October 2028 (Castiel is 39, Dean is 40, Eden is 15, Adrian is 12, the twins are 8, Noah is 2 and a half years old, Gabriel is 43, Ariel is 15, Carter is 14 (almost 15)).
In mid-October Noah got an ear infection that left him with a fever and pain in his ears. It was something all his siblings – except Adrian – had gone through. Dean and Castiel took him to their family doctor Friday morning, the day after his fever had appeared. The rest of the children had been dropped off at school, and Dean had taken some time off that day to go to the doctor while Cas had taken a week off because it would take a while before Noah was well again.
Castiel held Noah against him as they went into the doctor's clinic, and the boy cried and sobbed because of the pain in his ears and his uncomfortable fever. Castiel hated when his children were sick, and he tried to comfort Noah the best he could.
When they stepped into the clinic, people looked up at them with a frown on their faces. It was something that Dean and Castiel were used to so they ignored them and went over to the secretary to tell her that they had arrived. They had called the doctor's office yesterday and luckily there was an available spot at 9:30am for them the following day. The middle-aged angel female behind the counter gave them a stiff smile before gesturing for them to sit down in the waiting room.
Dean led Castiel over to some seats that were a bit further away from the rest of the patients. The waiting room was big enough for twenty people, the walls were white, the carpet was grey, and there were posters on the walls of different medical things and anatomy, and instructions on what to do if a person was choking on food, had a heart attack, etc. The room had a typical doctor's clinic atmosphere in it. Dean glanced around at the posters before sitting down next to Cas.
Castiel placed Noah on his lap and gently stroked his back as the boy rested against his chest and sobbed quietly. "Shh, it's okay, Noah, the doctor will give you medicine so you'll feel better soon."
"Hurts," Noah sniffled quietly.
"I know, sweetie," Castiel smiled, rubbing the boy's back soothingly. He turned his head to look at Dean who was staring over at a young angel couple who were giggling at something across from them. "Dean, you didn't have to join me here. I could have gone by myself."
Dean looked at him. "I'm not letting you come here alone after what happened last time, Cas."
Adrian had hurt his wrist during a fall in one of his taekwondo lessons last year, so Castiel had taken him to the doctor when he kept complaining about pain a few days later. Turned out he got a sprained wrist and that it wasn't broken. While they waited at the clinic, a beta demon had suddenly started throwing a lot of bad words at Castiel and Adrian because of Adrian's demon tail and angel wings. Castiel had kindly tried to tell the guy to back off, and a few other people had stood up for him as well, but the guy had managed to shove him before being led out of the clinic by two strong human males while insults flew out of his mouth. Castiel had been surprised but also rather proud when Adrian had gotten in front of him and had growled at the demon before he was taken away. Dean had been furious when he found out what had happened and had wanted to find the guy and beat him to a pulp.
"It was not so bad; the other patients helped me out."
"What if they hadn't? I won't let anyone hurt you or our children, especially not some asshole racist," Dean spoke with a low growl in his voice. A few of the others stared over at him when they heard his growl but he ignored them.
Castiel sighed. "You can't protect us 24/7…"
"No, but I can try," Dean smiled and nudged his wing against Cas'. The angel gave him a small smile in return.
Two little twin girls came running by them, shrieking and laughing, and went over to the small children's section which was on Castiel's left side. They watched as they girls sat down to play with Lego and puzzles while waiting for the doctor to call them and their mother in. Castiel smiled at the two human girls and glanced over at the mother who kept a close eye on her kids. Their eyes met and the woman smiled at him before continuing to read her newspaper, and Castiel returned the smile.
"When I look at those girls I get reminded of Eden when she was smaller," Dean muttered and smiled absently. "And tonight she's going to a concert… Damn, she grows too fast, Cas."
Castiel smiled. "I know, but that's life. And I'm sure Eden will be alright going to a concert – it's Gabriel's concert after all."
"Yeah, but he'll be too busy doing silly stuff on stage to look out for our little girl," Dean chuckled. "But yeah, it does relax me a little that it's his concert and not some random hard metal concert…"
Castiel rolled his eyes fondly.
Gabriel's band was finally going to perform in the city where Dean and Castiel lived, and he had given Eden free tickets for her and two friends to attend the concert. She would be going with Ariel and Carter – she had first invited Jason but he said he had other plans with Katherine so he couldn't go.
"Noah Winchester?"
Dean and Castiel looked up when Dr. Dupont came out to call them in.
"Yeah, that's us," Dean told her. They got up from their seats to follow the doctor into the clinic room, shaking her hand as they passed her.
Dr. Dupont was a new doctor. Their other family doctor had to quit her job because she got cancer, so now they had switched to a young female angel/human hybrid doctor whom Charlie had recommended to them. Dean had gotten the impression back then that Charlie had a crush on that doctor judging by the way she talked about her. The doctor was young, she had slight curly dark hair and white wings with a color mix of some very light brown, grey, and bluish feathers.
Switching to a new family doctor had been tough for Castiel who had big trouble trusting doctors, but Dr. Dupont's kind and patient nature made him feel calm around her. They had been with her for three years now.
"Aww, there is the sick little guy," Dr. Dupont cooed and went over to Castiel to look at Noah who was clinging to his chest. She gently put a hand on his forehead. "He certainly has a temperature so let me measure it before I do a quick medical exam on him and write some prescriptions." She went over to her desk to get thermometer. "You said you suspected it's an ear infection, right?"
"Yeah, our other kids have had it and it looks suspiciously much like it…" Dean spoke.
Castiel peered down at Noah in worry when the boy buried his face in his shirt and shied away when the doctor returned with the thermometer.
"Alright, let's found out then. And the thermometer works best in the rear, so if you can take off his pants and diaper it would be great," the doctor told Castiel while a little smile.
Castiel complied and Dean helped him out. Noah was rather calm until the doctor came over, but she gently soothed him and stroked his cheek with her hand to relax him during the procedure. It helped a lot. Afterwards she looked him in the ears and assessed his overall health.
When she was done, Castiel took Noah up on his arm again – with the diaper and pants in their usual place again – and this time the boy wasn't shying away from the doctor by hiding his face in his papa's shirt. He sniffled a little and glanced over at the doctor with his bright blue eyes.
"See? Wasn't so bad," the doctor grinned at the boy and poked gently at his nose. Noah gave a small giggle in return which she smiled at. "His fever is not alarmingly high but we still need to get it down," she told them and went over to her computer to start making prescriptions.
"Well, we've been through this before," Dean smiled and shrugged. He came over to stand in front of Castiel and little Noah. "And you're so open to the doctor now, huh," he grinned at Noah.
The doctor chuckled from her desk. "A lot of the submissive children that I treat are shy like him and don't like being touched, but that's in their nature." Her smile faltered all of sudden and looked over at them. "Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that I've got that bloody government on my back regarding Noah."
"The government?" Dean blurted, and raised his wings in alert. Castiel stared over at the doctor in shock.
"Well, information about hybrid children goes to the medical authorities, and when they got the information about Noah being a very rare submissive hybrid they demanded information from me if he ever gets seriously ill and information about his fertility when he gets older. It's all on the government's orders – a certain Naomi Tapping's to be more specific," the doctor muttered bitterly.
"That bitch again," Dean growled. "I thought she was done harassing us."
Castiel glanced at his mate in worry, and his arms tightened around their son.
"Well, they only want the most important medical information and it seems to me more like they're studying him…" the doctor said. "I wouldn't worry too much about it, but I certainly don't think it's right either. Everyone's medical information should be private and not used for silly government control and study. Charlie completely agrees with me."
Dean frowned. "Charlie?"
The doctor smiled widely. "Yes, your ob/gyn, Charlie Bradbury – she's my girlfriend. We're getting married next week."
Dean and Castiel's eyes widened.
"I knew there was something between you two with the way she spoke about you back then!" Dean blurted.
"So you are 'Gilda' then?" Castiel asked, uncertainly. "She mentioned once that her girlfriend's name was Gilda."
"She did?" Dean frowned.
The doctor – Gilda – grinned. "Yes, Gilda is my fist name. And I'm glad to know she talks about me," she chuckled. She collected the prescription papers from the printer and got up to hand it to them. "There, Noah's prescriptions for some antibiotics which I do deem necessary in his case. You can buy painkillers in the pharmacy to ease his discomfort with. Just let him relax for a few weeks and let him stay home, and if the fever doesn't go down or if there is pus from his ears you should contact me again."
"Alright, thanks, doctor," Dean told her and took the papers. He shook her hand for goodbye and said, "And congratulations on the wedding."
"Thank you," Gilda smiled and flared her wings in a happy gesture. She shook Castiel's hand as well who also wished her a happy wedding, and she waved goodbye at little Noah as they left her clinic.
Noah was a little calmer when they walked out, and Dean and Castiel shared a little smile before Dean drove Castiel home to take care of Noah and drove off to work afterwards.
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Castiel took care of Noah during the day and let his son get plenty of rest. He was a little fussy and grumpy because of the fever, but Molly sometimes came over to comfort him and gently licked his cheek. Noah would sometimes lie down on top of her and sleep on her soft, furry body, and the dog didn't seem to mind as long as he didn't squeeze her. When he was sick she could always cheer him up a little. The two of them seemed to have a close bond.
After Dean came home with the other children, Eden began getting ready to go to Gabriel's concert with her friends. She knew that quite a few of their classmates were going so she'd probably meet some of them there. Gabriel's band The Fallen Demigods was within the rock genre, and it was popular among young as well as middle-aged people because of the band's talent with lyrics and creating moods in their songs and performances. Not to mention Gabriel's ever-present pranks – even on stage – that made the crowds laugh in amusement. He was well-liked by the fans even if he wasn't the lead singer.
Dean was busy making sure that Eden dressed appropriately before leaving, even though she had never been the type to wear inappropriate clothing, and she always dressed in a way that didn't reveal too much. Her dad's lectures got a bit on her nerves even though she knew that he meant well.
Dean would be driving her to the concert soon, and he and Castiel stood in the living room and waited for Eden to finish up in the bathroom. Castiel smiled knowingly when he saw Dean shift uneasily, and came over to him. Noah was lying on the couch, wrapped up in blankets while watching TV with the twins.
"She'll be fine, Dean," the angel told him.
"I know, I just don't like this whole our-daughter-is-old-enough-to-go-to-concerts thing, " Dean muttered. He briefly glanced over at the twins when they got into an argument about a pencil, but Adrian came over to make them stop. "What if someone puts date rape drugs in her soda?" he suddenly asked and looked back at Castiel again.
Castiel rolled his eyes. "Eden knows to keep an eye on her drink at all times and to not drink it if she has let it out of her sight for a moment. And Ariel and Carter are there to keep an eye out for her."
"What if some bastard racist picks a fight with her?" Dean asked. He growled at the thought.
Castiel sighed. "You can't keep her indoors at all times because of that fear, Dean…"
"I know, Cas, I just…" the demon trailed off. "I worry too much, don't I?"
Castiel smiled and brushed their wings together. "Sometimes, yes, but that's also a good thing." Dean smiled back and pulled the angel in for a kiss. Adrian and the twins let out a loud 'ewww' from behind them but they ignored it and smiled into the kiss. Molly came over, sniffing at their legs and wings, but Dean gently pushed her away.
Eden came out of the bathroom and walked over to them. She was dressed in a black dress that reached just above her knees, there was a thin black belt around her waist, and she wore a denim jacket to keep warm. Her shoes were black and had a small heel, but she didn't like wearing the big heeled ones. Her hair was hanging freely but was held back with a clip on the left side of her face, and she had a little mascara on. "I'm ready whenever you're done snogging papa." She smirked when Dean pulled away from the kiss to look at her.
"We're done now, so let's go," Dean grinned.
Castiel came over to Eden and pulled her into a hug. "Take care of yourself, and greet Gabriel if you see him."
"Sure, papa, and take care of little Noah and the others," Eden smiled and returned the hug. She went towards the entrance hall with Dean, and the twins jumped up and went over to say goodbye. She laughed softly at them and hugged them goodbye, and Adrian gave her tail a little nudge with his own in a goodbye gesture – he didn't like to hug his sister too often.
Eden smiled at them, and when Noah whined and got up from the couch and walked over to her she kneeled down and hugged him as well.
"Dun go," Noah whined. He grasped her jacket and held on to her.
Eden smiled. "You'll see me again tomorrow, so do what papa says in the meantime and get better soon, okay?"
Noah nodded and let go of her jacket. Eden smiled and kissed him on the forehead, which was still rather hot from his fever. Castiel came over to put him back on the couch to relax, and Eden waved goodbye at everyone before going out to the Impala with Dean.
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Dean drove her to the building where the concert would take place before driving off again after Ariel and Carter appeared. He was very reluctant to leave his little girl behind, but he trusted her to take care of herself and not drink any alcohol even if she was offered it.
Eden went with Ariel and Carter inside and tried to find themselves a nice spot to stand in. The concert room was big but not one of the biggest ones, and it was pretty crowded. All winged beings tried to avoid hitting someone with their wings or getting groped in the crowds – it wasn't unusual that perverted alphas would grope the wings of females and submissives if they walked by, and in the crowd it was hard to tell who had done it. Eden kept her wings close to her body, and she and her friends found a free table to stand at and put their non-alcoholic drinks there. There were a few tall, round tables placed here and there for people to hang out at and most were already taken. This one was close to the stage but more in the middle of the room rather than at the front.
Eden, Ariel, and Carter waited for the concert to start when they spotted the class' three snobby girls coming over to them.
"Oh, are you here as well?" a demon girl named Maria said. She was quite taller than Eden, skinny, had dyed blonde hair, and her face was covered in make-up. Eden referred to her as the class' slut in her mind because Maria always let the boys see her cleavage more than necessary and wore skirts that almost exposed her rear. She was pretty sure that Maria hadn't been a virgin for quite some time. Maria's two demon friends (both a quarter part human) stood behind her – also dressed in revealing clothing – as she looked the three of them up and down with a disgusted grimace. "Shouldn't you nerds be making homework instead? How'd you even afford the tickets?" Maria mocked, and her two friends laughed behind her.
Eden glared at Maria in contempt but she didn't want to get into a fight with her. She wasn't worth it, and her dad had told her to ignore girls like that as much as she could.
Ariel stepped forward and said, "We got them for free. Gabriel Novak is Eden's uncle, so he gave us all free tickets."
Maria's eyes widened, and her two friends stared at Ariel in disbelief.
"No way! She's lying," one of Maria's friends, Kelly, said. The other girl, Louise, nodded in agreement.
Maria snorted at Ariel. "Yeah right. You'll have to do better than that to impress us, nerd."
"Who on earth would be interested in gaining your acceptance?" Eden muttered and glared back at Maria. Carter smirked at her words, and Ariel snickered when she saw the angry look on Maria's face.
"Whatever, just stay out of my way, Mixy Pops. Same goes for your worthless friends," Maria sneered and glared at Eden before turning on her high heels and walking away. Alex' nickname for Eden was used by others in class as well, making Eden resent the boy and the ridiculous nickname even more.
Ariel glanced at Eden when she glared at Maria and her friends as they walked away. "Never mind them, they're beyond saving."
"I know, but she really gets on my nerves sometimes…" Eden sighed. "I don't get why some guys like girls like her."
"Because she has big boobs and is willing to suck dick without dignity maybe?" Ariel supplied. Eden couldn't help but laugh at her words. Ariel glanced at Carter for confirmation. "Or do you know why guys like girls like her?"
Carter shrugged. "Don't know, she's not my type."
"I really do wonder what your type is, you're so difficult to read," Ariel told him and eyed him closely.
Carter let out a small chuckle. "Well, I'm going to get some more coke in my glass, I almost drank it all – I'll bring you some as well, so be right back. And please don't go anywhere in the meantime; it'll be like finding a needle in a haystack in this crowd…"
"We won't go anywhere," Ariel promised and watched him make his way through the crowds to get to the bar to get a refill of coke. When Ariel turned her gaze back to Eden, she saw her friend staring at the ground and her wings drooping behind her. "What's wrong?" she asked, and placed her hand on Eden's arm in worry.
Eden looked up at her and blinked. "Nothing, it's just…" She trailed off and bit her lip when Ariel waited for her to continue. "Just… All that talk about guys preferring certain types of girls made me think of Jason."
Ariel frowned. "What about him?" She ignored a couple of human college guys passing them while screaming and whistling at a hot girl. The room was filled with noise anyway. "Is this about his new girlfriend…?"
"Yeah, Katherine," Eden muttered and said the name out loud with more contempt than she intended. It still bothered her that Jason was too busy doing stuff with Katherine and didn't want to hang out with her anymore.
"And because of our conversation just now you're wondering if you're not Jason's type since he found himself a human girlfriend, am I right?" Ariel spoke, and smirked smugly at Eden.
Eden stared up at her, eyes wide. "What? No, no, I—"
Ariel laughed and briefly bumped her wing into her friend's. "You really like him, don't you?"
Eden shoved Ariel slightly while blushing. "No! We're just friends."
Ariel smirked, unconvinced. "Yeah right."
"We are!"
"Whatever," Ariel snickered, making Eden blush and glare at her.
When Carter returned he frowned briefly at Eden whose face was completely red by now, but he didn't ask about it. The three friends chatted a bit until the concert finally began, and Eden kept glaring at Ariel whenever she smirked at her knowingly.
When the band came on stage a while later and prepared to start the crowd was cheering. The cheering soon turned into laughter when Gabriel unplugged the keyboard when the player was about to start it, making the guy curse and everyone laugh. Eden rolled her eyes. It was typical Gabriel to screw around like that, even in public.
When the music finally began it was a lot louder than Eden was used to, and she winced when it almost hurt her ears. It was a good concert and performance, though, and as usual Gabriel provided a bit of comedy on stage – usually by visibly annoying his band mates by getting into their personal space, or by shouting something out loud at the audience; usually telling them to cheer louder or sing along.
Carter's other good friend in class, James, came over to them at some point, and Eden and Ariel didn't mind his presence. He was a polite but quite funny guy that made them feel comfortable around him, and they had helped each other out with homework before.
The concert lasted for three hours, and the band had a few breaks in between. During the last break before the final two performances, Eden was busy chatting with her friends when someone suddenly sneaked up behind her and put their hands in front of her eyes. She let out a loud, embarrassing yelp and slapped the hands away before turning around to see who it was.
"Uncle Gabe!" Eden hissed when she saw her uncle's grinning face.
Gabriel had thrown on a hoodie and a cap to disguise himself in the crowds, and he laughed when Eden glared at him for scaring her. "Sorry, couldn't help myself when I spotted you in the crowds," he grinned. "How's it going? Are my lovely niece and her friends enjoying the concert?"
"Yeah, it's cool," Carter grinned, and Ariel nodded in agreement.
"It's good, your songs are great. But it's extremely loud…" Eden spoke.
"I know, that's why I wear small plugs in my ears so I don't end up like an old, deaf man while I'm still young," Gabriel smirked and showed her the small plugs in his palm. A few people around them were staring, but Gabriel was good at keeping his face hidden so they thought he was just another guest.
Carter's good friend James stood completely still and gaped at Gabriel. "Oh my god, that's Gabriel Novak!" he exclaimed.
"Shh! You're gonna blow my cover!" Gabriel shushed him and glanced around in paranoia. The others laughed.
"Is Katie here today?" Eden asked. "She told me she sometimes accompanies you to your concerts."
"Nah, she's at home today. Morning sickness," Gabriel explained.
Eden's eyes widened. "What?! She's pregnant?" she gasped.
Gabriel grinned proudly. "Yep, eleven weeks."
"That's awesome! Congratulations," Eden grinned and pulled her uncle in for a hug.
Ariel, Carter and James congratulated him as well and they all chatted for a while. Gabriel asked Eden about how things were at home and how Dean and Castiel were doing. He also asked a few questions to Carter about him and his family because he hadn't met them yet, even though he was thrilled that Dean and Cas had become friends with another angel/demon couple. He told Eden that Loki had started going to a few gymnastics lessons because she was inspired by her, and Eden was both surprised and proud to have been Loki's inspiration.
Their conversation was interrupted when Maria and her friends suddenly showed up again.
"Oh god, why do I keep running into you guys when I walk around to see my friends?" Maria complained and gave them all a disapproving glare.
Carter raised an eyebrow at her. "We've been here the whole time."
"Must be you who keeps coming back to us because you miss us," Eden muttered and glared back at Maria.
Maria gritted her teeth in anger. "Losers," she sneered.
"Says the other loser," Gabriel snorted.
Maria crossed her arms and glared over at him while looking him up and down. "And who are you?" Her two friends crossed their arms behind her as they glared at Eden and her friends.
Gabriel finally removed his cap, revealing himself to her. "I'm the one who tells you to piss off and leave my pretty niece alone," he spoke. He smirked a little when Maria and her friends jumped back in surprise and stared wide-eyed at him.
Maria gasped and pointed at him. "You're—!"
"Most people call me Gabe," Gabriel shrugged. "But I don't think you've earned that right. And now if you'll excuse me, I gotta get back on stage before my band mates come to find me." Maria and her gang stared with open mouth as Gabriel turned around and placed a small goodbye kiss on Eden's cheek before making his way through the clingy and cheering crowds who had noticed him by now. The fans went crazy round him so he had to move quickly.
Eden grinned and waved at Gabriel as he went.
"No way!" Kelly gasped in utter shock. "You weren't lying."
Eden couldn't help the smug smirk on her face when Maria looked completely mortified and her face was red like a tomato. Maria quickly turned around and rushed her two friends away from Eden and the others and soon they disappeared into the crowds again.
"That was awesome – finally someone made her shut up," Carter laughed out loud.
Ariel grinned. "Yeah, your uncle totally owned her, Eden."
Eden chuckled and was pleased that Maria was finally out of their sight again.
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The rest of the evening went by quietly at the concert. The band played a few more songs, fans cheered loudly, and Eden and her friends sipped from their cokes while listening.
When the concert was over and people were slowly beginning to head home or go to town for more partying, Eden suddenly received a text message from Gabriel that said to bring her friends with her backstage. She smiled and turned to Ariel and Carter who seemed quite eager to go.
As they pushed their way through the crowds they suddenly ran into Maria's two friends, Kelly and Louise.
"What? You got more insults to say even when your boss isn't around?" Ariel grumbled. She was just as fed up with Maria and her friends as Eden and Carter were.
"Ariel…" Carter muttered, staring between them. James had gone home already so it was just the three of them in the disappearing crowd.
"No…" Kelly started and glanced at Louise. "And she's not our boss."
"Well, she kinda acts like it," Eden pointed out slowly.
"Well, she's not," Louise said.
Kelly and Louise shared a nervous glance and hesitantly took a step towards Eden. "Um," Kelly began. "We were actually wondering if you could maybe get us from autographs from your uncle?"
"Yeah, we've never had a chance to get a real autograph from him and the band yet," Louise muttered and looked at Eden with hope.
Eden blinked at them in surprise. "Um, I guess I can ask him for autographs…"
The two girls' faces lit up. "Really? That would be cool!" Kelly grinned. When Maria's voice roared through the crowds, calling for her two friends, Kelly and Louise flinched before saying a quick goodbye and gave the others a small smile before running in Maria's direction near the exit.
"You should have said no," Carter told Eden afterwards, watching the two girls run off.
Eden just smiled at him. "I was considering it, but I'm not a bitch like Maria."
Ariel and Carter laughed and agreed.
They went over to the stage and Eden looked around for her uncle. Finally Gabriel showed up and gestured for them to follow him behind a door and into the backstage area. Ariel and Carter gasped in excitement when they spotted the rest of the band there. They were five members in total – one male lead singer, a guy who played the drums, a female who played the guitar, a guy at the keyboard, and Gabriel himself who was also at the guitar and was second vocals. All of them were angels except the keyboard guy who was an angel/human hybrid.
Gabriel grinned as he introduced them to his band mates who politely shook their hands.
"Wow, two angel/demon hybrids at the same place at the same time – and they aren't even related!" exclaimed Johnny who was the keyboard guy. He stared between Eden and Carter intensely, studying them like he couldn't believe his own eyes.
Carter shifted uncomfortably and leaned over towards Eden. "I feel like a rare animal on display in a zoo," he whispered.
Eden chuckled and tried to hold back laughter. "I know, so do I."
Gabriel watched as Eden and Carter whispered something to each other and smirked at them. "Those who whisper are in love," he sang, mockingly.
Carter stared back at him in horror, and Eden scowled at her uncle for being silly again. She glared at Ariel when she snickered.
The band started packing their gear and preparing to leave while Gabriel chatted a bit with Eden and the others. The other band members came over every now and then and engaged in the conversation.
They all looked up when a dark-haired human female appeared from the door behind Gabriel. The woman smiled at them and looked Eden up and down. "That your niece?" she asked Gabriel.
"Yep, that's Eden," he answered with a grin. He turned to look at Eden and her friends to introduce the woman. "And this is Pamela Barnes, our manager."
"Damn right I am," Pamela smirked and slapped Gabriel's ass before going over to shake the kids' hands.
Gabriel gave a soft yelp. "Hey! That ass belongs to Katie, can't you see the sign?" he protested while he turned around to show them his ass and spread his wings so they could better see. His band mates groaned and a few of them laughed.
"No, but your pants need washing," Pamela remarked, keeping her gaze on Eden as she shook her hand. "Wow, an angel/demon hybrid – two of them, even. What a rare sight," she noted while looking between Eden and Carter. "I wonder what the offspring of two angel/demon hybrids would be like…"
Eden stared back in shock and glanced at Carter. "What? No, no, we're just friends!"
"Yeah, definitely just friends," Carter confirmed and squirmed a bit. Ariel snickered behind them.
"I can vouch for that 'cause Eden's got her eyes on a hot piece of human ass," Gabriel remarked from behind Pamela. He grinned smugly when Eden's face went completely red.
"Oh, is that so?" Pamela laughed.
"That's not true! What does everyone think that I like Jason?!" Eden blurted, blushing.
"Because you do," Ariel laughed.
"Eh, really? I thought he was just your friend, that's what you always say," Carter frowned and looked at Eden in confusion.
Eden snapped her head around to look at him. "He is! And he's got a girlfriend already…"
"Girlfriends at that age don't last forever, just ask your daddy," Pamela spoke.
Eden frowned. "You know my dad?"
"Went to high school with him. God, he was just a girl magnet! And he even slept with the school's only demon submissive, but it was a one-time thing and that submissive slept with other alphas as well," Pamela told her. "Never would have thought that Dean would mate with an angel – he used to be quite an angel-hater…"
"And I was shocked to hear that you knew him," Gabriel muttered behind her.
Eden stared at her, speechless. "Dad never told me he knew you, and I know that he must know that you are the manager of Gabe's band."
"Well, there is not much to say about me anyway, we barely knew each other," Pamela smiled. "Now, I know you're all dying to get autographs so you better get 'em now 'cause I have to discipline our naughty Gabriel about something in a few minutes, so hurry up." She smiled at them and smirked at Gabriel when she passed him on her way through the nearby door.
"Yay, I love when you get kinky, Pamela!" Gabriel cheered at her, grinning. He laughed when she rolled her eyes with a smile and disappeared through the door.
Eden, Carter, and Ariel got the long-awaited autographs from the band, and Eden also got extra ones for Kelly and Louise as promised. Gabriel didn't understand why she would provide autographs for two snobs like them, but Eden said she didn't mind. Mostly they were only bad when they were around Maria anyway.
It was pretty late when they finally left, and the three of them called their fathers to pick them up. They all lived in different parts of town so it was a bit troublesome to give each other a ride, and the fathers didn't mind picking up their kids.
Gabriel waited with them outside on the sidewalk in front of the concert hall's large parking lot. Ariel was picked up first and she hugged her friends goodbye and told Gabe thank you for the tickets before getting into the car and driving off.
There were still a few concert guests in the area so Gabriel had put on his little disguise again so they wouldn't throw themselves at him and beg for autographs.
It didn't take long before Dean arrived in the Impala. Eden beamed at him when he stepped out, and he grinned when he walked over to his daughter and saw she was alright. "Hey, sweetie, was it a nice concert?"
"Yup," Eden grinned.
"How can it not be?! It was my concert after all!" Gabriel blurted. Dean laughed.
"Hello, Mr. Winchester," Carter greeted him, smiling.
"Hey Carter," Dean smiled. "And jeez, I've told you a hundred times to call me Dean."
"Sorry, my pa says to refer to adults respectfully," Carter murmured.
"Well, your pa is right, but I give you permission to call me Dean," Dean chuckled. "How are your parents and siblings?"
"Good," the boy smiled. "My dad's picking me up in a moment."
"Let's wait for him, then."
"You don't have to—"
"No, I insist. Can't leave you standing here alone," Dean insisted. "Did Ariel get picked up already?" he asked, looking at Eden who nodded in response. She was shivering slightly when the cold breeze hit her, so Dean took off his old leather jacket and wrapped it around her shoulders. "Here, let's keep you warm."
"Thanks," Eden smiled. She wrapped her father's old leather jacket around herself and her wings to keep warm. It smelled like Dean, cars and gasoline, and a bit of Cas. She smiled at that.
"Aww Dean as a loving father, that always melts my heart," Gabriel spoke in a dramatic tone that made Dean roll his eyes and chuckle. Carter couldn't help but smile either.
"Dean Winchester."
They looked up when Pamela suddenly appeared next to them on the sidewalk. She smirked as he looked Dean up and down, eyeing him closely.
Dean's eyes widened. "Pamela?" he blurted.
Pamela laughed. "You do remember me! Come here and gimme a big hug!" she said before going over to pull Dean into a tight, lung-squeezing hug. Dean quickly squirmed away from her when she grabbed his ass.
"Whoa, woman, I've got a mate!"
"I know, I was just messing with you," Pamela grinned.
Eden couldn't help but snicker at Dean's mortified face, and Carter was staring in shock at Pamela's quite forward personality.
"Yeah, that's Pamela, she likes to grope ass," Gabriel remarked in a casual tone.
Pamela snapped her head around to look at Gabriel. "You disappeared before I could discipline you! Get your ass inside once your friends are gone because I really gotta talk to you about all that bloody candy you ordered for the band's private Christmas party!" She put her hands on her hips while she glared at him in disapproval.
"Hey! Candy is a must at Christmas parties!"
"Not five whole mega boxes of it!"
Dean rolled his eyes as Gabriel and Pamela argued back and forth. He gave Carter a smile of reassurance when the boy stared at them with wide eyes when they were having a loud argument in the middle of the public sidewalk.
The roar of a car stopping next to them made them look over to see Damian parking his car behind the Impala by the sidewalk and getting out. Carter beamed when his saw his father, and Damian grinned as he came over to give his son a brief hug. Then he turned to look at Dean. "Hey, been a while," he grinned and shook Dean's hand.
"Yeah, you're a rare sight," Dean chuckled.
They turned to Gabriel and said goodbye to him as Pamela was ordering him back inside. Damian was pleased to finally meet Gabriel. After Gabriel went back inside, Damian and Carter got into their car to drive home. Dean and Damian talked about seeing each other soon and do something together, just the two families, since it had been a while since they last visited each other. Eden and Carter hugged briefly as they said goodbye, and Eden waved at her friend as he disappeared down the street in the car.
After her friend was gone Dean wrapped an arm around Eden's shoulder. "Glad to smell that you didn't drink anything you aren't allowed to." He could easily smell when someone had drunk alcohol, and he was pleased that Eden didn't smell like that.
"I'm only fifteen, dad, I can't order such stuff yet," Eden chuckled. The leather jacket and Dean's arm warmed her up nicely, and she gently nudged Dean's tail with her own.
"Well, the trick is to meet a nice college guy who can buy it for you, and then you can drink it anyway."
Eden shoved Dean playfully and laughed. "Is that what you used to do?"
Dean laughed. "Well, I didn't have college guys buy me drinks like that, but I did buy your papa a few drinks when I had turned 21 and he was still 19-20."
"I didn't know that papa drinks alcohol…"
"Only wine on occasion, and he likes cider stuff," Dean explained. He tightened his arm around Eden's shoulder to lead her over to the Impala so they could drive home.
"How's Noah?" Eden asked as she opened the car door.
Dean walked around to the other side to open the driver's door. "He's still the same. Cas put him to bed early but he'll be sleeping in our room so we can keep an eye on him. His fever should be gone in a few days."
"Good." Eden sat down in the passenger seat and buckled her seatbelt. She had taken off Dean's jacket to have more space for her wings in the car, and she folded it neatly in her lap.
Dean started the car and smiled when the Impala's engine roared into life.
"Get a room with the car, dad," Eden snorted and smiled at him.
"Hey, I love my car, what's wrong with that?" Dean pouted and turned to look at her. "And I know for sure that your papa likes the backseat…" He grinned lewdly, making Eden gasp in horror.
"Oh my god! Shut up, dad, and drive me home!" Eden groaned and covered her ears with her hands in disgust.
Dean burst out laughing and finally started driving. He put on a Metallica song and glanced at Eden with a smirk. His daughter glanced back at him, returning his smirk, and soon they were both singing along with the song and having a good time all the way back home.
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Author's notes: A kinda Eden-centric chapter but I hope you enjoyed it :)
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