Christmas AU
By the way you're and elf
"Hey y/n Santa wants to see you in his office right away"
You look up from your work and nod at the other elf "Thank you I'll go right now" you tell her standing up from your chair and walking through the workshop towards Santa's office.
Along the way you saw all the piles of toys and presents and couldn't help but smile, but then it fell, why does santa want to see you you thought to yourself, had you done something wrong?
You sighed and tried to push all those negative thoughts away when you reached the huge mahogany doors, you lift your hand and knocked three times on the door.
It opened as if by magic and you stepped in and saw Santa going over the naughty and nice list one last time before the big day " You wanted to see me Santa" You asked stepping over paper and approaching his huge desk.
He looked up and got a huge smile on his face "Yes y/n" He said standing up and and grabbing a folded piece of paper off his desk then moving to where you stood "I received a letter today from a little boy named Ben, he's worried that his family has lost christmas spirit, I need you to go to Kansas and see if you can bring some spirit back to the family".
You listened while every second your excitement grew, you would finally have a chance to see what life was like outside of the workshop, when Santa finished you eagerly nodded your head and said "Really I get to see what it's like out there oh wow thank you thank you santa" you said hugging him.
He laughed his belly laugh and hugged you back, when he pulled away he had a snow globe in his hand "It's time to show you the family" He said and then an image appeared on the screen of a little boy with dark brown hair and a smile that lit up his whole face "this is Ben, he's slowly starting to lose faith in christmas" then another image showed up "This is charlie, she has all but lost faith in the holiday, she's Ben's older sister" the image depicted a young girl with fiery red hair and bright green eye.
You looked up at Santa in shock "They are both so young and they've already started to lose the magic of christmas?"
"Sadly yes that's why I need you to bring back that joy to their lives" He said reaching up and squeezing your shoulder then turning back to the snow globe and continuing "Last but not least is their father Dean, he's a workaholic and often times spends long hours away from his children especially during the holiday's, he own a retail store and now is the busiest time of the year for them, he has no christmas spirit at all and it's rubbing off on the kids, he's going to be the hardest one to get to but I know you can do it y/n" Santa said giving you the snow globe that held the picture of a man with Emerald green eyes much like his daughter and dark blonde hair like his son.
You looked at the snowglobe and then back up to Santa "I'm ready".
He laughed "I knew you would be, mrs. claus took the liberty of picking you out some clothing and an apartment while you're in Kansas, you have a job interview tomorrow for the babysitting position Dean sent out and finally this purse will give you all the money you need, and remember that your not supposed to get attached to any of them alright, that's the number one rule" He said handing you a bag and a set of keys.
You were worried for a second and then just let it go
"are you ready y/n" he asked
You eagerly nodded your head yes while Santa grinned at you "alright here we go" he said flicking his wrist and sending you to Kansas to help the winchesters out for the holidays.

Now settled in your little apartment you set off for the store the winchesters owned for your job interview, you pull up to a massive store and get out of your car then walk to the front desk and ask for Dean.
A moment later a tall man with muscular arms and defined shoulders walks up to you and holds out his hand "Dean winchester, it's a pleasure to meet you" he said in a low gruff voice that gave you goose bumps.
You lift your hand to shake his and stutter "The pleasures all mine, I'm y/n, I sent in a resume for the babysitting position".
His face perks up "Yes follow me I have your file back in my office" he said turning and walking away.
You run to catch up with his long strides and look around the store, your store is wonderful I love all the christmas decorations you say walking into his office behind him.
"Yeah I guess, you could say that, I just can't wait for it to be over he said picking up a file and glancing over it.
You hold in a scoff and think to yourself that this was going to be harder than you thought.
Dean was about to say something when his phone started to ring, he fished it out of his pocket and looked at the caller I.D and then looked back at you "Do you mind if I take this real quick" he asked.
"No it's fine go ahead" you said flashing him a smile.
He smiled back and stood up from his chair and stepping out of the office, you took the time to come up with a plan, obviously Dean wasn't going to be easy to crack so you had to find some way to get to the kids, they were likely your best shot at making Dean realize how far he had fallen, the only problem was you had to first, get the job, and second, get the kids to believe, but before you could think of what to do next Dean came back in an annoyed expression on his face.
"I just got off the phone with my partner and he wants to have a meeting in an hour, but the kids get out of school and I don't have time to find somebody else, would you mind starting now, I looked over your file and you're more than qualified, plus now that I met you I think the kids will really like you" He asked his green eyes begging you.
Well that was easier than you thought it would, get the job check, now you just half to work on the kids "I would love to meet the kids, I can come by in an hour or do you want me to just follow you" you asked standing up and gathering your things.
He sighed in relief "thank you so much Y/n, I'll make sure you get payed a little more for starting on such short notice" he said walking out of the office behind you and then closing and locking the door "If you wouldn't mind you can just follow me so you don't half to ask for directions, My car is just over here" he approached a sleek black car.
"oh wow, It's beautiful Dean" you said walking towards it to get a better look.
"Thank you" his face lit up "this is a 67 chevy impala, I got it from my dad before he passed away" he said running his hands over the car lovingly, then he snapped back into business mode "just follow me I'll slow down a little so you can keep up" he said getting into his car and giving you a flirty wink.
Your heart skipped a beat when you turned to get into your own car, you had no idea what to think you had never felt anything like it before so you pushed off to the side for examination later then started your car and followed the impala down the road.

You stopped in front of a huge beautiful two story house then got out of your car and walked around to where Dean was standing waiting for you "Are you sure this is ok?" he asked looking deep into your eyes.
You nodded your head "yep it's fine, the sooner the better you said".
"Alright if you're sure" he said walking towards the front door.
You followed close behind when you noticed that the house didn't have any lights on it you looked down the street and saw lights on every other house except this one which kind of a little sad.
You hadn't even realized you had stopped walking until Dean called your name "Y/n are you coming".
You looked towards im and pulled yourself out of your trance "Ya I'm coming you said walking through the door Dean held open for you.
"Charlie, Ben, come down here there's someone I want you to meet!" Dean called up the stairs.
There was some shuffling and a few protests as two kids came down the stairs, they looked just like the snow globe showed them, the little girl with the bright red hair and Dean's eyes, the little boy with dark eyes and Dean's hair.
Charlie had a less than friendly expression on her face that you didn't understand, and Ben had a light smile as he looked at you curiously.
"Ben, charlie this is y/n, she's going to be helping out for the holidays" Dean said smiling at you.
"You beamed at them "It's so nice to meet you both, I think were going to be great friends you said".
Charlie rolled her eyes and started back up the stairs "We don't need a babysitter I can take of Ben on my own" she said behind her and closed the door.
Dean sighed "sorry about that" then he looked at his phone " I'm sorry about this too but I really half to go" he said with an apologetic look in his eyes.
"It's fine, we're okay, right Ben?" you asked the little guy
"He grinned up at his dad "Ya were cool, see you when you get back" he said hugging his waist and then walking towards the kitchen.
"alright, see you guys later" and with that Dean was out the door headed to his meeting.
You stared after him until you heard something banging around in the kitchen, you walked in and found Ben with his head stuck in the fridge "What you looking for B" you asked walking towards him.
"A soda, I'm thirsty" he said pulling his head out and sighing "But I guess we're out".
You thought for a moment and then started pulling out a pot and heating up some milk "I'm going to make us some hot chocolate.

Hot chocolate made you and Ben were lounging on the couch talking about school and basketball when Charlie came downstairs "I made hot chocolate why don't you grab some and come join us" You said when she walked by you and into the kitchen.
You could tell that she was arguing with herself as she looked at the pot but then she gave in, she got a cup and poured herself some then came and sat down on the couch beside Ben.
Now that they were both here it was time to get to the root of the problem "I noticed that you guys don't have any christmas decorations up in here or outside, what's up with that? it's almost christmas and you guys don't even have a tree up". You said with curiosity.
Ben was the first one to speak up "we usually decorate as a family on christmas eve with whatever Dad has left at the store" he said
"We haven't done the outside since Mom died" Charlie said looking down "she died a few years after Ben was born" she sniffled and looked up at you with tears rolling down her cheeks.
A sharp pain shot through your heart, you had never felt that sharp prick of sadness before, it surprised you to find tears flowing from your eyes too when you brought her in for a hug.
After a moment you released her and did the same with Ben even though he wasn't really crying, he never really knew his mom but he still felt her loss, you could see it in his eyes.
That was not what you were expecting, you hadn't expected them to be so open with you pulling away you wiped your eyes and sat back "I didn't think you guys would tell me a whole lot.
"Dad doesn't' really talk about mom and I don't know hearing you talk to ben like that just made me miss her, I really wanted to talk about her but not with my dad, he's always so busy this time of year and I don't want to add to that she said.
"You know your dad isn't like that, he's hurt just like you and brushing off that sadness, even though it's not the best way, is his way of dealing with it, not everyone can hold stuff in like that nor should they, you should really talk to our dad about that but for right now it means so much that you told me all of that, that was very brave" you said reaching out and squeezing her hand.
"Thanks y/n, I feel" she paused and then smiled "I feel a lot better" she said throwing her arms around you in a hug.
You laughed and hugged her back then held out your arm for Ben to join in, you held them close for a minute and then let go "well I think that's enough tears for one day let's talk about christmas, charlie you can go first, what's your christmas wish?" you asked eagerly.
She thought about for a moment and then opened her mouth as if to say something and then closed it "What is it" you asked nudging her leg.
"No, it's dumb" she said standing up from the couch.
"Aw come on. no wish is a bad wish" you say flashing her one of your biggest smiles.
"Alright, alright, I want a part in my dance recital, an actual part where I can dance, right now all I do is walk in put a star on the tree and walk out" she said a sad expression making a home on her face.
"hmmm" you said thinking "You mean you have the whole stage to yourself, almost like a solo" you said raising your eyebrows.
She opened her mouth ready to deny it and then closed it "Wow, I never thought of that before" she said sitting down again stunned.
You laughed, we'll work on some moves a little later, let's hear Ben's christmas wish" you said turning your expression to Ben.
I want a real christmas this year, with a tree, and lights and everything, I don't want it to just be another christmas, I want it to be special, and I want Dad to be home" he said looking up to you, his big brown eyes meeting yours.
You grinned down at him "Well I think we can fix some of that now, what do you guys say".
They looked at each other and then back at you nodding their heads eagerly "well let's get started".

A few hours later you had lights hanging everywhere a wreath above the fireplace and for the finale a huge christmas tree decorated with the homemade ornaments you found in the attic.
Ben was adding a few finishing touches to the tree while you and charlie danced around the house to christmas music coming from her phone when the front door opened and heavy footsteps came in through the door. They stopped in the living room and then a deep voice rumbled "what's going on?"!