Three days later Sam was cuddled close to Eclipse and quite fast asleep when his phone decided to be rude and ring continually until he picked up and growled at his brother.

"Dean, this better be important. I was asleep."

"Cas is in labor and I have no fucking idea what the hell I'm doing." Sam was immediately awake and shaking Eclipse.

"Wha?" Eclipse didn't sound as awake as he usually did.

"Cas is in labor and Dean's panicking." Sam explained, which caused the demon to jump out of bed and speed through getting dressed.

"I will gather what is necessary, you should awaken Gabriel, he would love to be involved in this." Eclipse said, grabbing a bag and filling it with odds and ends he'd gathered together long ago,

"We'll be there in ten." Sam said, hanging up the phone and running towards Gabriel's room at the end of the hall, forgetting he had only a t-shirt and boxers on.

"GABE!" Sam called, banging on the door to get the angel's attention.

The door to the room opened to show a very wide awake Gabriel staring at the hunter with a quirky smile.

"Forgot something Sammy-boy?" Gabriel said, pointing to the hunter's legs. Sam looked down and blushed beet red.

"Yeah, well...Castiel's in labor and we thought you'd want to be there." Sam explained, turning to leave.

"No need to dress on my account. I'm ready we can go whenever." Gabriel teased and watched Sam blush even more, if that was possible.

Sam booked it to his room and grabbed a pair of pants. Working his way into them and readying himself in no time, Eclipse smiled at Sam and kissed him thoroughly.

"Come with Gabriel, beloved, he would enjoy the company." And Eclipse vanished, leaving behind a very stunned Sam, who shook his head and made his way back to Gabriel.

"Ready to go?" Gabriel asked Sam, who was now properly dressed.

"Yeah, let's go."

Gabriel nodded and held Sam close before vanishing as well.

00000000000000000000000000000000

"Dean!" Castiel panted out, having just finished with a contraction. "What did they say."

"They'll be here soon." Dean said, walking over and holding Castiel close, hugging him tightly and helping him ride out the contractions.

"I'm scared." Castiel admitted, clinging to his mate.

"I'm here, and soon Eclipse will be here to help you through this as well." Dean assured, kissing the top of Castiel's head.

"Ow, ow, FUCK." Castiel said, swaying his hips back and forth, hoping the pain would stop soon enough.

"Breathe through it Cas. Come on. In and out, in and out." Dean coached and was amazed that Castiel actually listened and calmed his breathing.

As Castiel was battling his way through his latest contraction, Eclipse appeared before them holding a bag and sporting a very happy smile.

In the three months since Sam had died and been brought back, Eclipse had let his hair grow and now it reached his shoulders and made him look absolutely stunning.

"Dean, dearest. I am happy to see you are well." Eclipse said, beaming with pride at his son.

"Father...it hurts." Castiel said, turning to face his father.

"I know and I will take your pain from you." Eclipse said, walking over and placing a hand on Castiel's stomach.

"Be prepared Castiel, the pain will be gone but you will still need to birth this child, do you understand?" Eclipse asked and Castiel nodded, seeming to understand.

Sam and Gabriel chose that moment to make an appearance and watched as Eclipse concentrated his magic towards Castiel's stomach. It took less than a minute and Castiel seemed to no longer be in any pain.

"Better?" Eclipse asked, brow furrowed, but otherwise no worse for wear.

"Yes father. The pain is gone." Eclipse nodded and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath in and out before opening his eyes and smiling at his son.

"Good. Do as you will, but do not eat until after the child is born." Eclipse instructed and watched Castiel nod and walk around the house, cleaning this and cleaning that, preparing the house for his new child.

Gabriel had already furnished the nursery to their exact specifications so the baby was going to have everything he needed and with Dean's job, there was no way this child would want for much.

While Castiel continued to clean, Dean went to put some tea on and Gabriel went to help Castiel in his clean up, which left Sam to really look at Eclipse and noticed the amount of times the demon would flinch and hold his breath before blowing out a breath and close his eyes. If Sam didn't know any better he'd say Eclipse was the one in labor not Castiel.

"Eclipse...is everything okay?" Eclipse nodded and shook his hands before squeezing his eyes shut and clenching his jaw.

"Don't lie to me." Sam said, anger evident in his voice.

"I took Castiel's labor pains from him and transferred them to myself, so in essence I am living his labor for him." Eclipse panted out and starting stamping his foot as a particularly horrid contraction moved through his system.

"Come here moron." Sam said affectionately as he walked closer to Eclipse and held the demon close.

"I have not felt pains as such in close to six years. I had forgotten the extent of pain that accompanied a child's birth." Eclipse said before sucking in a breath and clinging to the hunter as another contraction moved through him.

"I love you." Sam dead panned and immediately snapped his mouth shut, hoping he hadn't scared the other away.

"I love you as well my hunter." Eclipse said, easing into the back rub that Sam was providing.

"Why not let Castiel feel this pain?" Sam asked, truly curious.

"I was not there for him when he had been younger, it is the least I can do for him now." Sam nodded and held Eclipse close as the demon growled and bit into Sam's shoulder to stifle his outcry.

"That one was bad." Sam said when the contraction had finally ended.

"Yes, the child is dropping." Eclipse explained, continuing to cling to Sam.

"How much longer until Castiel has the kid?" Eclipse held up a finger at the question and waited for another contraction to hit.

It wasn't long before Eclipse was tensing once more and biting into Sam's shoulder, drawing blood. He didn't want anyone else to know what he'd done and so he wanted to be as quiet as possible. Sam understood this and so he let the demon do what needed to be done.

The contraction slowly ebbed away and Eclipse sighed before opening his eyes and staring at Sam.

"Two more hours, it is a rather fast labor, considering this is his first child." Sam nodded and continued to hold the demon and rock back and forth with him.

"Hey you two, get a room." Dean said, walking over and handing a cup of tea to Sam, who took it and placed it on the coffee table before going back to rubbing Eclipse's back.

"Thank you Eclipse." Dean said, taking a sip of his tea and waiting for Castiel to come out of the nursery.

"For what Dean? Coming to help deliver the child?" Eclipse said, grateful a contraction hadn't hit to make him stutter.

"Well...that and for going through the pain so Cas doesn't have to."

Eclipse looked at the older hunter, shocked that he'd figured it out so soon but then just nodded.

"It was the least I was able to..." And immediately Eclipse tensed and dug his fingers into Sam's back. This contraction was so bad Eclipse couldn't keep quiet and let a whine of pain escape. Clamping his hands onto his mouth the demon prayed his son hadn't heard him.

"He's busy cleaning, he didn't hear you." Dean assured and the demon sighed with relief. He didn't need his son to be upset on this beautiful day.

"Sammy, you have yourself a keeper there." Dean said standing to grab a heated towel for the demon.

"I know!" Sam said, smiling at the demon who had a look of pure anguish on his face.

Eclipse stamped his foot again before burying his face in Sam's neck and breathing heavily. His face was flushed and his hands were shaking badly, which was causing Sam to worry a bit.

"Are you sure you'll be okay?" Sam asked and Eclipse nodded.

"I have been through this a time or two Sam, I will be fine." Eclipse said, tensing again before his eyes widened and he realized something.

"SHIT! CASTIEL!" Eclipse screamed, hoping his son would hear him.

Castiel came waddling out of the nursery with a feather duster in hand and looked at Eclipse curiously.

"What is it father?"

"Your child will be born breech, we must prep for this. Go lie down and I will see if I am able to coerce your child into moving." Eclipse said and watched as Castiel made his way into his room.

Eclipse moved away from Sam and looked the hunter in the eyes.

"I am in need of your assistance."