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Previously
Tony sighed he had just put both Sam and Dean to bed and was thinking about Dean's behavior since he had come to live with him. The non-eating, the nights Dean woke up screaming for help or the silence that surrounded his brother. He would be the first to admit this behavior was the farthest thing from healthy but worthy of professional help? He slowly pulled the card from his pocket and took another swig from his beer and read the card Rachel Cranston.
Not yet he thought.
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Before any of them realized Christmas had come and passed and it was nearing the New Year.
"Tony?" Sam asked walking into the living room New Year's Eve morning coming up behind Tony who was cleaning the apartment. Now that it was down to just the Winchesters it was much easier to keep up with the up keep of the apartment.
"What Sam?" He yelled over the vacuum he was running.
"Break is almost over and I still haven't been able to have Matt over like you said I could. Can he come over today?" Sam asked moving to a stool near the island in the kitchen.
Turning off the machine and facing Sam, "I never said you could have a friend over during break and you know that tonight you and Dean are staying with Gibbs while I go out with Kate, Caleb and Abby."
"You said I could have Matt over when you dropped me off on the day before break. So when can he come over?" Sam asked again.
Tony had to back track and try and remember if he ever said such a thing. He couldn't remember saying anything to Sam. All he remembered was being in a rush to get to work and then Sam saying something… oh yeah.
"I'm sorry Sam but its Saturday and you are back at school Monday. I didn't remember saying anything. I'm sorry." The eldest Winchester apologized feeling horrible for getting Sam's hopes up.
"Next time, don't say something if you don't mean it!" Sam screamed and stormed into his room leaving Tony to sullenly finish cleaning the apartment.
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"So what do you boys want to do?" Gibbs asked as Sam and Dean awkwardly stood in his doorway after Tony had all but dumped them on his doorstep.
"I don't know." Sam answered still in a bad mood from his fight with his brother and Dean shrugged his shoulders in a non committal way.
"You have a TV?" Sam asked hoping that there might be something to help pass the time.
"Nope."
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Gibbs, Sam and Dean had gone from awkwardly standing in the doorway to awkwardly sitting on the furniture.
Looking down at his watch Gibbs saw that a half an hour had passed since Tony had dropped off his brothers and it was still too early for either kid to go to bed. He suddenly came up with something that would be good for each of his charges, "Follow me."
"Where are we going?" Sam asked surprised at the break in silence and kicking himself of not bringing his new journal from McGee.
"You'll see." Gibbs said opening the door to his basement and flipping the light on for Sam and Dean who followed.
Stepping down the last step Gibbs cleared a spot on his work bench and placed two scrap blocks of wood down along with some screws and screwdrivers.
"Is that a boat?" Sam asked following Dean down and both Winchesters stepped onto the basement floor spotting the skeleton of a boat across the room.
"Yep."
"How do you get it out?" Sam asked.
"Depends. Now I want you and Dean to practice using a screwdriver." Gibbs said pointing over to the blocks of wood and utensils as he grabbed a swatch of sandpaper and started on one of the ribs of his new boat he was working on.
Dean went without argument but Sam of course being a bad mood had to question the motive, "Why do we need to know how to work a screwdriver?"
Gibbs took a deep breath and hoped that the rest of the evening wouldn't be like this, "Because I said so."
"I still don't understand-"
Dean took the opportunity seeing Gibbs's patience waver to grab Sam's arm and shake his head hoping to get his point across to his younger brother. Listening to his brother Sam started in on the project without further argument.
Gibbs sighed in relief and poured himself a glass of bourbon and settled in for a night of many questions from none other than Samuel Winchester.
"So Gibbs…"
Yep it was definitely going to be a long night.
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"Tony look what I made?" Sam yelled as Tony walked through the front door of Gibbs's house.
The hangover he was nursing made him cringe at the yelling. Taking off his sunglasses, Tony got a better look at the odd ensemble Sam was handing him, "Looks good kiddo."
"Gibbs taught us how to make birdhouses last night. Did you know he makes boats in his basement? Do you know how he gets them out?" Sam questioned clearly forgetting the argument from the day before.
"Whoa there. Slow down Sam." Tony said handing back the 'birdhouse' and grabbing the cup of coffee from Gibbs.
"We were just sitting down for breakfast." Gibbs said pointing to the dining room that had four spots set along with mounds of pancakes, eggs and bacon.
"I think I'll stick to my coffee thanks." He answered the smell of the greasy food making him nauseous, "Where is Dean?"
Gibbs looked around, "Damn. I yelled up to him four times already. Let me try again." And the older man started to go to the bottom of the stairs before Tony stopped him.
"You have to do more than that. I'll get him."
Walking up the stairs and into the first room he knew was the guest room that Sam and Dean would have been in. Tony walked in and ripped the blankets off his brother and pulled the curtains open letting the early morning light shine into Dean's eyes, "Time to wake up. Gibbs made breakfast and you are going to eat it whether you like it or not."
Dean opened his slowly and glared at his brother before turning over in the bed before going back to sleep.
"I wasn't kidding get up now." Tony yelled as he left the room.
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Dean stumbled down the stairs just as they had all but given up on seeing the middle Winchester. He came around and sat down at the table and grabbed the pitcher of Orange juice and poured himself a glass.
"I think that you both owe Gibbs a thank you for letting you stay last night." Tony said feeling like he was taking care of two five year olds but couldn't help but be grateful himself for the time away from his brothers' that Gibbs had provided.
"Thank you Gibbs. I enjoyed working with the wood last night." Sam answered and Dean nodded sticking to his juice and pancakes, while Sam continued to dig into the bacon and pancakes.
"I'm gonna get you working on that boat before you know it."
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It seemed that they had no sooner gotten home and then it was Monday and time for everyone to return to work and school. For Sam and Tony they had a schedule worked out during that morning that fit like an old glove but now Dean was added to the mix and bound to mix things up.
"Have you seen Dean?" Tony asked packing himself a lunch and glancing at the clock, "We need to leave in ten minutes."
Sam shook his head with a mouthful of cereal, "Probably sleeping yet."
Tony took a deep breath in order to control his anger because yelling at his brother before nine in the morning was not something they all needed, "Finish up and start getting ready because we are leaving as soon as Dean steps foot outside of his room."
Angrily stomping down the hallway Tony didn't even bother to knock on the door before barging through the door.
On the other side Dean was standing in a pair of worn blue jeans, moccasins and stood topless trying to decide between two tops. T he insolated one he had gotten for Christmas or his old green and grey Henley.
"Either is going to look fine Dean." Tony said anger dissipating upon seeing the problem and he wanted to laugh. Turns out he wasn't the only one worried about appearances in their family.
Dean turned to look at him and starting signing to Tony in hopes of getting his older brother to help him pick out a shirt.
Tony looked confused at the foreign hand movements and was only able to pick out a few words here and there like I, need and help.
"I can't help you with that. But we need to leave in like five minutes or you and Sammy are going to be late your first day back." Tony answered and spun around and left the room.
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"Remember I have Math club tonight." Sam reminded as they pulled up to the elementary school drop off area.
"I know. Either Caleb or I will pick you up." Tony answered pulling to a stop in front of the school doors.
"Thank you Tony. See you tonight."
"See you later."
Pulling away from the school Tony turned to Dean in the passenger seat clad in his leather jacket and green and grey Henley peeking out from underneath, "Ready for high school?"
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Getting out of his Mustang in the school parking lot and being followed closely by Dean as they made their way towards the school office gained attention from all the students walking around.
Stepping into the office Tony called out, "We have an appointment with Principal Novak."
The secretary looking to be in her late twenties eyed Tony up dangerously before replying," Let me call him for you. "
"Thank you." Tony answered and directed himself and Dean over to a set of chairs facing a row of closed doors baring signs with the names for each of the principals.
Suddenly one of the doors opened revealing a man in his early thirties who came forward with a smile on his face, "You must be the Winchesters. My name is Michael Novak, I'm the Principal here. Follow me and I'll see if I can't get you settled."
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"So I understand you're a freshman, right Dean?" Principal Novak asked looking over the transcript in front of him.
Dean nodded avoiding eye contact and curling a little further into his leather jacket.
"I can tell you are nervous Dean but after looking at these transcripts you have nothing to worry about. I think you will fit in just fine in all of your classes. In fact maybe next year we get you into some AP classes I think you would do well to take them."
Tony looked at his brother to gauge a reaction but found that it wasn't proving an easy task, "I think that would be a wonderful idea. Now how about his classes this year?"
Principal Novak worried at the lack of answers he was getting from the teen and just the overall appearance of the boy, "We have a basic schedule written up for transfers, like Dean, that he will be following for the rest of the year. But we do have scheduling for next year coming up soon and then we can talk about next year. Do you have time Mr. Winchester to take a tour with your brother before he goes to his first class? I would love to show you our facilities."
Looking at his watch he answered, "I took the morning off so I would love to see where Dean's classes will be." Tony answered glad that he could do something for Dean that was never done before in any of their numerous moves.
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"This is where we leave you Dean." Principal Novak said coming to a stop in front of a History classroom on the second floor of the historic building, "I want you to know that if you ever have any questions you can come to me and I will help you the best that I can."
Dean nodded and held his backpack closer to him.
"Ok then. See you tonight Dean." Tony answered and Dean quickly walked into the classroom with a brief introduction from the Principal before the door was closed and the older man was back in the empty hallway.
"Mr. Winchester we need to talk."
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"I'm worried about Dean. During our whole meeting he didn't say a word. Does he have a disability? We have some of the best Special Education programs in the area. I can assure you tha-"
Shaking his head Tony replied, "Mr. Novak, Dean doesn't suffer from any disability. We just recently lost our father in a hunting accident and Dean hasn't talked since and is dealing with the death rather hard. Me and his younger brother are all he has."
Shaking his head at the wrongness of the situation Novak replied, "I'm sorry to hear that. I would like to let you know that we have counselors here at the school that would be more than willing to talk with Dean if you would like."
"I am just letting him try and heal by himself first. I will let you know if the situation changes at all." Tony replied icily really wishing people would stop trying to press help upon him and his family when he wasn't asking for any.
"Ok. Well in any case if you have in questions please feel free to call me at anytime." Principal Novak said leaning across the desk and handing a card to Tony in exchange for a handshake.
"Thank you for your time."
Walking out of the building Tony heard the bell ring signaling the end of first hour and couldn't help but think that maybe things were turning around for him.
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