The energetic 5-year-old ran across to the awaiting park, leaving his brother not far behind.
"Okay guys go have fun but Dean watch out for Sam," John said with a smile on his face, the very few times he took his boys to a park he always asked himself why they didn't do it more often. Oh yeah, hunting things saving people... John loved being a hunter but sometimes the reality of the childhood he was giving his boys crushed him.
"I know dad!" Dean yelled back while running after his little brother to the playground.
John sat at a nearby bench switching between researching their next hunt and watching his boys.
" Ha-ha, you can't get me!" Sam exclaimed in a sing-songy voice.
"Wanna bet?" Dean said with a smirk on his face as the two chased up and down the playground.
They had the park to themselves since most kids were in school at this time but they had just gotten to town so they had a few days before John would enroll them at the elementary school.
John smiled as he watched the two boys chase each other until they tired themselves out and sat down in the fort at the very top of the playground.
"Tired already?" John asked
"No just taking a break" Dean explained while taking gasps of air like he just ran a marathon.
Sure enough, they were up and at it again in no time.
15 YEARS LATER
Dean and Sam walked up to the park both remembering the day they played here when they were little.
"Man we had some good times didn't we"
" Yeah," Sam said with a chuckle. " You know you never did catch me that day" he added with a smirk evident on his face.
"I know, not like I couldn't catch you though, I was just letting you win," Dean said with a straight face.
"Oh whatever Dean you couldn't catch me if you wanted to."
"Wanna bet?"
"Are you for real?"
"Yeah Sam, re-match. Race to the swing set and back"
Before Sam could reply Dean took off, "Cheater!"