CHAPTER 2

Dean Winchester was standing in front of his brother's apartment building. It was 3 in the morning and while all the world was lost in dreamland he was fully awake. He was about to meet his brother for the first time in five years. He was a bundle of nerves still not sure whether it was the right thing to do but knew that if he didn't do this now he will never be able to.

He knew that they parted on bitter terms but this was still his baby brother , the kid he had raised himself. So he took some deep breaths , squared his shoulders and strode towards his little brother's apartment. On the way over he kept giving himself a little pep talk, " You can do this Dean , this is your brother, the kid you know better than yourself , even five years without any contact cannot change that fact. "

It was a fact which was known by everyone who ever met the Winchester family , there is no one in the world who know Sam better than his big brother Dean , and this went both ways.

Sam was asleep when he heard a noise coming from his living room , it was like someone was moving around searching for something. Even though he had left hunting , years of training had made him a light sleeper. He stood from his bed and made his way slowly and steadily towards the source of noise. On his way , he made sure to pick up the baseball bat that he kept hidden all the time just to prepare himself if situation like this is to ever arise. He also peeked through his son's room but DJ was fast asleep.

As Sam padded barefoot to his living room cum kitchen with baseball bat clutched so tightly in his hands that his knuckles were almost white , he saw a dark figure standing in his kitchen searching his cupboards. His hunter instincts kicked in and before he knew what was he doing , he was on top of the intruder tackling him to the ground.

Dean Winchester was searching through his little brother's cupboards. It had been a long drive , he hadn't been able to eat much on the way all due to the fact that he was out of his mind worrying what would Sam's reaction be seeing him all of a sudden after five years. On the short walk from the parking lot to his brother's apartment door , Dean had an epiphany that normal people and even Winchesters when meet their estranged brother , they come at a decent hour not freaking 3 in morning when whole world was dead asleep.

He was himself tired , he saw a couch and decided to lie on for a few hours and then surprise his brother in the morning. But before he could move, his stomach growled loudly breaking the silence in the otherwise silent apartment. He thought of helping himself to a few snacks.

He was just rummaging through the cupboards when something heavy collided with his back tackling him to the ground. But no one could get a upper hand on Dean Winchester that easy. With one swift motion he had changed their positions and now the man who was attacking him was on the ground who was undoubtedly his large little brother.

Sam was feeling shocked, it was the biggest understatement of the year. The last person he expected to see was staring at him.

"Dean" , He exclaimed , "Whoa Easy there tiger" , Said Dean. He knocked his brother's arm that was pining him and stood on his feet.

"Getting a bit rusty there , Sammy ". Sam ignored his brother's comment to ask more important question. "What the hell are you doing here ?"

"Well, I was in the area and thought to come to check on ya , you know get a beer or something ."

"Yeah, right in five years you never contacted me once and now all of a sudden you want to come check on me. Right ! What's the matter Dean ? Why the hell are you really here ?". Sam knew his frustration and anger was seeping into his voice but at the moment he couldn't care less. It was freaking five years and now Dean was coming to check on him , right and he was just supposed to believe it. He was so not ready for this , he had a tiring day and in couple of hours , he was supposed to be on work again. "And its Sam, Sammy was a chubby 12 years old." He added wanting Dean to know how serious he was.

"Daddy !" , before Dean could reply a soft voice cut throught the intense staring match the brothers had going on. He turned to see a little boy no more than three was standing in his Spiderman's PJ's rubbing sleepy eyes , hair still tousled from sleep and calling his brother , "his brother " "Daddy". Did his ears were imagining voices ? Do they even do that ? Oh god , this was it ! Dean was loosing his mind . He might have suffered some concussion when Sam with his herculean body slammed him to the kitchen floor but before he could spent another moment comprehending his sanity , his little brother who was not so little anymore made two quick strides and scooped the little boy up in his arms.

"I am sorry , kiddo. I didn't mean to wake you up". Sam said in a soothing voice to calm his son while rubbing circles on his back.

DJ's head was on his father's shoulder while he was observing the stranger in front of him. Sam knew his son was shy around strangers, it was almost expected , the kid has only his father around him ever since his mother died. Jessica's family kept no contact and so was Sam's own well until now.

Dean was shocked. His little brother was a father since when , well apparently looking at the kid since three years. He knew he was staring at the kid who was watching him shyly , he opened his mouth a couple of times but no sound came out , finally he decided to give a small wave and a smile which he figured looked more like a grimace, to concentrate on his brother. The kid turned his head and hid his face in his father's shoulder.

"He is like that around strangers" . Sam said. While try he might but Dean's heart broke when he realised the stranger Sam was referring to was him. Unable to do anything else he just nodded , his eyes betraying his blank face promising his brother a long conversation was overdue.

"I should put him to bed." Sam said. He knew Dean wanted answers but there was no way he was having this conversation in front of his son. And he wanted some answers too, this was some conversation he was not looking forward too. Knowing there was no way to delay the inevitable , he made his way to his son's room. He might not be able to sleep much but no reason for DJ to lose on his sleep.

Okay , well this is my first story. Please be easy on me. Don't be shy to review . It is going to be a multichapter fic. Please follow and comment.