Wish Upon A Star
Supernatural (Dean x Reader)
Wish Upon a Star
Dean watched as a forced smile slowly spread across her lips. He could see that mind of her working overtime to come up with a way to get out of what was coming.
‘What…is it?’ she frowned, cautiously poking the item in front of her.
Sam refused to answer, his triumph growing with each passing moment.
‘The deal is food, Winchester. This is…I don’t know what this is, but-.’
‘It’s a tofu, vegan, gluten free wrap.’
‘So, it’s death on plate with a side of torture?’ she offered, matter of factually as she smiled sweetly.
Dean chuckled, he knew that look. Not only was she unimpressed, she was going to make his brother suffer.
‘It’s longlivity on a plate with a side of thank me later,’ Sam grinned.
‘Sure, that’s what I’ll be doing. There are rules, Sammy. Killing me isn’t one of them,’ she sighed, she lifted the dish and inhaled. Her nose scrunching as she quickly put the plate down. She warily picked up the wrap and took a bite, gagging as she tried to chew and swallow the lunch. Her eyes shooting daggers at Sam the whole time.
This whole lunch thing the two had happening amused him. Each hunt whoever was the closest to solving the case got to buy lunch for the other one. Whatever they wanted. Sam was a health nut. Y/N couldn’t stomach anything in the lower food groups. Even the word salad made her retch slightly. The closest she got was vegetables on a pizza or burger. The two took great pride in torturing the other.
‘This is make you healthier, I swear,’ Sam laughed.
‘Excuse me, you were at my last physical. Tell me, what part of me needs to improve to get healthier?’
Sam flushed red as he fumbled trying to answer.
‘That’s right, Sammy. This woman is absolutely perfect. So perfect in fact, I deserve a crown,’ she grinned, pointing to her head.
Dean watched as his brother dumped the empty take out bag on her head and headed for the bathroom. The second the door closed, Y/N yanked the bag off and turned her attention to Dean. He grinned, holding out his burger. He watched as that beaming smile he adored broke out across her face. She took a bite and stole some of his chips, before piling the salt onto her wrap.
‘Have I told you that you’re my favourite?’ she whispered. ‘There’s a reason I love you more than the other guy.’
Dean tried to smile and failed, his lips faltering. Y/N didn’t notice though, she was too busy trying to force herself to bite down on another mouthful as Sam came out.
He stepped outside into the evening. Letting the cool breeze ruffle his hair. The door opened and Y/N stepped out behind him, smiling as she linked her arm through his.
‘Tell me we’re going to a bar and getting drunk so I can flush the toxins from my body.’
‘Name a time we haven’t?’
She grinned at him as the breeze picked up, causing her to move in that little bit closer.
‘You planning on finding a friend tonight?’ she asked, quietly. ‘I can swap rooms if you want privacy.’
‘Nah,’ he smiled. ‘I’ve got the best company in the world right here. There’s no way I’d find another. Not tonight.’
She smiled and looked to the sky as they waited for Sam, ‘Make a wish,’ she prompted.
Dean frowned down at her, before following her gaze.
‘It’s the first star of the evening, Dean. Wish on it and it’ll come true.’
‘There’s always a catch with those things, Y/Nny.’
‘Probably,’ she grinned. ‘But nothing we can’t handle, right?’ she suggested proudly as she elbowed him gently in the ribs.
He chuckled, shaking his head. Knowing better than to argue he looked to the Heavens, closed his eyes and made his wish…
He rolled in his sleep, wrapping his arm around the pillow and pulling it in tighter. Hoping, just like he did every night, that one day she’d replace it. He froze, too scared to open his eyes. His fingers shifted slightly against the warm flesh that pressed against his body. He swore silently. He’d picked up. He told her he wouldn’t and he did. How was he ever going to convince her that he loved her…
‘Dean,’ Y/N’s voice mumbled, ‘tickles.’
His eyes flew open, taking in the woman that lay curled in his arms. He blinked, rubbing his eyes against his pillow and looking again.
She rolled over, smiling sleepily at him before gently pressing a kiss to his lips. He froze. Unable to response. To move. God, he wanted to feel her lips on him for so long. To touch her in this way since they met. But he’d never manned up. And now here she was, acting like they did it every day.
She frowned, her delicate brow furrowing.
‘I just wasn’t expecting to wake up…here…with you.’
Her frown deepened as she watched him, ‘Where else were you planning on waking up?’
‘Ah…’ he hesitated, the correct answer was back in Sam’s room. But something told him that was the wrong answer. ‘What happened last night?’
‘We went to the bar, drank, came back to the motel, had sex, went to sleep.’
‘Maybe I drank too much,’ he mumbled, kissing her head. Savouring the feel of her beneath his lips.
‘You had two beers and we left early,’ she frowned. ‘You sure you’re ok?’
‘Yeah,’ he smiled, kissing her again, ‘never better,’ he mumbled, pulling her in closer as a small moan escaped her lips.
He waited until she left to get breakfast before searching their motel room. All his stuff was there. Every last bag and item of clothing. He had settled in, just like she had. He found his wallet, and looked inside. Smiling at the photo of the two of them. It hadn’t changed.
Over the next few days, Dean took notice of everything. Their lives were still the same. Y/N and Sam’s stupid bet still went on. Y/N’s obsession with bad TV and creating parodys of songs he loved continued. Sam never questioned their relationship. In fact, he didn’t even bat an eyelid as he walked in on Y/N kissing Dean. Or when they left to go back to their motel room.
Dean waited until Y/N had left to find lunch before approaching his brother. He didn’t have a choice. The guilt was eating away at him.
‘Ah, Sammy?’ he mumbled as his brother flicked through a book.
‘How long have Y/N and I been together?’
Sam’s eyes lifted from the page, his eyebrow lifting into his hair, ‘She’s going to kill you.’
‘No. I mean. She won’t. She doesn’t know. I just…humour me. How long?’
Dean froze, his jaw falling open. That meant that they hooked up the first hunt they met on. That same hunt, they almost did but got interrupted. The one that had started his obsession with her.
‘No,’ Dean whispered. ‘We…Bobby called, we never did. We’re not together.’
Sam frowned, closing his book as he watched his brother carefully.
‘Four night ago, Y/N told me to wish on a star. I did. We were friends that’s it…now…’
‘You, you wished to be dating her and you are?’
‘So what it’s all some hoax?’ Y/N’s voice croaked suddenly, scaring both men. Neither had heard the door open. Neither knew she had heard the whole conversation. Dean turned, his heart breaking at the look of devastation that now rested on her face. ‘Some kind of trick? We’re not actually together?’
‘Sweetheart,’ Dean pleaded, hoping she’d calm down so he could explain. Tears welled in her eyes as she glared at him.
‘How long have you known?’
‘Since we woke up the other morning.’
‘You…you…,’ her jaw dropped as she gaped at him. Unshed tears filled her eyes, ‘Right.’ She dropped their breakfast on the floor and walked out, leaving the two brothers alone. Dean fought back tears, but let her go. He ran his hand through his hair and prayed that she would understand.
He stood and followed her outside. His chest grew tight as he looked at the woman standing on the porch edge. Tears stained her cheeks as she stood there quietly.
‘You should have told me,’ she whispered.
‘I know,’ he croaked. ‘But I was confused. I didn’t know what was real. What wasn’t. I didn’t want to come off like some kind of douche.’
‘Well, it’s not like it’s hard to do.’
His lip twitched as he reached over and wiped a stray tear from her cheek, ‘I guess not. So,’ he breathed. ‘What now?’
She shook her head as she inhaled shakily, ‘I don’t know. This, us. It’s real to me. It’s been real for four years. Are you sure we aren’t together?’
Dean nodded sadly, ‘Yeah, Sweetheart. I wanted it but it just didn’t happen. I never manned up enough to make a move and the odd couple of times I did, well someone interrupted.’
She nodded sadly, ‘I guess, if it’s not real. If…’ she sighed as she looked to the sky, closing her eyes for a few moments. ‘We have a case.’
Dean nodded sadly, cupping her cheek as he let his thumb rub softly over her lips before kissing her gently.
‘We don’t have to. We can just let things go. I can’t say I have any regrets.’
‘Dean,’ she sighed. ‘You and I both know that is the worst thing we could do.’
‘Yeah, but it will be worth it. You are worth it.’
She kissed him deeply, sending him weak at the knees before stepping back. ‘Glad to hear it, but it’s not right and you know it.’ She stepped out of his arms as the tears started to fall. ‘I’m, ah, going to go research in our – my – room. You ok to move in with Sam?’
His tears fell hard as he shook his head, ‘Y/N?’ he pleaded.
‘I can’t Dean. Knowing we aren’t actually together, that this is some kind of spell crap. I can’t. That’s not fair on either of us.’
She didn’t give him a chance to argue, to fight for her, for them. She turned her back on him and rushed into their joint room, closing the door behind her. He stared at their room, watching as a few minutes later she dropped his bag outside the door before shutting it again. His eyes closed as he fought back tears as he listened to the click of the lock as it put into place.
For two days, he listened to her sobs cut in and out through the walls that adjoined their rooms. For two days, he struggled to find any peace. He hated himself for causing her tears. He hated that she was no longer his. His wish had finally come true and he’d still lost her. The worst part was, he now knew what it was like to have her and he never wanted to be without her again.
Days turned into nights, and he found himself still sulking in his bed. Refusing to actively participate in any kind of research that would make their separation permanent. Sleep finally won out and he found himself on the cusp of dreams and reality. The motel door opened, and he listened as Y/N spoke softly with Sam. Her voice involuntarily settling him further.
‘I don’t know what else to do, Sammy,’ she sobbed. ‘There’s so much I need to say before it’s over. Before he…’
‘I know,’ Sam breathed, his voice catching. ‘There’s still time. It’s not over yet.’
Time. The word settling him into a deep sleep. He still had time with her. That was all he wanted.
He stirred as her soft hand slipped into his. Her fingers brushing his hair. A sigh released deep in his chest. She was back. He was thrilled to know she’d chosen them over hunting down the cause of all of. That she had dropped the case.
‘You don’t have to open your eyes. In fact, to be honest, it’s going to be easier if you don’t,’ she croaked. ‘I love you, Dean Winchester. Have for 4 stupid years. And I can’t lose you, not now. I know we’re just friends, but I want more. Always have. I’m just hoping you want the same.’
Her voice trailed off and he was met with silence. He waited for something more, for a sign she wanted him to open his eyes. Nothing came. He went to talk but the words got caught in his throat. He was surprised at the scratching that he felt. His brow furrowed deeply as he tried to remember the last time he had a drink.
‘Dean,’ she whispered again. ‘Dean, I need you to wake up. To fight this.’ Her lips pressed against his head as he tried to reach for her. ‘You’ve survived everything else. Survive this,’ she breathed in his ear.
He froze, her words echoing through his mind. Survive. His blood turned to ice suddenly as bright lights flashed in his mind. Dean’s scream as he pushed her suddenly. The pain as glass shattered around him. The cold damp ground as he suddenly collided with it. Y/N’s screams as she reached him. Her face, so devastated, so broken as she bent over him begging him to stay still as Sam called an ambulance.
‘Stay with me, Dean,’ she breathed.
He blinked at the ceiling, his eyes barely registering what they were seeing before Y/N collided with him. Her lips pressing against his neck. His body screamed as he used every ounce of energy he had wrapping his arms around her as she sobbed into his neck.
‘I thought… You scared the crap out of me,’ she cried.
‘Not going anywhere, Sweetheart,’ he rasped, before breaking out into a coughing fit. She stood up, reaching for his water cup, helping him take small sips. She moved to one side as the nurse checked him over, performing all sorts of tests before letting Y/N back in. She settled into the chair beside him, her fingers entangled with his.
He looked up to see Sam entering the room, his brother stumbling to a stop. Tears welling in the man’s eyes as he smiled at him.
‘You’re back,’ Sam breathed.
‘Had a reason to,’ Dean smiled weakly, as he lifted Y/N’s hand to his lips, kissing it gently before placing it back down.
‘Glad to heard it. Do you remember what happened?’
‘I made a wish, and we were heading to the bar. Then…I’m not sure.’
‘A drunk driver lost control of his car,’ Y//N whispered. ‘You pushed me out the way and took the brunt of the hit.’ Her words shook as her lip trembled. He squeezed her hand as tight as he could hoping that it did something to comfort her.
She shook her head as the tears fell freely.
‘Dean,’ Sam said gently. ‘You’ve been in a coma for three weeks.
He brushed a tear from her cheek as he smiled gently at the woman beside him, ‘No regrets,’ he croaked. ‘You’re worth it. I’d die for you. You know that.’
‘You’re an idiot,’ she sobbed.
‘I’m your idiot, so that’s ok,’ he grinned, causing her to laugh through the tears. ‘So three weeks,’ he mused. ‘Didn’t seem that long.’
‘Seemed longer,’ she muttered.
‘Yep,’ Sam grinned ‘Three weeks. Three whole weeks.’
‘You know what this means, don’t you Y/N?’ Sam grinned.
Dean watched as the woman beside him paled. ‘Oh shit,’ she mouthed.
‘I’m buying dinner tonight. There is this fabulous looking wheatgrass smoothie looking place down the road.’
Y/N’s eyes narrowed towards Dean, ‘You couldn’t have woken yesterday?’
His lips pursed as he fought back a laugh. ‘Sorry, Sweetheart.’
She grumbled as she collapsed back into her chair. He chuckled softly as he tugged on her hand forcing her back beside the bed.
‘I’ll make it up to you,’ he promised.
‘Yeah, yeah, sure you will.’
He took a deep breath as he bit the bullet, slipping his hand from hers, he pushed it behind her head and pulled her down towards him. He kissed her tenderly, as he tried to ignore his dry and cracking lips. Hoping they wouldn’t bother her. He pulled back eventually, letting his forehead rest against hers.
‘There’s a reason you’re my favourite and I love you more than the other guy,’ she smiled.
Dean grinned as he kissed her again. The nurse came in, wanting to do another set of observations, causing Y/N to move away once more. She stood by his window staring at the sky as the nurse ran through his vital signs.
‘Make a wish, it’s the first star of the night.’