#winsiblings

(Aricka’s POV)

Aricka was terrified. The four siblings- well, mainly Sam, Adam and herself- were racing against the clock to figure out how to return Dean’s rapidly depleting memory to himself.

Adam and Sam had left to track down a lead, leaving Aricka to Dean-sit. Which would be great… if Dean remembered who she was. Even if he just remembered who he was. Currently, they were standing in the tiny bathroom of the hotel they were staying at. Dean was staring at a mirror, repeating a simple list of facts they’d given him.

“Okay. My name is Dean Winchester. Sam and Adam are my brothers, and Aricka is my little sister. Uh, Mary Winchester is my mom. And Cast—Cas is my best friend.”

He sighs and looks unsure about everything he just said. “Try again,” Aricka gently coached, trying to not panic outwardly and freak either of them out further.

Dean huffs out a breath. “My name is Dean Wi—Winchester.” He looks down as he realizes he barely remembers his name. He looks up again to try again. “My name—My name is...” The fear on his face is visible as he doesn't remember his name. “My... My name is—is...” and Aricka watches his eyes fill with tears at the realization that he no longer knew who he was.

Determined, she grips his shoulders and turns him to face her. “Your name is Dean Michael Winchester,” she says firmly. “You’re 37 years old. You’ve got two little brothers- Adam and Sam- and me, I’m your little sister Aricka. Your best friend is an angel named Cas. You’ve taken care of me since I was 3. You’re my hero. You never stop fighting. I taunt you and tease you but you torture me right back cause we’re siblings and we love each other. Dean-,” her voice cracks and tears fill her eyes. “I love you, De. Don’t forget about me. “I’m Aricka, I'm your little sister! I taunt you and I tease you and I make your life miserable, but you love me anyway. You're everything that I ever wanted to be-! You’re strong and brave and you told me that I can be anything I want as long as I work hard and fight for it. You never stopped believing in me, or Sammy or Adam. Dean don’t go…”

By now, Dean is crying. Not a lot, just a few tears on his cheeks, and he wraps his arms around her tightly and she buried her face in his shoulder. “… Aricka?” He asks after a moment.

“Yes, yes Dean, it’s me. I’m your little sister and I’d never ever hurt you, okay? Don’t forget that- hold onto that tightly. Okay? I’ve got you. Sammy’s gonna fix this. Adams gonna fix it. We’ve got you De. We love you.”Dean’s now sitting on the closed toilet seat and repeating everything Aricka just told him. He’s got an arm half-looped around her middle and she’s playing with his hair and trying not to cry even more than she already was. “Just.. hold on, Dean.”

The weight of the moment hits her; she was currently in the role of “big sister” and she felt wildly out of her depth. “C’mon, come with me,” she says, and soon enough, they’re laying on the bed while Scooby-Doo is playing on the screen. She reintroduces Dean to the show; and is mildly amused by the childlike look of awe on his face.

“Daphne is your favorite,” she says. “You don’t really like Fred and I tease you about it cause I -like- have this HUGE crush on him and Shaggy.” He scrunches his nose,

“Why would I not like Fred?”

“You think he’s a bit pretentious. But it’s okay. We all have our own opinions. Like- I don’t like Dr. Sexy but you think he’s awesome. And you tease me about that. And I roll my eyes but we laugh about it and move on.” He takes this information in.

“Your name is Aricka. And… we have brothers.” She nods.

“Tell me their names, De. What are their names? I know you know, deep down.”

He frowns, pursing his lips and focusing. “Adam and Sam.”

“Yes-! You got it.”

“I’m not a kid,” he grumbled, rolling his eyes.

“No, but you remembered without me telling you.”

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Aricka leaned heavily against Adam. Her and Dean had raced to the house where Sam and Adam had been caught, and they’d got tangled up in the fight. She could hear Rowena saying a spell even from downstairs. Rowena and Dean emerge from the room and start walking down the stairs. Sam looks anxiously up at them. “Hey. Is that it? Is—is it done?”

Dean scrunches his face up, confused, and look at Rowena. “Who's this hippie?” He asks, but as his gaze meets Aricka she can see the mischievous little glint in his eyes.

Sam looks horrified that Dean doesn't recognize him. A beat. Two beats. And then Dean and Rowena chuckle. “Look at his face. Oh! Kind of like the time when I ate all your Halloween candy. You remember that? Classic.”

Sam’s face goes from being panicked to his classic resting death glare. “Not funny,” he says. Aricka laughs and runs to hug Dean, who catches her and hugs her tighter and longer than usual; which was saying something.

“You remember,” she whispered, pressing her face into his jacket, breathing in the comforting scent of gunpowder, leather and something woodsy.

“Everything.” He presses a kiss to the top of her head. “Including what you said at the hotel.” She smiles.

“I meant every word.”

“But you were wrong about one thing.” He steps back, still holding her shoulders. “You never once have made my life miserable.” She grins, hearing what he wasn’t saying.

“I love you too,” she says, “now let’s go, I’m starving-!” She turns and grabs Adam’s hand, tugging him out to the Impala, “let’s go Adam-!”

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We'll be a fine line

We'll be a fine line

We'll be a fine line

We'll be alright

“Blood runs thicker than water

Blood runs thicker than water

Blood runs thicker than water

But both feel the same when your eyes are closed…”

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Aricka when asked who’s daughter she is:

“I am Sammy’s daughter

I am Dean’s daughter

I am Adam’s daughter

You're the Moon

I stare at you

I sing to you….