My Kind of Angel(Destiel)

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Sam walked into the room to see his brother step towards Cas. He looked more vulnerable than he had ever seen him. Sam halted, causing Gabriel to bump into the back of him. The youngest Winchester had been ready to intervene. To save Cas from Dean or vise versa. But they didn't need saving from each other, they needed saving from themselves and it looked like Dean was about to finally make that save.

"Cas, I know you thought I was trying to replace you with Castiel, but I wasn't. He wasn't my kind of angel, you are," Dean reached out for Cas, but the angel leaned away from the touch, causing Dean to drop his hand.

"And what kind is that exactly?" Cas spat.

"You," Dean answered without hesitation. If he was doing this. He had to do it.

Cas frowned.

"I don't care that you're not at full power. I don't care that your wings don't work. I don't care that you need help sometimes. I care that you don't acknowledge the difference. You want to be the same angel and you can't accept that you're not. I know that I didn't help that by kicking you out of the bunker and before you say anything, I know you forgive me, but I have to forgive myself. I never should have left you on your own. I should have been there for you. I worry about you and I know that you don't like it but truth is, I worried even when you were at full power. I will always worry because..."he trailed off, but he stepped forward once more.

Cas didn't make a move to pull away this time when Dean put a hand on Cas' shoulder.

"Because I care about you," Dean's words fell flat. He couldn't do it. "Sam and I both do," his hand fell from the angel's shoulder.

Cas didn't respond.

"Are you kidding me right now? Both of you?" Sam snapped, making his presence known.

Cas and Dean both tensed.

"You said you wouldn't leave," Sam glared at Cas. "And you, what was that? 'Because I care about you'," he mocked his brother.

"Sam," Cas' tone was pleading.

"You said you would tell him," Sam looked at Cas as if he was being personally betrayed by Cas not telling Dean how he felt.

"Tell me what?" Dean looked between his brother and Cas as if he could decipher the secret on his own.

"Nothing," Cas grit out. He should have left sooner.

"Cas, you can't leave you're important to us, both of us and it's not safe out there. You're wanted by every angel out there and-"

"I can't stay here," Cas cut in. His eyes glaring at the younger Winchester. Sam knew what Cas had gone through. Knew how Cas felt. How could he ask him to stay?

"Why the hell not?" Dean demanded; his tone once again angry.

"Because I'm not your kind of angel. I'm useless. I'm just all you had, but you have Gabriel now. I doubt he'll be going anywhere anytime soon. You needed me before because I was your only option, now that's not the case," Cas glanced at the archangel behind Sam before turning to head back up the stairs.

Dean's stomach knotted over and over and yet he couldn't find the words to make Cas stay.

"Dean," Sam's tone was sharp and though he didn't say anything else, Dean heard the underlying sentence. Go after him. Don't let him go. Stop him. Do something.

"I already tried, Sammy."

"Did you try being honest with him?" Sam snapped. He knew that Cas would never make the first move. Never be the one to tell Dean how he felt. Cas always treated Dean like a wounded animal when it came to his feelings and emotions, but Sam wasn't Cas.