Chapter 38: Fine
I grinned from ear to ear; everything was amazing. The others were still laughing and Eve still had her hands covering her mouth. I smiled. That… felt good.
Gray helped Kai put the paralyzed Dan under a tree. Ethica place an empty wine bottle in his hands and said a few bewitched words that made him mobile… and he forgot everything. I smiled as Dan's eyes opened up and he yawned, then realizing his surroundings and looking around.
"Are you okay?" Eve asked innocently.
Dan blinked a few times and saw the bottle in his hands. Ethica answered for him. "Oh, he's probably just a little drunk! I bet you just went unconscious…"
Gray folded his arms across his chest and shook his head. "Tsk, tsk, tsk…"
Kai copied Gray and ended up getting a slap upside the head by said Gray. Dan rubbed the back of his head as everyone began to leave. Dan looked up and saw Eve.
"You better head back to town soon, it getting-" She began to advise him.
She was cut short as he raced over to her and pressed his lips to hers. I grabbed the collar of his shirt and yanked him off of her. I spun him around to face me and I let my fist slam into his cheek. He fell to the ground with a thud.
I turned and saw the rest of the group; they were frozen in their tracks and stared at the –yet again- unconscious Dan. The whole group burst into laughter as Eve continued to hold her hands in front of her mouth.
I felt my face turn a bright red. They others walked down the dirt road back to town. Eve went around the still body of Dan and came beside me. She airily laughed and gave me a shake of her head.
"Nice punch… just don't do that again…" I smirked.
"Donna taught me."
Eve dumped her head into her hands and mumbled. "So that makes it okay?"
I grinned. "Just thought you might want to know…"
She looked up and smiled. "Let's just go home…"
I nodded and wrapped my arm around her waist; making her blush deeply and me laugh aloud.
As we continued our walk down the road, the night had caught up with us. Small flurries fell silently from the dark hazy sky. The moon shone in between the veils of clouds and beautified the charming forest we walked through. Soon, we escaped the woods and found ourselves going by the farm I had passed days ago with Ben.
Curls of steam blew out of my friends' and my own lips as we breathed in the cold night. Kai rubbed his arms, trying to keep warm in the bitter climate. As Sage shivered slightly, she told us of a place we could stay.
"We can head to our place. Ma and Dad aren't home this season, though; they're at Forget-Me-Not Valley, staying at a relative's. It's one of our smaller houses, so it'll be a tight fit, m'kay?"
We nodded, not caring about how cramped it would be, but how warm. Sage smiled and then continued to shudder from the blow of a wintry wind. We started a jog as Eve and Sage took the lead, searching through the darkness for their old home. Shortly, they had found it.
It was a rancher; a small one story house. It was the farm I had seen across from the Blue Sky ranch. I stared at the place where pumpkins had once thrived, but were now torn down due to the upcoming freezing season. Eve noticed me looking at the plantation (sort of) and smiled.
"Yeah, this is our parents' plantation. We only use this house in case there's a storm coming and we can't get back to our main house in time."
My eyebrows rose and my jaw dropped. "You have two houses?!"
She pursed her lips and shook her head. "Three… actually…"
I rubbed the back of my neck. "Wow… who knew?"
"Well, we'll tell you more some other time if you like, but right now, it's getting colder by the minute so let's get inside."
I nodded and followed her into the small cottage; it was actually pretty big compared to the outside. I walked around, spotting a bed and a few cots being pulled out of a closet by Shawn and Sage. The TV was turned on and what videos were to be watched was argued over by Kai and Gray. Ethica and Eve were heading to the kitchen to make a few snacks… I just stood there. I looked around, feeling utterly, and completely satisfied.
This was my family now. I smiled at the word that had once brought pain to me. They were my family. Eve came over to me and handed me a blanket.
"You okay?" She asked with the same happiness as before. I liked seeing a smile sweep over her face.
I smiled and took another look around before answering. "Yes… yes I am.
Ohhhh... Family Fluff! Yay! Fluff is most awesome!