Supernatural Death Note

Chapter Sixty-Tw0: Sam's Prank and Dean Helps Near

Dean was exhausted. The teaching earlier, than this emotional upheaval. He held on to Near's hand, his eyes meeting his brother's. Sam saw the coloring as it had been earlier, and knew that beyond the genuine smile that sparked in his eyes and the laugh lines, his brother was at the point of dropping. Watari noticed it too, having been dealing with Dean during his illness. Sam and Watari shared a look.

Watari spoke up. "I believe that Dean and Near both should rest as they're still healing."

Sam spoke up, "I can take care of Dean, if you want to see to Near. They've both been pushing themselves too hard. You can't heal right if you don't rest properly."

Dean stared at Sam and then looked at Watari, imagining a conspiracy, and he was right, and knew it. He looked at Near. "We're okay, Near. They're right. We need to rest."

Near nodded. He was not one for naps but knew Watari would not allow him to evade it.

Dean smiled. "I know. If it's not Watari, it's Sam or you." He grinned. "You'll feel better and I hope I will too, if I can behave myself."

Another nod came from the white haired teen. "Perhaps. However, rest is beneficial to both Dean and Near for healing."

"Yeah, Near, it is. At this moment, I think I'm ready for it. Have a good rest, Near. Okay, Sam."

Sam grinned, helping his brother to his feet and walking with him to his room. "I'll see you when you wake up."

Dean seemed surprised that Sam didn't come into the room but was leaving. "Okay. Have fun, wherever you're going." He watched his brother close the door, with a sigh. Turning, he looked at the tall bed. Damn! It looked taller today. He walked over, turned his back to it and jumped up, almost missing. He inched himself up and found a comfortable position. It only took a few seconds for him to doze off.

Sam had managed to rope Matt and Mello into helping him. When Dean woke from his nap, he would find his bed covered with stuffed cats...several were Puss 'n Boots from the Shrek movies.

The first thing the three heard from where they were sitting in the hallway, was, "What the hell! SAM!"

The troublemakers snickered and Sam innocently popped his head into the doorway. "You bellowed?"

Dean had managed to sit up in the bed, his hair going everywhere. He'd not had a haircut in a long while, the longer strands was sticking up and going in every direction. His eyes were wide, taking in all the cats. He looked at Sam's innocent, puppy dog look. "Damn it, Sammy!" He looked at the cats again. His brother watched. Dean's sense of humor kicked in, his mouth twitched, and he started to smile ...then the laughter erupted.

Sam started laughing as well, accompanied by two others who were in the hallway behind him.

"You can tell those two assholes out there that they should at least come in and face me." Dean was grinning.

Two grinning faces popped into the doorway behind Sam, still snickering.

"Where the hell did you doofusses find all of these damn cats? Especially," Dean picked up one of the Puss 'n Boots. "This one?"

Matt grinned. "We raided a few toy stores."

"Hell, that had to cost a pretty penny. These things ain't cheap." Dean appreciated the amount of trouble that went into the prank. He knew it was Sam's idea, and loved it even more that his brother had thought of it.

Mello laughed softly. "Well, it was worth it."

"I got to admit, managing it while I was in the bed was a feat. Shows how tired I really am, I guess. Sam can tell you this would not have been easy if I'd been my normal self. It made my day, though. After I frickin got the crap scared out of me. One of the big ones was nose to nose with me when I woke up. I almost screamed." Dean chuckled as he thought about it.