Prelude
Disclaimers: I don't own Supernatural or its characters, Maggie and Lola are original character created by me and bubblegumthai.
Theme: Angst, Drama, Supernatural
Rating: M
Authors note: The second installment in the AU trilogy, all collaborations written by both me and bubblegumthai. Set nine months after Blessing in Disguise.
Chapter One
"Okay…so…you are still coming, right?"
"Yes! For the last time…we are still coming!"
"Don't yell at me!"
"I wasn't yelling."
"You were…"
"Maggie…are you crying?"
"…no…I just…really…like…chocolate?"
"Uh huh."
"Okay…I'm gonna go now."
"Okay. Take it easy! Make sure you get plenty of rest!"
"Will do! Bye Sam."
"Bye."
Sam closed his phone with an exasperated sigh, looking over at Dean and Lola who were loitering around the front of the Impala. He trudged back to them, looking exhausted he leant against the bonnet beside Lola,
"So, how is she?" Lola asked, tilting her head to one side as she looked at Sam,
"Emotional…" Sam replied, "Raging hormones and all that…"
"Do we have to go?" Dean whined, "She'll yell at me…"
Lola giggled,
"You'll be fine." She insisted,
"I don't see why we have to go and help her pick out a house, anyway? Doesn't she have a boyfriend to do that stuff with?"
Lola rolled her eyes,
"But you two are her brothers and she wants you there!" She insisted, "You're going, Dean." She said sternly. Dean sulked, his arms crossed over his chest, "Just eat your waffles and stop whining…" She sighed, putting her hand beneath the polystyrene container he was holding and lifting it closer to his face,
"Want some?" He offered, extending the syrup and cream covered waffles out to her. She frowned in disgust,
"No. You know I can't eat cream." She said matter-of-factly, pushing the waffles away,
"Oh sorry princess Lola…" He mumbled through a mouthful,
"Well unless you want my mouth to swell up then I suggest you keep them to yourself."
"Y'know what…I'm gonna go and get the car started…" Sam sighed as he ambled off to start up the Impala,
"Hey!" Dean snapped, "My car!" He called as he jogged after his brother. Lola sighed,
"My God…it's like living with children…"
After two days of constant driving, the Impala pulled into the parking lot of Maggie's apartment block. As soon as the tyres had rolled to a stop, Lola had jumped out of the car and ran up to the entrance just as Maggie was waddling her way to come and meet them. Lola threw her arms around the other girl,
"Woah! You're huge! I can hardly get my arms around you!"
"Yeah…thanks Lola…" Maggie muttered,
"Seriously though…you look really awesome!"
"Hey…" Sam beamed as he and Dean ambled up to join the two girls, "How's it going?"
"Oh yeah…it's great! Matt's driving me crazy. Anyone would think it was him giving birth in a week!"
"Yeah…I guess it must be pretty nerve-wracking."
"Yeah…and the nagging makes it so much better!"
"That's all part of the fun, isn't it?" Dean scoffed,
"It's nice to see that you haven't changed much in the last few months."
"So Maggie…have you found any houses that you'd like to look at?" Sam asked,
"Yeah…we found one in the next town but I wanna know what you guys think."
"Why?" Dean asked before Sam stomped on his toe,
"Let's go." Sam said dryly, grabbing his brother's arm and hauling him back towards the car. Matt was just reaching the bottom of the stairway when Maggie turned and yelled:
"MATT! HURRY UP!"
Lola, who was following Dean and Sam, sent the brother's a slightly frightened look as her eyes widened,
"Wow." She mouthed as she caught up with them to get in Dean's car. Matt approached his black jeep, opening the passenger side door up for Maggie to get in, "Awh…chivalry isn't dead after all…" Lola sighed dreamily as she sunk into the leather of the back seat, Dean already with the engine going. She sighed as he tossed her a can of soda,
"Open that for me Lola." He called behind him as she caught the cold steel,
"What a jackass…" She muttered, pulling on the ring pull as Sam settled in his seat,
"I think we should make a run for it." Dean said seriously, "Quick. While she's indisposed."
"Shut up and drive." Lola grumbled, extending the can back to him. The two brothers exchanged looks before Dean shot his mouth off,
"What's got your goat today then Lola?"
"Nothing."
"Dude…drive…" Sam said, trying to stop his brother from instigating another argument. Thankfully Dean took his advice and pulled out into the road after Matt and Maggie to follow them on to the next town.
An hour or so later, the two cars pulled up outside of a smart, new-looking house, standing alone in it's own well-trimmed little green plot, complete with large tree. Sam stepped out and looked back over the top of the car to his brother,
"This looks familiar…" He murmured. Dean nodded,
"It looks just like home." He agreed,
"Are you girls coming?" Maggie snapped as she marched up the front path, Matt in toe,
"Man…get that girl some chocolate…" Dean sighed as they followed. Maggie had already let herself in and was standing in the large entrance hallway,
"Isn't it lovely?" She gushed. Dean shrugged,
"I guess…it's a house."
Sam rolled his eyes,
"It's nice." He agreed, "Let's take a look around…" He said as he and Maggie walked off within the house. Matt looked over at Lola who was standing at the foot of the stairs, looking up through the central spiral to the ceiling at the very top of the house,
"Something up Lola?" He asked, moving to look also,
"Huh? Oh…no…I was just looking."
"I guess we should follow before she yells again…" Matt mumbled, making Lola smile,
"Don't worry," She reassured, "it'll all be over soon."
"Thank God…" Matt breathed, "It's been…trying…" He admitted. Dean loitered awkwardly,
"Hey…is that the kitchen…?" He asked, suddenly walking off. Lola and Matt exchanged amused looks, following after him to find Maggie and Sam also standing in the kitchen, looking out of the window over looking the garden,
"…nice sized garden…" Maggie was saying, "Plenty of room for little Jensen to toss around a baseball with his uncles…" She sighed,
"Jensen?" Sam asked,
"Maggie…that's a horrible name!" Lola exclaimed,
"What? I think it's cute…okay…what about Jared?"
"Do you want our children to be beaten in the playground?" Matt asked,
"Okay…alright…well we'll think of something." She insisted, turning back to the window, "It's really nice…"
"What about Joanna for a girl. Jo'."
Dean's eyes widened,
"Please say no…" He whispered, much to Sam's amusement,
"Uh…no. I don't think so." Maggie mumbled,
"Thank God…"
"How about Cassie?" Sam suddenly asked, smirking. He could feel Dean's glare on him as Maggie mulled it over,
"Nah…"
"Dean…give her your phone! You've got plenty of girl's names in there." Lola remarked with an innocent smile. Dean sent her a withering look,
"Not funny."
"How about Meg?" Matt asked,
"NO!" All four answered in unison,
"Okay…not Meg then…" Matt sighed,
"Anyways…shall we go look upstairs?" Maggie suggested as Sam and Matt followed her back towards the entrance and the stairwell leaving Dean and Lola behind to look around the kitchen.
As Maggie and Matt stood in awe at the master bedroom, Sam wandered down the hall to the second bedroom which Maggie had mentioned was what she wanted to make into the nursery. He wandered around, feeling a little sad that he and Dean would probably never get to do this sort of thing and also that the word nursery reminded him of so many painful memories. With a sigh he made his way for the door, though as he did, something stopped him. A shiver ran down his spine as he was hit by an overwhelming feeling of something ominous. He took another look around the room before heading back out into the hallway to meet up with Dean who had come looking for him,
"What's up?" He asked with a frown,
"I don't know…" Sam mumbled, "I just got…a weird feeling in there."
"What kind of weird feeling? Maybe you shouldn't of have that Danish this morning…I'm telling you...the waffles looked good but the pastries…I dunno…"
"Not that sort of feeling." Sam replied, "I don't know what it was…just a weird feeling…like…a bad feeling. A creepy vibe."
"Oh…like a vision?"
"Yeah…but not. I didn't see anything…just felt…wrong."
"Well…don't say anything to Maggie. I think she needs something to eat. She's been a bit cranky…"
Sam nodded in agreement,
"Dean…there's something weird about this house." Sam insisted, "Something not quite right."
"It's just a house." Dean insisted, "Maybe you just don't like the colour of the walls Samantha."
"Dean, I'm serious."
"Okay…well…just keep your eyes open."
"Well guys, I think this is the one!" Maggie beamed, "What do you think?"
The pair of brothers stood staring back at her blankly, Sam was about to tell her he thought the house was creepy when Dean opened his mouth and cut him off,
"It's great. Buy it." He smiled nervously,
"Really?"
"Yeah…it's really…great."
"Are you serious?"
"Yes! Yes I am."
"Okay, well great!" She giggled, turning to Matt and grinning, "Isn't that great?"
"It is…if the three of you do not ever use that word again." He said with a smirk. She threw her arms around him tightly and sighed happily,
"Let's buy it."
He nodded,
"Yes Maggie."