"Look Cas, I understand if you don't want to tell Dean, but he's going to get suspicious," Meg said.

"I know," Cas said sadly. "But I don't want him worry about me. If he knew why I was doing this, he'd probably go start a fight with Azazel and that would only get him hurt."

"Are you really willing to risk your relationship with Dean?"

"If it'll keep him from getting hurt then yes."

Meg sighed and continued explaining various ways to protect ones self from bullies.

~~


Dean sighed and looked up at the ceiling of his house. It was after school on Monday and Cas had disappeared again, claiming to have work to do. Dean didn't believe him though, he could tell Cas was lying. But why would he lie to me?

Maybe he doesn't like you anymore.

He's my soulmate. He kinda has to.

Remember like a week ago when I was convincing you of just that?

Yeah and now I believe it. So why's he doing this?

Maybe you're overreacting.

Am I not allowed to worry about him?

You are...but sometimes you worry too much. It can make him feel weak.

Yeah but...

Shut up and stop worrying. I liked it better when you weren't gay, you were much more fun to mess with then.

Dude why am I talking to you, you're a brain.

Yep. And I'm a freaking awesome brain.

Dean sighed again and rolled over off the edge of his bed, standing up lazily. He walked around the house to find Gabe and Sam lazily watching tv. It would appear that it was a lazy day.

"Hey Gabe," Dean said. "Has Cas been acting weird lately?"

"Nope," Gabe said, not even bothering to look up at Dean. "He's been normal. I think. I dunno, I've been hanging around Moose too often."

Dean sighed again and Sam looked over at him. "Why do you ask Dean?"

"He's been disappearing a lot and lying about where he's going," Dean replied. "He's also been talking to Meg a lot."

Sabriel went quiet and glanced at each other. "Don't worry Dean," Sam said. "I'm sure it's fine."

"Although we all know what this looks like," Gabe said and Sam shot a glare at him. "What, I'm just pointing out what we're all thinking."

Sam sighed and gave Dean a sympathetic look. "Go talk to Charlie, she'll figure this out pretty fast. Wouldn't let anything destroy her ship."

Dean nodded and grabbed his phone, shooting Charlie a quick text. Literally moments later she burst into the house.

"Sup bitches?" she said as she walked into the room. "Dean, what's wrong?"

"Cas is acting strange..." Dean said and Charlie nodded, already forming a plan to find out what was going on.

~~

Sam and Gabe were in art class on Tuesday, because art actually has a reason now, although the reason is unknown to the readers.

They were supposed to be finishing their canvas painting, which Sam had pretty much already finished. Gabe meanwhile had just started, but he had a cool idea.

"Hey Gabe, what are you doing?" Sam asked.

"Painting."

"Yeah I mean what are you painting?"

"A picture."

"Why won't you tell me?"

"It's a surprise Sammy, you'll see when it's finished."

Sam sighed and went back to finishing the minor details on his painting of golden wings. They weren't the best in Sam's opinion, because he was much better at drawing with a pencil. He glanced over at Gabe and saw his sketchbook on the table, and remembered something.

"Gabe remember when I took your sketchbook?"

"Yes, jerk."

"Why were you so upset?"

"Because I draw important memories in there, you'd pretty much have my entire life story."

"So can I see it now?"

"Maybe later Sammy."

Sam nodded and went back to the art thingy.

At the end of class when they were supposed to hand in the final painting, Sam handed in his but Gabe stayed back to finish the rest since he was behind. Sam decided to go to Gabe's locker to do a thing.

He knew Gabe had a stash of candy in his locker. And wondered how Gabe would react if it was all gone.

~~

Charlie walked over to Cas, and grabbed his phone out of his hand. Cas made a protesting noise and tried to grab it back but Charlie was already going through it.

"Castiel, are you cheating on Dean?" Charlie asked abruptly.

"What? No!" Cas exclaimed.

"What's with all the hanging out with Meg?"

"She's my friend."

"Rephrase. Why are you hanging out with Meg behind Dean's back? It's suspicious you know."

Castiel rolled his eyes. "I can do what I want okay? I don't need Dean with me every single moment of every single day."

Charlie narrowed her eyes and gave the phone back, having quickly sifted through all messages with Meg. She walked over to where Dean was waiting around the corner.

"Well?" he asked.

"He got a bit worked up over it," Charlie said. "So I'm going to assume it's not going to be one of those cliché stories where someone's going around behind the others back to set up something really romantic."

"You've read too many fanfics."

"Yep. It has improved me as a fangirl being."

Dean rolled his eyes. "So what do I do?"

"Well the part he got worked up about was you always being with him all the time...I really don't know Dean." Dean sighed again and Charlie frowned. "But I'm sure as hell going to find out. Now apparently all those times he disappears he goes to hang out with Meg."

"He what?!"

"You got something wrong with your boyfriend having friends?"

"No it's just...behind my back makes it suspicious. Sam and Gabe agree too."

"Well then we'll just have to find out the truth," Charlie said. "Maybe start with asking him about it. There isn't any need for you to start going behind his back too."

Dean nodded in agreement, and went off to his fifth class of the day.

~~

Sam had a free period, because the author just doesn't even know any more. He went to his usual spot behind the school to see a sketchbook there.

Sam picked it up and read the note on top. 'Yeah I figured you could look at this...just not while I'm there. -Gabe'

Sam smiled slightly, and sat down with his back to the wall, opening the sketchbook to the first page.

Both Sam and Gabe excelled at art, both having drawn in their sketchbooks from a young age. Sam could tell because the start of the book was just hasty childish drawings in random colours. Although Gabe's drawing skills quickly progressed, especially his painting.

The first time Sam was able to identify the drawing as a memory was a drawing of three kids, one clearly Gabriel. The others were a bit older, and were smiling fondly at the young Gabriel.

The next one was of a family at a dinner table, still with young Gabriel. He was probably around seven at the time. Again, they were all happy.

The next drawings were labelled, such as first day at school, first day at new school, first carnival, first fireworks. Lots of firsts. There were also a lot of ones with Gabe and his family. The colours also matched the mood of the picture, suggesting he had his parents help with the colours.

Then it got dark. In one image, it was a dark house, dark blobs on the floor. There was red splashes of paint and obvious tear drops on the page.

The page after that was a broken house, flames in the window. Sam looked sadly at the painting, remembering what Gabe had told him about his backstory.

Next was a room with dark figures and a still youngish Gabriel crouched on the floor.

After that was Gabriel surrounded by more dark figures, except they were clearly the silhouettes of his new family.

Slowly among the next drawings of Gabriel settling in with the new people, they became coloured, and the small Gabe began to smile again.

Then there was dark colours again as Gabe drew the memory of when he found out his best friend had been murdered.

It stayed dark for a while, getting darker in moments where Gabe would paint a memory of him pranking someone in hate due to the actions they did to his family.

And then there was something that surprised Sam. It was a scene he recognized very well. The first prank he pulled on Gabriel. And all the colours had turned drastically lighter.

It was of the science blow up, and it was obvious that the Sam in the background had been added in later, but still perfectly drawn.

Sam flicked through the rest of the pages, finding that all of them were of him and Gabe, their pranks, the first time they talked, them hanging out after school for the first time, Gabe discovering Sam was his soulmate, and then the rest.

Sam smiled down at the last picture in the book, of their first kiss, as Gabriel randomly appeared and sat beside him.

"So?" Gabe said. "What do you think? You now know every important event that has happened in my life."

Sam said nothing and pulled him into a hug. "Did I really light up your life like the pictures suggest?"

Gabe nodded into Sam's shoulder, putting his arms around Sam. "Yep Sammy. You really did. Thank you."

"Don't thank me," Sam said. "You never need to thank me."

"No I do Sam. Thank you. For everything. And for being here and never leaving me."

"Gabe I already told you, I'm not leaving you."

~~ (*cough foreshadowing cough*)~~

"Hey Cas."

Cas jumped and turned to face Dean, putting his phone away. "Hello Dean."

"I wanted to talk to you about something."

"What is it?"

"You've been going around behind my back Cas...I want to know why."

Cas sighed. If I tell him he'll worry and make a big deal out of it...this doesn't need to be a big thing, he shouldn't have to feel the need to protect me all the time. So I won't tell him.

"I've been hanging out with Meg," Cas said. "We've become good friends."

"But why are you lying about where you're going?" Dean asked.

"I thought you might react exactly like this, jumping to conclusions. No offense Dean but you seem like the shoot first ask question later type person."

Dean sighed. "I'm sorry Cas, but you did make it quite suspicious."

"I'm sorry Dean," Cas said. "I'll tell you from now on okay?" Dean nodded and reached out to hold Cas's hand. Cas smiled and they started walking off into the sunset.

Then they realized they were going in the wrong direction and turned around.

~~

Wattpad didn't like me this chapter :( Also it's a bit shorter than usual due to lack of ideas. I've got the storyline for the feelsy part worked out, but this was more a filler.

Anyways...again, the whole I wrote a proper book thing? It's on Wattpad now, on my other account. The book's called Wolf Island if anyone's interested, and the account I think is Jazzo2102...but yeah. I really want feedback for that since one day I hope to publish it.

Enough with the self promoting. So the first episode of spn guys?! Anyone else see that Destiel moment?! And all that other stuff I just aogapouregpurbgapuergbaeurgb. I won't spoil for anyone who hasn't seen it though.

Oh and the new Doctor Who episode today :P Also aorgaouerbgaopuerbgpaeubgaeurb

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