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Chapter 6

Sam stared around at the campus full of students and took a deep breath, fighting the urge to clutch his books closer. He hadn't had any formalised education in decades and it had changed a lot since he was a child. Sure he'd kept up with advances in the world but this was different. He wished Dean was here but that was impossible since he was taking day classes. He took another deep breath and squared his shoulders before heading across the campus, looking for his first class. He could do this.


"How was it?"

"Okay. Harder than I thought." Sam tossed his backpack down and then flopped on the couch.

"You'll pick it up quick." Dean told him even as he stretched and then plated dinner up, well breakfast for him.

"Anything interesting tonight?"

"Not unless I run into Valerius. That man has a serious chip on his shoulder, even for one of us. He hates anyone not Roman or nobility."

"How does that work? For all he knows you're descended from Rome after all."

"Yeah but unless you can prove it then we're just American peasants." Dean checked his weapons and then pulled on his jacket. "Got homework to do before bed?" He teased and Sam rolled his eyes.

"Jerk. Be careful out there and call if you need me."

"Yes Mom. Don't wait up." With that he left and Sam stretched out on the couch to read his textbooks.


Dean checked the slip of paper and then walked up to the gate and pressed the buzzer.

"Hello?"

"Hi, I was wondering if Kyrian is home? I took his old job and was hoping for some tips." He offered in case whoever had answered didn't know. The gate opened silently and he slipped in and up to the house. The door opened and he looked up at the person that had to be Kyrian, why were the others always taller than him? He was six foot, which was not short! Even if his own younger brother towered over him. "Kyrian?"

"You must be the new guy Ash brought in." Kyrian looked him over.

"Dean Winchester. Just thought I'd stop by and introduce myself."

"Come on in." Kyrian opened the door wider and let him inside.

"Wow." Dean whispered as he looked around. "I though the place Ash got us was big."

"Us?"

"Me and Sam, he's my…not sure how many greats nephew. He just started at the university. He's also my Squire. He's used to my apartment in New York or living on the road before he started working for me."

"Good that you still have family."

"Yeah, he's named for my baby brother, his grandfather. Looks a lot like him too."

"If you don't mind me asking, how long?"

"Not even two hundred years old yet, died in May 1863." He answered. He smiled softly at the sight of a woman with a baby. "No need to ask how you got out."

"Amanda, this is Dean Winchester, the newest Dark Hunter in town. And this little lady is Marissa." He picked the baby up and she squealed at her father.

"Nice to meet you ma'am."

"Well you're politer than many of your kind." Amanda teased and Kyrian rolled his eyes. "Make yourself comfortable and I'll leave you boys to chat, need to see if this little monster will finally sleep." Amanda left them to talk about the city and the common trouble spots.

Dean glanced at his phone as it rang an hour later and then answered it. "Hey Sammy, what's up?" Dean listened to him and grinned. "Sure, I'll pick some up on the way home. Now get some sleep, school in the morning." He laughed at Sam's answer and then hung up. "World's biggest mother-hen." He told Kyrian and the older man laughed.

"The sign of a good Squire."


"Hi, I'm Nick."

"Sam." They shook hands and put their books down on the table. "So where do you want to start?"

"Not sure. You know anything about this stuff?" Nick looked at the other make, he was wearing sunglasses inside?

"No. So research first."

"Sounds right." They got up to search for what they needed. "You a first year?"

"Yeah, you?"

"Nope, just the first time this class hasn't clashed with all my others. So where are you from, you don't sound like a native."

"Unlike you. Most recently New York but I was born in Kansas. Dad moved around a lot for work. Now I live with my Uncle, he got transferred her for work and I followed since the schooling opportunities were good. Plus Dean needs someone around to make sure he eats and stuff. What about you?"

"Still live with my Mom, she works at Sanctuary, it's a local institution. I used to work for this guy, Kyrian, but he's retired with a family now. So I'm focusing on my studies."

Sam blinked. Kyrian…could it be? "Did Kyrian work for a guy named Ash?"

"Yeah….how do you?"

"Cause Dean took Kyrian's old job. Get the feeling we have the same one."

"You're a Squire?" Nick hissed and Sam nodded.

"Nice to meet you."

"Huh. Well I guess knowing makes things easier. "So what's your 'uncle' like?"

"He is my uncle, well great something uncle. His younger brother is my grandfather back from the Nineteenth century, he wouldn't leave Dean after he died so he was his first Squire. Been a family tradition ever since till my Dad. After he died I found Dean and took on the job."

"Wow. Kyrian brought me into this. He saved my life and gave me a job, turned my life around."

"Sounds like a good guy."

"He is."


Nick sat at the bar, watching over his mother as she worked. He looked up as someone sat beside him and grinned. "Sneak out for the night?"

"Very funny Nick. Haven't seen you in a few days so I thought I'd stop by before meeting up with Julian."

"Research project. Actually my partner's a very interesting guy. Apparently his uncle works for Ash?"

"Dean, he came around a few nights ago to introduce himself. So you met...Sam?"

"Yeah. Seems like a good guy though he has a weird thing with sunglasses, like Ash. I've never seen him take them off."

"Dean mentioned something, a vision issue."

"Oh. Wonder if it affects class and how do I offer to help without…"

"Sounding obnoxious?"

"Yeah."

"No idea. Just see if he's having issues and then help out if he is." Kyrian suggested.

"Thanks. So what's Dean like?"

"Nice guy, willing to listen and learn."

"So nothing like you?"

"Ha ha. I better go, say hi to your Mom for me."

"I will."

TBC…