Gasping for air, he pried his heavy eyelids open to see through blurred vision a stubble ridden face above him. His head felt like it was throbbing and he ached all over. He could hear people talking, words being spoken yet all he could make was muffled sounds. His eyes fluttered shut and he could feel his hand being squeezed.

Soon he woke up again, this time in considerably less pain from his head he could hear the words spoken and the fluorescent lights beaming down hurting his eyes, white walls surrounding him and constant beeping...what is that? he thought. He looked up and saw the stubbly face again, trying to recognise it.

"Hey bro, it's me Gabriel… You're awake now… You're okay" tears trickled down the man's face as he clutched to his brother's hand as if his life depended on it and he muttered into it "you're okay now Cas, you're alright"

"W-where am I?" Castiel's throat was dry and his voice hoarse and shaky.

Gabriel's eyes shot up, red and puffy he looked tired as if he hadn't slept in days, or even weeks.

"You're in hospital Cassie. You had an accident… been in a coma for almost three months"

"What happened?" He found it difficult to talk and winced at the pain but needed to know. Gabriel saw him struggle and handed him a cup of water before answering his question.

"You and Dean…well he was driving and some maniac came out of nowhere Dean tried to swerve out of the way but the guy crashed into you and rammed you both into the side of the bridge. You were rushed here with critical injuries they weren't sure if you were going to make it or not and then you went into cardiac arrest but they got you back and since then you've been comatose" Gabriel couldn't help the choked sob that escaped his mouth.

Realisation hit Castiel hard. Dean? So Dean wasn't just a figment of his imagination, he was real?

"Dean?"

"Yeah Cas, you remember Dean, right? Your boyfriend, you've been together since high school."

"H-how old am I?" He asked with furrowed brows

A chuckle left Gabriel "You're twenty six Cas, it was your birthday last week." A hint of sadness in his tone "Everyone came to see you"

"What about Dean, what happened to him?"

"He sustained a broken leg and a few broken ribs but he's alright now. He wouldn't leave your side for days. I sent him home last night to get some proper rest; I'll call him and Anna in a minute. I just want to make sure you're okay."

"Anna? So my coma dream was real, we moved to Lawrence I was weird I met Anna and fell in love with Dean the quarter back and it was memories, my dream was all my memories"

"Yeah, all of that happened...be back in a sec"

Gabriel left and Castiel could see him talking to a doctor outside, he closed his eyes again and drifted back into soundless sleep.

With what felt like mere seconds later he blinked his eyes open only to meet shining green eyes staring back at him, full of joy, worry and utter amazement. The green eyes scrunched up and the crinkles around them were visible, the freckles on the nose and cheeks were like constellations and a smile that could startle a blind man beamed down at him.

"Hey" The voice was deep, rough yet soft all at once. Calloused fingers stroked over Castiel's stubble covered face and he leant into the touch feeling the warmth that felt like home. "I've missed you"

His eyes moved up again and focused on the eyes, he stared as if he had found the answers to the universe within the multitudes of green. Castiel smiled and covered the hand that was on his cheek with his own hand, still covered in tubes and wires. "Dean" He said simply and the man in front of him leant forwards to capture his lips and Castiel could feel tears on his cheeks, not sure whether they were his own or not.

"Mister Winchester?" Dean's head shot up and looked at the Doctor stood in the doorway. "I'm sorry, but I must ask you to leave soon, we need to run a few tests on Mister Novak to make sure he's healthy enough, not to worry though. He should be up and ready to go home tomorrow, we just need to keep him in for observations in the meantime."

"Uh, yeah sure." He turned back to Castiel and placed a gentle kiss in his mass of dark hair. "I guess I'll be going home then. I'll see you tomorrow to come pick you up and take you home okay? It'll be good to have you home, the house has felt empty without you. It doesn't feel right, sleeping without you there. It kinda just feels lonely, empty and horrible, even Frodo noticed after about three days. He sits by the door, he sniffs at your side of the bed and every time I go out he cries and I think, how do you explain to a husky that you can't take him to a hospital? He misses his daddy y'know?...What?"

Cas was laughing "You. I still can't believe I let you call him Frodo, you're so soppy when it comes to that dog. I dread to think how you'll be if we ever have kids."

"It was the eyes Cas, he had the big blue eyes, like yours actually but it had to be Frodo, at least I didn't call him Gollum." He smiled brightly and winked playfully. "You still gonna marry me though right?"

"I don't know, I'm not really feeling it anymore" Dean's face fell instantly and he looked genuinely hurt. Castiel couldn't help but laugh. "I'm joking you big idiot, of course I still want to marry you, who else would want to anyway?"

"Cheeky bastard" He shuffled over to plant his lips on Cas' again in a hungry kiss that lingered for a while. "I better go, see you tomorrow." He placed a chaste kiss on Cas' cheek and whispered breathy "I love you Castiel, I love you so much."

"I know"

"You just Star Wars-ed me jackass"

"Dean, you know I love you more than anything. Now go home and get some proper rest and I will see you tomorrow." With that Dean smiled and strolled out of the room. "And bring me some comfy clothes tomorrow asshole!"

A/N: That's it guys, thank you so much for sticking with this. Sorry for any mistakes.

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