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Chapter 25

Dean and John sat side by side at the foot of the bed with their eyes wide and their jaws hanging open, making good friends with the floor as they gawked at the rooms newest occupant.

Alkaya was as calm as ever, a serene if somewhat shy little smile gracing her lips as she slowly walked over to the two very shell-shocked men sitting on the bed. She came to stand just and arms length from

The two men stared up at the seven and a half month pregnant woman in total disbelief. The woman stared down at her mates brother and father in warmth.

Then, with a small sigh, Alkaya leaned forward as much as her pregnant body would allow and reached out with both her hands towards Dean and John.

The two eldest Winchesters simple sat and stared, dimly feeling the urge to flinch away from Alkaya's touch but, the nerves that connected their minds to their bodily funtions didn't seem to be working at the moment. They sat unmoving, their eyes never leaving Alkaya's face as her hands finally touched them, fingertips under each man's slack chin.

With a smile than seemed to make her glow and make something in both John and Dean grow warm, she gently pressed her fingertips upwards, effectively pushing Dean and John's slack jaws shut.

" You're both catching flies." She said softly, her smiling widening a little more.

Then she did something that caught both John and Dean off gaurd, with the hands she'd used to gently close their jaws, she cupped each man's cheek, John's left cheek with her left hand, Dean's right cheek with her right hand.

John and Dean felt jolts go through them as they stared at the pregnant, pale-eyed woman. It was as though warmth and goodness were radiating from Alkaya's very being, spreading from her to them through the hand on each man's cheek. Amidst the warmth, they also felt a small, innocent presence...

The baby.

Sam's baby.

They felt the fear and shock that had numbed them begin to melt away, they felt themselves begin to calm down immensely.

Her hands lingered for a few seconds before with a softer smile, she pulled her hands away.

Dean and John immediately missed the warm contact but were now much more level-headed as they watched Alkaya slowly but gracefully walk over to Sam.

Sam smiled down lovingly at his beloved and wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. Alkaya's gaze was unwavering and filled with quiet support and deep love as she stared back at Sam before she spoke.

" Well Samuel Morgan Winchester, you heared your father, you better explain yourself and what you just showed them this instant."

Sam let out a small snort before they both turned to the three other people in the room and spoke.

" Dad, Dean, in one in a half months, I'm not gonna be the youngest Winchester anymore."

No sooner were these simple words of explanation spoken, all hell broke loose and stayed loose for the rest of the day, leaving Sam partially deaf and a little unssure, Missouri and Alkaya annoyed at the stubborness and volume of men, and Dean and John still in a complete stupor at the life changing news that they were gonna be a first-time uncle and grandfather.

Then, Sam had quietly restored order by asking Alkaya and Missouri to leave the room so that he and his family could talk privately. Dean was about to protest when John sent him a warning look, he nodded to the two women as they left before turning his sole focus to his youngest son.

" Are you guys mad?" Sam asked quietly to his father and brother. John let out a weary sigh as he sat down on the side of the bed and buried his face into his hands a moment before looking up at his youngest son. Dean remained standing and folded his arms across his chest, all the while sending a hard look his baby brother's way before he spoke.

" I don't really know what to feel right now little brother but... Yeah, I am a little pissed at you Sam."

Sam nodded and fell silent as John too spoke up.

" God Sammy, that was one hell of a bomb you dropped on us. I mean... Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?" He asked quietly, genuinely though he'd never admit it outloud just yet that he was curious about his grandchild.

Both Dean and Sam turned their gazes sharply to their father and as one, they spoke.

" Christo."

John looked from one son to another slightly confused at the use of the anti-demon ward then he rolled his eyes in exasperation at what his sons were both implying.

" That was not funny." He said flatly.

Then, there was a pause before all three Winchester broke down into fits of harty laughter.

This went on for the better part of ten minutes before John, Dean, and Sam slowly sobered. Dean was the first to speak, now back to his serious demeanor though, the laughter had made him feel great.

" So Sammy, you gonna tell us what the baby is or what?" He asked.

" Aren't you gonna ask me if it's human or not?" Asked Sam, knowing that he was asking the question his father and brother dared not to ask him.

He watched secretly satisfied at how Dean and John winced, it was confirmation that . John was the one who spoke.

" Sam, when Alkaya touched my face, first I felt this warmth wash over me and then, I swore I could feel like there was someone else within the touch. Was that... the baby?" Asked John, he looked at Dean and his question was confimed by the look on his oldest son before they both turned to Sam for his answer.

Sam smiled a little and nodded before he spoke.

" Yeah, what you felt was my baby's aura. Whenever Alkaya touches someone, the baby feels that person's presence and the person feel's the baby's. It's one of my girl's really weird pregnancy things."

Dean and John digested this information before Dean spoke up and asked.

" One of the weird pregnancy things? What else is weird?"

At this, they watched Sam's face break into soft chuckles before he spoke.

" Well for starters, her food cravings are insane and include mixing chocolate and vanilla icecream together with diced pickles. Her moodswings are volatile and in some cases, life-threatening and basically something to look out for, and once Peanut started moving around, she'd start singing in ancient greek in the middle of the night for a good two weeks. The list goes on."

Sam watched the perplexed look on his father and brother's faces as they spoke at the same time, asking about the same thing.

" Peanut?"

They watched a sheepish look pass over Sam's face as he spoke.

" You guys are gonna laugh at me but... Even with me being a powerful psychic, I can't sense whether my baby's a boy or a girl, neither can Alkaya, it's like the kid wants to stay a surprise. With that so, Alkaya started using the word Peanut whenever she talked about the baby. The name stuck and we've been calling the baby a food item eversince."

Sam shrugged for emphasis and watched with growing amusement at both his brother and his father, the two of them desperatly fighting a lossing battle to keep their faces straight.

He watched as Dean sank beside their father onto the side of the bed, his face contorted into a tightlipped smile while his eyes glittered with mirth. John was no better as he sat with his chin worbbling and his whole body shaking with silent laughter.

" C'mon, let it out already." Said Sam flatly.

That seemed to be the right thing to say as both Dean and John melted into harty gaffaws at their Sammy's expense.

" Oh man... I'm likin' this kid already." Laughed Dean.

" Me too." Chuckled John.

They immediately sobered when they realized what they'd just admitted and looked back at Sam.

Sam stared at them with a hopeful but guarded look on his face.

" Sammy, c'mere." Sighed Dean.

Hesitantly, Sam left his place by the window and walked over to his family.

When he was about and arms length away from them, both John and Dean lashed out and grabbed a wrist each and yanked their baby forward, Sam let out a small, startled noise as he found himself sitting between his father and brother.

He felt the familiar burn of tears behind his eyes as both his brother and father wrapped an arm around his neck. His voice was quiet and tight as he spoke.

" Guys I'm... I'm so sorry for what I put you through. But I just... I didn't... I didn't want to become the Demon's heir. You don't know how hard it was for me to leave you both like that, I mean sure... I left you once for Stanford but, back then I'd wanted to leave, to be normal... But back at the hospital... Please don't believe me, I didn't know I was gonna die that way... I didn't know i was gonna die that way... You gotta believe me, I didn't know I-"

At this point, tears were flowing freely from Sam's eyes when John cut him off in his babbling.

" Sammy we know, you showed us what happened, we believe you." He said as he reached up to gently cup the back of his son's head. Then, Dean spoke.

" Sammy, I'm only gonna say this to you one more time, only one. If you ever do this to us again I'll-" Then Sam cut him off just like he had back in the hospital.

" You'll what... Kill me?" He said with a tearful smile.

" Shut-up Sammy." Whispered Dean before he yanked Sam into a vice-like hug. Sam returned the hug just as tightly.

Neither looked ready to let go anytime soon and that was just fine.

John felt a nearly overwhelming sense of joy flood through his very soul as he gazed upon his two children.

He had his family back, he had both the sons his beloved Mary had given him. On top of that, it now appeared that there were two new additions to his family as well.

Though he was confused and uncertain, Dean too felt joy course through him as he held his baby brother in his arms, something he was thanking all the Gods and Powers in the world for giving back to him.

He was whole once again. John was whole again. Sam was whole again.

They as a family were whole again.

And then, there was a loud grumbling noise.

All three Winchester men realized then that, they still hadn't had breakfast yet.

At this point they were starving.

With chuckles all around, the three of them got up and left Dean's room and headed downstairs, where Missouri and Alkaya were waiting for them... along with a fresh batch of pancakes