Chapter 7
If the man lying before them was not in fact, dead, he would have looked up to see three smartly dressed, good looking men staring down at him. The Brothers and the Angel had made their way to the morgue a while earlier, and were now studying the body intently.
'So, this is how they found him?' Sam asked the man accompanying them, who was dressed in a long white coat. He was quite old, maybe in his mid 50's, with a soft face. He looked like a trustworthy guy, Sam thought.
'Yeah, quite strange really' The man said, furrowing his brow, like he hadn't yet come to terms with the strange, sadistic marks on the dead man laying before them.
'Yeah, it is...' Sam flipped through a file, complete with detailed photographs of the marks in question. He looked from the photos to body.
'I'll just leave you folks here then. Call me if you need anything' The man said, before turning on his heels and exiting the white, unfriendly room.
'Thanks.' Sam said. Dean and Cas were stood the other side of the table, looking slightly useless. Dean spoke up.
'You ever seen anything like this before, Cas?' Dean enquired.
'No. It's not of Angel origin, nor anything I have ever encountered... And that is strange, considering my age and vast range of knowledge.' Cas said. 'I think you may have to look into it.'
'Great. Awesome.' Dean said, sarcastically, before sighing. 'I'll just call Bobb-'
Dean went silent. 'I'll call Garth. And send him the photos.' He walked strode out of the room, leaving Cas and Sam alone. They both shifted a little, feeling awkward, until Sam broke the silence.
'So, you've never seen anything like this before? That seems unlikely' Sam said.
'I agree, it does. But there must be an explanation. They must mean something.' Cas squinted, and looked towards the door. The conversation Dean was having looked pretty heated, and Cas, having exceptional hearing, could fathom out how the conversation was going. Dean was telling Garth about the Angel's earlier 'Dizzy spell'. Garth didn't seem to know anything about it. The agitated hunter was silent for a while, before thanking Garth, hanging up, and entering the room in which Cas and Sam stood once more.
Dean looked at Cas, with a puzzled expression on his face. Cas looked to Sam, who was fixated on him with the same expression. Cas realized that he had been stood in silence, staring at Dean for several minutes.
'I was uh...' Cas started, before changing the subject swiftly. 'We should talk to that witness. While Sam does research into my eh, condition.' He avoided their eyes. What was wrong with him?
'Yeah. Alright. We'll meet you back at the motel later, Sammy, if it's not over with by then' He said, looking at Cas. 'We'll take the Impala. The library's not too far, right Sammy? Garth's doing some research, it'll be like a long-distance nerdy study group, huh?' Dean joked, but his smile didn't quite make it to his eyes.
'Well, that was a waste of time' Dean huffed.
The Hunter and the Angel had visited the old woman, not no avail, her memory was 'Not what it used to be'. Dean and Cas had sat at her table for an hour, trying to extract even a little information about what she had saw. Several cups of tea later, they emerged from the house, with no new information. Dean sneezed, and rubbed his eyes.
'I don't think I like Tea.' Cas said.
'You didn't have to drink any, man' Dean replyed, wearily.
'But I thought it was common courtesy to accept beverages from hosts' Cas enquired. Dean shot him a tired look.
'Dude, how many cats did she have?' Dean's face was red, and his eyes glazed. Cas looked amused.
'I like cats. Much simpler than humans. And very loving.' Cas said.
'Whatever, Angel Dolittle' They rounded the corner, and they both stopped and stared at a wall running adjacent with the road. Strange symbols covered it, continuing along the wall and down a side-street. 'Woah man, aren't those the same symbols to the body?' Dean asked.
'Yes. They seem to be leading somewhere' Cas answered, squinting'
'Then lets' take a look' Dean said, pulling out and loading his pistol. They both crossed the street, and disappeared down the alley.
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