Hey everyone! Happy Halloween! I came up with this idea yesterday and really wanted to write it. It's quite short but I thought you all might want to finally get a chapter with an older Carter. If you don't know, Carter took online classes after high school to become a mythology teacher. She left her brothers when she graduated, at age 22. It might sound weird that she got a job right out of college, but I figured the school really needed a mythology teacher so they hired her right away. She's renting out a house and she doesn't live with Sam and Dean anymore.

Anyway, onto the story! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Oh boy do I wish I owned them

Warning: None :)

Ages:

Dean: 35

Sam: 31

Carter: 22

Takes place during season 10

"Why did you become a teacher?"

It came from the back of the room, where a group of boys sat. Carter froze, arm halfway to the board. She was in the middle of a lesson about Germanic pagans. The class was getting tired, Carter was getting tired; it was the end of the day and everyone just wanted to go home. Carter dropped her hand and turned towards where the voice came from.

Confusingly, she asked, "Excuse me?"

The culprit sat up. He was a football player with an entitled attitude; so to hear him ask this was strange. "Why did you decide to teach? I mean, why not be a historian or a librarian or a scientist? Why teaching?"

Carter put the pen back on the smartboard and leaned on the podium. "Why did I become a teacher? Are you asking seriously or is this just a distraction from the lesson?"

"No, it's a real question. I really want to know."

Carter sighed, "It's a long story." At everyone's eager eyes, Carter sat down on her desk. "Alright, well I think it's important to know that I never wanted to be a teacher when I was growing up. I actually hated my high school years. And when I was a senior, I was very close to dropping out. I figured there wasn't much out there for me except for the family business. Plus, my family moved every month or so so I didn't have many friends and," Carter gave a little chuckle, "I got in trouble a lot during school. That definitely didn't help."

"Wait, you got in trouble? You don't strike me as the bad kid," one kid called out.

Carter nodded her head, "Oh yeah, I got quite a lot of detentions and suspensions. I think I even got expelled once or twice."

"What did you do to get expelled?"

Carter looked out at her class. Most were gazing excitedly and eagerly at their teacher.

"Oh, many different reasons. Being late too much, getting in fights with classmates, stuff like that." Carter nodded. "But anyway, back to teaching. I think the person that really pushed me into teaching was one of my twelfth grade English teachers. I was just on the verge of dropping out of school; my grades had plummeted, my family was going through a rough time, and I was just done with school. I didn't think it was helping me and it felt like it was actually hindering me. I couldn't take it anymore. And then we moved again. And I got the best English teacher ever. Her name was Mrs. Plum and she cared about absolutely everyone in class. She was the sweetest woman I could ask for. And you could really tell that she cared about her students and wanted to be there for them. And I decided then and there that I wanted to be the same thing. So, I guess that would be the reason I became a teacher; to help my students."

A couple students "awww'd" while the others just smiled.

"Anyway, can I get back to my lesson?" Students pulled their notes back out but the bell rang, ending class. "Ah, you're all saved! No homework, enjoy your weekend!" Students grabbed their books and left the classroom. A small smile was left on the football player's face as he left that day. He felt Miss Winchester would turn out to be his Mrs. Plum.

Thanks for reading! I think I'll be able to get a chapter up next week around the end of the week, or so. But I'm not sure, because I only write while in school and I only have a three day week next week. But I'll try to get it out as soon as I can!

Enjoy your Halloween!