Summary: AU. Stephanie never expects her new school to be full of people who are connected to the supernatural, let alone fall in love with the demon boy who she honestly can't stand at the start. Unfortunately, their love almost gets torn apart. Please R&R!
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters. I only own Stephanie Marriott and her family.
A/N: Hope you enjoy this! Humour, romance, a bit of drama and angst ensue. I really would love to know what you think!
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There's A Curse Between Us
Chapter One
"Do you think it's wise to not tell her, Graham?"
Stephanie listened through the kitchen door to her mother, Anne, and her father Graham talking together, Anne sounding quite frantically. Running a hand through her shoulder length chocolate brown locks, she took a deep breath and listened more closely, blinking her green-blue eyes as she pressed carefully against the door.
"No. The teachers will explain everything." Graham replied.
"We're her parents!" Anne protested, "It's our place!"
"She'll understand more from her teachers."
Stephanie opened the door, her parents turning and staring at her as she entered the room. She was wearing a dark red sweater with three-quarter sleeves, black skinny jeans and red pumps with her black Paramore satchel over her shoulder. She looked at her thin silver watch, realising she had to be on her way to school.
"Oh, honey, you look great." Anne said over-enthusiastically, "Have a good day, huh?"
"Yeah, good luck, Steph." Graham added, "You'll be fine, I'm sure."
"I'll see you guys later." Stephanie said with a smile, "Bye."
Heading out of her house, she took in the warm morning air as the first signs of autumn were beginning to show on the trees, some of the leaves falling gracefully to the floor as she walked the remembered route to her school. The sky was blue, calm and comforting, with a dusting of white cloud that scattered over it's big canvas, the sun sneaking through the small gaps in them as they gently drifted over the sky.
She passed the houses, walked through several blocks before reaching her school, that looked more like a manor house actually. She headed through the gates, hearing the bell go for the start of school before heading in to the reception desk. A young woman sat there with dark hair and a cheeky smile, who grabbed a pile of papers and handed them to the girl.
"Welcome to Lawrence School for the Gifted, Stephanie. Or is that Steph?"
Stephanie blinked in total shock, staring at the woman in complete disbelief.
"H-how did you know?" She asked, the woman grinning at her.
"I'm psychic." She said, "Here's your schedule, and if you don't mind going to see Bobby. He's your history teacher. There's a map under your schedule and on top of the information pack."
"We don't use formal names here?" Stephanie asked, the young woman shaking her head.
"Nope. You'll find out why soon." She explained, "Don't worry. You'll be fine."
"Thank you." Stephanie replied a little nervously, taking a look at the map and finding Bobby's room was on the ground floor and she needed to take a left from where she was.
"Your guide will be waiting there for you." The receptionist said, "Have a nice day!"
Stephanie smiled and made her way towards the classroom. She was so nervous about meeting all these new people, new teachers, finding her way around, learning the school hierarchy because there always was one. She saw a group of boys on the corridor, passing them sheepishly only for one of them to turn around and wolf-whistle her as she walked past.
"Can I have your number, gorgeous?"
She turned to see one of the boys grinning at her, dressed in an Armani suit of all things. His accent was British, kind of sexy in it's own way, and as his eyes sparkled with the cheekiness of his smirk, she found herself wanting to swoon at the sight. But then she remembered what he'd just said to her and the clear offence she'd taken was shown on her face.
"In your dreams." She huffed, turning and walking away before hearing the other boys laugh.
"She owned you there, Crowley!"
"Ohhhh, bad luck, Crowley!"
Crowley? What kind of a name was Crowley for a kid? Maybe it was his surname or nickname or something. She finally found Bobby's room, knocking on the door a little anxiously and stepping cautiously inside when he called her to. He was a gruff looking man, in a plaid shirt and jeans of all things with a baseball cap on his head. He had a stern look about him but then his gaze softened when he realised how nervous she was. There was a blonde girl with him, and she had a rather creepy smile on her face which unnerved Stephanie even more.
"Hey, you must be Stephanie Marriott." She said, "I'm your guide! My name's Becky Rosen!"
"Hi..." Stephanie replied quietly, looking to Bobby, "Hello, sir."
"Stephanie." He said quietly, "How are you this morning?"
"Nervous." Stephanie answered truthfully, watching Bobby smile at her.
"I need to tell you something about this school, Stephanie. Your parents requested it." He told her, "Do you prefer Stephanie or Steph?"
"I like Steph." She replied softly, "What...What do you need to tell me?"
"This school is a special school." Bobby began, "Your father works away, right?"
"Yeah." Stephanie answered.
"Well...He hunts things...Creatures. That's his 'job'." Bobby explained, "Things like vampires, witches, werewolves, angels and demons. This school is full of them. Your father knows this. He also knows that hunting is in your blood, therefore you will learn to do it with my instruction. However the students in this school participate in regular lessons like in a high school, but can you honestly imagine seeing a classmate in a normal high school suddenly spreading their wings because they can't control it?"
Stephanie just stared in shock.
"You're not serious?" She breathed, "No way...This can't be happening...I'm...You're a hallucination...That's it. All of this is imaginary..."
"Steph, trust us, please?" Becky said softly, "I'm...I'm a vampire. But us good ones feed off of animal blood. Not humans."
She produced her fangs for Stephanie to see, and neither she or Bobby were surprised to see the girl faint at the sight.
Stephanie could feel a tickling sensation on her face, and as she opened her eyes she gasped at the sight she was met with.
"Welcome back to the land of the living. My name's Rachel. I'm the school nurse."
The school nurse was sitting on the couch Stephanie was laying on, and her wings which were fully on view were gently stroking at the eighteen year old's face.
"So...It's all true..." She breathed, "Th-this school is..."
"Yes." Rachel soothed, "I know this is a shock for you, dear. I'm going to send you to your next class. Your guide's here to meet you."
Becky poked her head around the door and grinned, holding her hand out to Stephanie.
"You feeling better?" She asked, "Thank God you were only out for an hour...We were worried!"
Stephanie smiled softly in thanks as she stood a little shakily, trying to let everything settle in. A school full of supernatural beings? It was insane, but from what she'd seen, totally true. She braced herself as Becky took her to their next lesson.
"Oh! Oh! We have Balthazar for English!" She cried, "He's awesome! He's an angel too!"
"Really?" Stephanie asked, going pale again.
"Do you need another drink?" She asked, "Let's call at the water fountain, huh?"
Becky waited as Stephanie took a drink of water, keeping an eye on her as they headed up the stairs to Balthazar's lesson. The same boy who'd asked her for her number earlier was waiting outside the room with his friends, as well as a bunch of people who were clearly Becky's friends. She kissed a short, scruffy looking boy before beckoning Stephanie closer.
"This is my boyfriend, Chuck Shurley." She began, "He's a prophet."
She introduced the rest of the group. A dark haired, blue eyed boy named Castiel who was an angel who had an older brother Gabriel, a brunette boy with green eyes called Dean Winchester who was a hunter, his non-identical twin brother Sam, Dean's hunter girlfriend Jo Harvelle and her brother Ash, Sam's witch girlfriend Jess Moore, and Castiel's psychic girlfriend Ava Wilson. Then, the boy from earlier approached.
"What do you want, Crowley?" Dean asked angrily, Crowley shooting him a glare.
"Shut up, moron." He replied, turning and grinning at Stephanie, "Didn't catch your number earlier, darling."
"Read my lips." Stephanie said with annoyance, "In. Your. Dreams."
With that she turned away, Crowley walking away looking rather pissed. Dean shook his head and patted Stephanie's back reassuringly.
"Ignore him, Steph. He tries it on with all the girls here." He explained, "Crowley's a demon. So are his friends over there."
He pointed to the group while Castiel began to explain.
"The shorter dark haired girl is Ruby. The taller dark haired girl is her sister Meg. Then the other two boys are their brothers, Alistair and Azazel." He said lowly, "All demons. All nasty pieces of work too."
"Stick with us, honey." Ash said, "We'll look after you."
Stephanie nodded softly, realising that she had a very big, very prominent bone to pick with her parents when she got home.
-TBC-
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