A/N: Thank you all for the reviews from the previous chapter. I hope you like this next chapter, just as much.
Disclaimer: Gabriel and Savelina belong to me. As for all other characters in this chapter… No, no, they do not belong to me. I am only borrowing them.
At 9:30 the next morning, all the children were still asleep, in that one crowded tent. Well, everyone except Penelope. Unlike the rest of the children, who tossed and turned throughout the night, she managed to sleep well. And she had Alex to thank for that. If Alex hadn't have told her to think of the fireflies, during the scary story, then Penelope would've had a restless sleep, just like everyone else.
Careful not to be a disturbance, Penelope picked up her backpack and slowly tiptoed around anyone, who may have been in the way. As Penelope was making her way to the tent's exit, out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly noticed Savannah was sitting up. Turning towards Savannah, in an apologetic tone, Penelope whispered, "Oh sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up. Go back to sleep."
For a good full minute, Savannah just sat there and glared at Penelope, not saying a word. Penelope was beginning to feel uneasy about the situation. "Um… Savannah, are you…"
"You better not tell the President that I put a thousand ice cubes and a donut in his swimming pool," Savannah suddenly interrupted Penelope. "If you do, I'll shave off your mustache and I'll tell everyone that you have giant bunny feet instead of people feet."
Penelope was very confused now. "What are you talking about," she whispered. "I don't have a mustache or giant bun…" That's when it hit her. Savannah wasn't really talking to her, she was talking in her sleep. Penelope couldn't help but laugh to herself, as Savannah lay back down and went right back to sleep. It was as if nothing had happen, a moment ago.
When she finally made her way out of the tent, Penelope walked into the Alvez home and was greeted by Gabriel and Savelina. Both were already dressed for the day. Gabriel's dark hair was combed neatly, while Savelina's dark hair was pulled back in a long ponytail. They both greeted Penelope with smiles.
"Good morning, sweetie," Savelina said in a cheerful voice. "Did you sleep well, last night?"
"Good morning," Penelope happily replied back. "I slept very well, last night. That story was scary, but it didn't scare me as much as I thought it would. All because, Alex told me to think of something that makes me happy, and that's what I did. I thought of the fireflies."
"I see that you slept in yesterday's clothes," said Gabriel, observing Penelope.
Penelope looked down at herself and saw that he was right. "Yeah… I guess I was too tired to change into my pajamas," she said. "And I guess everyone else was just too scared to leave the tent, to get into their pajamas."
"Well, I hope I didn't scare them too much, with that story," there was some concern in Gabriel's voice. Even Savelina appeared to be worried.
"No, I think they'll be fine," Penelope reassured the two Alvez's.
"That's good to know," said Savelina. "Would you like to help me make breakfast? How does chocolate chip waffles with chocolate syrup sound," she asked, smiling at Penelope.
Penelope returned a smile to Savelina. "That sounds very yummy," she said. "Do you mind if I go change into today's clothes, first," she asked. "I really don't want to wear the same outfit, twice in a row."
"Of course not," said Savelina. "You can change in the bathroom if you want. Do you remember where it is?"
"Yep," said Penelope. "It's the second door on the left, right down the hall." With her backpack in tow, Penelope made her way down the hall and into the bathroom.
Several minutes later, Penelope exited the bathroom, wearing a sunflower dress and a pair of yellow sandals. Her blonde hair was swept up into two side ponytails.
"You look very pretty," Savelina commented on Penelope's outfit.
Penelope smiled. "Thank you," she said.
"You're welcome," Savelina happily replied back. "Are you ready to help me make breakfast, now?"
"Yep," Penelope answered. "Where's Gabriel?" She noticed Gabriel was no longer present.
"Oh, he's working in the garden," Savelina said. "He'll be back, soon."
"Oh, ok. I was just wandering."
A little while later, everyone else was still sleeping, but they were soon awaken by the cheerful voice of Penelope. "Rise and shine, everyone," she happily announced. "It's time for breakfast!"
There were a few groans and mumbles among the crowd. No one wanted to wake up, but Penelope was not going to back down. "It's 10:15 in the morning now," she said as she began pulling the blankets off her friends. There were some protests, which Penelope ignored. "Don't any of you want some chocolate chip waffles with chocolate syrup?"
That seemed to do the trick. At the mention of chocolate chip waffles and chocolate syrup, everyone was now up and out of bed.
"Why didn't you say that, in the first place," Kate asked as she rubbed her eyes.
Penelope just shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. I guess I just thought you'd wake up when I told you all to rise and shine," she said.
With their backpacks in tow, the children walked out of the tent and into the house. When everyone had finally gotten the chance to get dressed, they all walked back outside to the backyard, where a stack of chocolate chip waffles along with a bottle of chocolate syrup, was waiting for them, on the picnic table. Savelina was standing at the side of the table with a plastic container of chocolate syrup and a ladle in her hands. She smiled at the children and said, "Good morning. You ready for some breakfast?"
"Yeah," the children said in unison. They all sat down at the table.
"There's plenty of waffles here. So help yourselves," said Savelina. "If anyone wants any chocolate syrup, let me know and I'll pour it for you, okay?" Suddenly all hands were raised. Savelina took this as an indication that everyone wanted some chocolate syrup. "Looks like everyone wants some," she said as she began pouring the chocolate syrup on each child's plate of waffles.
"Thank you, mommy," said Luke.
"Yeah, thank you," the other children chimed in.
"You are all very welcome," Savelina happily said. "but you'll need to thank Penelope too. She helped me."
"Thank you, Penelope," everyone said in unison.
Penelope smiled at her friends and sweetly said, "You're welcome."
"Would anyone like some strawberry milk or orange juice," Savelina asked. When the children all agreed that they would certainly like some, Savelina went into the house to retrieve the drinks.
A few moments later, Savelina returned with a tray of strawberry milk and orange juice cartons. After each child had gotten what they wanted, Savelina informed them that she would be in the house, working on a few projects and if they needed her, they knew where to find her. After that, she went back into the house, to do whatever it was she needed to do.
For a few moments, the children enjoyed their breakfast in silence. Not a word was said, the only sound that could be heard, was the chirping of birds. After a few moments, Luke broke the silence. "Hey, does orange juice come from orange cows," he asked.
"Uh… no. Orange juice is made from an orange," Spencer informed him. "Everyone knows that."
JJ rolled her eyes. "Let me guess… Next, you're gonna tell us that pink milk does not in fact come from pink cows," she said.
"Exactly," said Spencer. "No matter the color of the cow, the milk that you get from it, is always white."
"Okay then, how is some of the milk, pink or brown or any of those other colors," David demanded to know.
"I bet it's magic," said Beth.
"I had my suspicions on that," said Derek.
"Could be witchcraft," said Clyde.
"I had my suspicions on that too," Derek once again said.
"Isn't magic and witchcraft the same thing," asked Kate.
"No. One starts with an m and the other starts with a w," said Emily.
Kate rolled her eyes and said, "That's not what I meant."
"Isn't anyone gonna tell me, how the milk changes colors," David asked in exasperation.
Spencer let out a heavy sigh. "Milk is able to change colors because there are products you can buy at the grocery store to make it change colors," he explained. "How could you all not have known that?"
"Don't be silly. Of course we all knew it," said Aaron. He then leaned into Stephen and whispered, "I seriously did not know that."
"Me neither," Stephen whispered back.
A little while later, after everyone else had gone home, Matt remained at the Alvez home. He and Luke were sitting in the tree house, in the backyard.
"This is a pretty cool tree house," said Matt.
"Thanks," said Luke. "My dad built it for me, a week after we moved to this town."
"Cool," said Matt. "Your new friends are pretty weird, but I really like them too," he let out a laugh.
Luke also let at a laugh. "I know! They're nothing like any of the other kids I used to know," he said.
"Yeah. All the kids at our school isn't as fun as the ones that go to your new school," Matt agreed.
"Matt, your mother is here," Gabriel shouted from the back porch.
"Thanks, Gabriel," Matt shouted back. He then turned to Luke and said, "I better get going now. My mom's probably waiting for me. Thanks for inviting to the camp out and thanks for introducing me to all your new friends."
"You're welcome," said Luke. "I guess I'll see you later."
"I'll see you later too," said Matt, as he was descending from the tree house steps.
End of chapter two. Please leave me some reviews. Good or bad, you know I'll accept both. Just don't be too cruel if you hated the chapter. I'll have chapter three posted as soon as possible.
