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Life with Pearl was interesting. They got to see her in a whole new light, a light that was both good and bad. A bad thing was that Pearl had the ability to eat however much of whatever she wanted and never gain weight. And she was always hungry. If you asked Marie, she was the skinniest bottomless pit she'd seen since her Scooby Doo days. But, a good thing about the 'Pearl Cohabitation Period' was that they got to see a different side of Pearl, a more human, softer side they didn't think existed. Pearl grew more caring toward things she had been harsh toward during her power days. And she was susceptible to a whole new slew of human emotions.
The three girls would bond often, becoming great friends. It startled her at first to grow so fond of humans. She had never had friends, and never had the desire to, either. But when she grew close to Lucy and Marie, she new what she was missing. And she never wanted to lose it again.
Dean first called when they let Lucifer out. Lucy went into shock, and failed her Algebra exam. Then Lucy turned seventeen. Sam called to wish her happy birthday, but they couldn't stop by. There were more pressing matters at hand, like the looming apocalypse.
"Just stay safe," Lucy urged them over the phone. "And maybe you can come for my eighteenth. That's more important, anyway."
"We will, Lucy. We promise."
Well, some promises were made to be broken, as Marie always told her. Sam didn't make it for her eighteenth. She called his number graduation day, as she promised, but all she got was a 'This number is no longer available' message. She called Dean to clear up some confusion. When Dean picked up, she could tell he was upset.
"Lucy?" He asked, surprised to hear she had called.
"Dean, who is it?" A youthful voice asked in the background. Lucy was startled to hear this.
"Yeah, Dean…" She hesitated in how to carry out her sentence. "Do you remember last time I saw you, I told Sam I would call him when I graduated? Well, graduation was yesterday, and… Dean, where's Sam? I called his phone, and it said the number was unavailable. What's going on?"
"Dean, who is it?" The background voice asked again. The sound was closer now, and Lucy could tell it was a young boy. She new it wasn't Sam, so who was it?
"Dean, who's in the room with you?" Lucy was really confused.
"Oh God, Lucy, I forgot to tell you." Dean sighed sadly.
"Tell me what?"
"Who's Lucy?" The young unidentified boy kept pestering.
"Ben, please, can you go into the other room for a minute? I swear I will explain everything to you and your mother as soon as I am done making this call. But I need quiet for a minute. Can you do that for me, buddy?" On the other line Ben nodded and headed out the door, but as soon as Dean's back was turned, he hid just outside the door to eavesdrop on Dean's mystery conversation.
"Dean, who's Ben? Where are you?"
"Look, Lucy, I'm sorry I forgot to call. Everything got so hectic, I just forgot." Dean rubbed his eyes anxiously, having to tell the tale of Sam again.
"Where is Sam?" Lucy's patience was wearing thin.
"Hell." Dean said simply.
"What?!" Lucy's voice was shrill. It sent shivers down Dean's spine.
"Sam didn't make it. Do you remember his plan to regain control and make the big jump?" Lucy did vaguely remember him mentioning something of the sort. Lucy nodded, forgetting Dean could not see her. "Lucy, are you still there?"
"Yes," Lucy spoke, her voice breaking. "I do remember."
"Sam went through with it. The son of a bitch went through with it." It was Dean's turn for his voice to crack.
"Oh," Lucy replied emotionlessly. She only sounded emotionless, though. Silent tears slipped past her eyelids and she wiped them away. "You know, the girls and I were planning a road trip, actually. We could swing by, visit for a while. Only if you want that, though. I wouldn't want to impose." She held back a sob as she said the word 'impose'. Dean heard it.
"You wouldn't be an imposition at all," he confirmed. "You know, I'm staying at Lisa's house, actually." Lisa? It took a minute for her to register the name. She did remember Dean talking about an old flame a while ago. And then the name clicked.
"Oh, that Ben! Of course!" She gave a small, weak bark of laughter. "Don't you need to check with the roommates then?" Dean nodded.
"Just plan on coming. I can check with the family." It was so strange to hear Dean talk like a family man. Lucy just agreed. The next day all three girls piled into Lucy's new car, bought from years of double shifts. It was a cute little red Ford Fiesta, and she loved it to death.
After a few hours on the road, they found their way through a few subdivisions and wound up in the Braeden's driveway. It was a cute little brown house, and it looked very homey. The three then piled back out of the car and stumbled awkwardly onto the porch. Lucy rang the doorbell and they all adjusted themselves nervously. A thin woman with tan skin and dark hair opened the door.
"Yes?" She asked curiously.
"Is this where Lisa Braeden lives? Maybe I have the wrong house." Lucy looked at her two friends and considered just turning back to her car and claiming they couldn't find him.
"This is she," she confirmed.
"Oh," Lucy muttered. "I don't know if you were expecting us… We're friends with Dean. He said it was okay for us to stop by, but maybe we should go." Lisa swung the door open wider for them to pass through.
"Of course we were. Come on in." Lucy let the others pass in front of her and turned to lock her car, before following them in and giving Lisa a grateful smile, which she returned. It made Lucy think of the night before they had left.
Lucy set the phone down slowly and stood there for a moment, letting it all sink in. And then she shrunk down onto the couch and cried. She was never going to have that relationship they had promised each other the last time they had met in person. It had been almost three years since she had seen Sam in person, and now she never would again. Marie walked through the front door carrying three of the largest cups of chocolate ice cream she had ever laid eyes on, and sat down next to her.
"I brought ice cream. My spider senses were tingling on my way home; I could tell something was up. Then again, when is something ever not up around here?" I nodded and took a cup.
"It's- it's- Sam…" Lucy had a hard time finishing her sentence.
"Oh, did that boy not want to date you after graduation like he promised?" Marie teased.
"Sam's dead." This froze Marie.
"Oh, Lucy, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean anything by it." Lucy shook her tear covered face.
"I know," she sobbed. "I just wished he was still alive. You know, like everyone does after someone dies." Lucy continued sobbing, Marie by her side.
Pearl came trotting down the stairs, proclaiming, "Hey guys! My bags are packed and I'm ready to roll! What's- Lucy, what's wrong?" She knelt down and took the cup being offered to her by Marie. "Thanks," she said with out turning her head.
"S-s-Sam's d-d-dead," Lucy stuttered, hardly handling the information at present.
"Oh, sweetheart," Pearl rubbed Lucy's back and used her newly discovered caring voice to sooth her. "It'll be okay, eventually. You just need to be optimistic. I mean, at the rate the Winchesters die and come back, he'll be up and running within the week." Lucy laughed.
"You know, you're right!" Lucy laughed again. "Thanks. Now who's up for being a hard core couch potato?"
Lucy came out of her memories and glanced around the house. It, too, was very homey. A boy about twelve or thirteen came down the stairs, eying the girls suspiciously.
"Ben, honey, is Dean up there?" Ben just shook his head, all the while keeping a close eye on the three girls in his foyer. "Do you want to come down and meet some friends of Dean's?" This seemed to take away a lot of the suspicion he held for them, thinking that Dean was a great guy, so his friends must be great also. He came down the stairs, his attitude having turned light and happy. "This is- Oh, I'm sorry, I don't know who is who!" She flung her hands in the air hopelessly. Lucy laughed warmly.
"I'm Lucy Kain," she introduced herself. "This is my friend Marie," she pointed to Marie and Marie waved, "and this is Pearl." Pearl waved too. The two seemed overwhelmed by the three girls.
First there was Lucy, tall and lean with green eyes that could knock you out and dark brown floppy curls that were always perfect. Then there was Pearl, who had milky, almost white blonde hair that formed in graceful waves down her back, pale skin and a small white dress that made her shine like she, herself was a light. This was funny, considering she was an angel. Well, half of one. And then you looked at Marie, the girl of average height, with hair an average hair length, which looked like the essence of normal. It was an odd band of friends, anyone could say. It went from dark, to normal, to light.
"Lucy?" It was Dean, who had entered from the back door to see what all the commotion was about. "Is that really you?" He slowly sauntered through the doorway, as if he didn't believe his eyes. When Lucy looked up and saw her old friend, her eyes were filled with emotion.
"Dean," she gasped and ran in for a hug. He hugged her back, stunned. It was strange to see her familiar face after so long. "Three years is far too long to go without seeing your pretty face, you know."
"Yeah," he responded somberly. "Hey, congrats, Grad! How does it feel?" Lucy shrugged.
"It feels kind of wrong. Like I should be back in school or something, instead of going on a road trip with my friends. And also, I was really hoping to see Sam, but… Life happens, I guess. It's funny. Our promise was the one thing that really motivated me to graduate." Dean released her and turned back to his new family.
"Guys, this is Lucy, the nicest demon spawn I've ever met." Lucy turned and hit Dean in the stomach.
"Shut up," she growled at him. "You don't want to scare your new family," she whispered the last part at him, so the people unaware of her heritage wouldn't find out. He nodded conspiratorially.
"And you've met Marie, the annoying one." It was Marie's turn to hit him. "And Pearl, our little angel." They all took their turns smiling again at the family. They stood there in an awkward silence for a moment.
"Did you have a, thing with Dean's brother?" Ben asked, not afraid to ask blunt questions. Lucy went over and sat on the stair next to Ben, bumping him with her shoulder as his mother scolded him.
"Yeah, I did."
"What was going to happen when you graduated?" Lucy thought about that. She wasn't sure what, but she thought they would maybe go out on a date, get engaged. But she knew Sam wasn't a family man. What did she think was going to happen?
"Well, three years ago, the last time I saw Dean and his brother; Sam and I made a promise to each other. He was older than I am, and, even though we both liked each other, I decided nothing could happen until I had graduated high school. So I told him I'd call him when I graduated. But, as you know, too little too late. So, I guess nothing." Ben soaked up all the information, slowly forming an opinion.
"Do you miss him?"
"A lot," Lucy responded.
"How old are you?"
"I just turned eighteen." Ben seemed to make a decision in his head.
"Will you date me?" Lucy nudged him with her shoulder again.
"We'll talk when you graduate." Ben seemed satisfied with that answer, and Dean was practically beaming with pride. She got up with a smile on her face, joining her friends by the door.
"Maybe we should drop by the hotel and get settled in. We can come back after we drop off our stuff."
"Wait, you guys are staying at a hotel?" Dean asked, obviously surprised. Lucy nodded. "We thought you would be staying here," he said honestly.
"Oh," Lucy thought out loud. "Well, we haven't paid yet, but we wouldn't want to impose on you guys."
"No, please," Lisa said, clearing the air. "Any friend of Dean's is a friend of ours. And, let's face it, Dean needs more friends. We wouldn't want to scare any off." Lucy laughed.
"Well, okay, then. We can cancel our reservations, right girls?" They all nodded in agreement. They went out and brought all of their bags into the house, and were directed into a large guest bedroom up the stairs. There was a king sized bed and a pull out couch, all set for them to use. There was even a guest bathroom, all to them.
They got all settled into the guest bedroom, getting ready for a long night.
Alright! There's the first chapter! I am going to make this a two part chapter, because I want to go into detail about her visit to Lisa's house, and I feel like this is going to go on forever. So, REVIEW and tell me what you think and expect from this story!
Help on the plotline would be greatly appreciated! I have some of it, and then my mind goes blank. So, SUGGEST AND REVIEW! Goodnight, people!