Summary: AU. Stephanie never expects her new school to be full of people who are connected to the supernatural, let alone fall in love with the demon boy who she honestly can't stand at the start. Unfortunately, their love almost gets torn apart. Please R&R!

Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters. I only own Stephanie Marriott and her family.

A/N: Hope you enjoy this chapter! Thanks for all the support so far! Some more hotness is coming up in later chapters! OH! And it's my pay day tomorrow! YAY! ENJOY READING!

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There's A Curse Between Us

Chapter Ten

Monday was going by way too slowly for Crowley and Stephanie's liking. Meaningful looks and sneaky touches or kisses weren't enough for them. They'd met briefly in their lunch hour behind the gym block and had shared desperate and deep kisses, both holding onto each other for as long as they could.

"What are we doing?" Crowley asked, "We should be walking out hand in hand..."

"You really think that's gonna go down well?" Stephanie asked, running her hand over Crowley's cheek gently, "Baby, we need to wait...Until we know people aren't gonna judge us...That okay with you?"

Crowley looked a little hurt but Stephanie knew it was because he wanted to tell people that he was dating her. He'd said he couldn't wait to tell people that he was dating such an amazing girl. He actually didn't think he was worthy of her. She was so much more than he deserved, so he was determined to make sure he treated her the best he could.

"Yeah, it is..." He said, sighing and holding her closer to him, "I just wish we weren't hiding like this."

"I know, I know." She whispered, kissing him softly, "I'm sorry..."

Crowley pressed his lips to hers and then her temple, letting her go and watching her walk one way while he headed the other. It was killing them both to be separated the way they were, but they had after school to be together. But Stephanie knew her friends were getting a little suspicious. She rejoined them, getting looks that made her feel uneasy before Dean spoke up, trying to ease the tension.

"Hey, have you seen the new kid going around school?" He asked, "He's a hunter. Name's Gordon Walker."

"He seem nice?" Stephanie asked, earning a shake of the head from Dean.

"Nah. Swans around like he owns the place." He said lowly, "Crowley's been hanging around you a lot today. You okay?"

"Yeah, it was just about a project that Bobby's asked me to do for my hunting." Stephanie explained, "Nothing much. Just something he has a book on and Bobby asked him to help me out...'cause of that other project."

"Right." Becky said, looking towards the others suspiciously, "Look, we have our next class soon."

Stephanie felt angry as everyone was sharing looks, and she frowned, putting a hand on her hip and running her hands over her forehead.

"Look, do you guys have a problem with me, or something?" She asked, "There's obviously something going on, so would you please tell me what it is?"

The group looked at each other and then at Becky, everyone clearly begging her to not saying anything. But she turned around with an utter bitch face and folded her arms.

"You and Crowley fucking or what?" She asked, earning gasps from the others.

"Becky!" Jo scolded.

"Becky, that's totally out of order!" Ava scowled, while Castiel reached out to Stephanie who pulled back with tears in her eyes.

"Would it make any difference if I was?" She snapped, "You've all been talking about me, haven't you...Oh, my God..."

"Steph, it isn't like that..." Ash said softly, going to reach for her.

"No, just...All of you stay away from me!" She cried, pulling away from them looking utterly hurt, before turning and leaving.

Everyone glared at Becky, who looked really guilty. But she'd only said what they'd all been thinking, so each of them felt as bad. Stephanie just went to someone who she could trust. Bobby. She knocked on his classroom door, looking up at him with a sob as he opened the door.

"Steph...?" He asked softly, putting a hand on her back, "What's the matter, darlin'?"

He hated it when his students cried. He hoped that it wasn't anything too serious, but by the way she was shaking it seemed like it was. So she explained the situation through her upset, and tried to be as calm as possible. He promised he wouldn't tell anyone, and as if by magic, Crowley was heading to see Bobby about an assignment at the same time, and he found Steph in tears. Bobby rolled down the blind by the door, and explained to Crowley what had happened. The demon was mortified.

He approached his girlfriend carefully, sitting beside her and holding her close to him. He hushed her so gently, and Bobby had never seen this side of the student before. It shocked him a little bit to see Crowley being so loving and so caring, but he knew that the demon's heart was in the right place and clearly, Stephanie was comfortable with him. He hoped that her friends felt bad about what they did.

"God, we are such fucking jerks..." Jess breathed tearfully, "What does it matter if she's dating Crowley? She can date who she likes."

The group were sat together after school, waiting for Stephanie so that they could apologise to her. They all felt horrible for making her feel so bad and they really wanted to make things better.

"I feel so bad..." Becky sobbed, "I was such a bitch."

Chuck pulled her closer and hugged her, pressing his lips to her temple.

"Shhh...Shhh, it's okay." He whispered, "Look, we just need to try and make it up to her. It's nothing to do with us who she dates. This is probably why she didn't want to tell us."

"'Cause we'd judge her." Ash mumbled, while everyone sighed in response.

"Hey..." Dean said, "Look by the gym..."

The group looked up and saw none other than Crowley who was talking to Stephanie. The girl had obviously being crying a lot, but the thing that shocked them more was Crowley's worried expression as he cupped her face gently, kissed her tenderly and pulled her into his arms to hold her close. And he carefully swayed her left to right as he held her, giving her kisses to her temple and cheek, before he grabbed her hand and marched right over to where the group was.

"Right, every single one of you keep your mouths shut and listen up." He said, keeping Stephanie's hand held in his own, "We're together."

He held their joined hands up and pointed.

"This is your proof. Don't judge her. You've already judged me, but don't judge her." He said, "You have no right to. We're happy. So leave her alone and stop talking about her behind her back."

With that, he clicked his fingers, and the pair were gone.

-TBC-

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