May 2042 (Castiel is 52 (almost 53), Dean is 54, Eden is 28 (almost 29), Adrian is 25, the twins are 21, Noah is 16, Jayden is 17 (almost 18)).
It was Monday and just another workday for Castiel at his job. He and Anna were working on their newest project; a large sculpture of a mermaid which was to be used in an upcoming fantasy movie. There was a lot of work to do but they were ahead of schedule so far.
"Come on, let's head for lunch," Anna said when everyone started walking towards the cafeteria in the other building.
Castiel smiled and began taking off the white suit he was wearing to protect his clothes from dust and foam. "Alright. I am getting rather hungry." He glanced back at their unfinished sculpture one more time before following Anna and Samandriel over to wash their hands and then head to the cafeteria.
Their colleagues were all eager to have a break and get something to eat, and Castiel waited until the most racist of his colleagues had entered the cafeteria before he went inside. He and his friends seated themselves at one of the long tables and took out their lunchboxes to eat.
"How are Eden and Natalie? Are their pregnancies going well?" Samandriel asked while they ate.
"Yes, it's going well for them both and they are looking forward to it a lot. I think Natalie is rather nervous, though," Castiel replied.
Anna chuckled. "That's natural; she hasn't had a kid before, after all." She turned to look at Samandriel then. "Isn't Alfie gonna have a kid soon as well?" Alfie was Samandriel's beta son who was about the same age as Lily and Isaac. He had two other children who were a little younger.
"He's only 21 and hasn't found the love of his life yet. But I suppose it'll come," Samandriel replied, smiling.
"Yeah, it'll come. I myself already have two little grandkids," Anna grinned. "And Cas is soon gonna have three of them."
Castiel smiled at that. He was very excited about the extension of the family, and he hoped the babies would be strong and healthy.
His phone buzzed in his pocket and he pulled it out to look at it, seeing that it was a message from Eden with an image attached to it. He opened it and smiled when he saw a picture of her and little Daniel, both giving the thumbs up at the camera. There was a text saying 'Just letting grandma know that little Danny is feeling better now! Hugs and kisses from us.' Eden had told them that Daniel had caught a pretty bad cold a week after Noah's birthday, and Castiel couldn't help but be a little concerned. It was a little over a week ago now, and he was glad to see that Daniel was doing better.
After the break was over they headed back to the main building, and Castiel winced a bit when he rose from his seat. He really considered banning sex with Dean in the mornings since it was always kind of rushed with the prep and it made him feel it for a while afterwards, but he couldn't deny that he liked the burn of it during the act. He glanced around, making sure that no one noticed his discomfort before following Anna and Samandriel back to their work building again.
As soon as they entered the building, Castiel knew that something was off.
Everyone was gathered near his and Anna's sculpture, and he frowned when he saw them gasp in horror. Anna immediately ran over and Castiel followed her.
When reaching the sculpture, Castiel gasped when he saw that their already half-finished sculpture had been completely ruined. The mermaid's arms and tail had been cut off and were now laying on the floor, the face of the sculpture was completely vandalized. There was blue and green paint all over it and on the floor – paint that was impossible to get out of the foam again.
"Cas…" Anna said, drawing Castiel out of his thoughts, and he followed her finger as she pointed at something on the floor.
Castiel's eyes widened in horror when he saw the words 'Not pure' written on the floor in blue paint. He immediately looked around, scanning his colleague's faces who were all staring at the scene. One of his own colleagues had done this. At his workplace.
There was a lot of gasps and whispering among the people, and some of them slowly went back to their own work.
"See what you did?!" one of the racist beta angels snapped over at Castiel. "You just cost the company a lot of money for the foam that was wasted, and now our boss is gonna get in trouble if you and Anna can't keep up the deadline!"
Anna growled and glared over at the guy. "Shut up! Castiel was not the one who did this!"
"No, but it was his fault it happened!"
Castiel just flinched a bit and continued to stare at the scene in complete shock, not knowing what to do or think.
"Back off, Rickie," one of the others said to the beta, pushing him away from Anna and Castiel.
Anna put a careful hand on Castiel's shoulder and tried to make eye contact with him. "We'll just start over. We can still do this, and I'm sure the boss will understand."
"You should probably report it to him," Samandriel suggested.
"Yeah, let's go there right now," Anna suggested.
Castiel nodded and followed Anna up to their boss' office. He ignored the way some of his colleagues were staring as he and Anna left.
When they reached the office Anna knocked on the door, and their boss told them to enter. Anna took the lead in explaining what had happened. Their boss – Mr. Richings, who was an alpha angel in his 60s – immediately shot out of his chair when he heard what had happened.
"What?! Who the hell did that?!" he growled, clearly quite upset about the news.
"We don't know, but it was likely one of our own…" Anna said. "And it was directed at Castiel…" She glanced at Cas then.
Castiel lowered his head a little. "I apologize. My mate and I have experienced a lot of racist behavior lately because of our relationship, but I did not imagine that someone would ruin the property of the company to get to me. I am very sorry."
"What are you apologizing for? This wasn't your doing and you are not to blame in any way," Mr. Richings waved him off. "We obviously have someone among the employees who is not fit to be here, and when I find them I see dismissal notices falling from the damn ceiling," he growled. He went around his desk to stand in front of Castiel, and his expression softened. "You are one of the best damn sculptors and artists I have ever had employed here, and I ain't letting you go because of this damn racist fool, so don't give me that guilty and nervous look," he said, smiling at him.
Castiel blinked up at his boss who wasn't particularly tall for an alpha. He was a little surprised when Mr. Richings patted him friendly on the shoulder.
"Now, I'm gonna go educate my workers a bit," their boss said, walking past them and out of the room.
Anna grinned over at Castiel who was still a little baffled, but also quite happy with the praise his boss had given him. They followed their boss down into the main building again where all the artists were working on their projects.
Mr. Richings called all the workers over and started telling them about that when he caught the person responsible for the vandalism, the person would be charged with destruction of company property and lose their job. He then told everyone that if they had a problem with Castiel then they might as well just hand in their resignation letter because Mr. Richings was not going to let Castiel go, and racism was still not tolerated at the workplace. Most of the employees took those words well and nodded in agreement, while others – including the small group of alpha angels – glared at their boss in displeasure, clearly not agreeing with him. Mr. Richings didn't see that, though.
"Wow, I don't think Mr. Richings has ever really praised any of us like that before," Anna told Castiel afterwards. She was obviously referring to what their boss had said in his office and what he had said just now.
Castiel smiled modestly at that. He was quite touched to hear his boss tell the others that there was no way he was firing him for what had happened, even though he had noticed the way the racist alphas scrunched their noses when they heard it.
Samandriel helped them get the destroyed sculpture out of the way and get some new foam for them to use so that they could start making a new sculpture. Castiel just hoped that these vandalisms wouldn't continue.
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Dean picked him up at work at 4:15pm, and the demon sneered at two of Castiel's angel colleagues when the guys glared over at them as Castiel got into the car with Dean. Dean pulled out of the parking lot then and started heading off towards Noah's school so that they could pick him up.
"How was your day, Cas?" Dean asked, like he always did when he picked him up.
Castiel sighed. "Someone ruined Anna's and my sculpture today, and wrote a racist message with paint on the floor…"
"What?! Seriously?" Dean growled, absolutely shocked. His hands gripped the steering wheel tighter, to the point his knuckles went white.
"I suspect it was one of my racist colleagues. No one else really has access to the building, and it was likely done when we headed to the cafeteria for lunch," Castiel murmured. "I'm just worried that this might continue. Destruction of those sculptures costs the company a lot of money and it messes up our deadlines. Mr. Richings could get in big trouble with the film producers for that…"
"Well, he's not gonna fire you, is he? I mean, it's technically not your fault."
"He said he wouldn't. And he even gave me some praise for my work, which is quite unusual…" Castiel couldn't help but smile at that. It was especially unusual for a submissive to get praised by an alpha boss like that, so he really was quite surprised.
"Really?" Dean said, glancing at Cas with a proud smile. "That's awesome. But you're not having an affair with the guy, are you?"
Castiel smacked Dean on the shoulder and was glad that they had stopped at red lights now so that he wouldn't have accidentally made Dean swing into the other lane. "Dean! How can you even suggest that?!"
Dean laughed and drove when the lights turned green again. "Sorry. Of course I know you're not cheating on me, Cas – I'm pretty sure I would be able to feel that in our bond, and I know you. But your boss is quite hard to get praise from, isn't he?"
"I suppose. I am quite startled myself…" the angel murmured. He shifted a bit in his seat before glaring at Dean out of the corner of his eye. "And I'm not going to have rough sex with you in the morning again when it's a workday," he grumbled.
Dean laughed out loud at that. "Why? Did you feel me all day?" He grinned and glanced at Cas who was scowling at him.
"Yes, especially in the morning."
"That's what makes it so kinky, Cas," the demon grinned and gave him a small wink.
"I suppose. But it isn't funny when my colleagues begin to notice it."
"I promise I will be nicer to your sweet, little ass next time, baby," Dean just smirked.
Castiel continued to scowl at him for the next two blocks before sighing and dropping the matter.
They arrived at Noah's school soon after, and Castiel called Noah on his cell phone to tell him to come outside since they were going to be there soon. They got out of the car and waited in the sunny weather for Noah to appear, and they weren't surprised to see Noah coming out of the school together with Jayden three minutes later. They watched as their son grinned up at his boyfriend because of something he had said.
Noah and Jayden looked up as Dean walked over to them with Cas following behind him, and Jayden instinctively stopped and swallowed nervously.
"Hey, had a nice day?" Dean asked, smiling at them both.
Noah blinked before answering, "Yeah, it was okay."
"Is Mr. Allen still being an ass?"
Noah nodded and scrunched his nose a little.
"Yeah, he's really starting to piss me off. He just completely ignores it when someone harasses Noah, and he's even sent me out of the classroom once for snapping at some of the guys who did it," Jayden murmured, shifting his bag on his shoulder.
Dean growled. "That fucking prick. I'm gonna call and schedule a time to see the principal and then I'll complain about that guy. Teachers aren't supposed to ignore such things." He looked at Jayden then. "It would be nice if you could join me to that meeting; the principal will be likely to take it seriously if there are complaints from another student as well."
Jayden nodded. "Sure, I'll join you. I'm sure Christie will too, because Mr. Allen hasn't been very nice to her either."
"Awesome. Let's hope the principal isn't gonna be a stubborn dick about it." Dean smirked at Jayden then and reached out to give him a light pat on the arm, surprising them all. Jayden blinked at him a few times before grinning, curling his tail happily next to his leg.
Castiel smiled and stepped up next to Dean, brushing their feathers together in a proud gesture.
Noah too was smiling in joy at Dean's little – but very important – gesture, and he slowly turned to say goodbye to Jayden now. "So, um, see you tomorrow."
Jayden smiled down at him and gently reached out to take a hold of his hands, holding them both as he looked at him. "Yeah, I'll meet you in front of the school sign tomorrow morning."
Noah nodded and smiled. He then leaned up on his toes and freed one of his hands from Jayden's to shyly pull him down for a kiss, the alpha grinned softly and leaned down to meet him. Their kiss was soft and not very deep since they had an audience right now, but it was sweet and loving, and Jayden gently caressed Noah's cheek with the hand he was now cupping it with.
Dean shifted somewhat awkwardly while he watched the kiss, but Castiel just smiled.
When they pulled apart, the two young boyfriends smiled at each other and held hands again.
"Are your parents picking you up?" Dean asked Jayden.
"Yeah, they should be here in 5-10 minutes. I stayed behind at the library with Noah today to do some homework. Well, that means he was helping me with some history project of mine since I really had no clue what I should write about," Jayden replied and chuckled down at Noah.
"Well, then I guess we can leave you behind with a good conscience," Dean smirked.
"Yeah, you can," Jayden chuckled. He and Noah smiled at each other one more time before Noah went over to his parents.
They waved goodbye at each other, and Jayden watched Noah until the submissive was safely inside the car with his parents and waved at him as they drove off.
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The next day Noah was waiting for Jayden to finish his last class so that they could go to the swim center together. Noah was off earlier than Jayden so he decided to do some homework while waiting for his boyfriend to finish his last class. Christie joined him for a while on the benches outside, which were in a rather secluded area of the school's outdoor facilities, and they were located under some trees which gave them shade from the hot spring sun.
"What?" Noah asked when Christie had been smiling at him for last twenty minutes now. They were sitting across from each other on the bench with their laptops and homework laid out on the bench table in front of them.
Christie giggled. "Nothing. I just keep wondering if you and Jayden have done the big deed yet."
Noah's face flushed and he stared into the history book in front of him. "N-No, we haven't."
"Taking it slow?"
Noah nodded. "I don't think I'm quite ready yet… But I do wanna do it someday," he quickly added, looking up at Christie.
Christie chuckled. "I should hope so, otherwise you're really missing out on something. And I think Jayden would become pretty sexually frustrated if you never wanted to have sex with him."
Noah's eyes widened. "You've done it before?" He didn't recall Christie ever having a boyfriend, so it surprised him a bit.
Christie shifted a bit and blushed. "Well, only twice… I kinda regret I didn't have my first time with someone who meant more to me, though."
"Did it… hurt?"
Christie laughed a bit at that. "A bit, yeah. First times usually do, but it got enjoyable very fast, and the second time was totally awesome. Too bad the guy only lasted for twenty minutes; I could have gone on forever," she chuckled.
Noah blushed a bit, finding it pretty embarrassing and sort of awkward to talk with his friend about this. He couldn't help but feel somewhat jealous of her, though. Sex was something he was quite curious about, even though he wasn't quite ready for it yet.
"But I have the feeling that Jayden wants to take it real slow with you. Be glad; most alphas aren't like that, they just wanna get to the prize already 'cause they're so damn horny. I kinda envy you that you've found someone as sweet as Jayden…" She sighed and leaned back a little.
Noah shifted, feeling both glad and a little shy because of Christie's words. He was indeed lucky to have found Jayden. "You'll find someone too. I know it."
Christie smiled, twitching her wings shyly behind her.
After twenty more minutes of helping each other with homework and chatting a bit, Christie packed her stuff since she had to leave.
"Sorry, but I promised my mom I would pick up my brother from kindergarten early today. Will you be alright on your own until Jayden comes?" Christie asked, standing up as she packed her laptop away into her bag.
"Yeah, I'll be okay. Jayden's class ends in fifteen minutes anyway, so he will be here soon."
"Okay. Take care," Christie smiled and waved at him as she took off.
Noah waved back at her and sighed a little as he was suddenly alone. He looked around the area which was completely empty, and some large bushes and trees blocked the view of the path on the other side of them. Usually there were quite a few people in the area, but most students had gone home now while others had late classes.
He decided to send a text to Jayden to tell him where he was so that he could find him when he was out of class. Usually Noah never sat by himself because it made him more vulnerable, but Jayden would be there soon and he really didn't want to move away from the nice spot he was sitting at right now. So he stayed.
Noah quickly buried himself in his homework again, hoping to get most of it done. The sounds of birds chirping and the wind blowing through the trees' leaves was soothing and helped him concentrate, and the weather was warm and nice.
After a few minutes the sound of a nearby door shutting caught Noah's attention, and he looked up to see Max and some of his friends exit one of the school's backdoors at the side of the building, just feet away from where he was sitting. Max didn't seem to have noticed him yet, but the sight of his old tormentor was enough to throw Noah into a panic.
Noah quickly closed down his laptop and starting packing away his books and notes into his shoulder bag, hoping to get out of there before Max spotted him.
But fate wanted it otherwise.
After just a few moments Max looked over at the benches and saw Noah hastily packing his stuff, and a malicious grin formed on his face when he spotted the skinny submissive. His three angel buddies grinned and snickered behind him when they too spotted Noah.
"Look who it is!" Max exclaimed, making Noah flinch. The alpha angel slowly made his way over to Noah, letting his hand slide across one of the other benches as he went over to him with a smirk on his face that Noah did certainly not like. "I rarely see you without your precious boyfriend anymore. What are you doing here all alone? Did he dump you?"
Max's friends laughed at that, and Noah clumsily got to his feet and pulled his shoulder bag up on his shoulder when he was done packing his stuff away. Max was almost right next to him now, and Noah slowly backed away because Max's presence alone sent chilly shivers up his spine.
"No, I'm just waiting for him here," Noah spoke, keeping his eyes on Max's face and tried not to look intimidated.
"Why? Are you guys into outdoor sex or something?" Max slurred.
Noah didn't answer that, and he quickly turned to leave. "I gotta go—"
"Oh, no you don't!" Max snapped, quickly grabbing a hold of Noah's arm as the submissive turned around and dragged him over to a nearby tree which he then threw him up against.
Noah gasped in shocked surprise, and cried out in pain when his back collided with the tree behind him. His oil glands got slightly hurt as well, sending sharp sparks of pain through him, but he barely had time to recover before Max put his arm against his chest and pinned him against the tree. He struggled but Max didn't budge, and all he could do was to stare into his tormentor's eyes in fear and confusion. His shoulder bag had dropped to the ground when Max had thrown him against the tree, and it was now lying somewhere next to him on the grass.
"Whoa, Max, take it easy," one of beta angels behind Max said, taking a cautious step forward.
Max just growled and pinned Noah harder against the tree, glaring at him. "You, know, I'm getting quite sick of you. Those damn teachers still won't leave me alone and they keep watching me whenever I have a class with you; makes me feel like some kind of fucking criminal. Plus, that filthy demon boyfriend of yours is humiliating me with all his stupid glares at me in the corridors, and I'm sick of it!" he spat, growling into Noah's face.
Noah shifted but was still unable to move. "If you would just leave me alone then you wouldn't have that problem," he groaned out, finding it a little hard to breathe with Max's arm pressing against his chest.
"You would like that, wouldn't you?" Max sneered. "I hate to tell you this, but the Pure Bloods group is right – if we don't knock those filthy angel/demon couples and their bastard offspring into place, then the world will be flooded with them someday, and that's not a world I wanna live in!" He pushed Noah even harder against the tree now, making it hurt.
"Please let me go," Noah croaked, thrashing his wings helplessly against the tree and tried to push Max away. The alpha angel was too far into his personal space, and he felt threatened and uncomfortable as Max glared at him.
Max just laughed. "Why? Are you scared?" he mocked.
"N-No."
Max smirked. "I think you are. You're trembling like a frightened kitten."
"Just let me go already. Jayden is going to be here soon," Noah said, swallowing nervously.
"I bet that's just something you're telling me 'cause you think I'm gonna be scared off," Max sneered. "And now that I have you pinned here, I think I'm gonna have a little fun with you. I wonder if I can make you scream if I pull some of those ugly feathers of yours out?" Max glanced at Noah's wings before smirking maliciously at him.
Noah's eyes widened in horror, and he immediately began struggling harder against his tormentor. "Get off me!" he yelled in fear and anger, pushing at Max as hard as he could, but the stronger boy barely budged.
"I don't know about that… Someone could come by," one of Max's beta friends said, and glanced around the area to see if there was anyone nearby.
"Stand the fuck still!" Max snapped at Noah when the submissive struggled and tried to kick at him, and he growled as he kept him pinned against the tree. He tried to reach for Noah's wings but the submissive snarled in fear and kicked him in the shins. Max growled in anger and kicked Noah in the stomach with his knee to make him stay still.
The knee to his stomach hurt and it knocked all the air out of him. Noah groaned out in shock and pain, hunching over and clutching at his sore stomach. Max threw him back against the tree again and then grasped harshly at his feathers. And pulled.
Noah screamed.
The pain of his feathers being ripped out was sharp and unbearable, and Max touching his feathers was more violating than anything he had ever experienced before. He trashed his wings against the tree in agony, and the pain made tears roll down his cheeks now.
Max's three friends reeled back as Noah screamed, and two of them suddenly didn't look so much into the idea of harassing Noah anymore.
"Whoa, dude, that's a little too far! You're gonna get in serious trouble for that," one of Max's friends said and tried to approach, but Max growled at him and kept his attention on Noah.
"The sub is gonna be too scared to report us, anyway," one of the others said, smirking as he watched Noah sob in pain from Max having pulled out his feathers.
Before Noah could recover properly from the pain, Max grabbed at his feathers again. Instinctively Noah began clawing at his attacker and kicked at him, desperately trying to get away, and he managed to scratch Max's arms pretty good and make him pull his hand back.
"Don't fucking attack me!" Max roared, baring his teeth. He punched Noah on the cheek, making Noah black out for a second, but the submissive kept struggling and trashing because he wasn't going to just let Max hurt him again.
"Let me go!" Noah screamed. He hit, scratched, and kicked instinctively at Max although he wasn't strong enough to knock him back much. He managed to land a few kicks on Max's shins and one pretty close to his crotch.
Max let out an angry growl before punching Noah again, and this time the submissive was knocked to the ground.
Noah blacked out for a few seconds, feeling intense pain in his head and jaw from the blow, and he was dimly aware that he was lying on the grass now. He glanced up at Max through dizzy eyes, but a kick to his stomach and then right in his wing bone made him cry out and curl up in pain. "Please stop," he sobbed, hating himself for being so weak. His wing throbbed in pain now, but he didn't think it was broken. The next blow might break it, though.
Suddenly one of Max's friends grabbed his feet, using them to make him turn over on his back, and then Max's foot was planted firmly on his stomach as he stepped on him. Max's friends laughed, except for one of them, and Max himself was flashing an evil smirk down at him.
"Learned your lesson yet, freak?" Max smirked and kicked him harshly. Noah cried out again, tears streaming down his cheeks because of the pain and the fear.
Noah clenched his eyes shut as he saw Max prepare to kick him one more time.
But the kick never came.
There was a loud, aggressive growl, and then suddenly Max was knocked to the ground with such force that it made Noah flinch. His eyes widened when he saw Jayden sitting on top of Max on the ground now, and watched as the angry alpha demon began punching at Max.
"Don't you fucking touch him, you goddamned piece of shit!" Jayden roared, out of it from anger. His feathers were sharper than ever before; standing out like knives, ready to cut through anything or anyone that dared approach him. His face was one of absolute rage, and never before had the alpha in him shined through as much as it did now.
Max desperately tried to block the blows with his arms and whimpered out pathetic excuses, but Jayden was too far gone to listen. After repeatedly punching him, Jayden got up and hauled Max to his feet, grasping him harshly by the shirt and pulling him so close that he was growling right into his face. The alpha angel was so dizzy from the punches that he wobbled on his feet and almost couldn't stand up on his own.
"If I ever see you as much as even look at him again, I'll fucking kill you! Got it?" Jayden growled, glaring Max intensely into the eyes.
Max nodded, eyes wide in fear, and he coughed as some blood flooded from his mouth. "G-Got it."
Jayden growled, pleased with Max's submission, and let go of the other alpha who almost stumbled to the ground from dizziness. One of Max's friends had bailed the moment he saw Jayden, but the two others quickly came over and grabbed onto Max before hurrying out of there, glancing back at Jayden in fear and terror.
A few others students had finally shown up in the area now that classes were over, and when a group of girls saw what had happened they immediately called for help.
Finally, Jayden turned his attention to Noah, and he immediately unsharpened his feathers a bit and ran over to kneel in front of his boyfriend. In a split second he went from aggressive, badass alpha to a worried, freaked out boyfriend.
"Noah! Are you okay? Oh my god," Jayden gasped, kneeling beside the beat-up submissive and carefully reached out to touch his arm.
Noah sat on the grass and stared up at him, his eyes watering again with relieved and shocked tears. Then he sobbed and leaned forward to bury his face in Jayden's shirt, curling into a ball as he clutched at the alpha's shirt. "J-Jayden," he sobbed.
Jayden's heart clenched. He immediately wrapped his arms carefully around Noah and sat down as he cradled his boyfriend against his body and started running a soothing hand through his hair. "Shh, it's okay. I won't let anything happen to you," he spoke softly. His voice cracked and he clenched his eyes shut to prevent his eyes from watering up.
"It h-hurts," Noah sobbed out. His entire body was sore and throbbing with pain. He knew he must look pretty beat-up as well, because Max had kicked and punched him a few times, and feathers had been ripped from his wings, leaving wounds and blood.
Jayden suppressed the surge of anger he felt towards Max when Noah said those words, and instead concentrated on soothing and comforting Noah. "I know. It'll be okay…" he told him, and began running a hand up and down Noah's back. He was careful not to touch any places that were bruised, and he winced he saw the condition of Noah's wings. It made him so angry he almost couldn't control it.
After five minutes an ambulance arrived, and the paramedics got out to transport Noah to the hospital. Noah wasn't willing to go without Jayden, though. He practically whined when they tried to force him away from Jayden, and he wouldn't let go of his boyfriend's hand. He was too shocked and too scared to be alone, and he didn't want anyone touching his wings in the ambulance or at the hospital.
The paramedics allowed Jayden to ride with them in the ambulance, and the alpha didn't let go of his boyfriend's hand all the way there.
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At the hospital Jayden was forced to wait outside in the hallway while the doctors looked at Noah. Noah struggled against the nurses because he wasn't comfortable with his wings being examined and touched, but it relaxed him a bit when he saw it was a female doctor who was going to treat him.
Meanwhile Jayden waited outside. He was pacing back and forth, trying to control all his emotions. He was furious with Max and his friends – furious like he had never been before – and he was worried sick about Noah's condition. The worst part was seeing that spot on the submissive's left wing which was missing a lot of feathers and was bleeding. He cursed himself for not having been there earlier, although he had just gotten out of class when he got there.
After a few minutes of pacing around, Jayden sat down on one of the benches in the hallway and buried his face in his hands, waiting anxiously for the doctors to tell him that he could see Noah. He had taken Noah's school bag with him in the ambulance, and both their bags were placed on the bench next to him while he waited.
The hospital had made a phone call to Dean, so Dean and Castiel would be there soon.
After twenty minutes the doctor finally emerged from the room, and Jayden quickly got to his feet. She smiled at him and told him that Noah was doing okay, but that they were going to take x-rays of his wings just in case when the x-ray room was ready, although she didn't think there was any significant damage to his wings. The nurse then told him he could go see Noah now until the x-ray room was ready. Jayden sighed heavily in relief and thanked her before going into the room.
Noah was lying on the hospital bed with his left wing spread out across the wide bed to ease the pain in it (folding it too much hurt). There were cuts and bruises on his cheek, and Jayden was pretty sure that Noah's entire body was heavily bruised after Max had kicked him.
Noah stared emptily at the ceiling but quickly looked over when Jayden entered the room. His eyes watered and he smiled when he saw him. "Jayden."
"Noah," Jayden breathed, putting down their bags behind the door and hurried over to Noah's side to sit down on the chair next to the hospital bed. He quickly took Noah's right hand in both of his own and gently moved it up to his mouth to place a chaste kiss to it. "Fuck, I was so worried. How are you feeling?"
"I-I'm okay. The painkillers are slowly starting to work…"
Jayden let out a frustrated sound and lowered his head while he kept cupping Noah's hand between his own. "I'm so sorry I wasn't there earlier. And all the way in the ambulance with you I was so damn scared that you had been seriously injured because I didn't know what Max had been doing before I got there." He let out a strangled sound and raised his head a little to look at Noah.
Noah was stunned when he saw tears in Jayden's eyes now. His heart clenched as he listened to the alpha's words and saw how worried he looked, and he could feel Jayden squeeze his hand tightly between his own. He had never seen an alpha cry in worry like this before, and it was both odd and touching to see Jayden get so emotional.
"I just can't stand seeing you hurt," Jayden continued, his voice cracking just a little, and a small tear rolled down his cheek. "I love you, damnit, and I don't wanna lose you or see you get hurt…" He lowered his head again and took a deep breath to calm down.
Noah's eyes widened a little. "Y-You love me…?" He stared at Jayden, absolutely speechless, and the alpha raised his head to look at him once more.
Jayden let out a broken laugh. "Yeah, I do. And I especially realized that after what happened today." He looked at Noah with a fond smile and caressed his hand soothingly. "This sounds really girly, doesn't it?"
"No," Noah told him and squeezed his hand. "I… I love you too." He blushed as the words left his mouth but he didn't regret them. He meant them.
Jayden's lips curled into a grin and he brought Noah's hand up to his mouth again and started peppering it with small kisses, making Noah laugh and blush.
The laughter made Noah's bruises hurt, and he winced and groaned in pain.
"Sorry. I'll try not to make you laugh again," Jayden spoke.
Noah smiled softly. "It's okay…"
They looked up when Dean and Castiel both finally arrived at the hospital and came into the room with worried and panicked expressions on their faces. Jayden glanced up at them but made no attempts to hide the evidence of tears in his eyes and face, and both Dean and Cas looked rather startled when they noticed it.
"Noah," Castiel exclaimed in worry and hurried over to Noah's bed.
Jayden slowly got up to give Dean and Cas more space, and he stepped back a little as they rushed to Noah's side.
"Hi, papa. Hi, dad," Noah smiled weakly, relieved to see his parents.
"Are you okay? What the hell happened? Who did this?!" Dean demanded, standing next to Cas beside Noah's bed. The angel was holding Noah's hand, and they both winced when they glanced at Noah's injured wing and his bruised face. His wing wasn't bandaged yet since the doctor was waiting to get it x-rayed.
Noah's eyes watered slightly again and he swallowed the lump in his throat, feeling the trauma affect him again. "It was Max…" he murmured.
Dean growled and sharpened his feathers in anger. "I'll fucking kill that kid."
"Dean," Castiel chastised him quietly before looking at Noah again. He was relieved that nothing too serious had happened to his son, but the sight of the wound on Noah's wing had him worried.
"Jayden already beat him up," Noah said, a weak smirk on his lips.
Both Dean and Cas turned to look back at Jayden now, and the alpha fidgeted a bit as they stared at him in surprise.
"Well, let's just say I'm pretty sure he's somewhere here at the hospital too right now," Jayden muttered. There was no way Max wouldn't be seeking medical attention after he had punched the shit out of him. He was just kinda worried that he would get expelled for beating another student up like that on school property.
Dean blinked at Jayden for a bit before grinning. He went over and patted Jayden on the shoulder in approval. "Finally someone kicked that brat's ass. Thanks for protecting Noah, son."
"You don't need to thank me. It's my job and I'd gladly do it again," Jayden replied, smiling a bit even though he was still worried for Noah.
"Still… Thank you," Castiel smiled.
A nurse came in and told them that they would be taking Noah over to x-ray now. The doctor wanted to x-ray his wing just in case since Max had kicked it and a submissive's wings could easily get fractures from that.
Noah grunted in pain when he got to his feet and he wobbled slightly, but Jayden was there right away to support him and make sure he didn't fall over. Noah smiled up at him, grateful for his help, and he let Jayden help him all the way over to the x-ray room. He could have probably walked on his own, but it was a nice excuse to feel Jayden's arm wrapped around him and to lean into his boyfriend's warm, muscled body. It made him feel safe and content, especially after their little confession earlier. Happy butterflies were swirling inside Noah's stomach now and it helped him ignore some of the pain he was in.
Dean and Castiel shared a smile as they watched Noah lean into Jayden and how careful and protective the young alpha was being. And Dean didn't even protest at it.
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The x-ray had revealed that Noah's wing bone only had a very small, narrow crack in it, and that it didn't require anything but for Noah to keep his wing still and steady and not use it too much for a while. The wound where his feathers had been ripped out had been treated with disinfectants and had been bandaged, and it would heal on its own. New feathers would begin to grow out soon as well.
The principal had called them all in for meetings on the following day, which was a Wednesday. He wanted to hear Noah's, Jayden's, and Max's sides of the story before deciding the punishment for having had a physical fight at the school. Their parents had all been called to the meetings as well, and Noah was the first one to talk to the principal. They would be going in individually to prevent fights between them as they told their side of the story.
Noah was extremely worried that Jayden would get expelled for having beat up Max like that. Violence on school property was not tolerated, and even though Jayden had been defending him there was no guarantee that he would get away with it unpunished.
Noah trembled slightly as he sat in the middle chair in front of the principal's desk and explained what had happened. Dean and Castiel were sitting on either side of him, and Noah was comforted when Cas rubbed his arm and shoulder soothingly while he spoke. His body still hurt all over, and it was uncomfortable for him to sit in the chair even though it didn't have armrests and allowed him more space for his wings.
Dean growled whenever Noah described how Max had hit, kicked him, and torn out his feathers, but he tried to control his rage as much as he could. Castiel was immediately there when Noah began tearing up a little when explaining the traumatic events.
Afterwards the principal told them to leave the room. Noah was relieved to finally get out of there and not having to talk about it anymore. He hadn't been to school that day because of his injuries, and Dean and Cas had picked him up after taking time off work and had driven with him to the school.
When they stepped outside in the corridor, Jayden and his parents were already there, waiting their turn to talk to the principal. Jayden immediately got up from the bench where he was sitting and came over to Noah whose face lit up when he saw him.
"Are you okay?" Jayden asked in worry. He took both Noah's hands in his own as they stood in front of each other.
Noah smiled, finally feeling better. "Yes, I'm okay. It still hurts everywhere, though. I could barely sleep last night…"
Jayden cringed. "I know. It'll go over soon." Gently, he let his hand run down Noah's good wing, comforting his boyfriend by touching his feathers. Noah sighed softly at the gesture before slowly stepping forward to lean against his boyfriend, resting his head on the alpha's chest. Jayden carefully embraced him, afraid to accidentally hurt him by squeezing him too hard, and he tentatively wrapped his tail around Noah's lower leg.
Micah and Leila had gotten up from the bench and as well and had come over to greet them. They shook hands with Dean and Castiel and asked them how they were.
"I'm so sorry you got hurt, Noah. I don't understand why that boy would do such a thing," Leila told Noah.
Noah glanced at her from where his face was pressed against Jayden's chest, and he nodded a bit in gratitude. His body was still sore and it was slightly uncomfortable to be against Jayden, but he ignored it in favor of feeling the alpha's warmth and embrace. It was just what he needed right now, in the shadow of the awful events yesterday.
Dean growled a little. "'Cause Max is fucked up in the head and always has been."
"He must have some charming parents, then," Micah huffed.
"Oh, you have no idea…"
Noah continued to embrace Jayden, closing his eyes a little as the alpha slowly ran his hand up and down his back. The hand got into contact with Noah's feathers, and it felt soothing and comforting as long as it wasn't tugging on the feathers that were close to his wounds.
Castiel smiled at the two of them, and Leila did too. Their eyes met and Leila winked at him, making Castiel chuckle softly.
They all looked up when Max and his parents appeared in the hallway as well, about to go into the principal's office so that the principal could have a talk with Max. Max's nose had a big bandage on it and his left eye was black and swollen. His posture and how he walked clearly indicated that he was in pain, and his mother walked close to his side in worry. When the three of them spotted Dean, Castiel, Noah, and Jayden and his family, Max and his father immediately stilled.
The families glared between each other, and Dean and Max's father sneered and stared each other down in contempt.
Noah stepped back a little and stared over at Max in absolute horror. Jayden felt the submissive's fear and wrapped his tail tighter around Noah's leg to reassure him, while he slowly moved in front of him and spread out his wing to shield Noah. He growled at Max who flinched back slightly, bumping into his mother behind him.
"What the fuck are you abominations doing here?!" Max's father roared and took a threatening step forward. His eyes landed on Noah who was still visible behind Jayden. "And you! You nasty little bastard offspring! If my son gets expelled it'll be your fault, you little whore!"
Jayden growled aggressively and spread out his wing in front of Noah to shield him. His tail reached out behind him to touch Noah's leg, offering him some comfort and reassurance when he felt him flinch at the harsh words.
Dean saw red at Max's father's words. He snarled as he stepped forward and spread out his sharpened wings, pointing the knife-like feathers in the alpha angel's direction. "Shut your fucking trash hole before I tear off your fucking head!"
Castiel too was stepping forward just slightly, spreading his wings in aggression and glared over at Max's father.
"I'd like to see you try, you filthy demon scum!" Max's father snapped, spreading out his muscled wings and stepped forward again, but his mate reached out to grab his arm, holding him back.
Micah then came forward as well, standing next to Dean and Jayden and unfurled his own wings. "I'd like to see you try," he growled.
With three angry alpha demons in front of him, Max's father finally started looking a little intimidated.
"Please, honey… just drop it," Max's mother urged her mate, trying to drag him back. Max himself was just staring at the scene, swallowing nervously as Jayden continued glaring daggers at him and twitching his lip into an angry snarl when Max met his eyes.
Max's father glared between all of them before sneering in disgust. "Bunch of filthy demons and demon-fuckers…" he muttered.
"What was that?!" Dean snapped, growling and spreading his wings again.
"Dean…" Castiel spoke softly, reaching out to touch Dean's back to calm him down. He didn't want a full-on fight going on in the corridor at a public school, even though there weren't really any other students in the corridor at the moment.
The tension in the hallway eased when the principal stepped out of his office to call Max and his parents in. Max's father glared at them until he disappeared into the office and the door was closed behind them.
Once Max and his family were gone, Dean, Micah, and Jayden finally relaxed their wings again.
"Wow, what a douche…" Leila spoke, breaking the tension.
"Yeah, I fucking hate that guy," Dean grumbled.
"I can see why," Micah commented. "Unfortunately, guys like him are one of the reasons why angels and demons don't get along sometimes."
Noah was finally more relaxed now that Max was out of his sight again, and Jayden turned to face him and put his hands on Noah's hips. "I'm scared that the principal is going to expel you…" Noah murmured, playing absently with the hem of Jayden's shirt as they stood in front of each other.
"Me too, actually… But I hope he won't," Jayden replied, staring at Noah who was staring at the ground.
Leila smiled between Noah and Jayden. "You two have become so cute together, I must say. And Jayden has been worried for you all night," she told Noah, chuckling softly.
Noah blinked over at her in surprise before looking up at Jayden who blushed a bit as he looked away.
Micah laughed. "We were all quite worried, and we're glad that you seem to be doing rather okay now. At least you can still stand up and walk around."
Noah smiled sheepishly. "Yeah…" He could indeed still walk and stand, but whenever he moved his bruises hurt, and sleeping was really difficult because whenever he turned he would wake up from the pain.
They went over to the benches and sat down, waiting for Jayden and his parents' turn to talk with the principal.
Leila and Castiel got along very well, as did Dean and Micah. Jayden and Noah smiled a little as they watched their parents talk.
After twenty minutes, Max and his parents exited the room again. Once again the families glared at each other, and Max' father led his son and mate away to wait somewhere else for the principal to call them in again later once he had made up his decision about a punishment.
Jayden got up when he and his parents were called in, and Noah was reluctant to let go of his hand. He was still worried that the principal would be too harsh on Jayden, and he didn't want him getting expelled. That would completely devastate him. Not just because he would have to face the bullies alone, but because Jayden's company meant so much to him at school now that he couldn't imagine going to school without him there.
Jayden chuckled softly at him when Noah held onto his hand. "I'll be okay," he promised. He smiled and leaned down to place a soft kiss on Noah's lips. The submissive returned the kiss and let go of Jayden's hand, watching as his boyfriend and his parents went into the principal's office for a talk.
"Don't worry; he'll be okay, kiddo," Dean reassured him when he saw Noah continuing to look in the direction of the principal's office door after Jayden had gone inside.
Noah nodded. He scooted over on the bench so that he was sitting next to Castiel, and he winced when his sore body protested.
"I'm so fucking glad that Jayden beat the living daylights out of Max," Dean grunted, a pleased smirk on his lips. "Did you guys see how messed up his face was? I bet it stings like a bitch whenever he opens his mouth to speak."
"Yes, I saw," Castiel said. He couldn't help but smile in satisfaction, since he felt that Max really had it coming and had probably learned his lesson now.
"Jayden did a damn good job at beating him. Almost couldn't have done it better myself," Dean grinned.
Castiel rolled his eyes. "That is not something to be too proud of, Dean. Violence is not good, but I do admit that Max had it coming."
"I don't like violence either…" Noah murmured. He was staring into his lap as the thoughts kept spinning in his head. He was anxious to know what the principal was going to do about Max and if he would punish Jayden as well. After what had happened, Noah never wanted to be anywhere near Max ever again, especially not at school.
Castiel sensed his son's worries and reached out to put a comforting hand on Noah's thigh. Noah immediately relaxed a bit, and Cas smiled softly.
When Jayden and his parents were done talking with the principal, they were sent out to wait for another half an hour while the principal talked to Max's three friends and would then decide on the individual punishments afterwards. When Max's friends saw Noah, two of them lowered their heads in shame while the last one – the more aggressive guy – just held his head high and refused to look at him at all.
The boys were sent out afterwards, and the principal took ten minutes to decide on a punishment for each of them. Everyone was anxious to know what the principal had decided.
After the principal had been alone in his office for ten minutes, Max was called in first to receive his punishment. The others were waiting on the benches outside, and Max's friends and their family kept a big distance to them. Jayden used his body to hide Noah from the views that Max's friends were sending him, and Noah was grateful for that.
It didn't take long before they had an idea about what kind of punishment Max had received.
There was a loud roar of Max's father's voice from inside the office, and they could hear him yell protests and complaints at the principal who eventually opened the door to kick them out.
"You can't expel my son for this! That little hybrid freak doesn't even belong at this school in the first place!" Max's father shouted at the principal after he got kicked out of the room.
"No, you don't belong here," the principal spat back at him. "Now leave before I call the cops."
Max's father growled and kicked a waste bucket outside the door in anger. His mate tried to talk him down, and Max was just real quiet and kept his head down. The angry alpha angel glared over at Dean and his family before stalking down the corridor and down the stairs in anger, and Max and his mother followed. Max shared a brief look with his friends, but none of them said anything. His friends suddenly looked a lot more nervous, though.
Dean smirked in satisfaction after they had left, happy that Max got what he deserved once again.
The principal then called Max's friends in one by one, and at last it was Jayden's turn.
Noah shifted anxiously while waiting for Jayden to emerge from the room again. They didn't know if Max's friends had gotten expelled, but their parents had all looked pretty angry with their kids when they had exited the office.
They all stared at the clock on the wall while waiting, and time seemed to tick by so slowly, until finally the door opened again, and Jayden and his parents stepped out.
Jayden immediately made his way over to Noah who met him half-way. He went to stand in front of Noah and placed his hands on the submissive's hips while looking down at him with a small smile.
Noah swallowed nervously. "What happened? Did you… Did you get expelled?" he asked, and unconsciously put a worried hand on Jayden's chest.
The alpha was smiling and touching Noah's leg with his tail in affection, and he sighed when replying to Noah's question. "No, but I did get a pretty harsh warning and a month's detention. If I get into another fight again before the summer holidays I'm gonna get expelled, he told me." Jayden's voice was a little bitter as he said the last sentence, but he smiled at Noah in relief and stroked a gentle hand across his boyfriend's unbruised cheek.
Noah exhaled deeply, slumping his wings behind him in relief.
"That's a little harsh, considering you only gave that brat an asskicking that he deserved," Dean grumbled.
"I can only agree with that. He wanted to give Jayden detention in the next school year as well, but I managed to make him reduce the punishment," Micah murmured.
Castiel sighed, relieved that Jayden had gotten away easily. "I'm glad it wasn't worse."
"Yeah. Now I just hope that my son here won't get himself into more trouble," Leila spoke and sent Jayden a stern glare. "You always get yourself in some kind of trouble, Connor – whether by fighting or getting into accidents."
"Stop calling me that," Jayden grumbled and scowled at her. "And it's not my fault that there are douches who harass others."
Leila rolled her eyes. "But sometimes you're just too easily provoked by people who try to get to you – like when you and Justin got into a fight last year."
Micah huffed. "It's an alpha thing. We don't put up easily with people's bullshit."
"Yeah, you got that right," Dean grinned, and Micah grinned back.
"What happened to Max's friends?" Castiel asked curiously. "Were they expelled as well?"
"No, the principal told us that all of them got warning and three months' detention for having been so passive and even somewhat encouraging when Max assaulted Noah," Micah explained. Looking over at Noah, he added, "I don't think those boys will cause you trouble again, but be careful when you see them around school…"
Noah nodded. "Yeah… Thank you."
"And we should get home now. We need pick up Laura from elementary school," Leila said to Micah who nodded in agreement. She then turned to Castiel and smiled at him as she put a friendly hand on his arm. "And we should meet more often. I enjoy talking with you and Dean; you are very nice people."
Castiel smiled back at her. "Thank you, I enjoy talking with you and Micah as well. And I would definitely like meeting you more often." Leila beamed at that.
"Yeah, and considering how lovey-dovey our sons are being with each other, I think we'll be seeing each other a lot," Micah grinned, smirking teasingly at Jayden who glared a bit at him.
"Shut up, dad. As if you and mom are never all over each other," Jayden murmured. "And I'm not ashamed to show my feelings for Noah." He stubbornly wrapped his tail around Noah's leg, making the submissive blush.
Micah laughed and shook Dean and Cas' hands goodbye, as did Leila.
Jayden glanced down at Noah who raised his head to look back at him. "You should stay home the rest of the week. You're too beat-up for school, and people are going to hurt you when they bump into you in the corridors."
Noah nodded quietly. He would need a few days to recover from his injuries and from the trauma. "Yeah, I will. And thank you… for saving me."
Jayden smiled widely at that. "You don't need to thank me." He leaned down and kissed Noah on the lips, humming softly when he felt Noah respond eagerly. Then he pulled away and smiled at him again. "I'll drop by on the weekend to check on you, if that's okay?"
"I would be insulted if you didn't come," Noah said, smirking a bit.
Jayden laughed, glad that Noah was still in a rather good mood after everything that had happened.
They said goodbye and parted ways. It was already 4:30pm, and they had been at the school for a little over two hours now.
When they reached the car, Noah carefully got in and got comfortable on the backseat, trying to sit in a way that didn't hurt too much. The pressure of the seatbelt against his bruised chest and stomach was painful, though. He texted Christie and Abby, letting them now about what had happened to Jayden and Max, and that he wouldn't be coming to school until next Monday. They texted him back right away, promising to call him later tonight to hear more about what had happened and how he was doing. Christie had felt really guilty about leaving Noah behind yesterday, but he didn't blame her for it. He had chosen to stay outside instead of going to the library to wait for Jayden there instead, and he kind of regretted that decision now.
Dean started the car, and Noah rested the whole way home. He was relieved that the principal's decisions were reasonably fair and that he wouldn't be seeing Max at school ever again. And he kept thinking about Jayden. Their little love confession yesterday made him smile like a derp. Jayden loved him. And he loved Jayden. He closed his eyes and dwelled in the feeling all the way home, not caring that Dean sent him odd looks in the rearview mirror sometimes.
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Noah went to bed at 8:45pm that night, and Castiel got comfortable on the couch to watch some TV show about vampires before bed. He wrapped a thin blanket around himself even though it wasn't cold in the house at all, but he liked cuddling up in blankets. He sat cross-legged and watched the show while Dean was in the shower.
Bella was lying on the floor somewhere, napping after having been taken out for a walk earlier and had played a bit around with Dean to get some exercise.
Castiel was so focused on the TV show that he barely heard Dean emerge from the bathroom. He flinched softly when a figure was suddenly standing next to the couch, and he sighed in relief when he realized it was Dean.
"Dean… You scared me."
Dean just grinned and dried his hair off with a towel.
It was then that Castiel noticed that Dean was only wearing his tight boxers, and his eyes widened. "Dean, what are you doing? You can't be half-naked outside the bedroom or bathroom."
"Noah's gone to bed already, and you know my body more than anyone anyway, so who cares? Bella certainly doesn't care," Dean pointed out, glancing over at Bella who was looking up at him in disinterest before lying her head down on her paws again.
Castiel scowled at him but didn't say anything, and after drying off Dean sat down on the couch next to the angel.
"Don't make the couch wet," Castiel murmured when Dean's moist feathers pressed into it. He kept his eyes on the TV screen, but it changed to commercials and he sighed in frustration.
"The couch will survive."
Castiel leaned back, still keeping the blanket wrapped around himself. "Noah ate the maximum allowed amount of painkillers today… I think he's hurting fairly badly, even though I think he's trying not to let it show."
"Well, his wing does have a pretty nasty wound… Ripping feathers off a submissive's wings is really harsh on the sensitive skin underneath, isn't it?" Dean murmured, clenching his jaw as he thought about what Max had done to his kid. He would have beat the shit out of him himself if Jayden hadn't done it already.
Castiel shivered at the thought alone. "Yes, it's really quite painful. I had several feathers ripped out by accident when I was a child, and I screamed so loud that Michael got really concerned. And he was not one that was concerned very easily…"
Dean cringed. "Fuck. I don't think you've told me that before. Sorry to hear about it… Your wings are too gorgeous to be hurt like that." He reached out and ran his fingers carefully through the angel's white feathers, watching them shift elegantly as he stirred in them. He gently pulled the wing a little closer and placed a chaste kiss on top of the wing bone.
Castiel smiled sheepishly, watching Dean's affectionate gesture and his soft eyes as the demon touched and kissed his wing. "Noah and Jayden have begun touching each other's wings now," he said softly.
Dean stilled before slowly leaning back. "Yeah, I noticed."
"I'm surprised you haven't castrated Jayden yet," Castiel continued, amusement in his voice.
Dean scrunched his nose a little. "Nah… I'm over that stage now. At least until his dick gets involved in their relationship."
The angel rolled his eyes. "Just admit already that you like him."
Dean returned the eye-roll and glared at Cas. "Fine, I admit it; Jayden is a nice guy and he's perfect for Noah. I really like him and I approve him, okay? Satisfied?"
"Very," Cas chuckled.
Dean huffed and inched a bit closer to him when the commercials ended and the show started again. "Share some of that blanket with me, Cas." He tried to pull at blanket but Cas stubbornly held on to it.
"Only if you swear you will keep your hands off me until the show is over. I want to watch this episode to its end." Castiel narrowed his eyes at Dean and held his gaze.
"Not even a tiny touch…?"
"No. And if you get an erection then don't expect me to take care of it until the episode has ended."
Dean groaned. "Fine. Just give me some of the blanket so I can cuddle with you under it."
Castiel chuckled and finally let Dean have some of the blanket. They inched closer to each other, trying to get comfortable with their wings and grunted when the feathered appendages got in the way. Castiel ended up folding his wings tightly against himself while leaning into Dean and resting his head on the demon's naked shoulder. The angel sighed and got comfortable against Dean, and he smiled when he felt the alpha's arm snake its way around his waist under the blanket.
They cuddled together like that and watched the rest of the TV show until it was time for bed.
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Author's notes: I hope you guys won't kill me for letting Noah get hurt (it was my beta's idea, actually XD; It was to have Jayden become worried and cry, and have them confess some feelings). I swear that Noah will be fine :) And I have put character descriptions on my profile page so that you can see what most of the important characters look like. I sometimes get messages from readers who cannot remember what the characters look like, so the description should help you picture them better in your mind :)
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