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Somewhere...

"Daddy please come home soon... I miss you."

He stirred awake, the cold ground against his cheek was something he finally felt for the first time. He waited anxiously to get used to the assumed light in the environment but there was no light to get used to.

It was completely dark and... black... and empty.

Castiel couldn't make out or comprehend the surroundings he was in. It felt strange... eerie and uncomfortable.

He got up, walked about then stopped after hearing a peculiar sound. Castiel couldn't describe-

"What are you doing here?"

He jerked in fright then turned around slowly, dreading to see who just spoke behind him.

"Oh my..."

"Hmm well we're in a pickle of introductions aren't we?"

It was an exact copy of Castiel, down to the last hair on his body. Castiel stared at him with fright, unable to understand how this was even possible.

It has to be a dream...

"Hi there Castiel, welcome to this fine place!" He introduced and smiled evily, "What would make it even more fine is if you tell me how it is that you're walking?"

Castiel glanced around slowly then turned back, hesitant to even look at this doppelganger. "What are you? How do you look like me?" He asked and the copy laughed loudly.

"I can look as I please. If you'd see my real form well... won't we have such a frightening treat. We wouldn't want that would we?" He explained and Castiel started to walk away but he grabbed his shoulder tightly and pulled him back.

"What is this place?" He questioned.

"An eternal vacuum of nothingness and peace of mind. Welcome to my home," he twirled around a bit and Castiel did not enjoy the cheeriness of this... being.

*****

1 year later...

You three year old boy ran around the playground screaming and laughing as Uncle Dean chased him. He's his favourite uncle of the two. Sam did but Dean really stepped in as a father figure after Cas passed away.

"Alright boys, time to go! It's getting dark," You called out and Dean carried the boy by his waist and put him over his shoulder.

"Uncle Dean my tummy hurts!" He laughed and Dean poked his sides. "I'm not letting you go that easy!" He said.

The three of you walked to the Impala and drove home, stopping by Burger King to get dinner for the Bunker crew.

"[y/n] do you still think about him? It's been such a long time..." Dean asked quietly, taking care to not wake your sleeping son.

You looked at home sadly and sighed, "Every day Dean... every single freaking day. I miss him so much and the worst part is that [y/s/n] asks about when he's going to come back. What am I supposed to say?"

Dean held your hand and squeezed it, "We all can only hope that he's in a place that's-"

TRRIIINNGG!

Dean picked up the call on his phone and said, "Hello? Dean Winchester speaking."

There's deep breathing... no one spoke on the other end and Dean glanced to you.

"D-Dean it's... it's me."

The Winchester slammed on the break as hard as he could, the car back literally lifted a bit by the force.

"Who the hell are you? What do you want?!" Dean growled with anger and you looked back to find your son sitting up, scared.

"Mama?"

"Honey it's alright, go back to sleep okay?" You smiled at him and rubbed his arms.

Dean looked at you with coldness, as if he was talking to a ghost on the phone. He immediately cut the call then drove ahead at full speed.

"Dean who was that?" You asked but he didn't reply, his grip tightened on the steering, "Dean answer me!"

"I-It's... I don't know how [y/n]," Was all he mumbled before he shifted his focus on the road. You clinged onto your seatbelt then looked to your son to see if he was wearing his.

*****

You stared at him with doubt. It couldn't be real, this is probably all a nightmare... maybe a Djinn has power over you?

"[y/n], I'm so happy to see you," Castiel walked over to you after hugging Dean but you stepped away, eyebrows furrowed with confusion.

"Are you real? Why are you doing this to us?" You questioned with a clenched jaw. Tears stung your eyes, you wanted to get out of this situation.

"[y/n] it's really him, aren't you-"

"Sweetheart I came back, I was in the Empty and this... cosmic being sent me back because I bothered him."

"What kind of a stupid story is that? You expect me to believe that?" Tears rolled down your cheeks, and he moved closer to your side, "You went away for a year and you come back and assume everything will be fine. Why did you come back?! I got used to the idea of not having you-"

He pulled you into a tight embrace, rubbing your back slowly then kissing the side of your head. "It's really me [y/n/n], can't you tell?" He whispered sadly and you sulked.

When you pulled away he wiped the tears off your cheeks then smiled. "It didn't feel like a year where I was otherwise I would have come back sooner," He mumbled and you kissed him passionately on the lips.

He wrapped his arms around your waist and pulled you closer to him. Cas ran his hand through your hair, you didn't want to let go of him.

It's really him... you could never forget his touch.

"C-Cas...?" You mumbled and he smiled softly, "You were gone for too damn long." He kissed you on the head one last time before moving back and looking around.

"Where's my son?" He asked and you glanced to the car. "Mommy?" You heard [y/s/n] call out and Castiel walked to the back seat.

He picked him up and held him protectively in his arms. "D-Daddy?" He said softly then looked to you with pure fear and started crying.

Castiel was forced to give him to you, he started bawling out badly. "Honey, daddy's come home. Aren't you happy?" You whispered as you wiped his teary cheeks.

"B-But you said daddy went away and he wouldn't c-come back," He cried, "So how can daddy be here now?"

"Because daddy loves us all very much and he wanted to make us happy," You explain and he looks at his father again, spreading his arms out and reaching to him for a hug.

Castiel smiled widely and hugged you, with your son still in your arms. Dean joined into the family group hug and you shut your eyes.

Finally after a year, you felt at peace... you felt happy.

*****

"Cas honey, dinner's up. Would you like to..." You found him laying on your bed, cuddled up and facing away from you, "Sweetheart what's wrong?"

He sniffed and wiped his face, you walked over to him with worry. You sat on the other side of the bed then frowned. He was crying.

"Cas what happened?" You asked and he held your hand. "I just... I-It's nothing, don't worry," He said quietly and you lay down close beside him.

"I'm supposed to worry about you, I love you," You said and stroked his hair, "Now talk to me. Aren't you happy that you're back?"

"I'm beyond thrilled, but you don't... you h-have no idea what I went through there in the E-Empty," He said flatly, "I was tortured everyday, I was in pain and there was no one around to h-help me."

He shut his eyes tightly, you felt like crying too. "Cas please stop crying, you're making my heart break too," You mumbled and he sighed. He pulled you closer and cuddled you tightly.

"Now you're home and I'll do whatever I can to make you feel better," You sat up but he pulled your arm and you fell on top of him.

He kissed you on the lips then you forced yourself to pull away. You desperately needed to breathe. "I missed you so much, both you and [y/s/n]," He said and smiled, stroking your cheek.

You held his hands, "[y/s/n] asked about you every other day. He waited for the day you'd come back home."