10/16/2011
The Pumpkin
Chapter 25
It was currently a beautifully bright, October evening and the sun was within hours from setting on the small road, some 50 miles outside of Amity Park Ohio. The birds were chirping away happily and all seemed peaceful. That is until the shrill sound of tires screeching against asphalt caused every living thing within the next 2 miles to look up in alarm.
Said wail emanated from the yellow Hummer which was currently having its brakes pounded into the pavement by one Tucker Foley, as the 6 occupants of the vehicle jarred around violently from the sudden stop. Grabbing onto seats and other solid objects so they wouldn't go flying through the windshield, before looking around wondering 'what in the name of evil' was wrong.
"Gees Tuck," Danny yelled from the back seat next to Sam and Alex, as Achilles looked around for the cause of the trouble.
"Is there a reason you just gave us all whiplash." Valarie demanded from the front passenger seat, glaring evilly at her boyfriend as he whipped around to confront Danny.
"What - did you - just say?" He asked the Half-Ghost slowly, his eye twitching slightly.
"Thaaat – Dani's taking the C.A.T. next week." Danny guessed, still holding onto the handle over his head and raised an eyebrow at his friend.
"That's what I thought you said." Tucker stated, before turning back around and proceeded to bang his head against the steering wheel.
"Tuck, I've already sat her down and we had a long talk." Danny explained, but sighed when his friend continued to give himself a headache, (along with everyone else in the car.)
"Are you guys ever going to explain what the big deal is with the C.A.T.?" Valarie asked, looking toward the back seat for answers.
"Nope," Danny and Sam stated dryly and Alex laughed, while Achilles just proceeded to lie back down at his feet, determining that there was no danger.
"Tucker will you stop," Valarie growled, grabbing his shoulders trying to halt his movement, but his brain seemed to have switched to auto pilot.
"Move him, I'll drive," Danny said sourly getting out of the vehicle to walk around to the other side, waving sheepishly at a blue van traveling in the other direction, it's occupants watching them like they were all crazy.
By the time he made it to the drivers' door Valarie and Sam had dragged Tucker into the cargo area behind the back seat and left him there to continue hitting his head against the floor.
"Ok," Danny encouraged himself, buckling in and looked around hoping that he remembered how to drive the mechanical menace.
A half hour later they arrived safely at their destination and not a moment too soon, for the girls were ready to squish Tucker like a bug for the racket he had been causing.
"Come on," Danny ordered grabbing Sam around the waste as she attempted to claw her way into the back and rip the Techno-Geek into a million little pieces. "I leave him to you," He told Val as he threw Sam over his shoulder and proceeded to tote her away from the scene.
"Danny, put me down." She screamed pounding on his back, making him wince with each blow.
"Ow – now Sam – ouch – be reasonable – AH – stop it." He yelled sitting her gently down on a wooden bench and rubbed his back where she had dug in her nails. "Was that really necessary?" He asked looking at his hand to find a few drops of blood on his fingers.
"Yes," She stated dryly folded her arms and looked away from him in annoyance.
"What are they?" Alex asked pulling on his fathers' sleeve and pointed out into the field full of –.
"Pumpkins," Danny explained, "We each get one, so choose wisely my son."
The kid simply laughed in excitement and ran into the field, Achilles right on his heel. (Ha, see what I did there Achilles Heel, Lol, ok continuing.) They quickly studied each pumpkin with interest before moving onto another, trying to determine which one was the biggest.
Danny watched them with a smile, before glancing at Sam out of the corner of his eye, noticing that she had one of those looks that he'd seen many times on the face of his own mother.
"I never asked you what you thought about all this." Danny said sitting back down next to her.
"You mean Alex," She asked still watching the child and his dog, play happily in the pumpkin field.
"I don't want you to feel obligated to help me. If you're not ready;I'll understand." He stated seriously.
"Your not getting rid of me that easily Ghost Boy." She proclaimed turning to look at him.
"I know, but—" Danny started before she gently placed a hand over his mouth.
"I'm not leaving! And it's not because this is the right thing to do or because I'm afraid to lose you. I want to stay. He's become as big apart in my life as he has in yours and I don't want to lose that." She declared leaning in to kiss him sweetly on the lips. "Please, – don't take this away from me!"
"I won't," He promised, kissing her back, before they were interrupted by the most unholy of screams resonating from the Hummer, before Tucker jumped from the back of the vehicle, ran into the middle of the field and pranced around like he had ants in his pants.
"What the," Danny asked raising an eyebrow at the scene, before looking back when Valarie walked away from the vehicle as well, her hands behind her back and a pleased expression on her face.
"What did you do to him?" Sam asked with a laugh.
"Something he won't soon forget." Val stated still smiling as she walked over to her boyfriend, who was now squatted next to a tree, looking at a pumpkin with a horrified expression.
"I'm going to have to get tips," Sam said leaning back to give Danny a look, as the color drained from his face.
"IthinkI'llhelpAlex," Danny slurred, quickly performing an 'Exit Stage Left,' as Sam simply watched him go, interesting thoughts playing through her head. (Not like that, you perverts!)
About an hour later, Tucker had somewhat recovered from whatever traumatizing thing that had been done to him. But when asked about it, he would once again freeze up, proceed to sing 'Hamster Dance' off key (If that was possible,) plug his ears and walk around in circles. Danny only had to hope that Val wouldn't give in and tell Sam her secret.
"Daddy," Alex proclaimed happily running up to him, before tugging on his sleeve again for him to follow. "I found one," He stated as Danny trudged after him, Achilles at his side.
"Whoa," Danny said taken aback by the pumpkin on the ground in front of him, which had to be the size of a tractor tire. "Cross your fingers and hope it fits." He told the kid, before reaching down to lift the pumpkin into his arms.
"Good grief," Val said with eyes the size of dinner plates as they walked up to the car, "And you going to eat that or give it to the homeless to live in?"
"What are we going to do with it?" Alex asked, as Danny loaded the gourd into the back of the car, next to his, Valarie's and Sam's
"We're going to carve it," Danny answered and laughed at the look of confusion on his son's face. "Don't they teach you kids anything in school?"
"Yeah," Alex stated, not sure where he was going with this.
"Never mind, you'll see." Danny muttered, ruffling the kid's hair. "Haven't you found one yet?" He yelled at Tucker who was still out in the middle of the field looking around for the perfect Halloween decoration.
"This kind of thing takes patience," Tucker declared.
"Which you don't have any of," Sam drowned, helping Alex into the car and stepped aside for Achilles to jump in as well.
"Tuck, you either find one now or I'm leaving without you." Danny drowned as Sam got in as well.
"No one drives the car but Me." Tucker ordered.
"Won't that be kind of hard if I knock you out?" Val asked innocently, causing Danny to scoot away from her slowly.
"This'll work," The Techno-Geek declared suddenly, grabbing a random Pumpkin and walked toward the car.
AHHHHHHH
Can you believe it, I UPDATED?
*Falls over and dies*
I wanted to add more, but The Monkeys Stole My Inspiration…
And we're doing everything at once around here lately… Building a fence, painting it… and don't even get me Started on all the Car issues we've been having...*Shutters.*
I'm going to try and write some more while I have the time, but I have no idea when the next chapter will be out…I'm Sorry, I know I promised you all a Chapter a Day… But, Shit happens…
R&R