His big brother's jacket covering his nudity, Sam lingered shyly behind him as Bobby opened the front door to Dean's knocking.

The older man's eyes popped wide when he caught sight of the tousled-haired kid peeking out from behind the taller boy's back.
"Hi, Bobby. Got another refugee for you," Dean said his voice a mix of sadness and contentment.

Bobby stood back to allow them to enter. "Dean?" Bobby asked. "What's goin' on?"

"The curse. Seems it took Sammy too. Mom couldn't find a way to break it. The witch who cast it closed up shop, she's untraceable for now."
Dean placed a possessive arm across his little brother's shoulders, the signs of dried tears visible on the child's face. "Can Sammy stay here, until I manage to find a place for us to..."

"Stop right there, Dean!" Bobby grunted. " You ain't going nowhere. There's plenty of room for another kid here. I promised your idiot daddy I'd look after you. You think I'd not do the same for Sam?"

He studied the younger boy.

"Go find your brother some clothes. he must be freezing. The air he's breathing now ain't warm and balmy like the ocean currents.
Then we'll talk."

Dean nodded. Hands on Sam's shoulders, he directed his sibling towards the stairs, his heart light despite Sam's predicament.
He hated that Sammy would be separated from Mom and Dad and his life beneath the waves, but part of him soared free like a eagle, happy to have his beloved baby brother by his side.

They wouldn't stop looking for a way to reverse the spell, though Dean wasn't sure even if they did find it, he'd go back to his old life

The Dry Land had lots to offer too and he was looking forward to showing Sammy all of it.

"Come on squirt, " he said, ruffling Sam's hair "We'll sort this out and while we do, I'll introduce you to the perks of the humans."

Sam looked up at his brother, the pain for his abrupt wrench from his parents dimming a little.
Dean was with him. Dean would protect and love him just as he'd done under the waves, and Sam would do the same for his big brother.

Together, there was nothing they couldn't do.

The end