Strings Attached

Chapter 37

"Yep."

"Why?"

"Why not?"

"True."

"Okay, seriously," Castiel says. "What are you guys talking about?"

"Nothing that concerns you," Lucifer replies.

"This is literally about him," Garth reminds him.

"Shh. Don't question it," Gabriel stage whispers.

"What is happening right now?" Castiel asks.

"We are discussing famous ships that should be made into books, movies, or tv shows," Lucifer tells him.

"But not the Titanic," Gabriel adds. "Our cousin hates Titanic."

"Why?" Garth asks.

"Because, quote, 'That Celine Dion song makes him want to smite himself.'"

Garth laughs. "I like this guy. I don't know who he is, but I like him."

"Everyone likes him," Gabriel replies.

"Balthazar?" Castiel guesses.

"That's the one."

"Even I like Balthazar," Castiel says. "He's cool."

"I'm telling you, everyone likes Balthazar," Gabriel insists.

"I never said I liked Balthazar," Lucifer says, though the Novaks already know he does.

"You're still irrelevant, so shut it," Gabriel replies.

Lucifer sniffles. "From my own brother."

"Just shut up and drive."

"No." So, for the rest of the ride, just to annoy Gabriel, he turns on country music and sings alone, making Castiel begin to wish he could smite himself, too.

~~

Charlie: Halp I'm bored

Kevin: Gotta do hw sorry

Castiel: I should do homework but I don't want to.

Gabriel: Same Castiel

Garth: I don't have hw today yay

Charlie: Sam's supposed to answer now

Gabriel: Sam's at practice

Charlie: Oh right well who wants to hang out

Gabriel: Me and Castiel

Castiel: I guess I have no choice.

Garth: Me

Charlie: Kevin where r u

Charlie: Kevin

Charlie: Kevin

Charlie: Kevin!

Kevin: I'm muting this I have to do hw

Charlie: Ugh fine okay where do you guys wanna hang out

Gabriel: Our house?

Castiel: Anywhere but my house.

Castiel: Seriously Gabriel? Have you met Lucifer?

Gabriel: Anywhere but our house

Charlie: Can't at my house either

Garth: My parents say no too

Castiel: Well I'm handicapped and can't do much outside of houses so...

Gabriel: How bout we ask Sam when he comes back from practice?

Charlie: K

Garth: K

Castiel: You'd drag me along whether I agree or not.

Gabriel: That's true

Charlie: What time does practice end do you know

Gabriel: Four

Gabriel: But they usually end a few minutes early

Gabriel: So he'll probably check his phone around four

Gabriel: So we have like an hour and a half to wait

Charlie: I love how you know his schedule

Gabriel: Of course I do he's my boyfriend

Charlie: *fangirls*

Gabriel: *smiles proudly*

Charlie: *fangirls harder*

Garth: *starts crying because I'll never have a relationship*

Castiel: *sympathizes with you because neither will I*

Charlie: *is unsure whether to feel bad for Castiel or applaud him for using stars*

Castiel: *doesn't brother correcting Charlie by telling her they're asterisks*

Charlie: Wait these have a name

Castiel: Yep. Amazing, right?

Charlie: My life is a lie

~~

This is how their conversation goes. For the next hour and a half, they continue texting in this manner. They never discuss anything with any actual importance. It's mostly funny things, like Pen Pineapple Apple Pen. By discuss, it really means Gabriel forced Castiel to watch it. Finally, Sam shows up.

Sam: Woah that's a lot of texts. I'm so glad I had this on silent.

Gabriel: Ooh you're here!

Charlie: We're all bored and need somewhere to hang out can we hang out w/ you

Sam: At my house?

Charlie: Ya

Sam: Sure. Just give me a few minutes and I'll text you

Charlie: YAYYYYYY thank you Sam

Sam: Np gtg ttyl

Castiel: ?

Charlie: He said no problem got to go talk to you later

Castiel: Right, of course. How did I not know that. (That was sarcasm)

Charlie: Seriously get with the texting program

Castiel: Nah I'll pass

Sam: Okay I'm muting you guys. You text too much.

Charlie: I'm a teenage girl I do that

Sam: I see that.