Book 2: Breaking the Ice Chapter 2
Jenna woke up early in the morning and got ready to baby sit for another couple. She stretched her arms as she sat up. She walked out of her den and said happily, "Time to take care of some more kids."
She strolled around the village until she found a family of aardvarks and walked over to them. The mother realized Jenna was walking toward them. "Oh, look, honey. Maybe she can watch the kids while we're gone." She said to her husband.
"Hi! You need a babysitter? I'm free." Jenna told the couple. They looked at each other and looked back at her with smiles.
"Make sure that they go to bed by the time we come back." The mother told her. Jenna just smiled and waved as the couple walked away.
Then, she turned to around and looked at the three aardvarks with a smile. "All right, kids. I want you to behave while your parents are gone, okay? I'll be watching you today, and I'll be happy to play with you guys if you want me to." Jenna told them.
The kids nodded and two of the aardvarks were playing tag except for one of them. The girl walked over to Jenna and asked her in a small voice, "Can you sing?"
Jenna was taken aback with that question and said sweetly, "Of course I can, sweetie." She cleared her throat and sang.
I can take a rainy day on the roof of this empty house
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears every now and then
And just let them out
I'm not afraid to cry
Every once in a while even though goin' on
With you gone, still upsets me.
Jenna thought about her parents' death, but she shook it off and continued singing.
There are days
Every now and again I pretend I'm okay
But that's not what gets me
What hurts the most, is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
Never knowing
What could've been
And not seein' that lovin' you
Is what I was trying to do.
Jenna had tears in her eyes, remembering how much she loved her parents. She finished her song and asked her, "How was that?"
"That was pretty." The girl replied.
Suddenly, her ears perked up as she heard someone yell, "I bet you can't get me on ice." Jenna gasped and she ran towards the kid on the thin ice, which was about to break.
She screamed, "NO!" She pushed the aardvark out of the way, but before she could get back to where the kids are, the ice cracked and she fell.
The kids were frightened and they ran to find their parents and tell them what happened.
Jenna let out an ear-piercing scream as she fell. Finally, she fell on rough ground.. Frightened, she looked at her surroundings. She saw dinosaurs and a lot of green around her. She tried to run, but she sprained her left ankle and she fell.
With Buck and the girls, they were walking around Dinotopia and talking. Rosalina's ears perked up when she smelled something. Buck looked confused and asked her, "Wot' is it, lass?"
"I smell something." She replied quietly.
Roxanne could smell it too and she got lifted her head up and said, "Guys, follow me." Rosalina and Buck followed her, using their noses also to find the owner of the sweet scent.
Back with Jenna
Jenna got done making a leaf dress and making a cast for her ankle. She looked around and stuttered to herself, "I f-f-feel s-so puny." She jumped when she heard some bushes rustling.
Then, she heard someone whisper, "I think it's going to be another weasel. Let's hope it's not Tim."
Jenna stuttered loudly, "S-s-show y-y-yourself!"
As soon as she said that, she saw a couple of teenaged she-weasels and a male weasel wearing an eye patch and carrying a knife in his right hand. Her eyes widened with shock.
Buck and the twins' eyes widened too. Finally, they got out of their trance and Buck started to sniff the newcomer. Jenna giggled and blushed as he sniffed her. Buck noted that she had a natural scent of strawberry and that she was around his age.
When he was done looking at her, he introduced himself, "Buck! The name's Buck. Short for Buckminster. Long for 'baa'."
Rosalina and Roxanne were next. "Hi! I'm Rosalina, but you can call me Rose or Rosy for short. And this is my twin sister, Roxanne." Roxanne just waved at her.
Jenna finally snapped out of her trance and introduced herself, "I'm Jenna, but you can just call me Jen." She smiled a little.
Rosalina and Roxanne whispered excitedly to each other, "We got another girl down here. Yes!" Buck heard them say this and he rolled his eye but smiled.
"Wot' are you doin' here?" He asked, getting back to being serious.
"Well, I was babysitting some kids until one of them were on thin ice and I pushed him away so he wouldn't fall down and I sort of fell down." Jenna answered, blushing in embarrassment.
Roxanne laughed, "Babysitting! That's the worst thing you could do. The kids are like monsters."
Rosalina elbowed her hard on her rib and gave Jenna an apologetic smile.
"Well, I think babysitting is fun. Kids aren't monsters either." Jenna said in an offended tone.
"Be nice, Roxanne." Rosalina and Buck told her.
Jenna reminded herself that she needed to get back to the surface. She asked them shyly, "Will you help me get back to the surface, please?"
Buck looked at both of the girls, they nodded their heads yes. Buck smiled and said, "All right. We'll help ya', but we got rules."
Buck said the first rule, "Rule numba' one: Always listen to Buck."
Rosalina said the second rule, "Rule number 2: Stay in the middle of the trail."
Roxanne said the last rule, "Rule number 3: Just stay close."
Jenna smiled and said excitedly, "That doesn't seem so hard. Okay, let's go!"
Roxanne muttered to Buck, "She scares me."
"I think she's really nice." Rosalina grinned.
"This is why I had a hard time getting used to my sister." She shuddered.
"Hey!" Rosalina yelled, offended.
Buck chuckled, "Aye! Let's focus on bringing the lass home, all right?"
The girls stopped fighting and nodded.
Jenna knew this was gonna be a long journey.