family ties, supernatural [ 1 ]

034. seven sins

It's been one week since the gates of Hell opened and the four siblings are on the road.

Sam is sitting in the passenger seat and using his flashlight to read a large book. Tabitha is lying down in the backseat, fast asleep. Griffin is asleep, his head leaning against the door, Tabitha's feet on his lap.

Sam looks up at the motel room window where Dean is. Dean grins and gives Sam a double thumbs up making Sam shake his head. A woman walks up to Dean and he shuts the sheer curtains, Sam still able to see them as they undress each other.

Sam looks down at the book. His phone rings and he grabs it, quickly answering it.

"Hello." Sam greets, glancing back at his siblings to make sure they didn't wake up.

"Hey, Sam." Bobby's voice comes through.

"Hey, Bobby." Sam says.

"Whatcha doing?" Bobby asks.

"Oh, same old, same old." Sam says.

"You buried in that book again?" Bobby asks and Sam grimaces, not giving the man an answer. "Sam, you want to break Dean free of that demon deal, you ain't gonna find the answer in no book."

"Then where, Bobby?" Sam asks.

"Kid, I wish I knew. So where's your brother?" Bobby asks.

"Polling the electorate." Sam says.

"What?" Bobby asks.

"Never mind." Sam dismisses.

"Well, you kids better pack it up. I think I finally found something." Bobby says.

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"Let me see your knife." Sam says as Dean drives.

"What for?" Dean asks.

"So I can gouge my eyes out." Sam says.

"It was a beautiful, natural act, Sam." Dean says.

"It's a part of you I never wanted to see, Dean." Sam says making Dean chuckle.

"Hey, I appreciate you guys giving me a little quality time with the Doublemint twins."

"Yeah, no problem."

"Really? Well, I got to say, I was expecting a weary sigh or an eye roll, something."

"No, not at all. You deserve to have a little fun, I guess."

"Well, I am in violent agreement with you there. What's Bobby got?"

"Not much. A crop failure and a cicada swarm outside of Lincoln, Nebraska. Uh, could be demonic omens--"

"Or could just be a bad crop and a bug problem."

"Yeah, but it's our only lead."

"Any freaky deaths?"

"Nothing Bobby could find. Not yet, anyway."

"It's weird, man. I mean, the night the devil's gate opened, all these weirdo storm clouds were sighted over how many cities?"

"17."

"17. You'd think it would be Apocalypse Now, but it's been five days and bubkis. What are the demons waiting for?"

"Beats me."

"It's driving me crazy. I tell you, if it's gonna be war, I wish it would just start already."

"I don't know, man. Be careful what you wish for." Sam says.

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They pull up to the house that Bobby told them to meet at. Dean parks and they get out of the car.