Full Smmary: Shawn gets himself involved in a case where a woman was decapitated in a small, creepy town known as "Horse Hill". Juliet tells Shawn of the legend that the townspeople tell. Shawn agrees to take the case much to Gus's displeasure. He heads out with Juliet to the Horse Hill when her car breaks down and they end up staying a few more days than planned. With no cell reception available all Shawn and Juliet have is each other. While trying to survive in Horse Hill, solve a murder, and prove the legend wrong they find more than what they bargained for in each other. PRE-SHULES. Some Shawn whump!
A/:N: It's my first story that my sister helped me write. So I guess it would be co-written with Psychic101. Our mom takes Halloween very seriously in our house. She likes to tell the tale of the "Headless Horsemen" to the little kids around the neighborhood. My sister suggested writing a Psychfic with that in mind. After a few hours this was created. Hope you enjoy!
Santa Barbra 1987
It was a normal sunny Sunday afternoon. Detective Henry Spencer opened the white gate that led to his yard. He stepped inside and set foot on the bright green lawn in front of his house. There was a light breeze blowing the salty air from the ocean over towards the house. Henry took a small whiff and smiled. He knew it was a good choice to keep his father's house. He shut the gate behind him and continued his journey up the yard and into the house. He was surprised when he found his only son at the kitchen table doing his homework.
"You okay?" Henry asked setting his bag down by the door. Shawn grumbled something and continued to write on the paper. "Shawn?" Henry spoke louder and Shawn looked up.
"Yes dad?"
"What are you doing?" Henry sat across from him. Shawn's green eyes looked into Henry's blue ones. Shawn scratched the back of his head with the eraser of his pencil. His brown hair was mussed and stuck up at odd ends.
"Homework. You always tell me to do it and when I actually do it you yell at me!" Shawn stood up, grabbed the paper and made his way to walk out of the kitchen. Henry reached out, snagged the back of Shawn's plaid shirt and pulled him back.
"Give me the paper Shawn." Henry held out a hand. Shawn grumbled again before placing the paper in his father's hands. Henry inspected the paper and sighed when he looked at the due date. It was Shawn's book report on "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
"Shawn this paper was due almost three weeks ago!" Henry shouted.
"It isn't my fault! I swear dad I had it done! It was there but then it wasn't!" Shawn said.
"Shawn…" Henry used his warning tone.
"I swear dad! It was done!" Shawn protested again.
"If it was done than where is it? Did the dog eat it? Oh! Let me guess… hmmmm." He rubbed his chin with his thumb "The aliens took it! Is that what happened?" Henry was just being cocky now.
"No." Shawn snickered "Gus and I made peace with the aliens months ago." Shawn smiled and ran out of the room before Henry could protest.
Present Day Still Santa Barbra
"Shawn what are you doing?" Gus walked into the psych office and found his friend sitting upside down. Shawn's feet were on the back of the couch, his back was on the seat and his head was near the ground.
"It's completely obvious Gus! I'm trying to find the phone." Shawn looked up at Gus.
"You lost the Psych phone? Again!" Gus yelled.
"Gus don't be my dad when I… well when I do anything." Shawn swung his legs foreword, rolling off the couch and landing on his feet.
"That's the third one this month." Gus sighed walking over to his desk.
"Really? Huh." Shawn walked over to the refrigerator and opened it.
"You put the phone in there?" Gus questioned.
"I'm just checking the basics." Shawn shut the door and scratched the top of his head.
"Hello! Is anyone here?" a voice yelled which Shawn recognized as Juliet's.
"In here Juliet!" Gus called. Soon Juliet O'Hara and her partner Carlton Lassiter entered the room.
"I found this outside taped to the door." Lassiter threw a bundle at Gus who caught it.
"Shawn why was the phone taped to the door?" Gus turned to Shawn.
"I remember now. I taped the phone to the door so if it rang and I was outside I could hear it!" Shawn smiled in triumph.
"Stay away from the phone. I mean it." Gus huffed putting the phone on the receiver.
"What can I do for you my fair Jules? And my dear Lassie?" Shawn walked over and sat on his desk. Juliet blushed at what he said while Lassiter sighed. "I assume you wouldn't come all the way out here to look at me. Or did you?" he looked at Juliet whose blush worsened.
"Spencer stop it!" Lassiter scolded.
"Fine. What's up Lassie?" Shawn crossed his arms over his chest.
"We have a case that the Chief wants you to look on." Juliet handed Shawn a file. When Juliet placed the file in Shawn's hand their hands touched and they both felt a warm buzz. She quickly pulled her hand away and looked out the window. Shawn watched her whereas Gus and Lassiter where completely oblivious to the actions of the two. Shawn opened the manila file and examined the contents.
"Glen Danes came home from work around nine last night when he found his wife dead on the ground ." Lassiter started. Shawn looked at that pictures that had come with the file. The first picture was of a woman in her late thirties on the ground with blood all around her.
"Her neck was almost completely separated from her head." Lassiter paused looking at Gus who had started to gag silently. "It seems the perpetrator was interrupted or distracted." He continued.
"My god." Shawn voiced looking down at the pictures.
"It was done while she was still alive." Juliet's voice was low.
"No one heard her scream?" Gus asked his eyes avoiding the pictures.
"Get this. They live in a little town outside of Santa Barbra. It's called Horse Hill." Juliet informed them. "Their nearest neighbor was about five miles."
"No wonder." Shawn whispered putting the pictures away UN able to look at them any longer.
"We need…" Lassiter hesitated until Juliet elbowed him in the ribs "Your help." He finished quickly rubbing his side.
"Yeah. Of course." Shawn said with a nod.
"We did some talking with the people who live in the town. They kept telling us a story." Juliet turned and sat down on the couch. Shawn moved and sat next to her so their legs were touching. Gus went and sat next to Shawn while Lassiter stood in front of them all.
"What story? Or do I not want to know?" Gus looked from Juliet to Lassiter.
"It's completely fake Guster."
"I don't know Carlton." Juliet said.
"You believe in that bull?" Lassiter looked at Juliet who shrugged.
"What's the story Jules?" Shawn was looking at Juliet intensely.
"There's a legend where many years ago there was an accident and a man was decapitated. They say that a man was riding a horse when out of nowhere he was beheaded by… well no one knows. They also say he was traveling in the woods to look for his treasure which had been stolen. According to legend he haunts the woods looking for his lost treasure." Juliet explained.
"Do you think this woman had anything to do with the treasure?" Shawn asked.
"It's all a stupid, make believe tale to scare the little kids. It isn't real." Lassiter said.
"Carlton all the people we talked to mentioned the story." Juliet voiced.
"They were all high O'Hara!"
"I don't think so." Juliet grumbled.
"I believe you Jules." Shawn told her.
"Really?" Juliet turned to Shawn.
"Yeah. I want to check out this town. I want to see if I can communicate with his spirit." Shawn stood up with Juliet.
"I'm not going back there." Lassiter folded his arms.
"Gus?" Shawn turned to Gus.
"Hell no Shawn. If you want to get your head cut off that's your deal." Gus huffed.
"Fine. Jules and I will go." He went over to his desk, grabbed his phone, and jacket.
"Shawn it'll take a few hours to get there. We'd have to stay overnight." Juliet told him.
"That's fine with me Jules." He said walking outside. Juliet walked after him and pulled on his arm to get him to stop.
"Shawn I-"
"Jules come on." He looked at her.
"What if something happens?"
"Nothing will. I won't let it." She seemed to lighten up.
"Then let's go." She walked over to her green buggy and he followed her with a smile.
Just because this is my first story doesn't mean you should take it easy. Be honest with me and I can improve when needed.