Sam wandered over and sat down next to you on the edge of the roof. He was holding his shoulder and winced a little as he sat down.
"You doing alright?" you asked.
He nodded. "I'll live," he said, catching your eyes and giving you a tired smile.
"Is Dean on his way?" you asked, looking out across the town below and taking in the setting sun in the distance. It wasn't a bad view... and the company wasn't bad either.
"Yeah. He's bringing a ladder," Sam said, sighing and finally letting go of all of his tension.
You nodded. "How's he gonna do that? Strap it to the roof of the Impala?" you laughed.
"No idea. My guess is he's gonna show up in a hot-wired van or something..."
You adjusted your grip on the rifle lying across your lap. You nodded toward a road sign that the sun was just glinting off. "How much you wanna bet I can hit that sign?" you asked him, putting the rifle up to your shoulder and looking through the scope.
Sam laughed and shook his head. "Considering that I've seen you nail a headshot on a ghoul from 900 meters away, nothing, because I know you can hit it." He shot you an admiring look.
"Aw, come on... you're no fun," you said. "Cover your ears, Sam," you said, smiling. He laughed but plugged his ears and squinted toward the sign in the distance. You exhaled, held your breath, focused... and squeezed the trigger. You watched through the scope as the bullet pierced the center of the zero on the sign and grinned at Sam.
He shook his head as you rested the rifle over your lap again and swung your feet aimlessly. "Hey—have I told you lately that—I'm—I'm really glad you're with us?"
You looked over at him in vague surprise. "You haven't. But thanks. I'm glad too."
"Yeah... I don't know how to explain it but—it feels like—like I was waiting for you or—Oh! I mean, we were... uhh—We were waiting for you... as—as part of the team..." Sam's face flushed and he cleared his throat as he stared straight ahead again at the setting sun. Smooth.
But you were feeling butterflies in your stomach and a glow of warmth in your chest as you realized what he'd accidentally said. You bit your bottom lip and looked out at what suddenly seemed the most beautiful sunset you'd ever seen.
"Oh my God. I don't believe this," Sam said suddenly, standing up. Looking down, you saw an approaching fire engine, complete with a hook and ladder.
"Is that—Dean?" you asked, squinting at the approaching truck. "Wow..." you laughed.
Sam rolled his eyes and offered you his hand to help you to your feet. "He's always gotta show off," he said, shaking his head.
"Don't worry. Sam Winchester is not someone who can be upstaged," you said, giving him a soft look.
Prompt: "How much you wanna bet I can hit that sign?" / "Considering I've seen you hit an enemy from 900 meters away, nothing, because I know you can hit it."











