May 2039 (Castiel is 49 (almost 50), Dean is 51, Eden is 25 (almost 26), Adrian is 22, the twins are 18, Noah is 13, Jason is 26, Emma is 21 (almost 22) Jo is 50, Tom is 52 years old).
In late May Eden was just about to have her baby. It was a baby boy and he was estimated to be born on the 11th June. She and Jason were both looking forward to it and had already prepared a room for the baby and had bought all the equipment they needed. Their parents had helped them buy most of it and some of the things had been given to them as presents.
In the weekend at the end of May, about two weeks before Eden's due date, Noah came over to Eden and Jason's apartment to stay there from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon. He was eager to spend the weekend with them, and Eden didn't mind having her little brother over so soon before she was going to give birth; it helped her nerves a bit to have him around.
After having picked up Noah from Dean and Castiel's house Friday afternoon, they drove back to the apartment and dropped off his stuff, had dinner together and chatted before driving off to the cinema in the mall. There was a new Disney animated movie that they all wanted to go and see, and Noah was especially excited because he didn't go to the cinema very often.
Noah had grown a bit since he became a teenager a few weeks ago but he was still short and thin. He was 4'11'' tall (150cm) and he was likely to grow a bit more over the next few years, but he probably wouldn't be taller than Eden since it was common for submissives to be short.
Noah walked next to Eden who was holding hands with Jason as they walked through the mall and over to the cinema. The mall was crowded on Friday evening with people using the restaurants, shopping, and going to the cinema, and Jason was being very protective of Eden as they walked. He constantly made sure that no one would accidentally bump into Eden's belly, and he was ready to grab her instantly in case she should suddenly collapse. Eden's stomach was large with pregnancy and her back hurt quite a lot, and there had been times where her legs suddenly felt a little weak while she was walking or standing up, so Jason was taking no chances.
"Jeez… And you say your mom is overprotective," Eden murmured, rolling her eyes at Jason as they walked.
"You're pregnant with our baby; I have a right to be protective," Jason insisted.
Noah smiled at them. It always made him happy to see males become tender and protective towards their pregnant mates since he felt that it really showed how much they loved their partner. He had seen other couples in public where the male would possessively caress their partner's swollen belly, and Jason was also always very tender towards Eden since she got pregnant. He had begun opening doors for her, always making sure she was comfortable, holding her hand a lot, and being very loving towards her. Noah liked seeing that, just he liked it when his parents were sharing loving smiles and tender touches. Some part deep inside him wished that he also had someone in his life to share those kinds of moments with.
They arrived at the ticket sales and Noah looked around at all the candy they were selling in the area next to it. He wasn't much of a candy-eater compared to Isaac and Lily but he liked eating it once in a while.
When the tickets were ordered, Eden groaned and supported her belly with her hand. "Ugh," she grunted as an annoyed look covered her face.
"What is it?" Jason asked, immediately appearing by her side.
"I need to pee again…" Eden grumbled.
"But you just went twenty minutes ago."
"Tell that to the baby!"
"Um, well I gotta go too anyway, and there's twenty minutes until the movie begins so we have time," Jason said, supporting Eden and led her towards the bathrooms.
"Do you wanna come?" Eden asked, looking back at Noah.
"No, I already went. I'll look around at the nearby stores and wait for you," Noah told her.
"Okay, but don't get lost," Eden smiled and let Jason lead her towards the cinema's bathrooms.
Noah went over to look at all the candy by the cinema before going over to a store next to the cinema's entrance and looked at the products in the display window. It was a clothing store, and the windows were full of bikinis, underwear, and summer dresses, and Noah stared at them for a bit. They looked nice and he liked the design, but he wouldn't wear them himself except maybe for some of the panties. He still liked wearing panties since they felt comfortable and felt more right for him to wear than male underwear. He stared at a pair of lace panties which had a very cute design and he found himself tempted to have a pair like that.
Noah looked up when he felt someone staring at him and flinched when he saw his classmate Max standing in front of him all of a sudden, staring back at him with a malicious smirk. Max's little sister and mother had gone into the store but Max lingered by the entrance and stared at Noah. Max was taller now, his wings were getting more muscled and so was his body, where Noah was still frail and always would be.
"Sorry, freak, but I think even if you wore pretty dresses and bikinis, no one would ever be interested in you, much less want to mate with you. Those rough feathers of yours and your freakish nature are just too much of a turn-off," Max told him, snickering in amusement over his own words.
Noah flinched at the insulting words and instinctively pulled his wings tighter against his body. He stared back at the boy with hurt, and hoped that Max wouldn't see just how much the words stung him.
Max did seem to have noticed it, however. "Aww, are you gonna cry?" he mocked, snickering like mad.
Noah didn't know how to react or whether or not he should throw a comeback in Max's face. He feared he would only make things worse if he did.
"Hey!"
They both flinched, and Noah looked over his shoulder to see Jason standing behind him, looking angry.
"You better shut that mouth of yours before I put you in that bikini and send you to school like that!" Jason growled, glaring the 13-year-old angel boy down.
Max flinched, taking a step back and staring at Jason with wide eyes.
Noah knew that Max threw insulting and hurtful things in people's faces without being scared to do so, but when he was confronted with someone who was older and stronger than himself, he was very much a coward. Noah couldn't help but giggle when Max quickly disappeared into the store to find his mother and sister again, and he turned his head and smiled up at Jason in gratitude. "Thanks."
"You're welcome," Jason said, giving him a small smile and reached his hand out to ruffle Noah's hair a little. "Teenagers these days… I don't get why they have to be so mean. Do you know that boy?" he asked, looking down at Noah in wonder.
Noah nodded. "Yeah, that's Max from my class… He's always saying mean things to me…" he murmured, staring down at his feet and shifting uncomfortably.
"I'm sorry to hear that… But just answer back; he should stop if you do that often enough."
"But I'm too scared to… Him and his friends are big and I'm small…" Noah absently played with the hem of his shirt, twitching and staring at the floor while listening to the deafening sounds of the mall. He had answered back at Max once, but that had resulted in Max and his two friends cornering him against a wall and threatening him, and Noah really didn't like conflict or threats so he was too scared to try it again.
"But doing nothing doesn't help you either," Jason reminded him kindly, offering him a soft smile. Noah pondered over that for a few seconds before they both looked up when Eden appeared.
"Hey, guys," Eden said, looking between them with a hand placed on her belly. She was a little alerted when he saw the slightly depressed look on Noah's face. "Did something happen?"
Jason smiled and came over to her. "Noah met one of his classmates, and that boy was such a brat. I cannot believe kids these days…" He put his hands on Eden's stomach and stared at it. "I hope our boy won't be like that…"
"Of course he won't; I won't allow it," Eden said firmly before rubbing her belly with affection. The two of them shared a loving smile before Eden gestured at Noah to come with them over to pick some candy to take with them into the cinema.
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Noah enjoyed his stay with Eden and Jason in their apartment that weekend. He and Jason played a lot of video games together and Eden joined them sometimes. They had gone for a walk around the neighborhood, played board games together, and had watched movies. Noah was excited when Eden let him put his ear to her stomach and listen to the baby inside. He found it pretty fascinating when he could feel the baby kick his cheek and move under Eden's skin. It made him wonder what it felt like for Eden.
On Sunday the 29th of May Noah sat on the couch in Eden and Jason's apartment and watched a movie. They had just had breakfast and Jason was in the nearby kitchen doing the dishes while Eden was watering the flowers.
Eden's cat Trixie was lying on Noah's lap, purring and kneading into an old towel that he had placed on his lap so that the cat wouldn't hurt him or ruin his pants with her claws. Castiel wouldn't be very thrilled if that happened. Noah petted her and smiled down at the cat every now and then. It was a grey striped cat with white paws and mouth, and she liked Noah a lot. Whenever the family had visited Eden and Jason's place Trixie preferred to be pet by Noah and Lily, although she did allow the others to pet her as well. She was a little scared of Isaac though, likely because he had a habit of suddenly blurting something out loud and it alerted the cat.
Eden suddenly let out a loud, pained noise, and Noah immediately looked over at her in alarm. He saw her breathing hard and clutching her stomach with her right hand while using her left hand to support herself against the wall.
"Eden? What is it?" Noah immediately got up from the couch and went over to her, scared that something was wrong.
"Ugh, I just… felt a sharp pain in my stomach," Eden groaned, taking a deep breath. Her wings were tense behind her back in response to the pain, and her tail was twitching next to her leg. "I've been feeling many smaller pains since last night, but this one really hurts…"
Noah's eyes widened and Jason immediately came rushing over to them.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Jason demanded, sounding worried and panicked.
Eden was about to talk but groaned when another pain appeared in her stomach. "I don't know… I think the baby might be coming."
"What?! But it's not due until two weeks from now!"
"I know, but I'm having contractions right now!" Eden groaned out. "Just… pack our stuff and drive me to the hospital, please?"
Jason scrambled to comply, running back and forth and looking lost about what to pack first before he quickly ran towards their bedroom and started packing.
"Noah, help me over to the couch, please?" Eden said, holding her arm out for Noah to take a hold of.
Noah swallowed nervously, his eyes wide from panic, before grabbing Eden's arm and helped her over to sit down on the couch. Eden sighed in relief once she was sitting down, and Noah twitched as he stood in front of her. Trixie had jumped down on the floor and was out of their sight, having gotten confused when Noah had pushed her off and Jason had begun running around like mad.
"Does it still hurt?" Noah asked, staring at his sister in worry.
"Not much right now," Eden said, inhaling deeply and rubbing her swollen stomach. "I can't believe this is happening… I thought I was ready, but now I'm just scared…" She swallowed nervously, thinking of the pain that awaited her soon.
Noah stepped closer. "Don't be scared. Papa said you shouldn't be scared of it."
Eden laughed weakly before sighing. "I wish papa was here…"
"Me too. I'm actually kinda scared too… And I don't know what to do."
Eden smiled at him. "Just go pack your stuff and come with us to the hospital, and we'll call dad and papa to meet us there, okay?"
Noah nodded and hurried into the guest room to pack his stuff.
Jason was running around the apartment, cursing and looking stressed, and it didn't get better when Eden cried out in pain again after a few minutes. He struggled to remember which things were important to bring to the hospital with them, but he was freaking out and his mind was one big mess so he ended up packing useless stuff instead. Eden growled at him to just get ready already after he had run around for ten minutes, and finally they were all ready to leave and hurried out the door and down to the car.
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When they arrived at the hospital they quickly went over to the maternity ward to meet with Charlie whom they had called before leaving the apartment. It didn't take long before they ran into her.
Charlie hurried over to them, saying, "You're a little early, aren't you, Eden?" she grinned, supporting Eden as they stood in the hallway. Charlie was older now, but her hair was still the same fiery red since she dyed it regularly.
"I guess so. I wasn't expecting it for another two weeks… And damn, it hurts," Eden groaned.
Charlie laughed. "Yes, I know that. Let's get you into a room." She grabbed Eden gently and began leading her towards a free room. "I see you have Jason and Noah with you. They both look like they've seen a ghost," she chuckled.
"I'm not freaking out," Jason denied, walking on Eden's other side and supported her as they went through the hospital's corridors. Noah walked behind them, feeling quite nervous and helpless about the situation, and every time Eden let out a pained noise he cringed and panicked inside.
Charlie just grinned. "Oh yes, you are. I see it all the time and I know what someone's face looks like when they're freaking out."
When they reached the hospital room Charlie told Eden to sit down on the edge of the bed and take deep breaths. Jason was right by her side and Noah lingered a bit a few feet away. Charlie quickly found a hospital gown for Eden to change into, and Noah turned around while Jason helped Eden into it. Afterwards Charlie checked on Eden to see how far she was, and she estimated the baby would be born within the next two hours.
They all looked up when Dean, Castiel, the twins, and Adrian arrived. Eden had called them about it, like she had promised Dean and Castiel that she would when the baby was about to arrive, and they had come to the hospital as fast as they could. Adrian was home in the weekend so he joined them at the hospital as well.
"Papa. Dad," Eden sighed in relief, lying on the hospital bed and smiled when they entered.
Castiel immediately came over to her side. "Eden. Are you alright?"
Eden nodded and smiled, letting her papa hug her. "I'm good, but it hurts."
Castiel pulled away and smiled at her. "I know, but you're doing well." He reached out and gently swept a few hairs away from her forehead.
The others came over to greet her as well, being quick about it since they had to leave the room very soon. Dean looked just as freaked out as Jason was, and Adrian and the twins seemed pretty out of it too.
"I wish you good luck," Lily smiled at Eden when Charlie told them they should better wait outside.
"Thanks," Eden smiled back.
"You can do this, Eden; you're my girl, after all," Dean told her, giving her a wink and a grin.
Eden rolled her eyes, chuckling. "Yeah, thanks, dad." She smiled at Adrian and Isaac when they touched her knee and hand before turning to leave. When Castiel turned to leave with the others Eden quickly said, "Papa, can you please stay in here with me?"
Castiel turned around to look her, startled by the request. "Why? Jason is right by your side," he reminded her.
"I know, but he's freaking out pretty bad and I need someone with me who can calm me down, otherwise I'm gonna freak out too. So… please?"
"Hey, I'm not freaking out that bad," Jason grumbled, still holding Eden's hand and gave it a small squeeze. Eden just smiled and ignored him in favor of staring up at Castiel and holding his gaze.
Castiel blinked at her. He looked briefly at Dean who smiled and gave him a small nod before looking at Eden again. "Alright. I'll stay," Castiel said. Dean smiled and went forward to place a small kiss on Cas' and Eden's cheeks before leaving with the room with the others.
Noah glanced over his shoulder at them when Dean ushered him, Adrian, and the twins out of the room. "Good luck, Eden," he said.
"Thanks, Noah," Eden smiled, watching as they left the room and closed the door behind them. A feeling of dread went through her body now that her situation suddenly felt very real to her, but she looked up at Castiel when the angel took her free hand for comfort and gave her a reassuring smile.
"You will be fine," Castiel promised, giving her a motherly smile.
Eden smiled back, squeezing Castiel's hand and felt Jason watch them quietly.
"It isn't as bad to be in the room when it's not you having a baby, huh, Castiel?" Charlie chuckled at him. She was standing by the foot of the bed now, looking at them.
Castiel let out a soft huff. "It isn't the same, no, but I still feel rather nervous for Eden." Both he and Jason squeezed Eden's hand when another contraction hit, and Eden tensed up and cried out in pain.
"Well, this time it's Eden's turn to do the hard work," Charlie said, giving Eden a sympathetic smile when she had a contraction.
Eden cried through the contraction, gripping their hands painfully tight and she turned to glare at Jason. "I hate you, Jason!" she growled, moaning in pain.
Jason's eyes widened. "What? You wanted this just as much as I did, remember?"
Castiel and Charlie laughed at that.
"Like mother, like daughter… Castiel cursed so much at Dean when you were born," Charlie told Eden, laughing about it.
Castiel blinked over at Charlie in wonder. "You remember that?"
"Oh yeah. You were my first angel/demon couple, after all, so you've always been very special clients to me," Charlie grinned.
Eden glanced up at Castiel when the pain was over. "I'm glad you cursed dad for it, 'cause this shit really hurts," she mumbled.
Castiel chuckled, finding himself agreeing with her.
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It took over an hour and a half of pain and sweating for Eden before the baby was finally close to being born. Jason was freaking out when Charlie told Eden to push, but Castiel remained as calm as he could and tried to soothe her through it. Deep inside Castiel was freaking out himself, since this was his daughter having a baby and being in pain, and everything felt so overwhelming and kind of surreal to him. He was proud of how well she handled it, and he was glad that she had asked him to stay and allowed him to support her as well as witness the birth of his first grandchild.
Eden cried out as she pushed for the final time, and Castiel's heart swelled with happiness when he saw Charlie lift up the little, wailing boy, cut the umbilical cord, and wrap him in a towel. The two nurses in the room quickly went over to clean up the new baby, while Castiel and Jason stayed with Eden who was now completely exhausted.
Jason was grinning at her like mad, caressing her hand and kissing it. "It's over now, and you did so well. I can't believe it."
Eden gave him a tired but loving smile, squeezing his hand before looking up at Castiel. "Thanks for staying, papa."
Castiel gave his daughter a warm smile and leaned down to press a soft kiss to her sweaty forehead. "You're welcome, sweetie." Eden closed her eyes and smiled at that.
A minute later Charlie came over with the baby in her arms and put the blanket-covered newborn into Eden's arms. Castiel smiled as he watched Eden and Jason stare in awe at their first baby, and a small tear rolled down his cheek. He remembered Eden's birth like it was yesterday. He remembered the excitement, the pain of having her, and the complete feeling of happiness and joy when he first got to hold her. She was something that he and Dean had made together; a flesh and blood sign of their love, and he had never felt so awed and happy in his life before as he did when he got to hold her for the first time. It was always special to have a new baby, but firstborns were extra special. Now that Castiel was watching Eden and Jason become parents for the first time, he couldn't help but feel like his life had moved into a new era, where it was no longer him and Dean but instead their kids who had children. Sadness and happiness mixed inside Castiel's chest, and he was suddenly aware of Charlie watching him as if knowing what he was feeling. He looked at her, and she looked back at him with a knowing but gentle smile, and Castiel smiled back when Charlie put a hand on his shoulder.
"He's so wonderful," Eden cooed, staring her baby with Jason leaning over her and staring at him too.
The baby boy had dark red wings – darker than normal demon wings and almost bordering on brown, and there were a few grey-shaded feathers here and there in them. Since he was a human hybrid the wings wouldn't be as big as if he had two winged parents. He didn't have a tail, and he lay in the blanket with his fists clenched and cried softly. Eden smiled fondly at him and stroked his little hand, making the baby calm down, and she and Jason shared a proud smile. Eden's tail curled happily under the blanket that a nurse had put over her after having taken away the dirty sheets and towels, and she stared mesmerized at her newborn baby.
"That's quite a unique baby. I haven't seen the baby of angel/demon hybrid and a human before, but the boy seems to be perfectly healthy," Charlie spoke.
"Yeah? I'm glad to hear that," Jason said, grinning down at the baby again.
"It also means that you can make more babies without having to worry too much about genetic defects," Charlie added, giving them a wink.
Eden and Jason both blushed furiously, and Castiel almost felt sorry for their embarrassment.
"Um, we'll see," Eden said, looking back down at the baby.
"I wouldn't mind," Jason hummed, so low that only Eden could hear him, and she blushed even more and sent him a small, embarrassed glare which made him laugh.
Charlie grinned at them before turning to Castiel. The angel was staring at Eden and Jason and their new baby with a fond expression, obviously deep in his thoughts, and Charlie gently nudged him. "How does it feel to be a grandmother, Castiel?"
Castiel blinked at her before looking back down at the baby that Eden was cooing lovingly at. He watched as the baby's tiny hand grabbed a hold of Jason's finger and how Eden chuckled with fondness at it. "It's a little strange but I feel quite happy about it. He's a beautiful baby," Castiel smiled, not taking his eyes off the scene in front of him.
"Gilda and I have two kids together with donor fathers, and our son is expecting a baby with his girlfriend now, so I guess I'll be in your shoes soon," Charlie told him.
Castiel turned to look at her in happy surprise. "Really? Congratulations."
Charlie just grinned and put a hand on his shoulder. "And congratulations to you."
They let Dean and the others enter the room soon afterwards, and Jo, Tom, and Jason's sister Emma had arrived also. The room got pretty crowded but Charlie allowed them all to be in there at the same time as long as it didn't bother Eden, Jason, or the baby.
Dean immediately came over next to Castiel, wrapping his arm around the angel's waist while eagerly looking down at the bundle in Eden's arms. "Wow, look at that boy," he grinned. "He's just as gorgeous as Eden was when she was born."
Eden blushed at his words but seemed pleased with them, and everyone gathered around to look.
"Whoa, Eden's a mom now," Isaac said, still having trouble believing it.
"Aww, he's so gorgeous," Jo exclaimed when she saw the baby, and Jason cringed when she squealed happily. Jo, Tom, and Emma were standing over by Jason while Dean and the others stood on the other side of the bed by Castiel. "Congratulations to you both!" Jo grinned.
"Yeah, congratulations," Tom smiled.
"Thanks," Eden said, grinning proudly.
"We're a real family now, Dean! I've told you ever since Eden and Jason were small that we'd both be grandparents to their kids someday," Jo said.
Dean rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah, you did." He smirked when he saw both Eden and Jason blush slightly at Jo's words.
"Aw, he's so pretty and cute," Lily grinned when she got a closer look at the baby.
"His wings are kinda like I imagined them to be," Adrian spoke, watching the baby's small wings which were visible when the blanket fell down a bit. "I figured they'd be kinda like Eden's wings since Jason doesn't have any."
"They still look a bit different, though," Isaac remarked.
"Does he have a tail?" Noah asked, standing next to the bed and stared at the baby curiously.
"No, he doesn't," Eden told him with a gentle smile.
Noah's eyes lit up. "Really?"
Isaac raised an eyebrow at him. "You sound a bit too happy about that."
"I'm just glad I'm not the only kid here who doesn't have a tail anymore!" Noah said.
Emma chuckled. "But Jason and I don't have tails either."
"Well, you're humans… that's different."
"Speaking of humans," Dean suddenly interrupted and stared over at Jo and her family. "You guys are even more grey than last time I saw you." He smirked at Jo and Tom whose hair was now losing color and turning grey. Jo had begun dying her hair blonde, but Tom's hair almost didn't have any brown left in it anymore.
"No grey hairs on me," Jo growled, pointing at her dyed hair.
Dean laughed. "Only 'cause you're cheating. Me and Cas don't cheat, and ours still has the same color as always," he smirked. "Plus, are those wrinkles I see on your face, Jo?"
"Har, har," Jo sang, sarcastically. "Stupid angel and demon genes; it's so unfair! And you better watch your mouth before I take these wrinkles of mine and shove them up your ass!"
"Mom…" Jason whined, embarrassed that she was behaving kind of childishly. Emma and Tom just laughed.
Dean laughed out loud. "I'd like to see you try."
"Oh, you are never gonna change, are you? Cocky and arrogant as always," Jo grumbled and glared over at Dean with crossed arms.
"You haven't changed either," Dean reminded her, grinning when she rolled her eyes. Castiel watched them quietly, finding it amusing how both of them still acted in the exact same way with each other as they did in college. According to Sam and Mary, Dean and Jo had behaved like this since they were little kids.
"What are you gonna name the baby?" Lily asked, staring between Jason and Eden curiously. It made the others turn their attention towards them since everyone was curious about what they were gonna call the baby.
Eden and Jason shared a smile before Eden looked back at Lily and said, "We were thinking of naming him Daniel."
"Daniel? That's a good name," Adrian said, and Isaac nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, it kinda suits him," Dean smiled.
"Please tell me he's taking our last name," Jo said, looking at Jason.
"Actually he's gonna be called 'Daniel Harvelle Winchester'," Jason spoke, smirking when his mother's eyes widened.
"What?!" Jo blurted.
Castiel and Dean laughed at her. "Winchester is a way stronger name than Harvelle, so of course they put it as the surname," Dean grinned.
Noah suddenly glanced up at Dean who was standing behind him. "Are hybrids like Daniel also alphas, betas or submissives?" he asked.
"Uh, I don't think so. Human hybrids can't be submissives, and I think they're most often betas which are just regular males with no distinctive physical traits of dominance like alphas have. In rare cases they're alphas, I think," Dean explained. He glanced around to see if Charlie was there since she would know it better than him, but she wasn't in the room at the moment.
"Oh," Noah said, pondering over it.
"Yeah, I think that sounds about right," Tom said, agreeing with Dean.
"Genetics are so confusing; that's why I hate biology class," Isaac murmured.
"You hate all your classes, Isaac," Adrian pointed out, rolling his eyes.
Everyone's attention was suddenly drawn back to little Daniel when the baby cried and squirmed in Eden's arms.
Castiel chuckled softly when Eden looked a little alarmed, and he gently told her, "I believe he's hungry."
Eden's cheeks turned a bit red and she nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I think so too." She rocked Daniel gently, hoping to comfort him and make him stop crying, but he was still hungry and just continued to wail in her arms.
"I think we all better head outside for a minute while Eden feeds him," Jo announced, smiling at Eden who blushed even more now.
The others agreed, and they said a temporary goodbye to Eden and Jason before leaving the room to let the two new parents bond with their baby alone and let Eden feed the baby without having everyone watch. Charlie came into the room with Eden to guide her through how to breastfeed the baby and how to hold him while doing so.
Once they were outside in the corridor, Dean went over to Castiel and wrapped his arms around him from behind, pulling him back against his body. The angel smiled and closed his eyes while leaning back into Dean, and the demon hummed against Cas' ear. "We're grandparents now, Cas…"
"Indeed we are. But Eden and Jason are happy, and that's all that matters. I think they'll be good parents," Castiel smiled. They were standing a bit away from the others and kept their voices down so that they couldn't hear what they were saying.
"Yeah, me too. Eden's a lot like you after all."
"And a lot like you; she has your confidence and your smile."
Dean smiled and placed a soft kiss on Castiel's cheek, tightening his arms around him.
"Ew. Everyone in the corridor can see you," Isaac remarked behind them, grimacing at them.
"Let them watch, then," Dean smirked and still had his arms wrapped around Cas. He glanced over at Jo and Tom and saw the two of them wrapped in each other's arms as well, whispering something at each other and smiling. Dean knew that they were probably also talking about having become grandparents now, and he smiled to himself while watching.
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Eden and Jason took their baby home the next day, and on the following weekend Dean, Castiel, and the kids came over to their apartment to visit them and see how the baby was doing.
Eden greeted them in the door with little Daniel lying her arms, and she grinned happily when she saw them and told them to come inside. Castiel smiled at her and pulled her into a hug, being careful not to hurt Daniel, and greeted the baby as well by stroking his cheek and saying hi.
"I think he likes you," Eden grinned when Daniel stared up at Castiel with wide, curious eyes. Jason stood behind her, smiling widely at the scene while resting his hand on Eden's lower back.
Castiel smiled and stroked Daniel's hand. "I'm glad he does."
Dean grinned and looked down at little Daniel too, who turned his gaze to him for a brief moment. "How could he not like your pretty face, Cas?" He laughed when Castiel pushed his wing against his.
Eden laughed before telling them all to come inside. They took their shoes off in the small entrance hall, and Noah giggled when Trixie came over and rubbed herself against his legs and wings while he tried to get his shoes off. Lily stroked her hand down the cat's soft fur before Trixie went over to Adrian and bumped against his feathers before going back to Noah. Isaac pouted when the cat ignored him and Lily laughed at his insulted face.
"I take it the first week with the baby went well?" Dean said when they entered the living room.
"Ugh, he keeps us up all damn night and we've barely slept," Jason groaned.
Castiel chuckled and sat down with Eden when she told them to take a seat. They all sat down around the couch table on the couch and the chairs next to it. Castiel sat next to Eden and watched with a fond smile when she gently rocked Daniel who was making a few noises of complaint.
"Welcome to parenthood," Dean grinned at Jason.
"Yeah, thanks," Jason said, sitting on Eden other side while Dean sat next to Cas. The couch had a 90 degree form, and Jason and Adrian sat on the couch's other side while the twins and Noah sat on the chairs around the couch table.
"It varies a lot from baby to baby how much they keep you awake. Eden was a rather calm baby," Castiel spoke.
"Was I?" Eden asked, blinking at him. She stared down at Daniel again who was trying to get comfortable in the blanket she held him in. "I wish Daniel would take that after me, 'cause he wakes like every three to five hours and wants food…"
"He just does it to annoy the shit out of you," Isaac grinned.
The others laughed and Eden glared over at her younger brother. Trixie had jumped up on Noah's lap and he gave a loud, pained yelp when she kneaded her claws into his thigh. He pushed her off again and Trixie glanced up at him as if offended before wandering over to Adrian and jumped up on his lap instead.
"That's an evil cat," Isaac mumbled.
"So I keep telling Eden, but she refuses to have her declawed," Jason chuckled.
"Declawing is inhumane and unnatural solution, and I think there are other ways to solve the problems that come with a cat's claws," Eden huffed. "Trixie knows not to scratch furniture, and the only thing she puts her claws into is people's thighs, but if you put a towel on your lap then that problem is solved."
Dean chuckled. "You're still as animal friendly as always."
"Of course; I'm a vet, after all," Eden smirked. She shifted Daniel over into Jason's arms to get up and get something for her family to eat and drink. She returned with coffee, milk, juice, biscuits, and apple pie. She grinned when she saw Dean's eyes widen and his lips curl into a huge grin when he spotted the pie.
Dean grinned at Cas and said, "Our daughter is a fucking genius, Cas."
Castiel rolled his eyes, but he couldn't hold back the smile on his lips when he saw how Dean's eyes were fixed on the pie and how the demon's tail curled and twisted in anticipation of eating some.
Eden laughed. "I just know you too well, dad."
"I'm amazed their relationship is still working when dad keeps cheating on papa with pie," Adrian said from the couch, snickering when his parents glanced over at him.
"Oi, I'm not in that kind of relationship with pies," Dean protested.
"Ew! Don't turn this into American Pie!" Isaac grimaced, referring to the scene where the character Jim was caught shoving his dick into a pie on the kitchen table.
"What?" Noah asked, blinking in confusion. The others laughed even more, and Noah only got more confused. Castiel wasn't confused about it since he had seen the first movie once with Dean when they were young. He hadn't particularly liked it because of all the awkward and embarrassing scenes, but Dean thought it was hilarious.
"Nothing, it's just a perverted, funny movie. Not sure if you'd wanna watch it," Lily told him, giggling.
"Oh. It is… a porn movie?" Noah asked and felt his cheeks flush a bit.
Adrian laughed. "Not quite."
"God, this is so gross, please switch the topic already," Eden groaned and sat down on the couch again, looking over at Lily and Isaac. "I'm actually kinda curious about what happened to that bastard who hurt Lily last year. Did you prank the hell out of him and his friends yet, Isaac?"
Isaac's lips curled into a smug smirk. "Of course I did. I've painted on their lockers which made everyone laugh at them whenever they went to open them, I put rotten fruit into Richard's bag a few times and made his classmates nickname him 'Rotten Richie' because everyone could smell it, I pranked him by putting a farting machine in his bag and humiliated him in front of the teachers and principle with it, and I did a few other things as well. All that has given him and his friends a pretty bad reputation at school now, and they can't go anywhere without people laughing at them, but the teachers can't prove it's me so I'm not in trouble for it. I think Richard was pretty close to switching schools because of it, but he's decided to stay since school ends in three weeks, so I still have time to prank him some more." He glanced at Lily who was trying to hold back her laughter, and she glanced back at him with a small smile, grateful that he had made Richard's life a living hell at school now.
"Oh my," Eden laughed.
"Yeah, Isaac's been pretty good at getting revenge," Dean chuckled.
"The guy deserves it," Adrian murmured. "I'll punch him if I ever meet him." He looked at Lily who seemed very touched by his words.
Jason chuckled but frowned as he suddenly wondered about something. "But surely Richard knows that it's you who's been pranking him. Hasn't he tried beating you up over it?" he asked and gently rocked Daniel in his arms when the baby grunted a bit.
"Yeah, him and his friends ganged up on me by the bleachers once and punched me in the face, but a teacher saw them and now they aren't allowed to come within 16 feet (5 meters) of me without risking getting expelled, so they've been avoiding me ever since," Isaac explained. A self-smug smirk formed on his lips as he thought about the advantage he had suddenly gotten over Richard. He hated the guy to pieces and it pleased him to get revenge for what Richard had done.
"Finally Isaac's pranking skills are paying off," Adrian commented, sounding rather proud of his little brother.
Dean laughed. "Yeah, I guess we can thank Gabe for that." Castiel chuckled next to him and for once he found himself agreeing with it.
They began eating from the things Eden had put on the table for them, and they chatted and shared the latest news. Everyone's eyes were on little Daniel who was squirming in Eden's arms after Jason had handed him back to her. The baby had been fed before they arrived so he wasn't hungry at the moment. He was napping a bit every now and then, and grunted softly when Eden laughed while she held him. Dean and Castiel both couldn't stop staring at the little baby at and Eden and Jason's interactions with him, and they smiled at each other while Dean gave Cas' hand a tight squeeze. Being grandparents was still new to them, but it was exciting and they both found themselves unable to stare away from the new little addition to their family.
After a while Eden suddenly turned to Castiel and asked, "Would you like to hold him, papa?"
Castiel blinked at her and glanced down at little Daniel. "I would love to, if you're alright with it."
"Of course I am," Eden grinned. She gently shifted the baby into Castiel's arms who took him with experienced hands. The others shifted closer to get a better look, and everyone watched as Daniel got comfortable in Castiel's arms and made a soft noise of content. Dean was sitting next to Cas and stared proudly down at their little grandson. Castiel could feel Daniel's legs and wings twitch while he held him, and he stared mesmerized at the baby.
"He really does like you," Eden said as she watched Daniel lie calmly in Castiel's arms. She grabbed a hold of Jason's hand on the couch and squeezed it.
"Aww, he's so cute," Lily cooed, grinning at the scene. "Kinda makes me wanna have a baby as well…"
Eden laughed. "Then you better get started."
"Oi," Dean grumbled. "One of my girls having a baby is more than enough for me at the moment, and Lily's only 18." Castiel chuckled next to him, making Daniel shift a bit when he felt the vibrations from the angel's body.
"Typical dad," Adrian remarked, chuckling in amusement.
Jason smirked and looked at Adrian. "I think you come first, since you're oldest after Eden. When are we gonna see some babies from you?"
Adrian flushed when the others laughed and stared at him. "Uh, not anytime soon."
"No new girlfriend yet?" Eden asked curiously.
Adrian was about to answer but Isaac beat him to it.
"Nah, he's just banging that girl from his class every now and then," Isaac snickered.
"I'm not!" Adrian hissed at him, blushing more since Isaac was right. Adrian and Natalie had become good friends over the years, and they had recently been intimate for the first time. They hadn't labeled themselves as a couple yet, but they were very close to. "Well, we aren't quite a couple yet…"
Lily's eyes lit up. "Ohh, so you are in love with her! I knew it."
Adrian rolled his eyes, and Dean chuckled as he watched Adrian blush even more.
Daniel was still calm in Castiel's arms, and Eden said that the others were allowed to hold him too if they wanted. Castiel gently shifted Daniel over into Dean's arms, and afterwards Lily and Adrian got to hold him too. Lily was thrilled to hold her nephew for the first time, and so was Adrian. Isaac was a little wary when it was his turn since he was scared to drop the baby, but Eden came over and helped transfer the baby from Adrian's arms into Isaac's. Once Daniel was lying in Isaac's arms, Isaac couldn't help but grin proudly down at him.
"He's so freaking tiny," Isaac remarked, staring down at Daniel in awe. He was standing up now and Eden stood next to him while the others were seated.
Eden rolled her eyes. "Of course he is."
"Believe it or not; you were also very tiny once, Isaac," Dean told him, smirking at him.
"Everyone was tiny once. Eden's just still tiny, and so is Noah," Isaac smirked.
"You're such a jerk," Eden growled softly, slapping her tail against Isaac's. She was still annoyed that all her siblings except Noah were taller than her, and it pissed her off when Isaac made fun of it.
Isaac laughed and let Eden take Daniel back into her arms. The baby was rather calm despite being shifted around a lot, though he did sob and make grumpy noises every now and then.
Eden turned to Noah was sitting in the chair in front of her with Trixie lying in front of his feet now. She smiled down at him and asked, "You wanna try and hold him too, Noah?"
Noah blinked up at her and his eyes widened. "I-I don't know. I've never held a baby before. What if I drop him?" He swallowed nervously, looking almost scared to hold the baby on his own.
"You won't, I promise," Eden smiled.
Noah gave her a skeptic glance before looking over at Castiel and Dean.
Castiel offered Noah a reassuring smile and said, "It will be alright; the baby will not get hurt if you hold him."
Noah glanced back up at Eden again, hesitating and until he slowly nodded his head. Eden smiled at him and bent down to put the baby into Noah's arms, and Trixie wandered off when she was in the way. Noah swallowed nervously and sat back in the chair, letting Eden tell him how to hold the baby and how to support his head. The weight of the baby felt unfamiliar and strange to him, and he panicked slightly when Daniel let out a small sob of protest when being moved around so much. Eden just gently shushed him, and Noah calmed down when Daniel got quiet and shifted in his arms a bit. Eden stepped back, and Noah stared down at the baby in fascinated awe. He smiled when Daniel made a small noise before opening his eyes and stared up at him, and Noah just stared back and held the baby's gaze.
"They're having a staring contest now," Dean chuckled.
Castiel just smiled, watching as Noah tried to get familiar with holding a small baby in his arms. Noah was the youngest and they hadn't had other babies in the family whom he could have tried holding. Both Sam and Gabriel's youngest children were three years younger than Noah, and thus he hadn't held them when they were babies. So it was natural that Noah would feel a little uncertain and nervous about holding a baby when he wasn't used to it, but as Castiel watched Noah hold Daniel in his arms he could tell that some of Noah's motherly instincts quickly kicked in and that Noah soon felt more comfortable and confident with holding the baby.
Noah smiled down at Daniel and gently moved his arms a little to soothe the baby when he got a bit grumpy. He found himself doing that before even realizing it; it was something he had seen Eden and Castiel do when Daniel got a bit grumpy and it helped. "His eyes are very blue," he remarked, still staring at the baby with a fond smile.
"Yeah," Eden smiled. "Charlie said he's very likely to always have blue eyes."
"See? It isn't so bad to hold him," Lily said, smiling at Noah from the chair next to his.
"Yeah. I kinda like it," Noah admitted and didn't take his eyes away from the baby. "He's very sweet."
Eden smiled proudly. "Thank you, but so were you when you were little." Noah blushed a bit at that.
"He's still little," Isaac mumbled quietly, and let out a yelp followed by a laugh when Eden kicked his shin (but not that hard) for teasing their little brother.
Adrian shook his head at the scene, chuckling softly, and Jason stared at them.
"There are still a lot of height jokes and teasing in your family, I've noticed," Jason said. "Wonder when Isaac ever gets tired of it…"
Adrian laughed. "Probably never."
"Hey," Dean protested, staring over at Jason with a firm stare. Castiel was about to scold him because he thought he was about to say something rude, but Dean surprised him by saying, "You mean 'our' family, since you're a part of it now."
Jason blinked at him, startled. "Uh, but Eden and I aren't married yet—"
"Doesn't matter; you're still family, son," Dean interrupted him, followed by a warm smile that made the others smile as well.
Jason returned the smile, glad to be accepted as family. When he looked over at Eden she was smiling back at him widely, and Jason couldn't help but grin.
They stayed for two more hours before leaving, wanting to give Jason and Eden some time to sleep and recover from a long week of being parents for the first time. They hugged goodbye in the entrance hall and everyone got dressed to leave. Daniel was sleeping in the other room, so they were being as quiet as possible.
Castiel could never really get used to saying goodbye to Eden at her apartment and know that she had her own life with her own little family now. It made him think back to when Eden was little and was tumbling around in the house and garden with her siblings and friends, and only had to worry about her homework and gymnastics practice. Now she was a grown woman, had a mate, a child, and a home of her own. He knew that Dean felt the same way, because he could tell it by the way Dean was looking at Eden and Jason when they said goodbye.
They drove home, and Dean's tail rested on Castiel's thigh the entire way while the two of them shared the happiness of being grandparents.
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Author's notes: I don't think I've ever seen another fic in which Dean and Cas are grandparents, so this is a little odd (but in a good way) for me XD; I hope you enjoyed reading this fluffy chapter. There'll be more moments with Dean and Cas with their grandson soon :)
Thanks for reading, please review :)