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Chapter 9: Annie gets Sacrificed.

Everyone sat around the large fire that was set near the water, in a clear area near the woods.

They had moved benches, chairs, and the outdoor sofa out there to relax. Sydney, Macy, and John were all planning on leaving early in the morning, so they volunteered to stay in house with the children so they could go to sleep early. Greg and Katherine were a bit tired so they called it a night and went to sleep. Logan, Kyle, and Austin were all closer to the water sitting on lawn chairs as they quietly fished and chatted about the lated baseball games, while the woman surrounded the fire making smores and roasted marshmallows. Callie and Arizona were cuddled up under a blanket in one of the outdoor sofa's while Annie sat in a chair next to them telling them about her successful first year of college.

"So was it everything you dreamed of?" Mariah asked.

"Not exactly," Annie laughed. "I'm not much of a party goer and let's just say I only saw my roommate during the daytime, because she only slept during the day."

"I had one of those back in my... sophomore year." Callie laughed nostalgically.

"Didn't we all." Dakota laughed.

"But I mean, it was a great year, and I'm hoping it gets better." Annie smiled as she bit into her smore.

"It will, hon." Arizona told her supportively. "That smore looks mighty delicious." Arizona hinted.

"Mom, would you like me to make you one?" Annie asked while everyone bursted out laughing.

"Well now that you're offering, sure." Arizona laughed as she watched hr daughter get up form her seat to get closer to the fire and start roasting a marshmallow.

"So lazy." Annie commented.

"Not lazy, just comfortable." Arizona said smiling as she snuggled more into Callie. Annie didn't comment back but just smile at the couple.

"So any boyfriends?" Dakota asked as she and Mariah raised eyebrows at her.

Annie quickly blushed. "Well, there's this one guy, but he's my best friend. He's one of best soccer players on the mens team."

"Oh, so you have something in common." Callie smiled. "Is that how you met him?"

"No, it's kind of embarrassing, actually. I was working on a report in the library and my computer just shut off, and I was pretty mad because I was almost done with it and I hadn't saved it. So i'm there cursing at my stupid laptop and he's across the table laughing and I glare at him, but he continues giving me this gorgeous smile. So he comes over to my side of the table and asks if there is a problem, so I explain what had happened and he turns on my computer does this weird stuff to it and up popped my report. Something about auto save and you have to go to a certain folder... Anyways, i'm there grinning like an idiot, not because my ass was saved, but because of the gorgeous guy in front of me who saved it, so as soon as I was about to thank him some skinny blonde came up behind him and put her arm around him and said "Ready to go hon?"" Annie mimicked, "...and so he left. We didn't see each other again until one day when I was out on the soccer field just shooting at the goal, and he had come out to practice too, so since then we go and hang out and play soccer."

"Aw!" Everyone said in unison.

"It's not like it's anything though, he's got a girlfriend." Annie shrugged. "but we are good friends, so that's good enough."

"The best of things start out as just friends. Austin and I were best friends for years before he finally had the guts to ask me out." Mariah told her.

"Yep and your mother turned me down TWICE before she agreed to go out with me." Callie grinned.

"I guess you all are right, but now we have this whole summer between us and... I don't know." Annie sighed.

"It'll be okay." Callie told her comfortingly.

Annie smiled.

"Hey ladies." Logan came over to them with a mischievous grin on his face.

"What do you have cooking in that pint size brain of yours, Logan?" Dakota asked immediately.

"Oh..." He looked up at the sky. "I don't know." He quickly leaned over and picked up Annie in his arms and threw her over his shoulder.

"Logan, put me down!" Annie screamed.

Logan looked at the rest of the family and they all had the same grin on their faces.

"Logan, please, can't mom be the first this year? She's never the first! YOU always make ME the first!" Annie pleaded.

Logan laughed. "Next time!"

"YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT!" Annie said hitting him on his back.

"...and you my dear, always say that too! Ready troops?" Logan asked.

"Definitely!" Arizona grinned as she shot up from the couch.

"What's going on?" Callie asked.

"Just follow us." Arizona giggled as she intertwined their fingers and pulled her in the direction that Logan was running to. They ended up at the dock where the men were already waiting.

"Logan, I swear to god, if you do this, I will never speak to you again."

"You always say that also, and you never mean it." Logan laughed.

"Well I do now!" Annie said.

"Give it up, Baby." Arizona laughed as she leaned into Callie's side.

"What's going on?" Callie whispered.

"Just watch." Arizona told her.

Annie seemed to have relaxed and stopped fighting him.

"I can't believe Logan continues this tradition." Dakota said rolling her eyes.

"You're just upset that you were always the one in Annie's shoes as a child." Austin laughed.

"I'm confused." Mariah said.

"I'm with you." Callie laughed.

"I, Logan Heron, am here tonight with you all, to sacrifice one of our own..." Logan proclaimed.

"Oh boy... here we go again." Dakota muttered.

"Shh, it's tradition." Arizona shushed her.

"Zona's all about tradition." Austin informed Callie.

"...We come here to do what our father's, and our father's father's have done..." Logan continued.

"Isn't this a bit ridiculous?" Dakota asked.

"I think it's kind of fun." Sydney smiled.

"Yeah!" Arizona nodded.

"You just like it because your still a child." Dakota teased. "That's why your a PED surgeon, because your still a kid yourself."

Arizona rolled her eyes and stuck out her tongue.

"Point proven." Callie giggled. Arizona laughed and motioned for Callie to pay attention to Logan.

"... It is hard to stand up here and know that one of our own, will not be here next here." Logan broke character a little as Annie hit his back and he smiled. "...but this shall bring us all closer together. The evil of this family will be taken away, the hostility, the anger. We lose one, but gain... our happiness back." Logan couldn't contain himself anymore because he broke out laughing.

"Do it!" Austin piped in.

Logan turned around towards the water and lifted her over his head.

"MUSCLE MAN!" Kyle joked.

"I swear to god, Logan, you can put me down real quick and just grab my mom... or someone else! Plea- AH!!" All that was heard after that was a splash.

Arizona broke out into laughter as she fell to her knees laughing. Callie grabbed her hands and helped her back up as she laughed also. Callie also noticed Dakota and everyone laughing, so she assumed the whole "I'm a mature adult" bit that Dakota played was just a tradition too.

"Ready?" Logan asked Arizona.

Arizona grinned as she broke loose from Callie and took off in a full sprint with Logan down the dock and in a matter of seconds they were up in the air and into the water.

"You have to admit, sweetie, it's fun." Arizona giggled as she swam over to her daughter. Annie laughed and nodded as she wiped her face.

"Come on Callie, jump in!" Arizona called out to her. Callie turned back to the rest and they were already taking off their shoes to jump in, so Callie quickly took off her shoes too and ran down the dock and into the water.

"Have I told you how crazy your family is?" Callie asked coming up from underwater, she somehow had found herself under the dock.

"Yes." Arizona giggled as she swam over wrapping her legs around Callie's body and her arms around her neck. "I'm super glad you came with me."

"I'm glad I came too. I can't wait for the next." Callie smiled.

"Me either." Arizona leaned in and kissed her deeply.

"I love you." Callie whispered pulling away.

"Love you too." Arizona smiled as she leaned in and kissed her again.

That is how they stayed for the next couple minutes. Making out under the dock like a bunch of teenagers.

"We should make our way our from under here before the family starts to worry that the sea monster got us." Arizona whispered. Callie nodded. "Continue this tonight." Arizona whispered into her ear as she kissed her cheek and pulled her out into the open.

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