"I'm John, John Winchester" he replied standing completely still just watching Rebekah.
"Rebekah Camden" she replied with a smile before biting her lip, "Bye" she spoke quickly before she turned and began to run toward Mary who was now waiting for her a little closer than before.
"Who was that?" she asked looking to the corner that Rebekah had been talking to John on but he wasn't there anymore. Rebekah turned to look back as well before turning back to half smile at Mary.
"Just some guy, he asked me to meet him at Harry's this afternoon... I don't know if I should go" Rebekah replied automatically spilling everything to Mary, needing help with what she should do.
"You should definitely go, get your mind off of Brock... It's not like it is some big commitment" Mary replied with a smile as if she had been reading Rebekah's mind. "I'll help you get dressed up and you can make a real impression" Mary offered kindly as she walked back to the school.
Mary continued to prod about John through their first lesson so Rebekah explained. "I ran into him when I was coming around the corner, my things went everywhere and... Your mom put a knife in my bag..." Rebekah hissed to Mary, Rebekah's eyes were big and she had no idea what to do about the situation.
Mary chuckled, "Self-defense Bekka" she replied as she wrote down the things the teacher had put up on the board.
Rebekah rolled her eyes and continued, "He helped me up then helped me pick my things up then he asked me if I wanted to go out with him some time..." she explained before pausing when the teacher looked at them.
"What, just like that? He didn't even know your name that is so romantic, love at first sight" Mary sighed happily with a smile on her face. Rebekah raised an eyebrow, love? Rebekah hadn't even thought about that.
"I don't think it's 'love'..." Rebekah replied before continuing her story, "I hesitated then he told me that he would be down at Harry's this afternoon and that he wants me to meet him then he said if I don't meet him he'll understand" Rebekah finished her story and looked at Mary who was looking at her.
"He likes you" she giggled before getting down to asking for detail, "So, what's his name? You left that out" she asked expectantly, Mary was excited for her friend.
"He said his name was John Winchester" Rebekah replied looking between Mary and the blackboard then down to her book.
"Ooooo John..." Mary giggled, "Is he cute? Do you like him? Are you going to meet him?" Mary bombarded Rebekah with a seemingly endless amount of questions before the teacher cleared his throat to get their attention then raised his eyebrow.
Both girls went silent until he turned around again. "Yeah, I guess, he is kind of cute but I don't know if I like him, I mean, he seems nice enough, I just don't know if I am going yet" she replied answering all three questions in a slightly disjointed sentence.
The girls stayed silent through their lessons until lunch. They walked out to a grass patch and sat down before grabbing out their lunch bags.
"Okay, I was thinking about it... You should definitely go, just to see him because maybe you just might like him but if not then you tell him and never have to see him again... You've got nothing to lose and a cutie to gain" Mary suggested simply using logic as she bit into an apple.
Rebekah thought about it a moment, Mary was right she had nothing to lose and if she did maybe like John then she had a lot to gain. "You're right...I think I am gonna go" Rebekah replied and smiled before taking a bite of a little cake that Deanna had sent in her lunch bag.
"That's great... I'll have to show you where Harry's is after school then I'll leave you if John is there but I'll be back to get you because I can't go home without you" Mary replied with a smile, she was really happy for Rebekah and anything that made Rebekah feel like she fitted in was great.
The day passed by slowly the topic of John didn't come up again until that afternoon. The final bell tolled so Mary and Rebekah began to walk back toward the place Rebekah hated going but she didn't know why. They reached the place she had woken up and Mary pointed across the road.
"That's Harry's" she explained but Rebekah had already picked that up by the signage on the front window.
Rebekah nodded she could already see John straight through the window, sitting on a stool at the counter of the small establishment. She took a deep breath she had no idea why she was so nervous.
"Is he there?" Mary asked she hadn't seen John before, only his back from a distance so she had no idea who he was. Rebekah nodded slowly then looked at Mary with an uneasy smile. "Well then I'll go; you'll be fine... You still have your knife?" she asked being cautious after reassuring Rebekah.
Rebekah felt around her bag for a little bit before nodding. She actually felt a little safer with the knife in her bag, knowing she had the ability to defend herself. Rebekah put a smile on her face and straightened up getting ready to go.
Mary enveloped Rebekah in a hug, "Good luck Bekka" she smiled and handed Rebekah a little bit of money before beginning to walk down the street, toward her friend's house.
Rebekah took one last steadying breath before crossing the road and opening the door to the milk bar. A small bell chimed making Rebekah look up at it, she actually liked the whole retro look, even though for the times this wasn't considered retro yet.
Rebekah looked back over at John who had looked up when he heard the bell; he smiled and stood from his stool. Rebekah returned the smile before moving over toward him.
"You came" John smiled sounding slightly relieved and happy about the fact she was there.
Rebekah shrugged a little with a smile, "I'd have to say thank my friend" she replied honestly before sitting down at a stool beside John.
John smiled, "Then I shall... Do you want something to drink?" he asked kindly, he already had a coffee sitting in front of him. Rebekah shrugged with an innocent smile; "One chocolate milkshake thanks Harry" John called to the guy at the register but continued to smile at Rebekah.
"You have a lot of confidence, you know that Winchester?" Rebekah asked with a smile as she crossed her legs and leant against the counter. John just smiled in response.
"Winchester, huh? Last name basis is it?" he asked with an eyebrow raised and an amused smirk.
"Sorry, my dad was a marine... You can't help but adopt it but only when I am talking to guys..." Rebekah replied with an apologetic smile and a slight frown.
"I was a marine for a few years, just got back actually, so I am pretty much used to it..." John replied kindly, "What's your dad's name? Might know of him..." John asked sounding quite interested.
"Corporal Justin Camden, best on the field as he used to say" Rebekah laughed before realizing that she was in 1971, her father had begun his service almost 3 years ago.
John frowned, "What a coincidence, I knew a Justin Camden and his fiancée..."John began to explain.
"...Eleanora Hudson" Rebekah replied before she could stop herself, she wanted to kick herself for speaking when she should have just shut up but she also wanted to cry, in this reality her parents were alive.
"Uh, yeah... How did you know that?" he asked critically, trying to capture Rebekah's eyes but she was avoiding his.
"Lucky guess" she replied before looking at him, "Okay, maybe not a guess... I might tell you one day and you may understand, but not now" she added seriously keeping eye contact with John who smiled.
"Mysterious, I like that" John laughed kindly, "So, you're new around here, right? I haven't seen you before" he asked in an attempt to keep a comfortable conversation flowing.
"I thought you just came back? How do you know I haven't been here a few years?" Rebekah asked with eyebrow raised before she smiled, "Yeah as of yesterday" she replied to his question.
John nodded, "Well then yeah, definitely new...I've grown up in Lawrence, that's why I asked" he replied simply, Rebekah nodded as her milkshake was placed in front of her.
The pair continued to talk, laugh and get to know each other until it was almost closing time. "We're closing up now you two" Harry informed as he walked past cleaning the counter. Rebekah and John both nodded before standing and heading for the door.
"Thanks Harry" they both shouted and laughed before walking out the door and standing just outside on the street.
"I had fun this afternoon and I'm really glad you decided to come, even if your friend pushed you into it" John smiled at Rebekah who happened to be smiling back.
"I'm really glad I came too, even if I wasn't going to" Rebekah replied honestly with a slight chuckle.
"I'd really like to see you again, if I can" John admitted with a slightly nervous smile.
"I'd like that" Rebekah replied biting her lip and looking around a little bit.
"I'll be here again tomorrow afternoon after work" John informed Rebekah hoping she would decide to come again.
Rebekah smiled, "I'll see what I can do... If I don't get in trouble for being out this late" she replied chuckling then biting her lip again.
John nodded and smiled before leaning in and kissing Rebekah's cheek, "I'll see you tomorrow" he whispered before walking round the corner just as Mary came from the corner on the opposite end of the street.
"Hey Bekka, so sorry I am late, I got caught up at Melanie's house..." Mary apologized with an apologetic smile. "That's also our cover when we get home" she added with a cheeky smile.
"It's fine... Okay good cover" Rebekah replied still smiling, she could still feel the kiss that John had left on her cheek. She was surprised and glad that it went so well.
Mary asked all about the meeting with John the whole way home and Rebekah was happy to spare the details; it was good to have a friend like Mary who could listen but always knew the right things to say at the right time.
The girls reached Mary's house to a pair of unhappy parents. "Where have you girls been?" Samuel asked unimpressed, "We were supposed to start Rebekah on the field today" he added seriously.
"I'm sorry daddy, we got caught up at Melanie's doing homework after school" Mary replied sounding really sorry, Rebekah felt really bad because it was sort of her fault.
Samuel sighed, he knew it was normal teenage girl stuff but that was girls who didn't know about the things in this world, "Fine but tomorrow I want you both home straight after school to start working on this case" he gave in and returned to his study, he had already eaten dinner.
The girls entered the dining room where Deanna was sitting at the table going through old receipts and doing up an invoice. "Hello girls" she spoke rather sternly, not looking up from what she was doing.
Mary and Rebekah sat down either side of Deanna, "I'm sorry mom but Rebekah had a date at Harry's, she has another tomorrow..." Mary explained and Rebekah looked at her, what happened to the cover? Deanna looked between Rebekah and Mary then sighed.
"You'll have half an hour tomorrow to tell this young man that you can't be there then I need you to get back home because training you is serious Rebekah, what if this demon comes after you again?" Deanna asked seriously then sighed again. "Well, who is this young man? Is he nice?" she asked with a smile.
Rebekah nodded and Mary hugged her mother, "Thank you mom, promise we'll be home by 4" she replied before taking Rebekah upstairs.
They sat and gossiped about the events of the day and the new people that Rebekah had met at school for almost two hours before retiring to their rooms for sleep finally ending, what turned out to be a pretty good day.