December 2041 (Castiel is 52, Dean is 53, Eden is 28, Adrian is 25, the twins are 21, Noah is 15, Jayden is 17).
December had just arrived and Noah woke up one Wednesday morning and wasn't feeling very well. He hadn't felt that well since the day before where he had had a fever, a bit of headache, and less of an appetite. That morning he wasn't feeling any better, and he groaned and pulled his blanket over his body again after having switched off his alarm.
Noah had done some babysitting for their neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Thomas on Saturday night, and on Monday Mrs. Thomas had come by to tell them that her children had gotten the chickenpox and she was concerned that Noah may have been infected as well since he had been around them. The children's symptoms hadn't showed yet when Noah had babysat them so no one had noticed it until later.
Castiel knocked on his door at 6:45am when Noah still hadn't gotten out of bed, and he entered the room when the boy didn't reply.
"Noah? You have to get up and eat breakfast before we leave for school and work," Castiel said, entering the dark room and going over to Noah's bed.
"I think I'd rather stay home, papa… I'm not feeling any better," Noah groaned.
Castiel frowned and sat down on the edge of Noah's bed, turning on the lamp above Noah's bed and reached forward to pull the blanket down so that he could see his son. Blue eyes stared back at him after he had pulled the blanket down, and Noah squeezed his eyes shut in annoyance over the sudden, sharp light. The boy's face was pale and covered in a thin layer of sweat, but what caught Castiel's attention though were some red spots on Noah's cheeks, chin, and his hands which were grabbing the edge of the blanket while he stared back at the angel. Castiel reached forward and gently grabbed Noah's hand to inspect the spots.
"What is it?" Noah asked, watching Castiel's eyes lit up a bit with realization.
Castiel sighed and put Noah's hand back down on the blanket. "You are staying home this week. It appears that you have got the chickenpox from the Thomas' children after all." He reached out to feel Noah's forehead, finding it a bit warm but not alarmingly so.
"Seriously?" Noah groaned. "I don't want that itchy stuff all over me. Isn't it bad to have chickenpox?"
"Yes, for someone who is not a small child, it is. Which is why you are going to be staying home for the rest of this week and the next also, and you should get plenty of rest. I don't want you doing more activity than necessary, alright?" The angel got up from the bed and headed over to the door. "I will go down and talk to Dean about this. Just stay in your bed," he said, giving Noah a small smile before leaving the room.
Noah sighed and lay back against his pillow again. Being sick sucked, but he was actually kind of relieved that he didn't have to go back to school for one or two weeks now. Jayden still stood up for him when he saw him getting bullied, even though Noah had told him that he didn't have to protect him from the bullies because it wasn't his problem, but Jayden had insisted because he didn't want to watch Noah being treated like that. Rumors had begun to spread that Noah and Jayden were sleeping with each other, but they died down a bit when Jayden was no longer saying anything when someone threw something at Noah in class, unless the bully did it repeatedly. However, Noah could tell by looking at Jayden that the alpha demon was having trouble controlling himself whenever someone threw something at Noah, but they both knew that if Jayden interfered with every single little harassment those rumors about them would spread again. So for now Jayden was only interfering when the nature of the harassments was cruel enough for him to feel that he had to intervene. Despite Jayden helping him out a lot, Noah didn't speak to him all that often (although he did feel more comfortable in his presence now), but last week they had both been alone in the classroom after English class and Jayden had asked him if he wanted to pair up for the upcoming project in December. Noah suspected that Jayden knew that he didn't have anyone to pair up with and that that was why he had asked him, but Noah had gladly said yes anyway, even though he didn't like being pitied. It was a project that they needed to work on in their free time so their classmates wouldn't know that they had paired up with each other.
Noah looked up when Castiel and Dean both entered his room, and he saw his father give him a sympathetic smile as he walked over to his bed.
"Hey, kiddo," Dean smiled at him. "You got the chicken disease after all, huh."
"It's 'chickenpox', dad," Noah murmured, rolling his eyes in annoyance.
"I know," Dean chuckled and reached down to ruffle his already unruly hair. "I'm gonna stay home with you for the rest of the week since chickenpox can get pretty bad for teenagers and adults, and your papa and I are kinda worried… We'll see how you're feeling next week and decide if one of us should stay home then. At least both Cas and I got the chickenpox once so you don't need to worry about infecting us."
Noah nodded. He knew that it could be dangerous and potentially deadly for adults to get the chickenpox, and he certainly didn't want to infect his parents if they hadn't gotten the chickenpox before. He was a little concerned about how bad it was going to get for him since he wasn't a small child either, and small children were most resistant against the disease.
"Well, I have to go to work today so I will go downstairs and prepare to leave. You should get some sleep, Noah," Castiel spoke and looked over at him.
"Alright. See you, papa," Noah replied, smiling at his papa who left the room with Dean.
Dean followed Castiel downstairs to let Noah catch some more sleep, and the angel went over to make lunch for himself in the kitchen. Bella was still eating the food that Dean had given her earlier and wasn't paying them too much attention.
"Well, at least all ours kids have had the chickenpox now, so I guess that's good…" Dean spoke and went over to touch the angel's wings with affection while Castiel was making his lunch.
"Yes, but we have to make sure that Noah's condition does not get too dangerous now," Castiel spoke. "I'm a little worried…"
They had just called the doctor's office for advice and were told to contact them immediately if Noah's fever and symptoms got very bad.
"Hey, I'll stay home with him this week and look out for him. I've got eight days off that I've never used, so I can afford it."
"I suppose I can take two or three days off next week if needed…" Castiel said and continued preparing the sandwich on the counter in front of him while Dean touched his wings absently. "I have the feeling that Noah doesn't particularly mind staying home for a week or two…"
Dean laughed. "It's high school, Cas – no one really wants to go there."
"I know that much better than you do," the angel muttered, not looking away from his lunch. An involuntary moan escaped his mouth when Dean's hand stroked across his wing bone, sending sparks of pleasure through him. "Stop that, Dean," he growled, turning his head to glare at the demon.
Dean smirked behind him. "You still have over half an hour before you gotta leave… We could play around a bit?" He moved the tip of his tail over the cleft of Castiel's clothed ass, starting from between the angel's thighs and then moved it all along up his crack, pressing especially hard over the place where his hole was.
"Dean. Noah is sick and now you want to have sex?" Castiel grumbled, shivering as Dean's tail teased him.
"Noah's fine for now. His fever isn't so bad and he's sleeping now. Besides, I've been horny all damn morning, and I know that you are too…"
Dean embraced him from behind, wrapping his arms around the angel and ghosted his hands over Cas' chest. Castiel shuddered in his arms when Dean's thumb teased his left nipple through the shirt.
"Dean," Castiel said, his voice gruff but with a small hint of a whimper in it. "Noah could come down, and Bella is right there…" he argued and made a gesture with his head towards where Bella had just finished eating her food in the small corridor between the kitchen and the terrace.
"Let's take it to the bathroom then so that we can lock the door," Dean said, already pulling at Castiel to lead him there.
Castiel groaned and stood his ground as Dean tried to drag him towards the bathroom. "I have to wrap up my sandwich, give me two minutes…"
Dean's grin was victorious when he heard Cas agreeing to his idea after all.
As soon as Castiel's lunch was safely wrapped up and hidden from Bella, the two of them stumbled past the dog and quickly patted her head before going into the bathroom and locking the door.
Castiel wasn't exactly sure what Dean had in mind, but his speculations disappeared when Dean roughly grabbed him by the front of his shirt and pulled him in for a deep, hungry kiss. Their hands flew up to each other's hair, grasping and pulling, and they panted into each other's mouths. Dean pushed him backwards and Castiel let a small yelp when his ass collided with the counter next to the sink. Dean pressed him into it, still kissing him hungrily and not letting go of his shirt.
Their lips parted for a moment and Dean grabbed Castiel by his hips and lifted him up so that the angel was sitting on the counter with Dean standing between his parted legs. The demon quickly worked Cas' pants open, and the angel lifted his ass to help him pull the clothing off him. His pants and underwear were thrown to the newly cleaned floor, and then Dean's mouth was back on his again.
"Oh," Castiel moaned when Dean moved down to mouth and suck gently on his neck while the demon's hand was grasping his hair tightly. His cock was completely exposed to the air now, and it twitched as Dean's shirt made contact with it.
Suddenly Dean pulled back, and Castiel was about to protest before the demon spread his legs further apart and kneeled down so that he was eye level with the angel's member.
Castiel had to hold back a cry of pleasure when warm lips wrapped around his dick, and his wings jerked and spread out on their own as Dean started sucking him. A bottle of shampoo tumbled to the floor, as did a few other bathroom items, but Castiel didn't care. It had been a while since Dean last given him a blowjob and it felt glorious.
Dean smirked around Cas' dick as he watched the angel's large wings spread out across the counter like that and swoop everything out of their way. He hummed around Cas' dick and took it all the way in, enjoying the taste of vanilla and apple that was Cas. He could smell the angel's slick and knew that Cas was leaking it all over the counter by now, so Dean moved up his tail and let the tip slide across the angel's smaller balls and down to the treasure behind them. It wasn't an optimal position to properly enter Cas, but his tail could tease over his hole and balls and that was all he wanted. He always liked to touch Castiel's ass while blowing him since the angel was much more sensitive down there than his dick was, and the combination always pleased him.
"Dean! Ah!"
Dean chuckled around his mouthful of Cas' dick, and moved his hand up under the angel's shirt and up his body. Castiel threw his head back against the wall behind him and let out a long moan as Dean touched his belly and then teased his nipple with his hand, rubbing the bud between his fingers.
It didn't take long before Dean could see Cas' abdominal muscles clench and twitch as his orgasm approached, and soon after the angel bit back a wail and came down Dean's throat. The demon eagerly swallowed his mate's come and hummed at the sweet taste before pulling off with a small pop. He licked his lips and flashed Cas a grin as the angel's blue eyes gazed down at him. "Good?" he asked, not bothering to keep the smugness out of his voice.
"Yes, very," Castiel confirmed with a sheepish smile and sat up properly on the counter.
Dean got up and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, still grinning at Cas who shifted a bit as he felt himself sitting on his own slick on the counter.
The angel reached forward and began undoing Dean's pants, unbuckling his belt and pulled down the zipper before taking Dean's cock out his boxers. Dean moaned as Castiel stroked his hand slowly but firmly over his cock, squeezing in the right places and dug his nail into the precome-covered slit.
"Shit, Cas," Dean cursed, biting his lip in pleasure and bucked his hips forwards as Cas sped up his movements on his cock. He yanked Cas forward by grabbing him by his shirt again, smashing their mouths together and swallowed the surprised noise that came from the angel's mouth.
Their tongues played and teased each other, and Dean let out a pleased growl when Cas nibbled a bit on his bottom lip. The angel's free hand moved up behind Dean and into the demon's feathers which had immediately softened when Dean saw him reaching for them. The alpha's hips bucked forwards even harder when he felt Cas rub at the base of his wings where they connected with his body – it was a very sensitive place that Dean loved having touched.
"Fuck, Cas, I'm gonna come soon. Can I come inside you?"
Castiel pulled back to look at him, baffled. He stopped his movements on Dean's cock while staring at him. "I'm not stretched for it yet. Why do you want to come inside me?"
"'Cause that's my favorite way of coming. Plus, you'll be going to work with my seed still in your ass, and that's fucking hot," Dean explained with a cheeky grin.
Castiel groaned. "I'm very inclined to say no to that."
The way his softened member twitched between his legs at Dean's suggestion told Dean otherwise, though.
Castiel stared at Dean with narrowed eyes for a few seconds before sighing and giving in. "Fine. I guess I cannot deny that I enjoy it when you do." He pushed Dean back and jumped down on the floor before turning around and bending over the counter in front of Dean. He spread his wings so that they weren't in the way, and glanced over his shoulder at Dean.
Dean grinned and patted Cas' ass. "Good boy," he said, making Castiel shudder and moan in front of him because of the dirty praise.
The demon quickly pushed his fingers into Cas, stretching and preparing him for his cock which was aching so badly now with the need to come. The angel was clenching around his fingers and producing new slick now, telling Dean that Cas was getting aroused again. He thanked god for angel and demon sexual stamina.
By the time Dean pushed his cock into him, Castiel was already more than half-hard again, and the angel let out a loud gasp as Dean made his body get pushed forward over the counter at the first thrust.
They were both not gonna last long, and Dean moved his hand over Castiel's shirt where his oil glands were to stimulate him to come around the same time as him. The angel was panting and gasping as he was repeatedly pushed against the counter as Dean pounded into him, and his feathers rustled at the thrusts. His wings flapped in desperation as his second orgasm approached, but lowered submissively soon after.
"Dean, please, I need to go to work soon. Just come already," Castiel grunted and pushed his ass back against Dean who was now grabbing him by the hair with his free hand.
"I'm already close, Cas," Dean grunted in response and stared down at the place where his cock was getting swallowed greedily by Cas' hole every time he thrust forwards. "Fuck, you're taking me so well. As always," he commented, watching Cas' ass clench around him at the words. The sight combined with Cas' needy noises were enough to bring Dean over the edge almost right away. He came hard, gasping as he filled Castiel up with stream after stream of semen. The angel's muscles contracted around him as Cas came for the second time, biting his lip as he cried out and painted the counter with a few streaks of come. The angel's body was too exhausted from his previous orgasm to produce much come the second time, but the climax still left him panting and satisfied on the counter.
Dean managed to keep himself on his feet, and they panted heavily as their climaxes subsided. The demon hummed and leaned back to stare down at where his cock was fully buried on Cas' ass; so deep that he couldn't even see it. Castiel's inner muscled flexed around his cock, indicating that he was feeling pretty self-conscious if not a bit embarrassed that Dean was staring at the place so intensely. Dean smirked and slapped Cas' right buttock lightly before pulling out, drawing a small gasp from the angel when he was suddenly empty again.
Dean's come immediately began running down the back of the angel's thighs, and Dean found a towel to clean him up with. "Another thing I love about coming in you is seeing all that come leaking out of you afterwards. It shows that you're mine." He growled lightly and leaned in to bite gently at the back of Castiel's neck who was still standing with his back to him and supporting himself with his hands on the counter.
Castiel shivered bared his neck to Dean on instinct. "I kind of figured that. Please hurry up with the cleaning before I'm late for work," he mumbled.
"You should better bring an extra pair of underwear, just in case," Dean smirked.
Castiel made an annoyed noise. "Or two, considering the mess you made. But I think I'll just wash myself quickly."
Dean just laughed and helped Castiel clean up properly. The angel had to change his shirt since his current one was soaked in his wing oil now.
They had spent a little over half hour in the bathroom and Castiel hurried to pack his lunchbox into his bag and get properly dressed before leaving the house. Bella ran around between his legs all the time so Dean had to grab her collar and hold her back so that Castiel could get ready. The angel kissed Dean goodbye before leaving, promising to buy some lotion for Noah's chickenpox on the way home.
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Noah had to stay home for two weeks because his chickenpox was pretty bad. The symptoms were worse the older you were, so Noah was plagued by fever, headaches, little appetite, and rash. He had to bathe every day to stay clean, but the rash was itching like mad and it was hard not to give into the temptation and scratch himself. The dab calamine lotion that Castiel had bought for him helped a lot though and relieved his itching.
Mrs. Thomas had come by to apologize to them when she learned that Noah had gotten sick after having gotten the infection from her children, but Dean and Castiel waved off her apologies since it wasn't her fault.
Noah had called Christie to ask her to tell Jayden that he was sick but that he would work on their project from home. They had already worked out what to write before he had gotten sick, so they just needed to write their parts and then put them together before the Christmas holidays. Noah wasn't coming back to school until after New Year since he wasn't going to be well enough to return before the Christmas holidays started. He wasn't quite sure how to best complete their project now that he was sick, but he was glad that he wouldn't be going to school for a whole month now.
Saturday the week after, Noah sat with his knees in front of his chest on the couch, wrapped up in a warm blanket with a cup of hot cocoa on the table in front of him. Dean and Castiel were going over some finances by the dining table behind him but he wasn't paying much attention to what they were saying since he was watching TV. Bella was walking back and forth between Noah, Dean and Castiel, and sometimes she would lie down on the floor and just play with her chew toy when everyone was too busy for her.
Noah's phone buzzed next to him on the couch, drawing his attention away from the show he was watching. He wriggled his arm out of the blanket and picked up his phone to see who had texted him.
It was from an unknown number, and the message was:
'Hey Noah, it's me Jayden :-) Christie gave me your number. we still have to finish our project and put it together and that works best in person, I think… do you want me to come over to your place or something tomorrow so we can fix up the rest?'
Noah's eyes widened when he realized that Jayden had his number now. He suppressed the ridiculous panic inside him before considering Jayden's suggestion. Tomorrow was Sunday and the project was due on Wednesday (which was also the last day of school before the holidays), so they had to finish it soon. But Noah wasn't particularly onboard with the idea of letting Jayden see him like this with rash all over his body, even though it wasn't as bad as it used to be anymore and had almost disappeared.
He quickly fumbled to send Jayden a message in reply.
Noah: I'm still sick so I don't know if you wanna risk coming here…
A minute later his phone buzzed again.
Jayden: chickenpox, right? don't worry, I had it before. so do you want me to come over, or…? it's probably best if your parents are there. I don't wanna make you uncomfortable.
Noah stared at the message for a few seconds before leaning his head back and called at his parents. "Dad? Papa? Is it okay if Jayden drops by tomorrow so that we can, um, finish our school project together?"
"Say what?!" Dean exclaimed, completely taken aback by that. He shot out of his chair immediately and spread his wings with a small growl.
"Dean, calm down," Castiel chastised before turning his attention to Noah who was now twisting around and looking at them over the back of the couch. "Are you sure you feel comfortable with that?" he asked softly, watching Noah think about it.
"As long as you are in the house too…" Noah responded.
"Can't you just do it on Skype or something?" Dean asked, still not liking the idea of having a young alpha in the house to visit Noah. The thought made him utterly uncomfortable and made his protective fatherly instincts swell up inside him.
"It's a lot faster and easier to do in person… and I hate using webcams…" Noah murmured. He didn't like the idea of being watched through some camera on the laptop or tablet, especially since you could never know if someone else was watching it too. It made him a bit paranoid, although he had only done it a few times with Adrian and with Sam and Gabriel when they called him or Dean on Skype.
Castiel looked up at Dean who was still standing up with his wings spread slightly. The demon didn't seem to like the idea one bit, but Castiel didn't see a big problem with it since it was just a classmate coming over to finish a project with Noah, and the young alpha would be pretty stupid if he dared to touch Noah in his own house with both him and Dean there. Besides, Castiel had come to trust Jayden more since the alpha didn't seem to have any hidden objectives regarding Noah, and he knew that Noah had begun trusting him as well.
The angel turned to look over at Noah again. "Yes, it's fine if he comes by. Tell him he has come at noon so that you will be finished before dinner at least."
Noah smiled and nodded, turning his attention back to his phone while Dean whipped his head in Cas' direction.
"What?! You're okay with some alpha demon jock coming by to visit Noah?" Dean asked, incredulous.
Castiel turned to look at Dean with a somewhat annoyed stare. "Dean, the probability of this alpha touching or approaching Noah in an inappropriate way in his own house is very slim. Besides, they have a project to finish – a project that Noah would not have had a partner for if Jayden had not asked him."
Dean pulled a displeased face but backed down a bit. "Fine. But I'm still not comfortable with it," he muttered as he sat back down in his chair.
The angel rolled his eyes with a small, amused smirk. "You never are."
Meanwhile Noah was texting Jayden back, telling him it was okay that he dropped by and if he could come at noon. Jayden agreed, and Noah texted him his address so that Jayden knew where he lived.
When they were done texting Noah settled himself under the blanket again and wrapped his arms around his knees, willing himself not to scratch his itching body. The thought of Jayden coming to his house tomorrow made him nervous as hell. He had never really had a friend who was a boy, so it was the first time that he'd be visited by a male.
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The next day Noah waited nervously for Jayden to arrive. His legs were bouncing involuntarily as he sat on the couch, waiting for his classmate to arrive. Knowing that Jayden could come any minute now made Noah want to curl up and hide under his blanket so that Jayden wouldn't see him like this.
It was 12:43pm when the doorbell finally rang, making Noah flinch before he shot up from the couch. He quickly corrected his long-sleeved turtleneck shirt and his sweatpants before going over to let Jayden in. Bella barked and ran out to the door like she always did when visitors came, and Dean and Castiel were in the kitchen where Noah could hear Castiel trying to hold Dean back for now.
Noah arrived at the door and slowly opened it to greet his visitor.
Jayden's face lit up a bit when he spotted Noah who was trying to hide a bit behind the door to not let him see his rash. The alpha was wearing jeans, a dark shirt, and a leather jacket, and he had his laptop with him in a shoulder bag which hung on his shoulder. His hands were buried in his pockets but he pulled them out almost nervously after Noah had opened the door. "Hey," he greeted him with a friendly smile.
"Hi," Noah greeted him back, shifting shyly and awkwardly, and his wings twitched behind him. "Um, come in. And I'm sorry about my…" He gestured at his face and cringed when Jayden looked at the rash.
Jayden chuckled and took a step inside when Noah stepped back to let him in. "No problem. I looked like that myself once."
Bella immediately came forward and barked up at Jayden who glanced down at her in surprise.
"You have a dog?" the alpha asked, slightly surprised.
"Yeah, that's Bella," Noah explained, closing the door once Jayden was inside. He watched Jayden lean down to rub Bella behind the ears and pat and pet her, and he stared as the alpha grinned and cooed down at Bella. He hadn't really seen that side of Jayden before, and Bella seemed to instantly like him.
Jayden looked up when Dean appeared in the doorway to the living room with Castiel standing behind him, and he immediately straightened up at their presence. Dean watched him with a skeptic, calculating face, and the young alpha stared back at him. Jayden's wings lowered a bit behind his shoulders and his tail stilled and pointed down; the demon body language for showing respect in front of a more authoritative demon – and in this case also alpha – and to show that he wasn't a threat.
The tip of Dean's tail pointed a bit upwards where it shifted next to his leg, which Noah knew meant that Dean was pleased with Jayden's somewhat submissive posture. Dean's feathers were slightly sharpened and puffing out a bit to show his alpha status in the house, and Castiel rolled his eyes a bit at that. Castiel had long learned how to read demon body language, especially between alphas.
"So you're that guy who's defending Noah at school," Dean finally said, looking Jayden up and down. The younger alpha was only an inch or two shorter than him, and Dean could tell that the boy was strong and dominant-looking. It made him feel a bit more protective about Noah since the submissive was so small and frail compared to this alpha.
"Yes, I'm Jayden. And you must be Noah's father," Jayden replied with a polite smile. "It's nice to meet you." He stuck out his hand for Dean to shake, which startled the older demon a bit.
Dean reached out and shook the offered hand, keeping his eyes on Jayden's face. "You too," he said, although he wasn't quite sure if he meant it.
Noah shifted awkwardly as he watched Jayden greet his parents. He could tell that Jayden was slightly nervously about greeting them even though the older boy tried not to let it show.
Castiel finally squeezed his way in front of Dean and smiled up at Jayden. "And I'm Castiel; Noah's mother. It's good to finally meet you." He reached out to shake Jayden's hand and the young alpha accepted it with a smile.
"Nice to meet you too," Jayden smiled and took a small, awkward step back after their hands separated. He cast a small glance at Noah who couldn't help but smile a bit when he saw Jayden looking nervous.
"How old are you? You look a bit too mature to be 15," Dean said, crossing his arms as he stared at Jayden.
Jayden was quite surprised by the question. "Um, I'm 17, but I'm in the same grade as Noah because I had to retake two grades…"
"Because you were lazy or what?" Dean asked impudently.
"Dean!" Castiel snapped at him, outraged by Dean's rude comment.
Noah groaned in embarrassment over his father, but Jayden just chuckled a bit and didn't seem too offended.
"No," Jayden spoke with a small smile on his lip. "I, uh, I was in a pretty bad car accident when I was 11 so I was in the hospital for a while and couldn't go to school. And there was a lot of other things going on in my life so I just fell behind with school, and my teachers and parents thought it was best if I retook a few grades to catch up."
Dean felt bad for asking and for making assumptions like that, and he swallowed guiltily.
Noah stared at Jayden with wide eyes. He hadn't heard about that before and it startled him a bit. He couldn't help but feel sorry about what had happened to Jayden in the past.
"I'm sorry to hear that," Castiel said, sincerely. "Did you recover fully?"
"I got some muscle damage in my left wing but I barely feel it. And I've got a few scars under the feathers and on my body as well, but the doctors managed to make them pretty much invisible," Jayden said, shrugging a bit.
Castiel nodded quietly at Jayden's words. "I see. Well, I'm glad that you are well now."
Jayden smiled and his tail curled next to his leg in a somewhat shy but happy gesture. "Thanks."
"Um, we should finish our project, no?" Noah spoke cautiously, glancing from his parents and up at Jayden who turned to look back at him.
"Uh, yes, we should," Jayden agreed.
Dean growled lightly. "Maybe you should work on it down here where I can make sure that the guy's hands don't wander off to places where they shouldn't be."
Noah's eyes went impossibly wide with horror. "Dad!" he exclaimed and groaned in embarrassment.
"Dean!" Castiel chided at Dean at the same time as Noah's outburst. "You are unbelievable!" he muttered at him in a lowered voice and glared at his mate in disapproval.
Jayden just shifted awkwardly and his cheeks reddened a bit, but it was nothing compared to how red Noah's face was now.
Dean groaned. "Alright fine! You can go to Noah's room, but I swear if you try anything with him I'll be there to beat you up, you hear me?" he growled, staring firmly at Jayden.
"Yes, sir," Jayden replied. "But I promise you that I won't do anything else than finish our project with him."
"Good," Dean huffed, ignoring Castiel looking at him with disapproval and even anger.
Noah blushed furiously because of Dean and gestured for Jayden to follow him up to his room. Bella tried following after him as well, but Dean called her back and told her to stay.
Noah felt a little awkward as he led Jayden over to his room and opened the door for him to enter. The older boy was glancing around curiously, taking in the place that was Noah's home. When they entered his room Noah shifted shyly as the alpha glanced around at the few posters that were hanging on the walls. They were mostly posters from his favorite animated movies, which Noah supposed was kind of childish but he thought that they did well as decoration. His room was tidy and there was no dirty clothes lying around in the corners like there often had been in Isaac's room and sometimes Adrian's as well, and the things on his shelves were carefully organized.
Jayden's eyes fell on a poster on the back of Noah's door after Noah closed it. "Oh, you're a fan of The Fallen Demigods. They make good songs," he remarked with a small chuckle.
Noah couldn't help the smirk that titled his lips. "That's my uncle's band. He's the one with the lollipop on the poster," he said, gesturing at where Gabriel was pictured with his band on the poster.
Jayden's eyes went impossibly wide. "No way! Gabriel Novak is your uncle? Who would have guessed that." He laughed and Noah chuckled at his reaction.
"Yes. He put that poster on my door himself, saying I would have nice dreams if I looked at his picture before falling asleep. He's kinda silly…"
"I find him pretty funny. He's always screwing around with the reporters when they interview him," Jayden chuckled.
Noah chuckled and shifted a bit. After a few moments of silence he spoke again. "Um, and I'm sorry about my father earlier. He gets like that…"
"No problem. I would have been more freaked out if he didn't have a problem with me being here. It is unusual for an alpha and a submissive to hang out, after all," Jayden spoke in understanding.
"Yes, I suppose it is…"
"And, uh, sorry that I haven't been so good at making people stop throwing stuff at you in class lately," Jayden said, rubbing the back of his neck in a guilty gesture and stared at the floor. His wings twitched behind him and his tail lowered in what Noah interpreted to be shame. "It's just… They start with those silly rumors whenever I defend you too much, and I can tell that you're pretty uncomfortable with it. I don't care much for the rumors but they aren't fun to listen to, and I didn't want them to escalate. Since we aren't even close friends I was pretty sure you didn't want those rumors around."
Noah nodded quietly. "Yeah, I don't like the rumors. I'm not mad at you not defending me every time, I just sometimes still wonder why you do it." He titled his head as he looked at the alpha.
Jayden gave him a small smile. "You're a nice person and I hate to see you get treated like that," he shrugged.
"You think I'm nice?" Noah asked, blurting it out before his brain had even registered it.
The demon chuckled. "Yes, I think you're nice. I actually enjoy your company over most of the people's at our school, even though we barely talk. And unlike most assholes at school I don't give a damn about race – we're all equals in my mind."
Noah couldn't help but smile at that, and he could tell that Jayden truly meant what he said.
There was a pleasant silence for a few moments until Jayden put his shoulder bag on the floor and rolled his left shoulder which had gotten sore from having the bag resting on it. "So… Should we finish the project?"
"Oh! Yes, of course," Noah said, hurrying over to his desk to start his laptop. He excused himself before running out of the room to get an extra chair from Isaac's room – he had forgotten that earlier.
They settled themselves at Noah's desk and placed their laptops next to each other so that they could see what the other had written. They went over each other's texts to see what the other had written, and discussed in which order they should be placed in the final project. Noah let Jayden take control when it came to transferring his part to Jayden's laptop so that the alpha could edit it and put it together. They were still missing the conclusion and introduction which they were planning to do together.
They were sitting pretty close but as usual Jayden kept a respectable distance between them so that their wings wouldn't touch. It was intimate to touch wings – something good friends and mates did – and they both wanted to avoid awkward situations. Besides, it was extremely uncommon for alpha and submissive friends to brush wings since in society's view submissives were 'created' to be dominated by alphas, so if their wings brushed it was often perceived as something sexual, although it didn't necessary have to be like that for the parties involved.
Noah used their closeness to stare at Jayden's masculine hands as he typed in the keyboard and watch his profile. He was attractive, yes, but Noah had only just begun to trust him. He found it interesting to see an alpha around his own age up this close, and he let his eyes take in Jayden's muscled but lean build. He wasn't muscled like a bodybuilder but muscled more like Dean was, and it looked good on him. It was interesting to see the alpha's tail twist around as it hung down the chair and touched the floor, and how the half-sharp dark red feathers moved and rustled when Jayden's wings moved. When looking at the feathers, Noah could tell that they were extremely sharp in their sharpest state – probably sharper than the average alpha demon's, like Dean's were.
Suddenly someone knocked on the door, making Noah yelp a little. He glared at Jayden when the alpha chuckled at him, but Jayden just seemed even to be more amused to see Noah glare at him.
"Come in," Noah called, folding his legs under him so that he was sitting cross-legged on the chair.
Castiel entered the room and glanced over at them with a small smile. He shut the door and took a few steps forward. "You have been in here for almost two hours already, so I figured you might be hungry. I can make you a sandwich if you like?"
Noah glanced at Jayden to see if he wanted anything.
"Uh, if it's not an inconvenience. I ate before I came here, but I'm actually starting to get hungry again already…" Jayden confessed with a slight blush of red on his cheeks.
Castiel chuckled. "It isn't an inconvenience at all – I offered it, after all." He turned to look at Noah. "Are you hungry as well, Noah?"
"My appetite is still poor, but I do think I wanna eat something…" Noah replied.
"Alright, I will be right back with sandwiches," Castiel announced and closed the door as he left.
Noah turned his attention back to Jayden and the project which was almost finished now. He grimaced when his rash itched and rubbed his arm against the itchy spot on his stomach. He didn't want to scratch it with his hands since he was afraid to scratch it too hard.
"Whoa, don't scratch yourself; it'll leave scars," Jayden quickly said, having seen Noah rub his stomach from the corner of his eyes.
"But it itches like itching powder!" Noah growled, spreading his wings in frustration.
Jayden laughed at him. "You've tried itching powder before?" he asked, sounding genuinely curious.
"Isaac put some in my clothes a few months ago… I still hate him for it. Adrian helped me get revenge by holding Isaac down so that I could write 'donkey' on his forehead," Noah muttered and willed himself not to scratch his body anymore. He looked at Jayden and added, "Isaac and Adrian are my brothers."
Jayden laughed in amusement. "I figured that. And that sounds pretty hilarious. How many siblings do you have?"
"Four."
"Four? Oh Christ. I don't know if I'd ever wanna have as many kids as your parents do; it sounds stressful."
Noah chuckled before tilting his head curiously at the alpha. "Do you have siblings?"
"Yeah, I have a younger sister named Laura, but there's a large age gap between us. She's 6 and I'm 17 now, so…"
"Oh. That's a big difference. There's 13 years between me and my oldest sibling, Eden…"
Jayden just smiled at him, and they both took in the new information about each other before finally moving on with their project.
Castiel came in after a few minutes with sandwiches and juice for them before leaving again, and the two of them ate and chatted a bit before finishing the rest.
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When the project was done and ready to be handed in on the following Wednesday, Jayden packed up his laptop and rose from the chair.
"I think our project turned out well. You're pretty good at writing," Jayden spoke and smiled at Noah while he swung his shoulder bag up on his shoulder.
Noah smiled somewhat shyly. "Thanks. So are you, actually."
Jayden shrugged. "My mom helped me a bit with the formulations," he confessed.
Noah laughed at that, making Jayden chuckle.
"You're actually not all that shy once someone gets to know you," Jayden suddenly said, smiling softly at Noah. "You should show this side of yourself more. I think you could actually snap back at the bullies if you really wanted to."
Noah blushed at that and looked at the floor. "I've answered back at Max before but it only makes him more angry. And I hit him in the crotch once and that didn't have a nice outcome either…"
"He probably feels he has to protect his pride after such events," Jayden muttered quietly. "You probably have to come with more sassy comebacks and not let it show that people's treatment is affecting you. They get off on watching you squirm and lower your head in humiliation, so don't give them that satisfaction."
"That's easier said than done…"
Jayden smiled. "I know." He paused a bit before switching the topic. "So, uh, I'll hand in the project on Wednesday, and then I'll see you after the Christmas break again?"
"Yes, I'll be back then," Noah confirmed with a small smile.
"Cool. I guess I should get going then."
Noah nodded and followed Jayden downstairs to the door. Dean and Castiel were sitting on the couch in the living room, talking about something, but they immediately got up and came over to say goodbye to their guest. Dean stayed behind Castiel and watched with a somewhat grim face as his mate shook Jayden's hand and said goodbye to him.
"I hope the two of you made a good project together," Castiel smiled and pulled his hand back.
Jayden smiled and glanced briefly at Noah who was petting Bella now. "Yeah, I think we did. Noah did a pretty awesome job on it; I couldn't have asked for a better group mate."
Noah blushed and stared at his toes before glancing up at Jayden from under his lashes. "You did well on it too…" he reminded him again.
"What are your jock buddies thinking of you working together with Noah on this project?" Dean asked, leaning against the doorframe and stared at Jayden somewhat curiously.
Jayden blinked, surprised by the question. "Uh, I've tried not to let them know about it but they kinda figured it out when I wouldn't tell them. They weren't very pleased and tried talking me out of it, but I don't really give a shit what they think – I can do what I want and their opinions shouldn't matter." He glanced at Cas and said, "Sorry I cursed in your house…"
Castiel chuckled at that. "Don't worry about it. Dean curses a lot more than you do."
"Hey!" Dean protested, making Noah and Jayden laugh.
Jayden quickly put on his shoes and jacket again, and he smiled and patted Bella when the dog came over to him while he was bending down.
He turned to Dean, keeping his posture somewhat submissive, and reached out his hand to say goodbye. Dean shook it and watched as Jayden turned to face Castiel afterwards and thanked the angel for the hospitality and for the food.
Then Jayden turned to Noah and their eyes met.
"So, uh, see you after New Year. And I hope you'll get better soon. Just don't scratch yourself too much," Jayden said, smirking a little.
"Thanks. And yeah, I won't— Bella!" Noah suddenly exclaimed loudly when the dog felt such a need for extra attention that she jumped up and put her paws on Noah's stomach while licking his face.
Jayden laughed out loud, and Dean laughed too while Castiel came forward to yank the dog away.
"Bad dog," Castiel scolded Bella and stared her down, and the dog whined and lowered her ears in response. Bella wasn't supposed to jump up on people like that, but there were times when she did it anyway.
"Well, I gotta catch the bus," Jayden said between his laughter. "Goodbye."
"Goodbye," Noah replied, blushing in embarrassment over the incident with Bella and scowled at the dog, and Dean and Castiel said goodbye as well.
Jayden exited the house and headed out on the sidewalk to go to the nearest bus stop, and Dean closed the door once the young alpha had left.
Dean immediately turned to look at Noah with a serious expression on his face. "Did he touch you?" he asked, sharpening his wings a little.
"No…" Noah said, startled by the question.
"Dean!" Castiel snapped, turning to growl at the demon. "Do you honestly think that Noah would be looking this calm if anything like that had happened?"
"Well, I just gotta make sure—"
"You are exaggerating to the point where you are being embarrassing," Castiel hissed at him.
Noah glanced between them warily. "Uh, I'll go upstairs and take a bath… and put one some more of that lotion. See you," he said, slowly making his way upstairs.
"Alright, see you," Castiel and Dean said almost at the same time.
When Noah was gone Castiel growled in annoyance over Dean and went into the living room. Dean followed after him and closed the door to the entrance hall. Bella went over to her basket in the small corridor to entertain herself with some toys while Dean and Castiel finished their little argument.
"I'm sorry, Cas. I know I'm probably being overprotective, but I can't help it," Dean said, standing behind Cas who was facing him with his back. "It's just… Noah's the youngest – he's our baby – and I just don't like him being around alphas. I'm an alpha, and I know how horny teenage alphas are – they literally masturbate every fucking day to control their hormones, and there's no saying how they'll act around a submissive."
Castiel turned to look at Dean with an annoyed frown. "I'm a submissive and you controlled yourself with me when we first met. Rape and sexual harassment does not just happen because of hormones; it mostly happens because of the person being an asshole, and Jayden does not strike to me as being one."
Dean cringed. "Yeah, you're right. I guess I just wanna make him the bad guy, huh."
"I don't blame you after what happened with Lily… There are many bad guys out there, but I have learned to tell who has a good heart and who has not, and Jayden's heart appears to be in the right place. He's a polite, young alpha who is protecting our son, and I think we should be grateful to him."
"Yeah, you're right… But he's still an alpha."
Castiel rolled his eyes. "Just let Noah befriend him if that is what he wants. And stop embarrassing him if Jayden comes to visit us again."
Dean pulled a sour face but stepped forward and placed his hands on Castiel's sides, curling his tail around the angel's leg. He sighed and leaned down to rest their foreheads together, closing his eyes and reached out through the bond to feel Cas' presence radiate in his mind. "Yeah, yeah, I'll try. That guy better be good to Noah…"
Castiel smiled softly and moved a hand up to cup Dean's cheek, making the demon open his eyes to look at him. They pulled back a little to properly look at each other. "Your protectiveness is a good trait for a father, though. And you are a good father."
"Hopefully also a good mate?" Dean prompted, flashing him a lopsided grin.
The angel rolled his eyes briefly. "If you weren't then we would be living together, have five children together, and you would not have your hands on my body without me resisting."
"I take that as a yes, then," Dean smirked and leaned in to bite gently at the angel's ear.
Castiel squirmed out of Dean's hold with a small giggle. "Stop that, it tickles."
Dean grinned. "I love to tickle you, though."
Castiel glared at him. "I know all your ticklish spots as well, so unless you want me to wake you up at 3am tonight and tickle you all over for revenge, I suggest you stop tickling me."
"I'm not ticklish," Dean denied, huffing at the idea.
"Keep telling yourself that," Castiel deadpanned and headed to the laundry room.
Dean just chuckled and shook his head before going over and dropped himself down on the couch, placing his feet on the couch table now that Cas wasn't in the room to scold him for it. He flipped through the channels and reached forward to grab the beer he had abandoned on the table earlier, taking a swig from it while absently watching some news channel.
The woman on TV was talking about the numbers of registered angel/demon mated couples being published in January, and how the supporters of angel/demon mating feared that a possible increase in the numbers would cause new hostile reactions from the racists. Many racist groups had threatened with violence if there was yet another increase, and some angel/demon couples were fearing for their lives.
Dean watched it with a foul taste in his mouth, but he wasn't too concerned since the media often made issues bigger than they actually were.
When Cas returned, Dean switched the channel and put his feet back down on the floor, and Castiel sat down next to him to enjoy the rest of a lazy Sunday together.
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Author's notes: I hope you enjoyed this chapter :) Thanks to my beta for the chickenpox idea and for providing me with information about it, but I always feel a little bad for making Noah sick, though… XD;
Thanks for reading, please review :)