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The Sounds of Silence Part Three
It was around 2pm, and they were finally on the road to Norton. Dean was very excited. He hoped that this lead didn't turn out to be a bust. He was itching for a good hunt. Dean had always been that way, but especially since he had made the deal with the cross road's demon. He only had one year to live, and standing still, doing nothing, made him feel like he was wasting precious time.
Dean looked over at his brother in the passenger seat, deep in thought as he looked at print outs about the old church in Norton.
"So Sammy boy, did you find anything of interesting about this old church?" Dean noticed that his brother was looking pretty frayed around the edges.
Sam sighed. "No not really Dean, which has me puzzled. Why this church? It's an old Baptist Church that was abandoned when the congregation grew too large for it in the 1970's. There is nothing special about it. Plus, what demon wants to hang out on consecrated grounds?"
Dean could see his brother was frustrated. "Well, I'm not sure Sam, but the demons we've recently dealt with haven't been playing by the same rules as they have in the past. I have a hard time believing that there isn't some reason that they picked this area and this church to hole up in."
"I'm with you on that Dean. I'm hoping I'll find out more from the local library in Norton. We should be pulling into Norton around 4:00, and the library doesn't close till 5:30. So after we get checked in, I can do some more research." Sam took his pile of papers and moved them to the floorboard of the car.
"Sure Sammy, sounds like a plan, you can get your geek on at the library while Bobby and I talk to the locals and see if anything strange has been happening. Hopefully this town has a decent bar to do that in." Dean said with a smile.
Sam shook his head in amusement and looked out the window, "I'm sure they do Dean, I'm sure they do."
oooOOOooo
As they pulled into town, Dean was very excited to see that yes, there was a bar. Well, it kind of looked more like a green barn, and was called The Green Chicken, but it had beer signs in the window, so definitely a bar. He could tell by the look on his brother's face that Sam was fighting to keep from making a comment about the bar.
They pulled into The Norton Inn and checked in. To save money they were sharing a room with Bobby. There were only two beds, so if Bobby got one then Dean and Sam would have to share the other. Sam was not pleased to hear that. The idea of sharing a bed with Dean wasn't a pleasant one especially if the boy had been drinking. The smell and sounds alone were bad enough from across the room, let alone in the same bed.
"Dean, man do we really have to share a bed?" Sam was whining and he knew it.
"Well, Sammy maybe not, 'cause to be honest, I think I might get lucky tonight, so it should be just you and Bobby." Dean replied with a smug look.
Sam's eyes got big as he replied, "You mean you would actually sleep with someone who would hang out at a place like The Green Chicken? " Sam sighed, as he saw Dean's eyes light up, and said, "You know what Dean, never mind, I don't want to know."
Dean just laughed. "You're just jealous Sammy, admit it?"
Before Sam could answer, Bobby came through the door with his bags. "If you girls are done, I think we should head out and see what we can find out."
"Sure Bobby, just let me grab the laptop." Sam hoped that Dean would be stay out of trouble with Bobby tagging along.
oooOOOooo
Ralph had received a call from the clerk at the Norton Inn letting him know that the Impala had arrived. He was pleased to learn that the boys had accompanied Singer to Norton. He just hoped that at some point Sam would separate from the others. If need be, he was prepared to take Sam at gun point from Singer and his brother, but he was hoping to avoid that.
Ralph headed over to motel just as Singer and the boys were getting into the Impala. He decided to follow them and see what they were up too.
He was pleased when the Impala stopped in front of the local Norton library and a tall young man got out. This young man fit the description of Sam that he had gotten from another hunter. Ralph couldn't believe his luck. He decided to park his vehicle in the back of the library and wait.
oooOOOooo
The Impala pulled up to the local library and Sam got out. He paused at the window to hear Dean call out to him, "Hey Sammy, call us when you're ready for us to pick you up. Bobby and I'll be at the Green Chicken if you need us!"
"It shouldn't take me long, I'll call." Sam said as he walked away.
Sam made his way into the small library. There was one librarian working, and she was very helpful. She pointed Sam to the area with town records. Sam settled in and in no time realized that there wasn't anything special about this church.
The librarian, Susan, was in her mid 40's and had lived in Norton all her life. She told Sam that the church while no longer in use was kept up and sometimes used for meetings and family reunions.
Sam decided after talking to her that there was nothing else for him to research and made his way outside.
He was about to pull out his cell phone and call Dean when a gentleman in his early 50's approached. In fact, the man reminded him a lot of Bobby in his appearance. Gruff exterior, but when he smiled he seemed friendly enough and didn't give off any supernatural vibes.
"Young man, I was wondering if maybe you had time to help me out?" The man asked Sam as he approached.
"Sure, what seems to be the problem?" Sam figured he had time to kill, it would probably make Dean upset to have to leave the bar so early.
"I have a flat tire on my truck which is parked around the back of the library, and it really is a two person job. I hate to ask you but I'm passing through so I don't know anyone around here." The man then reached his hand out to shake, and said "Oh and where are my manners, I'm Gus."
"Hi Gus, I'm Sam. I was just about to call my brother and head out, but sure I can give you a hand first." Sam shook the man's hand and followed him around to the back of the library.
Gus's truck was the only vehicle in the back. "I really do appreciate this Sam, let me grab the jack." Sam bent down to inspect the tire, as Gus started around to get the jack.
"This shouldn't take us too long, " Sam said as Gus approached. Before Sam could turn around to help Gus with the jack he felt a cloth press over his nose and mouth. Sam struggled the best he could, but he knew it was in vain. The cloth smelled of chloroform. Sam took one last breath and was out.
oooOOOooo.
Ralph was happy that his plan had worked without having to hurt Sam. After the kid was out, he quickly loaded him into the extended cab of the truck and placed a blanket over him. He then aired up his tire.
Within twenty minutes he was on the road heading back to his motel.
He had gotten a room towards the back of the motel, and when he was sure no one was around to observe him, he unloaded his blanket covered friend into his room. It was a hard task. Ralph at six foot was not a small man, but this kid was very long, and heavy. After a brief struggle he unloaded Sam on the bed.
He carefully handcuffed Sam's hands above his head to the headboard. He then took a rope and tied each ankle to the end of the bed. Once satisfied that the boy wouldn't be able to escape. He sat down and waited for Sam to wake up.
oooOOOooo
Bobby and Dean had been at the bar for a couple of hours, it had been a bust on any information on the church or any weird goings on in the town. Bobby was ready to leave but he knew Dean wouldn't be happy with that idea. Their waitress, Wanda had taken a liking to Dean, and Dean was enjoying the attention.
"Dean, don't you think we should of heard from your brother by now?" Bobby spoke as the waitress left to check on a few of the other customers. "DEAN!"
"Uh sorry Bobby, you talking to me? I was enjoying the view." Dean replied with his classic smirk planted on his face.
Bobby was flustered with his hormonal teenage acting partner. "Don't you think we should have heard from your brother by now? The library should have closed up about five minutes ago." Bobby was ready to head to the library and check on the kid.
"Maybe Sammy boy picked up the librarian and they headed out for coffee? The boy could use some female attention." Dean said as he continued to watch Wanda behind the bar.
"Highly unlikely. I was thinking more likely he wasn't able to get a signal to call us from the library. We should head over and pick him up." Bobby said as he grabbed his jacket.
"Okay Bobby, we'll grab Sammy, and come back here for the one dollar burgers. Sounds like a plan."
Dean winked at Wanda as he grabbed his jacket.
"No Dean, we'll grab Sam and head to the motel, and if you want to come back and spend time with the Dolly Parton wannabe, fine by me. Sam and I'll get something to eat at the diner we saw downtown." Bobby started to head for the door.
"I'll be back Wanda, we can have a burger together on your dinner break!" Dean yelled out at Wanda as he followed Bobby out the door.
oooOOOooo
As the Impala pulled up to the front of the library, the librarian was at the door locking up. There was no sign of Sam. Bobby got out of the car and approached.
"Excuse me ma'am, do you remember a tall shaggy haired young man leaving?" Bobby asked.
"Do you mean Sam?" Bobby nodded. "Yeah he left about an hour ago. He said he was going to get his brother to pick him up, so you might check with his brother." The librarian smiled and walked over to her car.
"Bobby, did she say he left an hour ago?" Bobby could see the panic in Dean's eyes.
"Yeah, but Dean don't get your panties in a wad, the boy probably decided to walk down to the bar. Just call him, I'm sure he's fine." Bobby hoped that he was not feeding Dean a line.
Dean dialed Sam up. "Bobby, it went to voice mail! I swear he is trying to give me a heart attack. When we find him, I'm handcuffing his sorry ass to me. Let's see if he can pull a disappearing act then!" Bobby could tell Dean was about to jump out of his skin.
"Now calm down Dean, you're doing us no good getting all upset. We'll double back and see if he just walked to the Green Chicken." Bobby got back in the car as Dean started the car up. Bobby hoped silently that Sam was ok.
