A/N: Yes indeed, I have returned! Did you miss me?! [coughs] Oh. OK. ^__^
Oh, BTW, if that last chapter seemed weird to you, it was because I wrote
it at midnight. Thanks. [bows]
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To 2001! By Skye Rocket
I adjusted my sunglasses and fidgeted as I sat on the hard front porch. Allen and Danny were tossing a bouncy yellow ball back and forth. Rafe and Evelyn talked quietly at the edge of the driveway. I had my nose buried in a book.
All of a sudden, something collided harshly with the side of my head. I screeched and fell over.
"Oh! Sorry there, Skye!" Allen said with a huge chuckle. I groaned and held fast to my head as if it might fall off.
"Are you all right?" Danny chortled. I scowled.
"Fine and peachy," I grumbled angrily. I adjusted my backpack straps and picked at the dirt that had wedged its way under my nails. Just then, our cousin's truck pulled up. Our aunt and uncle sat in the cab and the cousins popped up in the back from under a tarp. They waved for us to get in the back. Allen and I exchanged glances and leapt into the back. Danny, Rafe and Evelyn got in too, even though Evelyn looked nervous.
"Is this legal in this town?" she asked with a hint of worry in her tone. Rafe rubbed her hand as he held it in his. Austin and I looked at each other.
"Not exactly," Austin tittered, with out hesitation. "But nothing's illegal until you get caught, hey Allen?" The five of us cousins snickered wickedly.
"But seriously, you guys, why don't we camp out in the graveyard tonight?" And there it was. So Alden had read my mind. I had always wanted to camp in a graveyard. It didn't take me long to find my answer.
"Definitely!" I cried from under the tarp.
"A graveyard?" Danny asked sheepishly. I squeezed his hand, trying to comfort him.
"It's not too bad, Danny," Allen said from his spot next to Alden and Austin. Mallory and I laughed and I sighed.
"Seriously. You aren't scared, are you?" Austin said surely with a smirk. Danny shook his head and tried to nonchalantly stick his jaw out a bit to look brave. How he thought that that would help, I have no idea.
Finally we got out of town and were barreling down the open highway. Danny was now clutching at my arm. I kept trying to shrug his grip off. But apparently he didn't take the hint and kept holding on as if he were about to fall at any second.
Allen and Alden were laughing at Austin, who was making a cross-eyed face. Mallory was lying on her back staring at clouds. Evelyn and Rafe held hands, not panicky like Danny clutching my arm like he was going to rip it off and then beat an approaching enemy with it like a deadly club.
No. They were holding hands like they never wanted to let go, and not because they thought that they were about to die, but like they really wanted to be holding hands. It's hard to explain; I'm not a very 'deep' person.
I shrugged off my observations and laid down on my back next to Mallory, finally pushing Danny's grip off. I attempted to focus on a flyaway cloud that looked like a rabbit with horns and wings. Mallory and I giggled and I brushed a stray hair out of my eye.
"So. Do you guys want to play truth or dare?" Allen asked. Uh oh, I had heard that before. It was never good. We always ended up making complete fools of ourselves. Not that that wasn't fun.
I frantically tried to remember whether I had kissed Danny that time we all played at the pool. My foggy mind made me mentally kick myself. I had no idea. Strangely I found myself agreeing.
"OK, I'll go first," he smirked. "Alden! Truth or dare?" Maybe I was being let off easily. Allen dared him to scream that he liked to wear a dress. The eight of us cackled like a coven of witches.
"Hey, Rafe, truth or dare?" Alden asked suddenly.
"Truth." Ah ha. So we he was taking the safe route. I felt a soft smile play upon my lips.
"Okay! Have you ever stolen anything?" Alden said with glee. Rafe's face turned bright red.
"Answer it! Answer it!" the rest of us chanted. Evelyn smiled and playfully made a slapping motion at Rafe.
"I stole some Dubble Bubble one time," Rafe said with a regretful look and a small sigh. We all stared at him.
"God Rafe, by the way you said it I thought that you had committed armed robbery!" Austin said in disbelief.
"Yeah. I feel gypped," I said mournfully. He shrugged.
"So Skye, truth or dare?" The attention had shifted from he to him. I felt like screeching at him, ripping the laces out of his shoes (ouch, that'd really hurt…) and laughing all at the same time.
"Truth," I stammered. A look I had never seen before came to Rafe's face. It looked devilishly eager.
"Well, Skye, remember that time I showed you a picture a while ago at breakfast?" Rafe began. I nodded slowly.
"Yeah, so?" I asked, trying to stay cool.
"Is it true that it was of Danny?" I suddenly knew what he was getting at.
"Well…yes," I admitted.
"Well, Skye, is it true that you said, and I quote: 'Dang! What a hot guy!'?" he asked. His words hit me like a ton of rocks. I turned bright red. 'Stay calm!' I willed myself.
"Uh…actually, yes, I did!" I blurted. So much for staying calm. "But you can think someone is nice looking without being madly in like with them, can't you?" For a second I swore that Danny looked sort of hurt by that statement.
Fortunately everyone dropped it. But after that my sprit for playing the game had left me totally. I sighed and leaned back against the side of the truck bed. Soon, I had fallen asleep…
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"Skye, come on!" Mallory chirped. I got up slowly and threw myself over the edge of the truck. "Let's go set up the tent!"
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Sooooo. Didja like it? It's good to be back! Oh, and BTW, Sara, you're totally right. Hayden Christensen is a real hottie. ^_^ Have a nice day!
Skye Rocket (who will post again SOON!)
Disclaimer: Please, my dears. We've been through this before. Let's just get back to…
To 2001! By Skye Rocket
I adjusted my sunglasses and fidgeted as I sat on the hard front porch. Allen and Danny were tossing a bouncy yellow ball back and forth. Rafe and Evelyn talked quietly at the edge of the driveway. I had my nose buried in a book.
All of a sudden, something collided harshly with the side of my head. I screeched and fell over.
"Oh! Sorry there, Skye!" Allen said with a huge chuckle. I groaned and held fast to my head as if it might fall off.
"Are you all right?" Danny chortled. I scowled.
"Fine and peachy," I grumbled angrily. I adjusted my backpack straps and picked at the dirt that had wedged its way under my nails. Just then, our cousin's truck pulled up. Our aunt and uncle sat in the cab and the cousins popped up in the back from under a tarp. They waved for us to get in the back. Allen and I exchanged glances and leapt into the back. Danny, Rafe and Evelyn got in too, even though Evelyn looked nervous.
"Is this legal in this town?" she asked with a hint of worry in her tone. Rafe rubbed her hand as he held it in his. Austin and I looked at each other.
"Not exactly," Austin tittered, with out hesitation. "But nothing's illegal until you get caught, hey Allen?" The five of us cousins snickered wickedly.
"But seriously, you guys, why don't we camp out in the graveyard tonight?" And there it was. So Alden had read my mind. I had always wanted to camp in a graveyard. It didn't take me long to find my answer.
"Definitely!" I cried from under the tarp.
"A graveyard?" Danny asked sheepishly. I squeezed his hand, trying to comfort him.
"It's not too bad, Danny," Allen said from his spot next to Alden and Austin. Mallory and I laughed and I sighed.
"Seriously. You aren't scared, are you?" Austin said surely with a smirk. Danny shook his head and tried to nonchalantly stick his jaw out a bit to look brave. How he thought that that would help, I have no idea.
Finally we got out of town and were barreling down the open highway. Danny was now clutching at my arm. I kept trying to shrug his grip off. But apparently he didn't take the hint and kept holding on as if he were about to fall at any second.
Allen and Alden were laughing at Austin, who was making a cross-eyed face. Mallory was lying on her back staring at clouds. Evelyn and Rafe held hands, not panicky like Danny clutching my arm like he was going to rip it off and then beat an approaching enemy with it like a deadly club.
No. They were holding hands like they never wanted to let go, and not because they thought that they were about to die, but like they really wanted to be holding hands. It's hard to explain; I'm not a very 'deep' person.
I shrugged off my observations and laid down on my back next to Mallory, finally pushing Danny's grip off. I attempted to focus on a flyaway cloud that looked like a rabbit with horns and wings. Mallory and I giggled and I brushed a stray hair out of my eye.
"So. Do you guys want to play truth or dare?" Allen asked. Uh oh, I had heard that before. It was never good. We always ended up making complete fools of ourselves. Not that that wasn't fun.
I frantically tried to remember whether I had kissed Danny that time we all played at the pool. My foggy mind made me mentally kick myself. I had no idea. Strangely I found myself agreeing.
"OK, I'll go first," he smirked. "Alden! Truth or dare?" Maybe I was being let off easily. Allen dared him to scream that he liked to wear a dress. The eight of us cackled like a coven of witches.
"Hey, Rafe, truth or dare?" Alden asked suddenly.
"Truth." Ah ha. So we he was taking the safe route. I felt a soft smile play upon my lips.
"Okay! Have you ever stolen anything?" Alden said with glee. Rafe's face turned bright red.
"Answer it! Answer it!" the rest of us chanted. Evelyn smiled and playfully made a slapping motion at Rafe.
"I stole some Dubble Bubble one time," Rafe said with a regretful look and a small sigh. We all stared at him.
"God Rafe, by the way you said it I thought that you had committed armed robbery!" Austin said in disbelief.
"Yeah. I feel gypped," I said mournfully. He shrugged.
"So Skye, truth or dare?" The attention had shifted from he to him. I felt like screeching at him, ripping the laces out of his shoes (ouch, that'd really hurt…) and laughing all at the same time.
"Truth," I stammered. A look I had never seen before came to Rafe's face. It looked devilishly eager.
"Well, Skye, remember that time I showed you a picture a while ago at breakfast?" Rafe began. I nodded slowly.
"Yeah, so?" I asked, trying to stay cool.
"Is it true that it was of Danny?" I suddenly knew what he was getting at.
"Well…yes," I admitted.
"Well, Skye, is it true that you said, and I quote: 'Dang! What a hot guy!'?" he asked. His words hit me like a ton of rocks. I turned bright red. 'Stay calm!' I willed myself.
"Uh…actually, yes, I did!" I blurted. So much for staying calm. "But you can think someone is nice looking without being madly in like with them, can't you?" For a second I swore that Danny looked sort of hurt by that statement.
Fortunately everyone dropped it. But after that my sprit for playing the game had left me totally. I sighed and leaned back against the side of the truck bed. Soon, I had fallen asleep…
*-*-*-*-*
"Skye, come on!" Mallory chirped. I got up slowly and threw myself over the edge of the truck. "Let's go set up the tent!"
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Sooooo. Didja like it? It's good to be back! Oh, and BTW, Sara, you're totally right. Hayden Christensen is a real hottie. ^_^ Have a nice day!
Skye Rocket (who will post again SOON!)