All You Did was Save my Life

Tired

            “Cas what was he talking about?” Dean asked, “What is the baby doing to you?”

            “It is feeding off my Grace,” Cas said, sitting on the edge of the bed.

            “What?” Dean said in shock, “Why didn’t you tell me?”

            “I didn’t want to worry you,” Cas told him.

            “Well I’m worried,” Dean said, “Really worried.”

            “Cas, is there any way we can stop the baby feeding off your Grace?” Sam asked.

            “No,” Cas said, “It needs to develop it’s own Grace and get stronger and to do that it must feed off mine.” He closed his eyes then and leaned against Dean, resting his head on Dean’s abdomen.

            “Cas?” Dean asked in concern.

            “Just give me a moment,” Cas said quietly and Dean nodded, gently rubbing the angel’s shoulders. He looked over at the Sam who was holding Ben; the little boy looked scared so Dean tried to smile at him reassuringly. He crouched down and put his hands on either side of Castiel’s face.

            “Cas?” Dean said quietly and the angel opened his eyes, “Cas what’s wrong?”

            “I’m tired,” Cas said, “I’m not supposed to get tired.” Dean looked at the angel sadly, knowing that despite his happiness over the baby and his attempt to keep his tough angel exterior, he was highly confused and scared by all the human emotions he was feeling.

            “Don’t worry Cas, we’ll figure all this out,” Dean promised as he pulled the angel against him. He could hear Sam on the phone with Bobby, trying to figure out what to do. Dean remained where he was, holding Castiel tightly when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He looked round and saw Ben standing there. The little boy leaned forward and hugged Cas’ legs. The angel smiled slightly at Ben, hugging him back in a way that was almost not awkward looking.

            “Bobby said we can stay with him until we figure out what to do,” Sam said and Dean nodded.

            “Alright, let’s get packing. Not you,” he said as Cas went to stand up, “You stay put and rest. Ben, keep an eye on him.” The boy nodded excitedly and scrambled up onto he bed next to Cas as Dean and Sam started packing.