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When Sam woke, it was in a bed that wasn't his own and without his dad or brother in sight... needless to say, there was a lot of freaking out. He fumbled out of bed and went looking through the apartment he was in... only to find a dog and not much else. Nothing that would tell him where he was anyway or where Dad or Dean was, when they'd be back.

He even got desperate enough to grab the phone and try their numbers... only to find them no longer in use which was just... even weirder. Now he was even more worried.

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"Uhhh..." He held up the aquarium guide and peered over it. "There's a sea otter exhibit. There's also a marine fossil one. All kinds of things." He handed the paper over to Sam. "What looks good?"

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"Let's see the sea otter one first. We'll make our way around to the others after." He really kind of hoped he'd remember this whenever he got... sent back. Or whatever. This was so cool... everything so far had been. Maybe the next few years of high school wouldn't be so terrible if he knew he'd actually get out, be normal.

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"Sounds good." Dean glanced at the map and headed in the direction of the otter tank, making sure to keep Sam close as he did. The last thing they needed was to get Sam lost in Savannah somewhere. He'd never forgive himself if he let something happen to his little brother.

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Sam was pretty good about staying close anyway. He wasn't in a hurry to get separated from Dean, even if he wasn't all that worried about getting lost. He strayed close though, looking here and there as they walked... though he did rush ahead a little bit when they reached the otters to get a look at them.

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Dean watched him run ahead and grinned. It was nice to see his so serious brother having fun doing kid things for a change. He trailed after Sam and stopped in front of the big glass wall to watch the otters swimming and chasing each other around their tank. Cute little bastards.

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Sam didn't usually get to do stuff like this, do stuff normal kids got to do, so he was a little excited by it all. When Dean got there, he scooted in close. They were cute... it was hard not to smile at them, especially the ones chasing each other. "Look at those, Dean."

He was half-expecting to hear something about him being a girl, but whatever. Dean had insisted they go pet fish! He didn't have room to tease.

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No teasing! Dean was having a good time, too. He was glad Sam was happy. The kid deserved a break. "The first guy stole the other guy's pie," he decided. "First one better run fast. Pie's no joking matter."

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He laughed, looking up at Dean. "Is everything about pie with you, Dean?"

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"Nah. Sometimes it's about hamburgers." Dean grinned and wrapped his arm around Sam's shoulders, giving him a squeeze.

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"You're obsessed, Dean.' he curled his hand around Dean's wrist when his arm came around him, tipping his head in against him briefly. "I don't know if sea otters like pies and burgers, dude."

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"They're missing out, then." Dean smiled at Sam leaning in. He tipped his chin against Sam's head lightly for a second. Then he tugged to get his brother moving and headed for the next exhibit.

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"That means more pies and burgers for you though, Dean." He smiled when he felt Dean tip in against him like and he followed Dean's tug, followed him to the next exhibit. "Having fun too, Dean?"

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"More for me! I like the sound of that." He grinned and nodded as they headed for the next exhibit. "I'm having fun. I like hanging out with you, Sammy. Even if you are woefully underimpressed by pie..."

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He nudged at Dean lightly at that, shaking his head. "I like hanging out with you too, Dean." Even if he was obsessed with pie.

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"Good. We'll have to try to do a lot of it while you're here." Make up for lost opportunities.

He led Sam into the fossil exhibit and released him to let him examine the bones and things. Knew Sam liked those sciencey things.

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Sam followed him and looked at the exhibit with predictable interest. He really did like learning about this kind of stuff. Liked that Dean wasn't giving him too much grief for it either. They were probably running out of exhibits to check out now, as much as they'd walked, but Sam had enjoyed himself pretty thoroughly.

Even better with Dean's company, even if his brother could be a dork... and was, a lot.

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They were nearing the end and it was getting kind of late. Probably no time for the zoo today, but they could see it tomorrow if Sam was still around. He let Sam have his fill of the fossil room and then wandered over to clap him on the shoulder. "You about ready to roll, dude?"

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"Guess so," Sam answered, looking up at his brother. "Are we heading back to the apartment now?"

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"Unless you wanna stop somewhere else. Don't think we have time for the zoo today, but we could do something quicker if you want?" He shrugged. He was happy to hang out some more if Sam wanted to. Supposed they could do something closer to home.

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"Nah, that's okay, Dean. We can just go back, if you want. We should take Ozzy for a walk later though." He didn't get to go with them today after all...

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"Good idea. Poor little guy's probably bored out of his skull by now." Dean turned to head back toward the front door of the building and out to the parking lot. He slipped behind the wheel and waited for Sam to settle in the passenger's seat. "Anything you want to eat in particular for dinner tonight? Or should we just see what's at home to put together?"

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"Whatever you want to cook is fine with me, Dean." He climbed in and got comfortable. "Anything else you want to do tonight, Dean?"

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"Okay. We'll see what I can dig up." he started the car and headed for home. It would be nice to get home and relax after all the walking around they'd done today. Well, after they took Ozzy out.

He glanced over at the question and then grinned. "Actually, I have a thought. Need to make a quick stop, first."

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He gave a curious look at that. "A quick stop where? What are you planning?"

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"Not telling." Dean intoned mysteriously. He pulled into the parking lot of a store not far from their apartment and stopped the car. "Hang out here for a minute. I'll be right back."