FAMILY LEGACY

DISCLAIMER

Sequel to "Not the Girl I Knew". All Supernatural characters belong to the \ WB. I own Kelly. I know Jessica doesn't look like a Romanian Gypsy, but that will be explained later. And I'm well aware of the fact that the word 'Gypsy' has been stereotyped to make people think of thieves, but I'm hoping to show this culture in a more positive light. The first part of this takes place at the same time as Mary's death.

CHAPTER ONE: BIRTH

ROMANIAN GYPSY CAMP 22 YEARS AGO

The woman screamed in pain.

"Come now. You're doing fine," the man encouraged. She screamed again.

"I---I can't," she panted.

"You can. You're doing great," he told her. A wave of pain hit her again and she let out an agonized yell. A small girl tugged on her mother's dress.

"Why is it taking so long?" she whined.

"Hush, child," came the reprimand. The girl's mother frowned. True all births were different and lengths could vary each time, but her friend seemed to be having an especially difficult time. Worriedly, she began to say a Romanian prayer. Nothing must happen to this child. It would grow up to be a protecter. The elder woman had seen signs. And everyone knew that the elder woman was almost never wrong. Her friend cried out again.

"I can see the head! It's almost crowning!" the man stated. The news came as a relief, but the woman kept praying. She couldn't take any chances. She wouldn't. Finally, the cries of a newborn baby filled the camp. The woman sighed in relief.

"It's a girl," the man announced.

"Welcome, little one," the baby's mother stated. "Welcome...Jessica."