Chapter 10

Mara,Trudy and I were all sat in the Anubis living room. Trudy was giving us our new meal and study regime. Or attempting to. We`d been taken out of school for the day so that we could have a break. Any other kid our age would`ve loved that,but we felt so bored without our books,we were nearly sick. Trudy was panicking,wondering what the heck was happening to us. We couldn`t answer her, we were too busy holding down our food. She`d fed us so many pancakes, I was almost sick again.

"Girls,your new out-of-school study hours are 5 P.M. to 9 P.M. every night. You have to be downstairs for breakfast at 8 A.M. sharp, home for lunch at 12.30 P.M. every day, be ready for dinner at 5.30 P.M. and for supper at 8.30 P.M. on the dot. So you have four hours of study. I want you both asleep by 11.30 at night,every night. I say this in your best interest,girls. Are you OK with this?"

We couldn`t even move our heads in response. Trudy said sort of angrily

"Girls, I know you`re not so happy with being told that you have to have limits put on your studies, but it`s for your own good. There`s no reason to ignore me."

I opened my mouth to reply, because Mara looked upset.

"Trudes, we`re not ignoring you. We feel sick and we can`t even move our heads for fear of throwing up."

She said "You feel sick? Oh my gosh, this isn`t good. Uh, how am I supposed to get you to your beds? I`m not strong enough to carry you and there`s only us three here. Victor`s out and so is Jasper and none of the teachers are available to help. You obviously can`t move. I`ll get you some blankets and pillows. If you feel that you`re actually going to be sick, just let me know. What is it, Mara, sweetie?"

Mara said weakly "Is Jasper your new boyfriend, Trudes?"

Trudy went pink and a big grin went across her face.

"Yes,he is."

Mara nearly made me sick with laughter.

"Is he a good kisser?"

I burst out laughing. Trudy just said "Mara, I don`t kiss and tell."

Mara said "Oh, go on. We both want every detail. Did you kiss him or not?"

Trudy said "OK, fine. Yes, we kissed."

I needed an ambulance because I think I killed half of my ribs, laughing at them. Mara said "Was it like a two second lip touch or a full on liplock-spitswap kiss?"

I gagged, but continued laughing.

"Mara, really."

"Yeah, really. Tell me!"

Trudy was as pink as Amber`s newest high heels.

"OK, it was a full on kiss. Like, as you put it, a liplock-spitswap."

I sat there, pink from laughter. Her Jasper came in and said "Babes, I thought we had the place to ourselves? What`s Giggly and Girly doing here? Is Girly your secret daughter?"

Trudy`s eyes went at least twice their original size.

"No, Mara`s not my daughter. I don`t have my own kids, just the students. And Giggly`s real name is Dixie."

"Yeah. The one who is against flirting."

I cracked up again and this time, Mara joined in.

Trudy said "Dixie, I hope you don`t mind seeing couples snuggled up."

My eyes went at least three times bigger than my head.

"As long as it`s only hugs and kisses, no more, because I promise you that I will vomit all over you both if you do more."

Mara whispered "Nice threat. I`d listen to you, because you tend to come through on those promises."

I raised my eyebrows at her in an agreeing way.

Trudy said "I can`t promise that."

Her Jasper "Me either, with this gorgeous one around."

I said quietly to Mara "Ew,gross!"

Then said to Trudy and Jasper (Note to self: Tell Amber to give them a 'ship' name)

"You`d both better watch your step, because in addition to me vomiting on you , Victor may walk in and see you both."

Mara said quietly "Nice touch. She`s scared to death of old Vic. I would be if I had to talk to him every day. He keeps a load of dead stuff in his office."

"I`ve seen him cuddling that cursed creepy raven while he sleeps."

"Look at them two!"

I turned around.

"Yikes. Not exactly what two sick girls want to see."

Well, no two girls want to see their housemother and her new boyfriend stuck together by their mouths, do they? Healthy or not. I hated seeing them all mushed together. The only upside was: Trudy was happier than ever. But if he dumps her...he`ll get it. And not from Trudy. He`ll have a very angry Dix to work with and trust me, I am not nice if someone hurts my friends.

Mara said quietly "I really hope we don`t have to witness things we shouldn`t have to until we`re in our thirties."

"I don`t think we should even have to witness it then!"

Mara said "Dixie, you make a good point. Ugh, look!"

"Do I have to, Mars? I`d sooner I didn`t."

"What on Earth is going on in here?"

So...who d`you think it is? And more importantly, I need to know what you all think should happen next. It should happen in Chapter 13 or more, depending on how long it takes for me to get to the ideas. So until I can think of good ideas for the Mara/Trudy/Dixie thingy and how to get Peddie together quicker,which is already coming... :D! RandomDizzy.