They boys head down to the library to find some books, some info and a librarian ;)
I forgot to write in the beginning that this is set somewhere in the beginning of season two as I love the dynamic between the brothers in that season. But no major spoilers for now at least.
Oh, and secondly, they boys sadly still belong to Kripke, or perhaps Gamble now. I asked, but they still claimed they owned them…
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The Next Morning
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"Time to rise and shine, sleepy head, the library is eagerly awaiting for you to grace it with your presence!"
"What, this early? You can't be serious, It's not even seven yet! The libraries just seem intent to keep coming up with more and more reasons for me to hate them every single minute. How you can stand them is beyond me," Dean grumbled, still not quite willing to leave the warm comforts of sleep.
"Well, figuring since you were in such a hurry to find this thing I thought you would love to be at the library first thing," Sam teased, knowing how his brother hated early mornings. Luckily his years at school and Stanford had broken him in.
"Yeah, sure, just get me some coffee and breakfast, and I'll be right there," Dean mumbled before waving him, already half way asleep again.
Seconds later the rich aroma of coffee under his nose brought him back to full awareness. His kid brothers smiling face meeting him as he opened his eyes. "Already did."
He sighed before levelling himself out of the bed, his hand snatching up the coffee to take a long pull of it. "Bossy much?"
"Whenever I'm allowed" Sam smirked back.
Dean barked out a laugh before rising from the bed. "Fine, you be in charge for now, but remember to enjoy it cause it ain't gonna last very long."
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15 minutes later they pulled up at the library, arriving together with the young blond girl opening the library. She sized them up, her gaze lingering a bit longer on Dean then necessary. "Well aren't you boys early!" she said cheerily "don't be afraid to ask me if there's anything special I can help you with!"
"Well, my brother here is interested in the history of the region, so if you could point him in that direction I'm sure he'd be happy as a bluebird. Me on the other hand, seem to be in a bit more dire need for your special expertise" Dean smirked, her cheeks flushing in response.
"Em…yeah, sure… ehm, history is em…"
Sam just rolled his eyes at his brother's latest prey. So much for getting help at the library. "Don't worry miss, I'll find it."
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After five gruelling hours of scouring books and maps, his brother returned.
Sam gave him an exasperated look before he exploded in harsh whispers "What the hell Dean? We're supposed to be working on the case, not playing bunnies!"
"Hey, who says I wasn't working? I would have you know that we unclosed plenty of vital information, both regarding the case and well… uh… other interesting stuff," Dean answered, raised eyebrow and trademark smirk in place. "Besides, there's no harm in looking and a bit of flirting, but a tad bit too young for my taste."
"You mean jail-bite don't you?" Sam commented dryly.
"Hey, she wasn't that young…was she? Real mature for her age then, hm…"
He once again found himself rolling his eyes at his hopeless sibling, deciding it was best to interrupt before his brother got lost in remembrance, or worse, gave him a detailed description of his view on the girl's exterior. "Sure, great, but back to what you claimed to have been working on and the vital information you disclosed?"
Sam's voice brought Dean back from his fun venture, although a bit unwillingly. "Oh yeah, she, uh we, found out that there were these humongous underground caverns located just at the outskirts of the town. Thought it might be worth a check as it seemed a likely place for a beast to go hole up."
"We don't know if it's a beast yet."
"Doesn't matter, it's just as likely a home for many other of the creatures we've encountered as a beast. C'mon man, I'm sick of doing nothing but research! Think I'm even starting to bruise my fine ass, and I can't have that, what would the ladies think?"
Sam just huffed at his brother's impatience, especially since he knew Dean had tricked the girl into doing all the research for him. But at the same time he saw the urgency in Dean's eyes, the need to actually be doing something to stop this. Should he really allow this?
"Oh come on, it's the best lead we've gotten so far! And besides, what could it hurt?"
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The hunt begins in the next chapter and so does the hurt, at least for Sammy, but Dean is following close behind )