Dandelion Seed

-Scenario where Annabel reflects to Sam about dandelion seeds-

Sam and Annabel walked through the park together since Dean was hung over and hiding from the world and Cas was God-knows-where doing God-knows what, it was just the two of them. They had decided to make good of the nice weather and go for walk.

They were having a decent conversation about their high school experiences when Annabel stopped suddenly. Sam stopped a few steps in front of her and looked back at her curiously. "Annabel? Are you okay?" he asked.

"Look." She nodded at the dandelions and white puff balls that used to be bright yellow weeds.

"They're dandelions." He shrugged, not really getting the point of her pointing them out. It wasn't like she'd never seen them before.

"Yes." She stressed and picked one of the puff balls. "Have you ever made wishes on these things?" she asked him.

He shrugged again, "Maybe when I was little." He paused to examine her. "Why? Did you?" he smiled a little; he pictured a younger, more innocent and naïve Annabel making wishes on dandelion puffs.

"All the time." She replied, staring at the little puff of seeds in her hands.

He smiled a little brighter and walked closer to her. So she had been a little kid at one point. "What did you wish for?" he asked.

"Not a pony or a new doll, if that's the answer you're looking for." She replied dryly and he chuckled. "I always wished for a better life or someone to save me." She let out a heavy breath. "It was hard on my own, you know?" she paused and Sam noted the far-off look in her eyes, like she was remembering a memory that she had tucked away in the far corners of her mind – and she probably was which made him frown. "I thought my prayers had been answered when I met Ace." She shook her head slightly.

"What happened?" he asked quietly.

She let out a heavy sigh. "Ace recruited me to some big thing for people of my particular talents. I sharpened my skills then left the place." She shrugged, glancing at him. "Not a particularly smart move on my part…" she said under her breath, Sam didn't catch it. "I became the best after that; I could, and still can, con anyone out of anything."

Sam got the feeling there was more to it than that but didn't push it. "So make a new wish." He told her. "I mean, you're pretty safe now."

Her lips twitched. 'If only you knew, Sam…' she thought but nodded anyway and blew the seeds off their stem. She tossed the empty stem onto the ground and looked at him. "Let's see if it comes true."

"What did you-"

"Ah, ah, ah, Sam; it won't come true if I tell." She smiled.

"Right, sorry." He chuckled as they started walking again.

"You should be." She laughed lightly. "Anyway, you were saying something about Dean getting busted in a janitor's closet…?"

"Oh, right, so…"

She listened and laughed as he told the story; it was pretty funny. She loved listening to those types of stories from the brothers. Especially about Dean; his were always the most embarrassing. She didn't think her wish would ever come true but it couldn't hurt to try.

'I wish I knew what I did to deserve fantastic people like Sam, Dean, and Cas in my life.'

Yeah, she doubted it would ever come true but she didn't care if it ever did as long as she always had them.