castiel jumped from his bed, hearing a loud high pitched scream from downstairs. he ran down the steps and saw dean standing in front of gabriel. the small animal in gabriels arms caught his attention.

"is that a cat?" castiel asked, walking towards his brother. gabriel stood with a big smile as he looked from the fuzzy creature to the couple.

"our new pet, his name's spaghetti and hes a ferret." gabe said proudly, rubbing spaghetti's tummy. castiel looked from the ferret to his boyfriend who seemed to be in shock.

"babe, are you scared of a ferret? hes just a baby." cas questioned the older male who shook his head quickly.

"me? scared? nah, its just a rodent." dean answered, chuckling nervously as he scooted closer to castiel.

"hey! dont talk about spaghetti like that." gabriel pouted, smacking deans arm and stomping away from the couple. castiel laughed at his now pouting boyfriend, kissing his temple as dean rubbed the red hand print on his forearm.

"if he was anyone else i'd beat his ass." dean muttered, sitting down on the couch and crossing his arms like an angry child. cas sat next to his boyfriend, dean not taking his eyes from the tv.

"babe, stop being whiny." cas said, dean rolled his eyes pulling out his phone to avoid the younger. castiel furrowed his brows at his childish boyfriend, standing up to get a snack from the kitchen. as he opened the cupboard yet another scream was heard, this time from upstairs. cas laughed, knowing gabe had introduced spaghetti to luci who was indeed scared of small animals.

as cas looked through the mostly empty pantry, he made a mental note to make a grocery list. he sighed in defeat, grabbing a granola bar as nothing else interested him. dean was sat in the same position on the couch, now texting away with a smile.

"who ya talking to?" castiel asked curiously, opening up the package. dean looked up at the younger male, setting his phone face down on his leg.

"a friend, she's throwing a party on saturday and invited me." dean answered pulling castiel by his waist to sit on his lap.

"oh yeah? whats this friends name?" the raven haired boy asked, taking a bite from the granola bar.

"dakota." dean responded, grabbing cas' hand to bring the snack to his mouth. the younger bit his cheek, slight worry that dakota was more than a friend. although they were now official, castiel was still terrified that dean was only experimenting with him. after all, this is college.

"angel, whats goin on in that pretty head of yours?" dean asked, cupping castiels face in his hands, forcing the boy to look at him.

"nothing, baby." cas lied, putting on a face smile. "am i invited to this party?" he asked, throwing his wrapper into the nearby wastebasket.

"of course, everyone in the house is." dean said, removing castiels baseball cap so he could play with his messy curls. cas leaned into the touch, closing his eyes as dean ran his hands through his hair.

"hey, love birds, either of you seen michael?" the pair looked up to see evelyn, michaels new friend. dean blushed as he realized his position with castiel, still nervous with his sexuality.

"uh, yeah, he should be up in our room." dean answered, she gave the pair a kind smile before walking up the stairs. as she walked up, gabriel walked back down with his new pet in his arms.

"gabe, can i hold him?" castiel asked, reaching his arms out. dean pushed the younger of his lap, scooting to the end of the couch. gabe handed his brother, spaghetti and cas' face lit up with joy. he scratched the tiny animals belly, sliding down to a totally not scared dean.

"baby, hes not going to hurt you." cas said softly, grabbing deans hand and slowly bringing it to the ferret. dean squeezed his eyes shut, waiting for the animal to bite him, but it didnt happen. the feeling of his soft fur under his hand caused his eyes to open. castiel smiled up to his boyfriend, watching as the older got used to the animal. "see, deano, hes not that bad."

"yeah, dean, you're just a pussy." gabe remarked, causing the older boy to send him a glare.

"shut it, bitch boy." dean muttered, gabe let out a gasp and flipped off the blonde. castiel laughed as spaghetti started to climb up his shirt, his fur tickling his neck.

"here ya go, gabe." cas said, grabbing the ferret from his shoulder and handing it to his brother. gabriel took his animal and walked off, sticking his tongue out to dean.

"okay, now that your annoying brother is gone. wanna go outside? i think the girls set up some sort of game." dean said, looking through the blinds to see their friends in swim suits, setting up some sort of waterslide in the front yard.

"yes, we should get changed first." cas answered, standing up and holding his hand out for dean. they walked upstairs, seeing that dean and michaels door was shut with a sock on the handle.

"classic, mike." dean chuckled, rolling his eyes and going into his boyfriends room instead. "cassie, you got any swim trunks i could wear? my rooms, uh, occupied." the older asked nervously, watching as cas dug through his dresser.

"yeah, i should have a pair." cas answered, pulling out two pairs of swim trunks. one pair being blue and purple tye-dye, the other a light pink. cas looked at both pairs before smirking, tossing the pink pair to dean. "you'll look cute in those." he told his boyfriend, sending him a wink.

both boys quickly changed, dean flustered as he stood shirtless while wearing the pink shorts. castiel smiled at his boyfriend, pulling him by his waist. they shared a quick kiss before going downstairs and out the front door.

charlie, meg, ruby, amara and jo all stood in the yard wearing their own swimwear. jo was screaming as charlie chased her with the hose, the water surely being cold. meg and amara were arguing over how to set up the air pump. ruby sat on a lawn chair, drink in her hand as she watched her friends. cas and dean looked at each other before laughing, each of the girls stopping to look at the couple.

"great, dean, youre handy come help us, you sexy man, you." meg exclaimed, running up to dean and grabbing him by his arm. castiel watched as she pulled away his boyfriend, highly confused.

"cas, come sit, enjoy the show." ruby called, patting the chair next to her. cas made his way to his friend, sitting in the red lawn chair. she handed him a soda, keeping her eyes on their struggling friends.

dean was repeatedly hitting the air pump off the ground as he was angered by not understanding how it worked. meg and amara watched as he lashed out, wondering if they should stop him. somehow, hitting it off the ground got it to turn on and they all cheered with excitement. jo now had the hose and had it shoved down charlis top, the redhead screaming as the cold water hit her skin.

"this is going to be a wild night."