I've been working on writing a one-shot once a week with themes for each being supplied from friends (and now that it's on FF, reviewers too). Because of my current obsession with Supernatural the first 3 weeks fall into Supernatural fanfic. All the shots are numbered (even when they aren't supernatural based). When I reach each interval of 25 shots the person who gave me the theme for the 25th one shot in the set, will get to make a special writing request from me (within reason please).
This is the third shot. It's based entirely on the season 2 finale All Hell Breaks Loose part 1 and there is a second shot #4 that is based on All Hell Breaks Loose Part 2). It's also a song-fic using the lyrics from AFI's Prelude 12/21. I'm honestly not as happy with part 1 as I am with part 2.
Shot #3: Lay Me To Sleep
Date completed: Tues Oct. 5th 2010
Word count: 401
This is what I brought you, this you can keep.
This is what I brought, you may forget me.
I promise to depart, just promise one thing.
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.
I've brought you only pain and sorrow. I'm sorry for all the suffering I put you through. But you still kept me by your side no matter how much of a pain in the ass I was. You looked out for me, protected, and comforted me. For what it's worth, I never regretted anything that has happened to us. Leaving school, traveling with you, the pranks, shitty motel rooms, everything is a precious memory for me.
You always thought I was too emotional and clichéd for your macho bravado. But I'm sad to say that my life did flash through my mind as I felt the searing pain in my lower back. A knife of fire going right through me and I think my spinal cord too, because my legs turned into limp noodles almost instantly. My world slowed to a standstill. I could hear your voice though; see your face in my mind. When I fell into your strong arms I wanted to say so much. But most of all I wanted to tell you I was sorry.
Your voice was faint but I heard you telling me I'd be ok, that it wasn't that bad, that it was your job to look after me, and you'd get me patched up. But I knew the truth. I could feel it, feel my life leaving me through the no doubt, gapping, hole in my back. There was no sugar coating it, I was going to leave you. Leaving you behind to continue fighting without me broke my heart. I only could wish you'd carry on. You might even forget me someday, maybe even settle down eventually and give up the family business in exchange for an apple pie life, with a wife and some kids and a white picket fence. I just wanted to make you promise not to try to save me, to bring me back. Just promise to lay me to rest and move on. That's all I want for you. As my eyes closed, I wished for nothing more than to take away all the pain I was about to cause you. I heard you scream my name as my world ended.
"SAAAM!"