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Chapter 23 - Provenance

'Hello? Is anybody there?' came a voice from outside the room.

'Looks like someone else has come to join the party.' Dean commented. They all got up and went to see who it was.

Standing in the corridor was Jo.

'Sam, Dean, Castiel. What the hell is going on?' She asked as she recognised them.

They soon caught her up on the basics of what was going on although she kept interrupting with her questions.

'So God exists? Alright...that's going to take some time to process.' She said.

Jo soon went quiet when she realised that her mum wasn't there.

'Let's keep watching.' Mary suggested. They got some food and were soon sat watching the next episode.

The episode began with a couple in their house having just bought a creepy painting of a family. When the wife goes upstairs and the man looks away and the father figure in the painting appears to move. Later on the razor on the table also disappears.

'Is that spirit?' Jo asked and Dean nodded.

The wife, now in bed, turns off the lights and when the man enters he turns on the lights and finds her with her throat slit.

'That's why you should never buy creepy paintings.' Dean said, grimly.

The scene cuts to Dean at a bar getting a number from a girl.

'I can see that you and women are a common theme.' Mary said, frowning.

'What? I like to have fun alright?' Dean said, looking uncomfortable. Jo smiled.

Sam calls him over and says he's found a case and Dean says that the girl he's with has a friend who he could hook up with. Sam replies that he can get his own dates and Dean says that he can but he doesn't.

'I don't blame him to be honest.' Mary said, quietly.

Sam tells Dean about the couple. Sam noticed more murders in the area with the same MO. After affirming that they can't start till morning, Dean goes over the girls. Sam rolled his eyes.

In the morning Sam wakes Dean, who is asleep in the car, by beeping the horn, making him jump.

'You are so cruel.' Dean said, shaking his head.

'It worked though.' Sam replied.

Sam says that he checked the house for EMF and checked its history and there was nothing. Dean mentions that it could be a cursed object and Sam says that the house was empty. Sam shifts uncomfortably and Dean grins, earning him a frown from his brother.

'Why was it empty?' Cas asked.

'Because their things had already been taken to auction.' Sam replied.

The scene cuts to the auction house and they pretend to be art dealers. Dean gets some champagne and they look around the objects. They are then introduced to Sarah Blake the daughter of the art dealer and Sam is embarrassed by Dean stuffing his face. Everyone smiled.

'Why do you always seem to be eating?' Jo asked.

'What? Can a guy not enjoy good food?' Dean replied.

Sam impresses Sarah with his art knowledge. She mentions that they are selling some of the dead couples stuff. Then they are asked to leave by Sarah's father and they do. Sarah tells him that he is rude.

'He is' Dean agreed.

Outside the motel Dean asks Sam how he knew that stuff about art and he replies that art history courses are good for meeting girls.

'Is that how you met Jess?' Mary asked and Sam nodded.

They get inside the motel room and see that it is better than they thought.

'How did you get such a nice room?' Jo asked.

'I guess we were just lucky for once.' Dean replied.

Dean then suggests getting information about the objects for sale from Sarah and suggests that Sam asks her out but Sam says pickups are more his thing but Dean says that it was Sam she was into. Dean tells Sam to call her and passes her his phone.

'Sam Winchester on a date now that is something new.' Bobby remarked.

'Shut up' Sam replied, slightly red.

At a restaurant Sam and Sarah are slightly awkward and Sarah remarks that Sam had difficulty saying would you like to have dinner.

'You're adorable.' Bobby said.

'Shut up.' Sam replied.

Sam replies that he hasn't been on a date for a while. Mary frowned. While talking about why neither of them were dating Sarah says that her mother died and she stopped dating until recently when she realised that her mother wouldn't want that for her. Sam doesn't tell her why he hasn't dated for a while.

'Why didn't you tell her?' Mary asked.

'I didn't want to.' Sam replied curtly, making Mary raise her eyebrows.

The next day Sam reveals that nothing happened and tells Dean to get his mind out of the gutter but he got the papers he needed. Everyone smiled. Dean suggests sticking around as its obvious Sam is into her. Sam interrupts and reveals that this one painting had a string of deaths attached to it.

'Why are you always interrupting me when I'm trying to get you to talk about your emotions?' Dean asked.

'You can talk!' Sam replied and Dean rolled his eyes.

'I think you both are rubbish at talking about your emotions.' Mary said with a smirk. Both Winchester boys protested.

They break in to salt and burn it. It then reappears on the frame.

'That wasn't annoying at all.' Dean sighed.

Dean says that he left his wallet at the art warehouse so they go back and are met by Sarah. When Sam tells her that they are leaving Dean says that they are staying for a few more days and reveals that he had his wallet the entire time and gives Sam some money.

'You are so annoying.' Sam sighed, shaking his head.

Dean then makes excuses to leave and Sarah suggests that she would like to go on another date. Sam replies that Dean was joking and that they were leaving.

'Sam! Why did you say that!' Jo said with a smile. Sam sighed.

Sam then notices the painting again and when Sarah questions him he replies that it is good and she is confused. Everyone laughed. Sarah said that she was trying to persuade her dad has not to sell it and Sam told her to stop him selling it. He then says that he will call her and that they are staying for a few more days.

'So that's what made you change your mind?' Bobby questioned.

'Yeah. People were in danger.' Sam replied.

Deciding in the car to find out more about the family in the painting they go to the library. The librarian tells them about the family and that the father killed the whole family and himself with a razor when he thought his wife was going to leave with the kids. He also said that they were all cremated. They also see a photo of the painting and Sam noticed something and asks for a copy.

'What was it?' John asked.

The scene cuts to Sarah having a go at her father for selling the painting.

'Oh dear.' Cas commented.

Sam then said that the father in the painting is looking in a different direction.

'Oh right. That's definitely a spirit.' John said.

Dean wants to go back to the auction house and mentions that Sam can see Sarah again. Sam tells him to back off and that there was no point as they were just going to leave. Dean tells Sam that Jess would want him to have some fun. Jo frowned and looked at Sam. Sam said that isn't the main part. Sam rings Sarah who tells him that the painting has been sold and they get the address.

'That was quick.' Jo commented.

At the address an old woman is killed by what looks like the father in the painting. Sarah, Sam and Dean arrive and Sarah questions them as to why they are there as they break in and then they find Evelyn dead. Sarah also sees the painting move.

'That is why you shouldn't involve people whilst hunting.' John said.

'It's not that bad.' Mary said, raising an eyebrow.

At the motel Sarah demands an explanation and they tell her the truth.

'Well that didn't take much persuasion.' Mary said with a smile.

Sarah wants to come with them and Sam tries to persuade her not but she refuses. Dean tells Sam to marry her.

'She's brave. I'll give her that.' Mary said with a smile.

Back at Evelyn's house they realise that the razor moved and they notice a painting in the painting of a mausoleum for the family. They find it and break in and find no obvious human remains. They see the girl's toy doll. They also see that there are only four runs so the fathers body wasn't there. Dean goes and checks the county records and Sam tells Sarah that he doesn't want her to get hurt and he tells her about Jess and Mary and that he feels cursed.

'You're not cursed Sam.' Bobby said, adamantly. Sam smiled disbelievingly.

Sarah says that's what life is and that she can take care of herself. Dean interrupts and says that the father was buried.

'Dean! Why did you interrupt?' Mary protested. Dean shrugged.

They salt and burn the bones with Sarah commenting that they seem uncomfortably comfortable its digging up graves.

'She's right. That is not normal for humans.' Cas said.

'Just like our entire job.' Dean responded.

Sam and Sarah enter the house after Sam told Dean to turn off the music. They notice that the girl and the razor are missing and are trapped in the house. Sam calls Dean and he tries to break in but they can't. Sam can't find any salt but they find iron and try to hold off the ghost.

'What kind of household doesn't have salt?' Jo asked.

'Weirdos' Sam added.

Sarah tells Sam that they used the kid's real hair when making the dolls in the kids image so Dean goes to the mausoleum to get the doll whilst Sam and Sarah held off the ghost. Dean tries to smash the glass and ends up using his gun. Dean burns the doll just in time.

'Good riddance. It was creepy anyway.' Dean commented.

Sarah then gets the painting burnt and Dean leaves Sam and Sarah alone. He walks off saying that he saved them and not to thank him. Everyone smiled. Sarah tries to convince Sam that he isn't cursed and tells Sam to come back and see her. Sam walks away and then comes back and kisses her. The brothers then drive off.

'Well that was sweet' Bobby commented.