Supernatural Death Note

Chapter Seventy-Three: Watari, L, and Bobby Talk

Notes:

The possibility of more crises is not good.

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Watari went to check on his wards, knowing the two Winchesters would be all right. Sam had his brother well in hand.

They were all gathered in the top room, with Bobby listening to everything that had happened. L was listening and doing research for the two who seemed to mean so much to Dean.

"Dean seldom mentioned those two. I think Sam mentioned it once or twice in passing. He never showed one sign that the he loved the woman or that he really thought the boy was his son. Damn that boy sometimes. He holds it all in." Bobby was helping Near work a puzzle while he talked. Near had a cup of tea and some snacks by him.

Watari could see that Near was slowly calming. What had happened earlier had seriously overwhelmed him.

L spoke absently from his computer. "When I find them, I can determine if the child is his or not."

Bobby looked across at the man, "DNA?"

Yes. Easily procured," he murmured.

Dean took off a number of times, saying he had things to check out. I had no idea he was hunting for them. If he had no intention of letting her know he loved her, why hunt her down?"

"Security. If he knows where she is, if something happens, he can get to her to protect her," L answered.

"Yeah, makes sense. Sam's mentioned girls in Dean's life once in a while. Only one I thought he loved was Cassie. Lisa is one I never considered to even be in the running. Will surprises never end with that boy? That's one major weakness I didn't know he even had. That's why he never stayed long in one place."

"Possibly," he answered as Watari refilled tea cups

"You've both been messing around with his head, trying to help him, for a while, now. Either of you see this coming? I thought he'd dealt with everything. How'd he hold that in?"

"He hasn't come forward with everything," L told Bobby. "This was one thing that hadn't."

"Then he's not all right? What about Sam?"

"They're both doing better, Bobby."

"I want them to have happy, normal lives, L. Is he even ready for this kind of commitment? He's planning on hunting Lilith soon. Is he ready? What's left for god's sake? I guess part of it has been trust on Dean's part. Sam hurt him."

"He has to learn to react to pain," Watari told him. "Sam is human; he will make mistakes."

"I've watched the boys grow up. Sam's pretty normal, and we owe that to Dean who tried to see to it the boy had a normal life. Well, as much as John Winchester would let him. Dean grew up knowing sadness more than anything else, L. Can't remember many times the boy was happy. I'm sorry but John was a bastard as far his oldest son goes. Heartache is Dean's middle name. Hiding it to avoid more pain became a survival instinct for him...second nature. I love both of those boys. You'd think, if you didn't know them, that Sam was the gentler, more sensitive one, but hell no. He's like his dad in a lot of ways. Dean, the tough acting one, is the gentle one. It's really time that Sam stepped up and took care of him...if the idjit will let him."

Watari noticed that Bobby did not leave Near, playing puzzles and keeping a close eye on the boy.

"He is learning different life skills to handle things of that nature. He knows his prior behaviors are detrimental to his health." L sipped his tea, not looking up from his work.