Baby - Life on the Road

by bjxmas

This is Baby's legacy, to roar down two-lane blacktop, a warrior and a protector. She's been there from the beginning and will be with them until the end. Through good times and bad. She's a hunter, part of the family business. Most importantly, she's home to the Winchesters. This is her story. 100 word drabbles. Baby remembers the early days.

12. The Other Son

Chapter Twelve - The Other Son

Sam and I have an odd relationship.

Strained at times.

I've been around since before he was born.

Sharing six months of normal.

Followed by years of refuge from the bitter cold of John's obsession.

Shadowy years of terror.

A child of the dark…abandoned and alone.

Excluded from harsh truths.

Left to wonder and worry.

But he always had Dean…and me.

He finally learned the truth.

What his family did.

At times he resented me.

A symbol of the life he hated.

I didn't blame him.

I knew his disappointment…understood his rage.

He came around…

Finally accepting I was home.

The End

bjxmas

January 2017

All standard disclaimers apply.

Dean's love of Baby and love for hunting have been a theme since the Pilot, with Sam sometimes appearing to be at odds with that passion, teasing Dean about getting a room and fighting with him about getting a life, but that was Sam hoping for a different life. I love Robbie's Baby ep, and Sam's acknowledgment to Dean that they were home if they were in Baby was the perfect way to end the ep and confirm, once and for all, that Sam and Dean are on the same page.

Thanks for reading and extra special thanks if you choose to review. Always appreciated. Are we ready for the S12 finale? I am braced for impact!

'Til next time, B.J.