Ramble fic #22 July 29, 1979 (SPN)

[surevesta]

Title: July 29, 1979
Author: Surevesta
Fandom: Supernatural
Word Count: 329
Characters: Mary, Dean, Azazel
Spoilers: Pre-series, but spoils through 4x03
Disclaimer: Not mine, I'm just playing
Summary: On Dean's six month birthday Azazel stopped in...





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It was warm and the window was open. A breeze filtering in through the window. In the center of the small nursery, the smallest bedroom of a two room apartment, too large green eyes stared up at a mobile as it swung slightly.

It was late, or early depending on your perspective, and the the stars could clearly be seen from the tall window. The baby let out a light gurgling coo. He wasn't hungry, wasn't wet, and wasn't quite in need of attention from the young couple sleeping in the other room.

A soft rush of air spilled into the room, causing the curtains to rustle back. The baby stared up as a figure appeared, standing just inside his blurry line of site. Another soft coo, a question. He wasn't afraid, hadn't been afraid of anyone yet.

The figure was a dark blob of a man, a fuzzy outline. The only remarkable thing about him was the bright yellow iris that had no discernable pupil.

Azazel stared down at the baby, a baby that would grow into a man. A hunter.

He reached down, even if he doubted the words of that young man he had to be sure. But he couldn't, couldn't reach inside the crib and grasp that neck- an invisible barrier stopped him.

The crib.

It was old, intricate drawings and designs posing as embellishments- decoration. Protection. Iron hidden inside wood and made into an impenetrable door.

He hissed beneath his breath. There would not be enough time for him to do what he wished. Azazel couldn't break the childs neck and he couldn't turn him either.

A faint noise, feet sliding over carpeting slowly, broke him out of his rage.

By the time Mary Winchester entered the room Azazel was gone.

It would be four years three months and four days before he returned.

By that time Mary had put the cradle inherited from her mother's family in the attic of their new home.

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Comments

[ginzai.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love this! What an original way to explain why Dean was passed over and that it was done unwittingly by the protection of the Campbell family history? Oh, very nice indeed!

[surevesta.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reading! I'm glad you liked my little idea... it just suddenly popped into my mind...

[kelios.livejournal.com]

What a great idea! And it makes sense that Azazel wouldn't want to leave anything to chance.
I really liked this one, thanks:)

[surevesta.livejournal.com]

I always wondered about this... so I decided to write it. I mean, it couldn't be *exactly* ten years unless Azazel did something to make sure the women got preggers. But then, who knows?

[gypsy-atavari.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, this just makes so much sense!

[surevesta.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reading! :)

[hezio2.livejournal.com]

I like having Azazel visit baby Dean. Wouldn't he have tried to do something to him given the fact that in 1973 Dean told him that he was going to be the one to kill him? Glad the old crib protected the baby.

[surevesta.livejournal.com]

I know! I was curious as to why Azazel wouldn't have checked up on Dean at all- (even if it wasn't part of the deal you'd have thought he'd look in at some point.)

[ficwriter1966.livejournal.com]

What an interesting concept! I like it - the crib that's been passed down through the family, protected in a way that isn't easily visible, and Mary not aware of its properties.

Very nicely done! Thank you for sharing.

[surevesta.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for reading *hugs* I'm glad you liked my idea with the crib! :)