November 2025 (Castiel is 36, Dean is 37, Eden is 12, Adrian is 9, the twins are 5, Sam and Jessica are 30, Jesse is 6, Jason is 13, Emma is 8, Jo is 36, Tom is 38, Gabriel is 40).
Dean had called Sam to hear his opinion about Eden being excluded from the tournament because of her species. Sam seemed so upset about the whole thing that he dropped by to see them a few days later when his schedule allowed him to. He wanted to go to Eden's teacher to read the rules, because the people responsible for the tournament had sent her a piece of paper stating the rules of the tournament and the requirements of the participants. Afterwards they had an appointment with the woman who was in charge of the competition.
He arrived Thursday afternoon and met up with Dean, Castiel, and Eden at the gymnastics studio.
"Uncle Sam!" Eden cheered happily when he arrived, and ran over to him.
Sam exited his car and grinned when his niece ran over to him in a hurry. "Hey there, Eden." He pulled her into a tight hug and they briefly brushed tails before stepping back. He put a hand on top of her head and said, "Wow, you're growing fast. Maybe you'll be as big as me someday."
"No one can ever be as big as you, uncle Sam!" Eden laughed and rolled her eyes at him. Sam just laughed.
"Hey, Sammy, about time you came, we've been waiting for three whole minutes here," Dean smirked and went over to hug his brother.
Sam rolled his eyes fondly and hugged Dean. "Sorry, it was a long drive." They patted each other's shoulders while hugging and entwined their tails. They stepped back, and Sam finally looked at Castiel who came up to stand next to Dean. The angel smiled at his brother-in-law, and rested his hand on his slightly swollen stomach.
"Hello, Sam," Castiel greeted him and smiled.
"Cas, good to see you," Sam spoke and hugged him. He carefully avoided touching the angel's wings because he knew that Dean was still extremely possessive over them. Dean only allowed himself and the children to touch them – and Gabriel, but he only went as far as brushing his wing against Cas' in a brotherly gesture.
"Did you leave Jessica and the children at home?" Castiel asked after they separated from their hug.
"Yeah, it's a workday tomorrow, after all, but I took a day off. Jessica still has to work, so she's looking after the kids until then."
"How are Jesse and Aria?" Dean asked.
"Oh, they're fine. Aria keeps us awake a lot, even though she's 15 months already," Sam chuckled.
"You think you can help me out with the tournament thing?" Eden suddenly asked, and stared up at her uncle with eyes full of hope.
Sam looked down at her. "Well, I'll do my best," he smiled and ruffled her hair. Eden shrieked and playfully hit his hand, and Sam chuckled at her.
They went inside the studio where Eden's teacher was waiting. "You must be Sam Winchester," she said when Sam entered. She went over and shook his hand. "I'm Marie Littleton, Eden's teacher. I'm so glad that Eden has a lawyer for an uncle. I've looked through the rules myself and I see nothing about angel/demon hybrids not being able to perform. But I better leave this to you."
"Thank you, Mrs. Littleton," Sam smiled and accepted the papers from her.
The others waited while Sam quickly went through the three pages of rules and timeline plans, before finally looking up at them. "Yeah, it says nothing about them having the right to exclude members based on their species – it only says they can do it in case of disability, which isn't the case with Eden. They have to abide by the set of rules that they send to you, and normally racism is not a legal reason to exclude people from such events. So I think I'd like to go and have a talk with that woman about this. If she doesn't want to cooperate we can always drag this to court."
"Sounds good, let's go then," Dean smirked, and smiled down at Eden who seemed very relieved at Sam's words.
"Awesome! I wanna see her face when uncle Sam tells her," Eden beamed.
They grinned at her and got into their cars to drive off to speak with the person in charge of the competition. They had already called the woman and gotten an appointment with her at her office.
Adrian and the twins knew they were being picked up later today, so they didn't have to worry too much about how long it would take, because the kindergarten and after-school care were open until 7pm.
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They were meeting the woman in charge, Mrs. Thompson, at the office building where she and the committee were residing. When they arrived at the place, Mrs. Thompson greeted them and led them to one of the office rooms. She seemed reluctant to talk to them, and her nose scrunched up a little when she took a quick glance at Eden, before looking back at Sam who stood in front of her. "Please be seated," she told them with a tight smile and sat down behind her desk. She was a demon female at around 45 years of age, and she had blonde hair and a strict face.
Sam, Dean, and Castiel took a seat in the three chairs available, and Dean pulled Eden up into his lap so she could sit down as well.
Sam straightened the tie of his suit and cleared his throat. "Mrs. Thompson, I'm here on behalf of my niece, Eden Winchester, whom you excluded from the upcoming gymnastics tournament, claiming that an angel/demon hybrid wasn't suited for participating."
"My colleagues and I do not believe in mixing species; it creates bad genes and it is – excuse my words – filthy," Mrs. Thompson said and gave Dean and Castiel a hard glare. Her face certainly didn't turn kinder when she saw Castiel's pregnant stomach.
Dean growled at her threateningly, but Sam ignored him and proceeded with his case.
"Well, as things are, participants cannot be excluded from official events due to their species if they are perfectly capable of participating – unless there are clear rules about who can go and who can't, and if there are alternatives. And your set of rules doesn't say anything about angel/demon hybrid or other hybrids not being able to perform, it simply says that the participant must have wings because this event is for winged beings, only," Sam told her, and presented her with the paper that Marie gave him and pointed out to her where the things were stated.
Mrs. Thompson made an annoyed face. "What? You want me to allow this hybrid to participate and have all those people look at her? What will the other kids think? That it's okay for demons to mate with angels? Don't make me laugh," she snorted.
Dean growled and was about to get up from his chair and put Eden down, but Sam beat him to it.
Sam stood up and walked over in front of the desk and put his hands down on its surface, while leaning forward and glowering at the female demon behind it. "If you don't like demons mating with angels, that's fine – it's your opinion. But you cannot forbid an innocent child from following her dreams when the law isn't against it. What other people think or say when they see her is their problem," he growled. "And if this matters so much to you, then surely you wouldn't mind taking this issue to court and losing officially, would you?"
Dean smirked when Mrs. Thompson stared back up at Sam with wide, shocked eyes. Eden was grinning like mad when she saw the woman squirming in her seat, and Dean rubbed his tail against Castiel's leg briefly as they shared a feeling of victory.
Mrs. Thompson was quiet for a few moments, and Sam finally stepped back and straightened up again. "Fine, she can attend. But she'll have to live with the crowd's protests – and believe me, people will protest," she sneered.
Sam smirked in victory. "Good. And I think Eden will let them protest all they want, it won't keep her from going." He smiled back at Eden who nodded eagerly.
"It won't stop me," Eden grinned. Dean smiled at her proudly and she smiled back up at him and at Cas.
They all got up from their seats and said a stiff goodbye to Mrs. Thompson, who didn't even bother seeing them out.
Once they were outside in the hallway, Eden cheered, "That does mean I can really attend the competition now?"
"Yep, it looks like it," Dean grinned and put a hand on her head. She beamed up at him before looking up at Sam.
"Thank you so much, uncle Sam! You saved my day," she grinned and pulled him into a hug.
"You're welcome, sweetie," Sam told her and rubbed her back while they hugged.
After they pulled away, Castiel came over to Sam and smiled up at him. "Thank you very much for your help. Eden was devastated when she couldn't go, and I haven't seen her this happy for a long time. Thank you for driving all the way here."
"Nah, no problem, Cas, always happy to help out my family," Sam grinned.
They walked about outside to their cars to go and pick up the other kids. Sam would be staying over tonight and drive back home in the morning, and Eden was excited to have her uncle stay at their house.
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When they came back to Dean and Castiel's house after having picked up the children, Castiel started preparing dinner for them all while Dean hung out with Sam on the couch. The two brothers had many things to catch up on. Adrian was amazed that Sam had persuaded the woman to allow Eden to attend the competition after all, and the twins just seemed happy to have their uncle around.
"Uff!" Sam exclaimed when Isaac suddenly landed on his lap while they sat on the couch. "Whoa, Isaac, watch out," he said, and tried to cover his crotch when the boy crawled off of him and his small feet dug into his thighs and stomach as he crawled away. Isaac just giggled and went to play rough with Lily, and soon the two were shrieking, laughing, and running all over the place.
Dean chuckled. "Yeah, you better watch out for the family jewels around Isaac, he tends to smash them up pretty good – ain't that right, Adrian?" He looked over at his eldest son who stood next to the couch.
"Yeah," Adrian spoke and cringed. A month ago Isaac had kicked a soccer ball right into his crotch, although it hadn't hurt for more than about an hour.
Eden giggled before going back to the kitchen to help Castiel a little and Adrian scowled at her.
When dinner was cooking, Castiel sat down on the couch next to his mate, and Dean wrapped an arm around his shoulder and pulled him close. Sam smiled when Dean planted an innocent kiss on the angel's temple and watched as Castiel squirmed and blushed a bit.
"How's the new baby coming along? Did you go to your next scan yet?" Sam asked, and stared at Cas' abdomen curiously.
The angel put a hand on his stomach, unconsciously. "It's going fine, and Charlie said the baby seems healthy – and don't touch that vase, Lily!" he suddenly said and looked over at Lily who had reached out for a vase on the big cabinet by the wall. Lily glanced back at him, guiltily, and stepped away from the cabinet. Sam chuckled and Castiel continued. "And the scan showed that this baby won't have a tail…"
"Really?" Sam said, surprised. He glanced at the other children and said, "But all your other kids do."
"Yeah, apparently tails don't run in Cas' side of the genes," Dean pointed and smirked at his mate.
Castiel rolled his eyes. "Of course not."
"I would have spotted it by now, if you had one," Dean added and smirked lewdly, making Castiel shove him lightly and scowl at him for being embarrassing.
Sam looked a bit disgusted but he laughed nonetheless.
"Why does papa have no tail?" Lily asked and sat down in one of the chairs next to the couch. Adrian was sitting in the other one while Isaac was playing with car toys on the floor. Eden had sat down on Castiel's other side on the couch.
"Because your papa is an angel and angels don't have tails, only demons and some demon hybrids do, like you," Dean explained.
"Hmm." Lily studied her parents a bit. "That's odd." They laughed at her comment, which only confused her more.
"Not so odd at all – your friend Madison from kindergarten doesn't have a tail either, and she's part demon. Angels and humans don't have tails, and sometimes hybrids don't either, that's just how it is," Dean told her patiently.
Lily seemed to consider his words for a moment, and Adrian rolled his eyes because it was so difficult for her to understand it.
When dinner was ready they all ate together, and Dean and Sam talked together for hours afterwards. Castiel didn't want to stay up that long, so he left at 9:30pm and let the brothers talk until after 11 when Dean finally came upstairs. Sam would be staying in the guestroom, which hadn't been turned into a nursery yet.
Dean entered their bedroom quietly and took off his clothes before slipping into bed next to his mate. Castiel shifted lightly and sighed when Dean spooned up behind him as they went to sleep.
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In late November the gymnastic competition finally took place. Ariel and the others in their team were excited to have Eden being allowed to participate as well, and they trained hard for the event. At home, Eden spent most of the time practicing outside. She wasn't going to be a bad performer now that she was finally allowed to attend – she wanted to show the judges just how good she and her team were.
Eden wanted everyone she knew to come to the tournament and watch. Her parents, all her siblings, Gabriel, Mary and John, Sam and his family, and Jason and his parents and sister would be coming to see her perform.
On the day of the event, Dean and Castiel drove to the sports hall and met up with Mary, John, and Jo and her family there. They all greeted each other and shared hugs and shook hands. Gabriel had promised to come as well, but he'd arrive a bit later than the others, as would Sam and his family. Little Aria wouldn't be coming because she was only 15 months old, so Jessica's parents could take care of her while she and Sam were gone.
"Thanks for inviting us, Eden. Are you excited about the show?" Jo asked and looked down at her with a grin.
"Yeah, I'm very nervous," Eden admitted and shifted. Her tail was constantly curling and uncurling, and she was restless. She was dressed in jeans, a pinkish t-shirt, and a grey jacket.
Jason looked at her. He was thirteen years old now and a head taller than his female friend. He stared briefly at her chest, which wasn't entirely flat anymore, before quickly looking up at her face. "Don't you have to go change soon?"
"Yeah, when Ariel arrives I'll go," Eden told him. "Will you be cheering for me?" she asked and smiled shyly at him.
Jason grinned. "Of course, why wouldn't I?"
"I don't know," Eden giggled and continued shifting restlessly. When Ariel finally appeared, she said goodbye to her family and friends and headed inside for the locker rooms where the rest of the team was waiting.
Jason watched her go and stared when Eden and Ariel giggled and held hands on their way inside the hall.
Jo smirked and leaned closer to Dean, who was holding Isaac's hand to make sure he wouldn't run away. "I think our kids have a little crush on each other," she whispered.
Dean's eyes widened and looked over at Jason who was still staring at the door that Eden had just gone through. He stared back at Jo. "Judging from Jason's staring, he has the bigger crush."
Jo laughed and stepped back.
"What are you guys laughing about?" Mary asked and looked between them suspiciously. They had kept their voices down so that Jason wouldn't hear them talking about him.
"Nothing, just fooling around like in the good old days," Jo grinned and put a friendly hand on Dean's shoulder. Castiel stared between them curiously, and gently soothed Lily when she pulled at his shirt and tried to get his attention. Adrian stood next to them and glanced around at people as more and more of them arrived at the hall.
When Sam arrived together with Jessica and Jesse, they finally headed inside to get seated. Gabriel was late but he'd call them and ask them about their location once he arrived.
The hall was big, and the audience section was filled with people. Angels, demons, and winged hybrids tried avoiding hitting someone in the head with their wings while passing by on the narrow spaces between the seat rows, and the whole room was filled with a deafening sound of chatter and shouting. On the hall's large floor area there were several balls, rings, beams, and other tools for the performers to use during the show. There was a tower area in one side of the audience rows where the judges sat. Dean and the others were seated across from the judges on the other side, and could see their faces as they talked and discussed things.
Dean helped Castiel walk through the narrow rows and made sure his pregnant mate wouldn't trip over someone's feet by accident. Mary and Jo both smiled when they watched Dean's protectiveness, before they finally found a good spot to sit down in. After they were all seated, they waited another forty minutes until the event began. Each gymnastic team from the different schools would do their performance to show their skills and teamwork, and the five judges would evaluate them. Dean and Castiel waited impatiently for Eden's team to be up, and the angel was annoyed with Gabriel for not having arrived yet. Castiel rested a hand on his stomach and rubbed it gently when he felt a few tiny kicks from inside. He knew the baby could hear all the noise from the large hall.
When Dean's phone rang, it turned out to be Gabriel. The demon told him where they were seated, and it took a while and a lot of guidance and explanation from Dean before Gabriel was finally there.
"God, finally! I was afraid I'd be late," Gabriel said and sat down next to Adrian in the seat that they had saved for him. Jason sat on his other side with Jo, Tom, and Emma next to him, while Sam and the others were seated next to Dean and the twins. Castiel sat between Dean and Adrian.
Dean rolled his eyes. "About time, dude."
"Hey! You're bad at giving directions!" Gabriel told him.
"Am not!"
Castiel sighed, and Dean and Gabriel chuckled at him. Adrian shifted a little closer to Castiel while he peered around at his father and uncle who were having a friendly fight.
Gabriel dropped the fight with Dean and peered at Jason. He smirked at the young teenager, who was staring around the large hall. "Excited to see your girlfriend perform?" he asked and winked at him.
Jason blushed and stuttered like mad. "S-She's not my girlfriend! Just my best friend…"
Jo laughed and slung and arm around his shoulder. "But you wish she was," she teased.
"Mom…!" Jason whined and continued to be embarrassed. Gabriel laughed and gave Jason a playful puff with his wing, before Eden's team was finally called up.
They all watched as Eden and her team came in on the floor and started their performance. Castiel grabbed Dean's hand and squeezed it tightly as they watched their oldest daughter begin the performance. The girls wore similar leotards, and ponytails and buns helped keeping their hair away from their faces. Some of them had put glitter in their hair and feathers, which wasn't unusual at competitions.
People around them immediately began chattering about how Eden's wings looked a little strange for a demon when she had a small solo moment in the performance. Some of the audience immediately understood that her wings could only look like that if she was an angel/demon hybrid, and the comments that were whispered were sometimes less kind. Dean growled when the family two rows behind them called Eden a strange freak, but Castiel tried to keep him calm and make him ignore it.
The performance had many different maneuvers that went well along with the chosen music. It was like a dance that was all about timing and skill. The team showed off their flexibility skills, their jumps and flips, and the natural grace in their bodies. Although some of the audience took offense in the fact that an angel/demon hybrid was performing in public, there was a lot of surprised and awed gasps from them during the show that made Dean smirk proudly. The judges too seemed to be very fascinated with the performance and skills of the team, and Dean and Castiel watched as they didn't make as many notes on this performance as they did with the previous one – which was often a good thing.
When the performance was over, the team disappeared backstage again and Eden's family and friends clapped loudly and cheered.
When all seven teams had performed, everyone waited impatiently for the winner which would go to the county tournament.
When the judges announced the winners, everyone waited excitedly. Sadly, Eden's team didn't get to win this time, and the honor went to the other team which had been extremely good performers as well – they had scored 8.2 points (from a 1-10 scale). Eden's team was second place with 7.9 points, and another team got the third place with 7.2 points. The judges said to the audience that picking the winner between the first and second place teams had been extremely difficult, but that the team from the north part of the city had performed a little better.
Dean and Castiel were not disappointed at all. They were proud of Eden and her incredible performance, and that was enough for them.
Afterwards, they met up with Eden in one of the hall's large corridors which was crowded with people. She came over to them, still dressed in her gymnastics suit and cleaned the sweat off her face with a towel. Her hair was tied in a bun and there was some glitter in it, but her wings were glitter free.
"Eden! You did so well on the performance, we're proud of you," Dean grinned and hugged her.
"Thanks, daddy. I'm not too upset about not winning, actually," she replied and hugged him back happily, before going over to hug Castiel.
"Good, because that didn't matter the most to us," Castiel told her and smiled down at her proudly. Eden stepped back and grinned at everyone as they praised her performance.
"My little niece did so well!" Gabriel beamed. He walked over and picked her up, and threw her over his shoulder while spinning around. Eden shrieked and laughed, and told him to put her down again. Everyone laughed, and Gabriel finally put her down on the floor again.
"Yeah, it was pretty awesome," Adrian admitted and gave Eden a smile. He had always teased her that gymnastics was such a girly thing, but he had been impressed with the performance.
"Thank you," Eden told him. She laughed when Lily and Isaac went over and hugged her tightly and she hugged them back. Jason smiled at her somewhat shyly and she smiled back.
"Good thing that Sammy here took care of that woman for you so you could attend," John spoke, and patted Sam's shoulder proudly. The others looked over at Sam and smiled at him.
"It was my pleasure," Sam chuckled, and seemed a little self-conscious as they all looked at him. Jesse stood next to him, and Jessica smiled proudly at her mate.
Everyone looked up when a team of reporters suddenly made their way towards them through the crowds. A dark haired female human and two guys with cameras were behind her as they approached Eden.
"You're one of the participants of the team that won second place, are you not?" the female reporter said, and smiled widely at Eden. "Do mind us asking a few questions? We're from the local newspaper, and we have already interviewed a few of your team members." She looked from Eden, who had taken a few steps back towards Dean, and then up at Dean and Castiel who stood right behind the girl.
"Uh," Dean hesitated and peered down at his daughter. "Depends on whether she wants to."
Eden looked up at him before staring at the reporters. She twitched nervously as she looked at the female reporter's hopeful face and then at the two guys behind her who seemed equally hopeful and excited. "Okay," she said, although a little skeptically.
The woman smiled widely and got her voice recorder ready. "Now, what's your name, honey?"
"Eden Winchester," Eden replied. She relaxed a little when Dean put a hand on her shoulder and rubbed comforting circles into her skin.
The twins were pushing their way between Adrian, Gabriel, and Jo to get a better look of what was going on, and Adrian glared at them and pushed them back.
The reporter smiled. "Do you feel sad about not winning today?"
"Not really, I just liked to participate," Eden smiled.
The reporter laughed warmly. "And I can see that you are a very unusual girl – an angel/demon hybrid. Now, some of the audience wasn't very happy about seeing you performing in public, why do you think that is?"
"Because they're simple-minded and don't think that demons and angels should be together and have kids like me," Eden replied, like it was obvious. Her family chuckled behind her.
"Do you meet many people like that? Racists and bullies who don't like what you are?"
"Sometimes. Some of my classmates won't even look at me, but I have good friends also. Mostly I ignore the racists."
"Why did you decide to come to this tournament? Surely your parents must have told you that some people wouldn't like it," the reporter said, and briefly looked up at Dean and Castiel. The twins were getting restless but Gabriel made sure they didn't do any trouble while the woman interviewed Eden. Adrian and Jason were standing close to Eden and listened quietly, as did the others.
"They did, and the people who arranged the tournament banned me from coming here because they didn't want people to see me. But then my uncle Sam took care of it and I got to come anyway," Eden shrugged.
The reporter's eyes widened and she briefly looked back at Sam, whom all the others suddenly stared at. "Really? They actually banned you from coming here?" She whispered something to the two guys behind her and quickly scribbled down some notes on her paper. "So how did you feel about not being able to come because you're an angel/demon hybrid? Do your siblings experience similar problems and discrimination?"
"I was pretty upset and I said some bad things at home," Eden told her and moved her tail around nervously. "I think all my siblings meet bad people like that sometimes." She looked at Adrian who nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, some of the other boys won't let me change in the same locker room as them when we have P.E. class… but I do it anyway," Adrian said.
The reporter made some more notes and looked up at Dean and Castiel. She briefly looked at the angel's swollen stomach. "I can imagine you two going through some trouble as well, and yet you have," she looked around at the children and tried to see which ones of them were theirs, "four kids…? And another one coming, I see. What is that keeps you together when you and your children meet all these racists every day?"
"Cas and I love each other, why let those stupid racist come between that? And our kids know to ignore people who say bad things about them, although it does get pretty tough for them sometimes," Dean spoke. He glanced at Castiel who smiled back at him.
"And Dean just has a thing for sweet, white-winged angels!" Gabriel shouted from behind them.
Dean laughed and Castiel blushed furiously. All the others laughed as well, and the twins looked a little confused. The older children chuckled and giggled.
The reporters laughed at Gabriel's comment. They asked them a few more questions about the racist issues and Eden's performance. They seemed pretty interested in the story about how angel/demon hybrids were often excluded from public events and looked down upon by everyone else. Although the reporters had come to write about the tournament and its participants, they quickly found the other subject to be of more interest.
Dean and Castiel were both a bit hesitant about letting their words go public, so the female reporter promised to make them as anonymous as possible, including the children. They would alter their names and blur the pictures so they wouldn't be recognized that easily in public. Although the article could be an eye-opener for some, it could also enrage the racists because it would put more focus on angel/demon relationships and let them appear less 'wrong', and Dean didn't want to put his family at risk. So them being anonymous was pretty important, and they had the reporter's word for it.
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They all spent the rest of the evening at Dean and Castiel's house, who had prepared some food for all of them beforehand. It was pretty crowded in the house with that many people, but it was manageable. It had been a while since they were all gathered, so Dean and Castiel didn't want to part with them at the sports hall and instead wanted them to come home to them and spend some time together.
Everyone was happy for Eden that she got to attend the competition after all, and Dean and Castiel couldn't help but be rather proud that Eden hadn't been too upset about not winning. Of course she had wanted her team to win, but she knew that they might get another chance some other time.
Mary and John left in the late evening, as did Jo and her family. Sam, Jessica, Jesse, and Gabriel would sleep over at the house and go home the next day which was a Sunday.
Eden and Jason looked at each other as they said goodbye in the door. Eden glanced up at her friend from under her lashes and smiled shyly. "Maybe I'll see you soon. At Christmas, maybe? I think we're going to my grandparents' place." She briefly glanced towards the living room when she heard the twins scream and laugh, before looking back at her friend.
"Yeah, okay, I'm looking forward to it," Jason smiled.
"I bet you are," Emma commented next to him, but only so he could hear it. She yelped and laughed when Jason shoved her.
"Shut up," Jason hissed at her and blushed. The two siblings had always gotten along well, and Jason was very protective of his little sister. No bully in her class dared picking on her because of her five year older brother.
"Be nice to your sister," Eden told him, and was a little confused about what Emma had said to make Jason shove her.
"I am, she's the one who didn't act nice right now," Jason said, defensively.
"Shoving isn't nice either," Tom told him, firmly. He and Jo stood behind the kids, and Dean and Castiel were standing behind Eden. "C'mon, say goodbye already, we gotta go."
"Let the children part happily, Tom," Jo told him and slapped his arm gently.
"Well, goodbye, see you soon. And thank you for coming today," Eden said, and smiled when she briefly touched Jason's hand.
Jason's face went completely red for a second before he collected himself again. "Yeah, no problem, you were really good. See you soon." He smiled and turned around to walk with his family back to their car, which was parked on the street.
"Bye!" Jo shouted, and grinned when she waved at them.
"Bye, Jo, and don't let Tom crash the car!" Dean shouted at them, and grinned when Tom playfully flipped him the bird and Jo cracked up. Eden looked horrified that Tom would do something like that.
They closed the door and walked into the living room again. Dean and Castiel went to sit down on the couch, and the others smiled when the angel held his stomach as he carefully sat down. They chatted a bit until Eden yawned and walked over to them.
"You better go off to bed now, Eden, it's been a long day for you," Castiel said, and looked at her.
Eden rubbed her eyes sleepily. "Yeah, I'm really sleepy and tired."
"We're sleepy, too," Isaac said from where he and Lily were sitting in front of the TV. The volume of the TV was turned down so it wouldn't disturb the adults talking, which had annoyed the twins quite a lot. They had spent the evening running around together with Jesse and Emma, so they had burned a lot of energy. Adrian had been the one to tell them to slow down most of the time while he hung out with Eden and Jason.
"Oh, that's why you were so quiet for the past half an hour," Jessica chuckled. The others laughed.
Castiel got up from the couch to follow the twins upstairs and get them to bed. "Come on, bedtime, for all of you. It's almost nine now." Lily and Isaac got up and took his hands, and went with him upstairs. They waved goodnight at the others.
"I'm heading to bed too," Adrian muttered, and stretched.
"And I can't go to bed before all of you have, since I'll be sleeping on the couch," Gabriel grumbled. There was only one guestroom in the house and two mattresses, and he had let Sam, Jessica, and Jesse use them.
"Well, you volunteered to have a one night stand with the couch, Gabe," Jessica told him and grinned.
Gabriel let himself fall down on his stomach on the couch and hugged one of the pillows. "Ah yes, I'll make sweet love to it."
"Gross," Sam grimaced.
"If you as much as take your underwear off on this couch, Gabe, I'll let you sleep outside on the sidewalk, naked," Dean growled.
The others laughed, and Eden put her hand in front of her mouth in horror at her father's words.
Gabriel laughed into the pillow and flared his wings above him. "I can always do dry humping," he said, and smirked at Dean over his shoulder.
Dean groaned and rolled his eyes, and the others continued laughing. Jesse didn't really understand the conversation, and Eden and Adrian didn't fully understand it either.
"Um, well, I'm going to bed," Eden said.
Dean came over to her and smiled. "Alright, you do that. You were awesome today, Eden," he grinned. "Let's hope that article turns out well."
"Maybe it can make more angels and demons be together, and then we can meet kids like us," Eden beamed and glanced at Adrian.
"Yeah, that could be cool," Adrian grinned and agreed.
"Well, by the time those kids grow up, you'll be adults," Sam pointed out.
"Oh, I think there are some other angel/demon hybrid kids out there right now," Jessica argued, and put her hand on Sam's while smiling at him.
"Or maybe Dean is the only male demon who has a kink for angel ass," Gabriel muttered from where he was still lying on his stomach on the other end of the couch.
"Be glad Cas didn't hear that," Dean said and glared at him. "And stop saying such words in front of the kids, jeez!"
They all laughed, and went to put the children to bed. Eden and Adrian went to bed by themselves, while Sam and Jessica went up to tuck Jesse in.
Afterwards, they talked some more in the living room after Castiel came back down and the kids were in bed, but soon went to sleep as well. It had been a long but good day for everyone.
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Author's notes: Gosh, this was a hard chapter to write. I don't know much about gymnastics competitions, but "fislan" from AO3 was so kind to help me out a little about practical information, and my beta helped a bit as well, so thank you to them! I still can't promise that everything is completely like it is in the real world, but I hope you don't put too much weight into that.
And I've got a rather good idea about how to put some drama in the story after the new baby is born. Hopefully it can spice things up a little, because it does need a little touch of drama and action, otherwise my teeth are gonna fall out from all the sweetness XD But I like the sweetness also.
Hope you enjoyed this rather long chapter, and thanks for reading it :) Please leave a review for me.