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Dean raised his eyebrows. "Wait—you think the missing people have been murdering people?"

"Yes."

"…But you just said they were trapped in mirrors. How can they travel the country and murder people and still be trapped in mirrors at the college?"

"They are." Luke said. He frowned and shook his head. "Look, I don't understand it any more than you do, but that's what I've heard."

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Dean's phone rang, interrupting Luke before he could explain further. Dean pulled it out hurriedly and looked at the caller I.D.—Bobby.

Not Sam.

Dean sighed, angry that he had allowed himself a small second of hope. Of course Sam wouldn't be calling him, his brother was trapped in some demonic underwater freak-show.

He flipped the phone open. "Yeah?"

"Find anything yet?" Bobby asked gruffly.

Dean scowled. "No."

There was a brief pause. "Well just hang in there and keep searching, alright? I've called some guys that owe me a favor and they're working to find out what's going on."

"Great." Dean muttered. "The more the merrier."

Bobby sighed. "Dean…don't do anything stupid."

"I wasn't going to!" Dean erupted. "Why the hell does everyone keep assuming I'm going to do something drastic?"

There was a longer pause.

"Don't answer that!" Dean scowled. "Look, just hurry up and get here, alright? We have to find Sam, and little miss demon and the college nerd are driving up the damn wall."

"I should be there in about an hour, maybe less."

Dean nodded. "Good. See you then." He ended the call and pocketed the phone.

It rang again.

Dean blinked.

"Well, aren't you Mr. Popularity today?" Ruby muttered, leaning back against the wall.

Dean pulled his phone back out and peered suspiciously at the caller i.d. "I don't know this number."

Ruby shrugged. "So? Make new friends—then shoot them in the head if they get annoying. That's my motto."

Luke shook his head. "You're not very pleasant."

"Shut up before I break you in half."

Dean groaned and flipped the phone open. "Hello?" he said, covering his other ear to block out their bickering.

"Dean?"

Dean tensed, his eyes widening. "Sam?!"

Ruby and Luke froze and instantly quieted.

"Yeah, it's me. I—"

"Where are you? Are you hurt?" Dean asked hurriedly.

"I'm fine, Dean. I'm at the hotel."

"Our hotel?"

"Yeah. Katie's with me."

Dean sighed in relief and sunk down into a chair. "Thank God…"

"Where are you?"

"At the college library."

"Seriously? Dude…it's 5:00 in the morning."

"I was in the mood for a good book." Dean said sarcastically. "Look, just stay there. We'll be there in less than five minutes."

"Okay. See you in a few."

Dean snapped his phone shut and stood up. He walked right past the others, barely shooting them a glance. "Let's go."

Three minutes later…

Dean opened the door to his hotel room, his heart pounding in his chest and he looked around the dimly lit area. His eyes instantly fell on his brother, who was lying stretched out on the bed furthest from the door. "Hey Dean." He said.

Dean stepped into the room, his relief tripling at the sight of his brother. "Sam…you okay?"

Sam grinned softly. "I'm fine." He said, "Not even a scratch."

Dean nodded and looked around. "Where's Katie?"

There was a soft flushing sound from the right.

Sam shrugged. "Bathroom."

Dean nodded, his eyes still focused on his brother. "Sam…"

Sam laughed. "Dude…I'm fine. Really." He looked past him and his eyes shot up. "Ruby? What are you doing here?"

"I keep asking myself the same question." She answered dryly.

Sam grinned. "Have you two been playing nicely together?"

Dean groaned. "Shut up, Bitch."

The bathroom door opened and Katie stepped out. Her hair was a mess and there were dark circles under her eyes, but beyond that she looked perfectly alright. Her eyes scanned the room and instantly focused on Luke. As soon as she saw him her eyes filled with tears as though the façade of bravery she had kept up had just collapsed. Luke rushed over to her side and she buried her face in his shoulder. "Luke…" she sobbed. "Oh God…"

"It's okay." He murmured softly, rubbing his hand in circles on her back. "Shhh…it's okay now."

Dean looked back at his brother and motioned for him to go outside. They both exited the room and shut the door. "What the hell happened Sam?" he demanded harshly, trying to cover up how worried he had been.

Sam ran a hand over his face tiredly. "I…it's really sketchy, Dean. I can't remember much."

"Just tell me what you do remember."

Sam shrugged and leaned back against the siding. "After I got sucked through the creek I appeared in this forest."

"Katie was there?"

He nodded. "Yeah. She was pretty freaked, but I calmed her down."

"You're always good at that…" Dean muttered.

"Yeah," Sam said with a small grin, "But before I could do anything else this creature showed up—"

"Demon?"

Sam shook his head. "No. I sent all the demons to Hell, remember?"

Dean nodded. "So what was it then?"

Sam shrugged. "I don't know, but whatever it was was really, really ugly. Beyond that I have no idea."

"Right. So what happened?"

"It attacked us and I killed it."

"How?"

Sam's lips tightened and he looked away. "Well…I…" he trailed off, staring into the distance.

"You used your powers, didn't you?" Dean guessed.

Sam grimaced. "Yeah…I kinda ripped it apart."

Dean shrugged. "Good."

Sam looked up, surprised. "Good?"

"Yeah. Damn good." Dean said simply. "You've got powers…use them. I'd rather you use them and take out the bad guys than hold back and get yourself blown to hell."

Sam smiled. "I'll keep that in mind."

"You better." Dean said, "Because I said so."

Sam smirked. "I don't have to listen to you."

"Yeah you do," Dean said, "Cause I'm the oldest."

"That argument is completely illogical."

"You're completely illogical."

Sam grinned. "Whatever. Any chance I can get some sleep? I'm exhausted."

Dean nodded. "Yeah, soon as we kick everyone else out of the room…" he paused, his hand on the doorknob, "Oh, and Sam?"

"Yeah?"

"Stop taking off on me like that, would ya?" he said softly, "You're gonna give me another heart attack."

Sam winced. "…I didn't mean to."

"I know you didn't…but jeez, Sammy. It's like you disappear at least once a month…I've actually considered putting you on a leash."

"Sorry."

Dean shook his head. "Just don't do it again, alright?" he said firmly. "End of discussion."

Sam nodded.

Dean opened the door and walked inside the room. He began talking to Ruby, intent on getting her and Luke to leave as soon as possible.

He didn't see Sam glance over at Katie. He didn't see the triumphant gleam in his eyes or Katie's thin-lipped smirk as she leaned innocently against Luke's shoulder.

No one saw.

In Dean's eyes, everything was fine—but in reality things were about to get much worse.

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