CHAPTER 4
Entering the park now dressed in casual clothes, Dean and Sam hold up the photo of the woman and her boy and begin to compare them to the other mothers and children surrounding them.
"Do you see him?" Sam says as he looks over in the direction of the slide.
"No." Sam and Dean start to head towards an ice cream parlour that is in the centre of the park. "All these kids man, its making me feel uneasy."
"I just love it when your nurturing side comes out Dean."
Holding up the photo again, Dean and Sam scan the crowd of children surrounding the ice cream parlour.
"Dam it. There must be like two hundred kids here." Curses Dean as he continues to check the children by the parlour while Sam notices a woman getting out of her car at the edge of the park.
"Show me that kid again."
Holding up the picture and then comparing it to the little boy the woman is now holding in her arms, Sam realises that they have found the right couple.
"I think that's them."
Dean takes another look at the photo.
"It sure is."
Putting the photo back in his jacket pocket, Dean and Sam head towards the woman who is making her way towards the sand pits. As they get closer Dean is suddenly hit by how attractive the woman is.
"Well, looks like our little Demon child has got itself a hot momma. I think I'll handle this one Sam. You can be the look out."
Before Sam can say another word Dean heads towards the sand pits leaving Sam feeling like a third wheel. As the woman enters the play area she places her little boy down in the sand and hands him a toy train. Dean watches as the woman waves towards a group of other mum's and then sits down on the nearest bench. Picking up a stray football Dean enters the play area and heads towards her direction.
"That's great Tommy. I'll be over here."
Dean waves to a bunch of boys playing on a jungle Jim and then sits down next to the girl who looks up at him and smiles. Looking back towards her kid, the woman gives him a little wave while he plays quite happily.
"Cute kid." Dean says flashing her a smile.
"Thank you."
"He has your eyes."
The girl blushes at the comment.
"Thanks but he's not mine. I'm his sister, Kate, and that's Bailey."
"Oh right, well I'm Dean." Dean and Kate shake hands.
"So who are you with?" Says Kate.
"Actually I'm here with my little brother too."
"Oh really? Which one is he?"
Dean quickly looks over at the Jungle Jim trying to find a boy who doesn't seem to be near a parent.
"He's the….the err…." Dean starts to struggle as all the kids seem to have departed or are with their mum's. Suddenly he spots a stray boy playing on the slide. "He's the little blonde one over there."
"Oh right. He's cute."
"Well he definitely takes after his brother on that one."
Kate smiles again and then notices Bailey who is eating the sand.
"Excuse me for a minute"
Kate quickly jogs over to Bailey while Dean spots Sam hiding behind a tree. Sam can tell that Dean is flirting and gives him his 'Get back to work' stare. Dean gives him his 'I can't help it' shrug and then Kate sits back down.
"Sorry about that. He just seems to want to eat everything lately."
"Certainly is a quiet kid."
"Huh, well you wouldn't say that when you hear him scream. But yer I guess he is quite quiet for his age."
"So do you live around here?"
As Dean starts to find out some information on Kate, Sam keeps his eye on Bailey until he is hit on the back of the head by a football. Picking it up, Sam turns around to see five 8 year old kids heading towards him.
"Hey mister, give us our ball back"
Sam laughs to himself as the arrogant red haired boy stops in front of him while his fellow friends surround him puffing out their chests as if to make themselves seem more menacing.
"Aren't we forgetting something?" The kids look at each other and then shrug. "How about 'sorry mister we hit you on the head, we won't do it again, and can we have our ball back PLEASE!'"
"You gonna give us our ball back or are we gonna have to take it off you?"
"Why don't you come and take it off me." Sam says defiant as he holds the ball in the air above his head and waits for the boys to do their worst.
While Sam is standing his ground and Dean flirts with Kate, Bailey remains in the sand pit but is now joined by another little boy about the same age whose Mum is sitting at a nearby picnic table talking to another parent. Bailey pushes his toy train back and forth along the sand when the other boy takes it off him and begins to do the same. Bailey tries to get his train back but the boy snatches it away and continues to keep it. Kate and Dean continue to talk while Sam can be seen in the background being pounced on by the five boys and then falling to the floor. Bailey tries once more to get his train back but the boy refuses. No one again seems to notice as Baileys eyes turn black.
"This is so weird that I have never seen you around here before. And you say you only live down Maple Drive?"
Kate starts to twirl the ends of her hair, while a woman can be heard calling out 'Jacob'. Sam suddenly appears in the background jumping up from the ground as the five boys run away laughing and the red haired boy holds up his football in triumph. Flicking them the finger Sam then adjusts himself and looks back towards Bailey who is sitting alone in the sand pit playing with his train.
"Yer, well to be honest I haven't been here that long." Dean continues to lie.
'JACOB, JACOB."
Kate goes to continue her flirting when the calling of Jacob turns to shouting. Both her and Dean look up and see a woman franticly searching the play area for what they presume is her missing child.
"JACOB. Have you seen my little boy?" Says the woman to the other parents as she then begins to look underneath the picnic tables.
Dean looks over at Sam who raises his arms to give the sign that he didn't see anything.
"JACOB."
The mums screaming turns to a shrill as she finally sees where her little boy has gone. All the other parents along with Kate and Dean look up and see Jacob sitting on the highest branch of the tree which is next to the sand pit. Jacob looks around and then begins to wave to his mum down below. Jacob seems to be enjoying the high ride and doesn't even flinch when the branch below him starts to wilt with his weight. Jumping up, Dean begins to climb the tree while Sam comes out from hiding and waits at the bottom. Kate picks up Bailey and stands back to watch as Dean reaches Jacob but he is just out of reach.
"Hey kid. Don't be scared."
Jacob doesn't take any notice of Dean as the branch lets out a cracking sound. As Kate holds on to Bailey his eyes turn back to their normal shade and he buries his head into her shoulder as if tired. Dean tries to reach out for Jacob again but he is too far away. Suddenly the branch snaps and it plummets to the ground landing at the mother's feet who lets out a piercing scream. Everyone looks up and see's Dean holding on to Jacob by the braces of his jeans. Jacob lets out a laugh and begins to clap his hands as he floats above the crowd.
Passing Jacob to Sam, Dean jumps off the last branch and is quickly greeted by a hug from Jacobs's mother who is now holding on to Jacob herself. With a thank you the woman returns to her friends who all start to inspect Jacob and then admire the stranger who saved him.
"Where did she go?" Dean says as he notices that Kate has disappeared and so has her car. "Argh she's gone."
"Tell me you got an address out of her?"
"Who do you think I am, course I did? Did you see what happened?" Dean says as he pulls a leaf out of the back of his shirt.
"Err no sorry. So did you get any information from the girl? Is it our demon?" Says Sam as they begin to head back towards the car.
"All I got was that they are brother and sister, she likes Pizza rather than pasta, hates convertibles but loves the old classic cars like Chevrolet Impala. Is she perfect or what?"
"Yer great Dean, but did you by any chance question her about the fact that a demon might be using her brothers body as a host?"
"I was getting around to it. What's up with you anyway? Why are you covered in grass stains?"
"No I'm not."
"Dude." Dean stops walking and checks out Sam's back which is all dirty. "Did you commit a felony in a public park? In broad daylight?"
"Don't be stupid Dean." Sam starts to walk off again but Dean quickly catches him up.
"Come on man tell me." Sam stops walking almost causing Dean to smash into the back of him.
"Ok but you can't laugh."
"Ok."
Sam pauses for a moment and then lifts up his top to reveal a very red stomach.
"Is that what I think it is……did you get a Pink Belly Prank pulled on you." Dean looks up at Sam all serious and then bursts out laughing.
"There was five of them Dean." Sam pulls his shirt back down. "They just pounced on me and pinned me down. Couldn't exactly pull out my gun could I?" Sam continues to walk while Dean cries from laughter. "Not funny Dean."