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Chapter Two
Dean dreamt the same dream he'd had since that night , Sam on the floor, writhing in agony, their father a few feet from him , groaning in pain and disappointment, Dean's own body, slowly seeping out from the wounds in his chest. In his dream he couldn't reach his brother, in his dream, every crawl forward only sent Sam further away, every claw of the ground only sent him back further away from his family. His father refusing to look at him, Sammy reaching for him yet falling into the distance, falling into the darkness as Dean fell into the abyss.
He came awake with a start. Quickly checked his surroundings and then relaxed back. Sam barely took notice, this was the way Dean would awaken after every sleep. It was becoming as routine as Sam's nightmares had been.
What a pair they made.
"Hey"
"Hey"
"I called Dad while you were asleep"
"Yeah? What'd he say?"
Dean stood and went to the small kitchen as the back of the room to pour himself a coffee. He grabbed Sam's mug on the way and refilled it with the warm, comforting liquid. Walking back to the table Dean was shocked with the amount of paper strewn across the surface, placing the mugs down , careful to not mess with the supposed system Sam had with his research, he sat opposite his brother.
"Thanks"
Sam took a sip and relished the energising warmth the coffee brought to his body.
"He sent us here because there are reports of missing persons and a couple found dead in a field."
"So?"
"The bodies were drained of blood."
Dean raised his eyebrows and mouthed 'Oh'.
"You think it's our friends?"
"Possibly, seems that missing people isn't anything new, the town is dying so there are some who are moving on. But the bodies caused concern, no one knows what happened to them and the local police are saying it's an animal attack"
"So they have no idea but don't want to appear clueless"
"Exactly"
"Vampires"
"Yep"
"Dude it still sounds funny." Dean leaned forward suddenly with a hopeful look on his face, as he licked his lips he said "Dude so you think we'll find Buffy?"
"Shut up jerk"
"Bitch"
They had spent the following two days searching out the local warehouses and abandoned factories, there were so many but they checked them all. They knew what to look for , knew what to expect this time, they were prepared. After sneaking into the morgue and draining all the blood they could the boys were ready for any attack from the vampires.
Vampires.
The word still made Dean smirk.
The last warehouse to be checked was adjacent to a small factory, a run down building, grey in colour , without one window intact. From Sam's research they knew the warehouse had levels underground which had been used for storing grain away from the sun, away from daylight. Perfect for a vampire. Outside of the factory were many signs detailing the many ways a trespasser would perish. Danger of electrocution. Danger of falling debris. Danger of Death. The last one had amused Dean no end. There were many stairwells on the outside of the factory, all leading up to the stained chimneys above. God knows what they used to manufacture in there but whatever it was it hadn't been enough to sustain an income for the town. The warehouse itself was crumbling and leant slightly to the left, as if the building knew it's time was up and just wanted to lie down and wait for the reaper to claim it.
The brothers were perched on top of the crest of the hill that loomed down over the site. The long grass a perfect hiding place. This being the last warehouse to check, Sam had started to become impatient with this hunt. So far they hadn't found any sign that the vampires were still in the area.
"Dude, do you realise we're on a stake out?"
Dean wasn't helping with Sam's frustrations. It took all his willpower to not slap him upside his head. Or laugh.
"Hey, do you think when this is over we can Stake a claim on the area?" Dean accentuated the word each time he used it.
"Shut up"
"You shut up"
They lay on their stomachs for another half an hour in silence. The clouds overhead building into what would turn out to be a hell of a storm, but for now the dusk was quiet. With night on the way they would soon know if this was the place. Sam tried to see through the broken windows of the warehouse, checking for any movement within. A low grumble made it's way to his ears. Suppressing another overwhelming urge to laugh and smack his sibling he asked incredulously, "Dude, was that your stomach?"
"Sorry man, but I could really use a stake right about now"
Sam gave into the urge to slap his brother.
After four more hours of waiting for any sign the brothers gave up and made their way to the only bar in town that served food. After ordering they both sat at the back, neither knowing what course of action they should take next.
"Do you think they've left?" asked Dean around a mouthful of steak, all his talk of the weapon of Buffy's choice had left him with a hankering for some tasty steak accompanied with fries with enough grease to keep a car going for at least a year.
"Possibly, but we got here so quickly, Dad wouldn't have sent us here if he thought the vamps had left"
"Well, I guess tomorrow we carry on with the.."
"If you say that word again I swear to god I'll behead you"
Dean made a shocked, dismayed and hurt face. Although the twitch at the corner of his mouth gave him away.
"Dude! Behead me? That sucks."
Sam smirked and tucked into his own food, steak and fries.
Dean took another mouthful and glanced around the bar. The place was full of people who had no where else to go, everyone of them drinking as if it was the only purpose left in their lives. As his eyes swept across the sea of people his gaze fell upon a girl at the bar. A girl staring at him.
She smiled.
He returned the welcome , took another bite , raised his eyes to Sam in her direction, and left to go have himself a little fun.
Sam didn't begrudge his brother leaving him alone. Dean had only just started having his 'fun' again. For so long he'd stayed by Sam's side. Needing to be close to the brother he had almost lost that night. Needing to stay close for his own sake, for his own comfort and protection. So when Dean had stated going 'out' again, Sam had been pleased. As Dean's humour and energy had begun to return so had the weight of the words Sam carried as a burden around his neck.
You need them more than they need you
There was truth in that. At one point. But not now, not for the past year and a half. Not since Dean had taken Sam from Stamford, not since his brother had saved his soul from burning on the ceiling along with the memory of Jessica. Sam repeated this to himself, ignoring the voice at the back of his mind that reminded him of his words to his brother in Chicago.
At some point you're gonna have to let me go my own way
Did that mean leaving his brother alone? Or did it mean dragging Dean along with him to college? In a perfect world that's what Sam wanted.
What did Dean want?
He wanted to save people, his revelation about wanting to be a fireman told Sam that. No matter what path Dean took he would always be there to save people.
Sam watched as Dean spoke, the girl laughing and playing seductively with her long blonde hair. Leaning forward as he spoke, Dean placed a hand on her waist, she leaned forward and whispered in his ear.
Within twenty minutes Dean waved goodbye to his brother and left with his catch.
Sam smiled as the shadow of the old Dean walked past him, turning to mouth 'Oh My God' to his brother as he disappeared into the night with the sexy siren leading the way.
Neither brother had noticed the figure who had watched them from the side of the hill.
Neither brother had noticed the car trailing behind them as they had made their way for dinner at the bar.
Neither brother had seen the figure sitting in the darkest corner of the room, alone, drinking whiskey from a dirty glass.
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