Supernatural 100 Drabble Challenge
Prompt Word: CLOUD
Word Count: 400
Disclaimer: I don't own the Winchesters or anything related to Supernatural. I'm just having a little fun.
PUSHING BUTTONS AND YANKING CHAINS
By: Vanessa Sgroi
"Hey, Sam, why don't you pick up some of the crap around here," Dean gestured to the common room of the bunker, "It's a mess!"
"Why don't you do it?" muttered Sam without looking up from his laptop.
"Because I just did it yesterday. And if I'm not mistaken, all this new crap is yours."
"Whatever."
"And after you clean up in here, try doing those dishes you dirtied making breakfast. Oh, and I brought up a bunch of clean laundry in a basket, why don't you fold it and put it away."
Sam pushed back from the laptop and looked at his brother, anger clouding his face. "Stop telling me what to do and treating me like I'm five years old!" he yelled.
"Well, stop acting like it!" Dean yelled back. "It's not me who got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning! You've been miserable all day."
Sam opened his mouth to respond. Instead he paused, huffed out a breath, and slumped back into his chair. "You're right. I have been miserable."
"So what gives?" queried Dean.
"Nothing."
"Liar. C'mon, Sam, spill."
"Fine. I stayed up to watch a movie last night."
"And? Movies don't usually make you bitchy the next day."
Sam cleared his throat. "Well…it kinda…it gave me…nightmares. You know, like when I was a kid…"
"Like when you were a kid?" Dean's brow furled. "Wait—no—the only movie that did that…" Dean ran a hand through his hair. "Sam, do not tell me you watched The Incredible Mr. Limpet?! I let you watch it once and you were messed up for months!"
Sam ducked his head. "I know, but I'm a fuckin' grown man now! I didn't think it would bother me anymore! But apparently it does…"
Dean couldn't help it; he laughed. Hard. "I can't believe that movie still gives you nightmares! What's so scary about it anyway?"
"I don't know—there's just something about the guy turning into a fish…"
"Yeah, a CARTOON fish!"
"Totally doesn't matter. It still freaks me out." Sam shuddered.
Dean laughed yet again.
Sam stood, his hands flying to his waist as he muttered indignantly, "It's not funny, Dean."
"Oh, it so is!"
"Yeah, I'll remember this the next time you refuse to watch The Poseidon Adventure."
"Duh. Massive Tidal wave, dude! I think that's a heck of a lot scarier than a fish!"
FIN
A/N: I must confess The Incredible Mr. Limpet and The Poseidon Adventure were two movies that scared me to death when I was a child. (They still do to an extent!) It seemed so fitting to use my childhood trauma here. LOL