"RISE AND SHINE, happy campers! It's a bright sunshine-y day!" Sam said loudly as he pushed open the cabin door, letting it strike the wall loudly. He shut the door again. "Don't be lazy now! It's almost six! We have to get up and get ready for our first super duper hiking trip! We're going up the mountain! Come ooooon, sleepy heads! May 2nd is finally here! The first oooooooofficial day of CAMP SUNSHINE!"
"Oshea?" Dean said, his voice a little muffled from the pillow.
"Yeah?" She murmured sleepily.
"Where's my shotgun?"
"Under the bed," She said then her brows furrowed and she opened her eyes a little. "Dean, you can't shoot your brother."
"It's full of rocksalt," This time it was Ella who spoke up. "It won't kill him, but it sure as hell will shut him up."
Castiel blinked a little as he rose from where he had been sitting on the floor. "Sam, your… excessively jovial mannerisms are… concerning me."
Sam laughed and walked over to him, pulling him into a hug. "Oh, Castiel. You are such a kidder!" Castiel's eyes widened as he was slightly lifted off the ground then dropped back down as Sam walked over to the beds.
"He reminds me of Cupid…," Castiel said quietly, brushing himself off. "Dean, I think there might be something wrong with your brother."
"Oh really? Because I was under the impression he always acted like that. He's never been the type to brood, of course not, what are you talking about…" Dean muttered sarcastically, rolling his eyes.
"No, Dean. I think you are mistaken… Sam has never displayed such… intense feelings of joy in my presence. Isn't it within his normal behavior to brood as you say?" He said, his brows furrowed in confusion.
Sam climbed up the ladder and leaned over Ella, giving her a big kiss on the lips. "Come on, Elly-pie! It's time to get up! The day's a' wastin'!"
Ella's eyes widened as he kissed her and then moved away. She sat up in the bed. "Sam… what happened last night? Did Betty… do something to you?"
Dean arched a brow. "That sounded… dirty.." He said quietly, then he raised his eyebrows a bit. "You and counselor Betty, huh…"
"I do not believe Sam's abrupt joviality is due to a carnal act with the counselor," Castiel said with a little shake of his head.
Oshea groaned, burying her face into Dean's chest. "Dean… while you're at it, why don't you shoot Cas too?"
"Oh, Elly you silly goose," Sam said with a laugh. "Counselor Betty is a super duper friend! But you're my one and only buttercup muffin!" His smile twitched just a little. "But do you want to know a secret? Why I'm so happy?"
She stared at him, too tired and far too annoyed to argue. "What?"
"It's the lanyards," Sam said between clenched teeth. "The lanyards make everything happy sunshine and wonderful! And super duper counselor Betty? She's a wi… a wi… a…" He flinched slightly. "She's a wonderful person! Now we all have to get up! They'll be leaving soon and we don't want to get left behind!"
Ella climbed down from the top bunk and smiled at Sam. "Me and Oshea and Dean are gonna head out to the bathrooms… freshen up a bit so we're not tired during the hike. We will meet you guys when we're done. Sound good?"
Sam bobbed his head and hugged Ella tightly, giving her another kiss as he released her. "Goody gumdrops! Don't take too long!" He said before skipping from the cabin, whistling to himself.
Her smile quickly faded as he left, replaced with a tired frown. "Wow, I bet they must be in so much pain from all that psychotic smiling… my mouth hurts and I barely smile at all."
"I believe he is under some sort of spell," Castiel said. "What is a lanyard?"
"It's braided strips of plastic attached to a key ring," Oshea said with a sigh as she sat up, realizing that she would not be able to get back to sleep between Castiel and Sam. "What are we going to do, Dean?"
Dean sighed and then sat up as well. "I guess we stick to the plan. Distract the kids, while Cas sticks around here and redecorates," He looked at Cas. "There are some cans of paint and a paintbrush or two in the trunk of the Impala, you can start as soon as we all leave for the hike. There has to be a devil's trap in every one of the cabins. Poof into the nearest furniture store and steal some rugs if you have to, whatever you have to do to make sure they can't see them."
Castiel nodded, "I will take care of it. You concentrate on keeping the demons away while I work. I will let you know when the camp is ready."
Oshea stood up and stretched her arms over her head with a yawn. "I guess we'd better hit the showers then." Castiel vanished without another word and Oshea grabbed some clothes from her duffel bag. "I think Sam finished writing down the exorcisms for us." She said, draping her clothes over her shoulder before going to Sam's bag and digging around a little. "Here we go." She took out the pieces of paper. "We're going to need these since our resident exorcist has joined the dark side."
Ella took one of the papers from Oshea, glancing over it. "I've always sucked at Latin," She said with a frown. She dug through her own duffle bag, letting out a little squeak of alarm as a roach scurried past her feet.
Dean scoffed. "This place is like the Hilton compared to that dump me and Sam stayed in back in Goodland," He said, shaking his head a little. "I'll meet you guys back at the main part of the campground. I'm gonna go see if I can find that Nathan guy anywhere."
