Disclaimer: I do not own the characters mentioned in my story from the movie of Pearl Harbor, though I do own Skye, Allen, their family and their neighbors.
A/N: I'll bet you think that I was gone for good! I'm back! [cheerfully singing] Ooh, sorry. I Got Pearl Harbor on DVD for Christmas! Yeah, go me! But anyway, it's good to be working on this story again, because I am really, really, really proud of it!
To 2001!
Chapter 13 (Unlucky! Unlucky!)
Sombreros was quiet and not busy at all, as usual. The usual waitress led us to our normal table in the back. I quickly ordered us all cherry cokes with extra, extra cherries before the time travelers could speak up. When the waitress brought us them, the first signs of disaster shone through the cloud of calm that had passed over our finally-tranquil group.
Years later when I looked back, I might have found it somewhat funny, at least when Evelyn accidentally knocked over that first drink, but the first signs of humor in the situation were already fleeting when the coke washed into Danny's lap.
His face turned red and before I knew it, he was picking up his cup and throwing the liquid inside of it at the nurse across the table from him. And of course, Rafe immediately flipped out and dumped Allen's soda over his own best friend's head.
This event made Allen angry and he grabbed Rafe's soda, along with mine and slammed them into Rafe's chest, so Rafe snapped and seized up the basket of nacho chips and dumped them all over my younger brother.
Of course, I wasn't harmed, but I just sat there, agape, watching all this happen, and I had never actually seen a real food (or in this case, soda) fight in my life, up until now. We all sat in shock, just staring at each other.
But by then, I had to follow my first instinct. I slowly and quietly stood up and dragged the four food-fighters out the door and forced them to apologize to me. I was so angry, shocked, hurt, embarrassed and overall, totally less than amused. The ride home was a silent and rushed one.
When we got home, I went into my room, slowly, and closed the door. A sigh escaped me, so I wrapped myself up in my beloved fleece blanket, and before I knew it, I was asleep...
*****
"Skye? I thought you might like some dinner," a man said. Must not be Rafe, I thought, he hardly ever calls me Skye. I blinked my eyes open, and saw Danny standing above me. I squeaked and wiped a trail of drool off of my cheek and sat up, taking the cup and plate that he held out to me.
"Gee, thanks," I said, trying to be nice. The plate contained a smoky mass of eggs and a withered pancake. The cup had some Diet Coke in it. I gingerly ate a large piece of pancake. "Mmmm, it's good."
His face lit up. "Really?"
"Yeah, yeah! It's great!" I grimaced as a huge lump went down my throat but I forced myself to smile. I sipped the Diet Coke, which was the nicest thing I could do, since it was the best thing he had. I glanced at the clock.
"It's only two o'clock," I observed. "I'll call Kelsey and see if she and Mike can go to the pool." Danny grinned happily as I picked up the phone and dialed. They said they could and told us to meet each other on our driveway in ten minutes.
I shouted happily and darted down the hall, where Allen and Evelyn were shoveling their food into the garbage disposal. I shook my head.
"Hurry up! We're going to the pool," I explained. Allen and Evelyn cheered. Rafe was in the backyard when I told him, suspiciously holding a shovel.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Be quiet!" he hissed. "Danny is an awful cook, so I'm burying all of my food!" I smiled.
"Well, get ready now, we're going to the pool again," I explained. He smiled and ran into the house, me following him.
We all put our suits on; got pool passes, money, towels and sunscreen and then we were off to the pool. This time we made sure to stay very far away from the McDonalds drive up window.
At the pool, there was almost no one there for some inexplicable reason, maybe it was due to the large clouds that hung overhead.
Evelyn, Kelsey and I were going off of the high dives, showing the guys how to when the first drop hit me right on the shoulder. I looked up and got hit right in the eye with a huge splat of water. I ignored it and jumped into the water off of the board.
My feet touched the bottom, and I was glad I had taken a huge breath before I hit the water. I floated to the surface, and when I got there I heard the intercom telling everyone to get out of the pool. Kelsey and I groaned and reluctantly got out of the pool and wrapped our towels around our waists. We gathered up all of our stuff and headed to the exit, but a lifeguard was blocking it.
"Kids, do you have a ride?" he asked.
"We rode our bikes," Kelsey explained to him. He shook his head.
"I'm sorry, but we aren't allowing people to leave until the storm passes. Sorry." I groaned and led everyone back to the deck part of the pool.
"He's not sorry!" Allen said loudly. Rafe nodded and lightly punched Allen in the shoulder.
"It's okay. I have an idea. Did you all bring your other clothes?" They nodded. "Okay, guys, go change now, and me, Evelyn and Kelsey will build a little shelter.
"This is not fun," Kelsey said. I tried to think otherwise, but I knew she was right.
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A Little Thought: You know that part in Pearl Harbor where the Japanese guys are in that little swimming pool poking plastic boats with long sticks? Last night I was watching that, I was really tired and cranked up on sugar, so I was like "What the heck?" That scene is incredibly absurd. It sort of bugged me though. And that scene where the Japanese dude sees those little kids playing with a kite and all of a sudden just says "Hey, okay, let's do an air attack!" Weird...
I'm sad now, I haven't gotten reviews in SUCH a long time! And I honestly LIKE them a lot.
A/N: I'll bet you think that I was gone for good! I'm back! [cheerfully singing] Ooh, sorry. I Got Pearl Harbor on DVD for Christmas! Yeah, go me! But anyway, it's good to be working on this story again, because I am really, really, really proud of it!
To 2001!
Chapter 13 (Unlucky! Unlucky!)
Sombreros was quiet and not busy at all, as usual. The usual waitress led us to our normal table in the back. I quickly ordered us all cherry cokes with extra, extra cherries before the time travelers could speak up. When the waitress brought us them, the first signs of disaster shone through the cloud of calm that had passed over our finally-tranquil group.
Years later when I looked back, I might have found it somewhat funny, at least when Evelyn accidentally knocked over that first drink, but the first signs of humor in the situation were already fleeting when the coke washed into Danny's lap.
His face turned red and before I knew it, he was picking up his cup and throwing the liquid inside of it at the nurse across the table from him. And of course, Rafe immediately flipped out and dumped Allen's soda over his own best friend's head.
This event made Allen angry and he grabbed Rafe's soda, along with mine and slammed them into Rafe's chest, so Rafe snapped and seized up the basket of nacho chips and dumped them all over my younger brother.
Of course, I wasn't harmed, but I just sat there, agape, watching all this happen, and I had never actually seen a real food (or in this case, soda) fight in my life, up until now. We all sat in shock, just staring at each other.
But by then, I had to follow my first instinct. I slowly and quietly stood up and dragged the four food-fighters out the door and forced them to apologize to me. I was so angry, shocked, hurt, embarrassed and overall, totally less than amused. The ride home was a silent and rushed one.
When we got home, I went into my room, slowly, and closed the door. A sigh escaped me, so I wrapped myself up in my beloved fleece blanket, and before I knew it, I was asleep...
*****
"Skye? I thought you might like some dinner," a man said. Must not be Rafe, I thought, he hardly ever calls me Skye. I blinked my eyes open, and saw Danny standing above me. I squeaked and wiped a trail of drool off of my cheek and sat up, taking the cup and plate that he held out to me.
"Gee, thanks," I said, trying to be nice. The plate contained a smoky mass of eggs and a withered pancake. The cup had some Diet Coke in it. I gingerly ate a large piece of pancake. "Mmmm, it's good."
His face lit up. "Really?"
"Yeah, yeah! It's great!" I grimaced as a huge lump went down my throat but I forced myself to smile. I sipped the Diet Coke, which was the nicest thing I could do, since it was the best thing he had. I glanced at the clock.
"It's only two o'clock," I observed. "I'll call Kelsey and see if she and Mike can go to the pool." Danny grinned happily as I picked up the phone and dialed. They said they could and told us to meet each other on our driveway in ten minutes.
I shouted happily and darted down the hall, where Allen and Evelyn were shoveling their food into the garbage disposal. I shook my head.
"Hurry up! We're going to the pool," I explained. Allen and Evelyn cheered. Rafe was in the backyard when I told him, suspiciously holding a shovel.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Be quiet!" he hissed. "Danny is an awful cook, so I'm burying all of my food!" I smiled.
"Well, get ready now, we're going to the pool again," I explained. He smiled and ran into the house, me following him.
We all put our suits on; got pool passes, money, towels and sunscreen and then we were off to the pool. This time we made sure to stay very far away from the McDonalds drive up window.
At the pool, there was almost no one there for some inexplicable reason, maybe it was due to the large clouds that hung overhead.
Evelyn, Kelsey and I were going off of the high dives, showing the guys how to when the first drop hit me right on the shoulder. I looked up and got hit right in the eye with a huge splat of water. I ignored it and jumped into the water off of the board.
My feet touched the bottom, and I was glad I had taken a huge breath before I hit the water. I floated to the surface, and when I got there I heard the intercom telling everyone to get out of the pool. Kelsey and I groaned and reluctantly got out of the pool and wrapped our towels around our waists. We gathered up all of our stuff and headed to the exit, but a lifeguard was blocking it.
"Kids, do you have a ride?" he asked.
"We rode our bikes," Kelsey explained to him. He shook his head.
"I'm sorry, but we aren't allowing people to leave until the storm passes. Sorry." I groaned and led everyone back to the deck part of the pool.
"He's not sorry!" Allen said loudly. Rafe nodded and lightly punched Allen in the shoulder.
"It's okay. I have an idea. Did you all bring your other clothes?" They nodded. "Okay, guys, go change now, and me, Evelyn and Kelsey will build a little shelter.
"This is not fun," Kelsey said. I tried to think otherwise, but I knew she was right.
************
A Little Thought: You know that part in Pearl Harbor where the Japanese guys are in that little swimming pool poking plastic boats with long sticks? Last night I was watching that, I was really tired and cranked up on sugar, so I was like "What the heck?" That scene is incredibly absurd. It sort of bugged me though. And that scene where the Japanese dude sees those little kids playing with a kite and all of a sudden just says "Hey, okay, let's do an air attack!" Weird...
I'm sad now, I haven't gotten reviews in SUCH a long time! And I honestly LIKE them a lot.