Author's Note: Sorry. Ain't getting time to finish stories these days. And my muse kinda died in between but my mind is clear now and I am back with a bang!The followes have crossed over a hundred and I can't thank you people enough for your support. Just hope you like this chapter. More Bella/Sam goodness.
The Gateway
Sam's POV
"Wake up, honey." I heard Bella coax Grace into awakening the next morning as we got ready for our cover jobs.
Grace was supposed to be a college student and sister of the awesome Dean Winchester because their resemblance is way too much to be ignored. Bella somehow persuaded the principal to give Dean, the job of the Assistant Basketball coach. I think there is some serious angel mojo involved in the aforementioned "persuasion". Alex was also gonna be a student. Grace was horrified as both her parents would be at school with her. She was seriously pissed. "Who goes to school with their family?" she had asked. It was her first high school experience and I doubted she would get any dates because I am pretty sure Dean would scare the guys into running their asses off.
I was to work at the hardware store which was kinda ridiculous as I didn't know jack squat about the job.
"Ground control to Major Sam. Over?" I heard Dean's voice.
"You ready?" He asked. I had a look at him. He was wearing shorts. Huh! The awesome Dean Winchester is wearing shorts!
"Don't smirk!" he commanded seeing my face.
"I am not!" I protested in my defense "I am laughing out loud!"
"Whatever!" He huffed.
"You ready?" I heard Alex ask me. She looked kinda…Well, she was wearing a Neon green t-shirt and hot pink shorts with high top trainers.
I tried to hide a smirk.
"Bitch please! I know I look like a clown. Come on! Who wears pink shorts. Pink! And what is with these shoes! Its crap!" She almost wailed and turned away.
I saw Grace next. She looked beautiful. Well that and normal. She wore a simple jeans and a button down.
"But mom!" she was wailing at Alex "I already have you and Bella in, like, 4 of my classes. Why do I need to join the Physical Education?"
"Because it's important to stay fit and healthy." Alex stated heavily.
"Oh please. Both of us know that ain't true. You just want someone or the other from the family to keep an eye on me."Grace intoned sulkily.
I suddenly felt a hand on my shoulder. Recognizing the touch immediately, I turned around to see Bella smiling at me indulgently.
"Come on. It's time to leave." She said softly.
"I kinda wish I was at the college with the rest of you." I said, grinning as I wrapped an arm around her shoulder.
"I agree. I am pretty sure there is gonna be at least some good drama." She said.
"Well, we do have a crazy family."I stated.
"Agreed . But they are still ours, aren't they?" She asked, smiling.
"That they are." I replied as we started moving out of the house.
Bella's POV
"We are not having any zapping action, you understand me?" I heard Dean talking to Castiel as we walked outside the house.
"Yes Dean! I understand." Castiel replied
"Good. I and Grace would take the car since we are supposed to be siblings." Dean said as he flushed out the keys and Grace took the passenger seat.
"I'll teleport." Alex announced.
"I and Sam have this thing…" I trailed.
"What thing?" Dean and Alex asked at the same time, eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"Well, we were planning on checking out the gateway to get some info on it." Sam said and flushed.
"I am coming with you." Dean announced.
"No you are not. You will go to college and I and Sammy would zap to the gateway. Get as much info as we can, and come back within half an hour. I'll drop Sam at the hardware store and meet you there." I said firmly.
"Okay. But if you don't come back in half an hour, we'll come and check, alright?" Alex asked.
"Yeah alright. Now, let's not waste our time and get going." Sam said as he took my hand.
Within moments, we were standing deep in the forest. There was a seriously acrid smell that did not belong in the forest. It was an unpleasant feeling overall. I could feel the hair on the back of my neck standing.
"Can you feel it?" Sam asked, not letting go of my hand.
"Yeah. It's powerful, I can feel that we are very near." I said as we started moving forward, hand in hand.
After walking for a mile or so, we saw a wall. A stone wall which was covered in ivy and algae. It looked like an ordinary thing in the forest but I knew it was anything but. I was almost one hundred percent sure that this was the place where the gateway was.
"This is it?" Sam asked.
"Yeah. I can feel it." I said as I touched the wall. I felt a jolt and the next moment, darkness overwhelmed me.
Sam's POV
"Bells!" I said as I caught her before she fell. She touched the wall and it was like she was electrocuted. I felt for her carotid pulse. Thanking god when I found a pretty strong pulse, I checked for her breathing. She was taking shallow breaths and it felt like she wasn't getting enough oxygen. I opened her mouth, held her nose and breathed for her. I breathed a puff and realized that she was breathing better. I continued the mouth to mouth for a few minutes and she returned to consciousness.
"Are you alright?" I asked, my voice tight.
"Yeah" she said, her voice hoarse, as she tried to get up but couldn't as I held her tighter.
"What happened?" I asked.
"Electricity. Drains." She said in broken sentences.
I put one hand beneath her head and the other beneath her thighs and lifted her in my arms. She tried to protest but I shushed her.
"Shut up!" I said "It ain't the first time I've carried you." I started walking with Bella scooped in my arms. Her eyes were closed and she looked like she was taking a nap. I looked at her face. She looked tired but still beautiful. I placed a feather light kiss on her temple as I realized just how easily I could've lost her.
After about walking a for ten minutes she opened her eyes.
"Better?" I asked.
" Much. I think I can teleport." Bella said.
"You shouldn't have touched it like that!" I all but yelled at her.
" I didn't know!" she yelled back.
"Exactly! You didn't know. God! What if something would've happened to you!" I shouted again.
I was scared. I was really really scared. I can't lose her. I could never lose her. I love her far too much. I noticed her eyes had softened as she hugged me tightly. I hugged back.
"I am fine Sammy. I am alright baby." She whispered in my ear.
I nodded.
"God! You are such a chick at times." She said as I held her tighter.
"You love me anyways." I said with a small chucked.
"That I do." She said, grinning, as we pulled apart.
"Now come on lets go or Dean and Alex would be here to kick our asses." She said as I held her hand and found myself standing infront of a hardware store the next moment.
"Will you be fine?"She asked a little worriedly.
"Hah! You were just freaking electrocuted. And you are asking me if I will be fine? I am debating whether to let you out of my sight at all after what happened." I retorted.
"I will be fine." She said as I leaned in to kiss her. "Trust me." She breathed on my lips after we pulled apart.
"I love you." I said.
"As I love you." She said as I walked into the store and saw her vanishing around the corner.
A/N: And that's all folks. Keep the reviews coming. Next chapter would be The college experience.
