Days in Heaven

Five

"Prepare for your presentation, you'll be working with your table partner." The teacher said, placing A4 paper on the tables. The word presentation echoed in Castiel's mind, he started sweating and he felt as if there was a lump in his throat, blocking the air. Dean looked at him, there's nothing he could really do to help. So he squeezed his hand and let go.
Castiel smiled at him.
"Any questions?"The teacher said. Castiel put his hand up
"How much do I need to say, percentage wise..." Castiel asked, quivering
"At least 50% each"
Cas looked down and tried not to let the tears fall from his eyes, Dean could feel Castiel's worry
"It'll be okay Cas, as long as I'm with you nobody will hurt you." Dean whispered, comforting Castiel. He smiled at Dean
"Thank you, Dean" he said.

Dean was secretly listening to music whilst Cas did all the work.
"Ramble on
And now's the time, the time is now
To sing my song
I'm goin' 'round the world, I got to find my girl" Dean was singing under his breath.
"What are you doing Dean?" Castiel asked
"Singing" Dean replied, tapping on the table
"What's that song called?" Castiel asked
"Ramble On, Led Zeppelin" Dean answered shaking his head banging on the table louder
"WINCHESTER! Stop!" Their teacher shouted
"Sorry" Dean said, winking at her. She rolled her eyes and looked at her watch "Half an hour until you need to present"

Castiel got more and more nervous as the seconds went by.
"I've got your back, I'll be there the whole time. I'll hold you hand if you need help." Dean comforted
"I-I think I'll be okay...Dean is the presentation good enough?" Castiel stuttered. Dean observed the presentation and nodded
"It's amazing Cas, you're really smart"
Castiel beamed with happiness, instead of working Cas and Dean talked and joked and that half an hour flew by, it was time for Castiel and Dean to present their work.
Cas walked up to the front of the room, his palms were sweating it was almost like time was moving in slow motion. He stood and tried to catch his breathe. Dean grabbed his hand behind their piece of paper and whispered "You're amazing Cas, don't let your anxiety get the best of you"
Castiel nodded and took a deep breath

"T-this is our presentation for p-public speaking-" Castiel stuttered, he was losing control of his mind and started jumbling his words, people starting laughing

"Dean I can't do this" Castiel cried, whispering. He stood for a while, his heart racing and his hearing going muffled, he could feel his eyes watering, he couldn't take this. Castiel ran quickly to grab his bag and sprinted out of the class to the dorm, he tried opening the door but his hands were trembling too much, he gave up and sat by the door sobbing, with his head in his knees, he heard running footsteps down the hall. It was Dean, he opened the door to their dorm dragged Castiel in and locked it.

Castiel sat on his bed still bawling.
"I ruined it Dean, if my dad hears about this god will punish me!" He cried, sniffing. Dean sat next to him
"Cas you were doing amazing, all you did was get a couple of words mixed up, and that's okay." Dean said, he wrapped his arms around Castiel and sung.
"Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better"
Castiel stopped crying and smiled at Dean

"Why are you so kind to me Dean? I'm nothing special." Castiel said
"Honestly. You're the only person who has ever made me feel like I can be myself around them. You know what I mean?" Dean confessed. Castiel nodded and smiled
"What about Lisa?" He asked
"Lisa...of course I love her but she isn't so friendly to me." Dean said, he sounded slightly disappointed.
"Can we listen to music?" Castiel asked
"Glad you asked" Dean laughed, they listened to music for the rest of the night.