Heart-Shaped Box

By TeamFreeWillAngel and milael

A/N: This has nothing to do with TeamFreeWillAngel's Supernatural/My Bloody Valentine stories. Totally different. This one is based more on the movie. :)

Chapter 1

Harmony, West Virginia

February 14th, 1998

Young Tom Hanniger was busying himself with the hours upon hours of work that he should've been doing before now. The mine boss was already going to have his ass for it. He was a total butt and he didn't like Tom. Not one bit. See, to him, Tom was just a kid riding on his dad's money until he could get out of this town and leave it in his rearview mirror forever. But that wasn't the case. You see, Tom was in love, truly in love with the young boy who worked as a cashier at his family's store. And if he was ever going to leave town, his boy would be right there at his side...but he wouldn't get out if he didn't quiet daydreaming.

"Hanniger!" Mine boss of the night Harry Warden said as he slapped his axe against the metal mesh wall of the area where Tom was working. "We'll rescue Trainor down below." He paused for a moment to look at Tom, taking in his appearance. He was too much of a pretty boy to be down here. "You vented the methane in 5...right?" Harry asked.

"I know my job." Tom snapped at Harry. Harry rolled his eyes.

"Could've fooled me." Harry whispered under his breath.

"What was that?" Tom asked.

"I said like fuck you do." Harry said. "Just 'cuz your daddy owns the mine doesn't mean you know shit." Tom rolled his eyes at Harry and went back to work. Harry went down to where he was supposed to be. A group of men that were trying to help one of their own that were trapped. That's when a buzzer started going off.

"You hear that?" Someone asked, unsure if they were just hearing things or not.

"Oh my god!" Harry yelled as he stripped off his hard hat and tossed it to the ground. "Damn kid! Everyone out now!" He yelled. He reached into his bag and grabbed a mask, placing it over his face so that the toxic fumes wouldn't kill him. That's when the explosion happened.

One Year Later

There were a bunch of kids partying outside the number five mine in the Hanniger area. Among them was the ringleader, a wild young teenage boy named Axel Palmer, and his lovely girlfriend Irene. They were drinking beer, playing their music loud, and having so much fun. They weren't supposed to be out here, considering what happened to Harry Warden and the other five miners the year before, but do you think that Axel cared? He only had one thing on his mind.

"Come on Irene." Axel said, trying to get Irene to go into the mine with him. She was sitting on the hood of his truck, waiting for someone. "Everybody's already moving underground. Don't you think it's about time that we joined them?" Irene smiled at him and shook her head no.

"I told you I promised Sam and Tom that I'd wait for 'em." She said as he began to kiss at her neck. She moaned out loudly. He sighed. "I promised." He moved away and leaned against the side of the car, rolling his eyes.

"Winchester's still with that loser." Tom stated. "Why hasn't he broken up with him yet?" Irene began to laugh.

"Sorry to tell you this sweetheart, but this is the big newsflash of the day. Tom's the love of Sam's life and there's nothing you can do to change that." Tom grabbed another beer and popped it.

"Yeah. Whatever." He said. "If that pussy has the balls to show up here again, I will personally kick his ass." Irene laughed again.

"Yeah, sure you will." She said. That's when Tom Hanniger and Sam Winchester showed up in Tom's pick-up truck. They exited the car, Tom not looking too happy about being here again. He had already paid hell for what had happened...but he loved Sam and if this is where he was going to be, then Tom was going to be right there by his side.

"Hey guys." Sam said as him and Tom approached Irene and Axel. Tom had his hands in his pocket, but Sam's arm was wrapped around his. He was smiling so much. "Thanks for waiting." He said as he let go of Tom's arm and went to give Irene a hug. Axel smiled at Sam, or at least at Sam's body.

"Yeah, Axel was about to give up on you guys." Irene said as she hugged Sam. "But I knew you would come." Sam looked over at Axel.

"Axel. Hey." He said, just being friendly.

"Hey Sam." Axel replied, sounding more like an embarrassed middle student than someone who had just graduated high school. Sam backed up against Tom, who instantly wrapped his arms around his waist.

"Okay, so before we go in...snapshot!" She called out. She slid off of the truck and grabbed her camera. Tom smiled down at Sam, knowing that his boyfriend probably really did want his picture taken, but was just going to play shy so he wouldn't have to.

"No." Sam said. "I don't think so." Tom placed a gently kiss on Sam's forehead, trying to tell him that it was okay with him without saying anything. It was their own special little code.

"Come on." Irene said. Tom grabbed Sam's hand and turned him to look at him. He rewrapped his arms around Sam's waist.

"Let's do this." Tom said. Irene smiled.

"Because you two look so perfect together." Irene said as she held her camera up. But instead of them facing the camera, Tom kept Sam facing him and just as Irene was about to take the picture, Tom leaned down and kissed Sam on the lips, making Irene cheer and Axel roll his eyes. They finally broke their lip lock and Tom rested his head against Sam's. Sam smiled at him before Axel cleared his throat. Sam looked over at them and blushed.

"So...you guys want one?" Sam asked them. Irene was about to say yes when Axel grabbed the beer off the truck and spoke first.

"No we're good." He said. "Come on. Let's go." He started walking towards the mine.

"All righty then." Irene said. The four walked towards the entrance of the cave, Tom's hand wrapped around Sam's. He began to slow his strides as they arrived at the entrance. He was afraid. He hadn't been back there since the explosion and the questions. Sam stopped him before they could go any farther.

"Hey." Sam said. Tom turned to look at him. "We don't have to go in there if you don't want to Tom." Sam said softly. Tom smiled at him and placed his hand on his cheek. Tom looked into the cave as he heard laughing. He hadn't heard that nose coming from in there in so long, it was almost foreign to him. He then looked back at Sam.

"It's fine." Tom said gently. "Everybody's here, having a good time. We should have a good time too, right?" He asked. "And you wanted to be here."

"Do you want to be here." Sam asked. He actually didn't want to be here, but Irene wouldn't quit bugging him as they worked until he finally said that he would stop by.

"Yeah. Yes." He said. "I want to be anywhere you are Sammy." Sam smiled at the nickname. He hated it when his brother or parents called him that, but when Tom called him that, his heart fluttered. Sam wrapped his arms around Tom's neck.

"I love you." He whispered. Tom smiled at him.

"I love you too." He replied. He placed another kiss on Sam's lips. "I left the beer in the car. Here. Take this." He said, giving Sam the flashlight that he had grabbed. "I'll go grab it and then catch up with you."

"Want me to go?" Sam asked.

"No." Tom quickly answered. "Go ahead, have fun. But if Palmer starts making passes at you, knee him in the balls." Tom said with a smile. Sam smiled back at him before Tom headed back towards the car and Sam headed into the mine.

Sam walked alone into the mine. He had the light on and it was kinda shaking. He had never liked the mines since he was a little boy and they went on a field trip hosted by Ron Hanniger, Tom's dad. He thought they were scary his whole life and he was glad that Tom quit working there. But Ron had thrown a fit when Tom quit, saying that Hanniger's don't give up that easily and a lot of garbage that Tom didn't care about.

"Axel?" Sam called out. "Irene? Where are you guys?" He asked. He passed the station Tom had been working at that night, running his hand over the dirty sign. He read the words on it before continuing on. He heard someone trip over a glass bottle, which caused him to gasp and jump around. "Oh God." He whispered. He turned around just as someone jumped out of the shadows, wearing a miners mask. He growled at Sam, which caused him to gasp and jump. The kid began to laugh as he removed the mask.

"What?" He asked. "You think I was Harry Warden or something?" He scanned Sam over once. "Pretty boys like you shouldn't be down here alone." But that's when something really bad happened. The kid was stabbed through the back of the head, his eyeball taken out. He fell to the ground as Sam began to scream. He watched as a miner appeared in front of him, black suit and bloody pick axe. This was Harry Warden.

Sam took off running, screaming his head off as he did. His light landed on several dead bodies of former classmates, all cut down before their time was done. Sam didn't have time to mourn them though. If he didn't want to be added to the victims list, which was what he wanted more than a new car, he had to run. He was backing away from the final resting places when someone grabbed him, placed their hand over his mouth, and pulled him around to hide behind a wall just as Harry appeared. It was Axel. Irene was right at his side. He was trying to stop Sam from screaming out.

Some poor kid got mixed up with Harry then. Axel tried to stop him, but Harry ran forward towards him. The kid ran but hit his head against a low wooden post. He landed on the ground with a thud. Axel, Irene, and Sam all stood there, watching as Harry brought down his pick axe on the poor kid. Sam, Axel, and Irene all took off running away from Harry, but Axel tripped over some equipment. Irene kept running, but Sam stopped and picked up a shovel and swung it at Harry. Harry grabbed a hold of Sam's shirt and pulled him closer to him, making his feet trip over each other until he had no grip on the ground at all. Sam was so afraid as he looked into those soot covered goggles that he didn't notice the girl that was running towards them. Harry let go of Sam and swung the shovel around, cutting off her head. Axel grabbed a hold of Sam's arm and got him to his feet, helping him run. They ran into Tom as they made their way to the entrance.

"Sammy!" Tom yelled as he grabbed Sam and held him. He noticed the bloody handprint on Sam's white shirt that came with Harry's glove grabbing it.

"They're dead!" He cried out as he rested his head against Tom's shoulder. "They're all dead!" Tom hugged Sam as he looked back to where they had come from. He wasn't going to lose Sam here. Not now, not ever. He pushed Sam to follow Axel, who was heading out of the mine. Tom took off running as Harry crept closer.

"Faster Sam!" Axel yelled as they ran out. "Faster!" They ran out into the truck, but Sam saw that Tom wasn't with them. He tried to run back.

"No." He said. "Don't leave him! Tom!" He yelled out. Axel wrapped his arms around Sam and pushed him into the truck. Tom was heading towards them when Harry caught him with the axe and threw him back. Sam saw this. "NO! TOM! PLEASE COME ON!" He screamed. He tried to climb out of the truck, but Axel shoved him inside. Tom heard Sam yelling for him, but he couldn't get up. He was in shock. He watched helplessly as Harry threw an axe at Axle's truck, embedding it in the glass. It was just about an inch from Sam's eyes. He screamed. Tom got himself to his feet as he heard Sam's screams. He wanted to rip Harry's head off right then, but he watched with sad eyes as Axel pulled the truck away, taking his boyfriend and Irene with him. Tom then took off running back into the mine. He thought he was safe...until Harry swung at him.

Tom was good at dodging the axe as Harry swung it. He jumped to avoid it, but ended up falling against a pile of wood. He thought it was the end of him when someone fired at Harry, splattering the miners blood all over Tom's face. Harry fell to his knees in front of Tom.

"Stay down Harry." The sheriff growled at the down miner. But he didn't listen. He pushed himself to his feet again and stood in front of Tom. "STAY DOWN HARRY!" He called to him again. Him and his deputy continued to fire at the wounded Harry Warden until he vanished. The deputy chased after Harry while the sheriff went to Tom. "Tom, you all right?" He asked. But Tom didn't answer. All he could think about was how he had let Sam down.

Poor Sam and Tom. Please review!