AN: Just like I said, a new story.
…Chapter One…
A Bad Day Turned Good
July 1, 1983
Kansas
7:42 pm
A small baby girl was lying in a soft baby crib in her nursery with her twin brother lying in the crib adjacent from her. Their dad centered the room; the girl's father greeted her good night first.
"G'Night, Tessa." he whispered lightly to her. Tessa's father bent down and gave her a quick peck on the forehead.
"Daddy! Daddy!" Another older boy rushed into the room and grabbed onto the father's coat.
"Ian, calm down, you're gonna wake Tessa and Aiden up! Did you say good night to them, yet?" The father asked scooping him up in his arms. This boy was five, while his younger siblings were only six
months old.
"Only Aiden." Ian answered. His father set him down in the crib so he could say good night to his young sister.
"Night, Tessi." Ian smiled, before his father helped him out. A cold, dark, liquid slither off the ceiling and landed on Tessa's head. Her father touched the liquid with his finger: blood. It was dark blood. He looked up towards the ceiling. She followed his glance, and saw something that would forever be in her memories. Her mother's dead body, it had a large, deep bloody slash across the waist. Their
mother's body then burst into flames and her body was engulfed in fire.
"Ian, take your sister and Aiden and run." her father commanded. He reached down in Aiden's crib and took him in his arm. Father quickly handed Aiden to Ian, carefully. He ran as fast as a five year old
could out of the house.
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Their mother died that night
Their father swore to find and kill whatever killed his wife. That's when
he met John Winchester and his sons.
They grew very close as friends.
After seven years of hunting, their father died in an accident.
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Twenty-Fouryears later
December Thrity-First
Kansas
7:27 am
"Morning sunshine!" a voice chimed out of the darkness in the room. It was a Saturday morning and I wasn't planning to wake up till noon or until I needed to, whichever one came first.
"C'mon Tess! Wake up!" It was my twin brother, Aiden's, voice. I grunted then flipped over onto my back, pulling a pillow tight over my head. He cracked open the blinds and in a weak attempt to see the time, I turned my head towards my alarm clock on the side bed table. The sun shone in and burned my eyes.
"It's seven twenty-seven aaaaaammmm!" I whined. "It's too earllllly!" I kick my heals up and down as an objection. "I don't wanna get up!"
"Don't make me bring Dean in here!" Aiden threatens.
"You wouldn't dare." I jerk my head out from under the pillow. Aiden only smirks and crosses his arms over his chest.
"He hasn't left yet," Aiden shrugs. He knew my vice, my annoyance: Dean Winchester. I've known him, and his brother, since I was a kid. He's a few years older than me, but he annoys the hell out of me with
all his flirting. He is always trying to go after the next "fine" thing in the room.
After my dad died, all my brothers and me were forced to move in with Dean, Sam and John. He had met John on one of his demon hunts and they became good friends. John was never around much so usually it was just us kids trapped in a cheap motel with a TV that only had six channels. What a great childhood.
"I'm up." I grunt, fully sitting up. Today was supposed to be my me and Aiden's day. It was December thiry-first. My brother shouldn't wake me up at seven twenty-seven am on my birthday. I crawled weakly out of bed as Aiden leaves the room.
I pulled my hair back into a messy bun then I quickly got dressed and head down the stairs. I peek into all the rooms to make sure I don't run into Dean. Sam I'm okay with, but Dean is just a crazy sex-addict. The rooms are all empty, no Dean or Sam in sight. When I enter the kitchen, I only see Aiden and Ian. Aiden is busy sucking cereal off of a spoon while Ian is flipping eggs over the stove. I punch Aiden in the shoulder.
"You're a jerk." I mutter to him. He smiles triumphantly at me with a full mouth of cereal.
"Love ya, too. Sis!" he teases.
"Happy Birthday, twinies!" Ian shouts entering the room. 'Twinies' was his nickname for us. I glared at him. That name was so old. He had been using that name to tease us ever since he came up with the word at the golden age of ten.
"Thanks." I snicker back at him. Ian was our older brother. He's five years older. "I don't see Monique around, where is she?" Monique was his 'high-fashioned' snob of a girlfriend.
"Don't you have a big journalist meeting today?" Ian asked. I smirked at him knowing well that he wants me to stay out of his business. If there was one thing that Ian hated, it was prying. Me and Aiden exchanged an obvious look.
I've been working on this article, hoping it would be my big break, for Vogue, my favorite fashion magazine. I always wanted to be a journalist and it seems that now this is my big break! It wasn't until later tonight, so I have no idea why they woke me up this early.
"Happy Birthday!" my boyfriend of four years and seven months rushed in with a chocolate cake with unblowable candles on it in his arms. I smiled and threw my arms around his neck after he set the cake on the granite counter. I truly loved him with all my heart could hold.
"Happy birthday, baby!" TK whispered, planting a soft kiss to the crock in my neck.
"Oh my Gawd! TK! This is wonderful!" I shouted happily. They set the table down on the counter. I covered my hands over my mouth and do a silent shriek. TK wrapped his arms around me and nuzzled the crock in my neck. "This is all so wonderful, but isn't it a bit early for sugar." I was overjoyed but it was seven thirty in the morning.
"Yeah, but you have work in a half an hour." TK answered. "This cake is also, unfortunately, for your pain in the ass brother." Aiden shots him an angry grin.
"Hurry! Before the wax sinks into the cake! Aiden, you come on the opposite side of the counter as Tess and at the count of three you blow." Ian was always the bossy one. I rolled my eyes
"Happy Birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Tess and Aiden! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!" They both sang in unison. We blew out the candles in unison. I pulled back laughing and out of the corner of my eye I saw Dean Winchester standing by the back door. He smiled at me. I looked him straight in the eyes and rolled mine. TK cut the first slice and handed it to me. I smiled and took a chocolately bite.
"Tessa, it's seven forty-five, you gotta ge—"
"I hate work. I gotta go get ready before I'm late!" I interrupt. I threw my arms around each of them before retreating upstairs.
I arrived to work about fifteen minutes late. Ouch! I am so dead. Lance, my boss, I am sure will spend no time marching right up to me and informing me of my 'absence'. Lance is my jerk of a boss, he's mean,
rude and inconsiderate, everything a girl would hate.
I walked through the double glass doors of the coffee shop I worked in. Unfortunately, for me today was not my day to shine. My other partner in crime, Nathan, collided with me. He's about 6'3" and I'm short standing at only 5'4", he's almost a foot taller than me, and seems like a giant. He was carrying a tray full of hot coffee. It all knocked over onto me, soaking through my white shirt. It sunk through my white shirt and revealed my bra for the whole world to see.
He usually works behind the counter, I wonder why he's not working there today…
"Oh my God! Tess! I'm so sorry!!" he apologized quickly. I gripped onto his jacket with my nails. "Here let's get Kelly to help you." He pushed through the crowds of people and heads straight for the back room where my only girl friend, Kelly, was lounging.
"Kell! Kelly!!" Nathan screeched. I was still tied to his jacket. She perked up from her two-second nap and let her lazy eyes fall on us.
"One Minute!" she moaned as she scratched the sleep out of her eyes.
"I need help!" I whimper from behind Nathan's jacket. She simply out stretched her arms and let out a yawn. "NOW!"
"Fine, what's--" She stopped in mid-sentence when she saw what the problem was. "Here, have my jacket!" She offered throwing her old black jacket at me.
"Turn around." I snapped at Nathan before tearing off my wet t-shirt and pulling on Kelly's sweatshirt. "Thank you soo much!" I gush throwing my airs around her. My cell phone began to lightly vibrate against the skin of my jean pocket. I picked it up and brought my index finger to my lips indicating for pure silence.
"Hello?" I smiled into the phone.
"Hey Tess, it's Doug." Doug is my editor/manager. He basically controls my whole journalism career. Hopefully, he has some good news. I balanced from the tips of my toes to the balls of my feet as I waited for him to speak. "Look. Tessi… I have some very bad news." I nibbled on my fingernail, something I haven't done in years.
"What is it?" I asked a little hit of fear in my shy voice. I peer over to Nathan and Kelly, they look happy, faces each cracked with an ear-to-ear smile. They must think this is a happy phone call. Or they're trying to convince me it will be.
"The meeting leaders…they made a few cuts…unfortunately yours was one of them." I felt a hot tear roll down my cheek. This is what I've been working for, for all my life, even when I was ten and too stupid to know what passion or desire was. This was my one and only dream.
"I'm sorry." Doug cooes into the phone. I wanted to hang it up. I'm not one of those people who tries even harder to achieve their dream…I just give up. It is all for the reason that at the back of my mind I knew this would happen. I knew that I had no chance of becoming a journalist. This just all proved it. While my brothers wanted to stick to the 'family business' I had bigger dreams.
"Yeah me, too." I stay on until I hear the dial tone and know he hung up. I fold my flip phone and shove it hard into my pocket. More tears come and all I can think of was how I'm not good enough.
"Hon, it's ok." Kelly cooes pulling me into a hug.
"Tess, Lance at 2:00." another employee, Wanda, comments. "You better hide before he blows your head off." I pulled away and when I swung around I met with none other than with the cruel raven-like eyes of
Lance.
"Where do you think you've been, Ms. Preston?" he snapped.
"I-I-I-I've been here." I stammered. I tried to push past him. "I really don't need this right now." I rolled my hands into fists at my side. I began to walk out of the back room and out of this stupid coffee joint. I don't even like coffee!
"Tessa, you leave and I'll fire your sorry ass!" Lance called after me. "You need this job. You will lose your apartment. You'll become broke! You need this job!" I ignored him and kept walking. I am so broke. At least
Ian and Aiden still have jobs. I can get a new one somewhere else.
Something in me snapped before I could leave. Their only job was hunting demons. I couldn't exactly get fired. Me, Ian, and Aiden all live together because they're gone more than half the year anyways. They're only around for two biggest holidays of all Thanksgiving and Christmas. Otherwise, they're off hunting so it's like I live on my own. I'm the one who pays the bills. I really did need this job. Soon, I was stuck back at work, behind the counter.
The rest of the day was a total and complete blur. When I came home that night, all I did was wallow. It was birthday and my one true birthday present was stolen from me. I wasn't good enough.
Yesterday was a horrible and today wasn't going to be any better, I decided. I was planning on continuing my wallowing, sit on the couch watch sad movies and eat gallons of ice cream. The house phone rang but I made
no movement to answer it. The only movement I did was pausing the movie to see who called.
"Hey Tessi, Its TK. I know that everything fell through and you feel like life sucks, but please pick up the phone or at least meet me on the dock." The phone's dry voice called. I weighted the good and bad in my head. Someone called again. "It's me again baby and if you don't get your ass off of that couch then I am going to use all my strength to pry you off it. Don't make me come over there or else you're going to miss one of the greatest surprises of your whole entire life! So please, come to the dock now. I didn't spend all morning being romantic for nothing," Okay, I totally had to go meet him now. I pushed myself off the couch to visit the lake. Who knows maybe this could lift my spirits. I ran upstairs and changed into a cute jeans outfit.
I wrote a little note to Aiden and Ian so they wouldn't get worried:
A & I,
Went to dock.
Love,
Tess
They were only in town for a couple more days then it was off to Iowa or wherever the next big hunt was.
I got there in a quick minute; the lake is just a quick walk from where we live. TK was standing there with a bouquet of white roses with red edges. He had also placed a white cloth over a little bench that my
dad set up on the very rare occasions he was actually home from hunting trips before he died we lived here. It also had rose petals sprinkled on the seat. I smiled at him and followed the footsteps that were spray painted on the dock – it of course lead to TK.
"Oh my God," I whispered in awe. It was so beautiful. TK was also holding in his hands a little Build-a-Bear teddy bear. It was just an original fluffy brown teddy bear. I felt tears of joy and amazement fill my eyes but I didn't cry. I just wanted to jump right into his arms and never leave.
"The most beautiful flowers for the most beautiful girl," He smiled, handing me the flowers. This is like a fairytale and he was my Prince Charming and I was his Cinderella. I took the roses in my arms and smiled the widest smile I have ever smiled in my whole entire life. My day suddenly turned up.
"I love you so much," I whispered. He picked me up bridal style and carried me over to the bench. I was so in awe I felt like if I spoke anymore the magic would disappear and I would go back to being Cinder Soot.
"Tessa, I love you," he murmured into my ear, before kissing my neck. I set the roses down beside me and kissed his lips gently. For once in a long ass time, the world wasn't falling apart.
TK bent down in front of me on one knee and pulled out something in a small box…. He was finally, after the four years we've been together he was proposing! My jaw would have fallen all the way down to the dock if it weren't for the fact that my jaw was attached to the rest of my skull.
"Tessa, you're the only think that is right in my life. I love you more every second of everyday and my life wouldn't be real or livable unless you're in it," He pulled the tiny heart-shaped red velvet box
and opened it to reveal a small, heart, white-purple diamond ring!
"I only have one more thing to say," He handed me the Build-a-Bear. I looked down at him confused. "Just squeeze it's hand," I squeezed it fluffy hand.
"Tessa, will you marry me?" TK's soft voice drawled out of the teddy bear. I let the teddy bear rest in my lap. I wanted to squeal and jump and laugh and kiss him everywhere.
"Of course!" I yelped as he slipped the perfect fitting ring around my finger. He took me in his arms and I being to cry at how wonderful this moment was so beyond perfect. The teddy bear fell over on the bench beside me.
"Are you crying?" he chuckled. I quickly whipped away the tears and smiled throwing my head back.
"This is so beyond stupid!" I moan. "I'm just so happy. I shouldn't be crying."
He smirks at me and I knew something was wrong I wiggled out of his arms and his sly smirk continues.
"You've turned into such a sap, but the perfect solution to crying eyes is a nice long swim," he teased. He slid off his shirt revealing his sweet four-pack. He then slid off his pants. He was wearing gray boxers. I didn't need TK to have a six-pack, a four-pack was good enough for me. Anything was good enough for me. I don't know how I ended up with such an amazing person in my life.
"No way. I'm not wearing my swim suit." I refused. He shrugged and dived straight into the water. I followed him to the end of the dock, but didn't jump in.
"Hey, lean over I wanna tell you something." This was all just a stupid way to get me into the water.
"This is a stupid trick." I refuse crossing my arms over my chest.
"Don't you trust your fiance?" he teases. I sigh and lean over. "Hey what's that?" He points to a dark spot in the water and let my hand dangle. TK jumps up, like the fish he is, and grabs my arm, pulling me into the water. Soon my body became one with the wet water, at least my shoes were off.
"Gotcha." He smirks triumphantly as my head mergers from the cold water.
"You're an ass." I curse. I splash TK in the face.
"C'mon it was just a joke!" he declared. I turned away from him and heard a noise like someone was just pulled under water. I turn around and there is no TK to be found.