"I've never been to Nebraska before," Emily said as they got out of the Impala. It had taken two days of almost non-stop driving to get there. It was nine in the morning on the third day and Dean had been complaining about him back because he had slept in his car the previous night (you should know why).
"And why does that matter?" Dean asked as they sat down in a booth at a little diner.
"It really doesn't," Emily said, sitting next to Sam. "I just thought I'd let you know. And you know you don't have to be so mean, Deany boy."
Dean grumbled in reply and Sam just shook his head. Ever since they'd left Virginia, Emily had spent her time annoying Dean. Now, Sam wasn't saying it wasn't fun to watch because it was and even though Dean hadn't said it, Sam knew that Dean enjoyed another lighthearted person in their little hunting group.
"So where does this Andy guy live?" Emily asked after they'd ordered some breakfast type food.
"In a van," Dean told her.
"A van?"
"It has a barbarian queen painted on the side."
"I bet you enjoy that, huh, Deany boy?" she said, a mischievous look in her eyes.
He looked over the table at her. "So what if I do?"
Emily couldn't say anything else as their waitress came over with their food. She also noticed that Dean's eyes followed the waitress as she walked away.
"Hello? Earth to Deany boy!" she said, waving her hand in front of his face. He glared at her.
"What'd you do that for?" he asked.
"Um maybe because you're kinda together with Jo," she said, eating a piece of toast.
Dean shook his head. "I don't get 'together' with anybody."
Sam nodded. "Yeah, that's true. Dean's a one-night-stand guy."
"But Jo likes you!" Emily said as she watched Dean eat one pancake in a matter of seconds. She shook her head (in amazement or disgust I'm not sure) and waited for an answer.
"Yeah, well my last more-than-a-night relationship didn't work out all that well," he told her.
"Why not?"
"Because she thought he was a freak," Sam put in.
"Oh," Emily said nodding her head. "So she didn't know you're a hunter?"
Dean shook his head. "No, she didn't. I told her and she thought I was lying and then everything kind of ended."
"Well, if it makes you feel any better, I'd have thought you were a freak too," Emily said with a smile.
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"Why are we here? I thought we were looking for a van with a naked lady on it?" Emily said as she followed Dean and Sam into a small restaurant.
Sam smiled at her. "This is where Andy's girlfriend works."
A pretty blonde girl was just bringing out an order of food when they walked in. She looked up when the door opened and recognized the two men.
"Aren't you Andy's friends?" she asked, walking up to them.
"Yeah, we are. You're Tracy, right?" Sam asked.
"Yeah, that's me. What are you doing back here?"
"We came back to pay a visit to Andy. Do you know where we can find him?" Dean asked.
Tracy thought for a minute. "He said he was going to clean the van. There's a car wash a block over. You could try there."
After saying a quick thanks and bye, Sam, Dean and Emily walked over to the car wash. Sure enough there was a van.
"Holy shit!" Emily said, as she set her eyes on the van. "And you thought my hair was bad," she said to Dean.
He just smiled and walked over to the van. "Andy!" he yelled, stopping at the side with the barbarian queen on it.
Andy walked around the back of the van and saw them. "I wasn't expecting for you guys to come here."
"Yeah well, Sam insisted," Dean said.
"I'm Emily!" She held out her hand and he shook it rather awkwardly. "I talked to you on the phone remember?"
"Yeah, I remember," Andy said, rather unsure of what to say. Then he saw it. "Wow. You've got really bright hair."
"Andy," Dean said, turning to the younger guy. "I'll give you one hundred bucks if you make her change it to a normal color."
"Excuse me?" Emily said, putting her hands on her hips. Andy looked scared and Dean started backing up slowly as she walked towards him. Then she broke out in a full blown run. That left Andy and Sam alone by the van.
"So Andy, I want you tell me what that guy in your dreams looks like," Sam said.
Andy shrugged. "All I can make out is his eyes. They're yellow and have like bright yellow lines going through them. It's pretty freaky really. His whole body is just a shadow."
"That's not good," Sam said, starting to pace. Dean and Emily ran back to the van just as Sam started talking again, "Andy, I know it's not easy but you cannot believe anything he says to you. I know whatever he tells you is tempting but you can't. You've got to promise me that you'll try your hardest not to believe anything you hear."
Andy thought for a minute then nodded. "Okay. I'll try."
Sam nodded. "It'll be hard and if it gets too much, call me and I'll try to figure out a way to help."
"Thanks," Andy said, giving him a weak smile.
"Done now, Sammy?" Emily asked, her breathing back to normal. She and Dean had been catching their breath while Sam and Andy finished their conversation.
Sam turned to her. "Yeah. We're done."
"Thanks for talking to me," Andy said, before they left.
Sam gave him a smile and the three walked back to the Impala. As soon as they got in, Sam's phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Sam?"
"Yeah. Who's this?"
"It's Ellen. Asher found a nest of vampires that you and Dean should take care of."
"Okay. Where's the nest?"
"Cooper, Iowa. And Sam?"
"Yeah."
"Come back here when you finish the job."
"Okay. We will." He heard Ellen hang up.
"Who was that?" Emily asked him from her seat in the back.
"It was Ellen," Sam said, turning to Dean. "Asher found a nest of vampires in Iowa."
"Okay, let's go then," Dean said, starting up the Impala.
"She says that we have to go back to the Roadhouse when we're done," Sam added.
"Did she say why?" Dean asked, sounding slightly scared.
"No."
"Oooh! Maybe she found out that you went out with Jo," Emily said from the backseat. Dean glared back at her in the rearview mirror. "Deany boy's in trouble!"