By Their Grace

New Home

"Wh-okay Cas." Dean manages to guffaw past his laugh and smiledat Castiel.

"I mean it Dean, I am completely serious."

"Okay." Dean agreed easily though they both knew it wasn't true.If it was Dean who did this without having been bonded to himyet, yes, Castiel would. But if it was anyone else his angel would betouched but wouldn't want to have a bond with them.

He absently thought about how absolutely ecstatic his brotherwould be if Sam could hear how confidently Dean thought that. Heknew, felt it deep in his bones, that Castiel wanted no one but himas his mate. And maybe, just maybe, he was good enough to be hismate.

"I mean it Dean, no one would ever do such a kind thing to me. Onlyyou would think it, much less do that." He then gave a small smileto Dean before saying the thing that had shown him and gave him thefinal nail in the coffin. The thing that made him irrevocablyCastiel's, even the part of him that was deep in his soul broken andshattered by the coldness of John Winchester's rearing. "You arehome, Dean." Castiel whispered and Dean's eyes filled with tearsthat he refused to allow himself to shed.

"Come here man," Dean whispered pulling his angel into his armsholding him tightly to him, chest to chest. He allowed himself torelax and feel safe and loved by Castiel. Sure it made him feel likea chick, but damn it this angel was his mate. "We can marry later,"he promised. It had been said to joke but now that he said it hecan't shake the idea of a golden ring bedecking Castiel's finger, nora comforting slight weight on his own.

"Why would we do that? We are already bonded far closer then anysimple human ceremony couold do." Castiel pointed out and Deancouldn't help but chuckle. That was such a Cas thing to say.

"Never mind Cas, anyway you going to tell me her name?" He askedpointing towards the box where the sow was making herself comfortablewith the bedding.

"Grace." Castiel answered and Dean hummed looking over to thecavy. He would never name her that but hearing it, it fit. Especiallywith those blue eyes. Angel's grace blue.

"The lady at the shelter said that she would need her nailsclipped, do you know how to do that Cas?" Dean asked and the angelnodded his head and Dean relaxed, he knew how to as well but stillthey had a cage to make. "Good, you clip her nails while I put thiscage together." He said heading to open the cage and putting ittogether.

He laid out the bedding as well as the water bottle where he filledit and put it in an easy place for her to get it. He got out theburnt umber food dish which he stuffed with timothy hay. The littleblue eyes were watching him and he smirked with a smile and think toher even if she couldn't hear him. It was something he often did toanimals, it comforted him in a way same as with small children. Don'tworry girl, you'll have your place soon. He promised sprinkling downthe little wooden sticks that were made for guinea pigs to chew on asthe salesman had told him.

He laid out the timothy hay blocks for her to snack on and the hidingplaces he had gotten. A little green plastic igloo, a plastic castlethat had stairs that apparently they could climb up to the top if thesalesman was to be believed in the same exact color as the cage thecage. There was a wooden hiding place that she would chew on, thatwas normal and healthy apparently, and a hiding place that lookedlike a bee allowing them to hide in there that he knew Castiel wouldlove that. There was another that was the exact same but looked likea shark with its mouth open to let her in. That was his favorite.

He also found the coconut oil and sighed, he'd not realized tillafter but he would have to massage the oil into the hairless cavyevery day.

Glancing back over to Castiel who was smiling as he whisperedcomforting words to the little girl-to little Grace-to keep her calmas he finished clipping her nails ever so careful with her.

Yeah. Worth it. So worth it.

"Now we just have to massage her every day." Dean added andCastiel looked over and smiled a bit.

"Yes, she does take some work, but it will be okay." Castielpromised and Dean nodded moving over to sit beside his mate.

"I hope you know how to do this Cas, because honestly? I'm lost."Castiel smiled reaching foreword to take Dean's hand.

"You just be gentle. Caring. Like you always are to those who needit." Castiel whispered and Dean scoffed but Castiel didn't replybecause they both knew that what Castiel said was the truth and Deanjust didn't know how to take such caring words about him.

Despite that the guinea pig, Grace, seemed more then happy in her newhome.

Is there anybonding more pure then a bonding over cute animals? Lots of gratitudeto the love of my life, and her extensive guinea pig knowledge. Godsknow that I am way out of my depth.