September 2026 (Castiel is 37, Dean is 38, Eden is 13, Adrian is 9 (almost 10), the twins are 5 (almost 6), Noah is 4 months old, Tobias & Damian are 36, Carter is 12, Miriam is 7, Josiah is 4, Jo is 37, Tom is 39, Jason is 13 (almost 14), Emma is 9).

Three weeks had passed and Isaac was still recovering. He still wasn't too happy about being home, but at least he could watch TV and play video games now, even if Cas wouldn't let him stay in front of the screen for too long.

Eden and Carter had become friends at school. He hung out with her and Ariel sometimes, but also talked to another guy in class who was a demon/human hybrid. One day, Eden had come home and told her parents that Carter had said that his parents had invited them over to their house to meet and get to know each other better. Dean and Castiel were delighted to be able to properly get to know Tobias and Damian, and had accepted the invitation. They and all the kids would be going to Tobias' place on the 20th September, which was on a Sunday.

Crowley was laying low. He wouldn't do more than glare at their house sometimes, but there had been one time when Adrian was outside in the front yard where he had felt the demon staring at him. He had gone back inside right away, feeling uncomfortable. Castiel had managed to persuade Dean not to go and confront Crowley about it, fearing that it would only make things worse.

Sunday morning, on the day they were going to visit Tobias and Damian, they all enjoyed breakfast together before it was time to take Noah outside for a walk. The baby hadn't been outside much the day before because it had rained a lot, and Castiel thought that Noah could use some fresh air. Eden went with him while Dean stayed at the house with the others.

Castiel pushed the carriage and Noah was sitting up while the hood was down, playing with his rattle. Eden walked beside him and smiled at her little brother as they walked around. It was still a bit cloudy but it didn't rain, and the temperature was pretty warm. The angel was wearing a light t-shirt while Eden wore a salmon colored dress with some thin, white pattern on it. Some dresses and skirts had holes for the tail because otherwise the dress/skirt could be lifted up when the tail moved upwards, which could create embarrassing situations for the girl. Eden had pretty good control of her tail, so she didn't have a hole in most of her dresses and skirts, but Lily had.

"He's always so calm and quiet when we take him for a walk," Eden noted as she looked at Noah.

Castiel smiled. "Yes, babies enjoy the fresh air. You did too."

"I did? I don't really remember that."

Castiel chuckled and they continued walking quietly. When they reached the end of their neighborhood they decided to turn around and walk back home again. Noah was in a good mood but seemed a little sleepy.

"When I grow up I want to have 2-3 kids, a dog, and live in a big house," Eden stated and flared her wings cheerfully.

Castiel laughed softly. "Really? With whom?"

Eden stopped for a second, thinking, and Castiel stopped as well. "Hmm, I don't know. I guess I'll know when I grow up." She started walking again, and Cas followed.

"Well, when you were small – around four years old – Jo told me that Jason had come over to her one day and said that when he grew up, he wanted to marry you and live with you in his tree house as a mommy and daddy," Castiel smiled. He chuckled when Eden stared at him with wide eyes and her mouth open.

"Oh my god, he said that?!" Eden blurted and laughed.

Castiel laughed too. "Yes, he did."

Eden held a hand in front of her mouth as she laughed and giggled. "That's kind of cute. I don't think he knew what it meant back then, though." She blushed a tiny bit and Castiel smiled knowingly.

Noah was beginning to yawn and look sleepy, and his pacifier fell out of his mouth. Castiel stopped and went to the side of the carriage to put the pacifier back into the baby's mouth and lay him down to nap. Noah blinked his eyes sleepily as Castiel tucked him under the small, soft blanket, and the angel smiled when Noah snuggled into it. Eden watched silently, and the angel bent down to put one of the too many toys into the bag below the carriage. His white wings spread out slightly, and his ass was pointing up in the air while he bent over.

"Well, look at that," a very familiar voice suddenly sounded.

Both Castiel and Eden flinched when they heard Crowley's voice, and the angel quickly got up and turned around to see Crowley standing on the sidewalk on the other side of the street. His small pug dog was by his side, barking slightly at them.

"I don't think that submissives with a mate are supposed to bend over for another alpha like that. It was a pretty nice view, though," Crowley commented, nonchalant as ever, and roamed his eyes over Cas' body with a lewd smirk. Apparently he had just appeared from around the corner, so they hadn't seen him earlier.

Castiel immediately pulled his wings closer, and his entire body froze. He had just bent down, flashing his ass in Crowley's direction without knowing it, and his wings had been slightly spread. Among angels and demons, bending over and spreading your wings even just slightly with an alpha behind you was often seen as a sexual gesture which meant that they were interested in the alpha. Although Crowley had been several feet away, Castiel could not help but feel mortified about what he had just done, unknowingly.

Eden tensed up a little, and whispered at Castiel, "Papa, let's just get out of here."

Castiel was still staring at Crowley, frozen, until he snapped out of it and looked at her. "Yes, we're almost home anyway." He went around the carriage and started pushing it again, and Eden joined him. They both glanced towards Crowley who was narrowing his eyes at them.

"That's right, better walk home with those abominations you pushed out," Crowley sneered.

Castiel grit his teeth angrily and turned around, startling Eden. "Shut up and speak for yourself," he growled. Crowley looked completely taken aback by that and lost his words. Eden stared at her papa in shock before she began grinning. "Let's go home," Castiel spoke and turned back around again and pushed the carriage home.

"Agreed," Eden grinned and happily followed him. She smirked when she looked over her shoulder and saw that Crowley was still digesting the comment before he shook his head and walked in the other direction.

When they got home, Dean frowned at Eden when she jumped over to him with a big grin on her face.

"What's up?" Dean asked, eyeing Eden and Castiel carefully. The angel quickly disappeared from his sight as he took the carriage outside into the garden to let Noah nap there. The other children were watching TV in the living room.

"We met Crowley just now," Eden told him.

Dean's eyes widened and turned darker. "Did he hurt you?" he growled out.

Eden laughed softly. "No," she said and shook her head. "But papa was bending down to put something back under the carriage and didn't see that Crowley stood across the street behind him. He had just appeared from around the corner. And then Crowley made a rather inappropriate comment about it, later followed by an insult, and papa told him to shut up."

Dean looked at her in surprise before grinning. "Yeah?"

Eden nodded and smirked. "Crowley's face was kind of hilarious."

When Castiel came back inside and entered the living room, Dean went over to him and suddenly grabbed him. The angel yelped in surprise when Dean suddenly spun him around and was grinning into his face.

"Dean?" Castiel stuttered, confused.

"Glad you showed that prick that his ability to speak is unwanted," Dean spoke. He placed his hands on the angel's hips while his tail moved up Cas' leg, hip, and feathers. The angel shivered against him. "But you only ever bend over for me, okay?" He purred the words into Castiel's ear as he leaned in to nuzzle his cheek.

Castiel shivered again and moaned softly. "Yes, only for you. But that was an accident." He rolled his eyes and Dean pulled back, laughing.

"I know," Dean smirked.

"Get a room," Eden told them. She rolled her eyes and went over to join Adrian on the couch.

Dean just laughed and Castiel chuckled. The demon continued touching Cas' legs, wings, even his ass with his tail, and the angel rolled his eyes fondly and smiled at Dean.

"Excited to visit Tobias and Damian today?" Dean asked him while he kept touching him not so discreetly with his tail.

"Of course, they are like us, and we haven't met any others like us before," Castiel pointed out.

"I know. I think the kids are even more excited," Dean spoke and glanced over at them. Isaac was still using the kitchen chair by the TV because the beanbag and couch made it uncomfortable for his wing when he sat down (the kitchen chair had more free space for it), and he and Lily laughed as they watched Tom and Jerry on TV. Adrian was watching it from the couch where he was lying on his stomach while looking at the screen. They all laughed whenever Tom got electrocuted, got his face smashed in, lost his fur, or otherwise got unlucky.

"I know. I don't blame them," Castiel smiled.

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Tobias and Damian lived in the more northern part of the city, so it was quite far away.

It was easy to feel the children's excitement in the car. The twins were singing along with a song on the radio, and although Adrian and Eden were rather quiet they still seemed restless and excited. Isaac sat in the very back and had a free seat next to him so his wing had more space.

When they arrived at the house the children practically jumped up to the door. Dean and Castiel chuckled at them, and Castiel held the portable carriage with Noah inside while they pressed the doorbell. Tobias opened the door and smiled widely when he saw them. He shook their hands and greeted the children as he invited them inside. The house was smaller than theirs and also a bit older, but it was modernized and had plenty of space for the family. It had two stories – the entrance hall with the stairs, the living room, kitchen, and dining room to the right, and a bedroom and bathroom to the left of the entrance hall. Upstairs were one bathroom, three bedrooms, and a balcony.

When they came into the living room, Damian came over and greeted them all as well. Dean and Castiel had almost forgotten what he looked like but they recognized him when they saw him. He was around Dean's height and was muscular. He had grey and black wings, dark brown hair, and he had a bit of a beard.

All the children immediately went over to each other to see and study one another. Tobias' children seemed just as excited to see Dean and Castiel's children as they were to see them.

There was Carter who was in Eden's class, then where was Josiah who was the youngest and whom Castiel had met in the park with Tobias once, and then were was Miriam who was the middle child. She was seven years old, had blue eyes, brown hair, and light grey feathers with some brown and reddish feathers in between. She had a tail, like all her siblings did – it was pretty much the only demon gene that was visible in them. Tails had a dominant gene, so it was rare that a demon hybrid was born without it like Noah was.

There was a black Labrador dog in the house. The young, male dog went around to greet them when they entered, and the children happily patted him and shrieked when he tried licking them in the face.

"I see Tobias wasn't kidding me when he said that you have a lot of children," Damian chuckled as he looked between the kids.

Dean laughed. "Yeah, things are quite busy at our house." He smiled down at Isaac who was standing next to him with his crutches.

"Did he get hurt?" Tobias asked in worry when he saw Isaac's condition.

"Yeah, he ran out in front of a car… Which he damn well knows not to do," Dean spoke and scowled down at his son.

"Sorry, daddy," Isaac muttered. Lily stood next to him and glanced a bit shyly at the other children.

"Well, I'm really glad you could come. Fate has it that two of our kids ended up in the same class together," Damian spoke. He looked at Eden and Carter as he spoke the words. Eden smiled shyly at Damian and Tobias and curled her tail around her leg.

They sat down at the dining table to talk while the children slowly began talking and getting to know each other better. Castiel sat with Noah in his lap, and Tobias and Damian both watched the baby with interest. Noah seemed to like their hosts, and he laughed at Damian's funny faces. Castiel chuckled. He wasn't very used to hanging out with alpha angels like this, so he had felt a little strange when being invited into Damian's home. There were quite a lot of alpha angels at his workplace but he often avoided them because they grouped together and tended to view the submissives as sex objects. Damian wasn't like that at all. He was devoted to his demon mate and their family, and he treated Castiel like he would with any other angel. Castiel was pretty sure that even if he wasn't mated, Damian wouldn't treat him any differently and wouldn't see him as a sex object he had to conquer.

The children hung out in the living room, and Miriam and Lily began talking together. Soon, Miriam was showing Lily her favorite dolls and pony toys, and was even willing to share them with her as they played. Josiah was one and a half years younger than the twins, and he mostly stayed close to his sister. Carter was showing some of his video games to Isaac, who loved playing Mario and other games. Eden watched as Carter showed Isaac the games, and she had to constantly remind Isaac not to jump around too much because of his injuries. Adrian was playing with the dog, whose name was Hunter, and the dog seemed to like him well. Once the game started, Adrian joined them, and the four of them all played and competed to get most points. Hunter ran back and forth between the children, seeking attention wherever he could.

Lily suddenly came over to the adults while they were talking, and pulled at Dean's tail gently to get his attention. "Daddy? Can we have a dog too?" she asked, and used her best puppy eyes to look at him.

"What? Are you starting with that again?" Dean groaned.

"Oh, please, can we have a dog?" Isaac asked from where he sat by the TV, and turned around to look at them. "Please, please, please?"

"I kinda want a dog too…" Adrian admitted while he tried to beat Carter in the game. Dean groaned again.

Damian laughed. "Yeah, having a dog is always nice. Come here, boy!" he told the dog and held out his hands as Hunter came over. The dog wagged his tail happily when Damian stroked and petted him.

"Our children certainly like having a dog, maybe you should get one too?" Tobias smiled.

Dean looked at Castiel, who had the same calculating face as he did. "I don't know… Kevin did offer us one of Maggie's puppies when they're old enough…"

"Do you think we can take care of it?" Castiel asked, and looked at Damian who was clapping the dog until he sat back up. Hunter went over to seek attention with Lily instead, who happily clapped and petted him.

"No idea. As long as it's a calm dog, maybe…"

"Is that a yes?" Lily beamed. Eden laughed at her and lost a few points in the game because she wasn't paying attention.

"No, it's a maybe," Dean corrected her. "Go back and play and your papa and I will think about it."

"Okay," Lily grinned. She went back to Miriam and Josiah, and Hunter followed her.

When it was time for cake and coffee a bit later, the children immediately got up and ran over to the dining table. Tobias brought a few extra chairs over so they could all sit down. He had baked chocolate cake for them because almost everyone liked that kind of cake, and there were cookies, apple pie, cocoa, coffee, milk, and juice.

"Wow, the cake and the pie are pretty good," Dean said when he tried them both. Castiel nodded in agreement while he fed Noah a warm bottle of milk. The baby wasn't old enough for solid food just yet.

"Yeah, Tobias is pretty good with that stuff, but he always overdoes it. He baked two chocolate cakes and six pies just for your visit…" Damian said, and gave his mate a look.

"That many?!" Dean blurted, shocked.

"You didn't need to make that much…" Castiel said.

Tobias blushed a little while he put a piece of pie on Josiah's plate. "Well, we can always take the rest with us to work or give it to the neighbors. My mom always said it's better to make too much than make too little for the guests."

"I like the cake! I can eat it all!" Isaac blurted with his mouth full of cake.

"Isaac," Eden scolded and blushed at her brother's behavior.

Tobias and Damian laughed, as did Dean. Castiel too seemed a little embarrassed by his son's outburst, but at least their hosts found it amusing.

"I'm glad you like it," Tobias laughed.

"So," Damian spoke, turning the topic elsewhere. He glanced at Eden who sat on the other side of the table with her family. "Carter tells me that you have a few bullies in the class, which doesn't really surprise me. Are they usually any trouble for you?"

Eden looked a little surprised by the question and politely swallowed her food before speaking. "Yeah, there are some. Mostly they don't cause much trouble; they have learned to leave me alone. But Alex transferred from another school in the fifth grade and he's been a bit of a trouble since he came. He came from an angel-only school so he wasn't used to being around demons or demon hybrids…"

Tobias studied her while she spoke and nodded absently at her story.

"Well, that makes sense… But the bullies don't take it too far, do they?" Damian asked.

Dean immediately felt that Damian was asking this for a specific reason, and Castiel seemed to sense it too. They stared at him in wonder.

Eden seemed to have picked up on it as well, but she didn't comment on it when she replied. "Well, no. Mostly it's name-calling, freezing me out of a game, pushing me in the corridors, or sending me glares. Mostly I glare and shove them back, but they've never hit me before or anything – not even Alex."

Damian nodded, pleased. "Good."

Tobias looked at his guests who seemed a little confused, before he explained to them, "One of the reasons why we moved back to his city was because there was a student in Carter's previous class who was rather hostile to him." He glanced briefly at Carter, who was sitting two seats to his right. "It ended up with the other boy humiliating him at the school and the boy's father charging at Damian when he confronted him about it. It got pretty intense and the father started threatening us, sent us racist letters, shouted at us, and even encouraged his son to do Carter more harm. So we decided to move away from that place."

They all glanced at Carter, who stared into his lap and shrunk into his seat slightly.

"I'm sorry to hear that," Castiel said, sincerely.

"Yeah, those racists are everywhere," Dean grumbled. "Thank god none of our kids have had to leave the school, although Adrian did get into fights with the bullies a few times."

"Liam mostly leaves me alone now," Adrian muttered. "Probably because the others weren't cheering for him."

There was laughing around the table, and Carter chuckled at Adrian's words.

"Yeah, that should discourage him," Damian laughed.

"I wouldn't know, I've never had to get into a physical fight before because of you," Tobias spoke and smiled up as his mate. He put a hand on Damian's arm, and the alpha angel covered it with his own. They smiled loving at each other – a sight that made Dean and Castiel smile and glance at each other as well.

They continued eating and chatting the whole afternoon, until Dean's cell phone began ringing at 3:47pm. The demon frowned when he saw it was Tom calling. "Excuse me for a second," he said as he picked up the call and went into the entrance hall of the house to talk to Tom. Damian and Tobias nodded at him as he went.

Castiel was left alone at the table with Tobias and Damian while the kids played in the living room, which was connected to the dining area, just like in their house. The kitchen was somewhat more separate. Noah sat on his lap and sucked on his pacifier. Castiel had to keep his wings out of the baby's reach, and Noah tried to stand up on the angel's lap and leaned against his chest as he peered around his papa to see his wings. Tobias chuckled at Noah's curiosity.

"He's really adorable," Tobias smiled and looked at Noah. "What kind of male is he?"

"He's a submissive," Castiel told him, and held Noah steady as the baby tried to keep his balance. He couldn't fully stand up yet but he had begun trying to do so, so the angel always had to be around him to make sure he didn't fall over and get hurt.

Tobias' eyes widened. "Really? I kind of figured since he's a little small, but I haven't heard of a submissive hybrid before."

Damian laughed. "That's because humans don't have those characteristics, so the human hybrids can't be submissives. And angel/demon hybrids are rare, as you know." He sat back in his chair with his arm resting over the back of Tobias' chair, casually.

"I know that," Tobias muttered and scowled at his mate.

Castiel chuckled softly at them and tried to make Noah sit down again.

Damian looked over at Castiel. "I keep wondering what made you choose to be with an alpha demon rather than an alpha angel. I know that most submissive angels are quite frightened by demons because they tend to be a lot more aggressive and more… well, horny," Damian said and laughed. Tobias hit his mate in the side with his elbow because of his last comment, and Castiel stared at Damian with wide, surprised eyes.

"Um, I was a little scared of Dean at first, yes. My family never let me come close to demons, so Dean was pretty much the first demon I ever really saw up close," Castiel explained. They hadn't discussed how they had met, only that it was in college. Tobias and Damian had told them that they had met in high school, and had slowly fallen in love almost right away. They were both one year younger than Castiel. "But Dean was a good person, even if I didn't like him much at first. He was loyal, protective, and had many traits that I found attractive." His cheeks reddened a bit, and he finally managed to make Noah sit down again.

Tobias frowned. "Why didn't you like him at first?"

"Um, because we got mated by accident when he touched my oil glands in my sleep. It created the bond between us, and I barely knew him back then so I wasn't very happy about it at first. And he used to dislike angels a lot, which he wasn't ashamed to show me that back then," Castiel explained awkwardly.

Tobias' eyes went wide and Damian started laughing.

"Those demons… they have no idea how an angel's body work, do they?" Damian laughed and seemed pretty amused by the story.

Castiel couldn't help but chuckle. "No, they generally don't."

That was when Dean came back into the room. He frowned between them when Damian laughed and Tobias seemed half amused and half shocked.

"Ah, Dean is back," Damian noted and looked over at him as he approached. "Just heard the story of how you two met."

Dean raised an eyebrow and came back over to take his seat. "And that's funny?"

"Yeah, completely demonstrates that demons have no idea about how angels work," Damian chuckled.

Dean's lips turned into a lewd smirk. "Well, I do now." He yelped when Castiel kicked his shin below table, and laughed at his mate's obvious embarrassment.

Tobias leaned over the table and looked at Dean in utter disbelief. "But seriously? You were a racist?"

Dean immediately stopped laughing and shifted in his seat. "Uh, yeah, my dad's side of the family has never liked angels. My mom was more tolerant but dad wouldn't listen much to her opinion on that matter. So I grew up learning that angels were arrogant, selfish, and our rivals rather than friends. I admit I've treated a few angels in a way in the past that I am ashamed of today – I even treated Cas pretty bad at first…" Dean muttered and cast his eyes down. He relaxed a little when he felt Castiel's hold his hand under the table and entwine their fingers.

The children all continued playing in the other end of the room, not listening much to the adults' conversation. Hunter came over to the table every now and then to get a few pats.

"Well, I was also brought up to think of demons as rivals, but I mostly left them alone rather than bullying them," Damian admitted.

"I never had anything against angels. My family was very tolerant of them, even though they didn't immediately approve of me being together with Damian," Tobias said.

"Guess we all have different stories to tell," Dean smiled and glanced at Castiel.

Castiel smiled back before asking, "Who was it that called you earlier?" A frown formed on his face as he looked at Dean curiously.

"Ah, that was Tom. He's got a problem with his car brakes and was wondering if I could drop by tonight and have a look at them. He needs his car tomorrow, so it was urgent. I guess we can drop by their place for a few hours before going home."

Castiel nodded and turned his head to look over at the children. "I guess so. The children don't seem completely tired yet."

After chatting for a few more minutes, they all got ready to leave again. Eden had hung out with Carter a lot and they had talked, but she was also excited to go to Jo and Tom's place and see Jason again. She hadn't seen him since Isaac was in the hospital.

Lily and Isaac were reluctant to leave, and Miriam and Josiah didn't seem to want to say goodbye either. The adults promised each other to stay in contact because everyone got along well. The children seemed delighted to see other kids like themselves, and Dean and Castiel could feel that their children had benefitted a lot from their little visit.

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They arrived at Jo's house at 5:06pm.

The weather was still slightly cloudy and gloomy, so they stayed inside and let the kids play while Dean and Tom went into the garage so Dean could fix the car. Jo and Castiel stayed in the living room with the children. Neither of them was interested in helping out with the car.

"The kids seem pretty quiet today. Usually I have to look out for my vases when the twins tumble around," Jo laughed as she and Castiel sat on the couch.

Castiel chuckled. "Yes, they're rather calm after our visit at Tobias' and Damian's; they've used a lot of social energy."

Jo smiled and nodded. "How's Isaac's recovery doing?"

"Good. He stays at home with me because I don't trust him not to play wild in the kindergarten…"

"Yeah, he's not one for sitting still while the others are playing," Jo laughed. They looked over at the television where Adrian and Isaac were playing a video game, and Lily and Emma played around on the floor with dolls and little animal toys.

Jason came over to the couch with Eden standing behind him. "Mom, we're going to my room, okay?" he spoke and looked at Jo before he guided Eden towards his room.

"Sure, but no fooling around!" Jo yelled after him.

"You don't fool around!" Jason retorted in annoyance and tried to suppress a blush. Jo just laughed.

Eden lowered her head and blushed a little before following her friend into his room. Jason closed the door behind them but didn't lock it. He sighed heavily as he went inside. Eden lingered a bit by the door and looked around at the walls. It had been a while since she was last inside her friend's room because they often hung out outside, and she could clearly see that it had changed now that Jason was a teenager. The bedspreads weren't childish anymore but were neutral and clean, the walls were filled with posters of Jason's favorite bands and movies, and his desk was clean except for a laptop, some pencils, and DVDs. Eden couldn't help but smile when she saw a small pile of laundry hidden in the back of the room, which Jason had obviously tried his best to hide from her view.

Jason watched as Eden looked around. Her hands were behind her back, her wings twitched with interest, her tail curled next to her leg, and she smiled when she looked around. He glanced down her salmon colored dress and down to her bare feet, before looking up at her face again. The hair on the left side of her face was drawn back with a hair clip while the rest of the hair and her bangs hung freely. She wasn't the type of girl to wear a lot of make-up; she only ever wore some on special occasions and not daily. But today she had a little bit of mascara on, probably because they went to visit someone else this afternoon and she wanted to look nice. Jason liked her without too much make-up or none at all. She had a natural beauty.

"I like your posters," Eden stated and smiled at him.

"Thanks, some of them were pretty hard to get," Jason replied and smiled back. He sat down on his bed and made space for her to sit on as well. Jason was nearly fourteen now, and his body was getting more and more muscled. Hairs were slowly beginning to show on his legs and arms, and he had just begun having to shave his face. He played soccer in his spare time which gave him a lot of good exercise and time with his friends.

Eden sat down next to Jason, keeping a respectful distance but not too much. They were friends, after all. Next to the bed there was a window with a view into the garden. Jason usually kept the blinds down because Emma liked to stand outside his room and make faces at him while he sat at his laptop.

"My mom told me that you got a new classmate. A boy who's like you," Jason finally spoke. He glanced at Eden briefly and gathered his hands on his lap while hunching over.

Eden finally looked at him and blinked. "Yeah, his name is Carter, he's pretty nice. Alex doesn't always seem to know what to say anymore now that there is two of my kind in the class, but he's started calling it a 'circus' now. I just tell him that he makes a funny donkey addition to it."

Jason leaned his head back and laughed. "Nice one," he grinned. Eden grinned back. "So… is he like… your new best friend at school or something? This Carter guy."

Eden was surprised at the question. "Hmm, not more than Ariel is, but he's definitely becoming one of my good friends. He helps me with math, which I'm not the best at, and he's kind enough to stay half an hour extra after class to help me."

Jason stared into his lap and gritted his teeth briefly in jealousy. "He sounds kind of like a nerd."

Eden laughed at that. "Yeah, he takes school very seriously but so do I, so I guess we're a good friend match. He skipped a grade so he's five months younger than me. But I have the feeling he won't turn out to be a total jackass like many of the guys in my class are."

Jason glanced at her. "Yeah, I guess guys my age are pretty stupid to be around, huh?" He smirked a little.

"Most of them are, but you're not so bad," Eden grinned. She smiled when Jason's face lit up just a little and the boy straightened up again. They looked at each other for a little while before Eden carefully asked, "So… any nice girls in your class?" There was a teasing tone in her voice that made Jason chuckle and blush a bit.

"Some of them are, but most are snobbish."

"Yeah, same in my class. They put on 5 pounds of make-up and rub their butts against the guys' crotches when they sit on their laps." Eden grimaced in disgust.

Jason laughed out loud. "I know, there was one girl who did that with me once."

Eden's eyes widened. "Really?"

"Yeah, I shoved her off. Never liked her anyway."

Jason looked at her, and Eden looked back at him. They stared into each other eyes for a moment. Eden's were blue like Castiel's, and Jason's were light brown like Jo's. None of them said anything, they just stared quietly, and Jason's gaze briefly fell to Eden's lips.

Their staring was interrupted when Emma suddenly barged into the room. Jason's eyes widened and Eden turned her head in the direction of the door and blinked at Emma in surprise.

"Oh, you weren't kissing after all," Emma giggled, and stared at her brother mockingly. Lily appeared behind her and was giggling as well.

Eden's cheeks flushed a little and Jason quickly got up from the bed. "Out!" he growled at his sister. "How many times do I have to tell you to knock before you come in?!"

Emma and Lily shrieked and ran outside into the corridor when Jason came closer. "But the door was unlocked!" Emma said.

"Doesn't matter!" Jason retorted. He ran after her and Lily, and they screamed and laughed as they ran towards the living room. Eden chuckled in amusement and got up to follow them. She laughed when she saw Jason chasing his sister and Lily around the house with both girls shrieking and laughing. Jason himself was grinning and making roaring noises as he chased them, and Eden stood and observed their game in amusement. When Jason saw her staring at them and grinning, he came after her as well, and Eden shrieked and began running together with the two younger girls.

"Hey, watch out for Jo's things!" Castiel yelled after Lily and Eden. A worried frown formed on his forehead as his daughters ran around and screamed, and their wings were spread out. He was worried they were going to break something.

Jo just laughed next to him when she saw how the angel was sitting at the edge of the couch, ready to get up. Noah was crawling around next to Castiel on the couch, and he crawled closer to Castiel after the room was filled with noise and people running around.

"Okay, Jason, I think you guys have run enough now," Jo eventually spoke out loud, making Jason come to a stop and the others too.

"Nuuu, but it was fun!" Emma protested.

"Not when I have to clean up after you," Jo remarked.

Isaac had been eager to join them as well but he wasn't able to in his condition, and Adrian had held him back. He pouted in offense over not being able to participate and play with the others.

Dean and Tom came back inside right after the children had stopped running around, and Dean raised an eyebrow when he saw how exhausted they were. "Did we miss anything?"

"You're panting like you ran a marathon, son," Tom grinned at Jason when he came into the living room. He gave Jason a pat on the shoulder before joining Jo and Castiel on the couch.

"Nah, we were just playing," Jason panted and grinned.

"Again! Again!" Lily begged and went over to pull at Eden's dress.

"No, we're having a break now. And leave my dress alone," Eden told her kindly and pried her hands off her clothing. Lily pouted but didn't beg any further.

The children calmed down again, and the adults sat down to talk for another half an hour. Eden and Jason had decided to join the others in the video game, so now they were four kids playing. Lily and Emma cheered them on sometimes, but mostly they played other things together.

Castiel enjoyed visiting friends. It kept his mind off Crowley who was always in the back of his mind as a potential threat. His worst fear was that things with Crowley had yet to reach the climax.

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Author's notes: This chapter was pretty fluffy but the next one should have more drama in it. Things between Eden and Jason are interesting to explore now that they are teenagers and Carter has come into the story… You will soon see what I have in mind for them. My updates are slowed down because my beta is a bit busy lately and I haven't been on the computer that much for the past few days. Writing is time consuming, so sometimes I allow myself to take a few days break. I will try my best to keep the updates regular as always :)

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