August 2031 (Castiel is 41 (almost 42) Dean is 43, Eden is 17 (almost 18), Adrian is 14 (almost 15), the twins are 10, Noah is 5, Jo is 42, Tom is 44, Jason is 18, Emma is 14).
It was early August and Dean and Castiel's holidays had just ended. The children's school hadn't started yet so they were in summer camp during the day and Noah was in kindergarten. Eden stayed at home by herself while mentally preparing herself to start in college soon.
Noah liked his kindergarten and the other children in it, except for a few boys who could sometimes be a little mean. He mostly hung out with the girls in his kindergarten. The boys liked to play rough and play pirates and superheroes and stuff like that where the girls preferred to sit quietly and play, although they did join the boys in playing rough sometimes. Some of the boys made fun of him a bit when Noah sat down with the girls to play with dolls, but the teachers were good at keeping the boys off his back, telling them that it was natural for submissives to play with dolls since they were going to be mothers someday. Noah had the feeling that some of the boys wouldn't mind playing with dolls either, but that they didn't do it because it was considered 'wrong' for boys to play with them. He thought it was a little silly.
Noah was sitting quietly with three girls on the floor inside, playing with small animal figures. He sat cross-legged on the floor and was so engaged in the play that he hadn't noticed Connor approaching until he suddenly saw a shadow to his right. He flinched and stared up at Connor with wide, scared eyes, and immediately pulled his wings tighter against his body.
Connor, who was two years older than Noah, stood quietly and watched as Noah played with the girls on the floor. He was in school already, about to start in the second grade, but the school's after school care was all booked out and they had no space for him, so Connor's parents and the kindergarten had made an agreement that he could go to the kindergarten after school and stay there until his parents picked him up.
When Connor noticed the fear in Noah's wide blue eyes he took a small step back, lowering his head. "Sorry…" he murmured before walking away again, joining the other boys outside.
Noah blinked at the demon boy, briefly wondering what that was about, before he turned his attention back to girls and their playing.
It was 3pm already, and the children all gathered to eat the last of their lunch which was mostly fruit. Afterwards they all went outside in the nice weather and played in the opposite end of the large playground. They were playing tag – a popular game in their kindergarten – and they were all running around, squealing and shrieking when they were chased.
Victor, a demon/human hybrid, ran around to try to tag one of the others, and when he spotted Noah he quickly ran after him, hoping to be able to tag him since Noah wasn't one of the fastest kids.
Noah squealed and began running, mingling with the others to hide in the crowds. He was laughing and having fun just like all the other kids, and he finally managed to shake off Victor who went for a girl instead. When Victor came in his direction again everyone ran in order to get away from him, and one of the angel boys pushed Noah aside while trying to get away from Victor who was right on his heels, making Noah yelp before he landed on the ground with a loud thud. His upper body landed on the asphalt and gravel area of the playground, making Noah cry out in pain when he scraped his hands a little. His knees were on the grass so they were mostly unharmed since he had landed right where the grass and asphalt met.
The others stopped running and gasped when they saw Noah fall over.
The angel boy who had run into Noah just stood there, staring. "That wasn't my fault…"
"Yeah it was! You pushed him, Max!" one of the girls snapped. A few of the others nodded in agreement, all staring accusingly at the boy.
"No I didn't!" Max denied stubbornly. It wasn't the first time that Max had denied doing something wrong, especially when it involved Noah. He had once stolen a toy from Noah that he was playing with and had denied it when the teachers confronted him about it.
Connor suddenly came over, growling. Max looked up in surprise when Connor appeared right in front of him, but then he was suddenly being punched in the face by a very angry Connor whose dark red feathers stood out in anger.
The others gasped in shock, and Max cried in pain and clutched his nose which was bleeding a little. That was when the teachers finally noticed that something was going on.
"Connor!" one of the teachers scolded while she and two other teachers ran across the lawn to get over to them, but Connor ignored her and instead went over to Noah who was trying to get up from the ground.
Noah flinched in surprise when he felt a hand on his arm, but he let the person help him get back on his feet. Once he was up, he sniffled and tried to handle the sharp pain in his hands and elbows, and he turned his head to blink up at Connor in surprise. His blue eyes were still teary but new tears had stopped flowing down his cheeks now.
"You okay?" Connor's brows were furrowed in worry, and he completely ignored Max who was now crying and wailing somewhere behind him. His focus was entirely on Noah who continued to stare back at him in bewilderment.
Noah nodded a little, giving the older boy a shy look, but their moment was interrupted when the teachers finally arrived and yanked Connor away.
"What do you think you're doing?!" the demon/human teacher scolded at Connor and turned him around so she could look him in the eye while she leaned down to level with him. "Hitting and punching is not allowed here! Go inside!" she growled and pointed over at the main building.
Connor just nodded and gave Noah one last worried glance before he walked up to the main building, his head lowered in shame as the other teachers scowled at him.
The teacher then attended to Noah and checked his wounds, but Noah wasn't really paying attention to her. He was looking at Connor whom he had always been afraid of and avoided, but now Connor had suddenly punched another boy in the face because he hurt him and he had looked genuinely worried about Noah.
Abby, who was one of Noah's best friends at kindergarten, came over to him with a concerned expression on her face. She walked by his side as they went back inside the kindergarten's main building so that the teachers could pour some water on Noah's wounds. He sniffled a little as he walked, still feeling the throbbing pain in his palms where some skin had been scraped off, but Abby's support comforted him a little.
Dean and Castiel came at 4:50pm to pick Noah up at the kindergarten. The twins and Adrian were with them because they had been picked up first.
Castiel gasped when Noah came over to him and revealed the scrapes on his palms. The angel took his son's hands in his own, inspecting the wounds in horror. "What happened?" He looked up at the teacher who was standing a few feet behind Noah.
"Well, it seems some other boy made Noah fall and he hurt his hands on the asphalt outside. Things kind of escalated when Connor came over and gave the poor boy a punch in the face, obviously being angry at him for having hurt Noah," the teacher explained. They were standing in the big playroom and the other kids were making noise behind them while they played with toys together on the floor and by the tables.
"Ow! Poor Noah!" Lily cringed and came over to Noah to look at his hands. Isaac and Adrian came over too and they both winced in sympathy when they saw the scrapes.
"He punched the boy? Wow, that's unusual for kindergarteners," Dean spoke, feeling quite stunned about it.
"Well, Connor is an alpha and he's seven years old already but he has never displayed violent behavior like that before so it's surprising for all of us," the teacher spoke.
Castiel's brows furrowed as he glanced at Dean who was standing right next to him. "Isn't Connor the boy who touched Noah's wings once?" He kept his voice a little low because he didn't want to remind Noah of the incident.
Dean opened his mouth to speak but before he could say anything there was a loud, female voice somewhere behind them. They turned around to look as Connor's mother and father scolded the boy for having been violent in the kindergarten.
"You do not hit other children! How many times do I have to tell you?" Connor's mother scolded, glaring at her son with anger. The father didn't look very impressed either with his son's behavior.
Connor whined in protest. "But, mom, Max is always being—"
"I don't care!" his mother cut him off firmly. "You're grounded for a month!"
Castiel and the others watched the scene silently, and both Castiel and Dean recognized Connor's parents easily. They had run into each other a few times in the kindergarten (which was combined with the daycare and the pre-k but in separate buildings) since the incident where Connor had touched Noah's wings, and they had briefly greeted each other whenever they met.
Suddenly, to everyone's surprise, Noah walked away from where he was standing by Castiel's side and went over to Connor's parents with a determined look on his face.
"Please don't ground him," Noah spoke, staring up at the two adult demons who looked down at him in surprise. Connor looked taken aback too; he had never seen Noah approach someone like that before. "He was being nice to me, and Max is always so mean…" Noah argued.
Connor's parents seemed like they didn't know what to say to that and just stood there, baffled.
"Wow! Noah spoke to strangers!" Isaac grinned, and the others just stared in amazement.
"Well, punching is still not so nice…" Connor's father finally spoke, glancing from Noah and over to Connor again.
Noah quietly stepped backwards, seeking comfort with his parents now that Connor and his parents were staring at him so intensely that it made him feel a little nervous. Once he was back by Castiel's side, he clung to his papa's side and sighed in relief when Castiel let his wing cover some of his body in a loving gesture.
"I'm sure that Max's parents aren't happy about it," the mother said. "But knowing that he did it to defend someone else does make me feel a little better about it." She smiled down at Connor who was still staring at Noah in bewilderment. Connor looked up at his mother when she spoke and gave her a grin.
"I don't think we ever really introduced ourselves to each other," Connor's father finally spoke. He went over and reached out his hand for Dean and Castiel to shake. "I'm Micah, and this is my mate Leila."
They all shook hands and introduced themselves, and Isaac was jumping up and down in excitement over having made new non-racist acquaintances. Micah and Leila laughed at him and Castiel looked mildly embarrassed by his son's hyperness. Noah just continued to hide shyly behind Castiel as Micah and Leila greeted him formerly. His hands were aching a bit too much to shake hands with, which the two demon parents didn't seem to mind. Connor greeted them as well but he wasn't brave enough to shake hands just yet; he just watched them all curiously, taking in the kids' different angel/demon characteristics and noticing how different Noah was from his siblings.
"It was nice finally greeting you properly," Leila smiled. "Unfortunately Micah got a new job up in Michigan so we're moving this weekend so that Connor can start in the second grade up there…"
"Michigan, huh? That's pretty far," Dean said.
Micah chuckled. "Maybe we'll move back someday. California is where we both were born and raised, so it's hard to have to move." He looked between Dean and Castiel once more before saying, "And by the way, I wanted to let you know that you're actually not the only angel/demon couple I've seen with kids. I was on a business trip to South Dakota and there I saw a female angel and beta demon together. They had two kids and another one on the way, so I think people like you are slowly becoming more and more normal to see. Though I know with certainty that the government is doing whatever it can to prevent the public from knowing that, fearing it'll encourage other angels and demons to get together…"
Dean and Castiel both looked surprise and happy about the news.
"Yeah? Glad we're not alone," Dean said and grinned down at Cas.
"Really? You saw others like us?" Isaac beamed in excitement.
"That's cool! It's nice that there are others than daddy and papa, and Damian and Tobias who like each other even though they are angels and demons," Lily grinned.
"I'm surprised the government can get away with hiding it like that…" Adrian spoke, thoughtfully.
"Probably only because people want to look the other way in that case," Micah sighed.
Dean snorted. "Let's see how long people will continue looking the other way."
They chatted for a few more minutes before they had to go. They said goodbye to each other, and Castiel smiled when he saw Noah and Connor staring at one another as they left together with their respective parents.
Noah was pretty quiet on the way home, complaining about his hands hurting, and Isaac kept pointing out how great it was that Noah had gotten more confident. Castiel too seemed very glad about Noah's improvement today, and he and Dean shared a small, happy smile together.
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A couple of weeks later for Eden was off to college. She had been accepted into the veterinarian education at the big college in the city so she wouldn't be moving to another city. The college hadn't existed when Dean and Castiel were young; it was about a decade ago that they started building it but it had become one of the largest colleges in the area. Eden was a straight A student so that part made it pretty easy for her to get accepted. The part that had made it difficult was the fact that she was an angel/demon hybrid. She had been out of it from worry that the college would reject her because of her species but luckily the administration at the college weren't racists, and at the interview had gone very well.
Jason was going to start in the same college as Eden, but he was going to study computers and computer hardware because he wanted to work with computer repairs. Both of them were excited to finally be going to the same school, and were glad they wouldn't have to have a long distance relationship.
Carter, Kyle and Ariel were going to attend the college as well. Ariel was going to study graphic design, Carter wanted to study consulting, and Kyle was studying hardware just like Jason. Kyle had taken a year off between high school and college to earn some money so he was starting at the same time as the others even though he was older.
Dean had been less thrilled that Eden would start college since it meant that she'd move out and only be home on the weekends sometimes. Castiel too had a hard time adjusting to the idea of Eden leaving, but he accepted it easier than Dean did.
On the day that Eden was going to move into her college dorm, Castiel woke up in the morning when he felt Dean touching his wings and teasing his ass with his fingers. The angel was lying on his side with his back to Dean, and the demon was spooned up behind him while he placed gentle, possessive kisses on the back of Cas' shoulder and his neck. The demon's large, dark wing nudged against Cas' as they lay on their sides, and his left hand was down between their bodies. He traced his fingers over his angel mate's hole, feeling it twitch when Castiel woke up and sensed what Dean was doing. Castiel underwear was lying somewhere on the floor – Dean had pulled them off while the angel was sleeping.
"Dean…" Castiel murmured, his voice hoarse from sleep, and let out a deep, grumpy sigh. "I was having such a nice dream…" he complained and groaned irritably.
Dean chuckled against the back of Castiel's shoulder and placed a kiss on the soft skin there. "I'll make being awake nice for you too. Maybe even nicer."
Castiel rolled his sleepy eyes when he picked up the smugness in Dean's voice, but he didn't make any further protests. He closed his eyes and hummed in appreciation when Dean continued teasing his finger over his slickening hole before finally pushing one inside. Castiel gasped softly and moved his legs and hips a bit to give his mate easier access, and Dean nibbled his earlobe as a thank you before pushing his finger further inside, twisting it around.
A soft gasp followed by a long moan escaped Castiel when Dean moved down his back and licked his tongue over his oil glands. The touch made the angel's entire body shudder, and he jerked away when Dean continued licking the glands because it was too stimulating for him right after he had woken up.
"Too much?" Dean smirked against his back, giving the glands one last lick to taste the honey-flavored oil before pulling away.
"Yes," the angel murmured, and shifted on the bed as Dean moved up to kiss his neck again while pushing another finger inside him. Castiel's left wing was resting along his side while he was lying half on top of the other one, and the left wing gave a slight jerk when Dean's finger made contact with his cervix inside him.
There was a faint sound of a door slamming somewhere downstairs, and Castiel eye's immediately shot open. "Dean, the bedroom door. It's not locked."
The demon growled in frustration before reluctantly pulling away from his mate to make his way over to lock the door. It would be really awkward and very inappropriate if Noah or one of the others came wandering into their room while they were having sex.
Castiel sighed and waited until Dean came back. He was still lying on his side with his back towards Dean's side of the bed, and he looked over his shoulder at Dean when the demon returned and started taking off his t-shirt and boxers by the foot of the bed. Dean was already rock hard, his flushed cock standing proudly between his legs, and his softened feathers were standing out slightly because of his arousal. Castiel took a moment to appreciate the sight and Dean's beauty before the demon crawled back into bed.
Dean gestured for Cas to roll over on his back and the angel complied with a small frown on his face. It wasn't the optimal position for Dean to stretch and prepare his ass for sex but he went with his mate's lead anyway.
The demon leaned down and settled himself between Castiel's legs, gently prying them further apart before he grabbed Castiel's smaller dick with his hand. The angel let out a small moan when Dean touched him, and the demon gave it a few strokes with his hand before leaning in and taking it all into his mouth in one go.
"Ah!" Castiel gasped and jerked in surprise. He hadn't expected Dean to suck him down without at least teasing him first, so it came as a surprise to him. He grunted in pleasure and grabbed a hold of Dean's short, sandy-colored hair with his hand, and he writhed as the demon continued sucking and licking him with skill. He moaned even louder when Dean moved his hand down and pushed a finger into his slick hole, stimulating him further. Castiel whimpered, and his wings gave a helpless flap on the bed. He was already so close, his orgasm pooling in his abdomen, and it was delicious but yet torturous. "Dean, stop; I don't want to come yet," he whined and tried to pull away but Dean kept him in place with a hand on his hips. He wanted to come with Dean inside him, and he didn't want the pleasure to be over just yet.
Dean however, only smirked around his dick and sucked harder.
"Dean!" Castiel growled, annoyed that Dean wasn't listening. He writhed and curled his toes as he tried desperately to hold back his orgasm, but Dean now had three fingers inside him and they were rubbing insistently over his cervix and prostate inside him, plus he was humming around his dick, giving the angel the maximum stimulation possible without touching his wings and oil glands.
Dean's cock gave an interested twitch between his legs when he heard Cas' breathing increase and becoming hitched, telling him that the angel was just about to climax. He pushed his fingers as hard as he could against Castiel's cervix which was enough to send his mate over the edge. Castiel gave a violent jerk and sobbed out his orgasm, spilling sweet, thin fluid into Dean's mouth. The demon hummed and swallowed eagerly, making sure not to waste a single drop.
Castiel collapsed on the bed, boneless and panting, and Dean finally pulled off his dick with a small pop.
Dean grinned and wiped his mouth, savoring the taste of his angel. "You always taste so nice, Cas. Almost better than pie."
The angel peered down at him where Dean was still situated between his legs and gave a small huff before staring up at the ceiling again. He felt Dean shift on the bed, getting up on his knees, and Castiel looked down his body when Dean gently grabbed his legs and placed them around his waist. Castiel shifted and held on to Dean with his legs around Dean's waist as the demon leaned down over his body and lined himself up with his entrance.
Castiel hissed slightly when he felt Dean's cock push into him and felt himself stretch further to accommodate the demon. The angel didn't mind the slight burn of the stretch, and he used his legs to push Dean into him faster. The demon gasped at the tightness inside Castiel and placed his hands on either side of the angel's head to support himself. Their mouths were open in pleasure and they stared into each other's eyes as Dean finally bottomed out, buried balls deep inside his mate. Castiel's white wings were spread out next to him on display and Dean's were spread behind him. Dean's feathers sharped instinctively when he was finally inside his mate again, but they quickly softened to allow the angel to touch them.
Castiel's body was still throbbing and tingling with his recent orgasm, and he gasped when Dean finally started moving in and out of him.
"Fuck," Dean growled and fucked harder into Castiel whose body was limp and pliant under him, still tired from his orgasm before. The angel clenched his inner muscles, drawing another curse from Dean who fucked into him eagerly. He couldn't help but smirk a bit when Cas looked a little smug about clenching around him like that, and the demon leaned down and kissed his mate fiercely. The angel mewled into his mouth, kissing him back, and Dean could feel a small poke against his lower abdomen which told him that Cas had gotten hard again. Dean broke the kiss and instead buried his face in Cas' neck, pressing their bodies together while he thrust into him.
Castiel wrapped his arms around Dean, holding him close while they made love. He rubbed his hands over the base of Dean's wings, causing the demon to growl in approval and pound harder into him.
The room was reeking of sex hormones by now, and the sound of skin slapping against skin echoed around the room as Dean kept pounding into the angel under him.
"Shit, why are you always so tight, Cas? Are you just always eager to milk me dry or what?" Dean grunted against Castiel's neck and nibbled the skin there.
The angel shuddered and chuckled softly at Dean's words. "Something like that."
"Whatever the reason is, I fucking love it."
Castiel smiled into Dean's shoulder as the demon continued nibbling and licking his neck possessively. His cock struck his prostate and cervix in the one specific angle that made Castiel's entire body shudder and jerk in pleasure. "Ahhh! Dean, please!" he begged, eager to get release again now that his body was overwhelmed with stimulation.
"I know, angel," Dean breathed against Castiel's neck, and grabbed a hold of some of Castiel's feathers.
Dean growled and thrust into his mate extra hard and fast, soon making them both come. Castiel cried his pleasure into Dean's neck, and Dean grunted and came too. Dean let himself come inside Cas for a few moments before he leaned back, grabbing a hold of his cock and taking it out of Cas before letting the rest of his come paint the angel's flat belly and chest. Castiel let out a soft gasp but just leaned back into the bed and hummed softly as Dean marked him with his come.
Dean panted, and once he was spent he leaned back to appreciate the sight before him. He smirked down at the angel, smugly. "My come suits you."
Castiel snorted in reply and moved a lazy hand up to feel the warm, wet mess on his body. "Now I have to shower…" he grumbled.
Dean laughed and moved off of the bed. "I can join you if you want?"
"No, it will give the children weird and disturbing ideas."
"Damn…"
Castiel chuckled and finally moved off the bed. He cleaned up the worst mess with a towel before moving to pull on his underwear and a t-shirt. He glared over his shoulder at Dean when the demon came over to stand behind him, rubbing his ass with affection before Castiel covered it with his underwear. "I'm trying to get dressed here," the angel murmured and pushed Dean back a little to have more space.
Dean just grinned in mischief but stepped back to give Cas space. His tail was curling next to his leg, mimicking the relaxed and sated state of his body after sex.
"It feels so surreal that Eden won't be living at home anymore…" Dean muttered, absently watching as Cas dressed.
Castiel tensed a bit and worried his lip. "I know. She's grown up and is about to start her own life now. It was going to happen sooner or later."
"It'll happen with the other kids as well…" Dean dropped his gaze to the floor. "They're leaving the nest."
Castiel gave a sad smile and turned around to face Dean. He moved his hand up to cup his mate's cheek, making him look back at him. He stroked his thumb over the alpha demon's cheek, feeling Dean's stubble against his skin. "Yes, they are, but we have both helped preparing them for that, and I know they will be alright. We just have to enjoy the time we have with the other children while they are still at home, and be glad that Eden is as strong and independent as she is."
"Yeah, but it kinda makes me feel old that she's leaving home already." Dean gave the angel a wry smile, and his tail moved over to absently touch Castiel's naked leg.
"You are only as old as you feel… Or at least so Gabriel says."
Dean laughed softly. "Yeah, your brother's got a point sometimes. Even though he does get on my nerves a lot."
Castiel chuckled and moved his hand away from Dean's cheek and prepared to head to the shower. He glared at Dean when the demon slapped his ass playfully when he passed him on his way over to the door.
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The whole family joined as they drove Eden to her new college later that day. It was Saturday so they didn't have school or work.
They all stepped out of the car and headed towards dorm block B where Eden's room was. People stared oddly at them as they passed by but it wasn't something that the family wasn't used to.
Noah stared up at the building in amazement and walked close to Castiel and Dean's sides since it was crowded outside with new students arriving.
"Excited?" Dean asked Eden and gave her a grin.
Eden smiled as she looked at the college and her tail curled next to her leg in excitement. "Yeah, but also kinda nervous…"
Dean wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer. "That's normal." Eden smiled and leaned into him, resting her head on his shoulder while staring at the building in front of them. She was still daddy's little girl in many ways, and Dean grinned and held her close.
"Do you know which room is yours?" Adrian asked. He ignored the twins who were bumping against his wings every now and they were being restless and hyper as they waited for the rest of the family to stop staring at the building and just go inside already.
Eden slowly pulled out of Dean's hold and looked down at the paper in her hands with her room info on it. "Yeah, 403 in the B block. It's on the fourth floor." She was going to share a room with Ariel so her roommate wouldn't be a complete stranger.
"And where is Jason staying?" Adrian asked out of curiosity.
"Hmm, also in the B block but in room 307 I think…"
"At least you aren't sharing a room. That would give me traumatic images in my mind every time I wonder about what you're doing at the moment." Adrian laughed as he dodged the blow Eden was aiming at his shoulder.
"Shut up!" Eden hissed at him, flushing with embarrassment. Adrian just gave her a teasing grin.
"Eeeew!" Isaac grimaced. "I don't wanna think about that!"
Lily snickered next to him, finding the whole thing pretty amusing.
Dean wrinkled his nose. "Yeah, I don't wanna picture that either."
Noah looked up at everyone in confusion, not understanding what they were talking about, and Castiel shifted awkwardly next to him.
"When is Jason arriving anyway?" Dean asked, looking at Eden.
Eden looked at her wristwatch. "Hmm, in twenty minutes I think. He said he'd be here at 2:30 with his family."
"Well, let's head inside and get you settled into your room then," Dean suggested.
The others agreed and they started walking into the dorm block, looking for Eden's room. They took the elevator to the fourth floor, and Dean and Adrian helped Eden carry her stuff. She only had clothes and various necessity things with her since there would be a bed and closet ready for her in her room. The twins didn't want to the take the elevator and instead raced up the many stairs. Their shrieking echoed around the entire staircase and the people they met on the stairs jumped out of their way as they ran up.
Eden was excited when she finally unlocked the door to her new room and entered it. She had picked up the key in the administration earlier.
The room was wide with two beds placed in the middle of it. There were closest in both ends of the room, one for each person, and two desks and a sink. There were two windows, one behind each of the beds. The room had a feminine look to it, mostly because of flowers on the curtains and on Ariel's bed sheets. Eden and Ariel had picked out curtains together and Ariel had put them up yesterday when she had moved into the dorm room.
They went inside, looking around at the new surroundings. Lily and Isaac finally arrived after having taken the stairs and they quickly went inside and closed the door behind them.
"It looks nice," Adrian stated and glanced around the room. "When is Ariel coming?"
"Later tonight, but she's already put her stuff here. She and her family are a bit busy today she told me, which is why she isn't here right now," Eden replied. She went over to the bed on the right and grinned as she dropped down to sit on it. "I kinda like this room."
"Yes, it looks very nice," Castiel spoke and smiled at her.
Dean dropped the bags he had been carrying, as did Adrian.
Isaac looked up at Dean and Castiel with a curious expression on his face. "Does it look like your room when you were in college?"
Dean was a little taken aback by that question. "Not really, ours was less girly. The only thing that was girly about our room was Cas."
"Dean!" Castiel chastised and slapped his arm in annoyance. Dean just laughed and sent him a smug smirk.
The children laughed at Dean's comment, and even little Noah snickered softly.
Eden grinned at them. "It could be cool to have known you when you were in college. I bet papa was the shy and introvert nerd type where dad was a big girl-magnet who didn't take his homework seriously."
Dean laughed out loud. "Yeah, that was pretty much how we were. Except at some point I became a Cas-magnet more than a girl magnet." He grinned at Cas who rolled his eyes at him.
"I think you were more magnetized to me, at least after we got together. You always came to me to make me help you with your reports and assignments because Jo refused to help you," Castiel spoke and gave Dean a pointed look.
"Hey! I've never really been the type to write shit like that, and you were always so good at it, so…"
Castiel rolled his eyes again and the children snickered at their interaction.
"I don't like reports much either," Adrian murmured.
"But you write good reports!" Eden exclaimed.
Adrian frowned at her. "How do you know that? You never read them."
Eden grinned. "Yeah, I did. You left your natural sciences report on the table once and I peeked in it. And you later told us that the teacher gave you a B+ for it – almost an A, actually."
"You were peeking in my school reports?" Adrian groaned, feeling slightly embarrassed that his sister had read his schoolwork.
"Well, sorry, but you just left it there…"
Dean laughed at Adrian's embarrassed face, and the twins snickered.
Eden's cell phone rang and she quickly pulled it out of her pocket to answer it. She smiled when she saw it was Jason calling.
The others waited while Eden spoke to Jason on the phone, quietly listening to the conversation although they could only hear what Eden was saying. Noah went around the room in the meantime, exploring it curiously and peeking into the closets and drawers. Isaac joined him because he too felt a little curious when Noah started exploring the room.
"Is he coming over or what?" Dean asked after Eden had hung up.
"Yeah, he's bringing Jo and the others with him: He said Jo was eager to see your face." Eden chuckled up at her father who snorted in response.
"That woman can't live one second without seeing my face."
"You know that isn't true, Dean," Castiel spoke and gave the demon an amused smile.
"Well, as long as Eden doesn't kiss Jason like she's trying to make a porn video…" Adrian smirked.
Eden threw a pillow at him that was on top of the bed. "Would you shut up already! I've never kissed him like that! At least not in front of you!" Her face was deep red with embarrassment and annoyance.
Adrian laughed. "I was just kidding."
"Adrian, don't say such things around Noah," Castiel scolded and gave Adrian a firm stare. Noah stood next to him, looking confused.
Adrian held back his snicker and tried to look serious again. "Sorry, papa."
Isaac laughed. "Adrian is always embarrassing Eden, it's so hilarious!" Lily grinned and nodded in agreement.
"Shut up," Eden growled and glared at them from where she was sitting on the bed.
A few minutes later Jason and his family arrived at Eden's room and Eden got up to let them inside. Jo beamed when she saw her and pulled her into a hug, and Emma did as well. Jo, Emma and Tom went inside the see the room and greet Dean, Castiel and the other kids, and Jason lingered by the door after having closed it behind him and smiled at Eden who was standing in front of him.
Eden smiled back and reached out her hand to touch Jason's, smiling shyly at him before leaning up on her toes to kiss him. Jason leaned down to meet her and they shared a quick, loving kiss before pulling back. The sexual tension between them was heavy these days because they hadn't slept with each other yet. They both wanted to take their time, but every time they were alone and just about to take their clothes off together for the first time someone always interrupted them. One time Adrian had come earlier than expected while they were studying together alone in Eden's room, and another time Jason's neighbors had been ringing the doorbell urgently while they stayed alone at his house. Since they lived far away from each other they didn't meet often, and both their families had been busy during the holidays taking them on trips and so on, so their alone time had been limited. Now that they were in college together they might be able to find more alone time if one of their roommates would be kind enough to leave the room for a few hours.
"Eden and Jason are kissing!" Isaac sang from somewhere behind Eden.
Eden turned around to send her little brother a dark glare. "Shut up, you dwarf."
Isaac gasped. "Hey! You're the short one here! I'm average height for my age and you're below average for yours!"
"So what? You're still a dwarf compared to me." Eden gave her brother a small push and smirked teasingly at him. He was reaching up just above her chest now, and Lily was just a few inches shorter than Isaac.
Isaac growled, seeing her teasing as a challenge, and tackled her. He pushed his upper body against Eden and forced her over to the door, and Jason quickly stepped out of the way to not get hit. Eden shrieked and laughed, and there was a loud thud when her wings and back collided with the wooden door behind her. She yelped and shrieked even louder when Isaac began tickling her tummy, knowing that it was her weakness.
"Isaac, stop it!" Eden laughed and tried to push him back while squirming like mad.
Isaac grinned and refused to stop. "Then say I'm not a dwarf!" Eden just laughed and cried out when he continued tickling her, and Jason was snickering at the scene.
"Hey, don't be so loud!" Dean told them when Eden continued thrashing her wings against the door. It could without doubt be heard in the hallway outside.
"Oh c'mon, they're just having fun," Jo said and rolled her eyes at Dean. She grinned when Eden continued struggling against her little brother.
"I think you should just do as he says… Isaac isn't one to give up," Adrian chuckled and looked at Eden.
Lily was laughing but she made no attempts to help out her twin brother with tickling their older sister. Noah too was laughing at the scene, finding it amusing to watch.
"Okay, okay!" Eden finally said and let out another high-pitched yelp when Isaac tickled a particularly sensitive spot. "You're not a dwarf! Now stop tickling me!"
Isaac finally pulled away and looked up at Eden with a victorious grin on his face. "Good."
"Stupid," Eden murmured and corrected her clothes and feathers again after the tickle-assault. She glared at Jason who was laughing at her.
"I'm gonna miss you at home, Eden," Lily told her in an unhappy voice.
Eden blinked and gave her sister a sad smile. She went over and pulled Lily into a hug, entwining their tails. "I'm gonna miss you too, Lily."
"Well, at least you won't be alone here. You have Jason and some of your classmates from high school, isn't that right?" Jo said.
Eden smiled, and she and Lily slowly pulled apart. "Yeah." She smiled at Jason over her shoulder who smiled back at her.
They all chatted for a few minutes before the others decided to leave again so that Eden and Jason could start exploring the college and wait for Ariel's arrival later. They all hugged goodbye, and Emma was reluctant to leave her brother behind since it meant she'd be home with their parents all by herself. Jason assured her that he'd come home sometimes, and Emma shrieked when he reached out and ruffled her blonde hair.
Eden hugged both of the twins goodbye, telling them to behave while she was gone, before she turned to Adrian who was fidgeting around next to Dean. She smiled at him before pulling him into a tight hug. Adrian yelped softly in surprise but returned the hug.
"Look after everyone at home, Adrian," Eden murmured into her brother's neck. He was taller than her, about Castiel's height but soon he'd be taller than him.
Adrian tightened his arms around her and joined their tails. "I will. Good luck."
Eden smiled against his shoulder before pulling back. She squeezed his tail with her own before turning to Noah who was starting to cry.
"Please don't go, Eden," Noah told her, and looked up at her with teary blue eyes.
"Aww, don't be sad," Eden said and bent down to hug him. She rubbed his back gently to soothe him. "I'll come home in the weekends whenever I can, and we can talk on the phone too. I'm not going away forever."
"But it'll be so empty in the house when you're gone…" Noah sniffled and buried his face in her shirt while holding onto her tightly.
Castiel watched the scene quietly, feeling his heart ache as he looked at the parting scene between Noah and Eden whom he was very attached to.
"Aww, that almost makes my eyes tear up," Jo said and took a deep breath to calm down.
"You cry so easily, mom…" Emma smiled at her.
Tom just smiled at Jo and rubbed her arm for comfort, and Dean gave a sad smile before looking down at Noah and Eden again.
"Promise you'll call?" Noah murmured into Eden's shirt and sniffled softly.
"Of course," Eden smiled. She rubbed his back one last time before pulling back and getting up again.
Noah looked up at her before he turned his gaze to Jason. "I'll miss you also," he told him.
Jason chuckled. "Thanks. I'm gonna miss you too, Noah."
Eden smiled before saying goodbye to her parents. She hugged Castiel tightly and savored the comforting feeling of her papa's embrace before pulling away to say goodbye to Dean.
Dean looked very reluctant to say goodbye but Eden pulled him into a hug anyway. The demon hugged her back tightly and entwined their tails. "Look after yourself, kiddo."
Eden grinned into Dean's shirt. "I will. Look after papa and the others, yeah?"
Dean pulled back and grinned at her. "When don't I do that?" Eden grinned back, and they gave each other's tails one last squeeze before letting go.
"Good luck," Jo smiled and pulled Eden into a hug as well. "I'm sure you'll graduate with the finest grades."
"Thanks, Jo," Eden grinned and gently pulled away again.
Jason said goodbye to his family too, and everyone went outside into the hallway while Eden and Jason stayed in Eden's room together. They waved goodbye at each other, and Dean had to force himself not to let any tears appear in his eyes as he finally let go of his oldest daughter. He grabbed Castiel's hand as they walked down the corridor towards the elevator, and the angel smiled up at him. Dean could see the small hints of tears in Castiel's eyes, and he gently moved a hand up to wipe them away. Jo smiled at the scene but didn't say anything.
They all went out to have a late lunch together in a diner, but they were all a bit quieter than usual because everyone was having a hard time now that Eden and Jason would be going to college and not be home anymore. Isaac tried to cheer them all up by showing them magic tricks that Gabriel had taught him and it lightened up the mood a little.
When they came back home later Dean, Castiel and the children had a hard time adjusting to Eden not being there to help with chores and lighten up the room like she always did when she entered it with a smile.
It was a part in their lives that Dean and Castiel had dreaded for a long time, and it wouldn't be the last time that they had to let go of one of their children, but at least they'd still get to see Eden every now and then.
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Author's notes: So now Eden is in college so she won't appear as much anymore, but I'll do my best to include her as much as possible. There is going to be a bit of drama in a few chapters from now but I won't say more than that. And no, I haven't forgotten about Gabriel – I will bring him back to the story soon! I've been neglecting him for too long now.
I should better warn you that the next chapter will include Eden and Jason's first time together, so if you don't like reading hetero sex or original characters doing such things with each other I'd recommend that you skip that chapter and wait for chapter 48. The chapters after that should have a lot of Dean/Cas sex in them :)
By the way I meant nothing bad about the dwarf thing between Eden and Isaac, it's just inspired by myself and my brother who also calls me short. Dwarfs are awesome people so no offense intended :)
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