Golden Road (3/4)
Title: Golden Road (3/4)
Characters (Pairings): Dean/Castiel, Lisa, Ben
Ratings/Warnings: Set after 5x22 Swan Song
Word Count: 847
Summary: Castiel is searching for Dean after he gets a message from God.
Disclaimer: Standard still applies.
A/N: Yes. Not sure how this chapter ended up. But I like it enough, I think.
{Part One|
{Part Two|
{Story Time|
"Stop." Lisa said, "Everyone just stop eating pie."
Dean and the child put their forks down and Castiel looked at one, then the other, and followed suit. "Okay. We're going to talk about this aren't we?" Dean asked.
"Yes." She ran her hands though her hair, "We're going to sit and talk about this. All of us." She glanced at Ben, flashing a small smile, "With no yelling."
The four of them sat down at the table, the pie in the middle with three forks stuck in it. "So," Lisa took charge, "God told Castiel to follow his heart."
"Yes." Castiel agreed.
"And Sam told Dean he wanted him to have an apple pie life with me and Ben."
Scratching his chin, Dean nodded.
"I wouldn't mind it if Dean lived with us. We might not always get along, but it'd work out." Lisa finished.
"Honestly," the child voiced, "If you and Dean don't get along and can't actually get a relationship I don't want you to try and stay together because of Sam or me." He made a face, "I'd rather just have mom than parents who fight and are unhappy."
Lisa gave a smile, "That's very mature of you, Ben."
"I am led to believe that this is the time when we would let Dean choose who he would like to live with." Castiel stated.
"Live with?" Lisa eyed Castiel, "Excuse me, but you don't have a house. He can't live with you."
"We would buy one." Castiel reassured, "I have seen others do so before and it seems simple enough."
Her eyes grew, "Simple enough? It's not exactly affordable. Neither of you have had a real job before-"
Dean shrugged, "I got through all of my life without a job and he's," motioning with a pointed thumb to Castiel, he finished, "lived for thousands of years fine without a job."
"Yes, but at the time neither of you had bills to pay." Lisa took a breath as she felt herself almost yell.
Castiel felt the corners of his mouth turn up as he watched the child sneak a bite of the pie. "Why do you think you have claim over Dean?"
Lisa's mouth opened and closed a bit before she shot back, "Why do you?"
"I don't." Castiel set his eyes on her and titled his head slightly, she look as if she had stoped moving and took a breath, seemingly afraid of the angel at that moment. "I let Dean decide what he wants. If he does not feel he wants to be with me, I will go back to Heaven with my brothers. If he decides he wants me than I will stay here until he no longer wants me."
"There is a house for sell two blocks down." The child stated with his mouth full.
"Ben!"
"What?"
"This is good. We will buy it if Dean says yes to me." Castiel finished.
"What?" Dean asked again, "We haven't even seen the house, Cas. Why would we buy it if we didn't like it?"
Castiel paused for a second, thinking about the words Dean had just said, "We can look at it; that is what you do?"
"Yes, Cas. That's what you do." Dean gave a fond smile in Castiel's direction. Sighing, he ran his hand over his face and leaned backwards in his chair. "Okay. As Cas has been saying, it's my choice." The room tensed, "And honestly, Lisa?" He paused as she made eye contact with him, "I know we've had that great weekend and everything, but we can't base a relationship on that. I think when I said I saw myself happy with you, I romanticized it or somethin'. We can't work out. I mean, how often have you wished I hadn't shown up on your doorstep since I got here?" She opened her mouth to deny it but Dean held up a hand, "Don't tell me anything, I know you have."
Looking at Castiel, their eyes now encountered, "Cas, you've been able to make me laugh when I hadn't thought I could again. You're always there for me and I know that you always will be even if I choose to stay with Lisa." Castiel nodded, for it was true, "I've spent way more time with you than I have Lisa and though you can scare the shit out of me, I know that we could probably last longer together than me and anyone else. No one else would put up with my shit."
Sighing, he looked around, "And that's enough of the chick-flick moments."
After a length, Lisa asked, "So, you're choosing Casitel?"
"Yeah, I guess."
Getting up, she gave a sad smile, "I wish you both well." With that she walked out of the room.
The child put a hand on Dean's shoulder, "Don't worry. I think you made a good decision. You're a nice dude and all, but you're right. Mom wouldn't put up with your shit."
"Should you be saying that word?" Dean raised an eyebrow.
"Mom thinks you're a bad influence on me."
{Part Four|
Characters (Pairings): Dean/Castiel, Lisa, Ben
Ratings/Warnings: Set after 5x22 Swan Song
Word Count: 847
Summary: Castiel is searching for Dean after he gets a message from God.
Disclaimer: Standard still applies.
A/N: Yes. Not sure how this chapter ended up. But I like it enough, I think.
{Part One|
{Part Two|
{Story Time|
"Stop." Lisa said, "Everyone just stop eating pie."
Dean and the child put their forks down and Castiel looked at one, then the other, and followed suit. "Okay. We're going to talk about this aren't we?" Dean asked.
"Yes." She ran her hands though her hair, "We're going to sit and talk about this. All of us." She glanced at Ben, flashing a small smile, "With no yelling."
The four of them sat down at the table, the pie in the middle with three forks stuck in it. "So," Lisa took charge, "God told Castiel to follow his heart."
"Yes." Castiel agreed.
"And Sam told Dean he wanted him to have an apple pie life with me and Ben."
Scratching his chin, Dean nodded.
"I wouldn't mind it if Dean lived with us. We might not always get along, but it'd work out." Lisa finished.
"Honestly," the child voiced, "If you and Dean don't get along and can't actually get a relationship I don't want you to try and stay together because of Sam or me." He made a face, "I'd rather just have mom than parents who fight and are unhappy."
Lisa gave a smile, "That's very mature of you, Ben."
"I am led to believe that this is the time when we would let Dean choose who he would like to live with." Castiel stated.
"Live with?" Lisa eyed Castiel, "Excuse me, but you don't have a house. He can't live with you."
"We would buy one." Castiel reassured, "I have seen others do so before and it seems simple enough."
Her eyes grew, "Simple enough? It's not exactly affordable. Neither of you have had a real job before-"
Dean shrugged, "I got through all of my life without a job and he's," motioning with a pointed thumb to Castiel, he finished, "lived for thousands of years fine without a job."
"Yes, but at the time neither of you had bills to pay." Lisa took a breath as she felt herself almost yell.
Castiel felt the corners of his mouth turn up as he watched the child sneak a bite of the pie. "Why do you think you have claim over Dean?"
Lisa's mouth opened and closed a bit before she shot back, "Why do you?"
"I don't." Castiel set his eyes on her and titled his head slightly, she look as if she had stoped moving and took a breath, seemingly afraid of the angel at that moment. "I let Dean decide what he wants. If he does not feel he wants to be with me, I will go back to Heaven with my brothers. If he decides he wants me than I will stay here until he no longer wants me."
"There is a house for sell two blocks down." The child stated with his mouth full.
"Ben!"
"What?"
"This is good. We will buy it if Dean says yes to me." Castiel finished.
"What?" Dean asked again, "We haven't even seen the house, Cas. Why would we buy it if we didn't like it?"
Castiel paused for a second, thinking about the words Dean had just said, "We can look at it; that is what you do?"
"Yes, Cas. That's what you do." Dean gave a fond smile in Castiel's direction. Sighing, he ran his hand over his face and leaned backwards in his chair. "Okay. As Cas has been saying, it's my choice." The room tensed, "And honestly, Lisa?" He paused as she made eye contact with him, "I know we've had that great weekend and everything, but we can't base a relationship on that. I think when I said I saw myself happy with you, I romanticized it or somethin'. We can't work out. I mean, how often have you wished I hadn't shown up on your doorstep since I got here?" She opened her mouth to deny it but Dean held up a hand, "Don't tell me anything, I know you have."
Looking at Castiel, their eyes now encountered, "Cas, you've been able to make me laugh when I hadn't thought I could again. You're always there for me and I know that you always will be even if I choose to stay with Lisa." Castiel nodded, for it was true, "I've spent way more time with you than I have Lisa and though you can scare the shit out of me, I know that we could probably last longer together than me and anyone else. No one else would put up with my shit."
Sighing, he looked around, "And that's enough of the chick-flick moments."
After a length, Lisa asked, "So, you're choosing Casitel?"
"Yeah, I guess."
Getting up, she gave a sad smile, "I wish you both well." With that she walked out of the room.
The child put a hand on Dean's shoulder, "Don't worry. I think you made a good decision. You're a nice dude and all, but you're right. Mom wouldn't put up with your shit."
"Should you be saying that word?" Dean raised an eyebrow.
"Mom thinks you're a bad influence on me."
{Part Four|