In
The Company of Dragons
By: Ridley C. James
Beta: Tidia
Disclaimer: Nothing Supernatural
belongs to me. All those lovely men are property of Kripke Enterprise
and The CW.
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Chapter 5/7
"If you can’t take the
heat, don’t tickle the dragon.” -unknown
John was out of the truck as soon as
it rolled to a stop. They had passed the unfamiliar limo on the way in
and his well-honed hunter’s sense was on full alert, rivaled only by
the hard-wired instincts of a father. Something was wrong.
He almost breathed a sigh of relief
when he saw both his boys standing by Jim’s truck, unharmed. But then
his gaze fell on Caleb Reaves’ slumped form and his heart faltered a
beat. "Damn it."
“Caleb!” Murphy called out the boy’s
name as he hustled past him, quickly making his way to the downed
hunter’s side.
“Dean?” John knelt next to his son,
placing a hand on his shoulder. “What the hell happened?”
The twelve-year-old looked at him. “A
man…somebody named Conner.” His bottom lip trembled, as he glanced to
the pastor. "Is he okay?"
“He’s breathing,” Jim spoke up,
ignoring Dean's question. He shot John a quick glance, and then looked
off into the distance. “That ambulance sounds close.”
“Conner did this?” Winchester took in
the obvious injuries littering Reaves’ body, worried at those not seen.
John reached up and turned his boy's face to him. "Dean? Are you sure,
son?” Charles Conner was many things, but physically violent wasn’t one
of them. It was too unrefined for his tastes.
“Some goons with him,” Dean explained
and his father let him go. His gaze went back to watching Jim’s
ministrations.
“Caleb?” Jim was patting the hunter’s
face. He glanced up at the younger Winchesters. “How long has he been
out, boys?”
“Just a few minutes,” Dean told him.
“And humans did this to him?”
Winchester was still in shock. He had trained Reaves himself. The kid
could handle almost any kind of hand to hand situation. There had to be
some explanation.
“He had a vision,” Dean snapped, as
if sensing what his father was thinking. “He was out of it when they
jumped him.”
“They were like giants!” Sam piped up
in defense also. “Dean tried to help, but that bad man stopped him.”
John sighed. "Dean-go to the end of
the drive-make sure that ambulance knows where to come."
The twelve-year-old looked reluctant
to leave. "Now, son. Go!"
Finally, the boy took off and John
focused on his youngest. “Sammy-go into the house and get a blanket.”
The seven-year-old hesitated only a
moment before releasing his grip on Reaves’ hand. He gave his father a
quick nod and jumped up, scampering towards the house with Scout
nipping at his heels. “This gash looks bad,” John said, turning his
attention to the deep cut just above Caleb’s hairline. “He could have
one hell of a concussion.”
About that time, the psychic moved
his head, groaned, and his eyes fluttered open. “Caleb?” Jim rested his
hand on the young man’s chest to keep him from moving. “Are you with
us, my boy?”
“That depends…are you in Hell, too?”
John snorted. “Somewhere in the
vicinity, but I’m guessing not at the same level as you.”
“You’d be right,” Reaves tried to
turn his head to see Winchester, but a sudden knifing sensation behind
his right eye had him hissing in pain, and remaining perfectly still.
“Ow.”
“Where do you hurt?” Jim asked,
worriedly. “His hands ghosting over the young hunter’s body.”
“Easier to list places… I don’t, ”
Caleb ground out, his mouth quirked. “Big toe, left pinky finger…”
“Caleb,” John reprimanded and the
psychic sighed, coughing slightly.
“Kidneys are bad, ribs are worse…
head is much…much worse.”
“Just hang in there,” Jim squeezed
his arm. “The ambulance is here now.”
“No hospital.”
Reaves heard Winchester mutter
something under his breath that sounded like ’stupid ass’, but his
hearing was beginning to fade in and out so he wasn’t quite sure.
“Oh he’s going,” Jim assured, and
Caleb forced his eyes open again, wondering if he’d missed part of the
conversation. “And you’re going with him.”
“Me?” John snapped. “I can’t go-not
with Conner around.”
“He’s coming…back.” Reaves reached
out suddenly, grabbed Winchester’s arm. “Bastard…said to tell you he
would see you tomorrow.” Caleb licked his lips… “I’m sorry, man.”
“It’s not your fault, kid.” John
glanced up as the ambulance came to a stop not far from his truck. Sam
came tearing out of the house at the same time, a pile of blankets
grasped in his small arms.
“You need to know…” Caleb’s grip
tightened and Winchester looked back to the injured hunter. “He told
them…Dean…about Mary. I…tried to stop him.” The psychic winced again,
his breath hitching now with each inhale. “ I‘m sorry.”
John squeezed the kid’s shoulder.
“Take it easy. We’re going to get you fixed up.”
They were swarmed by paramedics then,
pushed to the side. John grabbed Sam before he could get in the way,
holding him close against his chest, breathing in the scent of little
boy and summer-night air. “It’s okay, Tiger,” he whispered, hoping his
words didn’t sound as hollow as they rang in his own ears.
A light touch on his arm had him
looking up into the solemn green eyes of his oldest son. “You did good,
Ace.”
“What’s going on, Dad?”
There was a hint of anger in the
tone, and the marine had to remind himself what his son had just gone
through. “We’ll discuss it later.”
“Will Caleb be okay?” Sam asked in a
hushed tone, as he followed every move of the paramedics.
“Sure he will,” John said,
soothingly, tightening his hold on the small child. “Everything’s going
to be fine.”
“Even when tomorrow comes?” Dean
spoke up again, his eyes also glued to the paramedics working on Reaves.
The oldest Winchester glanced up.
“Drop it, Dean.” His twelve-year-old son’s face was hard, his lip
clamped firmly between his teeth. Both fists were clenched and his body
looked primed and ready for a fight. This wasn’t how John had meant for
them to find out. Of course things rarely ran the course that he wanted
them to-especially where his family was concerned. “This isn’t the
time.”
Dean shook his head, his eyes
stinging despite his effort to redirect his emotions. His father wasn’t
answering his question, just as Jim hadn’t answered his earlier inquiry
about Caleb. Neither of them knew the answers-or else they were afraid
to give the ones they did know. It sucked. “You’re a liar.”
Sam now looked up at the older boy,
shock written on his expressive face. He felt his father tense behind
him, tried to take a step towards his brother but found himself still
caught in John’s grasp. “What did you say?” The older hunter growled.
Before Dean could reply, Jim was
speaking. “Johnathan, they’re ready to go.”
Dean didn’t look at his father,
although he felt his hot gaze searing through him. Instead, he watched
as the stretcher was raised and rushed towards the ambulance, an empty
feeling starting in the pit of his stomach branching out to swallow him
whole. “Go, Dad. I’ll take care of Sammy.”
John stood, releasing his youngest
son, who automatically went to Dean, burrowing his face in the older
boy’s t-shirt. Winchester looked away, met the priest’s gaze. “Call
Mackland. Tell him to meet us there. Call Joshua, too, he’s close by.”
The marine raked a hand through his hair, “We’re going to need some
back-up.”
Jim nodded, glanced back over his
shoulder to where the medics were loading Caleb. “Take care of him,” he
told John, moving to stand by Dean and Sam. “I’ll take care of
everything else.”
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An annoying beeping and a hissing
whir heralded Caleb to the waking world, a cacophony of other familiar
sounds missing as he fought his way back to consciousness. There was no
chirping of crickets, or crowing of Caesar, Jim’s favorite rooster. No
laughter flooded from under the adjoining door to his room, and no
classical music floated to him from the library where Jim usually spent
his mornings reading.
The smell was different, too.
Antiseptic-like and harsh instead of the aroma of hay, and brewing
coffee. Reaves almost gave back into the tempting pull of blackness
instead of facing the harsh reality of where he was, but a warm hand on
his forehead kept him prisoner.
Fingers slid through his hair, and a
deep voice said his name. He blinked, trying to get his eyes to
cooperate, and the fuzzy image of his father’s concerned face came
slightly into focus.
“Dad?” His voice sounded rough and
weak to his own ears, and he winced at the burning rawness the simple
word evoked.
“Hey,” Mac smiled, tightening the
grip he had on his son’s hand when he recognized the disoriented look
in his green eyes. “About time you woke up, young man.”
“What…happened?” Caleb glanced around
the darkened room. The machines and bland walls and dingy tiled-ceiling
filling in the ‘where’ part of his unspoken concern. Fucking hospital.
“You decided to add to my gray hair
collection yet again.” Mac frowned. “If you keep this up, I’m going to
begin to think this is some kind of self-destructive ploy for my
attention. Or perhaps a way of getting out of our deal about school.”
Reaves tried for a grin, but only
managed a wince when his attempt caused pain to radiate up the side of
his face. “If I thought getting you to change your mind…about something
was this easy…,” he rasped.
“Easy?” Mac shook his head, ran his
fingers soothingly through his boy’s hair again. “Nothing about seeing
you hurt is easy.”
Caleb blinked, worried by the haunted
look on the doctor’s face. “Dad…are you okay?”
No. He was not okay. Mac shook his
head, forced a weary smile. “I should be asking you that-don’t you
think?” The physician overrode the father and Mac let his hand slide
from his son’s head. “How are you feeling?”
“Is that a trick question?” The
psychic closed his eyes for a moment when Mac gave him the ‘cut the
bull’ look.
He felt his father squeeze his hand
and he forced himself to open his eyes and take stock. “My head…hurts.
Bad.” His voice broke slightly and he silently cursed the stupid drugs
they must have given him to have him sounding like such a pussy.
Mac sighed in empathy. “I’m sure it
does. You have a concussion-but nothing that some rest and time won’t
cure.”
“What else?”
“Well,” Ames took a deep breath, let
it out slowly, “you have some pretty impressive contusions and a couple
of cracked ribs. Not to mention, a bruised kidney.”
“My face?” Caleb raised a brow. After
all, a guy had to have his priorities, and if the way it hurt was any
indication of how he looked-his libido was going to take a beating.
Mac laughed. “No need to worry. You
won’t be disappointing any of the lovely co-eds. Although, it may be a
good thing Fall term is still a couple of months away.”
“Great,” Caleb groaned.
“But you’re going to be fine, son.”
Mac was back to being a father again. The same father who had bullied
his way into the examining room and paced like a caged tiger until the
wet-behind-the-ears intern finally assured him that Caleb did not have
any internal bleeding. He let his hand rest on Reaves’ hair again,
warmed by the thought the young man didn’t shy away or rebuke the
physical contact.
It was rare that he accepted any such
coddling. Not that the Ames family was famous for demonstrative
affection. But having missed out on the early years with Caleb when he
might have had an opportunity to form such a bond sometimes ate away at
him. Especially when he interacted with young Sam who was so open and
innocent in his ways of expressing his feelings. After all, if John
Winchester could have sired such a warm and sharing child, then surely
Mackland could have done the same, before hormones and societal views
on manhood interrupted him. Then there was the whole issue of the
Brotherhood…
As if Mac’s thoughts had heralded
him, the door to the room suddenly swung open and in walked John
Winchester, ruining the rare Hallmark moment-as Dean would have called
it.
Caleb moved away from him, pulling
his hand free from his grip also, in an effort to push himself up in
the bed. Obviously he didn't want to appear weak or defenseless in the
presence of greatness. Mac rolled his eyes, and crossed his arms over
his chest.
“Hey, kiddo.” Winchester stepped
towards the bed, offering Ames a Styrofoam cup and a sheepish smile, as
he made his way to Caleb‘s side. “You’re awake.”
“Unfortunately.”
John shook his head. “You feel as bad
as you look, huh?”
“Yeah,” Caleb smirked, but then
frowned suddenly. “Why are you here? Where are Sam and Dean? Did
Conner…”
“Take it easy,” Mac nudged past John,
to put a restraining hand on Reaves’ shoulder as several machines
registered the change in the patient’s heart rate. “You’re in no
condition to get worked up. We can discuss all of this later.”
“But…the boys,” Caleb again tried to
shrug away from his father, even going so far as to attempt to get out
of the bed. “We need to…get a plan together…”
“Hey,” John snapped, leaning against
the rail of the bed, physically blocking the younger hunter without
actually touching him. “Stop it. The boys are fine. Jim has them, and I
just talked with Bobby. He and Joshua are on their way there.”
“Joshua?” Caleb growled. “What the
hell can Joshua do? He‘s an idiot, and Dean won‘t listen to him.” Dean
didn’t usually listen to Caleb either, but at least he knew how to work
the kid. Joshua wasn’t a match for Sam-let alone his big brother.
“Caleb.” John’s voice left no room
for rebuke and the young hunter finally rested back against the pillows.
“Fine,” He sighed, his arm
protectively guarding his aching ribs. “When can I get out of here?”
“You just woke up!” Mac snapped,
harsher than he meant to and both men gave him with a curious look. The
doctor ran his fingers along his eyebrow, feeling his own headache
starting to blossom, his blood pressure steadily climbing. “I assume
your attending will want to be notified of your change in status. There
will be an observation time and…”
“And you can do it back at the farm,”
Caleb offered, weakly. “I want out of here.” He wanted back in the game.
“You are a neurosurgeon,” John added
and the glare Ames shot him spoke volumes about his appreciation of the
helpful comment.
“So what, Johnathan?” Mackland
demanded. “I can open him up on Jim’s kitchen table if need be? Perhaps
Bobby could scrub in as my nurse. After all, he is a mechanic-an engine
isn‘t that different from the human brain.” The doctor clapped his
hands together. “No worries, then. I’ll go secure the AMA. If Caleb has
a sudden hematoma or aneurysm, I can just patch him right up so you can
get him back out in the field as soon as possible? Lord forbid one of
your key players be benched in the middle of a game.”
“Mac…what the hell…” John tried, but
Ames had already gotten on a roll.
“Don’t ’Mac’ me!” The man snapped,
stepping toe-to-toe with Winchester. “This is my son we’re talking
about. My son, Johnathan! Not your goddamn soldier.”
“Dad…” Caleb’s voice was hesitant,
unsure. He’d never seen his father so angry and if the look on John’s
face was any indication, neither had he.
“You’re right,” John spoke up, and
Reaves was shocked for the second time in so many minutes. “I’m a
selfish bastard.”
“That goes without saying.” Ames
agreed.
“Caleb should stay here. You stay
with him. I’ll go back to Jim’s and handle things.”
“No.” Reaves interrupted. “I don’t
want to stay here.” He looked at Winchester, attempting to steal one of
Sam’s patented moves. “Please.”
The door to the room suddenly opened
and an attractive, older woman with dark auburn hair strode in. She
gave each of the older men a wary once over before her green gaze
focused on Caleb, a genuine smile lifting years away from her lovely
face. “It’s good to see you awake, Mr. Reaves. I’m Doctor Elizabeth
McCoy.”
She stepped closer to her patient and
glanced at the monitoring equipment. “How are you feeling?”
Caleb shifted himself in the bed.
“I’m good, Doc.”
“No you’re not.”
The young psychic glared at his
father. “Yes. I. Am.”
Mackland stepped forward, extending
his hand. All signs of his previous anger had fled. “I’m Mackland Ames.”
“Yes, I‘m aware.” The woman shook his
hand, then looked at Caleb once more. “Is there a problem, Doctor Ames?”
“Yes.” "No." Caleb and Mac answered
simultaneously.
The physician raised a brow, crossed
her arms over the chart clasped against her chest. “I see.”
“My son seems to think that he is
quite capable of leaving the quality care you are providing here,
Doctor McCoy.” He inclined his head. “And please, call me Mac. We’re
colleagues, after all.”
Reaves rolled his eyes, having
witnessed his adopted father’s charm on several occasion. Smoozing was
as genetically hard-wired in the Ames family as pissing people off was
in the Winchester’s. “I’m talking about going home, Mac, not running a
freakin’ marathon.”
McCoy’s smile faded and her brow
furrowed as she turned her gaze back to her patient. “Mr. Reaves, you
have a severe concussion, and several fractured ribs, not to mention
numerous contusions. You’ve been in and out of consciousness for the
past four hours. I could not ethically recommend you leaving the
hospital at this time.”
“That’s exactly what I told him.” Mac
nodded, rubbing his chin. “Excellent work by your staff, by the way.
Seems like a sharp group on top of their game.”
John snorted, having been the
unfortunate one to endure his old friend’s earlier tirade about
mediocre care, snot-nosed residents, and bogus on-line medical degrees.
But Ames favored him with another withering glare, and he quickly moved
away, making his way to the head of Caleb’s bed.
The woman gave Mac a cool smile, and
this time it was impossible to mistake thinly veiled hostility for
flattery. “That’s funny, Doctor Ames, but some of my staff was under
the impression you were quite dissatisfied with the care your son was
receiving. One even told me you demanded to see his credentials. I
think you made another first-year resident cry.” She shook her head,
disapprovingly. “There was no need to inform everyone of your
connections at John’s Hopkins and Duke. You’re reputation proceeds you,
and I would dare say that your perfectionist attitude and condescending
air makes younger, more inexperienced physicians rather insecure. I on
the other hand am not that impressed.”
Caleb grunted. “Try being his son.”
“Well…yes,” Mac stammered, but Doctor
McCoy cut him off.
“I will however let the board know
that you offered to update our radiology room with a generous donation
from the Ames Foundation.”
“I don’t think that is exactly what I
said.” Mac’s face had lost some of its color and John was finding
himself liking this doctor more by the minute.
Winchester scratched his head. “Yeah,
I think it was more along the lines that you could have bought better
equipment than the prehistoric crap they were using with the spare
change in your pocket.”
“Thank you for clarifying that,
Johnathan,” Mackland growled.
“I’ll be excited to see that check
then, Doctor Ames.” McCoy dismissed him with another quick smile and
focused her complete attention on Reaves. “As for you, young man, if
you agree to stay the night for observation, then I will see about
having you released in the morning.”
“Sounds like a good deal, kiddo.”
John nudged the younger hunter’s shoulder. “Better agree to it before
your dad ends up springing for a new pediatrics wing.”
“Whatever,” Caleb sighed, “As long as
I’m sprung first thing tomorrow.”
“Believe me,” McCoy shot another
glance over her shoulder towards Ames, “ We want your release as
expedient as possible. And considering we are sending you home with a
living legend in the medical field, I don‘t think that will be a
problem.”
“Do you do house calls, Doctor
McCoy?” John asked suddenly, showing his own capacity for charm.
“Because I know people who would pay to see this.”
McCoy smiled, and there was no false
pleasantry involved. “Please, call me Liz. And I have been known to
drop by and check in on patients from time to time in the past.”
“How Dr. Quinn of you,” Mac grumbled.
“And do you employ the barter system also? Because I’m sure Johnathan
could scrounge up several chickens and some can goods.”
“Actually, dinner would be
sufficient.” Liz once again favored Winchester with an appreciative
glance. “As long as the company is above par.”
Caleb laughed, and covered it with a
painful cough that had all eyes on him. “Hate to break up this General
Hospital moment , but shouldn’t I be getting some rest.”
“Of course,” Doctor McCoy patted his
leg as she turned to go. “I’ll prescribe some pain relief now that
you’ve been conscious and coherent for a while.”
“Yes, don’t bother with any further
diagnostics. I’m sure I can handle any inter-cranial hemorrhaging if
need be.”
McCoy stopped at the door, and cast
an apologetic glance at Reaves. “On second thought, maybe I could just
have Prince Valium come visit your father so everyone could get some
rest.”
John grinned, dimples flashing.
“Sounds like a happy ending to me, Liz.”
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“Once upon a time in a land far, far
away, there lived a young prince named Samuel.” Jim pulled the
patchwork quilt higher up on the little boy’s shoulder and smiled. “As
you know, Samuel was a very special boy with many amazing gifts. He
lived in a very magical world, surrounded by amazing friends that
protected him."
“The dragons,” Sam sighed, his dark
eyes sparkling in the lamplight.
“The dragons.” Murphy nodded, running
two fingers over his white mustache. "These fearsome creatures
protected young Sam from a very great Evil."
"The fire monster," the
seven-year-old added, with an exaggerated shudder. "I really hate him."
“Me too," Jim agreed, and then
continued in his story voice. "Unfortunately, the dragons were so
unusual and Sam was so special that he drew the attention of a very
powerful King.”
The priest cast a quick glance to the
bed’s other two occupants. Dean was watching him intently, and Scout
was busy rooting her way into a comfortable spot between the boys. “The
King decided that he must have the boy for himself, that perhaps the
dragons were not the ones to raise young Samuel. He wanted Sam to live
with him in his castle far away-to be a part of his family.”
“But Samuel likes living with the
dragons.” The boy pointed out, his fingers absently brushing through
the little lab puppy’s hair. “He loves them.” Sam glanced to his
brother and then to Jim. “A lot.”
“And the dragons loved the prince
very much, too. But the King refused to see reason.”
“I bet Athewm was mad at the King?”
Sam asked around a yawn.
“Oh yes,” Jim nodded, solemnly.
“Athewm took the job of being Samuel’s personal protector very
seriously. Green dragons are guardian dragons. They are incredibly
loyal and protective, you know.” Murphy met Dean’s eyes, then glanced
back to Sam. “And Athewm had taken care of young Samuel since he was a
baby.”
“They were family.” Sam looked up at
his brother again when he felt Dean’s hand come to rest on his head,
his fingers sliding through his long baby-fine hair. “Like me and Dean.”
Jim swallowed hard. “Yes. Just like
you and Dean, Sam.” The preacher cleared his throat. “But none of the
dragons were happy with this King. Oh’nathan Jay was beside himself
trying to come up with a plan to stop the King. And Cam and Asotrim
were busy making sure he did not make matters worse with that dark
temper of his.”
“Because black dragons are the most
fierce,” Sam pointed out, sleepily.
“Yes.” Murphy sighed. “I’m afraid
their dark countenance is not a happy one in the best of times.”
“What about Belac?” Sam asked, barely
able to hold his eyes open now.
“Well you know how Belac is.”
“He’s an idiot,” Dean mumbled, and
Jim frowned at him.
“No he’s not,” Sam defended, his eyes
widening against the heavy burden of exhaustion. “He’s just a red
dragon. And red dragons let their feelings get the best of them. Right,
Pastor Jim?”
“I'm afraid so, Sammy.” Murphy
nodded. “Belac was so upset with the King because he was threatening
the prince and upsetting everyone, especially Athewm,” Jim pointedly
stared at Dean, “that he attacked the King’s army, and landed himself
in a peck of trouble.”
“But didn’t he read the King’s mind?
Couldn’t he tell what was going to happen?”
“Well, Sam, even smart, psychic,
dragons like Belac make mistakes.”
“And nearly get themselves killed.”
Dean spoke up again, quieter this time.
“Yes,” Jim rubbed at his eyes.
“Scales are not impenetrable.”
“Was Belac okay?”
Dean and Jim shared a look over the
little boy’s head. “Of course,” the priest said confidently. “Oh’nathan
was able to rescue him in the nick of time, and Cam used his magic
claws to heal him like new. He was fine, my boy.”
Sam glanced up at Jim then, some
other emotion besides weariness clouding the usual bright gaze. “Is
Caleb going to be okay? He was bleeding really bad.”
The priest patted the boy’s chest,
wondering not for the first time if the child was finally outgrowing
the land of dragons story he’d weaved for him since he was barely old
enough to talk. “Caleb is going to be fine, Sam.” The pastor raised his
gaze to Dean, feeling the need to reassure the other boy also. “He
should be home from the hospital tomorrow. Mac said he was already
harassing the doctors and flirting with the pretty nurses.”
“Did he get hurt because of me?”
There was a tremor in the little boy's voice.
“No,” Murphy stated, emphatically,
determined to erase any hint of guilt. “There is only one person
responsible for this, Samuel, and that would be the Kin...I mean,
Charles Conner.”
Sam rolled towards his brother then,
his brown eyes filling. “I don’t want to live with the King. I don‘t
want to go with Mr. Conner.” He curled himself into Dean. “I want to
stay with you and Daddy.”
The older boy’s own eyes shone
brightly as he pulled his brother closer to him, and glanced up at Jim.
“Don’t worry, Sammy. No one’s taking you away from us. I promise.”
Jim watched the boys for a moment,
wishing he could spin some ending that would make it all better for
them.
But he was afraid tonight was only
the beginning of the story, spiraling out of his narrative control, and
he was quite certain there was no fairytale ending in sight. “Get some
sleep, my boys.” He turned off the light and slipped out of the room,
trusting Dean to take care of the soft sobs still emanating from his
younger brother. There were some things best handled by Athewm.
“Don’t cry.” Dean continued to rake
his fingers through his little brother’s hair. “It’s okay.”
“But…wha…what if I have to go?”
“Then I’ll come with you,” the
ten-year-old promised, sure that it would never come to that.
“But then Daddy would be alone,” Sam
muttered, miserably.
There was nothing more important to
the older Winchester than family. He never wanted to choose between his
brother and his father. Even the thought was crazy. But if it did come
to that, Sammy needed him more. “Don’t worry about, Dad. He can take
care of himself.”
“I’m scared, Dean.”
Those words sometimes came after a
nightmare, but usually nothing frightened the seven-year-old. In fact,
sometimes his fearlessness got him in trouble, and had his big brother
terrified. “Nothing to be afraid of, Sammy. As long as I’m around
nothing bad is going to happen to you.”
Sam looked up at him then, his dark
eyes shining with unshed tears, long lashes glistening with trapped
droplets in the glow of the nightlight. “Because you’re Athewm?”
Dean grinned, shaking his head. “No,
dork. Because I’m your big brother. That beats a bad old dragon any
day.”
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