Fame Crazy (Sequel to Strings Attached)

Chapter 196

A/N GUESS WHAT? I'M NOT DEAD!

"Wakey wakey, eggs and bakey!" Gabriel yells, jumping on the edge of the pullout couch that Dean and Castiel made into their bed for the night in an attempt not to wake their two roommates up.

"Five more minutes," Castiel mutters.

Dean sits up with a groan, and Castiel takes it as a sign that he should probably get up, too.

"What time is it?" Dean asks.

"Time for you to get a watch," Gabriel replies with a smirk.

"Quarter of eight," Sam says. "You've got half an hour until we're leaving to get there before the park opens, so get up and get dressed — and don't you dare start complaining that that's not long enough, because you would have complained if we woke you up earlier."

Dean starts to argue, but then concedes, "Actually, yeah, that's fair."

They manage to get out the door within twenty minutes, and by the time the four of them make it to the bus stop, the only other people they know who are there are Adam, Samandriel, Charlie, and Gilda. The two boys are watching something on one of their phones, each with one earbud in. The girls are sitting on the bench next to them, talking about something Charlie is apparently very passionate about, judging by her wild hand movements.

Dean and Castiel walk up behind them, trying to figure out what they're talking about.

"— General Organa," Charlie's saying, oblivious to their presence. "Not Princess. She hasn't been referred to as a princess since Disney bought LucasFilms, so she can't be a Disney princess."

"Just because they haven't called her a princess doesn't mean she isn't one," Gilda protests. "She's still the princess of Alderaan —"

"Alderaan doesn't even exist anymore," Charlie interrupts.

"It hasn't existed since the beginning of Episode IV," Gilda reminds her. "Does that mean she wasn't a princess V and VI?"

"She was still a princess because she wanted to be a princess," Charlie replies. "But when she decided to take the title of general instead —"

"So, you're saying that just saying she's not a princess —"

"What are you two fighting about?" Dean asks with an amused grin.

"Is Leia a Disney princess?" Charlie and Gilda ask in unison.

Dean raises an eyebrow. "You mean Leia Organa from Star Wars? Princess Leia? Yeah, I'd think so."

"Exactly!" Gilda says proudly.

"But she's not!" Charlie protests. "She's a Disney general! She's not a princess anymore!"

Castiel shakes his head to himself. Nerdy arguments with Charlie never end quickly. They might be at this for a while.

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They make it to Hollywood Studios long before the park opens. Everyone except Anna and Cain meet up at the bus stop together, so they all get to hang together while they wait, but Castiel really only talks to Dean. That tends to be how the entire vacation has gone.

"What are we riding first?" Castiel asks.

"I don't know," Dean replies. "I was thinking either Tower of Terror or Rocking Rollercoaster."

"Heh, nope, bye," Castiel says quickly.

He could see the Tower of Terror from what has to be at least a mile away. It's huge, and you drop from all the way from the top. He would rather die than ride that. He doesn't know anything about the Rocking Rollercoaster, but he's definitely not riding another rollercoaster. There's not a chance.