Fame Crazy (Sequel to Strings Attached)

Chapter 193

"Clearly, it doesn't happen once, either," Castiel replies. "I've yet to find this amazing. It's all just crowds and rollercoasters."

"What are you talking about? That wasn't a rollercoaster," Dean reminds him, gesturing to the Haunted Mansion with his head.

"Well, no, but that one... I just didn't like it."

"Why not?"

"I just didn't," Castiel snaps.

Dean puts his hands up, almost in surrender. "Okay, okay. Sorry."

"Hey," Lucifer says, standing between them to separate them. "Stop fighting. You two are too precious for that."

"We're not fighting," they say in unison.

"I don't believe that," Lucifer replies. "Cassie was giving you the death glare, and you look about ready to give up on life." That part seemed directed towards Dean with the use of "you," but he's speaking to both of them when he adds, "You guys gotta chill. It's Disney! The happiest place on earth!"

"It's really not," Castiel mumbles.

"Aw, come on, Cassie!" Lucifer whines. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime trip! Smile!"

Castiel just crosses his arms. Why does everyone keep calling this a once-in-a-lifetime trip? It really isn't, and it's just getting annoying how they keep claiming otherwise.

Lucifer sighs. "Fine. Be that way. Ooh, hey, Dean, I gotta steal you for a sec."

Dean's brows furrow together in confusion. "What?"

"Just —" Lucifer doesn't finish that thought, just pushing Dean forward awkwardly, trying to be forceful without annoying the baby.

Castiel watches them walk away, confused, but he doesn't ask. Instead, he joins the rest of the group, trailing slightly behind the two — or three, if you count Alex.

"Where are we going?" Castiel asks Gabriel, just because he's the closest person.

"To some ride we have FastPasses for," Gabriel says with a shrug. "I got no clue which one it is, though."

Castiel just nods. He's already sure it's going to be another rollercoaster, which makes it even more surprising when they find themselves at the Jungle Cruise, a ride that appears to just be looking at animals.

Dean loops back around the clump to get back to Castiel. "This one's gonna be fun, I promise."

Castiel raises an eyebrow. "I mean, animals are cool, so probably. What'd Lucifer need?"

"Just double checking future plans," he replies with a careless shrug. "We went through a lot of back-and-forth when we planned this thing about what we are and aren't doing and what happens when. We were just making sure we're on the same page."

"Okay..." Sounds weird, but definitely believable. He definitely wouldn't put it past Lucifer to forget everything they planned for this vacation.

They scan their MagicBands on the FastPass machines and walk through the FastPass line, which is entirely separate from the normal line until they board the small boat. There's a bit of a line, even with the FastPasses, but they only have to wait for a few minutes until they're not-so-comfortably seated on their cramped boat.

"No one sits over here," the "tour guide" says, gesturing with her foot to the part of the bench surrounding her. "This is my space, and nobody uses my space. It's all about Facebook and Instagram and Twitter these days; nobody uses MySpace."

The rest of the people on the boat laugh, but Dean just looks confused. He leans over and whispers to Castiel, "What the fuck is MySpace?"

"More like what was MySpace," Castiel corrects him. "It used to be a popular social media platform until it just... wasn't. I never had one, but people still make fun of it."