//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 Night: Luna Winchester // Story: Supernatural: Day, Night, and Shadows // by BioQuillFiction //------------------------------// With the illusion amulet around Luna’s neck, she has been able to be out in the open with people. Today was going to be a challenging day. Today, was Luna’s first day ever at a school. She had a backpack, notebooks, a schedule of classes, and her brothers. One on each side. “How come dad couldn’t see us off?” Luna asked. “He’s working Luna.” Dean said. “Come on, Sam and I will show you how this usually goes.” Dean lead Luna and Sam into the building, he dropped Sam at his first class and was bringing Luna to hers. “Okay Luna, you got it rather easy. You’re in kindergarten, so all you’ll be doing is ABC’s and basic math.” “Okay...Will you be with me?” “No, sorry Luna, not till the end of the school. At four. You remember when four is, right?” “Uh...when the little hand is on the four number and the big one is on the twelve number?” “Exactly. I’ll try and see if I can visit, and I’m sure Sam will do the same. Chin up, alright sis?” “Alright.” Luna said, she and Dean outside the kindergarten classroom. It was a marine blue painted door, covered in taped on sunflower pictures and construction paper cut to look like grass. As Luna walked in she saw kids all around her. She had never been around other children before, only her brothers. The experience was frightening. Luna wanted to hide. “Excuse me.” Luna nearly jumped when an elderly woman came up to her. As Luna studied her, she saw her kindness, and gentle nature. Warm, loving eyes, and a welcoming smile. “Who are you little one?” “Um...Luna…” Luna whispered. “Luna. What a lovely name. Wait, are you Luna Winchester?” “Yes...:” “Oh, that’s right. You’re the new student. Come along.” The elderly woman said, holding out a hand for Luna to grab. Luna took it with a hoof her disguise making it seem, and feel, to the woman, that she was holding the tiny hand of a young girl. She lead Luna to a table where three other children were seated. “Thank you ma'am.” Luna said. “Why thank you dear, and please, call me miss Cassidy.” Ms. Cassidy said, taking her leave. When she did, one of the kids at the table spoke up. “Hi. I’m Beverly.” A blond haired child dressed in a green shirt and shorts spoke. “That’s Ben.” Beverly pointed to a brown haired toddler dressed in a white shirt with a black stripe going down the middle and green shorts. “And that’s Hector.” She pointed to a tan skinned toddler, dressed in a grey hoodie and blue jeans. “What’s your name?” “Um...Luna.” Luna replied, not sure how to talk to others exactly. “So, where’d you come from?” “I’m...not sure. My dad is on the road and takes me and my brothers along often, so...I move around a lot.” Luna said the line her father told her to say if anyone asked where she came from. It was simple, easy to remember, and not entirely false. “Oh, okay.” “What’s your dad like?” Ben asked, Luna taking notice of his green eyes. “Oh, he’s neat. Kind of strict but it’s because he cares.” “What does he do?” “Business.” “Any specific business?” “Um...Well...He helps people…” “Like a...bounty hunter?” “...sure…” Luna answered, not knowing what a bounty hunter was. “Cool.” Hector said. “So, got any hobbies Luna?” “I play Pokemon blue a lot. Dad said he’d get me a new game if my first day here goes well.” “Cool. I have Pokemon Blue too. I picked Bulbasaur as my started.” Luna gasped. “Me too! He’s soo cute. He looks like he has a cabbage on his back.” “I always thought it looked more like a lettuce. That’s why I named him Lettuce Head.” Luna’s eyes grew wide as did her smile. “I named mine Cabbage Head!” “Get me out of here…” Ben grumbled. As the day reached its halfway point Luna and Beverly became real close friends, their common interests were almost frightening. Lunch had arrived and Luna got PB’n J sandwich with carrots and an apple on the side and a chocolate milk as her drink. She gave the cafeteria lady the money her dad gave her to use and sat next to her new friends. She noticed Hector ate light and pulled out a notebook and a pencil. She watched as he began to draw cartoony animals. “Those look cute.” Luna said. “Thanks.” Hector said, still drawing. “It’s a hobby.” “They look like a cartoon. Maybe one day you can make them into a cartoon.” “Heh, maybe… Hey Luna, who’s the older kid over there? The one looking at you?” Luna turned around, looking at the direction Hector was and saw what he meant. “Oh, that’s just my big brother Dean. Dad tells him it’s his job to look after me and Sam, my other big brother.” “Oh. Alright...but why has he been looking at us since lunch started?” “Huh...I’ll go ask.” Luna said as she got up and walked over to her brother. “Hey Dean, how come you’re looking at us?” “I’m just making sure they’re…normal.” “I don’t think they’re…not normal Dean. Hector likes to draw, Ben is, well, kinda lazy, and Beverly and I have a lot in common.” “I just worry.” “Is that why Sam says you can’t make friends?” “...I’m gonna punch him…” With school over Luna watched as her new friends got onto the bus or into their parent's car. Luna sat as her brothers came up to her. “So, how was your first day of school Luna?” Sam asked. “Pretty good. We learned about numbers, the alphabet, and some of the states.” “Bet that was the easy part.” Dean said. “Yeah, traveling helps. So, where’s Dad?” “He said if he’s not here in half an hour to walk back to the hotel.” “That’s five miles away Dean…” Sam said sadly. “I know.” Luna sighed. “I wish we could just...appear there. I wanna finish my homework so I can play my gameboy. I am so close to the elite four.” “I thought you would have beaten that game already?” Sam asked. “I was close, but I heard from another kid that was in the hotel in the last town we were in that your pokemon can go all the way to level one hundred. I’m trying to get them all to that level before I beat the game.” Dean rolled his eyes while Sam merely smiled. The trio waited and thankfully ten minutes later their father drove up, the three getting in quickly. “He kids, how was school?” John asked as they all crawled into the back. “It was alright.” Dean said. “Same.” Sam said. “I made friends!” Luna said happily. “Heh, great sweety.” John said, starting the drive. He drove to a dinner where the kids all followed. “So, what do you kids want?” He asked as they all sat in a booth and looked over the menus. “The Phillie cheese steak looks good.” Dean said. “Oh, I’ll have one too.” Sam said. “Um...can I just have a plate of mashed potatoes and veggies and nothing else?” Luna asked, seeing the menu consisted of largely meat based meals. “I’ll ask.” John said. When the waitress came along he asked if Luna could get a plate of just mashed potatoes and mixed veggies, which the waitress smiled and said yes. Some time later, a cheeseburger and fries, two philly cheese steaks and a plate of mixed veggies and mashed potatoes were served with three cokes. John realized that, this would be the first time Luna has tried soda, and watched with interest without showing. As Luna looked over the carbonated beverage, she took a sniff before tasting it. The fizze seemed to startle her, but when she saw Sam, Dean, and John all drinking it with ease, so she began sucking on the straw. The fizzy drink tickled her mouth and continued to as she swallowed it. She enjoyed the taste. Then felt her tummy start to gurgle. “I can’t believe you burped that loud Luna.” Dean said, chuckling from the events of the dinner. “Deeaann!” Luna whined, face red as a macintosh apple. “Dean, stop teasing your sister.” John said, the family driving back to the hotel. “But she broke every piece of glass in that dinner!” John rolled his eyes. Soda seems to give Luna sonic burps...He’ll have to call Bobby about it, he is still researching Alicorns, but wants anything about Luna that’s new to be written. Bobby’s gonna have a laugh about this… John thought, already hearing the drunk’s laughter.