Hopelessly Human

38. Turn the Page

[Citizen Fang]

(There is a possibility this song will be used again, as this version is a cover. So if you see this song again, don't @ me.

I am mean. I apologize. Sort of.)

Dean carried a tray of food from the drive-in window to the Impala. Natalia was resting on Dylan's shoulder, drumming on her leg.

Sam was talking on his phone. "Yeah. And you're certain? You sure? Okay. Great. Just, uh, just hang tight til you hear from me, okay?"

Dean climbed into the Impala and whispered loudly, "Who is it?"

Sam held up a finger to Dean. "No, listen to me. I said hang tight." He hung up and sighed. "We got to get."

"Can Nat and I at least finish our burgers?"

"And my fries?" Natalia added.

"We got a vamp to kill, Dean, Nat -- Carencro, Louisiana."

"Huh," Dean noted. "It's been awhile since I've had some étouffée. Who's the source?"

"Martin Creaser," Sam informed.

Dylan frowned, noticing a look from the siblings. "What? What does that name mean?"

Natalia glanced at him. "I'm sorry -- for a minute there, I thought I heard you say Martin Creaser." Sam looked at her without speaking.

"Crazy Martin from the loony bin?" Dean added.

"Glendale Springs discharged him last month," Sam informed.

"And? Shouldn't he be assembling toys in a padded room? What's he doing back on the job?"

"I asked him."

"You what?"

"Look, he called me when he got out, okay, asked if I had anything for him that might help him ease back into the game. He seemed okay -- mostly -- so I said yes. I've had him tracking Benny for the past week."

Natalia frowned. "You put "mostly okay" Martin on Benny? What is "mostly okay" doing hunting at all?"

"Not hunting, Natalia -- tracking. Observe and report only. I was crystal clear about that."

"Wow. I cannot believe that," Dean muttered.

"Really, Dean? Natalia? You two don't believe that? Because Benny's a vampire. And any hunter worth his salt isn't gonna let one just walk around freely. So I had Martin keep tabs on him. And right now, it's looking like I made the right call."

Dylan leaned closer. "So Martin is saying Benny did this?"

"Yeah."

"Okay," Dean and Natalia said after a pause.

"Okay?"

Dean nodded. "If Benny's in Louisiana draining folks... we should look into it."

"Yeah, I agree," Natalia said. "We should figure out what's going on."

Sam raised his eyebrows at his siblings and Dean started the engine.

The Impala drove by a sign 'Welcome to Louisiana / Bienvenue en Louisiana'. Dean drove over a bridge over a river and took a corner and pulled outside a building offering rooms for rent. The four hunters went inside.

Sam, Dean, Natalia and Dylan walked down a hallway. Sam raised his hand to knock on door number two, and Martin opened it. "You said look for an eruption. How's Mount Vesuvius?"