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Chris's eyes snapped open and he glared at his alarm clock. It's incessant beeping was not what he needed to hear at the moment. He reached over and slammed down the snooze button. Silence. Perfect. He rolled over, closed his eyes and....
***BEEP BEEP...***
Damn that was a short snooze.
He slowly got to his feet. He hated Mondays.
He groggily grabbed his uniform from it place on his dresser and collapsed back on the bed.
It was so soft, so warm, so inviting...
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*BEEP BEEP*
Jill checked her watch. She was supposed to carpool with Chris, but what was taking him so long.
She honked her horn again.
"Come on Chris," She whispered to herself.
She saw Claire emerge from the house and start toward the car.
Jill sighed and rolled down her window, "Morning."
"Hi!" Claire said cheerfully, "Sorry, Chris overslept. He should be down in about fifteen minutes. In the meantime you can come in and have some coffee."
"Well, ain't that just like Chris. Did he yank his alarm clock out of the wall?" Jill giggled.
Claire laughed, "Not this time. He slept right through it. I went in there and he was passed out on his bed, the alarm clock blaring beside him."
They both laughed. They'd have to be sure to tease Chris later.
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Chris looked out the window. Claire and Jill were laughing hysterically at something.
'Probably you. Now hurry your ass up!' his mind yelled.
He hurriedly got dressed and, since he would be seeing Jill shortly, he brushed his teeth.
He went downstairs and heard Jill and Claire giggling in the kitchen.
"Hello ladies."
"HI CHRIS!!" They both yelled back as loudly as they could. They doubled over with laughter.
He stared at them, "I'm not deaf."
"Sorry Chris. We assumed that only a deaf person could sleep through that alarm," Claire gasped between the laughs.
Chris smirked at his sister and yanked her ponytail good-naturedly.
"Come on Chris. We gotta get to work. Barry and the others are probably waiting for us," Jill said.
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Leon sat at his desk smiling to himself when Chris and Jill walked in.
"What are you smiling about?" Chris questioned.
"Nothing."
"Yeah, well you're not the type to smile on Monday mornings. What gives?"
Leon ignored him and just kept on smiling. Suddenly Chris realized why. Claire and him had been on a date last night. Chris knew Claire had gotten in late.
He glared at Leon in disbelief.
"Alright everybody, listen up!" Barry's voice boomed, "I know it's Monday, and lots of you are all rested up. So I figure some nice physical training is a nice way to start the day."
Everyone groaned, except Chris. He was focused on something else. Jill noticed.
She elbowed him, "You okay?" she whispered.
"Huh? Yeah, I'm fine," he smiled. But Jill knew the smile was forced. She'd have to talk to him again later.
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After the physical training, Jill was going to the vending machines to get some water when she overheard Chris and Leon talking.
"What happened?" Chris asked.
"Not of your business," Leon shot back.
"She's my sister; that makes it my business."
"What we do in our spare time is NOT your business."
Jill cringed as she heard Chris shove Leon against the wall. She peeked around the corner. He had Leon pinned against the wall and was holding him by the collar of his uniform. Leon had to be at least a foot and a half off the ground.
"Listen, I know you care about Claire, but trust me, if you ever, EVER, hurt her, in any way, I'll kick your ass so hard all your relatives will feel it."
"I won't hurt her..."Leon choked out.
"You better not."
Chris dropped him and Leon fell to the floor gasping for air.
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HI everyone! Thanks to those who have been reviewing! I'll try to keep this story going. If anyone has any ideas about where they want this story to go, please tell me in a review.
Thanx!
~zil
Chris's eyes snapped open and he glared at his alarm clock. It's incessant beeping was not what he needed to hear at the moment. He reached over and slammed down the snooze button. Silence. Perfect. He rolled over, closed his eyes and....
***BEEP BEEP...***
Damn that was a short snooze.
He slowly got to his feet. He hated Mondays.
He groggily grabbed his uniform from it place on his dresser and collapsed back on the bed.
It was so soft, so warm, so inviting...
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*BEEP BEEP*
Jill checked her watch. She was supposed to carpool with Chris, but what was taking him so long.
She honked her horn again.
"Come on Chris," She whispered to herself.
She saw Claire emerge from the house and start toward the car.
Jill sighed and rolled down her window, "Morning."
"Hi!" Claire said cheerfully, "Sorry, Chris overslept. He should be down in about fifteen minutes. In the meantime you can come in and have some coffee."
"Well, ain't that just like Chris. Did he yank his alarm clock out of the wall?" Jill giggled.
Claire laughed, "Not this time. He slept right through it. I went in there and he was passed out on his bed, the alarm clock blaring beside him."
They both laughed. They'd have to be sure to tease Chris later.
*********
Chris looked out the window. Claire and Jill were laughing hysterically at something.
'Probably you. Now hurry your ass up!' his mind yelled.
He hurriedly got dressed and, since he would be seeing Jill shortly, he brushed his teeth.
He went downstairs and heard Jill and Claire giggling in the kitchen.
"Hello ladies."
"HI CHRIS!!" They both yelled back as loudly as they could. They doubled over with laughter.
He stared at them, "I'm not deaf."
"Sorry Chris. We assumed that only a deaf person could sleep through that alarm," Claire gasped between the laughs.
Chris smirked at his sister and yanked her ponytail good-naturedly.
"Come on Chris. We gotta get to work. Barry and the others are probably waiting for us," Jill said.
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Leon sat at his desk smiling to himself when Chris and Jill walked in.
"What are you smiling about?" Chris questioned.
"Nothing."
"Yeah, well you're not the type to smile on Monday mornings. What gives?"
Leon ignored him and just kept on smiling. Suddenly Chris realized why. Claire and him had been on a date last night. Chris knew Claire had gotten in late.
He glared at Leon in disbelief.
"Alright everybody, listen up!" Barry's voice boomed, "I know it's Monday, and lots of you are all rested up. So I figure some nice physical training is a nice way to start the day."
Everyone groaned, except Chris. He was focused on something else. Jill noticed.
She elbowed him, "You okay?" she whispered.
"Huh? Yeah, I'm fine," he smiled. But Jill knew the smile was forced. She'd have to talk to him again later.
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After the physical training, Jill was going to the vending machines to get some water when she overheard Chris and Leon talking.
"What happened?" Chris asked.
"Not of your business," Leon shot back.
"She's my sister; that makes it my business."
"What we do in our spare time is NOT your business."
Jill cringed as she heard Chris shove Leon against the wall. She peeked around the corner. He had Leon pinned against the wall and was holding him by the collar of his uniform. Leon had to be at least a foot and a half off the ground.
"Listen, I know you care about Claire, but trust me, if you ever, EVER, hurt her, in any way, I'll kick your ass so hard all your relatives will feel it."
"I won't hurt her..."Leon choked out.
"You better not."
Chris dropped him and Leon fell to the floor gasping for air.
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HI everyone! Thanks to those who have been reviewing! I'll try to keep this story going. If anyone has any ideas about where they want this story to go, please tell me in a review.
Thanx!
~zil