Challenge Words: Bill and Flag
Birthday Challenge for Fire'CxO'Ice, who wanted drunk/party!Dean and protective!Sam (Who wouldn't want that?)
Warnings/Spoilers: Fourth season story, so general fourth season story lines are mentioned
200 words per MS Word Count
Life of the Party
By Swellison
Sam watched as Dean chugged the double shot of whiskey then set the empty glass on the tabletop. Not the reaction he'd anticipated after wishing his brother "Happy Birthday." Maybe this is a bad idea.
Just then their waitress approached with the appropriate-for-Dean dessert on her tray. Beaming, the blonde set the oversized piece of apple pie a la mode in front of Dean. "Happy Birthday!" Her breath caused the pint-sized candle stuck like a flag in the center of the ice cream scoop to flicker, but it stayed lit.
Dean stared at the candle, making no move to dive into his favorite kind of pie.
"Dean," Sam coached, "Make a wish and blow out the candle!"
Dean's eyes shifted from the candle flame to Sam, his face draining rapidly of color. "Nooo! You're not here, you can't be!"
Realizing that he'd unwittingly triggered a hell flashback, Sam reached forward, snagging Dean's hand. The apple pie flew off the table, smashing to the floor in pieces, the melting ice cream extinguishing the candle.
Sam squeezed Dean's hand, reassuringly. "You're okay. I'm not in Hell—and neither are you."
"Sammy?"
Sam smiled. "I'll get the bill and we'll go home, okay?"