Fic: Embrace Our Silent Dreams - Ch. 9
Title: Embrace Our Silent Dreams
Author: Kyra
Disclaimer: If you recognize it, I don’t own it! If I did, I probably wouldn’t be writing fanfiction.
Summary: When Angel goes missing, Connor calls a friend from school for help and is shocked when the man who left footprints in his heart shows up as well.
Pairing: Connor/Dean, possible Sam/Dawn
Spoilers: Spn, Anything up to ‘Provenance’, excluding 'Shadow', is fair game. BtVS/Ats, Series Finales for both shows and completely ignores the comics, cos I don’t read them.
Warnings: SLASH!!! You have been warned; don’t like it, don’t read.
Chapter 9: Good-Natured Teasing And A Spell
When Connor, Dean and Sam walked into the kitchen it was to see Dawn sitting on the counter, idly swinging her long legs as she talked on the phone, a piece of paper and a pencil next to her.
“Thanks, Willow, you’re a Goddess,” Dawn said as she looked over the paper next to her. “I really appreciate this.” She paused for a moment listening to whatever Willow was saying before laughing, “No, I’m not going to tell you why I need it.” Another pause, “Because it’s not my place. I love gossip as much as the next person, but I also value my life!” Another pause, “Uh huh, will do. Love you, Wills. Bye.” She hung up the phone and hopped off the counter, putting the phone into her back pocket and turning around. “Oh, hey, you’re here. Good. Since I wasn’t sure what kind of sandwiches you guys wanted I just pulled all the fixings out, you can make them yourselves. Willow says 'hi' and sends her love,” She said directing the last bit to Connor.
The boys nodded and headed toward the counter, each of them grabbing a plate.
“So, what were you talking to Willow about?” Connor asked, “What did you need from her?”
Dawn grinned and held up the paper that had been next to her and waving it in front of Connor, “This!”
Dean raised an eyebrow at her, “And what is that? I don’t think he can read it when you’re waving it around like that.”
Dawn’s grin widened and her eyes started to sparkle with amused mischief. “It’s a sound-proofing spell; figured we’d need it,” She said looking meaningfully at Connor and Dean.
“Dawn!” Connor exclaimed, blushing slightly.
Sam looked down as a blush spread over his cheeks.
“What?” Dawn asked innocently. “Like I really wanna listen to the two of you going at it! Especially if I’m not getting any.”
Dean grinned as he glanced at Sam and opened his mouth, only to close it with a yelp when his brother’s elbow connected with his ribs. “What the hell was that for, Sammy?” He demanded.
Sam just shrugged and shook his head before going back to making his sandwich.
Connor groaned, “I can’t believe you asked Willow for a sound-proofing spell!”
“Why not? I already told you, I don’t wanna hear you two. And it’s not like I told Wills why I needed the spell. Just be glad I don’t call and tell Faith that you have a boyfriend!”
Connor’s eyes widened, “Don’t even joke about that! You know as well as I do that she’d be on the next plane out here so that she could pester me for details in person because she knows damn well I’d hang up on her if she tried over the phone. And when she found out it was Dean…” Connor groaned.
Dean looked thoughtful for a moment. “Faith…Didn’t you mention her last year?” He asked looking at Connor, trying to remember what had been said.
Connor nodded. “Yeah. She’s a Slayer. The second oldest and longest lived. And one of my best friends.”
“Why would it matter if she found out you were dating Dean? Specifically Dean?” Sam asked.
Dawn grinned as she answered, “Because she’s one of the few people who saw those pretty, pretty marks that Dean left on Connor last year. Marks that were still there when he got back from Vermont and that lasted for a few days after, even with his super-healing. And because, aside from me, Faith’s the only person that knows about Dean and what happened last year.”
Dean looked at Connor in surprise, “You told your friends about me?” He asked.
Connor shrugged, “Just Dawn and Faith; you have no idea what those two are like when they wanna know something. And when they saw the bruises, well…”
“Plus, he was all mopey and we wanted to know why,” Dawn added.
“You were mopey?” Dean asked looking at Connor.
Connor didn’t reply, just glared at Dawn.
“What?” She asked. “You were. We’d never seen him like that; all mopey and distracted all the time.”
Sam’s eyes widened, “That’s why you were so distracted for the first few weeks after school started up last year. Because of Dean.”
Connor groaned. “Yes, it was because of Dean. Yes, I was mopey; yes, I was distracted. And yes, I haven’t been able to get him out of my head for over a year. Can we please change the subject now?” He pleaded embarrassed, dropping his head onto his folded arms on the table. He jumped slightly when he felt arms around his waist.
Dean stepped behind Connor and slipped his arms around his waist before leaning in close to whisper in his boyfriend’s ear. “Don’t worry about it, Baby; I was mopey and distracted, too,” He whispered, pressing a quick kiss to Connor’s pulse point. “And I couldn’t stop thinking about you either; I still can’t.”
Dawn watched as Dean whispered into her surrogate brother’s ear and bit back the urge to go ‘awwww’ even if she couldn't hear what was being said. They looked so cute! She really hoped that they lasted; they’d be good for each other.
Sam watched with a bit of awe as his brother wrapped his arms around Connor and started whispering in his ear. He had no idea what Dean said but apparently it was good because Connor lifted his head and turned to look at Dean with a smile on his face. Sam watched as his friend leaned forward the slightest bit and gave his brother a soft, quick kiss. When Connor pulled back, Sam noticed that both of them were smiling. Maybe Connor would be good for Dean; he softened him in ways that Sam had never seen before.
Dean smiled as Connor gave him a quick kiss and glanced over at his baby brother to make sure they weren’t making him uncomfortable. Sam was looking at them with a contemplative look on his face but when he noticed Dean’s gaze, it quickly turned to a smile. Dean smiled back at Sam’s approval.
After they all finished eating, Dawn picked up the paper she had written the sound-proofing spell on and headed out of the kitchen, the three men following her. As they walked into the Magic room that Willow had set up shortly after Angel had moved back to the Hyperion, Dawn quickly headed into the supplies room and within minutes she had all the ingredients she’d need to perform the spell.
“Come on, this needs to be done in the room that’s being sound-proofed. I grabbed enough so that I could do both of your rooms; I don’t wanna take any chances that you’ll forget to use the sound-proofed room,” Dawn said as she led them back out of the room and upstairs to Connor’s room. Once there she handed Connor a few of the supplies, “Here, it’s a two-person spell so you’ll need to help.”
Connor nodded as he took the supplies from Dawn before taking the paper from her as well and reading over it. “I still can’t believe you asked Willow for this,” He said shaking his head. “You know she won’t stop bothering you until she finds out why you wanted it.”
“Yeah, I know,” Dawn replied. “I’ll just make something up I guess. Though, can you imagine the look on her face if I told her it was so I wouldn’t have to listen to you have loud, raunchy sex?” She snickered.
“Dawn,” Connor groaned even though he was snickering as well.
Dean smirked in amusement. “Sounds like a good time to me,” He said.
Sam snorted. “That’s because you’ll be having the loud, raunchy sex,” He replied. “And that is something that I so do not need to hear.”
Dean just laughed and grinned at his brother.
“Okay, we’re ready,” Dawn said as she finished setting up for the spell.
“Will it be okay if we’re in here while you do this?” Sam asked motioning to himself and Dean, “Or do we need to go out in the hall or something?”
“You can stay,” Dawn replied. “It won’t make any difference.”
Sam and Dean watched as Connor and Dawn did the spell and helped them clean up before heading into Dean’s room and repeating the process. About forty-five minutes after they started, they were done with both rooms.
“There, all done,” Dawn said as she stood up off the floor in Dean’s room. “Nobody will be able to hear anything that happens in either of these rooms.”
Sam moved over to help clean up the remnants of the spell while Dean walked over and offered Connor a hand, pulling him to his feet.
Once everything was cleaned up, Dean looked at Connor and started grinning.
Sam rolled his eyes, “Sorry, Dean, but you’re gonna have to wait a bit longer; we still have prophecies to go through.” He started snickering when Dean turned to glare at him.
“You have got to be kidding me!” Dean exclaimed, shooting a glare at his snickering brother.
Sam just shook his head causing Dean to groan.
Connor smiled as he walked up to Dean. “Come on,” He said as he took Dean’s hand and tugged him toward the hall, “Let’s get this over with. We’ll just turn in early tonight.” He smiled as Dean continued to grumble under his breath. “I’ll make it up to you, promise.”
Dean perked up a bit at that, “Well, as long as you promise. After stopping last night and then having Sam walk in on us earlier, I’m definitely looking forward to some alone time.”
Dawn and Sam just shook their heads at Dean while Connor smiled.
“Believe me, Green Eyes,” Connor said, “So am I.”
Author: Kyra
Disclaimer: If you recognize it, I don’t own it! If I did, I probably wouldn’t be writing fanfiction.
Summary: When Angel goes missing, Connor calls a friend from school for help and is shocked when the man who left footprints in his heart shows up as well.
Pairing: Connor/Dean, possible Sam/Dawn
Spoilers: Spn, Anything up to ‘Provenance’, excluding 'Shadow', is fair game. BtVS/Ats, Series Finales for both shows and completely ignores the comics, cos I don’t read them.
Warnings: SLASH!!! You have been warned; don’t like it, don’t read.
Chapter 9: Good-Natured Teasing And A Spell
When Connor, Dean and Sam walked into the kitchen it was to see Dawn sitting on the counter, idly swinging her long legs as she talked on the phone, a piece of paper and a pencil next to her.
“Thanks, Willow, you’re a Goddess,” Dawn said as she looked over the paper next to her. “I really appreciate this.” She paused for a moment listening to whatever Willow was saying before laughing, “No, I’m not going to tell you why I need it.” Another pause, “Because it’s not my place. I love gossip as much as the next person, but I also value my life!” Another pause, “Uh huh, will do. Love you, Wills. Bye.” She hung up the phone and hopped off the counter, putting the phone into her back pocket and turning around. “Oh, hey, you’re here. Good. Since I wasn’t sure what kind of sandwiches you guys wanted I just pulled all the fixings out, you can make them yourselves. Willow says 'hi' and sends her love,” She said directing the last bit to Connor.
The boys nodded and headed toward the counter, each of them grabbing a plate.
“So, what were you talking to Willow about?” Connor asked, “What did you need from her?”
Dawn grinned and held up the paper that had been next to her and waving it in front of Connor, “This!”
Dean raised an eyebrow at her, “And what is that? I don’t think he can read it when you’re waving it around like that.”
Dawn’s grin widened and her eyes started to sparkle with amused mischief. “It’s a sound-proofing spell; figured we’d need it,” She said looking meaningfully at Connor and Dean.
“Dawn!” Connor exclaimed, blushing slightly.
Sam looked down as a blush spread over his cheeks.
“What?” Dawn asked innocently. “Like I really wanna listen to the two of you going at it! Especially if I’m not getting any.”
Dean grinned as he glanced at Sam and opened his mouth, only to close it with a yelp when his brother’s elbow connected with his ribs. “What the hell was that for, Sammy?” He demanded.
Sam just shrugged and shook his head before going back to making his sandwich.
Connor groaned, “I can’t believe you asked Willow for a sound-proofing spell!”
“Why not? I already told you, I don’t wanna hear you two. And it’s not like I told Wills why I needed the spell. Just be glad I don’t call and tell Faith that you have a boyfriend!”
Connor’s eyes widened, “Don’t even joke about that! You know as well as I do that she’d be on the next plane out here so that she could pester me for details in person because she knows damn well I’d hang up on her if she tried over the phone. And when she found out it was Dean…” Connor groaned.
Dean looked thoughtful for a moment. “Faith…Didn’t you mention her last year?” He asked looking at Connor, trying to remember what had been said.
Connor nodded. “Yeah. She’s a Slayer. The second oldest and longest lived. And one of my best friends.”
“Why would it matter if she found out you were dating Dean? Specifically Dean?” Sam asked.
Dawn grinned as she answered, “Because she’s one of the few people who saw those pretty, pretty marks that Dean left on Connor last year. Marks that were still there when he got back from Vermont and that lasted for a few days after, even with his super-healing. And because, aside from me, Faith’s the only person that knows about Dean and what happened last year.”
Dean looked at Connor in surprise, “You told your friends about me?” He asked.
Connor shrugged, “Just Dawn and Faith; you have no idea what those two are like when they wanna know something. And when they saw the bruises, well…”
“Plus, he was all mopey and we wanted to know why,” Dawn added.
“You were mopey?” Dean asked looking at Connor.
Connor didn’t reply, just glared at Dawn.
“What?” She asked. “You were. We’d never seen him like that; all mopey and distracted all the time.”
Sam’s eyes widened, “That’s why you were so distracted for the first few weeks after school started up last year. Because of Dean.”
Connor groaned. “Yes, it was because of Dean. Yes, I was mopey; yes, I was distracted. And yes, I haven’t been able to get him out of my head for over a year. Can we please change the subject now?” He pleaded embarrassed, dropping his head onto his folded arms on the table. He jumped slightly when he felt arms around his waist.
Dean stepped behind Connor and slipped his arms around his waist before leaning in close to whisper in his boyfriend’s ear. “Don’t worry about it, Baby; I was mopey and distracted, too,” He whispered, pressing a quick kiss to Connor’s pulse point. “And I couldn’t stop thinking about you either; I still can’t.”
Dawn watched as Dean whispered into her surrogate brother’s ear and bit back the urge to go ‘awwww’ even if she couldn't hear what was being said. They looked so cute! She really hoped that they lasted; they’d be good for each other.
Sam watched with a bit of awe as his brother wrapped his arms around Connor and started whispering in his ear. He had no idea what Dean said but apparently it was good because Connor lifted his head and turned to look at Dean with a smile on his face. Sam watched as his friend leaned forward the slightest bit and gave his brother a soft, quick kiss. When Connor pulled back, Sam noticed that both of them were smiling. Maybe Connor would be good for Dean; he softened him in ways that Sam had never seen before.
Dean smiled as Connor gave him a quick kiss and glanced over at his baby brother to make sure they weren’t making him uncomfortable. Sam was looking at them with a contemplative look on his face but when he noticed Dean’s gaze, it quickly turned to a smile. Dean smiled back at Sam’s approval.
After they all finished eating, Dawn picked up the paper she had written the sound-proofing spell on and headed out of the kitchen, the three men following her. As they walked into the Magic room that Willow had set up shortly after Angel had moved back to the Hyperion, Dawn quickly headed into the supplies room and within minutes she had all the ingredients she’d need to perform the spell.
“Come on, this needs to be done in the room that’s being sound-proofed. I grabbed enough so that I could do both of your rooms; I don’t wanna take any chances that you’ll forget to use the sound-proofed room,” Dawn said as she led them back out of the room and upstairs to Connor’s room. Once there she handed Connor a few of the supplies, “Here, it’s a two-person spell so you’ll need to help.”
Connor nodded as he took the supplies from Dawn before taking the paper from her as well and reading over it. “I still can’t believe you asked Willow for this,” He said shaking his head. “You know she won’t stop bothering you until she finds out why you wanted it.”
“Yeah, I know,” Dawn replied. “I’ll just make something up I guess. Though, can you imagine the look on her face if I told her it was so I wouldn’t have to listen to you have loud, raunchy sex?” She snickered.
“Dawn,” Connor groaned even though he was snickering as well.
Dean smirked in amusement. “Sounds like a good time to me,” He said.
Sam snorted. “That’s because you’ll be having the loud, raunchy sex,” He replied. “And that is something that I so do not need to hear.”
Dean just laughed and grinned at his brother.
“Okay, we’re ready,” Dawn said as she finished setting up for the spell.
“Will it be okay if we’re in here while you do this?” Sam asked motioning to himself and Dean, “Or do we need to go out in the hall or something?”
“You can stay,” Dawn replied. “It won’t make any difference.”
Sam and Dean watched as Connor and Dawn did the spell and helped them clean up before heading into Dean’s room and repeating the process. About forty-five minutes after they started, they were done with both rooms.
“There, all done,” Dawn said as she stood up off the floor in Dean’s room. “Nobody will be able to hear anything that happens in either of these rooms.”
Sam moved over to help clean up the remnants of the spell while Dean walked over and offered Connor a hand, pulling him to his feet.
Once everything was cleaned up, Dean looked at Connor and started grinning.
Sam rolled his eyes, “Sorry, Dean, but you’re gonna have to wait a bit longer; we still have prophecies to go through.” He started snickering when Dean turned to glare at him.
“You have got to be kidding me!” Dean exclaimed, shooting a glare at his snickering brother.
Sam just shook his head causing Dean to groan.
Connor smiled as he walked up to Dean. “Come on,” He said as he took Dean’s hand and tugged him toward the hall, “Let’s get this over with. We’ll just turn in early tonight.” He smiled as Dean continued to grumble under his breath. “I’ll make it up to you, promise.”
Dean perked up a bit at that, “Well, as long as you promise. After stopping last night and then having Sam walk in on us earlier, I’m definitely looking forward to some alone time.”
Dawn and Sam just shook their heads at Dean while Connor smiled.
“Believe me, Green Eyes,” Connor said, “So am I.”