Challenge Words: Snow and Confession
Warnings/Spoilers: Takes place in post-season 5, spoilers for season 6 themes
200 words per MS Word Count
News of the World
By Swellison
Dean's little family settled into Lisa's sedan-bam, bam, bam—the doors closing not-quite in synch. He started the ignition, then clicked on the wipers to remove the light dusting of snow on the windshield.
"You did a great job in the play, Ben." Lisa said, smiling warmly into the rear view mirror.
Feeling Lisa's nudge, Dean added, "You were an awesome shepherd, dude."
"I wanted to be the angel." Ben's confession startled Dean, and he glanced over his shoulder at Ben. "They put Mike in a harness and he got to fly all around the stage before he landed on the stable's roof. It was super-cool."
"That's not what a Christmas pageant's about," Lisa reminded her son gently.
"Shepherds had an important task, back then." Dean continued, "They guarded their sheep, kept the flock safe from harm." He backed up the car, clicking on the radio.
"—the bells more loud and deep, God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The wrong shall fail, the right prevail With peace on Earth, good will to men." The radio announcer spoke over the fading notes of the carol. "That song goes out to Dean, from Castiel: a word from above."
A/N: Once again, I'm playing catch-up, so this is a double-drabble with two challenge words. The Christmas carol is "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" by H. W. Longfellow. It's been a favorite of mine since it was included in a Christmas music book I had to learn for my piano lessons many moons ago;-)
Happy New Year to everyone!