CHAPTER 2
If fame can get you in hell, this might be one of those rare possibilities, or oportunities.
Their last name itself is the patented guarantee of troubles. Being known as heaven and underworld's most wanted celebrities, the brothers found themselves having most troublesome moments with their own kind, human. See, being famous has it's sparks.
So, that sparks presented as five angry hunters. Yes, no error type, they were hunting hunters this time. Besides, the line between who played the role as the hunter and the hunted is kind of thin. Do not ask how they got into this messy hunting, they don't even know. Since the meeting didn't last that good, they hadn't had time to chat and asked it away. It was a trap all along, that one that they knew for sure.
But here's a little theory that Dean's brain could produce. Remember one of the member of seven deadly sins, it's envy. The hunters were envy of the brothers, Dean's thought. Simply just because they're famous literally everywhere, just because people can't see the dark side of the moon doesn't mean that it isn't there, the other side of the sparks of being chased down by any creatures, earthly and heavenly, even hellish supernatural every now and then. But yeah it is the truth, so by the time those envious get infectious. You know that Turkish proverb saying "One thousand friends are too little. One enemy is too many ". Well, they have hundreds enemies maybe, at least five pointing at their butts by now. Duh, it's hurt to know that for the Winchesters the wisdom is a complete turn turtle.
Sam run to the front gate like being chased by, let's say Bobby, apparently not much list of things that can make him run away. Dean following behind him, trying to catch Sam's giant pace. The angry hunters still hunting their tails, but they seems out of ammo or something, so it's a chance to fly off. The building is pretty big, yet pretty simple, not much rooms or turns, just walls and stairs here and there. Less than a minute, the brothers exiting the front door, aiming for the main gate as Dean's order to Adam.
"Son of a bitch . . . who the hell are they . . ? " Dean said. When he sees no car parked at the gate he crane his neck to any directions try to find the impala. "Where's my baby . .?"
". . . and your baby brother. " Sam add. He tried to keep his breathing down while leaning to a tree. "Are you sure told him to wait at the main gate..? 'cause I believe this building has at least three other gates at each side, Dean."
"Yes, Sammy, absolutely. What am I, idiot..? " yell Dean back.
Awhile later he stop at his ironing track and put both hands on his waist then exchange a look with Sam. "I guess I did said that. Or maybe I didn't . . ."
"Sure you did, big bro. "said Sam with a sigh. "And I believe you also already know what I think of you." adding a poker face.
"Shut up, bitch." As the anger and annoyed feeling to their enemies dreading out of his chest, Dean also feel the need to state that something is off. But he couldn't make the two and two together yet.
"What now, boss..? We wait for Adam to realize that he's at the wrong gate then he will pick us up here or we'll just run circling the building, again, to where we parked the impala at the woods..? " Sam insist but Dean doesn't seems to listen what Sam was saying, his head is at somewhere else.
"Dean . .? What is it? "
Dean eyeing the direction of where they had parked the car about two hours ago.
"To the car, now." He grabs Sam's collar and drag him up on his feet then run to where his eyes fixed earlier. He doesn't say a single words to Sam until they passed the back gate and heading to the woods. "I'm afraid Adam's hurt."
To say Sam still learning to be a big brother is a bit, exaggerating. The fact that Adam like Sammy more than he likes Dean, doesn't make Sam to be an expert big brother instantly too. According to the kid, Dean is fine but can be scary and unapproachable in a weird way but Sam still is the coolest. So, when Dean sometimes seems careless to Adam, Sam would take that as a cue for himm to learn the lessons on his own. It's was huge effort for Sam to grows the feeling of care to someone who once a stranger but your supposedly long lost brother. He cares for Adam, deeply, but it's not that piece of cake to suddenly become a big brother and losing the title as the youngest. And in so many times, he found himself always learned that "take care of your lil' bro" thing from his only big brother.
If there's an award program for the best big brother in the world, or in State might do just fine, Dean must have won the trophy every year of his twenty eight year's life. The oldest brother might do dumb things all the time, but he took this one job seriously and all heartedly. Dean's whole life is to protect Sam and Sam only, so when Adam came into their life he simply wave the kid away. Not literally of course. Dean enjoyed addition of another entity on his 'enslave your lil' bro then laugh at his suffering' job list, but that's about it. Adam for him is no less important than the kids he had encountered during hunting, only this one is a tagalong. His concern over the kid just as far as his concern for Kevin. Not that he doesn't care for the prophet, but to say Adam could stand a chance the same level as Sam in Dean's heart is only ever happen in the kid's worst nightmare. Dean is planted 'big brother forever' soul in his core, he can't help not to worry about his younger brother, or now brothers. With Adam is still too young, too naïve, too untrained, too unexperienced, too much less of anything, he simply a stray cat in Dean's eyes. The interaction between the two can't be said as smooth relationship, and everybody said the kid is more likely like Dean than Sam. At least Sam now understood how does it feels to be stucked in family fight but can't do anything about it, Gosh he wish he knew how Dean feel back then when he had those arguments with their old man. With Adam being innocently immature plus Dean being stupid adult, so the mouth race mostly nothing more important than who eat the last bite of the pie, who take the first shower, or who sleep on the couch. The kid has his unique way to rot in Dean's heart for the last few months together, brotherly fight can do well for bonding, sometimes.
And here's the irony. Dean who's more likely to act careless about the kid is actually the one who feel the worries most of the time. While Sam, let's assume he's still learning to behave as one. But the view of Adam laying pale and motionless in driver seat of the impala got him quite a shock. It's been a hell of an experience to have a road journey with the kid, but as far as Sam can remember Adam never still not even when he's asleep. Wave of worry suddenly filled his head and he race the pace to Adam's side.
"Hey, buddy. Open your eyes, bud. We got to go fast." Sam said while slapping Adam's cheek lightly. He then checking on Adam's body looking for any injuries, Dean climbing on to the passenger side and took Adam's wrist to check his vital. "He's not responding. Dean, where does he hurt?"
"His back, check his back, Sam." Dean sigh relieve to find Adam's heartbeat just slightly slower than normal. Sam carefully put his right hand under Adam's neck and pull him to rest on his left shoulder. Despite, the dark jacket that he prefer to use for today's hunting outfit, the older brothers can see the wetness and darker shed of blood trickling down from his back.
"Damn, you Adam. That's my favorite jacket." Dean exclaimed and touch the torned part where the bullet made through, while Sam roll his eyes to that. The touch makes Adam stirred and groan.
"Hey, kid. Welcome to the world of real hunter." Whisper Sam in Adam's ear.
"You're so going to wash the car tomorrow. And buy me a brand new jacket."
While Adam's brain interpret Sam's sentence is quite funny. Real hunter? What in the world is that mean anyway. Wait, what had happened? Why is Sam hugging me? And what now that I did to make Dean angry at me again? Adam really want an explanation but he just feel very tired even to open his eyes. A dull aching pain in his back came to bugging him, but he can find himself to concern about anything anymore. He has his two older brothers to take care of anything, they literally can stop apocalypse if they want to. Adam feel nothing more secure than having the two in his side, so for now his only desire is to sleep the pain away.
