Summary: AU. When Ava Harvelle joins Lawrence High School she has secrets to hide, even from her own cousin. Then she gets together with Jimmy Novak and she fears he's going to get too close to her. First in 'True Love' verse. Please R&R!
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters. I only own Ava Harvelle.
A/N: Hiiii! SO SORRY I'VE NOT UPDATED THIS WEEKEND! My computer's power socket died on Friday so I had to take it into the shop, only just got it back today!
Okay, new verse, my 'True Love' verse, which is Jimmy/OC, and it's going to be several multi-chapter stories. I hope you enjoy and please feel free to review!
Of Teenagers, Romance and Secrets at Home
~Chapter One: Welcome to Lawrence High~
Ava sighed and looked at the cut on her cheek. It wasn't anything she couldn't cover up with a bit of make-up, and she sighed, applying the foundation as she learned to. Her auburn curls were hanging over her shoulders, brown eyes sparkling as she covered her fourteen year old face with the make-up. She'd learned to put it on in such a way that it looked like she wasn't wearing any at all.
It was amazing how she could cover up her bruises and cuts in such ways. She'd just moved to Lawrence, Kansas with her parents, her mother in particular wanting to move closer to their family. Ava's father, Max, had an older brother, Bill, who lived in the city and ran a bar called Harvelle's Roadhouse with his wife Ellen. They had a daughter, Jo, Ava's cousin, who was a month older than her. But Max had died several years ago, and Ava's mother had married another man who was nowhere near as wonderful as Max.
Ellen would be coming to pick her up any time soon, and she slipped on her light pink t-shirt with a rose graphic in the middle of it. Her jeans fitted perfectly on her hips and she put on her pristine white sneakers, grabbing her beige over-shoulder bag and slinging it on, getting her beige jacket and heading down the stairs.
"Sweetie, Aunt Ellen's here!" Her mother, Naomi called, kissing her cheek and brushing a hand through her hair, "Here's some money for your lunch...have a good day. And don't worry, Jo will look after you."
"Thanks." Ava replied, kissing her mother's cheek and stroking the bruise around her eye, "You got enough foundation to cover that up?"
"Yeah." Naomi said softly, "Now, go before Steven wakes up. Go on..."
Steven was Ava's stepfather, and he was a nasty piece of work, in every way possible. He was cruel, cold and vicious, and Ava hated to be around him when he was angry. The sound of a beeping horn caught her attention and she gasped, heading out of the door and holding up her cell phone to her mother.
"You need anything, you call me." She said, Naomi shaking her head, "Mom!"
"I'll be fine." Naomi replied, "I'm not going to bring you home from school, now go."
Ava sighed and left the house, smiling as Jo jumped from her mother's truck and bounded over to her, hugging her tightly and squealing happily.
"Oh, you'll get to meet everyone today!" She cried, "The Novak twins, the Winchesters, Crowley, Chuck, Becky, Ash! All of them, they'll love you!"
Ava beamed and laughed, climbing into the car and sharing pleasant conversation with her aunt and cousin as they drove to school. She wouldn't be able to meet Jo's friends until she got into class as she had to report straight to the Principal. Making friends was something that she was very wary of. February seemed a strange time to start school but the family had just moved up here from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and the school there had been on the same syllabus as Lawrence High, which meant that Ava hadn't missed much at all.
Karen Singer looked up from her desk as Pamela Barnes, the Principal of Lawrence High, knocked on the door with a new student by her side. She smiled, looking to her students and hushing them as she beckoned the Principal inside. Jimmy Novak sighed and put his pen down, hating to be disturbed when he was in the middle of work. He struggled to get back to work if he'd been disturbed.
His twin brother, Castiel, wasn't like that at all. He was a really good worker, and could work in any environment. He could work even if his best friend, Dean Winchester was talking his ear off. He and Dean were just so close that Jimmy had a feeling that they were going to become more than friends in the future. He never said that to anyone though. He couldn't bear to put Castiel through any kind of prejudice that people in that school adopted quicker than they could catch a cold.
Jimmy lived with several brothers. He lived with Castiel, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel (both of them adopted), Zachariah, Lucifer and Michael. As awful as Uriel, Raphael and Zachariah could be at times, they were incredibly loyal, especially to their family. Then there was Anna, the sister who'd been away for a long, long time, and who they rarely heard from. Jimmy couldn't count the nights he'd not slept over worrying about her. Castiel was the same. There were times when the twins had slept in the same bed together because they were so upset over her leaving. Gabriel did his best to comfort them, as Lucifer and Michael did, but they all knew it rarely helped the boys.
"Students, we have a new girl joining our class today," Karen said, everyone watching as the young girl was brought to the front, "This is Ava Harvelle, and she'll be joining our classes from now on."
Jimmy looked at Ava, seeing how damn gorgeous she was, especially as the light from the windows shone on her auburn hair, making it glisten in the sunlight. She was just so...beautiful. She was prettier than Jo, and that sounded awful, but she was.
"Harvelle?" A voice sneered from the back, "That your sister, freak?"
Jo snapped and turned around, glaring at the bitch who'd just come out with that.
"She's my cousin." She snarled, Pamela not looking impressed at all.
"Meg Masters, I'll see you outside my office in two minutes!"
With that, Pamela just pointed to the door, and Meg slammed her book down, storming out of the room and flouncing off down the corridor.
"As I was saying," Karen continued, "Ava will be in our classes from now on, and I want you to make her feel welcome, okay? If I hear one word about someone treating her badly, there'll be ten detentions for that person or those people, do I make myself clear?"
"Yes, Mrs Singer." The class replied, Karen smiling at Ava before looking to Jimmy.
"She alright to sit next to you, Jimmy?" She asked, Jimmy nodding in response.
"Sure." He replied, grimacing on the inside as he knew that he had to sit with this stunning girl who he just thought was so pretty.
He found himself feeling very nervous as the girl sat with him and she smiled weakly at him which he returned. As Mrs Singer continued her lesson, Jimmy rested on his elbow and looked at Ava.
"My name's Jimmy Novak." He whispered, Ava biting her lip and smiling shyly in response.
"Ava Harvelle..." She replied, Jimmy beaming in response.
"Welcome to Lawrence High." He said softly, Ava smiling in response before biting her lip, suddenly telling him her birthday.
"I'm...I'm fifteen in April..."
She had no idea why that had come out. She flushed with embarrassment. What a stupid thing to say to a stranger. Bless her, she was just trying to start a conversation, and Jimmy smiled at that, biting his lip and deciding to tell her his birthday.
"I was fifteen last week." He told her, "Just before Valentine's Day."
"Happy birthday for last week." She replied, the two turning to listen to the teacher.
Ava cast a glance at Jimmy and sighed. He had dark brown, almost black hair that was thick and out of control, with these gorgeous, big blue eyes and a voice that was soft and gentle. He seemed really sweet, and she'd inwardly squealed with delight as she'd been told to sit with him. Jo watched her cousin as she and Jimmy shared glances and she grinned. Already, Ava had a crush on someone.
-TBC-
Hope you enjoyed this first chapter!
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