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Dean stood unable to move in shock. Did Roman just ask him to pick an imaginary side? They were both in the same team!

"Wait, Roman. You haven't understood, you don't mean that-" He tried, fidgeting with his fingers as he looked at Roman.

"I mean it. Come on, Dean. What'd they offer?" Roman asked, a highly disappointed look displaying over his face. How could he?

Roman refused to believe anything both his friends tried to argue, he knew what he heard.. And suffered. The idea of Seth betraying him for a second time was simply tearing him apart, he was one of the most important people in his life so he was willing to give him a second chance and he does this? The images of Seth's face hitting him and Dean with the steel chair kept replaying as he lay on the concrete floor where he was kept locked in.

They continued to speak but his mind was somewhere else, he had to admit being locked for so long had screwed him up. He was never talkative but that was torturous.

"Shut up!" He finally shouted.

"How can we prove to you Seth's on our side?" Dean inquired, pleaded.

"You can't. Won't." Roman replied exiting the room with a loud thud as the door closed.

Dean turned to Seth, he'd ask him to what to do next, how to get the Samoan back with them.

"Go with him. I understand." Seth said in such a serious tone it freaked him out a little.

He was in the middle of a turmoil. And he felt more alone than ever. Dean couldn't talk about this to anyone, he had no clue about what he should say to Roman.

"I'll go with you." Dean blurted out as he caught up with him. Seth would understand.

Roman smirked taking his fist out for Dean to bump. He shouldn't have doubted Dean, they'd go through this difficult journey together for as much as it lasted.

"How are you feeling?" Dean carefully asked.

"Well, good I guess.." He smiled, but there was something behind it that made Dean sad. Roman wasn't usually sad but he could feel the sadness now.

"I'm quite hungry, aren't you?" Dean questioned getting inside their rental car.

"Not really but maybe I can try something you order." He said, a slight calming smirk along his lips.

But Roman's always hungry! Dean remembers, and as he looks at the rear view mirror he takes a glance over Roman, his clothes lay loosely around his body even his arms looked slimmer and.. Oh my. The bags under his eyes, threatening to ruin his grey eyes. He was a mess and Dean felt guilty, they tried their best of course but had they really tried enough?

"Do you want to stay or-"

"I'll go." Roman answered faster than intended but it didn't matter. He completely loathed being alone, wouldn't risk being one of the Authority's game anymore.

They both went inside the hamburger's restaurant, Dean ordered a weird full of meat burger. He was hungry but he couldn't really eat too much and wouldn't for a while. The smell of food reminded him of the room and that everyone would forget to at least throw in any kind of food for him. It made him sick and without a word he rushed towards the bathroom's. He hadn't eaten anything that day so it just brought more pain to his broken body.

Dean just saw Roman running to the bathroom, he thought he just had eaten something that made him sick and shrugged it off. Getting his food he waited for Roman to come out, and when he did he saw the anguished look on his friend's face that made his insides twist.

"Are you alright?" Dean asked laying an arm over Roman's shoulders.

"I think so, yeah." He managed to said.

Dean just nodded, he was afraid of bringing the topic up, he wanted Roman to tell him but they didn't get any time to discuss about it anyway.

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Seth knows that Dean wasn't serious when he choose Roman, he told him to go. But it doesn't stop him from feeling left out.

He sighs. Closing his eyes to try to sleep he gets awaken by Dean rapidly going inside their room, making Seth sit to look at him.

"Hey." Dean greets walking towards his things he begins to pack.

Seth just stares at Dean putting his stuff inside his bag, does he really need to leave?

"Roman's feeling really bad. He wants me to share a room with him.. You know, he's scared of being alone.." He answers as if Seth had already asked something. Seth just nods.

"How will you convince him?" Seth utters.

"I'm not sure. But he will, we'll convince him." He says, there's obvious sadness in his voice. Dean had enjoyed the last weeks he spent with Seth and it felt like he hadn't even betrayed him, same sweet and innocent Seth. But now it was a time where another part of his family needed him, so he had to leave.

Seth's fist pressed tightly, his nails almost breaking his skin. If only he hadn't joined the Authority..

Dean and Seth were sitting on Seth's bed, no one's talking, like a silent goodbye.

A small sob escaped Seth's lips, when Dean hears his phone go off before he can do anything.

"Okay I'll be there in a second." He finishes.

He holds Seth and embraces him, a soothing hand on his back and another one protectively messing with his black and blond locks.

"It's okay, Seth. We'll be fine, Roman's okay now. Don't worry." Dean whispers softly as he holds him.

Seth's almost bruising grip as he holds to Dean, makes him bite his lower lip until it draws blood. Seth doesn't need to tell him, he knows it'll just get harder now and he doesn't want to feel like the Authority has ripped more things from him. 'It's temporary' he repeats inside his head.

"You'll be alright, Seth. You can always send me messages, okay? I've got to go now." Dean reassured getting his bag. Seth could only nod, and watch Dean disappear behind the door.

And with that he curled up in his bed trying his best to ignore the tears stinging his eyes. Why should he cry? This was temporary, right?

He drifted to sleep with the thought if this was what his brothers felt when he betrayed them. If Dean was there, he'd tell him it'd hurt worse like a wave breaking against your heart over and over.

A/N: Hope you enjoy! Thank you for reading and for your reviews! I love to hear from you. :)

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