Angel, Dean and Sam were all packing the Impala getting ready to head out when Michaels mom came out of the back of reception.
"Hey, Joanna." Angel walked up to her, "How's Asher doing?"
She looked at the blonde worriedly, "Have you seen Michael?"
"Mom!" Michael ran up excitedly, calling for her, "Mom!"
She hugged him tightly with a smile, "Hey!"
"How's Ash?"
"Got some good news." She smiled, "Your brother's gonna be fine."
Michael grinned, "Really?"
"Yeah. Really. No one can explain it- it's a miracle." Angel shared a look with her brothers as she spoke, "They're going to keep him in overnight for observation and then he's coming home."
Dean smiled, "That's great."
"How are all the other kids doing?"
"Good." Joanna nodded at Sam, "Real good. A bunch of them should be checking out in a few days. Dr. Travis says the ward's going to be like a ghost town."
"Dr. Travis?" Angel raised a brow, "What about Dr. Hydecker?"
"Oh... he wasn't in today." She shrugged, "Must have been sick or something."
"Yeah. Yeah must have."
Joanna looked down at Michael, "So, did anything happen while I was gone?"
He glanced at the Winchesters earning a wink from Angel, "Nah, same old stuff."
"Okay, well you can go see Ash."
He nearly bounced from excitement, "Now?"
Michael looked to Dean who nodded slightly before Joanna spoke, "Only if you want to." She laughed as he bolted to the car, "I, ah, I'd better get going before he hotwires the car and drives himself."
Smiling goodbye, she left and the Winchesters turned back to the Impala.
"It's too bad..."
Dean shrugged Sam off, "Oh, they'll be fine."
"That's not what I meant. I meant Michael. He'll always know there are things out there in the dark- he'll never be the same, you know?" The three of them shared a long emotional pause before he continued, "Sometimes I wish that..."
Angel studied him sadly, "What?"
"I wish I could have that kinda innocence."
They watched as Joanna and Michael drove away before Dean spoke slowly, "If it means anything... sometimes I wish you could too."
Angel sighed deeply, sadness in her eyes, "Yeah..."
They three exchanged emotional looks before Dean climbed into the car and started the engine. Angel winked at Sam before they both followed suit and they pulled out of the motel car park and back onto the freeway.
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The Winchester Three (S1): The Beginning
FanfictionAngel Millie Winchester, eldest of the Winchester clan, had to grow up exceptionally early at the age of 6 to help care for her brothers (4 year old Dean and 6 month old Sam) after their mother was murdered by a Yellow Eyed Demon. She's blossomed...
