Not All Goodbye's Are Forever

Hyde Park Thoughts

"BREAKING NEWS: New War declared in Korea over Government changing oil prices!"

Cas flipped through the pages of the the black and while newspaper between his fingers, eyes skimming over the breaking news and headlines as he sat on a park bench - he couldn't help but think to himself of how amazing the human race was but equally how damaged they were, too.

"Humanity..." He thought to himself, "Able to create such unique and wonderful things on Earth, yet they still lack compassion at times and seek to create warfare between themselves..."

Shutting the newspaper and folding it up on his lap, Cas looked with his sharp blue eyes out to what humanity he could see presently.
He was in Hyde Park, London - plonked amongst a vast array of garden surrounded him which contained a vast array of greenery, alongside many different flowers. Daffodils blooming bright yellow, roses that were dark red and symmetrical trees down pathways that cut through parts of the park.

Taking in the surrounding scenery, Cas couldn't help but admire what was around him - "man made... beautiful" he though to himself once more. However, as astounded as he was, Cas could not help but feel a dull ache centered in his chest. It was very lonely being a 'rogue' angel - most of his brothers and sisters seeked to kill him off for apparently 'corrupting heaven' with Metatron, the others wanting to live in solitary conditions away from other angels. But Cas thought in the back of his mind of two souls which he was very close too who were never to be seen again.

His thoughts became distracted by a young boy sprinting past him and causing the newspaper on his lap to fly away to the ground. Cas followed where the child was heading and found a van parked just meters away - an 'ice cream van', he remembered.

A half smile spread across his face as he saw the young boy's face light up.

The dull ache changed and became more painful in his chest as he began to link the two prominent things together to the two people of whom he missed dearly.

He closed his eyes and let out a gentle sigh that was nearly inaudible as his mind began to rush once more. "Gadreel, brother. Keeper of Eden, you would have adored this grand park...". Cas opened his eyes and saw the young boy, now with an ice cream, become picked up by his presumed father as a giggle left his mouth.

"Oh Gabriel...The Trickster and sweettooth... You would be driving that van". Cas let out a small chuckle before baring the ache again.

He missed his brothers dearly, their deaths hit him the hardest of all of the fallen - his mind raced once more as he sat in the park until nightfall, raking his mind of all that he knew.

"There must be a way..." Cas questioned, "Not all goodbye's are forever", as Sam put it" he continued huskily to himself.