Sam's Earth: Detroit

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Leeroy had learned his lesson.

Never, ever swap the memory cards on Jeimu's PlayStation 2. And don't hide the one that had all her DDR save games on it.

She'd sworn up a storm and then opened up a portal in the living room and kicked him through it. Now he was here, in a strange bar in a strange city. He didn't feel too concerned, Mu would bring him back when she decided he deserved to set foot on Newfoundland again.

But while he was here there was only one thing to do.

"What d'ye got fer beers, b'y?" he asked the bartender.

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A few hours later

[i_salted_dean]

The TV nattered quietly, flashing pictures of war and bad weather. Night silence had fallen over the rest of the room.

Then Sam moaned in her sleep, her face creasing in distress. She gasped and cried out, then began to thrash weakly.

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Leeroy awoke without moving; his eyelids sliding open were the only movement he made. He looked over at Sam, who seemed to be in the throes of a nightmare.

At least now I know she's gonna stay alive.

He sat there for a few moments, watching.

[i_salted_dean]

Sam struggled against something he couldn't see. "Dean, let me go! Let me go! JESSIE!!!!" Tears streaked her face. "NO!!!"

The cry sounded torn out of her, full of pain and loss.

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He frowned, wondering what had happened to her to make her cry out in her sleep like that.

He'd seen someone like that before. It wasn't pretty to watch. He leaned forward in his chair, torn between leaving her alone and rushing over to wake her, to reassure her.

[i_salted_dean]

Sobbing overtook her, harsh and ragged, but totally silent as her hands clenched so hard that the knuckles were white.

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He bit his lip and crossed the room in a few silent strides. He put a hand on her shoulder and shook it gently.

"Sam?" he asked. "Sam, are you okay?"

[i_salted_dean]

She came awake with a gasp, realizing that she'd been dreaming again, then turned blindly toward the hand on her shoulder, seeking comfort.

[teh-rest.livejournal.com]

He took her into his arms when he saw the horrified look on her face. "It's okay," he said quietly, giving her a small hug, then drawing back, sitting on the side of the bed. "Only a dream."

[i_salted_dean]

She shuddered and hugged herself, then sat and drew up her knees to rest her head on them, still gasping for breath as her heart raced. "No.... No, it was real."

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He looked at her strangely. "So yer psychic or somethin', then?"