Author's notes: So, finally the last chapter has come… I still can't quite believe it. I just wanted to mention that there is an epilogue at the end of the chapter which may be kind of spoilerish about Dean and Castiel's future grandchildren, so if you don't like to know too much about the kids in the spin-off (if you are going to read that), you should read the epilogue with caution.
Now, enjoy reading the last chapter of Devoted! :)
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August 2044 (Castiel is 55, Dean is 56, Eden is 30 (almost 31), Adrian is 27 (almost 28), the twins are 23 (almost 24), Noah is 18, Jayden is 20, Jason is 31 (almost 32), Daniel is 5, Luna & Maya are 2, Natalie is 26, Tony is 24 years old).
Moans and gasps filled the bedroom as Dean and Castiel lay in their bed that Sunday morning, making love. The curtains were open, allowing the morning light inside to shine on the two mates who were grinding and thrusting against each other, their skin peppered with small pearls of sweat.
Castiel gasped softly every time he felt Dean's cock go all the way inside him in long, deep thrusts, and he eagerly spread his legs more to allow Dean full access to him. The demon was kissing and nibbling on his neck while he was on top of him, and their fronts grinded together with every snap of Dean's hips, pressing their chests together and squeezing Castiel's weeping member between their bodies.
The angel bared his neck to the alpha demon and grasped Dean's short hair tightly as he allowed him to mark his neck. He purred every time he felt Dean suck on his skin, though the demon was careful not to leave too strong and embarrassing marks behind.
Dean's wings rose up slightly as a growl of approval rumbled through his chest when he felt Cas squeeze his inner muscles around his dick, giving him a spark of extra pleasure as he slid in and out of that tight, warm heat that felt so much like home to him.
"Dean," Castiel purred, running his hand through Dean's hair in affection while his head was leaned far to the side to give Dean as much access to his vulnerable and sensitive neck as he wanted.
"Mm, you feel so good, Cas," Dean purred back, moving his hips in circular motions now and drawing small mewls of pleasure from the angel. He buried his nose in the angel's neck, inhaling his scent. "And you smell like Heaven when you're horny."
Castiel chortled at that and petted his hand through Dean's hair in a loving gesture. He moved his other hand over Dean's shoulder and then down his back near his wings, feeling the muscles flex every time Dean thrust his body forward into him. The sound of Dean panting with effort and him letting out groans and grunts during sex was sweet music to Castiel's ears.
There was a sound from the hallway; small feet running and a muffled, sharp voice scolding.
Dean groaned and tried to block out the distractions which were most likely coming from their grandkids and presumably Eden who was ordering the kids downstairs again.
It was the 21st of August – the day after Castiel's 55th birthday and the day before Noah's college started. All the kids and grandkids had slept over that night after they had celebrated Castiel's birthday the day before, and Daniel, Luna, and Maya were always up rather early.
Castiel put his hand on Dean's neck and guided him down to kiss and bite gently at his neck again so that they wouldn't think too much about the noise from the hallway outside. The door was locked so no one could come in to disturb them, and neither of them felt like abandoning their current activities to go check on what was going on outside. They knew that Eden and Adrian had both been up for a while now since the kids woke up, so there was no need to go and check.
"Nrruuugh! Ah! Right there, please!" Castiel begged as Dean found the perfect spot to hit straight on with his cock every time he thrust into him. Dean's mouth and tongue on his neck felt glorious as well, as did his weight on top of him, and Castiel loved being pinned on the bed under Dean with the demon pounding into him like this.
"So greedy for my cock, aren't you, Cas?" Dean grunted, teasing in his voice, and gave Cas' earlobe a playful bite.
"Ah! Yes," Castiel moaned, now clawing at Dean's back and shoulders as Dean increased the speed and got them closer to their climaxes.
Dean just grinned, pleased with the angel admitting it, and grunted with effort as he drove into the pliant body under him over and over. He finally moved his hand down between their bodies, lifting himself a bit off from Cas' chest to have more space between them, and then wrapped his hand around the submissive's dick.
"Ah!" Castiel exclaimed, bucking up into Dean's hand as the demon started stroking him in time with his thrusts. "Dean! I—"
Dean could easily tell that Cas on the edge of coming. The angel's breathing was faster now, he was bucking helplessly into his hand, and his inner muscles were starting to contract. Dean growled in approval and leaned down to kiss Castiel on the throat, a tender yet dominating gesture that finally made the angel climax.
Castiel held back a pleasured cry as he came, biting his lip so that his noises wouldn't be heard from the hallway outside.
Dean fucked him through it and continued to stroke his hand over Castiel's dick as come spurted from it. It covered his hand and the angel's abdomen in wet stripes. Dean cursed and grunted as Cas' muscles squeezed his cock so tight he almost couldn't move. He came with a loud growl, shooting his load into his mate who had already gone boneless on the bed under him. Cas just took it, humming softly as he felt the familiar warmth of Dean's seed entering him.
When it was over Dean collapsed on top of Castiel, panting and humming as he buried his face in his mate's neck and breathed in his sweet scent. He moved his hand through the soft wings which were spread out across the bed on either side of Castiel, and the angel hummed in approval.
Castiel stroked his hand through Dean's hair in soothing motions, letting the demon recover from his high. Suddenly, Dean started pressing small, soft kisses to his neck and shoulder, making Castiel laugh softly and grasp his hair a bit tighter. "Dean, what are you doing?"
"Kissing you," Dean hummed in reply, smirking against Cas' skin as he continued to pepper him in small, affectionate kisses.
Castiel laughed softly, his chest rumbling with it. "I can feel that."
Dean lifted his head and grinned at him almost impishly, and Castiel returned his gaze with a loving smile and let his free hand run through some of Dean's softened feathers.
"I love you, Dean."
Dean smiled and curled his tail down by their legs. "I love you too, Cas. My pretty angel."
Castiel blushed a bit at that. He gasped when Dean shifted a bit, and Castiel felt the demon's still half-hard cock slide further into him at the motion. It was getting wet down there with Dean's come still inside him, but the demon's cock kept most of it inside until Dean pulled out.
Dean pressed a kiss to Cas' forehead before he gently moved off him and pulled his dick out. He then leaned down and licked the come off the angel's stomach and his softened cock, before he got off the bed to get dressed. He threw Cas a towel to clean the rest of the come up with.
"Do you think the rest of the family is up?" Dean asked as he pulled on his shirt and started zipping it up under his wings.
Castiel got up from the bed and cleaned himself up with the towel. "Most of them probably are, since our grandchildren always wake up early. Noah should be awake soon as well to pack the rest of his things…"
Dean looked over at him and noticed the sad look on his mate's face at the mention of Noah packing. Today they would drop Noah off at the college and he wouldn't be coming home to live with them again. He'd be off on his own, learning to live his own life away from his parents, leaving Dean and Castiel alone in the house with the dog.
"Hey," Dean said softly and came over to Cas. Dean was now dressed in his boxers and a t-shirt, whereas Cas was still naked. He slowly wrapped his arms around Cas' waist and turned him around to look at him. "It'll be fine. We both knew this day was coming, and Noah will be alright on his own in college."
Castiel raised his gaze to look up into Dean's eyes. His blue eyes were shimmering, as if tears were about to form in them. "I know, Dean. But he's our baby…"
Dean chuckled softly and placed his hands on Cas' naked hips, loving the feel of his pretty hipbones. Cas' hips were broader than a male's since he was a child-bearer and that had always turned Dean on a lot.
"Usually you're the one reassuring me about Noah being alright in college and us surviving on our own here at home. Why the sudden change now?" Dean asked, watching Cas with a fond but somewhat amused smile.
"I don't know… I guess it just suddenly feels so real." Castiel's voice was quiet, and he lowered his gaze and started fumbling a bit with Dean's shirt to keep his hands occupied.
Dean smiled and rubbed his hands gently over the angel's hips to comfort him. "I know. It feels so real to me too now and I'm kinda freaking out inside, to be honest. But let's just enjoy this morning with the family and make sure that Noah gets settled well into his dorm later, okay?"
Castiel nodded, still staring into Dean's shirt. "Yes, let us enjoy it." He raised his head to smile at Dean, who grinned back at him and curled his tail around his leg.
Dean then pulled him into a small hug, moving his hands over Castiel's buttocks in a rather perverted manner. Castiel rolled his eyes and wriggled out of Dean's embrace to shoot him a small glare, although he couldn't help but chuckle at Dean's actions.
The demon flashed him a dirty grin before they went back to getting dressed, looking forward to spend the morning with their kids and grandkids.
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When Dean and Castiel came downstairs, everyone was already up and wake. Eden and Adrian were talking in the kitchen, and Jason, Natalie, Noah, and Jayden were on the couch and keeping an eye on the kids who were watching the morning cartoons on TV. Lily, Tony, and Isaac were nowhere to be seen right now, though.
Bella was walking between all of them, wagging her tail happily at all the people and interaction in the house.
When Maya and Luna spotted them, they squealed happily and ran over to Dean and Castiel to greet them.
Dean grinned and lifted Maya up when the girl ran over to him to get picked up. She squealed and laughed as he lifted her up above his head. "Hey, girls! I missed you both so much!" he grinned and pulled Maya down to sit on his arm. He smiled down at Luna and brushed his tail against her leg while she looked up at him with a happy grin on her face.
Maya smiled shyly and leaned into Dean as he held her.
Castiel smiled and picked up Luna who immediately got comfortable on his arm. "Did you and Daniel behave nicely?" he asked and tickled Luna's stomach a bit, making the little girl laugh and squirm.
"Yep," Luna replied, grinning and twisting her tail happily.
"I'm always nice! Luna is the troublemaker. She takes my stuff and she looks into the drawers when mommy and daddy say she can't," Daniel grumbled from the beanbag by the TV, shooting a small glare over his shoulder at his sister.
Jason laughed at him from the couch. "Hey, you're a troublemaker too sometimes, so don't play so innocent."
Castiel chuckled at Daniel when the boy pouted and turned his attention back to the screen.
Eden and Adrian came over to them from the kitchen then.
"Oh, there you are," Eden grinned at her parents. "We were wondering when you guys were gonna come down so we can all have breakfast."
"Well, you could just have started without us," Dean said. He smiled at Maya and kissed her cheek before he gently put her down. She and Luna ran back over to the TV after Cas put Luna down as well, and Daniel grunted when both girls tackled him while he was watching Spongebob on TV.
"We already ate some fruit earlier but wanted to wait with having a bigger breakfast until everyone is up," Eden explained.
"Ah," Dean said. He looked around the room and realized that Lily, Tony, and Isaac weren't around. "Where are the others?" he asked, looking at Eden and Adrian.
"Lily and Tony went outside in the garden. Lily just had a case of morning sickness and Tony joined her outside for some fresh air," Eden explained.
"And Isaac is taking a bath upstairs, I think," Adrian said. He had shaved his beard off again, leaving him with just a bit of stubble on his face.
Castiel's brows furrowed in worry. "Is Lily alright?"
"Yeah, I think she is. She didn't throw up that much, but at least she's already 3 months in now so the morning sickness should hopefully disappear soon," Eden replied with a smile.
Dean chuckled. "Yeah, let's hope so for her. Though I don't know what morning sickness is like. Thank god."
Castiel gave him a small scowl when Dean looked at him with a knowing smirk.
"Well, I can assure you that it isn't fun," Eden said, crossing her arms as she scowled at Dean.
Adrian chuckled. "So Natalie told me."
The mention of her name caught Natalie's attention, and she and Noah briefly paused their conversation as she looked over at the others. "I told you what?" she asked Adrian, squinting her eyes.
Adrian glanced over his shoulder at her, smirking. "That I'm awesome and that you will cook me my favorite food all next week, of course."
Natalie's face darkened somewhat. "When did I say that? I didn't say that." The defensiveness in her voice made the others laugh.
"I was joking," Adrian laughed.
Jayden laughed and looked at Natalie, who was sitting on Noah's other side. "I think he said that you told him that morning sickness isn't any fun."
"Ah," Natalie said. "Yeah, I did. And it really isn't any fun. Don't look forward to it, Noah," she said, leaning back against the couch somewhat and glanced at Noah next to her.
Noah blushed a bit, especially when he felt Jayden's wing touch his own just briefly at the hint of him having a baby someday.
Daniel glanced over his shoulder at the adults, a confused frown on his face. "What's 'morning sickness'? Do you just gets sick every morning or what…?"
"Yes, something like that," Eden told him, not wanting to elaborate on the topic.
Daniel just frowned a bit more before turning his attention back to the cartoons along with Luna and Maya, who were staring at the screen and not really listening to the adults. Bella had lain down next to them now, letting them pet her every now and then and closed her eyes contently at the attention.
"Well, I will go get breakfast ready now. I think we are all pretty hungry," Castiel said then. He went over to the freezer to find some frozen bread and warm it up, and Dean, Adrian, and Eden helped him get plates and food ready on the table.
After a few minutes Lily and Tony came back inside, and just before breakfast was ready Isaac finally showed up in the living room.
"Good morning, people! Is everyone already up and awake?" Isaac said, grinning at everyone. His hair and wings were still slightly moist, although he had used a dryer to get rid of most of the wetness after his bath.
"Yeah, we've been up for an hour already," Jason replied, chuckling at him.
"Since 8am?! Damn. I first got up half an hour ago."
"Which is unusually early for you," Eden pointed out from the kitchen.
"Meh, it's not like I wanted to get up this early, but I kinda have to since dad and papa are gonna be busy helping Noah move into his dorm room today. I could easily have slept for another two hours at least," Isaac groused and ran a sleepy hand through his hair, making it stick out in all directions.
"You should have stayed home then," Dean chuckled as he helped Cas put the final few things on the table before breakfast was ready.
Isaac had gotten his own apartment in L.A. last month and had finally moved out of the house. A local theater had hired him to perform at their famous musicals (which were performed either once a week or once a month, depending on what show it was) when they had discovered his talents, which meant that Isaac now had a more steady income, but he was still always looking for new roles on TV shows and in movies. His presence on the show The Sorcerer's Redemption had made him rather popular among the show's fans. Most of them liked his character a lot, even though the fandom was rather split on that matter since some thought it was outrageous that an angel/demon hybrid showed his face on television, even if he was appearing as a demon on it. He had even been hired to appear on more episodes than originally intended, so his role had been quite successful.
"Oh, that reminds me," Natalie suddenly said and grinned over at Isaac from the couch. "How are things going with that boyfriend of yours?"
"Yeah, I wanna hear about that too," Lily grinned and came over to Isaac to hear about it.
Isaac stared between all of them as they looked at him with curious stares. "Whoa," he said, holding up his hands and took a small step back. "Kaylen's not my 'boyfriend'. At least not yet."
"But you've taken him out on at least three dates already," Eden pointed out.
"Well, yeah." Isaac rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "He lives in L.A. like me and he's showed me a bit around since I wasn't too familiar with the area that I live in. But I haven't exactly asked him to be my boyfriend yet. That's hardcore commitment, you know…"
"And that's exactly what you need!" Lily groused and hit Isaac on the arm.
"Ow!" Isaac exclaimed and rubbed the spot on his arm that she had hit, although it almost didn't hurt. "Well, I'm not sure if he even wants that…"
"Of course he does! You told us last time that you haven't even slept with him yet and that he still always agrees to see you and hang out with you – that means he's interested in you and not just in sex."
Isaac continued to rub his arm and stared back at his twin with a small pout. "You're scary when you're pregnant, you know…"
Tony chuckled. "Yeah, she is." He wrapped an arm around Lily's waist while Lily glared briefly at Isaac. She rubbed her slightly swollen abdomen a bit and leaned into Tony's touch.
"So you do admit that you like the guy then?" Adrian spoke, looking at Isaac with a knowing smirk.
"Well, he's cool. And hot. And he's pretty funny – I've never heard a sub tell the kind of dirty jokes he can tell," Isaac said, grinning and curling his tail as he told them about Kaylen.
Dean laughed from the kitchen where he and Cas were listening in. "Sounds like your kind of guy."
"Aww, Isaac is in love," Eden grinned, nudging her brother teasingly.
Isaac held back a blush and scowled at her. "Shut up! I'm not saying I'm 'in love', I'm just saying that I like him more than I have ever really liked anyone before."
"In other words: you're in love," Lily grinned.
Isaac groaned and felt his cheeks flush. "Okay, fine! I'm in love! Is that what you wanna hear?"
Lily laughed fondly at him and brushed their tails together. "There's no need to be ashamed of it."
"Yeah, it's a good thing," Eden grinned, and Adrian nodded next to her.
Isaac continued to look uncomfortable with the conversation, especially since all the others were staring at him with smiles and knowing looks now.
Dean and Castiel shared a happy smile as they listened to them talking about Isaac being in love.
"It was about time," Dean whispered to Castiel.
Castiel chuckled and found himself agreeing with Dean. They had been waiting for a while for Isaac to stop sleeping around with random people and finally find that one person who could make him have deeper feelings. Now they just needed Isaac to do something about it and initiate a relationship with his crush.
Dean turned and raised his voice as he talked to everyone. "Breakfast is ready now for those who want it."
"Yay! Food!" Daniel grinned and jumped up to join them for breakfast. Luna and Maya got up too and hurried over to the table with the others, but Bella stayed since she wasn't allowed at the table when they were eating.
"Finally," Isaac sighed and went over to the kitchen, looking happy that his siblings were no longer making such a big deal out him being in love.
The others chuckled and got up from the couch, and Jayden waited a bit for Noah to catch up to him. The submissive smiled as he walked over to his boyfriend's side and walked with him over to the others to have breakfast.
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At 11am it was time for the others to leave.
They hugged each other goodbye and wished Noah good luck at college.
"Don't look so nervous, Noah. You'll be fine there," Adrian reassured Noah as he and Natalie were about to leave. Maya was standing between them, her hand fisted in Adrian's jeans and stared up at them with her pacifier wriggling in her mouth.
Noah shifted nervously as they stood in the entrance hall. "I know…"
"And isn't Jayden gonna go there with you today and explore the college with you?" Eden asked, glancing at Jayden who was standing right behind Noah and curling his tail around his boyfriend's leg.
Jayden was starting at the culinary school tomorrow, but he'd be living at home since the school didn't have dorms or anything. It was cheaper for him to stay at home, and then he wouldn't have to both work and study at the same time to afford an apartment of his own. He'd be coming with Dean, Cas, and Noah to the college later that day and help Noah settle in.
"Yeah, and Christie is there too. She's my roommate and she moved in yesterday, so she should be there when we arrive," Noah spoke.
"You'll be fine then," Natalie said, giving him a reassuring smile.
They hugged and parted ways, and Daniel gave Dean and Castiel a big hug before hugging Noah and Jayden goodbye as well.
"Take care of your parents and sister, Daniel," Dean smirked at Daniel and made the boy high-five him.
Daniel grinned as he high-fived with Dean. "I will!"
"I think you need more looking after, though," Jason murmured, and ruffled Daniel's dark blonde hair with affection.
"No, I don't! I can handle bad guys," Daniel insisted and gave his dad a defiant stare after he shied away from his hand.
The others laughed fondly at him, and Eden smiled at her son and brushed her tail against his leg before she turned to leave the house with Luna.
Lily cast a glance back over her shoulder at Dean, Castiel, Noah, and Jayden after the others had gone outside to the cars while she and Tony were still standing in the doorway. "Good luck today. I hope you guys won't be too sad when Noah leaves," she said, giving Dean and Castiel a sad smile.
Dean chuckled and wrapped his arm around Cas' waist. "I think we'll survive."
Castiel smiled and nodded at his words. "And take care of yourself, Lily," he said, glancing briefly at his daughter's small pregnant bump before looking up at her face again.
Lily grinned and rubbed her bump. "I will, papa. See you, guys."
"Bye!" Noah smiled and waved at her and Tony as they went outside to the others.
The Impala and Tahoe were parked in the garage, and Adrian, Jason, and Tony's cars were parked in the driveway. The space was a little cramped for three cars in the driveway, but it was manageable. Isaac had driven with Adrian over from L.A. since they lived only fifteen minutes away from each other and there was no point in driving in two cars to their parents' house when they could be driving together. Isaac had paid half the gas as payment for Adrian giving him a ride.
"And next time I see you, Isaac, Kaylen better be your boyfriend," Eden said to Isaac as they headed over to their cars.
Isaac groaned and rolled his eyes at her. "Stop pressuring me!"
Lily laughed fondly at him. "We're your sisters; we only want what's best for you."
"Well, I'm glad I'm driving with Adrian, 'cause he doesn't bother me as much with that as you do. Even though Natalie is just as bad as you guys," Isaac grumbled and went over to open the back door of Adrian's silver Hyundai. Natalie was getting Maya into the baby seat on the other side of the backseat, and she giggled a bit at Isaac's comment.
Adrian chuckled and opened the front door of his car. "Well, I wouldn't mind you settling down with someone either. I have the feeling that this Kaylen guy can easily have you by the balls and make you behave if he wants you to."
"God, not you too!" Isaac groused before getting into the car. Maya was gurgling and grinning in the baby seat, and Isaac almost felt like she was making fun of him.
Eden and Lily both laughed at him before hugging goodbye and got into their cars. They waved goodbye at Dean and Castiel one final time before driving out of there.
Dean closed the door after the kids had driven off, and Noah and Jayden went back into the living room where Bella was getting up from the floor to go over and seek attention from them.
"Have you packed all your stuff yet, Noah?" Dean asked, joining them in the living room. He watched as Castiel went over to pick up the toys that their grandkids had scattered all over the floor by the TV, and there were three empty cups on the couch table which the kids had used.
"Yeah, pretty much," Noah replied, staring at the floor. "I'm not all that eager to leave, though…"
Jayden chuckled fondly at him and put his hands on Noah's hips. "Last night you said you were kinda excited about it."
Noah glanced up at him from under his lashes. "Well, yeah, kind of. But I don't like having to make new friends and all that."
Jayden just gave him a sympathetic smile and leaned down to press a soft kiss to Noah's forehead, which made Noah sigh contently.
"I know, I was nervous when starting in college too," Castiel spoke, standing with several toys in his arms now before putting them into the boxes they belonged in. "But I am confident that you will get along just fine with most of your new classmates."
"And if anyone treats you in a way they shouldn't then don't get upset, 'cause most people like that are just assholes," Dean said.
Noah chuckled. "I know, dad."
"And if any of the guys grope you or make advances on you, you're allowed to kick them in the balls," Dean added, a small growl in his voice.
Noah laughed at that, and he felt Jayden's fingers dig into his hips possessively.
"Yeah, kick them real good and tell them that you're already taken. That should keep them away," Jayden spoke with a small rumble in his voice. He couldn't stand the thought of other guys ogling his boyfriend or trying to touch him. His feathers puffed out slightly at the thought alone.
Noah smiled and blushed a bit as he leaned into Jayden, letting his boyfriend curl his tail possessively around his upper thigh even though his parents were both watching them.
Castiel smiled at the scene and at how possessive Jayden suddenly was. He then glanced over at Dean who was watching the two with a small, happy smile.
Dean snapped out of it and clasped his hands together. "Now, go pack the rest so we can get ready to drive you off to college," he told Noah.
Noah nodded quietly and stepped away from Jayden before going upstairs to get the rest of his stuff ready. Jayden joined him to help him out, and Dean and Castiel could hear Noah giggle as Jayden playfully chased him up the stairs.
Dean chuckled and shook his head at them. He went over to Bella who panted in approval when he rubbed his hand over her head and neck and gave her a few pats on the back. He glanced over at Cas who had put most of the kids' toys away by now.
"Are you ready to let our youngest leave the nest, Cas?"
Castiel sighed and turned the dinosaur toy that he was holding in his hands around. "As ready as I can be, I suppose," he murmured, staring down at the toy and smiled a bit when he remembered that it used to be Adrian's favorite toy once.
"Hey," Dean spoke softly and came over to stand in front of Castiel, reaching out his hand to lift Cas' chin up. Blue eyes met green, and Dean's face softened when his mate looked at him. "I don't wanna see him go either, but I think we'll manage on our own. I'm not that bad to be around," he smirked.
Castiel chortled. "I know. I enjoy being alone with you, but I enjoy our children's presence too."
"Me too, but they'll still come visit us," Dean spoke and leaned in to kiss Castiel gently on the lips.
Castiel reciprocated the kiss, humming and closing his eyes as their lips touched and moved together. Their bond flared at the intimacy, and Castiel felt a little better at the reassurance it gave him.
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When everything was packed and Noah was ready to go, he said goodbye to Bella and hugged her tightly before leaving the house with his parents and his boyfriend. It felt strange to him that he wouldn't be coming back there tonight and that he'd now be living on his own in a dorm room at college with Christie as his roommate.
The drive to the college felt weird too, for everyone. Dean tried to make the mood better by turning up the radio when a Metallica song aired, and he pleased to see that Jayden too liked that band a lot, judging from how he grinned when Dean turned up the volume.
The college was full of people when they arrived. A lot of new students were moving into the dorms that day, though some had moved in the day before already.
They stepped out of the car, and Dean and Jayden got Noah's stuff from the Tahoe's trunk while Noah himself was busy staring around at the campus in front of him. He had seen the college before and been inside the dormitories since Eden, Lily, and Isaac had all studied at the college, but it was strange and alien to him that he would now be studying there himself. The buildings suddenly looked so different to him, and the students that walked around were no longer just random strangers – they could be his future classmates or friends.
Noah shifted uneasily, unable to stare away from the sight of the college in front of him.
Castiel slowly went over to Noah, noticing the way he was staring. He put a comforting hand on his son's shoulder and felt him relax a bit at his touch. "I know how you feel. I was just as nervous as you when I started in college," he said, rubbing his thumb in circles into Noah's shirt.
Noah glanced at him. "It still feels a bit scary, though."
Castiel chuckled and brushed their wings together. "I know, but I'm sure you will like it here. Your siblings did."
Noah gave a small nod and pondered over his papa's words for a few seconds. The sound of Dean and Jayden grunting as they pulled his bags out of the trunk caught his attention, and he turned around to take his laptop bag from Jayden. He had three big bags full of clothes, towels, books, and other personal things he needed, and there was a box which contained a new lamp that he and Dean had been out to buy earlier that week.
"So, are you ready?" Dean asked, a smirk on his lips.
"I guess so," Noah murmured.
Jayden smiled and wrapped his arm around Noah's waist as they started to head over to the reception first to get the key for Noah's room. Christie was probably already in the room, but it was still nice for Noah to get his own key right away. Dean and Castiel followed, and Dean made sure that the car was locked before he left it.
The dormitory was noisy and full of people when they entered it after having collected the key. Noah's room was on the fourth floor – the same building and floor that Eden had lived on, though in a different room.
As usual, Dean and Castiel received a few odd looks as they walked together side-by-side, and Noah too got stared at when people started to notice that he was an angel/demon hybrid. Jayden stuck close to him, his wing touching Noah's to relax him, and he growled at those who were too rude with their staring.
When they reached Noah's room, Christie was already there and she beamed when she saw them.
"There you are!" she grinned and came over to pull Noah into a warm hug. "I was waiting for you, roomie."
Noah chuckled and hugged her back. "Hi, Christie."
"Hey, Christie," Dean smiled and shut the door behind them to block out the noise from the corridor. He and Jayden put Noah's bags down on the floor since they were a bit heavy to carry.
"Hi, guys," Christie grinned at them after she and Noah had pulled apart. She politely came over and shook both Dean and Castiel's hands, and she and Jayden hugged briefly as a greeting.
"Oh, I see you got settled in and everything," Dean noted, glancing around the room at the purple curtains and at the bed sheets on one of the beds. He could tell that Christie had already put most of her stuff into the drawers on her side of the room, although there was still a box with items on her bed which hadn't been emptied yet.
"Yeah, I put most of my things into place and my mom helped me put up the curtains. Noah and I had already agreed on the colors and everything," Christie said and smiled briefly at Noah.
"The curtains look nice," Castiel smiled. "I'm sure the two of you will like living here."
"Yeah, me too. If the other girls in the dorm are nice too, then it's an extra bonus," Christie commented.
"Did, you, um, see anyone else like me?" Noah asked her somewhat warily.
Christie immediately knew what he meant. "Well, I heard that there are 41 other submissives at the school at the moment, but I haven't run into any of them yet."
"Whoa, 42 submissives amongst over eight thousand students. That's not much, but it's still a lot of submissives within this age group in one place," Jayden commented.
"Well, only around seven or eight percent of all angels are submissives, and around nine percent of demons are submissives, so it is not surprising that there are so few submissive students here compared to the total number of students," Dean said. "Even though the number of submissives have been rising a bit over the past few decades…"
There were around 3,2 million submissives in the United States in total, and in Dean and Castiel's city (population 198,000) there lived 137 submissives of all ages. The number of submissives varied a lot from city to city, though many of them liked living in the bigger cities. At Noah's previous schools there had often only been 1-3 submissives attending at the same time, but the city had a rather even number of submissive students spread over 15+ different schools (elementary/middle schools, high schools, private schools, colleges, etc.). The colleges had more since they attracted students from nearby smaller towns too, so submissives from other towns would also be studying there as well.
"I'm just glad I'm not the only one…" Noah murmured and shifted a bit.
Jayden chuckled at him and rubbed his tail against Noah's leg.
"Well, let's help you set up your lamp and stuff so you can get settled a bit before Cas and I leave," Dean said then, picking up the box with the lamp inside. There was a lamp in the ceiling already, but students had to bring their own lamps to put on the bedside tables.
Jayden helped him get the lamp settled and nail the wire to the wall so that it wouldn't just lie around. They helped Christie nail her lamp's wire to the wall as well, since her parents hadn't had the tools to help her with that when they had helped her settle in the day before. Meanwhile Castiel helped Noah put bed sheets on his bed. Noah would put his clothes into the drawers later, since he didn't really need his parents to see his underwear and everything.
When they were finished it was already time for Dean and Castiel to leave.
"I'm guessing you, Christie, and Jayden are gonna go exploring around campus now, right?" Dean asked and stepped back a little.
"Yeah, I think so," Noah replied, glancing at Christie and Jayden for confirmation.
"That's the plan. We kinda wanna get to know this place a bit better before our classes start tomorrow," Christie explained.
"And I'm staying here to keep Noah company for a while before I head home. I've always been kinda curious about what the college looks like from inside, anyway," Jayden said. "Even though I won't be attending it along with Noah." He glanced at Noah with a sad smile.
"I still wish you were," Noah murmured and glanced back up at him.
Jayden chuckled and brushed their wings together. "I know. Me too. But at least my school is only three blocks away from here."
"I think Noah is very relieved by that," Christie giggled.
Castiel chuckled at the embarrassed scowl that Noah gave Christie. He came forward then to hug his son goodbye. "Goodbye, Noah. Take care of yourself and take your studies seriously."
Noah hugged Castiel back, feeling rather sad to say goodbye to him. "Bye, papa. And of course I will. I always do."
Castiel smiled and pulled back. "I know." He cupped Noah's cheeks with his hands and smiled fondly at his child, before leaning in and pressing a soft kiss to Noah's forehead. Noah smiled, and Castiel rubbed his thumb over Noah's cheek in a loving gesture before stepping back.
"Bye, kiddo," Dean smiled and went forward to hug Noah next. He squeezed him tightly and felt Noah reciprocate the gesture.
"Bye, daddy. I'll come visit you and papa soon," Noah spoke, smiling when he felt Dean's tail curl around his leg.
"You better," Dean grinned before patting Noah's shoulder and stepping away from him again.
Castiel went over to hug Jayden then. "Good luck with your first day at the culinary school tomorrow, Jayden."
"Thanks, Castiel," Jayden grinned and hugged him back, careful not to touch his wings. He glanced at Dean after Castiel had stepped away, and the older demon smiled before pulling him into a hug.
"Yeah, and take care of Noah when you two hang out. And if any guys act inappropriately towards him here, I expect you to take care of it when you hear about it," Dean spoke, patting Jayden on the back as they hugged and was careful not to get into too much contact with his half-sharp feathers.
"Yes, sir, you can trust me on that," Jayden grinned.
Noah rolled his eyes a bit and tried to suppress the blush in his cheeks, while Christie giggled softly next to him.
Dean grinned and pulled back, giving Jayden a few pats of approval on the shoulder before retreating over to the door with Cas.
"And we wish you good luck with your studies as well, Christie," Castiel added and smiled at Christie.
Christie grinned. "Thanks. I'll make sure Noah does his studying too."
Dean laughed when he heard Noah groan at that. "And if anything happens to him, give us a call as soon as possible, yeah?" He turned to look at Noah then. "And you do the same if something happens to Christie. I guess you have her parents' number?"
"Yeah, yeah, dad, I got it," Noah said, chuckling a bit over Dean's sudden protectiveness.
"I'll make sure to call you as soon as possible if something happens to Noah," Christie promised.
Dean gave her the thumbs up before he and Castiel said goodbye for the final time and stepped out of the room, closing the door behind them. They both sighed as they stood in the noisy corridor now where students were walking back and forth as the new students got settled in their rooms and the older students came back to their rooms after summer break.
Dean glanced at Castiel before slowly reaching out and grabbing a hold of his hand. "C'mon. Let's head home now."
Castiel raised his gaze to look at him. He forced a smile as their eyes met. "Yes, let's do that."
The demon squeezed his hand before they walked over to the elevator together to get down to the first floor again.
They walked back to the car in silence, though they never let go of the other's hand. Their bond flared with their sadness over saying goodbye to their youngest child and seeing him off to college, but it helped that they still had each other.
People stared, like they always did when Dean and Cas held hands in public, but they both paid them no attention. Dean, however, growled when a parent of one of the other students – a beta angel – glared at them as they passed him and he muttered some insulting words about Castiel. The guy backed off when Dean growled, and Dean smirked in satisfaction when he saw him flinch.
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They arrived home twenty minutes later.
The house was empty except for Bella, and when they stepped into the entrance hall it felt odd and lonely to them. The house felt oddly empty now that there were no longer anyone else living there with them. It was a little depressing, actually.
Castiel smiled at Bella when the dog barked and poked her nose against his hand to make him pet her, and he started to stroke and rub her fur to please her.
"Well, at least Bella is here, so we're not completely alone," Dean smiled and took off his shoes and jacket.
Castiel chuckled at that and got out of his jacket and shoes as well.
They went into the living room with Bella following after them, though the dog quickly went over to her water bowl to get something to drink. Dean followed her to pour up some more water for her since the bowl was almost empty, and he then opened the door to the terrace so that he dog could run out into the garden and stretch her legs. All garden gates were closed so she couldn't run off the property.
Castiel sighed and slumped his wings behind him, casting a glance around the living room which suddenly seemed so much emptier and quieter than it usually was.
Dean stared at him for a moment when he came back into the living room and saw Castiel standing there with his wings slumped.
"He'll be okay, Cas. Don't worry," Dean reassured him when he noticed Castiel's expression.
The angel sighed. "I know he will. I'm wondering if we are going to be okay, though."
"We've been alone before. Before we had Eden," Dean reminded him, his lips tilting into a smile.
Castiel shot him an unimpressed look. "That was over 30 years ago, Dean."
Dean laughed and came over to place his hands on the angel's hips. He made Castiel turn around so that they were facing each other more and pulled the angel close so that their fronts were touching. The demon smiled at his mate and ran a hand down the soft, white feathers of Cas' left wing. "We'll be okay, Cas. Our kids are happy and we should be happy too. We've still got each other."
Castiel sighed contently at Dean's touch and leaned further into him. "I know. I'm glad I still have you."
Dean grinned and pulled Cas just a little bit closer. "And now that we have the entire house to ourselves, we can have sex anywhere we like, anytime we want, and we don't even have to keep our voices down."
Castiel blushed, hearing the clear confidence in Dean's voice as he spoke. "Bella is still here, though."
"We can always lock her into a room or let her outside in the garden if she bothers you."
Dean moved his hands over Castiel's hips before slowly sliding them further behind the angel until they were cupping his ass. He gave angel's ass a firm squeeze then, laughing when Castiel yelped and flinched somewhat in response.
"Dean," Castiel warned and scowled at him.
Dean leaned his head back and laughed at him before looking at him in adoration. "I'm just trying to cheer you up here. And from what I can tell, I think it's working." He smirked cockily as he pressed his body firmer against Castiel's so that his thigh was pressing right against the angel's growing erection through their clothes.
Castiel groaned, annoyed that Dean was so cocky about being right.
"So… You wanna take advantage of the emptiness in this house, or do you just wanna wait until your arousal goes away?"
"What do you think?" Castiel asked, somewhat challengingly. Before Dean could reply, Castiel launched forward and pressed their lips together in a deep, hot kiss.
Dean growled in approval and pressed Cas' body as close to his own as he could before grasping his ass and his hair as tightly while he devoured his mouth. He quickly gained dominance over the kiss and made his mate melt submissively in his arms before he dragged him over to the couch to make love.
It was hard on them both to say goodbye to Noah and see him off to college and now having to live alone in the house, but they took comfort in each other through sex and intimacy.
They made love for over an hour, losing themselves in the intimacy and the comfort it provided them, and they spent the rest of the day cuddling and staying as close to each other as they could.
A chapter in their life had ended and now new ones were beginning; the chapters of their kids.
~*~*~*~ Epilogue: 17 years later… ~*~*~*~
December 2061 (Castiel is 72, Dean is 73 (almost 74), Eden is 48, Adrian is 45, the twins are 41, Noah is 35, Jayden is 37, Jason is 49, Natalie is 44, Tony is 42, Kaylen is 36 years old. The grandkids are between 4 and 22 years old).
It was Christmas time – the 24th of December in the evening. Dean and Castiel sat on the couch in the large living room of Isaac's house, watching their children and grandchildren laugh, talk, and enjoy a lovely family time together. They had all just eaten dinner so everyone was exhausted from the large, delicious meal and were now enjoying each other's company.
Isaac and Kaylen had invited everyone over to celebrate Christmas together at their big house. Isaac's acting career was going very well and he had earned a lot of money – enough to afford a big house that he had always dreamed about. It was the only house in the family that was big enough to have everyone in it without the space getting too cramped. Dean and Castiel's 5 children and 14 grandchildren (plus another one on its way) took up quite a lot of space, after all. Plus, Kaylen's brother and his wife and three children were also in the house to celebrate the Holidays with them, but their parents hadn't been able to join.
"Gramma! Grampa! Derek is being mean!" wailed Dylan, who was Noah and Jayden's 4-year-old alpha son, as he ran over to Dean and Castiel on the couch. They were sitting on the 3-person couch which was next to a larger couch that was big enough for seven people. Eden, Lily, and Natalie were currently sitting there and chatting, while the boys were walking around and keeping an eye on the kids and doing other things.
"I'm not!" Derek denied behind him and stamped his foot into the floor in frustration. He was Dylan's older alpha brother and was three years older than him. The two often got into some arguments but they were still rather close as brothers.
Castiel reached out and pulled Dylan up on his lap, comforting the boy who was glaring at his older brother for denying that he had been mean. "Shh, stop fighting you two," Castiel told them and rocked Dylan gently on his lap.
Derek shot Dylan a look as if his little brother was being unfair, before he walked over to his cousins by the big Christmas tree.
Jennifer and Marie, who were Lily and Tony's 11-year-old twin girls, giggled at their interaction before going over to the tree too to play with toys on the floor.
There were 14 grandchildren in the house; making it a lot of kids to keep an eye on. The children all had different characteristics and had inherited random genes from their parents – some had tails and others didn't, but they all had wings, although the colors varied a lot. Eden and Jason had three kids, as did Adrian and Natalie as well as Lily and Tony. Isaac had two kids with Kaylen, and Noah and Jayden were now expecting their fourth baby, which would be Dean and Castiel's 15th grandchild.
Isaac and Kaylen's daughter Eliza, who was 12 years old, scowled a bit at Derek as he came over to the Christmas tree where most of them were playing. "Did you have to call Dylan a baby?" she asked him, disapproval on her face.
"Yeah, that was kinda mean," said Ashley, who was Adrian and Natalie's 10-year-old daughter. She and Eliza were good friends, even though Eliza was getting too old to play with toys now.
"He still believes in Santa Claus," Derek said defensively.
"Well, doh! He's 4!" Eliza said, rolling her eyes. "And you aren't exactly old either – you're 7."
"But he's an alpha like me! It's too childish of him to believe in such stuff," Derek murmured and crossed his arms, while his tail swished next to his leg in annoyance.
"Hey, be nice. He's still just a kid; alpha or not," said Daniel and ruffled Derek's hair as he passed him to get over to Maya and Luna, who were sitting on the floor with Luna's little sister Lucy and looking at stuff on their tablets while the kids played around them in front of the tree.
Derek shied away from Daniel's hand, and Jake – who was Isaac and Kaylen's 6-year-old beta son and Derek's good friend – snickered slightly at that.
Meanwhile, Jayden came over to the couch and glanced between Dylan on Cas' lap and Derek who was now hanging out with his cousin Jake by the tree. "Are they fighting again?" he asked, looking at Dean and Castiel.
"Yeah, a bit. Alpha brothers sometimes do that," Dean chuckled and slung his arm over the back of the couch behind Castiel. He smiled down at Dylan who was still sitting on Cas' lap and leaning into the angel.
"They're such babies," Nathan said next to Jayden and rolled his eyes at his little brothers. Nathan was Noah and Jayden's oldest son and a beta, and he was 12 years old now.
Jayden chuckled at him and watched as Nathan headed over to the others by the Christmas tree.
"Am not!" Dylan grumbled after he heard what his older brother said. He then wriggled his way off of Cas' lap and gave him grandparents a small, shy smile before he too went over to the tree to see what the others were doing. He shied away from Jayden's hand with a laugh when his father ruffled his hair fondly as he passed him.
"Don't break the fake candles, boys!" Eden said in a raised voice when she saw Derek and Jake playing a bit with the candle-formed lamps in the tree. The boys immediately took a small step away from the tree when they heard her voice.
"Damn, Eden, don't scare the crap outta them," Isaac groused from where he was standing on the other side of the couch table. "I can just buy new lamps."
Eden glared at him in defiance and crossed her arms as she leaned back against the couch. "That's not how to raise kids; telling them that it's okay to break stuff 'cause you can just buy new ones."
Adrian laughed next to Isaac. "I agree with that."
Dean and Castiel chuckled as they watched their now fully grown adult kids bicker back and forth about the subject, and how Kaylen's brother and his wife now came over to join the discussion. They both looked up when Noah returned from the bathroom and reentered the living room, and Jayden immediately came over to support him. Noah was six months pregnant and was having some back pains already, so Jayden was constantly by his side whenever the submissive groaned or grunted in pain.
"Are you alright?" Castiel asked, furrowing his brows in worry as Noah stood next to them near the couch.
"Yeah, I'm okay, papa," Noah smiled and rubbed his pregnant belly with affection. "She's just moving around a lot today."
Jayden smiled next to him and rubbed Noah's belly tenderly, placing a soft kiss on Noah's temple. "Our girl is quite active already, huh?"
Noah chuckled. "Yeah, she really is." He watched his bump with a loving expression and hummed contently as Jayden rubbed it and cooed soft words at the baby inside.
Dean and Castiel smiled at them and watched as their grandkids were all gathered in the living room, playing together or just chatting. Their children were also interacting and laughing together now over something, and Noah went over to sit on the couch with Eden, Lily, and Natalie. The girls were very interested in Noah's pregnancy with his fourth – and supposedly last – baby, and Kaylen joined them there. Meanwhile Jayden went over to Adrian, Isaac, Tony, Jason, and Kaylen's brother Carl to hang out and chat.
Dean smiled at the family scene and put his arm around Cas' shoulder, pulling him a little closer. The angel hummed contently and rested his head on Dean's shoulder, getting comfortable with his wings against him. Dean played gently with some of Cas' feathers and kept his eyes on their kids and grandkids as he spoke. "It was cool of Isaac to invite us all over for Christmas."
Castiel smiled and snuggled a little closer to Dean. "Yes, it was. I'm glad that everyone gets along and are happy. It makes me happy too."
"Mm," Dean hummed in agreement. "We've created a quite good family."
Castiel smiled. "I couldn't have asked for more."
Dean peered down at his mate the best he could in their current position. His hand was still playing with some of Castiel's feathers, which were as soft as they had always been, despite both of them being older now. "I love you, know. More than anything."
Castiel lifted his head from Dean's shoulder to stare at him. He searched the green eyes for a moment before smiling. "And I love you too. Even though your hairs are getting a bit grey."
"Hey," Dean warned him playfully. "Look who's talking – your grey is more visible than mine," he smirked.
Their hairs had started getting a bit grey after they had turned 60. Cas' hair had first really started to lose its natural black color when he had been 65 and then it had gotten more and more dark grey over the years. He still had some black hairs in it though, but most of his hairs were dark grey. They had gotten a tiny bit wrinkled too, but their skin looked much younger than any human's did at that age.
"Well, I am dark-haired and you have always had a lighter hair color; it's natural that it's easier to see with me," Castiel argued and shot Dean a small scowl.
Dean laughed warmly and pulled Cas down to rest his head on his shoulder again. "I know, Cas. I'm just teasing. You're still pretty to me, you know. And sexy."
Castiel blushed but couldn't suppress the smile on his lips. "I know. You too."
Dean grinned and placed a kiss on Cas' head. They snuggled a little closer and watched their family interact in the room around them. Everyone looked happy and comfortable, and even though some of the grandchildren were arguing a bit with their siblings they still got along well and were excited for their presents the next morning.
"I think I knew since I first started falling in love with you that you would be mine forever," Dean hummed as they sat there. "I'm never going to let you go. Not ever."
"Where else would I go? I belong with you. I always have," Castiel spoke, smiling softly and closing his eyes as he let his head rest on Dean's strong shoulder. He purred as Dean continued to pet his feathers tenderly.
Dean let out a small, possessive growl of approval and pulled Cas even closer, pressing another kiss to the angel's head and let his lips linger there. "We're bonded, we're mated, and I'm forever devoted to you," he whispered against Castiel's hair, his words like a promise. He closed his eyes as he breathed in the sweet scent of his angel and nuzzled his nose against his soft hairs.
Castiel just smiled, feeling more happy and content than ever, and closed his eyes with a soft sigh as he rested against Dean and felt his mate all around him. "Ditto," he whispered back in a soft voice.
Dean grinned and held him close.
They spent the rest of the night chatting with the others and watching the kids play together.
Dean and Castiel had spent the majority of their lives together, and they weren't going to part ways until the day they would no longer be in this world. They were mates for life, and not even people's perception or prejudice against their unusual interspecies relationship and love could ever change that.
The end.
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Author's notes: After a bit over a year I've finally posted the final chapter. It feels so weird that the story is over now, but I've really enjoyed writing it. There is still the spin-off though, which will be named Dedicated and which should be up some time next week! So keep an eye out for it :) It will start not long after where Devoted ended (before the epilogue) where Noah is in college. The story will be about Noah and Jayden's lives as they become mates and have kids, etc. The other kids will also make their appearance in it, as will Dean and Cas, but the story will mainly be about Noah and Jayden. I hope that a lot of you will be reading it :)
Also, I didn't mention what the grandkids look like since there were so many of them mentioned that I thought it would take too much space to write one description after the other. Isaac and Kaylen's kids mostly look like demons since they are 3/4 part demon, but they have some brown and grey in their feathers too, and both have light brown hair and tails. Lily and Tony's twin girls Jennifer and Marie have white wings with some grey and pink, blonde hair, and none of their kids have tails (they also have an alpha son whom Lily was pregnant with in this and the previous chapter, and his wings are white with some grey). Eden and Jason's last daughter Lucy has sandy-colored hair, red wings with some white and grey, and no tail. Adrian and Natalie will have two more kids – an alpha boy and a girl – both with sandy-colored hair, blue eyes, white wings with some red and black. Finally, Noah and Jayden have 3 boys. Nathan is a beta who has red wings with some grey and has brown hair, and Derek (alpha) looks much the same. Dylan (alpha) has grey wings with some red feathers and has dark brown/black hair. All have tails. As for their daughter… You will find out in Dedicated when she's born XD
Finally I'd like to thank all my wonderful readers for reading my story! ^_^ And thank you to all those who left reviews – it has really motivated me to keep the story going, so thank you very much! It has been a pleasure to have written this story for you guys, and I hope to see many of you for Dedicated as well :)
And of course a final thank you to my beta, iloveanime9251, who has helped me a lot with not just proof-reading but also with the plot :) However, due to her being very busy for personal reasons lately, Mishasenpai from Tumblr has offered me her help with proof-reading. She has beta'ed this chapter for me and has agreed to beta the spin-off as well, at least until my original beta is ready again. I would like to thank her as well for helping me out :) (You can find her on Tumblr: mishasenpai . tumblr . com (without the spaces)).
Thank you again for reading and I hope to see you back for Dedicated as well :) Keep an eye out for it if you are interested in reading it – I will be posting it here on Fanfiction net as well.
PS: Dedicated was removed from Fanfiction net. You can find it on my AO3 account. See more info on my profile page.
-Luciel89.