Okay everyone, here it is! The next installment of my Gracilynn stories! I try to be ahead in writing a few chapters so this way if anything happens and I can't write too much, I can still update. As of right now, I have the first four chapters done. I also want to thank everyone who submitted ideas for flashbacks. I loved them all! I will try to include all of them. Anyways, enjoy!

Oh, and all flashbacks will be written in italics to separate them from present day.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dean, Sam, or any other Supernatural characters. However, I do own Gracilynn.

Gracilynn is curled up in her bed, for once waking up to a good dream. She hears her door open and dad walk in. Dean walks over and gently shakes her shoulder.

"Hey, kiddo, time to get up," he says. Gracilynn groans, comfortable in the bed. "Or you can stay in bed and miss your trip."

"I'm up, I'm up," Gracilynn groans, stretching. Dean waits until Gracilynn throws her covers off before leaving the room and heading downstairs.

It was five in the morning and they had to be at the school at six to catch the buses. It was a school trip to Rhode Island all the Juniors took and she ahd really wanted to go. Her dad wasn't too keen on her going all the way up there but Lisa had convinces him to let her. Gracilynn looks up at the ceiling remembering the whole conversation.

"I don't know Gracie," Dean says, looking at the permission slip. "That's really far away."

"Dad, come on," Gracilynn begs. "I've been doing good in school and I haven't gotten in any fights recently. It's my Junior trip."

Dean runs a hand through his hair re-reading the information packet. Lisa walks in the the room, taking in the scene before her. Gracilynn looks over at her, sending her the puppy dog eyes mouthing 'Help. Please.' Lisa silently sighs. She had always picked on Dean for crumbling at the look but now that Gracilynn has found it okay to turn the puppy dog eyes on her as well? Lisa shoots Gracilynn an encouraging smile.

"Dean maybe you should let her go," Lisa says, walking over to them. Dean looks over at Lisa.

"So, what? You two make up and now you're going to gang up on me?" Dean asks, smirking.

"No, you're right. It is far and anything could happen," Lisa begins, earning a look from Gracilynn, "But that's why there's many chaperones. And you taught her everything she knows. She's got your phone number on speed dial too. Dean, she's seventeen. It's her Junior year. Let her go."

Dean looks at Lisa, who is watching him. Dean's eyes wander over to his daughter before looking down at the paper again, fighting a way in his head. Lisa sighs and looks over at Gracilynn.

"Gracilynn, can you give us a minute please?" Lisa asks. Gracilynn nods her head and leaves the kitchen, going upstairs to her room. "Dean."

Dean looks up at Lisa watching her walk over to him.

"Let's face it. Adjusting to a normal life again hasn't been easy for her," Lisa says, "Especially Ben and I randomly coming into her life. This trip? It's normal. All the Juniors go. She wants to do it. She's trying and she's starting to really adjust. She gave us a chance, the least we can do is give her a chance."

Dean sighs.

"Yeah…I know," he says. He looks up the stairs before taking the pen Lisa holds out to him and signs the permission slip. Lisa kisses him and, grabbing the permission slip, heads upstairs to Gracilynn's room.

"Gracilynn! Let's go! Lisa's already got breakfast ready!" Dean's voice yells up the stairs. Gracilynn groans but climbs out of her bed and quickly goes into the bathroom to take a shower. After her shower, Gracilynn walks downstairs and takes a seat at the table with Lisa and her dad. There is a plate of pancakes in front of her and she digs into it. She looks around the table, seeing the tired but contented looks on her dad and Lisa's faces. She smiles slightly to herself, remembering a breakfast like this one about ten months ago. That one had a very different outcome.

"School starts in a couple weeks," Lisa says at the breakfast table. Dean looks up from his plate.

"Oh, right," he says, glancing over at Gracilynn.

"I can take Gracilynn to go get registered so you don't have to take off your first week at your new job," Lisa offers.

"I though parents do that," Gracilynn says.

"They do," Dean says distantly, because that's exactly what he'd been, distant. "But if I don't have to take off work I don't want to. It's only my first week there Gracilynn."

"So, take me after work," Gracilynn says. Dean thinks about it.

"They close at four and your dad doesn't get out until five," Lisa explains.

"So, take me on Saturday. Or are they closed on weekends," Gracilynn says sarcastically, directing the last statement at Lisa.

"Gracilynn," Dean warns.

"No, she's not my mom. I don't want her to take me," Gracilynn argues. Dean sighs tiredly. Gracilynn had gradually been getting more and more angry and taking it out on Lisa. He was surprised she hadn't kicked them out yet.

"Gracilynn, I'm sorry your dad…" Lisa starts.

"Don't," Gracilynn bites out, cutting Lisa off. "I want my dad to take me. It should be family who does it and no offense, but you ain't my family."

"Gracilynn," Dean growls out. Gracilynn quickly clamps her mouth shut. "Lisa's just trying to help. Apologize."

"What?" Gracilynn protests, looking over at her dad. His face leaves no room for argument. Gracilynn's jaw tenses but she eventually turns towards Lisa. "Sorry."

"Lisa will take you," Dean says, earning a huff from his daughter.

"Fine. But she isn't introducing herself as my damn parent," Gracilynn grinds out, standing up and leaving the table.

Gracilynn picks up her dishes and sets them in the sink. Dean follows suit, grabbing his jacket after and putting it on.

"Thanks for breakfast Lisa. It was really good," Gracilynn says, putting her coat on.

"No problem. You have fun," Lisa says. Gracilynn gives her a hug before picking up her bag and following her dad out the door.

"Gracilynn!" Gracilynn looks up from putting her bags in the pile to see Laurie, a brown-eyed brunette, approach her. Gracilynn returns Laurie's smile.

"Hey, Laurie," Gracilynn greets.

"Hey! I'm so happy your dad let you come on this trip," Laurie says happily.

"Yeah, well, we can thank Lisa for this," Gracilynn says.

"Well, either way, I'm glad you're here," Laurie says.

"Me too," Gracilynn says. A pair of arms wrap around her and Gracilynn tenses. She peers behind her and sees a boy of about 5'10" and light brown hair and blue eyes and relaxes. "Hey Duke."

"Hey Babe," duke says, giving her a kiss. "Hey Laurie."

"Hey," Laurie replies. There is a loud rumble and the three of them look up to see the Greyhound buses pull up and park next to the sidewalk.

All of the students and teachers begin loading their bags into the storage unit under the bus. Gracilynn, Laurie, and Duke climb onto the bus and take a seat at the very back. A few other people sit down with them, their seat looking like a wrap-around couch. Once everyone is situated on the bus, the driver starts it back up and pulls onto the road.

Gracilynn looks out the window. Someone says something and the rest of the group laugh, but she doesn't join in, her mind wandering. Her eyes pick up a figure standing at the corner o the building. Her eyes grow wide and she all but stands up trying to get a better look.

"Babe?" Duke asks. Gracilynn looks over at him, noticing everyone watching her. She looks back at the corner but the figure is gone.

"Sorry. I thought I saw someone I knew," Gracilynn says sitting back down in her seat. Dammit. Why am I still seeing Uncle Sam. I thought I was done with this.

There is a thump, followed by a few more. Gracilynn flinches, watching as her uncle beats on her dad's face. She feels the tears prickle behind her eyes. She closes them, willing them to disappear. The silence is broken by her uncles' voice and Gracilynn opens her eyes again. She watches as her uncle throws the rings on the ground and say the chant. She watches as his eyes connect with hers and then move to connect with her dads. The tears low freely down her face now and she helplessly watches as her uncle grabs Michael's jacket and disappears into the pit.

Gracilynn jerks away, gasping and sitting up straight. She blinks a few times and realizes the group she's sitting with is staring at her. She pushes the memory aside and gives them a smile, pulling out her headphones.

"You all right?" Laurie asks, eyeing her. Duke watches her as well.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Stupid spider nightmares, ya know?" Gracilynn says with a smirk. "What's going on?"

"Danielle was just telling us about her trip to visit her Aunt and Uncle," Joey says, staring at her.

"Oh, okay," Gracilynn says, leaning up against Duke who puts his arm around her.

"I wish my Aunt and Uncle were that cool," Joey says to Danielle. "They're really uptight."

"Mine are a lot of fun, they just live across the country," Laurie puts in.

"My uncle's like a big kid. No one's sure who gets into more trouble, him or the kids," Sarah adds.

"How about you Gracilynn?" Danielle asks.

"What?" Gracilynn asks in return, hoping she's not asking what she thinks Danielle's asking.

"Do you have any uncle's or aunt's?" Danielle asks.

"Oh…uh…no…not really," Gracilynn answers, not wanting to get into this.

"Well, my aunt's really serious so she's not a whole lot of fun and I hardly ever see my uncle," Duke says, trying to steer the conversation to him. Danielle and Joey don't let him.

"So, both your parents are only children?" Joey asks.

"Uh…no. just my mom was," Gracilynn answers, trying to find a way out of this.

"But I thought you said…"

"My uncle's not…" Gracilynn begins, pausing before choking out the words. "…alive anymore."

"Oh, sorry," Danielle says, feeling bad for pushing the issue. Gracilynn tries to shrug it off before the situation gets anymore chick flick.

"He did what he had to," she says, shrugging.

"Was he in the Army or something?" Sarah asks. Gracilynn looks at everyone a moment before answering.

"Or something," she replies, and taking a page out of the Dean Winchester Book of Conversation Enders, puts her headphones back in and turns the music back on, turning the volume up. Gracilynn closes her eyes and leans her head back against Duke's shoulder. She feels him give her a slight squeeze and hears the group begin talking again.

Gracilynn fights the emotions inside her. She realizes that no matter how normal she acts, she'll never be normal again. I mean, how the hell do you explain your uncle died saving the world from the Apocalypse? How the hell do you explain he said yes to Lucifer and jumped into the pit pit with him riding your ass and is now being tortured endlessly? You can't. And for that, Gracilynn knows that her uncle will never get the gratitude from everyone that he deserves.

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