Chapter 1:

"Okay, girl I mean, young female adult, we're going to have some house guests for a while." The sun had fallen low on the small town while mother and daughter crossed the street carrying multiple shopping bags. Miranda's dark brown hair fell over her shoulders in delicate waves while Elena's hair was straight because that was the current trend. "They're friends of your fathers from years ago- well, not them exactly, their father's name is John Winchester and he's an old hunting partner."

"Dad hunts?" Elena found the statement completely hilarious, "That's a joke. Dad wouldn't even go hunt with Matt and Jer the other day."

"He grew out of it." Miranda shrugged, "The reason why I'm telling you before Jeremy is because I know you've been having some trouble with Matt and according to your father, Dean, the eldest son, is a bit of a catch but he's bad news."

"Bad news?" Elena questioned her mother, "I think that's a little hasty on the judgments. Don't you think?"

"He has a record, Elena." Miranda informed her, "I just don't want you to get caught up in his bad boy essence because you're having problems with Matt. Matt's a good boy." Her mother had planned her life down to how many children she would have with Matt. Elena was getting tired of the plans and already knew she wouldn't heed Miranda's warning.

Elena laughed, "When are they supposed to arrive?"

"Any day now." Miranda said, "They're going to go to school with you and Jeremy. Sam is currently in eighth grade and Dean is a junior. Seeing as your brother is a freshman and you are a sophomore, I'm sure you two can help them transition into a new school."

"Of course." Elena sighed, "What's Sam's story? Does he have a record?"

"Not really. According to your father, he's a little bit of a nerd." Elena started to laugh again, "Hopefully he can teach Jeremy good study habits or something."

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Elena hurried downstairs in her workout attire, "Elena, the boys are going to be here any minute- where are you going?" Her mother scolded her while she grabbed her water bottle.

"I have to get into shape or Caroline's going to kill me!" She said, "She's already told me that I'm behind on the new routine even though we just got it yesterday and she demands that I run at least seven miles a day to get the perfect body!" Miranda rolled her eyes at the thought of Caroline barking orders. "I want the perfect body."

Miranda stood up, petting her daughter's hair with a soft smile on her face. "You don't need to run seven miles because you're already perfect." Elena just rolled her eyes and pecked her mom on the cheek before she opened the door. "Are you running by yourself?"

"No, I'm meeting Bonnie. She's in the pit too- best friends go down together." Elena shrugged, "I'll be back in time for dinner." She opened the front door and started to walk down the sidewalk to her car. They were going to meet at The Grill and then go to the track to run a few laps then work on the routine, then they would run four miles because they'd ran three that morning during practice. Elena caught her reflection off of her father's SUV- she looked cute in her purple soffe shorts and her matching Nike shirt that said "Your Pace or Mine?" on it. Miranda opened the door just in time to hear the roaring of the black Impala pulling up.

"Oh, look you can meet the boys before they take off!" Miranda nearly sang while Grayson walked behind her. Grayson crossed the yard with an extended hand for the first boy that emerged from the vehicle. Elena instantly knew it was Sam by the way he dressed, the way he gripped Grayson's hand. He was a tiny boy- even for his age but Elena was sure he would get taller eventually- at least, she hoped for his sake. She joined her family in the greetings just in time for Dean to step out of the car.

He was the type of guy that made a girl's knees weak- and then broke her heart. She was captivated by his hair, the way he smirked, and more importantly- the way he walked just made her want him. She finally understood Miranda's warning. Grayson reached out to shake Dean's hand which Dean returned sort of lazily. He didn't want to be there. Elena recognized that he didn't want to be there. Miranda didn't shake their hands, she hugged them tightly with her motherly love. "Welcome to our home!" She said, "How's your father?"

"Working as usual." Dean shrugged, "Thanks for the place to stay while dad's working. Normally, we stay in motel rooms but this time he decided we didn't have to." His tone was sarcastic. Elena got the feeling he would much rather be in the local motel room. Grayson reached for their bags, but Dean grabbed one saying, "I'll take this one." Elena thought she saw her dad nod to Dean as if he understood why Dean wanted that bag specifically. She shifted her weight while Miranda wrapped an arm around Sam's shoulders asking him if he's hungry and offering to show him his "room" which was half of Jeremy's room. Miranda really wanted Jeremy to learn from Sam for some reason while Grayson wanted to separate Dean from Elena by an entire floor of the house.

Grayson walked through the house with the bags while Miranda and Sam followed her. Dean and Elena starred at each other, "You going somewhere?"

"Yeah." She said, "Cheerleading workout."

"Oh, you're a cheerleader." He smirked, "That's…cool."

"But I guess I have to show you around town at the same time." She smiled, "You know, it's only the polite thing to do…"

"I would like that."

"I'm sure you would." She said, "Just get in the passenger seat-"

"No, sweetheart, we aren't taking your plastic car. We're taking mine." He didn't open the door for her which she liked. She hated all the gentlemen stuff that people did to impress girls. She could open her own door, which she did with a smile. He started it and immediately old rock songs started playing through the speakers.

"Tape player?"

"Yeah." Dean started to talk about his car but Elena had no interest in it. As far as she knew, the car was black and old and taken care of and nothing else mattered. She pulled out her phone and started to text Bonnie.

Elena: I don't think we'll be able to run or anything because I'm showing around one of the guys staying with my family but we can so have lunch if you want?

Bonnie: I completely understand! I didn't feel like running anyway- Caroline will get over it. She should run seven miles with us- I mean, we're not the only ones ordering pizza every weekend!

Elena laughed a little, "What's so funny?" Dean looked over at her while she tucked her phone into her pocket.

"Nothing. We're just going to go to The Grill rather than the whole workout thing." She said.

"Skipping out on the cheerleading activities, huh?" He smiled once more, "What a bad girl!"

"Yeah, I'm a rule breaker sometimes." Elena giggled, "I hope you like this place." I hope you like me.

He frowned, "It's just another town." His eyes held something in them that she couldn't translate. She thought it might be sadness but he didn't look like the type of guy that got sad- still, they'd only just met and she wasn't going to try to act like she knew him.

"According to my parents, your father's having you stay with us for at least nine months." Elena told him, "I get the feeling that's a lot longer than usual with you."

"It is." He confirmed.

"Why?"

"Because Sam wants to go to a school for more than three weeks and my father likes your father. He thinks we'll be safe here."

"Safe from what?"

"I don't know." He was lying. "So, what do you do for fun?"

"I cheer, I hang out with my friends, I occasionally go to parties, I fight with my boyfriend and of course, I get addicted with television shows." She shrugged, "You'll find this place to be extremely boring." She watched his one-handed driving for a few minutes before she said, "Pull here."

He did as she said, "Parties? I haven't been to a party in a long time."

"There's one next week…but I can't go." She said, "Family night and such."

"That's good." Dean nodded, "You have family traditions and that's nice."

"I want to go though, it's supposed to be a very good party."