Chapter 5

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“Sam. Sammy.  Wake up.”

Sam squinted in the pre-dawn darkness. “Since when are you up earlier than me?” He said as Dean tossed a paper-wrapped object at his bed.

“Eh, thought I’d get us some breakfast.” Dean shook an identical wrapped object - which turned out to be a cheeseburger - with a grin.  “Remember that old joint, ‘Winstead’s?’”

Sam didn’t and Dean knew that.  He picked up his burger, raising an eyebrow at the older Winchester.  “You couldn’t sleep, could you?”

“No, I just kinda figured… I’d explore the town a little, see what’s changed since we’ve been here,” Dean shrugged. “Plus, it’s not like it was a joyride, I took a jog too.”

Sam stared at him.

Dean coughed. “Okay, no I didn’t, but I did run by the police station, and guess what?”

“What?” Sam said through a mouthful of cheeseburger.  “Ugh. Tastes like type-2 diabetes.”

“The vics were killed outside basically the only new thing in this town; a warehouse,” Dean explained, rolling his eyes at Sam’s distaste of classic American food.  “This place has stayed almost the same since we were kids - except that warehouse, which was built a year ago by something called Nix Inc., but nobody really knows what it’s for.”

“Nix Inc…. sounds like a pest-control company,” Sam groaned, running a hand through his hair and checking the clock; it read barely 5:30am.

“That’s what I thought, but that company doesn’t have any warehouses near here; I checked.”

Sam grunted, rolling out of bed. “Guess we’re gonna go for a visit, then.”

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