The Brothers

Chapter 1: Samantha Holly Milligan

It was my eighteen birthday when it happened. My mother pulled out a stained and slightly bent envelope with a card inside. She was in tears and I was VERY confused. The only thing it said was "To my beautiful unborn daughter, to be open on her eighteenth birthday..." I didn't understand at first but then it dawned on me. I never had a father growing up... well my mom had boyfriends but they didn't count... I never had a BIOLOGICAL father growing up. That must've been from him.

But then I thought "What an asshole! He gave no contact all my life and now I get a card! A FUCKING CARD!" I was in a rage until I saw my mother's face. She hung her head and barely whispered.

"He's dead Sam..."

The whole world stopped around me. That's why I had no contact from him.... he was dead. I wasn't going to open the card until that happened, then I felt I MUST, for my mom. The envelope was purple with balloons on the corners. Well, they looked like balloons, the ink was fading on it. Inside was two pictures of two good-looking guys.  It was easy to open.  But what the letter inside the envelope said, wasn't easy.

"Dear my unborn daughter,

This is your father. I'm writing this just after your mother told me she was pregnant with you. She found out your gender as well. I haven't had a girl yet... I'm sorry I won't be around much during your childhood or at all... It hurt me to tell your mother she was never going to see me again. I just wanted to protect you from... from my life.

Let me reiterate, I'm a hunter. Not the one you're thinking of, a MONSTER hunter. All the things that go bump in the night, I hunt. Vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, ghosts, etc. There are more of us. We form some sort of... community.

Anyway, I'll wrap this up, I need you to go find my two boys. Dean and Sam Winchester. They'll help you if you have any questions about the hunter life and I need you to tell them about yourself. I can't bring up the guts to tell them myself.

Love, your father,

John Winchester

P.S Kate when you found me on the forest floor, it wasn't a hiking accident or whatever story I made up. I was attacked by a nest of vamps that I was hunting. Thank you again."

My jaw was on the floor, MONSTERS and HALF BROTHERS! It was too much to conceive. My mother read the letter quickly and stared at me, slack-jawed. My father was a monster hunting, badass! My name is Samantha Holly Winchester! My mind was racing at a million miles a second. I was a... hunter. 

But then, my mom said something that halted my train of thought, "So, are you going to go find them?" I didn't think that far. Was I going to find them? Or should I just continue my life as normal? Well, now that I knew that vamps and werewolves were real. I needed to find them. 

I started to pack a bag full of clothes and food. Then I realized I had NO idea where these guys would be. I'd just have to search the whole country. I took my favorite necklace with me, a few sketchbooks, art supplies, and the two pictures. With that, I was ready.

My mom was still sniffling over his letter to me when I came out. Her tears stained the paper. I hugged her goodbye and started towards the door. Before I could go she called for me. She silently gave me a hundred dollars. For the bus and food, I guess. I got to the door this time. I turned to look at her one last time. She was knelt over, sobbing. I opened the door and stepped out. I leaned on the door and heard my mom whisper one last thing before I walked out of the house.

"Give my baby luck..."