Meeting the Winchesters Ch. 8
Author's Note: Bet you were surprised to see another chapter from me so soon since I have been terrible at updating lately. Hope you are in the mood for more fluffy moments as that is where my mind took me for this chapter.
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Previously: Bobby had bought the boys some toys and began to teach John about demonic signs before stopping for the evening to fix dinner.
Wiping his mouth with his sleeve as he finished off the last of the fried chicken, Bobby couldn't help but grin at the mess that Sam had made with the mashed potatoes he had made to go with the chicken. Not only did the kid have mashed potatoes strung down the front of his shirt from trying to feed himself, but he also had mashed potatoes in his hair and ears from the looks of it.
"Jeez Kiddo, you've made one hell of a mess," John groaned, glancing at Sammy to see his youngest covered in food. "I swear you're wearing more of the food than you actually ate."
"'Tatoes 'ummy," Sammy replied as he dipped his spoon back into the bowl for the last little bit of the gooey stuff and brought it to his mouth, losing half of the potatoes on his pants in the process.
"I'll take that as a compliment," Bobby replied as he stood up and pushed himself back from the table so he could carry his empty plate to the sink. He didn't get to often cook for others, and it was nice to know his cooking skills were appreciated, even if it was by a little tyke.
"Dean, you finished Ace?" John questioned as he prepared to clean up after himself iand Sammy. Dean hadn't eaten as much as he would have liked, but at least he did eat one piece of chicken and some of the mashed potatoes.
"Yes Daddy, I'm finished," Dean replied as he pushed away from the table. "You want me to give Sammy his bath?"
"No Sport, I'll do it," John answered knowing how much Sam hated to have his hair washed. "You can go in the bathroom with me though and try to keep your brother happy when I wash his hair."
"No, 'ash," Sammy declared as he shook his head vigorously. Yeah, he was still just a toddler, but a pretty smart one and understood what his father was planning to do.
"Yes, Sammy, wash," John reiterated, giving his youngest a stern look to let him know he meant business which immediately brought tears to the little boys eyes.
"Aww, it's okay Sammy, don't cry. I'll be there to protect you from that mean ol' soap getting into your eyes," Dean coddled as he leaned over and wrapped his arms around the youngster. "Nothing is allowed to hurt my baby brother!"
"Pulling Sammy into his arms, John stood and made his way up the stairs with Dean following behind.
~~Supernatural~~
Finishing up the dinner dishes approximately 15 minutes later, Bobby was surprised to hear the throaty sound of a sports car pulling into his driveway. He hadn't been expecting anyone, but from the sound of the vehicle, he was pretty sure he knew who it was. Drying his hands on a dishtowel, Bobby tossed the towel onto the counter and walked to the front door.
"Joshua, Caleb, what in the hell are you two doing here?" Bobby inquired, surprised to have the two hunters show up at his door. He thought they were hunting deep in the woods of Montana.
"The vampire hunt turned out to be a bust. Just a group of stupid kids bleeding animals for kicks," Josh answered as he walked through the front door, plopped down on the couch and relaxed by propping his feet on the coffee table. "And since we were close buy, we thought we would stop in for a friendly visit."
"Close by my ass. You two are in search of free booze," Bobby grumbled as he lightly slapped the burly hunter up alongside his head. "And get yer damn feet off my table, ya idjit,"
"Yeah Josh, people would think you were you raised in a barn or something," Caleb snickered as he entered the house, strolled through the living room to the kitchen, and opened the fridge in search of a nice cold beer as if to prove Bobby right.
"Hey Bobby, where you hiding the Bud?"
"Somewhere that you'll never find it," Bobby answered gruffly in reply. "Now git out of my damn fridge."
"Sure, you old coo...uh, Bobby, is there something important you want to tell us?" Caleb asked as he walked into the living room holding a baby bottle between two fingers as if it were a snake or something.
"What, you didn't know I preferred to drink my afternoon toddy from a bottle?" Bobby returned innocently as he watched the two hunters reaction.
'Seriously Bobby, you go out and marry a lady with a kid or something?" Joshua asked, tugging his fingers through his hair in wonderment.
"I'm not that crazy you fools. The bottle is..." Bobby's voice trailed off as John and his two sons entered the room, with Sammy giving Caleb the evil eye upon seeing his bottle held in a stranger's grasp.
"My baba," Sammy stated vehemently, tears forming in his eyes as he reached out for the treasured empty bottle.
"Give my brother back his bottle, ya big meanie" Dean voiced in anger as he gave Caleb a swift kick in the shin. "It doesn't belong to you!"
"Dean, apologize right now," John said, shocked that his eldest had just kicked the man. He had never seen Dean get so angry at someone so quickly before. "I'm sorry, but he doesn't usually act like that aound people he doesn't know."
"S'alright, he was just protecting the little one,"Caleb stated, reaching down to rub the front of his leg after handing the bottle over to Sammy. "I'm sorry, we wouldn't have came if we knew Bobby had company.
"Well since you idjits have stopped by, I guess this is as good a time as any for an introduction," Bobby intoned to the small crowd in his living room. Caleb and Joshua, meet John Winchester. And these two little ones here are his sons, Dean and Sammy," Bobby indicated with a nod of his head as he introduced the two tots.
"John, the bald one standing there in front of you is Caleb. He can be an idiot at times, but he is a damn good hunter. The same goes for Joshua there. He might seem intimidating with his burly size, but he's just a big ol' teddy bear once you get to know him."
"So, uh, what brings you over to this neck of the woods, John?" Caleb inquired, perplexed as to why a man with two small children would be hanging out at Bobby's place.
"Bobby is going to teach me a few things about hunting," John answered haltingly, not really sure how much he should say since he didn't know the two men standing in front of him.
"Something, of which we will talk about later," Bobby announced pointedly, not wanting to talk about the details in front of the little ones. He wasn't sure how much the two knew about what happened to their mom and didn't want to put John on the spot or bring back bad memories for Dean if he had witnessed what had happened to his mom."
"Down Da Da," Sammy voiced, ready to escape the confines of his father's arms. He was curious as to who these new people were and was eager to find out to find out.
Placing Sammy on the floor, John watched as his youngest son toddled over to Caleb and then Joshua, giving them both the once over before returning to stand in front of Caleb with his bottle held out.
"Mil' Mil'" Sammy voiced as he handed his bottle over to the surprised hunter.
"What?" Caleb asked abashedly as he glanced up to John and then Bobby with a perplexed look upon his face. He wasn't used to dealing with babies at all. Usually he scared little ones off, but this little curtain-climber seemed to have no fear of him whatsoever.
"Sammy is telling you he wants some milk, ya dimwit" Bobby informed Caleb with a roll of his eyes. "Haven't you ever learned to speak toddler babble?"
"Shoot, Caleb has never gotten out of the toddler babble phase himself, Joshua guffawed as he roared with laughter, just before he felt a small tug on his pants leg."
"Up," Sammy demanded as he raised his arms in the universal gesture to be held.
"Uh, I don't think that's a good..." Joshua started to negate before he found the little one doing his best to climb Joshua's legs like a tree.
"Pick 'im up Josh, he doesn't bite," Bobby stated as he watched the bear of a man trying to wiggle himself out of the child's grasp.
"But what is he pees on me?" Joshua groaned, having spotted the child's diaper sticking out of the waistband of his pajamas.
"You know what they say Josh, it's better to be pissed on than pissed off," Caleb said with a laugh as he walked into the room carrying the bottle of milk and waited for Josh to situate Sammy in his lap before handing it over.
"Watch your language ya idjit, there is little ones in the room," Bobby warned with a growl.
"You want me to take him? John asked, as he noticed the distressing look on Joshua's face just as Sammy leaned back against his broad chest and raised the bottle to his mouth and began to suckle the milk eagerly. He was getting tired.
"No, it's alright," Joshua answered, a warm feeling settling over him at the trust this innocent little boy was instilling in him. He couldn't help but squirm just a little thought at the sudden intense glare the older child was shooting his way. Damn, but Dean was protective of his baby brother. He might need to store that information away for later so as not to piss the kid off if he became a hunter!
"So John, how did you come to learn about hunting and Bobby?" Caleb inquired, wanting to learn more about the newbie hunter if he was going to become a part of their circle.
Leaning back with the baby in his arms, Joshua listened into the conversation for the next twenty minutes, adding a few words in himself here and there. He was about to inform John that his youngest was getting sleepy, evident by the droopiness of his eyes when he suddenly felt a war, wet feeling upon his pants leg.
"Uh, I think you might to change this little fella before he goes to bed," Joshua informed John as he picked Sammy up in his arms to reveal the obvious wet spot on his jeans much to the delight of Bobby and Caleb. Damn, but those two would never let him live that down.
"Yeah, uh, sorry about that," John voiced as he took Sammy into his arms. "Come on Dean, it's time fro you two to go to bed anyway."
"Well get started back on your training in the morning," Bobby informed John as he watched the young father leave the room.
TBC. John will start putting his training to use within the next couple of chapters. Hope this chapter wasn't too sappy for you. Thanks to tinajp for asking to see Caleb and Joshua come into the story.