August 2041 (Castiel is 52, Dean is 53, Eden is 27 (almost 28), Adrian is 24, the twins are 20, Noah is 15 years old).

School started on the 19th of August that year but Noah had gotten a stomach flu on the weekend before, so he had to wait three days extra before starting in school again. Castiel had turned 52 years old on the 20th August, and Isaac, Lily, Eden, Jason, and little Daniel had come by in the evening to celebrate. Adrian was still in L.A. and couldn't come home, but he had promised to come on the next weekend.

It was Thursday and Noah dreaded having to go back to school now that he was well enough to go back there. High school was a living hell for him despite the teachers keeping an eye on Max whenever he was close to Noah. Max still harassed and humiliated him whenever he got the chance, and some of his other classmates were also very unkind to him most of the time. He had a few friends but that didn't stop Noah from getting harassed and discriminated against, or be called a freak in the corridors. It wasn't uncommon for him to walk down the school's corridors and get bumped into, and he had fallen to the floor a few times because of it or had had someone spill their coffee or water all over him on purpose. It all made him less eager to get out of bed in the mornings, and Castiel could easily tell that Noah wasn't feeling as happy as he used to anymore.

"Noah, please hurry up, we are leaving soon," Castiel said as he finished up making their lunchboxes in the kitchen and looked through the open space between the kitchen counter and the cupboards above to see Noah sitting at the dining table, eating breakfast.

Noah sat with his left elbow on the table and rested his head on his hand while stirring absently in his cereal with the spoon in his other hand. He scrunched his nose in a disgruntled manner at Castiel's words, not wanting to go back to school at all. The thought of being harassed every day again was not very appealing to him.

Castiel was about to repeat what he had said when Dean suddenly said something from the living room.

"Hey, look; they're still going crazy about that demonstration for the right of angels and demons to mate. Some are even trying to sabotage it or threaten the participants to stop demonstrating," Dean spoke, gesturing at the TV where there was some news report about it.

Angel/demon couples were slowly beginning to become more common too see, although the number of angel/demon couples was still extremely low. The increase in couples had made the public explode with racist slurs, and most were completely outraged by the increase. It had made many angel/demon couples and supporters of their right to mate go crazy as well, and they were demonstrating against the racists and the racist government to fight for the right to mate with whoever they want. People hadn't taken the demonstrations well, and many were trying to keep them from speaking in public about the right for angels and demons to mate. The majority was still against it since angels and demons had never gotten along well, and the thought of the two species mating, having carnal relations, and even producing offspring was something that disgusted and outraged people. Mating with humans was more accepted, mainly because angels and demons had more DNA in common with humans than with each other, and because they didn't have a big history of war with the humans. Around the world many angel/demon couples had come forward to defend their rights but were met with heavy resistance from the racists who were trying to stop their ideas from reaching the younger generations' ears; fearing it would influence them in a 'wrong way'.

Castiel glanced over at the TV where the news was showing some video clips of demonstrators being beat down by racists, and the angel cringed a bit at that. "Do they really have to show such graphic things on television?"

"What? People need to know that there is someone fighting for ours rights, even if they get beat down for it," Dean argued.

"I meant the violence, not the demonstration itself," Castiel muttered and gestured at the screen. He quickly moved his arm up to cough against it when he felt the need to cough all of sudden, and he winced when his throat felt sore. He hadn't been feeling well since Tuesday.

"Now I wanna go to school even less," Noah murmured and sat back in his chair. "When this started before the summer holidays it made almost the entire school turn their attention on me since I'm the only angel/demon hybrid there…"

"Hey, don't be scared to go," Dean said firmly and came over to him. "We already spoke with the teachers and they're gonna keep an extra good eye on you as long as this is going on. And you've still got that appointment with Abby and Christie to meet outside school every morning now so that they can follow you inside, right? As long as they're there, the bullies won't do too much."

Abby and Christie would walk on either side of Noah so that people couldn't bump into him in the corridors. Unfortunately Noah could only walk with them when they arrived in the mornings or if they had classes together.

"But it doesn't make them stop calling me names or push me in the corridors when Abby and Christie aren't there," Noah murmured.

Castiel sighed. "I know, sweetie…"

Bella barked and walked past Dean to head over to Noah. She sat down next to his chair and nudged his thigh with her nose to make him pet her, and he smiled at the dog before rubbing her behind the ears.

"Don't pet the dog by the table, Noah," Castiel reminded him and sent him a firm stare. Giving the dog attention while they were at the table would only encourage her to come over more often and potentially beg for food.

"Right. I'm sorry," Noah murmured. He got up from his chair, picked up his plate and walked over to the sink with it. He smiled when Bella followed him and wanted to play, but he didn't have much time because they were about to leave the house. "Come on, Bella," he cooed at the dog and made her follow him into the entrance hall to get dressed.

Castiel watched them go with a small smile before turning to wash Noah's plate. Usually Noah washed it off himself but for some reason he had just left it by the sink this morning, and Castiel sighed before picking it up. He frowned when he saw that Noah hadn't even finished eating all his cereal – his favorite cereal. Castiel felt worry swell up inside him, since he suspected that Noah's mood about returning to school again was the cause for him not having finished his breakfast.

"What's up?" Dean asked, coming up behind Cas when he saw the angel hesitating to wash the plate.

"Noah didn't finish his breakfast…" Castiel said and finally started washing the plate and put it in the dishwasher.

Dean frowned. "Maybe he isn't hungry?"

"Which is likely because he's afraid to go back to school," Castiel added.

Dean was about to say something when Castiel suddenly wobbled on his feet, and Dean quickly caught him to steady him. "Cas! Cas, what's wrong?" he demanded, holding Castiel steady and looked him all over with a worried frown.

"I… I got just really dizzy all of a sudden…" the angel murmured, looking a little confused. "I haven't been feeling that well since my birthday two days ago…" He coughed a bit and winced when his throat hurt once more.

Dean moved his hand up to feel Castiel's forehead. "Well, you don't feel too warm… Maybe Noah infected you with his stomach flu?"

"No, I don't feel sick in my stomach. I'm just coughing and feel a bit like I have a cold…"

Dean's eyebrows shot up. "A cold? In August?"

"Well, this August is a little colder than usual, and I spent Monday walking around in wet clothes at work for almost two hours because one of my colleagues wanted to prank someone else for revenge but instead hit me and Anna with the bowl of cold water, remember?"

Dean couldn't help but snicker. "Must have been quite fun to watch, but I would also have loved to kick that guy's ass for it."

"So would I," Castiel muttered and coughed again, cringing when his nose started running a bit. Dean's hand was still on his hip and his thumb was rubbing comforting circles there.

"Maybe you should stay home today? And your voice is starting to sound kind of messed up too, you know…"

"No, I'm not that sick yet," Castiel insisted and wriggled out of Dean's hold. "I have made your lunch and I have washed my hands thoroughly first, so I should hopefully not infect you with this," he said and put Dean's lunchbox into the demon's hands. "Now, let's leave for work and drop Noah off."

"Alright. Just don't be too hard on yourself today, Cas," Dean told him and prepared to leave.

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Noah was grateful that Abby and Christie met up with him outside school so that they could head inside together. They walked on either side of him to keep the bullies off, but Noah could still feel people staring at him. The attention on angel/demon couples in the media made the racists even fiercer lately, but others were simply curious when they looked at Noah. Many of the students knew that Noah was an angel/demon hybrid now because everyone was talking about it lately, and Noah hated the attention. At least the media attention was beginning to calm down again and so were the other students.

Noah had history in his first period together with Amanda, Nikki, and Chanel again. They were happy to see him again after the holidays and Noah was grateful to have a class with them right after returning to school. A few of the guys and some girls in the back were snickering about him as usual, but Amanda especially was good at keeping Noah's attention away from them.

In the next period Noah had biology with Christie but the classroom was half way around the school so Noah was once again forced into the busy corridors to make his way there.

He tried to keep himself small as he walked, which wasn't a problem since he was only 5'1'' (157cm), where most others were much taller than him. He hurried over to retrieve his biology book and old notes from his locker before class. Usually Noah wrote his notes on his laptop, but these were notes of drawings and figures that the teacher had drawn on the blackboard and they were much faster to draw by hand than on the laptop. He quickly walked off before Max would show up to get something from his own locker, which often resulted in him harassing Noah when they ran into each other.

Rounding a corner as he headed towards his biology class with quick steps, Noah suddenly felt himself collide heavily with a much more muscled body than his own, sending him falling right on his butt on the dirty high school floor. His biology book and notes flew everywhere, and a few strangers were laughing at his clumsiness as they walked by.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry! Are you alright?" the stranger whom he had bumped into asked and glanced down at Noah in worry. The guy hadn't fallen over during their collision and was still standing.

Noah's face flushed in embarrassment when others were laughing at him, and he quickly scrambled to get his notes. "I-I'm okay. And I'm really sorry! This was all my fault!" he blurted at the person whom he had bumped into, and glanced up to see who it was. He startled a bit when he saw the guy kneeling down in front of him now, and Noah found himself face to face with an alpha demon with brown hair and gorgeous blue/grey eyes.

"Nah, I was spacing out and didn't see you coming around the corner, so it was kinda my fault as well. No harm done, though. I just hope you're okay too," the alpha said, giving Noah a friendly smile and reached his hand down to help pick up Noah's notes. Their fingers briefly touched when they both reached for the same note, and Noah instantly flinched his hand back and blushed furiously.

"Um, yeah, I'm okay. My butt hurts a bit, though," Noah murmured. His eyes widened when he realized what he had just said, and he screamed at himself inside for saying something so stupid to an alpha – to a stranger.

The alpha just leaned his head back and laughed, collecting Noah's notes and got up on his feet again.

Noah got to his feet as well, still blushing in embarrassment over what had happened. It was first now that he noticed how tall and muscled the alpha was. He was about Dean's height and his demon wings looked muscled and strong, as did his tail. He looked a little older than Noah, but it was difficult to place his age. Noah could tell right away that the guy was practicing some kind of sport to stay in shape, and he found himself staring for a few seconds at the alpha's chest and could make out the lean muscles through the t-shirt.

"Here are your notes," the alpha said and handed them back to Noah who had already picked up his biology book.

"Thanks. That's very kind of you," Noah said, taking the notes from the stranger and gave him a grateful but shy smile.

The alpha smiled back, and they stared at each other for five seconds until a few guys further down the corridor caught the alpha's attention.

"Hey, Jayden! Are you coming? We're late for class!" one of the guys shouted and gestured for the alpha – Jayden – to come along. Noah recognized the guys from last year and knew that they were popular jocks at the school, and they were in the same biology class as him.

Jayden looked back over his shoulder at his friend and shouted, "Yeah, yeah, I'll be right there!" Then he turned his head and stared at Noah, glancing him up and down. "You sure you're alright? Did you get all your notes?"

"Y-Yeah, I'm okay," Noah stuttered and forced a smile.

The alpha nodded before turning to leave. "Well, I gotta go. See you around."

Noah watched as the stranger ran down the corridor towards his friends, and he stood there for a few seconds even after Jayden had disappeared from sight to contemplate what had just happened. He glanced up at the clock to his left and his eyes widened when he realized he was going to be late for class. "Shoot!" he exclaimed and started running through the almost empty corridors to make it.

He made it to class a minute late and murmured an apology at the teacher before walking down the rows of tables to his seat. He kept his wings close to his body and lowered his head as he quickly walked over to Christie whom he had biology with. She was sitting at a table in the mid row and had saved a seat for him, as usual. A few guys were snickering behind him when Noah sat down, making him glance in their direction. His eyes widened when he spotted the alpha demon from earlier – Jayden – sitting a few chairs behind him over by the wall, and the alpha looked just as surprised to see him. Another snicker came from the back of the class, but when Jayden turned his head and shot the guys a deadly glare they quickly quieted down. Noah frowned in confusion but quickly turned his attention back to the teacher when Jayden looked back at him.

Noah was startled to see the alpha from earlier in his biology class, since he was certain he had never seen him before. He guessed that he must be a new student who had transferred to the school for the new school year, but Noah had missed the first three days of school due to him being sick so he had missed the introduction.

He tried to keep his attention on the teacher and Christie during the class, ignoring it whenever he felt someone staring at him from behind.

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When the school day was over Noah was eager to get out and get on the bus home. He was happy that Max didn't live in the same part of town as him and thus didn't use the same school bus, and Noah's bus only had a few racists on it but they mostly left him alone. He never took the bus in the morning since Dean and Castiel could easily drop him off at around 8, and Noah preferred that over having to take the bus.

Abby was heading home on the bus as well, and since they were off at the same time that day they would be taking the bus together. First, they headed over to their lockers to get rid of their heavy books, and Noah laughed as Abby told him about someone from her music class who had accidentally broken one of the drums because he wanted to show off.

"Hey, freak!"

Noah flinched when he heard Max's voice, and he tensed up as he and Abby stood in front of Abby's locker.

"Didn't see you for P.E. class yesterday. Are you too scared of balls to attend?" Max mocked, grinning in malice.

Max's friend laughed behind him. "Maybe he's scared of your balls, since the ones that Noah has aren't even real man-balls."

"Well, he's always welcome to suck on some real man-balls like the good, little bitch he is," Max smirked, making his two friends laugh hysterically behind him.

Noah was too humiliated to turn around and face them, so he just clenched his hands around the strap of his shoulder bag and stared into the lockers in front of him.

Abby was trembling as she tried to contain her anger. She was just about to open her mouth and retort something at Max when the alpha angel was suddenly being grabbed by someone and thrown harshly up against the lockers right next to Noah.

Noah flinched back in shocked surprise, and stared wide-eyed as he saw none other than Jayden holding Max by the front of his shirt and pushing him up against the lockers while growling into his face.

"Shut your fucking mouth! You don't talk like that to people!" Jayden snarled and glared Max right into the face.

A few girls that were walking by screeched in horror before running off, and most of the other few people in the corridor kept away from them and whispered at each other while watching.

Max's eyes were wider than ever, and he struggled helplessly against the alpha demon's strong hold. "Get off me, you filthy demon! And don't get into my business!" he snarled back. His two friends were too scared to intervene since Jayden's wings were sharpened and spread, making them wary of approaching him.

"I've watched you harass a lot of people in the past three days – especially in P.E. class – and I've had enough of it. This boy hasn't done anything to you, so leave him the fuck alone!"

"Hello? Did you look at him? He's a fucking angel/demon hybrid – an abomination! He doesn't deserve to exist; it's against nature for angels and demons to mate! Plus, he's a sub, so I can talk to him however I damn well please!" Max growled and thrashed his wings against the lockers as he tried to get free. He didn't seem to be fighting back out of aggression though, but more out of panic and fear. He wasn't the type to seek out physical confrontations, and the alpha pinning him to the lockers was quite bigger than him.

Jayden's brows furrowed and his nose scrunched up in disgust. "You're fucking messed up in the head, you know that? Just stay away from him," he growled before letting go of Max's shirt and stepped back.

Max quickly straightened his shirt and glared back at Jayden, but there was also something wary and scared in his eyes as he looked at him. He cast one final glare over at Noah before he and his friends disappeared down the corridor, eager to get away from the alpha demon.

Jayden let his wings go back into their half-sharp state before folding them behind his back again, rolling his shoulders as he did so.

Noah and Abby were looking at him in disbelief, not quite sure what had just happened or why.

"I've only been here for three days but that guy is already starting to piss me off," Jayden mumbled in annoyance. "Is he always like that?" he asked, looking at Noah and Abby now.

Noah nodded quietly, still staring at the alpha with wide eyes and in disbelief.

"Yeah, he's always been like that," Abby muttered and crossed her arms. "And why are you defending us? What's in it for you?" she asked, eyeing him skeptically.

Jayden shrugged. "I just can't stand bullies, that's all. And watching that guy really agitates me. Besides, I really can't stand people who treat submissives like that; it's disrespectful and vile, and it gives us alphas a bad reputation among the subs." He looked at Noah who lowered his gaze shyly. "Anyway, I gotta go. See you guys around," he said and disappeared down the corridor in the opposite direction from where Max had gone.

"Hmm, strange. But I guess we shouldn't complain," Abby said after Jayden had gone and grinned at Noah.

Noah nodded and was still squeezing the strap of his school bag tightly. "Yeah. It felt good to see Max look so scared…" He couldn't help but curl his lips into an amused smirk at the memory of watching the horror on Max's face right when he was pinned against the locker by a larger alpha.

Abby laughed out loud. "Oh yeah, that was priceless! Been waiting for years to see that! But I still don't quite trust that demon guy… Maybe he's messing with us."

"I don't know. He seemed kind of… sincere."

"Hmm, maybe," Abby said, contemplatively. She smiled and wrapped an arm around Noah's shoulders. "Let's go catch that bus now and go home."

Noah nodded. He had almost forgotten about the bus, and they quickly headed out to the bus stop in front of the school before it was too late.

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Castiel was trying to concentrate on his job that day, but his cold was starting to get worse and made his head feel sore and dizzy. It didn't help that he had to blow his nose every now and then. He stayed as far away from ladders as possible because he wasn't going to risk getting dizzy and fall down from one again – he had tried that once and he didn't want to try it again.

The media attention on angel/demon couples also affected the way some of Castiel's coworkers were looking at him. Most of them had kept their distance and been quiet since they found out about Castiel's mate being a demon, but lately the alpha angels especially had been sending him glares out of the corner of their eyes. Castiel ignored them as much as possible and hung out with Anna and Samandriel as much as he could. Andy no longer worked with them – he had gotten pretty bad back problems and had to quit his job a year ago. Even though Andy had been gone for a year now, Castiel still missed him sometimes.

"You should take tomorrow off, Castiel. You look like hell," Anna told him at the end of the day while the two of them and Samandriel were working on a large sculpture together.

Castiel sighed heavily as he stood in front of the sculpture and was carving into it. "I hate calling in sick…"

"No one would blame you if you did; it was Duane's fault since he threw that water on you a few days ago," Samandriel argued.

"Yeah, you took a lot more water than I did on Monday. I only got a bit on my shirt, but you kinda got it everywhere…" Anna said, glancing at Castiel in sympathy. "Go home and let Dean cook you hot meals and soup, and curl up with him on the couch tonight. Keeping warm with a blanket could help," she smiled. "It would do you both good to watch a nice movie while sitting like that."

Castiel couldn't help but smile a bit at that. "But I do not wish to infect him."

"That's a risk Dean just has to take," Anna smirked.

They all looked up when one of the racist alpha angels appeared next to them, growling lowly and flaring his wings a bit. "It's already disgusting enough to know that a sub angel lets himself get fucked by a demon, but I don't need to hear about them snuggling around on the couch either. The images it gives me are just fucking wrong," he growled.

Anna got in front of Castiel who had flinched just slightly at that, and she stared back at the alpha in anger. "It disgusts you that two people love each other? I actually find it more disgusting listening to you and your friends bragging around all the females you've banged during the weekend – that's not something that's appropriate to discuss in front of your coworkers."

"Yeah, I agree with that," Samandriel murmured in the background.

The alpha saw red. "I'd rather listen to my colleagues talking about that than I want to hear about Castiel's freak children and his demon scum of a mate every time I walk by you guys!"

The guy had barely finished his sentence before an angry Castiel stood right in front of him. The alpha took a small step back when he saw Castiel's eyes flash dangerously at him – something he had never seen on the submissive angel before.

"If you say one more word against my family, I will make sure you will not be able to make one of your own," Castiel growled at the young alpha, spreading his wings into an aggressive pose as he glared the other angel right into the eyes.

The alpha reeled back in shock and unconsciously moved a hand down to protect his crotch at Castiel's threat. He stared at Castiel for a few moments before backing off without a word and went back over to mind his own business.

"Awesome," Samandriel grinned.

"I'll tell Dean about that when he comes to pick you up," Anna grinned and put a proud hand on Castiel's shoulder.

Castiel blushed a bit before coughing again, and Anna smiled and patted him on the back above his wings before they turned their attention back to their work.

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When Dean and Castiel came home a little before 5pm, Bella greeted them as usual in the door and barked happily at them. Castiel coughed into his arm but used his other hand to pat the dog, gently pushing past her to get inside.

"I would still have loved to see that guy's face when you stood up to him," Dean said, still grinning proudly after Anna had told him what had happened.

Castiel rolled his eyes and began taking off his shoes, feeling Bella's tail slap against his wing as she wagged it next to him. "I don't see what the big deal is. I have stood up to racists before."

"I know, but I love to see the look on guys' faces when they get threatened by you, and I would have loved to see that guy when you threatened to rip his balls off," Dean laughed. He patted and rubbed Bella behind the ears when she came over to him, panting and wagging her tail happily.

"He was insulting us and our children," Castiel muttered. He let out a plaintive moan when his nose felt too blocked to breathe through and his head was pounding slightly after he had bent down to take off his shoes.

Dean noticed it and came over to wrap his arms around Castiel, giving him a sympathetic smile. "Anna's right; you should stay home tomorrow and get some rest. Sleeping will help your body recover."

Castiel sighed and leaned into Dean, resting his head on the demon's shoulder and let him support his weight as he slumped against him. He purred when he felt Dean's gentle hands move up and down his back. "Alright, fine. I just hope it goes away soon…" he murmured, and grimaced a bit when his voice didn't sound right in his ears.

Dean chuckled and gently pushed Castiel back. "Now, let's go see how Noah did on his first day after the summer break." Castiel nodded in agreement, and they opened the door between the entrance hall and living room to go inside.

Noah was sitting on the couch like he mostly did when they came home at 5. He sat cross-legged as he watched a rerun of one of his favorite TV shows, and he glanced up when his parents entered the room.

"Hi, papa and dad."

"Hey, Noah," Dean smiled, watching as Bella pushed past him to go over to sit in front of Noah by the couch. "How did school go?"

Noah hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "It, uh, went okay."

Dean's brows furrowed slightly as he felt that Noah wasn't mentioning something. "And?" he prompted.

Castiel had gone over to the kitchen to get some paper towels to blow his nose with, but he listened carefully to Dean and Noah talking.

Noah turned a bit so that he was facing Dean more, and fumbled a bit with one of his feathers. "Well, there's some new guy in my biology class. He's an alpha demon and his name is Jayden, I think. He stood up for me when Max came over to me and Abby by the lockers today and said insulting things to me."

Castiel and Dean both looked completely stunned by that, but it didn't take long before Dean went into a defensive mode. After what had happened with Lily, Dean wasn't going to just trust any random guy who was being nice towards his kids for no apparent reason – especially not if it was an alpha.

"He stood up for you?" Dean repeated skeptically. "What did he do?"

Noah glanced up at Dean from under his lashes and saw Castiel come over to stand next to Dean. "Well, he pushed Max up against the lockers and pinned him there, telling him to stop harassing me and keep his distance. Max seemed pretty scared of him… Afterwards, Abby asked him why he did that, and Jayden said he just hates bullies. And I bumped into him earlier today and he seemed pretty friendly…"

"Well, don't trust him right away. You can never know what his true motives are. You do remember what happened to Lily, right?"

Noah nodded quietly. He didn't think that Jayden was like that – he'd seemed very sincere when saying that he didn't like bullies and that that was the reason why he had helped out Noah. He didn't seem like a bad person.

Castiel suddenly cut in. "Not all guys are like Richard was. Maybe this alpha simply does not tolerate watching boys like Max harassing others. You cannot judge him before you know him," he told Dean.

Dean's chest rumbled, but he calmed down a bit when he felt Cas' wing touch his own. "Yeah, I guess…" he murmured before looking at Noah again. "Just don't let him into your pants if he asks for it."

Noah's eyes widened and a bright blush covered his face. "W-What? Of course I won't!" he exclaimed and threw the couch pillow at Dean, still blushing furiously at his father's words.

Dean caught the pillow and laughed, throwing it back at Noah who was hit right in the face. The young submissive growled in a playful, challenging manner before throwing the pillow back at Dean as hard as he could, aiming it directly at the demon's crotch.

"Uff!" Dean exclaimed when the pillow hit him between the legs, but the softness of the pillow didn't make it hurt much. He sent Noah a playful glare. "Come here you, you little brat." He threw himself at Noah and started tickling him all over, making Noah lie back on his back on the couch and kick and squirm while laughing hysterically.

"No, daddy! Stop!" Noah laughed, kicking at Dean to get him off, but Dean just grinned and continued tickling him.

Bella had jumped away in surprise and was watching them in confusion, and Castiel laughed fondly as he watched the scene in front of him.

When the tickling fight was over, Dean went over to prepare a quick dinner for them since he didn't want Cas to strain himself too much today. He ordered the angel to sit down on the couch in the meanwhile and let Dean take care of dinner.

Castiel did as Dean insisted he should do and sat down on the couch in front of the TV. He smiled when Noah inched closer to him so that the boy was leaning against Castiel's side. Their wings were squeezed together because of the cramped space, and Noah had grabbed the blanket that was on the couch and had wrapped it around Castiel.

"I hope you'll feel better soon, papa," Noah spoke and settled himself against the angel's side.

Castiel smiled at him. "Thank you, Noah. So do I."

They looked up when Dean came over after a few minutes with a bowl of soup. "Eat that before the pasta is ready. You need to eat something warm," Dean told Castiel and handed it to him.

"Thank you, Dean," Castiel smiled and held on to the bowl, trying not to spill its contents. "I almost enjoy being sick, with you servicing me like that…" He smirked up at Dean.

Dean laughed warmly. "Don't get too used to it," he grinned before going back to the kitchen.

Noah smiled and watched as Castiel blew on his soup to cool it down. Bella was lying on the floor under the couch table and they could hear her chewing on one of her chew toys.

"I hope my future mate will be as loving towards me as dad is with you," Noah murmured absently with a small smile on his lips.

Castiel blinked at him in surprise before smiling. "I'm sure you will find yourself a very loving mate someday, Noah."

Noah blushed shyly. "Maybe…"

"Do you have anyone whom you like yet?" Castiel asked curiously, taking a careful sip of his soup while glancing at Noah.

"No… not yet. But I'm only 15, papa: I still have time to find someone," Noah murmured and blushed as he stared into his lap.

"Yes, you are still very young. But do not be shy to tell me if you ever find someone you like," Castiel spoke in a gentle voice, chuckling softly when Noah's cheeks reddened further.

They had dinner after the pasta had finished cooking, and Dean and Noah did the dishes afterwards. Noah went up to his room after that, but he lingered a bit in the door and smiled as he watched Dean settle himself under Castiel's blanket on the couch so that they were sharing and sitting close. Then he headed upstairs and let his parents be alone for a bit.

Castiel closed his eyes and purred as he lay his head on Dean's shoulder while they watched TV together. He enjoyed feeling the demon's warm body against his own, and didn't care that others would think it was wrong.

Dean wrapped an arm around Cas' shoulder, rubbing circles into his arm while watching TV and feeling Cas lean into him. The angel coughed and sniffled a lot and Dean felt kinda sorry for him.

They sat like that for a while, chatting quietly about today's events and enjoyed each other's company and warmth.

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Author's notes: Don't worry, Cas is not seriously ill or anything, it's just a cold :) There will be more stuff about angel/demon relationships soon seeing as more and more angel/demon couples are coming out.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter, thanks for reading :)