Fame Crazy (Sequel to Strings Attached)

Chapter 196

"Aw, c'mon, it'll be fun!" Dean insists. "At least ride the rollercoaster. It's completely Aerosmith-themed. They play Aerosmith in that section of the park, they play it in line, they play it on the ride. It's like an Aerosmith world. You can't say no to Aerosmith."

"Watch me," Castiel deadpans. "If I wanted to listen to Aerosmith, I would pull out my phone. I've got every album. I don't need to ride a rollercoaster for it."

"No, trust me, it's worth it," Dean tells him. "There's even a video from them. You get to see Steven Tyler. He talks to you and everything. It's completely worth it."

Castiel narrows his eyes suspiciously. "Fine, but just because I want to see the video with Steven Tyler. And I'm only doing this once, and I'm not riding the tower thing, and I can't promise I won't kill you after this."

Dean grins. "That's exactly what I wanted to hear."

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"Holy shit," Castiel breathes. "That's — Dean, look at that!"

Dean just laughs. "I can already tell this is going to be my favorite section of the park."

The arch over the entrance has a car upside hanging over it, riding on the strings of the giant guitar that sits in front of the building the ride is in. Castiel can't help but gape at it. It's freaking huge!

"Inspiration for your next tour?" Dean asks with a teasing grin.

"What if the entire stage was shaped like a guitar?" Castiel says. "And, like, the body of the guitar is the main stage, and the fret board is this giant aisle with people on both sides so I can get closer to as many fans as possible, and then the headstock is another little stage and like I could disappear in the body of the guitar and slide under the fretboard in the little cart thingy like Taylor's Reputation tour that I opened for a few years ago and then I suddenly pop up at the headstock —"

"Please write this down," Dean interrupts. "Make a little diagram or something. I'm already really confused, and I can already tell that it's just going to get more and more confusing the longer you think about it."

Castiel chuckles. "Confusing now; amazing a year from now. But I see your point."

They get in line for the ride, but despite the sign telling them there's a 25-minute wait, they basically walk on the ride. They don't even get to watch the video with Steven Tyler because the doors are already open, but they do catch a few seconds at the end when everyone's already gone.

"I demand a refund," Castiel announces, mostly to distract himself from the fact that he's about to get on this huge rollercoaster that looks like it's all in the dark. He had enough of that with Space Mountain. Why did he agree to this?

"Well, we'll just have to ride it again," Dean says with a teasing smile.

"Never," Castiel says quickly. "I haven't even sat down and this is enough."

It seems like an exaggeration, but, he realizes as soon as he takes his seat on the rollercoaster, he really did have enough just by standing in line. With the restraint pulled down, he can barely see Dean sitting next to him, and his view of Sam and Gabriel in front of him is blocked by their seat backs. The restraint restricts his arms too much for him to reach over and take his boyfriend's hand, but he desperately needs the reassurance.

Castiel squeezes his eyes shut, holding the handles on the restraints as tightly as he can. The cart begins moving, a slow crawl to where they launch from. He can hear vaguely hear Dean laugh between the screaming of the narrator-type person before they start the countdown. He can't tell if there's something funny that Castiel is missing, or is he himself is the "funny" thing.