Stories Are The Best Medicine

by thepensword

Sammy is sick, but that's ok, because Dean is there to watch out for him. And when Dean gets too tired to lull him to sleep, Uncle Bobby can fill his place. (Tie in to 'Wings of Time' chapter eight, 'Hello Sammy'. Weechesters.)

1. Sniffles

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

September 5th, 1988

Sniffles

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It starts with the runny nose.

Dean is lying in bed, trying to sleep, but he can't because Sammy is sniffling. He rolls over so that he is facing the wall and tucks the blankets over his head.

Sammy's asleep now, and he's snoring. Each breath in heralds a new burst of wet gurgles, and each exhalation is accompanied by a ferocious whistle from his nose.

Part of Dean wants to get up and wake Sam, just to get him to be quiet. Another part tells him to go sleep in a different room. It's not like Bobby's house has any shortage of those.

But they've slept together every day of their lives. If Sammy wakes up and Dean's not in the room, he'll get scared.

So Dean stays. And eventually he does fall asleep.

The next morning he's tired, but it doesn't really matter, because the next day Sam has a new symptom.