When We Were Young (A Jensen Ackles Fanfiction)

2. Do Something Pretty While You Can

When We Were Young

Do Something Pretty While You Can

You'd think for someone who had experienced more than anyone's fair share of 'First Day's' that I would've been more than comfortable knowing I was about to do it all over again. Right? Wrong!

I hated the first day of school. It was okay when I was younger because there was less pressure to fit in and make friends and not be a weird awkward outcast, but that wasn't the case with high school, as I'd learned the hard way with the last 5 schools I'd been forced to go to.

I tied my hair back with a purple scrunchy before pulling on my light blue denim jacket over my flower patterned dress. I tucked my feet into my white converse sneakers and tied them quickly. I grabbed my backpack, slinging it over my shoulder giving my reflection one last pass over.

"Come on, Carmen!" Caleb interrupted from my doorway where he stood smooth and confident leaning against the frame. "We can't miss the bus on the first day. And the pop tarts just finished." He winked at me before walking towards the stairs. "You look great by the way!" he yelled back before I heard his elephant feet take off down the stairs.

I shook my head at my reflection with a shy smile. "Here we go again." I said to myself before leaving my room.

"Would you stop fidgeting? You look fine." Caleb snapped as I ruffled my dress and tightened my ponytail for the hundredth time between our house and the bus stop at the end of the street. "Is it Jensen that's got you all a mess?"

I stopped, frowning at him. He stopped as well, rolling his eyes at me. "What would Jensen have to do with anything?"

Caleb smirked and reached out to me, pulling me under his arm as he kept us moving. "Nothing. You just don't normally primp this much before school that's all. Besides, he doesn't catch the bus."

My heart sank but I didn't let him in on that. "Oh?" I asked trying to sound disinterested.

He laughed and nodded his head. "He brought a car with his model earnings about 6 months ago. He only lives a few streets over." Model earnings? I knew it.

"How do you know this? Are you his biggest fan now?" I pushed him away as I took a seat against the wall a few feet away from where a few younger kids were standing around nervously. Caleb perched next to me.

"No. Kara was very quick to brag to me about him. I don't think she's as over him as she might like to think."

I shifted uncomfortably, wondering how I could prod him for more information without looking like I cared. "I don't care about Jensen. Or Kara for that matter." I lied as the bus pulled around the corner. I sighed heavily, moving to stand in line ahead of Caleb.

"You might be able to lie to yourself Sis, but you can't lie to me." Caleb grinned into my ear before he pushed past me onto the bus. I shook my head at my twins stupidity and climbed aboard. And immediately I remembered where I was. I trained my eyes on Caleb's back as he moved down the aisle and I shifted my ponytail so it swung around me, hiding my face. I sat down quickly and quietly beside Caleb and tried to block out the whispering voices around me.

I'm not sure how long we were on the bus for when I heard Caleb sigh in my ear. "What?" I whispered looking up at him. He nodded towards the door and I looked up. "Oh no." I put my head down again and heard Caleb laugh.

"Hi Caleb!" An overly energetic female voice interrupted, sounding like she was getting closer.

"Good Morning, Kara! How are you?" I frowned over at him from under my hair wondering how he could sound so genuinely interested and he reached down, pinching my leg, the smile on his face never faltering.