Welcome to my first Supernatural fanfic! This story is intended to be a companion/sequel to my Doctor Who story, Search for an Angel; however, they should be separate enough that you don't have to be a fan of one to read the other. Updates should be fairly consistent and reviews are greatly appreciated!

Guardian Angel

"Sorry, Mom. Can't stop for breakfast!" the teen called as she hopped down the stairs, her long legs carrying her three steps at a time. Her pixie-cut dark brown hair clung wet to her forehead. "Forgot to shower last night."

"I know. Don't want you starving," the older brunette shot back calmly, taking a moment from the scrambled eggs on the stove to toss a slice of buttered toast to her wiry daughter.

"Good morning to you too!" her father interjected with false insult from cutting peppers on the island counter.

She rolled her eyes, kissed him on the cheek, and stuffed the toast between her teeth before tossing her messenger bag over her shoulders.

"I'll help you clean your guns when I get back from school, Dad."

"I'll hold you to that!" he hollered after her with a chuckle.

A few seconds later, the runner reappeared in the kitchen, holding her half-eaten toast limply.

"Hey. I was wondering – if demons are real…are angels real? Like guardian angels and archangels? If there's one, it only makes sense that there's the other. Just curious."

Both parents looked up in surprise at the sudden question. Her mother seemed troubled at first, but she finally smiled and replied,

"There are always angels watchin' out for us, baby."

A little confused at the mixed signals, the daughter nodded and jogged back outside.


The sixteen-year-old hummed along to the playlist on her mp3 player as she turned onto the last street on the walk back from her highschool. Most of the other people in her class on a Friday night were off partying together; no one had invited her, but she didn't care. Her family had just moved to this small city in the Midwest a month ago. It was halfway through the term, she didn't have any friends, and she didn't bother trying to make any.

The place they were renting was a pretty typical two-story family house in a family neighborhood with a bunch of families running around. It was cheap and no one knew them; that was the point. At least it was better than the shack they had squatted in for three months before getting here. Maybe it would last and the younger daughter could actually finish high school in one place, but she wouldn't bet anything on it.

Even though her parents didn't hunt anymore, trouble still followed them around. Even after nineteen years of being 'retired' from the life, their hunter instincts just wouldn't let some things go…like the events that led to this most recent move. It wasn't like they had gone looking for a vampire nest; it just sort of happened and they ended up killing three of the monsters before storming into the house, announcing the needed move.

A movement in the upstairs window caught her attention and she suddenly realized that there was blood smeared on the glass. A man with bloody clothes and fangs smiled down at her. Before the horror of it could settle in, a red Honda screeched to a halt at the driveway and the angry driver yelled for her to hurry.

"Where were you, Jenny?!" Kelsey demanded as Jennifer secured her seatbelt and tossed her satchel into the cluttered back seat. Her nineteen-year-old sister sped through their quiet neighborhood toward the highway.

"Kelsey! You're back! I went running after school."

"You could have been dead for all I knew!"

Jen's eyes widened and she turned to look at the shrinking house in the distance, a pit forming in her stomach.

"Kelsey, where are Mom and Dad?"

"We need to get out of town," the other girl deflected, her long chocolate ponytail swinging to the side as she checked for traffic at a stop sign.

"They found us, didn't they?"

"Yeah."

"Kelsey…" Jennifer didn't really want to know the answer, but she had to know. Her sister wouldn't be driving away so frantically and avoiding questions if it weren't the case. "The vamps got them, didn't they?"

"Yeah."

"…okay."

Not sure how to react, Jen stared out the window, watching the passing scenery with tears threatening to fall from her dark eyes. They grew up knowing this was always a possibility; their parents had told them a million times. But it was never supposed to be a reality. Now, the vampires would probably be after their victims' kids next, meaning they would be on the girls' trail by the next night.

Jen hadn't been all that enthusiastic about hunting and tended to take life one step at a time, which was necessary for their peculiar hybrid lifestyle. She just assumed anyway that she would end up doing it eventually. Her education came first at the moment, then she would train and help her folks and patiently wait for the next announcement that they were moving. Sure, she had skipped a couple years, but she was supposed to have almost another year to actually make that decision. Finish high school, then either hunt or try to be 'normal'. Well, that decision had been made for her now.

Kelsey, on the other hand, started traveling and hunting right after graduating high school two years previously. Their parents certainly hadn't encouraged it – wanting a normal life for their kids was part of why they left the business – but neither did they hide it. She insisted that it was what she wanted in life, so they decided it would be best to teach her and give her the best chance possible. She would leave, kill a few things, and come back home for a good meal before driving off again. They never knew exactly when she'd turn up. She always talked about dragging Jen off with her one day. This time was different.


After about five hours of driving, the girls finally stopped at a cheap hotel, got a room for the night, and grabbed their gear from the car.

Jen curiously unzipped her duffle bag, having forgotten what she put in it a year previously. Her folks had insisted that she keep an emergency bag in her sister's trunk, 'just in case'. Clothes, a couple of fake IDs, a couple of credits cards, cash, and weapons. Lots of weapons.

"Hehe! I forgot I had this!" she exclaimed, mashing a tasseled beanie on her head in an attempt to lighten the mood. Kelsey barely reacted, instead digging through her own bag for a clean t-shirt.

Jennifer eventually dropped the smile and changed into boxer shorts and a black camisole before tumbling under the sheets. Kelsey stood frozen mutely at the foot of her own bed.

Finally, she decided to talk, and Jen promptly sat up with her legs crossed.

"I was tracking them, trying to see if we still needed to worry. Didn't realize that I wasn't the only one doing the tracking. They must've followed me back. By the time I got home, they already found Mom and Dad, and when I couldn't find you, I…" Jen simply closed her eyes and nodded. The older girl simply became more aggravated. "It's my fault. I'm sorry. I did this to us." Jen said nothing, but a few tears started escaping onto Kelsey's cheeks. "Jenny, come on. Say something! Anything! I shouldn't have gone off so eagerly to start killing stuff and hopping into the life they worked so hard to leave. I should have been more careful. I should have known better. I ruined everything. I know!"

Jen remained silent, slowly processing what was happening with dry eyes. Their lives would never be the same. They were running for their lives. But they weren't defenseless. Their parents were dead and the monsters that did it were after them. Monsters that could be killed, just as their parents had taught them. Maybe Jennifer didn't have as much hands-on experience as her sibling, but she was a fast learner and she certainly had motivation.

"We can't bring Mom and Dad back," she finally said, taking time to collect herself. Kelsey seemed put off by the steadiness of her voice. "But we can send those vamps to whatever afterlife is waiting for them. We'll make them pay. You and me. I'll watch your back and you watch mine."

Without another word, Jen switched off the bedside lamp and curled up with her back turned to the other hunter.