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Now on with the story...

Chapter 9

"Wow you roughed him up good. I was about to come and give you a hand but I figured you'd be able to handle it by yourself." Dean grinned and reached to ruffle Loren's hair but she moved out of the way quickly.

"Dean. Public place!" she glared at him causing both her brothers to chuckle.

"What's his name again?" Dean tried asking casually but Loren caught on and shook her head.

"You think I'll tell you? so you can go find him and beat him up? Dean we're gonna be staying here for a while…we don't need any trouble from the cops"

"Speak for yourself…me and Sammy are gonna be off on hunts soon while you'll be stuck doing homework"

Loren scowled dejectedly, "Oh the joys of private schooling" she muttered as she sipped on her coke.

"So who was that guy you were dancing with?"

"Not again Dean…he's just a boy…nothing was going on"

"You two seemed pretty cosy to me" Sam commented

"Not everyone acts like 13 year olds on their first date like you did with Sarah. He flirted and leaned in a little but backed off when I told him no" she answered as her brothers glared at the blond kid.

Holy shit Dean recognized that kid from this morning…the player, the jerk…all sorts of insults flew towards the kid in Dean's mind

"Keep away from him…he's not good news"

Loren sighed and rolled her eyes, "I swear Dean, at this rate you won't let me get past second base"

Both Dean and Sam spat out heir drink the second she said that and glared at her. "Second? What? I did not need to hear that Loren" Sam spoke

"Consider it pay back" she quipped as she ordered a burger and fries from Nicky.

She thought she heard Sam whisper something like, "Where did she do that? When did she have the time to? I'm blaming you Dean!" she chuckled as she ate her meal quietly


He watched her from his seat at the table across the bar. She seemed to be arguing with her brothers and he thought she looked hot when she got pissed. Her cheeks flared red and her eyebrows creased but damn she still looked great.

She intrigued him and for the first time in a long while he wanted to know more about a girl. He thought back to when she first saw him; a blush arose in her cheeks, so he knew she found him attractive…come on, which girl didn't find him attractive? He thought arrogantly, but then why was she so bent upon keeping away from him?

She was reluctant to dance with him although she did flirt back. Reid smirked in her direction…interesting he thought as he finally looked away from her towards Caleb. Tyler nudged him and spoke quietly,

"What's up with you and that girl dude?"

"Nothing yet man…nothing yet"

"I didn't expect her to beat up Aaron like that"

Reid chuckled and nodded. That had certainly come as a surprise. He knew she had a sharp tongue but apparently she had fists of steel too.

"She's different dude. And I don't know about you but I haven't seen 'different' in a while"

"Who was that girl with you back there Reid? The one who punched Aaron" Caleb asked interested.

"He deserved it every bit, that bastard" Kate interjected and Sarah nodded in agreement.

"Do you think she goes to Spencer?"

"Nahh girl like that wouldn't go around unnoticed. She's actually new in town" Reid was quick to reply to Sarah, which caused Pouge and Caleb to raise their eyebrows

"Be careful around her Reid…she's not gonna put up with your crap" Pouge nodded and then teased, "She'll knock you down good the second you try something on her"

"She didn't seem to mind when we were dancing"

"Oh we all saw when she pushed you away Reid" Sarah giggled and Reid shot her a look of annoyance,

"What were you all doing; spying on me?"

The group laughed at his failed attempt at seducing the new girl


The Next Day...

Loren got out of the Impala and stared at the main building of Spencer Academy. "Why does everything in this town have to look so creepy?" she asked her brothers as they opened the trunk and took out her luggage. It was a small case of clothes and a medium sized box of accessories. She wasn't allowed to have a gun but had her favourite knife with her. It was a present from Sam on her 14th birthday. Carved into the 9 inch pure iron knife were her initials and on the back were the names of her brothers and her father.

Sam had given it to her before he left for Stanford. He told her it was so she'd never forget him and that their family would always be together and with her, regardless of how far apart they were.

"You sure you wanna stay in the dorms? Why not stay with Arthur?" Dean asked as he followed Loren up the stairs of the building.

"You and Sam are gonna leave in a few days to go hunt and then it'll be me all alone with Arthur in that big ass house. I intend to avoid all awkward moments between me and Arthur and trust me, if I stay there, there will be many awkward moments. Besides I prefer to have the company of people my own age now that you two are ditching me"

Dean rolled his eyes and Sam answered, "Look who's the drama queen now."

"You know we'll call pretty much every day and we'll come visit often" Dean threw his free hand around her shoulders and hugged her. She stopped before room 312 and opened the door. "En suit huh? Trust you to insist on that"

"Yeah well I don't like leaving you here on your own in co-ed dorms with shared showers." Dean grumbled and Sam nodded in agreement. Loren smiled at the protectiveness of her brothers and took the boxes from them.

She sighed as she looked at both of them sadly. Her eyes began brimming with tears as she thought of how this would be the first time she'd ever be alone for weeks at a time. She'd never been away from both her brothers at once. Sam or Dean had always been with her.

"Aw Lo come on. Baby girl no chick flick moments" Dean muttered as he hugged her tightly. She let go of him and hugged Sam. He kissed her forehead and wiped away her tears. "We'll miss you a lot. We'll call everyday and make sure you're ok."

"I'll miss you too Sammy. Take care of Dean for me and whack his head every once in a while when he goes stir crazy. And be sure to have double the chick flick moments to make up for my absence"

Dean groaned and Sam grinned. Both brothers hugged her again and left her to unpack her stuff. Tomorrow Loren would officially start her first day of Senior year at Spencer High. She hoped the year would pass by smoothly and she wouldn't be subjected to all the trivial high school drama; seriously, the whole 'you bitch, my boyfriend has the hots for you' thing gets really old when you've had to deal with spirits leaping out from mirrors trying to scratch your eyes out.

Loren started unpacking and noticed how tidy the room was. She figured her room mate was a bit of a neat freak and she liked that…she herself was a tidy person. A few posters of actors were hung up on the walls. She laughed at one of Captain Jack Sparrow and nodded in approval. Jonny Depp had certainly caught her eye in that film.

The door flung open behind her and she turned around to a sight she'd rather not have seen. Her new room mate was in the arms of a tall, tanned guy and they were both so consumed in kissing each other that they didn't realise there was someone else in the room. Eyes wide but with only a faint blush on her cheeks, Loren coughed loudly to catch the couple's attention.

It worked and the guy's cheeks flamed a bright red as he put the girl down on her feet. The girl in question was in much the same condition.

"Oh I'm so sorry you had to see that! so very sorry! You must be my new room mate. I'm Sarah Wenham and this is my boyfriend Caleb Danvers"

Loren smiled and shook her head, "It's ok I'm used to walking in on my brother's many conquests. I'm Loren Winchester"

Sarah gasped in recognition, "You're the girl that hit Aaron last night at Nicky's"

Loren bit her lip and tugged her dark locks, "That sure caught everyone's attention hm? He wasn't your friend or anything was he?" she asked cautiously to which Sarah laughed loudly. "Oh god no; trust me pretty much every girl with a shred of dignity in her hates that boy"

"Yeah he's a real jerk…most people tend to stay away from him and not get in his way" Caleb spoke for the first time. It seemed as if he'd gotten over the embarrassment of Loren catching him making out with his girlfriend.

"So I figure you're new to this school…where are you from?" he asked politely

"Not any one place in particular. My bothers and I tended to travel a lot. We were always on the road. We never really stayed in one place for longer than 5/6 months"

"So were you homeschooled?" Sarah asked, intrigued

"Nahh, I've just been to a hideously large number of schools in my humble 17 year old lifetime. I've pretty much seen it all; publics, really bad publics, privates. Even those schools where you've got to wear knee highs and head bands; you name it"

Sarah and Caleb both laughed. Sarah figured she'd like the new girl…she was brave, lively and had a good sense of humour.

"Hey a bunch of us are going to town to buy supplies in an hour…you wanna come with?" she invited Loren

"Yeah sure, I'll finish unpacking by then"

Caleb left after a few more minutes and both girls got talking. Sarah was easy to talk to and so warm. She also had this innocence about her that Loren envied. She liked this girl and with a bit more time she realised that she could grow to be good friends with her.


She looked intently at the American Express Black Card her grandfather had given her yesterday and told her to spend as much money as she wanted. It would all come from him. He claimed he had 17 years of presents to make up for. She decided she'd put that card to good use today and buy clothes.

All she had were 3 pairs of shorts, 3 pairs of jeans, about 10 tops/shirts/t-shirts, a couple of hoodies and a leather jacket to wear. She was currently leaning against Sarah's slightly run down car along with Kate Tunney and Sarah as she waited for the others to join them.

Kate had instantly taken a liking to Loren asserting that any girl who could beat up Aaron like that would be looked up to by her. Loren had laughed and told her she'd be happy to teach her a few self defence moves to which Kate excitedly nodded.

When Loren was first introduced to Kate she thought Kate was on some massive sugar high but realised that was just her bubbly personality. The girl was different to say the least. Loren had never met anyone quite as...girly as her…then again Loren hadn't been around girls much. She'd always been closer friends with boys; growing up with three men had turned her into a semi-guy herself, she was sure. So this whole being 'friends with girls' thing was odd but enjoyable…so far.

"Oh here they are!" Sarah nudged Loren and she looked up to catch the stare of a certain blond haired, blue eyed boy she'd met last night. Unbelievable. Loren internally chuckled to herself as she recognised Reid and next to him, Tyler. She laughed out loud and looked at Sarah, "I know that guy…what's his name? Stick? Or something…"

Kate cracked up laughing,

"Oh my, this is new…most girls imprint his name to their memory and pretty much follow him around and here you don't even remember his name"

Loren bit her lip…of course she remembered his name but she would have died before she let anyone find out that she thought he was damn near perfect looking.

"Hey stick, how are you?" Sarah teased as she greeted Reid. He looked at her confused and then caught Loren trying to hide her face behind her hands for a quick moment. He watched as she nudged Sarah and glared at her a little. Sarah quietened down and introduced everyone,

"Loren, this is Pouge - Kate's boyfriend, Tyler and Reid. You already know Caleb. Boys, this is Loren Winchester. She's my new roommate – she just arrived here yesterday and she's coming shopping with us"

"Loren Winchester" Reid repeated her name and simply the way it rolled off his tongue sent butterflies rampaging in Loren's stomach. "Well princess, that was quite the stunt you pulled on Aaron yesterday but you left before I could congratulate you"

"Yeah where did you learn those moves from?" Tyler asked curiously

"My dad and my brothers" she replied without going into detail

"Ah, those guys with you yesterday at Nicky's?" Reid blurted out before he could stop himself.

Loren struggled to keep a straight face and not crack a smile…so he'd been watching me even after I left him.

"Yeah, my eldest brother, Dean. He's the shorter one who wore the leather jacket. And then Sam, the taller one"

"Ok ok, we can all catch up later in the car…so how're people gonna get to town?" Caleb asked.

"Caleb, Sarah, you and me in your car Caleb? And since Loren already met Reid last night, she could go with him and Tyler in the hummer" Kate asked not so covertly trying to set Loren up. Loren rolled her eyes; Kate needed to learn to be inconspicuous.

"Sounds good to me" Reid nodded and made his way with Loren and Tyler to the hummer.

"Hand me the keys baby boy" Reid made a move for the Keys from Tyler's hands

"It's my car dude! Just drive your own one!"

"I didn't last year and I won't this year either. Now, lets not keep the lady waiting"

Tyler gave up and gave in. Loren laughed at the two quietly. She suddenly remembered her brothers and her dad…they all used to call her Baby girl.

Loren got into the back and the three drove off towards town

"…so let me get this straight, all your life you've just been travelling all over the country? Didn't you get tired of that kind of life? What business did your family do anyway?" Tyler asked Loren after she told him of her background

"Dad was a private investigator and he basically went wherever the job took him and since he had no family, it meant he had to take us with him wherever he went"

"So how did you end up here? You're staying here till you graduate right?" Reid asked inquisitively.

"Yeah erm we recently reconnected with my grandfather…pretty much my only living relative apart from Dean and Sam…and he insisted on me graduating from school. He's paying for it all here and he's even good friends with the Provost so joining Spencer was an easy option for me."

Both Reid and Tyler picked up on how she said only Dean and Sam were her living relatives and realised her father had died sometime back. They didn't further question her about her family from then on to which she was very thankful for…Loren didn't know how else to dodge the bullet…she really wasn't ready yet to talk about her Dad to any one other than her brothers.

Reid stopped the car and the three got out. Loren went to join Kate and Sarah to shop for clothes while the guys went off into game stores.


"Ohh! Look at this! It's so cute. Loren, try it on" Kate commanded in a friendly manner but the second Loren saw it, she gaped at it in disgust.

"it has frills…and its pink, Kate."

"oh? You don't like it?"

Loren laughed and shook her head.

"well what designs do you want?" Sarah asked to which Loren simply shrugged. Kate rolled her eyes, "you've been around men far too long"

"tell me your do's and don'ts and I'll pick stuff out for you" Sarah offered

"erm, no frills, no pink, nothing atrociously girls, nothing elaborate either…"

"so…simple stuff…laid back, cool kinda stuff?" Sarah asked unsure to which Loren laughed again. "Don't worry about it; I'll just pick up some more shorts, jeans and tops"

"Nah uh. I'll pick you up some skirts and casual dresses…trust me on this one, I think I've figured out what you go for" Kate spoke cryptically and hurried off. Loren swallowed and looked fearfully at Sarah making the blonde girl laugh and shake her head.

Armed with new skirts that she wouldn't mind wearing, some rather low cut tops that she wouldn't dare wear in front of Dean and some heels that were apparently absolutely necessary, Loren joined the boys for lunch at a café along with Sarah and Kate. Caleb whistled as he saw the amount of bags in Loren's hands.

Loren huffed as she sat down and pointed at Pogue "It's entirely your girlfriend's fault. I'm telling you she's incorrigible! She does not take no for an answer".

Kate giggled and replied, "You really needed those clothes Loren. I bet all you have are shorts, jeans and tank tops in your wardrobe"

Loren shrugged as she ordered along with the boys, "It's all I've needed to be honest. Being on the road teaches you to travel light."

Reid smirked as he stared openly at her. She was different form all the girls around here. Most of them cared about fashion and what was 'in' this season but not her. She would rather… he frowned a little. She would rather what? He didn't know her likes and dislikes but he already got the feeling that he'd like whatever her hobbies were.

He had a strong desire to know her more…he'd never been affronted with someone so reluctant to let others in…he realised she was a lot like him in some ways…he rarely let other people dictate his life; he didn't give a damn about what most people thought and he cared a lot for his friends and family…he was loyal to the bone and she seemed like someone who had the same values as him.

She caught his gaze and raised a single brow in question but he didn't turn away. He continued to stare at her…this was one way in which he intimidated people and it seemed to be working just fine here too.

He noticed a faint blush creeping up on her face and she conceded as she finally looked away. He may just have imagined it, but he could have sworn her eyes fleeted to his lips for a second before turning to whoever was talking at that time.


SuperloudDean thankyou for your reviews :) the plot may slow down a little on one side but i'm trying to keep them both moving at an equal

Candygal1 haha thanks, glad you like the story...well i have a lot of viewers but hardly any reviews so once again i'm urging people to review :) the Covenant will feature a lot more in this story that i had previously planned so maybe there will be a sequel etc...xx

Anonymous Give this a chance :) you thought i'd show Dean and Loren on one team and that the brotherly bond would break but i love supernatural for the brotherly bond just as much as you do so i had already taken that into account and thought up a plot. Loren is in Ipswich whilst Dean and Sam continue on with their hunts...thankyou very much for your review xx

Ray I live in London, UK so i have NO idea whatsoever about Ipswich and Mass. at all so whatever i write is purely from the film and what i've read about the place. Hope it is accurate enough..if not please do point out what i've gotten wrong. thanks for the review! xx

Into the nothing thankyou very much :D glad you liked my story xx

Mehreen Thankyou so much hun. Yep i love Reid, absolutely love him and i figured he is quite similiar to how Dean was in his youth so the covenant ties in quite well with Supernatural as a whole. Loren's character i'm still figuring out...she's one way with her brothers but another way with a different group of people...she's only 17 and she's never been on her own or had any of her own friends so i thought i'd let her personality develop as the story goes on. Please keep reading and reviewing :D xx