2Misplaced soul
Chapter two
The prep
It's been two weeks since Ben died and Mea was sitting at her computer desk, staring at the little stick drawings, still thinking about what he said, his words playing over and over in her head.
"you have to fall from the barren edge, pure of worldly possessions, and covered in blood" "it will take you to where you are supposed to be. The voices say that you weren't supposed to be born here."
"you weren't supposed to be born here."
"you weren't supposed to be born here."
She was going through the motions of her life still taking online college classes that she no longer cared about. How could she bring herself to read more about anatomy and medical mumbo jumbo when she just lost the only person in her whole life who made her feel true happiness. The boy that brought her life meaning. She always thought of him as the other piece of her, she heard someone say once that soul mates aren't always romantic interests they could be best friends and even siblings. If that was true, then maybe Ben was her soul mate the other piece of her. Now that he was gone she felt even more empty than she did before he was born, like his death took more from her. Ben took a piece of her with him when he took his last breath.
"you weren't supposed to be born here."
Mea made a decision in that moment. Ripping open her laptop she went to her collage account and disenrolled in her classes sending an email to each of her professors apologizing and informing them that she would not be continuing with her classes. Closing the laptop, she made her way downstairs and into the living room, her parents took a few weeks off work to grieve and to care for her. They were worried because it had taken them at least a half hour to get her to let go of her brother and another 2 hours to calm her down. She took a deep breath and sat across from her parents, they looked up at her.
"Mom, Dad I need time to myself, time to go and find who I am without Benny." Mea said while her parents looked at her surprised and confused. She didn't realize that she looked more relaxed than she had in a long time. Her choice bringing her a sense of purpose. She continued before they could say anything. "I'm going to take a road trip, I'm just going to get a bus ticked or something and keep going until I find myself, I'll stop when I do." She smiled slightly teary eyed.
"Pardon...I don't know what to say Mae, what about school? How will you pay for food and hotels? We don't have any money to give you?" her mother said after gathering herself after her daughter's abrupt announcement. All their money has been to support Bens treatments. She worried for her little girl. Mae was always more motherly to ben than she was, she couldn't be she had to make sure that he got the medical treatment he needed. She always hated that doing what was best for her boy meant her girl had to grow up just that bit faster.
"how will you keep yourself safe?" her father asked rubbing his wife's back as she slowly worked herself into another bout of tears. Mae sighed, her parents really didn't know her anymore, she didn't blame them, it wasn't their fault they did what they had to for her and for ben. It still hurt a little that they didn't notice she had been taking more than just academic classes.
"Dad, I've been taking boxing, MMA, and women's self-defense at the gym near the hospital since I was 13, Benny's first nurses brother works there he let me go there for free." She informed her father with a fond smile for the nurse and her brother. The nurse noticed that she was there all the time and said that she needed some more activity in her life she at first suggest running or gymnastics but when Mea heard that her brother did fighting techniques Mae had perked up. The nurse set it up for her right away and Mea took to it like a fish to water.
"I've got a little money and I'll do odd jobs or whatever, I'll make it don't worry and I'll send letters all the time, I mean you won't be able to send any back but you will know where I am and that I'm ok. I'm 19 now you can't stop me, I just need to do this. "Her voice tight with determination. She was surprised when her parents just nodded sadly and pulled her into a tight hug. She felt her mother's tears on her shoulder and her father's grip tight and strong around her back. She pulled back "I'll go pack now, I'll leave tomorrow" they nodded again
"okay Mea just…just be careful. I don't even know why I'm letting you go but I can see that you have made up your mind" her father told her softly. Her mother adding "Yes, I'd rather you leave with our blessing than leave unhappy with us." Mea smiled and ran back up the stairs, it was going to be a long night.
Her first step in her plan was to pack all her cloths, that's all she would need to make this look like she was really going on a road trip. Her next step was to write as many letters as she could before 8am tomorrow, letters to her parents. Each letter with a different date and alternating between 5 pens. It was crazy, she was insane, she was going to do what she promised her little brother she would. If this ritual does what she suspects, then she will never see her parents again never talk to them.
"you weren't supposed to be born here."
It surprised Mea that she didn't feel worse about it, she was leaving them letters after all. She would leave them at a post office in California with instructions to send one every month. Mea was going to the sunset cliffs in san Diego California a day and a half drive away from her home in Louisiana, if she didn't stop at all.
"you have to fall from the barren edge, pure of worldly possessions, and covered in blood"
Finally, she was finished writing 22 letters it only took her 6 hours. Her hand was cramping from all the writing but it was worth it so her parents won't worry about her at least not for 22 months anyway. Mea crawled into bed for the night. Her mind free of its earlier turmoil. Soon she would fulfill her crazy unbelievable promise to her sweet little brother. As she dropped off into dreamless sleep her last thought was that she was utterly insane.
AN: okay this is my first ever supernatural fanfic and I'm excited to have it underway. I have a rough plan for this story. I am trying to keep it cannon compliant or well at least alongside the show. Locations and drives and keep it believable in the supernatural world. Supernatural wiki has been a great site to help me out in getting the info I need and it doesn't have it then it gives me a good place to start. They have episode transcripts there which is a super help! So please review tell me what you thing tell me what I got wrong and what I got right just let me know your thoughts.