family line, supernatural [ 1 ]

105. hungry

Dean and Natalie are in the motel room and sitting at the table.

"Who could you possibly be texting?" Dean asks.

"I'm not." Natalie says.

"Yes, you are." Dean argues.

"Why don't you just mind your business, Dean?" Natalie suggests.

Before Dean can say anything, Sam walks in, carrying a bag of food and some drinks in hand.

"How'd it go?" Dean asks his brother, deciding to interrogate Natalie later.

"Um, no EMF, no sulfur. Ghost possession and demonic possession are both probably out." Sam says.

"That's where I was putting my money." Dean mutters.

"Nope." Sam says.

"Well, what then? Oh, dude! At the coroner's -- you didn't see these bodies." Dean says. "I mean, these two started eating and they just... kept going. I mean, their stomachs were full. Like Thanksgiving dinner full. Talk about co-dependent."

"Well... I mean, we got our feelers out. Not much more we can do tonight." Sam says. He sits down, putting the bag of food down and Natalie goes through it until she finds her food and gets it out.

"All right. I'm just gonna go through some files. You can go ahead and get going." Sam says.

"Sorry?" Dean asks.

"Go ahead. Unleash the kraken. See you tomorrow morning." Sam says.

"Where am I going?" Dean asks.

"Dean, it's Valentine's Day. Your favorite holiday, remember? I mean, what do you always call it... uh, unattached drifter Christmas?"

"Oh, yeah. Well, be that as it may... I don't know. Guess I'm not feeling it this year." Dean says, getting a beer out of the cooler.

"So you're not into bars full of lonely women?" Sam asks.

"Nah, I guess not." Dean says and the twins look at each other before looking back at Dean. "What?"

"That's when a dog doesn't eat... that's when you know something's really wrong." Sam says.

"Remarkably patronizing concern duly noted. Nothing's wrong. We gonna work or what?" Dean asks.

"I'll work on putting food in my stomach." Natalie says.

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They're walking through the hospital.

"You okay?" Dean asks his brother.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Sam says.

"Agents Marley and Tosh, you just can't stay away." Dr. Corman says.

"Heard you tagged another double suicide." Dean says.

"Well, I just finished closing them up." Dr. Corman says.

"Dr. Corman, this is our partner, Special Agent Cliff." Dean gestures to Sam.

"Agent Cliff." Dr. Corman greets. "I've finished my prelims. I pulled the organ sets and sent off the tox samples."

"Great. You mind if we take a look at the bodies?" Sam asks.

"Not at all. But like I said, their... good and plenties are already tupperwared." Dr. Corman says.

"Super." Sam says.

"Leave the keys with Marty up front." He tosses Dean the keys. "And please, gentlemen, lady... refrigerate after opening." The doctor leaves.

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