SB: Busy and Unloved
A/N: This was purely inspired by @theresnomoregoodones tagging me in the pic below.
Warning: Sad Bun Bun :/
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Busy and Unloved
Bunme liked spending time with her baba and vice versa. This was a fact.
Sure, both the king and his princess loved spending time with their queen as well, but there was something so innocent and pure about father-daughter time.
Truly speaking, T’Challa cherished every second that he could spend with his baby girl, but sometimes, she didn’t understand that being a king, and a warrior, meant that his free time was limited.
He was ruling a kingdom, helping other nations throughout the world, while acting as an unofficial member of the Avengers, not to mention his personal obligations to close friends and family.
It was a lot at times, even for the Black Panther himself.
And as of lately, it was slightly stressful even with all of the people who worked for or with him. Many tasks required him personally.
There were a few situations where he could send a representative in his stead, like Nala, who was currently in the UN representing Wakanda while he stayed home and juggled everything else.
“And I was also thinking that we could-“ T’Challa stopped talking when he noticed that Erik was looking at the time. “What is it?”
“Bro, it’s 3:00.”
T’Challa remained unbothered. “Okay….”
He rolled his eyes. “Doesn’t baby girl get out of school at 3:00?”
T’Challa’s eyes widened as he stood from his desk. “Glory to Bast, how could I forget!”
“Your ass getting old,” Erik shrugged, watching as T’Challa struggled to quickly straighten up his desk.
T’Challa suddenly stopped when his Kimoyo beads went off. “Fuck!”
Erik furrowed his brows. His cousin rarely dropped F-bombs. “What is it?”
“I have a meeting with the prime minister of France in ten minutes.” The king sighed, ran his hands over his face, and closed his eyes. “Can y-“
“Oh hell no.” Erik easily rejected. This was the third day in a row that he’d forgotten to pick up Bunme, sending Okoye and Shuri on the previous two occasions. “I just closed up that case from the last time I went to her school.”
T’Challa opened his mouth then closed it. “What court case?”
Erik froze. “Huh?”
“What court case?” T’Challa repeated with the same volume. “N'Jadaka, what did you d-“
“Don’t even worry about all that, cuz. Look, I’mma go pick up baby girl for you, so don’t even sweat it.” Erik assured as he quickly gathered
his jacket and started to head out the door. “Good luck with the PM.”
—
Bunme was sitting in the principal’s office with her arms crossed and a pout on her face. She didn’t like being in that room. It always made her feel like she’d done something wrong.
“Princess Bunme,” the secretary spoke with a forced smile. “Perhaps we should call your aunt-“
“No.” Bunme quickly shut down. “My baba is coming.”
The woman frowned and rubbed her temples before walking back over to her desk.
She really needed a new job.
“Sup’ Lil bit,” Erik spoke with a big grin as he sauntered into the room ten minutes later.
“Bad Kitty!” Bunme’s face broke into a wide grin as she hopped off the seat and sprinted across the room, running into his arms as he bent down to greet her. “Where’s baba?”
Erik frowned, watching as she looked over his shoulder to search for her father.
“He-uh-he couldn’t make it, Bun.” He quietly informed, watching as her smile fell and was replaced with a frown.
“Why?” She said quietly, the disappointment all over her impressionable face. “He said he would.”
Erik really was starting to regret offering to get her, not because he didn’t want to, but because he feared the reaction that he was getting. He didn’t like seeing Bunme upset. It made him wanna punch somebody.
“He really wanted to, kid, but he forgot he had a really big meeting, and he just couldn’t leave.”
“Oh.” Her head dropped, and so did Erik’s stomach.
“But hey, he asked me to take you to get some ice cream after I pick you up, that sound fun?” Erik forced a wide grin, hoping that Bunme would reciprocate it.
“No thank you, Uncle Erik.” She sadly shook her head. “I just wanna go home.”
Erik’s shoulders fell. “Okay, lil’ bit.” He walked over and grabbed her book bag, walking the despondent little princess out the school.
He was going to kill T’Challa.
—
Nala had just finished sliding on her heels and was readying to walk out the door when her Kimoyo beads started to ring and flash. Walking over to the nightstand, a small smile fell on her face when she saw who was calling.
She answered without hesitation. “Hey ba-Bunme, what’s wrong?”
Th five-year-old sniffled and rubbed at her eyes. “Mommy.”
Nala’s heart started to race. “Bunme, what’s going on, sweetie?”
The little mutant hiccuped. “Baba doesn’t love me anymore.”
The queen fell onto the mattress as she stared at her daughter’s projection. “What? Baby, that is not true. What makes you say that?”
“I haven’t seen him in three days, and he-he doesn’t come get me from school no more.” Bunme continued to hiccup and sniffle as she talked to her mother who she wished was with her in Wakanda instead of far away.
“Oh, baby.” Nala’s heart broke as she listened to her daughter cry. “I’m so sorry. I know you feel sad, but I need you to believe and listen to me when I tell you that your daddy loves you soooooooooo much. We both do, and I’m sure he’s just been really really busy, honey. That’s all.”
“But I’m his intombazana yakho.” Bunme weakly argued. “Baba’s can’t forget their princess.”
At that, Nala’s soul trembled.
She was going to kill T’Challa.
—
T’Challa finally sauntered out of his office at close to 2AM. He was behind in a few things that absolutely had to get done asap. Consequently, he’d turned off his kimoyo beads and buried himself in his work.
He’d had dinner delivered there as he was scared that he’d not return if he left out the room.
The king was so exhausted that he walked straight into his room and headed into the shower as he always kept a change of clothes in the bathroom.
He let the warm water cascade down his drained body for a good fifteen minutes before washing himself, exiting, doing all his hygienes and whatnot before entering his bedroom. He walked over and hit the switch for the light only to jump back in surprise.
In the middle of his bed, clutching the blanket to her body, with her pet panther on the floor next to the bed, laid his daughter.
He hadn’t even heard her come in. Then again, judging by how heavy she was sleeping, he’d bet that she was already there when he walked in. He just didn’t notice her.
T’Challa then attempted to sneak on the bed next to her when he heard rustling. He watched her roll her neck, her eyes fluttering as she focused in on him.
“Baba.” She whispered tiredly.
“Shhhh,” he said quietly, leaning down to kiss her forehead. “Go back to sleep, Sam Isipho.”
“I can’t,” she murmured, sitting up in the bed as she rubbed at her eyes.
T’Challa frowned. “Why not, sweetheart?”
Her head fell, and she spoke with sadness. “Cause this is the only time you have to spend with me.”
His shoulder dropped as his brows scrunched together. “What?”
Her big brown eyes misted as she looked up at him. “I told mommy you don’t love me no more-“
“Bunme, don’t you ever say that.” T’Challa breathed, his hands going to lightly grab her shoulders. Just hearing those words leave her mouth caused his eyes water. “I love you more than life. You are my reason for living. I have nothing if I don’t have you.”
She sniffled as a tear fell. “So how come you don’t wanna see me anymore?”
The king’s heart was already heavy with the pain of having to listen to his daughter say that he didn’t love her. But hearing her say that second part, as he realized it at least been two or three days since he’d seen his firstborn, let alone spoke to her…..he was devastated.
T’Challa waited no time in pulling Bunme into his lap, tucking her head under his chin as he closed his eyes. “I am so sorry, sam isipho. I have been so busy with everything that I’ve neglected you, the one person who I need to be able to do what I do.” He felt slightly comforted by how she placed her tiny hand on his chest as he held her. “I promise that I will never again make you feel so sad, and I know that you are still upset, but do you think that you could try to forgive Baba?”
He looked down at her to see a small smile on her face as she lightly shook her head ‘yes.’
He smiled warmly and kissed both her cheeks, resting his forehead against hers for a second. “I tell you what. Why don’t you and I got to sleep now, and tomorrow, we can spend the whole day together?”
He was thrilled to watch her eyes light up before a small pout befell her face. “What about school, baba?”
He leaned closer to her. “I think missing one day won’t be too bad, do you?” She giggled and rapidly shook her head. “As long as we don’t tell your mommy.”
Bunme leaned over to look over at her pet, wagging her finger. “You heard baba, Little Kitty. We gotta keep a secret!”
T’Challa chuckled and pulled her back, sitting her next to him as he grabbed the blankets and dragged them over them.
Bunme yawned as she cuddled next to him. “Night Night, Baba.”
The king reached over to turn off the night and put his arm around her, ensuring that she was close and safe, making a promise to himself that he would never again allow her to feel so unloved.
Ever.
“Good night, my love.”
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Off The Beaten Path I Reign
Chapter 2: Red
Characters: Dean Winchester, Katlynn “Kat” Roberts, Sam Winchester.
Pairing: Dean x Katlynn
Warnings: Language, angst, smut ( unprotected P in V, also wrap it before you tap it), dirty talk....I’m reasonably certain that’s it.
A/N: Here’s chapter 2 of my baby! I hope you guys enjoy this! It takes place during the season 9 episode “Dog Dean Afternoon”. As usual, unbeta’d, all mistakes are mine, pics are NOT.
“Remembering him comes in flash backs, and echos. Tell myself it's time now, gotta let go. But, moving on from him is impossible when I still see it all in my head; in burning red.” - Taylor Swift
“Deeeeaaannnnnn,” a soft breathy voice sounded “Deeeeeaaaaannnnn”
Dean got up from his bed and stuck his head out of his room, not seeing anyone.
“Hello?” He called, looking for the source of the voice. He stepped out of his room and walked down the hallways. He felt hands grab his waist and he jumped a little before he turned around.
Kat stood there laughing, wearing a simple black dress and black ballet flats.
“What’re you doing here?!” He exclaimed
“I came to surprise you silly.” she told him and hugged him. It felt so real, her small frame wrapped in his arms, he could even smell her perfume. She pulled back and planted a kiss on his mouth. When the kiss ended, she held his face in her hands, the warmth from her hands on his cheeks was soothing. She gave him an easy smile and kissed him again.
Dean did his best to put Kat out of his mind; absorbing himself into hunts. No way would some waitress in Waco, Texas get under his skin. He and Sam took case after case, ganking every evil son of bitch that came their way. However, every night without fail, overly large green eyes and long hair filled his dreams. She always just seemed to be out of reach in his dreams. They’d be walking and he could catch her hand. Or he’d reach for her, only for her to walk away with a coy grin on her face.
“Come on,” he said “let me hold you”
Dream Kat shook her head
“Not until you give me what I want.” she teased
“What do you want?” He asked
She gently tapped his chest, right above his heart
“This.” she told him
This woke him up out of a dead sleep. One night, unable to go back to sleep after such a dream, he picked up his phone and opened the message app. He tapped on Kat’s name he typed out a message and his finger hovered over the “send” button. He sighed, deleted the whole thing and got up to take a shower.
“Katlynn.” she heard a deep, familiar voice call. Kat looked up and smiled.
“Hiya handsome!” she greeted Dean and went over to him. He wrapped her in a hug and kissed her cheek. She pulled back from him and moved her hands up his chest and around the back of his neck.
“Miss me?” She asked him
He kissed the tip of her nose
“You know it.” He said, giving her a heart stopping grin.
Kat’s alarm went off and she squinted at her phone, annoyed that it had woken her from such a nice dream.
Kat got up and went about her day; taking a shower and then running some errands. She wondered if she should text Dean but decided against it. When she clocked in for work, she was off her game and she knew it, but something kept bringing her back to the scruffy, brown haired, green eyed hunter with a heart stopping, boyish grin.
“Snap out of it,” she scolded herself “if he wanted to talk to you or see you, he would call. You had a good time with him and that’s where it ends.”
Even as the words left her mouth, it made her terribly sad. He was fun, warm, sweet and sexy as hell. For a dorky girl like herself, even getting one night with him should have been seen as some kind of life achievement. But, something in her heart chimed in
“You got attached”
She bit her lip, finally admitting it to herself. She WAS attached and she wanted him, other than another case popping up, she couldn’t see any reason for him to come back to Waco. She pulled her phone out and hovered over Dean’s name in her contacts. She stared at it for a solid five seconds and then shoved her phone back into her pocket.
Kat threw herself into work, picking up as many shifts as she possibly could to try and keep her mind occupied. However, every night, there was Dean; waiting for her in her dreams. She replayed their night together more times than she cared to count, imagined laying on the couch with his head in her lap, running her fingers through his thick hair and him smiling up at her. Each morning, she woke up sad, knowing that wouldn’t happen for the two of them. She powered through, forcing herself to be consumed by work and even tried going out of a few dates with guys she met via a dating app. She went, she laughed and had a good time, but none of them made her feel anything. They didn’t make her feel special or like she was anything other than a notch in their belt. For two months, she kept up the charade of being a hard working, not attached to Dean Winchester, hunter slash waitress. When Kat came to work one day, Cliff pulled her to the side
“Hey, I know you’re picking up extra shifts, and I really appreciate it, but Johnathon is crawling my ass about hours.” Cliff told her
“So what does that mean?” Kat asked
“I have to take you off the schedule for a couple of days so I can balance the hours out among the other servers.” Cliff told her
“Starting when?” Kat asked
“Today and tomorrow,” Cliff said “go on home and relax.”
Annoyed, Kat nodded and left the restaurant. As she walked back to her apartment, she grumbled to herself; swearing every word in the book under her breath as she stomped up the stairs to her apartment door.
The next day, Kat got wind of a case in Oklahoma, not too far from her. It looked like a taxidermist had been crushed to death in unusual circumstances. Since she'd been taken off the schedule at work, she decided to take on the case.
When she arrived, she spoke to the local sheriff.
“Agent Daisy Buchanan,” she said, flashing him her badge “FBI.”
“Wow, the FBI must be bored to send out three agents to deal with this case.” the sheriff said. Kat raised an eyebrow.
“You wanna run that by me one more time?” she asked
“We just got two agents in town yesterday,” he informed her. He reached in his pocket and pulled out two cards “two guys; Agent Michaels and Agent DeVille.”
Kat didn't let the shock she felt register on her face, she simply smirked.
“Let me guess,” she said “one is built like a tree, mop of brown hair. The other looks like a Ken doll with green eyes? Driving an older model Chevy?”
The sheriff nodded
“You know them?” he asked
Kat could barely contain herself; Sam and Dean were in town.
“Oh yeah, I know them.” she said. The sheriff gave her a look and she said “There must be some kind of mix up at the bureau, which I'll have to report to my supervisor. Until then, if you wouldn't mind, could I look into this as well?”
“Well, I don't know about that ma'am,” the sheriff said “too many cooks in the kitchen as it is.”
As much as she hated to do it, Kat turned the charm on.
“I get that, but could you throw me a bone here? I go where I'm told and until I can get a hold of my boss to figure this out, wasting tax dollars is gonna get me in A LOT of trouble.” she said, giving him a sweet smile and flipping her hair over her shoulder.
The sheriff melted like butter
“Well, can't be wasting tax payer dollars, now can we?” he asked “right this way.”
Once Kat had copies of the crime scene pictures, the evidence reports and statements, she checked into a motel and started to read. The case, on the surface, didn't make sense. The taxidermist had been crushed to death with no forced signs of entry or robbery.
“Sounds like he ended up on the wrong end of a wrestling move, poor guy.” she mumbled to herself and looked over the photos. Her phone suddenly went off and she looked at the caller ID, it was the sheriff.
“Agent Buchanan.” Kat said when she answered the phone
“Ma'am, I think I've got something for you, can you get over to the animal shelter asap?” he asked
“Sure, you okay sheriff?” she asked him
“I'm fine, this is just weird,” he paused “please Ms. Buchanan?”
“I'm on my way.” Kat said and hung up. She put her suit jacket and heels back on and headed for the car.
When she arrived at the shelter, she didn't see Sam and Dean, but the sheriff informed her that he had called them shortly after he'd spoken with her. They walked into the shelter and he walked her to where the dogs were; in the middle of the floor was a young guy with his throat slashed open, a look of horror on his face. Kat squatted down and looked at the four claw marks on the guy's neck.
“Any idea what could've made those?” the sheriff asked, looking nervous.
“Something big and pissed off,” Kat said “I mean, these have to be at LEAST an inch wide.” she looked around at the dogs “None of these guys have claws like this, these are more cat like. But that would have to be a big fucking cat. This guy is, what; five feet six inches and two hundred pounds?”
“Give or take.” the sheriff said “How big are we talking?” the sheriff asked.
“Anything big enough to make these marks wouldn't have been in the shelter in the first place,” Kat said “this would be something like a bob cat or a cougar.”
The sheriff seemed to grow more and more nervous as her words sank into him.
“I need a second.” he said and headed for the exit.
“Take your time.” Kat told him as a shelter worker came over to her with a list of the missing animals from the night before, they were all cats. Puzzled, Kat read over the list again as the door adjacent to her opened and she looked up.
Looking as handsome as ever, Dean strode through the door, oozing confidence, until he made eye contact with her. His heart jumped into his throat, and his breath hitched. He looked surprised and enthralled to see her as Sam bumped into him from behind. He looked to see what the hold up was and his eyes fell on Kat, looking relieved.
“Agent Michaels, Agent DeVille.” she greeted them with a smile. They walked over to her and Sam said
“Good to see you again Agent.”
She raised an eyebrow at him
“Buchanan, remember?” she asked “Daisy Buchanan.”
“Ah, yeah,” Sam said with a knowing smirk “Yeah, I remember now.”
“You changed your hair.” Dean commented
She twisted a lock of her newly auburn hair in her fingers and said
“Yeah, it was time for a change.” she filled them in on what she'd found so far.
“Did you get a chance to look at all the crime scene photos?” Sam asked her
“I was in the middle of it when the sheriff called me.” she told him.
“In one of the pictures,” Sam said “someone tagged the building with spray paint. They wrote “die scum” and drew this symbol into the paint.” he showed her a picture of a triangle with a paw print in the middle. “It's a local animal rights group called S.N.A.R.T, like small town PETA.”
“And I'm guessing you already talked to them?” Kat asked
“They were a couple,” Dean said “that run a vegan bakery.”
Kat made a face
“What's the point then? No eggs or diary? You may as well eat dirt.” she said and Dean laughed while Sam gave them both a bitchy look.
“What?” Dean asked “She's right.”
Sam rolled his eyes and continued
“They spray painted the death threat, got spooked by a hissing noise and had sprayed mace in their eyes. Or so they said, they were wearing sunglasses inside.”
“Douche bags.” Kat mumbled and Dean snickered.
“Their eyes were REALLY messed up,” Dean told her “all red and gross.”
“Yeah, mace will do that to you.” Kat said
“It couldn't have been mace,” Sam told her “it was premature death of tissue. It's caused by venom.”
“So,” Kat said “the taxidermist gets crushed to death and the vegan, PETA folks heard hissing and got poison in their eyes? What're we dealing with, a giant snake?”
“According to Steve Irwin here,” Dean said, motioning to Sam “snakes constrict or use venom. No snake does both.”
“What if it's a basilisk?” Kat asked
“Something THAT big would've been seen,” Sam said “plus last time I checked, snakes don't have claws.” and looked at the body.
“Look at this,” Kat said and showed them the ledger of missing animals “all the cats are missing from the shelter.”
Sam and Dean looked it over and Dean said
“So yesterday it's some freaky, snake monster, now we're looking for Cheetara?”
“More like Cheetah from Wonder Woman.” Kat quipped.
“To-mato, ta-mato.” Dean answered with a smirk and she stifled a laugh as Dean looked around. His eyes fell on a dog in the cage closest to them. “Why does that mutt look familiar?” he asked Sam.
Kat snorted
“That's no mutt,” she said as Sam stepped forward “That's a purebred German Shepherd. Some people will pay through the nose for one of them.”
Sam looked at the clipboard attached to the dog's cage
“It's the Colonel, the taxidermist's dog.” Sam said
“He's been at both crime scenes?” Dean asked
“Wait, the only witness to the first crime was the dog?” Kat asked “The report didn't mention that.”
“Yeah.” Sam said “And why would it? He's a dog.”
“Could be a suspect,” Dean said “a shape shifter or a skin walker.”
“Doesn't really fit the profile,” Sam said “and he doesn't really look like a monster to me.”
“Nope, not at all,” Kat said with a smile “I'll test him.”
“Are you kidding me?” Dean asked “He could bite your hand off.”
“This big sweetheart? No way.” Kat said and reached in her pocket and pulled out a silver coin. She crouched down to the Colonel's level and he wagged his tail. “Hey there big boy,” she cooed to him and he licked her hand “this isn't gonna hurt you at all.”
“Unless it does.” Dean said and Kat pressed the coin to the dog's ear.
Nothing happened and Dean made his “not bad” face.
“Nothing,” she said “this isn't our killer guys.” she moved to stand and Dean offered her a hand, helping her up, his thumb grazing over her knuckles. They exchanged warm smiles as the Colonel began to bark like crazy. Kat furrowed her eyebrows and looked behind them as the sheriff walked up to them.
“Did you agents need any further assistance?” the sheriff asked as he took his cowboy hat off. Much to Kat's surprise, the Colonel quit barking. She looked up at Dean, who seemed to have the same thought she did.
“No, I think we're okay, thanks.” Sam said
“Hey, can I borrow your hat?” Dean asked. The sheriff reluctantly handed it over to Dean. He let go of Kat's hand and put the hat on. Again, the dog went berserk, but quieted as soon as Dean removed the hat. Dean handed it back to the sheriff who sneered at the Colonel.
“Good luck getting adopted.” the sheriff said and walked away as Kat's jaw hit the floor.
“Jackass.” she mumbled under her breath.
“If the Colonel isn't a suspect,” Sam started
“He's a witness.” Dean finished the sentence and looked at the Colonel “Hey buddy, you speak sign language?”
“That's monkeys!” Sam exclaimed
“Hm?” Dean asked and Sam rolled his eyes while Kat laughed as an idea came to her.
“Wait, I watched this documentary once,” she said “about this guy. He tried to teach his dog to speak after it witnessed a murder.”
“I remember that,” Sam said “I read the book.”
“Well did it work?” Dean asked them.
“No.” they answered in unison.
“He wrote a book AND made a movie about it?” Dean asked and Kat shrugged
“Maybe he had a good publicist.” she said
“But that guy didn't have what we have.” Sam said and nodded to Kat.
“What?” she asked
“You told us you have a grimoire.” Sam said
“Yeah, and?” Kat asked
“There has to be a spell in there somewhere.” Sam said and the realization dawned on Kat.
“If I don't have one, Shannon sure as hell does. Lucky for you two, I never leave home without my witch box.”
“Which motel are you in?” Sam asked
“Something about a Pink Flamingo?” Kat questioned “I don't know, I wasn't really paying attention.”
“We'll spring the Colonel,” Dean said “met us at Diamond Tim's Motor Inn, that's where we're staying. Bring your witch stuff.”
“You got it.” she said and gave Dean a wink as she walked away. Dean watched her go, admiring her ass and legs in the skirt and heels combination she was wearing. Dean let out an audible growl and looked at Sam, who had his eyebrows raised practically into his hairline “What?” Dean asked “I can't appreciate a smart, beautiful woman?”
“That's not what I'm asking,” Sam said and opened the Colonel's cage “I'm asking how on Earth did YOU hook HER? She's way out of our league Dean.”
Dean smirked and shrugged
“Well, maybe yours,” Dean said “she's WAY above my pay grade, but she seems to like me so I'm going with it.”
Sam rolled his eyes and grabbed the leash that was by the Colonel's cage.
An hour later; Kat met Sam, Dean and the Colonel at the boy's hotel room. She even brought a bag of doggy treats for the Colonel, which he seemed to appreciate.
“I didn't have a spell,” she told the boys as she put her bag down “but I called Shannon and she did. It's an Inuit spell and I have the ingredients.”
“Okay, so let's get to mixing.” Dean said. Kat opened up her bag and started to set up everything she needed on the table. “How does it work?” Dean asked
“Shannon said it's like a human and animal mind meld,” she told him as she sat down and began measuring out the ingredients “so if it works, we'll be able to read the Colonel's thoughts.”
Once everything was correctly measured and poured into the bowl in front of her, Kat grabbed some hair off of the Colonel's back, dropped it into the bowl and stirred. She then poured the rust colored liquid into a glass as Sam and Dean took a seat at the table.
“I'll do it.” Dean said and reached for the glass
“Wait, what about me?” Sam asked
“You got enough on your plate.” Dean told him as Sam's gaze drifted from Dean to Kat.
“Hey, don't rope me into this, duke it out among yourselves.” she said as she got up and washed her hands.
“Uh, like, you're tired,” Dean said “and you're on the mend. Plus, you have a sensitive stomach okay? Last thing we need is you chucking this stuff up.”
Kat stifled a laugh as Sam rolled his eyes and Dean swirled the liquid in the glass.
“This doesn't look so bad.” he said
“Pretend it's a Bloody Mary.” Kat told him and he smirked before chugging the liquid in one go. He smacked his lips together and said
“I was wrong.” before pulling a face and coughing. He made a hand motion and said “Give me the spell.”
Kat handed him the piece of paper and he read off the spell while Sam and Kat looked at the Colonel. When Dean finished the spell, he looked at the dog and said
“Okay, let's get this party started. Tell me everything you know.”
The German Shepherd simply yawned and looked away from Dean.
“What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?” Dean asked and laughed. Kat chuckled and snorted while Sam gave them the bitch face. Dean chest puffed out a little bit, at least he had made Kat laugh. The Colonel barked, Kat and Sam looked at Dean, who shook his head.
“Nothing.” he said.
Another hour passed and they had gotten some lunch before they saw any results and Dean was able to question the Colonel. Kat watched as Sam threw away his burger wrapper and Dean went to get it while he scratched himself behind his ear.
“I don't want this.” Sam said, holding up the burger wrapper. Dean could suddenly smell something amazing and it wasn't the burger in front of Kat.
“Jesus, do you have dandruff or something?” Kat asked as Dean scratched behind his ear again.
“No,” he insisted “it just itches and I can't get a good scratch.” he said, trying to figure out where the amazing smell was coming from. It was like summertime; freshly cut grass, suntan lotion and something floral.
Kat rolled her eyes, reached over and used her nails to lightly scratch behind his ear.
“Oh yeah,” he said “perfect, thank you” his leg began to shake. He suddenly realized the smell was coming from Kat's skin; SHE was the amazing smell. Dean could hear the Colonel laughing and Dean asked him
“What?”
“I smell it too Hoss,” the Colonel said “she gives good ear scratches.”
“Yeah, you got that right.” Dean said and looked at Kat.
“What's he saying?” she asked, as she smiled.
“He says you smell nice.” Dean told her “and you give good ear scratches.”
Kat blushed and said
“Thanks big fella.” as she looked at the Colonel, who moved his head up and down.
“That's the smell of good people,” the Colonel told Dean “keep that one close.”
The Colonel was suddenly alert and started to bark. He and Dean both got up and rushed over to the window as Dean yanked the curtain to the side. Kat looked out the window as Dean pounded on the glass, there stood the mailman.
“HEY!” Dean yelled “HEY! You! YOU!! YOU!”
Kat started to laugh as Dean growled and Sam said
“Dean, I think the spell is working.”
“A little too well, he's barking at the mailman!” Kat said through her laughter.
“Huh?” Dean asked and sat back down
“I think you might actually be a dog.” Sam said as Kat kept laughing
“What makes you say that?!” Dean asked
“You're scratching your head,” Sam said “sorry, Kat is scratching your head. You're playing fetch and barking at the mailman.” Sam threw the wrapper into the trash again and Dean turned to get it, before resisting the urge and audibly whining.
“Ruh roh” he said.
Once Kat had worked through her fit of giggles, she called Shannon and spoke to her.
“Okay, thanks Shay, appreciate it. Love you too.” she said and hung up. “So, apparently the spell has side effects.”
“Well that would've been nice to know before it went down the hatch!” Dean said irritably “What kind of side effects?”
“When you mind meld with an animal, you can exhibit some if its behavior.” she said
“Well, how long am I gonna have the urge to?” Dean asked
“Sniff butts?” the Colonel asked, tilting his head.
“Whoa, WHOA!” Dean said “I do not have the urge to sniff butts!”
“Yet.” the Colonel told him
Kat raised her eyebrows and fought off another fit of giggles while Sam asked
“Do you have the urge to sniff butts?”
“NO!” Dean said, outraged “Come on!”
“Shannon doesn't know how long it's gonna last, hopefully when the spell wears off, so will the side effects.” Kat said, with tears of laughter brimming in her eyes.
“Terrific.” Dean said.
“Well at least we have a lead,” Sam said “You said the guy smell like red meat, dish soap and old lady cream right?”
“Yeah, and?” Dean asked
“Hey, maybe one of the other dogs saw something at the shelter.” Kat said “Since you're Doctor Dolittle for a while, let's ask them.”
They went back to the shelter and Dean asked around to see if the other dogs saw something. He wasn't having any luck, but Kat was in heaven, petting all the dogs through the cages. An intense wave of jealousy washed over him as he watched a mutt lick her cheek, making her laugh.
“Aw, aren't you just a sweetheart?” she asked
“That's right pretty lady,” the dog said “love me, adopt me! Please!”
“Hoss, you alright?” the Colonel asked
“She's petting other dogs and I don't like it.” Dean grumbled “She's mine.”
The Colonel chuckled
“Now you know why us dogs get all bent out of shape when you pet other people's dogs.” he said.
“Katlynn!” Dean hissed and she looked up.
“What?” she asked “He just wants to play!”
“And hump the crap out of her leg.” the dog added with a laugh. Dean crossed over to where Kat was and moved her away from the dog as she pouted.
“She's mine, back off.” Dean growled at the dog, who audibly whined and submitted to Dean, showing him his belly.
“Sorry man! Jeeze, she was nice to me and she smells good!” he said.
“Going alpha,” the Colonel said “you sure you weren't a dog in a previous life?”
After finding out the real killer was a guy that was eating animal parts to gain their abilities to stave off his cancer ridden body; he was quickly disposed of by the pack of dogs Dean had released from the shelter. Once the spell wore off; Dean, Sam and Kat made their way to their cars.
“Where you headed?” Dean asked Kat as they stood outside her car.
“Back to my motel room,” she said “I have it for another night and I'm not exactly in a hurry to get back to Texas.”
“Don't you have to work?” He asked and she shook her head
“Nope,” she said “I'm off the schedule for a few days because I'm getting too much over time.”
Dean scoffed and said
“God forbid they have someone that actually wants to come to work.” He said
“Right?” Kat asked.
She stood with her back against the Mustang's doors, Dean standing in front of her. Their breath mingled in the cold air, creating clouds of vapor.
“I really appreciate your help,” Dean said “more than I can say.”
“I know you do,” she told him “any time you guys need help, I'm a phone call away.”
Dean nodded
“I know.” He said and cupped her face in his hands, his thumbs running over the apples of her cheeks. He gently placed a kiss on her lips, his stomach doing a flip as her lips moved over his. Kat's system kicked into over drive as his taste mingled in her mouth. She placed her hands over his, kissing him again. His tongue wound its way into her mouth, flicking over hers and making her shudder. They came up for air, her hands still on his. He stared deep into her eyes, there was so much he wanted to say to her, but he couldn't force the words out.
“I'll be in my motel room all night,” she told him “if you wanna stop by, just text. No pressure.” she told him and he nodded. He released her and made sure she got into her car safely before walking back to the Impala and Sam. Dean climbed into the driver's seat and started the engine as Kat's Mustang took off into the night.
“Please don't tell me you're blowing her off.” Sam said
“I'm not,” Dean said and watched as she turned out of the alley, the Mustang's taillights disappearing from view. “I just, I don't know.”
“You know,” Sam said “I can tell. You're scared.”
“Because when has anything good ever worked out for either one of us?” Dean asked as he put the Impala into gear “In the short term, you and Amelia, me and Lisa? Yes, totally. Long term? Well, you see where we are.” He back out of the spot he was in and went on “I can't do that to her Sam. She deserves more, but I can't fucking leave her alone and I don't know why.”
“Because you care about her,” Sam said “you don't want to, but you do.”
Dean grunted and drove them back to their motel room. When they arrived, Sam got out of the Impala and said
“Don't let a good woman get away just because you're scared Dean.” and the shut the passenger side door before walking into the motel room. Dean chewed on his fingernails, torn between staying and leaving for a very long time. This poor girl had no idea what she was walking into; if she did and had any sense, she'd run away screaming and never look back.
But his heart, his stupid heart, couldn't let her go. He quickly texted her, hoping she hadn't changed her mind.
“You awake?” he asked
bubbles appeared and she answered
“Yep, you coming over?”
“On my way.” He answered and slammed the Impala into gear before taking off.
When he arrived at her motel room, he knocked on the door and waited. When she answered, she was wearing a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles t-shirt, yoga pants and Batman socks. She smiled and let him in, he walked past her and she shut the door behind him.
“Gotta admit,” she said as he turned around “I didn’t think you’d take me up on my offer.”
He placed a hand on her cheek, she closed her eyes and leaned into his touch.
“You were amazing today,” he told her “and a bigger help than we could’ve asked for, given the circumstances.”
She opened her eyes and said
“I don’t mind helping,” she told him “but I have to wonder, if you were so close, why didn’t you call me?”
“I was going to,” he said “once the hunt was over.”
She searched his face, looking for even a hint of a lie, all she saw was sincerity in his expression. She nodded and he stepped even closer to her.
“Can I tell you something without it being weird?” He asked.
“Try me.” She said. He told her about the other dog at the shelter and she smiled. “Do you mean to tell me that you were jealous?”
He nodded
“I was.” He admitted “Hate me, call me stupid; but I care about you and hearing even an animal thinking those things about you made me angry.”
“Listen, if the shoe were on the other foot, I’d feel the same way.” She said “it’s bad enough I had to watch that one girl damn near eye fuck you in the bakery.”
“When did that happen?” He asked
“When we dropped off the Colonel,” she told him “that’s why I had to leave otherwise I felt like I was going to rip her eyes out.”
He leaned down and kissed her, his lips strong and possessive over hers. He gripped her hair and kissed her again as she looped her fingers through his belt loops and pulled his body close to hers. His hardened erection pressed into her belly as she tightened her grip on his pants.
“Dean,” she breathed between kisses “mh, Dean.”
“Tell me,” he said as he pulled back, still holding her face “tell me what you want.”
Their eyes met and she bit her lower lip as he grazed his tongue over his lips.
“Fuck, you’re driving me insane.” He told her.
He had been the best lay she’d ever gotten and she was curious as to what else he could do. Surprising even herself, she opened her mouth
“I want you.” She told him and gave him a feather light kiss on his lips.
He smiled down at her and then kissed her before pushing her shoulder into the door. He ground his hips into her before nipping her lip and making her moan.
“You want me pretty girl?” He asked as he kissed his way down her neck.
“Yes,” she breathed, tightening her grip on his pants “please Dean.”
He slid his hands down her body, gripping her behind her knees and picking her up. Her legs automatically wrapped around his waist as he carried her over to the bed. He crawled on to the mattress and pressed her into the pillows. He raked his hands through her hair as they kissed themselves breathless. When they came up for air, they quickly removed their shirts and jackets before getting tangled in each other’s arms again. Dean pressed his chest against hers, craving the feel of her skin against his. Her tongue wound into his mouth, massaging over his tongue as he gripped her hair. She pressed her nails into his shoulders, making a low moan come from him. He rolled on to his back, bringing her on top of him where she laid on top of him, kissing him. He slid his hands up her back an quickly unhooked her bra, sliding it down her shoulders and off of her. Her bare torso against his felt like coming home; a comfort in an otherwise harsh world. She sat up, grinding her covered heat into his denim covered erection.
“Mh, look at you.” He said, gripping her hips tightly. She gave him an innocent look and asked
“What? I know what I want.”
“And what’s that?” He asked.
She bit her lip and continued to grind on him.
“I want you in me so badly.”
He sat up and slammed her back into the bed, pinning her down with his weight. They furiously kissed, practically tearing off their remaining layers, leaving both of them naked. She pushed the top of his head down and he chuckled as he kissed her throat and collar bone. He stopped at her nipple, taking it into his mouth and sucking on it. She squirmed under him as he flicked his tongue over the nipple and came off of it with a wet “POP”. He did the same thing to the other one as she moaned loudly, his hardened length brushing her inner thigh.
“Mhhh,” she whined “I wanted you to go down on me.”
He chuckled
“I know,” he said, brushing up against her entrance “but I had something else in mind.”
Their eyes met and she nodded as he thrust into her, sheathing himself inside her in one go. He set a steady, torturous pace; pressing her knees to her chest as she gripped the sheets, crying out. In this position, she was totally at his mercy, the only thing she could move where her hands and her head. He pushed into her sweet spot, making a high pitched whine come from her.
“God, Dean!” She cried out “right there!”
She tried to move, to arch her back, anything to spur him on so she could get the release that she was craving. He took notice but didn’t let up on his pace.
“Be patient,” he told her “I’ll make it worth the wait.”
With that, he unrolled her and spread her legs on either side of his hips; she was completely bared to him, her body twisting in a mix of pleasure and need as he drank it in.
“Oh god,” she yelled as he dipped his head down, kissing up her sternum and to her chest where he took her left nipple into his mouth. “God, god, oh fuck!” She cried out as he cupped her breast in his hand and flicked his tongue over the nipple.
Coherent sentences and crying out actual words were replaced by yelling, strings of expletives and his name. She squirmed under him as she tipped over the edge, crying out as she finished.
“Mh, fuck you feel good when you come around me.” Dean said, holding her legs open “I’m not done with you, not even close.”
He wrapped her legs around his waist, hooked his hand behind her neck and pulled her up so that she was straddling his lap. With her brain fogged from her last orgasm, she relied on her body to do the work. She instinctively thrust into him, her arms wrapping around his shoulders as his hands gripped her hips. He dug his fingertips into the small of her back as they moved together. He kissed her deeply, her hands running through the short hair on the back of his head.
“Dean!” she called out, loud enough for him to hear but no one else. His name fell from her lips over and over in the same fashion; he relished in it. He kept one hand on the small of her back while the other held the back of her head as he heatedly kissed her. He opened his eyes and pressed his forehead to hers. Her eyes slowly opened and met his; their hips still meeting thrust for thrust. Dean felt a change between them in that moment; something about the way she was looking at him, made a feeling he couldn’t register blossom in his chest. Their lips met again and he poured everything he was feeling into that kiss.
Kat felt a flicker in her; this wasn’t a feeling she was familiar with. Dean pulled her lower lip into his mouth and gave it a playful nip, making her moan.
“Jesus Dean.” she said softly as he tried to lay back on the bed. She caught him by the back of his neck and said in a breathy voice “No, no. Don't move.”
“Why?” he asked his hands sliding down to hold on to her hips.
She bit her lip and then said
“I want to come like this, please?”
He nodded and kissed her as she began to move, their grunts and groans filled the room as he bit his lip, watching her move.
“That’s it,” he told her as she built him up. “Yes, god Katlynn, keep going.” He moaned as he tilted his head back, her hand slid up through the short hairs on the back of his head and tugged on them, his breath catching in his throat. She watched him, entranced by the sight in front of her; a man she truly adored coming undone because of her, the rush of power she felt made her feel intoxicated and sexier than she had ever felt in her life. His head tilted up right, their gazes meeting as he pressed his mouth to hers, moaning against her lips. She moved faster, his fingers digging into her hips as he quickened his pace to match hers. Their kisses grew hotter and heavier as their moans became louder, earning them a pounding on the wall from their next door neighbor. They both grinned at one another, not letting up on one another. The coil in Kat's stomach threatened to snap as Dean's pace began to falter.
“I'm close,” she said in his ear “oh fuck, I'm so close”
Dean slid one hand up into her hair and gripped it tightly, making her look at him.
“Come for me sweetheart,” he said “look at me.”
She whined as the coil wound tighter and finally broke as she shuddered and came around him. He kissed her hard, his hips snapping into hers and gasped as he finished deep inside her. They fell on their sides, laying on the bed and breathing hard, their legs still tangled together. Dean pulled out of her, but didn't move far, his hand still tangled in her hair.
Once they'd caught their breath, they pulled on their shirts and underwear, meeting under the covers to cuddle. Dean laid on his back while Kat lay on her side, her head on his chest. She could hear his steady heartbeat; he had one arm wrapped around her shoulder and the other hand resting on her hip while her fingertips traced patterns over his chest.
“If I tell you something,” he said “do you promise not to judge me?”
“Well, that's a weird question,” she stated and looked up at him “but go ahead.”
He was biting his lower lip as he thought of the best way to say whatever it was that he was thinking.
“You'd do anything for your siblings right?” he asked
“I don't have any,” she told him “but yes, if I did, I would.”
“Well, after the trials,” Dean said, chewing on his lip “Sammy was,” he trailed off and swallowed before continuing “Sammy was in bad shape.”
“How bad are we talking?” she asked him
“Hanging on by a thread,” he told her “the doctors said he wasn't going to make it.”
Kat propped herself up on her elbow and looked at him.
“You two must have more than one guardian angel,” she responded “he looks perfectly fine.”
Dean's eyes met hers and he said
“He's fine because he's possessed by an angel, Ezekiel.”
Her eyes went wide in shock but then her brows furrowed
“So, he's sharing a body with an angel?” she questioned “That's gotta be weird.”
“I guess it would be,” Dean said, raking a hand through his hair “if he knew about it.”
Her jaw dropped
“Wait, what? How does he not know?” she asked, firing the questions at him rapidly.
“This is the part where I'm asking you not to judge me,” he explained as he sat up “Sam is more than just my brother. He's my number one priority; I've been looking out for him for so long that it's just automatic. Keep Sam alive and ask questions later,” she nodded and he went on “So, I tricked Sam into letting Ezekiel possess him.”
“So, what happens if Sam finds out?” she asked
“Knowing Sam, he'll eject Zeke; that's what I've been calling him, and he'll die.” Dean told her. “Zeke is healing him slowly, which is why Sam hasn't noticed.”
His eyes searched her face, looking for an indication that she was mad or disgusted with him. He braced himself for her to yell at him as she sat up, crossing her legs under herself as she chewed on her lower lip; processing all of this information.
“I can't say I agree with the method,” she told him “but I can understand why you did what you did.”
He raised an eyebrow
“That doesn't weird you out?” he asked “At all?”
“Like I said,” she went on “I don't agree with the “how”, I mean would YOU want to be possessed and have no say in it?”
“No,” he answered “but-”
“Yeah, she interrupted “but I get the “why”, I really do. He's your brother and that's what family does. Goes to the ends of the earth for one another.”
He stared at her for a few seconds before snapping her up into his arms and hugging her tightly. He breathed in the scent of her hair as she wrapped her arms around him, he could feel a smile forming on her face. He pulled back and held her at arm's length.
“Thank you,” he told her “I mean it.”
She nodded and they kissed before laying back down, resuming the position they had previously been in.
“Will you stay with me?” she asked with a yawn
“Is that an invitation or a command?” he asked with a smirk.
“Invitation.” she told him and looked up at him
“Yeah,” he said, his gaze meeting hers “I'll stay.”
When Kat woke up, she felt Dean moving beside her. She ascertained that they were laying back to back and she rolled to face him. Sure enough, she was facing his back as she sat up and looked over his tense shoulders. His face was broken out in a sweat and his hand was clenched tightly at his side.
“Nightmare.” she thought as she settled down close to him, the clock on his side of the bed reading 3:00 in the morning. She pressed her chest against his back and slid her hand down to his wrist, she could feel his pulse pounding beneath her hand. She laid her forehead against his shoulder blade and kissed the back of his neck. He tensed for a second and then seemed to relax. Without warning, he rolled over; his long arms snaking around her body, one around her shoulder and the other around her waist. She slipped one arm under his head and the other under his arm, her hand running through his hair.
“It's okay,” she told him softly as she kissed his forehead “you're okay.”
His grip didn't let up, nor did the tension in his shoulders as he breathed rapidly, his breath fanning over her shirt. She held on to him, quietly talking to him and scratching his head.
“It's okay Dean,” she told him soothingly “I'm here for you.”
She felt him bury his head into her chest as his shoulders started to shake, his grip tightening on her. She shushed him, holding him a little tighter as her eyes started to get heavy.
“You'll be alright, no one can hurt you now,” she said with a yawn “I'll protect you.” and closed her eyes.
Little did she know, Dean had woken up when she started scratching his head. He had heard every word she said. His shoulders had started to shake, not from fear; but from relief. Her words replayed in his head has he held her tighter.
“It's okay Dean, I'm here for you. You'll be alright, no one can hurt you now. I'll protect you.” her sleepy, yet soothing voice echoed in his mind. With a sigh, he relaxed in her arms and dozed off.
Sun coming through the thin motel curtains rudely awoke Kat the next morning. She cracked her eyes open, realizing she was laying on her stomach and a hand was drawing patterns on the exposed skin on the small of her back. She groaned and turned her head to the opposite side of the bed to see Dean, his head propped up on his other arm, his eyes half opened.
“Morning.” he said with a sleepy smile. She mirrored his sleepy smile and grunted, closing her eyes again. “Sleep okay?” he asked and she nodded without opening her eyes.
“Feels good.” she said and yawned, his fingertips running over the dimples in her back at the bottom of her spine.
“I know.” he said and kissed her forehead, his hand wandering up her shirt, touching her bare back.
“You're gentle.” she told him and opened her eyes all the way for the first time.
“Are you surprised?” he asked and she nodded
“A little,” she said “for being a big dude, I thought you'd be a little rougher.”
A crooked grin crossed his face
“I can be, if you want me to.” he said and she chuckled sleepily
“What time is it?” she asked
“After eight,” he said “Sam already called and checked on me.”
“That's nice of him.” she said “Breakfast?” she added as her stomach grumbled.
He nodded
“A few more minutes,” he said “I'm enjoying this.”
“Me too.” she agreed.
After laying in bed for another thirty minutes, Dean and Kat got dressed. They each checked out of their motel rooms and decided to get some breakfast before going their separate ways.
“So you'll call me if you need help right?” Kat asked both of them.
“Correction,” Sam said “I WILL call you if we need help, since mister stubborn here refuses to ask for help.”
Kat grinned as Dean rolled his eyes, she hugged Sam who said
“Thank you again for your help, we really appreciate it.”
“Any time,” she said and patted his shoulder “I'm only a phone call away.”
They separated and Sam went to go sit in the Impala to give Dean and Kat a few minutes. Dean placed a hand on her hip and the other on the back of her neck.
“Thank you for last night, and the day before,” he said “I really-” he stopped, biting his lip. The words were there, he just couldn't force them out.
“I know,” she said, cupping his cheek in her hand and they kissed. He smiled through the kiss and then pulled back. “I'm picking up what you're putting down.” she told him. They kissed again and he released her. “Remember, CALL ME.” she emphasized the last two words as she started to walk away.
“I will,” he said with a playful roll of his eyes “I promise.”
“I'm holding you to that.” she said, pointing at him.
The corners of his mouth turned upward and he winked at her. She laughed and winked back before walking to her car. Dean turned, shaking his head as he grinned and got in the Impala.
Four days later; Kat's phone rang while she was brushing her teeth, it was Sam.
“Sam, long time no chat.” she said as she spit out toothpaste “What's up?”
“So, remember how you said to call you if we needed help?” Sam asked
“Yeah,” Kat said as she rinsed out her mouth “you need help don't you?”
“Big time,” Sam said “when can you get to Hartford, South Dakota?”
“Hold on.” Kat said and turned off the water. She quickly pulled up the GPS on her phone and typed in the destination, seeing that it was nearly a fourteen hour drive, she relayed this information to Sam, who said
“I wouldn't call if this wasn't important.”
“I know,” Kat said “I'll be there, don't worry about a thing.” she paused and asked “Dean doesn't know you're calling me, does he?”
“Nope,” Sam quipped “he said we need back up and you're the first person I thought of.”
Kat smiled and rolled her eyes
“Okay,” she said “see you guys tomorrow.”
“And hey, bring your witch stuff and,” Sam paused “maybe an engagement ring?”
Kat pulled the phone away from her ear, stared at it for a few seconds and then put it back up to her ear.
“Exactly what the hell are you roping me in to?” she asked
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February: Race for a Date
@gfhunklescalendar2017 (UNEDITED)
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A/N: The beginning of a year where once a month I post a fic based of this wonderful calendar. This pic by: @sovonight
The Mystery Shack was full of life this February. While it was a bit cold outside it wasn’t too cold inside as the people moved around with boxes of different party supplies. Mabel and Dipper were taking a little bit of time off college to hang out in Gravity Falls with a bit of surprise of their great uncles visiting from exploring around the Indian Ocean.
Stan was content to relax on the couch with his goddaughter in his lap while everyone else worked to decorate the place to Mabel’s tastes. The baby seemed content with this decision.
“Alright party people,” Mabel said as she walked into the room, “And Dipper.”
Her twin in question’s smile slipped off his face at the sudden exclusion for being part of the ‘party people’. Why that joke had become a staple in his family he would never know. He was great at parties…well maybe not this kind of party but still.
“We have less than twelve hours to get this belated Valentine’s Day extravaganza up and running!”
The teenager span where she stood to show off her sparkly, heart covered pink sweater. A few particles of glitter fell off it and landed on the floor.
“I am talking streamers everywhere, heart shaped balloons, a rocking D.J.-,”
Soos gave a cheer from behind his half-way complete set up for tonight’s party. Melody was standing next to him holding the wires. Both of them looked a little lost with the new stuff but Mabel trusted them to figure it out…and Wendy to help them.
“And of course, amazing dates for everyone.”
“Dates?”
The repeat of the word came from three people in the room. One being Mabel’s own twin and the other two being the old men who were not aware of this rule.
“Yeah,” Mabel laughed and rolled her eyes, “Dates. You can’t have a Valentine’s Day Extravaganza without a ‘date’. That’d be silly.”
“Yeah, I ain’t going out and looking for a date just to go to a dance in my own home,” Stan said with a frown. The baby in his lap giggling as if in agreement with him.
“Technically this is not your home anymore, Stanley,” Stanford reluctantly pointed out to his brother before looking at his great niece with a frown.
“But I do not see why a date is required to go to an event that we are helping to set up.”
Mabel rolled her eyes again.
“Oh come on,” she laughed, “You are acting like finding a date is going to be hard. Just go out and ask someone. I am sure a bunch of people would say yes.”
“Sweetie, it ain’t that simp-.”
“Meow. Meow. Meow,” Mabel interrupted and put her hand up to stop the old man from continuing with that statement.
“I don’t want to hear anything else about this, Grunkle Stan. Both you and Grunkle Ford are going out and searching for a date. Me and the rest of the party crew will finish setting up.”
Mabel moved over to Stan and took the baby from his lap before he could use the child as an excuse.
“Lee needs to go to nap time anyway.”
The baby laughed at the change of hands. The tiny hands grabbing onto Mabel’s curls and pulling.
“Ow. Ow. So cute and precious-ow.”
Stan and Ford watched as Mabel carried off the baby with a confused frown. Dipper silently walked up between them and watched his sister as well before sighing.
“No use arguing with her,” he said and ignored how he made both of the old men jump, “You better get a move on.”
“What about you? You need a date too,” Stan remarked as he pulled himself up from the couch.
“I…was hoping you would forget about that.”
Stanford patted Dipper’s shoulder with a smirk, “Never.”
“Come on,” Stan grabbed his car keys and smirked, “If we are going to get a date for Mabel’s dance then we are going to do this right.”
Stanley left the house and Stanford moved to follow with a look that read he was not looking forward to whatever his brother considered ‘right’.
“I swear, if you make us dress up…” He grumbled.
Stanford pulled at the sweater vest his brother had thrown out him feeling a little out of place. The fact that his neck was exposed to the chill of the February air was a little weird. At least he wasn’t forced to take off his trench coat.
He could count that as a blessing. He could also count this outfit as a blessing seeing how his twin looked like he stepped out of the 80s disco pictures he had seen when he was trying to catch up on the three decades he had missed. The powder blue shirt and the white suit were an eye catcher, that was for sure, and Stanley seemed to take pride in it.
“I thought I told you I didn’t want to dress up,” Ford sighed, “And where did you even get these?”
“Details, Sixer, details.”
Dipper threw a jacket over the shirt he had been forced to change into as he stepped out of the car and walked over to where to two men where. He was glad he didn’t have to go full out like Stan had made Ford but the dumb graphic t-shirt with a formal suit printed on the front was still ridiculous.
They had driven to the park and were standing out in the cool February air. A lot of people were out in the unusually warm day in the middle of this usually chilly month.
“So,” Dipper asked as he stopped next to them, “What is the plan?”
“The plan is we get someone to say yes to go to the dance so we don’t have to spend the night at McGucket’s.”
Stanford messed with the bottom of the sweater vest. Honestly he wouldn’t mind staying with his old college friend. They could play board games, maybe watch a movie; just avoid the loud crowd of a party in general. Stanford got lost in the idea of having a lazy night in. It seemed more appealing than going out and asking a stranger to go to a dance that his own great niece had put together.
“Yo! Earth to Captain Stanford. We need you to return from the space out mission, ASAP.”
Fingers snapped in front of the older twin’s face and made him come out of his daze. He noticed Dipper was missing and it was just Stanley and himself standing in the parking lot.
“Yes?” Stanford asked confused.
“I sent Dipper up head while you were having your space out,” Stan said and crossed his arms, “Kid seemed to suddenly get an idea for all this and ran off.”
“Oh? Well, maybe I should follow him. Make sure that he is okay or that his idea isn’t-.”
Stan’s hand on his arm stopped Ford from making his retreat to the safety of the car.
“You ain’t getting out of this, bro.”
Stanford sighed as he was dragged into the park by his brother. The two of them watching the patrons for a few moments before Stanley challenged him to get a date before him. With this whole situation as a completion it became a little less of a worrying burden in his head. They both split up with a curt nod and started to look around the park on their own.
Many patrons were subjected to the twins. Both of them going after anyone they deemed they could have a chance with. Stanford’s first approach with a few of them had been shaky as it had been a long time since he had actually tried to get a date with a human entity, and even those interdimensional creatures had been accidental dates that he had not intended on trying to get.
When the nervous approach didn’t seem to work he took to watching Stan across the park as he was slapped by a woman. That was nothing new. He had seen it happen countless times while they were traveling around the world. It was when he was looking away from Stan when he spotted the person he could have a chance with.
Stanford got up and stopped on his way over to them when he noticed a rose lying on the ground. It had probably been thrown there by a rejected valentine. Carefully he picked it up and brushed off the dirt. It seemed to give him a boost of confidence and the man made his way over.
On the other side of the park, Stanley was rubbing his cheek and watching the person that had just slapped him walk away. He did admit to himself that the joke he had made had been a little out there but he doubted it earned him a slap to the face. It hadn’t even been a dirty joke, that person was just too sensitive for his tastes. Still, at this rate he was most likely going to lose this date-race.
That is when Stanley noticed someone walking down the middle path of the park. They seemed to be just perfect to get him into the dance. A one-time date that could work. Stanley fixed the collar of his shirt and started to head over and stopped when he saw some flower poking out of the ground early for the time of year it was. He reached down and grabbed them; making sure to get rid of any roots that came up with the small flowers. Stan put a confident smile on his face and made his way over to the person.
Stanford and Stanley got in front of the person they desired at the exact same time and stopped their walk.
“Hey there, beautiful-.”
“I don’t mean to seem stra-.”
They both froze mid greeting and slowly turned their head to see each other. The person they had been moving towards was the same. The matching shocked expressions turned into glares in an instant.
“What the hell are you doing, Stanford?”
“Obviously I am trying to get a date. You know, the whole point of this crazy mission.”
Stanley laughed, “A date? With the person I saw first? Never thought you would go that low.”
“You saw?” Stanford sputtered and stood up straighter, “Stanley, I was here before you. If I remember correctly, you were getting slapped when I was moving over here.”
Stanley laughed and crossed his arms, “Oh now you were watching me, huh? Trying to find out my super-secret flirting tactics?”
“Why would I take flirting tactics from a guy that hasn’t even held a relationship for an over a year since high school.”
Stanley gasped and took a step back.
“You take that back!”
“No!”
As the two of them continued their argument the person that had been their ‘object of desire’ slowly backed away and fled the scene.
Stan and Ford arrived back at the Shack covered in dirt from when they had started wrestling in the middle of the park and noticeably dateless. Inside the house pink, red, and white lights were flashing back and forth and the house was shaking with music. They both had stayed out until party time trying to get a date.
They hadn’t even gotten fully up the steps when the door flew open and Mabel was there to greet them.
“Where have you two been?” Mabel said, “I was worried you two got eaten by a big monster or something.”
The teen tried to look like the stern parent but no one that covered in hearts and glitter could ever look stern. Stan still shifted nervously under his gaze and rubbed the back of his neck.
“We were out trying to get dates for your party.”
Mabel seemed to brighten at that, “You were? Did you get one?”
Ford glanced at the floor, “No. It seemed we cannot find anyone compatible to us in Gravity Falls.”
“Or we just keep arguing in front of the possible matches and scaring them off,” Stan laughed weakly.
Mabel looked at her two Grunkles confused before she started laughed. The two old men stared at their great niece confused as she fell into a fit of giggles.
“You guys thought you had to get a date-date?”
“Um…” Ford looked at Stan confused.
“Isn’t that what you told us to do?”
Mabel shook her head, “No. I told you two you had to get a date. Like Dipper got a ‘date’ with Wendy or I got a ‘date’ with Grenda and Candy. Or…or like how McGucket brought his raccoon…”
She stopped and thought about that one, “Actually that last one might be a date-date.”
“So you are saying we were out all day to find a friend to go to this with?” Stan asked in utter disbelief.
“Yeah,” Mabel chirped happily but the smile faded at the confused and utter shock on both her favorite old men’s faces. They seem so shocked and embarrassed that they had wasted a whole day.
Slowly, the teen reached and grabbed their hands.
“Grunkle Stan. Grunkle Ford. Would you two be my date to the dance?”
She looked up at them with wide pleading eyes. The weirdness of the day was behind them as they nodded and let Mabel lead them into the party to dance with their ‘date’.
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