Chapter 14

The Spiderbite Song

(Season 1, episode 8 - Bugs)

The trio piled into the Impala and hit the gas. They approached a scene with flashing red lights in the rain. People surrounded the scene.

Dean pulled the car to the side and Sam exited first, followed by the other two. Dean tossed a black umbrella to Sam and kept one for himself. He only had enough for two, so he offered to share his with Sarah. Her smile widened at his offer. Together, they walked to Larry, the builder from the barbecue from the day before.

He hung up his phone as they approached. "Hello, you're back early."

"Yeah, we wanted to take another look at the neighborhood," Dean told him.

"What's going on?" Sam asked curiously.

Two police officers wheeled a black body bag out of the house next to Larry's "You guys met Linda Bloom at the barbecue?"

"The realtor."

"Well, she, uh, passed away last night."

All of their expressions changed to surprise. "What happened?" Dean asked first.

Larry shrugged. "Still trying to find out. I identified the body for the police." He looked over and one of the officers waved him over. "I'm sorry. This isn't a good time."

Sam shook his head. "It's okay."

"We're sorry for your loss," Sarah added with sincerity.

"Thank you. Excuse me." Larry turned and walked back to the house to finish talking with the police.

Dean looked from Sarah to Sam. "You know what we have to do, right?"

"We got to get in that house," Sam answered.

"See if we got a bug problem."

"Gotta love breaking and entering a crime scene."

Dean nudged Sarah. "Come on. It's not that bad."

"I never said it was. What are we waiting for. Let's go boys. We're getting wet out here." She didn't wait. The rain didn't bother her, but she wanted to get this done as soon as possible. She walked to the back of the house and the boys quickly followed.

The brown wooden fence surrounded the yard. Dean hopped over first with ease.

Sarah jumped, but missed the top and fell back to the ground. She covered her eyes from the rain and looked up at Sam. "Wanna give me a hand, big foot?"

"Words hurt you know." Sam grabbed her sides and hoisted her up.

She grabbed the top. "I'm sure you've heard worse." She swung her legs over.

Without hesitation, Dean grabbed her sides and helped her down. It was something that just came naturally to him.

Once her feet were planted firmly on the soft grass, she tilted her head at Dean. "I didn't need help down, you know?"

He lifted his shoulders. "Thought it would be better to be safe than sorry. I didn't want you to slip and fall on your butt."

"I guess you make sense."

"Hey, guys," Sam whispered from the other side. "I think we need to go up."

The two stared up at the vines. Sam was right. A window was directly above where they currently were.

"Need a boost?" Dean asked her.

She sighed. "Yeah." Sarah hated being her size. It wasn't like she was so short that she had problems with tall things. She was only a little less than average height. Her problem was people were making things taller and taller now. Fences were becoming more of a challenge than they used to be. She was lucky, though. Dean and Sam were on the taller side and were able to help her out, she just hated asking.

Sarah climbed to the top first with the boys on her heels. She pushed the window open and climbed through. She moved out of the way so Sam and Dean could make it through.

A red outline of a body was sketched on the ground. Dean observed the room. "This looks like the place." They stepped over the outline and followed the broken glass in the bathroom. She had fallen through the glass on the shower door. Dean lifted a damp towel off of the ground. Black, eight legged creatures popped out from under the towel. "Spiders. From spider boy?"

"Matt." Sam didn't take Dean's name for the boy too well. "Maybe."

"We need to talk to this kid." Sarah stared at the spiders on the ground. This couldn't be a coincidence.

"Yeah, we do. It's too early, though. The kid's probably at school." Dean stood up from the scene.

Sarah smiled. "Let's go get some food then." Sarah slide through the window once again and climbed down. This time, she went from the vines to the fence without the Winchester's help.

The boys did the same and the three hunters stopped at a local diner to grab some lunch. Sam ordered the usual, a boring salad and a water. Dean ordered the greasiest sandwich on the menu. Sarah hated eating salads. Eating healthy was not a terrible idea to her, but she didn't like the way it tasted. She prefered something meaty covered in barbecue sauce. She ordered the same sandwich as Dean without a second thought. To her, it sounded delicious, especially the way Dean ordered it.

Dean watched her eat the heap of food in front of her. The same sandwich as me? She really is perfect, isn't she?

When they finished, they climbed back into the car and made their way to the boy's house. Lucky for them, the bus was just letting him off. The kid walked in the opposite direction of his house.

Dean pointed out. "Isn't his house back that way."

"Yup," Sam confirmed.

The bus drove away. "So where's he going?"

Sarah slid over to the door. "There's only one way to find out."

Without another question, the trio exited the car at the same time. They needed to follow Matt to find out what exactly was going on in this new establishment. They followed him closely.

The kid stopped by a tree and opened a small container he pulled from his backpack. His hend gently picked up a bug and placed it in the container.

Matt was shocked by the sound of his name being said by the taller Winchester. "Hey, Matt. Remember me?"

"What are you doing out here?"

"We want to talk to you," Dean tried to say innocently.

The kid could see into their lies. "You're not here to buy a house, are you? Wait, you're not serial killers?"

Everyone got a good chuckle out of that one. "No, no," Sam assured. "No, I think you're safe."

Dean stared at Matt. "So, Matt... you sure know a lot about insects."

"So?"

"Did you hear what happened to Linda, the realtor?"

He nodded. "I heard she died this morning."

"Mhm, that's right. Spider bites." Dean said the last two words in a terrifying fashion.

Sarah pulled him down a little. "Stop being so creepy."

He half grinned back at her. "But it's just so fun."

Sam ignored their apparent flirting. "Matt, you tried to scare her with a spider."

"Wait, you think I had something to do with that?"

Dean's voice was deep. "You tell us."

"That tarantula was a joke. Anyway, that wouldn't explain the bee attack or the gas-company guy."

Sarah's head twitched. "You know about those?"

"There is something going on here. I don't know what, but there's something happening with the insects. Let me show you something." Matt hooked his backpack on his back and walked away from the spot he stood.

"So, if you knew about all this bug stuff, why not tell your dad?" Sam questioned as they all trekked trough the woods. "Maybe he could clear everybody out."

"Believe me, I've tried, but Larry doesn't listen to me."

"Why not?"

"Mostly? He's too disappointed in his freak son."

"I hear ya."

That one caught Dean and Sarah both off guard. "You do?" Dean wasn't exactly sure what Sam was referencing.

Sam ignored Dean. "Matt, how old are you?"

"16."

"Well, don't sweat it because in two years something great's gonna happen."

Sarah grabbed Dean's shoulder and raised a hand at Sam, silently asking Dean what was up with Sam.

Dean only shook his head and shrugged his shoulders.

"What?" Matt asked Sam.

"College. You'll be able to get out of that house and away from your dad."

"What kind of advice is that?" Dean knew Sam didn't exactly direct his advice to Matt. "A kid should stick with his family."

Sarah kept her mouth shut. She didn't have a stance on the issue. Sure, she left her family back home, but not because they pushed her away. She left for other personal reasons that did not apply to this situation, or any normal situation for that matter.

Sam stopped and looked back at Dean. He wanted so badly to say something back, but knew this wasn't the right time or place. Instead, he turned his attention back to Matt. "How much further, Matt?"

"We're close."

Dean shot Sam one last look before continuing on.

The birds chirped from the green trees. The sun barely shown through the top. The clouds were beginning to gather above once more.

Matt finally stopped in a small clearing. "I've been keeping track of the insect population. It's part of an A.P. science class."

Dean slightly scrunched his face. "You two are like peas in a pod."

Sarah raised an eyebrow. Wow. Sam must have really hit a nerve when he suggested for that kid to move away.

Sam was done acknowledging Dean. "What's been happening?"

"A lot."

"Like?" Sarah finally spoke, trying to stick to the case.

"I mean, from bees to earthworms, beetles - you name it. It's like they're congregating here."

"Why?

"I don't know."

Sam pointed away from them and at a fresh pile of turned dirt. "What's that?"

Matt didn't have an answer.

Dean figured he might as well look and pushed his way through Matt and Sam. Sarah didn't want him to go alone, so she went with him. Sam was mad at his brother, but still tagged along with Matt by his side.

Thousands of earthworms were gathered on the top of the pile. Dean used his foot to lightly tap the top of the worms. At the light touch, the worms tumbled to the hole below them. Instead of putting himself in more risk, Dean grabbed a stick and knelt down beside the hole. He poked and poked until he felt something hard. "There's something down there." He reached his hand down into the dirt and worms.

"Ew," Sarah commented.

"You're telling me." He reached further and further in. Dean could feel it on his finger tips. "Come on. Come on." With one final reach, Dean was able to retrieve the mystery item. He shook it slightly and lifted it high for all to see.

The trio couldn't believe what they had found. A skull that seemed to be decades old was buried under the pile of worms.

Sarah huffed loudly. "Well, I don't know about you boys, but I can tell you right now that that is a first for me."

"Me too," Matt said, covering his mouth.


A/N: Hey guys! I want to apologize for the delay in this story. I really wanted to update but I didn't have the time. Now that I have everything straightened out, I'm going to be posting more of this and my other stories. So please review this chapter and let me know what you think. This chapter was named after The Spiderbite Song by The Flaming Lips. Don't forget to check out my YouTube playlist for this story :)