"Who's there?" I called out.
"Sam and Dean," came back Dean's distinctive voice.
Taylor and I sat up and looked at each other in relief.
I went over to open the door. "Hi guys." I smiled at them.
Dean looked a little proud, "Good to see you're being careful."
Sam just looked amused.
I moved to the side so that they could come in. They took the same seats as last night, with Dean sitting on the bed next to Taylor, and Sam perching on the edge of the desk, sitting a satchel on the floor next to him.
I resisted the urge to grin at the blush that crept up Taylor's face as Dean came close.
I chose to remain standing.
Sam gave me a curious look, "Going for a run?"
I shrugged, "No, but it's hard to break a habit. Normally I'd be going for a run about now, but it seems a little reckless with everything that's gone on this week."
"You don't have someone to run with?" He asked.
I shook my head, "Nah, not for lack of trying though." I shot Taylor a grin, "Taylor's not much for running."
She shook her head with a chuckle, "Nope, I just don't see running as a fun hobby."
Dean chuckled, "I'm with you. Running is for when something's chasing you…or something needs chasing."
Sam rolled his eyes, looking amused. "Well, I agree with you Emily. Nothing wrong with a good run." He smiled at me, "I could go with you now, if you want?"
I grinned, "That'd be awesome."
Dean frowned a little, "Not to burst your bubble guys, but we do have some work to do."
Sam was unfazed, "We can do both. You and Taylor can go over the files from the police station, and Emily and I can go check out the sites the bodies were found in daylight."
Dean scowled a little, "You just want to leave me with the book work."
Sam shrugged, and I decided to step in, giving Dean a grin. "It won't be that bad, you'll have Taylor to help you out." I winked at them.
Taylor blushed, trying and failing to hide a grin.
Dean smirked, then gave a dramatic sigh, "Fine. Go for your run, Taylor and I will do the real work."
I grinned wider, "Thanks Dean, you're awesome."
He laughed, "Yeah, I know."
Sam snorted, leaning down to pull out a laptop and a folder out of the satchel and giving them to Dean before turning to me. "Ready to go?"
I nodded, walking over to the door. When I got there I remembered that Emily didn't have a key for my room, "Are you guys going to stay here until we get back?"
Emily thought about it for a moment, then nodded, "Yeah, we're here now."
"Ok," I opened the door and followed Sam into the corridor, calling behind me as I closed it, "No funny business on my bed!"
I heard them both burst out laughing, and grinned. We started walking towards the front doors. "So, where did you want to head first?" I asked.
"Out to the back ovals." Sam replied.
"What's out there?" I asked, I didn't think there had been any bodies found that side of campus. Then I realised. "They found another body, didn't they?" I asked quietly, glancing up at Sam.
He nodded, "Yeah, in the carpark next to the ovals."
It's not like it was unexpected, but I guess I had been kind of hoping that Sam and Dean turning up would stop anyone else from dying.
"We're doing our best." Sam said quietly, as if he'd read my thoughts.
I just nodded.
We walked out the front doors, both nodding to the day's security guard. Then we took off at a steady jog in the direction of the ovals.
By the time we reached the ovals I was feeling out of breath, blaming the fact that it had been nearly a week since I'd gone for a run. Sam on the other hand, with his ridiculously long legs, wasn't even breathing hard. "Guess you do a lot of running in your job." I commented.
He nodded, but his focus was elsewhere.
I followed his gaze, seeing the crime scene tape that was still surrounding a section of the carpark. There didn't appear to be anything to see within the tape except two cars that must have been left there overnight.
Sam ducked under the tape, and after a moment of hesitation I followed. As we walked around to the other side of the cars I stopped short, staring at the sight in front of me in shock. As the amount of blood on the pavement sunk in to my stunned brain I suddenly felt dizzy and leant over, trying not to gag.
Suddenly Sam was at my side, guiding me back beyond the crime scene tape to sit on the low rail along the side of the car park. "Just breathe." He told me calmly, resting his hand on my shoulder.
I had a momentary flash back to the cabin where Sam had said those same words to me as I watched a possessed woman bleed out. It had the opposite effect to his goal, my breathing becoming even more erratic as the current shock mixed with the past.
Sam was continuing to talk to me, but it wasn't registering. Suddenly I felt him slap me across the face, and I jumped, before staring at him in shock. "What the hell was that?!"
He shrugged a little, "You were hyperventilating. Had to stop you somehow."
I blinked, wanting to be annoyed at him, but unable to deny that he had successfully snapped me out of it.
I stood up, "Can we please get away from here?"
He nodded, "Yeah, sure. They still have walking tracks in the trees back there?" He pointed towards the trees along the outside of the ovals.
I looked at him in surprise, "Yeah…there are. How'd you know that?"
"I went to school here." He said matter of factly, taking off at a jog before I could say anything more.
I stared at his back for a moment, then took off after him.
We followed the dirt track into the trees. It was quiet, with just the sound of our breath and our feet hitting the ground to break the silence.
Sam set a fast pace, but I didn't mind. It meant that all my focus was on the path ahead of me, and not the blood behind me.
After a few minutes, Sam unexpectedly veered off the main path, slowing to navigate between the trees.
"Where…are…you…going?" I asked between gasps of air, following him off the track.
"There used to be a cabin around here." Sam said by way of explanation.
I looked at him in confusion, but he seemed to know where he was going, so I continued to follow him deeper into the trees.
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