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A few hours later, the boys entered the Kentucky border.

"So, what was the address again?" Dean queried. Sam gave the address and Dean continued until he found the place. The brothers stared at the forbidding estate.

"Man, I hate these type of places," Sam whispered. Hearing the soft statement, Dean glanced at his brother in confusion. When had Sam ever been in one of these places?

"Dude, you okay?" Dean asked.

"Uh, yeah. I'm fine," Sam lied as Dean grabbed a couple of fake I.Ds and tossing one to hos brother. They walked up to the front door and Sam knocked on the door. It was opened to reveal a middle-aged woman with brown hair that was starting to gray and cold, gray eyes.

"May I help you?" she questioned in a clipped tone. Sam felt his body tense and he had to fight the urge to take a step back.

"Hi. I'm Detective Drew, this is my partner, Officer Hardy," Dean said, flashing his badge.

"Yes. What do you want?" the woman queried.

"Our deparment heard that you've had some problems and we were told to look into it," Dean told her.

"Whatever you've heard is a lie. I run a tight ship here," she responded.

"Yeah, I bet," Sam muttered dourly. Both Dean and the woman turned towards him.

"You're a very rude young man, aren't you?" the latter asked.

"You'll have to excuse him. He recently flunked the detective's exam, so he's in a bad mood," the older of the brothers said smoothly.

"Hmm. I see," the woman grunted. Dean flashed her a smile.

"So, uh, our reports say you've had problems with runaways?" he questioned.

"A few of our kids have run off, but they always come back," was the response.

"Willingly or unwillingly?" Sam asked. Again, Dean turned to his brother. What was up with him? He wasn't being the respectful little college boy he usually was. He was being downright nasty.

"I don't really like your tone young man," the woman snapped. Sam's stared at her stonily, but Dean saw his brother's Adam apple wobble, a sure sign that he was afraid. His brow furrowed in confusion. What was wrong? Before Dean could question Sam, there came a scream.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

You'll find out the reason for Sam's under the breath comment and actions later in the story.