Chapter Six

To Sam, the night as well as the following day after his meeting with the mermaid and additional spotting of Dean seemed to drag on forever.  He had tried to sleep and knew he had for a couple of hours, but his mind had been racing with the very terrifying feeling that if he slept too long, he'd miss his chance at bringing Dean back. However, he managed to get some sleep, but not exactly a *restful* sleep. Eventually he just gave up and got cleaned and dressed before going out to grab some food. Though, he couldn't remember what exactly he’d *eaten*, he knew he'd gotten *something* in him that resembled a form of nutrition.

At four in the afternoon, he decided that he couldn't wait any longer and headed for the pier. The entire drive had him constantly shifting in his seat and drumming his fingers on the wheel, but he just couldn't sit still. His body was buzzing with a mixture of excitement and the fear that he'd screw up somehow. He didn't dwell on that, of course, but it was there all the same.

Pulling up to and parking in a spot in the parking lot that was near the Pensacola Pier and Beach, Sam just stopped and stared unseeingly out at the ocean bay as he contemplated what he was doing. One thing was certain though: no matter what happened, he was either leaving with Dean or staying with Dean. He only hoped it would be the first, but he was not going to settle with losing his brother again.

After a few minutes, he got out of the car, slipped off his shoes and socks, then headed for the beach. He noted the crowd of patrons that were still there even the waning afternoon and shrugged. He didn't care about them. He just cared about getting his brother back and that was it. He walked along the heated sands, not really feeling the hot digging grains that were sending prickles of heat through the soles of his feet as he headed for the pier and the shadowed sections on the right side.

He glanced around as he came to the pier, checking to see if anyone was watching him before he went into the water. Once he was out of sight of the nearest patrons, who were actually about five hundred meters in the opposite direction, he stripped off his t-shirt and jeans, then pulled off his boxer briefs and put his clothes on a boulder that was resting between some of the pillars. He waded into the water carefully, wincing here and there as he stepped on a number of sharp stones while he moved out into the deepening waters. He shivered as the cooler water along with the nippy wind that whipped around him lapped at his sensitive skin. But he pushed on, intent on his quest to prove himself to both the mermaid and Dean.

Looking out over the bay, Sam stopped when he was about mid chest in the water. Swaying with the waves, he watched as the sky became tinted pink, orange, red, and yellow as the sun set into the ocean. He felt calm as he just rocked, letting the ocean just steal away his anxiety and fears as he waited for the chance that was promised to him.

His chance didn’t arrive with a splash or a big bang. It appeared in the silent emergence of a blue tinted blond head that held eyes he knew so well. His gaze caught that surfacing and he felt his heart stop as they just stared at each other, the distance between them like a yawning chasm as they both floated in the cool waters. Neither tried to speak though they wanted to and the minutes continued to tick by.

After a bit, Sam slowly moved closer towards his brother and frowned when Dean shifted away, keeping the distance between them. He raised a hand from the water and reached for his brother unhurriedly as he whispered, “Dean...please, don’t go away. Don’t leave me.” Dean twitched a bit at that, but he didn’t move back when Sam took another step forward. Encouraged, Sam continued to close the distance between them. “Dean...I was so worried. I was afraid you’d drowned or just...I didn’t know what to do. Why did you do this?” he asked as he moved until they were only a couple of feet away from each other. His hand brushed along the fragment of Dean’s face that was visible above the water.

Shifting up, Dean rubbed his cheek against Sam’s palm as he brought a clawed webbed hand up to cup the hand to his cheek, then turned his face to take in Sam's scent. He swam closer until he was pressing against Sam and rubbed his chest along Sam’s body as he lifted himself out of the water so that they were on an even keel. Sammy...oh Sammy, I never meant to hurt you. But I couldn’t resist it. Her song captivated me and promised me peace, he whispered tenderly to his brother as he caressed his hands up Sam’s torso until he wrapped his arms around Sam’s neck. I wanted the peace to have something to replace what I couldn’t have... he added as he leaned in and nuzzled his face into Sam’s neck, breathing in the intoxicating scent of Sam there.

Not even thinking, Sam wrapped his arms around his brother and held onto Dean tightly as Dean spoke to him while he nuzzled against the clammy skin just above the fluttering gills. “What couldn’t you have? What would be so important that you would go this far?” he asked and his voice choked in both anger and hurt.

Tipping his torso back just enough so that they could make eye contact again, Dean smiled ever so slightly. Do you really not know? Was it that well hidden? he inquired as he cupped Sam’s face gently and watched as realization dawned and dilated the hazel eyes that he had always sought for the approval he could never get from their father. You, Sammy...my Sam, you’re the only thing that has kept me going no matter what we went through. I couldn’t bear it when my thoughts towards you became inappropriate and it was so hard to just watch you every day and want you in ways that are just wrong on so many levels, he explained before burying his face in Sam’s neck again, shuddering. He couldn’t stop the words from tumbling forth as the longing that had been deep inside him bubbled forth.

Not only that, but the very scent of Sam had him feeling so strange and needy, intoxicated even, but he knew that it was because of their bond and his changed form. He could feel it lower down where his crotch was and it made him want to have Sam deep inside of him. Shuddering with the feelings and his fight to control his need, Dean held tightly to Sam. Sammy...I always wanted you. Your smile made me happy, like I could do no wrong. I cried when you were crying and I wanted to always kill things to protect you. But I just couldn’t take it...I couldn’t handle being near you and yet unable to even tell you this.

“Oh Dean...Dean I’m so sorry....I wish I hadn’t been so blind,” Sam murmured as he held Dean close to his body and burrowed his face into the wet bluish blond hair. He swallowed hard and took a deep breath as a strange scent penetrated his senses and filled him a longing he wasn't sure he could control. “I...I feel the same. I have always just wanted to be with you, to earn your trust and see your smile. Later on, I wanted your arms around me and you whispering in my ear as you just held me or kissed me or...or...” he trailed off and shivered as Dean purred softly in his ear. “Dean,” he whispered in a strangled tone.

Sammy...I want you inside of me...I want you... Dean whimpered and wriggled against Sam as he felt his brother’s hardening cock against where he wanted it the most.

“H-How, Dean?” Sam asked in confused arousal as he brushed his lips along the sensitive webbed ear that was near his face. He smiled in spite of himself when Dean moaned deeply and pressed closer to him, shoving his tail between Sam’s legs and rubbing against him to earn a moan in return from him. “God, Dean!”

Inside me, Sammy...take me... Dean whispered before kissing Sam deeply. He reared up as their tongues twined together in Sam’s hot mouth and Sam’s strong legs held him tightly. Brushing his hand down to where Sam’s cock was teasing him relentlessly, he guided it into his folds and groaned loudly into Sam’s mouth. Yes! Sammy yes! he pleaded as he wriggled closer, taking Sam deeper inside of him.

“OH GOD!” Sam shouted as he broke their kiss and thrust into the moist tight heat that was drawing him further into his brother. He placed a hand onto Dean’s scaled ass and forced his brother closer as they writhed against each other, thrusting and pushing towards a completion that they both knew they needed to fulfill themselves in their hearts.

It didn’t take long for them to fall into orgasm, but it was explosive as they clung to each other while crying out the other’s name in ecstasy. Relaxing against each other with soft kisses, they floated along until Sam’s shaky legs laid them out on the sandy rise in the shallow parts of the water. They cuddled and pet each other for a few more minutes until Sam snuggled into Dean’s chest and fell into a deep sleep, exhausted from their exertions and the past two days’ lack of sleep. Dean watched over him, his tail curling and uncurling gently in the water as he caressed Sam here and there before placing his hand onto his stomach just where his fish and human side combined. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, feeling the life that was just starting deep within him, a product of their love and bond.

He suddenly understood why Naida had told him about the males of their race. He now had something of Sam within him and had also had the freedom to speak on his feelings to his brother. He didn’t feel guilty either. In fact, he felt so unfettered...so open that he was afraid he would never be able to close up again. He looked over as he heard a soft splash and smiled at Naida. You knew.

Yes, I knew. Have you decided? Naida responded as she crawled closer to them and lay out next to Sam. She tilted her head as she propped up her chin on her hand and watched Dean intently.

Looking down at his brother, Dean took a deep breath before letting it out in a slow hiss. I love him so much, Naida. And I love you. But we have to finish what we started, he stated before looking at her. I...can you change me back?

She was silent for a bit as she watched them both, noting the protective hold Dean had on Sam while Sam clung to Dean even in his sleep as he lay with his face pillowed on Dean’s shoulder. She looked up at him and smiled. I do. I will change you back, but you will remain somewhat like us until you give birth. You will then decide at that time what to do with your child. But you will become fully human after the birth. However, once you have finished with your vow, you will return to the ocean. You will always feel the longing for the sea and you will not be able to avoid or ignore it. You will be able to touch and use the water and all that lives in it. You are the water to Sam’s earth. You both will fight the fire of the demon that is trying to destroy us all, she explained to him seriously and observed his reaction to her explanation. He nodded silently and his face was calm as he took in her information. She nodded as well before reaching down to the small protrusion that would normally be a belly button on a human. With a soft caress, it came out and quivered before leaking slightly, producing a viscous gel that she scooped onto her finger.

Carefully, she reached over to Dean and placed it onto where she had penetrated him. Smiling in gratitude at her, Dean caught her hand in his and kissed her wrist in a silent vow of love and that he would return. She smiled back and then gently rolled Sam closer to her as Dean shuddered and writhed in the water, crying out here and there in pain as he slowly began to change.

Sam woke up at the cries and moved to go to Dean, but was stopped by the strong arms around his chest. Stay still, Sam. He is going through this for you. Do not aid him, Naida stated firmly and kept his gaze locked with hers when he turned towards her before he looked back at his brother. They both watched as the scales flaked off of Dean’s body and the tail split little by little until it became a pair of twitching, kicking legs. Dean’s head fell back as he spasmed and his gills gradually stopped moving before melding back with his neck and his ears returned to normal, shrinking down and sloughing off the webbing. The claws shrank as well and the webbing vanished on his brother’s slender fingers.

It took several minutes before Dean stopped moving and he laid gasping and shaking in the water as the pain and final transformation tremors shot through him. Sam shifted forward, released from Naida’s hold so that he could hold Dean in his arms lovingly and soothe away the pain that was still wracking his brother’s body. He looked over at Naida questioningly.

He is returned to himself, but he must stay near here for two months. I will let him explain. But you must know that once you finish your work, you must come back here and let him return to us. He will never be able to leave what he became behind. He will crave it as the years go on. If you do not return him to us within ten years, he will die, she explained to Sam softly. She looked away and sighed softly. I never meant any harm to you...either of you, she whispered sadly.

“I know...thanks for taking care of him. You gave him something that he needed and you made us both realize just how important we are to each other,” Sam responded gratefully as he reached over to her and touched her face. “I’ll bring him back...I promise.”

I know. Take care of yourself, Sam Winchester. Take care of our Dean, Naida ordered as she pushed back more into the water.

“Naida...wait...” Dean’s voice was hoarse with his exertions, but he still tried to push himself up to reach for her. Sam supported him as he moved closer to where the mermaid was swimming close enough for them to embrace. “Thank you...thank you...” Dean whispered to her as they held each other tightly or as tightly as Dean could.

Return to me soon, my beloved one. And find your path as well as you can in this dark time, Naida whispered back before shifting backwards. They kissed softly and then parted with a final caress to each other’s faces and arms before she slipped into the ocean and disappeared from their sight.

Holding Dean tightly to him, Sam kissed his brother’s tanned neck and sighed happily. “I love you, Dean. Don’t ever leave me,” he murmured as he hugged Dean.

“I promise, Sam. You and me always,” Dean responded as he relaxed back into Sam’s hold, feeling warm and content for the first time in a long time. They lay down in the water as the sky became dark with night and the stars shimmered into being. It was the beginning of more for them and it already promised to be even more exciting than what they had been living through so far.

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