Gifts
Disclaimer: I don't own anything or anyone.
As the day wore on, the teens grew tired and soon decided to go back to the house. As they walked into the house they found a note from the Molly saying she and Irene had gone shoppng for the clothing for the next concert and were probley going to be back late the next morning, and Ned was visiting a collage friend and would be back either late that night or early in the morning.
"So," Carey started with a grin, "I guess we have the house all to ourselves."
" I'll order the pizza." Annie said as she went out of the room. Fi, Carey, and Jack ran up stairs to change. As Carey and Jack turned the conor that led to their rooms, Fi began to walk to her's. As she approached her door she noted that it was closed, that's weird, she thought, I thought I left it open. Shaking off the feeling of dread that had bubbled up in her belly, she opened her door.
As Jack and Carey were changing, they heard a scream emitting from Fiona's room. As they ran to her room, they stopped and gasped at what they saw. They heard a pounding on the stairs and Annie joined them.
"What's wrong?" Annie demanded breathing hard from the run upstairs. Jack and Carey gestured toward the room.
"Oh my..." Annie trailed off. "Fi..."
Iinside the room were dozens and dozens of dead roses and candles lit. The roses left trails all around the room, all the pictures had been smashed.
"Jack," Fi's voice was barely more than a whisper, "Will you please tell me one of you did this as a stupid joke."
"I'm sorry Fi, we were all at the lake."
As they all gazed at the mess that was now Fi's room, the door bell causing them all to jump. Annie gave a little laugh and went down to answer it. A few minutes later the group heard her yell that the pizza was there. As Jack went downstaris Carey turned to follow, he noticed that Fi wasn't following.
"Fi?"
"Yeah," she answered with a quiver in her voice.
"You okay?" he knew it was a stupid question, of course she wasn't okay, but he had no idea what else to ask.
"No." Tears began to stream down her face. "Who would do this Carey?" She asked as she wraped her arms around him.
"I don't know," he said as he settled his chin on her head. "I just don't know." They stood there that way for a few moments, Carey just letting her cry on his chest. "Hey, come on, let's eat some pizza."
"I'm really not that hungry."
"Okay why don't you go to my room and lie down. I'll tell Jack."
She smiled her thanks to him and walked to the room, as he headed downstairs.
When he arrived in the kitchen, he saw Annie and Jack staring at the pizza.
"Waiting for it to cool down?" he asked trying to lighten the mood. Annie gave a little smile as Jack asked where his sister was.
"She said she wasn't hungry, so I said she could sleep in my room."
"Oh..."
"So..., let's eat." They all ate as much as they could. No one said anything as they ate, each lost in their thoughts which were all on Fi and who had broken in the house. As Carey finished up he threw away his paper plate and took the broom and dust pan and started towards the stairs.
"What are you doing?"
"Well, I figure we could clean up Fi's room. With all she's been through she shouldn't have to worry about that."
Jack nodded and began to clean up his dishes.
"Jack," Annie's voice stopped him, "leave that. Go upstairs and help Carey. I'll finish up here."
****
As the teens finished cleaning the room, a small piece of paper caught Jack's eye . Puzzled, he picked it up. His eyes widened as he read what was written on it.
"What's that?" Carey asked. Jack shook his head and motioned for them to join him. Annie's gasp was the only sound in the room as they all studied the note. As they stood and read the note, a scream coming from the downstairs pierced the silence, causing Jack to drop the note and them all to run towards the sound.
"What is it Fi? What happened?" Jack demanded as he saw his sister gasping for air, her eyes frozen in fear.
"A face.... there was a face..." Fi managed to choke out as Jack's arms swallowed her in a hug.
"Where Fi," he asked. "where was the face."
"There... in the window."
Jack quickly thrust the crying girl into Carey's arms. "I'm going to see who's out there."
"Be careful," Annie said quietly as she watched Carey hold Fi in his arms, trying to calm her.
"I'm gonna get her something to drink." Annie whispered and left the room.
"It's gonna be okay Fi... it's okay..." he whispered into her ear and rubbed her back in effort to soothe her. As Jack came back inside Carey liftd his eyesbrows in question. Jack slowly shook his head. As the teen sat in the den, upstairs lay the forgotten note, right side up, written in scrawling lettering, reading I will have you Fiona.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything or anyone.
As the day wore on, the teens grew tired and soon decided to go back to the house. As they walked into the house they found a note from the Molly saying she and Irene had gone shoppng for the clothing for the next concert and were probley going to be back late the next morning, and Ned was visiting a collage friend and would be back either late that night or early in the morning.
"So," Carey started with a grin, "I guess we have the house all to ourselves."
" I'll order the pizza." Annie said as she went out of the room. Fi, Carey, and Jack ran up stairs to change. As Carey and Jack turned the conor that led to their rooms, Fi began to walk to her's. As she approached her door she noted that it was closed, that's weird, she thought, I thought I left it open. Shaking off the feeling of dread that had bubbled up in her belly, she opened her door.
As Jack and Carey were changing, they heard a scream emitting from Fiona's room. As they ran to her room, they stopped and gasped at what they saw. They heard a pounding on the stairs and Annie joined them.
"What's wrong?" Annie demanded breathing hard from the run upstairs. Jack and Carey gestured toward the room.
"Oh my..." Annie trailed off. "Fi..."
Iinside the room were dozens and dozens of dead roses and candles lit. The roses left trails all around the room, all the pictures had been smashed.
"Jack," Fi's voice was barely more than a whisper, "Will you please tell me one of you did this as a stupid joke."
"I'm sorry Fi, we were all at the lake."
As they all gazed at the mess that was now Fi's room, the door bell causing them all to jump. Annie gave a little laugh and went down to answer it. A few minutes later the group heard her yell that the pizza was there. As Jack went downstaris Carey turned to follow, he noticed that Fi wasn't following.
"Fi?"
"Yeah," she answered with a quiver in her voice.
"You okay?" he knew it was a stupid question, of course she wasn't okay, but he had no idea what else to ask.
"No." Tears began to stream down her face. "Who would do this Carey?" She asked as she wraped her arms around him.
"I don't know," he said as he settled his chin on her head. "I just don't know." They stood there that way for a few moments, Carey just letting her cry on his chest. "Hey, come on, let's eat some pizza."
"I'm really not that hungry."
"Okay why don't you go to my room and lie down. I'll tell Jack."
She smiled her thanks to him and walked to the room, as he headed downstairs.
When he arrived in the kitchen, he saw Annie and Jack staring at the pizza.
"Waiting for it to cool down?" he asked trying to lighten the mood. Annie gave a little smile as Jack asked where his sister was.
"She said she wasn't hungry, so I said she could sleep in my room."
"Oh..."
"So..., let's eat." They all ate as much as they could. No one said anything as they ate, each lost in their thoughts which were all on Fi and who had broken in the house. As Carey finished up he threw away his paper plate and took the broom and dust pan and started towards the stairs.
"What are you doing?"
"Well, I figure we could clean up Fi's room. With all she's been through she shouldn't have to worry about that."
Jack nodded and began to clean up his dishes.
"Jack," Annie's voice stopped him, "leave that. Go upstairs and help Carey. I'll finish up here."
****
As the teens finished cleaning the room, a small piece of paper caught Jack's eye . Puzzled, he picked it up. His eyes widened as he read what was written on it.
"What's that?" Carey asked. Jack shook his head and motioned for them to join him. Annie's gasp was the only sound in the room as they all studied the note. As they stood and read the note, a scream coming from the downstairs pierced the silence, causing Jack to drop the note and them all to run towards the sound.
"What is it Fi? What happened?" Jack demanded as he saw his sister gasping for air, her eyes frozen in fear.
"A face.... there was a face..." Fi managed to choke out as Jack's arms swallowed her in a hug.
"Where Fi," he asked. "where was the face."
"There... in the window."
Jack quickly thrust the crying girl into Carey's arms. "I'm going to see who's out there."
"Be careful," Annie said quietly as she watched Carey hold Fi in his arms, trying to calm her.
"I'm gonna get her something to drink." Annie whispered and left the room.
"It's gonna be okay Fi... it's okay..." he whispered into her ear and rubbed her back in effort to soothe her. As Jack came back inside Carey liftd his eyesbrows in question. Jack slowly shook his head. As the teen sat in the den, upstairs lay the forgotten note, right side up, written in scrawling lettering, reading I will have you Fiona.