Author's Note: The last line came to me right off the bat, but the rest took until this afternoon to get right. Sam is 8 in this one, which makes Dean 12. Totally AU. No spoilers.


A Brother's Sacrifice

by

Moviemom44

Sammy cried silent tears as he looked out the hospital window. He hadn't meant for any of this to happen. He'd just wanted to play with the other kids – to play like other kids – just once.

He'd figured one rip-roaring skateboard ride down Big Hill—just one ride—would be worth whatever hell he'd catch later.

But Big Hill was too big…

'Whoo-hoo' quickly became 'Whoa! No!'

And then Dean's rescue attempt backfired.

Sam felt awful.

"Daddy, can I trade with Dean?"

"Trade what, son?"

"Hurts."

"Why would you want to do that?"

"'Cause he's broken, but I'm only sprained."