Room 328, Early Tuesday Morning

[psychic_wonder]

In the wee hours of the morning, Sam woke up gasping, fresh from a nightmare

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[lilpunkinbelly]

Dawn was jolted awake when Sam sat up, and blinked at him, trying to focus. "Sam? You okay?"

[psychic_wonder]

Dawn's voice broke Sam out of his thoughts, and he scrambled for a reassuring response. "Yeah," he said, laying back down. "I'm okay."

[lilpunkinbelly]

"Bad dream?" She wasn't sure whether to soothe him or leave him alone. "Want some water?"

[psychic_wonder]

Sam nodded, and then shook his head. "I...yeah, it was a bad dream. But I'm okay." He curled up a little and moved closer to her, taking comfort that way.

[lilpunkinbelly]

She wrapped her arms around him, still not sure what else to do. "Do you want to talk about it?"

[psychic_wonder]

"Not really," Sam said with a soft, bitter laugh. Dawn was warm against him, and when he closed his eyes, he was almost able to focus on that, and not the images from his nightmare. "I think the demon might be coming for Grace. The one that killed my mom."

[lilpunkinbelly]

"Not going to happen," she said, hugging him tightly. God, wouldn't they ever have it easy? "He can't have her."

[psychic_wonder]

"He can't," Sam said, gladly sinking into the hug. "He can't have her or Zoe and...tell me everything will be okay?"

[lilpunkinbelly]

"Everything will be okay," she promised, maybe a little rashly. "If he's really coming, you have warning. Plus, you and Dean are adults and can help protect them, instead of being in diapers and four. And I can help, too. I mean, who doesn't fight demons?"

[psychic_wonder]

"I don't want you to get hurt," Sam said. He knew he couldn't stop her if she wanted to help, but that didn't mean he couldn't point out the obvious.

[lilpunkinbelly]

Dawn had no problems getting hurt--well, okay, she had problems getting hurt, but they weren't worth leaving Zoe and Grace unprotected if she couldn't avoid it. "I'll be fine, Sam. I've had my long stay in the clinic this year already, remember?"

[psychic_wonder]

"I do remember," Sam replied quietly. "I don't want it to happen again."

[lilpunkinbelly]

That obviously called for more hugging. Almost into the realm of snuggling now, really. "My job too, remember?"

[psychic_wonder]

Sam was perfectly happy with snuggling, all things considered. "I know," he admitted. "And I'm grateful for that."

[lilpunkinbelly]

Dawn was extremely relieved that she wasn't going to have to fight Sam in order to help. "Do you have any idea whether it was just a dream, or a vision?"

[psychic_wonder]

"It felt like a vision," Sam admitted, burying his face against Dawn. "It was too clear to be just a dream."