Sight is a Gift [Destiel Highschool AU]

Chapter 8

8:43am. December 9th, Castiel Novak has been emitted into Foundations Recovery Networks in Kansas City.

Dean wasn't told about anything that had happened. Cas wouldn't answer his calls, everytime he tried to go over there, no one would be there. Or the door would be locked. He felt like he was doing too much or that Cas didn't want him. So he gave up. Even though it had only been a day, he was worried because now he knew what was up with Cas, but he couldn't know if he was okay. The one relief was that neither of them did in fact have AIDS or HIV.

The only reason Dean found out was because Cas. Because he was endlessly pounding on the cell walls the entire night he was in there. The white walls seemed to close in on him, just in the first night. He was very forceful as he tried to escape. It wasn't pleasant. He was mildly high from what he did find in his hidden stash. It disappointed Michael. It went beyond his wishes, and he ended up taking Cas to rehab.

As he pounded on the walls, it made the doctors agitated. So they answered to him. Cas was unable to communicate with anyone other than family at this point, but he begged the doctor to tell Dean. He was screaming as tears endlessly streamed down his expressionless face.

Castiel spent 15 days in there. With nothing other than a bit of food each day and a bathroom. But he'd always throw up whatever he ate. That wasn't on purpose though. He was completely uncontrollable as he scratched at his skin violently. He had a beard starting and his eyes looked dark. He was going insane, shaking and crying because the slightest of sounds.

Castiel didn't care about anything. Dean was waiting for him, but it didn't matter. Everyone who cared about him was lucky that he didn't have some way to kill himself. His brain wouldn't properly function either. He was so lonely that his mind started to make things up. He began to believe that a million spiders were crawling over his skin. It creeped him out, but it was somehow satisfying.

By day 8 he had imaginary friends.

John sat beside Cas. He had shoulder length blonde hair and brown eyes. He would talk to him when he was upset or would help him through whenever he had a bad fit. He forced him to eat and drink. Overall this imaginary friend saved him. But really it was just a modified version of Dean.

By day 11, John had convinced Cas that life was worth living. And that drugs weren't the answer. He didn't need it. All he needed was love. And love is exactly what he had, but he couldn't accept it.

Cas always thought horribly of himself, like he was capable of nothing. He told everyone how horrible he was at certain things, but when they saw for themselves they told him otherwise. Cas didn't know he was capable of loving someone that he couldn't see. But that proves that love is blind. True love exists. And it's not skin deep. He was helplessly tumbling and falling for Dean, just based on their connection when they first met. Just the accidental touch of hands when Dean was leading him. Just their story could be used as an example of how you don't fall for someone based on their looks. And that true love is unbreakable. It's stronger than anything else imaginable.