Meerkat Campfire, evening

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The cabin is back, or visible at least since it never really went anywhere. She survived cheerleading practice without injury and the rain seems to have stopped. All in all, not a bad day. Now it's time to sit back, relax and enjoy the last campfire and the last s'more for a while.

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[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

It did hurt a little, but not any more than Dean had been expecting, so he kept quiet and concentrated on the feel of Dawn's hands against his skin, which was worth a little pain.

"You're good at this," he told her.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"People get hurt," she said simply, pressing a little harder has she worked, but trying not to hurt him worse as she worked her way back to his spine.

Even though she knew it was Dean's ribs that hurt, she traced his spine lightly with her index finger, feeling the vertebrae.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"They do," Dean agreed. "Though I don't really mind this kind of hurt -- it's kinda the price of learning. And I think I probably left a few bruises on Aeryn as well."

He shivered a little under her touch. "You're really good at this."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"That's very zen of you," she said, rubbing his shoulders and base of his neck. "Thanks. Most of my friends at home heal on their own, so I'm never sure."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"They're missing out," Dean told her wholeheartedly, leaning his head forward to make it easier for her to reach.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

She ran her thumbs up along his neck in little circles, then slid her hands back to his shoulders and started kneading them there. "Thanks. I'll make sure to tell them."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean made a sound of pleaure deep in his throat. "I think I might've arranged to get all bruised before this if I'd known it would get me this."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn laid her hands flat on his back, under his shoulder blades, enjoying the feel of his skin warming under hers. "You could just ask. I really don't mind."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean grinned. "You might be sorry you said that because I fully intend to take you up on it."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Yes, because getting to put my hands all over you is such a pain," she laughed, tracing his shoulder blades now. "You keep distracting me."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Should I shut up?"

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"It's not your mouth that's doing it," Dawn said under her breath. She kissed him between his shoulder blades.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean looked back over his shoulder at her. "I'll have to return the favour sometime soon."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Okay." What, like she was going to argue?

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"First thing to do when we get our secret hideout maybe," Dean suggested.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Are we going to keep calling it a secret hideout, or are we going with fort?" She teased.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Which do you prefer?" Dean asked with a grin. "Or I suppose we could call it Seakat or Meerhorse or something..."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"I think I like having a secret place with you," Dawn decided, getting more liniment and rubbing it into Dean's ribs again, "but if we name it, we're too cute for words and have to go live in exile until we get over it, and I like you, but I'll miss people."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean chuckled. "Right. 'That place' it is."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"If I'm being a spaz, you can say so, you know," she grinned.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"You're not being a spaz. I can think of a lot of words to describe you but spaz is not one of them."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"That's proof you've only known me a month, even if it seems like much longer," she teased.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"That's longer than I get to know most people and I haven't seen any spazlike qualities yet."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Privately, Dawn thought he just wasn't paying attention, but decided not to argue. "How do you and Sam not kill each other, if you're all you've got?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean was silent for a long moment, trying to find the words to express his feelings. "It's because we're all we've got. Without Dad and Sammy, all I'd have would be just me."