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[Sam hovers over the camera, worry etched between his brows]

Has anyone seen Castiel?

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Good.



I need t' tell ya abou' somethin' dangerous in the 'ouse. You're the experts, you an' your brother. I'm sure you've dealt with the sort before, but once I tell ya, I gotta ask ya t' leave it alone.

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[Sam stiffens and raises an eyebrow, crossing his arms over his chest.]

What is it?

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One of the new... people. 'is name is Eric Northman, an'-



'e's a vampire, Sam. An' you're not gonna go after 'im, an' if ya tell Dean, I swear I'll kill ya.

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A vampire.

[He's very quiet for a long moment, thinking back to the last few times he ran into a vampire. To be honest, it's a good thing he knows before Dean. He's way more likely to let the thing live.]

What makes you think I won't kill him?

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Because I'm askin'.



'e's from a different Earth, Sam. The people there- they know. Vampires live in society, goin' t' pubs, an' drinkin' synthetic blood.



Eric's jus'... different.

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He's dangerous.

[He knows it's ironic all things considered, but he doesn't like the idea of a vampire running around unchecked. Or Rose running around with said vampire.]

I need to check him out.

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Fine. Then you'll meet 'im. We'll go together.

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[He sighs and shifts. Normally, under any other circumstance, he would have given her the third degree. But it's late. And he's tired of this house and all the shit it dumps on them.]

How long have you known about him?

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Since righ' before-



Since righ' before I became The Doctor.

I was gonna tell ya immediately. I promise I was.

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[Sam drags a hand through his hair. God their lives are weird.]

Has he done, or said anything to you?

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He's tol' me abou' his life- the blood substitute made by the Japanese, the pub 'e owns- 'is role in Louisiana, basically.

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[He's surprised Eric would be so open, but that would mean assuming he was telling the truth.]

But he hasn't- You haven't let him- [eat you, he means to ask]

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[He inspects, but can't help feeling like an asshole for it. Sam nods, and moves back to his original perch against the counter. They can hear the sharp dripping of the tap against the forgotten kettle in the sink. The house creaks with age. She's standing there trying to do the right thing, and Sam has no idea how he's supposed to feel.

The fact of the matter is that there are vampires who can control themselves. Who are capable of living off animals and make the conscious decision to do no harm. He's seen it with his own eyes. And that little spark of humanity inside the monster gives him hope that maybe he isn't so bad off, either.

And then he realizes just how upset he was at the idea of Rose being around this guy. And just how attached to her he is. And it scares the hell out of him.

Sam swallows the lump in his throat.]

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Listen. I would never let 'im touch me- not if it would 'urt ya.

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[He almost snorts. Almost]

It's not me I'm worried about getting hurt. Vampires-

[He stops, deciding to go a different route.]

If he's telling the truth, then fine. But there's a good chance he's not. And I'm not willing to take the chance.

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But-!



Are ya cross with me?

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No, I just-

[Bingo, but he's not ready to admit that. And the more it dawns on him the more upset he gets about it. He sighs with an awkward shrug.]

I'm sorry. I don't know what's wrong with me.

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You're actin' like I can't take care o' m'self. Don' worry. I'll be fine.

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I know.

[He doesn't want to get into it over vampires vs. aliens.]

I just want to make sure you're safe.

[God, he sounds like Dean. This whole conversation has sounded more like Dean then him. It must be the tension of the house.]

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I can appreciate tha', but...

Between you an' me, there's this bloke named Sam Winchester, an' I think 'e's already got me taken care of.

[action] They're horrible people.

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Oh yeah? [He scoots in with a small smile.] I hear he's kind of a jerk, but I could take him.

[action] Only to each other, so I think we're cool. *JUSTIFICATION*

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Yea. Completely stubborn, too. Tall an' stubborn, like some sorta- uh...

[action] lol oh well that's okay then.

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[He's about to answer with one of the several names he's been called over the years, but falls quiet when Rose begins to laugh. And especially when Rose lays her head against his shoulder.

Sam smiles, laughing lightly once or twice. It's a nice sort of relief, but to be honest, he's distracted by her up against him like this. Moonlight shining off her blonde hair. The white nightgown.

He doesn't realize it until his hand is brushing lightly through her hair to comfort, but-

She looks just like Jess.

A pang of hurt crosses his face in the dark and his hand drops back to his side. Hopefully she doesn't notice the retreat. Somewhere in the back of his mind Sam can hear the fire.

And he pulls away, forcing them to separate.]

S-so what time are we meeting, uh-?

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Well, not tonigh'. Tomorrow, maybe. Late, when 'e wakes up. Midnigh' is easy enough t' remember, yea? We're both usually still up a' tha' hour, anyway.