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Authors Note: This is just a little something that has been floating around my head. This is just going to be various fragments in our boys life. Please read and review as reviews are like M&M's and always loved.
Waiting in the car pt 3.
1997
"The water cycle consists of three key phenomena; evaporation, precipitation and collection."
Muttering the sentence aloud as he read in the torch light Sam Winchester tried to concentrate on the book in his lap. He had an exam on this in the morning but in the last half an hour he had read the opening sentence half a dozen times. He was stretched along the front seat of the car as he had many times before, although recently it was getting a little cramped. The heavy book that rested on his lap was failing to hold his interest and Sam's gaze kept wandering out of the window and then to his watch.
Time was passing impossibly slow and with each minute the worry that was gnawing in his stomach continued to grow. The questions, 'how long has it been?, how much longer did he have to wait?' kept leaping to the front of his mind, pushing out all thoughts of the water cycle. He watched the woods for signs of torch beams, listening for shouts and cries for help. Any second he expected the silence to be abruptly broken.
Rubbing at his tried eyes Sam attempted to turn his attention back to the book.
"The water cycle consists of three key phenomena; evaporation, precipitation and collection."
He broke of reading and listened suddenly to the night. Had that been footsteps outside of the car? Sam let his arm fall down into the foot well, fingering the gun that lay waiting on the floor. Holding his breath Sam listened, waiting for the phantom footsteps.
When nothing else could be heard Sam let out a sign, frustrated at his over reaction, and gazed once more out at the woods.
What was taking Dean and his Dad so long? They'd said it was just a routine hunt, nothing to worry about. He's sneaked a look at his Dad's journal, left open on the coffee table when he'd gone to get a glass of water. The picture had been the first thing to catch his eye, the drawing of the werewolf so realistic it looked ready to leap from the page. This was his Dad and brothers next hunt, Sam had checked the lunar cycle to double check.
He hated being left behind, waiting, unsure of his Dad and older brother's safety. Knowing that the slightest mistake could cost either of them their lives. At least when he was on the hunt with them he could be of some use. His Dad only let him join a few of the hunts and even then he had to stick close to Dean. He had helped though. There had been an exorcism down in Louisiana, while his Dad and Dean had been trying to control the demon Sam had picked up his Dad's journal and finished reading the exorcism. The 'good job son' and the pat on the pat on the back he'd received from his Dad were few and far between nowadays. It's not that he enjoyed hunting and the constant moving life they had to lead. He wanted more than anything to have the same kind of families that his friends at school had but if this was going to be his life for now then at least he could help keep his family safe.
Letting his head fall back against the car window Sam held back the groan that welled in his throat. He forced himself to focus on his text book. That was his problem, his Dad said, keeping his mind on the here and now.
"The water cycle consists of three key phenomena; evaporation, precipitation and collection."
The howl that broke through the silence of the night sent a shiver down Sam's spine and in one smooth movement, wouldn't Dad be proud; he dropped the book and picked up the waiting gun. His heart was beating a samba against his rib cage. Sound carried at night, how far away was the beast that'd made that noise?
The logical part of his mind kicked in quickly and he knew he wasn't in any immediate danger. His Dad had always made sure that where he had parked the car was always protected. Circles of salt and other magical spells had always kept the things that went bump in the night away from the Impala and her passengers. But it only needed to happen once...
He needed a distraction. Sam shook his head as though to physically get rid of the paranoid thoughts. A distraction that worked better then the water cycle and his exam revision. Carefully laying his weapon back down, though making sure it was still within easy reach, Sam glanced around the small car hoping for inspiration.
He thought briefly of reorganising his brother's cassette tapes. Dean had the most annoying habit of not putting the cassettes back in their rightful cases. Absolutely nothing was where it was meant to be. It drove Sam nuts. And it wasn't even as bad as the school books Dean left in a haphazard pile in the corner of their room. Almost reaching for the box of tapes Sam changed his mind. During another wait in the Impala, parked outside of a creepy warehouse instead of the creepy woods, Sam had carefully gone through all of the tapes. Putting them back in the right cases and then putting them back in the box alphabetically before his brother and Dad had returned. Deans reaction however had been to shout at Sam because he couldn't find anything.
That left very little else to do in the small car and with a sigh Sam picked up the science text book again.
"The water cycle consists of three key phenomena; evaporation, precipitation and collection."
The faint light of dawn was slowly beginning to appear through the trees and Sam knew that his Dad and brothers hunt would not go on much longer. Stifling a yawn Sam let his text book fall to the floor, deciding there probably wasn't anything more he was going to learn tonight.
Quiet footsteps crunched through the dry leaves outside the car and Sam sat upright, peering through the Impala's windows and listening carefully. Shadowy figures moved either side of the car and Sam though about grabbing for his gun again. When he heard the keys in the car door he let out a quick sigh of relief as his brother and Dad slipped into the car. Nobody spoke as John started the engine and headed down the round with a roar. Sam's head swivelled between John and Dean, debating when would be safe to ask questions.
Dean's t-shirt was slightly torn and he had mud and blood sprinkled up his arms, but aside from a split lip and a general rumpled appearance he seemed unhurt. John didn't appear hurt at all but his face was as cold and as set as stone and Sam felt all his questions dry up in his throat. For once even Dean appeared to ignore him, his gaze focused out of the window but he wasn't paying any attention to the passing scenery. Sam nudged his brother softly in the rips and when Dean finally turned his head towards him, Sam offered up a small smile. The smile Dean managed in return was full of sympathy.
"Dude," he whispered softy, "It was Harrison."
Sam frowned, "Harrison? As in Principal Harrison!"
Dean nodded slowly and glanced over at his Dad while Sam tried to picture Principal Harrison as the snarling wolf in his Dad's journal. When John didn't meet his eldest sons gaze Dean swallowed and broke the news himself.
"We have to leave Sam."
Sam glared between his Dan and brother, "What do you mean? We can't leave."
"This isn't up for discussion." John's voice was blank and hard and to Sam it felt like a physical blow.
"But...but we can't!" Sam suddenly realised that his Dad was driving in the direction of the interstate, away from the apartment they had rented and made into a home. Away from the friends he'd finally managed to make, away from Becky who he had been working up the courage to ask to the school dance. Away from the life he'd struggled to create over the past six month. A life his Dad had promised they wouldn't leave.
"I've got a test tomorrow..."
John said nothing, eyes locked on the open road and Sam reached down a picked out his dropped text book, opening it back to chapter 6.
"The water cycle consists of three key phenomena; evaporation, precipitation and collection."
Authors Note: Major apologies! I know how long it has been since I last updated. For some reason I couldn't work out how to end this chapter! Gah! writers block. Thanks to everyone who has stuck with this story! I will just point out as well that I am only a few episodes into season four at the moment so sorry if anything seems AU etc as a little bird told me we get to see a high school episode will the boys. Glee! Can't wait!
Thanks to...
JadeDjo: The first chapter is pretty much me and my little bro whenever we had to wait in the car (although I was Luke and my bro was R2D2 as the Han Solo spot was reserved for my best friend!) ah the craziness of being young! Thanks for the review and hope you like the following chapters.
Jenmm31: Thanks for the review, hope you keep reading and enjoying!
Dreamsarefordaytime: I'm glad you like my idea of little Sam and Dean. Can't get them out of my head for some reason, but I will have to let them grow up bit by bit. Hope you like the following chapters
Sammygirl1963: I hadn't thought of doing an episode where Sam is told...hrm...guess Season three beat me to that, but I like to think that John and Dean tried to keep him from it for as long as possible and teach him fighting skills etc without him realising what he was learning! Enjoy the next chapters.
Enkidu07: I'm glad you liked the two chapters. I hope you like the next ones. I have a couple more planned as well once the plot bunny arrives I can hopefully finish the next couple of ideas. I like the idea of the boys just being normal siblings sometimes and pissing each other off!
Trish62: Lol, glad you like the authors note...I just always want M&M's! I hope you enjoy the following chapters, although I have been tending to shy away from the action in them...will have to see what I can do about that... Thanks for the review.