Hey everyone! First of all, just know that I am NOT DEAD! I am so, so, so incredibly sorry for this very overdue update! A lot has been going on in my life and some pretty serous stuff has been happening in my family, but there has also been some very good stuff, too.
I've been working on my music a lot lately, and I'm proud to say my brother and I have form a bit of a band. :) It's not much yet, but we're working on it.
I'm still writing, as you can see, so that's good too.
I also got a new job. Granted, it doesn't pay, but the responsibly is good for me, I think. Good for any young person.
And I just got back from a trip to Florida! It was fun, but that heat is just not for me! Sorry!
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S.P.O.V.
Most of the next morning went by quickly. I woke up close to 10:00 A.M. and couldn't get back to sleep, so I spent most of the time I had before meeting Kate and Sarah reading. Yes, instead of sleeping in some more, I read.
I was the most exciting person in the world.
But I didn't have anything to do, and going back to sleep would only give me a headache.
When the time finally came to get up, I finally got tried, but I pulled through and woke myself up again. I never understood why I always felt so hyper, but then when it came time when I had to do something, I felt so… down. It probably had to do with my mind. I was just telling myself I was tried. I watched a thing on TV about that once; mind over matter, they call it. It's not like I ever tried it, though. Maybe I should—it could help out with the life I live.
Getting dressed and getting my stuff together, I found time to brush my hair and put on some light eyeliner. Dean said no boys, but that didn't mean I couldn't look good for them. Looking but not touching isn't so bad, and it's a lot less trouble. If only I could tell Dean that and all of his many conquests. Grabbing my backpack, I started for the door, only stopping and turning back around when I remember my cell phone.
Sam and Dean would freak if I missed their everyday check-in call. I guess they thought I was going to go off and get myself killed, or something. Which, being me, I could. I wasn't a very careful person. But I still knew how to kill someone's ass, so that was good. Fun, too. As soon as I was out of my door, I was aware of the sound of running, and looked down the lone hall to see Kate running straight toward me, her dark ponytail whipping back and forth.
Guess I'm better at timing than I thought.
"Oh my God, Sky! Did you hear about the dead kid?" Kate asked me first thing as she came running up, breathing a little hard. I locked my door. Dead kid?
"What?" I questioned in confusion. It was way too early for this. Everyone else was still probably asleep. I wish I were still asleep, but Kate's words got me into hunter mode.
"Here." she handed me a newspaper, trying to catch her breath. I hoped she wasn't going to pass out or something. That wouldn't be good. I read the headline:
Student Found Dead of Overdose:
Police Break Up Annual Spenser Party—
"This happened last night?" I asked her as I read more. This wasn't good.
"Yeah, like, right after we left! Scary, isn't it?" she said as Sarah came around the corner, her fingers running through her blonde hair.
"Wow, can you believe that?" Sarah asked, nodding toward the paper and yawning some. I guess she thought it was too early, too.
"Really weird," I agreed. But on the inside, I was expecting this. It was why I was here. This would make the fourth person found dead here in the last two weeks. But this would be the first one claimed overdose.
When the cops couldn't figure out cause of death, they always blame it on drugs. It's just how it works.
But this would be the second teenager to be killed. Things were never good when kids start turning up dead.
This could be more serious than I thought.
"Hey, I left something in my room; I'll meet you guys in a minute, okay?" I told them coolly as I unlocked my door again and they nodded.
"Yeah, meet us at our dorm." I nodded and went back in my room. Taking a deep breath, I took my phone out and dialed Sam's number. I had to tell them about this. Whatever was happening was getting more serious. I tried to get the voice out of my head, telling me I could have saved that boy if I haven't had left so soon, but I knew in my heart I couldn't. The cops were there, if I didn't leave, I would have gotten taken in, and no one really wants to know how much shit my brothers and I are wanted for.
"Hello?" he answered after a few rings, sounding wide awake and up-and-going. How the hell did he do it? I shook my head. The boy was like a horse, I swear. He seemed to run on nothing… that lucky jerk.
"Hey, Sammy, something else happened." I told him calmly.
"Are you okay? What happened?" he asked in worry. I sighed.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Calm down." I told him. But I knew he wouldn't calm down. I don't even think Sam and Dean wanted to leave me here, but they knew I was old enough to start taking care of my own hunts, and besides: all I had to do here was find out what was happening then call them and tell them to get their asses over here. It wasn't that exciting now that I think about it. It was like I wasn't fully alone on this hunt. But it was better than nothing.
This was my chance to prove myself; to prove that I wasn't a kid anymore and that I could take on my own hunts. Dean trusted me enough to let me do this alone, and I wasn't gonna let him down. Not if I could help it.
As soon as we read about the first person going missing, we knew it was something supernatural. People just don't go missing like that, not when it's another human taking part.
The first woman to go missing—Mrs. Rebecca Heart, I believe—was gone for three days. She walked out her front door to go get some meds for her ill husband only to never come back. Then she finally showed up; dead. Some kids found her body while playing in the woods behind their home one Sunday evening. Cause of death: Unknown. The cops were still looking into it, they claimed.
The second girl found was Amanda White. She was just sixteen. She had been out parting with her friends when they all thought it would be a good idea for Amanda to go home and try to score some booze from her parent's liquor case since they were out of town. It was a good idea until they went looking for her a few hours later, only to find her dead on her bedroom floor, laying in a pool of vodka, the bottle still open and clutched loosely in her hand. Death: Heart attack.
No healthy sixteen-year-old should have a heart attack. Something caused that, and it couldn't have been normal.
The third woman found was single thirty-one year old Jessica Thomas. She was found just on the borderline of Ipswich, her car on the side of the road, perfectly fine. Jessica, well, she was found fifteen feet from her car; on the other side of the road, almost like she had been running from something—someone. Cause of death: Poisoning. What kind of poisoning? The cops wouldn't say.
More like didn't know.
Those are the kind of things we hunters look for; the supernatural happenings. This poor kid was the second young one, the first male to be killed. So whatever it was, it wasn't sticking to any peculiar group.
That is never a good thing.
But I was more than happy to take this one for the team.
"Is she okay?" I heard Dean ask in the background. I could also hear the Impala, so I knew they were on the road for the day, probably taking care of their hunt while I was still partly looking for mine. Some people have all the luck.
"She's fine. What happened, Sky?" I sighed again. Maybe I shouldn't have called him. Sammy liked to worry a lot. And Dean liked to freak out when I was alone. They really were too much.
"I don't know, really. Last night, after I got back from the party, I took a shower and felt like something was watching me. Now it wasn't a spirit or anything, nothing got cold. It might have been a damn peeping tom for all I know or care, but whatever it was I didn't see it. And then today, I wake up and some kid is found dead at the party I went to." I explained.
"Did it say what happened?"
"Overdose, but you know that probably isn't true, I mean, kids do drugs and drink at parties, but a lot of weird shit has been going on and now a kid's dead." I told him. It was mainly young people who were always showing up dead, which was kind of strange, but the young ones were more intone with that kind of spiritual thing, more willing to believe, so that's probably why. I think that was another reason why Sam and Dean were extra worried about me. But they also knew that sending me to Spacer was our best bet, since I was in the same age range. The right age range to get close to the problems without people questioning me too much.
"Yeah, I know. Hey, if this is too much for you, you don't have to do it. Me and Dean will come and get you." I rolled my eyes at his soft, caring tone and ran my fingers through my hair.
"Thank you, Sammy, really. But I can do this, and I need to. You and Dean keep working on your hunt and I'll call you when I know something new. Okay?" he sighed and I pictured him nodding.
"Okay, I'll call you later, Dean and I got a lead on this Ohio thing and we're checking it out now."
"Oh, okay. Be careful."
"You too, bye, Sky,"
"Sammy," I hung up and sighed.
"I have this." I told myself.
"I have to do this alone."
"That's what you're getting?" Sarah asked as I put some chips in my basket. Ipswich was a small town where it seemed like everyone knew everyone and gossip spread like wildfire. All of the stores and houses were close together and many of the stores were family-owned and seemed to go back many generations. Everything had that old look and feel, with the added Starbucks and smoothie place to liven things up a bit. The more reason for something supernatural to take place: small towns make for freaky things to happen.
I smirked.
"Yeah, it's all I need to make my room complete." she shook her head and went back to looking at some magazines. Looking up from all of the different candy goods this small Rid-Aid had, I saw Chase walking toward us, a grin on his face. I had almost forgotten he was here with us; he was so quiet until spoken to. He barely said anything in the car ride over. I was just glad Kate offered to take the backseat, so I wouldn't have to sit with him again.
"Ohh, good find, Winchester." he told me as he looked at my basket. I didn't remember telling him my last name, but I was pretty sure Kate or Sarah could have filled him in, so I didn't question it.
"Thanks." I said, turning away from him some. I still didn't trust him completely. I actually didn't trust anyone much, only my brothers—only my family. I then walked back to where we left Kate in the small cleaning aisle, looking to find something that would get that really-weird-really-funky-smell-out-of-my-damn-room, as she put it, and found her talking with someone.
And by someone I mean tell, dark, handsome guy, someone. I smiled. You can look, just don't touch… he wasn't really my type if I had one, but he sure was pretty good-looking, and I know when to admire the view when the time calls for it.
"Oh, hey, Caleb, right?" I asked as I walked up. Kate broke off from what she was saying and sent a small smile my way.
"Right and you're Sky Winchester." he replied with a smile. His teeth were really white. I wonder if he could blind someone with that smile. Yeah, I was a girl and I was getting pretty sappy. I need to man up, in the girl sense of the word.
"Is it just me, or does everyone here know my last name?" I asked as I shook my head. He chuckled.
"I think Tyler told me."
"Tyler?" I questioned. He smiled politely.
"Yeah, you talked to him last night, he has dark hair—"
"I know who he is." I cut him off with a smile. Kate gave me a sideways look, the one that said she wanted to talk more later. I walked right into that one. Really, I was a sad girl.
"Oh. Hey…" Sarah said as she walked up and met Caleb's eyes.
"Hi there." he answered back with a bigger smile than before. They both kind of just stood there smiling at each other. I moved from foot to foot, trying not to look at them.
"Well this is awkward…" I muttered, only to have Kate nod her agreement. No more than a second later Chase ran up wearing a pair of stupid oversize glasses, grinning and looking very idiotic.
"Boo!" he shouted playfully. Kate laughed that girly laugh girls like to do so much and hit him playfully.
"You scared me!" I wanted to roll my eyes. It looked like there was something going on in her mind that was forgetting her boyfriend.
I didn't know her boyfriend much—not at all, really—but I knew he probably wouldn't have liked what was going on. Not one bit.
I'm very into the whole stand-by-your-man thing. Not that I have a man to stand by, but still. If you're with someone, stay with them, and only them. Don't go around sharing your 'goods' with just anyone.
"Hey man," Chase shook Caleb's hand as he took off the glasses and let them hang loosely by his side.
"I'm gonna see if Pogue wants to catch that new Bard Pitt flick tonight. Who else wants to go?" she asked in a sing-song kind of voice. Good, Kate. Remember your boyfriend!
"I will," Chase said with a smile.
"Great," Kate smiled at him. Pogue, who?
"I've got errands to run for my mother." Caleb answered.
"I've already seen it." Sarah said after looking at Caleb.
"Sky?" Kate asked.
"I think I'm just gonna hang around town some, look around."
It seemed like a good idea to me; to get to know the town and its people; look for any signs of weirdness. It's what all good hunters do and I like to think of myself as a good hunter—wouldn't want to shame the Winchester name. Besides, I was getting kind of hungry and I was more than sure this town had a place I could get a decent burger at.
She nodded and went to pay for her things.
"Do you feel like running errands?" Caleb asked Sarah. I didn't feel insulted that he only asked her. It was clear they were undressing each other with their eyes, and I wanted no part in that.
"Sure!" she answered in the same second. They smiled at each other and Sarah and I went to pay for our things. Even though I had to pretty much lure Sarah away from Caleb with a promise of letting her go back to his side as soon as her stuff was paid for. I didn't think anybody would like it if she walked out without paying for her stuff just because she was too busy staring at his pretty face.
"So, Caleb's looking cute today." I said quietly to Sarah as I paid for my stuff. Ipswich was also pretty cheap. Or it could just be the fact that most of everything I brought was 'junk food'. Whatever, I love the stuff. Not only was Ramen Noodles good—they were cheap as hell. I love the world sometimes.
"Yeah…" she answered with a giggle.
"Well…" I dragged out.
"Well…" she mocked. I pushed her some and shook my head.
"You should go for it, Kate told me he doesn't have a girlfriend." I told her, recalling the way Kate named all the guys at the party last night: Single, not single, on again-off again, too creepy to find out, just stay away from that guy! He talks with his mouth full! Yes. Kate knew her men. Sarah blushed and I stopped grilling her.
"What about you? Do you have a boyfriend?" I shook my head.
"Naw, I never had time for one." more like never in one place long enough for one, and having two older brothers. Well, I guess Sam would be okay if I started dating, but Dean? Yeah, I don't even wanna think about what he would do to the poor guy.
"You've never had a boyfriend?" she said a little too loudly.
"Sarah!" she bit her lip and handed the cashier the money for her stuff.
"Sorry," she whispered. I rolled my eyes. What the hell if I told her some truth in my life? I wouldn't be here long and come next year, she wouldn't even recall my name.
"You've never had a boyfriend?" I shook my head.
"Wow." she mused.
"It's not that shocking." I told her as the cashier handed her the bag of paid goods.
"I guess not, I mean, it's not like you're unattractive." she told me and I raised a brow at her. What was I supposed to say? Thank you. I'm glad you're not ugly, too? Yeah. I think not.
"I didn't mean it like that! You're really pretty!" she told me quickly and I laughed.
"It's okay, I got it. And thanks. You are too, and I bet Caleb thinks so too." she blushed again and I chuckled. Teenage girls… this is what I've been missing out on.
"You should go; don't keep him waiting." she nodded and we walked over to Caleb.
"It was nice seeing you again, Caleb." I said sweetly as I put my bag in my backpack. I already had a lot in this backpack, and a few books were the least of anyone's worries.
"Yeah, you too… do you need a ride somewhere, or something?" he asked kindly. I shook my head and smiled; cute and a gentleman? Some girls get all the luck. Too bad Sarah already has dibs.
"No thanks, I'm good." he nodded and we said our goodbyes.
I walked around town aimlessly for a little bit, stopping every now and then to read some sign about the town; how old things were, how some old dead person build this and that and whatnot. By the time it was close to 2:00 P.M., I was long pass hungry, having not found quite the right place to eat. I wasn't picky, but did I really wanna eat in a place filled with old people? It would be weird being the only one young enough to eat anything without turning to ash. Having had enough, I went back down Main Street and took a left, heading straight for the StarBucks I passed earlier.
I just got a cookie and the largest, sweetest frappuccino they had. Dean told me no more sugar after my latest incident when I had way too many sodas and started practicing my knife throwing. Inside the Motel room, while Sammy and him slept. Not my proudest moment. But Dean wasn't here, and I really needed sugar to get me up and going. He would understand if he were here. He just might hide from me.
As I was leaving and walking out the door, someone ran into me and took me and my drink to the ground.
Just one of those days/don't wanna wake up/everything is… everybody sucks! Those lyrics came to mind as I hit the hard ground. I should really have more balance. Dad wouldn't be too happy about that.
All I heard from the ground were the people sitting outside at the little Starbucks tables laughing and some muted whispers. Some people are real pains.
"Great." I mumbled from the ground, my eyes closed. Well, this was kind of embarrassing.
"Oh, God, I am so sorry!" A smooth voice said as the guy helped me to my feet. I finally opened my eyes half way, but kept looking down. The sidewalk was now pink and foamy. All kinds of insects will be eating well tonight. Too bad I can't say the same for me.
"I'm not God, but its okay." I replied and wiped my hands on my jeans.
I then looked up into blue eyes. Amazing baby blue eyes; really blue eyes—stop! Control yourself, Skylyn Winchester! This is why Dean doesn't let me out of the Impala. I jump the first good-looking guy I see.
"I'm really sorry…" His apology stopped short and he stared at me just like he did last night. I wasn't complaining, because everything with eyes knew I was too busy starting openly at him.
"Tyler Simms." I said with a small smile.
"Skylyn Winchester." he answered back. All I could think was; had my name always sounded that good to me before? Because it sure sounded pretty damn beautiful in that moment.
"I didn't think I would see you again this soon, and let's just say I didn't think you would push me to the ground." I said jokingly. He blushed. Could this boy get anymore adorable?
He was wearing dark washed jeans and his black T-shirt showed from the inside of his light gray hoodie, zipped only halfway up. His dark hair was short and spiked and if Dean saw him right now, he would probably look right at him and utter the words: "Pretty-Boy douche." I thought he looked damn fine, though. But maybe that was just me. He had that whole sweet young boy thing going on.
"Yeah, I'm really sorry about that, I didn't see you and I was looking at my phone…" he said worriedly, his hand clutching an iPhone.
"It's okay. It's a good thing you didn't drop that thing. I had one once. Well, more like for a day and a half. It was great until I dropped it and it smashed into a million little pieces." I sighed sadly. That was a sad day. Sam rubbed my back while I stared at; lying lone and broken in the street. Dean was walking away backward very slowly, knowing he was going to get it big time for being the one to jump out from behind the Impala while I was walking by, texting Bobby about how great iPhone's were. Dean knew better than to talk to me for a few days.
He still hasn't replaced that phone.
"But still. You knocked me down, destroyed my drink, and my day." I told him, my voice low. His blue eyes widened and he opened his mouth to speck but nothing came out. He tried again:
"I'm so sorry. I was just…I should have been… I'm really—" I laughed. He was so cute when he was tongue twisted.
"I was just kidding." I smiled, shaking my head. I liked messing with people. My brothers liked to call me a bit of a lunatic.
"Right." he said and put his hands in his pockets, his cheeks still looking red. I didn't know what else to say or do, so I just looked down and kicked at the wasted cup.
"So… what are you doing here?" he asked, a bit unsure in his own question. I smirked and waved my hand toward the ground.
"Well, it looked good. I don't know if it was, now." his eyes widen some and he ran a hand though his hair nervously.
"God, I'm sorry." I laughed again.
"It's okay, stop apologizing." I smiled at him and ran my hand though my own hair. I was a bit of a mirror-er, sometimes following someone else's gestures.
"Can I at least buy you a new one? Make up for it?" he asked, still sounding nervous. I bit my lip and nodded. Don't ask me why I did it. I wouldn't know what to tell you, but I do know that the smile he gave me was probably the most beautiful smile I had ever seen. But I just smiled and kept nodding.
"Sure. And just so you know, it was a large."
Well, there you have it! Thank you so much for reading and please review! It would mean so much to me! I'm back for good and I'm not going anywhere! Not As It Seems will be updating shortly! Thank you! Please review! Have a great day!
-Angel
Songs for this chapter:
Everyone's Alone -Drive A
Holiday From Real -Jack's Mannequin
Break Stuff -Limp Bizkit