All This Time (Destiel, Sabriel and Michifer AU)

Beekeeper

Cas felt torn as he sat nervously in the hospital waiting room. On one hand, he really wanted to wait and talk to Dean, but what if Dean didn't want to talk to him?

On the other hand, he would love to just go back to his bees. It had taken him two years to get where he was with his bees, it had taken most of that time and the year before to move past the Winchester's.

A tear stricken girl ran into the room, immediately running over to a vaguely familiar, tall man who had just come from down the hall.

"Sam! How's Dean?" She sobs, grabbing onto the man's arm.

Cas studied the man as he waited to hear what his response was. Tall, long hair... He quickly put together the facts and realised that this must be Sam Winchester.

He was grabbed by a sudden need to say something to his old friend, but how was he supposed to approach that conversation?

He was surprised to see Sam had gotten even taller, having no doubt gained a couple of inches over the years. His hair was longer too, now covering his neck and ears. 

Cas didn't recognize the girl, but by the way she was acting he guessed she was probably someone quite close to Dean, perhaps a girlfriend.

He shoved away the small part of him that stung with that thought, it had been 4 years, of course Dean had moved on.

Sighing, Castiel stands up heavily and starts walking away, so much time had passed and all he was doing right now was chasing old memories.

He accidentally caught Sam's eyes for a moment, and he could have sworn that a flash of recognition passed through them, but Cas just keeps walking. He needed to get back to his bees.

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The drive back to his bees seemed longer than the drive to the hospital, and he spent the time trying not to think about anything other than his bees.

Finally, he pulled back up beside his small house and walks heavily inside. He slings his trench coat over the back of a dining chair and heads out the back door while rolling up his sleeves, back to his routine.

The bees were buzzing around the hives by the time he got back, and Cas smiled as he began working around the bees without fear. He smiled to himself as he started collecting honey and totally not talking to his bees.

He had this understanding with the bees, he didn't hurt them and they didn't sting him.

Cas paused for a moment, looking up from the honey comb for a moment to look at the afternoon sky, his bees buzzing around him.

His memories of being with Dean all those years ago kept dancing around his head and no matter what he did, he couldn't shake them.

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Sam was on the road pretty much the moment he woke up, going as fast as he could without breaking the law and only stopping once to grab something to eat. It took him just under 5 hours to reach Sioux falls, and he hurriedly parks his car before running into the hospital. 

"I'm here to see my brother and Dad, they were in an accident," Sam wrote fast on a piece of paper, handing it to the receptionist.

She looks up, a tired expression on her face. "Names?"

'Their names are Dean and John Winchester.' Sam wrote on the pad in front of him.

"Your Name?"

'Sam Winchester,' Sam was practically bouncing on the spot, he just wanted to see his family.

"They are still unable to have visitors, but if you go on up to the level 5 waiting room, a nurse will let you know when you can go in."