With Dean being busy with the planning the dance and school, and getting Sam to let up on staring strangely at the angel. He was quite surprised and caught unaware, when his uncles twice a year call came through, he phoned every year without fail on November 2nd, and then again in spring/early summer sometime.
"John here." Michael seemed to concentrate on the call before looking a bit concerned, and a frown froze on his face "Uhh Noah, here's Dean" oh that's why, his father's excitable cousin was actually scaring an angel.
"Hi Uncle Noah, what's up?"
"Just doing my usual bi-annual call. I am just glad I don't have to phone random hotels to find you this time..."
"Yeah I'm glad dad replaced the cellphone too" Dean winked at the angel, who was looking a little wide eyed.
"So where are you lot now? Last time I phoned and got an answer you were in New York, then before that Washington, then Pennsylvania. It's like you can't help yourselves from traveling across the country every 6 months."
"We are in California"
"Oh, and you haven't come to visit me in L.A."
"I didn't know you were in LA. I totally would have visited during winter break. You know I would never pass up a chance to eat Aunt Claudia's food."
"You're kidding me, I am transferring to that town in about a month, Claudia's pregnant you see, I wanted a quiet town to settle down and raise my kid you know."
"Oh Wow, Uncle Noah, congratulations." Michael just nodded at Dean, and headed to the door, Dean threw a wave over his shoulder.
"I was calling to maybe meet up with you guys if you were close by, we should definitely get together then, I am going there in about a month just in time for Sam's Birthday ,then Claudia is following after the baby is born."
"Yeah, totally Uncle Noah, it might just be Sam and I, like I said dad's not really himself."
"You boys call me if you need me okay, I know your dad's drinking can get out of hand, not that I blame him I wouldn't know the first thing to do if anything happened to Claudia, I am just glad you're old enough now to take care of yourself and Sammy."
"Yeah, with you being so close, it's nice to know we have some support" Dean agreed, blaming his drunk father, was easier then explaining the entirety of the supernatural world to his civilian uncle.
"I'll see you soon okay, nice talking to you kiddo, I gotta go I was just on my lunch break."
"Goodbye Uncle Noah." Dean hung up the phone. And double checked his appearance, he had his cleanest and most whole plaid flannel, and T-shirt he recently purchased at K-mart, and headed for the door he himself had to pick up Peter, and Derek for a shopping trip then pick up Sam after that from his study session.
Dean took the road out to the preserve, that Peter told him about, found the turn off after passing it and driving an extra 5 minutes, and finally pulled up to a huge white house. Dean wasn't even parked before Derek came barreling out of the house, with Peter close behind. "Hi, Dean, hurry up Mama wants to meet you." Derek smiled and barley gave Dean anytime to get his seatbelt off, feeling totally off kilter he was dragged into the house and was shoved into a chair in front of presumably Talia hale, according to Peter the Alpha of the Hale pack. And he was literally surrounded by the rest of the pack.
"Umm, Hi" dean gulped and waved only peeking up at everyone through his lashes, the very Pregnant Alpha was staring rather intently at him, making him feel a little embarrassed as he tugged uncomfortably at his clothes.
"You're a hunter" She literally sniffed, and the scrunched her nose up.
"Uhh, yes" Dean winced, and curled into himself just a bit more feeling exposed and vulnerable.
"My brother, and son seem very fond of you, you smell like them, and they you."
"Sorry?" Dean glanced up again quickly he was so out of his depth here, he was used to killing supernaturals not trying to impress them. On top of that he was trying to forcibly calm down, Derek was almost whining at his discomfort... "I …well I don't hunt B types usually, it's hard to find them and if we do they are usually wendigo. The only reason why I know about you is because I have been in this town since the beginning of the school year." Dean felt the need to explain he won't hurt them. "though if my dad was my dad he might tell me "Dean puts on a gravelly voice "Dean Monsters are Monsters and we kill monsters blah blah blah" dean knows he's rambling but he really can't help himself at this point "… but since my dad is not my dad, I will make sure my uhh angel won't tell him that I know you, or what you are." Dean blush deepens "sorry"
Talia smiles at the young boy "I see why they like you, you have a good heart and it doesn't lie"
"Peter said that too, what does that mean? "Dean relaxed a bit, when curiosity over powered his discomfort enough to look up more directly at Talia if only briefly.
"We can hear your heart Dean," Derek climbs up into Dean's lap. "I am just learning so I have to concentrate, but I like your heart it sounds happy." Dean almost flinches as he catches Talia's red eyes in his peripherals.
"Derek, remember what I said about me being the Alpha."
"Sorry, Alpha," Derek looked down disappointed.
"It's okay, baby, I know Dean smells like pack to you but to me he is not."
"Oh, I get it mama." Derek hums happily with the new information still content with his head against Dean's chest..." But his heart does sound happy though."
"Yes it does, that's because he has a heart murmur, and it means his heart beats slightly out of time." Talia addresses Dean "it's physiological, or else that angel of yours would have fixed it."
"I am sure he would any way if he knew it wasn't normal." Dean Commented." He is not the best at human biology"
"Who, is your angel?" Talia asks
"Umm no disrespect meant, but I'd rather not say, if I say his name out loud he will pop up literally wherever I am, he says it's a prayer when I say his name."
"Now, you have me curious." Talia grins "please ask him here?"
"Okay, umm hey buddy I'm going to put you down okay." Dean addressed Derek still sitting on him, and pressed him towards peter, missing Talia's approval of how he is protecting her pup from the unknown, before looking in Talia's direction and saying the angels name "Michael." Even before the name is finished the angel is behind him in all of John's glory. Making the Werewolves that weren't ready or that didn't believe him growl.
"I apologize, children of Zeus, Dean Winchester never uses my name, and I assumed him in trouble." Dean's eyes widened as he heard the Title for the werewolves. "Remember you must pick up your brother I have made more money for your dinner, tonight, might I suggest the diner close to the motel we reside in." Dean blushed again as the Angel handed him a few bills." Are you ill Dean Winchester, your body is warmer than usual, here let me." The angel touched his head and dean glowed for a second and when it faded he was less flushed and he seemed to have a bit of a boost in energy. "There, I shall leave you to your fate," he popped away as a few of the wolves sneezed at the apparent smell of angel mojo set them off.
"He made some more money Dean?" Peter asked, raising and eyebrow.
"I didn't want to know?" Dean shrugged " he has a demon trapped in a warehouse that's pregnant with my sibling, he is after all in my father's body, as of today I have to somehow hide him from my uncle , and I am still having to keep Sam somewhat out of the loop, where he gets his money is completely not my concern." Dean explains. "it's not like we had any legal means to get money before either, so I am just happy that he is even thinking about mine and Sam's needs , even my dad never fully did that , it always usually ended up with me in ju…" Dean stopped talking and he froze, looking at the people around him all wearing designer clothes even the kids. Dean cleared his throat "juvie more than once for stealing food." He finished. Not daring to look up to see the judgment, and once again missing the actual reaction, every adult member looked at the teen with respect, Dean's heart stuttered as he lied to himself that he didn't care what these people thought his negative thoughts souring his scent a little.
"We all must do what we can to take care of the ones we love Dean. No ill judgment shall befall you here, in this house." Talia stood and touched his face, forcing Deans head up to stare into her eyes, "there are the beautiful eyes that have been avoiding mine" hers were a ruby red once more, "you are a good man Dean, never doubt yourself. Now I am trusting you with my baby, and my baby brother, I want them home in a few hours."
"Yes… um" Dean didn't know how to address the woman before him.
"Talia works for me, you are Pack, and unless we are doing business then at those times I am Alpha Hale."
"Yes, Talia I will get them to wherever we are going safe." Dean promised, and as said before his heart doesn't lie.
"Good man, no go have fun, and let Peter spoil you, that is an order from your new Alpha." Talia moved through the house and that seemed to dismiss everyone who all brushed up against dean in some small way.
"Hurry up Dean, I want to go to the Mall, Mama said I can have a treat from the food place." And with that Dean was part of the Hale pack officially, and he left the house the way he came in, being dragged by an excitable Derek with Peter following behind except now he had a booster seat in hand.