August 2021 (Castiel is 32, Dean is 33, Eden is 8, Adrian is 4 (almost 5), the twins are 9 months old).

Seven months had passed and the family had settled well into their new home. It took a few minutes more to drive to work and to the school, but it was manageable. Eden had just started in the third grade, and Adrian had started in pre-kindergarten – it was the same mixed one as Eden had gone to. All other pre-kindergartens were mostly divided into humans and demons, or humans and angels. Society was still very skeptic of letting angels and demons interact, although there had been debates in the government to get rid of the traditional species-divided institutions so that angels and demons could socialize more, but the majority of the people were against it.

Their new neighbors had mixed feelings about them. Some of them didn't seem to mind having an angel/demon couple and their children in the neighborhood, but there were some families who didn't approve of it. An alpha demon living a few houses away across the street had picked a fight with Dean sometimes because he didn't like to watch half-breeds running up and down the street outside his house all the time. The neighbor was called Brad, and his wife and all his closest relatives were pure demons and they were against any kind of cross-species mating. The demon family didn't talk or interact with any neighbors who weren't demons, and Brad was hostile whenever he was approached by a human or angel. Castiel stayed as far away from him as possible and had ordered his children to never go near his house and not to talk to his sons.

The twins didn't wake up quite as often anymore now that they slept separately, but they were still giving them a hard time. Lack of sleep and intimacy often caused Dean and Castiel to get into arguments and fights. Gabriel's advice to have sex at least once a week didn't always work because Cas was too tired for it. After the twins started in daycare and Castiel went back to work, things didn't really get better either. It was tough for them both to work all day and then come home and having to take care of four children.

It was the 28th of August – Eden's eighth birthday.

Castiel woke up at 7:43am. It was Saturday, so there was no need to get up extra early to celebrate his daughter's birthday before school and work. Eden usually woke up around 8:30 in the weekends while Adrian was often awake before 7:30. The twins always woke at the craziest hours, but this night it had been Dean's turn to take care of them.

The angel stretched, yawned a bit, and turned his head to look at his mate. Dean was still fast asleep, lying on his back with his hand resting next to his head. Their wings touched and Castiel was aware that he was lying on top of some of the demon's softened feathers. Dean always slept with soft feathers so that Castiel wouldn't accidentally get cut during the night if they turned in their sleep. The angel smiled softly as he watched his mate breathe evenly and his chest rise. He turned over on his side and trailed his fingers over Dean's naked chest. Dean had always been toned and muscular, and Castiel liked that about him. He watched the demon stir slightly in his sleep while he touched him, and he chuckled at the reaction.

"Dean," Castiel spoke, and shook his mate gently. "Dean, wake up."

Dean groaned in protest when he slowly woke up. He stirred and opened his eye just a little to look at the angel. "What is it, Cas?" he asked, his voice hoarse from sleep.

Castiel chuckled and rubbed Dean's chest. "It's Eden's birthday. We have to take the presents downstairs and prepare breakfast."

Dean groaned and leaned his head the other way to look at the clock. "Jeez, it's only seven and it's Saturday. Can't we sleep some more?"

Castiel sat up in the bed and shook his wings slightly. His feathers were messy from sleep and he hated it when they looked like that. "Eden is going to be up soon, and I think I heard Adrian go downstairs a few minutes ago. We should get up now."

Dean grunted and rolled over on his side, away from the angel. His wings and tail were spread lazily over the bed. "Give me two minutes, I need to wake up…"

Castiel rolled his eyes and got up from the bed. He was dressed in his underwear and a t-shirt. He took off his shirt and spread his wings. A few feathers fell out when he shook the wings and he carefully picked them up and placed them in the corner of the room to take care of them later. He walked over to the wardrobe and dresser to get some clothes. He pulled on some sweatpants and tightened them around his hips. While he did so he could see Dean watching him intently out of the corner of his eye. He ignored his mate's staring while putting on another t-shirt. When he turned to face Dean again, the demon was watching him hungrily and couldn't take his eyes off him.

"Dean, stop staring at me like that, we don't have time for such things," Castiel said, rolling his eyes a little, and picked up the bag with Eden's presents inside.

"Yeah, there is never time for it lately," Dean grumbled, barely audible, and finally got up from the bed.

Castiel gritted his teeth and wanted to throw a remark back at him but decided not to. He hated arguing with Dean. "Dean, let's not argue today; it's our daughter's birthday and I don't want to upset her."

Dean looked slightly surprised by the statement but nodded. "Yeah… I'm sorry, Cas, I'm just so goddamned tired and grumpy all the time."

Castiel gave him an understanding look. "I know, me too."

Dean was still half-hard from watching him earlier, and Castiel glanced briefly at the outline of the demon's well-endowed cock through his boxers, before looking away quickly. He blushed a bit and cleared his throat. "I'll go down. See you soon, Dean." He heard Dean mutter a reply before he left.

When the angel came downstairs, Adrian was sitting on a pillow on the floor, watching TV. He always watched the early children shows when no one else was awake yet. Luckily, he never made any mess while the others were asleep.

"Adrian, I told you sitting on the floor like that is bad for you back," Castiel commented and walked over to the dining area and put the presents on the table.

"Sorry, papa, but the couch is so far away," Adrian told him.

Castiel couldn't see him from where he was standing in the dining room, but he could imagine his son's innocent face as he said it. "Then use one of the chairs," he told him.

"But I like sitting on the floor in front of the TV," Adrian pouted. He wasn't sitting too close to the TV, though, which relived Cas a little.

Castiel could barely hear him from where he was standing in the kitchen area. He sighed and reminded himself to buy the children a couple of bean bags to sit on instead of the floor.

A few minutes later, Dean came downstairs and helped him make breakfast. Adrian got up as soon as his father was there and was eager to have something to eat. He wasn't pleased when Dean told him that he had to wait until Eden was up, and until they had bought fresh bread from the nearby bakery.

The twins were still asleep. Isaac had woken at 3am that night, and Lily had woken around 4. Before that they had both woken up just after Dean went to bed at 10, so the demon had had his hands full – especially since it took them a while to fall asleep again.

When everything was ready, Castiel went up to get Eden. The girl was already awake but had stayed in her room because she wasn't supposed to come downstairs on her birthday before being called. When she finally entered the room she was excited and happy.

"You bought my favorite bread," she grinned when she saw the bread on the table.

"Of course, it's your birthday, sweetie," Dean grinned back. Eden ran over and hugged him, and he wished her happy birthday before she went around to the others and hugged them as well. Adrian wasn't one for hugging, especially not with his sister, so he squirmed when she embraced him.

They seated themselves at the table – Dean and Adrian on one side, and Castiel and Eden on the other side. Eden eagerly began opening her presents and was happy with what she got. They had bought her some clothes and toys, and a few posters for her room. She adored animals so she wanted her rooms to be filled with posters of kitten and puppies, like many girls her age liked. There was a TV show that she really liked and they had bought her a lamp with the main characters pictured on it.

Eden smiled and thanked them for the presents. She always went around the table and hugged them afterwards.

They proceeded with eating and chatting, until the baby monitor revealed that Lily had woken up. They had a monitor in each of the babies' rooms.

"I'll go get her," Castiel said and rose from the table. He smiled at Eden and patted her head lovingly when she looked up at him, before going upstairs.

"Do the twins still keep you awake often at night?" Eden asked and looked over at Dean after the angel had disappeared upstairs. Dean was currently cutting open a piece of bread for Adrian.

"Yeah, they tend to wake up twice during the night, both of them, and sometimes more. You and Adrian were both much better at sleeping through the night when you were babies," Dean replied and chuckled.

"I bet Eden's poop smelled more than mine," Adrian suddenly said.

"Did not!" Eden protested.

"Did so."

Dean laughed at the children. "Hey, calm down you two – your poop smelled just about the same, but you know we don't talk about such things at the table, don't you, Adrian?" He looked down at his son firmly, who shrank into his seat.

"Yes, daddy, sorry…"

Dean smiled and ruffled his hair lovingly before they continued eating.

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Castiel went downstairs to feed Lily on the couch after having changed her diapers, while Eden and Adrian watched TV. Dean took care of the dishes in the meantime before joining the kids with watching the children's show. He played with them on the floor, and they ended up laughing, rolling around, trying to tickle each other, more than they were actually watching the show.

Eden had 'attacked' Dean and was clinging to his wing and refused to let go. His feathers were softened so that she and Adrian wouldn't get hurt. She grinned when he tried shaking her off and Adrian thought it was fun to watch. Eventually, the game was over and Dean got up again to stretch his sore and tired body. He yawned; still feeling the lack of sleep in his body. The children went back to watching TV while Dean walked over to the windows and peered outside.

He spotted the neighbor kid, Kevin Tran, walking on the sidewalk outside. He was an eleven-year-old human kid who lived next door with his mother. Mrs. Tran had given them an apple pie after they moved in, which was one of the reasons why Dean liked her. They had a dog; a fluffy female Bernese Mountain Dog puppy which was always full of energy. Dean chuckled as he watched Kevin being dragged away by the hyper puppy who seemed to have her own will. The human boy struggled to keep up and yanked at the leash to slow his dog down. Dean could see Kevin muttering a series of curses before he finally disappeared down the street and out of Dean's sight. The demon continued to chuckle at the scene.

"What's so funny?" Castiel asked and frowned over at him from the couch.

Dean grinned and turned away from the window. "Just the neighbor kid, Kevin, walking that hyper puppy of his… It's kinda fun to watch. Makes me wonder who exactly is walking who."

Castiel suppressed a chuckle and rolled his eyes. Lily was eating mashed bananas from a spoon and he had to wipe her mouth every now and then because she kept making a mess of herself. She was a little fussy when her twin brother wasn't around, though it couldn't be long before Isaac would wake up too. The two preferred to be together while awake but they had no problem sleeping separately.

Dean watched his mate feeding their baby and smiled at the scene. Eden and Adrian were busy watching the show on TV and shoving each other every now and then, but mostly they sat quietly and entwined tails sometimes.

Suddenly there was a repeated ringing of the doorbell, almost aggressively, and Dean knew immediately it was Brad's kids from across the street who were pissing off every neighbor in the area they could. Dean growled and was out the door before Castiel could tell him otherwise. Once he was outside he could see the two demon boys – 14 and 11 years old – running away fast. The boys laughed and hurried back to their house, and Dean ran after them, growling.

"Hey, get your fucking asses back here!" Dean roared and spread his sharp wings aggressively while he ran.

The boys disappeared into their house further down the street, and Dean walked up and pounded on the door until it was finally opened. A very pissed off Brad stepped out the door and snarled at Dean.

"What the fuck do you want, you blood-traitor?!" Brad growled. He was a large, bulky demon with short dark hair and beard stubble. His wings weren't as big as Dean's but he still had quite an alpha look to him.

"Get your stupid boys to stop ringing every fucking doorbell in the area, or I swear I will snap their fingers one day!" Dean snapped. He was growling threateningly, and his sharps feathers were spread in an aggressive display as he glared the other demon down. He loathed this guy more than anything and he wasn't afraid to let it show.

"What my boys do is none of your business, and don't you dare threatening them! Now, get the hell off my property," Brad snarled back.

"It'll be the police's business very soon," Dean threatened before stepping back. He growled even more than he heard the two boys giggle inside the house. He continued glaring the other alpha in the eye until he turned around and stalked away in anger.

As he walked back to his house, he saw a few of the other neighbors standing in their front yards, staring at him. Some of them gave him the thumbs up and greeted him. No one in the neighborhood liked Brad and his two boys who were only up for trouble. The boys were always pissing off the neighbors by ringing doorbells at the craziest hours, pulling out flowers from their front yards, and peeing on their fences. Brad just seemed to let them harass the human, angel, and hybrid neighbors as much as they wanted. No one had ever really dared standing up to the guy before Dean appeared, so most of them respected him for that.

When Dean came back to the house, Castiel was standing outside the door and stared at him in worry. "Is everything alright?" the angel asked. He looked Dean up and down; making sure his mate wasn't injured.

"Yeah, I'm okay, Cas. It didn't get physical," Dean replied. He smiled and pulled his mate into an embrace, before walking him back inside the house.

"What are you going to do about those boys? I'm getting tired of them ringing the doorbell and waking up the twins…" Castiel spoke as they entered the house and closed the front door behind them.

"I'll let the police handle it. That guy isn't going to listen to me or the other neighbors, anyway," Dean said with a small growl in his voice. The neighbors had never dared calling the police before Dean moved in, because they feared that Brad would take revenge on them. They had also discouraged Dean from calling the cops several times because Brad wouldn't be happy about it, but now Dean had had enough of that guy and his sons.

Castiel nodded. He was always worried whenever Dean and Brad argued, because he knew it was only a matter of time before things got physical, and he feared that Dean would get hurt.

Dean sensed his worry through their bond and smiled softly at the angel. He cupped Castiel's cheek and kissed him gently on the lips while his tail rubbed his leg in a soothing gesture. Castiel relaxed a little and returned the smile afterwards.

Suddenly Eden appeared next to them in the doorway to the living room. "Daddy, papa – Isaac is awake." She handed them the baby monitor from which the baby's cries were audible.

Castiel took the monitor. "Thank you, Eden, I'll go to him now," he smiled and watched as Eden nodded and went back to the living room. "I guess the doorbell woke him up again," he muttered. He looked up at Dean again and said, "Can you take of Lily? She's on the couch with Adrian."

"Sure, no problem."

Dean grabbed Castiel wrist when the angel turned to walk up the stairs and pulled him in for a quick kiss. The angel struggled at first and protested before kissing him back. Castiel rolled his eyes and chuckled when they pulled away, and headed upstairs to take care of Isaac.

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Around noon, Gabriel dropped by for Eden's birthday. He always tried to come on their birthdays, and the children loved it when he came. They were also expecting Ariel to visit them later; she was still Eden's best friend beside Jason, and she would sleep over at their house tonight. Jason and his family were busy today because they had just returned from a trip, so he'd first come by tomorrow to be with Eden.

The doorbell rang, but only once – indicating it wasn't the boys pulling their stupid pranks again – and Castiel answered the door. Gabriel was on the other side, holding his little daughter in his arms. Kali had named her Lokiana (Loki for short), and she was born on the 16th June, so she was a little over two months old now. They had shared custody over the child, and Gabriel would take care of her every second weekend. But with his band on tours a lot he rarely got to see her, and this was the first time he had her over for the weekend.

"Hey, bro," Gabriel grinned when the door was opened. "I decided to bring Loki here with me. I thought maybe you could teach me how to take care of such a little milk-sucker, 'cause I'm still kinda lost about this whole being-a-father thing." He rocked the baby who lay in his arm while he held her portable carriage in the other hand.

Castiel stared in surprise and awe at him and the baby. He hadn't seen Lokiana yet because Kali lived rather far away and they didn't have contact with her anymore after she broke up with Gabriel.

"Um, of course, come in," the younger angel said and stepped aside.

"Awesome," Gabriel smirked and stepped inside. When Lokiana cried he seemed a little panicked and unsure of himself, and Castiel couldn't help but be amused. Gabriel had always been good with his children, but he seemed a lot more insecure about his own child.

"I can warm some milk for her, she might be hungry," Castiel smiled, still slightly amused. He peered down at the baby and she seemed to calm down a bit when he smiled at her.

"Yeah, that's probably a good idea… I just got her this morning and I have no clue what to do with her, man. Kali gave me instructions, but this just feels weird…"

Castiel rolled his eyes fondly. "You'll learn it very soon." He walked through the living room and into the kitchen to warm milk.

When Gabriel came into the living room, he saw Dean sitting on the couch with the children and playing some game. Isaac was moving around on the couch next to Dean, while Lily sat on the floor and played with some toys.

"Uncle Gabe!" Eden and Adrian cheered in unison and ran over to him. They stopped in front of him and peered up at the baby in his arms.

"Who's the baby?" Eden frowned and tilted her head a little.

"Well, that's my baby, actually. It's kind of the first time I take care of her alone, so I'm a little lost about the whole thing," Gabriel smiled and cringed a bit. "And happy birthday, little princess. How old are you now? Seven? Six?"

"Eight," Eden corrected him and giggled.

"Eight?! Damn, you grow fast, girl," the angel grinned. Eden smiled and shifted shyly.

Dean put Isaac down on the floor so he could crawl around, and got up and approached their guest. He stared at the baby girl curiously and smiled widely. "I see you're getting into the role as a daddy now."

"No way, I have no clue what I'm doing. I tried changing her diaper earlier and that was a big circus! How do you guys put up with the smell?" Gabriel grimaced.

Dean laughed at him. "You get used to it."

"I don't even get used to my band mates farting, so how am I supposed to put up with the smell of baby shit?"

Dean just laughed at his comment, as did the children.

Castiel came over with a bottle of milk and handed it to his brother.

"Thanks, Cassie, at least I know how to do this…" Gabriel spoke and moved over to the couch to sit down. Eden and Adrian could finally have a closer look at the baby and they came over to him and watched.

Lokiana was still rather small. Her eyes were slowly turning darker, indicating she would likely have brown or hazel eyes. Her hair was dark blonde at the moment, but would probably have brown hair like both her parents did. She was a full blood angel and had light grey wings with a few brownish feathers here and there, and her skin was a bit darker than Gabriel's but not as dark as Kali's. She slurped happily while she drank the milk offered to her and stared up at her father with her wide eyes.

"She's really pretty," Eden commented and smiled at the baby who briefly glanced up at her.

Gabriel chuckled. "Yeah, she must have that from her mother, it can't be from me."

"Uhhuh," Adrian muttered in agreement, while he leaned over to look at Lokiana.

"Hey, you weren't supposed to agree with that, buddy!" Gabriel protested and glared at Adrian. The boy grinned and the others laughed in amusement. "Oh right, I have a present for Eden, just a sec." Gabriel put the bottle away for a few seconds, cringing a bit when the baby cried in protest, and lifted himself up a little to reach into his back pocket. He took out a small card and handed it to Eden before feeding his baby again.

Eden eagerly accepted the card and opened it. Inside were fifty dollars and the girl gasped when she saw it.

"I didn't know what to buy for you, so now you can pick something yourself," Gabriel explained and smiled when he watched her awed face.

"Thank you, uncle Gabe!" Eden grinned. She slung her arms around his neck to hug him and was careful to not hurt the baby. Her uncle chuckled.

After Eden pulled away, Gabriel looked down at the leg of the table and saw Isaac trying to stand up while using the table for support. It didn't go quite the way the boy intended and he ended up falling down on his backside, before rolling over and hitting his head a bit.

"I see Newton there is still experimenting with gravity," Gabriel laughed.

Dean walked over and picked up Isaac who sobbed a little, and took him up into his arms. "Yeah, indeed he is," he grinned. "He keeps trying to stand up and he always ends up falling over. Isn't that right, little guy?" He cooed at the baby and nuzzled his stomach playfully, and Isaac laughed happily in response. The baby had a little scratch on his forehead after he fell the other day. Dean had to put up baby proofing everywhere to avoid accidents, and the stairs were blocked with a baby system as well. All glass and other fragile materials had been removed from the babies' reach.

Castiel observed the scene between Dean and Isaac and smiled.

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An hour later, Ariel arrived. Dean and Castiel wanted to invite her parents inside for a cup of coffee, but they had to hurry because they had another appointment. They quickly wished Eden a happy birthday and handed her a present, before saying goodbye again.

Eden was excited to have Ariel over and the two girls giggled and began playing. Ariel was two months older than Eden, and the angel girl had long blonde hair, bluish grey eyes, and white wings with very few grey feathers in between.

Eden and Ariel were heading outside to play after Ariel's parents had left. On their way they bumped into Gabriel outside the door to the first floor bathroom. The angel glanced down at them and smirked. "Well, hey there, Eden's friend. What's your name?"

"Ariel," Ariel replied, shyly, and giggled up at him.

"That's a pretty name. Like that mermaid from the fairy tale… what was its name again?" Gabriel pondered. He scratched his chin while thinking hard about the title.

"The Little Mermaid," the girls giggled in unison.

"Ah right!" Gabriel grinned. "Well, when you find your prince charming someday, don't die – 'cause that part makes me cry every time I read the story."

Ariel's eyes widened in horror. "She dies?"

"Oh, I guess you only saw the happy Disney version," Gabriel said, blinking at her. "Uh, well, in the fairy tale she dies, yes, but let's stick with the Disney version – I always liked that one better, anyway." He grinned and tried to make up for the horror he had inflicted on Eden and Ariel.

"I don't think I wanna read the real fairy tale, then," Eden muttered.

Gabriel laughed and ruffled both girls' hair. The girls shrieked playfully and swatted his hands away before running outside and away from Gabriel's hair-ruffling hands. The angel laughed at them.

Castiel was busy baking a cake for the afternoon coffee, and Gabriel decided to help him out. Meanwhile, Adrian was watching his favorite TV show. He liked to play with Eden and Ariel sometimes, but Eden had told them that they would practice their gymnast skills outside so they wouldn't have time to play with him. Instead, he sat on the floor in front of the TV, sulking a bit, and played absently with his toy cars.

Isaac and Lily were crawling around in the room, and Dean kept an eye on them while sitting on the couch. He had just locked the baby gate to the corridor between the kitchen and the terrace, so the babies couldn't go further than the kitchen. The door to the entrance hall was also closed to keep them in the room. Sometimes Eden or Adrian would forget to lock the gates behind them, allowing the twins to go into places they weren't supposed to go, and Dean lectured them about it every time.

Gabriel and Castiel joined Dean on the couch while the cake was in the oven. Loki was asleep upstairs, so Gabriel had the monitor with him so he would know if she woke up.

"So, Dean-o, did you teach my brother how to drive yet?" Gabriel asked. He was tempted to throw his feet up on the table in front of the couch, but he knew his brother would kill him if he did, so he suppressed the temptation.

"Well, I did try to teach him a few times, but he's kinda stubborn and just won't learn it," Dean answered and glanced at Cas out of the corner of his eye.

"I told you I have no clue what to do," Castiel murmured. He picked up Lily when she crawled over and pulled at his pants. Once she sat on his lap she gurgled happily and tried to reach for his wings, but Castiel kept them out of her reach.

"That's why you're supposed to learn it, Cassie," Gabriel pointed out and rolled his eyes.

"Our parents died in a car crash when were little, Gabriel, how do you expect me to be comfortable driving a car? I don't wanna leave my children behind if I die…" Castiel murmured and rocked Lily absently.

"They died because there was a drunk driving maniac on the street. You're not gonna die, Cassie; me and Dean-o here haven't died yet and we've been driving for years," Gabriel said. His voice was soft and calm, and he stared at his brother with a little, comforting smile. "Well, except we did both had a pretty close call when that bastard, Lucifer, slammed his car into us…"

"Jeez, you're not helping him, Gabe!" Dean groaned.

Castiel didn't like talking about Lucifer. The alpha angel had almost killed his mate and brother so he could have him, and he had wanted to kill Eden as well. He shifted uncomfortably and stared down at Lily.

"I'll think about it," Castiel eventually said.

Dean smiled and put a hand on the angel's knee. "Let me know what you decide. But I'm probably not gonna let you practice in the Impala, though, just so you know."

Castiel rolled his eyes. "Your support is touching, Dean," he said, dryly, but couldn't help but smile a little.

Gabriel barked out a laugh, and Dean rubbed Castiel's knee in apology while grinning at him.

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When the cake was almost done, Gabriel went outside to get Eden and Ariel. The sun was hot but there were a few clouds on the sky, giving them a break from the sun's sharpness every now and then. The two girls were wearing sun screen to protect themselves – Castiel always insisted that the children wear it while they were outside.

When Gabriel came out, he saw Eden and Ariel practicing back and front walkovers, and jumping over backwards and land on their feet. The beta angel watched as their practice seemed to go well – they barely made any mistakes and their moves went fluidly. Gymnastics was a bit different with demons, angels and the winged hybrids because sometimes the extra limbs would get in the way, but they could also be used to make new moves.

"Hey, girls, you practicing for a competition or something?" Gabriel suddenly asked.

Eden shrieked in surprise and fell on her butt during one of her moves, and Gabriel laughed at her. She briefly glared up at him before standing up and wiping grass off her shorts. Ariel giggled a little.

"Not really, just practicing," Eden replied. She wiped grass off her tail and winced because she had landed on it during her fall and it was sore now. "But when we're older, we both wanna be in the big tournament." She grinned at Ariel who smiled and nodded eagerly in agreement.

"Big tournament, huh?" Gabriel spoke and walked over to them. "I'm sure both of you monkey girls will do great."

"We're not monkeys!" Ariel protested but laughed.

"No? I see one monkey with a tail and another monkey who's tailless… and they're standing right in front of me."

The girls laughed and shoved him back, playfully, and the angel grinned at them.

"The boys at school call me a monkey, too…" Eden muttered and stared at the grass. Ariel looked at her in worry.

Gabriel raised an eyebrow. "Do they? Well, I'd rather be a monkey than I'd wanna be an asshole; must suck to have all that shit flowing out of you every day, mustn't it?"

Ariel stared in shock as his words, because her parents or brother would never say anything like that. Her shock quickly turned into an amused laugh.

Eden's lips curled into a smile before she grinned widely. "I'll tell them that!"

"Yeah, you do that, but don't ever let your dad or papa know that I said that to you, otherwise I'm a dead man," Gabriel smirked. Eden went over and wrapped her arms around him, and the angel hugged her back. "Now, let's go inside and have some delicious birthday cake, shall we? There are eight candles in it…" he added, and winked at Eden.

"I love making birthday wishes!" Eden grinned. She grabbed Ariel's hand and the two girls followed Gabriel back into the house to finally eat the birthday cake.

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Author's notes: Brad is an original character, so it is Kevin and his mother who are the neighbors that I referred to. I don't think there will be much of them in the next chapter either, but they should have some interactions with Dean and Cas' family soon.

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