Broken, Not Burnt

by Clarabell27

E/O challenge. Old challenge word - Broken. Spoilers for S4 Lucifer Rising. A little angsty, but little hopefull too I think. Please review, it makes it all worth it!

Disclaimer: Nothing is mine. Oh, that it were...

Challenge word: Broken

A/N: Spoilers for S4 Lucifer Rising.

Thanks again for the reviews to my previous drabbles. I may not always respond personally but each one is appreciated, so keep 'em coming!

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Broken, Not Burnt

"I'm sorry."

Two words were all it took. Just two. That, and the look of pure anguish on his little brother's face.

That was all it took for Dean to feel like a big brother again.

The last few months, the lies, the deceit, their brutal last fight; none of it mattered right now. Many of the bridges between them might have been broken, but they weren't burnt away completely. They would be mended eventually. What mattered right now was getting gone.

The brothers stared for a moment, horror- struck at the swirling portal opening before them

"Sammy, let's go."