I could feel the soothing stroke of fingers through my hair, comfortable I snuggled further into the cushion under my head.
"Hello there pumpkin are we finally waking up?"
Oh sweet Jesus pet names. No no no, I'm not opening my eyes, I will not do it. I pulled the cushion up and over my head to get away from the voice I tried pushing further down into the couch till I connected with another body. A slight murmur came from the body "stop taking up all the couch Becca"
"Oh my goodness Nicole" I sat up throwing myself at her "YOU'RE ALIVE!"
"Well no duh I'm alive where else would I be?" Nicole tried to get me off of her but I just continued to hug her. just treasuring the fact she was alive.
"Becca what are you doing? You're acting like I just had a near death experience." Nicole said as she tried to get up off the couch but I didn't want to let her go because she was comfortable but eventually she loosened away from me and stood up.
"You mean you don't remember. Of course you wouldn't you were passed out" I sat up and pulled a pillow to my torso trying to connect the dots.
"Well I remember you passed out as soon as we hit the third season of supernatural and I think I did to so yeah" Nicole just looked at me confused. "You look like you are going to throw up"
"I might" I pulled the pillow further in to my chest. We were definitely back home because we were in our living room, same orange couch and floral pillows. The snacks from last night still littered our small coffee table and the TV had gone to a blue screen after the PlayStation turned off from disuse. As I looked around the rest of the room everything was still in order my boots were still by the front door in a small puddle of water from the snow when I flipped them off when I got back from the store. Pictures of me, Nicole and various other family members and friends hung on the walls with several large oil paintings. The kitchen door was open, but I shut that. Why is it open?
"Do my pet names really make you feel so ill" Balthazar said coming out from the pantry eating a bag of tea cookies.
I jumped up on the couch and Nicole turned around stunned at my reaction and the sound of Balthazar's voice.
"What the hell? Becca what, why..why is" Nicole stumbled backwards onto the couch.
"Dammit dammit I knew it was too good, Balthazar what is going on?" I said folding myself into a ball on the couch.
Balthazar came and sat on the edge of the armchair in front of us "come now my sweet you're overreacting." he gave a small smile and popped another cookie in his mouth.
I started to run my hand through my hair "hey Balthazar could you do me a small favor and please just give it to me straight this time. What is going on?"
"Anything for you doll," Balthazar sat back in the armchair making himself comfortable and continued to snack from the bag of tea cookies on his stomach. Those crumbs are going to be a pain in the ass to get out of the carpet. "Now baby cakes the two of you are what we 'heaven folk' like to call a 'prophet' of the lord"
Nicole had finally broken out of her catatonic state and hunched over grasping her stomach and started laughing uncontrollably. I reached my hand out to here, tentatively rubbing her back "hey Nicole you alright"
Through bits of spirited laughter I could make out "oh yeah...just...this...a...perfect" more laughter ensued. I sat back on the couch and looked at Balthazar and gave a big sigh. "At least she's not screaming" he said with a smile.
"Nope, not yet" I got up off the couch and went to the kitchen to make some coffee. I put water in the coffee pot and set it to strong brew.
I leaned against the counter trying to figure out if I was still dreaming or not. If I was or not, it didn't really matter because if this was real, well this is the biggest fan girl moment possible and I'm in some deep shit. If it's not real well than this is one really vivid dream worthy to be forever commemorated in my diary. I was kind of hoping more for the latter, Supernatural is an amazing show but the fact is that if it's real, people die there and a lot of scary events happen. I'm only 24 I don't want to die or be scared for life.
The coffee maker beeped making me jump. I rubbed my eyes to try and rid my face from any possible water works. I poured the coffee into a craft and placed it on the tray with the mugs, sugar and crème. I braced myself over the sink feeling ill "just breathe Becca. You are strong. You will be fine you always are." I splashed some water on my face and rinsed out my mouth when Balthazar came and leaned on the wall just opposite the kitchen.
"Why us Balthazar?" I gave him a sideways look afraid to look at him directly because god only knows what my face would give away.
"I will explain everything I promise." he walked over placing a hand on my shoulder and grabbed the tray from the other side of me "by the way Nicole stopped laughing, she's just hiccupping now." he gave me another nudge and left the kitchen with the tray. I filled a glass with water for Nicole and followed him back out to the living room.
Nicole was sitting on the couch calm and seemingly normal except for her wide eyes and the occasional puff of her chest every time she hiccupped. I smiled trying to reassure her as well as myself as I handed her the glass of water.
"Thank you" she said sipping it with shaky hands.
"So Balth do you want to start explaining what you mean by us being prophets"
I started to pour two cups of coffee while Balth began to explain "I am sure I don't have to explain what a prophet is to you so we can just jump into the juicy bits" I nodded while pouring cream into my mug "no cream for me sweet just two spoons of sugar, thanks" I did as he asked and handed him his cup and leaned back on the couch sipping my own. He took this as a sign to continue.
"You two have been sent into the world of supernatural, as prophets for Sam and Dean Winchester along with their soon to be new little angel friend castiel" Balthazar dunked his cookies into his coffee.
"Why do Sam and Dean need us 'prophets' don't they have the guy who turned their life into a book series? Oh what was his name" I drummed my fingers along my coffee cup trying to think of the name.
"Chuck. His name is Chuck Shurley" Nicole said now that she had calmed down from her hiccup faze.
"Yeah that guy. Shouldn't he be able to help them?" I asked grabbing a cookie from Balthazar and sitting back on the couch.
"Well where I've dropped you guys in he hasn't been introduced and I need you guys there for the long term." Balthazar stopped for a moment "but there is uh something I need to warn you about..."
"And what would that be Balth?" I asked giving him a sour look.
"There are a few rules. 1. You can't tell anyone who you are no matter what, the results would be disastrous. 2. No matter what Sam or Dean try to say or do you can't let them leave you. You have to stay with them. 3. You have to forget your old identities they no longer exist. 4. The most important of all of them you can't change history and you can't tell the future to Sam, Dean, Bobby, Castiel no one. You are to guide them and keep them from too much trouble." as Balth explained these rules to us he had begun to pace the room looking at various photos and knick-knacks around the room.
"So wait you are telling me is that we are stuck in this world not by choice and we have to follow rules now to! Balth is there any part of this situation that is not royally screwed up?" I yelled standing up from the couch.
"What happens if we refuse to do as you ask?" Nicole asked from around me.
Balth turned around and looked at us with a furrowed brow "refuse? Why would you refuse?"
"Because Balth we want to live and the world of supernatural. People go there to die there is no true happy end. Why us Balth, why us?" I walked towards him hoping he would understand my fear.
Balth cupped my cheek "why is anyone really chosen for anything. It just happens to be "your short end of the stick my dear, and you have no choice but to accept it because if you don't it will be then end of you…" Balth looked over at Nicole and a few tears fell down my face "both of you."
"So either way we die." I wiped at my face and walked back to the couch to cuddle against Nicole "so what do we do?"
"Well either we go along with it or die trying, but hey we always wanted to go into the world of supernatural." Nicole responded.
I guess it's just frightening now that it's right in front of us." I looked up at Balth "alright let's do this."
Balth smiled at us "there are my girls" Balth placed his hands on both of our foreheads and the same jolt of electricity I felt the first time burst through my body and I was falling again but this time into a black hole.