Disclaimer: In case you haven't got the hint. I still don't own or profit from this in anyway.
A/N: I don't have much to say other then thank you for all the reviews! Also I just published (like mere minutes before I started typing this) a one shot for Supernatural called "Unexpected" and I expect you all to read and review it!
A/N: I just want to warn you that Dean is going to start getting really dark within these next few chapters. I don't mean to offend anyone but it is something that needs to happen in order for the story to progress. So please bare with me here. I would hate to lose any of you awesome readers!
Previously
Tony fell into his bed and was soon fast asleep and nothing was going to wake up him up.
SPN NCIS SPN NCIS
Dean jerked up in his bed gasping. Looking around he couldn't figure out where he was it wasn't one of the motels Dad had them staying in; it was too clean for that. Catching his breath and memories he remembered. Dad was dead. Had been for nearly a month. He was living with Tony now.
Slipping from bed he headed over to his closet and opened the sliding doors and reached to the back of the small room and grabbed his worn green duffel. Pulling the bag out he started to dig through it and all of the miscellaneous stuff he hadn't bothered to unpack yet. Finally he felt the cold metal against his hand and pulled the gun out.
Pushing the bag back into the closet he crawled back into bed and leaned against the head board with the Colt and laid his hand with the gun loosely in his lap. He ran a finger over the beautiful pearl hand grip and onto the shine of the chrome. It had been a wonderful birthday gift from Dad for his last birthday. He was finally old enough to have his own gun and now he wouldn't have to borrow one of the extras during hunts.
Shaking his head, no he wouldn't need it anymore because there would be no more hunting for him. Now whatever killed Mom and left her to roast on the ceiling would get away free. Just like whatever killed their Dad.
Looking down at the killing machine in his hand he lifted it. How easy would it be just to end it now? All he had to do was pull the trigger. No one would miss him. Well maybe Tony and Sam. They would miss him for a little while until they found something new to make them happy. He moved the cold metal and gently pressed it against his temple. All he had to do was pull the trigger and he would be done. He could be with Mom and Dad. He wouldn't hurt anymore. No more kids laughing at him. Nothing; just blissful nothing.
There was a knock at the door, "Dean come on time to wake up!"
Quickly he brought the gun down and shoved it between his mattress and box spring before catching a look at his alarm clock. Time for a new day in hell to begin.
SPN NCIS SPN NCIS
Tony was sitting down at the table with a bowl of cereal when Sam came storming out of his room without a shirt, "Tony I don't have any clean shirts."
"What do you mean you don't have any clean shirts? I just did laundry two days ago."
Sam floundered at the question and looked to the ground, "I didn't exactly put my clothes in the hamper."
"Then I guess you have a problem kiddo. We can't do anything now so you will have to come up with something to wear. You could always wear one of your old shirts." Tony suggested between mouthfuls of cereal and coffee.
"But-"
"I don't know what you want me to do for you. You know I do laundry on Sunday and now you have," He paused to look at his watch, "ten minutes before we leave. Figure something out."
"Fine" The little boy pouted as he walked back to his room in search of something new to wear.
Meanwhile Dean had made it down the hallway dressed in an old band shirt and worn jeans.
"You know Dean we got you those new clothes so you wouldn't have to wear those ratty clothes anymore." Tony said as he finished slurping his milk from the bowl.
Dean nodded in acknowledgement but continued over the couch and turned the TV on to the morning news.
"Dean come on please eat something for me. You need to eat or otherwise you're gonna get sick. I'll even make you bacon." Tony begged willing to be a couple of minutes late and explain to Gibbs then watch his brother go another day without eating.
The teen shook his head and went to the door for his jacket and to slip his shoes on then stood waiting by the door.
SPN NCIS SPN NCIS
"Ok you remember the rules I laid out last night?" Tony asked as he put the car into park outside the elementary school and turned around to face Sam with the new Iphone in hand.
"Yes I remember." He answered as he reached for the phone.
"Not so fast. I have some rules for school. You need to keep the phone on silent and I don't want to hear that you were playing with it during class. Understood?"
"Yes."
"Ok. Have a good day." Tony replied handing over the phone reluctantly and watched as Sam jumped from the backseat, "I'll be here to pick you up tonight."
"See ya later Tony." Sam said as he slammed the door shut and ran towards the building dressed in his new winter gear.
"Here the same goes for you too. I don't want to hear of you causing any problems with it." He directed to Dean as he handed over the identical phone and pulled the car out of park and headed towards the high school," Ok here's the deal. I know you are upset right now but school is important. I can't have you skipping all the time. I need you to be a role model for your brother. He doesn't have Dad around anymore. Just please don't skip anymore this is a new start for you. Take it."
Dean replied by unlocking his phone and playing with the new functions on it.
"I have the teams' numbers plus mine, Caleb and Bobby's phone numbers in there. Make sure to call us if you need us ok?" Tony asked as he came up to the school.
Dean answered with direct eye contact and a nod before getting up and walking out the door.
"Well that went well." Tony muttered as he drove out of the busy parking lot.
SPN NCIS SPN NCIS
"Cassie! Time to get up."
Cas groaned and was about to take a glimpse at the clock before a heavy weight landed on his chest and knocked the wind out of him. Eyes flinging open as he tried to identify the mysterious weight he came face to face with blonde hair and stubble covered chin.
"Balthazar!" He screamed as he wrapped his arms around his big brother, "What are you doing here? I thought you weren't coming until the weekend?"
"The band finished our last gig and I decided to come home a little early. Miss me?" The young singer asked as he got off his brother and settled for the foot of the bed.
"Miss you? It's been miserable here without you. Dad's been on a rampage. Can you stay forever?" Cas asked hopeful that maybe his brother wouldn't have to leave on tour again.
"Nah sorry kid I already went through my senior year and I can't say that I want to relive it." He answered with a slight shiver and painful grimace on his face, "But I did hear that you got into Georgetown. Congratulations. My little brother the brain."
"Yeah I sure did. Just wish Papa was here to see it." Cas asked losing all the peppy jump he had moments before.
"I'm sure he would be proud of you." Balthazar whispered before starting again, "So anyway Dad left with Gabe already but he left me with the car. So what do you say we leave and I'll treat you for breakfast before school?"
"That would be awesome."
SPN NCIS SPN NCIS
Walking in the front doors Dean was instantly assaulted by the voices of all the different students and the noises of school life. Pulling out his schedule he saw the room number he needed and headed in the direction his eyes never leaving the piece of paper. He wasn't going to bother waiting for Cas again he was probably sick of him anyway. Probably glad he ditched him when he got the chance.
"Hey perv! What you're not going to look up our skirts?"
Dean turned around and saw a bunch of girls behind him glaring at him with disgust. Not something he was used to. Usually most girls followed him like lost puppies apparently not here.
"You're such a creep."
Turning away from the insults he started back towards the stairs he remembered from the first day and started up them and was happy when he saw his classroom at the top of the stairs.
"Hey baby," a very recognizable deep voice said coming from out of his view before Jared stepped into it followed by a gaggle of other big looking boys, "I don't know what you have planned for Cas or what your problem is but you aren't going to steal him away from us. I'm going to make your life a living hell. This is going to be the longest year of your life. Got it?"
Dean looked down to his feet and couldn't help but think this already was the longest year of his life and he was already in hell so what more could he do?
"I said did you get it?" Jared asked taking a step forward and thrusting Dean against a wall of lockers making the boy bang his head against the metal.
Nodding his head furiously he was let go and crumbled to a heap on the floor, "That's what I thought. Now scat."
Dean fled towards the open classroom door happy to have escaped the bully.
"Good morning Dean. We missed you in class yesterday." Mr. Bohem said as the saw the young student run into the room, "do you have the permission slip I sent home on Monday?"
Dean nodded and set his backpack on a desk and pulled out the signed piece of paper and handed it over.
Making sure to see that it was signed he nodded, "Excellent. I forgot to tell you guys I messed up the date of the field trip and we are actually going on Friday instead of next week Friday. I hope that doesn't bother you?"
He shook his head and started to zip up his bag and head on back to his seat.
Mr. Bohem stood at the front of room and watched as his new student walked through the desks to sit in his desk. Something was different about this boy. He couldn't tell what it was and wasn't entirely sure it was a good something.
"Hey Mr. Bohem," He was interrupted from his musing as his students started to fill in for the day.
SPN NCIS SPN NCIS
"Geez Balth, I didn't realize you had such a following!" Castiel exclaimed as the two brothers escaped the screaming girls streaming from the coffee shop they had decided to stop at.
"What can I say I have quite the fan girls." He said as he escaped into the car closely followed by Cas.
"No really Einstein I would have never guessed." He joked as he took a big sip of liquid energy, "You should probably get me too school soon or otherwise Dad will blow a gasket. Again."
Balthazar directed the car away from the screaming girls behind him and towards the high school which was only a couple of blocks away, "I thought I would die before I would ever say this but Dad's right. You can't keep on acting like this. Papa wouldn't have wanted it."
"This has nothing to do with Papa," Cas ground out losing his appetite, "besides what would you know? You've been gone for like six months."
"I know enough. Just promise you'll starting acting like your normal self?"
"I don't make promises I can't keep. You should know that. Papa taught us that." The younger brother retorted as he opened his door and stepped onto the sidewalk in front of the school and into the milling students.
SPN NCIS SPN NCIS
"Hey Sam!"
Standing up from the snowball he was working on he saw Matt running across the field in his outdoor gear running towards him, "What's up?"
"I'm having a Birthday party on Friday and you're invited." Matt said starting in on the snowball Sam had abandoned and they both started rolling the giant ball again.
"Really? That's so cool. I'll have to ask Tony though."
"It'll be awesome. My mom is setting up all kinds of video games and stuff. " The other boy went on as the ball came to end and they started in on another one.
"Sounds like fun. I'm sure Tony will let me go."
SPN NCIS SPN NCIS
Cas walked into first hour in a sour mood with his coffee in hand but was both surprised and happy to see Dean sitting at the back table.
"Missed you yesterday where were you?"
Dean shrugged and looked to the front of the room where the teacher was already starting to write the lesson on the board.
"I thought we were talking now or in your case writing?" Still receiving the cold shoulder from the freshman he added, "Fine you don't want to talk to me anymore. Then I'm not going to worry about you. I tried and that's all I can do."
He no more then said this then a small slip of paper managed its way into his open book, "What did I miss yesterday?"
"Nothing much. I was actually late and wasn't here for most of the class hour myself. Where were you anyway? Not a very good first impression missing your second day."
No reply.
"Ok fine. You still going on the field trip?"
The paper was grabbed and a quick scribble was drawn across it before being handed back, "Yep."
"You can hang with me and Jared if you want. Oh by the way you know the trip is this Friday instead of next right?"
"Mr. Novak do you and Mr. Winchester have something you would like to share with the class?" Mr. Bohem asked turning away from the white board he was writing on and faced the two students in the back.
"No sir. We were just discussing what he missed yesterday."
"Well I'm sure that you will help him. But please do so after class. You are both behind in this class and can use all the help you can get."
Dean blushed deep red before looking down in his book but Castiel smirked back, "Sorry sir it won't happen again."
"I'm glad to hear that. Now where were we?"
SPN NCIS SPN NCIS
"-and Matt says there are going to be all kinds of video games and stuff. Can I go please?" Sam begged as Tony pushed open the front door of the apartment and let them in.
"I don't see why not. We can go shopping tomorrow and you can pick out a present." Tony answered as he hung up his jacket and went to the kitchen to start supper.
"Thank you Tony!" Sam yelled running into the living room and jumping on to the couch.
"Hey watch the furniture!" He yelled back and looked around and noticed Dean wasn't anywhere to be seen, "Where's Dean?"
"I think he went to his room." Sam answered as he started flipping through the channels on the TV.
"No TV until homework is done."
"Do I gotta?"
"Yes you gotta. Now get to it." Tony teased as he chased his brother away from the remote and he took control of the TV.
SPN NCIS SPN NCIS
Watching his brothers make plans he edged his way passed them and down the hall towards his room. Quietly closing his door behind him he turned and locked the door before settling himself onto his bed.
God today was horrible. After history Jared had pulled Cas away again and left Dean to his own devices for the rest of the day which translated to him managing to find the rest of his classes by himself and getting harassed by all the upperclassman. He really liked it when Cas had helped him around the first day and he had thought he had made a quick friend but he guessed not.
He hooked his arm under the mattress and breathed a sigh of relief when he felt the cold metal on his calloused fingertips. Pulling it out he rested it in his lap again much like this morning and checked the chamber. Two rounds, more than enough to get the job done. He had been thinking about this all day. It was time now. It could all end. Here and now. He could go and see Mom and Dad. His heart wouldn't hurt anymore. He could finally be happy.
He brought the weapon up to his mouth and gently closed his lips around the barrel before taking the gun and cocking it back. He was about to pull the trigger with a tear slipping down his cheek when he heard the pitter patter of Sam's feet running down the hallway closely followed by Tony's laughing.
He pulled the Colt from his mouth and slowly eased the hammer back and set the gun in his lap and stared at it longingly. He couldn't do it with them home. He couldn't let them have that forever playing in their memories. He wouldn't want Sam to have to deal with that. No he would wait. His time would come.
A/N: Please Review.