Danger Lurks in the Shadows
R/R please. Thanks! And no flames please.
Disclaimer: I'd love to, but no, I don't own ER. What I do own though, are some original characters I used in this story.
Note: Sentences placed within '.....' are the character's thoughts.
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Prologue
25 years ago:
A young boy was standing on tiptoe, peering over the window. Across the street, a couple of men were unloading boxes and furniture from a truck. A man and a woman suddenly came out of the house. The young boy quickly scanned the area. When he saw what he was looking for, he jumped up and down, excited.
"Yes!" he exclaimed gleefully. Just then his sister, obviously older, emerged from the kitchen.
"Eric, stop that," she chided him. "You don't want to wake up Mom, do you?"
For a moment, a look of horror passed over Eric's face. However, it was quickly replaced with a look of joy when he remembered about his discovery.
"What are you looking at, anyway?" she asked, also taking a peek at the window.
With this, Eric's face lit up. "We got new neighbors, and they have a son. Finally, someone we could play with!" he declared excitedly.
"Really?" the girl asked, also getting delighted. "Let's go see." She started to pull his arm and drag him towards the door.
"Wait," he pulled his sister to a stop. He lowered his voice, looking skeptical. "Are you sure that Mom's asleep?"
His sister nodded convincingly. "I peeked at her room and saw her sleeping."
"Okay." They got out of the front door, quietly closing it behind them. They walked towards the house across the street and saw a boy, about the same age as Eric's sister, playing with his dog. When he saw the two, he made his way towards them.
"Hi," Eric greeted the boy. "We're your neighbors. We live across the street. This is my sister, her name's Abby. She must be in the same age as you are." Eric said all this in one breath. He extended his arm and the boy shook it. Abby did the same.
"Hi, my name's William, but you can call me Will. My mother calls me Willy, though," he said sheepishly.
"Where are you from, Will?" Abby asked as she eyed him curiously.
"Well actually, we just moved from across town," he answered, looking embarrassed. He looked down and kicked away some dusts.
"Maybe we could play together sometime," Eric said, looking at him hopefully.
Will glanced up, looking extremely happy. "I'd love that."
The woman again emerged from the house. "Willy," she waved at him. Will turned to see his mother motioning for him to get inside.
"I have to go now," he finally said. The two looked at him and nodded. "Maybe we could play tomorrow?"
"Yeah, sure," Abby answered with a smile.
Once again, a big grin formed across Will's face. "Okay, see you tomorrow." He said with a wave. He ran and entered their house, but not before giving another wave to the two siblings.
From that moment on, he became their closest friend.
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Hope you liked it. I know this won't make sense unless you read the next part, so I'm putting this up along with the next chapter. R/R please, and if you could do it by each chapter, please do. Thanks! ^_^
R/R please. Thanks! And no flames please.
Disclaimer: I'd love to, but no, I don't own ER. What I do own though, are some original characters I used in this story.
Note: Sentences placed within '.....' are the character's thoughts.
***************************
Prologue
25 years ago:
A young boy was standing on tiptoe, peering over the window. Across the street, a couple of men were unloading boxes and furniture from a truck. A man and a woman suddenly came out of the house. The young boy quickly scanned the area. When he saw what he was looking for, he jumped up and down, excited.
"Yes!" he exclaimed gleefully. Just then his sister, obviously older, emerged from the kitchen.
"Eric, stop that," she chided him. "You don't want to wake up Mom, do you?"
For a moment, a look of horror passed over Eric's face. However, it was quickly replaced with a look of joy when he remembered about his discovery.
"What are you looking at, anyway?" she asked, also taking a peek at the window.
With this, Eric's face lit up. "We got new neighbors, and they have a son. Finally, someone we could play with!" he declared excitedly.
"Really?" the girl asked, also getting delighted. "Let's go see." She started to pull his arm and drag him towards the door.
"Wait," he pulled his sister to a stop. He lowered his voice, looking skeptical. "Are you sure that Mom's asleep?"
His sister nodded convincingly. "I peeked at her room and saw her sleeping."
"Okay." They got out of the front door, quietly closing it behind them. They walked towards the house across the street and saw a boy, about the same age as Eric's sister, playing with his dog. When he saw the two, he made his way towards them.
"Hi," Eric greeted the boy. "We're your neighbors. We live across the street. This is my sister, her name's Abby. She must be in the same age as you are." Eric said all this in one breath. He extended his arm and the boy shook it. Abby did the same.
"Hi, my name's William, but you can call me Will. My mother calls me Willy, though," he said sheepishly.
"Where are you from, Will?" Abby asked as she eyed him curiously.
"Well actually, we just moved from across town," he answered, looking embarrassed. He looked down and kicked away some dusts.
"Maybe we could play together sometime," Eric said, looking at him hopefully.
Will glanced up, looking extremely happy. "I'd love that."
The woman again emerged from the house. "Willy," she waved at him. Will turned to see his mother motioning for him to get inside.
"I have to go now," he finally said. The two looked at him and nodded. "Maybe we could play tomorrow?"
"Yeah, sure," Abby answered with a smile.
Once again, a big grin formed across Will's face. "Okay, see you tomorrow." He said with a wave. He ran and entered their house, but not before giving another wave to the two siblings.
From that moment on, he became their closest friend.
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Hope you liked it. I know this won't make sense unless you read the next part, so I'm putting this up along with the next chapter. R/R please, and if you could do it by each chapter, please do. Thanks! ^_^