Cassie sat in silence, waiting for him to get done sorting out in his head how he would tell the story to her out loud. And when he was ready, she did as he said, closing her eyes and trying to picture the story as he told it. The way it sounded, it reminded her of very old human stories people would come up with years and years ago, when the Native Americans were still around. It was really interesting to imagine. Trees so tall that one would have to climb for days just to get to the top? Moss and other foliage that glowed? It all sounded so amazing that she would have loved to have seen it. 

And she was sure that Serix probably wished that too. She was still getting used to the fact that, while he was Lunairan, he had never stepped foot on Lunar. He had grown up on a ship, away from practically any planet at all. She wondered how that made him feel. She wondered if he realized that even if he wasn't at the Lunairan's side anymore that Earth was still his new home. So many questions in her head about all these things. 

As the story went on, she listened quiet and it kind of felt like when her father would tell her stories before bed. Slowly, Serix's soothing voice was luring her to sleep and before she knew it, she was out for the count, sliding down from her seated position to lay beside Serix in the bed, dreaming first of the many wonders of Lunar. Of being there herself, and Serix being there with her. Of exploring the planet's moss and plants, learning as much as she could of her mother's planet. 

Then though, at the thought of her mother, her dreams began to shift until she was back home in their rather large house, her in her bedroom, which was painted pink and had anything cute you could imagine in a little girl's room, and her parents in their room. This was more a memory wrapped up into the form of a dream because next thing she knew, she was hugging tightly to her stuffed bear, who she had named upon getting him Mr. Flufferbottoms and was probably still in her old home to this day because she hadn't thought to take him with her when she and her uncle left that home the night after her parents had been taken and killed by the aliens. As she hugged the little bear, she ran down the hall to where her parents were sleeping and began to crawl into the bed with them, both of them sitting up to look at her sleepily.

"Castiel?" Her mother spoke first, violet eyes looking at her from the dark,leaving the little girl entranced by their glow momentarily, "What's wrong sweetie?"

"There are monsters in my room..."

This always seemed to worry her parents when she said that, though he had never known why. Her father simply would get up from the bed and go her room while her mother held her close in a protective manner. A few moment would pass and he would come back, nodding his head to her mother, "Everything is fine. She probably just had a nightmare." He looked to Cassie now, that half smile on his face as he spoke, "Is that what it was?" Cassie gave her father a sheepish look before nodding, and he just chuckled, leaning down to try and pick her up, "Come on, there's nothing to worry about. Back to bed for you."

Despite him trying to pick her up, little Cassie clung to her mother, shaking her head, "I wanna stay with you two."

Her mother gave her father a smile, holding the girl closer, "Come on now Steven. Just one night can't hurt."

"You say that every night when she comes in here." He said with a chuckle, rubbing the back of his neck then crawled back into bed and kissed his wife before playfully nuzzling his face against his daughter's, "You win squirt. You can stay."

Cassie giggled, nuzzling her head against her father's as well, hugging him before she sank back into her mother's arms, falling peacefully asleep and feeling more than safe in her mother's arms. 

...

Maybe her dreams had somehow affected her in real life, because when Cassie woke up, she found herself in a very unusual position, her small frame curled up against Serix's side, her head resting on the front of his shoulder. It took her a moment to realize this though, and when she did, her eyes grew wide and she yelped, sitting up quickly, and at the same time kicked him out of the bed, "What dd I tell you about getting in my face while I sleep?" She said, trying to catch her breath from the shock, her cheeks a bright red as he slipped a blanket, _his_ blanket from around her, letting it fall back onto the bed. 

Okay, so maybe it was her fault this time. After all, she was on his bed. But she wasn't going to correct herself out loud. She simply stood up form the bed and stepped over him, going over to her own bed, and sitting down on the edge of it, "Why didn't you just wake me up and tell me to go back to my own bed? It probably would have been more comfortable for you."