Pure Souls

Chapter 10

((Sorry it took so long to update! I've been super busy X_X))

When they got home, Sam and Kevin were already there and were finishing unpacking the groceries they had. Clara rushed over to both of them, to show off her new toy.

"Look Uncle Sammy, Kevin! Papa and Daddy got me this!" Sam chuckled, and took the toy from his new niece's hands.

"Cute. Did you name her?"

"It's a him. Daddy said I should name him Hobbs." Sam looked to his brother, who just gave him an innocent shrug.

"Well what do you wanna name him?"

"Dunno yet." Clara shrugged, before taking back the tiger and rushing off to find her brother.

"So, how was shopping?" Sam asked with a teasing tone. Dean chuckled, and sighed.

"Interesting. Some woman thought Clara was lost, scared her." Sam looked over worried.

"It's probably because you two don't really look like them…" Kevin said, before instantly regretting it.

"True...but that should matter." Dean growled.

"It doesn't...not to me or anything, but people are weird." Kevin tried to explain, not wanting to piss off Dean.

"...Yeah I guess." Dean sighed, before grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge.

"Water Dean?" Sam raised an eyebrow.

"Well I can't really drink beer all the time like I use to." Dean shrugged. "I'm gonna go help Cas get the kids set up." After he left, Kevin leaned over to Sam.

"Was that Dean being responsible?"

"Yep."

"...Should we be worried?"

"Not yet." Sam chuckled.

When he got into the kids room, Dean found Castiel helping Clara clean her wings. Alex was setting up the bed, but didn't seem to like anything he did with it. Dean smiled, and sat down next to him.

"Here...why don't you take a break, and let me help you with your wings too ok?" Alex blinked, before nodding to him. He let out a breath of air and with a gentle whoosh, his wings were back out. Dean motioned for him to turn around, and he began to brush his hands through the feathers, picking any fallen ones and setting them aside. Castiel was doing the same for Clara.

"Thank you." Alex said after a moment of silence.

"For?"

"Everything." Dean smiled.

"It's what a family does for each other." Alex looked to him and smiled, and Dean could tell he was starting to relax to the idea of this being his true family.

"'M hungry." Clara spoke up, looking up to Castiel.

"Well, let's get you guys something to eat."

The rest of the day went on easily. After lunch, Sam helped Dean get a desk for each of them into their room, and while Clara began to draw, Alex went downstairs to check out the library. Dean and Castiel decided to start working on their little project, and actually pulled Sam in to see what they could do about getting a bigger bed.

After talking it over with Sam, they all decided that once Charlie came to visit, they'd go out and get the materials to 'make a bed' for the nest. Looking online, they found what Castiel was looking for as far as a base, and when he and Dean groomed the kids, they made sure to collect the feathers that were loose. Dean honestly couldn't wait. He'd have to message Charlie later and let her know she needed to hurry up for that visit.

"Alright, I'm gonna go start on dinner." Sam said, stretching. "I'll see if Clara and Alex wanna help." He grinned over at Dean, who nodded. As soon as Sam and Kevin left, Dean was pulled over to Castiel and his lips were attacked, causing Dean to moan.

"Sorry." Castiel spoke softly after pulling back slightly. "I've wanted to do that for a while."

"Don't be." Dean said as he went back to kissing his angel. "We're not going to have much alone time with those two around." he chuckled. "Not that I don't mind." He pulled Castiel to the bed, and they laid there for a moment, sharing lazy kisses and gentle strokes of their arms, and Castiel's wings.

When they heard the creak of the door, they looked over and saw Clara and Alex peeking in, and Castiel motioned for them to come over. Clara instantly jumped into the bed, accepting the snuggles her Papa and Daddy had for her, while Alex calmly crawled over, and laughed when he was tackled by his family. They laid there, in perfect happiness, talking about what they wanted to do with the kids' room, what the kids wanted to do over the next few days, anything and everything. It was a little over an hour later that Sam knocked on the door.

"Dinner's ready guys!"

Sam had made pasta, and already had the two pies he picked up warming in the oven. Kevin and Alex were talking about school topics, Clara was asking Sam to show her how to cook, and Dean just smiled, and soaked all of this in. He laughed when he heard Kevin offer to teach the kids for a while since they were still getting used to having their wings, and Castiel said that if he didn't mind, it was fine. While they were cleaning up and getting dessert ready, Sam pulled Dean away for a moment.

"Do you remember when we were sent to heaven...and when you found me, my heaven?" How could Dean forget? It hurt him to see his Sammy enjoying life without him or his Dad. But instead of giving him hell, he nodded. "I don't think it's that anymore…" Dean tilted his head.

"What are you saying Sammy?"

"I'm saying this...with you, and Cas...Alex and Clara...and even Kevin...this is home. This…." Sam sighed. "This is my heaven." Dean blinked back the tears he could feel forming. He was so not gonna cry in front of his little brother.

"Really?" Sam nodded, and Dean could see he was having a hard time not tearing up himself. "Sammy…" Dean pulled his brother over for a hug.

"I'm really happy for you Dean. For finding Cas...and the kids. And I...I'm so happy we've got each other through this." Dean couldn't stop smiling afterwards.

That night, after getting the kids cleaned up and ready for bed, Dean and Castiel found themselves tucking their children in.

"Now, if you guys need us, we're right next door ok?" Clara nodded, and she held her tiger very close.

"We should be fine Daddy...thank you." Alex spoke softly, and watched as they turned off the lights, leaving one small nightlight they had gotten on.

"How long do you think before they're in our bed?" Dean asked as he and Castiel started getting ready for bed themselves.

"An hour." Dean chuckled at that.

It actually wasn't till close till four in the morning when they kids crept their way into Dean and Castiel's room, and Dean found himself with an arm full of Clara, tears staining her cheeks.

"What's wrong Princess?" Dean yawned as he pulled her closer, and looked to see where Alex was. Castiel was already sitting up, and holding his arms out for Alex. He looked shaken, but wasn't crying. He instantly curled into Castiel's arms, and seemed to relax more when Castiel began to stroke his wings.

"Bad dream...and you weren't there…." Clara mumbled into Dean's chest, and Dean sighed, feeling bad that he wasn't there, and mimicked Castiel in stroking Clara's wings. She whimpered, clinging closer.

"Come on you two…" Castiel pulled Alex into the bed, and Dean started to lay Clara down, when she cried out.

"I forgot Hobbs!" Dean chuckled, and kissed her forehead.

"I'll go get him then…" He went to the other room, and grabbed not only Clara's stuffed tiger, as well as Alex's fox and both the blankets they had. Clara seemed relieved when he came in with Hobbs and her turtle's blanket, and Alex gratefully took his things from Dean as well.

"What did you name him?" Castiel asked, while Dean got Clara tucked into her blanket.

"I haven't yet...What do you think I should name him?" Castiel hummed, thinking for a moment.

"Jimmy." Alex held up the fox, looking at it as he thought over the name.

"I like that...Jimmy…"

"I think it's time then for you and Jimmy to get some sleep." Castiel kissed his forehead, and looked over to Clara, seeing that she was already asleep.

"I...think so too...goodnight," Alex yawned, and snuggled down into his blanket. "...Papa." Castiel looked to Dean, and smiled. Dean chuckled, before reaching out and taking Castiel's hand. They held hands as they fell asleep, the children in between them.