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NET KNOTS

Chapter 3

Taking advantage of the charged silence that declamation instantly caused, Sam sucked in a breath of his own and looked in his brother's eyes, usually light, sardonic hazel, but now the wild onyx-streaked emerald green of a storm-lashed sea. "Dean, this last year, of everything we did, of everything that happened…which of all the supernatural shit we faced was the most dangerous?"

"I didn't give them points for lethality of style!" Dean shot back but then scowled, "You know, Sam…The Demon…Our Demon…"

"No it wasn't."

"Oh, please, in that case enlighten me."

"It was the plane demon."

Dean stared at his brother's perfectly serious face. He knew Sam better than anyone, including Sam himself. He had been mother, father and brother to the kid since he was four years old. But still there seemed to be so many occasions when his younger brother was completely unfathomable. Like right now.

"The. Plane. Demon." He enunciated the words with all the derision he could muster, and Dean Winchester could muster a great deal of sarcasm when he wanted to.

"Yes."

"And you base this on…?"

"It had an original thought."

Continued in Chapter 4…

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