September 2042 (Castiel is 53, Dean is 54, Eden is 29, Adrian is 25 (almost 26), the twins are 21 (almost 22), Noah is 16, Jayden is 18, Daniel is 3 years old, Luna is 2 months old).
Noah and Jayden had been back in school for a month now after the holidays. They still had three classes together, which Noah was very happy about since he preferred having classes with people whom he felt comfortable around. He had a few classes with Abby and Christie as well, but only one with Amanda and Chanel, and none with Nikki and Mick. But at least now he shared all his classes with at least one friend, where last year he had had 1-2 classes on his own.
P.E. was still one of Noah's worst subjects, especially because of Jayden's former jock friends. He still had that class with Jayden and Abby, and that morning Noah had just exited the girls' locker rooms with Abby and headed outside to the pitch with her to wait for the teacher to appear.
Noah tried not to look at Justin, Colin, and some of Jayden's other former friends who were gathered in a small circle with some of the other jocks and were snickering while they glanced over at him and Abby. Abby noticed it too, and Noah could see her jaw clench as she tried to ignore the guys. Jayden hadn't come outside yet and Noah briefly wondered why.
Jayden and Noah's relationship was still not official at school. They had kept their touches to a minimum so far, so no one knew for sure that they were a couple, though some of their classmates were already guessing at it.
"Hey, freak," Justin suddenly said, walking over to Noah and Abby with a cocky face. "I saw that there's a submissive demon among the new freshmen students this year. Maybe you should teach the guy how to be a cock slut for a big, strong alpha. The guys are lining up to fuck him, but he's awkward and shy like a virgin and runs away whenever there's an alpha around, so maybe he could need your guidance?"
The other jocks burst out laughing behind Justin, and some of the others did as well while others just scowled at the jocks in disapproval but made no move to help out Noah.
Abby growled and pushed herself in front of Noah to face Justin. "Shut up, you dickhead! You should treat submissives better than that! What is this? The middle ages?"
The jocks shared a look before laughing again.
"Well, as the term 'submissive' so nicely expresses, they are made to submit their little asses to us, so what's your problem?" Justin retorted in a snarky manner.
Noah scowled at them. "And the word 'alpha' is supposed to mean that you are admirable and strong and all that, right? And yet you behave like kindergarteners…"
The jocks growled and stepped closer, making Noah take a small step backwards even though he tried not to reveal any emotion while he glared back at Justin who was right in front of him now. The alpha's sharp and spread-out wings were quite intimidating, and the others looked pretty pissed off as well.
"What the fuck did you just say to us? To us?!" Justin growled out, his wings spreading out in rage. He was not an alpha that would tolerate being spoken down to or made fun of by a submissive.
Noah swallowed and stepped back a little. Abby kept glaring at them though she too stepped back just a little at the threatening posture.
"Hey!"
Noah looked over and saw Jayden making his way over to them with his wings spread out in anger and his face full of contempt as he glared Justin down as he approached. Jayden's friends Rick and Chris were right behind him to support him when they saw what was going on. Noah sighed in relief, immediately feeling more relaxed at Jayden's presence during the intense situation.
Jayden snarled and slammed his hands into Justin's chest, shoving him back harshly before getting in front of Noah and Abby. "Leave him the fuck alone or I swear I will send you to the ER again," he threatened, growling at Justin and the others.
Justin growled back and moved forward to attack, but his buddies quickly held him back since he would only get in trouble for fighting during a class, and the teacher would be there any second now.
"Always protecting your little slut," Justin sneered, glaring Jayden into the eye. The two alphas were right in front of each other with their wings puffed out in aggression, and the others watched the scene warily. Rick and Chris were having a glaring contest with the other jocks and neither of them could stand each other.
Noah swallowed, hoping that Justin wouldn't charge and potentially injure Jayden. Justin had a more bulky build than Jayden, but Jayden's wings were somewhat larger and much more badass in Noah's mind. He couldn't help but be rather proud to have such an attractive alpha as his boyfriend.
Jayden sneered at the name-calling and twisted his tail in agitation. "Just leave them and me alone and I will leave you alone."
The jocks were about to throw a nasty comeback at Jayden when the teacher suddenly arrived and blew his whistle to get their attention.
"Okay, ladies, turn off that testosterone and get your heads in the game," the teacher said, scowling over at the jocks and Jayden when he noticed the tension that was going on.
The jocks retreated, and Jayden and Justin shared one final glare before they went in different directions, and the teacher finally began telling them about today's agenda. Rick and Chris briefly patted Jayden's shoulder before going to the others who were gathering around the teacher to listen to what he had to say.
Jayden turned to Noah and Abby then. "Sorry I was late. There was a line for the bathroom in the locker rooms…"
Abby chuckled. "Wow, and I thought the girls' room always has long lines and the boys' room doesn't."
Jayden chuckled at that and looked down at Noah who shyly went over to him and corrected his shirt a bit. Some of Jayden's t-shirt had been tucked into his shorts without Jayden really noticing it, and Noah hated looking at such things. He wanted Jayden to look nice.
"Oh, he's going all mother on you," Abby teased when she saw what Noah was doing.
Jayden chuckled and let Noah correct his shirt. "Yeah, totally. Should I call you call you 'mom' now?" he teased at Noah.
Noah kept his head down as he corrected Jayden's shirt, but lifted his gaze to glare at the alpha when he said that. "No. But I should call you a baby since you can't dress yourself properly." He pulled at the hem of Jayden's t-shirt and patted it with satisfaction when it looked pleasing to him.
Jayden laughed at his words. When the others began getting ready for a run around the pitch he noticed the way some of them were staring at him and Noah. Noah's little gesture hadn't gone completely unnoticed, and especially the jocks were frowning at them now. Jayden glared at them until they looked away and started running.
"We should run too. Come on," Abby told them, gesturing at them to join.
Jayden and Noah looked at each other and smiled a bit before joining Abby to run around the pitch three times as usual. Rick and Chris caught up to them and Jayden joined them while Noah ran along with Abby. The jocks ran by a few times but they didn't say or do anything other than glaring at both Noah and Abby and later at Jayden when they passed him too.
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At 11:30am there was lunch break, and Noah met up with Abby, Christie, and Mick in the cafeteria as usual. He briefly looked around for Jayden and saw him in the crowd with Rick and Chris. They shared a small smile before turning their attention back to their friends again.
Noah and his friends found a nice spot in the back of the eastern cafeteria where they were usually seated. It was away from the worst bullies and racists.
"I drank most of my water in class, so I'll go get a refill," Noah announced after they had seated themselves and pulled out their lunchboxes.
"Okay, but don't get too close to the bullies," Abby warned him, watching in slight worry as Noah went over and tried making his way through the crowd of people who were waiting in line for the cantina. The cantina had a machine to refill water bottles at but it was located on the other side of the line.
Noah squeezed his way through a group of human and angel girls, murmuring an apology when he bumped into one of them. He hated being physically close to strangers and he just wanted to go get his bottle refilled and return to the table with his friends.
He arrived at the refill machine and waited for the human guy in front of him to finish refilling his bottle before it was his turn. As he refilled his own bottle, someone suddenly caught Noah's attention. He glanced over to his left and saw the demon submissive that the jocks had mentioned earlier standing in the cafeteria's corner. The boy must be around 14 years old since he was a freshman, and he had messy brown hair, a skinny frame, and a rather pretty face. He was clutching his shoulder bag tightly and his wings were wrapped around him while he glanced around the place warily, looking like an animal that had made its way into the wrong territory. The boy didn't make eye contact with anyone, and he looked very uncomfortable and sort of depressed. Noah immediately felt sorry for him. He knew what it was like, but Noah had had Abby and Christie to hang out with when he started at the school, and this boy seemed to be totally alone.
"Hey, man, finish up already," some angel beta chided behind him when Noah had lingered too long at the machine while staring at the other submissive.
Noah glanced back at the beta and lowered his head in embarrassment. "Sorry…" he murmured, screwing the cap back on his bottle and moved away from the machine to give the beta space. He tried to ignore the disgusted frown the guy gave him when he looked at Noah's wings before going over to the machine.
The submissive demon was still standing in the corner like a scared cat, and Noah stared at him in sympathy. He hesitated for a bit before he slowly made his way over to the other boy.
The boy immediately snapped his head up to look at Noah as he approached, and a flash of fear and suspicion flickered across his face for a second. However, when the boy realized that Noah was a submissive like him, his entire body posture relaxed.
"Um, hi," Noah said, standing awkwardly in front of the other boy who was just an inch shorter than him.
"Hi," the boy replied, a shy smile on his lips before shifting a bit. His tail curled shyly next to his leg, though it also gave off a signal that the boy was relieved and somewhat happy.
"Are you waiting for your friends?" Noah asked.
"Um, no. I don't… I don't have any friends here. I'm new in town," the boy murmured and glanced at his feet in shame.
Noah gave him a small smile. "If you want, you can come sit with me and my friends? I'm sure they don't mind, and there's room for one more."
The boy stared at him, completely speechless for a moment until his face lit up like a Christmas tree. "Really? I… Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure," Noah chuckled and turned to guide the boy over to the table where his friends were seated. "I'm Noah, I'm in my third year here now. What's your name?"
"Ah, I'm Lucas. I'm a freshman…" the boy said.
They made their way past the crowd and over to Abby, Christie, and Mick who were sitting by the table and chatting about something. They all looked up when Noah appeared and they glanced at Lucas in surprise.
"Um, I hope you don't mind that he'll join us? His name is Lucas and he's new and doesn't really know anyone here, so I told him he could sit with us," Noah spoke, glancing between his friends.
Christie grinned. "Of course! No problem at all." She smiled at Lucas who quietly sat down next to Noah at the table, looking a bit shy.
"I don't mind either," Mick smiled. He was sitting on Noah's other side, and Abby and Christie were seated across from them.
"Yeah. It's nice that there's finally another submissive at the school. I think that other submissive finished high school last year, so now there's two of you again," Abby said, smiling at Lucas who returned it with a small smile of his own. She looked at Noah then. "And it's nice that you're making new friends and approaching strangers," she grinned, giving him an encouraging wink.
Noah smiled and blushed a bit. He opened his lunchbox and began to eat and Lucas did the same.
They began to eat, and whenever an alpha walked by close to their table Lucas would follow him closely with his eyes as if keeping his eyes on a potential threat, which made Noah frown a little. Noah didn't like stranger alphas either since they were often sexist and annoying, but this boy looked downright scared of them.
"So you haven't made friends yet?" Christie asked Lucas, smiling as she looked at him.
"Um, no, not really. I've talked with a few girls in some of my classes but I'm a bit wary around the boys…" Lucas explained, looking a little less shy around them now.
Abby frowned. "How come?"
Lucas lowered his gaze and swallowed nervously. "I-I'd rather not talk about that…"
"Oh. Of course. Sorry for asking," Abby said with an apologetic smile.
"It's okay," Lucas replied and smiled a little.
Noah glanced at the other boy, feeling a little worried about what he had just heard. It almost sounded like Lucas had been abused once and was trying to avoid males now, and the way he was looking at the alphas in the cafeteria only made Noah's suspicion stronger. He hoped he wasn't right about that feeling, even though it was something that happened too often to submissives, unfortunately.
They talked a bit during the break and Abby told them some funny story from her class earlier which made them laugh.
Lucas didn't talk much. He mostly only talked when they asked him something, but at least he seemed comfortable around them and he even laughed at Abby's story.
When lunch break was over they waited until the worst crowd had left the cafeteria before they went out. Lucas stayed rather close to Noah which Noah didn't mind. He was quite glad that he seemed to have helped make Lucas' day a bit better by inviting him to sit at their table.
Abby, Christie, and Mick went off to class down the southern corridor and Noah was headed to the northern part of the school, as was Lucas. They had barely started making their way there before Jayden suddenly popped up next to Noah.
"Hey," Jayden smiled, startling them both by his suddenly appearance. He chuckled at the way Noah jumped in surprise before turning to look at Lucas with a small frown. He hadn't seen Noah hang out with that boy before and he didn't really know who he was.
"Hi," Noah grinned, flaring his wings a bit since he was glad to see his boyfriend again. He glanced back at Lucas who was hiding a bit behind him now, staring at Jayden with extreme caution and perhaps a bit of fear. It made Noah a little worried. "This is my boyfriend Jayden," Noah explained to him.
Lucas' eyes lit up in realization and he seemed to immediately relax at that information. "Oh. Hi," he said to Jayden, attempting to smile.
"Hi," Jayden replied, offering him a polite smile and turned to look at Noah. "I see you made friends with the school's new submissive."
"Yeah, I did," Noah smiled. They walked down the corridor together and Noah glanced up at Jayden. "Are we meeting outside school at 2:30 to go to the swim center?"
"Yeah, that's the plan. If I survive my history class with old Mrs. Fuller that is… Seriously, I've never been so close to falling asleep as I am in every single one of her classes," Jayden sighed.
Noah chuckled in amusement. "I'm glad I don't have her. Christie has her for English and she's also complaining that she's falling asleep during class."
Jayden laughed. "Yeah, no kidding." He stopped as they arrived at another corridor. "I'm heading the other way, so see you after school." He smiled at Noah and brushed his tail against his leg in goodbye. He nodded his goodbye at Lucas before leaving.
"Okay, bye," Noah smiled, watching Jayden disappear down the corridor before he turned to look at Lucas.
"That's your boyfriend?" Lucas asked, looking rather amazed. "He's… actually very nice for an alpha. He didn't grope you at all."
Noah frowned a bit at that since it was a little weird to say, but then he chuckled. "He 'gropes' me sometimes, but I let him do it because I love him. He's not rude when he does it." He blushed at that, feeling a little awkward to say such a thing to someone he had only just met, but Lucas seemed nice.
Lucas just stared as if Noah had told him something that was completely impossible before they continued walking down the corridor to their classes, ignoring the way people stared when they saw them walking together.
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When school ended Noah made his way through the corridors to make his way outside to meet with Jayden. It was crowded with students leaving class and going home, and Noah made himself as small as possible so that he could make his way through. He flinched every time someone's bag brushed against his wings and he just wanted to get out of the crowds already. He ran into Mr. Allen as he walked down the stairs to the first floor, and the two stared at each other for a few seconds before the teacher sneered and pushed his way through the crowd and disappeared into it. Noah just kept walking, glad that he no longer had classes with Mr. Allen but he hated running into him in the corridors.
When he reached the first floor he ran into Jayden by the lockers. The alpha grinned and made his way over to him, placing his hands on Noah's hips.
"Hey," Jayden grinned, adoration in his eyes as he looked at Noah.
Noah blushed shyly. "Hi. And you know you shouldn't be holding me like this at school… Everyone is looking." He glanced at the people watching them with curious frowns, since Jayden's hands on his hips was a pretty clear sign that they were in a relationship.
"I'm getting kinda tired of not treating you like a boyfriend when we're at school, and the others are bound to find out sooner or later anyway…" Jayden spoke, brushing his tail gently against Noah's leg. He leaned down and let their foreheads touch, feeling Noah lean into him contently. "Besides, you're mine and I want people to know that. Maybe it'll stop those sexist bastards from saying nasty things to you." His fingers tightened possessively on Noah's hips.
Noah blushed and smiled shyly, letting their noses rub a bit after he had tilted his head up to make it easier for them to touch. "Yeah, it should hopefully make them shut up when they know that I belong to you. Maybe those popular girls will stop looking at you as well."
Jayden chuckled. "Possessive much?" he teased.
Noah blushed and leaned his head away from Jayden. "So are you…" he murmured.
The alpha grinned and rubbed his hands softly over Noah's hips a few times. "Yes, very," he admitted. He loved the way Noah squirmed and went all shy at that. It was cute.
Frank and Colin appeared at the lockers then, and the sight of Noah and Jayden standing together like that immediately caught their attention. They snickered before going over to them.
"Hey, Jay, why are you holding him like that? Are you trying to convince your little slut to blow you tonight or what?" Frank slurred, making Colin snicker and try to contain his laughter.
Jayden turned his head in their direction to give them an unimpressed scowl. "Well, unlike you at least I have someone who likes me. And if you guys use that word about my boyfriend one more time I will smash your teeth in," he growled, glaring the other alphas down.
Both Frank and Colin looked rather startled at that.
"So he is your boyfriend then? Fuck, I knew it!" Colin growled.
Jayden ignored their disgusted faces and watched them disappear down the corridor soon afterwards, leaving Noah and Jayden alone by the lockers with the crowds making noise all around them. Jayden smirked at Noah before cupping his cheek and leaning down to kiss him tenderly.
Noah tensed since a lot of other students were watching them. He still reciprocated the kiss, humming softly at the feeling of Jayden's slightly chapped lips against his own. It was like he was being claimed in front of the whole school with that kiss, and it made him both happy and slightly terrified.
Some people whispered around them while others just kept on walking. Seeing someone kissing at high school wasn't an unusual sight, after all.
A group of popular girls gasped in outrage when they saw Jayden kissing Noah, since Jayden had been the center of their attention last year when he was on the football team and they were still drawn to him because of his attractiveness. They all glared at the scene before leaving, pushing their way through the crowds to get out of there.
Jayden and Noah didn't notice them, though, they were too occupied with their wonderful kiss to really pay much attention to the people around them.
When Jayden pulled away after a few seconds he grinned at Noah, briefly running his thumb over Noah's soft lips before pulling his hand away. "Now, let's go to the swim center," he said, grabbing a hold of Noah's hand.
Noah blushed and nodded, and they walked out of school hand in hand, watching as the people they knew stared at them in surprise. Some of them looked away in disinterest but others smiled or grinned when they saw them holding hands. Noah couldn't help the surge of pride and happiness inside him when the watched people's startled reactions. He was officially Jayden's now, and Jayden was his.
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The same afternoon Eden had gone to the local supermarket to shop for groceries. Luna was in the portable baby carriage on the cart in front of her, and Daniel – whom Eden had just picked up from daycare – was walking next to her and holding on to her tail as they walked up and down the aisles.
"Daniel, don't pull mommy's tail. That hurts," Eden told at Daniel, giving him a firm stare.
"Sorry, mommy," Daniel murmured, loosening his grip a little. He always held on to Eden when they went shopping so that he wouldn't get lost, and he would grab her tail when Eden's hands were busy. "I wanna go home," he whined, grabbing some of Eden's feathers gently and played with them while his mother was looking at the products on the shelf.
Eden sighed and reached down to run a hand through his blonde hair fondly. "I know, mommy wants to go home too, but we need to shop for groceries. We have to have food in the house so we can make some dinner tonight before daddy comes home. He's working a bit late tonight, remember?"
"Okay…" Daniel murmured quietly.
Luna started crying in the carriage which Eden had placed on the cart, and Eden immediately turned her attention to the baby. "Shhh, please don't start crying now, Luna. We'll be home soon," she told the baby softly, rattling a bit with one of Luna's noisy baby toys to calm her down. The baby sobbed and kept crying, and Eden sighed, feeling the other customers glance at her in slight annoyance because her baby was making noise. She gently picked up Luna from the carriage and placed the baby against her shoulder, patting her back and rocking her body gently to calm her down. "Gosh, where's Jason when I need him…" she murmured, sighing again.
"You don't need your mate for that, sweetie. You can handle this on your own," came a soft female voice from behind Eden.
Eden turned around and so did Daniel to see who was talking to her. There was an African-American human woman standing behind her, probably in her late 60's, and Eden frowned a bit when she noticed something familiar about the woman. "I… Who are you?" Eden asked, tilting her head a bit and tried to remember if she had seen this woman before. Daniel shifted a little closer to her and grabbed a hold of her pants while staring at the lady warily. Eden's wing provided him with a bit of protection.
The woman laughed softly. "Oh, you don't even recognize me. Well, I don't think I have seen you since you were seven years old anyway, so I guess I can't blame you for not recognizing me. Castiel would probably recognize me, but I don't know about Dean… Sometimes he's just not that sharp in the head." She chuckled after that.
Eden's eyes widened. "Oh! You're our old neighbor, aren't you? Mrs… Moose…?"
"Mosely. Missouri Mosely," Missouri corrected her, rolling her eyes when Eden called her 'Moose'. "Good lord, don't tell me you inherited your daddy's dull brain, 'cause 'Moose' isn't even a name, girl. Unless your name is Sam Winchester, but he ain't around."
Eden laughed at that and felt a little embarrassed to have called her 'Moose'. "Sorry, I couldn't remember your name. And how did you recognize me? I'm no little girl anymore." She glanced briefly down at Daniel with a soft smile when her son kept hiding a bit under her wing. Luna was more calm now but was still sobbing softly against her shoulder.
"I am a woman with a special gift, remember? I simply recognized your aura. Besides, you are a rare breed so that was quite helpful as well."
Daniel tugged a bit on Eden's pants, making her glance down at him again. "Mommy, who is she?" he asked.
"She's an old neighbor of mommy's and she used to babysit me when I was little," Eden explained patiently, still rocking Luna softly.
Missouri smiled and leaned down a bit to look at Daniel. "And I give candy to good children, so you don't need to hide from me," she said, giving him small wink.
Daniel beamed and slowly stepped away from his mother's protective wings. "Can I has some?"
Missouri laughed softly and straightened up. "Maybe, if I see you again and you've been a good boy." She turned to look at Eden again. "And how's your family doing? Dean and Castiel are still together and happy, I assume?"
"Yeah, nothing can really separate them," Eden grinned.
"And how are Adrian the twins?"
"They're good. Adrian just had a little baby girl, like I did," Eden smiled and looked at little Luna who was calm and quiet now. "Lily and Isaac are in college and Noah is in high school now."
"Noah?" Missouri asked, somewhat surprised. Dean and Castiel had moved before Noah was even born, so Missouri had never met him. "Oh, they went on and had another baby, didn't they? I have the feeling he's a submissive, am I right?"
"Yeah, he is," Eden smiled.
"Well, I'm glad to hear that the family is thriving and things are going well. Give my regards to your parents when you see them again, will you?"
"Of course. Do you still live in the same place as before?" Eden asked curiously.
"I sure do. Nothing can make me move away from my sweet home," Missouri smirked.
Eden chuckled at that, and Missouri smiled before parting ways with Eden and left the aisle.
Eden gently put Luna back into the carriage and finished shopping. It had been a funny coincidence to run into Missouri again, though Eden's memories of her were a little vague.
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After Castiel had heard from Eden that she had run into Missouri in the supermarket, he and Dean decided to call Missouri and invite her over for dinner on Saturday evening. It had been a while since they last saw her – over 20 years already – and they had always gotten along well with her.
Lily and Isaac were home that weekend and they were both quite curious to meet Missouri. They had been babies when Dean and Castiel had moved out of their apartment back then and they couldn't remember Missouri at all.
Noah was sitting in his room in the late afternoon on Saturday and was chatting with Jayden on Skype. Jayden was visiting some of his parents' friends along with his family, but all the conversation was starting to bore him so he had taken out his tablet and was skyping with Noah in another room while his parents were talking to their friends. Noah was sitting cross-legged on his bed with his laptop placed on his lap, and there was a bunch of pillows behind his back made it comfortable for him to lean back against the wall. He had some trouble getting comfortable with his wings but he managed it.
Jayden was momentarily distracted from their conversation when there was laughter in the background. He rolled his eyes and looked back at the screen. "My dad just told some joke, that's why they were all laughing…"
Noah giggled. "I hear them laughing all the time. They seem to be having fun."
"Well, after three hours of mostly listening to them talking I was getting bored," Jayden chuckled. He was seated by the dining table with his parents and their friends were on the couch in the living room, but their laughter was rather loud so Noah could hear them sometimes as well. "Laura is bored too but Jen and David's daughter's old toys are still here so she's having fun with those now."
Noah chuckled fondly. He stared at Jayden through the screen with a sad smile. "I kinda miss you already… I wish you here."
Jayden returned his smile. "I miss you too," he said softly. He looked in the direction of the living room again and Noah saw him smiling at someone. Laura then popped up on the screen as Jayden lifted her up into his lap to sit there.
"Hi, Noah!" Laura chirped, grinning at the screen and waved at him. There was a stuffed dog toy in her hand which was likely one of the toys she had been allowed to play with at the house.
"Hi, Laura," Noah grinned and waved back. "Are you having fun?"
Laura scrunched her nose a bit and shifted on Jayden's lap. "The adults are boring to listen to, but they have a nice dog here and the toys are cool. I'm mostly looking forward to dinner 'cause Jen makes really good food!"
Noah laughed softly at that, and he could hear Jayden chuckle as well.
"And we're gonna play games tonight! Jen promised us that," Laura added, grinning widely.
"That sounds nice," Noah smiled. "I hope you win."
Laura grinned widely. "Yeah, I will beat them all, especially Jayden!"
"Hey, now…" Jayden protested softly and tickled her briefly, making Laura yelp and laugh.
Noah smiled at that. Jayden was always so fond and gentle around Laura, though the two did annoy each other a lot like siblings were supposed to do, but even then Noah could tell how much Jayden cared for his sister. It was sweet to witness.
"And next time you see Jayden again you gotta give him a big kiss, 'cause I think he's really lonely when you aren't here…" Laura murmured.
"Laura!" Jayden chastised. He blushed and finally put Laura down on the floor again, scowling when she laughed and ran off to continue playing.
Noah laughed and couldn't help but find Jayden really cute right now.
"Sorry… Though she's right. I really do miss you," the alpha murmured, rubbing his neck in embarrassment.
"I know," Noah chuckled, his wings flaring in shyly. Someone knocked on Noah's door then. "Ah, give me a second," he told Jayden before looking over at door and said, "Come in."
The door burst open and in came a very hyper Isaac. "Whazaaa!" he grinned, making Noah stare at him complete bewilderment over the extremely weird entrance he had made. Isaac just laughed before noticing what Noah was doing. "Oh, are you skyping or something? Let me guess; you already miss Jayden again even though you saw him only a little over 24 hours ago."
Noah blushed and shifted lightly on the bed. "So what…" he muttered, scowling at his brother.
"Aww, that's so cute," Isaac grinned in a somewhat teasing manner before he made his way over to Noah's bed. He leaned in over Noah and pulled the laptop screen back just a little too see. His position caused Jayden to see him upside-down and the alpha looked rather amused when he saw Isaac's face pop up. "What's up, Connor?" Isaac grinned.
"Don't call me that," Jayden scowled. "And it's more like 'what's upside-down', really," he chuckled.
Isaac barked out a laugh and stepped back so that he was out of the picture, but Jayden could still hear him. "Oh, I like that one! Funny," he grinned.
Noah rolled his eyes and looked a little embarrassed about Isaac.
"What are you two doing? Webcam sex?" Isaac teased.
"No!" Noah barked out, blushing like mad. "We're just… talking."
"Talking? Lily and I are finally home for the weekend and you spend your time talking to your boyfriend on Skype whom you – by the way – see almost every day? I'm starting to feel neglected here…" Isaac spoke, pouting a bit.
Noah immediately felt a little guilty about that. Isaac was right, after all. The twins didn't come home every weekend, so Noah should be spending his time with them instead. "I know… I'm sorry. But you were out in the garage with dad earlier, and Lily and papa were talking about apartments and houses and stuff since Lily wants to move in with Tony later, so I went to my room… Besides, Jayden was the one that skyped me, I just answered his call."
"Yeah, just blame it on me," Jayden chuckled through the screen. Noah glanced at him with an apologetic smile.
Isaac chuckled. He was about to talk when Lily knocked gently on the still open door before sticking her head into the room.
"Hi, guys, I heard your voices in here," Lily said, smiling at her brothers. "Is Isaac causing you trouble?" she asked Noah and sent a small glare in Isaac's direction.
"Hey!" Isaac protested when she assumed that he was being annoying.
Noah chuckled softly. "No, not really. I was just skyping with Jayden when Isaac came in."
"Oh," Lily said, walking over to sit down next to Noah on the bed so she too could see Jayden. She leaned in so that their wings and shoulders were touching. "Hey, there," she grinned, waving at Jayden through the screen. "My little brother can't live one second without you, can he?"
Jayden laughed as he watched Noah blush and push his wing against Lily in embarrassment. "Yeah, he really can't," he grinned.
Noah glared at him. "You're just as bad, so be quiet!"
Jayden laughed at that. He looked away from the screen then and they could hear Leila's voice in the background. He interacted with his mother for ten seconds before turning back to the screen. "Sorry, I gotta go. Mom wants me to be social again…"
Noah pouted a bit since he was sad to have to say goodbye already. They had only talked for fifteen minutes. "Okay, have fun. I'll talk to you later then."
"Yeah, goodbye," Jayden smiled and closed the call.
Noah sighed and closed his laptop, putting it away next to him on the bed. Lily wrapped an arm around his shoulders and pulled him closer to her body. Noah smiled and leaned into his sister's touch which he very often missed.
"Jeez, man, how can you look so depressed when there's only two days until you see him in person again? I'll never get it…" Isaac murmured.
"I'm not depressed," Noah denied and pouted at his brother.
Lily scowled over at Isaac. "You don't get it because you've never been in love before."
"Shut up about that already," Isaac murmured, acting offended and turned to leave the room. "I'll go downstairs and annoy dad and papa. See ya."
Lily rolled her eyes and Noah snickered a bit at Isaac. Once Isaac was gone Lily leaned back a little, although her arm was still wrapped around her little brother's shoulders. "So, how are you? How's school?"
Noah smiled a bit and looked at her. "I'm good, and school is going okay. I don't have Mr. Allen as a teacher anymore so I'm glad about that, but I still run into him sometimes. And our classmates have been talking a lot about Jayden and me this week behind our backs because we finally let everyone know that we're together now…"
"Oh. Do they say bad stuff?" Lily asked, shifting so that her legs were bent with her knees facing towards Noah and her feet being near her butt. Her tail was curling quietly on the bed and her wings were folded tightly behind her while she looked at her brother.
"Hmm, some of them do," Noah replied. "And others actually smile at us, like they're happy for us. I didn't quite expect that, but at least not everyone at school are mean. The popular girls have started glaring me down even more in the corridors now, though… It's getting kinda scary actually."
Lily smirked. "Well, Jayden is a very handsome alpha so I bet all the girls have been lining up to get laid with him ever since he came to the school, right? They're probably jealous as hell and angry at you for stealing him away, but don't pay attention to them. They're just stupid teenagers."
Noah blushed a bit. There was an ugly, jealous shiver that ran up his spine at the idea of any of those girls getting their hands on Jayden. Jayden was Noah's now and he would rather die than share him with anyone. He looked at Lily again and studied her gentle face for a moment. "How are things with Tony? Do you still love him as much as before?"
Lily smiled. "Yup, I sure do. But our romantic life is somewhat different from yours and Jayden's," she chuckled.
Noah frowned. "How so?"
Lily moved her arm away from Noah's shoulders slowly and said, "Well, mostly in the way that we share each other with others, but that doesn't mean we love each other less."
Noah's eyes went impossibly wide. "Y-You have threesomes and stuff?" he stuttered out, gaping at her.
Lily laughed and blushed a little. "I thought you knew that already, since Isaac sometimes won't shut up about it. But yeah, we sometimes have other people involved in our sex life and it's quite interesting. But not every couple is into that and I have the feeling that both you and Jayden don't want to share each other with anyone."
"No, I definitely don't wanna share Jayden or be shared with someone else," Noah said, shivering at the thought alone. "But I don't mind that you are doing it, as long as you like it."
"I like it, but in small doses," Lily smiled. She shifted so that her knees were folded under her. "Maybe we should head downstairs? Can't be that long until Missouri arrives."
"Yeah, you're right."
They got up from Noah's bed, and Noah was slightly surprised when Lily gave him a small, playful shove which almost made him fall back onto the bed as he got up from it. She laughed at his surprised face and how clumsy he had looked when he caught his balance, and Noah glared and shoved her back. They chuckled at each other and went downstairs to be with their parents and Isaac.
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Missouri arrived at the house at 5:45pm and Castiel went out to open the door for her.
"Hello, Mrs. Mosely. I'm glad you could come," Castiel spoke as he opened the door and saw her standing outside.
"Oh hello, Castiel. And call me Missouri, please," Missouri said, standing in the door and smiled at Castiel. "And good lord, you almost haven't changed at all. Not even a wrinkly face like mine," she said when she looked at his face.
Castiel chuckled softly. "You have aged beautifully, though."
Missouri laughed warmly. "Oh, come here, you," she grinned and pulled Castiel into a hug, careful not to touch his wings.
Castiel returned the hug and invited her inside, and Missouri looked up when Dean appeared in the entrance hall after she had stepped inside and Cas had closed the door after her.
"Hey, Missouri. Long time no see," Dean grinned. He held Bella by the collar to stop her from jumping up and down on their guest, and the dog was wagging her tail eagerly as she watched Missouri with curiosity.
Missouri smiled at the dog before looking Dean up and down. "Yes, it's been quite a while it seems, since you just thought that my greyish hair looks good on me. I suppose I should be flattered about that."
Isaac cracked up in the living room when he saw Dean's stunned face, even though he could only see Dean's profile from where he was standing. Lily and Noah chuckled next to him.
Dean wrinkled his nose a bit. "I almost forgot how creepy it is when you read my mind…" he muttered. He let go of Bella who went over to sniff at Missouri curiously. Missouri petted the dog a bit before Bella went over to Castiel instead.
"Don't worry, I won't tell Castiel whenever you have one of your perverted thoughts about him – which I'm guessing you still have, 'cause my god you had a dirty mind 20 years ago. I have never seen anything like it," Missouri said, rolling her eyes a bit and scowled at Dean.
Dean's eyes widened in horror and Isaac cracked up even more in the living room. Castiel blushed like mad and avoided Missouri's eye.
"But it's good to see you again, Dean. I'm glad you've taken good care of your angel mate," Missouri spoke as she pulled Dean into a hug.
Dean hugged her back, feeling slightly awkward and a little embarrassed about Missouri having said that out loud. "Of course I've taken care of him. And would you please stop telling people what's on my mind?" he grumbled before pulling away from the hug.
Missouri laughed. "If you don't want people to judge you from your thoughts, you should pick them more wisely."
"Hey, my head is private. I can think what I want," Dean argued. "And it's violating as hell to have you poking around in it."
"Don't worry; I don't poke around too much in people's minds, but sometimes things do pop up so that I can see them," Missouri chuckled. "And you haven't changed at all, Dean."
Dean was somewhat comforted with that.
Missouri stepped into the living room when Castiel told her to come in, and she looked between Isaac, Lily, and Noah. Lily came forward first to greet their guest.
"Hi, I'm Lily," Lily smiled and shook Missouri's hand politely.
"Oh hello, Lily. You have grown up to be such a pretty woman," Missouri smiled.
Lily's tail curled modestly around her leg. "Thank you," she said with a shy smile.
Missouri had only just let go of Lily's hand before she turned to Isaac and gave him a hard, intense scowl. "Boy, don't you even think about putting a fart cushion on my seat later!"
Isaac's eyebrows shot up and he looked completely stunned by that. "What? I didn't say anything—"
"But you were thinking it!"
The others laughed as Isaac's mouth fell shut and he seemed unable to give a comeback to that. He had heard from his parents that Missouri was a powerful psychic and had the ability to read minds, but he had always been rather skeptic about just how much she could actually do.
"Plotting pranks around Missouri doesn't work, Isaac. She knows everything you're thinking," Dean chuckled.
Isaac looked completely horrified at that. "Seriously? So if I think of hardcore alpha and big-titted blonde porn, she would know?"
"Don't burn down my brain with that indecency," Missouri warned. She looked Isaac up and down and sighed softly. "I always did have the feeling that you would be up to no good when you grew up and I was right. But at least Dean and Castiel have raised you right. I see no evil in you."
Castiel smiled at that and leaned into Dean's touch when the demon's tail brushed his leg lovingly. They watched as Missouri shook Isaac's hand and how polite their son was all of sudden. It seemed that Missouri's abilities and her somewhat strict personality made him have a lot of respect for her.
Finally Missouri turned to look at Noah who was standing quietly next to Lily; as always not one to draw too much attention to himself. Her eyes softened as she looked at him, and her gaze made Noah shift shyly as he stood with his hands behind his back, feeling his own feathers brush against his hands behind him.
"And you must be Noah, the youngest one," Missouri smiled and stepped a little closer to him. "You seem a little different from your siblings. No tail and almost no demon traits in you. Your wings are quite unique… Although I do get the feeling that they used to bother you a lot, until you met your boyfriend."
Noah's eyes widened a little, briefly stunned that she would know.
"You have such a gentle and pure aura, which I don't see a lot," Missouri continued, watching Noah with a smile. She turned her head to scowl at Isaac while saying, "Much unlike your brother here…"
"Hey, I can be gentle," Isaac argued and crossed his arms sulkily. Lily giggled next to him and brushed her tail against his briefly.
Missouri reached out to shake Noah's hand and he shook it back, feeling a little shy under her all-knowing gaze.
After greeting everyone Missouri looked around the room and took it all in. "What a lovely house. I sense many good memories in here. And you got yourself a very nice dog too," she spoke and smiled at Bella who came over to her again. The dog's tail wagged happily as Missouri petted her.
"Thank you. Dean and I have not regretted moving here. It's a nice neighborhood and we get along well with most of the neighbors," Castiel spoke. Dean was standing right next to him and letting their wings touch.
Missouri smiled. "I am very pleased to hear that. Oh, and one more thing…" She went over to them all of sudden, and both Dean and Castiel froze and eyed her in confusion when she suddenly reached out her hands and carefully pressed her palms against their foreheads. She inhaled deeply, her eyes closed, and everyone was watching her in bewilderment.
Isaac nudged Lily with his elbow before leaning in. "What's she doing?" he whispered.
"No idea," Lily whispered back and watched her with a frown. Noah was just as confused.
After a few seconds Missouri pulled back and smiled at Dean and Castiel's bewildered faces. "Oh, forgive me. I just couldn't help myself – I had to feel how strong your bond is after all these years, and I sense that it's just as strong as ever. Your bond has always been one of the purest ones I've ever felt and it fascinates me to feel it."
"Should we feel violated?" Dean joked and smirked at her.
Missouri chuckled. "No, I wasn't poking around in your bond – you would have felt that. I was merely sensing it."
Dean knew that already. He had had a psychic mess around with his and Cas' bond once before, and the memory of how violating it felt sent shivers up his spine. He never wanted to experience that ever again, and neither did Castiel.
Dean unconsciously reached out and grabbed a hold of Cas' hand, squeezing it as those horrible memories flooded over him. The angel glanced at him since he could feel Dean's emotions through the bond.
Missouri gave them an apologetic look since she hadn't meant to make Dean remember that.
They went over to sit on the couch to chat and talk. After ten minutes Castiel went over to finish cooking the dinner. He had made roast beef with potatoes, sauce, and mixed vegetables. It wasn't the first time that Missouri had tasted his cooking since they had sometimes invited her over for dinner while they lived in their apartment back then, but Castiel still wanted to make it good.
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They spent dinner and sometime afterwards talking about their lives. Missouri told them how her husband had passed away ten years ago and now she alone was the landlord of the apartment building. She had had some trouble with a demon and an angel couple living next to each other on the second floor. Both couples were racist and they couldn't stand each other, and the demon guy would constantly put stuff in the corridor to annoy his angel neighbors. It was sad that although most demons and angels got along now (even though them mating was still absolute taboo), there was still some of them that couldn't stand the other species.
Dean and Castiel told Missouri about their lives since they last saw her – about the kids, how the family was doing, their problems with racists, etc. Missouri was glad that Dean and Cas were still holding on to each other despite the hate that they were always met with.
Isaac, Lily, and Noah engaged a bit in the conversations as well. Isaac mostly said silly stuff, and whenever a prank popped into his mind (mostly pranks directed at his family and not Missouri) Missouri would tell him to behave himself, making the others laugh when Isaac was annoyed to have his plans ruined. Noah was mostly quiet, although he did speak a bit sometimes and laughed at the funny things that were said. He just often preferred listening quietly to what the others said rather than say anything himself.
At 9:15pm it was time for Missouri to leave.
Before she left, Missouri gently pulled Castiel aside in the kitchen. The angel blinked at her as she put a gentle hand on his arm and locked eyes with him.
"Nothing really escapes my mind, Castiel. I can sense that you have been having a bit of trouble coping with things that have happened to you in the past, mainly about your oldest brother, I am right?" Missouri said, caution in her voice as if she was afraid that she was crossing a line by saying this.
Castiel blinked at her bewilderment. "I… Yes. It has bothered me a lot through the years… My brother Michael was no kind man," he murmured quietly and lowered his gaze a little.
"If you ever need someone to talk to and help you process whatever happened to you – both with your brother and that angel Lucifer – you are welcome to contact me."
Castiel smiled at Missouri's kind offer and looked at her. "Thank you. I will."
Missouri smiled and rubbed his arm reassuringly before stepping back. "And thank you for dinner. It was lovely and tasty, as always."
The angel chuckled. "You are very welcome. I'm glad you liked it."
They all followed Missouri outside to her car which she had parked in the lower part of the driveway. Bella went outside with them but she didn't stray off since Dean had taught her not to leave the property just like that.
It was dark outside and Missouri shook their hands goodbye as she stood by her car.
"It is too bad that I didn't get to see Adrian as well, but I'm glad to hear that all is well with the boy," Missouri spoke. "And I hope that you two will have lots of wonderful grandkids over the next few years." She smiled at Dean and Castiel.
"Yeah, so do I, but I'm in no hurry to get grandkids from the youngest ones yet," Dean smiled. He was mostly referring to Noah when saying that and it made Noah shift a bit in embarrassment.
Missouri suddenly turned her head towards the sidewalk, making the others follow her gaze. They were all surprised to see Kevin running by the house in his jogging outfit, and when he noticed them standing in the driveway he slowed down and pulled out his earphones which he had used to listen to music to while running.
"Oh. Hi, guys," Kevin greeted them and came a little closer.
"Hey, Kevin. Didn't know you were visiting your mom this weekend," Dean spoke and eyed him in surprise.
"Hey, Kev!" Isaac grinned, going over to bump fists with him. Kevin just grinned and returned the gesture.
"Yeah, I'm home for the weekend but I went out for a late run. My mom is watching some romantic movie that I absolutely can't stand," Kevin muttered and rolled his eyes briefly. He then smiled at everyone before turning his attention to Missouri who was watching him intensely. His eyes widened when they locked eyes, and the two psychics felt a small spark of energy between them.
"Look at that," Missouri smirked and looked Kevin up and down before looking at Dean and the others. "You've got psychics all around you."
Dean chuckled at that. "Yeah, but at least Kevin is not as much of a creepy mind reader like you."
"You watch your tongue, boy!" Missouri chastised with a firm scowl.
Castiel chuckled and the others laughed. Bella was running around between them, but Kevin was petting her now so she stayed by his side for a bit.
Missouri turned to look at Kevin again. "Ain't so often that I see another psychic. I am Missouri Mosely – Dean and Castiel's old neighbor," she said and reached out her hand for Kevin to shake.
Kevin hesitated for a second since physical contact with another person caused him to involuntarily get glimpses of the person's memories and sense their aura. It had always creeped him out a little. He reached out and slowly shook Missouri's hand, and Missouri watched him closely as Kevin's mind was bombarded by random images and feelings.
Isaac leaned a little closer to Lily and Noah and whispered, "I can almost see the sparks…" His siblings chuckled at that.
Missouri pulled her hand back after the handshake and smiled. "Oh boy, you sure have a gift. I could sense you sucking it all in."
"I'm not doing it on purpose. I really hate this 'gift'," Kevin muttered and shifted slightly.
"Hey, don't say that," Dean said.
"You don't know what it's like," Kevin groaned. "I can't even have a proper relationship with someone without constantly getting images in my head that don't belong to me. I hate violating someone's privacy like that."
"You just need to learn how to control it," Missouri stated kindly. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a small card which she handed to Kevin. "I can help with that. Just give me a call if you're interested."
Kevin blinked at the card before looking at her again. "I… Thanks."
Missouri smiled before looking at Dean and the others again. "Now, I have really have to go. Thank you for a nice evening and dinner."
"You are welcome. Drive home safely," Castiel smiled.
Missouri got into the car and drove off and the others waved goodbye at her. Kevin lingered a bit with them to chat about the latest news before going back over to his mom's house and went inside.
The kids went back inside after Kevin had left, but Dean and Castiel stayed and let Bella stretch her legs a bit outside. They glanced up at the almost full moon, and Castiel smiled when Dean rubbed his arm to keep him warm since the air was a little cool outside. They went back into the house soon afterwards.
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After having spent some family time in the living room, Isaac and Lily headed upstairs to their rooms and so did Noah.
Castiel stayed on the couch, curling up on it with his knees drawn up to his chest and turned on the TV to watch something. Dean had gone to take a shower fifteen minutes ago so Castiel waited for him.
When Dean exited the shower he went into the laundry room to get some fresh clothing and throw the used towel into the laundry basket. Bella was in her basket in the small corridor, curled up lazily and was asleep.
Dean then made his way into the living room, and when he saw Castiel sitting on the couch with his back to him and deeply caught up in watching some TV show, Dean suddenly had an idea.
The demon slowly went over to Castiel, his bare feet barely making any noise as he sneaked up behind the angel. He smirked when he was standing right behind his unknowing mate who was absently picking his nails while watching the show. A mischievous grin covered Dean's face before he suddenly let out a loud "Boo!" and ruffled Castiel's feathers harshly.
Castiel let out a loud yelp of surprise and jumped, quickly turning his head to look up at Dean standing behind him. He growled when Dean cracked up as his reaction. "Dean!" He lashed out and managed to punch Dean on the arm before the demon could pull it back. "You are such a fucking child!" he growled.
Dean laughed even harder. "Wow, I must really have scared you if you're cursing, Cas."
Castiel scowled at him before turning his attention back to the TV, crossing his arms in front of his chest like he was offended.
"Aw, c'mon. It was just for fun," Dean grinned.
"I will get my revenge…" Castiel muttered. He began to correct some of the feathers that Dean had messed up when he scared him.
Dean laughed before walking around the couch and sat down next to the angel. He chuckled a bit when Cas shied away from him as he tried to lean closer, but eventually the angel softened up a little and let Dean lean in and nuzzle his cheek and jaw gently.
"You're just so cute when you get scared or get mad at me," Dean chuckled against Cas' skin, fondness in his voice.
"It wasn't funny. You almost gave me a heart attack…" Castiel grumbled. He tried not to let Dean make him soften up too much with his sweet touches but it wasn't really working. It was hard to get annoyed at Dean when he was nuzzling him gently and stroking his feathers with tender touches, like he was now.
Dean just chuckled softly and kissed the angel's neck in apology.
They cuddled up after that and leaned into each other's bodies as they watched the rest of the TV show. Waves of happiness and content flared through their bond as they sat there, and half-way through the next episode of the TV show Castiel had fallen asleep with his head resting on Dean's shoulder.
Dean just smiled fondly at him and watched the rest of the episode with Cas sleeping against him. He helped the angel upstairs to bed afterwards and snuggled up behind him as they lay down, his arms embracing him protectively as they fell asleep.
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Author's notes: It was my beta's idea to bring back Missouri since it's been so long since she was in the story. I've always liked her a lot XD There will be a little time jump in the next chapter, just so you know.
Hope you enjoyed the chapter, and please leave a review :)