Castiel clearly isn’t enjoying the car ride. Sam tries to chat him up but all he gets is one word replies and then stony silence.
“It’s cold,” Castiel mumbles, pulling his jacket tighter over his chest. It was an unusually chilly for the 4th of July but it wasn’t that cold, Castiel just woke up extra grumpy that day. Sam understood why Castiel had been in such a mood lately, it was just a few weeks ago that he lost his the last little traces of his grace and maybe the best thing to do was let him sulk a little but Sam couldn’t stand watching him be so miserable.
“It will be fun, I promise.” “That’s rather presumptions,” Castiel snorts. “Trust me, you haven’t lived till you’ve seen firework.” “I have seen fireworks.” Castiel sits up straight in his seat and gives Sam a hard look. “I’m an angel I’ve seen everything.”
“It’s not the same unless you see them up close.” Sam is sure he sees Castiel roll his eyes but he doesn’t argue with him anymore. When they get to the camp grounds it’s so full that Sam has to park on the grass instead of a lot. Sam pulls him into the crowd, they walk around the carnival while waiting for it to get dark, Castiel refuses most of the food that’s offered to him but he grudgingly tries a bit of funnel cake.
“Exactly when are we going to start having ‘fun’,” Castiel asks him poking at a strawberry on top of the pastry.
Sam sighs and stands up, Castiel gets a look in his eye like he’s sure he’s about to be allowed to return home but Sam grabs his hand and yanks him off the bench. “Come on.”
“Where are we going?”
“Away from here.”
“But-”
“It’s too crowded here. We won’t get a good spot.” Sam pulls him through the crowd, the sea of people seems to go and on, Castiel can’t see where it ends but he hopes Sam’s extra height gives him an advantage to that. When they finally breakthrough they’re back in the parking lot but Sam walks right by the car and continues to the lake.
“Where are we going?” Castiel repeats, he looks behind him to the quickly disappearing fairgrounds. “I know just the spot to go to!” Sam smiles back at him. Soon they’re walking through the woods and whacking branches out of the way as they push through. Castiel is just about to tell Sam that he’s tired and wants to go home when they break through the wall of trees and into a clearing. “See? I knew there had to be one of these if we walked far enough.”
“You mean you didn’t know?”
“Doesn’t matter.” Sam drops to his knees and pulls Castiel down with him. “We’re here now.” “Sam, the ground is wet,” Castiel complains but Sam is already laid back with his hands laced behind his head.
“Come on, it’s better if you’re lying down. Then all you can see is the sky.”
Castiel lets out a frustrated sigh but he complies, he lies down next to the hunter and tries not to grimace at the wet feeling leaking through his shirt. They slip into a silence as the sky turns from a pale blue to a inky black, Sam keeps taking nervous glances at the Castiel, not sure if he’ll keep waiting or just give up go wait in the car.
A tiny fizzle sounds out and a two seconds later the sky lights up. It a shower of green that trickles out into a gold bustle. More and more follow till all the sound it drowned out by the boom of the fireworks, flashes of red, green, blue, any colour you could think of paints the space above them. Sam risks another glance at Castiel and finds him staring wondrously up at the display, it makes a smile crack across Sam’s lips.
“So, is it good?”
“It’s….” Castiel trails off as a purple and red one explodes and drowns out all the other fading fireworks. “It’s very different from down here.”
“Is it?”
“Yes, much…bigger. It takes up the whole sky.” A small grin sprouts on Castiel’s lips. He turns his head towards Sam, the fireworks reflection dances in his eyes. “They all blend together, it looks spectacular.”
“I’m glad you like it.” The fireworks continue to explode above them yet they have trouble tearing their gazes away from each other. Hesitantly Castiel leans forwards, Sam follows, but just as their lips are about to touch the final sounds off and Castiel jumps in surprise. He’s back to staring at the sky and Sam’s happy for him but a can’t help being disappointed it ruined the moment.
Still Sam thinks the fireworks aren’t nearly as amazing as the rarely seen smile on Castiel’s lips.
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Fill: Team Castiel/Lucifer. Castiel's first holiday.
Date: 2013-10-20 11:53 pm (UTC)“It’s cold,” Castiel mumbles, pulling his jacket tighter over his chest. It was an unusually chilly for the 4th of July but it wasn’t that cold, Castiel just woke up extra grumpy that day. Sam understood why Castiel had been in such a mood lately, it was just a few weeks ago that he lost his the last little traces of his grace and maybe the best thing to do was let him sulk a little but Sam couldn’t stand watching him be so miserable.
“It will be fun, I promise.”
“That’s rather presumptions,” Castiel snorts.
“Trust me, you haven’t lived till you’ve seen firework.”
“I have seen fireworks.” Castiel sits up straight in his seat and gives Sam a hard look. “I’m an angel I’ve seen everything.”
“It’s not the same unless you see them up close.” Sam is sure he sees Castiel roll his eyes but he doesn’t argue with him anymore. When they get to the camp grounds it’s so full that Sam has to park on the grass instead of a lot. Sam pulls him into the crowd, they walk around the carnival while waiting for it to get dark, Castiel refuses most of the food that’s offered to him but he grudgingly tries a bit of funnel cake.
“Exactly when are we going to start having ‘fun’,” Castiel asks him poking at a strawberry on top of the pastry.
Sam sighs and stands up, Castiel gets a look in his eye like he’s sure he’s about to be allowed to return home but Sam grabs his hand and yanks him off the bench. “Come on.”
“Where are we going?”
“Away from here.”
“But-”
“It’s too crowded here. We won’t get a good spot.” Sam pulls him through the crowd, the sea of people seems to go and on, Castiel can’t see where it ends but he hopes Sam’s extra height gives him an advantage to that. When they finally breakthrough they’re back in the parking lot but Sam walks right by the car and continues to the lake.
“Where are we going?” Castiel repeats, he looks behind him to the quickly disappearing fairgrounds.
“I know just the spot to go to!” Sam smiles back at him. Soon they’re walking through the woods and whacking branches out of the way as they push through. Castiel is just about to tell Sam that he’s tired and wants to go home when they break through the wall of trees and into a clearing. “See? I knew there had to be one of these if we walked far enough.”
“You mean you didn’t know?”
“Doesn’t matter.” Sam drops to his knees and pulls Castiel down with him. “We’re here now.”
“Sam, the ground is wet,” Castiel complains but Sam is already laid back with his hands laced behind his head.
“Come on, it’s better if you’re lying down. Then all you can see is the sky.”
Castiel lets out a frustrated sigh but he complies, he lies down next to the hunter and tries not to grimace at the wet feeling leaking through his shirt. They slip into a silence as the sky turns from a pale blue to a inky black, Sam keeps taking nervous glances at the Castiel, not sure if he’ll keep waiting or just give up go wait in the car.
A tiny fizzle sounds out and a two seconds later the sky lights up. It a shower of green that trickles out into a gold bustle. More and more follow till all the sound it drowned out by the boom of the fireworks, flashes of red, green, blue, any colour you could think of paints the space above them. Sam risks another glance at Castiel and finds him staring wondrously up at the display, it makes a smile crack across Sam’s lips.
“So, is it good?”
“It’s….” Castiel trails off as a purple and red one explodes and drowns out all the other fading fireworks. “It’s very different from down here.”
“Is it?”
“Yes, much…bigger. It takes up the whole sky.” A small grin sprouts on Castiel’s lips. He turns his head towards Sam, the fireworks reflection dances in his eyes. “They all blend together, it looks spectacular.”
“I’m glad you like it.” The fireworks continue to explode above them yet they have trouble tearing their gazes away from each other. Hesitantly Castiel leans forwards, Sam follows, but just as their lips are about to touch the final sounds off and Castiel jumps in surprise. He’s back to staring at the sky and Sam’s happy for him but a can’t help being disappointed it ruined the moment.
Still Sam thinks the fireworks aren’t nearly as amazing as the rarely seen smile on Castiel’s lips.