September 2040 (Castiel is 51, Dean is 52, Eden is 27, Adrian is 23 (almost 24), the twins are 19 (almost 20), Noah is 14, Daniel is 1, Jason is 27 (almost 28), Jo is 51, Tom is 53, Emma is 23, Sam and Jess are 45, Jesse is 21, Aria is 16, Kaylee is 11, Gabriel is 55, Katie is 50, Lokiana is 19, Heidi is 11, Mark is 20, Mary is 74, John is 76, Carter is 26 (almost 27), Kyle is 28, Ariel is 27 years old).
A little over a month had passed and Noah was doing okay at school. He had four classes with his friends, and another four in which he didn't really have any good friends yet. A few of his old classmates from his previous school were also in some of his classes, but they weren't people he had talked with often. Getting a partner for group work wasn't easy in the classes where he was alone, and in art class he had ended up in a group with a demon girl who certainly didn't like him. She refused to even look at him or acknowledge his presence at all, and it affected the two other people in their group. It made Noah want to curl into a ball and hide in a corner where no one could see or judge him. Group work was the worst and Noah hoped there wouldn't be too much of it this year.
It was the last class of the day and Noah dreaded it more than anything.
Noah kept his wings close to his body as he and Abby went over to the gym to attend P.E. class. He was grateful that Abby had the same P.E. schedule as him which meant that he wouldn't be all alone amongst kids he didn't know and he'd have someone to team up with, but what was worst about the class was that Max also had the same P.E. schedule as him, and he used every opportunity he could get to harass Noah – especially after the incident on the first day of school. He had tripped Noah several times when they ran around the pitch, making everyone laugh as Noah crashed to the ground, and he and his friends would throw balls in the back of Noah's head when he wasn't looking. Dean had been furious when he learned about it and had had a serious talk with the P.E. teacher, asking him to make sure that Max kept his fucking distance, but there were times when the teacher was too busy to keep an eye on Max and Noah, and that was when the bully usually made his move.
Noah headed into the girls' locker room with Abby to get ready for P.E. class. He always changed clothes with the girls since he was too uncomfortable undressing and showering with the guys, and the girls didn't mind since they didn't quite perceive him as being male (they had been raised to think of submissives as non-male). He just hated the way some of the girls stared at him in the shower since on the outside he looked male, even though he was not nearly as equipped down there as males his age, and he used his wings to protect his modesty.
They quickly changed into their P.E. clothes and headed outside on the pitch, and Noah stuck close to Abby – especially when he felt Max's predatory eyes on him.
Casting a glance around at the boys, Noah couldn't help but notice how tall and muscular they all were compared to him now that they were teenagers. There was only one other submissive at the school at the moment, but he was a junior so Noah didn't have any connections with him. He had seen him in the corridors though, and it looked like he was having just as a rough time as Noah himself.
"Don't be so nervous. I won't let Max anywhere near you," Abby whispered at him when she saw the nervous look on Noah's face. She gently brushed her white/grey wing against his and offered him a small smile of encouragement.
"Thanks…" Noah murmured back, brushing her wing back with his own in a friendly gesture. Their feathers didn't touch much or for very long since it was a gesture between friends, where mates would let their wings linger against each other and be more intimate about it.
They were told to run three times around the pitch to warm up, and Noah and Abby ran next to each other and chatted a bit between their panting. Max ran past them twice, but Abby quickly blocked his access to Noah since she knew he was going to try to bump into him on purpose to knock him over, and Max glared back at her when she got in his way.
"Why is he so intent on making life so tough for you? Is it really just because you're an angel/demon hybrid?" Abby asked as they jogged around the pitch. She glared daggers at Max's back as he ran several yards in front of them with his friends.
"I think so, yes," Noah murmured, panting from the running. He didn't get tired that fast and could run for a while but it was exhausting to run in the hot weather. Max had been harassing him every now and then since kindergarten, but he had gotten even worse after they entered puberty. As far as Noah knew, Max was harassing him because he and his father didn't think that demons and angels were supposed to mate and have children, and thought that Noah was nothing but a freak that was a violation against nature and they despised him because of that.
"What an ass," Abby mumbled, and Noah found himself agreeing to that right away.
Both of them were completely startled when a beta demon named Brian ran by them and swung his tail directly against the back of Noah's thighs as he ran (and hitting some of his feathers too), laughing when he heard Noah's pained yelp and how the submissive almost stumbled.
"Stop that, you ass!" another girl from behind them yelled at Brian, but the demon just laughed and kept running.
Noah slowed down and stopped, rubbing the sore place on the back of his thighs and winced at the soreness. Brian was long gone now, but Max seemed to have heard the story already and was laughing about it half way around the pitch. Max and Brian didn't get along since Max despised demons, but he obviously thought that Brian's action had been hilarious.
"You okay?" Abby asked, standing next to him.
"I'm alright…" Noah murmured, feeling kind of humiliated since a lot of their classmates had seen it. When he looked over at Brian though he saw him pushing at one of the girls, and Noah hated himself for feeling better that he wasn't Brian's only victim today.
"I hate Brian. I have math class with him, and yesterday he was sitting behind me and pulled at my hair during class," Abby grumbled. "He's one of those assholes who's trying to appear tougher by annoying and bullying others. Don't let him get to you."
Noah nodded and gave her a small smile. "Thank you. And I don't think anyone really likes Brian… or Max."
"I wish there was someone here to kick Max's ass. He hasn't gotten his ass properly kicked since kindergarten when that demon boy put him in his place every time he was acting stupid. Remember?" Abby asked, chuckling. They began running a bit again when they heard the teacher's whistle, indicating that everyone should finish up already.
Noah couldn't help but grin at that. "Yeah, I remember," he spoke, thinking back to the time when Connor – whom he had always been a bit afraid of – could make Max behave like an obedient puppy by just glaring at him. Max had been really afraid of Connor after he had punched him in the face once, and Noah wished that Connor was still around to keep Max in check, or that at least someone would step in when Max was being mean.
After running around the pitch they were supposed to run around in an obstacle course, and the teacher kept a sharp eye on Max, especially when he got close to Noah. Noah was grateful that his parents had asked the teacher to look out for him, otherwise P.E. class would be an even worse hell.
By the time they were done and headed back to the locker rooms the teacher had disappeared, making Noah feel very unsafe as he and Abby went back to the gym building. He glanced around to find Max but he couldn't see him because everyone from class was gathered in a crowd as they headed there.
Suddenly Max popped up on Noah's left, and the submissive flinched back and almost bumped into Abby who was walking next to him on his right.
"Hey, freak," Max grinned at him, making his three friends snicker behind him. "Going into the girls' locker room again, huh? Sure you don't wanna come in with us instead? I've got something right here that I'm sure your little ass would like…" he snickered, grabbing at his own crotch suggestively. His friends cracked up behind him and Noah's face went impossibly red with humiliation.
Max wasn't making sexual comments because he was attracted to Noah, not at all – this was only about power and dominance by humiliating Noah in front of others and by degrading him as a sex object.
"Oh yeah, I bet that little twig in your pants must be quite the sight," Abby spoke in an unimpressed tone. "Be careful when you shower; it would suck if the force of the water made it snap."
Noah struggled not to laugh out loud at that, and Max's face went completely red at Abby's comment.
"What the fuck did you just say to me?!" Max snarled, spreading his brown wings in aggression, and his friends growled at her from behind him.
Abby and Noah stopped as they reached the entrance to the gym, and Abby turned and looked at Max and his friends. "Nothing that wasn't true. And if you really are as tough as you think you are, you would stop harassing someone who's weaker than you. Where's the strength in that?" she spat, before turning back around and guided Noah inside towards the girls' locker rooms.
Noah couldn't stop smiling to himself. It was awesome to see Abby retort something back at Max's face like that, but he knew it was probably not gonna stop Max for long.
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The following day was a Saturday and it was a very special day. Eden and Jason were finally getting married. They had wanted to get married for a while but wanted to wait until they could afford a proper party. They had invited the whole family and their closest friends, and the party was taking place at a hotel to accommodate everyone.
All the kids (except Eden) were home at Dean and Castiel's house to sleep there from Friday to Sunday and to attend the wedding together on Saturday.
Castiel was getting dressed in the bedroom to get ready to leave the house and go to the city hall where Eden and Jason would be wed. He was wearing black dress pants and a white shirt. He looked at himself in the mirror which was on the inside of the closet door, turning to the sides to see how the clothing looked on him and decided it looked appropriate enough. His wings would need a bit of attention though since some of his feathers were ruffled and sticking out in awkward angles. It was frustrating because Dean had groomed him just two days ago, but the rough sex last night had made him rub his wings repeatedly against the sheets while Dean had pounded into him, and now some of his feathers stood out in protest.
He flinched a bit when Dean entered the room all of sudden, and the demon chuckled lightly when he saw that he had startled him.
"Looking good, Cas," Dean smiled and went over to stand behind him, wrapping his arms around Cas' body while they looked at each other in the mirror.
"So do you," Castiel smiled.
Dean was dressed in dark greyish dress pants, a white shirt, dark blue tie, and a blazer that matched his pants.
The demon snorted softly. "Well, I'd rather wear jeans and a t-shirt…"
Castiel huffed. "This is our daughter's wedding, Dean; we need to dress appropriately. And you look handsome in that."
"Yeah? Glad you think so," Dean murmured, ghosting his lips over Cas' neck and hummed in approval when the angel bared his neck to him to give him better access. He curled his tail around Castiel's upper thigh, slowly going further up, and he could feel the angel tense up a bit in alert.
Castiel flinched slightly when the tip of Dean's tail poked against his crotch, and the demon smirked at him in the mirror. "Dean," he warned, growling lightly. "Don't even get started with that." He glared into Dean's eyes in the mirror, making the demon throw his head back and laugh.
"Sorry, I couldn't help it," Dean said, squeezing his arms around Cas' body in apology. "I still can't believe we're gonna be attending our daughter's wedding…"
Castiel rolled his eyes. "Eden and Jason have been mated for a while now, so their wedding should not come as a surprise to you."
"Well, no, but—"
"How about you help me get my feathers in order? We have to leave soon, or we are going to be late."
Dean grinned. "Alright." He pulled back and began working on the rebel feathers, trying to make them look nice again. They didn't stay in place since they needed to be slicked up with something first, so Dean had to unbutton Castiel's shirt below his wings to access his oil glands. "Come on, Cas, produce some of that pretty oil for me, otherwise I can't do this," he said, rubbing his fingers over the sensitive glands.
Castiel gasped at the touch and shuddered lightly. "That's not something I can control. You will have to stimulate me more, but don't exaggerate it – I don't want to be aroused when we are about to leave the house."
"Can't make any promises," Dean smirked and continued rubbing the glands and wings to stimulate Cas to produce oil. He was trying not to arouse Cas too much, but he couldn't help but press a bit harder than necessary to earn some of those wonderful moans from Cas. When the oil was finally flowing, Dean quickly gathered some on his fingers and rubbed the oil into the feathers to make sure they didn't stick out. He tried to be as gentle as possible when gathering oil from the glands but it was one of the most sensitive places on the angel's body so even the lightest touch affected Castiel. The angel shuddered every time Dean touched the place, and the demon could smell that Cas was getting aroused.
"Dean, please hurry before it gets worse."
"Yeah, yeah, almost there," Dean said, chuckling softly in amusement.
Castiel was about to say something when Lily appeared in the door, wearing a pretty, white dress with a black ribbon around the waist. "Come on! We're gonna be late," she told them. She froze when she saw Dean standing behind Castiel and touching his oil glands.
"Yeah, yeah, we're coming," Dean told her. "Just gotta straighten out a few of Cas' unruly feathers, otherwise he's gonna look like an abused chicken at the wedding."
"Dean!" Castiel groused, glaring at Dean over his shoulder.
Lily giggled at them. "For a second I thought you were gonna do the nasty before leaving the house, since you have your hands all over papa's oil glands."
"His feathers are just too stubborn if I don't use the oil, that's why," Dean explained and smirked over at her. "But doing 'the nasty' sounds pretty tempting too…"
"Dean! Just finish already," Castiel snapped at him, blushing furiously with embarrassment.
Lily laughed at them but had grimaced a bit at Dean's comment. "I'll wait downstairs with the others," she said and closed the door before disappearing.
"There, all done now," Dean said after a few moments and stepped back to look at Castiel's wings, making sure he hadn't missed anything. Satisfied, he grabbed a towel from the drawer and cleaned up the oil leaking down Cas' back before buttoning his shirt for him.
"Thank you, Dean."
"Not too aroused now, are you?" Dean asked, grinning in amusement.
"It's nothing that won't go away soon at least," Castiel muttered and corrected his shirt and twitched his wings once Dean had buttoned his shirt for him. "Now, let's leave before we are late."
"Agreed," Dean smiled, following him out of the room.
They met up with the kids downstairs and went out to the car to head off towards the city hall where the wedding was taking place – the same city hall that Dean and Castiel had gotten married at 27 years ago.
Everyone was dressed nicely for the occasion, and Adrian had brought his girlfriend Natalie along since Eden and Jason had invited their girl/boyfriends too. She and Adrian had both completed their educations as tactical aircraft maintainers and were now working together at the Air Force in L.A. – the same place they had gotten their experience at. Natalie was taller than Lily but still a bit shorter than Isaac, and she had long, dark blonde hair, bluish grey eyes, and white wings with some grey in them. She was always very polite whenever she came over with Adrian to visit them, but she was a bit of a tomboy too. Her pretty, blue dress and make-up totally hid that side of her, though. She and Adrian drove off in the car that they had recently bought together, while the others went together in the Tahoe.
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The whole family was present at the city hall, including many of Eden and Jason's friends. Everyone was dressed formally and were greeting each other as they arrived.
Eden's face lit up when she saw her parents and siblings arrive in the city hall lobby, and she quickly went over and pulled them into tight hugs. She was wearing a white dress; it was a simple dress but very pretty and it suited her well. Jason was wearing a black suit, and he held little Daniel on his arm while Eden greeted them. Jo and Tom were standing next to Jason, and Daniel's hand was wrapped tightly around Jo's finger while she interacted with him.
"I'm so glad you could come," Eden told them as they hugged them all.
"Of course we could come. I wouldn't miss my daughter's wedding for anything," Dean chuckled. Castiel smiled, agreeing with him.
Eden just smiled at them and went over to pull Lily into a hug next. "I love your dress," she told Lily after pulling away. "And you're wearing more make-up than usual. Did someone help you with that?" she asked curiously, studying the eyeliner, eye shadow, and mascara on Lily's face.
"Yeah, Natalie actually helped me out," Lily said, glancing over at Natalie who was standing next to Adrian.
Isaac rolled his eyes at the girl talk, and Noah was busy glancing around at everyone in the lobby. His eyes fell on the other angel/demon hybrid Carter and his alpha angel boyfriend Kyle who were also there, and he watched as the two of them held hands and laughed at something Ariel said. Noah hadn't seen Carter, Kyle, or Ariel for a while and he was surprised to see them looking so grown up now. Tobias, Damian, and the rest of their children weren't there since Eden and Jason were at the limit of how many guests they could afford, and they didn't have as close relations to Tobias and Damian as they did with Carter and Kyle.
While Eden went over to greet and hug Adrian and Natalie, Dean and Castiel went over to Jason and his family.
"Now, don't kill my son 'cause he's marrying your daughter, Dean," Jo warned Dean as they approached. Daniel was sitting on her arm now since many people came over to greet and hug Jason, and Daniel was getting uncomfortable with being squeezed between them.
Dean rolled his eyes. "Of course not. I already trust him with Eden, and I'm actually glad that they are getting married." Jason gave him a somewhat shy smile at that, and Dean grinned at him before pulling him into a hug, patting his back proudly.
Castiel hugged Jason afterwards, and when he stepped back Daniel was waving his arms towards him and grunting stubbornly in Jo's arms.
Jo laughed. "Oh, I think he wants his other grandmother to hold him. You little traitor! I thought you liked me best," she cooed jokingly, nuzzling her nose against Daniel's face and made the baby laugh a bit. It didn't stop Daniel from staring at Castiel and waving his arms at him, though.
Castiel chuckled and went over to take the 1-year-old baby from Jo's arms, who had already stepped forward to let Castiel take him. "Hey, little one. I'm very glad to see you too," he smiled at Daniel and shifted him on his arm until the baby was comfortable. Daniel cooed softly and glanced up at Castiel with his wide, blue eyes, and seemed pleased to be with Castiel now. Not that he disliked Jo but he liked to switch between them, and he still liked staring at Cas' pure white wings; it calmed him down.
"He's definitely got a weakness for Cas' wings," Tom chuckled.
Jo crossed her arms and pouted. "Damn, I wanna have wings too…"
Dean laughed at her and came over to Castiel to greet Daniel and tickle his stomach gently, making the baby laugh and squirm on the angel's arm. They looked up when Gabriel came over to them.
"Hello!" Gabriel grinned at them before looking at little Daniel. "Oh, look at that! It's mini version of Eden and Jason!" he exclaimed and came over to poke gently at Daniel's stomach which made the baby laugh. "You're still such a sweet little diaper-pooper," he cooed with a grin on his face.
"Hello, Gabriel," Castiel chuckled, rolling his eyes briefly at his brother's last comment.
"Hey, Cassie," the older angel grinned and slung an arm around Cas' shoulders. He leaned in close to Castiel so that only he and Dean would hear him. "I hope that you and Dean will keep it in your pants this time, 'cause I really don't wanna see Dean fucking you again."
Castiel blushed furiously with Daniel on his arm. "Please stop bringing that up every time you see us…" he groaned, embarrassed. He was glad that the kids hadn't heard about the incident so far because Gabriel was considerate enough not to mention it around them.
"I don't think I can convince Cas to do that in a public place anymore anyway," Dean chuckled.
"Do what in public?" Jo asked curiously, having heard what Dean said.
Gabriel was about to open his mouth to speak but Dean beat him to it. "Nothing, Jo. Mind your own business," he said, smirking at her offended face.
"Jackass," she grumbled.
Dean just grinned at her and brushed his tail against her leg in a friendly gesture.
When it was time for the wedding everyone followed the officiant into one of the city hall's big rooms and sat down on the seats. Castiel rolled his eyes when he could hear his brother's loud voice on the row behind him and how he was cracking a few stupid jokes at Sam and his family. Mary and John had gotten the honors of holding little Daniel during the ceremony, and the baby cooed and made a few loud noises every now and then which made the others smile fondly at him. Ellen was sitting next to them, interacting with them and Daniel while waiting for the ceremony to begin.
Dean's hand was squeezing Castiel's tightly and they shared a small, loving smile together. It was so nostalgic to be in the place where they had been registered as mates all those years ago after having fought with the system to gain the right to be married. Now it was their oldest daughter's turn to get married, and they both watched proudly as Eden and Jason went up in front of the officiant who was to wed them. Jo and Tom were sitting next to Dean, and Castiel blushed a bit when he saw Jo lean forwards to cast a smug smirk in his direction when she had noticed their happy and somewhat nostalgic faces. Noah was seated next to Castiel, and Lily, Isaac, Adrian, and Natalie were seated along the first row as well.
When the officiant finished the ceremony by telling Jason to kiss the bride, everyone was clapping when their lips met in a somewhat shy but deep kiss. Gabriel got up and wooed and whistled really loudly, making everyone laugh and Castiel blush in embarrassment over his brother. After the kiss, Eden glared down at Gabriel from where she and Jason were standing before walking down the three steps back to her family.
Dean and Castiel got up to hug her, and the others got up from their seats as well.
"Congratulations, Eden. I'm so happy and proud of you," Castiel smiled, hugging his daughter tightly.
Eden smiled and buried her face in Cas' shoulder. "Thank you, papa. I'm very happy too."
Dean smiled as he pulled Jason into another hug. "I trust you with her, so this marriage better be permanent," he said, patting the human in the back.
"I have no intentions of letting her go," Jason promised, returning the hug with a smile. They pulled away from each other and Jason rolled his eyes when a crying Jo came forward.
"Oh, I'm so happy…" Jo said, wiping away a few tears. "Come here." She pulled her son into a tight hug, making Jason gasp from it.
"C'mon, you're hurting the poor guy," Gabriel groused behind her.
Jo pulled away from Jason and glared back at Gabriel. "You should talk! You squeeze people ten times firmer than I do and almost crack their ribs."
Meanwhile Eden and Jason were busy being congratulated and hugged, and Mary and John came over to Dean and Castiel with little Daniel sitting on Mary's arm.
"I'm happy we've lived to see our granddaughter get married. And to have a wonderful little great-grandson," Mary smiled and placed a small kiss on Daniel's cheek. The baby just cooed and played with a stuffed animal in his hands, looking around at people every now and then. John smiled and wrapped an arm around Mary's waist. They were getting old and wrinkled, but not quite as much as a human would be at their age.
"Well, now we just need some great-grandkids from Sam's side," John said, scowling over at Sam and his family.
Sam and Jess immediately looked at Jesse who was their oldest son and who had brought his girlfriend with him to the wedding.
"Hey, we're only 21. Give us a break," Jesse groused, blushing with embarrassment along with his human girlfriend Abigail.
"John's just messing around," Jessica chuckled.
Sam came over to Dean and the two brothers smiled at each other. "Must feel weird to have to let Eden fully go now, huh," Sam smiled.
"Well, she's in good hands," Dean replied, smiling over at Jason who was talking with Adrian and Natalie now.
Suddenly Gabriel butted into Jason's and Eden's conversation with Eden's siblings, and he slung his arms around their shoulders. Jason startled in surprise and stared at Gabriel with wide eyes.
"I always knew you two lovebirds would get together, ever since I saw you run around the garden as little kids and stare when the other wasn't looking," Gabriel grinned, pulling them against his sides with his arms tightly around their shoulders. He glanced and Eden and said, "I still remember how Jason stared at your boobies when you had just gotten them. That was so romantic."
"Uncle Gabe!" Eden chastised, blushing slightly and tried to wriggle free. Jason groaned in embarrassment and also tried to get free.
Gabriel laughed. "You know it's true," he grinned at them and let them go. "Isn't it time to start the party already?" he asked, looking between them excitedly.
Katie rolled her eyes fondly at him, and their kids snickered.
"Yeah, let's get everyone to head to the hotel," Jason said, looking at Eden with a smile.
"But first we need to throw rice all over you and put cans and garbage behind your car! Anyone with me?" Gabriel said out loud, gaining a few cheers from the others.
"Hell yeah!" Isaac grinned and followed Gabriel outside, and Lily joined.
Adrian rolled his eyes and looked at Natalie. "Shall we join them?"
Natalie chuckled. "Alright."
Adrian glanced down at Noah and asked, "Wanna come too?"
Noah grinned and nodded, and followed after them to see Gabriel, Loki, Isaac, Adrian, and a few others put cans behind Eden and Jason's car. Gabriel was planning on putting other stuff behind it too – as long as it made noise it was usable, he'd said.
Jason groaned and ran a hand down his face. "Oh god, I hope he doesn't paint on the car too…"
"He was talking of doing that," Katie said, chuckling when Jason groaned louder.
Eden chuckled and grabbed Jason's hand. "We'll just wash it off. There's no point in talking sense into my uncle anyway."
"You got that right," Dean grinned, laughing when Castiel seemed embarrassed by Gabriel once again.
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Afterwards everyone drove off and met each other at the hotel. They had booked a large party room which had two long tables lined up for people to sit at. Eden and Jason sat at the table end of one of the tables with their closest family by their sides.
They were being served pie, cake, coffee, sodas, cocoa, and other stuff at 3pm, and later they would be having dinner there.
Dean spent a lot of time talking with Sam since they didn't see each other often, and Castiel also spoke with Sam and his family but also talked with Eden and Jason as well as Katie, Mary, and John. Isaac talked a lot to Gabriel's daughter Loki since they were both a lot like Gabriel in many ways, and Lily joined in sometimes.
Noah and Heidi talked a lot, and they were seated by the table when Gabriel suddenly showed up. Heidi had temporarily taken Adrian's seat next to Noah while Adrian and Natalie were over by the other table to talk with Sam's kids and Emma, and Noah sat next to Castiel who was talking with Eden now.
"Damn, you've gotten a bit taller," Gabriel commented at Noah and sat down in the chair next to Heidi, so that Heidi was sitting between Noah and Gabriel. "You're still a squirt though," he smirked.
Noah blushed a bit. "Yeah, I know."
"So, how's high school? Getting killed by the bullies yet?"
Noah shifted uncomfortably and stared down at the table. "Well, there is one boy named Max who likes to make my life miserable, and a few others at school have also been harassing me…"
Gabriel growled lowly. "Tell me their names and I'll string them up by their nipples and whip their asses."
"Daddy!" Heidi exclaimed, horrified.
Noah couldn't help but chuckle. "I wish you could."
"Of course I can! They might just arrest me for it, that's all," Gabriel huffed. "You're too damn adorable to be treated like that. You're so much like Cassie," he grinned, leaning across Heidi to ruffle Noah's hair with affection.
Noah shied away from Gabriel's hand fast and tried to correct his now even more unruly hair.
Castiel turned his head when he heard they were talking about him and furrowed his brows at Gabriel. "What are you talking about?" he asked curiously.
Gabriel smirked. "Just your sweet ass, that's all."
Castiel sent Gabriel a dark, unamused glare, but his brother wasn't affected by it at all.
"I was just asking Noah how his school was going," Gabriel finally said with a roll of his eyes.
"Oh," Castiel said softly, and glanced at Noah who was staring down at the table again. The angel felt sympathy for his son since he knew that school wasn't so easy for him lately, even though Max mostly kept his distance now that the teachers were watching him. Castiel often thought about Noah while at work and wondered if anything had happened to him during the day, since it wasn't just Max who was harassing him but also a lot of other people.
Daniel was sitting in Eden's lap while she stared at Noah with the same sympathy as Castiel. She too was worried about Noah's welfare at school.
Suddenly Adrian came over with Natalie, and he stared at Gabriel and raised a brow at him. "Dude, are you drinking from my glass?"
Gabriel blinked up at him before looking at the glass of coke in his hand, suddenly realizing he had taken the wrong glass. He had placed his own glass of coke on the table when he came over, but he had accidentally grabbed the class that was closer to Heidi who was sitting on Adrian's chair.
"Aw damn! My bad," Gabriel said and put the glass down. He looked up at Adrian and smirked. "But hey, we're related so no harm is done in sharing germs." He looked at his daughter Heidi and scowled at her. "Why didn't you tell me I took the wrong glass, silly?"
"But I didn't notice!" Heidi said, scowling back at Gabriel who just sighed heavily.
Natalie chuckled next to Adrian who was grimacing slightly at the idea of sharing germs with his uncle.
Gabriel got up from the chair and glanced between Adrian and Natalie as he stood in front of them. He looked Natalie up and down before smirking at Adrian. "Damn, she's way out of your league, Adrian." He looked at Natalie and ignored how Adrian rolled his eyes at him. "You must be Natalie. Nice to meet you properly," he said, gently grabbing her hand and moved it up to his lips to place a gentleman's kiss on it. He wriggled his eyebrows and smirked at her, making Natalie laugh.
Adrian tensed a bit when his uncle kissed his girlfriend's hand – since he was an alpha and alphas could get possessive – but he knew that Gabriel was just messing around and wasn't a threat.
"Nice to meet you too. Adrian and his family have told me all about you," Natalie chuckled.
Gabriel let go of her hand and laughed. "Only all the good stuff, I hope?"
"Depends on what you mean by 'good stuff'," Natalie smirked.
Gabriel laughed again. "Touché."
Heidi blinked up at Natalie in wonder. "Aren't you the mechanic girl?" she asked curiously.
Natalie smiled. "Yep, that's me. I actually wanted to be a pilot, but because I have wings that wasn't possible because the space in a jet is too cramped so only non-winged hybrids and humans can fly them, so I decided to just be a jet mechanic instead."
"That's cool!" Heidi exclaimed, grinning.
"You really wanted to be a pilot?" Eden asked, looking at Natalie curiously. She hadn't been at the house when Natalie introduced herself to them, so she hadn't heard that story.
"Yeah, it's always been a big dream of mine to fly high in the skies and all that… But it just wasn't possible, so I had to choose another Air Force career instead," Natalie said with a rueful smile.
"Aw, that's too bad…" Eden said, feeling sorry for her. She rocked Daniel on her lap and shifted him over to Castiel for a bit. Jason had disappeared for a bit to talk with some friends of his, and Jo, Tom, and Ellen were having some big discussion with Mary and John on the other side of the table.
"You would have been a sexy pilot," Gabriel remarked, winking at her.
Natalie laughed. "Thanks."
"I still think you're sexy, though," Adrian hummed at her and nuzzled at her cheek affectionately. His tail curled around her lower leg possessively, and their fingers entwined as they held hands.
Noah blushed a bit as he watched his big brother be so affectionate with his girlfriend, and Castiel gave them a fond smile as he watched them.
"Ew, I'm gonna puke," Gabriel commented before going over to the other table to Dean and Sam.
"Gabriel!" Castiel hissed at him, feeling embarrassed once again by his brother's behavior.
Natalie just laughed, and as did Adrian who was still nuzzling his girlfriend's cheek and jaw and claimed her lips in a small kiss.
"Your uncle is fun," Natalie commented after they broke the kiss.
Adrian shrugged. "He's just being his usual self."
Daniel made a loud squealing noise from Castiel's lap, drawing their attention to him immediately.
Eden chuckled. "Just wanting to remind us that you're still around, huh?" she cooed and reached over to stroke the baby's cheek lovingly.
"Seems so," Castiel smiled and rocked Daniel gently. The baby turned so that he was hugging Castiel's body, and suddenly tried to stand up on his legs. Castiel immediately put his hands on Daniel's sides to support him, and prayed that the baby wouldn't step too hard on his crotch. Luckily Daniel kept his feet on the angel's thighs, and he blew a few bubbles with his mouth while standing on Castiel and supporting himself with his hands on the angel's chest.
"He's quite active today," Adrian smiled.
"Yeah, and I think he's about to get hungry. Aren't you?" Eden cooed at Daniel, smiling when he turned his head to stare at her. "I'll go get some food for him. I'll be right back," she said and disappeared from the table.
Castiel held Daniel for a bit who had now turned his attention to the angel's white wings and was trying to grab them. "No, Daniel, it hurts if you grab my feathers," Castiel scolded him gently.
Jo laughed at him from across the table when she had turned her attention over to them after Eden left. "I almost feel sorry for you, Cas."
Castiel just groaned before getting up from the chair, and Daniel protested lightly when he could no longer stand up. The angel went over to Adrian and put the baby into his son's arms. "I have to use the restroom, so please hold him for a minute."
Adrian blinked and shifted the grumpy baby in his arms. "Yeah, sure, I'll hold him." He watched Castiel leave and gently rocked Daniel on his arm, cringing when the baby cried in protest.
"I think he wants to stand up," Noah said, twisting around in his chair to look at Adrian, and Heidi did the same.
"Yeah, I better put him down then," Adrian said and put Daniel on the floor. The baby supported himself against Adrian's legs and glanced around curiously, taking in all the noise in the room.
"Aww, he's so adorable," Natalie cooed, grinning down at Daniel. "Be careful that he doesn't cut himself on your feathers. Why don't you just soften them?"
"I'm not gonna soften my feathers in front of everyone in this room!" Adrian said, repelled by the idea.
Natalie rolled her eyes. "Typical alphas."
Noah immediately got out his chair and went over to grab Daniel's curious hands which had almost managed to grab Adrian's feathers while the alpha was looking away.
"Oh my god, that was close!" Natalie exclaimed, horrified.
"Whoa, I didn't see that coming," Adrian, his eyes wide in surprise and guilt for not having been more careful. "Quick reflexes, Noah."
"You should pay more attention," Noah mumbled, kneeling down in front of Daniel and was holding both the baby's hands. Daniel had protested a bit when Noah yanked him away from his target, but now he was more interested in Noah and walked closer to stand between Noah's legs and grabbed at his shirt with curious hands. Noah smiled and let Daniel grab at his clothes and even tug a bit at his hair, but when the baby went his wings Noah pulled back a little. "No, no! That's 'ow-ow'," he said, chuckling at the baby.
Heidi giggled as she watched, and a few of the others in the room were also watching the interaction.
Dean came over to check on them and stood behind Noah who was still kneeling on the floor. "Is he of any trouble?"
"No, he's just being curious," Noah said, smiling at Daniel who was laughing and squealing against him now.
Adrian looked up when Carter and Kyle appeared next to him from behind.
"Oh. Hey, guys," Adrian smiled at them. He got along well with them both, but he hadn't seen Carter for three years when he last joined his family in vising Tobias and Damian's house. It had been even longer since he last saw Kyle.
"Hey, Adrian," Kyle smiled and shook his hand. "And that must be Natalie," he smiled and shook hers as well.
"Yep, that's me. And you're friends of Eden and Jason, right?" Natalie spoke.
"Yeah," Kyle smiled, watching as Natalie turned her attention to Carter.
"Oh, and you must be the other angel/demon hybrid that Adrian told me about," Natalie smiled when she looked at Carter's brown angel wings and his demon tail. "It's quite interesting how you all look so different."
Carter shrugged and chuckled a bit. "Yeah, I guess. But we still get treated the same." He glanced down at Noah who was playing a bit with little Daniel on the floor, and the baby was eagerly showing his stuffed animal to Noah. Heidi came down on the floor as well to join them, and Daniel seemed to like the attention.
"Yeah, I can imagine. Racists are everywhere and they really deserve to have their asses kicked for being so fucking narrow-minded," Natalie grumbled. Carter's eyes widened in surprise to hear her use those kinds of words, since she had appeared so polite to him at first, but Kyle just laughed at it.
Dean had turned to reply to a question that Jessica asked him before looking over at Carter and Kyle. His face lit up when he saw them. "Oh, hey, you two. How's your family doing, Carter?" he asked and shook their hands.
Carter smiled and leaned into Kyle who was brushing their wings together. "They're fine, thanks. My parents said I should send you their best regards and that they hope to see you again soon."
Dean cringed. "Yeah, it's been a while since we last met. But I'm glad to see that you and Kyle are still together."
The beta hybrid smiled and entwined his hand with Kyle's. "I wouldn't trade him for anyone," Carter said, smiling up at Kyle who grinned back at him.
Eden finally returned with some food for Daniel and proceeded with feeding him, and Castiel returned from the restroom and joined Dean in a conversation with Sam and Jessica. Eden went over to join them while feeding Daniel some bananas and bread.
People were walking back and forth, switching conversation partners, and everyone could hear it whenever Gabriel and Isaac laughed out loud or exclaimed something since their voices were pretty loud.
Isaac had bought small confetti-bombs, and everyone flinched when one of them went off and the whole table was covered in confetti. Daniel started crying because he got spooked, and Eden and Jason tried their best to calm him down again. Gabriel thought it was fucking genius what Isaac had done, but Castiel was less impressed – especially when Isaac blew another confetti bomb on the other table so that both tables were full of confetti. It made everyone laugh though, but the hotel staff was less thrilled since they had to get it off the table before serving dinner.
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Dinner had consisted of various meat, vegetables, bread, potatoes, and sauces, and for dessert there was pudding and three different kinds of ice cream. Everyone was full after eating, but the mood was good and people were chatting eagerly with each other.
"So, how's college going? I haven't really heard much about your life for ages now," Eden said to Lily and Isaac after dessert. She stood behind their chairs to be able to talk to them since they were sitting pretty far apart and the noise in the room was deafening. "Any romance going on in your lives yet? Apart from Lily getting a boyfriend…" she smirked.
Lily blushed and stared into her lap. She had had a crush on a guy named Tony from her music class for a while, but she had been very reluctant at first to let him in after her experience with Richard. After almost a year of knowing Tony she finally had the courage to talk to him more and then things between them had developed. They had become a couple only just a week ago but Tony's mother had a birthday today so he couldn't join her for Eden's wedding. He hadn't even met Lily's family yet. Lily and Isabella were still good friends even though Lily was now seeing a guy, but their sexual relations had stopped now. They had been more 'friends with benefits' than actual girlfriends, and Lily didn't want to cheat on her boyfriend with Isabella, so for now their activities had stopped unless Tony would ever be interested in a threesome, and if Lily was willing to share him.
Isaac turned his head to look up at Eden behind him. "Well, I know for a fact that I'm not a virgin anymore, but I haven't got a boy- or girlfriend yet."
Eden's eyes widened, as did Adrian's and Noah's. Dean was talking to Sam at the other table again so he didn't hear it, but Castiel heard it though he wasn't surprised since Lily had told him a bit about it already. She had mentioned to him that she had seen Isaac enter his dorm room with a girl on several occasions while his roommate was out, and Dean had told him that Isaac had come to him to ask him how to use a condom properly and which ones were best to use, so they could easily guess that Isaac had started exploring sex now.
"Really?" Eden said, stunned. "Oh, wow. So was it with a boy or a girl?"
"Uh, well, I've only been with a girl so far. I'm still a bit wary about doing it with a guy…" Isaac murmured contemplatively.
"Well, maybe be with a submissive first then to get comfortable with the idea?" Eden suggested.
"I can't believe we're listening to Isaac's sexual experiences and Eden giving him advice…" Adrian murmured, feeling embarrassed with Natalie sitting next to him and listening in. Natalie just laughed at him and didn't seem too bothered by the conversation.
Isaac mulled it over in his mind for a few seconds. "Yeah, could be an idea… But I think too much of Noah when I look at a sub, so it probably has to be a demon who doesn't look like him at all, otherwise it's too damn disturbing!"
"Ugh, yeah," Lily agreed.
Noah grimaced a bit at that but didn't say anything.
Eden chuckled before looking at Lily. "And when do we get to see your gorgeous boyfriend? He looks pretty attractive on the photos you've shown us."
Lily blushed shyly. "Well, I'm hoping to bring him over to dad and papa's house next weekend for introductions." She glanced briefly in Castiel's direction and saw him smiling back at her.
"I will be looking forward to finally meeting him," Castiel smiled.
"Poor Isabella has to get laid elsewhere now that Lily has To— Ow!" Isaac exclaimed when Lily slapped him arm before he could finish his sentence. He laughed when he saw her glaring daggers at him for making that comment.
Eden laughed fondly at them and stepped back a little and went over to talk to Ariel, Carter, and Kyle for a bit.
Isaac's attention was immediately on Jason when the human returned to the table and sat down in his seat, talking to Castiel and Jo. Daniel was in a small room connected to the party room and was sleeping in the baby carriage, and Jason had just gone out to check on him.
Isaac twisted his body around to look over at Gabriel who was talking with Sam and Dean at the other table and shouted, "Uncle Gabe! Now!"
Everyone frowned at the two in confusion when Isaac and Gabriel shot up from their chairs and headed over to Jason. Jason glanced up at them in bewilderment before he was suddenly being pulled out of his chair by Gabriel who hooked his arms under Jason's armpits to keep him still, and Isaac grinned as he took out a small bottle from his pocket and started pouring something into Jason's clothes.
"What the hell are you doing?! Let me go!" Jason protested, struggling in Gabriel's hold and fought to get free.
"Is he ticklish?" Isaac asked Jo who was watching them with wide, stunned eyes.
"What? Uh, yeah, he's pretty ticklish," Jo confirmed, frowning in confusion.
"Especially on his stomach!" Emma added, grinning as she watched her brother squirm in Gabriel's hold.
"Awesome," Isaac grinned and started tickling Jason's stomach, making the human laugh out loud, scream, and struggle to get free.
"Stop! Please stop! Let me go!" Jason laughed, squirming and kicking like mad, but Isaac just poured the rest of the powder into his clothes before he and Gabriel finally pulled back.
Eden stomped over to them angrily. "What the hell are you doing?!"
"Just spiking up the party a bit," Gabriel grinned, laughing when Jason started twitching uncomfortably after he let him go.
"What the hell…" Jason muttered and began scratching himself all over. "Oh my god, what did you put down my shirt?!" He squirmed and twitched uncomfortably, and Eden came over to his side with a worried frown.
"Itching powder!" Isaac exclaimed, laughing.
Everyone in the room laughed as Jason's face turned completely red with embarrassment and annoyance, and he was clearly feeling very uncomfortable in his clothes now.
Castiel growled in annoyance and got up to stand in front of Gabriel and Isaac. "What on earth are you doing?! This is Jason and Eden's wedding! Why are you doing that to him? You two really are ridiculous children, and I'm not approving of this!"
"Relax, Cassie, it's just a mild version of itching powder," Gabriel chuckled. "And no one gets to join the family without being pranked! It's an initiation ceremony – we did out of love."
"I fail to see where the love is in this," Castiel muttered, feeling sorry for Jason who was still scratching himself all over.
Dean laughed as he came over to them. "Oh god, that can't be comfortable," he spoke, looking at how Jason was scratching himself like mad.
Castiel turned to glare at him. "You should be scolding your son for doing this to Jason instead of laughing about it."
"Sorry, but it is a bit funny," Dean said, reaching out his tail to brush it against the angel's leg, hoping to make him stop glaring at him like that.
Katie came over, crossing her arms in front of her chest as she looked at Gabriel in disapproval. "You should have done this later in the evening. Now the poor guy is gonna be scratching himself all over for the rest of the night."
"Uh, yeah, true…" Gabriel murmured and glanced at Jason guiltily.
"Well, I didn't bring any spare clothes for him like I used to do when he was a kid, unfortunately…" Jo spoke, giggling as she watched her son squirm like that.
"Jeez, thanks, mom," Jason scowled at her.
"I should go home and get you some new clothes," Eden said, feeling sorry for Jason.
"No, this is your wedding so you should stay here. I will go, if you are willing to lend me your house keys," Castiel interrupted and stepped forward. He hadn't had anything to drink tonight since he would be driving home, so it was okay for him to be driving now – unlike most of the others at the party who had had too much to drink already.
"Thank you, papa, that would be nice," Eden smiled.
"Yeah, I appreciate that. Just grab me whatever clothes you can find; it's in the closet in the bedroom," Jason said, grimacing as he kept scratching himself all over.
Castiel nodded and took the keys from Eden before heading off to provide new clothes for Jason. Their apartment was nearby so it shouldn't take more than half an hour before he was back.
"At least Castiel has some decency in him, unlike you two," Mary said, scowling between Gabriel and Isaac as she went past them on her way to the bathroom.
"Sorry, grandma," Isaac grinned, watching as Mary just rolled her eyes in response and left the room.
"Yeah, Cassie has always been the considerate and polite little angel in our family," Gabriel chuckled.
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Castiel returned half an hour later with extra clothes for Jason, and the human quickly went out to the bathroom to wash himself off before getting dressed in the clean clothes. Castiel had brought him some dress pants, a white shirt, socks, and a pair of underwear so that would have to do.
After 9pm many of the guests took the party out on the dance floor before many of them would go home. There was music and lots of space to dance on in the room.
Eden and Jason had had the first dance, and everyone had gathered around to watch and clap at them. Eden and Jason had both been a little shy, but they had concentrated on the each other and just danced without paying too much attention to the watching crowd. Afterwards they danced for a bit longer before taking a break, and other couples went out to dance. Mary and John had one quick dance before saying goodbye to everyone and headed home, since they were older and had gotten tired already.
Castiel and Dean were talking with Sam and Jessica at the other table when suddenly Dean got up from his chair and extended his hand towards Castiel who blinked up at him in bewilderment. The angel looked from Dean's smiling face and down to the hand that Dean was extending towards him, inviting him for a dance. Castiel slowly reached out his hand and put it into Dean's, and the demon grinned as he pulled Castiel to his feet and led him over to the dance floor.
"Dean, you know I am not comfortable with dancing," Castiel said in a low voice, glancing at the other dancing couples and suddenly felt a bit nervous.
"I know, but I don't wanna go home without having shared a dance with you on our daughter's wedding night, Cas," Dean smiled and placed his hand on the angel's hip while taking Castiel's hand in his other hand.
Castiel didn't really have a reply for that since he kind of agreed with Dean, and they slowly began moving along with the rhythm of the song. Despite their inexperience with dancing, their bodies moved gracefully together, and their wings were spreading and folding as part of the dance. It was almost as if their wings were having their own little dance together.
They turned their heads and saw that Adrian and Natalie had also gone to the dance floor, and Adrian's face looked a little panicked as Natalie guided him through the steps. Natalie wasn't all that experienced either, but she had a brother who was a dancer. Lily and Isaac had also joined and were dancing together with Lokiana, while Noah was with Heidi, Aria, and Kaylee at the table, and neither of them was interested in dancing.
Castiel smiled as he watched Adrian and Natalie dance. Natalie was making a bit fun of Adrian's clumsiness which was rather amusing to watch, but Castiel could see on Adrian's face that his son was not as annoyed by it as he looked; the looks he was sending Natalie were unlike the looks Castiel had seen him send most of his previous girlfriends, and it made the angel smile happily when he saw the love in Adrian's eyes. Eden and Jason joined them on the floor again, and Castiel and Dean watched the two as Eden wrapped her arms around Jason's neck and gave him a loving, adoring smile as they danced with Jason's hands on her hips.
"They look happy," Dean stated, glancing from Eden, Adrian, and then back to Castiel.
"Mmhm, yes, they do," the angel smiled. He moved his hand out of Dean's and instead wrapped his arms around the demon's neck like Eden was doing with Jason. "And that makes me happy too," he added, smiling.
Dean smiled and placed his hands possessively on his mate's hips. "Yeah, me too." He leaned his head down to rest their foreheads together, and his tail curled around Castiel's leg once again, squeezing it tightly. "Our kids are all growing up… Damn, how I miss the days when they were all small and playful."
"They are still playful, just in other ways," Castiel hummed, his eyes closed as they moved together. "But Isaac is as childish as ever…"
Dean laughed. "I know. He's not gonna change."
"Perhaps when he finds a mate and has children of his own he will. But even Gabriel has not changed much, so…"
Dean chuckled. "Yeah, the odds seem less good now, huh."
"I still love him, though. Even though that prank on Jason was very unnecessary…" Castiel muttered.
"Well, it's a good thing that Jason's got such a good mother-in-law who'll drive home to get him new clothes to makes his evening easier," Dean smirked.
Castiel blushed a bit and averted Dean's eyes shyly.
They were brought out of their moment when Sam and Jessica were suddenly next to them, also dancing together.
"Hey, guys," Sam said. "Just wanted to inform you that I heard Gabriel suggesting to Isaac that he should put a fake rat in your bed when you come home tonight. Just so you know…"
Dean's eyebrows shot up in surprise, and Castiel's brows furrowed a bit.
"Thanks for the warning, Sammy," Dean said before turning his head to smirk at Cas. "What do you think, Cas? Should we put a water balloon in Isaac's bed tonight and hope he's sleepy enough to not notice it and just lie down on top of it and get wet everywhere?"
The angel contemplated the idea for a bit before smirking back. "I like that idea."
Dean grinned in reply.
Sam and Jessica laughed before moving away again to continue their dance, and Castiel smiled up at Dean and tightened his arms around the demon's neck.
"I love you, Dean," Castiel hummed, smiling up at Dean in adoration.
"Whoa, Cas, did you have something to drink? That lovey-dovey face of yours makes it look like you did…"
"Don't be silly, Dean; I have to drive us home," Castiel murmured, rolling his eyes. "And why? Can I not tell you that I love you and give you this face without you being suspicious of me?"
Dean gave a short laugh. "Nah, I'm just messing with you. And of course you can," he chuckled, stepping closer so that the fronts of their bodies touched. "And I love you too," he said in a soft voice.
Castiel smiled and pulled Dean down for a kiss, not caring that others were watching. Gabriel shouted 'woohoo!' at them in a leery manner, making some of the others laugh, but Dean just flipped him the bird while keeping his lips locked with Cas'. They grinned against each other's lips, and Castiel fisted his hand in Dean's hair while the demon dug his hands into his hips possessively.
It was a nice ending to a happy day, and hopefully there would be many more to come.
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Author's notes: Hope you enjoyed the fluffiness and Gabriel's appearance in the chapter XD It's the longest one I've written so far, I think, but I couldn't bring myself to cut it down. Now there will be more Noah chapters to come :)
And in 2 days it's been exactly 1 year since I published the first chapter of Bonded! I cannot believe it's been so long and that this story had grown so big! It wouldn't have happened if I hadn't had the most wonderful readers and reviewers, so thank you so much to you guys! You are awesome :3