Supernatural Imagines: Book Two

The Next Best Thing (d.w)

Pairing: Dean Winchester x Female!Reader

Word Count: ~1.6k

Warnings: child having a high fever, fluff throughout

Summary: During a snowstorm, you're locked inside the Bunker when your daughter has a medical emergency that only Jack can heal.

Author's Note: An ice bath is life-threatening if you have a high fever in real life, but in this story, it won't do damage, so it's okay

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Kansas is a beautiful state, and you love living here for most of the year. The summers, while very humid, are breezy and warm. The winters, however, are when there are issues. You get snow, of course, but it's the storms that are brutal. Since you're completely underground, you feel the effects of the storm more than anyone else.

Jack, Sam, and Dean are making sure the Bunker is locked down to prevent any snow from coming inside. Last year, when it rained for an entire week, water was leaking into the Bunker from pooling on the ground above. They'll also be checking the breakers to make sure the power doesn't go out, even though it happens every winter.

You're making sure you have everything you need for at least a month in case you get snowed in and can't leave. You just went grocery shopping, so you're confident you'll be okay.

"Hey, do we have everything?" Sam asks as he walks into the kitchen.

"Yeah, I just went grocery shopping. We should have enough food." You grab your list and go down the line when you hear it. Your daughter is coughing. "Shit, I knew we forgot something. Darlene is sick. We don't have enough medicine here."

"It's okay, I'll grab some."

"You think it's safe to go out there?"

"The store is right around the corner, and it's just starting. I should go now before it gets worse."

"Thanks, Sam."

He grabs the Impala's keys and heads out. Dean and Jack did their best to lock down the Bunker, so all you have to do now is wait. Darlene coughs again, so you and Dean head over to her room. She is bundled up in her blankets, sleeping. You ghost a hand over her forehead, which is burning with a fever. Not too hot, but if she doesn't get medicine soon, it'll get worse.

"Poor baby," you whisper.

"It could just be the flu," Dean whispers.

"I hope that's all it is."

Darlene moans in pain before opening her eyes. Tears well when she sees both of her parents standing over her.

"Mommy, Daddy, my tummy hurts," she whimpers.

"I'll get something light for her to eat," you offer.

You leave the room and fix something light in the kitchen. Some crackers and chicken noodle soup should be good for her. The hot broth will do wonders, and the crackers will ease her pain. Paired with that is a glass of ginger ale in hopes it'll ease some of her pains. You carry the tray back to her room and see that Dean is now lying in her bed with his daughter in his arms.

"She fell back asleep," Dean whispers as he rubs her back.

"Well, the soup might be cold when she wakes up, but she can try eating the crackers and ginger ale."

Sam comes back quickly with the medicine in time for the storm to get worse. Since the entire bunker is underground, it doesn't shake, but you can still hear the wind, snow, and rain slam against the metal door above. There is a structure that was built above the bunker to give off the illusion that it's a power plant, but there is only enough power there to bring it to the bunker.