These Chains Bind Me

Angels, like Castiel, used to be high and mighty. People would praise them or pray to them. But after being tossed out of Heaven, everything changed. Humans realized secrets about them, how to seal in their grace. They clipped their wings. Worst of all, they kept them as pets. Sold them and treated them like slaves. Some good, some bad. Castiel hadn't had the best of luck with owners. Or fitting in general. Angels were being bought left and right and Castiel was still stuck in his cage in the Grounds, the place were they store the angels. He's been bought before, but only to cruel families who get rid of him after a while. [[Rp Account for AU!Castiel]]

[chaineddownwings]

because I forgot

what's crowley and Castiel's ship name? 

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Castiel felt the workers tie the ropes around his wings and lead him outside. The sun was just rising which meant the day was starting. Due to yesterdays bad ordeal, Castiel was being punished. The angel had stood up for one of his brothers so he wouldn’t get hurt. 

They pulled him outside and put him in a smaller cage. His wings poking out of the sides. They told him they had to clean him off, from the punishment the day before. Blood was splayed across him. They sprayed him with cold water and left him out there. Bruised and his wings in awkward positioned. The bad angels went in the back. Humans tended to ignore them. 

Storm clouds roared over and Castiel was pelted with large raindrops. He saw humans walking in on the inside through the window. He tried to adjust himself into a more comfortable position. Watching, slightly pitiful, while humans passed him. 

[sammysprotector-deactivated2014]

Dean’s parents had said he needed a pet and he really didn’t want one, he didn’t particularly think it was right to have a pet angel or whatever. But here he was so they’d leave him alone, His brother had one, and he treated her very well, but he just didn’t like the whole idea of it. 

He walked through the inside looking at the different angel’s on display and sighed. He didn’t like any of these, and he didn’t really want one in the first place, he continued walking through the hallway, the slaves on the outside in cages, which was wrong in itself it was going to open up and pour any second now. 

And then it started raining and Dean felt disgusted he was inside nice and dry while there were angel’s out there chained up getting soaked. Dean walked by one angel in particular and saw his bruised wings and frowned. What the hell happened to that one. Dean stopped in the hallway outside the angel’s cage looking outside at him, wiling him to meet his eyes.

[chaineddownwings]

Castiel frowned slightly when he saw the other stop in front of his cage. Only making eye contact for a split second before looking down again. It was against the rules to look to humans as if they were equals. His position proved that they were not equals at all. 

The rain felt like needles hitting his wings and his body. Castiel squirmed uncomfortable in the cage with the other staring down at him. Like he did when everyone stared down at him in his cage. 

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Castiel shivered as the wind increased and it became cold. The rain sprayed him and it stung like freezing pins. He moved his wings to shield his body. Turning away from the rain he stared into the window. Wishing he could be in there where it was at least warm. 

He spotted a few humans in the warehouse, standing by the windows. No one would be coming out here for sure now. And the angel couldn’t blame them either. The rain roared in his ears and he saw a flash of lighting in the sky. 

[thishasbeencary]

Dean moved to the back of the shop, more people crowding in as the storm outside got worse. He turned away to seem interested in something else, his eyes watching the world outside of the building, staring around for a while until his eyes focused onto something. Someone.

Was that… there was an angel out in the rain? He stared toward the shape of a moment, watching through the rain until he realized he was right. Why the Hell would there be one outside? Overcrowding? Except that that seemed pretty damn unlikely.

[chaineddownwings]

Castiel's eyes locked onto someone that was...staring at him. He wondered what he was looking at him. Out of all the other angels in the building why was the human staring at him.

He fluffed up his wings, shaking off some of the water. The rain was already slowing down. Just a flash rain storm? He looked up and saw the clouds were moving away fast. There were already clouds in the distance though, it would probably rain again soon. At least it stopped for now though. He shook off his wings, and waited for the rest of him to dry off. 

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[thishasbeencary]

There were certain things about the angels being captured that fascinated Dean. Perhaps the most fascinating for him were their wings. They were things that, obviously, no other humanoid creature really had, and so they were something that stood out to him.

Of course, the way that they were treated didn’t seem completely correct to Dean, but at that same time, he could not think of a way that would make them easier to deal with, because he knew that they probably had a reason for being locked away, other than just the fact that they were different from the humans. And, of course, throughout time, the humans knew that anything different was ‘bad’, inherently.

He walked past the building, glancing in before shaking his head at the appearance of what was inside before he continued to walk, the rain starting to pour down. His brother had told him that it was unlikely that rain would come, and so he hadn’t brought anything to keep himself away from the rain. He put his hands over his head and ducked into the building, moving further back into it so that no one would try to interact him, and he could escape once the rain was gone.

[chaineddownwings]

Castiel shivered as the wind increased and it became cold. The rain sprayed him and it stung like freezing pins. He moved his wings to shield his body. Turning away from the rain he stared into the window. Wishing he could be in there where it was at least warm. 

He spotted a few humans in the warehouse, standing by the windows. No one would be coming out here for sure now. And the angel couldn't blame them either. The rain roared in his ears and he saw a flash of lighting in the sky. 

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[howcanxixhelpyou]

Sam didn’t mind about the feathers falling and scattering onto the floor.  They could easily be picked up.  Sure his apartment was spotless but he had to clean it soon anyway so it didn’t matter.  He just hoped Castiel wouldn’t lose too many to the point of his wings having bald patches.  It could happen, couldn’t it?  Sam wasn’t sure but if it happened to birds then why not angels?

"Don’t worry about the feathers."  He smiled a bit as Cas walked into the room but realized how much harder it might be to tend to his wings in such a tight fit.  Oh well.  He’d get to as much as he could.  Standing up, he dipped the cotton ball into the peroxide and gently dabbed it onto the injuries.  "It might sting a bit."  Dipping the ball of fluff back into the liquid, he repeated the process until all of the injuries were covered.  Some of them bubbled a bit but that just meant the infection was coming out if there was any.  

"I didn’t realize your wings were so large.  We won’t be in this room for much longer."  Applying the ointment to all of them, then placing the gauze over the injuries before wrapping them with bandages to help stop the bleeding if they would happen to bleed again, he stepped back and looked at Cas.  "All done."  Realizing the man had probably hadn’t eaten in awhile, Sam decided to ask.  "Are you hungry?  I’m not sure what you like.  What ever you are hungry for, I can get for you.  I’m hungry myself."

[chaineddownwings]

Castiel flinched slightly at the stinging on his wings. They were sensitive. It wasn't Sam's fault and he knew that. But it also felt better...in a way. Cleaner  in a way. He waited quietly for Sam to finish fixing his wings. 

He gave a small nod. "They're usually bigger..." But they were unhealthy and most of the feathers had fallen out. He turned his head a little to see Sam wrapping the gauze around them. He had dealt with infections in his wings before, and it wasn't the most fun thing in the world. "I...I suppose I am. A little. But I do not mind what we have..." 

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Castiel jumped slightly when he saw the jumping dog. He knew she was just excited, but the angel was still surprised at it’s actions. Waiting patiently to get in, Castiel followed behind Sam. His eyes moving around the apartment and then he eyed the dog again who seemed to be staring at him. 

The angel wasn’t sure how to act in this situation. Or how to make himself at home. So he stood there, staring at the dog and not knowing what to do. Finally realizing Sam wasn’t in the room anymore, he looked around for his owner. 

Watching him come in with a knife, he took a step back. Fear flashing through his eyes. When Sam told him what he was going to do, relief flooded over him. The angel gave a small nod. “Alright…” Hopefully it wouldn’t hurt too bad. No one ever attempted to fix his wings for him. 

[howcanxixhelpyou]

When he walked back in and noticed Cas was still standing there, he came to realize that he might have used the worse choice of wording.  ”Sorry…..I meant you can sit down.  You don’t have to stand all the time.”  It saddened him when Cas took a step back.  Though he couldn’t blame him.  After all the other had been through from what Sam had seen, he had every right to be fearful of a person that walked in carrying a knife.  

It would sting slightly but hopefully it wouldn’t hurt too bad.  He’d never been stuck with a prod before but he guessed it was almost like stepping on a nail, just intensified by about 50 times.  Or more possibly.  

Sam walked over and gently cut the ropes off of his wings before realizing he had forgotten something.  Looking at Cas, he spoke once more.  ”You can follow me if you would like.  I have to get cotton balls and peroxide.  To prevent infection to your wings.”  Stepping out of the room again, he went back towards the bathroom, opening a cabinet and grabbing the items in which he went after.  The soft clicking of toe nails signified that Pumpkin decided it was worth investigating what her master had gone to do and followed.  As he shut the cabinet door, he waited to see if Cas was going to follow him to the bathroom or not.  As he waited, he poured some peroxide into a small dish so to make it easier to get the liquid onto the cotton ball without having to pour it and get it everywhere.

[chaineddownwings]

Castiel looked down again frowning slightly. "Oh." He decided that he would probably be asking a lot of questions to the other. Sam was different from humans and that in itself confused him. 

He let out a sigh of relief when the ropes fell off his wings and they spread out across the room. Some feathers fell out around the room, and he frowned. "I-I'm sorry." Castiel didn't know if that would upset teh other or not.  After picking up handfuls feathers and tossing them aside into a trashcan, he heard Sam talking to him.  He quickly followed after the other, pulling in his wings so he could fit inside the room. 

[chaineddownwings]

The angel gave a small shrug. How didn’t the other know? “We just…fell.” He looked to the Warehouse when the other gestured to it. He heard someone coming out, the doors creaking and then footsteps. Castiel’s eyes widened a bit. “I have to go.” He mumbled quickly and looked down at his feet. 

[frozen-in-snow-deactivated20140]

"You fell?" Adam repeated, giving Castiel a suspicious look. "I find it kind of hard to believe that all of the Angels would fall without something forcing you." The blond stated, crossing his arms over his chest, tensing up at the sound of a door opening and footsteps heading in their direction. "Wait, why don’t you come with me? My brothers and I can find a way to help you all return to Heaven." Adam exclaimed, reaching out to grab a hold of Castiel’s trench coat gently.

[chaineddownwings]

"I don't remember." He mumbled, looking down. Castiel gave the other a look of confusion. "But.." Why? Now he had millions of question. "I-I...how?" 

[thimblings]

[chaineddownwings]

The angel tilted his head again. “I’m sorry…I don’t…” Castiel didn’t know a Sam or Dean.  He frowned and looked down. “I-We all stay here. The angels.” The warehouse full of them. Castiel was on cleaning duty tonight, he had just been on his way to get his supplies. 

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"Sam and Dean Winchester?" Adam elaborated, watching Castiel’s face for signs of recognition, his frown deepening when the Angel still didn’t seem to know who he was talking about. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "What happened to Heaven to make all the Angels fall and end up living here?" He inquired, gesturing toward the Warehouse behind Castiel.

[chaineddownwings]

The angel gave a small shrug. How didn't the other know? "We just...fell." He looked to the Warehouse when the other gestured to it. He heard someone coming out, the doors creaking and then footsteps. Castiel's eyes widened a bit. "I have to go." He mumbled quickly, and looked down at his feet. 

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[chaineddownwings]

Castiel turned his attention out the window on that note. Sam would have to learn all this. How was he clueless to the selling of angels and the abuse they endured? Of course there were humans like Sam who believed angels should be treated equally. That was at first. His older brother, Gabriel, was picked up by one and they freed thousands of angels from one of the Grounds areas. Castiel had heard about it. It didn’t last though, most angels were rounded up later and forced back into their cages. It also meant the security got a lot better and harsh. People finally saw angels as cunning and dangerous. They began to fear them and that’s when the real hell had begun. 

Castiel gave a small nod at the mention of Pumpkin again. He had been around cats before but that was all. They seemed to like him just fine. Castiel would play with them when the owner wasn’t looking, not that she cared much. Castiel was always looked down as a pet anyway. Better a pet then a slave. 

Finally the bus came to a stop and Castiel stood when Sam did. He followed Sam out, keeping his eyes on the other’s feet as they walked through the bus isle. He felt a child pinch his wings, not to be cruel. She had just been curious. The angel let his wings move slightly under the rope to run his feathers against the child, glad that the parent didn’t see. He had always like children, how they still looked up at angels as amazing creatures and not slaves or pets. 

Once out of the bus, Castiel stepped down beside Sam. Looking up when the other pointed at the building. An apartment. It seemed nice, but everything seemed nice to him after being in a cage. He looked to Sam and followed after him. 

[howcanxixhelpyou]

Walking for a short distance and up a couple of flights of stairs, Sam fished his keys from the pocket of his khakis and unlocked the door, only to be greeted by a rather large bark.  Opening the door a slight bit, he reached his hand in to grab the dog that was jumping at the door, tail wagging, excited that her master was home.  ”Down Pumpkin!  Sit!  Good gir….No!  Don’t jump up after I praise you.”  Wrestling to get the door open, he finally managed to subdue the happy-go-lucky dog just enough to get through the door and also let Cas in as well.

Once inside, Sam gently shut the door and let go of Pumpkin’s orange collar after she seemed to settle down a bit.  ”Make yourself at home.”  Remembering the ropes on the angel’s wings, Sam walked into the kitchen that adjoined the living room and dining room, opened a drawer and grabbed a steak knife.  It looked sharp enough to cut the ropes that were confining the wings.  Walking down the hallway, he turned right into the bathroom and grabbed some bandages, gauze and ointment to tend to the wounds that were created from the cattle prod.  Making his way back into the living room, he stood back a bit so he wouldn’t startle Cas as he spoke.

"I’ll cut the ropes from your wings and tend to the injuries.  I couldn’t do that before now since I didn’t have a knife on me."

[chaineddownwings]

Castiel jumped slightly when he saw the jumping dog. He knew she was just excited, but the angel was still surprised at it's actions. Waiting patiently to get in, Castiel followed behind Sam. His eyes moving around the apartment and then he eyed the dog again who seemed to be staring at him. 

The angel wasn't sure how to act in this situation. Or how to make himself at home. So he stood there, staring at the dog and not knowing what to do. Finally realizing Sam wasn't in the room anymore, he looked around for his owner. 

Watching him come in with a knife, he took a step back. Fear flashing through his eyes. When Sam told him what he was going to do, relief flooded over him. The angel gave a small nod. "Alright..." Hopefully it wouldn't hurt too bad. No one ever attempted to fix his wings for him. 

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Castiel felt a jolt of electricity go through his wing and he woke up with a start. The owner continued on and moved down the isle of cages doing the same thing to every angel if they weren't awake. His wings trembled against the bars of the cages. The shocks meant the day was starting. People would go through the isles and decided who they wanted to buy.

Trying to get comfortable, Castiel slid back as far as he could go, and let his wings press against his back. Some parts of them still sticking out of the bars. That was impossible to avoid in the small cages. A few humans walked by, kicking at his cage. The angel wrapped his arms around himself, and watched as people walked by. Some stopping to look at him and check the prices.  

[chaineddownwings]

Castiel looked up and raised a brow. How had the other known him. “I-I stay here.” He mumbled. “Do I know you?” 

[frozen-in-snow-deactivated20140]

"It’s me, Adam. Sam and Dean’s brother." Adam answered, furrowing his eyebrows at Castiel in concern. "What do you mean you stay here?"

[chaineddownwings]

The angel tilted his head again. "I'm sorry...I don't..." Castiel didn't know a Sam or Dean.  He frowned and looked down. "I-We all stay here. The angels." The warehouse full of them. Castiel was on cleaning duty tonight, he had just been on his way to get his supplies. 

[frozen-in-snow-deactivated20140]

"Is there something I can do for you?"

[chaineddownwings]

Castiel tilted his head at the other. A worker perhaps. Maybe new to this whole thing. It wasn’t the place for the angel to ask either. He gave a small shake of his head, looked down. “No…” He mumbled. 

[frozen-in-snow-deactivated20140]

"Cas?" Adam questioned, looking up from his cell phone when he heard the person reply, blinking in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

[chaineddownwings]

Castiel looked up and raised a brow. How had the other known him. "I-I stay here." He mumbled. "Do I know you?" 

[frozen-in-snow-deactivated20140]

"Is there something I can do for you?"

[chaineddownwings]

Castiel tilted his head at the other. A worker perhaps. Maybe new to this whole thing. It wasn't the place for the angel to ask either. He gave a small shake of his head, looked down. "No..." He mumbled. 

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[howcanxixhelpyou]

Used to it?  Nobody should ever have to get used to being treated like this.  Nobody.  Not even his worst enemy should be treated in this manner.  Sam had always been taught to treat others with respect and he always tried his best to do such.  But Sam said nothing about how this isn’t the way to treat anybody.  All he said in response was “You shouldn’t have to be.”

Silently agreeing with Cas about it would more then likely be fine when he met Pumpkin, he knew his dog would more then lick you to death then actually do any real harm.  Well besides try to knock you down if she got overly excited.  Sam was trying to break her of that habit, but it was taking longer then he thought it would.  ”She’ll just jump up and lick you more then likely.”  He smiled a little as the bus came to a stop no more then 15 minutes later.  He waited for Cas to stand up and move towards the aisle before he stood up himself.  As they stepped off to the sidewalk, Sam kept a close watch on the other patrons (as well as the bus driver) just in case they started anything with Cas.  He’d jump to his rescue once more.  

Sam looked up the sidewalk towards a rather large brick style building that seemed to be over run with windows and patios.  It wasn’t anything Sam would have wanted to live in for the rest of his life, but it was home for now.  

"That building there, third floor up, second from the left."  

Glancing at Cas once more, he started walking in that direction.

[chaineddownwings]

Castiel turned his attention out the window on that note. Sam would have to learn all this. How was he clueless to the selling of angels and the abuse they endured? Of course there were humans like Sam who believed angels should be treated equally. That was at first. His older brother, Gabriel, was picked up by one and they freed thousands of angels from one of the Grounds areas. Castiel had heard about it. It didn't last though, most angels were rounded up later and forced back into their cages. It also meant the security got a lot better and harsh. People finally saw angels as cunning and dangerous. They began to fear them and that's when the real hell had begun. 

Castiel gave a small nod at the mention of Pumpkin again. He had been around cats before but that was all. They seemed to like him just fine. Castiel would play with them when the owner wasn't looking, not that she cared much. Castiel was always looked down as a pet anyway. Better a pet then a slave. 

Finally the bus came to a stop and Castiel stood when Sam did. He followed Sam out, keeping his eyes on the other's feet as they walked through the bus isle. He felt a child pinch his wings, not to be cruel. She had just been curious. The angel let his wings move slightly under the rope to run his feathers against the child, glad that the parent didn't see. He had always like children, how they still looked up at angels as amazing creatures and not slaves or pets. 

Once out of the bus, Castiel stepped down beside Sam. Looking up when the other pointed at the building. An apartment. It seemed nice, but everything seemed nice to him after being in a cage. He looked to Sam and followed after him. 

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Castiel curled into the back of his cage which was only big enough for him to lay down, his wings out and bent awkwardly against the bars. His feathers poking out. Normally they would be groomed and nice looking but after being given back from just another home and back to the station he was staying at before. 

Watching as the humans walked by his cage, some looking at him while other's just passed without a glance. Castiel looked around to see some of his other brother and sisters, looking just as pathetic as he did. Some worse. Some had been through worse then he had. Castiel let his wings tremble slightly and he looked up to see someone staring at him. 

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Castiel woke up with a jolt when someone kicked his cage. It meant the day had started and people were looking at him now. Humans were already started to file in. The owner was having some special sell for certain angels. Castiel didn't fall in that category.

Most humans passed his cage without even a glance. His wings trembled against the bars of the cage. He watched as the customers walked by his cage. A few giving snide remarks about how disgusting the place was with all the feathers blowing around.