The Lure of Adventure
"Nathan," The nun called to him. 12 year old Nathan and 10 year old Beth were sitting on Nathan's bed in his, or should he call it, the boys room of the orphanage. Nathan looked up from the ground and to the woman. He looked back down again. "Nathan," the nun said again, but this time placing her hand under his chin forcing him to look at her. He moved his face of her hand and away from hers. Beth came close to saying something but Nathan looked at her and shook his head. "What are we going to do with you? You must be tired of these lectures, I know I'm tired of giving them. And now you have to stay here with me all weekend, instead of going on the trip with everyone else?"
"I don't care." Nathan said looking up at the nun.
"Yes that is the crux of the problem." The nun said. She then turned her attention to Beth. "And what are we going to do with you, this is the third time you have been in trouble with not just your own orphanage, but us as well."
"It's not like I have anyone there that cares for me." Beth said. The nun said nothing and moving away from the two siblings.
"I don't see why we're the only one's being punished." Nathan said.
"Because you both started the fight." The nun reminded him.
"He wouldn't give me back my book." Nathan reminded her.
"I told you to leave those books in your room. You only have yourself to blame." The nun said to him.
"Doesn't give him the right to snatch it from him." Beth pointed out.
"Does that give you the right to start throwing punches?" The nun asked.
"When people are picking on my brother then yes." Beth said to the nun raising her voice.
"That does not give you the right to use violence." The nun said to Beth. Beth sighed and looked back down at the floor. The was a second of silence.
"It wasn't just about the book." Nathan admitted. The nun moved back over to Nathan and Beth, who continued to look to the ground.
"What was it then?" The nun asked. Nathan looked up but the looked back down and shook his head.
"Nothing." Nathan said to the nun. "I'll save it for confession." The nun let out a big sigh.
"You will have to stay here the night." The nun said. Beth looked up knowing she was talking about her. "It is too late to send you back to your orphanage." She said before moving away from the siblings.
"No matter what I, or anyone else tries, you both seem insistent on the same sad road as your brother." The nun told him. "What a waste." And with that she left the room with a slam of the door. Beth sighed and got of the bed. Nathan looked up at her with a confused look.
"What are you doing?" Nathan asked his little sister. She shook her head and turned to him.
"I'm done here Nathan." Beth said to her brother. "I'm going to find Sam and the get away from here." Nathan quickly got of the bed and walked over to his sister.
"Wow Beth, what are you talking about?" Beth shook her head, trying to stop the tears that were forming in her eyes.
"I hate it here." Beth whispered as her voice slightly cracked. Nathan wrapped his arm round her and held her there as the tears fell from her eyes. They stood there for about a minute before pulling away.
"Beth I know you want to get away, so do I," Nathan said to his sister, "but how would we look after ourselves?"
"We would have Sam." Beth said to Nathan.
"Sam, properly has only just enough money to help himself, let alone a 12 and 10 year old." Nathan said pointing to himself and herself. Beth shook her head and began to think.
"Well then, what abou-" She was cut off by something she saw behind Nathan. Nathan looked at her and then behind himself and out the window. There he also saw it. A flashing light of a flashlight. That could only mean one thing.
"Sam!" The siblings said in unison and they ran over to the window. Nath and Beth both grabbed the bottom of the window and pushed it open. Once open they jumped out of the window and onto the roof of the orphanage. They moved across the roof and over a couple of walls, until they came to an dead end.
"Crap, not this way." Nathan said as he and Beth made their way through a window, back into the orphanage.
"Okay, nice and quietly." Beth said as she and Nathan made their way to a door. They saw an open room, hoping for a quick escape. But it soon became harder. The nun and Father walked into the room. They quickly took cover behind the door.
"Isn't it our job to help boys like him?" Father asked the nun.
"In the meantime, I'm neglecting the other dozen boys under my care." The nun said to Father. They were talking about Nathan. Father sighed.
"What do you want me to do?" Father asked the nun.
"You know my opinion." The nun reminded Father.
"Well... I'm not ready to give up on him yet." Father said.
"You can't keep avoiding it." The nun told Father. Father let out another sigh.
"Look... I'll talk to him in the morning." Father told the nun. The nun let out a sigh.
"Goodnight Father." The nun said.
"Good night Sister Catherine." Father said. Once Father left the room, Nathan and Beth followed the nun into another room. The quickly took cover behind a small bookcase. Nathan, who was in front of Beth, felt her tap him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw her pointing. He looked to see she was pointing and an open window. Nathan nodded and Beth, who nodded back. While the nun began to walk to the window they made their way behind a chair that faced the window. They then saw the nun take out a cigarette packet. Beth looked at Nathan with a surprised look.
"Do they all smoke?" Beth asked Nathan. Nathan shrugged his shoulders and looked back. When they looked back they saw she had their backs turned to them, lighting the cigarette. They saw this as their escape root and quickly made their way to the window and jumped over it, still holding the edge. The both looked to their left to see Sam run across another building.
"Come on." He said to them as he carried on running. Beth groaned.
"Come on Sam, you're killing us." Beth complained as they moved across the roof again.
"We're nearly there Beth." Nathan said as he jumped to the next roof. Beth shook her head and leaped over to her brother, who had his hands out ready to catch her. They quickly started to climb up a water pole, as it seemed unsteady. Once at the top Nathan and Beth jumped down onto the roof and jogged over to Sam's flash light, which laid on the ground. Nathan picked it up.
"Sam?" Beth called out. There was no answer. Nathan turned of the flashlight, but quickly wanted to turn it back on from the running foot-step noise from behind them. Before either of them could react they were swept of their feet by their 17 year old brother.
"Oh, you two need to learn to watch your backs." Sam said laughing as he placed his younger sibling down.
"Yeah, yeah," Beth said to Sam with a sigh.
"All right." Nathan said with the same attitude as Beth's.
"Hey its good to see you little kids." Sam said by their nicknames he gave them. His smile quickly faded when he saw the bruise on Nathan's cheek and the bruise on Beth's right eye. "What- what is that?" Sam said pointing the bruises on his younger siblings. "Really, again?"
"It's nothing." Nathan said shrugging it off.
"You told me you would stay out of trouble though." Sam reminded him. He then turned to Beth, who quickly looked away from him. "And you said you would stop sneaking into the orphanage at night."
"I didn't sneak in." Beth said turning to her brother. "I got in trouble there, not at my orphanage." Sam sighed.
"Beth this is the third time." Sam told her, shaking his head.
"He was talking shit about us though." Nathan said to his brother, getting Sams attention.
"So?" Sam said like it was no big deal.
"He said that dad dumped us here 'cause we're worthless and mum is in hell because-" He began to say, but was cut of by Sam.
"Nathan, Nathan c'mon. They just saying that because it gets to you." Sam said placing a hand on his brother's shoulder. "All right? You just gotta learn to laugh it off."
"You wouldn't." Nathan pointed out.
"Well do as I say, not as I do." Sam said to his little brother. Nathan nodded. Sam then turned his attention to Beth. "So you want to explain why you got into trouble at Nathan's orphanage again?" Beth sighed and dropped her arms, which were crossed.
"I was walking around town and walked past Nathan's orphanage." Beth began to say, "I was going in to say 'hi' when I say this guy waving on of Nathan's books around. I went over to get it back. He called me 'weaky-girly' and Nathan punched him. The guy punched Nathan so... I kneed him in the balls." Nathan let out a little laugh. Sam looked at his sister with a surprised look.
"I know shouldn't be doing this but, good job little sis." Sam said smiling, while holding up his hand for a high five, which Beth gave to him. "Man, that must of hurt like a bitch."
"Well not enough because he gave me this little beauty after." Beth said pointing to her bruised eye. Sam shook his head with letting out a little laugh. When he turned back he saw that Beth was slightly shivering as she was only wearing a short sleeve blue shirt and baggy trousers and her shoes. Nathan was wearing the same as Beth but instead his shirt was grey.
"Here," Sam said taking of his jacket and giving it to Nathan. "You'll both catch a cold." He then took of his green hoodie and gave it to Beth. Beth took at with a 'Thank you' and slipped her arms and head into it.
"So," Nathan began to say as he placed his last arm through the sleeve of the jacket, "what are you doing here like this anyway? If the nuns catch you they're gonna call the cops." Nathan warned him.
"Well I got something for both of ya, and it couldn't wait till christmas." Sam said as he walked over to his backpack and slipped it onto his back.
"What?" Nathan and Beth said following their brother.
"It's outside." Sam said pointing to his right.
"What happened to us staying out of trouble?" Beth said to him, reminding him to what they promised.
"Well, this is an exception." Sam said running up and wall onto the next roof.
"Nice jump." Nathan said to Sam.
"Show off." Beth said to him instead. Sam the laid down on the ground above them with his right hand hanging over the edge.
"Give me your hand." Sam said to his siblings. Nathan went first and got pulled up by Sam. "Sheesh your light. The sister feeding you enough?" Sam asked, noticing Nathan's weight. Nathan didn't reply though. Sam shook his head and laid back down for his sister to jump up. "Okay sis, your turn." Beth nodded and jumped, but missed Sam's hand. She growled in frustration. "It's okay," Sam reassured, "just try again. You can do it." Beth took a deep breath and jumped again, this time grabbing his hand. Sam pulled her up and the three of them were finally on the same ground again. Sam patted Beth's back. "Good job."
"Thanks." Beth said as she got her breath back. The three siblings then jumped down of the ledge and onto the roof.
"Place's kinda empty Nathan," Sam pointed out, "where is everyone?"
"Some bible retreat." Nathan replied.
"Yeesh. I remember those." Sam said, not sounding to excited about it.
"I take it they aren't that fun?" Beth said to Sam. Sam chuckled.
"You have no idea." Beth laughed as they carried on down the roof tops of each building they crossed. As the younger two jumped of the roof and onto the top floor they saw Sam trying to open a door, well locked door now. Sam sighed and walked away from it.
"You didn't prop it." Nathan pointed out.
"I.. I did." Sam said pointing to the door. "At least... I thought I did." Sam looked around and sighed. "Well, looks like we take the high road."
"The what road?" Beth said, with a slight bit or nervousness in her voice. Sam pointed up to the roof.
"The high road." Beth shook her head.
"Oh no we don't. You know what I'm like with hights." Beth said walking away from Sam.
"Come on Beth don't be chicken." Nathan said, making a chicken noise.
"Say the boy who is terrified of spiders." Nathan stopped smiling and turned away, seeing his defeat.
"They what do you suggest Beth?" Sam asked. Beth looked around the ground and up in the air, trying to think. She quickly stopped and placed her hands in her hair. There she found a-
"Hair clip." Beth said showing it to her brother. They looked at her confused. Beth rolled her eyes and walked over to the door and knelt down. She broke the clip in two and placed them in the key hole, when she then started to move them around.
"Hey, I've tried it before, it doesn't-" The door unlocked. Beth looked up at her brother with a smirk and stood up. He placed her hand on the handle and opened the door. "work." Sam finished.
"You were never good and picking locks." Beth said walking into the stair-way and walking down the stairs. Sam and Nathan shared a look before moving down the stairs. Once at the bottom Sam opened the door.
"Just like that we're out." Sam said walking out with his younger siblings following behind him.
"Um, I was the one who got us out." Beth pointed out.
"Okay be nice, or you can't have a go on my new bike." The two siblings stopped in shock.
"What?" Nathan said with a shocked voice. Sam lead them to his new motorbike with a side car, which sat in the middle of the pavement. "Whoa. You got the 250?"
"250? What are you talking about this is the 500cc twin." Sam told the siblings. They both looked at it in shock.
"No way." Nathan said.
"So where did you lift it from?" Beth asked.
"Whoa, that a low blow." Sam said pointing to his sister. "I'll have you know I paid for this with hard earned cash."
"Alright, I'll let you of." Beth said stepping back. Sam then patted the back of the bike.
"Come on take a seat." Nathan stopped looking at the bike and then looked at his brother. "What?"
"The only time you pull something like this, is when your trying to make up for something." Nathan pointed out. Beth looked at Nathan and then back at Sam.
"He's right Sam. Remember that time you didn't come to see me for my birthday, so next day you got me that necklace I really liked?" Sam looked at the kid.
"You two are too smart for your own good, you know that?" Sam said pointing to them.
"Sam," Beth began to say but Sam cut her off.
"All right. I got this job. It pays well, really well. But I'm gonna have to leave town for a little bit." Sam told them
"What's a little bit?" Nathan asked.
"Like a... a year." Nathan and Beth looked at him with a shocked looked and turned away. "At the most and then I will be back before you know it, all right?"
"You bailing on us." Nathan said to Sam.
"Come on. Don't be so dramatic." Sam said to him.
"So it wasn't bad enough leaving me in that place, and Beth by herself?" Nathan said pointing back to the orphanages.
"How could you do this Sam?" Beth asked, with slight tears in her eyes.
"Hey," Sam said walking over to her and pulled her against his body, "I'm doing this for the both of you. That's why I get the money. Money for all of us. And then in a couple of year's when you both are out-"
"A couple of year?!" Nathan said, not believing what he was hearing.
"Take us with you." Beth said looking at her older brother. Sam shook his head.
"I can barely support myself." Sam said, still shaking his head.
"I'll pitch in. I can start work soon, as well." Nathan offered his older brother
"I know you both think the orphanage sucks," Sam began to say, but was cut of by his young brother.
"You have no idea." Nathan simply said.
"Yeah, but it's the best thing for you both right now. All right? You just gotta trust me on that one." Sam said looked at his younger siblings, seeing they weren't happy about this.
"This isn't fair." Beth said turning away from her brother.
"Hey," Sam said to get her attention. Beth turned around and looked at him, "nothing about our lives has been fair, but we've made it work. Right?" Sam said bumping Nathan's shoulder with his hand. Nathan nodded.
"Sure." Nathan saw the younger two were still upset, so he decided to put a smile on their faces. He walked round his bike.
"Hey, you know, the bike wasn't the only surprise." The Nathan and Beth looked at him with a confused look on their faces.
"What do you mean?" Nathan asked.
"I found mom's stuff." Sam said with a smile on his face. "Everything dad sold, I tracked down the buyer." Beth shook her head.
"Sam, I swear to god, if you just saying this to make us feel better-" Beth began go say, almost shouting.
"Beth I swear to god. I'm serious." Sam said. Beth looked at him, and saw that he wasn't lying.
"Where?" Nathan asked.
"Eh... on the other side of town. What do you guys say about getting it back?" Sam said now smirking.
"You mean we're going to steal?" Beth said, trying to correct him.
"Well... its not stealing if it was ours to begin with." Sam said correcting her.
"I'm pretty sure the cops aren't going to see it that way." Nathan said to his brother.
"Well, best not get caught." Nathan said hopping onto the bike. Nathan quickly hopped onto the back, while Beth sat in the side car. "You guys ready for this?" Sam said looking behind to his brother and down to his left to his sister.
"Hell yeah." Nathan said, holding onto his brother shoulders.
"Born ready." Beth said to her brother. Sam smiled and they soon took of down the dark street.
I just want to say a big thank you to Epic Zealot Productions 2.0, ShingekiNoThugLife, TwilightMelodic, and doubtedbus406 for following and favoriting this story. And a big thank you to ShingekiNoThugLife for reviewing. I want to say thank you for pointing out a mistake I made and I will corrected it and for reviewing my story.
The next chapter I will decide what will happen to Beth, so if you want Beth to stay with Nate or Sam then you better tell me fast. So far she will be meeting the same fate as Sam, so if nobody what that then you better let me know.
Anyway thanks for reading and I will see you soon.
