Brick By Boring Brick

"Keep your feet on the ground
when your head's in the clouds"
Paramore- Brick By Boring Brick

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"And demons?"

"Holy water?"

"That's right. And-?"

"Salt!"

"Atta' girl."

The little five year old girl with dark caramel brown hair and sapphire eyes smiled at her father as he put her down on her little princess bed.

"You're getting really good my lil' huntress." he chuckled, ruffling her hair, making her giggle and shy away.

There was a sigh from the doorway now, and the little girl laughed as her mother came in, an eyebrow raised at her husband. "Enough with the Hunter 101." She told him, half sternly half playfully.

The father chuckled now, then told his wife. "But Sapphy loves it! Don't you sweetie?" The little girl nodded now, then permitted her father to kiss her cheek and pull the covers over her, tucking her in.

"Nighty night sweetheart." he smiled, bending down and kissing her forehead. Sapphy giggled out. "Night night- don't let the big mean vampires bite."

The parents laughed now at their daughters words, then the mother, chuckling a little as she did so, bent down and kissed her daughter goodnight, following the other adult out the room. But he stopped when the little girl called. "Daddy!"

He chuckled and nodded. "Sorry sweetie, I almost forgot-" he went over to the closet now and pulled it open, checking inside, then did the same under the bed.

"See? Nothing's gonna get you sweetie."

Sapphy watched her father leave the room, turning the lights way down low for his daughter who didn't like the dark.

It was just gone midnight when Sapphy woke up, her bedroom window open. She frowned as her curtains fluttered and waved in the gathering breeze. She pulled it shut and fumbled with the lock, closing it best she could.

Sapphy shivered now, goosebumps rising under her pink as she made her way downstairs.

The lights were on in the living room, the TV on low. She spied a figure sat on the sofa, snoring lightly- her mother.

"Mommy-?" she asked now, climbing onto the sofa and prodding her arm, but she didn't wake up. But then the girls bronze eyes widened at the lights as they flickered. Sapphy whimpered a little, then ran upstairs into her parents room, shaking her daddy with wide eyes.

"What's wrong sweetie?" he asked grogilly, opening his eyes slowly. Sapphy just said, tears framing her own eyes "Somethings wrong with Mommy!"

Her father frowned now, then the landing lights flickered and he froze. "Stay here." he ordered, grabbing the gun from under the bed and moving out the room, leaving Sapphy sat on the bed, fear coursing through her.

The lights had stopped flickering now, and Sapphy could hear as well as feel her heart thumping wildly against her chest. She turned around to look at the window when there was a bang and the door was smashed open and she screamed, but it was only her father, who quickly grabbed his daughter and ran downstairs, telling her hurriedly. "Close your eyes and don't open them until I say so!"

Sapphy nodded and closed her eyes tightly, tears leaking from under them as she felt the cool night air against her face, then the warm scent of her fathers car as he put her in, still ordering her to keep her eyes shut.

"Where's mommy!" she sobbed now, shaking a little as the car pulled out of the drive and screeched down the road. He groaned now and hugged his daughter best he could, kissing the top of her head with tears in his eyes. "We're gonna be ok sweetie. Ok?"

"Can I open my eyes?"

"Yes sweetie."

Sapphy looked at her father now, then saw the red on his coat and a dark smudge on his face mingled with his tears as he pulled out his phone and dialed.

"John-?"

Sapphy was hiding behind her fathers legs now as she looked at the pair of young boys. One the same age, and the other in his car seat, staring at her with big wide eyes.

She'd met them before, but only for a second. The boy her age was called Dean, and the little boy in the car was Sam.

Sapphy was a little afraid of Dean- he had stole her chocolate bar one time and never apologized. He was mean in her eyes.

But now that same Dean was walking over to the little girl shying behind her fathers legs and asked. "Do you want to sit down?"

Sapphy stared with big eyes that mirrored her name, then nodded slowly, taking the boys outstretched hand and let him lead her to the big car and help her inside.

Not long after, Sapphys father came back over to his daughter and said quietly. "I gotta go somewhere ok?"

Her eyes widened and she begged. "Don't go daddy! Please!"

He groaned now and hugged her tightly, then said softly in her ear. "Hey- John's going to look after you while I'm gone yeah? Be good for him." then he turned to five year old Dean and asked him. "Can you look after her little man?" Dean nodded and put an arm around Sapphys shoulder, hugging her tightly.

Her father chuckled a little, then kissed the top of his daughters head and said quietly. "I love you baby. See you soon."

As Sapphy watched her father drive away, tears rolling down her face as she let out another sob, wondering what she'd done to make him leave.

John sighed now and picked the little girl up into his arms and said. "Hey- I'm gonna look after you ok?" Sapphy was quiet for a moment, then nodded slowly and buried her face in his chest, the shaking dying down a little at being enclosed in an adults arms.

But then hours turned into days...

Days turned into weeks, then months...

Then eventually years...

And her father never came back...

"Sapphy! Wake up!"

I awoke with a jolt to find myself in the middle of a filled History class, who were giggling at me for nodding off. Great (!) brand new school, and already the freak.

I looked around and saw that it was Dean the one who had woken me up, his eyebrow raised at the sight of tears in my eyes, then sighed quietly in defeat- I'd had yet another nightmare, probably the one about my father leaving me with his own, then never came back.

The teacher snorted and said, walking forwards so he could sneer at me. "Are we back now Miss Holden?"

I glared at the dick, then he added, making me realize just how much I hated him; he was dumpy with short black hair and a dark scar on his cheek. He was currently trying to make himself seem taller and more imposing as he glowered down at me. "Being the new girl doesn't give you the option of sleeping through my class-"

"Hey- you leave her alone chubs."

Now the class giggled as they looked at Dean, who, when I looked myself, was scowling at Mr. Leyton. "It's rude." he added with another deeper scowl.

Leyton snorted now, then folded his arms. "Oh-? Would you like to come out here and teach for this lesson Dean?"

I saw Dean smirk, then got to his feet, taking the chalk and board rubber from his hands as he passed, rubbing "World War One" from the blackboard, then turned to the class, doing that smirk that meant he was up to something- I'd known him for about ten- eleven years now, I knew him well.

"Today, class-" he smirked, raising the chalk to the board and started to write. "Why is Mr. Leyton a dick?" he underlined it and read the line out with a grin. "Any theories on the subject matter?"

The class burst into laughter now, and I saw Leytons face flush an ugly puce color, then said in his dick voice. "Dean Holden, detention."

Dean sat back down now, smirking at the applause the other students were giving him.

"Why did you do that?" I asked him in a whisper as Leyton started his rambling once more. Dean chuckled, running a hand through his hair. "Can't let a prick like him insult my little sister."

I rolled my eyes now- we were both sixteen, but he always called me his "Little sister" because he was older by a month or so. I didn't mind it, it felt good having a caring "Big brother" even though he was a dick 90% of the time.

Plus my real name is Sapphire Fawcett, but everyone had always called me Sapphy, and Dean and Sams real last name was Winchester. We had alias names just in case trouble followed us. Which wasn't uncommon.

Now I sighed and said quietly. "Cheers Dean." he smiled a little and nodded, leaning back in his seat and yawning at the teacher once more, closing his own eyes and probably nodding off.

After school, we met up with Sam, who was waiting outside on the low wall for us, rummaging through his rucksack, but closed it as we approached, putting it on his back and smiling at us.

I liked Sammy. He was four years younger than me, but he was the adorable little brother that looked up to me.

"I heard what you did to Leyton." he told us with a half laugh as we walked with me in the middle back to the motel room where we were staying for the next week or so. Dean smirked and said triumphantly. "I know- I'm epic."

I scoffed, smacking his arm. "Yeah, an epic fail. Don't you have detention right now?"

"Yep."

"Wannabe baddass."

"Hey- I don't need the wannabe bit- I am."

"In your dreams."

Dean chuckled a little at me, then put his arm around my shoulder, then smirked. "You're so tiny!"

Now I scoffed- sure, Dean was tall for his age, but I swore Sam was going to be even taller when he was older... something Sammy didn't believe because he was small for his age. Bless.

Dean loved to take the mickey out of my height, so I often commented on how much dick he was.

Poor Sam, stuck in the middle.

At the motel, I collapsed onto the bed, letting out a long yawn and closed my eyes with a sigh. I felt the bed go down a little now as someone sat down, then, judging from the face full of hair, it was Sam. He always wanted to sleep in the same bed as me, so we always got two singles. Dean had been known to sneak into my bed at night too. If Sam was in there, he pushed him out or dumped him on the other bed, making him complain like mad.

"Hey." I said a little sleepily- I hadn't got much sleep the night before, nightmares seemed to rule my dreams sometimes.

I heard Sam chuckle a little, then buried his head in my chest and not too long after, became so still I was sure he was asleep. It was really quite peaceful curled up here with Sam... until Dean smirked and joined in, squashing himself beside me and pulling me into his arms, then said. "You're my bitch now."

Thump.

The sound of me pushing him off the bed, and then my own smirk of. "You're not even legal yet, and you heard dad- he put his foot down on that matter. So nope, no use pretending you're a Senior when I'll spill about your dirty little secret."

Dean scowled now, then lay down on the other bed. "You're such a bitch sometimes Saph."

I smirked. "Oh I know Deany. Get over it already."

Now he muttered. "I wish." then turned over, angling for a nap, the same as me.

When we woke up later on, we headed out while the sun was still shining weakly down on us, the clouds threatening us with a rainshower.

We went to the local park and sat on the swings, watching Sam attempt the monkey bars, but knowing him, he'd fall off them again and fracture his leg once more.

I sighed, letting my long dark caramel brown hair flutter in the wind as it picked up. Dean frowned at me as he looked down from his own swing, which he was stood on. "What's up?" he asked. Now I shook my head and said glumly. "Nothing..."

Dean raised an eyebrow at me, then said accusingly. "Sapphire... I know you."

I rolled my eyes now- Dean was the only one I knew that called me "Sapphire"

"It's nothing Dean."

"Can't be nothing if it's bothering you."

"Dean... shut up."

"Now who's overreacting?"

I rolled my eyes and watched Sam on the climbing frame, hanging from it upside down by his feet and grinning at me, his light brown hair falling around his now growing redder face. I snorted then jumped up as he fell off, as predicted.

"Sam!" I called, walking over and helping him up. He pouted at his grazed up knee, then fell back down as it wouldn't take his weight. Dean walked over now and chuckled, shaking his head. "It's your own fault Sammy."

"Don't call me that!"

I rolled my eyes and sighed. "Can you stand?" he tried again and failed, which led to me crouching down so I could carry him back to the motel on my back, making Dean chortle at the sight of us.

Ok, so I was pretty protective of my little Sammy. So what? Gonna sue me?

As we almost got back to the motel, the heavens opened into a torrential downpour, catching and soaking us in the process.

I sat Sam down on the bed now and pushed his trousers up, pulling the first aid box towards me and grabbing some cleaning fluid and a bandage.

I chuckled at him now as he hissed at me as the cleaning fluid stung his deep graze. Now that it was clean, I wrapped the bandage tightly around his wounded knee, then smiled. "How's that?"

Sam tested it and stood up, grinning.

"Wow. You just looked like a little bitch then."

Sam scowled at his brother, then I saw him cast around for a word, then simply said. "Jerk."

I rolled my eyes as Dean retorted with "Bitch" again, prompting Sam to reply with "Jerk!"

Now I sighed and spoke up. "Enough bitching... and jerking around!" Sam shut up, but Dean smirked and said teasingly to his brother. "That actually kinda fits you with the whole chick hair thing."

Sam scowled, but laughed as I clipped Dean around the ear and scolded him, sounding rather like a mother I noticed. But then again, I had grown up without any female influence all my life, that had to have an effect... I was half guy (!)

Dean sighed now and flopped onto the motel bed, pulling out his phone and checking it. From the defeated sigh, I guessed there was no new messages or calls from dad. Great (!) stuck in this heap for another day...

Oh what fun (!)

School the next day was boring for a number of reasons- one, Sams knee had swollen up so bad he couldn't go in, two, I was stuck with Dean all day, and three- Leyton was picking on me after Deans outburst yesterday.

At lunch, I was sat alone outside, leaning against a tree eating a salad when Dean arrived with the complete opposite- a burger.

I grimaced at him as he sat down beside me with a groan. He raised an eyebrow and deliberately bit a chunk out of it and smirked, knowing how much of a salad freak like Sam I was.

He spoke now, scrunching the wrapper up and lobbing it at the bin, where it went neatly in.

"So what's been bothering you?"

I shrugged and just said, shoving in a tomato slice. "Nothing."

He nodded slowly, then said in a faker voice than plastic boobs. "Sure..."

I got up and dumped the empty salad pot, then just sighed. "Dean... I'm not your sister ok? My father dumped me on you all and ran off..."

Dean realized now and got back up too, frowning and asked. "Is that what this is about-? Again-? Sapphire... you couldn't be anymore closer ok? You're much more than an adopted sister... dad loves you, Sammy loves you... hell! Even I love you!"

I chuckled now as he flushed red at one of his unintentional chick flick moments, then hugged him tightly, saying into his chest. "Thank you Dean."

He patted my back and muttered. "Ruining my-"

"Oh yeah. Your "reputation""

"Atta' girl Sapphire."

When we got back, the Impala was outside and we both sighed in relief- dad... John, was back.

He was packing up Sams stuff for him when we opened the door, then said, not looking at us for a moment. "Grab your bags, we're outta here."

"Thank God." I breathed, grabbing my bag and filling it with my clothes and make up. Dean often commented that I shouldn't wear make up, and that I was much prettier without it. Wow. Dean Winchester giving out beauty tips-? Maybe he was the bitch, not the jerk.

I giggled and picked Sam up into my arms, making him pout and say hastily. "I can walk myself." I raised an eyebrow, and he gave in, letting his big sister carry him to the car, trying not to drop him on the way.

"Would you like a bottle (!)" I teased him with a smirk as I got in the other side. Sam scowled at me, but rolled his eyes- he was way too used to my teasing to let it bother him.

I smirked and pulled him into my arms, going. "N'aaaw! Gimme a cuddle chicky!"

The pout on his face made me giggle even more, but I stopped when John, Dad... got in, closely followed by Dean, who looked back and said in disbelief. "Where's my hug-!"

I rolled my eyes and just smirked-

What a crazy "family" we were.

Ok! so the original verion of A Messed Up Family Tree! This story is pretty different to the other one, and noway similar really(: enjoy! Reviews much loved!

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