A Bump in the Night

Summary: A simple salt and burn takes a turn when the spirit throws Sam into a tombstone. Teen Spirit 'verse.

A/N: What year is this set in? Honestly I don't know. Supernatural's timeline is whack. I went by dates of birth and worked it out from there but if it's wrong... shhh.

(Apparently I never posted part two of this on my LJ. Sorry!)

Chapter Two

You would think that a blood-stained teenager would garner immediate attention in an emergency room but it turns out that Dean's definition of an emergency differs from that of the stern-faced woman at the front desk. There's no whirlwind of activity, no rushed footsteps or urgent voices. The woman looks Sam up and down critically, hands Dean a clipboard and a pen, and directs them to take a seat.

Dean's mouth is open to argue, his hand balling up into a fist that yearns to slam itself down on the counter top, but at his side, Sam makes a noise of disapproval and tugs on Dean's shirt. Or he loses his balance and tightens his grip while regaining it. Either way, Dean decides that the kid has been on his feet long enough and if that coincides with obeying the woman's command, well, fine.

They sit in the waiting area, and then in a small curtained cubical, for an unbearably long time. Sam curls into a little ball on the hospital bed, quietly miserable. Dean feels a lot like punching something, except that he knows that it won't help anything. It makes him want to punch something harder.