A Twist In My Story

Prologue

Castiel had been best friends with Dean since the day he walked into his kindergarten class and the boy with the big green eyes demanded he be his friend. So of course when little Sammy came along it was just a matter of time before he came into their circle. Sam was Dean's little brother and he was attached to him by the hip. Wherever Dean went so did Sam and they soon became the three closest people you'd ever meet.

Which is why when Castiel's family turned against him and told him he had an hour to be packed and gone he went straight to Dean and Sam's house. They took him in and treated him like family. If Cas was honest he'd say that their house felt more like home than his own ever did. They introduced him to their Uncle Bobby who had been staying over to watch them while their parents were out of town. Castiel couldn't believe that he'd never met him with how much he was at their house. Even Jim seemed to take him in as if he were his own son. He didn't understand why a man he barely knew would take him in when his own family didn't even want him. He had said as much to Bobby and he had just laughed and said "family don't end in blood, boy."

As Castiel grew up, that one sentence was constantly on the back burner of his mind. He remembered it when the new girl with hair like fire came to town. Her name was Charlie and she was outgoing, geeky, and she didn't care what people thought of her. She fit into their group of misfits easily, but she clicked with Dean the most out of the three of them. She lived in the foster home down the street because her parents were killed in a car crash, but she was at Dean's house most of the time.

Around the same time Charlie showed up Sam introduced his girlfriend to them. Her name was Jessica and her hair was a halo of curls. She was lively and she lit up the room wherever she went. Jess was the last to enter their ragtag group and she brought them together perfectly. Her and Sam were completely smitten with each other and they tried to be together every chance they had. Castiel had no doubt in his mind that they would be the couple that lasted for life.

That was three years ago, and let me tell you, three years is a long time. A lot can change and things could happen that if you were asked where you'd be in three years you'd never have been able to answer with the truth. You'd probably say that you see yourself in college getting a degree in the job you're passionate about. Or maybe you have a significant other that you spend time with along with your family. But you'd never say that you see yourself alone. That your loved ones are falling apart, but you aren't able to do anything about it. You wouldn't come up with the thought that people you're close to may have died.

Neither did Castiel. Yet there he is, three years later, barely 23 and already having suffered more than anyone his age should. His family abandoned him and his makeshift family is fraying at the edges. Three important people in his life are gone. He's never going to see them again and it's making his heart crack with fissures. Castiel, Dean, and Sam are barely talking anymore. They've all become secluded and instead of talking and having fun they all just sit in the comforting silence.

If you were given a chance to fix your life. A chance to bring back the ones you love and help fix the strained relationship you have with the ones left behind. Would you take it?

Castiel did.