Somewhere on the Mainland, A Quaint Bookstore, Saturday Evening

[likethegun]

Getting a cab for himself and Dawn to get to the mainland had been surprisingly easy, and dinner had gone even better than Sam had expected. Taking a walk afterwards had led to a used bookstore, and neither of them needed much convincing to go inside. For the moment, Sam was just preparing to deal with anyone who attempted to leer at Dawn or her dress. Only he was allowed to do that!

[NFB due to distance.]

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"You really don't mind?" She glanced back over her shoulder at him.

[likethegun]

"Oh yes, I really mind being exposed to books I might not own," Sam said dryly. "Somehow I'll survive though."

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"Well, as dates go, it's kinda...dorky," she admitted, "and it was kinda my idea...and if you wanted something glamorous or special, than maybe this isn't it and then I'd have ruined a really great date..."

[likethegun]

"You're not ruining anything," Sam said quickly. "In case you haven't noticed, I'm extremely fond of dorky. And as for glamorous, I already have you all dressed up. That's about as much glamour as I need."

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"Mmmm," Dawn gave him a look that indicated that was a very good answer, then opened the door and walked in, "Not sorry we skipped the dance?"

[likethegun]

Sam took the opportunity to take a long glance at the sheerest part of her dress as she went through the door, and shook his head. "Nah. There will be other dances, and I don't know if I would have been good in a crowd tonight."

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"Really? How come?" Dawn shifted her arm just enough so Sam could get a good look, then turned and started wandering around, looking for the occult section.

[likethegun]

There really were few things better than a girlfriend who was willing to let herself be checked out. "I don't know, I think demon vanquishing last night wore me out a little. And it's awkward to be in a crowd when there's only a few people in it that you'd really want to be with." He followed her through the aisles, glancing at book titles as they walked. "Plus, I would have had to wear a full tux instead of just getting quasi-fancy looking, and that sort of thing is only comfortable for so long."

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Dawn stopped in her tracks and shook her head to clear it of the mental picture of Sam in a full tux, maybe with his tie and vest undone, and hnnnnnngh.

After a few minutes in her happy place, though, Dawn looked at him. "Demon vanquishing?" Not that her own evening hadn't been equally fun-filled.

[likethegun]

"Yeah," he said, wondering what he'd said to make her stop for as long as she had. "The island got visited by a demon of fear yesterday. One of those fun Friday the 13th things," Sam explained. "Chris and Wyatt were trying to get rid of him before he killed anyone, and they asked Dean and I to help. I think we might be making a name for ourselves here." Whether or not that was a good thing, he hadn't decided yet.

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"You okay?" Dawn walked back over to Sam and lowered her voice, meaning both physically and mentally, then coming clean, "Mel got her sister's heart in a box yesterday. Or what her brother said was their sister's heart."

[likethegun]

"Yeah, I'm fine," he said, waving his hand. "It was surprisingly easy, and Dean got prime snarking time, so everyone went home happy." His smile faded at the rest of what Dawn said. "What? Is she okay?" he asked. "Why would her brother do that?"

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"She's..." Dawn shrugged, not sure how to express how Mel was doing after getting her sister's body parts in the mail, "He's sending her a message. That he can get to people she loves."

[likethegun]

Sam fumed quietly at the thought of anyone doing that to him, or Dean, or Dawn. "And why are we not figuring out a way to get to him and destroy him? Possibly slowly?"

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"We are. It's just going to take a little time to figure out how to get back there," Dawn admitted.

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"And you're going to let me know when you're going, right?" Sam asked, although he didn't think he really needed to. "If you need an extra body, I can help."

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"Yes, I'll let you know when I'm going," she repeated, liking that he accepted that she would be going, even though she figured he'd notice if she wasn't in the room for a couple of days, "and I'll keep that in mind."

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"Good." Sam sighed softly. "Just when I think I've found the limit to what people will do to each other, something else comes along to make me realize how wrong I am."

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Dawn didn't mention the vampire part, since she didn't want to say anything without checking with Mel first. She hugged him. "C'mon. We'll go look at dusty books, and you'll feel better."

[likethegun]

Sam snickered softly, hugging her back. "I swear, you know exactly what I like."

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Dawn reached up for Sam's shoulders and pulled him down towards her for a kiss, "Not yet, but I'm learning."

[likethegun]

"You're learning fast. For example, this dress? Very high on the 'like' list."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Yeah?" She smiled at him.

[likethegun]

Sam nodded emphatically. "Yeah. It definitely gets the boyfriend seal of approval."

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"I'm glad. I didn't have the guts to put it on while all the girls were there, though."

[likethegun]

"Who are 'all the girls'?" Sam asked, picking up a book off of one of the shelves to look at the back.

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She counted off on her fingers, "Molly, Katara, Rikku, and River."

[likethegun]

Sam's eyes widened a little. "I don't know if I can picture that much perky femininity in one space."

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"You may need to fumigate," Dawn told him, "We got girl cooties all over the place."