The Story of US

Chapter 13

Castiel just stared at his extended hand not speaking. Meg snorted and pushed herself up.

"Cassie be careful with this one" Meg said to her friend, then turning to Dean she leaned in closer and said " If you hurt my friend I will kill you with my bare hands and enjoy it"

Never pulling his hand back, he looked down at the angry girl in front of him, " If I do that I'll let you give it your best shot" he said in a flat voice.

"I bet you would cowboy" she said before turning and planting a kiss on Castiel's cheek. " Call me tomorrow babe" and then she was gone.

Dean had turned and was looking down at Castiel, his hand still outstretched. Waiting.

"Why?" Castiel asked trying to hold on to the frustration that was fueling him only moments before, but those green eyes were banging away at him. Dean smiled at him and said

" I'll tell you, if you dance with me"

Castiel gave in and allowed himself to be pulled to his feet.

"There's no music" He said as Dean circled his waist and pulled him closer.

" Would you like me to sing for you?" Dean asked him as he begin to sway to a tune only he could hear. They moved to the silence and Dean tightened his hold on him.

" Because I've wanted to touch you all night. It's been driving me crazy" Dean said softly into his hair. Tilting his head to look up at him, Castiel said

" I've been here all night. You've had plenty of time and opportunity to come over to me. You seemed to keep yourself busy all night on the opposite side of the room, pretending I wasn't here."

Pulling back from his grip he stopped moving and let his hands fall to his side.

" I mean seriously, you have my head spinning. Last nights Dean is very different that tonight's Dean. Either you like me or you don't, but when you said you wanted to go out tonight, I didn't realize that I wouldn't spend one minute with you. I could have stayed home and had the same result." Castiel gushed, he had been wanting to say that for hours.

Despite Castiel's arms hanging loosely by his sides, Dean tightened his arms and pulled him closer.

" Hey! Hey, I'm sorry. I know that I've ignored you and I'm so sorry. Believe me when I tell you that I didn't want to. I didn't plan on being here all night but you seemed to be having such a good time. I didn't want to stop that. I didn't want to stop your smile." Dean said, He lifted one hand under Castiel's jaw and lifted his face to his.

" Doing what I do, people like to look for weaknesses, things they can use to hurt me. Not everyone I fight is a good loser, and I don't like showing my hand to everyone." he told him.

" Why would anyone want to use me to get at you? We still barely know each other and given your reputation as a heart breaker it stands to reason that you have dated publicly." Castiel said defiantly, not ready to let go of the quiet anger and hurt feelings.

Dean refused to let go of him. Looking into his eyes, as if he was searching for something he said

" Because I haven't seen anything all night except you. Every laugh, every smile, every step you took in this apartment. I watched you relax and have a good time and you were the brightest light in the room" He kissed the top of Castiel's forehead, letting his lips linger in his brown hair.

" I couldn't get near you without wanting to touch you, kiss you, hold you. That's not exactly something I could hide. I mean I am good but not that good. You are like a blind spot. When I am near you I can't see anything else and if someone saw that, well then they would know the best way to get to me would be through you. Castiel I am crazy about you. I have never felt this way in my life. Anyone in my past never came close to making me feel like I do when I am around you. Your like the sun breaking through the darkness, only I never knew it was dark before because I've never seen a light like yours. I don't know what I would do if you were ever hurt because of me" He said into his hair.

Castiel didn't know what to say, then he felt it, the shifting of the world and he imagined that this is what it felt like to fall from heaven. This may prove to be the worst thing he had ever done, but he was too far in to back out now.

" Dean, I don.." he began but was quickly interrupted.

" Stay with me" Dean whispered, his eyes pleading with Castiel to say yes.

" I don't know what this is, but I do know I want you to stay. Just for awhile. Please" he finished. Giving up completely Castiel wound his arms around Deans neck and pulled him closer " okay" he breathed.

Their lips connected gently, soft and sweet. Castiel gripped Dean to him as he buried his hands in Castiel's hair. A low groan escaped Deans lips as Castiel pulled him as close as he could and ran his hands up and down his back. Dean squeezed once and had him off the ground and was walking them towards his bedroom, never letting his lips leave their home. Once inside he navigated the dark til he turned and sat on his mattress, pulling Castiel into his lap. His hands moved until they found them hem of his shirt and Dean ran his bare hands up Castiels back. The feel of their skin together seemed to emit sparks and Castiel tense and broke free from the endless kiss

" Dean we can't, I mean I don't think" he stuttered. Dean shushed him, drawing circles on his back with his fingertips.

" I want you to stay. Just sleep with me, no sex, just sleep. Let me show you just how fascinating kissing is" then their lips collided and somewhere Castiel was sure a star was imploding from the heat they emitted. He let himself fall into the kiss and Dean moved and pulled them back til they were laying on the bed, arms and legs tangled together, their lips sharing space with dancing tongues and needy breath.

Castiel could feel the tension building and noticed when Dean started slowing their kiss. The urgency left his mouth and was replaced with a smoldering heat. Breaking free to run his hand over Deans cheek, his eyes had adjusted to the dark, but the shadows where casting strange shapes across his face.

"Stay with me" Dean pleaded once more. Moving to lay his head on Deans chest, he laced their fingers together and said "I'm not going anywhere. It's not even a choice" As Deans free arm pulled him closer and stared playing with his hair. He didn't want to go to sleep but he could feel his eyelids growing heavy. This was proving to be better than any dream he could have and even though this would probably break him down, he felt his heart surrender before he fell asleep. His beautiful disaster stroking his hair until and he whispered, almost to softly to hear " Can I keep you?"

Castiel smiled, but he was too far gone and his answer was lost on his lips as sleep over took him.