Devoted

by Luciel89

SEQUEL to Bonded and Mated, read those first, please! Demon/Angel AU: The story continues as Dean and Castiel's family expands and their children grow up. They have to face the struggles that come with having hybrid children that are not easily accepted by society. Contains lots of fluff and domestic scenes.

92. Chapter 92

May 2044 (Castiel is 54 (almost 55), Dean is 56, Eden is 30 (almost 31), Adrian is 27, the twins are 23, Noah is 18, Jayden is 19 (almost 20), Natalie is 26, Tony is 24, Jason is 31, Daniel is 4 (almost 5), Luna and Maya are 1 (almost 2), Gabriel is 59, Katie is 54, Heidi is 15, Sam is 49, Jessica is 48 (almost 49), Kaylee is 15 years old).

It was Saturday the 7th of May – Noah's 18th birthday.

Jayden had slept over at their house from Friday to Saturday to be there for Noah's birthday, and the two had slept together in Noah's bed, cuddled up against each other.

Jayden was the first one to wake up. He blinked his eyes open and looked around the room to get a sense of what the time was. There was light on the other side of the curtains, so he knew it was daylight at least, and the alarm clock hadn't gone off so it wasn't past 9:15am yet.

As he began getting his senses back he became aware that he was lying up against the wall on Noah's bed, and that Noah himself was sleeping peacefully next to him. The alpha glanced down at his boyfriend and could see him being curled up in fetus position next to him, facing him. The submissive's chest was expanding evenly as he breathed softly in his sleep, and his wings were wrapped around his mostly naked body. They had been sleeping in just their underwear together, which Jayden liked a lot because then he could feel the submissive's soft skin against his own.

The alpha chuckled fondly as he watched Noah sleeping next to him. Noah's lips were slightly parted and his hair was a little messy, making him look pretty cute. Jayden slowly reached out and tentatively ran a hand down Noah's wing which was folded down the hybrid's side. He repeated the motion a few times, and eventually Noah began to stir a bit and make small noises of approval without even realizing it. Jayden just grinned, enjoying how Noah was so responsive to his touch.

Blue eyes blinked open as Noah began to wake up, and Jayden smiled as Noah finally looked at him through the semi-darkness.

"Good morning," Jayden smiled, running his hand down Noah's wing once again. His tail curled in the space between them before it gently wrapped around Noah's bare leg.

Noah made a small, soft noise before squinting his sleepy eyes and looking around the room. "What time is it?" he asked, his voice hoarse and weak from sleep.

Jayden leaned up a bit and turned his head to look at the clock that was placed on the drawers at the head of Noah's bed. "It's 9:07am," he said and took the liberty of switching off the alarm before lying back down on his side. "We have about 23 minutes until we have to be downstairs."

Since it was Noah's birthday, everyone was meeting downstairs at 9:30 for breakfast and to give Noah his presents. It was a tradition in the family to do so when someone had a birthday. Isaac, Lily, and Tony were home, but Eden and Adrian were coming over later together with their kids, and Gabriel and Sam were also going to drop by with their mates and some of their kids.

"Mm," Noah hummed lazily and closed his eyes again.

Jayden chuckled in amusement at Noah's morning laziness before he leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. He slowly began kissing his way down to Noah's jaw, neck, and shoulder, and shifted a bit so that he was leaning over him.

"Jayden," Noah whined softly and pushed a bit at the alpha's chest to make him back off. "I'm trying to sleep."

"You can't sleep; we have to get up soon," Jayden smirked against the skin on Noah's collarbone and kissed him there too.

Noah gasped as he felt Jayden rub his growing erection against his leg on purpose to let him know that he was getting horny. Noah had long found out that Jayden had a rather insatiable libido – like most alphas did – and that it wasn't unusual for him to get horny twice or more a day when they were together. They didn't have sex every day though, but whenever they were together and had some privacy they would almost always lose themselves in the pleasure they could give each other.

Noah groaned as he realized he wasn't going to get more sleep that morning, but he didn't really mind it that much now that Jayden was placing soft kisses all over him and moving his hands through his feathers. Noah's own member was starting to grow hard now, and he squirmed when he felt his panties getting wet with the slick that was flowing from his hole as his body began preparing itself for sex.

Jayden was still kissing his way down Noah's body, going lower and lower. He briefly teased his tongue over Noah's nipple and earned a pretty gasp from him before moving down to his flat stomach and pressed his lips against the soft skin.

"J-Jayden," Noah moaned and grasped the alpha's hair, burying his fingers in it. He shuddered in pleasure under Jayden's ministrations and leaned his head back against the pillow while his wings spread out over the bed.

Jayden smiled smugly against Noah's skin, pleased by the reaction he was getting from him. He knew he had to speed things up a little if they should reach their climaxes before being called downstairs, so he moved down further towards Noah's crotch and carefully slipped the light blue panties off of Noah.

Once Noah was naked he spread his legs for Jayden to have better access, and he watched as Jayden stared hungrily at his body before moving his hand down towards his ass.

The first push of Jayden's index finger going into him made Noah moan and try to lift his hips a bit to make it easier for him. He writhed impatiently as the alpha added another finger and began to stretch him open, and soon there were three fingers inside him.

Jayden worked as fast he could but didn't want to do a sloppy job either. He touched and stroked Noah's dick with his free hand a few times to increase the submissive's arousal and thus make his channel open up easier. He smirked at how Noah bucked his hips helplessly as Jayden stroked his member, and the tiny sounds of need and pleasure coming from Noah's mouth were music to Jayden's ears.

Once he decided that Noah's body was ready he pulled out his fingers. He was just about to get out of his own underwear when Noah suddenly sat up on the bed and reached out to yank his underwear off for him.

"Whoa. Look who's desperate," Jayden grinned teasingly as Noah pulled his underwear off him almost like the clothing was insulting him by being in the way.

Noah threw Jayden's boxers to the floor before climbing into Jayden's lap and straddling him as the alpha sat on the bed. "I'm not desperate; I just want you," Noah argued as he positioned himself over Jayden's flushed cock.

"Same thing," Jayden chuckled and put his hands on Noah's hips to steady him and help guide him into place.

Noah just snorted softly at him and reached down between them to grab Jayden's cock and line it up with his entrance. He slowly began lowering himself onto it, feeling the head spread him open as he sank down on it and the shaft slide further and further into him. He put his hands on Jayden's shoulders for balance and to steady himself, and they moaned as Jayden's cock was enveloped by Noah's tight heat.

"Fuck," Jayden grunted and dug his fingers painfully hard into Noah's hips. He let out a small growl as Noah was finally firmly seated on his lap with all of Jayden inside him, and he leaned in and nibbled possessively at Noah's neck. It felt so amazing inside Noah; all hot and tight, and sometimes he couldn't believe that his cock actually fit into that tiny, pink hole.

Noah whimpered softly, feeling the usual familiar and pleasant burn of being stretched around Jayden's dick. He purred and bared his neck to Jayden as the alpha nibbled and kissed his neck possessively, and the sensation of Jayden's lips against his skin made Noah shudder.

"Ah, don't leave marks. A lot of my family is coming over today," Noah reminded Jayden when the alpha began sucking on his neck.

Jayden grunted in disappointment since he didn't like being denied covering Noah in his marks, but he understood Noah's point. Instead, he breathed in Noah's sweet scent and finally began thrusting his hips slowly up into Noah while keeping the submissive in place with his hands on his hips.

"Ah!" Noah gasped as Jayden's cock nudged the bundle of nerves inside him. He moaned as Jayden started setting a steady pace, and soon he growled in appreciation and grasped Jayden's hair tightly.

Jayden responded with a small growl of his own before capturing Noah's lips in a deep, possessive kiss.

They grasped the other's hair and feathers while kissing deeply and tasting the insides of the other's mouth. Whenever Jayden struck those sensitive spots inside Noah, the submissive would gasp and moan softly, only to have his noises being swallowed by Jayden as they kissed.

Moans and grunts filled the mostly dark room, as did the sound of skin slapping against skin and two mouths kissing, and the two lovers clutched and clung to each other as they made love.

Jayden's thrusts got a little harder as their climaxes approached, and his hands moved over Noah's body in an attempt to feel more of him. He was careful not to get into contact with Noah's oil or oil glands, but that didn't stop him from running his hand over Noah's perfectly shaped ass and squeeze it tightly. He was pleased when Noah moaned sharply and his inner muscles clenched tightly around him in response.

They pulled away from the kiss to breathe, and Noah was now meeting Jayden's thrust even more desperately than before.

"Ah! Oh god! Harder, Connor, please," Noah whined and grasped some of Jayden's softened feathers desperately. The name slipped from his mouth without him realizing it, but Jayden didn't protest. Instead, the alpha let out a possessive growl and buried his face in Noah's neck as he tried to thrust up harder into him.

"God, you're so gorgeous. Especially when you make those pretty noises for me," Jayden breathed against Noah's neck and gave him a playful bite there.

Noah blushed and continued to meet Jayden's thrusts. He leaned closer to him so that their stomachs and chests were touching, and he moaned as his dick got rubbed and stimulated between their bodies. Sometimes Jayden would jerk him off while fucking into him, but today he seemed pretty busy roaming his hands over Noah's ass and his sides, which Noah didn't mind much – as long as he had Jayden inside him and filling him up, he was happy. That thought made him blush a little, but he wasn't ashamed of it.

The alpha shifted a bit but kept up his brutal thrusts, and suddenly Noah felt Jayden's tail tease over his ass and the place where Jayden's cock was plunging into him. He flinched slightly as the tip of the tail touched his already stretched out rim, and the touch sent waves of pleasure through him. He had had Jayden's tail inside him several times, but never at the same time as his cock. It seemed pretty impossible that the two would ever fit in there at the same time and Noah was very wary about trying it just yet, since Jayden cock alone was filling him up real good. But he couldn't deny the possibility of trying someday.

"Jayden," Noah purred, moaning beautifully at every thrust of the alpha's hips.

Jayden grunted in response and dug his fingers into Noah's ass, leaving marks on it. He let out a soft hiss when Noah tugged a bit too hard one some of his feathers, but he didn't mind it much. He liked when Noah grabbed his hair or feathers in desperation, or when he left claw marks on him – it was hot.

Finally their orgasms were approaching, making them hold on even tighter to the other. Jayden's placed both his hands on Noah's buttocks and dug his fingers into the skin there as he felt his climax take over, and Noah touching the base of his wings was the final trigger to draw him over the edge. He growled out his pleasure against Noah's neck and came hard inside him, and Noah followed when he felt his ass get filled with Jayden's warm release.

They grinded against the other as waves of ecstasy went through them, their partner's name on their lips as they came. Noah slumped against Jayden's chest when his orgasm was over, and he panted to catch his breath again. Jayden was holding him tightly against his body as he rode out his own release, and Noah felt the last drop of Jayden's come get released into him before the alpha's body went limp against his own.

They sat together and caught their breaths, running lazy hands through each other's feathers. Noah rested his head under Jayden's chin and smiled contently. He was too tired to move away from Jayden's lap and his cock, even though he could feel the alpha's semen beginning to leak from him now.

Jayden moved his hand through Noah's feathers while the other one stayed on the submissive's ass. He could smell the sweet honey scent of Noah's oil but he didn't give into the temptation to touch it or taste it.

"Happy birthday," Jayden suddenly said, chuckling softly.

Noah pulled back to look at him. "Thanks," he said with a shy smile before slowly getting off Jayden to get cleaned up. He quickly grabbed the towel they had also used last night to clean up with after sex, and he blushed a bit as he felt Jayden's eyes on him in the semi-darkness as he cleaned up the come that was running down his thighs now.

"I never get tired of that view," Jayden smirked from the bed.

Noah threw the dirty towel at him in embarrassment. Jayden had always had a big kink for Noah's butt and its shape, and he especially had a kink for claiming it by filling it with his seed and watch it flow out afterwards. Noah thought it was a perverted and dirty kink, but he couldn't deny that he quite liked it himself. He just hated to admit it.

Jayden laughed and caught the towel, and he used the clean part of it to wipe off Noah's come which had spurted all over his stomach earlier.

They jumped in surprise when someone knocked on the door repeatedly.

"Hellooo? Jayden, get your dick out of my brother and come downstairs with him soon! It's time for breakfast!" Isaac shouted on the other side of the door.

Noah's face went crimson red. "Shut up, Isaac!" he yelled back, completely flustered. He knew Isaac probably hadn't heard them, but it was still embarrassing that his brother was guessing at what they were doing.

Jayden just laughed, and they could hear Lily scolding Isaac on the other side of the door before they heard footsteps of them walking down the stairs.

"It's not funny," Noah groused and scowled over at Jayden as the alpha laughed.

"Sorry, but Isaac's lack of shame is kind of funny to me," Jayden snickered and got up from the bed to get dressed. He turned on the lamp over Noah's bed to be able to see better.

Noah groaned and went over to his wardrobe to get some fresh clothes. He was still butt naked, but his wings shielded his body somewhat to protect his modesty. Jayden had seen him naked hundreds of times before in the two years they had been together, but he was still kinda shy about letting the alpha get an open view of his ass and his member, especially because of the hungry looks Jayden would give him.

He was about to put on his panties when he suddenly felt Jayden standing behind him and placing his hand on his right buttock. Noah blushed before stepping into his panties and pulling them up, forcing Jayden to let go of his butt.

Jayden chuckled softly and leaned down to kiss Noah behind the ear as the submissive got dressed. He couldn't really keep his hands off Noah at the moment, and he touched as much of the naked skin on Noah's body as he could until it was covered up by clothes. He backed off a bit when Noah reached behind himself to button up his shirt under his wings. Jayden would love to help him out, but it was too risky with Noah's oil glands still being wet and very close to the buttons.

When Noah was fully dressed he turned back around to face Jayden, only to see that the alpha was still butt naked. He stared at him in surprise and let his eyes linger a bit on Jayden's softened dick before forcing himself to look up at his face instead. "Why aren't you dressed yet?"

"I can't touch and kiss you while I'm putting on my clothes," Jayden explained with a small smirk. He finally went over to get some clothes from the bag he had brought with him to the house and pulled out some fresh underwear, a shirt, and jeans to wear.

Noah smiled a bit at Jayden's explanation. He liked when Jayden was affectionate with him, even though it could get a bit annoying and embarrassing when he did it in front of their families.

While Jayden was getting dressed, Noah turned off the lamp by his bed and went over to open the curtains. It was sunny outside, and he could hear the birds tweeting and chirping when he opened the window to let some fresh air enter his room. He smiled and dwelled in the sounds and the smell of spring before he went back over to Jayden.

"Ready to head downstairs?" Jayden asked as he zipped up his jeans and corrected his shirt. "Your butt isn't too sore, is it?"

Noah blushed. "No, not much." He then pulled a face and moved his hand down to his ass to correct his panties, and his grimace deepened when he felt more of Jayden's come inside begin to leak from him.

Noah's discomfort and his grimace didn't go unnoticed by Jayden who had a pretty good guess of what was going on.

Jayden laughed at him but couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for him too. "Come here," he said and pulled Noah in for a quick, deep kiss.

Noah melted into the kiss and spread and lowered his wings slightly behind him. They pulled apart after a few seconds, and Jayden smiled at him before they went over to the door to head downstairs together.

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When Noah and Jayden came downstairs, everyone was already there and had put all the presents on the dining table at Noah's seat. They all looked up as Noah entered the room with Jayden walking by his side with an arm wrapped around his waist.

"There is the birthday kid!" Isaac exclaimed with a big grin and practically ran over to Noah to meet him half-way and pulled him into a hug. "Happy birthday, squirt."

"Ugh. Thanks, Isaac," Noah grunted, getting squeezed pretty hard by his brother. Isaac rarely hugged him, and mostly only did so on his birthday or when he was super happy or excited, so Noah felt a little strange getting hugged by him.

Lily chuckled at them and came over to hug and wish Noah a happy birthday as well, and Tony did the same. The hug that Tony gave Noah was very short and light though, since Jayden was watching him. Jayden was rather possessive of Noah sometimes, and when a male who was not related to Noah hugged him, his tail would often move back and forth in slow motions behind him, like a cat that was on guard. Tony suspected that Jayden wasn't even aware that he was doing it, which was kind of amusing.

Bella jumped over to Noah as well since she was always happy to see him in the morning. She wagged her tail eagerly and was satisfied when Noah gave her a few good rubs as a greeting.

Dean and Castiel stood a bit behind the others near the dining table, watching the kids with soft smiles before it was their turn to hug Noah.

"Happy birthday, kiddo," Dean grinned and wrapped his arms around Noah's skinny frame. "Can't believe my youngest kid is an adult now. It makes me feel so old."

Noah smiled and hugged his father back. "I don't feel any different though, daddy."

Dean laughed warmly at that and pulled back, brushing is tail against Noah's leg in a loving gesture before he stepped back to give Castiel space.

Castiel came forward and smiled softly at his youngest child. It was so surreal to him that Noah was grown up now, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad about that. He reached out and cupped Noah's face between his hands in a motherly gesture, and Noah smiled at him as he did so. Castiel saw so much of himself in Noah that it was almost painful to think about how he had to let him go soon when Noah would start in college.

"Happy birthday, Noah," the angel smiled and pulled his son into a warm hug.

Noah smiled and rested his head against Castiel's shoulder as he returned the hug. He always felt content and safe in Castiel's arms and that was never going to change, no matter how old he got. "Thank you, papa."

"Come on! Open your presents so I can get some food in my stomach," Isaac spoke impatiently somewhere behind them.

Noah snickered at that and pulled away from Castiel who rolled his eyes at Isaac.

"And once again Isaac only thinks about himself," Tony chuckled.

"You can't survive if you don't think about your own needs sometimes," Isaac retorted with a small snort.

Lily rolled her eyes, and Jayden and Dean both laughed at Isaac's comment.

They all went over to the dining table then to get seated, and Bella wandered off to play with one of her toys in the living room since she knew she wasn't welcome near the table when they were eating. They seated themselves with Dean sitting with his back to the kitchen with Cas on his right side and then with Isaac next to him, and Noah, Jayden, Tony, and Lily sat on the other side of the table.

Dean had been to the bakery that morning and had bought fresh bread for everyone, and the others slowly began cutting some pieces in half for themselves and put butter, cheese, jam, and whatever else they wanted on their bread while Noah began opening his presents. They all watched curiously as he opened them since they didn't really know what the others had gotten him.

Noah was quite surprised to get a new laptop from Dean and Castiel. He hadn't expected such an expensive present, but he certainly needed a new one since his old one was getting pretty outdated, slow, and had multiple problems. He also got a gift card for his favorite clothing store from Lily and Tony, and Jayden had gotten him a new book that he wanted.

When it time to open the present from Isaac, Noah couldn't help but send his brother a suspicious glance as he picked up the present from him. Knowing Isaac, it was likely that he had gotten him something silly and embarrassing, and he had already received two porn movies from him as presents before.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Isaac asked, grinning in amusement as he saw the way Noah was eyeing him. "I've gotten you something good this year."

"You always say that," Lily mumbled and glared at her twin from across the table.

"It better not be another dirty movie," Castiel muttered and sent Isaac a sharp, disapproving look.

"Hey, how come no one trusts me?" Isaac pouted.

Dean snorted. "Wonder why."

Jayden chuckled at them while he watched with curiosity as Noah ripped the wrappings off the present. Behind the wrappings were newspapers wrapped around the present to make it harder to feel its actual shape and guess what it was, and Noah ripped that off too.

No one was really surprised to see naked alphas and submissives pop up as Noah pulled out a movie with a quite explicit cover, and Noah groaned in embarrassment when he saw it.

"Isaac… Why do you always buy me those movies?" Noah whined, and got even more embarrassed when Jayden snatched the movie from his hands to look at it before he could hide it. Tony too leaned in to see, and the two guys stared shamelessly at the images and read the description on the back.

Isaac burst out laughing. "Sorry, but it never gets old," he grinned. "And that's one of the hottest porn movies you'll ever find! It has a lot of good kinks in it."

Noah groaned and buried his face in his hands to hide his flushed face.

Castiel sighed helplessly and slumped his wings in defeat. He had long given up on trying to talk sense into Isaac and make him behave less childish and be more responsible instead. Dean, however, couldn't contain his laughter when he saw the way Jayden and Tony were staring at the movie cover now.

"Gosh, why are you looking at that?!" Lily groused and tried to snatch the movie from Tony's hand after Jayden had passed it to him to have a look.

"Hey, I don't complain when you look at your own dirty movies at home," Tony grinned and moved the movie out of her reach.

Lily's face went impossibly red, especially when Isaac barked out a sharp laugh at that. "That's… This is in front of my family! It's different!"

Tony laughed at her before handing the movie back over to Noah who reluctantly took it. The submissive blushed even more as his eyes landed on the naked, muscled torso of the alpha model on the cover, but he quickly put the movie away under the gift card he had gotten from Lily and Tony. The gift card hid most of it from his view. Jayden continued to snicker and seem very amused by Noah's embarrassment, and Noah scowled at him and hated him for finding it funny.

"Actually, I have a little extra present for you, since I didn't want to completely disappoint you," Isaac announced then and smirked at Noah.

Noah blinked over at him in surprise, and watched as Isaac lifted his butt a bit off the chair to pull out something from the back pocket of his jeans. Isaac handed him a small card then, which Noah took and opened curiously.

"You're so damn hard to buy something for, so it's always much easier to give you movies – or just some cash, which is what I'm giving you now," Isaac explained.

Noah was surprised to see 50 dollars inside the card that Isaac had handed him, and the card itself was small with a cute bunny and a 'Happy birthday' greeting on it. For once, Isaac had actually picked a cute card for him (which Noah liked a lot) instead of one of those silly ones, which signaled that he was taking this seriously after all. Noah was quite heart warmed to see that.

"I… Thank you," Noah spoke, still very surprised. "But you didn't have to give me this much."

Isaac shrugged. "The movie was kinda cheap, and you only turn 18 once so I wanted to give you a little extra… That's all." He tried not to let the others see the small blush on his cheeks when they all turned to look at him in positive surprise.

"Oh, you do have a heart after all," Dean teased and grinned at Isaac.

"That was very sweet of you," Lily smiled at her twin.

Isaac sank a bit into his chair and crossed his arms in front of his chest as he tried not to blush. "Meh, I can be nice. So what?" he mumbled.

Castiel smiled lovingly and proudly at him and brushed their wings together gently between their chairs. He chuckled softly when he saw Isaac getting a bit more flustered over that.

Noah smiled at Isaac. He liked when his brother showed his more soft and considerate side sometimes, and although the porn movie had been rather embarrassing and annoying to receive, he knew Isaac only meant it well. Besides, it wasn't like Noah wasn't going to watch it – because he was.

They continued with their breakfast then. Castiel had put all kinds of delicious stuff at the table such as different kinds of cheese, peanut butter, Nutella, ham, cocoa, juice, and of course the fresh baked bread that Dean had bought that morning. Dean had also made some fried eggs, which everyone liked a lot. It was rare that they had such a nice breakfast, so everyone dug in eagerly and enjoyed each other's company as they chatted and ate together.

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At noon, Eden, Jason, and their kids arrived, as did Adrian, Natalie, and Maya. They all hugged and were glad to see each other again, and Noah received more presents. He got two movies from Adrian and Natalie, and Eden and Jason had gotten him a gift card for an electronics store.

Soon after Adrian and Natalie's arrival, Gabriel, Katie, and Heidi arrived as well. Loki and Mark weren't with them since they had moved out a long time ago and they were busy with their own lives now, so they weren't able to come over.

Gabriel hugged the breath out of Castiel and Dean as usual before hugging the kids as well, and then finally he turned his attention to Noah.

"And there we have the birthday kid!" Gabriel grinned and came over to pull Noah into a tight hug. "Happy birthday, squirt!"

"Thanks, uncle Gabe," Noah croaked, feeling his back crack a bit as Gabriel squeezed him.

Gabriel grinned and pulled back, and he glanced Noah up and down a few times. "Damn, you're still so much shorter than me, and you're scrawnier than Cassie is. Don't they feed you well in this house?"

Noah chuckled at that. "They do, but I don't gain weight easily…"

"Lucky bastard. But neither do I actually, so I guess I'm a lucky bastard too."

"And he's just naturally very microscopic," Isaac cut in, grinning teasingly at Noah who hated it when he used the word 'microscopic' about him.

The others laughed while Noah glared at Isaac.

Katie came forward then and smiled as she hugged Noah. "Happy birthday. We've bought you a small present," she said and pulled back. She handed him a birthday card which Noah accepted with gratitude.

"Thanks," Noah smiled and opened up the card to see what was inside. His eyes widened when he saw a ticket for the cinema worth 60 dollars, which was enough to watch 2-3 movies with.

"Then you can take your boyfriend here out to watch a romantic movie one day," Gabriel said and made a gesture at Jayden who was standing behind Noah and peeking over his shoulder curiously at the present.

Jayden laughed softly at that. "Well, mostly I prefer something with more action or thrill in it."

"Hey, don't be such an alpha! Romantic movies sometimes set a good mood for sex, 'cause it makes the chicks and the subs in such a loving mood that they just wanna have some love afterwards." Gabriel wriggled his eyebrows suggestively, which made the boys laugh while the girls, Noah, and Cas groaned and rolled their eyes at him.

"I'll keep that in mind," Jayden smirked.

Noah blushed and swatted Jayden's arm in embarrassment, which only made the alpha laugh at him.

Katie scowled at Gabriel. "So that's why you sometimes suggest a romantic movie? And I thought you were just being romantic and nice…"

"Well, romance is part of it too," Gabriel argued, a charming smile on his lips as he looked at his mate.

Heidi grimaced behind them. "Ew, gross." The others laughed at that.

Castiel smiled as Maya and Luna walked around on slightly wobbly legs and supported themselves against people's legs as they walked around between them. They got along well, and Luna grinned as Maya followed after her over to Bella who was getting pretty used to having little kids all over her sometimes. The girls stroked the dog's fur as they reached her, although a bit roughly sometimes since they were still pretty young.

"Don't tug at her ears," Eden warned gently when she noticed Luna staring at Bella's ears in fasciation and looked like she was about to tug a bit at one of them. Bella shook her head when the girl's hand touched her ear, as if it had tickled her.

Daniel too went over to Bella now, mostly to keep an eye on his sister and make sure she didn't hurt the dog. He was turning 5 in a little over three weeks from now and was soon about to start in kindergarten.

"Maybe you kids wanna go outside and play in the garden?" Dean asked and smiled at the three of them.

"Yay! Can I play ball too?" Daniel asked eagerly.

"Sure," Dean chuckled and went out to the garden with them. Maya and Luna followed them eagerly, and Eden, Jason, Adrian, and Natalie joined them outside.

Castiel went to the kitchen to get something to drink for all of them on the hot day, and Katie joined him to give him a hand. They smiled and chatted a bit together, sharing the latest news.

Meanwhile Gabriel turned his attention to Isaac. "I saw you on TV again last week! Awesome performance! But I heard that you got some negative reviews as well?"

Isaac snorted. "Yeah, it got out that I'm an angel/demon hybrid and not everyone who watches the shows that I've been on are happy about that. But actually I mostly only got positive feedback, and the fandoms of those shows are mostly positive towards me. There are few assholes among them though…"

Isaac had finally managed to get more roles on TV shows, and he had even gotten a recurring guest star role for nine episodes on a fantasy series. He was still at the beginning of his career and hadn't gotten an apartment yet, so for now he was still living with Dean and Castiel. He had bought a car though so transportation to L.A. was not really a problem for him anymore. He was still looking for a more steady job as an actor in a theater or something since the roles he had had so far were only temporary and made it a bit difficult to get an apartment when he didn't have a steady income.

Gabriel scoffed. "Well, we've all got an asshole attached to us. Some of us just have some extra ones attached that don't belong there."

Jayden chortled. "What a nice way to put it."

Gabriel grinned and the others laughed at that.

"My dad is born ridiculous," Heidi murmured behind Gabriel and rolled her eyes.

Gabriel turned around and wrapped an arm around his daughter's shoulders, smirking at her. "But you still love me." He laughed when she rolled her eyes again but still smiled at his comment.

They finally headed outside together then to join the others on the terrace and in the garden.

It was warm and sunny that day, and Noah smiled when he saw Daniel, Luna, and Maya running around in the garden and chasing some ball with Adrian, Jason, and Dean. Bella was running around too, enjoying being active with everyone, and she chased after the ball like the rest of them. Daniel was faster than the girls so he always got to the ball first, but he sometimes let them have a kick so that they wouldn't whine in protest. Whenever one of the girls was about to fall over he would reach out to steady them to stop them from hurting themselves, and the others smiled at how protective he already was – not just of his sister Luna but also of Maya.

"He's such a sweetheart," Lily smiled from the terrace where she watched the scene with Tony. Eden and Natalie were at the terrace too, helping Katie and Cas a bit whenever they came out with glasses and something to drink. Gabriel had gone into the garden along with Isaac to play with the kids and fool around, while Noah, Jayden, and Heidi stayed at the terrace for now.

Natalie smiled. "I'm sure he'll be a real gentleman someday."

Eden smiled modestly at that. "Probably. I certainly hope so." She went over to Lily then, and her sister blinked at her in surprise as Eden suddenly stood in front of her and grabbed her hands gently. "How are you after your miscarriage a few months ago? Are you still wary of trying again?" she asked, her brows furrowing somewhat in worry as she looked at her little sister.

Lily had expressed some wariness regarding trying for another baby soon. She was scared that it would result in another miscarriage, and she didn't want to go through that again. Tony had confessed to Dean in privacy that he suspected that some of Lily's wariness was because she didn't want to disappoint Tony if she lost another baby, and that even though he had assured her that he wouldn't be disappointed or upset with her, he still had the feeling that she was reluctant to try again because of that.

Lily blinked at Eden before smiling a bit. "I'm almost ready to try again. I'm just scared it will go wrong this time too…"

Eden squeezed Lily's hands in her own to reassure her. "It won't," she promised, holding Lily's gaze as they looked at each other.

The others watched them quietly, and Lily stared back at Eden for a few seconds before nodding. "Yeah, I guess you're right," she finally spoke and smiled weakly.

Tony smiled and wrapped an arm around Lily's waist and leaned in to place a soft kiss to her temple. Eden smiled and let go of Lily's hands again, and instead reached out to brush tails with her in a loving gesture.

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Sam and Jess arrived at 1pm with their daughter Kaylee. Their daughter Aria and their son Jesse had moved out from home now and didn't join them as they headed to Dean and Castiel's house for Noah's birthday.

It was Dean who answered the door when they arrived, and he grinned happily when he saw his little brother standing in the doorway with his mate and their daughter Kaylee. Kaylee had both demon wings and a tail, and her hair was long and dyed dark brown (she naturally had sandy-colored hair).

"Sammy," Dean grinned and pulled Sam into a tight hug and entwined tails with him.

"Hey, Dean," Sam smiled and hugged him back.

It had been months since they last saw each other and both brothers were excited about the reunion.

"Getting old, huh. You're almost 50 now," Dean smirked at Sam after they had pulled away from each other. Sam had just had a birthday on Monday, but since it was a workday Dean and Castiel weren't able to come visit. They had thus agreed to just meet up for Noah's birthday five days later instead.

Sam gave him one of his bitch faces. "I just turned 49. And you shouldn't be talking – you're seven years older than me."

"But, no grey hairs yet," Dean smirked and pointed at his hair.

Jess chuckled in amusement next to Sam. "I think there might be some; they're just hard to spot in your sandy-colored hair."

Dean chuckled at her and pulled her and Kaylee in for hugs too before inviting them in.

Dean then quickly disappeared into the living room before coming back. "And, of course, a late present to you from Cas and me," he smiled and handed Sam a bottle of fine wine and a box of expensive chocolate.

Sam chuckled and accepted the presents. "Thanks. I'm getting too old for presents, though."

"You never get too old wine, though," Dean smirked and gave Sam a small pat on the arm.

"Touché," Sam grinned. "And thanks again. This is one of my favorite ones."

Jess smiled as she watched Sam and Dean interact and touch tails in a brotherly gesture as they headed towards the terrace, and Sam let the presents stay in the living room for now since there was no point in carrying them around during the day. Kaylee stayed close to Jess as they headed outside to the others who were playing around with the kids in the garden.

Jason, Isaac, and Adrian were trying to teach Daniel how to properly hit a ball with one of the old baseball bats that Dean and Cas had lying around, and Jayden and Tony were trying to offer advice and support too as the boy practiced. Luna and Maya sat with their mothers, Lily, Castiel, and Katie on the lawn as they watched the boys play, and Noah and Heidi were chatting. Gabriel was laughing whenever Daniel hit one of the boys with the ball after he had hit it with the bat, but at least Daniel was getting better.

"Hey, guys," Sam smiled as he headed down into the garden along with Jess, Kaylee, and Dean.

They all looked up, and Castiel immediately got up from where he was sitting on the grass to greet the newly arrived guests.

"Hello, Sam," Castiel smiled and came over. "And hello, Jessica and Kaylee," he added when they came over to him as well.

"Hey, Cas," Sam grinned and hugged him, and the angel smiled as he returned it.

"Been a while. We should visit each other more often," Jess smiled and hugged Castiel too after Sam had pulled back.

"Indeed we should," Castiel smiled and was happy to see them again. He hugged Kaylee briefly before the girl headed over to Noah and Heidi.

"Hi," Noah grinned when he saw his cousin.

"Hi. Happy birthday," Kaylee grinned and pulled him in for a hug. She was three years younger than Noah but already taller than him, like most of their family members were.

Noah smiled and returned it. "Thanks."

"Yeah, happy 18th birthday, Noah," Sam smiled and came over to hug him too.

Noah thanked him and Jess, who also wished him a happy birthday, and Sam handed him a small box wrapped in blue gift wrap. Noah opened the present to see what it was, and it turned out to be another ticket for the cinema.

"You're hard to buy presents for," Sam said and rubbed the back of his neck a little.

Noah chuckled. "That's alright. I can always use cinema tickets. Thank you," he said, smiling at them.

Sam was about to speak when Gabriel suddenly popped up next to them.

"Oh my god, Sammy and co. here stole my idea for a present! Now you've got two cinema tickets," Gabriel smirked, looking at Noah.

Noah laughed softly at that. "I don't mind. As I said; I can always use them."

"Oh, you got cinema tickets from Gabriel and Katie as well? What a coincidence," Jess chuckled.

"It was my idea first!" Gabriel blurted and narrowed his eyes as he looked between Sam and Jess.

Sam rolled his eyes. "You don't have to be so defensive about it."

"I don't like plagiarism."

Noah, Heidi, and Kaylee giggled slightly as they watched Sam and Gabriel scowl at each other now.

"Hey, no fights," Dean cut in and got between them.

"We aren't fighting. Gabe is just being his usual, childish self," Sam huffed.

"At least I'm not being a moose," Gabriel retorted teasingly. He barked out a laugh at the bitch face and the narrowed eyes Sam gave him at that.

Adrian, Eden, Lily, and Isaac finally came over to greet Sam, Jess, and their cousin Kaylee as well, and Sam was as always amazed by how big and grown up they all were now. Tony and Jason greeted them as well, as did Daniel, but both Maya and Luna were a little shy at first. Jayden was the last one to greet them, and it was the first time that he met Sam, Jess, and Kaylee in person.

"So you're Jayden, my nephew's boyfriend," Sam said as he shook Jayden's hand and eyed him curiously. "You look a bit different than I expected."

"Hopefully that's not bad…?" Jayden said with an awkward chuckle before politely pulling his hand back.

Sam chuckled. "No."

"I bet uncle Sam just didn't think that Noah could score such a hottie boyfriend," Isaac smirked.

Noah blushed a bit at that while the others laughed.

"You keep making comments about Jayden being hot. Is he your type or what?" Adrian teased and gave Isaac a small, playful nudge.

"Well, if he wasn't taken then he would be, yeah," Isaac admitted.

Jayden chuckled and looked a little modest about the compliments on his looks. "Well, I'm taken – hopefully for life. And you're not my type anyway, Isaac."

"Damn," Isaac said, sounding almost disappointed.

Noah butted his way in between Jayden and Isaac to stand next to Jayden and grab a hold of his hand. He held on tight to it and leaned his wing into Jayden's while he shot Isaac a small glare, almost as if he was telling him to back off and not touch his boyfriend.

Isaac laughed when he noticed what Noah was doing. "Don't worry, Noah. I'm not gonna touch your precious boyfriend. You can keep him."

"And I think he wants to keep you too," Adrian added, watching Noah with a fond smirk as he saw the way his brother was practically marking his territory right now.

Noah's blush deepened but he looked pretty satisfied with their words. Jayden just grinned at him in amusement and curled his tail around Noah's leg. He could sense Noah's suddenly possessiveness, and Jayden quite liked when his submissive boyfriend got possessive.

"Aww, I think I like them together already," Jess chuckled.

"Bah, they're like Dean and Cas all over again," Gabriel muttered and rolled his eyes. "I'm gonna get cavities from all this sweetness."

"But you like sweet stuff, uncle Gabe," Lily pointed out with a smug smirk.

"Touché."

The others laughed and switched topics as some of them started chatting with each other.

Castiel watched Noah and Jayden for a while and thought a bit about Gabriel's comment. He was brought out of his thoughts when Maya ran over to him and hugged his legs while grinning widely up at him. He smiled and lifted her up on his arm before he went up to the terrace with Dean, Sam, and some of the others to have something to drink and sit down by the table.

"Melon!" Maya chirped as she sat on Cas' lap by the table. She pointed at a plate with pieces of water and honeydew melon on it, which Castiel had cut earlier. Melons were a nice snack on such a warm day, and almost all pieces had been eaten by now.

"Do you want melon? Which one?" Castiel asked, smiling patiently at Maya as she sat on his lap. Dean was sitting next to him with Sam on his other side, while Jessica and Katie were sitting across from them.

Maya pondered a bit and looked between the pieces. "Yellow," she said, looking at the honeydew melon pieces.

"They're called honeydew melons, Maya," Adrian said softly as he walked over to them with Natalie behind him.

Maya blinked up at him while Castiel reached out to pick up a piece for her.

"Bunny-doo melon…" Maya murmured clumsily with a concentrated frown on her face as she tried to repeat Adrian's words.

The others laughed at that and Maya glanced at them as if she didn't understand what was so funny. She grabbed the small piece of melon from Castiel's hand when he offered it to her and immediately began chewing the fruity part off.

"There better not be any bunnies in that," Dean laughed.

Adrian chuckled and poked Maya's nose gently as he stood next to Castiel's chair. "You're so silly," he chuckled with a fond smile.

"Well, she takes after her dad," Natalie quipped behind him, sending Adrian a smug, teasing smirk when he turned his head to look at her.

"Oi," Adrian warned her playfully.

Jessica grinned at them. "I'm still getting used to seeing Adrian being a dad."

"Yeah, no kidding," Sam said. "He once used to hide under Castiel's wings like a shy, little kitten." He grinned teasingly at Adrian who let out an embarrassed groan.

Natalie gaped. "Really?" She looked at Adrian again. "Aww, that sounds so cute! I always knew you were probably super adorable as a kid," she grinned. She had seen some of his childhood photos, but so far Adrian had managed to keep the embarrassing videos away whenever she asked Dean and Cas to see their photos of him as a child.

Dean and Castiel laughed a bit at that, and Dean felt kind of sorry for Adrian since it kind of hurt an alpha's pride to be told so.

"All kids are cute," Adrian argued in an annoyed manner and flicked his tail behind him.

Dean laughed. "That's true. Even Sammy here was absolutely adorable and tiny once." He smirked at his brother who scowled at him in return.

"Very funny, Dean," Sam muttered.

Gabriel suddenly appeared on the terrace then, smirking as he looked between them. "Whatcha talking about up here? Childhood stuff?"

"Yeah, families are embarrassing like that," Adrian replied and scowled at Dean and Castiel. Dean laughed and Castiel chuckled in amusement when he saw how uncomfortable Adrian was with the topic.

"Well, Cassie was the most adorable of all adorable kids," Gabriel grinned and smirked over at his brother. "But I think Noah is a pretty good competitor when it comes to being adorable as a child."

Castiel blushed a bit as the others laughed.

"And I bet you've been embarrassing all your life," Katie said to Gabriel before looking over at Cas. "Aren't I right?"

"Yes, that is correct," Castiel murmured and sent his brother a small glare.

"But everyone still loves me!" Gabriel grinned, making the others laugh again.

Castiel was about to speak when Daniel and Luna came running up on the terrace and headed over to the table to grab some melons.

"Can we have some more?" Daniel asked, staring pleadingly at Castiel and twitched his wings a bit as he waited for an answer.

"Of course. Eat as much as like, as long as you share," Castiel told him, smiling.

Daniel grinned before grabbing two pieces of melon and handed one to Luna since she couldn't reach the table properly. They ate their melon piece, and Luna wobbled over to Castiel and Maya. Maya squirmed on Castiel's lap, indicating that she wanted to be put down, so Castiel carefully pulled her off his lap and down on the ground again.

The two girls grinned at each other and went over to the corner of the terrace where they had left their toys, while Daniel headed back down into the garden when he was done eating his melon. The boy walked in a big circle around Gabriel and eyed him cautiously as he passed him.

Gabriel smirked at him before saying "Boo!", and Daniel shrieked before running back down into the garden with a laugh.

"Hey, don't scare my son senseless," Eden chastised Gabriel and headed up on the terrace. She eyed her uncle with a firm scowl.

"Hey, the boy was laughing! He knows I'm just kidding," Gabriel spoke.

Natalie chuckled at that before looking at Eden who was going over to the table to get a piece of melon for herself. "I think it's time for the kids to get some more sun screen on their skin. The sun is kinda strong today."

"Yeah, you're right. Let's see if I can force some on Daniel without him giving me a black eye," Eden chuckled and chewed her melon piece clean.

Natalie gasped. "No way! He's done that?"

Eden laughed. "No, but he does put up a pretty good fight because he doesn't like the way it feels on the skin at the beginning."

"Well, it is a horrible feeling," Gabriel argued. He was standing behind Katie's chair now and was massaging her shoulders gently. Katie smiled and hummed softly, and Jessica snickered a bit when she watched Gabriel being so oddly domestic.

"It's even more horrible to get a sunburn," Sam counter-argued at Gabriel and raised a brow.

"How would you know? Meese don't get sunburned," Gabriel retorted. "Or do they?" he frowned, looking at Dean and Castiel now.

"How should I know?" Dean laughed, mostly amused by the insulted expression on Sam's face as Gabriel once again called him a moose.

Eden and Natalie chuckled and shook their heads at them before grabbing the sun screen from the table and started rubbing some of it into Maya and Luna's skin. Afterwards Eden took the bottle and went down into the garden to find Daniel so that he too could get some sun screen on him.

Tony, Isaac, Jason, and Jayden were kicking a ball around in the garden, not paying much attention to what was going on the terrace. Noah and Lily chatted a bit with Heidi and Kaylee whom they didn't see often, and they watched as the boys played. Daniel had joined the boys as well when he came into the garden, and they took it a bit easy on him since he was still a kid. Bella was switching between getting some rubs from Noah and the girls and chasing the ball around with the boys.

As soon as Daniel spotted Eden and saw her with the sun screen, he ran away quickly and hid behind Lily.

"Nooo! I don't wanna!" Daniel whined and tried desperately to hide behind Lily's white wings.

"Daniel!" Eden chastised, frustrated that he was running off.

Lily laughed softly and peered down at Daniel, who was hiding behind her and grabbing her tail gently while keeping a wary eye on his mother. "When your mom says you need to get sun screen on you, then you need to get sun screen on you. You have to do as she says."

Daniel whined and was still very reluctant to get some on him, and he kept avoiding Eden whenever she tried walking around Lily to get him.

The boys had noticed what was going on and had temporarily stopped their game. Jayden came over to where Noah was standing while the others stayed in the background.

Jason watched the scene with a small chuckle, feeling a bit sorry for Eden, but he didn't want to intervene just yet – Daniel had to learn to do as his mother said.

"Daniel, you have to get some sun screen on you, or you'll get burned," Eden told him with a helpless sigh.

When Lily reached down to try to hold Daniel still so that Eden could get to him, the boy whined and quickly ran over to Noah and hid behind him instead.

Eden sighed in frustration. "Daniel! Get over here right now!" she told him firmly.

Daniel shook his head frantically and sulked as he hid behind Noah, holding on to some of his feathers as he used Noah's wings as shields.

Noah wasn't particularly bothered by Daniel touching his feathers as long as it wasn't the wing bone itself, and the boy was still a kid so it wasn't inappropriate. Jayden was standing next to him now, and they both glanced down at Daniel in sympathy when they saw how frustrated he was that his mom wanted to pour that stuff on him, but it had to be done.

Noah gently squatted down so that he was eye level with Daniel, and he smiled at the boy as he raised his gaze to look at Noah's face. "Hey," he spoke softly. "You know you have to do as your mom says, right? She's not going to leave you alone until you get the sun screen on your skin. I know it feels odd at first, but as soon as it's dry you won't feel it anymore."

Daniel gave him a sulky pout and didn't seem to know what to decide.

Jayden smiled and looked down at Daniel, poking his leg a bit with his tail in a playful manner. "And only small boys are scared of sun screen. Are you a small boy?"

"No, I'm a big boy," Daniel immediately said and looked up at him with a determined face.

"Good. Then you're not scared of some harmless sun screen," Jayden said, smiling patiently at him.

Daniel pondered over that for a moment before looking over at Eden who was smiling softly at him and waiting for him to change his mind. He looked at her for a few moments before reluctantly going over to her, holding out his arms for her to pour sun screen on.

Eden smiled and started rubbing the protective crème onto her son's arms, legs, and face. "Thank you, Daniel. You really are a big boy."

Daniel seemed rather satisfied with that compliment, and he didn't put up a fight at all as his mother put the wet crème all over his skin. He even giggled a bit when Eden gently patted his sun screen covered cheeks with a grin before pulling away when she was done.

Lily grinned at the scene before she smirked over at Noah and Jayden. "You two are going to make great parents someday, I think."

"I think so too," Heidi grinned, who had also watched the scene along with Kaylee.

Noah blushed furiously and twitched his wings in embarrassment while staring at his feet. Jayden too blushed a bit, but seemed more modest than embarrassed.

"Maybe," Jayden spoke and smiled softly at Noah whose face just went even redder as he continued to stare at his feet and shift shyly.

Eden grinned as she watched them, and Daniel ran off over to Jason and Tony to play ball again. Isaac had vanished now, and none of them knew where he had gone.

"I'll head back up and keep an eye on Luna and Maya," Eden announced.

Lily smiled. "Yeah, you do that."

Eden had just left when Lily noticed Isaac come running over towards Noah and Jayden from behind where they couldn't see him. She was just about to warn Noah before Isaac suddenly threw a bucket of water at him from behind, making him completely wet. Jayden too got some on him, but mostly only on his wings, where Noah's clothes and his body were drenched in water since he had been standing closest to the direction that Isaac came from.

Noah gasped as the cold water hit him, and his wings spread out on reflex. He looked absolutely mortified and incredulous, like he didn't believe what had just happened. "Isaac!" he snapped and turned around to glare at his brother when he heard his hysterical laughter from behind him.

Isaac cracked up and almost couldn't breathe from laughing. He dropped the now empty bucket on the ground next to him. "Oh my god, that was priceless!"

Jayden couldn't help but laugh too, especially when he saw the deadly look Noah was giving Isaac and how his wings and arms were spread out as water dripped from them.

All the others laughed as well when they noticed what had happened, and Noah almost felt humiliated.

"Now that was just mean!" Gabriel laughed from the terrace. "But pretty hilarious. Gotta hand it to my prankster nephew to make people laugh."

Isaac grinned and took a bow, but he ran off when Noah growled and spread his wings in a threatening manner.

Jayden laughed along with the others, but he stopped when he saw the non-amused and slightly humiliated look on Noah's face as the submissive folded his wings again. The alpha smiled and wrapped an arm around Noah's waist. "I don't think Isaac meant to hurt your feelings, and the others don't mean it bad when they're laughing…"

"I know. It's just not fun to get all wet like that and have people laugh at you…" Noah murmured quietly, a hint bitterness in his voice. His wet clothes stuck to his body, and it was embarrassing that his nipples were visible through his wet shirt now.

"I know," Jayden chuckled. "I'll go with you inside to put on some dry clothes." He started leading Noah up to the house, his arm still wrapped around Noah's waist for reassurance.

"Thanks," Noah murmured gratefully and followed him.

Castiel furrowed his brows at Noah in worry when he and Jayden came up to the terrace. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm just wet," Noah spoke, his wings still slightly spread to let the water drip off them.

"I bet that's what you told Jayden last night too!" Isaac snickered from the garden, and quickly hid behind Tony when Noah turned his head to look at him over his shoulder.

Noah groaned and flushed even harder, while Jayden couldn't help but laugh a bit.

"Isaac!" Castiel growled, outraged. He glared past the others and over at Isaac who was standing in the garden close to the terrace. "What is wrong with you?"

"I'm just teasing, papa. I mean it well," Isaac explained, still with a laugh in his voice.

Noah scowled at his brother before Jayden led him inside and away from Isaac's teasing.

"That's two less birthday presents for you this year!" Dean shouted over at Isaac, shooting him a sharp look of disapproval.

"Aw, c'mon!" Isaac protested. "Noah can just take revenge and then we're square."

"Oh, I'll make sure Noah takes you up on your words," Adrian said with a smug smirk on his face.

Dean laughed when he saw Isaac's face pale at that, like he knew that Adrian was plotting something to get back at him for Noah.

"Oh, you better beware now," Gabriel warned Isaac, smirking at his nephew who suddenly didn't look so amused anymore.

Daniel walked over to Jason who was chuckling at Adrian's comment in the garden and gently pulled at his father's shorts to get his attention. "Daddy, why did Isaac do that to Noah? Was he mad at him?"

Jason looked down at him and chuckled as he ran a hand through his son's hairs. "No, Isaac is just silly and likes to tease and prank people. He wasn't mad at Noah."

"Oh. That's good…"

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Noah and Jayden came back outside after ten minutes, and Noah was now dressed in a clean t-shirt and shorts. He sent Isaac a small glare as he came out, and he kept an unusually close eye on him since he didn't want to get pranked like that again.

Isaac didn't dare going too close to Noah, Adrian, or Jayden because he had the feeling that revenge was coming for him. He stayed close to Tony and Jason and hid behind them whenever Adrian or Jayden came anywhere near him. It certainly didn't help his paranoia when he saw the two of them whisper about something a few feet away from him.

"Hmm, I think they're gonna make you pay, Isaac," Eden spoke, crossing her arms and smirking at her brother. Daniel was playing on the lawn with Bella, along with Heidi and Kaylee, and Luna and Maya were still playing on the terrace.

Lily giggled. "Oh yeah, I think so too."

"Fuck," Isaac cursed and cringed.

Isaac got even more nervous when Adrian and Jayden suddenly started walking over to him. He quickly went over to hide behind Eden and Lily since he didn't trust Tony and Jason not to grab him and deliver him to Adrian and Jayden.

It got even worse for Isaac when Adrian and Jayden approached him from different sides, surrounding him as he desperately tried to hide behind his sisters.

"Hey, c'mon… I didn't do anything," Isaac cringed, lowering his wings in a nervous gesture as the guys ganged up on him.

Adrian and Jayden just smirked at him, and when Isaac attempted to run Adrian quickly reached out and grabbed a hold of his arm. Isaac yelped and struggled as Adrian hooked his arms under his armpits from behind, preventing him from getting away.

"Fuck! Let me go!" Isaac shouted, thrashing in his brother's hold, but Adrian was a lot stronger than him.

Jayden then came over and grabbed Isaac's legs, holding them still.

"Nooo! What are you doing?! Let go!" Isaac exclaimed, squirming and thrashing his wings to get free, but neither of the two alphas were letting him go.

"Noah! Come over here!" Adrian called, grinning smugly at Isaac as he had him trapped.

Noah hesitantly came over to them, his eyes wide as he watched Isaac thrash and struggle to get free.

"Grab the pen from my back pocket," Jayden told Noah as he came over to them.

"What? Why?" Noah asked, staring at the scene with wide eyes. All the others were gathered around them now, although Dean, Cas, and the others on the terrace remained where they were but were looking curiously at what was going on. They all snickered and laughed at the scene, curious to see what Adrian and Jayden had in mind for Isaac.

"Well, you get to draw something on his face while we hold him down," Adrian explained, smirking at Isaac who hadn't stopped struggling in their holds.

"What?!" Isaac exclaimed, his eyes wide in horror.

Noah smirked at that idea. He went over behind Jayden and reached into his pocket to find a pen, which he assumed Jayden had gotten it earlier when he went inside for a minute just before he and Adrian had started plotting the rest of their plan earlier.

"No-no-no-no!" Isaac shrieked with a horrified expression as Noah pulled out the pen.

Noah grinned in mischief, glad that the tables had turned for once, and he quickly leaned in over Isaac and brought the pen to his forehead. Tony and Jason had come over to hold Isaac's arms still so that he wouldn't try to push Noah off, and the others laughed as Noah starting writing something on Isaac's forehead.

"I fucking hate you guys!" Isaac roared and kept slapping his tail against Noah's legs while his brother drew on him. Noah just snickered and didn't seem bothered by it, and first when he was done writing on Isaac's forehead did he finally pull away.

Lily then took the pen from Noah with an mischievous smirk and began drawing something on her twin's cheek. Isaac growled in defiance and tried to shake his head to make her stop, but Jason kept his head still.

The boys released Isaac as soon as Lily was done, and Lily snickered impishly at her twin as she stepped back and inspected her and Noah's handy work. Eden and Noah snickered too, and the others laughed as they took in Isaac's face and his ruffled feathers and clothes.

"I really hate you all," Isaac muttered and glared between all of them.

Adrian laughed and wrapped an arm around his shoulder. "You're the one that always says that pranking someone is showing love."

Isaac groaned at that. "Not if it's humiliating! And what the hell did you guys draw or write on my face anyway?" he grumbled and wiped his hand across his forehead and cheek to see if the ink would come off. He didn't see any ink on his hand as he inspected it, so he suspected it was still there.

"Why don't you go inside and see?" Jayden snickered.

Isaac grunted and released himself from Adrian's hold before he walked up to the house. He shot everyone a displeased glare as they all laughed on the terrace, and Castiel and Natalie were trying to cover Luna and Maya's eyes so that they wouldn't see what was on Isaac's face. Jason had been covering Daniel's eyes in the garden as well after they had let go of Isaac.

Gabriel burst out laughing as Isaac came up on the terrace. "Well, sometimes pranks backfire and you're the victim of revenge," he told him, looking a little sympathetic. The sympathy quickly disappeared from his face as his lips curled into a smug smirk. "That's a nice dick, though."

"God! They drew dicks on my face, didn't they?!" Isaac growled and stalked off towards the bathroom inside to have a look in the mirror. He could hear everyone crack up as he made his way into the hallway and into the bathroom.

"I hope he'll be okay…" Noah murmured, furrowing his brows in slight worry after Isaac had gone inside.

"He can handle it," Eden chuckled and brushed her tail against Noah's leg.

"Well, I'll go check on him," Adrian announced, still snickering about the incident as he walked up to the house.

Adrian made his way inside and could hear the water running from the sink in the bathroom. The door was opened slightly, and Adrian approached it cautiously and knocked one time before he entered the room.

Inside, Isaac was busy trying to scrub the ink off his face. Noah had written 'dickhead' on his forehead, and Lily had drawn a dick on his left cheek, as if to tell him that he was being a dick when he splashed all that water on Noah earlier. He grunted as he used a wet, rough rug to rub against his skin to get the ink off, and his skin was starting to get red from irritation because of his rubbing.

"You okay?" Adrian asked, unable to hold back a chuckle as he watched Isaac's reflection in the mirror and saw his face scrunched up in irritation.

"Peachy. My face is full of dick," Isaac grumbled and continued to rub and scrub his face.

Adrian laughed and walked closer to him. "That's nothing new."

Isaac actually laughed at that, and Adrian knew that his brother wasn't all too upset.

"Hope you aren't too upset that Jayden and I held you down like that…"

"Nah, it's cool. I deserved it anyway," Isaac said and washed the rug under the sink to clean it and get it more wet. "Besides…" He turned around and looked at his brother with a smirk. "I can handle pranks. I am a master prankster, after all, and it takes more to upset me. If you had stripped me naked and thrown me out on the street, then maybe I would have been upset."

Adrian leaned his head back and laughed at that. "God, that is not something I want to picture in my mind."

"Hey, just 'cause your dick is probably bigger than mine doesn't mean that mine isn't pretty, you know?"

"Okay, that's gross. Stop talking; you're giving me trauma here," Adrian laughed and made a somewhat disgusted face.

Isaac just flashed him a satisfied smirk before turning back around and went back to cleaning his face. "Fuck, this stuff is hard to get off," he groused, puffing out his feathers in frustration.

"Just keep scrubbing."

"Shut up. That's what I'm doing," Isaac grumbled.

Adrian chuckled at that.

There was a soft knocking on the door, and they both looked over their shoulders to see Noah peeking into the room with caution. "Are you okay? Does it go off?" he asked, sounding a bit worried.

"Aww, everyone is worried about me," Isaac grinned, cheering up a little. He saw Adrian roll his eyes at that. "I'm good, Noah. Don't worry about me," he said, giving Noah a brief, soft smile before turning back to the mirror. He had almost gotten it all off now, but he wanted his face to be dick-free before he went back outside.

Noah was pleased to hear that, and he looked up when Adrian came over to him. They two of them left the room quietly, letting Isaac clean himself up. Noah smiled when his oldest brother wrapped an arm around his shoulders and pulled him close, making their wings bump together behind them and Noah's arm touch against Adrian's side. Those brotherly gestures was something Noah missed a lot. Adrian had never really hugged anyone much, but he had always accepted it when Noah was the one to hug him when he was smaller. Adrian had changed a bit since he became a father, though. He was acting more responsible and was in many ways more of an adult, but he was still the same brother Noah had grown up with.

They headed back outside together, and Maya immediately ran over to Adrian on wobbly legs and whined while she spread out her arms to get picked up.

"Hey, Maya. What are you whining for?" Adrian asked her softly and picked her up to sit on his arm. He rocked her gently and let her rest against him.

Natalie smiled softly and came over to them. "I think she's getting tired… She's been playing with Luna since we came, and it's about time for her usual afternoon nap now."

"Yep, those two have sure played a lot," Dean commented from the table and smiled over at them.

Luna was sitting on the ground next to Castiel's chair with the toys that she had Maya had been playing with, and she too looked a little tired and sleepy.

Adrian kept rocking Maya gently. "Hmm, guess you really need a nap, huh."

Maya nodded weakly against him, and Noah smiled as he watched Adrian and Natalie head inside to prepare Maya for a nap. Eden went over to Luna to see if she needed a nap as well, and soon she joined them inside when it turned out that Luna was indeed in the need of a nap.

"I want a nap too," Gabriel pouted. "Cassie, tuck me in, will ya?"

Castiel rolled his eyes. "You are almost 60 years old, Gabriel…"

"Meh, you're no fun. I'll have Katie do it then."

Katie chuckled. "I'll tuck you in later, read you a bedtime story, and let you sleep with your favorite stuffed animal."

Gabriel grinned. "I knew I could count on you to take care of me, honey!"

The others laughed, and Castiel was as usual slightly embarrassed by his brother's silly nature.

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The day came to an end, and Gabriel, Katie, and Heidi left at 9:10pm. Sam, Jessica, and Kaylee stayed a few more minutes since Dean and Sam were nearly inseparable. They weren't sleeping over since all the kids were going to stay at the house until the next day, and there wasn't enough beds for more people to stay.

"So, Jayden seems like a nice guy," Sam spoke as he and Dean sat on the stairs leading from the terrace into the garden.

It was almost completely dark now, and the temperature was getting lower and lower. The hairs on their arms poked up a bit in response to the cold, but it wasn't all that bad yet. They could handle it.

Everyone else was inside the living room now, chatting and laughing, and Dean and Sam could hear them weakly since the door to the terrace was opened just a crack. They couldn't hear what everyone was laughing at, and the sounds that were most audible to them were Bella's happy barks.

"Well, I was wary about him at first, but it turned out that he's really good for Noah. Noah really loves the guy… and I can tell Jayden feels the same. That's good enough for me," Dean replied and took a swig from his beer. Sam was drinking beer too since Jessica had offered to be the one to drive home, and had thus allowed Sam to have a few drinks with Dean.

"I always imagined you would rip off the balls of any guy trying to date your daughters and Noah," Sam smirked.

"Oh, I've been thinking about it a few times," Dean smirked back.

Sam laughed and drank from his beer. They stared into the garden in silence for a few moments before Sam spoke again. "The kids grow up so fast… Jesse just bonded with his girlfriend."

Dean stared at him, his eyebrows raised in surprise. "Really? Wow…"

"Yup…"

"You'll be having grandkids soon then," Dean smirked and nudged Sam with his wing.

Sam groaned and kept staring into the dark garden. "I look forward to it, but… it makes me feel old."

Dean slapped his hand down on Sam's shoulder with a lopsided smile on his lips. "Well, you are old, Sammy. We belong in museums soon."

"That's not funny, Dean," Sam groused and shot him an annoyed scowl.

Dean just laughed and wrapped his arm around Sam's shoulder.

The terrace door creaked as someone opened it gently, and the two brothers looked over their shoulders to see who it was. Kaylee appeared in the door with the light from inside shining behind her, making Dean and Sam squint their eyes since they had just gotten used to staring into the dark garden.

"Hey," Kaylee said cautiously before looking at Sam. "Are you ready to head home soon, dad? It's getting late…"

"Yeah, I'll come in in a second," Sam told her.

Kaylee smiled before going back inside, and Dean and Sam chatted for another two minutes before going back inside as well.

Everyone had been playing some card game by the couch table, and they all groaned when Isaac won the game just as Dean and Sam entered the house again.

"Woohoo! Take that, bitches!" Isaac grinned and leaned back with a satisfied and smug smirk on his face.

They were all sitting closely together on the couch, and Castiel and Jessica were using the chairs. Daniel, Luna, and Maya had been put to bed by now so they weren't there. Bella was sneaking up under the couch table all the time to get access to everyone and have them pet her, and right now she was over by Lily and Tony who petted her every now and then.

Eden groaned. "God, I hate when Isaac wins."

"Yeah. His boasting is worse than dad's when he wins," Lily muttered.

Dean laughed at them as he went over to everyone with Sam behind him. "Hey, I'm nice when I win."

Castiel glanced up over his shoulder at Dean who was standing behind his chair now. "We all know that isn't true," he muttered. Dean had a habit of grinning and bragging too much when he won, and it could sometimes be a bit annoying for the losers.

Dean just grinned and reached down to ruffle Cas' hair with affection, chuckling as the angel shied away with an annoyed grunt.

"And I was the first one to lose…" Kaylee muttered and crossed her arms sulkily.

"Well, you're never a loser to me, sweetie," Sam smiled, wrapping an arm around her shoulders and pressed a kiss to her temple. The teenage girl blushed a bit at that since everyone was looking.

"And we should head home now…" Jessica spoke and got up from the chair.

"Yeah, we should," Sam agreed. He looked at Dean and was kind of reluctant to say goodbye to his brother again.

They all got up to say goodbye to Sam, Jess, and Kaylee, and Noah thanked them once again for their present.

"Goodbye, Sam. Take care," Castiel spoke as he and Sam shared a goodbye hug.

"You too, Cas. Take care of Dean," Sam smiled.

"Hey, Cas is the one that needs taking care of. I'm an alpha; I can take care of myself," Dean grumbled behind them and crossed his arms in defiance.

Castiel rolled his eyes and heard Sam chuckle before the alpha pulled away from the hug.

Sam made sure to grab the wine and chocolate that Dean had given him earlier before he, Jessica, and Kaylee left. They had said goodbye to everyone and promised to see them again soon.

Dean and Castiel waved goodbye at them in the door and watched Jessica drive off with Sam and Kaylee in the car. The car disappeared down the street, and the sound of the engine soon faded in the neighborhood.

Dean sighed once the car was gone, and Castiel glanced at him in sympathy. It was dark where they were standing just outside the door, except for the lamp on the side of the house and the light shining through the door from inside, illuminating their backs and wings as they stood there.

"We will see them again soon," Castiel promised and put a comforting hand on Dean's shoulder.

"Yeah, I know. But sometimes it feels like ages between the visits," Dean murmured.

"I know…"

Dean turned to face his mate and smiled as he ran a hand down Cas' white feathers. "But at least I have you and the kids. And the grandkids, of course."

Castiel smiled and let out a small chuckle. "Yes, that's true. And none of us is going to leave your side."

Dean grinned and leaned in to kiss him, and Castiel let out a soft yelp as Dean put a hand on the small of his back and pulled their bodies flush together. The angel hummed into the demon's mouth and lowered his wings submissively behind him, letting Dean lead the kiss and tease his teeth over his lips.

They were so occupied by each other that they hadn't noticed Adrian showing up in the entrance hall in front of the stairs, watching them as they stood on the threshold outside and kissed.

Castiel was the first one to notice their son when he suddenly felt watched and opened his eye to cast a glance inside the house. He yelped softly and pulled away from Dean's mouth. "Adrian!" he exclaimed.

Adrian laughed. "Don't stop on my behalf. I've only been staring for about five seconds."

Castiel blushed a bit and tried to compose himself, and Dean shifted a bit and glanced at Adrian.

"Since when do you get your rocks off on watching your parents make out?" Dean asked, somewhat teasingly.

Adrian grimaced a bit. "I don't. I was only watching for five seconds and was about to walk away. Maya is awake up in the room so I'm going to check on her."

Castiel's brows furrowed in worry. "Is she alright?"

Adrian smiled. "Yeah, I think so. She's probably just thirsty or something. I'll come back down soon," he spoke and walked up the stairs to attend to his daughter.

Dean and Cas headed back to the living room then, where the others were chatting and laughing over something. They stood in the doorway together for a few seconds, taking in the sight of their kids and daughter- and sons-in-law enjoying each other's company and having fun.

"Come on, Noah! Won't you share a little drink with us?" Isaac insisted as he and the others all shared some beer together. Eden and Lily weren't particularly fond of beer and were instead drinking coke with some Bacardi in it. Natalie didn't mind the taste of beer though, and she shared some with the guys.

Noah made a face and shrunk somewhat back against the couch. He was sitting between Jayden and Eden, who both chuckled at his reaction. "No thanks… The taste of alcohol is repulsive and vile."

Jayden laughed and put a hand on Noah's thigh, rubbing circles into it with his thumb. "It doesn't taste so bad if you have coke and Bacardi like Eden and Lily are. Just don't pour that much Bacardi into it at first and try to get used to it?"

Noah still looked very skeptic, and Eden chuckled before reaching out to pour up a glass of coke for him and then spiked it up with a little bit of Bacardi. "Trust me, I didn't like it much at first either, but I got used it. Just give it a try."

"Poor guy… You're practically forcing him," Jason murmured and felt a little sorry for Noah.

"He'll thank us later," Isaac smirked.

Castiel came over and sat down in the chair closest to Jayden and Noah. "You do not have to drink that if you don't want to," he said, looking at Noah who had warily picked up the glass now.

"Well, I'll give it a try…" Noah murmured and hesitantly brought the glass up to his lips to sip from it.

Dean sat down in the chair next to Cas' and watched with anticipation as Noah tried out his drink.

Noah pulled back with a disgusted grimace after he had tried it out. "Ugh."

The others laughed at him.

"Just try a few more times," Eden told him patiently and brushed their wings together.

Noah tried taking a few more sips, realizing that the sharp taste of alcohol faded a little bit as he got more used to it.

They all looked up when Adrian entered the room with Maya sitting on his arm. The girl rubbed her eyes sleepily and glanced around at everyone.

Natalie frowned over them, feeling a little worried. "What is it? Couldn't she sleep anymore?"

"She's just thirsty, so I'll give her some water and then put her back to bed," Adrian answered and smiled at Maya. He looked over at them and frowned a bit when he saw Noah grimace slightly after drinking from his glass. "Are you giving Noah booze?"

"He's 18! He can drink booze at home," Isaac argued.

"You don't have to drink that if you don't like it," Adrian told Noah and shot Isaac a sharp look. Isaac was always trying to make Noah drink some alcohol even though Noah had said repeatedly that he didn't like it much, and Adrian didn't approve of Isaac constantly bothering Noah with it.

"It's starting to taste a little better…" Noah admitted.

"See! I told you so," Isaac grinned in victory.

"Well, it was actually Eden who told him so," Dean pointed out with a tilt of his lips.

"And I've been telling him so for years too!"

Natalie chuckled at them, and Adrian rolled his eyes before going over to the kitchen to get Maya something to drink.

Lily sighed at her brothers but smiled when Tony grabbed her hand and placed a soft kiss on her temple. She leaned into him contently and ignored the way Isaac was smirking at them.

After Maya had gotten something to drink and was no longer thirsty, Adrian brought her over to the others to make her say goodnight to them again. The girl squirmed and smiled shyly when Castiel and Dean kissed her softly on the cheek, and Adrian carried her upstairs again afterwards.

They hung out a bit longer in the living room until they went their separate ways. Adrian, Natalie, Eden, and Jason headed to bed rather early to catch some sleep before the kids would wake up early in the morning, and Noah and Jayden headed upstairs soon after that as well to spend some time together alone.

The family day had ended, but it had been a good day for everyone, and Noah was grateful to have most of his closest family around him for his birthday. He was just as grateful to have a boyfriend whom he could snuggle and cuddle with as they went to sleep, and that he could fall asleep knowing that he was protected and safe in the alpha's strong arms.

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Author's notes: A very fluffy family chapter, I hope you liked it :) This chapter has not been beta'ed by my beta since she has a lot of on her mind lately so I decided to go ahead and update without her proof-reading it. All mistakes are my own. Just 3 more chapters to go now!

And today it's actually exactly 1 year ago that I published the first chapter of Devoted, so it's a quite nice timing with this chapter! :) Thank you so much for still reading the story! Your reading and your reviews mean a lot to me, thank you! :3