SPN Fanfic: Fruit of the Tree (Drabble)

[caffienekitty]

Title: Fruit of the Tree
Rating: GEN, G, pastfic
Word Count: 100 words
Disclaimer: Not mine. Just dreaming.
Warnings: none
Summary: Young Sam and Dean raiding an orchard at John's command.
A/N: Just had this persistent image of them as pre- or early teens, (probably Sam 10 and Dean 14. I don't have an icon the right age :-P ) stealing peaches to stretch the food budget and then it went all arty on me. *shrug* Enh. Posting it anyway. (Not mirrored, LJ only.)



Fruit of the Tree


They pressed themselves against the doors as John slowed. "Five minutes. Go."

Sam and Dean shot from the car like laughing bullets, feet slapping clouds from the dust-choked ditch, chasing each other as their sleek black home and father rolled away. Arms and legs wound them in through the splintered-rail fence and up the heavy-laden trees, monkey-quick and quiet.

Up in the cool green branches, sun-ripened peach musk permeated. Silently grinning, they picked rosy yellow fruit and tumbled it down to the ground.

When home returned for them, their arms were full of summer-sweet, ready for the long road ahead.

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(that's all)

Comments

[charis-kalos.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful - lovely imagery. I've been reading a lot of angst today, so this feels like a cool breeze. The line "Up in the cool green branches, sun-ripened peach musk permeated." has caught my mind.

[lnhart.livejournal.com]

As soon as I read this I thought about a jam story I'd read and loved about the wee!chesters. Then I thought, wait a minute...didn't...yep. It was your story! I can't imagine John letting them bring peaches in the car after the jam.

Hee.

This was lovely, though. Nice mood in the writing. I can imagine them doing things like this. It would be one of those things that made them stronger as a family but even more isolated from real life.

Thanks!

Poetry

[(Anonymous)]

So that was poetry to me--wonderful evocative images. Very good stuff. I can smell peaches:)

Sharon

[sandrinnad.livejournal.com]

what a lovely, sweet, happy, golden moment :D

I love home returning for them :D


perfect, perfect start to the day - thank you!

[caffienekitty]

Thank you! I'm glad it turned out okay.

[caffienekitty]

Yep, that was me!

I can't imagine John letting them bring peaches in the car after the jam.

Well they aren't 4 and 8 anymore so they are less likely to make a mess since they know they'll be the ones cleaning the car by themselves. That and as soon as they get out of sight of the orchard, the peaches are going in the trunk. ;-)

It would be one of those things that made them stronger as a family but even more isolated from real life.

It's part of the fascination with the Winchester family, I think, that they are so isolated from the normal world and very much a private society of three. *nods*

Re: Poetry

[caffienekitty]

Thank you! I haven't stretched my poetry brain in a long while, so this was a bit different.

[caffienekitty]

Always happy to make your morning more tolerable.

Speaking of which, I'm about to be very late if I don't get going here. :-P

[gwendolyngrace.livejournal.com]

Awesome. I love Dad-sanctioned trespassing and food-theft. Hee!

[sadelyrate.livejournal.com]

And the funniest part is that this is actually so very, very easy to see...

I rarely read anything with wee!- or teen!chesters. This, though? So, so happy I clicked this and read.

Thank you.

*hugs you*
*draws sparkly hearts around the ficlet*

[caffienekitty]

I think John wouldn't have had any problem with a bit of practical agrarian larceny.

[caffienekitty]

Thank you! I know not everyone likes kid!chesters, but their family history is so wild it's a fun time to poke around in. Glad you liked it!

[gwendolyngrace.livejournal.com]

"It's not theft, Sam; it's requisitioning. Creative requisitioning. Now go help your brother."

[kriptkeeper.livejournal.com]

adorable! Reminds me of my mom's stories about childhood!

[caffienekitty]

Thanks!