Chapter 6:
A/N: Okay I lied. I meant to post this last night but I didn't and I'm sorry I got your hopes up and I'm a terrible person and I'm going to hell. Please don't hate me. Anyway, Chapter 6 is now here. Oh and shout out to everyone who has followed/favorited this fic. It makes my day when I get those emails. Also, shout out to Rae Roberts, LA Suka, and Mariana Su for reviewing. Here's Chapter 6!
Dean sighed and looked over at the diaper bag and then back at Cas.
"You're going to have to let one of the others hold you. At least until you are finished eating." Dean told the little angel. Cas shook his head and started to whine, squirming away from the other two men. Gabriel smirked.
"Looks like someone is going to need a nappy-wappy after he eats." Gabriel said, adopting one of the most annoying baby voices Dean had ever heard. Cas ignored him and clung to Dean.
"Cas, I can't feed and hold you at the same time!" Dean said, exasperated. Cas stubbornly shook his head. "Will you at least sit?" The hunter pleaded. The angel gave this a little thought and nodded, stretching towards Gabriel. The archangel looked surprised, but nevertheless he held out his hands for Cas. Gabriel settled the baby on his lap and held him lightly.
Dean sighed in relief and went to fix the baby food. He chose carrots (because if he was being honest, they didn't really taste all that bad) and spooned a little bit onto a plate. He debated on warming them up but ultimately decided against it. He picked up a plastic spoon, along with the plate and walked over to where Cas was sitting. Gabriel adjusted the baby as Dean neared him with the food. The hunter put a little onto a spoon and offered it to the little angel. Cas eyed the spoon suspiciously, but after a few moments his hunger seemed to win. He leaned forward slightly and accepted the offered spoon.
Dean wasn't sure whether it was his own inexperience with feeding babies, or whether it was Cas' inexperience with eating period but whatever the reason, between the two of them, the carrot mush had somehow managed to get all over the little angel. As Dean stood up to throw away the spoon and plate, Cas began to play with in it.
"Jesus, Cas, stop!" Dean ran over and plucked up the baby, careful not to any of the carrot mush on himself. "I'm going to have to give you a bath, aren't I?" Cas looked up, confused. He tilted his head and you could almost hear him asking 'What's a bath?' Dean laughed at the expression. It reminded him of so much of the bigger Cas' that he couldn't help it. It was good to know that it really was still his angel. Just a little smaller. And more fragile. Sam spoke up suddenly from behind the computer.
"The witches are having a ritual tomorrow because of the full moon. They have directions on their website." He said, turning his computer around to show the other two. "It says that outsiders are welcome to come and observe. We could go and pretend to be interested. We'd have to do it today, though. You have to register to watch." Gabriel nodded.
"Alright, Sammy, let's go and give these two some privacy." Gabriel said before vanishing into thin air. Dean muttered darkly as they disappeared. Gabriel was getting on his nerves bad. Dean turned and went into the bathroom. He turned the water on in the bathtub and adjusted the water, making it lukewarm. The hunter waited until there was about two inches of water in the tub before turning it off. He quickly took the carrot-covered clothes off of the baby and sat him in the water.
After the initial shock, Cas decided he liked the water. It was warm and pliable to his touch. He slapped at it, fascinated by the ripples that were created. Dean gently splashed water onto the baby before squeezing some baby shampoo into his hand and starting to wash Cas' head. Cas stopped playing and hummed quietly. It felt nice to have the hunter washing his hair, he found, and the knowledge surprised him. Maybe that's why humans like to touch so much.
Dean quickly washed the rest of him and rinsed him off gently. When Cas was clean Dean looked down.
"Do you still want to play in the water?" he asked. Cas nodded, but then yawned and shook his head. Dean got a towel ready and lifted him out of the tub, pulling the plug and allowing the water to drain. The hunter wrapped the towel around the angel and took him from the bathroom. He dried the little angel off and then dressed him. Cas yawned again and cuddled into Dean's chest, one fist curling over his jacket, the other thumb in his mouth. Dean kicked off his boots and laid on the bed with the baby still on his chest. Dean had only meant to lay down until Cas fell asleep, but before he knew it both him and his little angel were fast asleep.