“What happened to you?” The Doctor’s question hovered between them, Dean just staring at the time lord and his two companions. “Dean. Please. What happened?”
“You didn’t come in time,” he answered, his voice rough from too many nights without sleep and too many nightmares during those few hours he actually was able to close his eyes.
“But I’m here now. I can still fix this. Where is Sam?” When Dean didn’t reply, the Doctor turned around, eyes searching and finally finding Castiel standing among the small group that had gathered around them. “Where is he?”
Castiel just smiled at him, too far gone into his own personal oblivion to register anything that was happening around him.
“Sam is gone, Doctor,” Dean said, rejection in his voice. “And you should leave, too. We don’t need you here. You wanted to save us and lost your chance, just like you lost my trust. I am going to save myself now.”
He turned around, walking back to his car. “Get back into your blue box and explore the universe, but don’t come back here or I swear, I will kill you. You gave me a promise and you broke it. You failed to save me, you failed to save Cas. You failed to save my brother. I’d rather die than accept your help.”
It was just him in an empty room. When Castiel asked him if he needed anything, Rory said no. This was only temporary. He was still waiting for Amy to come and join him.
“Dean.” Castiel’s annoyance with the hunter was clear in his voice. “I don’t know where I am. Well, I am in a hospital. But my nurse sounds like he’s from Britain and I haven’t seen anyone else since I’ve woken up.”
“Great. He doesn’t know me yet,” Rory murmured. “The Doctor messed up the timing. Again.” He stood outside the angel’s room, listening to his conversation with Dean.
Castiel didn’t say anything for a while, only listening intently to the voice on the other end of the phone, nodding every now and then.
“Yes,” he said. “I suppose I could talk to him. But he seems a bit weird. When he entered the room he just stared at me like I wasn’t from this world.” He rolled his eyes when Dean responded, quickly said goodbye and hung up.
Rory entered the room a few seconds later, trying not to stare too intently at the disheveled man in the bed. “Hello. I’m Rory Williams. I don’t believe we’ve met before,” he said, extending his hand. “But I know you. You’re Castiel, an angel of the Lord, and I am here to help you.”
This time it was Castiel who couldn’t do anything but to stare at this peculiar human being.
Alright look, Nurse Williams, let’s get one thing straight. I’ve seen Cuckoo’s Nest, so don’t try any of that soul crushing, authoritarian crap on me, hmm?
(Source: getintheimpala, via irenenorton)
