Disclaimer: I don't own Psych.
Rating: T
"Have fun at school today, Dylan"
"Yeah dad, fun and school should never be used in the same sentence."
With that, seventeen year old Dylan Culverhouse walked out the front door, keys in hand.
Santa Barbara hadn't been the same since Bailey, Dylan's girlfriend, had been murdered. Her killer had been targeting high school girls in the area for over a year now, but was too good to be found. Each of the killer's victims was found with a rose in their hand and a missing pinky finger.
He had found her by the fence at the edge of the soccer field and stayed up all night crying over her. He promised himself he would never date another girl because no one could ever compare to Bailey.
Detective Juliet Spencer watched as her husband of 15 years hid behind Carlton Lassiter's desk, waiting to scare him.
Juliet stood up from her chair and walked slowly to her husband.
"Shawn, what in the world are you doing?"
"Shhhh, Jules you'll expose my secret hiding spot."
"I could see you from my desk; it's not that much of a secret."
"SPENCER!" Juliet turned toward the loud outburst and Shawn popped up from beside the head detective's desk.
"Well if it isn't my favorite head detective."
"Spencer, don't you have somewhere else to be?"
"Yeah Shawn, where's Alexis?"
Shawn pointed at Juliet, "She, is with Gus and Kayla."
After fifteen years of marriage, Shawn and Juliet had three children; fourteen year old Bridget, nine year old Jacob, and four year old Alexis. Gus had also gotten married six years ago to a lovely woman named Laura and had a daughter, Kayla.
"You're going to pick up Bridget and Jacob right?"
"When?"
"Uh-", she looked at her watch. "-now"
"I'm on it Jules!" Shawn walked out of the station and got into his car. It was getting old, he had gotten it before he and Juliet were married and never thought about his motorcycle.
He drove toward the elementary school Jacob attended and waited in the pickup line. Shawn had insisted that busses were too dirty for his children. Juliet had never seen that one coming.
Shawn watched as Jacob walked out of his class room and toward the car. "Hey Dad", he waved to his father.
"Hey buddy, how was your day?"
"It was awesome!"
Shawn drove next to his daughter's school. She was a freshman this year and it really scared her. Now that a serial killer was out to get high school girls, the last place she wanted to be was in high school. Shawn watched while his little girl walked with a boy towards his car.
"Dad, I bet that's Bridget's boyfriend!" Shawn rolled his eyes. His little angel better not have a boyfriend!
She left the boy's side and walked toward her father's car. She opened the door and got in.
"Bridget's got a boyfriend, Bridget's got a boyfriend!" Sometimes she hated hearing the voice of her little brother.
"He's not my boyfriend!" she yelled. "He's just a friend."
"What's his name?" Shawn asked, suddenly interested in the familiar boy.
"Dylan."
"Dylan Culverhouse?"
"Yeah, Dylan Culverhouse."
"Oh."
Shawn put his car in drive and went straight to the Psych office. He planned on meeting up with Gus to get Alexis from him, and then taking his kids home.
A dark figure from behind the fence of the soccer field watched as Bridget Spencer got into her father's car. He watched as Dylan Culverhouse watched her. Silly boy, he would never realize that he was a curse. The man, who seemed to be holding a rose in his hand, appeared to be a shadow; impossible to catch.
"One day Bridget-", he whispered, "-you'll be mine."
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