Chapter 2: Adapting
The four siblings stayed home for a few days trying to get away from those who kept giving them their condolences.
"Well, I see you decided to join us," Sam said to Kate who stepped into the kitchen and to the table where everyone sat down to eat dinner.
"Don't expect me to eat," Kate said taking a seat and looked down at her plate that's covered in spaghetti.
"Fine by me," Sam said, "I'm just glad you're here with us."
Dean stood up, and he walked over to the counter, grabbing the cheese he had shredded onto a plate and brought it over to the table, he set it down on the middle of the table before he sat back down. "Dig in."
The four ate and small talked during dinner before they finished up their food. Jennifer had grabbed a couple plates and brought them to the sink to take care of them while the others went into the living room.
"It sucks to be you."
She turned around and saw Dean standing there, leaning his shoulder against the doorway frame, a smirk on his face. "Get your butt over here and give me a hand."
"No way, I'm not doing that. I don't want my hands wet," he shook his head while folding his arms across his chest.
She smirked. "Afraid to get your hands wet? What're you, a cat?"
"Hell no," Dean made his way to the sink and grabbed a plate.
Jennifer chuckled as she looked up at him. "You're a dork."
"I know what I am, but what are you?"
"Cute," she rolled her eyes at him.
He grinned and nudged into her shoulder slightly as he pushed the left over food off the plate with a fork and into the trash. He looked at her again when she nudged him back. He chuckled, "copycat."
She stuck her tongue out at him before she grabbed another plate. "Hey, can you hand me the…" she stopped in mid-sentence and gasped when water hit her. She looked at Dean and saw him holding the sink hose. "Oh, you ass!" she set down the dirty plate and grabbed a cup out of the sink, filled with water, and she got on her tip-toes, lifting her arm up and she poured the water on his head.
"Oh, you're going to regret that!" Dean said as he sprayed her again with the hose.
The two continued to get each other wet and laugh together when Sam and Kate walked into the kitchen.
"What the heck?" Kate said staring at her siblings who were soaked from head to toe, still standing by the sink.
Sam smirked. "Did you two have a disagreement with the sink or something?" he joked.
"Very funny," Dean said. "Just having some fun…"
Sam shook his head with a laugh. "Clean up the mess when you guys are done."
"Ok… not!" Dean lifted the hose up again and pointed it at Sam, spraying him with it.
"No!" Kate yelled, laughing as she run out of the way, making sure she didn't get wet when Sam did.
"Oh, kitty Kat, you're next," Dean grinned stepping toward her.
"No, Dean, don't do it!" Kate begged.
Dean's grin grew bigger. "Kitty kat…" he then sprayed her with the hose.
The house was soon filled with laughter from everyone in the kitchen.
"I can't believe how much water there is now," Jennifer said looking down at the floor.
"I can," Sam said grabbing a towel off the rack next to the sink and bent down and placed the towel down, wiping up the water.
Kate sat on the counter and watched Sam before looking at Dean. "Why did you do it?"
"Do what?" Dean wondered.
"Start… fun?" she asked.
Dean stepped closer to her and wrapped an arm around her, pulling her to him. "Well, I figured we could use some fun. Make things less depressed around here."
"It was a good idea," Jennifer said.
"How are we going to do this?" Kate said, thinking aloud.
"Do what, sis?" Sam asked.
"Be a family… without mom and dad?"
"Kate, we're always going to be a family. Without them… it may seem like we aren't much of a family, but we're more of a family than ever," Sam said as he tossed the towel on the counter and grabbed Kate's hand and held on to it, "that's never going to change," he smiled.
Kate smiled. "Good."
"Who's ready for a night out in the living room?" Dean said breaking the silence a few moments later.
"Are you thinking of a movie night?" Kate asked.
"You bet. Who says we can't try to start being the normal Winchester family again sooner rather than later?" Dean said as he headed toward the living room.
"We'll watch a movie under one condition," Jennifer said following him.
Dean turned around. "What's that, Jen?"
"You won't be picking the movie," she said.
Dean smirked. "Oh yeah, who says I can't?"
"We do," Sam, Kate and Jennifer said at the same time.
"Try and stop me, then…" Dean then spun on his heel and ran into the living room.
"Stop him!" Sam yelled as he and the sisters ran after Dean.
