Disclaimer etc, see Chapter 1
NET KNOTS
Chapter 13
Dean nodded, not begrudging his brother the point, which was well made. You could find psychics, clairvoyants and witches (for some reason only ever admitting to be 'white' ones) listed in the Yellow Book and of course the website was only a variation on the same theme.
But that still didn't mean he had to like it. "Right, let me see." Dean nodded towards the laptop whose screen-saver was lazily spinning in perpetual mechanical patience until it was paid attention to.
Sam didn't object as Dean sat down in front of the screen and moved the mouse so the website screen came back up but his facial expression was that mixture of resignation and determination that Dean was familiar with, since it was Sam's typical face du jour when he knew Dean was about to find fault with something…well, yeah, like the whole website ideain the first place, bro'.
Dean blinked in surprised approval as the website's 'home page' came up. No sissy pastels or verbose tap-dancing around the subject – a very bright, completely unadorned daffodil yellow background showed briefly before large, unfussy black letters scrolled up vertically from the bottom and came to a halt in the middle of the page, declaring:
BROTHERS IN ARMS
Demon Hunters
Supernatural Exterminators
Paranormal Pest Control
The Winchester Family Business
Over 25 years of experience
Dean T. Winchester
Samuel J. Winchester
John T. Winchester
& Associates
Underneath the last line listing their father, two stylised images of Winchester Rifles had been placed in a 'X' position. The colour scheme was instantly reminiscent of a venomous insect – wasp, hornet or bee – that Dean highly doubted was unintentional. At the bottom of the page was a large button:
So Dean did.
Continued in Chapter 14…
© 2006, Catherine D. Stewart
