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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After his computer workshop, Sam had gone looking for Dean, asking around enough to finally go searching for him outside. He stopped for a second when he finally saw Dean, and crept a little quieter, hoping to sneak up on him before he opened his eyes.

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Dean heard the smallest of sounds, and turned his head in that direction, eyes snappiing open.

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"Let me guess. Super hearing is part of Alec's benefits package?" Sam smirked.

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Dean relaxed when he saw who it was. "Looks that way."

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Sam caught the relaxing, and frowned lightly. "What are you doing out here?" he asked, hoping not to get mocked again for being concerned.

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Dean shrugged. "Got a headache," he said casually. "Thought getting some air might help." He eyed Sam. "You?"

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"I just thought I'd come out and enjoy the weather," he lied casually, before moving ahead and sitting down next to Dean. "How long have you had a headache?"

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"Not long. Couple of hours. Might be due to the weather. Storm's moving in."

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"You can tell a storm's coming?" Sam said, glancing up at the sky. It did look overcast, but not enough to make him as certain as Dean sounded.

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"Yeah." Dean smiled at Sam. "Can't you smell the rain in the air?"

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Sam sniffed. "A little. But I don't think I'm smelling as much as you are." He laughed softly, settling back against the tree. "I almost wish you could keep some of the cool genetics when Willow figures out how to get you guys back into your own bodies. Some of this stuff could be really useful on a hunt."

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"They would. Alec's going to make a great hunter."

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"...what do you mean he's going to make a great hunter?"

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"I asked him to come with us when we leave," Dean said. "Didn't I mention that?"

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Sam turned to look directly at Dean. "You what?! No, you didn't tell me. When did you do that?" he asked sharply.

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"A while ago, can't remember exactly when. We were out at the cabins though. But if I hadn't already, I would've after what I found out last week."

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"After you found out what? About Alec's nightmare?"

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"About what exactly they'd do to him if they catch him, yeah," Dean clarified.

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"So, you just invited him to come with us. And it never occurred to you that maybe you should have asked me about this first? Or Dad?" Sam said.

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Dean shrugged again. "It just sorta happened. And besides, when Dad sees how Alec fights, he'll be fine with it."

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Sam gave Dean an incredulous look. "Are you sure about that? Because the last time I checked, Dad wasn't exactly running the Winchester Home for Wayward Boys. This is a family thing, Dean, just you and me and Dad. Alec isn't part of that."

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"I dunno. Considering what he looks like, seems to be that he might have a claim to family too," Dean pointed out. "However tenuous."

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"I don't care if he's got every inch of your DNA, he's not family!" Sam snapped. He didn't know what was bothering him the most about this - there were multiple things all swimming around in his head at the moment - but he didn't have time to sort it out exactly right now.

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Alec had been looking for Dean to find out how he was doing, check up on him just in case. When he'd seen Sammy looking around, he'd followed him a little in hopes he'd find Dean that way.

He'd been right on that count, but Alec hadn't wanted to interrupt them. And though Dean seemed okay from a distance, what bit of conscience he did have niggled at him to make sure. So he'd stayed nearly at the furthest limit of what Dean's hearing should be, even if it was well inside his line of sight should he choose to implement it, and watched them.

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Dean stared at his brother at that outburst. "Dude, what's your problem?"