Never a Choice

"Dean."

"Don't, Sam. Just, no. I don't want to hear it." You aren't going to change how I feel about this.

"You should have saved him, Dean. You should have saved that guy."

"I tried." Tried, but failed.

"No you didn't."

"I did! But when I went back for him, he was already gone." Torn to bloody shreds, barely recognizable as a human corpse anymore. Had to of happened just minutes before I found him again.

"You should have gotten him out first. You could have saved him if you had gotten him out before you got me."

"Yeah? If I'd gotten him first, that thing would have killed you instead." Not a possibility. Never. Not so long as I still breath.

"He had nothing to do with any of this. He was innocent."

"So are you." You're my baby brother, that makes you innocent. You weren't a part of what happened. We just got caught in it all.

"No I'm not, Dean. You know I'm not."

"Damn it, Sammy, don't start that again."Don't do this to yourself, little brother. You are more important than he is. But I know you'd hate me if I were to actually say it.

"You should have saved him. We could have all gotten out."

"You don't know that. And I sure didn't think it at the time." Hardly thought anything at all. You had me worried out of my head. I had to get you somewhere safe. It was never really a choice in my mind between a stranger – some random guy I'd just met not even five hours before – or my baby brother. No competition. No thought of a different outcome. No chance.

"You should have saved him."

"I made my choice. I did what I had to do." Would do it all again in a heartbeat. Though, if I could do it over, I would have kept you out of harm's way to begin with.

"Well, you chose wrong. His death is on you. His daughter's tears are on you."

"I know." I did what I had to do. What I will always do. There will never be any choice. You are my first priority. My first choice. Always. With my last breath, I will protect you. Always. "I know."

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Author's Note: So, my roommate recently got me into Supernatural. Needless to say, I am hooked. I started writing this when I was in season two, forgot about it for a few weeks, and finally finished it now. I am midway through season five. Trying to finish season nine before the tenth season starts up. So, yeah, I don't own anything. I love Dean. Carson is trying to set me up with Cas. Yeah. Expect more SPN fics in the future. Is this considered a 'flash fic'? Not sure. Anyways, love you all! Take care! God bless!

Edit (12/1/14): Found a few mistakes, added a bit, fixed it up. All better! Yay! So, when I said to expect more from me in the future, well, those will probably only be set in the first two seasons through season four. I love Cas, don't get me wrong, but I'm not particularly happy with what later seasons have done to Sam and Dean's relationship. . . So my stories will more than likely be centered on the early seasons. Okay! Rambling receded!

-TheOneThatGotAway99