Title: To Protect the Innocent
Author: kaly
Category: Gen; drabble; pre-series (Sam 7, Dean 11)
Rating: K
Spoilers: none
Summary: Nobody picked on Sam on Dean's watch.

Disclaimer: Not mine. The pretty, snarky, angsty brothers belong to Kripke & the CW.

To Protect the Innocent

"Dean!"

Sam's cry pulled Dean attention to the window, where he saw his seven-year-old brother running toward their house. Close behind him were two boys, both a year younger than Dean.

Dean stepped outside just in time to catch an armful of Sam. Kneeling, Dean quietly asked, "You okay?" The younger boy nodded, but the bruising around his eye was impossible to miss. Standing, Dean pushed Sam behind him, toward the house. "Go inside, Sammy."

Trusting Sam to listen, Dean stepped toward the other boys, eyes hard. His fists clenched, Dean grinned coldly. "Wanna pick on someone your own size?"

end