ShowEmWhatYoureMadeOf: Dean 17, Sam 13. Dean is struggling with studying for his exam, and his little brother decides to help him out.

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Dean had been leaning over his books for hours now. Sam had finished his homework an hour before and had picked up a book and started reading. That didn't stop him from glancing at Dean every so often, only to see him in the same position as before.

"Dammit!" Dean said angrily and swept the books and papers off the table. He got up from the table and walked into the kitchen of their motel room. He went into the fridge to find something to eat.

Sam quietly got up off of his bed and walked over to the mess on the floor. He bent down and looked through the stuff. He realized what had made his big brother so angry.

It was math homework.

Dean walked to his bed, soda in hand, and dropped down onto it. He opened his drink and took a sip.

"Hey, Dean?" Sam asked, still kneeling down.

"What?" Dean responded.

"Why are you so mad at your math homework?"

"It's a waste of my time."

"If that was the reason, you would have given up a long time ago."

"It's not your problem!"
"Are you upset?"

"Yes!"

"Then it's my problem." Sam went over to his bed and sat down, facing Dean.

Dean sighed and said, "I just have this big exam tomorrow and I would like to not flunk it for a change."

"Well, you can't give up on it then." Sam told him.

"It's just too hard! None of it makes any sense! I've been paying attention in class and everything! I guess I'm just stupid."

"You are not stupid! You know a lot more than most people in this world! We do things that no one could dream of doing!" Sam said, referring to their hunting trips together.

"Hunting? You're the brains of the operation! I'm just a grunt. You do the research."

"Could a grunt formulate a fool-proof plan on his own. Could a grunt research for two hours and come up with everything we need on a goddess? Could the grunt figure out how to mask his scent to get the jump on a goddamn werewolf? You are so much more than a grunt, Dean!" Sam said forcefully, yet kindly.

Dean smiled a little at Sam. Sam walked over to the place where Dean had thrown his things to the floor and picked up his book. He brought it back over to the bed and sat down.

"Now let's do this." Sam said to Dean.

The next day, Dean walked over to Sam after school.

"Ready to go?" Dean asked.

"Ready." Sam said. The two brothers started their walk home.

"How was the test?" Sam asked him. He had been wanting to find out all day how his brother had done.

"I got a B+!" Dean said happily.

"Nice!" Sam said and high-fived his brother.

"Thanks for your help, Sammy." Dean said, putting his arm around his brother and pulling him close.

"No problem, Dean. Anytime." Sam responded.

And this is how the two brothers walked home. They celebrated that night. They messed around and went out to the arcade.

All was well with the Winchester brothers.


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