Chapter 1
They ended up staying with Bobby. It was the longest they had ever stayed anywhere. Bobby never complained though. He may have grumbled every now and then, but it was mostly for show, and the boys knew this. John trusted Bobby not to spill to other hunters about his boys, because even if John didn't like it he knew that Bobby loved the boys like they were his own.
It wasn't until about four months into their investigation that John and Bobby got their first real clue as to what was going on with the boys. They had hit a dead end almost two weeks into their research, and it had gotten old and frustrating fast. Funny enough it was Sam who gave them their first real lead.
John and Bobby were going through another stack of books when Sammy walked in.
"You need something Sammy?" asked John, briefly looking up from his research.
Sammy shrugged leaning against the doorway.
There were a few minutes of silence. Both adults thought that Sammy wasn't going to say anything after all.
"There is a lady down the block named Ms Spellmen," stated Sammy after a few moments.
Bobby looked up from his own research at this. John too was listening. Sam may seem random at times, but both hunters had learned to listen. There were times Sam would say things that would start of in seemingly random ways, and then end up helping them so much.
Like the time when they were going on a windigo hunt. Sammy had been quiet all day; John had thought that it was because he had complained about having a headache. As soon as Bobby and he had turned to leave, Sammy had run ahead of them and blocked the door. When they had tried to get him to move out of the way he would cry out "NO! If you go the wolf will get you. I don't want him to get you!" It had taken them and Dean almost a half an hour to get him calm enough to let them go. And it was only because they promised to watch out for the wolf. They had taken guns loaded with silver just in case, and it was a good thing that they had. Not only was there a windigo in those woods, but somehow Sammy had been right and there was also a werewolf.
After that incident the hunters had learned to listen to Sam whenever he got a bit seemingly random. It had happened a few more times, and each time with the same results.
"Is there something wrong with Ms Spellmen?" asked Bobby.
Sam shook his head in the negative. "She is going to give you the answers you're looking for." He looked like he didn't even know why he said that, and with a rub to his temple he walked out of the room.
The hunters gave each other a look once he was gone. But they changed the topic of their research. And as it turned out there was a Ms Spellmen that lived just down the block.
They were both feeling a little wary as they approached the front door, but Sammy's "feeling's" have yet to steer them wrong. If anything they have been careful to listen. That's not to say that they didn't do their homework. They looked into this new neighbor of Bobby's. As it turns out Ms Spellman had recently moved to Suix Falls only three months ago. But that's as far as they could get. When they talked to the other neighbors they found out that Ms Spellman was a well traveled lady. Born in England, with her schooling there as well and started to travel right after she graduated. No one seemed to know what she did for a living, but she never seemed to worry for anything financially.
Still, Sammy's feelings always stayed true.
Right as John rose his hand to knock on the door it opened. Neither men were sure of what to expect, but this petit middle aged lady was definitely not it.
"Oh! Hello, you're earlier than I expected," she greeted. She had a light British accent, just enough to keep her posh. It wasn't uncommon for someone who had traveled at a young age. With all the different languages and being away from home for so long she would lose a strong accent for a light one. She looked to be about 5'5 in height, light brown hair and dark brown eyes. Nothing screamed special about her.
The hunters glanced at each other.
"You were expecting us?" asked Bobby.
"Well, not exactly," she replied. She stepped to the side to let them in. "Please, come in"
They made their way into her living room. "Would you like something to drink, maybe a beer?" She gestured for them to have a seat on the couch. "It might help. I know you have a lot of questions and this conversation may take a while."
"You a psychic?" asked John.
She giggled at that, "oh, goodness no," she shook her head and headed over to the kitchen to get them some drinks. "I read it in the tea leaves, but we'll get to that in a bit," she ended the last part of that sentence in a holler when she reached the kitchen.
The hunters shared another glance.
"I understand that you have some questions about your boys?" Ms Spellman started once she returned. She handed them two beers and set a cup of tea down for herself, "about what they are able to do?"
John was strongly reminded of the first time that he met Missouri.
"Do you know what's happening to them?" John asked. He was eager to get to the bottom of this.
Ms Spellman looked at them calculatingly. She took a moment to study them while taking a sip of her tea. For a moment it seemed as if she wouldn't talk, but them she put down her tea and sighed, "Yes. I do, and I'm not sure how you will take the knowledge, but here goes. Mr. Winchester, your sons are wizards."
There was a brief moment of silent disbelief.
"Wizards?"
Ms Spellman nodded, "Now keep in mind that I said wizards not witches and although we do have witches in our community as well, these are not the kind that has to sell their soul to a demon to in order to have magic." Now that she had started she didn't seem able to stop. "You see the type of wizards that your sons are and the type of witch that I am are very different from the kind that you have encountered in the past. You see we were born with our magic naturally. It is a part of us. Something that we had no control of; like being born with green eye or brown hair, it isn't something that we choose. This is not something that will make your sons evil. That is a choice they make with the actions that they choose to make. Nor am I saying that all wizards are good. Just like there are bad people and good people, there are bad wizards and good wizards…"
The conversation went on for a while. With Ms Spellmen saying her rant first before the hunters started to contribute. With both Bobby and John asking all of the questions that they had. Now that they had a way of getting answers they weren't about to let this opportunity fall away. Ms Spellman was very patient with them; calmly explaining what they wanted to know. Eventually they covered all of the topics. Form how wizards require a wand to use their magic. How to get a wand and how they learn to use it. (Ms Spellman even demonstrated a spell or two.) They covered the topic of the magical government, and its job to keep this world from the muggles. ("Oh! I'm sorry that's what we call those without magic.") They covered everything that they could think of. Even the topic of the how the schools were hidden and how the children are taught.
Eventually they came back around to the topic of the boys and their soon to be change in schooling.
"Now before we go any further there are two very important things that you must know. One is how hunters are viewed in our society. And the other is about the little one. Sam."
"What about him?"Questioned John, immediately on alert.
"I don't want to alarm you Mr. Winchester; I just want to let you know…" she trailed of here wanting to explain what she wanted to say right. "From what you told me about some of the things that Sam has experienced, it seems to me like he might be a Seer."
"What's that?"
"It's nothing bad," she hastened to explain. "It's just extremely rare in muggle-borns."
"Ok, but what exactly is a seer?" asked John.
"It is a witch or wizard that has the ability to have visions or prophesies of the future."
"Like a psychic?" Bobby asked.
"Well yes, and no. It's different for every wizard but you could say that the theory is the same. Each seer's ability is unique to the wizard."
Ms Spellman could see that they weren't satisfied with her information.
Im afraid I really don't know all that much about seers and their abilities. Ive never really had the opportunity to meet one. But I can find you some books on the matter." That seemed to nullify them on that topic. At least for the moment.
"Now what was it that you mentioned about hunters and your society?" Bobby questioned when he saw that John was still thinking about seers.
"Yes!" Ms Spellman jumped back into it, grateful for that change in conversation. "The way that it has been taught; for children mostly those that are pure-blood and some half bloods are warned of hunters. Not everyone in our world is taught that way of courses, but I'm sure that you both can understand where the need for caution is coming from?"
They nodded. The two really could understand it. After all not every hunter out there could be said to be working with a full clip.
"It's not unheard of to get children of hunters who show the sign of being muggle-born wizards. It's also not unheard of to not get such a good and understanding response when confronted with the news. It all comes down to the people though. The reason I bring this up though is my concern for your boys. If you really do get where I'm going with this then I think you can understand why you should let your boys know not to let any of their peers know about what it is that their father dose for a living." Ms Spellman had a look on her face that said how sincere she was about this matter.
The hunters nodded their agreement. Both of them could definitely understand the need to keep their occupation under wraps.
Finally with some final arrangements for John to borrow Ms Spellman's owl to contact the school that he chose for Dean and Sam, the hunters departed from her home as new allies and friends.
AN: hey guys, sorry it took me so long to update. I had a few technical difficulties. I would like to say a few things though. first of all thank you to AshlynDecia, Sarah AB, MaddyR, and Jaden Xiang. your reviews brought a smile to my face and encouraged me to work a little harder to fix those tech problems so that I could get this chapter out. Thank you! I hope that I don't disappoint. To all those that are following this story thank you as well :)
Now I would also like to say a few things about my OC. She kind of got away from me. I honestly created her to give the Winchesters and Bobby a way to get the info that they needed to get. She was only meant to be a plot tool. But as I kept writing she kept insisting on helping out. *shrug* I couldn't very well say no to her. But I promise that she is only an assisting background character. Nothing more.
So please let me know what you guys think.