Back to the shadows | Dean Winchester [2]

Chapter 4: What's so weird about evil, invisible, killer clowns

Everybody loves a clown 2

"Hm." Dean hums as the three of them walk away from the trailer.

"What?" Sam asks.

"That whole, 'I don't wanna go back to school' thing. Were you just saying that to Cooper, or, were you, you know, saying it? Sam?"

"I don't know."

"You don't know? I thought once the demon was dead and the fat lady sings...that you were gonna take off, head back to Wussy State."

"I'm having second thoughts." Sam turns and stops walking.

"Really?" Dean asks.

"Yeah, I think." Sam pauses. "Dad would've wanted me to stick to the job."

"Since when do you give a damn what dad wanted? You spent half your life doing exactly what he didn't want, Sam."

"Since he died. Okay?"

Alexis shifts uncomfortably, looking down at the ground.

"You have a problem with that?" Sam continues.

Dean is quiet for a few seconds. "No, I don't have a problem at all." He starts to walk off. Alexis follows him, once she reaches him she slips her hand into his. She looks up at him, giving him a comforting smile before looking over her shoulder and giving Sam and sympathetic look.

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Alexis wanders around the carnival, she was, unfortunately, on trash duty. She was also scanning for EMF. It was a very boring job and she regrets every second. She walks around, getting nothing from the EMF meter.

Eventually, she spots Dean. She makes her way over to him.

"Boo, bitch." She says, coming up behind him. He turns to face her.

"You find anything?" He asks.

"Absolutely nothing." She answers. Then Deans phone rang.

"Hello." He picks up.

"Hey, man." Sam says.

"What's the matter? You sound like you just saw a clown." Dean chuckles, putting it on speaker and holding it between him and Alexis.

"Very funny. Skeleton, actually."

"A real one?" Alexis asks as she walks beside Dean.

"In the fun house. What if the spirit isn't attached to a cursed object? What if it's attached to remains?"

"Did bones give off EMF?" Dean asks.

"Well, no, but-"

"We should check it out anyway. We're heading to you." Dean hangs up. He spins around when a hand grabs his arm. Alexis stops, looking back to see Barry, the blind man, from earlier.

"What are you doing here, kid?"

"I was just sweeping."

"Bull. And what we're you talking about? Skeletons? What's EMF?"

"You're blind man hearing is outta control."

"We're a tight group. We don't like outsiders. We take care of our own problems."

"We got a problem?" Dean asks.

"Well, you tell me. You two are the ones talking about human bones."

Alexis steps forward, grabbing Deans elbow. "No, sir, we don't have a problem. Come on, Dean." She pulls him with her.