Title: Aftermath

Author: PlatinumRoseLady

Disclaimer: Still don't own Sam or Dean… rub THAT in a little more why don't you…

Drabble Challenge Word: "Local"

Word Count: 100 words –aren't I the special one? Don't answer that.

Players: Go to Enkidu07's page, and you'll find all the usual suspects. Resistance is futile – you will be drabbleized.

A/N: No spoilers, not season specific ______________________________________________________________________

Sam kept driving, heading back to their motel. Whenever he slowed down he glanced over at Dean, quiet in the passenger seat.

That last hunt had redefined the word "disaster". A poltergeist with great aim, Sam's call to duck coming a second too late. The whistle of a thrown fireplace poker, Dean's knee buckling. A trip to the local hospital, knee now wrapped, brain fogged by painkillers.

The motel, at last. Sam pulled into their parking spot, stared straight ahead.

"Dean,"

"Sammy, next thing you say is 'I'm sorry' I'm gonna kick your ass with the leg that still works."