Hey everyone! I thought I'd do a quick chapter since it's Halloween tomorrow and I thought it would be super cute for the boys to have Halloween and go trick-or-treating. I also brought in a character from Supernatural. The boys don't know this character yet in my stories, but this is one of my favorites so I had to bring them in. I hope you guys like it, and Happy Halloween!
"Dean, I think we need to have a serious conversation," Sam said as he walked into the living room. Bobby was right behind him, so he knew something was wrong but he couldn't figure out what it could be. They had been home for a week and Alec had started sleeping again, so he really didn't know what was wrong.
Alec stopped playing with his little car and looked up; he knew something was up too. Alec stood up and ran over to him so he could pick him up.
"What's wrong?" Dean asked, settling Alec on his lap.
Sam and Bobby shared a look, but then Sam said, "Halloween's next week and Alec doesn't have a costume…"
A slow smile spread across his face; he'd forgotten about Halloween. "Alec…do you know what Halloween is?"
"No," Alec said, shaking his head.
"Halloween is the day everyone gets dressed up and goes tick-or-treating," Dean said.
"What's trick-or-treating?" Alec asked.
"That's where you knock on peoples' doors and say trick-or-treat and they give ya candy," Bobby said.
Alec's eyes lit up and he immediately asked, "Daddy, can we go trick-or-treating?"
"We could…" Dean said slowly. "Except you don't have a costume…"
"Can I have a costume?" Alec asked, standing up and facing him.
"Well, what do you want to be?" Sam asked back. Alec turned slightly to face Sam and cocked his head to the side in a silent question. "You can dress up as whoever you want," Sam explained.
"Yeah, you could be Batman, Rocky, one of those Disney characters, or whatever you want," Dean said.
"You!" Alec said, pointing at him.
"Me?" Dean asked back. "Alec, you can be anything you want. I'd even get you a Ghostbuster outfit."
"You Daddy!" Alec said.
Dean chewed his bottom lip; he didn't know if Alec understood what Halloween meant or not. "How 'bout you think about it for a while, and you can change your mind if you want to," Dean finally said. Alec pouted a little bit, so he decided to distract him. "You wanna watch some Scooby Doo? You could be Scooby for Halloween."
"No Daddy," Alec said, sitting down again.
"Dean, c'mon, you said he could be whatever he wanted," Sam said.
"I just said he should think about it," Dean tried to defend. But he really didn't know why Alec wanted to dress up like him; it just didn't make any sense. He rubbed Alec's chest and asked, "How 'bout we go to the store and look at some costumes?" Alec shook his head no and pouted. "We've gotta go to the store anyway, so we'll get some candy and maybe swing by the costumes."
"Get him a toy too," Bobby said, coming over to him and handing him some money.
Alec turned to him with a smile from ear to ear. "What do you tell Grandpa?" Dean asked, trying to hide his own smile.
"Thank you, Grandpa!" Alec yelled. He stood up and jumped at Bobby, who caught him since he knew what he was going to do.
"Pick out somethin' good and don't give your Dad too much trouble, ya hear?" Bobby grumbled.
"Ok," Alec said.
Dean stood up and took Alec back and said, "C'mon, let's go find your shoes so we can go."
"I say we've got about an hour before they get done shopping," Sam said as soon as the Impala disappeared down the driveway. "We can run to the thrift store and get a few things before they get back, and Dean will never know."
"You just live to piss your brother off, don't you?" Bobby muttered.
"C'mon Bobby, you know it's gonna be adorable to see Alec dress up like him. You know Dean's gonna love it once he sees him, and it's what Alec wants," Sam said. "Besides, we've already got everything he needs except for the leather jacket and a necklace that's close to Dean's."
"And what happens when Halloween rolls around and Dean dresses him up as somethin' else?" Bobby asked.
"Halloween is on a Tuesday, which is my day to watch him. Dean's gonna be busy working, so I get to dress him up before we go trick-or-treating," Sam said.
"You better hope Dean doesn't buy him something else," Bobby said.
"Don't worry, Dean wants Alec to be happy and this is what Alec wants," Sam said. "But we better hurry up, they won't be in town forever."
"Alright, let's go find a car that works…" Bobby said.
Alec kicked his little legs as he rode in the cart. Dean walked down the aisles, grabbing Alec's snacks and getting them some food for the week. He'd never really gone grocery shopping before Alec was a kid; he'd gone on supply runs, but they'd mostly eaten out, but now they were trying to be healthier for Alec's sake. Sam was a stickler for vegetables, but he tried to get Alec a few treats too.
"What toy do you think you want?" Dean asked.
"A racecar," Alec said.
Dean nodded, "I think we can find that." He grabbed a big jug of Apple Juice, but then asked, "Do you wanna be a racecar driver for Halloween?"
"No Daddy," Alec replied.
"What about The Flash? You like those comics and you're super-fast like he is," Dean said.
"No," Alec said.
"How about a fire fighter?" Dean asked. That one hurt a little, but if he could get Alec to agree, then he'd be ok with it.
"No Daddy, I wanna be you," Alec whispered. He was giving him his puppy-dog-eyes, begging him to let him do what he wanted.
"You sure?" Dean asked. "Halloween is just one night a year…"
"I'm sure," Alec said.
He headed for the Halloween aisle and walked by the costumes. He pointed a few of them out to Alec, but his little boy just shook his head no to every suggestion. At least they already had Alec's costume, so it wouldn't cost them any money. Maybe after his first Halloween, he'd pick a better costume for the next one.
"There's a couple rules for Halloween, ok?" Dean said after a while.
"What kind of rules?" Alec asked suspiciously.
"Well, when we go trick-or-treating, you have to stay with me or Uncle Sammy or Grandpa Bobby at all times," Dean said. "There are going to be a lot of kids out that night and I don't want to lose you, ok?"
"Ok Daddy," Alec said easily.
"Another rule is, you can't eat any of the candy until me or Uncle Sammy says it's ok. Sometimes people do bad things to candy to hurt little kids, so we're going to check it before you eat it," Dean said.
Alec nodded, but he looked scared. "Will the bad people try to get me?"
"No, they won't try to get you," Dean reassured. He wasn't explaining this right; he didn't want to scare Alec, he just wanted him to be careful. "Besides, you're gonna be with me the whole time and I won't let them get you."
"Ok," Alec whispered.
"Ok, one last rule," Dean said. "You have to say thank you when someone gives you some candy."
"Ok Daddy," Alec said.
"Can you remember all of those?" Dean asked.
Alec nodded, "Stay with you, let you check the candy first, and say thank you."
Dean smiled and ruffled Alec's hair, "That's right."
"Can we go trick-or-treating now?" Alec asked.
Dean chuckled, "Not yet baby, we have to wait until Halloween."
"Ok Alec, hold still," Sam said.
Alec scowled at him as he tried to fix his hair like Dean's. He just had to get it a little spiky in the front, but Alec wouldn't hold still long enough for him to do it. He kept trying to sneak past him so he could show Dean his costume.
He couldn't wait to see the look on Dean's face when he saw Alec. He'd dressed Alec up in his jeans and little baby boots, and he'd gotten him in a black t-shirt with a flannel shirt over it. Bobby had found an amulet in one of his drawers that was close to Dean's, but he'd found the thing that made Alec look just like Dean. At the thrift store there had been a leather jacket almost identical to Dean's, except it was for a little boy. It was like the universe wanted Alec to be his Dad for Halloween too.
All he needed to do was spike up Alec's hair, and he'd be good. But Alec never wanted to stand still for him.
"Sam?" Dean called out from downstairs.
"Alec, hold still so I can do this before your Daddy comes up here, ok?" Sam asked. Alec sighed, but he held still long enough for him to spike up his little bangs. "Ok, now you can go show your Daddy," Sam said.
Alec immediately smiled and darted for the door. Sam followed after his nephew, and was just in time to see Dean spot Alec. Dean's eyes widened and he smiled from ear to ear. Alec jumped off the last step and Dean caught him, but held him out so he could look him over.
"Sam, where did you find his jacket?" Dean asked in shock.
"Me and Bobby went to a thrift store and found it," Sam said with a smile.
"Daddy, I look just like you," Alec said.
"Yes you do," Dean said. "Let's go show Grandpa."
"Ok!" Alec said. He wiggled free and took off in search of Bobby.
"Pretty cute, huh?" Sam asked.
Dean chuckled, "He would've been cute as anything."
"Yeah, but you gotta admit, this is pretty cool," Sam said.
"Thanks Sam," Dean said, patting his chest as he walked by.
Sam nodded and headed for the kitchen. Dean was right behind him, but they both stopped once they saw Alec with Bobby.
Bobby looked between Alec and Dean and said, "Wait…there are two Dean's? Where's Alec?"
"Grandpa, I'm Alec!" Alec yelled.
"You are? You look just like your Daddy," Bobby said, messing with Alec.
Alec's smile lit up the whole room, and Sam knew they'd made the right choice. Alec couldn't be happier; he loved Dean and wanted to be just like him. Even when he was older Alec always looked up to Dean, so it was no surprise that he wanted to be just like him.
"C'mon kiddo, we've gotta eat before we can go trick-or-treating," Dean said. He walked over to Alec and picked him up before he sat him in his booster seat.
"And you need to eat all of your vegetables before we can go," Sam tacked on. Dean didn't always make Alec eat all of hi veggies since he didn't like them either. But Alec was a little boy, and he needed his vegetables so he could go up big and strong…or at the very least, healthy.
"Uncle Sammy, I don't like vegetables," Alec said matter-of-factly.
"I know you don't," Sam said, trying to hide his smile. "But you need to eat them because they're good for you."
"Daddy doesn't eat vegetables and I'm just like Daddy," Alec said.
"C'mon Sam, one night with no veggies," Dean said.
"Dean," Sam said with a sigh. "Alec needs to eat his vegetables."
"But it's Halloween," Dean argued.
"Two carrots and one piece of broccoli," Sam tried to bargain. "That's all I'm asking for tonight."
Dean looked at Alec, and then said, "Alright, two carrots and one piece of broccoli."
"But Daddy," Alec whined.
"I'll eat them too," Dean quickly reassured.
Alec still didn't look happy, but he agreed. Dean cooked him a grilled cheese sandwich, and he ate his dinner with his milk and vegetables without complaint.
It was getting darker now, so it was just about time to head to town. Alec must have known it was almost time, because he started to fidget more. Sam knew he'd probably run around the house if he could, but he was afraid to get into trouble before they went. Alec had gotten better in the time they'd had him; he wasn't as afraid of getting into trouble now since he knew he wouldn't really get punished if he did something wrong. But they still had to teach him right from wrong, and sometimes they had to give him a timeout for backtalking. He didn't like giving Alec a timeout, but he did need to know how to behave and that was the best way they'd found to teach him if he continued to do the same things wrong even after they had told him.
He was afraid if he did something wrong tonight, then they would take away trick-or-treating. But they wouldn't be able to do that to him. He was excited to go trick-or-treating, and they were excited to take him.
"C'mon baby, time to go," Dean said, picking Alec up. It was so cute to see them together; Dean had even put on his leather jacket so they would match.
"Daddy, is trick-or-treating scary?" Alec whispered.
He was almost always nervous when they did something new. Sam figured it was because of Manticore. They probably sprung things on him all the time and they were probably not pleasant. He wished they could take those memories away from him, but they couldn't. They just had to try to convince him that everything was going to be ok now.
"There are going to be some scary decorations, but none of it is real," Dean replied honestly. "And if you get scared, I'm going to be there the whole time."
"Ok Daddy," Alec said.
"Hold up," Bobby said, stopping them before they got to the door.
"What?" Dean asked, turning to face them.
Bobby held up a camera and said, "We're gonna want to remember this."
"Ok baby, smile for Grandpa," Dean said.
"Remember what I said, ok? Remember the rules," Dean said. He was slowly unbuckling Alec from his car seat; he was a little nervous and Alec looked a little scared, but he hoped once they got started, then Alec would have fun.
"Stay with you, you check the candy, and say thank you," Alec whispered. His little boy was scared; he was excited earlier, but now he didn't know what to expect.
"This is gonna be fun," Dean said. "You're gonna get lots of candy and see a lot of cool stuff. Halloween is one of the best holidays there is."
Alec nodded, but still reached for him so he could be picked up. He got Alec out of the car and started to set him down, but he refused to let go. "No," Alec said, when he tried again. "No Daddy."
"Ok, ok," Dean soothed. "I'll carry you."
"Is he being shy again?" Sam asked as he got out.
"Yeah, you know how he is when we do something new," Dean said.
"Bobby's getting him a bucket to put candy in…maybe he'll warm up after the first house," Sam said.
"Daddy, it's scary," Alec whispered.
"It's all fake, baby. Nothin's gonna get you," Dean reassured.
Alec gasped when he spotted a fake graveyard across the street with skeletons crawling out of the ground. "Daddy," Alec cried.
"Hey, how 'bout we go get some candy, huh?" Dean asked to try to distract his little boy.
"Ok," Alec whispered.
"Remember what you gotta say to get candy?" Dean asked.
"Trick-or treat…" Alec said with a sniffle.
"Here's a bucket for him," Bobby said, handing him a pumpkin shaped bucket.
"Can you hold this?" Dean asked. Alec shook his head no and hid against his neck. "Alec, this isn't scary. It's just a bucket to put candy in."
Alec still shook his head no. He was being stubborn since he had decided this was scary. He just had to get some candy so he could see that it was fun. He walked up to the first house and pushed the doorbell. Alec still hid against his neck, and he tried to get even closer when the door opened.
"Alec, what d'you say?" Dean asked. The older woman behind the door smiled as he whispered, "He's shy…"
"That's ok," the older woman said. "Is this his first year?"
"Yeah, and he gets nervous when we do something new," Dean said.
"He's adorable," the woman said.
"Alec, c'mon kiddo," Dean urged.
"Trick-or-treat," Alec whispered. Dean held out the bucket and the woman dropped a handful of candy in it. Alec's eyes widened when he saw the candy and he smiled just a little bit.
"Alec, what d'you say?" Dean asked.
"Thank you!" Alec said.
Dean smiled at the woman and walked back over to Sam and Bobby. "That wasn't so scary, was it?" Dean asked. Alec shook his head no, but didn't let get of him. "You think you wanna try the next one?"
"You have to go too," Alec said.
"Ok, I'll go too," Dean said.
"How'd it go?" Sam asked.
"We got some candy," Dean said, and then he asked Alec, "You want to go with Uncle Sammy this time?" Alec shook his head no and hid against him again. "Alright, maybe the next one."
He walked up to the next house and rang the doorbell. Alec actually smiled a little and said, "Trick-or-treat."
The man tossed some candy into their bucket, and Alec immediately told him 'thank you'. Alec warmed up after a few more houses, and he even started walking after they went to the next block. He still held his hand, but they were making progress.
"Well if it isn't Bobby Singer," a woman said behind them.
The four of them all turned around, but then Alec tugged on his sleeve so he would pick him up. The woman in front of them had dark hair and she was wearing a Sheriff's uniform. Part of him thought she could be dressed for Halloween, but then he spotted her gun, and he knew she was the real deal.
"Sheriff," Bobby said.
"Didn't think I'd see you out trick-or-treating," the Sheriff said.
"It's my Grandson's first year," Bobby easily replied. Dean could tell there was some tension between them, but he'd never seen this woman before so he didn't know what it could be.
The Sheriff's eyes landed on him and Alec briefly before she looked back at Bobby. "I heard you had a Grandson, but I didn't think it was true. Didn't picture you as the family type…"
Bobby looked back at him and motioned for him to come over there. Sam walked up beside him too just in case they needed to make a run for it. "This is Sam and Dean. And that's Dean's boy, Alec," Bobby introduced. "Boys, this is Sheriff Jody Mills."
Jody smiled at them, and Dean was surprised when Alec actually smiled back. He was still hiding against him, but he wasn't being as shy as he had been.
"Are you having a good Halloween?" Jody asked.
Alec nodded, "I have lots of candy."
Jody's smile wavered and her eyes watered, but she nodded at Alec and said, "That's good."
"Did you get any candy?" Alec asked, thinking Jody was sad because she hadn't gotten any. Jody chucked and shook her head no. "Daddy, can Jody go trick-or-treating?"
"Well, she might have to keep working," Dean said.
Alec game him the puppy-dog-eyes and begged, "Please?"
Dean looked at Jody again and said, "He wants you to go trick-or-treating…"
Jody hesitated, but then said, "I guess I could do a couple houses."
Alec beamed and immediately wiggled to get free. He ran over to Jody and grabbed her hand. She looked surprised, but she didn't let go of his little hand.
"Alec, you need your candy bucket," Dean said.
"Can you carry it?" Alec asked, looking up at Jody. She laughed before she took the bucket from him. "We can go to a few houses so we can both get candy," Alec said matter-of-factly. "Daddy said I can't eat it yet, but he said he'd check some so I could have one before bedtime. Uncle Sammy doesn't like that, but Daddy already said so."
Jody nodded, and then said, "I guess you're dressed up as your Daddy for Halloween."
"Yeah, Daddy said I could be whoever I wanted!" Alec said excitedly.
His little boy kept talking as he and Jody walked up to another house. Dean hung back with Bobby and Sam and watched as Jody rang the doorbell.
"You just never know who Alec will decide he'll like," Sam muttered.
"Jody's sad and he knows it," Bobby said. "The kid likes to help people, and I think this will actually help her."
"Why's she sad?" Dean asked.
"Her boy died a little over a year ago," Bobby said.
"You sure this is ok?" Dean asked. "I don't wanna make this harder on her…"
"Alec's got a way about him. I don't think it's gonna hurt to be around him," Bobby said.
"What's with you and Jody?" Sam asked. Bobby scowled so Sam shrugged and said, "It doesn't take a genius to figure out that somethin's going on."
"Let's just say I didn't get along real great with the locals for a while," Bobby muttered, adjusting his hat uncomfortably.
Dean shook his head in amusement; he wanted to tease Bobby, but Alec and Jody were coming back, so he'd have to wait.
"Daddy, I got three pieces of candy!" Alec said, jumping up and down in excitement.
"That's awesome!" Dean said.
"Can we go to another house so Jody can get some too?" Alec asked.
"Yeah, we can go to another house. You lead the way and we'll follow, ok?" Dean asked.
"Ok!" Alec said. He kept ahold of Jody's hand and led her down the street.
"He is wiped out," Dean said, carrying Alec back towards the Impala.
"He made a pretty good haul," Sam said. He was carrying the candy bucket, looking to see if there was anything in there that he wanted. He and Dean had agreed that Alec didn't need every piece of candy he got; he could spare a few so they could have some candy too.
"You can add these to his stash," Jody said, passing over two handfuls of candy. "Alec decided I needed more and just gave me as many pieces as I could hold."
"At least keep a few," Dean said. "He'll know if you give them all back."
Jody didn't look like she believed him, but she did pocket a few pieces of candy. "Thank you for letting me walk around with him for a while."
Dean shrugged and played off, "Gave me a break from going door to door."
"His costume confused some people though when you weren't there," Jody said with a laugh. "They would ask him if he was a Rockstar and he'd say 'no! I'm my Daddy!' They would smile and laugh…"
"He's cute when he wants to be," Sam said. He knew his nephew could be a little demon sometimes too.
"You know who else is wiped out…" Bobby grumbled. "It's me! I think we hit every house twice!"
"Only the best for my little boy," Dean said.
They finally made it to the Impala and Dean walked around to put Alec in his car seat. He and Bobby hung back with Jody to say they goodbyes.
"It really was great tonight," Jody muttered to herself, looking at the back of the Impala.
"Y'know, the boys are stayin' with me now," Bobby started, shifting his hat. "You and Sean are welcome to come over. It's nothin' special, but we might be able to scare up some food…"
Jody nodded, "I'd like that."
She gave him and Bobby a hug, and waved at Dean before she headed off in the opposite direction. Bobby patted his back, and they both walked to the Impala to go home. They had a successful Halloween, and he couldn't wait for the next one. He had wanted to find a way to change Alec back when he was first changed, but now he couldn't imagine life without his two-year-old nephew. He wanted to show him everything and give him every good memory he could get.
He turned in his seat once he was in the Impala to make sure Alec was still ok. He was sound asleep in his car seat, and Dean had put his Teddy in next to him. He looked so cute still dressed up as Dean, and he knew Alec was happier now than he had been when he was older. He could have a better life now, even if he did still have some bad memories from Manticore.
"Ready?" Dean asked, when he didn't immediately turn back around.
Sam nodded, "Yeah, let's go home."
More soon...