//Babe I'm Gonna Leave You~Led Zeppelin//
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What's Playing on Your Radio?
Dean grunted as he slid out from under his Baby, wiping the grease on his hands off on the thighs of his battered jeans. Clara handed him a cold beer as he stood, and he tipped the top in her direction in acknowledgement before tipping his head back and drinking deeply.
Clara pulled herself up onto the dusty workbench, her nimble fingers brushing away scrap metal and rusted tools out of her way. She avoided looking at Dean as he gulped away at his beer; instead she tipped her head back and looked at the sun that filtered through rusted holes in the roof.
A year ago if someone had told her she would be living pretty much out of a car with the occasional stay at cheap and questionable motels and the odd house squatting she would have laughed and looped an arm around Dylan's neck, kissed his cheek and told them as long as he was pampering her she'd having nothing less than a nice little piece of suburbia.
Her eyes fluttered shut as a kaleidoscope of memories assaulted her, and she took in deep steady breaths before opening her eyes, firmly pushing her memories into the back of her mind, filed under 'things better forgotten'.
She noticed Dean watching her, his beer forgotten in his hands, green eyes firmly fixed on her face and she bit back a grimace.
While Dean would avoid talking about feelings, she knew he was worried (he was always worried if she was honest), and there was only so long she would be able to divert him.
She frowned down at her booted feet, faintly sad at the fact that she hadn't worn a nice pair of heels in far too long, while hoping Dean would go back to his beer and forget about her.
Her eyes flicked back to his face, and she grimaced as she caught his gaze. He shifted awkwardly for a moment before coming over to sit beside her, their shoulders touching amicably.
He cleared his throat after a moment of silence, adjusting his grip on the bottle.
"You know, Clara, we haven't really, uh talked about, you know, that night."
He coughed, rubbing a hand over his hair, spiking it up horribly.
"I didn't want to bring it up, but, you say you're dealing with it, but you're not. You're really not."
Clara closed her eyes briefly, images rising unbidden from her mind, of a cold night, and blood on her hands before swallowing convulsively.
Her face twisted, and she leant forward, her long black hair falling over her face like a curtain.
Her sharp eyes flicked around the room, when an idea came to her.
Dean watched as her face set in sudden determination, a small unforced grin on her face.
She turned to him, her eyes gleaming and smiled, all teeth, causing Dean to shift in unease as her eyes roved over him in consideration.
"I have a better idea Dean-o. It's been such a long time since I wore a pretty dress."
~
Dean chuckled in exasperated amusement as she gracefully glided down the ancient staircase, dust swirling around her feet as she made her way down. She was grinning; her face alight in a way Dean had never seen in the year he'd known her.
He gallantly held out his arm to her as she reached him, and she slipped a dainty hand through the crook of his elbow as he led her to what must have once functioned as an old ballroom.
It wasn't much, the paint peeling away and large cracks in the ceiling, water stains on the remains of wallpaper and the smell of rotting wood, but for now it was home, however temporary, and Clara couldn't imagine living any other way. Not anymore.
Dean had parked the Impala out under the window, the radio cranked up as loud as it could go, the sound filtering into the room, loud enough to recognise, but quiet enough to be background noise.
She grinned, grabbing his hand and pulling him to the centre of the room. The sounds of Led Zeppelin drifted through the window, and she smiled, spinning herself around holding his hand up above her head as a balance point.
She caught the hint of Dean's smile, and spun herself into his arms. She looped her arms around his neck, and his went around her waist and she grinned impishly at him. The air was nice and cool, the sun warm and filling the room with a golden glow.
Dean's arms were warm and heavy and so very familiar, and she knew then that she had never had a better friend than him.
She led him into a waltz, not caring that it didn't match the song, biting back a grin as Dean clumsily copied her movements.
It was amusing to see him stumble, when he was usually so sure with his own body.
The song ended, and the next one played and her smile broadened.
Dean noticed, and quirked a brow in her direction, a silent question.
She shrugged before replying.
"It's my favourite song by Led Zep."
This time it was his turn to grin, "Since when did you like Led Zeppelin? You always give me a b.tch face when it comes on in the car."
She smirked at him, her lips curving mischievously, "I lied. It's just too much fun to see you all worked up about why I am disgrace and how I have no appreciation for the good things in life."
He chuckled and pulled her closer, feeling her lean her head on his chest.
He heard her humming, and it wasn't long before she was softly singing the lyrics.
"I said baby, you know I'm gonna leave you.
I'll leave you when the summertime,
Leave you when the summer comes a-rollin'
Leave you when the summer comes along.
Baby, baby, I don't wanna leave you,
I ain't jokin' woman, I got to ramble.
Oh, yeah, baby, baby, I believin',
We really got to ramble.
I can hear it callin' me the way it used to do,
I can hear it callin' me back home..."
She trailed off, pulling back and smiling at him.
"Dean?" she asked her voice soft.
He mhmmed in response, pulling back slightly to look at her closely.
She bit her lip, indecision in her features for a moment before it cleared.
"Thank you." she finally replied, resting her fingers on his cheek for a moment.
He smiled, grasping her fingers in his, squeezing gently. No words were needed, and she took his gesture as the acceptance and thanks in return that it was.
She smiled back, before spinning away, out of his reach, sending dust motes swirling into the rays of the sun, and he smiled to himself, at a strange sort of peace within himself, even if it was only for the moment.
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What's Playing on Your Radio?
Dean grunted as he slid out from under his Baby, wiping the grease on his hands off on the thighs of his battered jeans. Clara handed him a cold beer as he stood, and he tipped the top in her direction in acknowledgement before tipping his head back and drinking deeply.
Clara pulled herself up onto the dusty workbench, her nimble fingers brushing away scrap metal and rusted tools out of her way. She avoided looking at Dean as he gulped away at his beer; instead she tipped her head back and looked at the sun that filtered through rusted holes in the roof.
A year ago if someone had told her she would be living pretty much out of a car with the occasional stay at cheap and questionable motels and the odd house squatting she would have laughed and looped an arm around Dylan's neck, kissed his cheek and told them as long as he was pampering her she'd having nothing less than a nice little piece of suburbia.
Her eyes fluttered shut as a kaleidoscope of memories assaulted her, and she took in deep steady breaths before opening her eyes, firmly pushing her memories into the back of her mind, filed under 'things better forgotten'.
She noticed Dean watching her, his beer forgotten in his hands, green eyes firmly fixed on her face and she bit back a grimace.
While Dean would avoid talking about feelings, she knew he was worried (he was always worried if she was honest), and there was only so long she would be able to divert him.
She frowned down at her booted feet, faintly sad at the fact that she hadn't worn a nice pair of heels in far too long, while hoping Dean would go back to his beer and forget about her.
Her eyes flicked back to his face, and she grimaced as she caught his gaze. He shifted awkwardly for a moment before coming over to sit beside her, their shoulders touching amicably.
He cleared his throat after a moment of silence, adjusting his grip on the bottle.
"You know, Clara, we haven't really, uh talked about, you know, that night."
He coughed, rubbing a hand over his hair, spiking it up horribly.
"I didn't want to bring it up, but, you say you're dealing with it, but you're not. You're really not."
Clara closed her eyes briefly, images rising unbidden from her mind, of a cold night, and blood on her hands before swallowing convulsively.
Her face twisted, and she leant forward, her long black hair falling over her face like a curtain.
Her sharp eyes flicked around the room, when an idea came to her.
Dean watched as her face set in sudden determination, a small unforced grin on her face.
She turned to him, her eyes gleaming and smiled, all teeth, causing Dean to shift in unease as her eyes roved over him in consideration.
"I have a better idea Dean-o. It's been such a long time since I wore a pretty dress."
~
Dean chuckled in exasperated amusement as she gracefully glided down the ancient staircase, dust swirling around her feet as she made her way down. She was grinning; her face alight in a way Dean had never seen in the year he'd known her.
He gallantly held out his arm to her as she reached him, and she slipped a dainty hand through the crook of his elbow as he led her to what must have once functioned as an old ballroom.
It wasn't much, the paint peeling away and large cracks in the ceiling, water stains on the remains of wallpaper and the smell of rotting wood, but for now it was home, however temporary, and Clara couldn't imagine living any other way. Not anymore.
Dean had parked the Impala out under the window, the radio cranked up as loud as it could go, the sound filtering into the room, loud enough to recognise, but quiet enough to be background noise.
She grinned, grabbing his hand and pulling him to the centre of the room. The sounds of Led Zeppelin drifted through the window, and she smiled, spinning herself around holding his hand up above her head as a balance point.
She caught the hint of Dean's smile, and spun herself into his arms. She looped her arms around his neck, and his went around her waist and she grinned impishly at him. The air was nice and cool, the sun warm and filling the room with a golden glow.
Dean's arms were warm and heavy and so very familiar, and she knew then that she had never had a better friend than him.
She led him into a waltz, not caring that it didn't match the song, biting back a grin as Dean clumsily copied her movements.
It was amusing to see him stumble, when he was usually so sure with his own body.
The song ended, and the next one played and her smile broadened.
Dean noticed, and quirked a brow in her direction, a silent question.
She shrugged before replying.
"It's my favourite song by Led Zep."
This time it was his turn to grin, "Since when did you like Led Zeppelin? You always give me a b.tch face when it comes on in the car."
She smirked at him, her lips curving mischievously, "I lied. It's just too much fun to see you all worked up about why I am disgrace and how I have no appreciation for the good things in life."
He chuckled and pulled her closer, feeling her lean her head on his chest.
He heard her humming, and it wasn't long before she was softly singing the lyrics.
"I said baby, you know I'm gonna leave you.
I'll leave you when the summertime,
Leave you when the summer comes a-rollin'
Leave you when the summer comes along.
Baby, baby, I don't wanna leave you,
I ain't jokin' woman, I got to ramble.
Oh, yeah, baby, baby, I believin',
We really got to ramble.
I can hear it callin' me the way it used to do,
I can hear it callin' me back home..."
She trailed off, pulling back and smiling at him.
"Dean?" she asked her voice soft.
He mhmmed in response, pulling back slightly to look at her closely.
She bit her lip, indecision in her features for a moment before it cleared.
"Thank you." she finally replied, resting her fingers on his cheek for a moment.
He smiled, grasping her fingers in his, squeezing gently. No words were needed, and she took his gesture as the acceptance and thanks in return that it was.
She smiled back, before spinning away, out of his reach, sending dust motes swirling into the rays of the sun, and he smiled to himself, at a strange sort of peace within himself, even if it was only for the moment.
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