Comfort Crowd Δ SPN [ 1 ]

145. FREAKS AND GEEKS

Dean parks in a parking spot outside of the Sheriff Station.

"So, what are we looking at again?" Sam asks. Ophelia hands Dean a newspaper and he gives it to Sam who reads it. ""Two young women found near the freeway with their throats ripped out.""

"Sounds vampy to me." Dean says.

"Yeah, maybe." Sam says.

"Listen, if you want to take a knee on this one, if you're not feeling up to it..." Dean says.

"What?" Sam asks.

"You know, the trials, what Cas said, that you got what he can't cure." Dean reminds.

"Hmm, which means what, exactly?"

"Well, I don't know. You tell me. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Are you okay?"

"Me?"

"Yeah. Um, Cas dinged you and Oph up pretty good."

"And?"

"And I just wanted to make sure you're okay. Getting beat up and watching your kid get beat up."

"What, like my feelings?"

"If that's what you want to talk about, sure."

"Okay." Dean says after a few silent moments. "I'll tell you what. Why don't I go get some, uh, herbal tea."

"Okay."

"And you can find some Cowboy Junkies on the dial."

"Eat me, Dean." Sam gets out of the Impala.

"And you know what? We'll just talk it out." Dean says as Sam slams the door shut. "Good talk." He says. "You two stay here." He gets out of the Impala.

"We have feelings, too." Libby pouts.

"My dad wakes me up from nightmares about Purgatory and Cas every night. Trust me, he knows how I'm feeling." Ophelia says.

"I--"

"You're worried about Uncle Sam and confused about Cas and feeling sorry for me cause of my nightmares. I know." Ophelia says.

"Daddy's right, that's annoying." Libby frowns and Ophelia smiles.

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"Well, maybe he doesn't know she's doing this." Sam says as him and Dean walk to the Impala, the girls now in earshot.

"What? Sneaking out in the middle of the night to go hunt monsters with the Apple Dumpling Gang? Is that what kids are doing for kicks these days?" Dean asks. Both brothers look in the backseat at the girls.

"We literally never leave your sides." Ophelia retorts.

"True." Sam mumbles. "Okay. Then maybe he knows and he's helping her out." He tells Dean.

"What, get caught on candid camera? Let's just go find her before she gets into any more trouble." Dean says.

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The trio of teens ended up killing a vamp with Sam and Dean there. Ophelia and Libby had stayed in the car, Libby asleep, and they didn't want to leave her alone and Sam didn't want to wake her up.

They get to a house that the teens apparently live at with a guy named Victor and the seven make their way inside.

"Huh." Dean hums, looking around.

"What's wrong?" Krissy asks.

"It's just not what I expected." Dean says.

"And what was that?" Krissy asks.