Chapter 7
Two weeks sped by as Scarlett helped Duke regain some of the stories of his past. Duke was breezing through pictures naming everyone and sometimes he could even tell a little story about the person. It was a long way from where he was the first day Scarlett came, but there were some things that Duke still didn't remember.
It was a nice sunny afternoon and the two had decided to play a game of football in the backyard. Duke had the ball and ran towards his end of the yard. Scarlett tried to block him as best she could.
"You can't win, Hauser." Scarlett giggled as she blocked him away. Duke tossed her the ball unexpectedly and she grabbed for it. Duke took that moment to tackle her to the ground. Scarlett gave out a squeal as she fell to the ground with Duke on top of her.
"You do know the idea of the game is to keep the ball and try to get past me. Not throw me the ball and knock me down." Scarlett teased after recovering from the fall.
"Yeah I do. I just thought it would be more fun to tackle you." Duke grinned.
"Well while that's not in the rules, I'm not going to complain yet." Scarlett grinned back as she noticed Dukes arms touching her sides.
"Yet?" Duke asked with a raised eyebrow. Scarlett clamped her hands over his.
"Just don't move them any lower and I'll let you live." Scarlett smirked.
"I promise." Duke grinned. They laid in the grass for a few minutes just basking in the brilliant sunshine. They heard someone clear their throat and they both looked to the side to see Drew standing there.
"So this is where you two got to, huh?" Drew smiled. Scarlett rolled out from under Duke and they both scrambled to their feet.
"I just fell down and he…" Scarlett trailed off.
"I was trying to see if she was ok." Duke finished.
"I'm fourteen, please. Anyways, a tape came for you two just a minute or two ago. Oddly enough it was dropped off by a bald eagle. We're going food shopping so you can watch it in private." Drew announced.
"Freedom. Spirit must have sent him." Scarlett smiled.
"We have animals on the team, too?" Duke asked looking at Scarlett like she was crazy.
"Sure! There's Freedom, Timber, Polly, Junkyard, and Order." Scarlett smiled.
"Alrighty then." Duke sighed.
"You two are just weird." Drew sighed and walked back into the house. Duke and Scarlett followed her. Duke found the tape and popped it into the VCR.
"Let's watch." Duke smiled and he and Scarlett took a seat on the couch. The video flicked on and a large African American male came onto the screen.
"Hey, Mon Cherie, How are you and the D?" the man asked.
"Roadblock never ceases with the rhymes, does he?" Duke laughed. The camera panned to a man wearing all black, even a cover over his face.
"Hi to you too Snake Eyes." Duke smiled as the man waved. "Has he been mute all his life?"
"No, there was an accident." Scarlett answered and looked down sadly. Duke figured it was another topic Scarlett didn't want to discuss. Lady Jaye and Flint filled the screen next.
"Hey guys, I hope you two aren't doing anything there I wouldn't do." Flint teased.
"Don't give them ideas, they don't need it." Lady Jaye smiled.
"Hey I was just joking." Flint smiled.
"Hey, Scarlett and Duke, hang in there. We hope you two are doing well." Lady Jaye spoke while covering Flint's mouth with her hand.
"They're always together, aren't they?" Duke smiled.
"Yeah, despite how they crack on each other, they love each other a lot." Scarlett sighed contently.
"I can tell. I can see it in their eyes." Duke spoke quietly.
"You're such a romantic." Scarlett teased.
"Did they set a date for the wedding?" Duke asked changing the subject.
"They didn't have a date when I left. I'm sure they'll start planning soon." Scarlett answered.
"I wonder if we'll be invited?" Duke asked.
"Oh I'm sure we will be." Scarlett smiled.
"Will we be going together?" Duke asked curiously.
"Well you're the best man, and I'm the maid of honor. So I guess its just a given." Scarlett shrugged.
"Well I guess it is then...." Duke trailed off smiling. They turned back to the screen to see Shipwreck on the screen with his bird sidekick. "Polly, I presume?" Duke asked. Scarlett nodded.
"Well, what are you love birds up to under the Arch?" Shipwreck laughed heartily.
"Lovebirds under the Arch, under the Arch." Polly echoed with a whistle. Cover Girl came over and slapped Shipwreck on the back of the head.
"Ignore the sailor. He doesn't know what he's talking about. You know I'm really anxious for you to come back Duke." Cover Girl huskily spoke and winked in the camera.
"That Cover Girl…I'm thinking I knew her real well." Duke sighed a little excited by her video appearance. Scarlett apparently annoyed flipped off the video.
"Hey, what about the rest?" Duke whined.
"Trust me if she's on it, it only goes downhill from here." Scarlett grumpily answered.
"I think I was remembering her though." Duke sighed concentrating on a memory that was foggy.
"Oh really…" Scarlett fumed.
"Yeah, so why are you so mad?" Duke asked. Her blue eyes were icy and cold.
"I'm not mad." Scarlett answered harshly narrowing her eyes even more.
"Bullshit." Duke answered and titled her head to meet his eyes. "Your eyes are telling me a different story."
"What story are they telling you now?" Scarlett asked and closed her eyes.
"Come on Shana, what's the deal?" Duke asked softly.
"It's nothing." Scarlett mumbled.
"You're angry because I'm remembering Cover Girl." Duke put it together.
"I think you should stop jumping to conclusions." Scarlett said matter-of-factly. Duke started to laugh. "What's so funny?" Scarlett glared.
"You're jealous of her." Duke chuckled.
"What? Me? Jealous? Of her?" Scarlett breathed trying to put the thought together.
"Yeah, you're jealous because I'm remembering a hot night in a small room with a gorgeous redhead…and it's not you." Duke hissed angrily. Scarlett sat back stunned and blinked taking in his words. She drew back her hand and brought the flat of her palm against the left side of his face, which sent his head spinning to the side. Duke glared back at her a mixture of being angry and hurt. Scarlett stood up shaking with anger.
Two weeks sped by as Scarlett helped Duke regain some of the stories of his past. Duke was breezing through pictures naming everyone and sometimes he could even tell a little story about the person. It was a long way from where he was the first day Scarlett came, but there were some things that Duke still didn't remember.
It was a nice sunny afternoon and the two had decided to play a game of football in the backyard. Duke had the ball and ran towards his end of the yard. Scarlett tried to block him as best she could.
"You can't win, Hauser." Scarlett giggled as she blocked him away. Duke tossed her the ball unexpectedly and she grabbed for it. Duke took that moment to tackle her to the ground. Scarlett gave out a squeal as she fell to the ground with Duke on top of her.
"You do know the idea of the game is to keep the ball and try to get past me. Not throw me the ball and knock me down." Scarlett teased after recovering from the fall.
"Yeah I do. I just thought it would be more fun to tackle you." Duke grinned.
"Well while that's not in the rules, I'm not going to complain yet." Scarlett grinned back as she noticed Dukes arms touching her sides.
"Yet?" Duke asked with a raised eyebrow. Scarlett clamped her hands over his.
"Just don't move them any lower and I'll let you live." Scarlett smirked.
"I promise." Duke grinned. They laid in the grass for a few minutes just basking in the brilliant sunshine. They heard someone clear their throat and they both looked to the side to see Drew standing there.
"So this is where you two got to, huh?" Drew smiled. Scarlett rolled out from under Duke and they both scrambled to their feet.
"I just fell down and he…" Scarlett trailed off.
"I was trying to see if she was ok." Duke finished.
"I'm fourteen, please. Anyways, a tape came for you two just a minute or two ago. Oddly enough it was dropped off by a bald eagle. We're going food shopping so you can watch it in private." Drew announced.
"Freedom. Spirit must have sent him." Scarlett smiled.
"We have animals on the team, too?" Duke asked looking at Scarlett like she was crazy.
"Sure! There's Freedom, Timber, Polly, Junkyard, and Order." Scarlett smiled.
"Alrighty then." Duke sighed.
"You two are just weird." Drew sighed and walked back into the house. Duke and Scarlett followed her. Duke found the tape and popped it into the VCR.
"Let's watch." Duke smiled and he and Scarlett took a seat on the couch. The video flicked on and a large African American male came onto the screen.
"Hey, Mon Cherie, How are you and the D?" the man asked.
"Roadblock never ceases with the rhymes, does he?" Duke laughed. The camera panned to a man wearing all black, even a cover over his face.
"Hi to you too Snake Eyes." Duke smiled as the man waved. "Has he been mute all his life?"
"No, there was an accident." Scarlett answered and looked down sadly. Duke figured it was another topic Scarlett didn't want to discuss. Lady Jaye and Flint filled the screen next.
"Hey guys, I hope you two aren't doing anything there I wouldn't do." Flint teased.
"Don't give them ideas, they don't need it." Lady Jaye smiled.
"Hey I was just joking." Flint smiled.
"Hey, Scarlett and Duke, hang in there. We hope you two are doing well." Lady Jaye spoke while covering Flint's mouth with her hand.
"They're always together, aren't they?" Duke smiled.
"Yeah, despite how they crack on each other, they love each other a lot." Scarlett sighed contently.
"I can tell. I can see it in their eyes." Duke spoke quietly.
"You're such a romantic." Scarlett teased.
"Did they set a date for the wedding?" Duke asked changing the subject.
"They didn't have a date when I left. I'm sure they'll start planning soon." Scarlett answered.
"I wonder if we'll be invited?" Duke asked.
"Oh I'm sure we will be." Scarlett smiled.
"Will we be going together?" Duke asked curiously.
"Well you're the best man, and I'm the maid of honor. So I guess its just a given." Scarlett shrugged.
"Well I guess it is then...." Duke trailed off smiling. They turned back to the screen to see Shipwreck on the screen with his bird sidekick. "Polly, I presume?" Duke asked. Scarlett nodded.
"Well, what are you love birds up to under the Arch?" Shipwreck laughed heartily.
"Lovebirds under the Arch, under the Arch." Polly echoed with a whistle. Cover Girl came over and slapped Shipwreck on the back of the head.
"Ignore the sailor. He doesn't know what he's talking about. You know I'm really anxious for you to come back Duke." Cover Girl huskily spoke and winked in the camera.
"That Cover Girl…I'm thinking I knew her real well." Duke sighed a little excited by her video appearance. Scarlett apparently annoyed flipped off the video.
"Hey, what about the rest?" Duke whined.
"Trust me if she's on it, it only goes downhill from here." Scarlett grumpily answered.
"I think I was remembering her though." Duke sighed concentrating on a memory that was foggy.
"Oh really…" Scarlett fumed.
"Yeah, so why are you so mad?" Duke asked. Her blue eyes were icy and cold.
"I'm not mad." Scarlett answered harshly narrowing her eyes even more.
"Bullshit." Duke answered and titled her head to meet his eyes. "Your eyes are telling me a different story."
"What story are they telling you now?" Scarlett asked and closed her eyes.
"Come on Shana, what's the deal?" Duke asked softly.
"It's nothing." Scarlett mumbled.
"You're angry because I'm remembering Cover Girl." Duke put it together.
"I think you should stop jumping to conclusions." Scarlett said matter-of-factly. Duke started to laugh. "What's so funny?" Scarlett glared.
"You're jealous of her." Duke chuckled.
"What? Me? Jealous? Of her?" Scarlett breathed trying to put the thought together.
"Yeah, you're jealous because I'm remembering a hot night in a small room with a gorgeous redhead…and it's not you." Duke hissed angrily. Scarlett sat back stunned and blinked taking in his words. She drew back her hand and brought the flat of her palm against the left side of his face, which sent his head spinning to the side. Duke glared back at her a mixture of being angry and hurt. Scarlett stood up shaking with anger.
