Summary: AU. She plays lead violin in the orchestra and Jimmy plays cello. He can't stop thinking about her, but she's already dating the school's most popular guy, Alistair Masters, who happens to hate Jimmy and his friends. Please R&R!

Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters. I only own Ella Williams.

A/N: Aww, I thought about how cute Misha is today and I couldn't resist writing a fic about either Cas or Jimmy pining for a girl who they believe to be out of their league or their reach. And I thought that Jimmy doesn't get enough written about him so I put him in here. Hope you enjoy!

It's a love story, as always and it might continue with a sequel when I finish it.

Please leave a review and enjoy this opening chapter!

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Out of Reach

-One-

The theme from the horror movie Ginger Snaps was what the orchestra was learning this week in their practice. The cellos had a vital role to play in this piece as well as the drummer and the pianist. Jimmy Novak sat looking at the music. It didn't seem too complicated once the string section was split into harmonies and groups. Of course, a violin solo had been written for Ella, the leading violinist in the orchestra. Most of the other players accused her of showing off half the time, but Jimmy and his friends knew different. She was just incredibly talented, dedicated and passionate about the violin.

Jimmy hadn't stopped thinking about Ella since he first met her in the elementary school kindergarten. She was a nice girl, but one of the popular ones and it seemed she just didn't have time for the boy who had once been her best friend. He still remembered the first time he met her in kindergarten when he went to play in the water tray and she was standing by the door in tears because she wanted her mom. He still remembered going over to her and holding her hand, taking her to play in the water and promising her it was okay and that her mom would be coming back soon.

He remembered how in first grade he picked her up from the floor if she fell and he always went inside with her. He remembered how she and him would sit on the grass and he'd pick a daisy and give it to her as a present. On Valentine's Day in second grade he'd picked a rose from his front yard and taken it to school for her. It was dead by the end of the day. He remembered how in third grade they'd sit together on the bus on field trips, and how they were always in the same group.

He remembered fourth grade where she kissed him on the cheek for remembering her birthday. He remembered fifth grade and how he'd comforted her when she was upset because her dog had just died. She'd loved that dog more than anything and it had pained him to see her so upset. He remembered in sixth grade how he'd had a slumber party at his house and they'd kissed each other's lips for the first time in the dark, cuddling up to him because she'd been scared when they'd watched Halloween.

He remembered how in seventh grade she punched a kid in the face for pushing him against a wall. That kid had been in tenth grade and she'd managed to break his nose and make him run home crying like a little girl. He remembered how in eighth grade she asked Andy Gallagher out and he'd turned her down; how she'd curled up to him when they'd gone to his house after school and cried against him for an hour. He remembered how in ninth grade at Dean Winchester's birthday party they'd been playing Spin the Bottle and it had landed on Jimmy. Dean had dared him to kiss Ella and that's exactly what he did.

He remembered tenth grade when she picked up her dark pink violin in orchestra and showed everyone just how good she was with that instrument. He also remembered how in tenth grade, she began to push him away. He remembered when she wouldn't hang out with him after orchestra on Wednesday anymore because Ruby and Meg Masters had invited her shopping. He remembered eleventh grade when she started to date Alistair Masters, Meg and Ruby's brother, and how he'd cried in front of his twin brother Castiel and older brother Gabriel at home after he'd found out.

Now they were in twelfth grade. Senior year. They were leaving and Jimmy was desperate to take her to the graduation dance, but surely Alistair would be taking her. He dreaded having to find a date. He was snapped out of his thoughts by Miss Rosen, the music teacher (who, by the way, everyone knew was screwing the English teacher, Mr Shurley) as she tapped her ruler on the side of her music stand.

Castiel played cello too and always sat next to Jimmy, which made people laugh a little. It was often hard to tell them apart unless you studied their clothes. Castiel always looked a little smarter than Jimmy did. It had always been the same. Jimmy smiled over at his friend Dean Winchester who sat by his girlfriend Jo over in the guitar section. He looked to his cousin Anna Milton who sat at the piano and then at his other friend, Crowley who sat beside him. Crowley was amazing on a cello. He once played a full song on the damn thing with his toes, which grossed the girls out but the boys found it awesome.

"One, two, one, two, three, four..." Mrs Rosen said, Anna beginning the song.

The cellos came in next, Jimmy looking over at Ella who was ready to play. Ella was a pretty girl with thick dark brown curls that just touched her shoulders, big blue eyes that were soulful and beautiful, a cute nose that most of the girls tell her was perfect, and this pair of full, luscious lips that every boy in school wanted to have the honour of kissing. She wasn't a whore, or a goody-two-shoes. She was an in-betweener, a girl who didn't mind letting her hair down but understood that there was a time and a place for it.

Jimmy watched her through her solo, watched how amazingly quickly she moved her fingers as she played. When the song had ended, Jimmy could hear her own friends bitch about her and it made him feel sick. He looked to her and she turned, meeting his gaze and smiling softly. He smiled in return and she blushed, looking away when her boyfriend leaned forward from his seat behind her and kissed her cheek. Alistair Masters was the most popular boy in school because people were scared of him. Pure and simple. He was a vicious, angry, jealous and cruel person, and Jimmy often worried about Ella being with him because he had it in him to hurt someone if they pissed him off enough.

Everyone packed their instruments up after practice and Dean gave Jimmy a thumbs-up, Jimmy taking a deep breath before approaching Ella who was busy putting her violin away.

"Hey, Ella..." He said softly, Ella turning with a sweet smile and twinkling eyes.

She was wearing pink today. She looked really pretty.

"Hi, Jimmy..." She replied, "You played really well today."

"Thanks." Jimmy said shyly, "So did you. You're just...I don't think you realise how amazing you are when you play that violin...not that you're not amazing anyway, but...uh..."

He was getting flustered and things were getting a little awkward but Ella just smiled.

"Thank you." She said softly, "That means a lot, Jimmy."

Jimmy smiled weakly, closing his eyes when he heard Alistair's voice.

"Who said you could talk to my girl, Novak?"

Ella just bit her lip and Jimmy smiled even more weakly at her if that was possible.

"See you around." He said quietly, turning and walking away only to hear Alistair complaining about him or something of that nature.

What he didn't know was that Ella was watching him leave, anxious to know if he was okay. She watched him go and she knew that the pain she felt every time he looked dejected or every time she watched him walk away was because she was madly in love with him. But Alistair would make every one of her friends' lives hell if she left him, especially Jimmy's. Alistair was capable of monstrous things and she didn't want Jimmy to fall victim to that.

She wished at times that she could tell him that she loved him. She wished that she had the guts to stop Alistair from hurting another kid's feelings or from throwing another kid into a trash can or something. She wasn't brave enough to stand up to him. Her boyfriend treated her like a princess but he was a bastard to everyone else. She knew she had to find the strength to leave him and she hoped she could before she lost Jimmy forever.

-TBC-

Hope you enjoyed!

Thanks for reading!

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