The sun set slowly as a figure closed the hood of a black car and walked backwards to get a better look. Sweat glistened on his tanned skin as he cleaned the grease off his hands with a grimy rag. A filthy, once white, shirt stretched across his toned torso and ripped jeans sagged slightly around his waist. He surveyed his black 1967 Chevy Impala with a proud smile. He turned and walked slowly towards the house with a look of deep thought. The sixteen year old threw aside the rag and entered the house surrounded by totaled cars faded and orange with rust.

He made his way straight for the kitchen and dug around the back of the fridge for a can of soda. A mop-headed twelve year old sat at the table across the kitchen with a large textbook open and papers scattered across the table. He glanced up at the teenager as he picked a bottle of root beer and immediately started downing it.

"Did you finally finish fixing it, Dean?" the younger boy asked with an excited glimmer in his eyes.

Dean looked over and grinned. He sat down across from the twelve year old at the table and moved aside a couple of math assignments.

"You should hear her, Sammy," Dean stated before leaning back in his chair with a whistle.

"It's Sam, Dean," Sam corrected looking back at his algebra homework.

"Whatever, Sammy," answered Dean absentmindedly. He sipped at his drink and brought his feet up to rest on the textbook Sam was attempting to read.

"Do you mind?" Sam asked looking up at his brother with a look of exasperation.

Dean reached for the closest paper and rolled his eyes, "Math, Sam. Really?"

Sam rolled his eyes back and pried his brother's textbook from underneath his brothers mud covered shoes.

"Dean Winchester, what do you think you are doing to my table?" a voice yelled from the door to the living room.

Dean immediately took his feet off the table and stopped leaning back in his seat as Karen Singer swept into the kitchen. She raised an eyebrow at the boys, but continued on her way to the oven.

Sam grinned at his brother and raised his eyebrow in the same fashion as Karen. Dean rolled his eyes and pat Sam on the back before crossing the kitchen to wash his hands. Karen pulled out a pan of lasagna with mitt-covered hands and set it down on the counter.

"Washing up, Dean?" she asked with her hands on her hips.

"Yes, Aunt Karen," Dean answered wearily as he attempted to scrub the grime from under his nails.

Karen turned her sharp gaze towards Sam, who nodded his head and presented his hands out. She smiled at the boys before turning to the pantry to grab the bag of dinner rolls. The front door opened and closed loudly and Sam craned his neck to see who was at the door.

Bobby Singer walked into the kitchen with a gruff hello to Dean and Sam. He crossed the kitchen and kissed his wife before moving Dean out of the way so he could wash his hands. While washing up, Bobby looked towards Dean.

"Just saw her, Dean" he began looking the tiniest bit proud underneath his rugged beard and moth eaten cap, "Can't believe you fixed her up so well. Your dad left her as piece of junk and now she's practically brand new."

He and Dean moved to the table where Sam had removed his homework and replaced it with plates and silverware. Karen brought the food to the table and after saying grace (and reprimanding Dean for eating during the grace), they all dug into the wonderful home cooked food.

"Since you fixed up the impala, could you pick me up from soccer practice so everyone can see how awesome my brother's car is?" Sam asked Dean with a mouthful of bread and pasta.

Dean looked at the ceiling thoughtfully, "Not in this lifetime,"

Sam shook his head at his brother, "Jerk,"

"Bitch,"

"Alright," Karen said giving the boys her best motherly glare, "School starts again tomorrow. Do you have everything ready?"

Dean made a disgusted face and picked at his food while Sam babbled on about his summer algebra course and how ready he was for his advanced math class.

If there was one thing Dean Winchester was not looking forward to, it was starting his sophomore year at high school. Who wanted to stay in a building for eight hours a day and listen to seven different teachers lecture you on things that wouldn't help you in the real world?

Sam enjoyed living with their dad's old friend. Now, they had a permanent home with clean beds and home cooked meals and they didn't have to switch schools every couple of weeks. Sam got to play soccer, make friends, go to the local pizza parlor after practice, and take dumb summer school classes to get ahead.

Dean preferred being with their dad, John Winchester. He loved the constant moving around, never knowing what town they'd be stuck in, and he especially loved the hunting with their dad. How many sixteen year olds could say that their dad hunted the paranormal for a living? Not that many, Dean had guessed. And those kids certainly didn't live with their dad's friend in middle-of-nowhere, South Dakota.

After the Shtriga incident in Wisconsin, John left his sons in the care of Bobby and Karen Singer. While John and Bobby didn't always get along, Bobby felt a sense of paternal love for the boys and Karen had always wanted kids. And since the age of ten, Dean had been with the Singers. John rarely called or visited anymore and Sam just seemed to forget about him. The past six years, he'd been raised with Bobby's gruff but loving discipline and he finally had a maternal figure.

Dean just wanted things how they used to be.

But instead, Dean sat at a table eating dinner with his new family and dreading the start of school tomorrow morning.

At least he could drive himself to school. That might make the day more bearable.

First chapter finally up and running!

I've had this idea swimming in my brain for ages, but I could never seem to write it well enough to do it justice.

Started Supernatural about seven months ago and met Cas about four months ago and ever since I've just shipped Destiel. I'm only on season six so if anything contrasts with what's happened in season 7/8, I apologize.

I have a couple of chapters all set and I'm in the process of editing them but hopefully I can queue them up so I have more time to write during the school year!

Basically in this AU, John takes the boys to Bobby's house instead of Pastor Jim's after the incident with the Shtriga in 1.18 Something Wicked. Bobby had been able to subdue Karen and Rufus was able to exorcise the demon from Karen without killing her. However, how John and Bobby met without Bobby becoming a hunter shall (hopefully) be revealed soon.

Cas is introduced in the second chapter, so do not let your shipper heart fret!

-Brenna