Dean was still in his room, like a moping teenager. Sam closed his laptop and came sitting next to Jo. Ellen was making lunch.
“It’s a long story” Sam said, before Jo had said anything.
“Well, then you shouldn’t bother telling me” Jo replied.
“It’s complicated” Sam said.
“I can handle complicated” Jo said. “What I can’t handle is being used without knowing why”
“A lot has happened, after you and Ellen died” Sam started. “We managed to stop the Apocalypse and Cas gained more power. He became the leader of the other angels and he was stuck in a civil war. Raphael was hunting him and he needed to kill him if he wanted to live. So he worked with Crowley to help him open the door to Purgatory. When they did that Cas took all the souls and became the new God. Or at least that’s what he believed. He went on a killing spree, until he realized the souls would destroy his vessel. Then he returned the souls to Purgatory, but the Leviathan stayed in his vessel and killed him. Then the Leviathan destroyed his body and we all thought Castiel was gone for good. But a few month later Dean found him in Colorado under the name of Emmanuel. He was suffering from amnesia. He and Meg told him who and what he was and that he could help me. But he couldn’t heal me, so he took over my insanity. Then he went all nuts, but we still needed his help to defeat the Leviathans. He eventually helped killing Dick Roman. After that he and Dean ended up in Purgatory and Cas disappeared, leaving Dean alone” Sam took a deep breath. “And that’s just the cliff note version”
“Oh” Jo said sheepish. “Okay”
“It’s a long story” Sam said, before Jo had said anything.
“Well, then you shouldn’t bother telling me” Jo replied.
“It’s complicated” Sam said.
“I can handle complicated” Jo said. “What I can’t handle is being used without knowing why”
“A lot has happened, after you and Ellen died” Sam started. “We managed to stop the Apocalypse and Cas gained more power. He became the leader of the other angels and he was stuck in a civil war. Raphael was hunting him and he needed to kill him if he wanted to live. So he worked with Crowley to help him open the door to Purgatory. When they did that Cas took all the souls and became the new God. Or at least that’s what he believed. He went on a killing spree, until he realized the souls would destroy his vessel. Then he returned the souls to Purgatory, but the Leviathan stayed in his vessel and killed him. Then the Leviathan destroyed his body and we all thought Castiel was gone for good. But a few month later Dean found him in Colorado under the name of Emmanuel. He was suffering from amnesia. He and Meg told him who and what he was and that he could help me. But he couldn’t heal me, so he took over my insanity. Then he went all nuts, but we still needed his help to defeat the Leviathans. He eventually helped killing Dick Roman. After that he and Dean ended up in Purgatory and Cas disappeared, leaving Dean alone” Sam took a deep breath. “And that’s just the cliff note version”
“Oh” Jo said sheepish. “Okay”
Cas beached on the street, far away from Rufus’ cabin. He wasn’t sure how to feel. He was angry, because Dean wouldn’t listen to him. Dean always thought he knew everything better. He was disappointed, because Dean had no faith in him at all.
He was so up in thought that he didn’t hear his name. But maybe that was because she didn’t use his real name.
“Emmanuel!”
Someone grabbed his arm and forced him to turn around. He looked at the woman. She looked familiar.
“Didn’t you hear me?” the woman asked. Cas stared at her. “Don’t you recognize me? It’s me, Daphne, your wife?”
Cas widened his eyes as he remembered her.
“Daphne” he said breathless. “How did you find me? What are you doing here?”
“Well, I hired a detective, I needed to find you” Daphne said. She searched in her pockets and conjured a big brown envelope. “I need you to sign these”
“What is it?” Cas frowned.
“A petition for annulment” Daphne answered.
He was so up in thought that he didn’t hear his name. But maybe that was because she didn’t use his real name.
“Emmanuel!”
Someone grabbed his arm and forced him to turn around. He looked at the woman. She looked familiar.
“Didn’t you hear me?” the woman asked. Cas stared at her. “Don’t you recognize me? It’s me, Daphne, your wife?”
Cas widened his eyes as he remembered her.
“Daphne” he said breathless. “How did you find me? What are you doing here?”
“Well, I hired a detective, I needed to find you” Daphne said. She searched in her pockets and conjured a big brown envelope. “I need you to sign these”
“What is it?” Cas frowned.
“A petition for annulment” Daphne answered.
Meg opened the door of a motel room and helped Cas inside. She guided him to the single bed and put him down. She gently pushed him down and he opened his eyes a little. She walked to the bathroom and dampened a towel.
She walked back into the room and sank down on the bed. Unlike Meg’s Cas’ clothes hadn’t been restored. Meg opened the ruined and bloodstained hospital shirt and dabbed his wounds with the towel.
Cas groaned from pain.
“You don’t have to do this” he said weak. “I will heal eventually”
“I know” Meg said absent-minded. She stared at Cas’ body. Even with all the cuts he still looked…jumpable.
“But thanks for the gesture” Cas said with a weak smile.
Meg continued nursing his injuries. “You know” she said. “If I was still human, I’d fall for you”
Cas gave her another weak smile, before he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
She walked back into the room and sank down on the bed. Unlike Meg’s Cas’ clothes hadn’t been restored. Meg opened the ruined and bloodstained hospital shirt and dabbed his wounds with the towel.
Cas groaned from pain.
“You don’t have to do this” he said weak. “I will heal eventually”
“I know” Meg said absent-minded. She stared at Cas’ body. Even with all the cuts he still looked…jumpable.
“But thanks for the gesture” Cas said with a weak smile.
Meg continued nursing his injuries. “You know” she said. “If I was still human, I’d fall for you”
Cas gave her another weak smile, before he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
