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Chapter Ten: One of Those Days

Setting: Any Season

There were days when Sam truly believed he'd been cruelly fated to spend the entirety of his life with the world's biggest, most immature child. Of course, there were other days when he knew without a doubt that he had the best big brother in the world.

Today was not one of those other days.

Today he was considering leaving his brother on the side of a road in the middle of nowhere. It would be a considerable feat to accomplish given the fact that Dean was the one driving. But the risks might just be worth it...

"Still mad at me?" Dean's question interrupted Sam's thoughts but not his annoyance.

"Yes." Sam didn't turn to look at his brother. He didn't want to see the smug smile. He'd endured two and a half hours of that smug smile.

"Admit it. You had fun."

"No, you had fun."

Dean laughed and pounded on the steering wheel. "Damn straight! I had a blast. You're such a boring person. I can't believe we're even related."

"Funny. I was just thinking the same thing."

"Aw, come on. What would you do without me?" Dean reached over and rubbed Sam's head.

Slapping his hand aside, Sam said, "I'd do a lot less stupid stuff."

"It wasn't stupid."

"That's your opinion."

"Dude. Karaoke is not stupid. It's a form of self-expression. You need to embrace life a little more."

Sam snorted. "You embrace it enough for the both of us."

"Sammy, Sammy. I went wrong somewhere along the lines when I raised you. Not sure when, but I failed you."

"Failed me because I don't like karaoke?"

Dean started snickering again and Sam hated him even more for continuing to find humor in the situation.

For a blessed thirty seconds, Dean shut up. Then he started up again.

"I should've been shooting video-"

"You are very lucky you weren't."

"You were so horrible." Dean was laughing again. "So horrible! It was great."

"It was not great. It was humiliating."

Dean shook his head. "It was hilarious."

"Says you." Sam crossed his arms over his chest, feeling exactly like a pouting two-year old.

"Yes, says me. You had fun." Dean punched him in the shoulder. "Admit it. You had actual, legit fun. Not nose-in-a-book-buried-in-a-library-fun, but real fun."

"Whatever." Sam waved a hand, ready to be done with the entire discussion.

Truth be told, he was beginning to have trouble maintaining his annoyed demeanor. He would never admit it to his brother, but last night had been fun. Spending an evening kicking back and acting like normal brothers instead of monster-hunting brothers, had been wonderful. Honestly, he had been far too drunk to be embarrassed by his own behavior, let alone Dean's antics.

Even so, he wasn't ready to stop complaining. If Dean could harass him endlessly about what a fool he'd made of himself, he could return the favor with his endless griping. It was a formula that had worked since they were teenagers and he saw no reason to change his ways now.

Apparently neither did his brother.

"It was such a great night. We need to do that more often. You're so lame when it comes to having fun."

"Dude, we got drunk. You made me do karaoke." Sam shook his head before remembering why that wasn't a good idea. "I have a blinding headache. We slept in the car so now my back is aching on top of the hangover and you haven't even stopped to get water or coffee or breakfast. I'm dehydrated and hungry. None of that is fun."

"And bitchy." Dean raised and eyebrow. "Wow. You are so grumpy."

Yes, there were days when Sam knew without a doubt that he had the best big brother in the world.

Today was not one of those days.

:) Hope you enjoyed!

So...Colby's girl had a great question in her review: with what song did Sam make a fool of himself? Ha! that just cracked me up and after giving it 3 seconds thought, I decided the song Sam sang (that Dean DEFINITELY should have captured on video) was: Mamma Mia! Yeah. Dean made a big mistake not video taping that... ;) lol! Can you even imagine? :)

Next up is a two-parter from S12. I don't know about you guys, but I think there was probably a whole lot more emotional aftermath following their imprisonment in that top secret facility than we got to see on the show. So, of course, I had to explore it further. :) Have a great week!