Title: 26 Reasons to Fall

Summary: The ABCs of why and how Dean and Cas are where they are: far from Grace. 26 drabbles, not necessarily connected. Dean/Castiel with a little Sam/Ruby thrown in because I apparently can't have one without the other.

Rating: PG-13

Spoilers: Through 4.10

A/N: A lot of these were originally scenes from fics that don't have solid enough plots right now to actually be full-fledged stories. That's why some are so long. All 26 to be posted at once.

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters. Heck, maybe I don't even own the situations. Maybe I'm watching with my slash goggles, but it seems like Kripke's sweet on a certain pairing…

Asking

Dean had spent most of his childhood asking God for a friend. For an angel. Because, in his mind, an angel wouldn't judge him like all the kids in all the schools. An angel would accept him no matter what, for all his flaws.

The day that Dean meet Castiel, he went to a church. He knelt in a pew, stared at a cross, and whispered his thanks to the heavens. He didn't know that he was being watched by a pair of wide blue eyes.