"Role call!" I cheered, walking into the living room. "Jillie?"
"Here," she squeaked, raising her hand. Next to her was Darren.
I pretended not to notice he was there. "Cassidy?"
"Here."
Cassidy was brought here a few months back. She had dark brown hair that went down to her shoulders and matched her eyes.
"Chris?"
"Hn."
"Kevin?"
"Here."
Kevin was fifteen. He and Chris were the oldest out of all the children I was taking care of. He had shaggy black hair that rested just above his blue eyes. He and his sister have been here the longest, having been the first children in my custody.
"Cam?"
"Right here," he said from behind me. I turned, smiling.
"Sit your butt down," I teased, pointing to the recliner.
He walked over to the teal colored chair, plopping down, grinning. "And if I don't wanna?"
"No candy for a week," I stuck my tongue out, which made him laugh.
Cam was thirteen and a half with shaggy black hair, which he dip-dyed red. Don't ask me. It falls into his eyes which are emerald green, and make me undeniably jealous, by the way. My eyes are a dark gray, almost black. I hate it. Wish I had green eyes….
"Let's see…what was I doing? Oh, yeah! Liza?"
"Here!" the girl jumped up from her seat on her brother's lap. Kevin sighed, and pulled her back into a sitting position.
"Stacy?"
"Here," she replied, sitting on the couch on the other side of Jillie.
"Where is Darren? Darren? DARREN!"
"I'm…right…here," he replied, quietly, sinking lower into his seat.
"I don't believe you," I told him, grinning. "Just kidding! Okay…um…Morgan?"
"Present."
"Gavin!" I spun, pointing at the boy. He gave a goofy smile and said,
"I'm not Gavin, he is," pointing to his twin. Jason looked at him.
"Well, he's right, I am Gavin!"
"Oh, yeah, and I'm the tooth fairy! Gavin," I pointed at Gavin. "And Jason," I pointed to the boy next to him. "Nice try. They're both here. Ladidum! Tim! Timothy!"
"Yeah?"
"You're supposed to say 'here'," I stage whispered.
"And, if I said, that I didn't feel like it?"
"You'd make me cry," I sniffled, turning to Ame. "They're all here. Are you ready?"
My boss nodded, gesturing for me to go on.
"Okay everyone get into a circle….a BIG circle," I commanded, watching the children follow my directions. I whispered to Ame, "Did you leave them in the dining room?"
"Yup, go get them?"
I walked into the dining room. "Um…hey? Guys, if you'll follow me…"
I started walking out the door, hearing the shuffle of their tiny feet behind me. "Friends, employers, and loving enemies, I introduce to you, the newest members of our crazy little family!"
"Oh…I see what you meant," Chris said, smirking slightly.
I rolled my eyes, turning to the group behind me. "Please go sit in the circle. Now let us commence…the name game!"
I walked over to the head of the circle. "Luke! Get out of my way!"
Gavin looked at me for a moment. "Mmmkay," he shrugged.
"Simon didn't say your name!"
"There is no Simon here," Gavin pointed out.
"I'm Simon!"
"No, you're Kika!"
"No, you're Kika!"
"Okay!"
"I'm just kidding, you're Gavin. And I'm Kika….so scoot!"
He moved over, and I sat in the spot he had just vacated, watching the other ten find spaces to sit. I noticed how they sat together in pairs. Strange…
It was quiet for a moment. "I'll start! My name is Kalika Dylan Marvil, I was born on the first of January, and…..I dance. Yup! Oh, my favorite animal is a narwhal. If I could be any animal it would by a giraffe. My favorite fictional animal is a unicorn. My favorite color is purple, and I love calzones, oh! And Chuck Norris! Aaaand Michael Myers! Oh and the Joker from Batman!" I sighed. "That's it. Your turn, Gavin!"
Gavin sighed. "My name is Gavin Bruckshire and I was born May 22nd. I, am an actor-"
"And he sings!" I interrupted.
"She does too," he replied, glaring at me.
"Well, go on," I replied, trying to hide the fact I was blushing.
"My favorite animals are snakes-"
"Gross!"
"Shush up! If I could be any animal, I'd be a…..spider, just to scare the wazz out of Kika-"
"Mean."
"Shut your face! If I could be any fictional character I'd be a dragon. I like yellow-"
"Cause he's weird like that."
Gavin glared at me again. "I like pizza bites, and that's it. Popcorn to Jason."
Jason nodded at his brother. "My name is Jason Bruckshire and my birthday is also May 22nd, and I excel in biology. My dream career is to be a neural scientist. I don't particularly like any animals, but I'd have to say my favorite is a shark." At this, I saw Kisame grin largely from the corner of my eye. "Popcorn to Tim."
"I'm Tim Shack. My birthday is November 19th, and I love animals, my dream job is to be a veterinarian. Chris?"
Chris looked over at Tim. "What?"
"Your turn," Tim told him.
Chris took out his headphones. "What?"
"It. Is. Your. Turn."
"Oh, sure. My name is Chris Lyons. My birthday is October 27th, and if I could be any fictional being, I'd be a Death Angel. My sister is Jillie, so she can go next."
Jillie's smile brightened up her face as she jumped up from her seat and stood in the middle of the circle. "I'm Jillie Lyons, and I was born on July 15th. I'm eight years old, and I like chocolate and ponies, and I'm gonna be a princess when I'm older."
…
"I'm Cam Beikl. I was born on August 31st, and I play tennis and run track."
It was quiet for a moment, but I broke it. "Okay, now, it's time for the new kids," I said, looking at them, trying to see if I remembered any of their names. "Mm…mmm…um…Pein!" I pointed to the kid with the piercings. "You go first."
"I am Pein, and I was born on September 19th. (A/N: ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod! That's like…11 days before my birthday! HAHAHAH!)" He said with a blank expression.
I waited for him to say more, but he didn't. "Oh…kay then….um, Konan how about you go next?"
The blue haired girl nodded. "My name is Konan, this is my brother Pein. My birthday is February 20th, and I like origami," she said, sweetly. "What about you, Zetsu?"
The half black/half white one nodded to the girl before turning to the group. "I'm Zetsu. And I have a special diet. Tobi?"
"Hello, friends! Tobi is Tobi. Tobi was born on December 24th," he yelled, waving energetically. "Tobi loves Zetsu, Deidara-sempai, and Sasori-sempai!" he counted off on his fingers. "Oh! Oh! And! Tobi is a good boy! You're turn, Deidara-sempai!"
Deidara sighed. "You're so immature, Tobi," he scolded. "I'm Deidara, and I was born on May 5th. My hobbies include making clay sculptures and sharing my art with others."
Deidara looked to Sasori, who nodded. "I am Sasori, unlike the brat," he glared at Deidara. "I believe that art is eternal. I make puppets. And I was born on November 8th."
…Time skip….
After everyone had said their name, I showed the ten to their new rooms, making a point to keep them together but I cannot allow a girl to sleep in the same room as a guy, so…
"Konan, I hope you don't mind that you won't be with your friends," I told the girl as we walked up to the third floor.
"It's okay," she replied, smiling. "WE are all very grateful that you have taken us in, even though you do not know us, even though most of us wouldn't show it."
"I make it a point not to turn away any child placed in my care," I told her, looking ahead. She cocked her head the side, observing me.
"Most of us are scared to live here," she told me. "Because we've never really had a real family, and are scared that it would be like you trying to be our mother."
I shook my head. "I'm just a guardian for these children, more like an older sister. I take care of them while they're parents are being…cured."
"Most of us had our parents taken away somehow. Pein and I's parents were killed when we were small. The same with Sasori and a few others. We had no one with us all our lives, and we're afraid you'll try to change that."
"No, I value independence, and I'm just here to make sure you stay safe."
"Trust us, Kalika-Chan, we can take care of ourselves," Konan told me. I nodded, and that was the end of that conversation.
I led Konan to a doo, knocking on it twice. I heard a giggle. "That's not the secret password!" a cheery voice said.
I sighed and knocked twice, then once, then thrice. The door swung open and the face of Jillie peeked out at me. "Can I help you, ma'am?"
"I brought your new roommate, be nice," I warned mockingly. Jillie nodded and opened the door wider so that Konan and I could enter.
Jillie pointed to the bed on the right side of the room. "That's your bed," she told Konan, who nodded in reply, sitting on the bed, looking thoughtful.
"Konan, I'm going to be leaving now. If you need anything, you can ask Jillie or you can ask her to bring you to me."
"Yes, thank you."
I nodded closing the door behind me. I heard Jillie giggle and say to Konan, "I know where she hides the cookies." Causing me to smirk, having changed the secret location of my cookie stash. I walked up the stairs to my room. Opening the door, I found…a little person sitting at my desk. I looked around, confused.
I closed the door, walking over to the child. "Um…hey?" I said. The child turned around, and I saw it was Pein.
"Hello," he said before turning back around.
"Um…what are you doing in here?"
"Writing," he replied.
"Oh….there's paper and pens in your room, though."
"I don't feel like having my roommate breathing down my neck, asking what I'm doing every two seconds."
"Okay, then. You have fun with that…" I said, grabbing my close and exiting the room, walking to the bathroom to change.
I came back in to find Pein, leaning against my bed, reading a sheet of paper, chewing on a cookie. I stood frozen. "Why are you eating my cookies?" I demanded.
"You left them lying around," he told me, not even glancing away from the paper he was reading.
"I had them hidden," I told him.
"Then hide them better. A twelve year old could find them."
"I'm pretty sure you are a twelve year old," I told him. He looked at me sharply before looking down at himself and nodding.
"Yeas, I guess you're right."
"Of course I'm right. I'm always right."
"That's not possible. Everyone's wrong sometimes."
"Yeah, yeah," I waved him off. "What are you reading?" I asked lying down at my bed, looking over his shoulder. I started reading it in my head:
Trapped forever, in this uncomfortable skin.
Never able to return to the way I was.
The only way is with your love.
Your care.
Your gentle touch.
All I need is for you to say you love me,
Though you don't have to speak words.
Just show me,
And I can go back.
"Hey, wait a minute! That's mine!" I pointed at the paper.
"Yes," Pein replied, studying the paper.
"Where'd you get it?"
"In your drawer."
"Why were you going through my drawers?"
"To find a pen to write."
"Wait, those drawers?" I asked pointing to my desk. He nodded. "Ooooh, I thought you meant….those drawers," I pointed to my dresser. "Anyway, if you like that poem, you can have it, I have a lot of others just like it. You know what's funny though?"
"What's funny?"
"I don't even remember writing them, and when I try to I end up feeling sick to my stomach, and I can't remember anything at all for, like fifteen minutes."
Pein looked over at me. "Can I see the other ones?"
I shrugged. "Sure," I said, pulling the folder from underneath my mattress, and handed it to him.
"Thank you," Pein said, standing up and walking out the door.
"You're welcome, I guess…"
Yeah, I'm back baby! I am back! Lol, sorry for the wait. Started school, focusing on my grades, helping with the school production. You know…the usual. Hey, I got my report card for first quarter right? I got high honors, and my GPA is 3.95. It's only because I got a B in biology. Well you know what? I hate biology! When would I ever need to know that monosaccharides are the monomers of carbohydrates? I mean, come on! How many people do you know that ever use the word 'monosaccharide'? Oh, and don't even get me started on freshman seminar! Biggest waste of 80 minutes a week ever. Worse than biology. The teacher doesn't even grade things good. She only gives us 90s or 85s. She doesn't even look at the work! Okay, enough ranting, Vee.
Anyways, I'm sooooo sorry about the not posting in forever thing! I hope people are still reading this! If you are I love you, if not, that makes me sad. Anyways reviews make me happy!
Loves and Hugs, minions,
Vee