Chapter 14

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Falling in love with Castiel Novak was like sinking into a hot bath. The heat shocked him at first, but soon washed over him so completely that he wondered how he had managed without him all this time. School and work broke up the moments between them but every second Dean spent with Castiel was burnt into his memory.

While at fights and parties they were careful not to draw to much attention to themselves, when they were with the guys they could relax and be themselves. They fell into an easy routine, the weekends they traded back and forth between their apartments. During the week they would talk on the phone and see each other when their jobs allowed it. Dean worked part time as a mechanic. Thanksgiving came and went and they spent a wonderful day surrounded by friends and no one to hide from.

The first snowfall brought with it the first " I love you" from Dean while he watched Castiel making a snow angel. As Christmas break rolled in Dean asked Castiel to move in with him. Not in his apartment, but a new one. Jess had been thinking of transferring to be closer to Sammy and they wanted to get married, and Dean and Castiel could afford a place with their combined incomes. Castiel agreed without a second thought. They started looking right away and found a great little place close to the college and put the money down to move in January 1st. Life was beautiful.

Dean had a fight coming up right before Christmas against a guy he had already beat three times. He was looking forward to it, Crowley was easy money and Dean hadn't had a fight in a few weeks. Sure enough come fight night, Dean cleaned the floor with him. It was bad enough that he was beating him again, but Dean dragged the fight out, just to mess with Crowley.Not only did he beat him, he humiliated him.  They celebrated at the soon to be old apartment and so many people showed up they might as well had just stayed at the party. Flying high from his win, Dean was not going to let anything keep him from kissing Castiel whenever he wanted to. Nothing could touch him right now.

Christmas eve came and Castiel was finishing up his delivery shift fixing to head to Deans. They had all decided to stay here for the holidays and Castiel was looking forward to a Christmas with no fighting and gifts pick out by his dad's secretary. Sitting at the red light, impatiently tapping the steering wheel he was thinking of the jacket he was giving Dean for Christmas and was really wanting him to like it. The brown leather just screamed Dean to him.

When the glass shattered he covered his face with his hands and lost every single thought in his head. Hands were reaching through the busted driver side window and pulling on him, hard. Gripping the door handle, Castiel swung out his arm, knocking his attacker off balance as he moved to run but ended up slamming into another body.

" Hel..." He tried to scream but was cut off by the punch to his ribs. The air left his body in a Whoosh sound and he didn't register the fist flying at him unit was too late and the world went black.


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