Challenge Word: Raw
Warnings/Spoilers: Tag to Season 5 episode 16, Dark Side of the Moon
200 words per MS Word Count
Forsaken Keepsake
By Swellison
Sam tried to get a hold of the situation, but things kept happening too fast. Cas had cursed out God and then tossed the amulet to Dean, declaring it worthless and vanishing. Dean held the amulet in the palm of his hand, letting the familiar weight soak back into him.
Or so Sam thought, until he saw Dean stop by the motel room door, extending his hand over the wastebasket. The amulet dangled over the trash can until Dean released his hold, and it fell into the wastebasket. Then, wordlessly, Dean left.
Sam sighed, feeling raw, exposed, hurt. He had worn that amulet every single miserable, barren lonely day that Dean had been trapped in Hell—just as Dean had worn it every day since Sam had first given it to him for Christmas in 1991. And Dean had practically glowed with happiness when Sam had returned the amulet to his newly-sprung-from-Hell big brother in Pontiac. Now, Dean had trashed the symbol of their brotherhood, silently refuting Sam's "we can do anything together" claim.
Sam retrieved the amulet. Someday, Dean would regret his actions, and Sam would restore the amulet to its rightful owner. Until then, he'd keep it safe.
A/N: I'm hoping this is soon-to-be canon, and not just fannish wishful thinking.