Attempting My Best

Natalie Presley. Mother of two. One alive the other deceased. Just trying her very best. OC related to Sarah Presley Winchester and a sideblog. Read all rules & Disclaimers. Also see about page for more information.

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Dean has never felt this kind of panic in his entire life. Not even when he was losing Sam. His chest was tensing up and his hands were feeling a little sweaty. 

“They never covered this with Dr. Sexy…” He muttered to himself quietly. 

Listening to what Natalie said, he sighed and took his jacket off, then his sweater and laid it on the floor.

“All I know is that you need to lay down…” He said softly, trying hard to keep it together just for the sake of her. He wrapped an arm around the brunette and pressed a kiss against her cheek. “I’ll do my best babe.” He assured with a nervous smile.

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Natalie was grateful for her boyfriend. Trying at least. She took off anything that would be in the way of the baby coming out. specifically pants and undergarments. It felt a little inappropriate but it’s what she’d have to do at the hospital but only a gown was involved.  And then she laid down. “And that. I might wanna like remove any clothing that will cover up where the baby has to come out” she joked. She was cold. “I would much rather you be here wrapping your arms around me keeping me warm and making sure I’m okay because it’ll hurt so much. But you kind of gotta be down there.” she said amused. She sighed. “Dean you might wanna google delivering babies to help or call Sam. See if he has any clue. I mean if you are really unsure.” she felt bad. “I’m sorry I snapped at you.”

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brokenxwinchesters:

Dean blinked and tensed up when Natalie mentioned that he would have to deliver the baby. 

“I-Uh…” He gulped. “I can’t. No way. I’m no doctor.” Dean shook his head, freaking out.

“I don’t have the first idea how to deliver a baby. I’m a hunter. I kill things.” He spoke quickly. “I’m going to get us out of here. I promise and I will get you to a hospital in time.” He began to move to get up. 

Natalie looked at him. “I know you have no idea what you’re doing.  And that  you will try to get me to a hospital in time.”  She was being realistic here. “But you have to take into consideration how stuck we are and that you might not be able to. And that you’re the only person in here with me.” She didn’t want anything to happen to their baby. “The baby has to be born. Mother’s can’t survive more than nine months holding a child. It’s a proven fact. When the baby comes it needs to come out. For both the kid and mom’s sake. I am no doctor but that much I know.” So she got right to it. “So call whoever you need to to ask how to deliver a baby because if anything happens....”

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brokenxwinchesters:

“Son of a bitch.” Dean growled as he tried harder to open the door up but it wasn’t budging. He had already looked for different ways out but failed. 

“We’re stuck. I can’t even call an ambulance because I have got no idea where we are.” He sighed and knelt down beside the brunette and pulled out his phone. “Maybe Sammy could call one. He could track my phone and help get you to the hospital…”

Natalie grabbed onto his arm as a contraction started. She didn’t deal with pain well but her first two pregnancies she got an epidural. She knew the likelihood of her being able to make it to the hospital was slim. “Dean an ambulance probably won’t make it out to the middle of nowhere in time. We’re far away from any hospitals.” she sighed. “I think  you’re going to have to deliver our child.” she was just stating the cold hard facts. Being honest and blunt was what she did.

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continued from here Natalie looked at her boyfriend. It was really weird how their relationship from the one night stand days came full circle. And they were a thing now. Sarah wanted them go get married. Natalie wasn't opposed to it. Dean didn't seem to be either from what Natalie could tell. But it was hard to get domestic in the hunter's life. Natalie told Sarah they'd have to wait until her marriage to James was finalized anyways. Plus there never seem to be any time to have a wedding. But she promised to talk to Dean about attempting a domestic life in this chaos for the sake of their children. Even if the marriage wasn't legal. Maybe have a wedding ceremony without a license just to make Sarah happy. Whatever they could work out. "Dean I've been through this before. Twice. I know when labor is starting. It's coming now."

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Natalie was surprised when John reached out to her.  He was supposed to be dead. But both Dean's mother and father were brought back.  And she was sure Sarah was a shock to John.  She had a lot on her mind. Like if she was a good mother.  She looked at the man before her who  had to deal with this.  Raising a hunter's child. Except the difference was he was the hunter.

Then she spoke. "I was twenty two when I met your son Dean. I liked him a lot.  But I knew he was going to take off. I knew what he was. He saved me from the monster of the week."  she sighed. "He talked about growing up. And how he didn't really get to be a kid. But he never spoke badly of you. He loves you always.  And knows you tried your best.   I think he blames the life of a hunter in general for it. More than he does you."

She remembered all the stories. "So I had those stories in my head. All of them.  Dean was so young when he learned how to shoot a gun. A real one.  He was so young when he had to learn to protect himself. Both him and Sam."  She smiled. "And that certainly wasn't your fault. I don't blame you for wanting them to learn to fight and be protected early on. Not with what was going on in your lives."

She then got to the tough part. "So when I found out I was pregnant with Sarah I got scared that I would have to teach her how to shoot a gun early on. I got scared that she'd never play soccer with the neighborhood kids. I got scared she'd be running from school to school and always looking over her shoulder for some monster."  She blinked. "All because she was a Winchester. So I made the decision to not tell Dean. To not have her be a Winchester. To have her grow up a Presley."

She felt ashamed for it. "It was all I could think of to do at the time. But I knew it was wrong. He had every right to know he was going to be a father. When I went into labor I regretted it. That decision. I made a doctor call Dean. He didn't answer his phone." She remembered it too clearly. "I took it as a sign that maybe I was doing the right thing. So when she was born I didn't call him again. I told myself I was doing the right thing for Sarah. To protect her."

She wasn't so sure now. "But look how that turned out. I just exchanged one monster for another. My abusive husband didn't give her a safer childhood. Maybe her childhood was a little bit more normal. But Dean would've still been kinder. I think I chose the wrong path. And now she's sixteen. She has two years left of her childhood legally. " she shook her head. "I ruined Sarah's whole life by not telling Dean."

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yourebrokendean:

He could barely keep up as she talked, she sounded like a crazy person. So this was world was real? Or at least kind of real. “So, where some boring actors? Everyone of us?” That was far away from the reality he had lived in. Dean looked around, trying to get a grip of all of this. Then she mentioned that the two of them were married. He wrinkled his forehead as he looked up at her, “You and me? Married?” This was so far off from the truth. Everything was messed up here. 

“So what are we supposed to do?” Everything he knew about was fake, nothing existed her. How the hell would the get out? “Just to say okay and stay here? Act like this is actually reality? That we’re happy?” Dean was getting frustrated but all the information she gave him. And then she mentioned Ben. “Replaces Ben?” It was hard to explain what Ben was to Dean and what he meant to him. “It’s complicated alright. But I guess things are even more complicated right now.” 

Natalie looked at him. Understanding his frustration. "Dean we ARE happy in this universe." she knew it sounded crazy. "It's not what we know, but you know what's really sad. That this normal existence what we see is what we see as messed up." It made her want to cry. "I mean here we got a nice house. That doesn't need warded from monsters." She just wanted to enjoy it for a little bit. "We both have jobs that make us money. I mean acting is a fairly normal career path in comparison to demon hunter." She found it strange that she was listing all the upsides. "We have kids. Granted it sucks Sarah isn't our kid here. But we have some amazing kids." She looked him in the eyes. "I'm not saying I don't want to find a way back home. To gain back all the things I am sure to miss." she smiled. "But we got a nice life here. If for some reason we can't find a way back would it be so terrible to be married to me? To be two different people? where all the crappy things are gone?" she sighed. "I'm sure you've dreamt of being someone else at least once." She had to warn him though. "Though Sam here is an actor named Jared Padalecki. And you don't get along with him. And he's married to my best friend Gen Padalecki. They got two sons and some dogs." She figured it'd all work out. "If by some chance we're stuck here you could change that right? the getting along thing. That should be an easy fix right?"

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pregnancy starters

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fallenregent:

!!

“I need to tell you something.”

“Are you pregnant?”

“I’m pregnant.”

“We’re having a boy.”

“We’re having a girl.”

“Is it mine?”

“I don’t know if we’re ready for this… Can we handle a child?”

“I didn’t even know you were pregnant.”

“How could you keep this a secret from me?”

“It’s not yours.”

“Does it hurt?”

“I don’t know who the father is.”

“I’m so scared…”

“I hate you for doing this to me!”

“…You’re pregnant?”

“Don’t be mad at me… but I think I might be pregnant.”

“It was a one night stand. This wasn’t meant to happen!”

“The baby kicked!”

“It’s positive.”

“What names do you like?”

“What if I’m a bad parent?”

“Don’t make me do this on my own.”

“I’d rather do this as a single parent.”

“What do you mean it’s twins?”

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yourebrokendean:

“What the hell?” Dean looked around, he almost had to pinch himself to see if he was awake or not. Maybe his eyes was playing him a trick? He was at a television set. It was not possible that he just ended up here without having no memory of getting there. With fast steps he started to look around, he recognized all the scenery, because he had been that. People were flashing him smiles as he walked passed him. Then he suddenly stopped at a scenery which looked like Bobby’s house, he just started at it. Was this some kind of joke? “You ready for the scene? We start in 15 minutes Jensen!” Dean heard someone say behind him, but they quickly ran after someone else. But then he saw her, looking just as confused as him, “Natalie?” He walked up to her, “What are you doing here?” Then he took a quick pause, “What am I doing here?”

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Natalie was back on the set again. She had gotten there first it seemed. And was already trying to figure this out. It was after Robert Singer sent her home and she ended up talking to Sam at "Jared and Gen Padalecki's" house. She had to explain to him. "Someone zapped us here. In this alternate reality. " She continued. "Except I feel like you and Sam have already done this whole thing before." She shook her head. "I'm your wife in this universe. Danneel Harris Ackles. I'm an actress also. I am on the show." She figured he should know so he could try to play along. "I got here yesterday so I had a bit of time to play along. I saw someone that looked like you but realized that was probably the actual Jensen before you got here. Or maybe I am just confused." she sighed. "So the television show in this universe is based on the Supernatural books. Except in this world the books were WAY more popular than they were in our world." it was very odd to her. "They are written by Carver Edlund except that's his real name. God and Chuck don't exist here like they do where we're from. Supposedly he got tired of writing the books and leaked the last three online himself. The CW obtained the rights to all of the books including the leaked ones." She was really pissed about one thing. "So our lives are now fictionalized and a piss poor television adaptation. The show version sucks. And Sarah isn't even our kid here. She's a thirty something actress who plays Sarah Winchester on the television show. Guess what she's a plot device. She essentially replaces Ben Braden in the show version." She blinked. "I heard about Ben from all these people. Who was he in your life again?" she shook her head again. "It feels like crap. But on the bright side we both have a happy ending with each other. We got three kids and some dogs here and a really nice house."

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brokenxwinchesters:

Sam answered the door to Natalie and paused for a moment. He remembered her from one of his hunts with Dean. The question was, who was she here? Sam gulped and forced a smile on his face to greet her. 

“Uh hi, you must be friends with Gen?” He spoke very awkwardly. Or perhaps she wasn’t? For all he knew she could be a threat. Could he risk letting her in and around the two adorable little boys? He really didn’t want to drag them into his kind of life. 

Natalie was relieved Sam opened the door. Or well Jared answered. She had hoped that if Dean was zapped here as Jensen that Sam was Jared. And not the other way around. “Sam?” she asked. She blinked. “You are Sam right? Or are you Jared?” she sighed. “Yes I’m supposed to be friends with Gen here. But I don’t know Gen from where I come from. I’m supposed to be a girl named Danneel Harris Ackles here.”  she sighed. “So please tell me you’re Sam who was zapped here to be Jared and not the other way around. So I don’t sound too crazy.”

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So apologies

I’d like to apologize for being super busy and unable to update the French Mistake post. I have two days off so I’ll be adding people’s bios. And hopefully replying to everything I owe in this verse asap. There is an ooc blog that I sent an invite to most people to chit chat ooc. If you haven’t gotten your invite let me know. It’s an easy way for everyone to plot. Some people are mobile though. So in the tags use your url or character’s name so that people know whose posting. As sometimes on mobile you can’t tell. Hopefully Sam and I will get more people in the group and or start some events that will help get it going better.

-Jackie  (nat’s mun)

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Natalie was confused. She landed on a television set. She asked where she was. Robert Singer the producer got worried. “Danneel. you’re at work. You okay?” he asked. Natalie blinked. Danneel? who the hell was Danneel? she then thought she saw Dean on set. But people were calling him Jensen. It was a really weird day. She learned that day that she was Danneel Harris Ackles. Who was married to Jensen Ackles who played Dean Winchester on the show Supernatural.  The show was based on the popular Supernatural books by Carver Edlund. But in this world Carver Edlund is his real name. He’s not Chuck or God.  And the Supernatural books are fiction. She had a rough day so Singer said he’d get a car to take her home. Apparently she had a huge house. With children who were currently at a friend’s house. She had three. A little 3 year old girl. And two baby twins. A boy and a girl. Whoever was babysitting them gave her some time. So she knocked on her neighbor’s door. Who happened to be Sam and Gen. She overheard Jared and Gen lived near by. But that Dean never went over there. But Danneel did often because Danneel was Gen’s best friend.

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Another little note/headcanon

This is Dean and Sam's second go round in this "reality."  Except it's changed from the first time they were there. Now in this version Jensen is married and with kids. Jared is still married to Gen but they now have two sons and a dog. And the television show they are starring in is now based off the Supernatural books. And Chuck is simply Carver Edlund.  It's giving Dean and Sam a headache because it's like whoever sent them here rewrote Balthazar's alternate reality.  And they are just trying to figure out why the changes?  Also they are still not 'best friends.'

[chandlerandtheotherguy-blog]

Dean frowned and sat up. “I’ve never really had the chance to see where things go to be honest.” He admitted. Dean took a moment to think and reflect back to every relationship he’s been in. All of them failed because of his lifestyle. 

“I can’t promise anything. Being a hunter has it’s downfalls. I can literally walk out that door and instantly be killed by something I didn’t see coming. If not that, a job can come up which could have me travelling across the country just to save peoples asses. Who knows where I’ll be landing up a few days from now…” He gathered up his clothes. 

“You know what, maybe this was a bad idea… I shouldn’t have even asked knowing that dating you would drag you into possible danger.” 

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Natalie wished she hadn’t said that. Now he’d leave and she’ll never see him again. “No don’t do that.” she said. She sighed.”Don’t say this is  a bad idea.” But she knew it was too late. He probably made up his mind about leaving. She grabbed a piece of paper. “let’s just exchange numbers. Not rule anything out. I’m a grown woman. I can handle myself.” she said.

[chandlerandtheotherguy-blog]

Dean looked up to the ceiling and sighed because he knew what Natalie said was true. He’s tried to settle down but that never seemed to work out for him. Who knew when he’d have to disappear next or when he’ll face death again. Besides the bunker was like a million miles away from where they were. 

“How about this. We try this out and see where it goes?” He suggested. He didn’t know how to answer any of Natalies questions so he hoped he could just skip them with his idea. 

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Natalie looked at him. Still unsure. “See where it goes?” she asked. She wish she could handle that. But what if her heart got broken. “Has seeing where it goes ever worked out with you?” she asked. She really wanted things to be ok.  “Dean I’ll see where things go. But promise me my heart won’t shatter. I don’t need that right now.”

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continued from here Natalie looked at Dean. She was surprised. He seemed sort of the sleep around type. Not in a bad way. But she saw him breaking hearts. You know coming into town. Having one night stands and having to leave. he was on a case and she got the shock of her life. Learning that supernatural creatures exist and that he hunted them. Dean actually talked about his life. She got from there talks that love wasn't in the cards for him. She didn't want to be a downer but she had to bring it up. "And then what? you leave town. And I start to think about the guy that got away?" she asked. She tried not to ruin things. But these things needed to be discussed. She was a hopeless romantic type. "I am the type that doesn't want no strings attached. Always have been. how are you going to have strings attached being a hunter? taking off? doesn't sound like the job that allows you to have connections you care about? I'd like to see you too again though."