Empire of Dirt
AN: Thanks again for all the reviews! I love you all! The action is going to happening really soon. Answers are also on the way.
Disclaimer: Still not mine.
Chapter 4:
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"There's nothing here." Joshua said coming out of Sam and Dean's room.
"Dean's not gonna believe that." Caleb said from the couch as he tried to get EMF readings, but finding none.
"We're going to have to bring Sam." Joshua said sighing as he sat down next to Caleb on the couch. "John better hurry up and get here before this thing gets away."
"I'm not getting any readings in here." Caleb said putting the EMF meter away. "What are we going to tell Dean?"
Joshua groaned. "The truth,"
"Think he'll believe us?" Caleb asked getting up and gathering their stuff.
"At this point," Joshua said following Caleb out the door. "I don't think I would." They walked to their car in silence and drove for a minute before Caleb finally spoke up.
"Tell me again how we somehow got suckered into babysitting?" He asked Joshua laughed.
"For three days you have stopped complaining about my slow driving and not getting to them fast enough. And you've been bitching since we got here about how John!"
"I'm not saying I don't care about them. I just don't see why Big John couldn't have gotten Pastor Jim or even Bobby to watch the rugrats while we got after the thing."
"Bobby?" Joshua asked laughing. Caleb shrugged.
"I always liked staying at Bobby's."
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Joshua and Caleb walked in and to their surprise both Dean and Sam were awake and playing cards.
"What are you two doing up?" Joshua asked.
"Yeah, and Dean when I taught you how to play poker you promised you wouldn't teach Sam until he was at least 11" Caleb said and Sam laughed.
"We're playing 'Go Fish'" Dean grumbled.
"Exciting night for the Winchester boys," Caleb said sitting down on one of the two queen beds.
"What did you guys find?" Dean asked.
"Nothing," Caleb said. Dean opened his mouth and Joshua held up a hand.
"We're telling the truth, something is there we just didn't get anything tonight. We're going to go back." He said. Dean looked like he really wanted to protest, but not in front of Sam, and he was too exhausted. "Now answer my question; what are you guys doing up?"
"He won't sleep." Dean said pointing at Sam.
"I've slept all day." Sam said sweetly.
"Yeah, but I haven't" Dean said.
"I told you could go to sleep."
"But every time I close my eyes, you start talking."
"I was bored. I wanted someone to talk too."
"Then how am I supposed to…"
"Guys!" Caleb said. "As adorable as this brotherly bickering is, its 2:00 in the morning and we all need some sleep."
"Try telling him that." Dean said as he gathered up the cards.
"Joshua, where are you and Caleb going to sleep?" Sam asked.
"Well I guess we'll just have to share the other bed." Joshua said kicking off his shoes and lying down.
"Oh really Joshie! That sounds so fun!" Caleb said getting into bed. The lights went off and everything was quiet, at first.
"Dean?"
"Go to sleep Sam." It was quiet again.
"Dean?"
"Go to sleep Sam."
"But I have a question." Sam protested.
"Alright, what?" Dean asked sighing.
"Do you think everybody sees the same color?" Sam asked.
"What?"
"Like when I look at green and you look at it, do you see the same green as I do? What if you see red but your whole life you've been told that is was green so you just believe it. It could be the same with any color like yellow, purple, black, orange…"
"Sam what the hell are you talking about?" Caleb asked.
"It's just a thought."
"A detailed one." Joshua mumbled.
"Welcome to my world." Dean said and Joshua laughed.
"What happened to the sleeping thing?" Caleb asked.
"Yeah, let's sleep." Joshua said and everyone was quiet again.
"Goodnight Dean." Sam said and Dean sighed.
"Goodnight Sammy." He said.
"Goodnight Caleb."
"Goodnight Sam."
"Goodnight Joshua."
"Goodnight Sam."
"Goodnight John-Boy." Caleb said laughing and Joshua snickered.
"Who's John-Boy?" Sam asked.
"It was a T.V. show." Joshua explained.
"Oh," Sam said and was quiet again. "Was it a comedy or a drama?"
"Oh god!" Dean groaned. "Just go to sleep Sam!"
"Ok," And everything was quiet again.
"Caleb! Get your feet off me they're freezing!" Joshua exclaimed.
"I know they're freezing, that is why I was trying to warm them up." Caleb said.
"Just get them off me."
"Fine." There was silence again.
"Caleb! Get on your side of the bed!" Joshua said.
"My "side" is always in the middle. I guess you'll just have to get used to it." Caleb explained.
"Is this how it's gonna be all night?"
"I don't know, what do you think?"
"God!" Joshua growled jumping up. "It's not worth it." He grabbed a pillow and an extra blanket and lay out on the floor. Caleb chuckled as he stretched out on the bed.
"I hope you were taking notes Sammy." He said to a laughing Sam.
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This was basically inspired by anytime that me, my sisters, and my brother all had to sleep in the same room. This stuff would go on all night. The whole color thing, completely my sisters thoughts as the two of us were stuck in traffic in the pouring rain on day a few months ago. Let me know what you think!