Pieces
E/O Challenge – Hitch. Set a little way into season 7; my thoughts on what might've happened to Sam. And it turned out even more angsty then I had anticipated…Oh well.
Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Supernatural.
There was a fire branding his stomach.
The slashes burned with a ferocity he had only felt once before, trapped under the hellhound's claws. Only this time, they had been done by his brother's knife. Lifting his hands, Dean eyed the dark red that dripped from them with vague interest, mind already misting over.
No. Wait.
A burst of clarity came and along with it, another onslaught of pain. His breath hitched and his body trembled as he fought for consciousness. His vision was clouded and unable to focus when suddenly scared eyes met his own, shoving away the haze that threatened. The scared eyes of his little brother. There was a look there he had never seen before; gone was the insanity produced by hallucinations and in its place was a look of pure anguish.
"S'okay Sammy," he whispered, needing Sam to understand that he understood.
"God… Dean..." The words were frozen in Sam's throat and moisture leaking from his eyes. "I'm -"
But it was too late.