October 2025 (Castiel is 36, Dean is 37, Eden is 12, Adrian is 9, the twins are 4 (almost 5).
Two and a half months had passed and Castiel's pregnancy was progressing normally. He was now 14 and a half weeks pregnant and in his second trimester. They would be going to Charlie's soon to have the second scan, and hopefully find out a bit more about the child's physical characteristics.
Sam had been a little stunned when he heard of Castiel's unexpected pregnancy, but Jessica seemed happy for them even though it hadn't been in their plans. Gabriel, on the other hand, had stared at them in disbelief before bursting out that he would castrate Dean soon if they didn't stop reproducing. Of course he wasn't being serious about his threats, and he seemed to be rather excited about it actually. Dean and Castiel coped rather well with the unexpected turn of events after Castiel got pregnant again. On the days where the twins were especially hyper and they all went to bed tired and stressed, they were worried about having another baby in their daily life. Mary, however, was convinced that the twins were likely to calm down a little once the new member of the family had arrived.
Adrian turned nine years old on the 20th October, which was on a Monday, and they got up early to make breakfast and prepare lunchboxes. Eden was helping out, and she hummed happily when she put plates on the table and helped Castiel make today's lunchboxes. The angel chuckled and smiled at her when she seemed to be in a good mood.
"What has got you in such a good mood today, Eden?" Castiel asked while making Adrian's lunch.
"Nothing special," she answered. "Just that the tournament is coming up soon," she grinned.
Eden's gymnastics team was supposed to compete against other teams in the city to attend to the county tournament and compete for a place in the state finals. This event was for children aged 10-17 only. Eden and Ariel had been looking forward to it for a long time, but they would first have to compete against the other gymnastic teams in the city and win in order to go the county competition. They didn't know if they would win or not, but it wasn't what mattered to them – it was the idea of a competition that made them excited.
Hybrids could perform with angels or demons in competitions, although angels and demons often competed against each other rather than being on the same teams. Humans and non-winged hybrids competed separately from the winged species, because the lack of wings meant that the way of performing was different, making it hard for the judges to compare the performances. The upcoming competition for Eden's team was for winged children only, and they would be evaluated as teams and not individually.
"Oh, that's right, the competition is next month already," Castiel spoke and smiled at her.
"Yep, I'm looking forward to it," Eden grinned.
The angel ran a hand through Eden's long, sandy-blonde hair and gave her a proud smile. "I'm sure you will do well. Even if you don't win you are still my favorite gymnast in the world."
Eden smiled shyly and blushed a bit. "Thanks, papa," she said and brushed her wing against his. She reached up to his chest now, and her wings were a bit rough like Dean's feathers but with no sharpness. They weren't sure if they would ever develop any sharpness since she was a hybrid, but they would first be able to tell when she hit was a little older. Eden's oil glands already produced small amounts of oil, but a mating bond wasn't possible until she had matured a bit more.
Dean came out of the bathroom and stretched his body while approaching them. The twins were running around the dining table, chasing each other. "Hey, slow it down, kids," he told them firmly. They stopped and looked at him, before slowly taking another round around the table and went back over to the TV. Adrian was still upstairs, waiting to be told to come down when everyone was ready with the presents.
Dean went over and wrapped his arms around Castiel from behind. He placed his hands over the angel's slightly swollen abdomen and kissed his neck, while curling his tail around his mate's leg in a possessive gesture.
"Dean," Castiel blushed and squirmed in his hold. He was very aware of Eden watching them.
The girl giggled and put her hands in front of her eyes. "Eww, can you not do that when I'm looking, please?"
"Hmm, stop looking, then," Dean grinned, and chuckled when she pulled her hands away from her face and rolled her eyes.
There was a loud crash in the other end of the room when the twins dropped some toys on the floor. Dean pulled away from Castiel and went over to tell the twins to clean up their mess. Soon after that, breakfast and Adrian's presents were ready, so they called him down so they could eat and be together before school and work.
They chatted and ate while Adrian opened his presents, which were mostly clothes, some toys, a new video game, and a new soccer ball because the other one ended up on the street by accident and they hadn't seen it since.
"More presents will likely follow when we see your grandparents and your uncles at some point," Dean told him and smiled.
"The presents were awesome, thank you," Adrian told them and smiled. He was sitting next to Dean with Lily, while Castiel, Eden, and Isaac sat on the opposite side of the table.
"You're welcome," Dean spoke, and went to do the dishes together with Cas. They had to hurry because school started soon, so Castiel quickly wrapped up the plate with the cake that Adrian was bringing to school.
"Here is the cake, Adrian, be sure not to drop it," Castiel told him and handed the cake to his son. He had baked it the day before so that the boy would have something to treat his fellow students with on his birthday.
"Thanks, papa," Adrian smiled and took the cake.
They hurried to get ready before they left the house and drove the kids to pre-kindergarten, and school, and then went to work.
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When Adrian came to the school the class and teacher wished him a happy birthday before he shared the cake with them. Most of them were excited about cake, but Liam and his gang were skeptic of it.
"This cake is so good!" one of the girls said and grinned up at Adrian before taking another bite.
"Who baked this?" asked the female teacher, who had also gotten a piece.
"My papa baked it yesterday and big my sister helped him out a bit," Adrian answered with a smile. The others made a noise of surprise and continued eating. Adrian gave cake to the last few students, until he reached the back of the class were Liam and his gang were seated.
The demon boy stared at him and crossed his arms. "Do I even dare try tasting something that a freak like you brought to school?" he asked and scrunched his nose a bit as he stared at the cake.
"Suit yourself," Adrian shrugged and was about to turn around.
"No, no, no! Gimme a piece," Liam spoke quickly and reached out towards the plate with the cake pieces.
Adrian turned around again and smirked a little when he gave Liam and his three friends a piece of cake each. There were only three pieces left now which Adrian intended to share between himself, Jeremy, and Kenny afterwards. Kenny had seemed very grateful to Adrian when he stood up for him once, and since then the three of them had become good friends. Kenny was willing to help them with homework because he was a little genius, and Adrian was glad to help him keep the bullies away. Liam and his gang barely dared coming near Adrian anymore, although the hybrid knew that they were talking behind his back sometimes. He just let them.
Liam stared at the cake before taking a bite. He immediately looked as if he was melting and hummed happily before greedily eating more. "Fuck, this is good!" he said with his mouth full of cake. He looked at his friends who agreed and they all continued eating.
"No cursing, Liam, how many times do I have to tell you?" the teacher scolded.
"Sorry, ma'am," Liam spoke, although he didn't really sound like he meant it. He and his friends devoured the cake fast and grinned widely.
Adrian chuckled and mentally compared them to pigs eating before going back to his seat. The angel girl in front of him gave him a shy smile before turning around again. Adrian blinked at her in wonder and blushed a tiny bit.
"Your papa and sister make good cakes. I should come by your house more often," said Jeremy, who sat next to Adrian.
Adrian laughed, before turning his attention back to the teacher when class began again.
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A few days later it was time for Dean and Castiel to have the next baby scan with Charlie. Castiel was feeling rather excited and he rubbed his little pregnant bump lovingly when they entered the clinic. Dean's arm was around his waist, and it tightened possessively when the demon saw him touching his bump.
They finally entered the clinic room with Charlie, and the human female began the scan.
Castiel watched the screen with anticipation, as did Dean.
"So, let's have a look at this little guy… or girl," Charlie chuckled, and watched the screen intensely. "Everything looks normal so far…"
Dean squeezed Castiel's hand while watching the bump and the flickers on the screen.
"Oh," Charlie spoke and blinked at the screen. "This is a surprise."
"What? What is? C'mon, tell us, Charlie, and don't leave us hanging here," Dean spoke. "Is there something wrong…?"
Charlie chuckled. "Gods, no, not 'wrong', just… unusual, compared to your other children," she said and smiled at them. When they stared back at her with confusion, she pointed at the screen and said, "This child has wings, just like your other kids, but I see no development of a tail going on." She turned and looked at them again. "This baby is tailless."
Castiel blinked and glanced at the screen. Charlie was pointing at the baby's lower body, and there was indeed nothing to indicate the presence of a tail in the image.
"Really? It's has no…" Dean trailed off and looked at Castiel.
The angel was staring down at his stomach and rested a hand there above the gel. Castiel suddenly knew that this child would be somewhat different from its siblings and would probably have a hard time at home because of that. He rubbed his stomach absently while staring down at it.
"Well, with hybrids it's very different which characteristics they inherit from whom. This one is just gonna be a little different than his siblings," Charlie said, and gently put her hand on Castiel's knee while the angel stared down at his stomach. "I can't say about the gender yet, as you know, so I hope you'll come back in a few weeks when I'll be able to tell."
"Sure, and thanks, Charlie," Dean said, and helped Castiel up from the clinic bed. Charlie took a few tests to ensure that the baby was healthy, although she was sure that the baby was perfectly fine.
They say goodbye to Charlie and got a new appointment. When they left, Dean glanced at the angel who was still holding and staring at his stomach silently.
"You okay, Cas?"
Castiel looked up at him and blinked. "Yes, I'm alright, Dean. It's just that I know this baby will be different from its siblings, and I'm not sure how it's going to cope with that. I'm worried it's going so feel wrong and isolated from the others…"
"The baby is gonna be fine, Cas," Dean smiled. "Our kids aren't racists, after all," he chuckled.
Castiel smiled and rolled his eyes. "I know."
"I'm pretty glad we didn't throw away all our baby stuff yet. I'll get it down from the attic soon and start cleaning it. Guess we have to sacrifice our guestroom for the baby, which wasn't exactly the plan either," Dean chuckled while they walked towards their 8-seater car. He unlocked it and they went inside and seated themselves.
"I know, nothing about this baby was planned, Dean," Castiel smiled and fastened his seatbelt.
"Well, we better let that be our last unplanned baby, otherwise things could get pretty stressful for us," Dean spoke and pulled out of the parking lot. "Although I don't mind you going into heat again," he added and smirked at Cas.
Castiel blushed madly. "Dean!" he grumbled.
Dean just laughed. "Now, let's go do some shopping before we pick up the kids."
Castiel agreed, and they drove off to the supermarket to shop a few things before getting Eden from the gymnastics studio. They had both taken time off work half an hour earlier than usual to make their appointment with Charlie, and they'd be picking up the children a little later than they normally did.
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When they arrived at the studio, Eden sat outside on the stairs and stared down at her feet. She seemed a somewhat sad and grumpy, which instantly concerned Castiel. They got out of the car and walked up to her.
"Hey, kiddo, what's up?" Dean asked as they approached her.
Eden looked up at them and didn't seem particularly happy to see them. She stood up and picked her schoolbag and training bag up from the ground. "Nothing, don't wanna talk about it," she muttered, and walked over to the car without looking at them.
Dean was startled by her response, and Castiel stared after her in worry. They looked up when the gymnastics teacher came outside.
"Ah, there you are," the angel teacher said, and came over to them. Her name was Marie and she had been teaching Eden gymnastics for over five years already.
"What happened?" Dean asked, and cast a worried glance towards the car which Eden was currently getting into.
Marie sighed. "Well, Eden isn't able to go to the gymnastics competition in four weeks together with the rest of the team."
Castiel and Dean stared at her in surprise.
"What?! Why?" Dean demanded.
"Um, well, it is protocol to hand in a list of names and species of all the team members who are to participate in the competition. The woman who is in charge of the city competition called me back and said there was no way they would allow an angel/demon hybrid to participate because she and the judges do not support angels and demons mating with each other. Therefore she forbad Eden from going to the competition… I tried arguing with the woman but she wouldn't listen to me. I'm really sorry, I tried my best, but racists are pretty hard to talk sense into," Marie spoke and looked at them helplessly.
Dean ran a hand down his face and sighed heavily, while Castiel looked both surprised and heartbroken. They glanced towards the car once more, where they could see Eden staring into something in her lap and refusing to look elsewhere.
Dean turned towards the teacher again. "It's alright, you did your best. Can you give me their number so I can call and talk some fucking sense into them?" There was a growl in his voice, and Marie's lips curled into a small smirk.
"Sure, you can kick their asses if you want," she smirked and wrote down the number on a piece of paper for him.
Dean took the paper and smiled at her. "Thanks, I appreciate your support with Eden."
"You're welcome. She's one of my best students; I hate to see her not attending the competition."
Dean gave her one last smile and said goodbye, before he and Castiel walked back to the car. Eden ignored them when they got in and absently read a book. They decided not to push her right now because she didn't seem to be in the mood for talking when they tried speaking to her, so they drove off to pick up Adrian and the twins before heading home.
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When they got home they helped the children inside. Castiel glanced at Eden in worry when she refused to look at any of them and just hurried inside as fast as she could. The angel had never seen his daughter behave like that before and he didn't like it.
"Hey, Eden, can you help me get this bag of groceries over to the kitchen?" Dean asked as he balanced around with three bags of groceries in the entrance hall, while Castiel helped the twins take off their shoes and jackets.
"Fine," Eden muttered, and grabbed one of the bags and carried it to the kitchen.
"What's wrong with her?" Adrian frowned and looked up at Dean after Eden went off.
Dean sighed. "Your sister had a pretty bad day." Adrian blinked at him before staring after Eden in worry.
When Dean and Castiel came into the kitchen, Eden was taking the groceries out of the bag and shoving them pretty harshly into the places where they belonged. They both shared a worried look, and Adrian seemed a little concerned as well. The twins hadn't noticed because they were busy fighting on the couch over which TV channel to watch.
"Eden, maybe we need to talk about what happened today—" Dean began, but was quickly cut off by his daughter.
"No! I don't wanna talk about it! This is all because I'm an angel/demon hybrid that nobody likes! Why can't I just be like everybody else instead?!" Eden shouted. She glared up at them with tears in her eyes before running out of the room and storming up the stairs. They all flinched when the door to her room slammed shut.
Adrian seemed speechless from surprise, as did Dean.
Castiel could feel tears prickle in his eyes and his heart ache. Dean turned to look at him and wiped a tear away from his cheek.
"Hey, don't be sad, Cas. She'll be alright… eventually," Dean soothed him.
"What's going on…?" Lily asked from the couch, and leaned over the back of the couch to be able to see them.
"Nothing, your sister is just a little upset, that's all," Dean told her and sighed.
Castiel took a deep breath. "I'll go talk to her."
Dean looked at him. "Cas—"
"No," the angel cut him off, firmly. "I will talk to her."
They stared each other in the eyes for a few moments until Dean gave in. "Okay," he said and stepped aside. Castiel gave him a small nod and gave Adrian a reassuring smile as he passed him, before going upstairs.
As he approached his daughter's room, he could faintly hear crying from inside. Castiel took a deep breath to calm himself down, before quietly knocking on the door. He heard some shuffling and sniffing from inside before Eden spoke.
"Come in, the door is open."
Castiel opened the door and stepped inside. Eden sat on her bed, but judging from the messy covers she had just been lying on it while crying. She sniffled and wiped away her tears. Castiel quietly closed the door behind him and walked over to sit down next to Eden on the bed. He held his stomach while he sat down, and Eden moved back a little to give him space, and faced him as she sat crossed-legged on the bed.
"I'm sorry I shouted like that and said those things… I shouldn't have," Eden muttered and sniffled again.
Castiel handed her a few tissues from his pocket which he had grabbed before going upstairs. "I understand, Eden, although you did upset your younger siblings quite a bit."
Eden accepted the tissues gratefully and blew her nose quietly. "I'm sorry."
"It's alright," Castiel smiled and stroked a hand through her hair. Eden gave him a soft smile. "Your teacher told us what happened. I'm sorry that you have to go through this as a result of what you are… But you must know that your dad and I never wanted this to happen to you."
"I know," Eden said and smiled a little. "It's just… I'm so tired of being treated differently. Most people won't accept me because they think that hybrids like me aren't supposed to exist." There was bitterness in her voice and she crumpled the tissue in her hand while staring into her lap.
Castiel gave her a sad smile. "I know. When your dad and I first decided to have children, this was something that was on our minds all the time. We were worried that you would go through a lot of trouble and suffering, and we didn't want that. I'm very sorry that you cannot attend the competition; I know how much you were looking forward to it. I wish things were different…"
"It's not your fault, papa, or dad's," Eden spoke and stared into her lap. "It's just so unfair that they won't even give me a chance. I can perform just as good as everybody else," she muttered bitterly.
"Yes, that is truly unfair, but I know your dad will likely contact your uncle Sam and see if their rejection is even legal at all," Castiel told her. He smiled when she looked up in surprise.
"Really? I hope they were wrong to kick me out! I'd love to see uncle Sam wipe their racist grins off their faces!"
Castiel laughed. "Yes, I'd like to see that too."
Eden grinned at him and curled her tail next to her leg. She crawled over to Castiel and snuggled against his side as they sat on the bed, and the angel wrapped an arm and wing around her as they cuddled and Eden calmed down from her anger and disappointment. She hummed against him and closed her eyes, and Castiel smiled down at her and held her tight.
They sat there for several minutes, taking comfort in each other. Eden gently touched Castiel's swollen stomach before pulling her hand back, and the gesture made the angel smile. They sat quietly until Eden slowly pulled away. Castiel watched as she sat back and crossed her legs once more while staring up at him. She seemed to feel better, although Castiel could tell that the rejection from the competition still upset her a bit. He couldn't blame her for that.
"So, how did you and daddy fall in love?" Eden asked curiously, and looked up at him in anticipation.
Castiel blinked at her when the sudden question caught him off guard. He blushed a tiny bit and shifted on the bed. "Um, well, that is a long story…"
"I have time," Eden grinned.
The angel smiled. "Alright then… Well, your dad and I met in college, and, uh, we didn't really like each other much at first. Dean hated me from the moment he saw me, and I disliked him back."
Eden gasped. "Why?"
"Because I was an angel and he was a demon. He used to hate angels, as did your grandfather John. He wasn't very pleased to be my roommate so we ignored each other at first. Until the day when we became mated… by accident." Castiel averted her eyes a bit and stared into his lap. They had told the children a bit about Dean and John being racists once, but they had never really explained it depth, nor had they told them about how they met and fell in love.
Eden frowned. "How do you mate by accident?"
"Well, your father touched my wings and my oil glands, which created a mating bond between us. Things got rather tense between us after that, and I disliked your father even more because of what he did to me. I wasn't very pleased and was somewhat scared about being mated to a demon that I barely knew, and I guess Dean felt the same, especially since he hated angels back then. But then as time passed, I began to see a side of him that I hadn't seen before. He was funny, strong, loyal, and didn't seem to be the bad person that I first thought he was. And he was rather attractive," Castiel chuckled.
Eden laughed. "Which one of you confessed your feelings first?" she asked, excitedly.
"Um, I did, actually."
"I can kind of imagine that. Dad is not always one for talking about feelings, is he?" Eden chuckled.
Castiel smirked. "No, not always."
They smiled at each other for a bit, before Eden got up. "I should apologize to dad and the others."
"Yes, I think you caused them a lot of worry," Castiel admitted and got up as well.
Eden went over to the door, but before she opened it she turned around to face Castiel again. "And I'm not angry at you and dad for having me and making me what I am. I like being me, and I don't wanna be anyone else." She smiled when she saw Castiel stare back at her in surprise.
"I'm glad to hear that," Castiel told her and returned her smile.
They left the room together and went downstairs. Eden dreaded having to face the others after the way she had behaved earlier, and her tail shifted nervously behind her as she walked down the stairs. When they entered the living room, the twins looked up at Eden and didn't really seem to know what to say or do.
"Hello, sorry I got mad earlier, I was a bit upset…" Eden told them.
"Oh," Lily spoke and blinked at her.
Eden gave them a smile before padding towards the kitchen where Dean was making dinner. He was fumbling by the stove and cursed at it, before turning around to look at Eden and Castiel who had just appeared. Adrian was setting the table which he seemed less happy about. He too looked up when his sister reappeared.
"Hi dad and Adrian… I'm sorry about earlier…"
Dean smiled and came over to her. "That's alright, sweetie, but you do know that shouting and slamming doors isn't tolerated in this house, right?"
"Yes, daddy, I'm sorry," Eden muttered and looked at her feet.
"I'm not gonna scold you this time, but next time I'd prefer if we just talk about it instead of getting angry and upsetting everyone, okay?"
Eden smiled and nodded, and went over to help Adrian set the table. Her brother looked a little worried but he didn't say anything as they helped each other out.
Dean smiled at Castiel when their daughter seemed to be cheerful again, although they could both sense that the rejection from the competition still upset her. Castiel walked over to Dean to help him cook, and the demon wrapped his tail around the angel's leg and gave him a little kiss on the cheek before they started cooking.
"What about Ariel? Could she go to the competition?" Adrian asked after he and Eden had finished setting the table. Dean had explained to him what had happened while Eden and Castiel were upstairs.
"Yeah, she's an angel, after all. She told me she didn't wanna go unless I come, but I told her to go anyway… I don't want her to miss it because of those bastards," Eden grumbled.
"Eden," Castiel scowled when she cursed, and she smiled up at him in apology.
"That was very nice of you to say to her," Dean told her and gave her a proud smile.
The twins suddenly ran over to the kitchen to them. "Bastards, bastards, bastards!" they sang, after hearing Eden say the word earlier. Eden and Adrian laughed, while Dean and Castiel tried to calm the twins down and make them stop saying that word. Both Isaac and Lily were hyped up, and making them calm down again was not an easy job.
When dinner was ready, the family seated themselves around the table and chatted while they ate before spending some quality family time together before bed.
Dean was going to call Sam soon and figure this out together. He wasn't going to let those people ban Eden from the competition because of her species.
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Author's notes: The issue about Eden's competition will continue in the next chapter. The information about how the competition takes place and so on may not be exactly how it takes place in the real world because I have no idea about that.
I'm trying my best to make the story a little more interesting with more racist issues and perhaps people getting a little hurt. Some readers request drama, others don't want me to hurt the characters. If I do let them be hurt I promise they won't die because I really hate character death.
The story still has quite a few chapters go to. I'll likely make more time jumps after the new baby is born and explore the older children's teenage years some more, and probably how Dean and Cas will cope with the children finding boy- or girlfriends. Gosh, this story is turning out way longer than I first thought! XD
Thanks for reading, please leave a review :)