Life
After High School. Is it Scary? You Bet.
By Risty Maskell and Silver15
Disclaimer: We own nothing
Summary:
Hell, I dunno.
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(Damon's POV)
When the doctor left, Benny went rather quiet. I asked Jaime to go, saying that he needed sleep. When she had gone, he gave a sigh and looked at me.
"What are we going to do, Damon?" he asked quietly. "If I can't work, we're going to have no money. I'm suppose to send money up to Lana for my daughter and…"
"Benny, chill out" I told him. "We'll work something out, I promise. Just don't worry. Concentrate on getting better"
"Yeah, I guess" Benny gave me a very weak smile. "What would I do without you, Damon?"
"I don't know," I said with a shrug. "But don't ever do that to me again. Next time, I'm coming with you"
"There won't be a next time," he promised. "You don't think I enjoy doing this, do you?"
"No" I said softly. "Of course I don't. I'm sorry, I didn't mean…"
"I know" he reached up and squeezed my hand. "Thanks"
"No problem" Affectionately, I brushed a strand of hair from his face and smiled at him. "Go to sleep now. I have to make a few phone calls"
He settled back and shut his eyes. Sol-leks jumped onto the bed and stretched out next to him. I smiled at the sight, they looked so peaceful. Sol-leks still can't come into the house, he's too dangerous to be around the younger children, so he has to stay in our room or in the garden. But I knew that Benny would feel safe with Sol-leks around.
Most of the others were outside or in the kitchen. I asked Jaime if I could use the phone and she nodded.
"What are you going to do?" she asked. I smiled.
"Something I should have done a long time ago" I told her. "Trust me, Jamie"
Emma and Boromir were the only two in the living room when I went in. They were lying on the sofa together, fast asleep. It was a sweet sight. Whether I liked it or not, those two really were made for each other. I knew that things wouldn't be easy, Boromir's father is very well known in Gondor and I knew that he would do everything in his power to stop them marrying, but I felt that whatever happened, they would somehow get through it. It's that blasted true love thing.
Being as quiet as I could so as not to disturb them, I picked up the phone and dialled the number of the nearest port. I gave them a complete description of Mr. Silverblade and was reassured that he had boarded a ship that morning. At least he had kept to his side of the bargain. I wasn't sure if he would be back, but for the time being, we wouldn't have to worry about him. I needed to tell the others the good news, but first I had one more call to make. I took a deep breath and dialled another number. Someone picked up the phone and grunted.
"Damon Darkshield here" I said clearly. "I wish to speak to Lucas, please"
Lucas is a friend of Bernard's, the guy who runs the Silver Stallion. He has a group of thieves who reside in Gondor. Both Benny and I had done work for them and I knew that Lucas was very fond of us. I just hoped that he was in the mood to help us out.
There was another grunt and I could hear muffled talking in the background. Finally, Lucas picked up the phone.
"Damon!" he said happily. "How are you kid? Bernard told me that you and Benny just upped and left a few weeks back and now you are living with the little folk"
"Hobbits" I corrected him, with a laugh. "And yeah, we are. We just wanted a change, that's all. Hope we didn't worry you"
"No of course not" He reassured me. "And how are you doing for money and everything? You got somewhere to live?"
"Actually, that was kind of why I called you" I said quietly. With encouragement from Lucas, I explained the whole situation, leaving nothing out.
"You see" I finished. "Benny won't be able to work for about six weeks and he's worrying about money. Plus we have those two freaks that call themselves Jamie's parents still to worry about. I was wondering if you could let us have some money to tie us over?"
"Tell you what" Lucas said with a sigh. "I'll send two thousand down for the pair of you. But when Benny gets better, I may need you to do a bit of work for me. That sound fair?"
"Great. Thanks Lucas"
"No problem. As for those two people you told me about, well I could sort the pair of them out too. But what do you want me to do with them? Hold 'em prisoner or something, or more?"
"It's down to Jaime," I told him. "I'll see what she wants to do, then call you back tomorrow"
"That will be fine. Take care kid"
I hung up the phone and gave a sigh of relief. It seemed like I had good news for everyone. Mr Silverblade had gone, at least for now. We had people who were willing to help us with Jaime's parents and Benny and me didn't have to worry about money for the next few weeks. Things were certainly beginning to look up.
