Like he had predicted, at 7am the next morning Bobby woke to a bouncing Sammy on his stomach. This had been a normal occurrence whenever the boys stayed at Bobby's house and Bobby no longer bothered setting an alarm clock when the boys were staying over.
"Morning Uncle Bobby!" Sammy said in an all too cheerful voice for a Tuesday morning.
"Morning Sammy, is your brother up yet?" Bobby inquired in a drowsy voice.
"I tried to wake him but he told me to shut up, Daddy says shut up's a bad word," Sam said with all the seriousness a five year old could muster.
"Yeah well your Daddy's right; let's go get him up ok?"
Sammy nodded enthusiastically and after the fifth call to get up and get ready Dean was finally out of bed and sitting at the table.
Breakfast was uneventful and soon Bobby and the two Winchesters were in the car on the way to the elementary school. Dean had been in a mood ever since he had woken up that morning and Bobby knew it was because of school. Dean didn't like school like Sammy did and he often acted up when he had to attend. Bobby was used to this, but Sam wasn't and even though Bobby knew Dean loved his brother very much, he knew that Dean was upset and taking his frustration out on Sam.
"Dean? Do you think my classroom will look the same as last time?" Sam questioned.
"I don't know Sam." Dean said, his voice dripping with irritation.
Unlike Dean, Sam was very excited to be back at his old school. He was excited to see his old teacher and friends and couldn't wait to get there. His excitement was almost bursting at the seams and this was annoying an already irritated Dean.
Before an argument could break out between the two brothers Bobby pulled into the school parking lot. Everyone climbed out and Bobby grabbed Sammy's hand to walk into the school. Bobby brought the boys to the office to make sure everything was in order and then the boys were off to their classrooms. Dean insisted that he was old enough to walk there by himself, so Bobby hugged him goodbye and walked Sammy down the hall to the familiar classroom that had been his only a month and a half prior.
With both boys at school, Bobby quickly drove home to get some work done before it was time to go pick them up again. He found it odd that even though he only had the boys for a few weeks at a time, he could break into this routine like he had done it all his life.
Bobby hoped Dean would break out of his slump soon and enjoy the little taste of normal that he had. Sure school wasn't really Dean's thing, but Bobby knew that he really enjoyed seeing all his familiar friends and he hoped that Dean could at least find that part of school good. Maybe after spending the day with his friends he would come home in a better mood and everyone could move on and be happy.
Unfortunately, the time to pick the boys up came and when Dean climbed in the car with Sammy closely behind, he was still in a bad mood and holding a note from his teacher complaining about a bad attitude.
Bobby knew that this was exactly what John was talking about with Dean getting too big for his britches and he knew that John wouldn't let this slide, so when they got back to the salvage yard he sent Dean to his room until supper, hoping maybe if he had some time to think and rest he would be back to his old self. Dean wasn't too thrilled but he obeyed.
Sammy on the other hand was in a great mood and chattered all about his day to Bobby while he made supper. Bobby loved to see Sammy so happy and carefree. He had fit back into the classroom like he had never left, accepted by everyone. You've got to love kindergarteners.
Dinner was finally ready and Bobby released Dean from his room after warning him that he did not want to see anymore notes from the teachers complaining about his behaviour. Dean hugged Bobby and gave a half-hearted apology. A small victory he supposed. Although, Bobby wasn't so sure this was over for good, he just hoped Dean would behave until John got back and then he could deal with it.
In a way, Bobby thought John might be the problem with Dean. In his recent attempts to act older than he was, Dean had started following John around everywhere, mimicking his actions and opting to help John instead of playing with Sammy. Bobby suspected that was the problem right there. Dean would have probably preferred to go with John on the hunt instead of being left behind again. But, Dean was still too young and untrained to go on a real hunt anytime soon, so he had to stay behind. Bobby figured this new burst of rebellion was more because he wanted attention, and attention he'd get if he kept this up, Bobby thought.
TBC
A/N- Ok, I'm not sure I'm happy with this chapter. I couldn't decide if I wanted Dean's attitude to drag out or not...for now it is and we'll see how it goes. Thank you to snseriesfan for giving me a few suggestions! Please review!
