Perfect (Ed Sheeran-Beyonce)- A Dean and Cas Story: PART TWO
I advise you to go read part one first; it will make more sense then. Anyways, bye my lovelies, have a good time with this. I did too, writing it.
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âIs this it?â Castiel asked, after the song had finished and begun to play once more, and Dean and he had been doing the same step all through, taking a step forward, then following with the other and then doing the same thing to the back, and then to the left, and then to the right.
âNo, thereâs a lot more.â Dean grinned, almost wolfishly. He unexpectedly moved away from Castiel, tapped his foot thrice, and returned to their original position with his hand around a surprised Castiel. âThatâs one. Then thereâs this,â he proceeded to demonstrate another step, before again returning to Castiel. âThereâs more too.â He winked once, before suddenly dipping Castiel to the back, fastening both his hands like a belt behind Castiel. Castiel returned to his original position, his expression bewildered, and a bit scared. âThatâs one of my favorite.â
âDean!â Castiel reprimanded, the single word containing indignation, annoyance and shock, but his face showing exhilaration. Dean still had his hands around Castielâs waist; he hadnât let go and it wasnât as if Castiel minded. Rather, he leaned into it slightly.
âWhat?â Dean defended, chuckling playfully. âI thought it was fun!â
âIâll show you how fun it was.â Castiel growled back, teasingly, and wrapped his hands around Dean, preparing to dip him backwards. He positioned himself properly and leaned towards him to urge him to Keane backwards, but before they knew it, they were faltering and Castiel had almost stumbled. Dean had gripped onto a table right in time to prevent them from falling as a heap onto the ground.
Castiel breathed deeply, his face flushed red, embarrassed to say the least.
Dean was the one to pull Castiel back into the grip, the shorter man hesitant but not putting up a fight, and wrapping his arms around Castiel, he spoke gently, âHey, hey, man, itâs fine, it happens.â
But it was not fine. Castielâs face was sullen, his eyes cast downwards. It was not okay. Castiel, the angel of Thursday, whoâd fought battles for heaven at a time, had become so weak. So inept. So useless. He was the one whoâd raised Dean from perdition. And now, he couldnât even do a simple dance move. He was human, mortal, he hurt, he couldnât heal, heâd lost his wings, heâd been banished from heaven, and now he was also inept. Weak. Useless-
âCas, hey, listen to me.â It was almost as if Dean had heard what Castiel was thinking, like what used to happen the other way around before. He held Castiel closer, the latterâs head now rest on Deanâs shoulder, as if in a really tight hug. âItâs not like you think, okay? Youâre not weak, itâs not your problem. Iâm heavy, I am, I ate a couple of large pies for lunch. Nobody would be able to dip me right now.â He mumbled, not noticing when his hand had begun to card through Castielâs hair. âAlthough you will. I know you will, after youâve regotten your grace, you can dip me to your heartâs will, I swear, just lemme do it for now.â
Castiel looked up, and Deanâs words had done their magic. He looked at Dean with wide blue eyes, blinking, his eyes peering into Deanâs maple-green eyes. Eyes so beautiful, that he never wished to look away. He could see his own reflection in the black pupils of his eyes, but more importantly, he could see his future. At that moment, he didnât care about being a human or angel, as long as he was with Dean. The rest of the world didnât matter. âDeanâŚâ
Darling, just hold my hand,
Iâll be your love, youâll be my man,
I see my future in your eyes.
âJust lemme be the man for this dance, you can dip me some other time, after youâve acquired your grace back, and I know itâs gonna happen, youâre gonna return to heaven and youâre gonna have your wings and youâre gonna be an angel again, andâŚâ Deanâs voice trailed off, suddenly turning red, at having been caught in his endearing babbling act, since Castiel stared at him with his big eyes. âFuck,â Dean said inwardly to himself, knowing for certain that Castiel was perhaps icked by Dean now, heâd come on too strong, completely lost himself in the moment and forgotten that he wasâŚnot supposed toâŚhe pulled back abruptly, the walls building up again, and his eyes darting all around the room. âI just meantâŚâ
âHeaven,â Castiel spoke, unthinkingly. He was yet to realise that Dean was fidgeting uncomfortably. âYouâre all that I want. Youâre all that I need. Weâre in heaven.â Castiel raised a hand towards Dean. âWeâre in heaven.â His sudden insecurities had vanished at the same rate at which theyâd returned. It was miraculous, but then, Dean was miraculous, and around him, miracles like thisâŚjust happened.
Dean stumbled a step backwards. His eyes were still unfocused, and there was a weird tremor in his voice. âBryan Adams.â Castiel had just quoted 'Heavenâ by Bryan Adams, unintentionally or not, Dean had no idea. But still, for Dean, for a person like him, it was difficult to imagine that Cas, an angel, a man so amazing, so good, so brave, could love him as immensely as that. The reality of everything drew at him, and mostly the fact that Castiel couldnât possibly be in as much love with Dean as he was. âYou just quoted Heaven, by Bryan Adams.â He cleared his throat. He turned on his heel, anxious to turn his strawberry-red face away from Castiel, lest he lose control and begin to talk aboutâŚfeelings and..loveâŚwhat he felt, it was too difficult. âI might have the record here somewhere.â He begun to fiddle with the
Castiel realised suddenly what had happened. He smiled a small smile, having seen examples of this before. Hadnât they - what, about fifteen minutes ago? - decided that they wouldnât pull away this time? But Castiel knew how Dean felt, that was the best thing about their bond, what made it so amazing and profound was that they knew each other so well, understood each other so well, and knew exactly how to handle the other. He cleared his throat, and smiled a small endearing smile at Deanâs turned back. âHeaven is a place on Earth with you.â He spoke. He noticed Deanâs muscles tense, and his hand wander aimlessly at the racks, and he pleasantly - yes, with a smile on his face - imagined how beautifully Dean must be blushing at the moment. âLana Del Ray. Videogames.â He added, almost playfully, as Deanâs hands begun to move with a purpose again.
âUh-uh, Iâll search for it too.â Dean muttered.
Castiel drew in a breath, knowing that his plan had worked, because he could feel, somehow, feel that Dean wasnât angryâŚjust, pulling away for it was a part of Deanâs character. He decided to continue with the plan until Dean responded. âSearch for these too.â He began listing songs. â'Iâm yoursâ. By The Script. And 'God gave me youâ. 'By your sideâ. 'Make you feel my loveâ. 'Perfectâ. AndâŚâ
Somewhere in between Castiel listing off songs like a pro (He had learnt from the best)-(Metatron installed all that in his brain) something in Dean had clicked. The walls which had come up had gone down. It was too quick, too miraculous for Dean, because his bad moods usually stayed for a couple of days but he guessed things were just different around Castiel. Theyâd always been. And suddenly, he didnât care what people would think, or that it was 'Casâ and he was 'DeanââŚhe only cared that it was Cas in front of himâŚand that he, Dean, had been in love with him since forever. He was not gonna lose it. He was not gonna let himself lose it due to his stupidity.
As a natural smile came on his lips, he spoke softly, âThat is enough.â He turned to face Castiel, and was slightly surprised seeing the self-assured smile on Castielâs face, but also pleased. His own fears, worries, and tensions flooded away, as Castiel smiled broader, and once again, raised a hand invitingly. Dean, done with setting up a bunch of songs in order, smoothly slipped into Castielâs grip. Familiar, and warm, and comfortable, and home. âI added one of my favorites at the top.â He whispered, positioning his own arm around Castiel, his hand moving unpurposefully over and about Castielâs smooth tuxedo, and ended up leaving it somewhere near the middle, where, Dean had in his imagination, imagined his wings.
âYou pulled back from me there. What did I do wrong, Dean?â Castiel asked, unnecessarily, as music began to play, and Dean began to take the lead again, and sway the both of them, lazily, from side to side with the beat.
Dean looked tentatively at Castiel, and relaxed seeing that Castiel wasnât offended, he was just curious. He blinked, his eyes fixed on the pools of blue which were Castielâs eyes. In the dimly lit Bunker room, his eyes seemed to change colour as the light fell on them in awkward angles. But even though they changed color, they were always just darker or softer shades of blue. Blue. Deanâs favorite color. Blue. Ridiculously blue, as Dean had declared after their first meeting with the angel.
âNothing. And that irked me.â Dean replied, sincerely, looking back away from Castielâs eyes, and easing into the grip even more.
Baby, Iâm dancing in the dark,
With you between my arms,
Barefoot on the grass,
Listening to your favorite songs.
Bruno Mars began playing, as the two danced in what was mostly silence, with the occasional sing-along by Dean, and unnecessary but intimate question from Castiel about if he was doing it rightly. Dean had always loved the song, well, it would be appropriate to say heâd loved the song since it was launched because it was pretty new. But he still loved it, despite his frowning-down on most new songs by most new artists as having weird videos and meaningless lyrics. But lyricsâŚthat was the best part about this song.
â'Cause youâre amazing, just the Way you are.â Dean sang aloud, in his gravelly deep voice, directing it fully to Castiel.
Perhaps Castiel blushed, or perhaps Dean imagined it.
âAnd when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a minute.â Dean put his heart into it, matching the beat and pitch perfectly. â'Cause youâre amazing, just the way you are.â
âDean, Iâm not amazing.â Castiel confessed, his voice hesitant, shaking his head, knowing Deanâs response, but feeling the need to state the fact. He may have believed that he loved Dean, given in to his passion for him, for his intense love for him, but he couldnât accept that he, a fallen angel, was amazing. âIâm barely okay, most of the time.â
âOkay, Iâm gonna tell you this one more time, and Iâm gonna say this properly this time.â Dean sighed, and pulled Castiel in closer, until his head rested against his chest in the most intimate hug ever. âYouâre amazing. Yeah, you are great. You make a great human, no doubt, and although you got a few basic concepts of humanhood messed up, youâve got more humanity than most. And you also make an amazing angel, and thereâs no doubts to it. I mean, youâre strong, and brave, and people look up to you with respect, and hope, and admiration. Youâre a leader of angels, and youâve never done a single thing with the wrong motives. Never. Donât bother to correct me, because I know Iâm not wrong,â Dean hadnât realised heâd begun to blabber, as he did when he wasnât thinking, just speaking whatever came on his lips. It was one of the best parts of him, to Castiel. The former angel closed his eyes, listening to Dean, and letting the words wash over him.
He may have been repeating himself, but Lord, he meant it. He meant it with every cell in his body. He 'lovedâ him, of course he meant it. âAnd Cas, youâre so, youâre a powerful angel,â Castiel listened, and listened. âAnd youâre forgiving, and so kind, and youâve got such a good heart. You are willing to sacrifice yourself for the greater good. Youâre selfless, and you always place everything over yourself. And you are good, Cas, youâre so good. Youâre a hero, and youâre still so humble, modest. And youâre also fucking gorgeous, so gorgeous that itâs hard for the rest of us,â Dean was literally blabbering now. âI mean, youâre so amazing, that you show up for a date in that amazing tuxedo, all cleaned up and hell, and you look so great, and here I am in a stupid shirt and a trucker. And you look so amazing, you are so amazing, and then thereâs me, looking like the mess my life is and then you smile, and I wanna-â
âEnough, Dean.â Castiel looked up, a strange, angelic grace radiating from his eyes when he spoke which bewitched Dean. His voice was Stern, and it wasnât clear when the change had occurred, but suddenly it was Castiel holding Dean and not the other way round. âYouâre not a mess. You lookâŚâ His voice trailed away. âThe best youâve ever and always looked in that outfit, and I love that you 'showed upâ in it. Itâs more you than any enchanted tux, and youâre in your element, and so beautiful when youâre in it. And you never seem to understand it, butâŚâ His voice died away again, as if failing to articulate what he wanted to tell Dean.
Dean blinked, looking at Castiel earnestly.
It was weird, how swiftly the roles had changed. That was perhaps going to be true the whole life, although neither of them at the moment couldâve guessed it. Their whole life, Dean was going to hold Cas when he needed him to, and then Castiel would talk away Deanâs insecurities and hug his fears away. And it was perfect. Just as if, it was meant to be. And it was.
âYou look just as good tonight as you look every night,â Castiel tried, again. âYou look perfect.â He finally breathed out, satisfied at having found the correct vocabulary to express himself. Dean loved it when Castiel breathed out a sentence like that, when it was meant completely and only for Dean, and the feeling had always exhilarated him. He was still looking at Castiel, dumbfounded, and Castiel at Dean, smiling.
When you said you looked a mess,
I whispered underneath my breath,
But you heard it,
Darling, you look PERFECT tonight.
Then suddenly, Deanâs arms moved away from around Castiel, and cupped around his face. A fraction of a second later, Castiel hands had moved up, and were around Deanâs neck. Who closed the gap, could not be calculated, but it looked like it was the both of them. Castiel, raising his head, and straining his neck to make it easier for Dean to kiss the shorter man; Dean, bending low and crashing his lips against the other, their lips meeting with force, and passion, which slowly melted as did everything around them. Abandoning their hesitation to 'take it slowâ and giving in to what their hearts wanted since the moment theyâd walked into the room, hell, since theyâd walked into each otherâs lives, and before they knew it, they were kissing. Like they meant it.
âI love you.â
It couldnât have been clear who said it. Words tended to get mixed up, when they were spoken in kisses into the otherâs mouths, and drowned in the emotions which raged through the both of them. Their hands had moved about each other, almost hungrily, in the start, but now they were almost fixed around the otherâs head, in a wonât-pull-away notion respectively. Both of them had their eyes closed, and lips moved in perfect synchrony, as they refused to let go. Stubbornly refuse to let go of the other. They wanted each other, they needed each other, and they loved each other. And finally, they had each other. They would never leave each other.
âI love you too.â
And 'Perfectâ by Ed Sheeran begun to play, as they muttered heated promises against each otherâs skin, about how they would never let go, and they never did let go. Not completely. It was 'itâ. For eternity. For ever. Forever.
I found a love,
For me,
Darling just dive right in, follow my lead.
I found a love,
Beautiful and sweet,
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me.
For we were just kids when we fell in love,
Not knowing what it was,
I will not give you up this time.
Darling, just hold my hand,
Iâll be your love, youâll be my man,
I see my future in your eyes.
Baby, Iâm dancing in the dark,
With you between my arms,
Barefoot on the grass,
Listening to our favorite songs.
When you said you looked a mess,
I whispered underneath my breath,
But you heard it,
Darling, you look PERFECT tonight.
PERFECT.



















