The Runt of the Litter

Forever, Always, and Right Now

Note: Bad day? Bad week? iIfeel ya. But hey, it's saturday (technically). I figured after posting so late in the day for the past three or four weeks in a row, it was about time I post one in the ungodly hours of saturday morning again, nice and early.

So, here's your one a.m. chapter. I cannot stress how much I appreciate all of you-- you're always so supportive when I'm late/when I fall short, and it means so much to me 💜 This week, the chapter is nice and long-- last week was awfully short, I know. Hopefully that's a bonus for you guys. If you hate long chapters... sorry.

This chapter actually fills two requests. Supreme_Doritos (a username which instills fear in me with its perfection) wanted to see Kate get wrapped up in a hunt and the Winchesters get her out of it. They requested this forever ago, and I'm just now posting it. Hope it's worth the wait ;)

The second request was more informal-- Musicpotterhead (who I happen to think is incredible) was musing in the comments of "my friend who is a boy" about how the boys would really have reacted to Anna's first date. It focuses much more on Dean's than Sam's as that's just how the chapter turned out. Hope you like it, mon amie 💜

Anna is sixteen (as is Kate, in case you're curious).

Forever, Always, and Right Now

"I demolished that history test is all I'm saying."

Kate smiled and rolled her eyes and shifted her backpack on her shoulders as she walked beside Anna. "I'm very happy for you," she said. "But I'm not celebrating by ditching class."

"Why not? It's our thing. We're good at it."

"I have a math test."

Anna made a face, but they did usually try not to miss tests and stuff when they skipped class, unless the reason they were ditching was to miss a test. They were strategic like that. So she understood why Kate didn't want to go today. She narrowly missed bumping into a tall, thin kid as they turned the corner toward the math hallway. Anna had this block free, but Kate didn't. "Well, we should hang out or something after school then. Just for, like, an hour."

"That I can do."

"Cool, I'll ask Dean." She pulled out her phone to do just that and deflated when she saw his text telling her they'd found a hunt and were leaving town. To make things better, he'd said the hunt was closeby and they'd still be coming back to the bunker every night. But to make things colossally worse, he'd told her to take the bus. "Nevermind. I won't ask Dean," she sighed and put her phone in her pocket.

"What?" Kate asked, catching the change in Anna's mood easily. "You look like you just started your period."

"You saying I have acne, or that I look miserable?"

"Miserable," Kate snorted. "If you had acne, I wouldn't point it out. I'm not a total jerk."

Anna had to acknowledge that with a nod. Kate was nice enough to point out anything that would make her feel self-conscious unless it was something that could be fixed in just a few quick seconds. Acne did not fall into that category. "The boys just left."

"I should've guessed that," Kate murmured. "That's literally the only reason your face ever falls like that when you check your phone."

"Did your mom drop you off today?"

"No, I drove. She got called into work early. An appointment moved up. Why?"

"We could still hang out after school, if you wanna drive me home after."

"I'm not technically supposed to drive other people for another month or so," Kate said, but she shrugged, seeming like she genuinely didn't care. "But whatever. Who's gonna know."