Ho ho holy shit! It's been years since I've updated this on here, which is crazy because the story was finished in 2015 on my AO3 account, I just totally forgot to update it here... My bad? Anywho, hope y'all enjoy!

The door in front of us opens to reveal Sammie and the warm interior of my childhood home.

"Mom! Dee's here!" Sam yells behind her. "Who's this?" She asks, nodding to where Cas is standing beside me.

"Uh, this is Cas. Cas, this is my sister Sam." I gesture between them awkwardly and clear my throat. "Okay, can we come inside now?" Sammie gives me a bitchface, but opens the door wider and steps out of the way.

"It's nice to meet you Sam. I've heard a lot about you." Cas smiles at Sam as she passes and I smile at her fondly.

"Yeah. I, uh, can't really say the same. When did you two meet?" Sam asks, looking between us with a frown on her face.

"This morning." Cas answers immediately. "In Professor Harvelle's class." Sam shoots a Look over to me and frowns.

"Well, it's nice to meet you, I guess. C'mon, Mom's just about finished with dinner." Sam jerks her head toward the kitchen and heads off, but I grab Cas's hand before she can follow.

"Are you sure you want to meet my family so soon?" I ask her. Cas smiles and squeezes my hand in reassurance.

"I'm sure. Now, let's go meet your mother." Cas tugs on my hand and I guide her into the kitchen. Mom is by the stove, finishing up dinner and Ellen is putting what's already done in the correct dishes.

"Hey, Mom." I smile and lean down to kiss her cheek. She turns her head and smiles at me.

"Hello, darling." Her eyes flicker over to the side toward Cas, then flicker down to where our hands are clasped together. She smiles up at me and raises her eyebrows. "And who's this?" She asks.

"Uh, this is Cas. Castiel Novak. She's, um, my soulmate." I stutter out, blushing. Out of the corner of my eye I can see Cas smiling and reaching forward with her hand.

"It's very nice to meet you Mrs Winchester." Cas says warmly.

"Oh, please call me Mary. And we don't shake hands in this family." Mom says as she pulls Cas into a hug. Cas awkwardly stands there for a few seconds before wrapping her arms around Mom's back. Mom releases her after a few seconds and turns back to the dish cooking on the stove. "Would you two please help Ellen put dinner on the table?" She requests, nodding to the counter full of dishes.

"Of course Mom." I pick up a dish of macaroni and cheese and nod to Cas to pick up another one. "We'll put these on the table, then I can introduce you to the rest of the family." I tell her, smiling. We set the dishes down, then I grab Cas's hand and guide her towards the living room where everyone else is gathered.

"Hey! Look who's here bitches!" Charlie announces. "Whoa. Is that who I think it is?"

"Charlie, Cas. Cas, Charlie." I introduce them, gesturing between the red head and my soul mate. Charlie envelopes Cas in a hug, only partly awkward due to Cas's hand still being in mine. Charlie lets her go and steps back.

"I thought you'd be shorter." Charlie admits, gazing up at Cas. Cas glances over at me and frowns, then she glances back at Charlie and looks down at the brace around Charlie's wrist.

"I believe I have some arnica gel that might help your carpal tunnel." She comments, nodding to Charlie's brace. "Though you should still wear the brace at night."

Charlie stares at her like she just magically cured her carpal tunnel. Then she hits her on the arm.

"Did we just become best friends?"

"Hey, I thought I was your best friend!" I complain, letting go of Cas's hand to wrap Charlie in a hug.

"Nah, you're like my sister." Charlie says after we've separated. A throat is cleared behind her and I look up to see Bobbie, Jo, and Sam looking at me expectantly.

"Oh, um, Cas, this is Bobbie Singer and Jo Harvelle. You've met Sam. Everybody, this is Cas. She's my soulmate." I look over at Cas and see her smiling at me, her cheeks flushed pink. I decide I like the color on her cheeks.

"Congrats, idjits." Bobbie says gruffly, raising her beer in our direction.

"Ash is gonna be disappointed she missed this." Jo says, coming toward us and giving us both a quick hug. "Nice to meet you Cas. Welcome to the family."

"You coulda told me she was your soulmate, jerk." Sam pouts.

"I didn't want to tell any more people before Mom, bitch." I reply.

"Any more people? Who found out before me?" Mom asks from behind me. I jump and feel my eyes widen.

"Shit." I mutter as I turn to face her.

"Watch your mouth Deanna Michelle. Who found out first?" Mom demands, crossing her arms over her chest.

"It's okay Mary, it wasn't their fault." Ellen says, resting a hand on Mom's shoulder. "It happened in my class, and the two a'them ain't exactly subtle." She explains. "It was pretty cute actually." My cheeks flame and I duck my head down.

"I hadn't even brushed my hair." I mumble. Cas tucks an arm around my waist and leans her head close to mine.

"It was adorable because you hadn't brushed your hair. We can't control how we meet our soul mates, it just happens." Castiel smiles and I grin over at her, completely smitten.

"I really lucked out in the soulmate department, didn't I?" I ask, grinning widely.

"I can't say I did so bad either, but yes, you did get the better end of the deal." Cas replies deadpan. The joke shocks a laugh out of me and I toss my head back with the force of it. Cas just stands beside me with a small triumphant smile playing at the corners of her mouth.

"Okay you two, enough of that. You're being so sweet it's ruining dinner." Mom smiles at us and gestures to the dining room. "Food's ready and we're not going to let it go cold."

Our family of friends bustle into the dining room and sit around the large table, grouping together as they always do. Mom sits at the head of the table, with Bobbie and Ellen to her right and Sammie and I to her left. Jo sits beside Ellen and Cas sits beside me. The other end of the table is empty, as it always is. Dinner is spent eating Mom's delicious food and talking about our lives, catching up as though we don't see each other nearly every day. I find myself looking over at Cas for the majority of the dinner, watching her interact with my family as though she'd always been there. It warms something deep inside me, and I can't help but think that I would've fallen in love with her, even if there was no such thing as soulmates.