DON'T SHOOT ME! I'M SOOOOO SORRY THAT THIS TOOK SO LONG! I've been so super busy with school lately that this kind of got forgotten about and pushed to the side. But, summer is soon, so maybe I'll start updating sooner. Maybe... I don't know...

Anyway, enjoy this! I decided to explore into relationships between the characters a bit in this one. So, not really an essential part of the plot but still an interesting read. Hopefully. More of the action and supernatural stuff will go down in the next chapter. But for now, this is all I got. So, read and review. Thanks.

Sam frowned at the book in his hand, not liking what he was reading. He glanced over at Dean who was starting to doze off with his head on the table. He reached over and slapped him across the back of the head to wake him. Dean shot up, looking around. "What? Where's the fire?" Sam glared motioning to the two younger boys on the bed. They were fast asleep, in one of the two beds. "Oh, yeah…" Dean mumbled. He watched them for a second before looking back at his brother who was immersed in the book again. "How old do you think they are?"

Sam looked up again. "I haven't really thought about it. Maybe fifteen, sixteen. I don't know. Possibly younger. Why are you just now asking?"

"I've been thinking." Dean said. "They really don't need to be here. There's a lot of things that could go wrong. We have no clue what we have to do to stop this witch or anything. They're so young and I don't want them getting hurt."

"We were a lot younger when we started hunting Dean." Sam said. "Besides, I think they're smart and can take care of themselves. We did."

"We had dad." Dean contradicted. "They don't have anybody. I just can't get past the fact they look like they should still be in middle school!"

"I would say more like high school."

"Like it actually matters!"

"Shh, Dean, you're going to wake them up." Sam said glancing cautiously towards them. "They need their sleep. We have a long day ahead of them. So do we."

Dean dropped down on the edge of the second bed and cradled his head in his hands. "I know, Sammy boy, I know." He sighed and lifted his eyes to the ceiling. He felt overwhelmed from all the stress. Also, he was supremely worried about the younger boys. He felt they were way too young to be hunters. He didn't want them to get hurt or worse die. He knew what it was like to lose a brother and didn't want them to have go through that.

Sam sighed. "I'll take the couch and we'll switch out tomorrow. Let's just sleep for now and figure out more in the morning. We can't work when we're half brain dead, you know."

"Okay, Sammy boy." Dean replied, tiredly. He watched his brother walk to the couch and collapse on top of it. Dean set the alarm on the nightstand and laid down to sleep for a few hours.

Too soon, the alarm was going off. Dean opened his eyes slightly and reached out for the snooze button. Another hand beat him to it. He sat up and looked across at Lovino who scowled at him like normal. "Did you have to set it so damn early?" he asked. Dean rolled her eyes and laid back down.

"We have to get moving today. If we're ever going to figure out what's going on in this town, then we have to get to work."

"My fratello and yours are both exhausted. Let's just leave them be and handle things ourselves today." Lovino said as Dean sat up.

Dean studied him for a second. He was standing beside the bed wearing fresh clothes with a towel wrapped around his shoulders. His hair was still dripping water droplets.

"You've already showered?" Dean questioned.

"Yes…"

"Then, why the hell were you complaining about the alarm clock if you were already up?"

"I didn't want it to wake up Feli. He needs his rest. He doesn't sleep much as it is, so I want him to catch as much shut eye as possible before he has to wake up. He can get ready pretty quickly so I always wake him up last minute. I just don't want a beeping alarm clock waking him up before it should."

"Oh…" Dean suddenly understood. He would do the same for Sam when they were younger. He stood up to walk around the younger boy. "You know, you're pretty young to be hunting all on your own, even if you do have your brother. And don't say age doesn't matter. It does matter. You know, it's not too late for you to get out of the business. There's no rule that says you have to be hunters. Maybe you could take a break and start again when you're both a little older…" Dean trialed off realizing he was receiving a very hostile glare from the short Italian.

"You don't know anything about me! You know nothing. We don't hunt because we think we have to, we hunt because it's the right thing to do. How in the world could we stop hunting knowing about all this? It's not possible. Besides, grandpa would turn over in his grave if we gave up the fight."

Dean felt he should say more but simply shut his mouth, realizing there was no way to win this argument. The kid was dedicated. More dedicated than he'd given him credit for. He felt slightly bad about that. "So, you were raised by your grandpa?" he asked trying to change the subject.

"Si, our parents died when we were young. I don't even remember them. Grandpa took care of us since then. He was a hunter, but he didn't let us join him. After he died, we decided to pick up the fight where he left off. We owe him at least that much."

"I'm sorry. Our mom died when I was only a toddler. Sam was still in his crib. That's when our dad started hunting. He trained us to kill ghost, demons, and monsters since we could walk and hold a gun."

"Sometimes I wish Grandpa had done that. Then, we would know more! I feel so useless sometimes because I don't know everything. And what if something I don't know is the thing that gets fratello killed?" Lovino was looking down at the ground uncertainly.

"It's a learning experience." Dean said uncertainly. He wasn't at all sure how to deal with this type of situation. The hot head had never seemed so confused and scared before. Dean wasn't sure if he should try and comfort him or just leave him to his own thoughts. "I'm going to take a shower." he announced, deciding on the latter. "You better not have used up all the hot water."

"Shut up, bastard. I'm not that selfish." Lovino defended himself. "Just hurry up so we can these other two in and out quickly. I don't want to sit around for half the morning waiting on you lazy asses to shower and stuff."

Dean rolled his eyes and made his way to the bathroom. It was a soon as he entered the room, that Sam woke up. "Hey, where's Dean?" he asked the Italian who was not sitting on his bed.

"He's taking a shower. You're next big boy, so wake up already." Lovino scowled at him before turning on the little lamp on the nightstand.

Sam frowned at his attitude. "Lovino, why are you always so temperamental? You don't have to look at everything in a negative light."

"Screw you. I'll look at things the way I want. I don't need some know-it-all bookworm telling me how I should and should not act. I'm perfectly fine the way I am. God! What's with you and your brother trying to nose your way into my life!?"

His outburst surprised Sam, and even woke up Feliciano. He looked around and yawned. "Is it time to get up yet?"

Lovino sighed. "You might as well." He cast a final glare over at Sam before standing up. "I'm going to get the rest of our bags from the car so you'll have something to change into, Feli."

"Okay, Lovi."

"That's not my name!" Lovino slammed the door behind him.

Sam stared at the door then glanced over at Feliciano with raised eyebrows. "What's his problem? Has he always been like that?"

"Si, pretty much. He's always felt underappreciated by everybody. Especially Grandpa. He always thought that I was Grandpa's favorite. I don't really know why, but I guess he didn't feel loved. He hates that name for some reason, but I don't really know why. I forget thought until he yells at me for it. I'm not even sure where he got it from. I don't remember."

Sam shook his head. "He really should try and be a little nicer. I mean, that's really uncalled for."

"It's the way he's always been. He'll never change."

Lovino reentered and dropped the bags he had retrieved onto the floor. Then, he walked over and picked up the book Sam and Feliciano had been reading last night. Then he walked over and sat beside his brother and handed him the book. "Now, why don't you explain this to me, because you know damn well I don't understand these things easily?"

"Sure, fratello!" Feliciano beamed.

Sam watched and listened as the youngest tried to explain his theory to his brother. Lovino didn't seem too keen in listening to him. He seemed to zone out every time Feliciano paused to point at the picture. But, he did try. Feliciano chattered away, oblivious to the fact that his brother wasn't really paying him any mind. During this exchange, Dean exited the bathroom and walked over to his brother.

"These two are certainly going to be a handful." Sam commented.

"Yeah." Dean agreed. "But, I think it'll be worth it in the end."

"Whoa! What's with the sudden change of heart?"

"We have to help these two. They've probably been surviving on luck for the past few years. I don't want them to get hurt and honestly they could learn a lot from us. Yeah, they might be two types of pain in the asses but that doesn't mean we shouldn't help them. Besides, like Cas said, we need all the help we can get. And they seem to pick up on stuff pretty quick. It took us longer to accept Cas then it did them. So, maybe they're not so bad after all."

"I agree. But if they stick with us for long, they're going to have to go through hell and back."

"We both did, and we're no worse for the wear."

"Really, Dean? Really? Come on. I just hope we can help spare them from the crap we went through."

"I agree with you there Sammy boy. I definitely agree."

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