Scott-16
Virgil-15
John-14
Gordon-8
Alan-4
It was a Friday night and Scott had just brought Gordon home from school.
"Daddy look what I got, it's a ferret from science class," Gordon excitedly announced.
"Um, a ferret Gordon, I thought Scott said rabbit,"
"Gordon said rabbit yesterday to me until when his teacher gave me the ferret in the car. It's cute dad look at his small face."
"Well luckily for you, I had everything set up in your bedroom," Jeff whispered to Gordon showing him the hammocks and the bed he had set up for him.
"You never did that when me and Virgil came home with a rabbit and the cat that strayed onto the island which John was allergic too,"
"Yeah sorry 'about that,'" Said Jeff with a shrug.
"I had a ferret myself as a pet too,"
"Gordy have you got a name a name for him?" Alan asked.
Gordon took a minute to think "I'll name it Ronny." Gordon said smiling.
Gordon watched Ronny dig holes for most of the day and sleep for the other hours of the day.
"Come on Ronny wake up," Gordon wind watching the ferret sleep.
Gordon was getting restless with the ferret as he didn't think it would be, it would be boring. He wasn't allowed out of cage until tomorrow when he got use to the environment.
Alan came running in after hearing screaming "Whats wrong with him Gordy?"
"I think he's died Alan, go and get dad,"
Jeff came walking in with Alan on his hip.
"Daddy I think he's dead like where mummy's gone," Gordon cried onto his dads shoulder.
Jeff stroked Gordons hair and softly touched the ferret to see if he would wake up. At first he did nothing but the second time he twitched.
"Yay daddy you saved him," Gordon exhilarated, hugging him with Alan following.
In the kitchen Scott was in charge of feeding the ferret and had instructions from the teacher about how to look after it.
"Okay then, it says don't feed them cats," Scott said to himself.
"Lucky we got rid of the cat when we did then," John laughed.
"John, can you get some kibble in the cupboards and some bones from the raw chicken in the fridge please?,"
John had portioned up the bones from the raw chicken and put it on a plate that dad had specifically got for the ferret with the kibble.
"Hey Gordon here is Ronnys dinner," Scott approached him kneeling next to him.
Gordon looked at his brother in disappointment, "What's wrong?"
"Dad said I can't hold him yet,"
"Well he looks better than he did this morning so I don't see why you can't hold him, hey," Gordon smile increased at his brother as he took Ronny out of the cage.
"Hold him still, I'm just going to grab the camera from my room and complain to John if poops on you," Scott giggled running to his room.
10 minutes later.
"John! Ronny has pooped on me," Gordon shouted.
"I thought Scott was helping you?" John queried taking the ferret out of Gordon's hand and putting it back in the cage.
"He was, but he went to get his camera,"
John turned his head, "Alan no don't eat that!" John shouted as he watched Alan put a piece of poop in his mouth.
"I thought it was chocolate," Alan assumed shoving more in his more.
John pulled Alan on his lap as he made him spit on the poop into a tissue, then the bin.
"Go and wash your mouth out and we don't speak of this too dad, otherwise Gordon's pet will go back to school tomorrow."
Both of them nodded and Gordon followed Alan into the bathroom, which left John to feed the ferret alone.
"Ok Mr ferret, you look hungry so here are your kippers and your bones which I wouldn't eat without cooking them because I'm a human not an animal,"
"Ow Ronny you bit me," John held his right finger to stop the bleeding and put a plaster on it.
In the bathroom Alan had finished washing his mouth with salt with the help from Virgil, whereas Gordon just went with him for the fun of it.
"John-,"
"Scott, did you find your camera?"
"Yes I did, why were Alan and Gordon in the bathroom?"
"Alan accidentally eat some poop from the floor thinking it was chocolate and Gordon just followed Virgil."
Once John, Scott and Virgil cleaned up the mess Gordon had gotten into his pjs.
Gordon went up close to the cage "Night night Ronny, I'll see you in the morning when I go to school," Gordon kissed him on his fury head.
Scott popped his head through the door to see Gordon run into bed, "Ronny will still be there in the morning squid. I'll see you in the morning," Kissing him on the forehead.
"Where's dad," Gordon yawned.
"It's just me for the night." Scott whispered, closing the door behind him.
It was 12pm at night.
"Scott I can't sleep," Gordon moaned yawning hiding behind his blanket.
"Try harder" Scott complained rolling over.
"I can't because of Ronny is digging his claws and making a loud noise, can I come in with you?"
Scott opened the sheet to his bare body where Alan had joined him before to.
"As long as you two don't keep me up all night I'm fine with it."
Gordon got in the middle of the bed with Alan and Scott either side of him.
The next day Gordon went to get changed in his bedroom, where he noticed the ferret had escaped from its cage.
Gordon ran into the living room then the pool area trying to find the ferret.
His dad stopped him in his tracks "What are you looking for son,"
"Ronny has escaped!" Gordon said panicky.
"Okay calm down where was the last time you saw him,"
"I was asleep as he kept me up all night so I jumped in Scott's bed,"
"Okay, let's check your bedroom then," Jeff ran with Gordon to his bedroom.
They took one look round the room and noticed the cage door was wide open. John has followed them into his room.
"Mr Ferret are you ready for your food," John sung in a childish voice.
"Ronny is gone, John."
John took one look at the cage door that was open, scratching his head.
Jeff turned around to see his son in embarrassment, "John, weren't you the last one to be with him last night?"
"Yes dad, I must have left the door unlocked,"
John knelt next to Gordon "I'm sorry about Mr ferret Gordon,"
"It's Ronny John!"
"Sorry Ronny" John apologised hugging his little brother.
"Daddy can you help John find him while I am at school" Gordon said with puppy dog eyes.
"Yes of course I can buddy let's get you in the car for school." Jeff said holding his hand.
Once Gordon had gone "you're by yourself John,"
"I know dad," John sulked.
John spent hours looking for the bird by the library, then the bedrooms.
"Here birdie birdie," John said sounding desperate.
"John, it's not a cat," Virgil laughed.
"You want to help?" John said frustratingly, laying out bone trails.
"Nope, your mess not mine," Virgil replied.
John moved quickly to where a loud sound of a laugh came from.
Alan was sat on his bed with the bird on his lap "Alan how long has he been here for?"
"Ha ha, he flew onto my bed when I woke up and I wanted to look after him,"
John took the ferret out of Alan's hand and put it back in the cage.
"Nice work of losing the ferret, John," Scott said.
"These chocolate drop things that are everywhere are really nice you should produce them into a product John," Scott said putting one in his mouth.
"Scott there from the ferret," Alan laughed with Scott running to the toilet.
Once Gordon got home he sprinted past all his brothers bedroom but stopped at his dads.
"Did John find him?" Gordon asked his dad who was sat on his dads bed.
"Yes I did, but you must thank Alan for being with him since I heard him laugh,"
"Daddy is Ronny sick?" Gordon asked cautiously.
"No were just cutting his toe nails, while John is feeding him some wheat and oil to keep him distracted as his punishment for loosing him,"
John nodded, giving his father a moan.
That night that came Gordon slept comfortably with the ferret in the cage making little noise. As the next day came, he had to take the ferret back.
Jeff slowly walked into the classroom with Gordon by his side nervously.
"Okay Gordon, you show your teacher the photos you took with the ferret doing different activities," Jeff exulted.
"Yes dad," Gordon said walking in to the classroom.
The teacher knelt down next to him "thank you for letting me look after him, he kept me up most of the nights though," Gordon said smiling.
"Did you learn any lessons today Gordon when looking after the pet?"
"Yes, never let my brothers watch my pet or otherwise they will eat the poop thinking it was chocolate."
Both Gordon and the teacher laughed. She smiled at Jeff when he caught him behind the door.
The end, thank you for reading this one was just a cute one shot.