Outside, convenient clearing in the nearby woods, late afternoon

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Dean found a convenient tree to sit under, and settled down, back against the trunk. He took a long drink of his Mountain Dew, leaned his head back and closed his eyes.

The headache he'd had since the end of karate this morning was still there. He thought at first it was just caffeine withdrawal; he'd had a grand total of half a cup of coffee in the last two days so it was possible. Hence, the Mountain Dew. It hadn't helped.

The dorms had suddenly seemed too small, too crowded and too stuffy so Dean had abandoned them and ended up out here in the woods. Which was...nice. It was quiet, there was a slight breeze and he could almost smell the impending rain in the air.

He'd be quite content if he could just get rid of this damned headache.

[OOC: NFB, locked to them that know who they are]

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"Sure you did," Dean argued. "That's what we do when we have, uh, intense discussions." He managed a smile. "It's okay, Sammy. Really."

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Sam gave a small laugh. "I guess I should let you get away with 'Sammy' this time, huh?"

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"Like I don't get away with it all the time." He took a deep breath, struck by a full body shake, there and gone again before he could really react to it. When it passed he turned to Alec."So you want to tell me what the fuck's going on?"

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"Seizures," Alec said guardedly, then smirked. "Another fun part about being an X5."

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"Seizures," Sam repeated. "Do you get these often?"

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"Not all the time," he said, shrugging.

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"But some of the time," Dean said, swallowing the last pill Alec had given him. "And you didn't think of maybe mentioning this to me? 'Warm up before doing too much super speed or you'll get a cramp, you have an extra high sex drive and oh by the way, you could suddenly fall over and start convulsing'?"

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Alec snickered. "Didn't want to freak you out."

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Dean snorted. "Yeah because falling over with no warning is so better."

[likethegun]

Sam glared at Alec before turning back to Dean. "Explain to me again how the whole 'being an ass' thing is just a front?"

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"I was here, wasn't I?" Alec was trying to look like none of this mattered and not quite succeeding. "There's usually warning signs. I was watching to see if you were having any."

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"Would one of the warning signs be a headache that just won't go away?" Dean asked, voice sharp. "Because I'd been having that since the end of karate. Which I could've told you if you'd, y'know, actually asked."

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"And where did you come from anyway?" Sam added. "Did you just happen to come upon us when Dean went down? How long were you out there?" He suddenly felt a little self-conscious, wondering if Alec had heard any of their fight.

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Alec waved vaguely in the direction he'd come into the clearing. "I was looking for Dean. I'd seen you leave the grounds and followed you," he said with an edge of defensiveness.

[likethegun]

"What if you hadn't followed me? What if you'd gotten caught up in something and you weren't here just now? What would have happened if Dean hadn't gotten those pills that you so thoughtfully decided to not tell him he might need?"

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The corner of Alec's mouth twitched into a rather humorless smirk and he shrugged again. "Probably would have had another seizure. Maybe a worse one."

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"They get worse than that?" Dean asked, voice rising in alarm and maybe a little panic.

[likethegun]

The panic in Dean's voice was enough to make the last bit of Sam's self control break, and he turned on Alec again in a flash. "What the fuck is wrong with you?!" he yelled furiously. "Do you remember why you're not in your body? Because Dean went to some crazy witch to get her to do a spell to protect you. Not any of the other people at this school who might be in danger - just you. And you decided to repay him by willingly letting him have a seizure, and possibly more if something had gone wrong." Sam leaned in closer, threateningly. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't put you through exactly as much pain and discomfort as my brother just went through because of you."

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"You think I haven't gone through that enough times? Ten fucking times worse?" Alec asked, jaw clenched tightly as he met Sammy's eyes. "I was here because I didn't want him to have to go through it, but I fucked up. And I never asked Dean to do the fucking spell - I never asked him to care!" He managed to keep his tone level, but he broke on the very last word, and glanced away angrily.