Aug 27, 2011 23:40
Title: Bedtime Battle
Author: Capricorn86
Characters: Sam, Emily (8) Alice (6)
Summary: Sam tries to put Alice to bed, but she fights him every step of the way
Warning: Contains mild spanking
Author`s Note: Oh wow, this was fun. Huge thanks to brassband777 for the inspiration I got after reading their fic.
Bedtime Battle
Sam Winchester casts another glance towards the hallway. He`s sitting in the sofa in the living room of his apartment, listening to the joyful sound of laughter coming the bedroom of his eldest daughter.
The bedroom door is ajar, and the loud laughter of eight-year-old Emily and the bright giggles of six-year-old Alice seep out, filling Sam`s heart with fatherly affection.
He smiles to himself as he takes another quick glance at his wristwatch. It`s nearly Alice`s bedtime. For Sam, putting his youngest to bed can be a struggle. Despite Alice being a sweet girl and generally more well behaved than her sister, bedtime is the time of day when she`s most likely to throw a tantrum or even run and hide, anything to stay up a few minutes longer. Many nights have ended with Alice going to sleep lying on her stomach, feeling the fresh sting her father`s hand has left on her bottom. Sam hopes he can avoid that tonight.
He gets up from the sofa and walks down the hallway. Pushing the door to Emily`s room open, he finds his girls sitting on the bed, giggling and laughing as they`re pulling silly faces at each other. Sam smiles as he stands for a moment, silently watching them.
“Alice.”
The blonde girl turns her head to face her father.
“Bedtime in five min-“
Alice cuts Sam off midsentence, whining: “Nooo!”
“Yes.” Sam says firmly. “Five minutes, then I want you to get ready for bed.”
He turns and leaves the room, returning to the sofa and his laptop.
When he comes back to Emily`s bedroom exactly five minutes later, he`s not too surprised to discover that his eldest is sitting on her bed with a mischievous smile, while her sister appears to have vanished.
Sam gives a small sigh, then asks Emily: “Where`s Alice?”
Emily, losing at her attempt at staying serious, splutters: “I don`t know!”
Sam raises his eyebrows, but before he can say anything else, he hears a low giggle from under the bed.
“Daddy will never find me!”
Her sister revealing herself makes Emily laugh so hard she nearly rolls over. Even Sam feels a sharp tugging in the corners of his mouth. Then he puts on a serious face as he gets on his knees and lifts up the duvet.
Alice, realizing that she`s been discovered, scrambles frantically and gets out from under the bed on the opposite side before Sam manages to grab her.
“Run, Alice!” Emily shouts, and laughs even more as she watches her sister make a mad dash for the door, narrowly escaping Sam`s hands.
“Not helping, Emily,” Sam growls to his eldest before chasing after his youngest.
He catches up to Alice in no time, and lifts her up, sitting her on his hip as he carries her to the bedroom. Alice squirms in her father`s arms, her legs kicking wildly.
“I`m not tired, Daddy!” she whines as she struggles to escape Sam`s hold. Sam doesn`t answer her. He enters the girls bedroom and sets her down on the floor, grabbing her arm when she tries to run away again.
“Alice Marie, it`s bedtime.” He says sternly, his voice making it very clear that he wants no more argument from his daughter.
Alice understands that her Daddy means business, so she stands still, allowing Sam to undress her and put on her PJs.
“Now into bed with you,” Sam says as he lifts the girl up, but Alice has a bit of fight left in her still, and so she sets her feet down on the mattress when Sam tries to lie her down. With a small sigh, Sam grabs the girls legs while supporting her upper body with his other hand, and so he lies her carefully down. As a final act of defiance, to show that she`s not defeated, Alice kicks the duvet away when Sam tries to tuck her in.
Sam gives her a serious look, but is only met with sulky silence. He decides to leave his youngest alone and simply says: “Goodnight, sweetheart. Now go to sleep.”
Sam quietly exits the room and goes to check on his other daughter. Emily is still in her own room, sitting on her bed and reading a book.
“It`s bedtime soon for you too,” Sam reminds her, earning a nod from the girl.
“I know,” she responds lightly, not even looking up from the book she`s reading.
Sam returns to the living room and continues working on his laptop. After about ten minutes, he decides he better check on Alice.
When he enters the bedroom of his youngest, he`s not too surprised to find her sitting on the bed, still wide awake.
“Alice.” He walks over to the bed. “You`re supposed to be in bed.”
Sam immediately regrets his poor choice of words.
“I am in bed!” Alice retorts triumphantly. Sam has to fight hard not to chuckle.
“Well, you`re supposed to be asleep. Now lie down and close your eyes.”
Sam is relieved to see that Alice does as she`s told, albeit slowly.
As Sam is about to exit the room, a thin voice pipes up from the pillow: “Daddy?”
He turns to face his daughter. “Yes?”
“I need to pee.”
Sam sighs. Is this a trick? He thinks to himself. But he decides not to take the chance. After all, he can`t deny his daughter to use the toilet.
“OK, go pee,” he says, but quickly adds, upon seeing Alice`s surprised expression, “In the bathroom! Not in the bed.”
So little Alice slips out of her bed and goes into the bathroom. Sam waits, leaning against the doorframe of the bedroom. He doesn`t trust his youngest to return to her bed by herself.
And sure enough. No sooner does Alice poke her pretty blonde head outside the bathroom door, then she`s running down the hallway towards the living room, giggling. Sam follows quickly, getting more annoyed by the second. He`s grateful that his eldest doesn`t present such a challenge when it comes to bedtime.
Alice tries to hide behind the sofa, but Sam manages to grab her. This time he doesn`t lift her up, knowing he`d only get kicked in the ribs for his trouble, but grabs her wrist and pulls her towards the bedroom. The girl resists with all her might, even letting out a loud scream of frustration upon realizing she`s unable to wriggle out of her father`s iron grip.
“I don`t wanna go to sleep!” Alice yells as they reach the bedroom.
Sam tries to calm her down, but Alice has gone into full tantrum-mode. As Sam grabs both her arms in an attempt to get her attention, the girl throws her head back, yelling at the top of her lungs: “NO! I DON`T WANNA SLEEP!”
Sam has reached the end of his patience. With lightning quick movements, he seats himself on the bed, and quickly flips the yelling and struggling girl over his knees. He delivers three hard, stinging smacks from his large hand to Alice`s small bottom, making her cry out in pain and kick wildly.
Sam turns his daughter right way up again, standing her on the floor in front of him and looking her in the eyes. Her tantrum is tamed now, and her eyes fill with tears as she rubs at the sudden fierce sting Sam left on her butt.
She sniffs as Sam asks her: “Are you going to behave now, Alice Marie? Or do I need to put you over my knee again?”
Tears spill from the girls eyes as she shakes her head violently. “No, Daddy. I`ll be a good girl.”
Sam smiles and gently wipes his daughters tears away with the sides of his thumbs. “Good.”
He lifts her up, giving her a warm hug before gently laying her down in bed. This time Alice makes no attempt to resist. She allows her father to tuck her in, and after giving the six-year-old a kiss on the cheek, Sam leaves the room.
When he closes Alice`s bedroom door, Sam is surprised to find Emily is no longer in her room. When he enters the living room, he finds his eldest sitting on the floor, absentmindedly browsing the channels on the TV.
“Emily. It`s time for bed,” Sam tells her.
The eight-year-old turns to look at her father, her green eyes shining. “Can I stay up longer?” She giggles explosively, quickly adding before Sam can answer: “Just kidding! You should have seen the look on your face, Daddy!”
Sam chuckles softly, shaking his head as Emily gets up from the floor.
“Off to bed,” he says, giving Emily`s bottom a gentle pat as she passes him.
THE END
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