It Can't Wait

Chapter 10

Cas came rushing down the stairs. "Dean! I heard a gunshot! Are you alright?" he said in one breath.

Dean was a huddled mass on the floor. He was lying there, unmoving, until he heard Cas's voice. He slowly turned around to face Cas. Dean's face was streaked with tears, his eyes filled with fear. "Cas..." he began. "I - I didn't mean to. I was just... I was just so angry and I didn't know what I should do."

"Dean," Cas said in a steady voice. "What happened?"

Dean sat up slowly to give Cas a full view of John's body. Cas put his hand to his mouth and gasped. "Cas, I'm sorry. I didn't know what to do," he said again. "He - he said he was going to take Sammy to Sioux Falls with him. He was threatening me and I - I panicked." Dean was now sobbing.

"Oh Dean," Cas said, moving over to him to put an arm around his shoulders.

There was the sound of feet pounding on the stairs above their heads. 

"Dean!" they heard a voice shout.

Dean gasped. "Sammy," he said quietly. "I totally forgot about him."

Sam appeared in the doorway to the living room. "Dean wha-" he stopped himself when he saw John on the floor. A pool of blood was forming underneath his lifeless body. "What happened?" his voice was shaky.

"Sammy," Dean started, but Cas cut him off.

"Your father came home and Dean went downstairs. John started to threaten him and Dean got scared and fired a shot. Sam, he didn't mean to." Cas said calmly.

"Dean what happened?" Sam asked again.

"Exactly what Cas said happened is what happened," Dean said, intentionally leaving out the part about John wanting to take Sam to Sioux Falls. Dean knew that Sam would never have agreed to go, not after all the brothers had been through. Sam would have fought tooth and nail before letting John take him away from Dean, and Dean knew that.

Cas spoke first. "Dean, Sam, we need to call the police." he said in a hard voice, but he had worry in his eyes.

"Cas," Dean said. He was almost shouting. "What are we going to tell them? If we tell them the truth, I'll be tried as an adult and i can say goodbye to the rest of my life. And you, Cas, I can say goodbye to you. And I never want to do that, not in a million years."

Dean knew he was right. By the look on Cas's face, he knew it too. 

Sam let out a small cough. "Guys..." he said, pointing out the window. "They're already here."

Dean was the first to act. It surprised him more than anyone else. "Okay, Cas you take Sammy out back. I'll figure this out."

Cas took Sam out the back door and Dean got to work. He figured he had a few minuyes before they got to the living room where John was laying.

Dean took the gun and put it inches away from John's hand, as if it had fallen out. He rearranged the furniture to make it look a bit disheveled, like John had come home drunk and shot himself. Dean grabbed the keys for the Impala and ran out the back door.

"Dean!" called a voice. "Over here!"

Dean followed the sounds and soon saw that it was Cas and Sam.

"Dean, you seem way too calm about this," Cas said. Dean shot him a glare that said, "I'll tell you later".

Sam was huddled by the fence of the backyard not saying anything. Dean walked over to him.

"Sam, what's wrong?" Dean asked. "Tell me, little bro."

Sam slowly lifted his head. "Dean, you just shot our father. And you're acting like he's only passed out drunk like he usually is," he said, worry and fear were painted across his face. "Dean how can you live with yourself after that?"

"Sam, I'll tell you later," he said, comfortingly. He turned to Cas. "But right now, he have to get out of here."

They snuck over to the Impala parked out on the street and Dean revved the engine. He drove east. 

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(A/N)

Okay, i know this chapter is really really short but I have school early tomorrow and I was gone all last week and I only did a couple of assignments. So basically, I'm screwed.

But alas, the story is ending soon. I know it's total crap but I gotta finish it.

Anyways, you guys are awesome. Keep voting for it and commenting what you think. Love you all!!!! :)