Sam's Earth: Detroit

[teh-rest.livejournal.com]

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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[i_salted_dean]

Sam flinched, then started the engine, her face expressionless as she locked the hurt inside. -No, he's not here. I lost him. Failed him.-

[teh-rest.livejournal.com]

Leeroy could tell he'd touched a nerve.

"I'm sorry," he said hurriedly, climbing in the car and buckling in.

[i_salted_dean]

"It's alright," she said softly, backing away from the curb and then turning and driving away.

It was pretty clear it wasn't alright.

[teh-rest.livejournal.com]

"Now I knows you're lyin' t' me," he said softly as she came to a red light.

[i_salted_dean]

She bit her lip and drove forward as the light changed, idly swerving just a little to run over a fairy gopher that was bouncing across the street. "I feel guilty." The hurt rushed up to choke her and she stopped and concentrated on the driving.

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"Fer what?"

[i_salted_dean]

She shook her head.

-Can't talk about that without crying. Can't cry and drive. We've got somewhere to be.-

[teh-rest.livejournal.com]

Leeroy nodded and turned his gaze forward, watching the city streets whirl by as Sam drove.

[i_salted_dean]

After awhile Detroit fell away behind them, just lights in the rearview mirrors sparkling in the early dawn. Sam forgot the sadness in the familiar routine of being in the Impala going somewhere, though being in the drivers seat and having control of the stereo still put her off a little.

After a bit she reached down and slipped a Rob Zombie tape into the player and listened to him sing about burning witches and leaping ditches... or whatever the heck it was about.

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Leeroy tapped his toes to the music, enjoying it silently for a few minutes before finally speaking.

"So where are we goin'?" he asked.