A/N: This chapter is specifically dedicated to the children. I wanted to show how the children got along later because of ... well you will see why. I know I they seem a bit older then the age they are but I think it kidna fits right now, but then again I don't. So I decided instead of editing the chapter again to post it and see what you all think. PLease please review and hopefully chapter 7 will be out in a couple days. I plan to try to type it up either tomorrow or sunday night. Thanks for reading and have a good day/afternoon/night.
Chapter Six:
Michelle Marie Brown was born August Fourth 2007. Her middle name was the same as her Grandma Willows. She is an intelligent seven year old cheerleader. Being the head cheerleader at school it is her responsibility to set a good example for everyone. Even at the age of seven she knows that she wants to continue being a cheerleader and become a professor.
Jennifer Elizabeth Sanders, Jenny, got her middle name from her Aunt Lindsey. She was born July Fourth 2008 and of the age six. Jenny is a very open person but hides one side of her. All her friends know only one side of her. Her tomboy friends know the crazy, sports-acholic person. They don't understand why she joined cheerleading but blain Michelle. The friends she has in her dance class know the dancing side of her. Though she takes all advance classes, in both school and the arts, she is not as social intelligent. When she was little she became curious about blood and has since followed that interest, trying to learn all the secrets blood holds including DNA (which made Greg very happy).
Dylan Nicolas Stokes was born August Fourth 2008 and is also six years old. He is protective of his younger sister Lindsey and his 'cousins'. Though he hates going to school he passes all his classes, due to his parents who puts school before play.
Gregory Gilbert Sanders was named after his father and Grandpa Grissom. Born July Seventh 2010 and thirty minutes before his sister he believes he is a 'big boy'. Everyone refers to him as Junior or Little Greg. One his first day at the lab he become very interested in the A/V lab and technology. He takes after both his oddball parents.
Martina Alyssa Sanders is completely different from her twin brother. She is articulate and argues over just about everything. Being very strong, athletic, and wise she is left alone in preschool. Due to being ignored by her peers she has learned to hide her emotions, which are easily hurt.
Lindsey Catherine Stokes is three years old and born a year and a day after the twins. She has begun to follow in the footsteps of Jenny. When ever she is put on the ground she goes to explore, once she accidentally sent Brass an emergency page, it was a good thing he was already coming to their house and was on the phone with Sara at the time. When their kits are on the ground she always gets into them.
William Marcus Brown was born November Twelfth 2013 coming in as the youngest of the 'cousins'. He is a very curious boy and asks many questions. Anytime you wanted to find him all you had to do was start walking around and he would end up following you. When he follows people he also mocks them, which some people have found annoying but it is his way of learning. Due to his premature birth and the complications during it, which nearly cost Mia her life, he has developed and learned much slower then others. Even though he is little he is neat and organized, Warrick believes he has OCD. He helps with whatever he can, even cleaning the house. But unlike his sister he loves to get dirty.
Michelle stood with the rest of the cheerleaders talking about boys. When Anthony walked by they started joking him, just like everyone else in the halls did. She hushed her group when she saw him look at Jenny who was the only one in the hallway not teasing him. Dylan noticed it also along with their friends. Both groups walked over to him and circled around him.
"Who are you looking at dweeb," Jenny's friend Michael said putting his arm around her. Anthony went to continue walking but Dylan stopped him.
"Excuse me," he tried to push by.
"After school," Dylan poked him in the ribs. "You'll pay for looking at Jenny."
"I don't need you to protect me," Jenny said walking away.
Science
Science was the first class in the school. Each student had the same schedule; science, math, English, history. After history, the grade level determining which order they came in, they had recess and lunch, PE, or their chosen electives. Those students who took advance classes had the same schedule but sometimes transferred from classrooms depending on which advance subjects they took. In Mr. Landry's advance science classroom a note was being passed around, one which contained a rumor.
Mr. Landry entered the classroom snatching the note out of Michelle's hand. The once loud room fell into sudden silence. No one dared to speak when Mr. Landry had the floor. He stopped in the middle of the classroom facing the students; Anthony sat right in front of him.
"Good morning students." He called to the class.
In unison they replied, "Good morning, Mr. Landry." Pleased he went to his desk and quickly took attendance. Everyone respected Mr. Landry. Though he was a strict teacher he was also the funniest and nicest teacher the school had ever scene. He truly cared for his students and their families. Today was the day to present their projects on which science career they would be most interested in going into and do or bring in something they would need in order to do that career.
Many of the students went with being an astronaut. When Michelle was called up everyone feel silence again. She was a well respected, and feared, student within the school. After all if you messed with her you had not only the cheerleading squad against you but 2/3 of the school. She put the laptop she brought in on the table in front of her.
"I wish to follow in my career as a cheerleader." She smiled. When Mr. Landry looked at her she smiled more. "But I also want to be a science professor. A professor would need to do grades and stuff so I brought in a computer."
"Michelle what science are you interested in teaching," Mr. Landry asked politely.
"Probably chemistry. My mom works in the chem. Lab at the crime lab and that always caught my interest."
"If you couldn't be a professor would you follow in your mothers footsteps?" Anthony asked curiously.
"Probably," Michelle looked at him and mouthed 'dweeb' with a smirk.
"Good," Mr. Landry indicated she could sit writing a note to remind himself to speak to her about respect for other students having not missed the comment sent to Anthony. "Anthony you informed me you finished yours already. Would you like to share?"
"Yes." His face lit up so much that it was a miracle they all didn't go blind. As he began to set up Michelle looked at him shocked.
"He's only been here three days. How'd he get it done?" She nearly yelled in disbelief.
"In New York I had begun this project," he said. Taking the essay they also had to write he handed it over to Mr. Landry.
"Nice choice," he said after looking over the essay. "Very interesting as a mater of fact."
He was silent and looked to the floor after that comment. Michelle noticed it seemed to hurt more then the jokes she threw at him. Why she didn't know but she was going to find out. Finally he looked back up at the class and began. "I'm interested in the study of bugs," some of the boys sat up newly interested. "Or entomology. The most famous entomologist of this time is Dr. Gilbert Grissom." When he mentioned Grissom his face lit up some more. "Dr. Grissom works at the Las Vegas Crime Lab. Using bugs is a good way to discover time of death which is what he does. Me, I want to teach students entomology topics like the entomological timeline."
"Entomo what?" A student asked confused.
"Entomological timeline. It is a timeline used to discover the time of death using the life span of bugs." He lifted up a poster showing a fake entomological timeline. "I drew the bugs so I wouldn't freak anyone out."
"Loser," everyone began coughing. Mr. Landry took the poster from him placing it next to his desk.
"The guidance office would like to see you," he told him politely. When he shut the classroom door he heard Mr. Landry begin to lecture the class on respecting other students.
Lunch/Recesses
The lunchroom as always was noisy. And as always the topic of discussion was the rumor of the day. Jenny walked to her sports friends and grinned. They looked at her sadly, as if her parents had just died. Now nervous she looked around, "What's wrong?" She whispered.
"Loser boys' got a crush on you," Ashley points to where a lonely Anthony is sitting.
"Really?" She shrugged and took a seat. "Wonder what we are doing in PE today."
"Did you not hear us?" Katie looked shocked. "Loser boy likes you."
"Yeah, I heard. It's a rumor for all we know he could like you." She bit into her apple smirking. They all began laughing. "What now?"
"Nothing. It's just," Katie took a deep breathe. "Well Jenny, you're the … how did you put it Mikey?"
"Hottest babe of this year," Mikey shrugged. "I was saying what my older brother said about his girlfriend."
"So, I'm not the 'hottest babe of this year'." She pouted as if offended.
"I wasn't done yet," he pushed her slightly. Putting his arms around her he smiled. "See you are a very very special girl."
"Oh shut up," she laughed. "Okay let me guess, special ed?"
"Yes, so you're the special ed hot babe," Ashley joked.
"Maybe I should go sit with loser boy instead," she pretended to stand.
"Nope," Bobby pulled her down. "You must eat, eat my bride."
"Dracula," they all chorused.
"How come every time I act like a character you know who it is," he whined.
"You don't know any good ones." Andy laughed. The bell rang signaling recesses. "Soccer?"
"Girls vs. boys?" Ashley responded.
"I … uh … can't," she stood. "Need to go to guidance."
After school
Anthony sat on the bleachers watching the cheerleaders and the football team practice. Lizzie was late to pick him up and he already finished his homework. He knew she was also late to the teacher/parent conference she had. Michelle called a break and looked up at him, looking back into his book he waited. Someone sitting beside him caught his attention.
"Jennifer," Jenny's voice said softly. "That's my name."
"I … I know your name." He smiled slightly. "Why are you talking to me?"
"That rumor." She whispered. "I'm sorry about that."
He didn't respond to her. Looking down she sighed. "My parents tell me all the time that to lie to a friend is the most horrible thing but I think they are wrong."
"What could be worse then lying to a friend?"
"To have none because a couple people labeled you a loser."
"You think I have no friends."
"You sit alone at lunch."
"You dance during recesses," he replied. She looked at him shocked. "I saw you go on stage during recesses."
"I thought the auditorium was empty," she blushed.
"So did I," he whispered" I thought you looked brilliant."
"I made many mistakes."
"Only a couple," he shrugged. "You should see Lizzie."
"My teacher says she was the best in her class at my age but then a couple years later the second best."
"Who was the best?"
"The one who made mistakes like me. No one knows how she got better or why she quit."
"Maybe Lizzie could teach you some helpful tricks. She doesn't know I know but she dances around the house when she is doing chores and some good music comes on the radio." He looked so excited now and she giggled. Her giggles quickly came to a halt when a fist collided with Anthony's face.
"Maybe that will teach your family to stay away from ours!"
"Dylan!" Jenny gasped helping Anthony. "Come on Anthony."
A/N: Remember to review and make a girl happy (i'll give you a cookie ... uh okay a 'fake cookie' but still I'll give you a cookie). Anyways hope you liked it and hope the kids didn't seem to adultish or something like that. Please review.
