Hey guys, I'm back! No real warnings this time around only vague mentions of child abuse.
Alice woke up early the next morning. Sam's arm was wound tightly across her waist. She gently wiggled her way out of his grip. She threw on her jeans and one of Sam's shirts. Cas was fast asleep on the couch. The TV was still droning some boring crime show. She turned off the annoying TV show and reveled in the silence. Cas's steady breathing was the only sound in the room. Alice moved the clothes basket off the couch. She sat for a while and watched him sleep. He looked so happy and calm.
She couldn't remember the last time she saw Cas sleep like this. Out on the streets he was always up. He had to make sure that she stayed safe. He was always busy finding them food, shelter, clothing. Alice could only vaguely remember when Cas used to sit still. She was so young then. She could remember him drawing constantly by the window. He would spend hours on end hunched over his pad scribbling away. He used to play the piano too. Alice could distantly hear the melodic music floating throughout the house. They were so happy then.
Then their father died. Cas began to skip school to make sure Alice was safe. He eventually dropped out altogether. He spent his days and nights working at the local gas station to try and earn at least a little cash. Alice barely saw him when that happened. She had been in grade school then. She would stay up until well after midnight waiting for Cas to come home and help her with her homework. She'd fall asleep at her desk and find her homework filled out with a detailed sheet explaining how it was done. Cas would be in the kitchen making breakfast.
He would work himself until he couldn't push himself any further. On too many occasions Alice had come home to find him passed out in the kitchen or the bathroom. She began to notice him getting thinner and thinner. When they finally got kicked out onto the streets he weighed almost 90lbs. But no matter how hard she tried Cas wouldn't eat. He always made sure that she was fed. He always put Alice before himself.
For a short time the siblings got a second chance. A young woman and her wealthy husband had taken them in. They had treated the two of them like they were they're own children. Everything was going great. Alice could see an amazing improvement in Cas's health and in his general mood. He had even taken up piano again. Both siblings got their high school degrees. Cas was on his way to college when it started.
At first Alice didn't notice the subtle change in mood. Cas still smiled and laughed, they still stayed up past midnight talking. It wasn't until the music stopped that she finally caught on. All the late night showers and hidden laundry suddenly made sense. He denied at first, something Alice had anticipated. It wasn't until she confronted him with the evidence that Cas finally broke.
After his tearful confession they left. Alice had alerted the police, who promptly arrested him. The grueling trial lasted three months and left them back out on the street. That's when everything went back downhill. Cas's weight plummeted to an all-time low. When he finally fell asleep he had uncontrollable night terrors. He pulled farther and farther away from her until Alice thought she would never get him back. It wasn't until he came back from his shower that day they met Sam that Alice saw the hope return in his eyes.
She didn't know until later that it was Dean who put hope back into her brother. His kindness and love had jumpstarted something Alice hadn't seen in years. Cas was alive again and for that Alice could never repay Dean for giving her her brother back.
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