Soul Survivors
By
Valtira
Disclaimer: I do not own Supernatural, Sam or Dean Winchester, like everyone else I wish I did.
Chapter 14 On his own
Dean growled menacingly. Six am, sleep, how the hell was he supposed to sleep when they kept waking him up? He had a concussion they'd admonished, and waking him up assured them he was still lucid and in no apparent danger of lapsing into a coma. But this time it was to check his pulse and respiration and take his temperature. At least they didn't have to stick the little piece of glass and mercury in his ass. He loved technology as they slipped the little plastic thing under his tongue.
He closed his eyes waiting. Swearing he blew the thermometer across the room when the nurse jabbed his thigh with a needle administering his next dose of pain medication.
"You could have warned me," he groused.
"And miss the reaction," the nurse joked. "Sorry, your right I though you were watching and saw what was coming," she apologized.
Still grumbling Dean wanted nothing more than to be left alone or better yet, find a dark and dingy motel room to hold up in. This cheerful, bright place was driving him crazy.
Sam had come early making sure he was still alive and kicking before heading out to do more research. Dean had been asleep. Not wanting to disturb him Sam had penned a note and left it on the stand beside the bed.
He was dozing a few hours later when the door to his room opened once more. Mike McCarty tiptoed in wanting to talk but not wanting to disturb him.
Dean let him know he was awake. "Morning Sheriff."
"Morning, how you feeling?"
"Run over and hit by a truck then beat with bat for good measure," Dean grumbled.
"That good, huh," Mike laughed. "You're a mess."
"Thanks," Dean chuckled, "That makes me feel a whole lot better."
"No problem," the sheriff added smugly before turning serious once again. Can you tell me what happened?"
"I know this is going to sound strange Sheriff but I swear I saw Amelia's face in the mirror in that room. The voice was deep almost masculine but the face was hers. It said 'No one laughs at Amelia'."
"How is that possible," Mike asked cautiously?
Dean tried to sit up, excitement of the hunt overriding the weakness of the body. But his body won out. He groaned clutching at his side.
Mike jumped not knowing what to do he called for the nurse.
"Don't," Dean pleaded, "I just got a little carried away.
But it was too late the door opened revealing the charge nurse. "What are you doing Sheriff," she scolded.
"Mary I …" he started.
"And you," she reprimanded, "Shouldn't be moving around. I'll hold you responsible Sheriff if he busts those stitches out."
"Sorry," Mike said chastised.
Bustling around him like a mother hen, the older woman clucked and fussed over him. She settled him back against the fluffed pillows with a dire warning not to over exert himself again. When the door closed behind the imposing figure, Dean caught the Sheriff's eyes and chuckled.
"Sorry," Mike said, "I forgot the ole battleaxe was on duty.
They heard the disembodied laughing voice of the charge nurse a second later, "I heard that!"
Both men chuckled.
Dean gripped his aching side once more.
When he could talk again Dean asked, "Have you seen my brother."
"Yeah, he and Christy were headed toward the school and library to do some more research. Why."
"Just wondering," Dean answered his voice laced with dejection, "Though maybe he'd come here first."
"He did," Mike answered, "But I guess you were sleeping or something." Spying the note on the table Mike handed it to Dean.
With one arm bandaged, the other stuck with needles, Dean grumbled as his fingers fumbled with the paper.
"Let me help," Mike laughed, "before you dislodge one of those wire and 'she' comes running." They both knew who he meant.
'Dean', the note started. 'Don't harass the nurses, gone to the library; be back in a couple of hours. Pizza or burgers?' the noted ended.
"Pizza," Dean answered.
Mike laughed, "Get some rest, I've got to get back to work."
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I know, it was short and no real meat - but there is more to come - its only heating up now. R & R Please.
