Disclaimer: This is a transformative work based on the original concept of E. Kripke. I own nothing and given that this is not for profit, likely never will.
A/N: Yes. I am still the lowest of the low in terms of replying to reviews. Please know that each one means everything to me. RL continues to pummel me much the way Dean had ghoul!Adam pinned to the floor…. You get the picture…. I hope to begin replying before the next instalment (if I live that long….).
Word count: 100 on the bunny's nose.
Alec skittered nervously around his cage, agitated by the sickly-sweet smoke smell that lingered on them as they entered the Impala.
"Jesus, Dean. You're gonna have to find a home for that rabbit. We can't keep dragging it around with us."
"Leave it alone, Sam. He's fine."
"It's just gonna end up dead." Sam's voice was hard.
"Hasn't so far."
"Well, things are just gonna get worse from here on in, man. You gotta face facts."
"He's done fine so far."
"You're gonna have to give it up. You're gonna have to let it go."
"Not yet, Sammy. Not yet."
A/N: I am so excited to see Dean finally coming into accepting his own right to have a life of his own – separate from John and Sam. Which doesn't mean that he will ever leave his family behind, but I think he will be able to step out from its shadow – which in the long run will be better for both he and Sam… IMHO…. *jumps off soapbox and runs away*