"Umm , Katie . Would you please give us some minutes ? " Sam asked .
Dean looked surprised but smiled at Katie as she said "Sure , call me if you need anything ." and left the room .
Sam stood there silently .
"If you didn't want to say anything , you could just take a picture and stare at that .Why did you send her out ?" Dean started .
Sam sighed , he was trying hard to ignore the tiredness in Dean's voice , the shallow breathes and the lines of pain on Dean's face which he was trying to hide for Sam's sake ."You sure you wanna do this ?"
"Do what ?"
"This . Surgery ."
"Do I have any other option ?"
"Dean , it's weird . You were more than fine yesterday . And now , you're lying on a bed waiting for a bypass surgery . It should be something supernatural . Maybe you're right , maybe that bastard
had really poisoned you ." Sam said glumly .
"Yeah maybe .But even if the cause is supernatural , it doesn't mean the cure should be supernatural too . Sometimes we just have to go the same way everybody does ." Dean tried to take a deep breath but it seemed impossible . His lungs were already tired of struggling and despite all medication in his system his heart was still beating too fast to be able to pump the blood that his whole body needed .
"I don't give up , though . I'm gonna look for an answer ."
"Alright , do that . But don't look for any kinda of magic or stupid things . You hear me , Sam ? I'm not gonna die here , but if I was , I didn't want you to do anything stupid . Am I understood ?" Dean asked firmly .
"Yes Sir . Clear Sir ."Sam mocked ." Dean ,I know what do you think , but I'm just saying that maybe we could find a antidote , or I don't know if it's a curse , maybe we could reverse it . "
"I'm OK with that . Of course I'd rather get injected than having a surgery ."
"I'm gonna grab my laptop and see if I can learn more about that creature or anything related to any kind of heart disease ."Sam smiled .
"Good , I'm gonna get some sleep .The good point of being sick is you can sleep as much as you want ." Dean grinned .
"I hope you don't regret your own words tomorrow .'Cause if you go the way everybody does ,"Sam used Dean's exact words ." you need to rest more than what you think .Ah and I'm sure you're
gonna drive me crazy ."
"You know what ? I already regret my words . Go find that antidote and don't come back without that . " Dean shook his hand pointing toward the door .
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Sam left the hospital and went straight to the motel , he didn't want to waste anytime as he knew it wouldn't take long for Dean to lie on the operating table .He started to check every details again and again , he forgot about time and when he looked at his watch it was half past two ."O my God..O God ."his eyes widened , he jumped and hurried to the hospital , when he got there Dean's room was empty and Katie was making his bed ."Where's he ?" asked Sam , panting .
"Ah , hi . They took him for the angiography ." She smiled .
Sam sat on a chair , closing his eyes ."Damn it . How was he ? Did he say anything ?"
"No he didn't , I mean he didn't leave any message for you . But he was fine . Hey , don't worry , it's not like he's gone for the surgery , he's gonna be back soon ." she assured .
Sam sighed ."You're right . I just wish I was here for him . Is that gonna be hard ?"
"What ? Angiography ? Ah .. Not really . He was sedated before that . They'll insert a thin tube into an artery in his arm or leg and guide it towards the problem area in his heart , then they'll inject a special harmless dye and next a series of x-rays will be taken . Those x-rays will allow doctor to see exactly how blood is flowing in his heart." She explained the process . "There he is ." she smiled and gestured toward the door , where two orderlies pushed Dean's stretcher into the room .
...
"Hey , time to wake up , man ."
'Sam ? Ah , he's speaking kindly . That's not good .' Dean blinked several times and finally managed to keep his eyes open and focus on Sam's face ."What ?"
"What what ?" Sam asked .
"You're staring at me like I'm your wife and I just brought you a baby and you're really thankful for that ."
Sam's eyes widened ."You read all of that on my face just in less than a second ? "
"Not a hard thing when I know every line on your face . What's it ?" Dean retorted .
"Nothing , you just have been asleep for too long , I was getting bored ." Sam replied .
"So you decided to wake me up ? You could watch TV ."
"I didn't wake you up ." Sam frowned ."Besides , how many hours you wanna sleep , you're 27 , man , not 87 ."
"Yeah , well I've a heart disease which makes me feel like a 87 year old ." Dean shrugged , or he thought he did .
"Huh , so you remember ."
Dean rolled his eyes ."No , I happened to lose my memory in angiography . Dude it's heart failure , not stroke . How long have I been out ?"
"About 3 hours , which considering your heart condition and the fact that you're under mild sedative , it's completely normal ."
"Maybe you should say it to yourself .So what did the Doc. say ? " Dean inquired .
"You need the bypass surgery ." Sam almost whispered . "Umm , because you have a significant blockage to your left main coronary artery. Nothing but the surgery can help that ."
"Aha , I guess I know that much . When ?"
"First thing tomorrow morning .Doctor Chambers will come and tell us more later today or maybe tomorrow before the surgery." Sam paused ."You're not gonna ask me what did I find today ? Or where were I when I should've been here with you ?"
Dean frowned ."You mean before angiography ? I know where you were and I'm telling you for .. what ? the 100th times? That I'm not a kid who needs his parents by his side every second . And about your research , I thought you'd tell me if you had something ."
"Actually there's something ."Sam rubbed his neck ." I mean this is not the first time that things like this happen in this town. 4 victims had had hearth failure , you know out of nine . Like the other victims ,they died because of blood loss , but the documents say that they had blocked coronary arteries ."
"So this is indeed related to that thing . Good , at least it has nothing to do with my diet ." Dean grinned .
"Well you have to change that anyway . You heard your doctor ."
"No , I'm not . If this is happening to me because of that bastard , it's gonna be over after the surgery and I can go back to my usual life and diet . Oh I can't wait for that ."
"Dean , that thing is the reason , but this isn't something supernatural anymore. It has affected your health and you need to be more careful after this surgery." Sam saw the flash of sorrow in Dean's eyes ."I'm really sorry , if we knew about the poison sooner , we could prevent this from happening . I should've been more careful , it's all my fault . I didn't pay enough attention , I didn't feel like researching , so I just -"
"Sam . Sam . Stop . Enough with self-condemnation . We both underestimate that thing , but what's done is done . "
Sam nodded, though he was still feeling guilty ."I just don't understand how this happened , I mean you're not wounded ."
"I think it could insert the poison with its touch ."Dean considered ." When it grabbed my neck I felt like it was in fire , although it didn't left any scar . So maybe he just poisoned me with that touch ."
"What should we do now ?" Sam asked ruefully .
"Don't worry , you're not gonna leave this town without me ."Dean referred to their almost same experience after hunting the Rawhead . " That surgery will help me . I'm gonna be fine , we just need to take it easy for a while . "
"I'm gonna make sure you'll remember your last sentence two weeks from now ."
"What ? Two weeks ? Man , we'll be on the next hunt by then ."
"Dean ." Sam warned .
"Alright , alright . I'm kidding ." Dean chuckled ."Or maybe not .We'll see about that." he grinned ."Umm , where's Katie? She's my nurse , she's supposed to be by my side ."
"Why ? Do you need anything ? Do you have pain ?" Sam felt worry .
"What ? No . I just wanna see her . She's really hot , you know ." Dean smirked .
Sam stared at Dean incredulously ."Dude , you're sick ."
"Yeah , that's why I'm in a hospital and I've a hot nurse ." he grinned even wider .
"Eww . You do know you can't be with girls for a while , right ? "Sam grimaced .
"What ?" Dean's grin faded ."No food , no alcohol , no hot chick? Damn it , where's my doctor , I'm gonna check myself out . What's the difference between dying from a heart attack or from having no fun ? I can't even do my job , What the hell am I supposed to do ?"
"You can taste a normal life for a short time ." Sam smiled .
"I may have never tasted a normal life before , but I do know it contains food , alcohol and chicks ." Dean huffed ."You're not suggesting me to spend my time reading books and resting on a bed , are you ? 'Cause then I gotta tell you that I'm not gonna live like an old man when I'm not even 30 ." He snarled .
"Dean , believe me , I know it's hard . But like you said we need to take it easy for a while , so you could get back to your usual life . If you push hard you could damage your heart and that gonna be the rest of your life's schedule . "
"This sucks out loud ." Dean gritted out .
"I can't agree more ." Sam nodded ."So ? How do you feel now ?"
"Fine ." Dean replied evenly .
"Yeah , of course you're fine . What was I thinking ." Sam seemed annoyed .
"That's the truth . Feeling fine doesn't mean I'm 100% fine . I'm fine enough to talk , to get pissed off ." he smiled ."To breath ."
"Yeah , through a nasal cannula ." Sam noted .
"So what ?"Dean's eyebrows peaked ." It's a cannula , not ventilator . I'm breathing on my own ."
"It's still annoying ." Sam wrinkled his nose .
"For me it's a blessing ."Dean paused ."I think I'm gonna get some sleep , you better watch TV , cuz unless you'd get bored and I don't like you to wake me up again ."
"I didn't wake you up ."
"Yeah , whatever ." Dean grinned and closed his eyes , he was fighting to stay awake for too long and finally he thought it wouldn't harm to rest his eyes .Sooner than Sam had expected he was fast asleep .
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