Gaurdian Angel

Chapter Twenty Two

Dean's POV

Cas and I have been dating for six years, and I am more in love than I thought I could ever be. Today, I told Cas I was heading out to a book signing for Supernatural, but in reality I was going shopping, whith Charlie's help, for a ring to propose to Cas with. It's been a year since Gabe and Sammy got married, so hopefully he won't see it coming. I was nervous and excited, but mostly just excited. I picked Charlie up in the impala, then drove us to the 'wedding district'. She pointed out a store called 'Caspar's Wedding Rings' in a row of similar shops. It stood right inbetween 'Madame Clarissa's Dress Shop' and 'Gabby's Jewels'. She grabbed my wrist and tugged me to the door, and we went in. She grinned and turned to me. "Let's get shopping bitch!"

Castiel's POV

I had called up Sam and asked him to meet me at mine and Dean's apartment. He agreed, and when he got there I met him outside. After a brief discussion and a plea for help, he agreed to help me. I gave him a very small hug in thanks, then got into my car. He got in the passenger's seat and we drove off. We stopped and pulled into a parking lot, then got out of the car. "Alright. Now I just need to find one that Dean would like..." Sam smiled, looking down at the silver band on his own finger. "Alright, let's get started then." we walked into a store called 'Gabby's Jewels'.

Dean's POV

I walked up to the display counter, scanning the rows of rings through the glass. A younger guy came over to the counter. "Hello, my name is Kevin. any clue what you're searching for here today sir?" I smiled and glanced up at him. "I'm looking for an engagement ring." I said, smile widening as I thought of Cas. Kevin smiled back. "Is this the lucky lady?" He asked, glancing at Charlie. Charlie and I looked at each other, then both burst out laughing. "No, no." I said, shaking my head. "No, I'm proposing to my boyfriend, and she's a lesbian." Kevin's eyes went wide. "Oh, I'm sorry!!!" I chuckled. "No problem kid." He frowned, then smiled. "What's his name?" He asked. I looked up "Castiel." I replied, smiling again. I went back to scanning the rings, but kept getting distracted by my thoughts of Cas...

Castiel's POV

Sam and I searched the entire store, but we couldn't find anything. The rings were all too... Just not Dean. Sam and I left that store and went to the one next door. It was called 'Caspar's Wedding Rings'

Dean's POV

Charlie and I went through a door that connected this store to the one next door, entering a store called 'Gabby's Jewels'. It was smaller, and seemed to have a smaller range of options...

Castiel's POV

It was less than a minute until Sam showed me a ring he thought Dean would like. It was perfect. He smiled and took the ring up to the counter. A small, skinny boy bounced over to the counter. "Hello, my name's Kevin. Can I help you?" I slid the ring box over the counter, then replied; "Hello, my name is Castiel. I would like to buy this ring." Kevin's eyes flashed in surprise, then he smiled and nodded. He slid me a paper across the countertop. After a quick scan, I found that they wanted me to write something to be inscribed on Dean's ring. I pulled the paper closer and wrote in my neat cursive; 'My Inspiration' with a small heart monitor line drawn after it, ending in a tiny heart. When the transaction was complete, Kevin took the ring into the back room. There was a quiet hum, then he came back out with the engraved ring. I slipped the small black box into my pocket and headed out to my car.

Dean's POV

I couldn't find the perfect ring in the new store, so I returned to 'Caspar's Wedding Rings'. Another search of the ring display, and I was almost ready to give up. "You look upset, is everything alright?" Asked Kevin. I sighed. "I can't find a ring for him." Kevin thought for a moment, then pulled one ring out from under the counter. "What about this one?" One glance, and I knew that this was the ring I would buy Castiel. I didn't know how I had overlooked it. With a grin on my face, I looked up at Kevin. "Dude, this is perfect!" He smiled and pushed a slip of paper toward me, then showed me that I could add an inscription on the inside and/or outside of the ring. All I had to do was write or draw what I wanted on the ring. For the inside, I wrote; 'MY ANGEL', and for the outside, I drew a cross to wrap all the way around the ring. He rang out the ring, then took it into the back room. After a few seconds of quiet mechanical humming, he brought the ring out to me, freshly inscribed with the phrase and the cross. I slipped the little red box into my pocket, and Charlie and I got in the car and drove off, singing along to every song on my AC/DC tape. After I dropped Charlie off, I headed home. When I got back to the apartment, Cas's car was also pulling in. I got out of the car and walked over to Cas's car. He stepped out, eyes wide. "Hey Dean!! I thought your book signing wasn't over for another hour?" I smiled and laughed. "I got my times mixed up." Sam got out of Cas's car, and I glanced curiously at him. "What are you doing here Sammy?" I asked, curiously. He punched my shoulder and rolled his eyes. "Wow, nice to see you too brother." I laughed and pulled him down to my height to ruffle his hair. "Good to see you Sammy." He smiled and swatted my hands away, laughing. "Hey Cas, can I talk to Sam alone for a second?" Cas nodded and went inside, hands in his pockets. "Okay, I can't say it because I'm worried he'll overhear... Call Charlie. She'll tell you. Ask her where her and I were today." I smacked his shoulder and went into my apartment. He pulled his cell out of his pocket and dialed Charlie's familiar number.

Sam's POV

S- "Hey Charlie, It's Sam."

C- "Hey Sam! What's up?"

S- "well, Dean told me to call you and ask what you two did today. He didn't want to tell me himself, because he was afraid of Cas hearing."

C- "Oh yeah! It's awesome, we went shopping to pick out a ring, because Dean's gonna propose to Cas!!"

There was a pause, and then;

S- "Wait, what??"

C- "He's... Proposing... To Cas?"

S- "Well this isn't good... Charlie, Cas took me to help him buy a ring today. He's gonna propose to Dean!"

There was another pause...

C- "Well, this could get messy..."