A/N: UPDATE! Haha…Ok, so this didn't take TOO long to write…New semester…I have Chemistry, Geometry, and Acting this time around…Acting is the BEST class ever (Next to Latin…no one will ever replace meas amicas in that class.) We do a whole bunch of improv games and today we watched Who's Line Is It Anyway.

For our first assignment we had to bring in five things that represent us. One of mine was a quill I got from Barnes and Nobles BECAUSE I AM A WRITER!

I also brought my toy cow I got for Christmas…it moos…I named it Elsie…lol…

Anyway, back to the story…You know that one line from back in chapter one?

Recap: Natalie: Don't burn the house down…

Um…that kinda comes back into play…OOPS! I think I just spoiled it…READ TO FIND OUT! *dedicated to DD, oreoprincess0401, and JOE cuz it's her birthday today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE!

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Disclaimer: *to the tune of Happy Birthday* Happy birthday to Joe, Happy birthday to Joe, I don't own Next to Normal, and Happy Birthday to Joe!

At Home

It was about an hour that Diana and Dan were sitting together, kissing, whispering things and giggling like little children. Gabby had soon become disgusted with their behavior.

"They're still there…" She complained to her brother as they sat in the kitchen, completely bored and grossed out of their minds.

"And they're not gonna leave either…" Tony sighed and slouched against the wall.

"What time is it?" She asked miserably. She knew it was late, though, judging by the black night sky.

"I have no clue, Gabby…"

"I'm hungry, Tony…" She whined, hitting her brother. "Make me food…"

"No!" He said, hitting her back.

"Yes!" Another hit.

"No!" Yet another hit.

"YES!" the biggest hit yet.

Tony rubbed his sore arm and gave in to his sister's demands. He opened the refrigerator and took a few pieces of leftover pizza from the night before and put them in the microwave.

"Do you take the tinfoil off?" Gabby asked, carefully watching him.

"No, you keep it on…" She shut the little door to the microwave, putting it on high for thirty minutes. They sat in silence for a while, waiting for it to be done.

Before long, they got impatient and walked out into the living room. Their grandparents were still on the couch. But they noticed that this time they were holding a little box containing loads of old pictures that Natalie had taken with her when she moved out. The couple seemed to ignore the fact that the kids were there at all. They were both in their own little world.

Gabby's interest, though, was not on her grandparents, but was held by the box of photos. She craned her neck from her watching place to see what was in it. Tugging on Tony's sleeve, she dragged him over toward the two giggling adults.

"Whatcha doing?" She asked curiously. She looked at Diana for a response but all she got was frantic giggles.

"What's so funny?" the little girl demanded. Still no answer. She pouted and took the box from them. She searched through its contents carefully.

It was just old pictures of her mother. In one, she was sitting at a huge piano, playing studiously. In another she was maybe around Tony's age and flipping off her Great Aunt Rhonda. Gabby laughed as she called Tony over to look with her. They found another picture of both of their parents. They both wore nice, formal attire. Their mother wore a short dress and their father wore a nice tux. And the photo kept the two forever in a perpetual, loving kiss. Gabby smiled as she put it away and picked up the next picture.

She was confused. She could only swear she'd seen this person before…It was a picture of a little boy, no more than two. He wore a bright smile that illuminated his shining blue eyes.

"Grandma, who's this?" She asked, showing Diana the picture.

She stood there in silence, staring at the little boy's face. She took the picture from Gabby's hands and held it in her own.

"Di?" she felt Dan gently place a hand on her shoulder. She just continued to stare at the picture.

A small smile spread across her solemn face and she answered, "That's your uncle…"

Tony raised his brow skeptically. "We have an uncle now?"

"Why does she have this?" Diana asked herself out loud, completely ignoring the boy's question. "When did she ever give a damn about him?"

Gabby took the picture back and stared at it herself. "He's cute!" she said, giggling.

"He's your uncle. He can't be cute." Tony argued back.

"No! That's not what I-!"

Tony stole the picture from her hands. "It's just a stupid picture of a kid…"

"TONY SAID THE 'S' WORD AGAIN!"

"Did not!"

"Did to!"

"Did NOT!" He threw the picture back at Gabby, angrily running into the kitchen. She scooped it up off the ground, staring into the boy's crystal blue eyes.

"How come we never see our uncle?" she asked, expecting answer.

Diana tried as hard as she could to not break down and cry. How would she understand, she though. How will she ever understand? She took a deep breath and explained, "You see, he's-"

Suddenly, they were interrupted by the loud beeping of the fire alarm as Tony darted from the kitchen screaming, "THE KITCHEN'S ON FIRE!"

And sure enough, there was the pizza, the tinfoil, and the entire microwave burning in a bright blaze.

"…Dead…" Diana finished quietly. She stood paralyzed with fear, not knowing what to do. God…she thought. I've done this before…What do I do?

Then she heard a voice whispering to her. "Get the kids out…Call Natalie…now!"

She didn't know who the voice belonged to…it could've been Dan…it could've been Gabe for all she knew…But she didn't hesitate and she did exactly what she had been told.

Natalie's gonna fucking murder me… she thought, racing into the cool fall night.

A/N: Uh-oh…hahaha…I had some foreshadowing in Chapter 1...lol…I'm ending this! One more chapter! If you want your say in what will happen, DO IT NOW CUZ IT'S YOUR LAST CHANCE!

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