Disclaimer; I still don't own anything supernatural, wish I did. Well I have a t-shirt that I bought from a shop but that's as close as I'm going to get.

Out Of The Frying Pan .

Pastor Jim reached for the phone in his library and dialled Caleb's number. " Yeah ? " an annoyed voice said " Do you always answer the phone in such a pleasant manner Caleb ? " Jim asked with an amused air. " Jim? Is that you ? " Caleb's reply came back softer this time with a note of cheeriness to it. " Yes its me Caleb. I need to ask a favour and was hoping you could help. Its for a mutual friend of ours. Do you remember John Winchester ? " Jim heard a barked laugh as a reply

" Hell course I remember Winchester, how could you forget the guy? Like a bear with a sore head. What you need ? ". Jim relayed everything that had happened and all that John had told him the previous night. Caleb let out a low whistle " crap Jim, this is going to be tough "

" You can't draw up the fake papers for him ? " the pastor asked with concern in his voice

" What? Oh no not that that's a piece of piss, I mean the whole deal of seeing if these two nippers are really Johns. I'm going to need some stuff from them all "

" What kind of stuff do you need ? "

" Well I'll need DNA samples for one, from all three of um. Blood would be best, it'll give me more to work with but if not take a swab from inside of the cheek. Just use a cotton bud…..or shall I come over and play Doctor Frankenstein ? "

" I think that would be for the best " Jim replied smoothly " when shall I be expecting you ? "

" I'll be there soon, give me a couple of hours " with that Caleb hung up.

Jim smiled at least John would be able to keep the boys with the papers that Caleb would be able to procure. The man certainly had his talents, not only was Caleb the go to guy for weapons but fake papers where also his speciality, most hunters that knew him went to him for fake id's and other legal documents that would get them out of a sticky situation.

Jim was writing his Sunday sermon when he heard John coming down stairs with a chattering child in his arms " Daddy? Why is Pastor Jim got grey hair ? "

" Because that what happens to people when they get older Dean, they start changing colour "

" But why ? "

" Its……..erm………hey do you want to feed your brother for me ? " John asked clearing his throat

" Can I ? " the little boy asked excitedly

" Course you can, It'd be a big help to me if you did ". The small family entered the kitchen Jim was pouring the coffee out for himself and John thinking the young father would need it after the endless questions that Dean seemed to be asking him.

" Thought you could do with this " he offered John a steaming cup of coffee that he took gratefully, John carefully placed Sammy into Deans eager arms and gave him the bottle " careful now Dean "

" I will daddy , I used to do this for mommy when she was tired and my other daddy was at work "

" You did ? " John asked surprised, the blonde nodded energetically,

" Mommy got headaches a lot when daddy was at work so I used to take care of Sammy. That's what big brothers do, they takes care of their little brothers ". John swallowed the lump in his throat " How long you been taking care of your brother Dean ? " he asked. He wasn't sure he wanted to know the answer. Dean tilted his head to the side, his face scrunching in thought, he shrugged " don't know, but since Sammy was real small. Smallerer than he is now "

" You're a good brother Dean " John touched the boys face gently, the little boy beamed at the praise and John smiled at the light that danced in the jade green eyes.

John watched as Dean expertly fed and burped his brother, he gave the pastor a questioning look which the pastor seemed to be retuning. " Maybe you saved them twice John. That little boy should not know how to do that " he nodded towards Dean as he re-inserted the bottle into his brothers mouth. " Guess I have a lot to find out about my boys lives before they came to live with me " he watched as Dean finished feeding Sammy and burped him again, although the scene was touching John couldn't help the bubble of anger that he was feeling that this small boy knew exactly how to take care of a 6 month old baby. Just what in hell had this small child been forced to do? Sometimes when he'd gone to stroke the boys face he thought he'd caught the merest flinch as if the child was expecting to be hit, but John had brushed it off as his imagination. But now his mind was going over the possibility that maybe just maybe he hadn't, and that thought sent a chill down Johns spine.

A few hours later saw Caleb, John and Pastor Jim sat at the kitchen table the ' legal ' documents in front of them. " I can't thank you enough for this Caleb. It means so much to me " Caleb smiled at the man sitting across from him. " No worries Johnny, but you owe me " John grimaced at the nickname but brought a smile to his face. He'd met Caleb not long after he'd met Jim and the two had become friends fast. John was taken with the dark haired man and looked on him like a brother. Caleb bore quite a strong resemblance to John in many ways, with dark hair and eyes and broad shouldered the two had often been mistaken for brothers which amused Caleb greatly.

" I'll put it on my tab of things you owe me big brother " he grinned at John who grinned back then his face became serious " So these samples you have to take from my boys, just how are you going to do this exactly ? "

" Well there are two ways to do this Johnny, I can either take a blood sample from you all or do swabs. Blood would be better and more than likely quicker but either way its going to take a few days maybe even weeks to get the results even with my contacts ". John nodded

" Then the sooner we do this the better. We'll try the blood first but if the boys get too distressed we'll have to use other means, this swab stuff you where talking about "

" Ok Johnny however you want to work it ".

John entered the parlour to see Dean blowing raspberries on his brothers tummy and Sammy giggling his little fists tugging on his brothers hair. " I'm getting ya Sammy, no escape now " he laughed. " Dean ? " John spoke quietly and the little boy looked up to the man who he'd readily accepted as his father " Come here buddy, I need to talk to you. This Is my friend Caleb and he needs to do some tests on us all so that we can stay together is that ok with you ? "

" Will it hurt ? " Dean asked eyeing the new man in the room with trepidation. Caleb knelt in front of the small boy and smiled " Nah kid it won't hurt at all. It might feel like someone has just pinched you slightly but it won't hurt at all " Dean looked to John who nodded his encouragement,

" Ok " .

Caleb prepared John first to show Dean that it wouldn't hurt and took a sample of his blood. John smiled at his son all the time Deans eyes never leaving the needle all the while it was in his fathers arm. " Ok kid its your turn " Caleb said softly " Ya wanna sit on your dads lap while I do it ? "

Dean looked at his father and towards the syringe then at Caleb and nodded his head. John lifted him onto his lap and uttered words of encouragement into his ear as Caleb inserted the syringe and began to withdraw the blood. Both men where amazed when Dean didn't flinch and John told Dean how proud he was of him. Dean looked at his father puzzled " But you said it wouldn't hurt daddy " John was amazed by the total trust that this small boy had in him and felt instantly humbled by the faith he saw reflected in the green eyes watching him. " You did good kid " Caleb ruffled the little boys hair " Now its your brothers turn, with him only being a baby he might not be as brave as you so don't be scared if he cries ok ? " , Dean nodded and sat next to John on the couch so John could hold Sam. Caleb took a sample of Sam's blood all the while talking to both boys to reassure them, Sam watched Caleb with interest and was only when the syringe was pulled away when Caleb had finished that he cried. John hushed the baby in his arms while his big brother danced around Johns legs uttering his own words of comfort. " Ok John I'll leave you to it. Going to get these to the lab and try and get a rush for the results but I can't promise anything ok ? "

" Thanks Caleb " Caleb nodded and left John to comfort the baby in his arms.

" I'm off Jim, I'll call as soon as I know anything but try not to let him get his hopes up here, It could just be that the kids bear a resemblance and he's trying to hold onto something that just isn't there "

" I know Caleb, but there is something that I can't put my finger on. I can't explain it I don't even understand it but those boys are John Winchesters or I'm a singing nun !! " Caleb laughed at the image he had in his head of a singing and dancing Jim dressed as a nun spinning on top of a mountain. " That Jim I would pay to see " He laughed as he walked out to his car, the Pastors scowling face fresh in his mind.

It was a few days later when the phone rang and Caleb finally had the results of the tests. The little family had settled into a routine which seemed to come naturally to the eldest Winchester. To Jim it seemed like a ton weight had been lifted off his shoulders, he was smiling more, laughing more, and it all seemed to be coming from two small boys that where healing his fractured heart and soul.

Jim had tried everything he could think of before the boys had come into Johns life to try and ease his pain, but it had seemed that the young man had been consumed by his pain and hatred and although he and Jim where friends he'd kept all at a distance, as if afraid to let anyone else close. The only thing that the Pastor did notice was that John slept with the boys in their room as if he was afraid to let them out of his sight. When Jim had questioned him about it he'd merely shrugged and said it was nothing it just felt like the right thing to do. He was after all keeping the boys safe from the fire monster !!.

" I'll call round with the results , its going to be this evening though. I got some business to take care of first but I'll be there for dinner " Caleb told John

" OK " John sighed heavily it had been a long few days, not because of the boys he was loving every minute of being a father again. It was the waiting. The waiting was killing him, but in a few hours he'd know either way whether the boys where truly his flesh and blood or not. Then of course would come the questions of how? How where these kids his? He hadn't looked let alone touched another woman since he'd met his beloved Mary, so just how would these two boys be his, and why did Dean look so much like Mary. The thoughts had been tumbling around in his mind for days and it was starting to make him slightly dizzy.

The day seemed to drag and although he hated himself he found himself getting short tempered with Deans unending questions " Damm it Dean just be quiet for 5 freaking minutes !! " he thundered, he instantly felt guilty as he saw the small boy recoil from him and go towards his brother.

Jim lay a steadying hand on his shoulder " Why don't you go for a walk John, try to relax. This will all be over soon " the Pastor told him soothingly. John nodded and left without saying a word to the boys, he missed the hurt in Deans eyes and the way the way the boy shrunk back as he passed him, but Jim didn't. " Dean ? " the little boy raised tear filled eyes to the pastor and looked away immediately brushing the tears from his cheeks as they fell. " Has someone hurt you before son ? " the little boy shook his head but refused to look the Pastor in the eyes. " Dean ? Look at me. Its ok ". Dean looked at the Pastor and Jim gasped at the haunted look that had come into the child's eyes, It was clear that something had happened to the boy, but what ?

" Dean ? Who hurt you ? "

If Jim hadn't been listening as intently as he had he would have missed the whispered " mommy ", Jim swallowed the lump in his throat " When did she hurt you son ? "

" When I was bad " he said quietly " I was bad a lot, that's why the fire monster came, to take me to where the bad boys go " the tears where falling freely now down his pale face " I'm sorry I'm a bad boy, please don't send me to where the bad boys go I'll be good " he sobbed. The Pastor swooped down on the child who tried to scurry away on his butt towards the nearest corner but he pulled him into a bear hug trying to hush him, making comforting cooing noises to quiet the boy down. " Dean I need you to tell me who told you about the bad boy place, can you do that for me ? "

" Mommy told me about it. She said….she said…she said that I was too bad always being naughty giving her a headache and that she was going to get her….her…" he was choking on his words now Jim was rubbing small circles on his back to console him " Go on son its ok you're safe here "

"She said that she was going to get her master to take me to the bad boy place and that she didn't want me…that I was a burden ".

The Pastor was shocked by the child's revelation " Her master? Is that the word she used ? " the little boy nodded at him his long bangs falling in his eyes, Jim brushed them gently away and kissed him softly on the forehead. " Dean you ARE safe here. No-one is going to hurt you ever again…ok ?"

" Not even daddy ? He shouted like she did, I don't think he likes me no more ". John had entered the room and heard his sons last statement he froze where he stood. He had done this to the little boy whom he'd swore to protect. He rushed over to his sons side and brought him to his chest " Oh Dean I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to shout at you. Its me whose being bad tempered not you. Ok ? You are so special to me and I would NEVER, NEVER send you away from me…..never" Dean circled his arms around his fathers neck and sobbed into him. The pastor left John to comfort his son and went into the kitchen to make John a strong Irish coffee. John entered the kitchen twenty minutes later. " He's sleeping, cried himself out " he raked his hands through his hair and looked down at them. " You know maybe I'm not ready for this whole parent thing " he looked at his friend and sighed heavily " I didn't mean to hurt him, what was it all about, who shouted at him? " Jim looked at the man sat in front of him and decided that he had a right to know what the little boy had told him. " John…Dean told me some things…..about his mother…I'm not sure you're going to like it "

" Jim cut the bull…tell me what he said !! ".

Jim relayed the tale that Dean had told him watching his friend while he spoke. Johns fists clenched tightly as the Pastor spoke his temper rising with every word he said. " So this bitch was worshipping the demon ?" he rose rapidly from his seat knocking the chair back words as he got to his feet. " John calm down do you want to scare the boy more "

" No…….no…you're right " he ran his hand over his stubbled chin and looked at the Pastor " What do I do ? "

" Be there for him, comfort him, provide the safety tat I know you can. You know you can stay here as long as you like…have you thought about where you're going to live ? "

" Live ? I'm still going to hunt Jim, I still have to find this demon, make it pay. It stole my family from me that is something that I can't forget. "

Jim looked at his friend, " I know John but those boys need a home, somewhere to settle down….safely " John glared at the Pastor,

" Don't tell me how to raise my sons Jim " They where cut off from further discussion by a sharp knock on the door. Caleb entered the kitchen and eyed the two men at the table " Geez what's crawled up your butt now Johnny ?" John glared at the younger man, which made Caleb grin at him " Just give me the damm results smart ass "

" Well seeing as you asked so nicely…….". Caleb brought out a large A4 manila envelope and handed it to John. He opened it with shaking hands and brought the sheet of paper out of it. He stared at the page in front of him, the colour leaving his face " You're sure these results are correct?"

" Dude they're 99.9 match. Congratulations Johnny you're a daddy !! "

Authors note; So I may do a sequel to this story if there is any interest I'm pretty much going to tie everything up in the next chapter, it may take two. Hope people are enjoying it, not got many reviews but what the hey writings good for the soul. So if ya wanna review and give me you're opinion please do…….