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*Castiel had grown tired of being stuck in dirty motel rooms, pouring over books and searching for answers that he couldn't find. He decided to leave the motel, get some "fresh air" as the humans around him called it, and headed to the local park.

He wandered around, looking the exact picture of a lost soul who needed help finding their way toward their purpose in life. His eyes flickered from tree to tree, across the ground and still slightly wet grass from the morning dew. He followed the trail of a squirrel as it bounded past and up a tree, startling a bird that cried out and flew away.

It all fascinated Castiel. The way nature worked in this mysterious way that even he couldn't completely understand. He stood near the tree, gazing upwards, unaware of any presence around him.*

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Rachel kept odd hours, and it wasn't uncommon to find her in the local park right before dawn, especially if she hadn't been able to sleep properly the night before.

She had been taking a picture of the dew caught on a spider's web when a startled bird caught her attention. She stood just in time to focus her camera on the bird's flight as it found solace in a different tree. Wondering what had startled it, she brought her camera down from her face and took a proper look around, her voice almost hesitant as she called out, "Hello?"

The sound of a voice startles Castiel out of his slight trance and he looks towards where it had sounded from. A woman standing there with a camera is the sight that greets him and he smiles slowly at her. His social skills have improved, regardless of what the Winchesters might say. "Hello. How are you?"

Rachel took in the man who replied, slowly stepping towards him as she returned his smile. "I'm well and yourself? I'm sorry if I startled you, I was only curious as to who else was around so early." She felt no reason against being at ease around the man, though he was currently still a stranger. There was however a bit of something about him that seemed off, something around his eyes but she was unsure.

"I have been better but this place is making me feel quite at ease." Castiel steps away from the tree and meets her halfway. "It is rather peaceful here in the morning."

There's a ghost of a real smile on his lips and he holds out a hand to the woman. "I am Castiel."

"Well Castiel, the park does seem to have that affect on its visitors if they wander in around this time. At least on days that don't follow major celebrations." She smiled at him as she took his hand her own soft though not fragile,shaking it she studied him a moment.
"Pleasure to meet you, I'm Rachel."

"Rachel." He gives her hand a gentle squeeze, smiling softly. "It is very nice to meet you." He pauses for a moment before gesturing towards her camera. "Are you a photographer?"

"Yes, I'm a freelance photographer." She turned the camera to show him the digital display still showing the last picture she took of the bird flying off. "Are you just out for a walk? Starting the day with fresh air?"

Castiel takes his time looking the picture over, completely enthralled by the quality of it. "This is a very good picture." He reaches out to poke at the screen, a frown forming at the fact that he can't actually touch the bird. "I have grown tired of being inside for the past week. I wanted to get some of this fresh air."

She watches him, taking in his body language slightly amused as he poked the screen. "Ah, stale air is never fun. I can't blame you for that." She took a step closer to him so she stood next to him, hitting the button to show him the picture she had taken previous to that. This picture was a close up of a spider's web, the dew drops clinging to it and the light hitting just right. "I imagine you must be very busy if you've been inside so much?"

He takes a sharp breath when the picture changes; going through film on a camera is something he still hasn't experienced. The dew drops on the spider web distracts for a moment until he realizes that Rachel just asked him a question and is waiting for a reply. "I have been doing a lot of research this past week. It has become very dull."

She tilted her head, watching him curiously wondering what sort of man he really was for a moment. There was something almost purely innocent in his reaction and it intrigued her. Her eyebrows rose as he answered her and she twisted her lips in thought. "Ah, I see. Perhaps you need an assistant? Or at least someone to help? It's easy to get bogged down in details when you're doing research alone, at least in my limited experience."

He finally looked up from the camera screen to her and was distracted by her eyes for a moment. "I.. I would have help but they have been distracted by other things this past week." He's learned quickly to not be so blunt about exactly what he is and what it is he is helping the Winchesters do. People usually either reacted to knowing what he was with disbelief, confusion, or complete fear. He was tired of being treated so differently by those he was made to protect.

She nodded and twisted her lips. "Maybe you can find some extra help then? I mean, research can be really tiring and a bit monotonous, especially if you're all alone doing it." There was the start of a blush on her face, she knew this because her cheeks got hot when she blushed and it happened as he looked at her. "Or, if you can't get someone else to help...maybe take a little break from it? Sometimes that helps me when I've overworked myself on something. Just give time for the brain to calm down from the influx of information..." She wasn't sure why she was feeling so talkative, she usually shied away from people until she knew them, but there was something of a lost look in him and she couldn't turn away from it.

"I would have help if my..." He pauses for a moment, searching for the correct word to explain what the Winchesters were to him. 'Charges' would be too strange to use. He settled on the easiest one. "... if my friends were around but they are otherwise occupied at the moment."

He takes another pause before smiling at her. "I am taking a break from it now. Thank you for your concern over my well being. It has been rare that I meet someone like you."

She raised her eyebrows as he spoke, the pause making her think that perhaps it was more complicated than just "friends" but she didn't comment on it. Wondering a moment what sort of people he had been meeting, "I can't think I'm really very unique. You've not met many nice people I suspect then."

He shook his head at her words, lips quirking up a bit at the corners. "Not many, no. But I do believe that you are unique." A bird catches his eyes and he lets himself get distracted once again by the nature around them. It really is too easy for him to let this happen.

She had started to blush again at his compliment but before she could reply he had gotten distracted by a bird. This brought a smile to Rachel's face, there was a sort of serenity on his face as he watched the bird, and she couldn't help but bring the camera up and take a picture of him in profile.

"I'm not that unique...I'm just, myself." Her voice was soft as she brought the camera back down.

The sound of the camera shutter brings Castiel back to reality and he blinks, turning back to look at Rachel. "Being who you are is unique. Everyone is different." He smiles at her, it's a small smile but is fond. "Do not sell yourself short, Rachel."

"You shouldn't either Castiel." She smiled and showed him the picture she had just taken of him. "You make a pretty good model you know." She shifted her weight slightly, part of her wanted to offer him help, the other part of her had a feeling that there was more to the story and she might be getting in over her head. Though being over her head didn't quite deter her.

He smiled a bit at the picture and her words. "It is not something that I have thought about doing. My position does not really allow for pleasures like that." He moves his gaze around the park, watching as more people started to arrive as the sun rose higher into the sky. "Have you eaten this morning?"

She twisted her lips slightly at his wording, "Maybe you need some 'you' time, Castiel?" She hadn't really thought of food but as he mentioned it she felt a slight hunger pain begin. Without thinking she moved a hand to her stomach, shaking her head with a soft laugh. "No, to be honest I hadn't even thought of food until now."

"I have never had any "you" time and I do not believe I really have the time for it, anyway." He knows he's close to crossing that line that Dean and Sam had been to teach him about. The line between truth and lies. The line between telling people small lies to protect instead of the truth that they knew because it was dangerous. Using food as a subject change, Cas thought he was being rather clever and felt proud of himself. "Allow me to treat you to breakfast, then? It would be my honor after you have shown me your pictures."

Rachel's eyebrows raised at his comment of never having "me" time, she brushed it off however as she knew many people who were workaholics and assumed that was the case now with Castiel.

There was a light blush along her cheeks as he offered to treat her for breakfast, and after a moment of thought her stomach growled softly and she let out a laugh.
"Sounds like you've convinced my stomach first, so I'll be happy to accept your offer graciously." She set her camera on standby before settling it into her purse. "Let's find something yummy..."

Castiel allowed for a smile to appear on his face. He felt quite proud of himself for pulling off a subject change. "Where shall you like to go to dine?"

There was something about him that made Rachel want to giggle and hug him, but she decided against that. Rewarding him with a smile she half shrugged, "I'm perfectly happy with any local place. I find they have the best character. Plus, I swear they make the best coffee." She started to move towards the nearest exit but hadn't taken very many steps before she stopped.

Rachel took in a soft breath as she stared at the treetops across the way; the sun had been up for a few hours but was just starting to peek over the treetops there. Nature always took her breath away and today was no different, other than there was someone to see her. She stood perfectly still her features relaxed and an open almost innocent awe on her face as everything was enveloped in sunshine.

The mention of coffee perked Castiel's interest even more in going to one of these local places. He still had yet to try the drink. It was something he had been meaning to do but never got around it. "A local place is where we shall go."

He moved to follow Rachel out of the park but stopped when she did. He opened his mouth to ask what was wrong, why she had stopped but the answer was obvious. She was staring up into the trees, eyes widening in a way Cas has never seen. Her expression was beautiful. The way she was taking in the plain beauty of nature; that was something Castiel had never witnessed in a human being. Most people would just continue through their day without ever stopping to notice what was really around them. This woman was obviously different and Castiel found himself being pulled in by that.

"You are different."

Rachel had for a moment forgotten she wasn't alone and she blushed as she turned to him, a soft laugh accompanying her words.

"So I've been told, and I'm rather fond of it to be honest. Shall we go on to see what's nearby?" Her smile was genuine and slight dimples could be seen in her cheeks. She started to move towards the exit again, a slight sprint in her step as she did so.

Castiel was still feeling surprise at the difference of personality that Rachel was showing from the other humans he's known that he nearly misses her words and ends up falling behind her. He hurries to catch up with her, coat waving a bit as he half-jogs to get back by her side.

"You don't close your heart or mind like others do."

She tilted her head slightly at his words, slowing her steps so he could catch up easily. "I don't have time for that to be honest...I used to, I guess when I was younger, especially when I had been hurt." She paused in her reply a moment, to gather her thoughts.
"I guess, it came to a point where I realized that I might not be able to choose the people who hurt me, but closing myself off all the time was something I could do something about. In the end closing myself away only hurt me more. And it helps that I pursued photography, I have to look at the world a little differently to capture the moments everyone else overlooks....and now I'm rambling. I'm sorry." Rachel blushed a bit, letting out a soft laugh.

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