AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Dedicated to Danielle.

WARNINGS: Language, Sex, Love/Hate

ENJOY!!

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Sam smiled a little when he saw he had the motel to himself that morning, a little worried about what Dean was doing, but pretty certain Dean could handle himself, and Brooke could take him. Actually, Sam had his own things to think about: Haley James. Word around Tree Hill was that she had gotten married at the age of sixteen, went on tour, got a divorce, and now she was dating her ex-husband, Nathan Scott, again. Haley James…Sam couldn't figure out why he was so damn infatuated by her.

"I can't…I can't believe…she blew me off." Dean mumbled, and then looked up at Sam.

Sam was definitely not paying attention to anything that Dean had to say—he was too busy watching Haley on stage. Honestly, Dean was pretty happy about the selection in Tric, but he just wanted Brooke and that thought was unsettling. Girls shouldn't get to him like that…maybe to Sam, but not to Dean Winchester.

"She's kinda cute." Dean said, pointing up at Haley.

Sam blushed a little and pushed his brother's hand down. "Dean! Not where people can see! Pointing is rude!"

"You have a crush, Sammy—it's adorable." Dean told him with a laugh, gulping down his beer and ordering some more.

"Shut-up, Dean—at least I'm not throwing myself at women who are so obviously uninterested." Sam told him softly.

Dean gave his brother a look and then the two of them listened to Haley finish her set and looked over to see her join Peyton and Brooke at the table and Dean grumbled, drinking some more beer. Sam laughed loudly as he saw how annoyed Dean was that Brooke looked like she was having such a great time and by the end of the night, Dean finally knew who she was: Brooke Davis.

Apparently she was famous, and Sam thought it was adorable that Dean was dwelling on it so much—but to Dean it was a lost conquest. Shaking his head, Sam watched Haley a little more and then looked at Dean when Dean got up to go hit on a girl at the bar and got shot down. Now his game was off, and part of his problem was the constant looking over at Brooke. What Dean didn't know, was that Sam saw her looking over at him too and he was pretty certain they were going to be sticking around here so Dean could get down to the bottom of it.

"We're in for a long week, I think." Sam said aloud to himself and then smiled at Haley as she glanced at him from the table and then looked directly back at Brooke and continued her conversation without another obvious glance in Sam's direction.

Sam smiled at the thought of her, and though it annoyed him that Dean wasn't being helpful entirely about it all, Sam was content. She was beautiful, talented, and Sam could live off of those thoughts as far as he was concerned. Haley James was just a talented singer that Sam Winchester had happened to listen to at night…right?

"Oh, Sam…pull yourself together." Sam puffed to himself, shaking his head and running his fingers through his hair awkwardly.

Truth of the matter was that Sam hadn't really been into any women lately. He'd been focusing mostly on the apocalypse, but Dean had wanted to lay low a little and even he wasn't having any fun. The only reason they'd come into Tree Hill was because of a brutal murder, but there were no real signs pointing to a hunt at that point.

"What if we're missing something?" Sam asked himself, picking up the papers he and Dean had been going through.

So far all Sam and Dean had picked up about the mutilation was that it looked like an animal had done it. Once they had seen the pictures, Sam and Dean were very, very sure that it was the work of Hell Hounds. So really, there wasn't much there that they could do…Dean was just still sticking around because he wanted Brooke Davis…there wasn't anything Supernatural happening in Tree Hill.

"Maybe I just need to take a walk." Sam said with a sigh.

Sam nodded and put the papers down, grabbing his jacket and heading out of the motel room. He wanted desperately to get his mind off of the hunt that wasn't really a hunt and the girl he'd been so into. Haley James…Haley James was just not his to have, so he needed to keep his cool, and he needed to clear his head. Actually, he probably needed to go and make sure that Dean and Brooke weren't killing each other.

"Well, it's prolly more like Brooke killing Dean." Sam said with a laugh, shaking his head and not looking where he was going.

Nathan Scott looked at him and waved it off when Sam apologized to him, both of them shaking hands. Tree Hill wasn't a big place, and so Nathan knew he hadn't met Sam yet and it was only neighborly to introduce himself.

"Nathan Scott." Nathan said and he caught the realization in Sam's eyes flicker and then go away.

Sam smiled at him. "Sam Winchester. I'm actually on my way to the Clothes Over Bros shop here."

"I should have guessed you were in town for Brooke." Nathan said with a chuckle.

"Actually my older brother, Dean, is—I'm just trying to make sure he doesn't make a fool out of himself." Sam admitted.

Nathan nodded. "Well when it comes to Brooke, I think every man has made a fool out of themselves around her—I'll take you there."

"Thanks." Sam told him genuinely, and the two slipped into an awkward silence.

Note: Sorry for the shifting POVs kind of—I just wanna cover all the bases. The next chapter is definitely the confrontation between Brooke and Dean and it will tell you WHO got all mutilated by the Hell Hounds and there is a lot more to that character…and yeah…just wait for it. Feedback is always appreciated!