sam said in sync with her. "When Sam was staying at your grandparents house with you, he left this here. So I took it and hid it." Sam threw his hands in the air. "I was looking for that!" Eileen chuckled. "And now it's mine. I love it. Thank you, Dean."

Sam sighed. "Whatever. Who wants to go next?" Dean looked at Cas. "Why don't you go next?" The angel nodded. "I'll go next." He got up and grabbed three boxes that were under the tree and walked back to his seat. "Here," he said, handing the first one to Dean. "You have to open them in order." Dean looked at the present, then back at Cas. "Okay.." Dean took the wrapping paper off the first box and took the lid off. He gasped as he carefully took the brand new cowboy hat out of the box. "How?" He asked. "How did you get this?" Cas smiled. "I went with Sam when he did his shopping. I saw this and decided it was the perfect gift for you."

"This is amazing!" Dean said happily. Cas handed him the next box. "Open this one next." Dean practically tore into the next box. Dean pulled out a cowboy's vest made with real leather. His eyes lit up. "What? This has to be a joke." Cas shook his head. "It's not. I wouldn't do that to you." Dean was handed the next box. And inside were a pair of cowboy boots. "Oh my god," he whispered. Everyone giggled at this. "What are you waiting for?" Cas asked. "Go try them on!"

Dean got up and ran to his room. While he was gone, the chatter broke out. "How funny is it that Dean got you for Secret Santa?" Charlie said. "Yeah," Claire said. "That's hilarious because he's so in love with you." Cas chuckled nervously. "Yeah.. It's so funny." 

"What's taking him so long?" Sam said after ten minutes of waiting. "I don't know but I can go check on him," Cas said, volunteering himself. As Castiel left the room, Charlie whispered, "They're totally in love with each other." Everyone nodded and agreed.

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"Dean?" Cas said after knocking on the door. "Are you okay? Do you need some help?" The door opened. "It doesn't look good on me." Dean said. "Oh, Dean." Cas said, walking in, shutting the door behind them. "I think it looks really nice on you." Dean sighed. "I just feel like it's missing something. "Well, how about you come back out there with me? I have one more thing to give you." Dean raised an eyebrow. "You do?" Cas nodded. "Let's go." As the angel went to grab the doorknob, Dean stopped him. "Cas," he said, grabbing the dark haired man's hand. "I'm sorry. About not realizing that you were trying to tell me about your sexuality. I should have paid more attention to what you were saying. I'm not good at understanding things like that. And I'm also really sorry about what happened last night at the party."

"It's okay, Dean," Cas said. "I figured you didn't understand so I stopped trying to tell you. But if you want to talk about it in the future, we can." The angel smiled. "And don't apologize about last night. I had fun." He opened the door and left, leaving Dean to catch up. 

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When they returned to the Dean Cave, everyone gasped. "Oh my God," Sam said. "You really are a cowboy." Dean smiled as he soon loved his outfit. "Come over here," Cas said. "I've got one more thing." The angel put his hand out in front of Sam. Sam then placed a long box into his hand. "Here," Castiel said. "Your last gift." Dean took the box and opened it. "Oh my God," his voice just above a whisper. Inside the last box was a real cowboy belt. "This is your very own cowboy belt," Cas said. "Would you like me to put it on you?" Dean couldn't answer, but Cas knew the answer. He gently took the belt from Dean's hands and slid it into each belt loop. "There," Cas said, finishing up. "You are officially a Cowboy." 

Their faces were only a couple inches apart and Dean could feel the blush creeping onto his cheeks. He took a step back. "Thanks, Cas." Charlie groaned. "Are you joking? You guys were so close! The party wasn't enough and you guys just keep teasing us!" Cas looked down at his feet. "Alright," Sam said. "Let's just finish gifts."

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