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The Sacrifice
Chapter four
They pulled up at the bar and Dean put his arm on the back of the seat and leaned over and looked at Sam.
"Now remember you're on medication, no booze."
Sam gave a little smile and shook his head; he was use to Dean treating him like a kid.
"I know."
Dean grinned; he always enjoyed a good game of pool and was looking forward to the scam.
"See you on the inside."
The bar
Dean entered the bar, walked over and ordered a drink. He had a few beers and waited for the pool table to empty. As soon as it did he walked over and grabbed a pool stick, then racked the balls and began playing. He smiled to himself when he saw that a few of the patrons were watching him and made sure to miss a few balls just to make it look good. A little while later Sam walked into the bar and ordered a coke. He sat for a few minutes then walked over and watched Dean play. After watching for half an hour he put a twenty dollar bill on the pool table.
"Double or nothing?" He said to Dean.
"You're on."
They both noticed the bet drew the attention of most of the patrons who now stood around watching the game. They made sure to keep the game close but then Sam hit the last ball into the pocket. He smiled at Dean as he pocketed the money.
"You're going to let me try and win that back aren't you?" Dean asked Sam.
"Sure."
They played another game which Sam also won. Dean, pretending he was upset, stormed off to the bar. Sam played another game by himself then he too headed to the bar being sure not to sit near Dean. They watched as other men took over the table, then after drinking a few more beers Dean got up and challenged them. They immediately agreed figuring it was easy money. He made sure to lose the first game just to draw them in then began winning game after game. Sam smiled to himself as he watched his brother work. He was definitely in his element.
Dean was enjoying this. Hustling pool, playing poker, and running credit card scams had paid their way for the last twenty years. First they had watched their dad do it, then when they were old enough they had been taught all the tricks. He smiled as he pocketed the money. He tried his best to keep his eyes on his little brother who sat at the bar watching TV. Sam could hear the patrons in the pool area getting louder and louder as each of them tried to beat the stranger. After sitting alone for an hour a girl who had talked to them the night before sat down next to him and began a conversation. She seemed nice enough and Sam relaxed as he leaned back in his seat and talked to her.
Dean grinned when he saw Sam talking to the girl. He seemed to be enjoying himself for once instead of shying away like he had done with every girl since Jessica died. But as the girl drew Sam's attention to something on the TV screen Dean watched as she dropped something into his drink. He stopped in the middle of his game and tossed his pool stick on the table and tried to make his way over to Sam.
"Hey!" The man he was playing pool with yelled. "Where are you going? We're in the middle of a game here!"
Dean ignored him as he pushed his way through the crowded barroom; he had to get to Sam before he took a sip. He watched as the girl's eyes widened as she saw him closing in on her. She quickly got up and ran into a back room where she disappeared out of a side door. Sam hadn't noticed Dean approaching and was raising the glass to his mouth when it was slapped out of his hand by Dean, the coke spilling all over him.
"Hey!" Sam looked over at Dean as he stood up and began wiping the coke off his shirt. "What the hell was that for?"
"She put something in your drink."
"What!"
"That girl put something in your drink when you weren't looking."
"Why would she do that?" Sam looked in the direction the girl had gone.
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out." He said as he ran after the girl. Sam looked back towards the pool room and could see the anger on some of the men's faces. He figured it was best he got out of there too. They obviously now knew he and Dean knew each other. He ran after Dean followed closely by the angry patrons.
Outside
Sam followed Dean out the side door where he found him standing outside looking up and down the narrow alley way. The girl was gone.
"Dean we got trouble!" Sam shouted as he ran up next to him.
Dean looked back toward the door as at least eight angry pool players ran outside, some still holding their sticks.
"What the hell's going on here?" One of them said walking over to Dean. "I thought you two didn't know each other."
The brothers stood with their backs to each other as the men slowly circled them.
"Hey, we can explain." Dean said giving them his most charming smile even though he knew he and Sam were in big trouble.
"We want out money back." Another one said.
"I don't think so. I won that money fair."
"You set us up." Another said as he moved closer tapping the pool stick in his hand menacingly.
Dean glanced back at Sam then threw the first punch.
TBC
