Chapter 2: School

Holly: 2

Dean: 12

Sam: 8

Lafayette Louisiana

It was that time of year again. Summer was over and Sam and Dean had to start school. John was relieved, the boys would be gone for eight hours and he'd have eight hours to just relax. He was worried mostly about Holly, it's like she was attached at the hip with her brothers at such a young age especially Dean. Every time Sam went somewhere without her she pouted and complained but when Dean went somewhere with out her she freaked.

John couldn't help but feel his two year old daughter's separation problem with her brothers was his fault. He left Dean in charge all of the time when he couldn't be around and Dean pretty much became the parental figure in her life, but maybe it was better than his parenting, it might be best she looks up to Dean since he can't be around much. No what was he thinking you can't drop a kid on a twelve year old besides Dean already took on Sam he didn't need to raise two kids when he was one himself. Maybe it was his fault for drilling Dean so much on taking care of Sam and Holly but he was doing his best it wasn't easy Mary died only a little over a year ago.

The alarm bought John out of his thoughts. Sam easily got up, time to wake up Dean, well this should be fun

"Dean!" John yelled he got no response, he swore it he didn't know any better he'd think the kid was in a coma

He got up and slapped Dean's feet

"Dean! Wake up!" He yelled internally laughing at how deeply his son slept and how Sam was the exact opposite.

Sam took after John, he got up and got ready on time. Dean, was like Mary it took hell to get him out of bed. It was too soon to tell but John prayed Holly would take after him and Sam although she was already showing signs of being like Dean.

"Five more minutes" Dean said rolling over and burring his face in his pillow

"Dean you're gonna be late on your first day" John said sternly

"So" Dean said. John grabbed is ankles and pulled him out of bed

Dean lay still on the floor

"Dean! Go get ready now!" He yelled

"Yessir" Dean mumbled grabbing his stuff and going to the bathroom

"I don't get it dad" Dean said walking out of the bathroom

"Whats that Dean-o" John asked

"Why do we have to go to school, you can't let us choose It's not like you need a degree for hunting, although geek boy here would happily stay in class what about me" Dean said

"Hey!" Sam yelled elbowing Dean

"Boys" John sighed it was to early for this

"Dean education is important, you can't be a truant" John explained

"But dad" Dean complained

"eat your breakfast" John said changing the subject. Dean went to go pick Holly up

"I'll get her Kiddo" John said, Dean nodded sitting at the table pouring cereal for him and Sam. The boys finished eating and left to walk to school, under any other circumstances John would drive them but the school is only about two blocks away.

"Bye boys" John said as the walked out the door

"Bye dad" they said in a miserable unison as they walked to school.

Now comes the fun part of waking up Holly and trying to explain Dean and Sam were at school

He cut an apple for her and poured some juice in a sipe cup

"Holls" he said gently nudging her shoulder. She clenched the stuffed bear Bobby gave her and rolled over

"Baby girl there's an apple waiting for you" He said she instant sat up

"Apple" she repeated grinning putting her arms in the air for John to pick her up. He placed her in her high chair and she happily started eating

She looked around the room noticing Sam and Dean weren't joining her at the table.

Oh no John thought here it comes

John looked as her big green eyes became glossy from newly forming tears

"De! S'mmy!" She cried looking around trying to get out of her seat, she jumped out of her chair and ran into the other room "De! S'mmy" she called looking around.

John picked her up and sat her on the bed and crouched down eye level with her

"Daddy where S'mmy and De go?" She asked crying

"Holly they went to school" John said

"But why?" She asked her face scrunched up in confusion, John's heart melted she looked like Mary, all of her expressions reminded her of Mary, it didn't help she was looking more like her every day

John didn't notice but his eyes started to water a little

"Daddy wats wrong?" She asked noticing his eyes

"Nothing Baby girl" he said wiping his eyes. She tilted her head in concentration before wrapping her arms around her fathers neck and kissing his cheek

"Its okay Daddy, i'm not sad anymore" she said. This made John start to get watery eyed again.

"Now what was that for kiddo?" He asked her arms still hanging around his neck

"Cause thats wat you do to make me less sad" she smiled. He picked her up and kissed the top of her head

"Daddy are you stwill sad?" She asked

"No baby girl, no" he said. "Now what does Holly want to do today?" He asked looking at her

"Park!" She shrieked happily

"Okay" John said he went to change

Her clothes

"No Daddy!I'm a big girl I can do it! De says so" she said with a look of pure determination John chuckled, more evidence she was stubborn and determined just like her mother

She managed to get her black long sleeve on and put her black and hot pink plaid flannel John got her over it.

She slipped on her elastic waisted jeans and put on her pink velcro shoes

"All done!" She yelled

"Wow good job Holls!" John said proud he then looked down and noticed her shoes on the wrong feet

"But Holls" he stopped her "shoes" he chuckled she quickly fixed them

He helped her tie up her curly blonde hair in a neat pony tail

"Ready?" He asked

"Ready" she said. The park was in walking distance, there was only a few other parents there. Holly bolted to the playground. She was good at walking/running and really coordinated for a two year old "careful Holly!" He yelled after her

"Kay Daddy!" She yelled back

John was standing nervously an man with grey hair was sitting on the bench. He noticed John's nervousness

"Sonny take a seat you're gonna burn a whole in the ground" the man said in a southern drawl making space for John on the bench

"Tom Jacobson" the man said putting out his hand

"John Winchester" John said shaking it

"She your first?" Tom asked

"No actually" John chuckled "I have a twelve year old and eight year old boy, she's my only girl" John said

"That explains it she's the baby girl of the family" the man chuckled

"Yeah, it's just me and my kids I don't worry much about my boys but it's different with her" John said

"Whats her name?" Tom asked

"Holland, Holly shes two" John answered

Tom chuckled "son calm down I have four girls all grown up now and let me give you a life lesson here. Girls are just as much bruisers as boys, they may be even tougher, but you shouldn't worry now. Just wait until the teenage years, and good luck cause she's a beautiful girl" Tom said

"Yeah" John chuckled "when those years come its gonna take every ounce of my strength not to lock her in her room"

Tom laughed "trust me that only makes them want to rebel more"

"I see Holland has met my granddaughter Lacy, she's four" Tom said

John looked over to see a little girl with chocolate brown hair and amber looking eyes

"She's adorable" John said

"Looks like they're getting along" Tom said

"Thats good, usually the only socialization she gets is with her brothers" John chuckled

"So John, how long you've been a hunter?" Tom asked out of the blue

John was shocked and immediately on alert

"Calm down i'm not a threat just what you can call a friend, now what would cause a young man like you with three kids to destroy his life" Tom asked

"How did you-?"

"You have the look, the look that you've seen things, experienced things. Takes a hunter to know a hunter" Tom said

"My wife a little more than a year ago, she was killed" John said

"Thats tough, i'm not judging you for picking this life, i'm not gonna try to talk you out if it cause you got a dammed stubborn look about you, i'm just saying if you're in town, if you ever need anything you call me" Tom said writing down his number

"Yeah" John said "thank you"

Holly and Lacy came running over

"Having fun kiddo?" John asked

"Yeah" she nodded

"Hey Lacy we should head back your moms gonna get worried" Tom said

"But pops" she cried she had a similar accent to Tom's

"We'll be around again" John said

"Okay bye Holly" Lacy said hugging her

"Bye Lacy" Holly said

Tom and John nodded at each other before walking off. John didn't know but every time He would come to town Holly and Lacy would be like partners in crime and inseparable, she just made her life time friend.

As they got back to the motel John couldn't help but think what a strange meeting.

"Ya burnt out yet kiddo" John asked

"No" she said stubbornly crossing her arms across her chest

"Okay I'll just lay on the couch myself and watch the cars all alone" John said walking over and laying on the couch. He smirked hearing the patter of Holly's feet on the floor as she ran over and curled up on his chest and fell asleep watching Dukes of Hazzard (aka the cars to Holly). John realized in that moment he's nothing with out his boys and his baby girl

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