Hey guys, this is a really long chapter, almost doubble what i usally write. this was organlly a short chapter about the cup and the date but i ended up slidding in chapter 11 and i had to continue on into this chapter. i just wanna say a quick thank you to everyone who has favorited, followed and reveiwed my work i really am happy people are satified with the plot line. this chapter is (again.) a serious chapter, i sorry that i havent written anything light and fluffy lately, the charaters are at their crossroads and hopefully next chapter there will be some fun for the anubis kids.
grace: i really glad your still with the story and that you love it.! its makes me happy to see the readers are still into it. :)
cool435: lmfaooo.! your comments always make me laugh.! and i hope you did good on your science test. i hate scicene.. well i hate earth scicence more, i kinda like the nerelogical stuff better cause it has to do widhff phsycology (wich i like, is that weird.? icould picture like Fabian as a phsycologist, lmfaoo i dunno why.) and yes i dispise the little slut as well.. and no one is ever too old for hott british guys.! (but i sit in the back of my living room and make it act like i'm not watching it cause, im always afraid someone has bugged me and is watching my every move, pananoia muchh.? lmfaoo.) anyways i am soo happy that you like the story.! :)
well my parents are bothering me to go up to bed, cause i need sleep to wake up at 6:30..(im a sleep till 3pm with no problem kind of person..) but its like im jsut gunna be up till midnight on my ipod reading and writing fanfiction.!
oh and i gotta a funny story, dont know if anyone cares though.. but
my parents thought it would be funny to see my reaction from taking a sip of my dads straight red wine, but they didnt think it was too funny when i guzzled down the rest of the cup and asked for more. lmfaooo.!
im like mother, father, we should have a taste for red wine at a young age when we make communion and drink the body and blood of christ.. get drunk at church.. how christian.. :P
but anywayyy heres chapter (what is this 11.?) chapter 11: Falling At Will.
I sniffled into Jerome's chest. I felt the pain get worse. It was intensifying. Bitterly sharp. "Oh." I pulled out of the hug. "I'm probably getting blood all over you." he chuckled and took my arms and wrapping them back around him.
"Is fine, don't worry." I tightened my embrace on Jerome. I soaked in the moment, basking in the light, light being Jerome. He was what made everything okay. In was just a second of goodness.. Peaceful, loving and-
"SARAH!" I heard someone yell. And Quite.. Yeah well it was nice while it lasted. The loud voice broke me and Jerome apart.
"Come with me." I whispered, Jerome nodded and I slipped on my wristband. I grabbed his hand and we left the bathroom.
"SARAH!" they called again. I rolled my eyes. God shut up I heard you already. We got up to the living room where Nina, Amber and Fabian sat.
"You called?" I asked drearily.
"Yes, come sit, both of you." Amber said cheerfully. Me and Jerome sat on the couch parallel Nina and Fabian.
"So what the reasoning for assembly?" A bit snippier than intended it rolled off my tongue.
"Were going to meet at 7:40 after dinner tomorrow so that we can get a closer look at the cup. Meet up in our room.?" Nina informed.
"Anything else on the agenda?" again, snippier than intended.
"Yeah actually.." Nina mumbled. "I wanted to try something.." she pulled out her locket from under her shirt. "it usually unlocks things when put up to an outline of the eye of Horus. I just wanted to-" before she had the chance to finish a got up and took off my wristband. I stood in the middle, her coming to meet me hallway. We both took a breath, then Nina pressed her locket against my scar. It was a quick fiery pain at first that burned up my system, then, ran cold, icy pins and needles charged through my body. Everything became black and voices started.
"You have to accomplish-"
"the cup of ankh-"
"fate is doomed in the wrong hands-" the three voices alternated with each other.
"enteral life and glory-"
"bringing the darkness to an end-"
"breaking the curse will only then-"
All of them, each cutting each other off.
"Sleeping in forever peace."
"In hard depths of a powdery death."
"Set you free." the e's on free were dragged out. Colors of gold, teal blue and terra cotta red burst us out of the blackness, Nina's necklace separating from my wrist. She faints backwards into Fabian and I collapse onto the rough carpet.
"Bringing the darkness to an end.." Nina mumbled
"in hard depths of a powdery death." I whispered loudly. Still trying to grasp the air.
"Breaking the curse will only then.."
"Set you free.. Sleeping in forever peace." I looked up at Nina. If I break the curse, we're free. Both of us. Everyone. But that one line.. In hard depths of a powdery death. It taunted me. I felt Jerome's arm come and help me up, propping my back up on the couch.
..In the hard depths of a powdery death..
The words made me cringe. ..A powdery death.. I got a chill up my spine and Jerome rubed my shoulder and whispered an 'it's okay.' I took in a death breath.
"So.. 7:40 tomorrow everyone?" Fabian chimed into the silence, trying to lighten the mood. We all agreed. They all exited and then me and Jerome last. I grabbed his hand and we descended into the hallway till right before his bedroom door.
"You okay? Jerome asked, his voice deep.
I was quiet for a second. "is it wrong that I'm scared?" I stuttered out. He pulled me into a hug and rubbed my back.
"Of course not, but just know that I'm here for you.. I'm always here." We entered his room and sat on his bed.
"Why can't things be simple?" I asked like a little child almost.
"Simple things are for simple people." Such a Jerome answer. I smiled lightly. "Were not simple people.." he said lowly, his eyes just staring straight out into oblivion.
"Not simple at'all." Mara said entering the room. We both looked at her. "Jerome, uhh.. I thought you were going to help me with our science project." Jerome went to answer with a confused look plastered on his face.
"Mara." I beat him to it. "Jerome isn't in our science class, let alone he doesn't have Mr. Sweet for his physics teacher, and I was assigned to be your partner." I smirked slyly. "remember?" She was caught in her lie.
Mara rolled her eyes, guess we're back to sour mooded Mara.. woo. "Jerome can I just talk to you for a moment?" she asked a bit viciously. He looked over to me and then got up and ascended into the hallway. I leaned my head up against the door to hear what they were saying.
"Jerome!" it was Mara. "I don't understand why you fancy the American."
"I do not like Nina." He said stupidly.
"You know who I mean Jerome, I just don't understand why you like her, there's no.." she thought for a moment. "Substance to the girl." What? Honestly Mara, are you one to judge on substance?
"Mara." Jerome answered with a little disgust in his voice. "what do you have against her?"
"She has changed you Jerome, you're not the same lovable, goofy prankster that you were." A bit of happiness rang in her voice.
"Obviously, you don't know me that well Mara."
"Of course I do, I've known you for how long? You even told me about your parents." She said loosely. What the fuck? What was this chick hocked up on? cause I think it takes a little more than laughing gas to ascend to this point. Maybe it's E.. "Oh, Jerome, I'm sorry.. I didn't mean to-"
"Its fine." he mumbled. It was quiet and I finally peeked my head out the door. Mara and him were stung in a hug, they finally backed out and.. they kissed. Mara had just kissed him! Why.. Why would you Jerome.. Just lie, after lie, after lie. Why can't you just say what you mean? I flung the door open and started down the hallway.
"Sarah!" Jerome called, pushing Mara off him.
"What Jerome? Is it like your passion to just keep lying to me? Always running back to Ms. Perfect. You take all the pity you can get.."
"Sarah, what's your problem." Mara chimed in. I walked over to her and got extremely close looking her dead in the eye. "Right now sugar queen it's you. Are you really one to say that I'm the one with no substance, when you're this bland boring bookworm who has the typical textbook jock boyfriend? Puh-lease. You have pushed me over the edge and I think before you get hurt, you'd not interfere with me again, kay fruit plum?" I said darkly. I pushed her lightly into the wall and started to walk away.
"God, what a freak, bet your parents were glad to get rid of you." I stopped dead in my tracks.
"Mara." Jerome growled.
I turned on my heels. "What'd you say tooth fairy?"
"You heard me, your just an American emo freak and you get on my nerves. I'm usually not liked this but guess you just push my buttons." She used her words freely, like she was venting.
"emo freak huh? Best you can come up with? How original, you really phased me!" and the truth is, she was.. I got close to her again, up in her face. "you have no idea who I am, what I can do and how badly I can re-arrange your face."
Mara bit her lip. "Violence is never the answer." She said properly. "It never turns out good."
"How philosophical and I believe it's never turn out well, Mara dearest. Grammatical error there, didn't catch that?" I teased, trying to make her angry. Her face got tense. I started to circle her. "And you're just mad cause your boyfriend keeps checkin' out his ex." I made put on some over done Long Island accent, especially on boyfriend and checking. "So you feel like the only way to get that warm fuzzy feeling inside is to manipulate others, something no one would expect out of you." I went up on warm fuzzy feeling inside. "Guess the grass really isn't greener on the other side." I gazed darkly stopping in front of her. I gave an evil smirk, then lit up in a smile. "good night all." I skipped down to the foyer and then up the stair, because the one thing that pisses off the people that hate you is seeing you happy.
I lied in bed staring up at the ceiling, listening to music. I breathed out. Wow. I was really a bitch back there. Cool, cool. I felt my headphones ripped from my ears. "Hey!" I screamed rubbing the side on my head.
"Was that really necessary? Back there." Jerome asked harshly.
"Go away Jerome." I dismissed him and rolled over onto my side. I was immediately turned back over with great force. "Violent much now are we?"
"Mara ended up crying."
"You guys kissed! She's lucky she still has eyes to cry with!"
"It wasn't right.." he mumbled
"And you defend her! Unbelievable! Really your tricks are turn ups are impeccable!"
"Cut the sarcasm. Its mine I invented it."
"But I perfected it. Mara is the root of my problem, I addressed that."
"You really need to get over that."
"Jerome! Pick a side! You can't tell me how you supposably feel and then go and kiss her! That is so contradictory it's not even funny."
"She kissed me! And I really did me it-"
"Save it! I don't want to hear your scripted answers anymore." I walked towards the door and stood at the frame for a moment.
"You know." He started. "I really do love you Sarah." And with the that the door slammed shut loudly." No, no, no! he can't love me! No. but I love him too.. just gotta let the puzzle pieces fall at will.
Nothing like a peaceful, saturday morning after a confrontation with the boy you love, the girl you despise, yet want to be.. yes.."Nina!" amber called "are you coming with me to the gym or not?" I didn't think amber would ever step foot in a gym. I sat on my bed and amber threw her hair up into a pony tail, with her long flowing golden locks swinging back and forth as she walked around the room. "Sarah you should come with us? Not like you have to or anything with that figure of yours."
"Oh amber, stop you got a perfect hourglass figure, and I would but I think I'm just gunna kick it here, maybe chill with Fabian." she poured.
"Aw I wish you would come with us! You haven't been out of the house in weeks."
"It's okay amber, how about tomorrow; we all go for to the mall, you, me, Nina, Fabian, Patricia and Alfie."
"And Jerome?" amber asked. I was silent. "Oh c'mon Sarah you know you want him to come with."
"Guess it's up for interpitaion." I mumbled. I really did want to go back to spending time with Jerome, he was my first friend here, he was the first one to know my secret, maybe I should just live it up before something happens. Nina walked in, wearing a baggy tank top and bicycle shorts with her hair threw back in a mid pony.
"Ready to go Ams?" she asked cheerfully.
"yes." she replied. "Now ask if he wants to come with all of us tomorrow."
"Goodbye princess Millington." I waved as they left the room. It was good to have amber as a friend, she lightened the mood most of the time with her 'blondeness' and she focused on the teenaged, gossipy, normal stuff. Unlike all the seriousness that loomed in the air.
"Hey can I come in?" it was Fabian.
"Surely Mr. Rutter and how are we on this glorious Saturday morning?"
He scratched the back of his neck.
"Tired and hungry." I laughed
"Shouldn't of slept through breakfast than."
"I wouldn't of if Mick didn't break my alarm clock."
I tried to hold in my compulsion to laugh. "He broke it? How'd he do that?"
"He threw it against the wall when him and Mara had a fight, broke it weeks ago, just haven't bothered to get a new one yet."
"Well were going to the mall tomorrow, you can get one then captain Fabian." I smiled. I lay upside down on my bed so that my feet were leaning on the wall. I heard Fabians stomach grumble.
"Do you wanna go get breakfast?" I asked mockingly, giving a slight smirk.
"Yes please." He answered quickly.
"Go, go, I'll be down soon I just want to get changed out of my pajamas." Fabian literally bolted out of the room. Wow must have been really hungry than. I got up and headed to my dresser and pulled out a black v neck tee shirt and pair of gray guys sweatpants, like a pair your boyfriend gives to you. I kept on my fuzzy slippers and brushed out my hair, then applied eyeliner, you know the usual. I skip-hopped down the stairs and into the kitchen where I saw Fabian making toast.
"Breakfast of champions." I mocked.
"Indeed." He laughed. "Can you do me a favor and see if Jerome is up?" ugh. Fabian! Not really.
"How bout I watch your toast and you go check." I suggested
"My toast has to be this perfect way for me to eat it." He argued. Very annoying Fabian. I stuck my tongue out at him.
"Fine." I walked down the hallway. This is a bad idea. I gotta stop being so nice. I won't even open the door. I'll just.. listen.
"Maybe she just doesn't like you Jerome! Ever consider that the alien girl is not attracted to ugly blonde earthlings?" it was Alfies voice. Well thanks Alfie, glad to know I'm the 'alien girl.'
"Alfie! Can you take anything seriously mate? I really do like her, I really do." I heard Jerome mumble. I think I actually felt my heart cracking. I mean, I really want to be with him, just sit in his lap and him put his arms around me and we listen to music, not worry about the bad stuff. I can't imagine being with anyone else. I can't help but be attracted to him, and not like in a sexual tension kinda way, well yeah I do think he is very attractive, but I mean attracted, like magnets. We have to be near each other. I really do think I-
"Jerome, listen man, for some reason you always go for the girl that you can't get, well you can't really any girls because you're a horrible pick up artist.-"
"Alfie." Jerome cut him off. "It's not funny. She's different from all the rest, god I mean, she is just everything I want. She keeps me on edge, I never know what she's going to say next and I love it. I-" I walked away from the door. Don't say it Jerome. I couldn't process what you told me last night and I couldn't hear it again. I told you there's probably a reason I had no friends and that whatever ones I had were taken away. It was because I don't want people to miss me. It's like a lamenting form of pity. I walked back into the kitchen Fabian was reading a book while chewing on a giant piece of toast that was too big for him to swallow. I giggled. He looked up at me and managed to get out a tiny 'what?'
"smaller bites Fabian the toast is not going anywhere." I grabbed the book from his hands and replaced it with a cup of orange juice. "Try and take a sip without it dribbling from your mouth." I laughed out. He took a sip and finally got the toast down his throat.
"ow." he scratched out rubbing his neck.
"Toast a bit dry?"
"Just a tad." he took another sip of orange juice. "is Jerome up yet?"
I looked around the room. "Umm, yeah." I leaned against the island. "Now go do something about your hair." I tried the flattening out the section of hair jetting from his head. "the bed head look is very adorable, but you can't go out in public like this. People are gunna think you just screwed someone." I said jokingly. He chucked, trying to flatten his hair as well.
"Alright, alright. I will, you know you're welcome to come with me and Mara to the bookstore." he offered.
"nah, don't got the energy, and I got homework to finish and TV to catch up on." I really didn't think that was the best idea in the world after I threatened her last night.. I smiled. Fabian put down the glass and left the kitchen, I walked up to my room and put in my headphones or earbuds, whatever you want to call them. Why can't everything just be normal. Huh.? Like honestly is that too much to ask. I told Jerome, I would give practically anything to be Mara for a day, then all of a sudden Mara wants to have Jerome, well back off bitch he's mine. "Sarah." I heard a voice whisper. I took out my headphones and sat up on my bed. Sarah stood sweetly holding her hands together in front of her. "When is the cup going to be destroyed.? Time is running out!"
"in two weeks on Tuesday."
Sarah's eyes went extremely wide and face white.
"Oh no my dear! The cup must be gone by five o'clock on February " Why? Wait.. I thought back to when amber was talking about her stupid numerology at dinner one of the first nights I was there. Isis, number 3, her husband represented by the number 2, and together they make the number 5, the reproduction of them, Horus. I ran right through Sarah and downstairs into Fabians room. Damn he's gone. I looked through his entire bookshelf and in his bag, under his pillow, everywhere. Where is that Egyptian mythologies book Jerome showed me? God dammit! I ran down the hall, and burst through Jerome and Alfies door. I entered to see Alfie stilling on his bed reading comic books. "Alfie!" I nearly screamed. "Where's Jerome.!" he popped up from the book at looked at me.
"Went to take a shower I " Sarah reappeared next to Alfies bed. Ugh! Sarah! I scowled at her and left out of the room jogged to the bathroom.
"I thought you knew child! Hasn't your scar been bothering you.?" she asked.
"Yes but I've learned to ignore it." i started to bang on the door violently. "Jerome."! I called "Jerome.!" I pounded on the door harder. The door finally swung open to see Jerome just in a pair of tan slacks and a black belt. Oh c'mon man.! You are not making me trying not to have any feelings for you easy when you got a rockin' body like that! God! So unfair. "what.!" he said aggressively first. "Oh, Sarah, what do you want.?" the words came a little sour off his tongue.
"I need help!" I cried out to him. Grabbing his hand to dragging Jerome down the hall to Fabian and Mick's room. I started sorting through the bookshelf again. "Where's the Egyptian mythology book that you showed me that time." he walked over to Fabians bed and pulls up the mattress and reaches his hand all the way under revealing the leather-bound book. "yes!" I hissed out a little vexingly.
"why do you need it.?" he asked as I took the book from him sitting down on Fabians bed.
"me and Nina planned to get rid of the cup two weeks from Tuesday, but Sarah told me that it has to be done by Friday of this week coming up, February 3rd by 5 am." I took a second to breath. I'm not going be able to do this. I started to shake a bit. I can't do this. I looked up at Jerome. "Were not going to have enough time to destroy the cup, I-I-I'm n-no-ot going-g t-to be able t-to this-s." I stuttered out dropping the book and staring at my shaky hands. I felt Jerome's arm go around my shoulder. I wanted to just fall into him and cry. Maybe have fun while I can.. I got up and walked out of the door.
"Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray to lord my soul to keep, and if I die before I wake, I pray to lord my soul to take." that prayer was just so eerie and disturbing. But I repeated it. " now I lay me down to sleep I pray to lord my soul to keep, and if I die before I wake, I pray to lord my soul to take." I heard Jerome's footsteps behind me. Not saying a word, just following me.
I make my way up to my room and he stood in the door frame. I just looked down at the floor and thought about everything. My mom, my dad, my grandma who had passed away prior to my arrival at Anubis, Marley, amber, Nina, Fabian, ..Jerome. Everything that I possibly care about, I thought about. But my list was short. It was my family and family.. My Anubis house family, Nina, amber, Alfie, Mara, Patricia, Fabian, Mick, Trudy, and Jerome, were my second family. I need more time! I need more time! "Sarah." Jerome finally said. I mean there wasn't much to say.. What could he say? He came and sat down next to me.
"I'm not going to be able to destroy the cup in time. That's it. I mean there's nothing more to do." I just kept babbling.
"Hey. Hey, hey, listen, I'm going to help you as much as I can."
"No." I said flatly.
"yes, Sarah-"
"no like no you can't only me and Nina can do it or it won't work." I looked at his eyes, god.. why did they make me feel like this? "I'm sorry I freaked out the other night, I just, I dunno.. got jealous." I mumbled. A smirk appeared and the blue orbs lit up.
"You are forgiven I suppose." He joked. "I think we should have some fun."
"Jerome, I said a little more seriously. "did, did you mean what you said, last night?"
so what did everyone think.? i do enjoy your thoughts.. (did that sound creepy.? sorry if that sounded creepy.) well reveiw loveliesss (eww that sounded creepy too. god. what is wrong with me.!)