The rain bounced off the road as the five drove in the Impala to Fairfax, Indiana. The girls had been talking and laughing and just generally annoying Dean for about five hours by this point but they had finally quieted down. Sam was sleeping in the passenger seat, Dean driving and the girls were in the back sleeping. The radio was muffled by the sound of rain hitting the Impala but Dean didn't dare turn it up in fear of disturbing the sleeping girls in the back seat. He was enjoying the quiet too much. Dean had noticed a few miles back that the car was running low on fuel and was keeping an eye out for any gas stations on the road.
"Dean?" a quiet voice came from the back seat. He groaned he knew this silence was too good to last.
"Yes, Beth?" he asked calmly still looking for a gas station.
"I'm hungry and those two will be too when they wake up" she replied gesturing to Samantha and Jess who were still asleep, Jess leaning back and Samantha with her head on Jess' shoulder.
"Keep a look out for a gas station, we're running low on fuel too" Dean said looking in the rear view mirror at the girls to see Jess was starting to stir.
"Okay" Beth said leaning forward to look out of the window. It was silent for a few more minutes before Jess woke up.
"I'm hungry" she mumbled eyes still closed
"We're looking for a gas station that sells food" Beth whispered.
"Shhh" Samantha moaned her face scrunched up in pain.
"You alright?" Beth asked her.
"My knees hurt" she answered trying her best to stretch
"We'll hopefully be stopping soon so you can get out and stretch them" Beth said patting her on the head. Silence fell over the car once again as the girls woke up properly occasionally groaning and trying to get comfy and complaining about how old they were. Dean chose to ignore turning the radio up a bit louder. Everyone was looking out for a gas station now as Dean watched the fuel gage go down.
"What's goin' on?" Sam asked his voice heavy with sleep.
"Looking for a gas station" Jess answered happily now that she was fully awake. They eventually found a gas station that Jess pointed out. Dean pulled up to the gas station and looked out at the rain. It was hammering down just running from the car to the store you were going to get soaked through to your bones.
"Who wants to fill up the car?" He asked the girls.
"Well I think I've done my fair share of filling cars up in the rain to pass it onto someone else" Beth answered looking at Jess and Samantha
"Don't look at me" Jess said raising her hands up "I've also filled my fair share of cars up in the rain" both of the girls were now looking at Samantha
"Well you guys have been trained how to do it" she said crossing her arms "you'd probably get it done more efficiently"
"Why doesn't Dean do it's his car" Jess said turning to look at Dean.
"Whoever fills the car up gets to ride shotgun" Dean said looking apologetically at Sam. The girls dived out of the car, Beth ran to get the fuel cap off while Jess ran to get the pump.
"Just want it filled all the way?" Beth called to Dean
"Yup" he said laughing as him and Sam ran into the shop
"Give me the pump" Beth said holding her hand out.
"No I've got the pump, move" Jess said trying to shove Beth out of the way.
"Well I'm here so it would make more sense" Beth said reaching for the pump.
"No" jess said lightly shoving Beth out of the way. Samantha rolled her eyes and ran inside to the boys to pick out food and drink for herself and the other two.
"Just let me fill it" Beth said hands still on the pump
"No I'm gonna fill it" Jess said. With the both of the girls holding onto the pump they guided the pump into the car whilst still shoving each other. When the car was full Beth put the pump back and Jess put the fuel cap back on, they both ran to Dean.
"I filled it up!" Jess said running up to him.
"No I did" Beth said pushing in front of Jess
"No you both did, but Sammy doesn't want to give up his leg room so you're both in the back still. "Sorry not sorry" he said grinning then grimacing "Did I really just say that?" Both girls nodded and started laughing that he had picked it up off them before running off to find Samantha to help with the food. Once everyone had got their food they were off again, the plan was to drive straight to Fairfax without stopping, it was a long drive but they were half way there now.
"What did you guys mean by you've filled enough cars up in the rain?" Sam asked Beth and Jess turning to look at them in the backseat.
"Me and Beth used to work at the two petrol stations in Darfield" Jess answered her mouth full of food. "Whereas Sam got to stay inside a warm building looking after old people" Jess added teasing her friend.
"The old people were annoying" Samantha retorted
"So were the customers" Beth replied
"Shut up" Samantha said having had enough of being in the car for six hours with about another six hours to go.
"So how long did you do that for?" Sam asked
"Those two pumped gas for barely a year before the demons…" Samantha answered trailing off before adding. "I worked in the rest home for four and a half years."
"You've worked since you were thirteen?" Dean asked looking in the rear view mirror at Samantha who was stuck in the middle again.
"Twelve" Samantha corrected him "Well i started just before I turned thirteen."
"Why did you get a job so young?" Sam asked surprised.
"My mother…" Samantha answered trailing off looking down at her hands.
"I was gonna get a job there too but they sent me home" Beth said trying to lighten the mood and get the conversation off parents. "Probably for the best though we would have got nothing done working together"
"That's true" Samantha said looking up and smiling.
The rest of the car ride was filled with light chatter about where they worked and what they did and some of the funny memories they had of working there. Eventually the girls got tired of talking and the rest of the car ride was in silence. When they reached Fairfax, Indiana it was night and so they pulled into a motel room and booked a room with two queens; one for the girls, one for Sam and the couch for Dean. They all piled out of the Impala and into the motel room. The girls dumped their bags on the floor and jumped on one of the beds looking around the room. The motel was shabby like the last one the boys had been in. Of course at that time the girls were too tired to care and hadn't been sleeping in proper beds often during their time on the run and so it was nice to finally sleep in a bed. This time was a little different; although Bobby's wasn't exactly fancy it was still nicer than this. They were looking around the room slightly disgusted. Sam noticed the looks on their faces.
"You'll get used to it" He said putting his laptop on the table and taking a seat. The girls looked up at him and smiled a small smile before looking at each other and deciding it was time to go to sleep. Sam noticed them lying down and turned around to Dean. "You can have the bed I think I might stay up and do a little research into the case." Sam said turning back to his laptop.
"Awesome" Dean said jumping on the bed.
At first the girls felt a little awkward knowing Sam was awake and that they were back to sharing a room with the boys before their tiredness won out and they all eventually fell asleep.
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The rain had pelted down all night but began to ease the next morning. It left a cold chill in the air, the kind you felt to the bone. The Impala was parked outside the Fairfax Hospital with Dean and the girls sitting inside, meanwhile Sam was in the hospital talking to the student who had killed another student. The girls were sitting in the back shivering and complaining it was cold to Dean who had the heater on high trying to warm them up. Sam had been in there for a good ten minutes by the time the girls had started to warm up and began talking about the case and school.
"I told you school was a scary place." Beth said from the back seat "And now kids are killing each other, teenagers are terrifying" Beth said covering her head hiding. Dean was listening to the girls quietly and occasionally looking in the rear view mirror at them.
"I'm so glad we don't have to go to that shit hole anymore." Jess said in relief leaning her head back against the seat
"So where did you go to school?" Dean asked joining the conversation by turning to face the girls.
"Darfield High" Samantha answered sighing.
"School of dreams" Beth said sarcastically waving her hand around, before covering her head again.
"Everyone there was basically a bitch, our whole year claimed to be friends but in reality they all hated each other." Samantha said matter of factly.
"There were a couple who were genuinely nice, but the majority of them are bitches" Jess stated
"I mean we claimed not to bitch as much but in reality we probably bitched more than anyone at that school" Beth added lifting her head up.
Suddenly Sam opened the car door causing the girls to jump. They hadn't seen him exit the hospital and weren't expecting him to get into the car.
"So?" Dean asked turning to Sam.
"I think she's telling the truth, I mean the way she talked about being there mentally but not physically, kind of sounds like demonic possession to me" Sam answered sighing.
"Kind of?" Dean asked confused.
"She didn't see any black smoke, or smell sulfur" Sam explained trying to work out what it could be.
"Maybe it's not a demon, I mean, kids can be vicious" Dean said considering the alternative turning to the girls.
"Hey," Beth said lifting her hands defensively "we wouldn't kill anyone" she said folding her arms "Well actually it depends on who you put in front of us" she said reconsidering her previous comment. The boys turned to look at each other, Dean lifting his eyebrows and Sam rolling his eyes.
"Well i mean, we're already here, might as well check out the school" Sam said changing the subject.
"Right." Dean said turning to look out the windscreen. "The school" he added sighing
"What?" Sam asked
"Truman High, Home of the bombers" Dean said sarcastically.
"What's your point?" Sam asked shrugging
"I don't know, i mean we went there, like... for a month a million years ago. Why are you so jazzed to go back?" Dean asked confused.
"I'm not." Sam answered defensively. "I just think it's worth looking into" He stated.
"Alright so what's our cover? FBI? Homeland security?" Dean asked. "Swedish exchange students?" Dean joked smirking.
"Don't worry I got an idea." Sam answered with a big smirk. Causing the girls to share a worried look at what Sam had planned for the five of them
"Okay" Dean said as he turned the radio up and drove away from the hospital back to the motel.