The Story of US

Chapter 1

Castiel saw the crowd gathered and immediately started altering his path so he could put some distance between himself and the cheering mass. A fight was in full swing but he had no desire to get lost in the screaming throng of college kids. Sure, he enjoyed a good boxing match as much as the next guy but now was not the time. He was late for his very first class and that was doing a number on his nerves.

Having moved as far as he could from the ever growing brawl, without going the wrong way, he was almost home free when a loud cheer and the sound of laughter signaled the fight was over and bodies began to scatter. Too close to turn back the crowd seemed to be heading towards the same building and suddenly the world tilts. Two hands shoot out and grab his shoulders to prevent what promised to be a spectacular fall.

"Whoa there, steady." A rich, velvety voice says as the world rights itself just as fast as it tipped.

"I'm sorry man"

Castiel heard as he looked up at the greenest eyes he had ever seen.

"Itsfine" he slurs.

The crowd pushes and those green eyes were gone just as fast as they had appeared.

Castiel stood there for a moment, letting the students fork around him. He shook his head to try and knock the imprint of those eyes out of his mind, but he could still feel his skin burning from where strong hands had gripped him tight.

As the last trickle of bodies moved around him, Castiel looked at his watch, swore, and started jogging up the path. All thoughts of green eyes and electric hands lost as he scrambled to his first class.

Coming to a stop outside the class, Castiel takes a moment to catch his breath and straighten his tie. Nervous didn't really begin to describe how he was feeling. His sweating, shaking hands and knocking knees were a sure fire give away. At least to him.

"Here goes nothing" he said under his breath and grabbed the doorknob, pulling for a few seconds before he realizes its a push door.

The classroom was large, larger than he remembered it and about half the seats were occupied. Countless eyes just staring at him and making him wonder if he's dreaming again.

He tried to pull off a confident swagger and then chuckled to himself over thinking he had any "swag" whatsoever. Nerves just made him a bigger dork unfortunately.

Walking swiflty to his desk, Castiel deposits his bag on the floor and removes his trenchcoat and lays it across the back of his chair.

Not really lifting his head, he clears his throat and begins

" I apologize for running late. I guess I don't know this campus as well as I thought. " he chuckled.

Looking up to the still silent room, he really was beginning to panic. He was such an idiot to think he could do this. Hadn't they all said so?

Realizing that he was fiddling with his phone, he set it on his desk when two things happened very quickly.

As soon as he removed his hand from his phone his music app blared on, pumping Taylor Swifts " Trouble" to the entire room just as the door swung open and he walked in.

Juggling his phone now to try and stop the music, he dropped it completely when he saw those green eyes. His phone hit the floor with a loud smack and Taylor sang on.

"I knew you were trouble when you walked in"

Like being hit by a truck Castiel jerked into motion, scooping his phone up and powering it off as quickly as he could.

"Not my normal theme music, but I'll take it" the green eyed man laughed as Castiel turned a deep shade of red.

Castiel simply stood there, mouth slightly hanging open, just staring at the beautiful green eyed man.

Watching as he walked across the open space and found a seat about halfway back. Castiel snapped out of his reverie and turned to walk to the oversized chalkboard and wrote:

CASTIEL NOVAK

INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT CHRISTIANITY

Setting the chalk down he turns back to face the class. Wiping his hands on his jeans he makes a point to look everywhere, except at the green eyed man.

"So" he began softly, clearing his throat he starts again, louder

" So, Introduction to Ancient Christianity. That's this class, but you already know that, what you don't know is who I am" he stops as he pulls a large book from his bag.

" I am Castiel Novak and yes I am as young as I look. This is not a cake walk class though and believe me, I'm smarter than I look"

A few chuckles came with that and he could feel the sweat forming on his forehead as he continued to ramble and pretend the green eyed man was invisible.

"Yes this is my first class and I would love to tell you how hard its going to be."

Setting the book down on his desk he glances at his watch and lets loose a low sigh.

"Seeing as how today has been a thorough disaster let's call it a day and start tomorrow. Make sure you all have a copy of the assigned textbook and stay alert."

Castiel gathered up his bag and trenchcoat and headed to the exit, pausing briefly to face the class once more and letting his eyes light on the green eyed man before turning back to the door saying

" You never know when angels are watching you"