Author: This is it. It's not the last chapter but this is the one I have
been working toward.
Disclaimer: it is in ch.2 or duo hehe
Twenty minutes went by really slow. Ten minutes into waiting Claire had to have looked at the clock fifty times while the other kids were planning. Claire was still on Chris's bed. She hadn't moved. George was handing out the gloves saying stuff like. "Bill probably told every kid in school to come so I suggest you make this fast." This isn't the first time Claire was there while they get ready to go to fight. Jessie was one the phone talking to some kid who can see the park from his house. He would tell them who was at the park and where and anything else they needed to know. Frankie was using another phone calling people's parents saying they would be at the park in case something happens at the park their parents would know where they are. And Chris was listening to what George was telling him.
It wasn't till that had four minutes to go Claire remember she still had to get dressed. She sped out of Chris's room and into her own. She threw on a couple items that were on the floor and ran back to her bother's room, but only to find it empty.
The arrival
Bill was already there. He had Amber, Carlos, Steve (Carlos dragged him along), and Leon all standing behind him. Along with some other kids they didn't recognize. They walked into the park. Frankie noticed Rebecca by the swings with a couple of other girls. He waved and then remembered that they had left Claire back at the house.
Looking around to see who showed up George saw some people he knew and others he didn't. Then he saw them. The scariest kids of all the neighborhood. The ASHFORD twins!
"What are they doing here?" George asked the others.
"Who? Frankie asked. George pointed in the direction of the twins. Chris noticed that Bill's gang had just noticed the twins also and they two looked scared.
That's when it happened. It had happened in slow motion. Enough time for Chris to say a plan. The twins were approaching them, Claire entered the park, Amber, Leon, and Steve heading toward her, Carlos with a couple of his friends make their way toward Chris and co., and lastly Bill gestures Chris to come and fight him.
"Frankie, George, you go help Claire, Jessie deal with Carlos, I'll go handle Bill." Chris said in a whisper to the others.
"What about the twin freaks? Frankie asked.
"If they come near you just run away." Chris said, his voice wavering a little.
"Let's go." said Jessie.
Claire's problem
"Hey, Redfield." Said Amber.
"Hello Amber." Claire said back. Leon was next to her and Steve was a little ways away.
"Leon, would just love to go out with you , did you know that. Yes it seems he has liked you just as long as you liked him. But you see poor Leon is heartbroken to find out that you like someone else." Amber said, her smile widening with each word she spoke. "But I haven't told him who you like I thought it would be more fair if you told him." With that Amber walked away
leaving the two alone.
"So.. you like me." On the out side Claire was calm but on the inside she felt...like... Jumping up and down and turning to Leon and singing 'I'm a slave for you' by Britney Spears. (I know the story takes place in the past but I can't think of any songs from that time that would fit. Besides just imagine...)
"And you like someone else." Leon said. The song cut and Claire mentally fell on her ass after hearing this. And then you want to kill the invisible cue man because here came Steve.
"Hey Claire, Leon, ummm, Claire, Amber said you wanted to tell me
something." Steve's little voice said.
"Ummmm.. she did did she. Well I don't know how to say this..."Claire
stopped having no clue what to say. She looked behind her and saw Becca. She was gonna yell for her to come over but saw that Amber had approached Becca
instead. Knowing her best friend was busy at the moment she had no choice but to look at the two, patiently waiting guys that stood before her.
Frankie and George's problem/fight
The two boys were walking, or jogging really, over to where Claire was. Amber had reached her by now and was saying something.
"Hello boys." Came the voice of their nightmares. And then they heard
it. THE LAUGH. Oh godd it was the laugh. That frightening high pitched laugh that made you cringe on the discovery that it came from a guy. George and Frankie stared at each other, these were theie opinions : run straight to Claire putting her in the path of the freaks, to the right where the swings and Amber and Becca, and a corner where they all could get trapped into or the left where Jessie and Chris had there hands full and there were a ton of other kids all around. Now normally one would go left where the crowd is but for these young gentlemen the thought going right was the best idea since sliced bread. The two made a mad dash toward the swings only to hear the freaky laughter behind them grow louder.
The mad dash did nothing for them. Becca and Amber saw why they were running and ran themselves but they run to the crowd of people. That left Frankie and George alone with a set of swings, a dead end, and two mess up sixteen year-olds. Alexia was waving her finger at them to show that she thought they had been bad and needed to be...Punished.
"Now where were you two running off to, we just want to play with you." Alexia said. Fear ran though the boys. Cause everyone in town knew if you played with the Ashfords, you'd end up in the hospital.
"I believe dear sister, that they were running away from your beauty." Alfred said gazing lovingly at his sister. (can you, Alfred say 'I need therapy')
"Oh, how sweet, oh why don't we invite them to our house, brother." Alexia said. Frankie was getting more scared by the moment,so much that he new that if he had to use the bathroom he would have by now. He was sure George felt the same.
"We... would ...lov..love to but we can't .. cause wegottago."George said. He tried he really did. He ran to the side were Alexia would be closer to him and ended up in pain for as he ran by Alexia she grab an hunk of his hair. This cause him to stop but she only pulled harder causing him to call out in pain. Frankie couldn't just watch, although he rather do that, he lunged at Alexia causing them both to fall over, George could do nothing but fall with them since Alexia still had his hair. Alfred tried to pry Frankie off of Alexia but Frankie didn't want to get hurt so he rolled around so Alexia was on top of him and George was let free. George then jumped at Alfred and this rolling, jumping, fight continued in this pattern.
Jessie's problem/fight?
Carlos approached her with his jerky grin on his face.
"Hello Jessica." Carlos said. Jessie glared at him hard. No one was allowed to call her 'Jessica' but her parents and sometimes she let Chris get away with it. But she kept her cool, all she needed was to keep these guys busy while Chris beats Bill.
"So why are you helping Bill again?" She asked.
"He is a good friend of my why shouldn't I help him out." He answered. (school is over, so is Spanish, so lets all pretend Carlos learned perfect, or good enough English overnight k)
"What in it for you? Jessie asked.
"None of you business."
"So it's somethin' or is it a someone?"
"So what if it was, are you jealous?" he asked, as his friends laughed. Knowing his ego size she knew how she could keep him busy.
"Maybe." She said in a flirtatious way. Maybe too flirtatious cause one of the guys came up to her, walked around her and grabbed her butt! Angered she spun around and punched the kid in the nose, causing it to bleed. Since she turned around another one of the guys came up and tried the same thing. She spun around and kicked him where it counted. It was at that act that the other two standing beside Carlos backed down. She glared harshly at them. They were gonna turn around and leave. Crap I gotta get them to stay but how? Got two guys down, one could get up, the other .... then the two with Carlos... and Carlos...She could only think of one thing that would get Carlos Oliv-something she couldn't remember, to stay, but she so didn't want to do it. But couldn't think of a better plan in the little time she had.
"Carlos wait.!" He turned. She walked up to him leaned her body against his, pulled his head down to hers and whispered in his ear.
"I want you." She pulled back trying hard to fight the urge to slap him across the face. His eyes bugged out, then went back to normal. He waved for his friends to leave them alone. She needed them all here.
"No, they can stay and watch." She blurted. The two guys stopped and turned smiles on their faces. An even bigger one on Carlos's face. She had to watch was she said from now on.
"Isn't she feisty." Carlos said to his friends. He looked at her with fire in his eyes. Now Jessie had heard Carlos was all talk but she didn't want to see if that were true or not. She stepped back giving more space between them. That's when the guy with the bloody nose got up. He looked so mad as he made his way toward Jessie. She backed up a little running into Carlos. Hoping he would tell his friend to back down, yet he took her action for something else. He moved his hands down her back, down, down. Think fast Jess! She did. She turn around grab his hand mixed it with hers and kissed him hard on the lips. You own me big Chris. She turned them around so Carlos was in the path of the bloody nose kid. They parted gasping for breath she only hoped Chris hurried up because she didn't no how long she could keep this up.
Jill's thoughts
There she was the girl who started this whole thing. She sat in front of the crowd watching as two guys fought for her love. It was just like the movies. But there was one difference she already chose the winner. Even if he didn't win the fight he still won her heart. He always had. Yes she was thinking of Chris Redfield although they(Amber, Bill etc.) told her he was a jerk she knew it wasn't true. Yes he did beat up Leon, but she saw him time and again after school he would wait for Claire to come out, even if he had to stand there for ten minutes he would stand there patently, while she chated with her friends. When she was done she walked over to him gave him a huge, and they walked hand and hand home, unless Chris had his bike, he would let her ride it home while he walked. (Don't we wish all bothers were like that, as mine breaks something of mine again, can't a girl dream) She like, heck love the dude for that.
But right now he wasn't being sweet he was fighting his best friend. For her. And he was winning. For her. But what would happen afterwards? Would he come up to her. Sweep her off her feet. Then they would collapse in a field of daises and laugh and he would look into her eyes and lean forward, she would do the same until their lips met. And then....
All the lovely thoughts stopped when Chris fell to the ground holding his stomach.
About 5 min. ago. Chris's fight.
Chris was having the advantage as he had pinned Bill to the ground and was using all his might to keep him there.
"I don't get it Billy-boy, if you like this girl so much why didn't you tell me, I would have backed down." Chris said a Bill fought against him.
"Get off me Redfield and let me tell ya" Bill said still struggling. Chris
thought a bout it for a moment then let go decided to listen to his ex best friend. After a couple of breaths Bill got up and said.( by the way while they talk Jill hears non of it.)
"Dammit, Chris this isn't just about some chick, this is about our whole friendship, you always have to be in charge, you have to be better at everything, you have to get every girl, even though not to long ago you and me didn't even like girls, and now we are here fighting over the only one I like." Bill said.
"Listen to me now Billy-boy, do you think I care to be the best at everything I mean I am flatter you think so but buddy I am not that great. And if you want to lead sometimes then go ahead. Plus your the one who wants to fight over chick, I mean Jill. You call me here didn't you?" Chris said. "And may I ask why you felt the need to make me into an ass the other day by having me fight Kennedy, who I now know said nothing about me."
"I don't know maybe because it was easy to make you look like an ass. I mean you didn't have to fight the kid.."
"You suggested it dammit." Chris said. Bill was about to say something else but something caught his eye. Chris looked to see what it was and was dumbfounded. Jessie and Carlos were... was it really Jessie.. blue hair, yep it was. The bun in her hair was falling out Chris could tell because she and Carlos were turned so her back faced him. Why? Why would she? Why would anyone? Was all Chris could think. Watching the two kiss.
Chris didn't see it. Bill saw how distracted Chris became with the site of their female friend. He took his chance. He walked right up to him and gutted him in the stomach. Chris then took notice. He look in shock at Bill as he fell to the ground, on his knees he looked up at Bill.
"STOP!!!!!" Jill yelled.
Claire stopped giving her one hundred reasons why it was hard for her to say what she wanted to say. Leon and Steve looked over to Jill.
George and Frankie stood up as Alexia and Alfred did also. The four of them looked like the went though a war with patches of clothing missing hear and there.
Four guys laid on the ground around Carlos as he had his arms around Jessie. Who wanted to puke.
Chris looked up at Jill and Bill looked over to her.
"Stop this at once. Bill." She said looking at him. "I am sorry you like me but I don't like you please move on. Chris," She said looking to Chris," If you do like me the way they say you do then I want you to stop fighting this instant." With that she walked back though the crowd toward the exit. Chris followed as Bill stood there not sure of what to do.
Frankie and George sprinted in the direction that Chris took leaving the twin freaks behind.
Jessie saw the fight end. She broke from Carlos's grasp, pulled the collar of his shirt so the were face to face she was gonna speak but he beat her.
"What a woman." He said with a twinkle in his eye. She had had it. With one hand she slapped him across the face and with her leg she kicked him in the groin. (Poor baby)
"You can't handle a woman." With that she walked away following her friends to the exit.
And then there was Claire.
"Ok, I like you both very much but it is only fair to pick one that I like better. So after a lot of thinking I have come to a decision."
Hehehe. I will stop here. That was long. K will, Chris and Jill finally be together or will something break them up? Plus I myself don't know who Claire is gonna choose so what do you think? Tell me.
Twenty minutes went by really slow. Ten minutes into waiting Claire had to have looked at the clock fifty times while the other kids were planning. Claire was still on Chris's bed. She hadn't moved. George was handing out the gloves saying stuff like. "Bill probably told every kid in school to come so I suggest you make this fast." This isn't the first time Claire was there while they get ready to go to fight. Jessie was one the phone talking to some kid who can see the park from his house. He would tell them who was at the park and where and anything else they needed to know. Frankie was using another phone calling people's parents saying they would be at the park in case something happens at the park their parents would know where they are. And Chris was listening to what George was telling him.
It wasn't till that had four minutes to go Claire remember she still had to get dressed. She sped out of Chris's room and into her own. She threw on a couple items that were on the floor and ran back to her bother's room, but only to find it empty.
The arrival
Bill was already there. He had Amber, Carlos, Steve (Carlos dragged him along), and Leon all standing behind him. Along with some other kids they didn't recognize. They walked into the park. Frankie noticed Rebecca by the swings with a couple of other girls. He waved and then remembered that they had left Claire back at the house.
Looking around to see who showed up George saw some people he knew and others he didn't. Then he saw them. The scariest kids of all the neighborhood. The ASHFORD twins!
"What are they doing here?" George asked the others.
"Who? Frankie asked. George pointed in the direction of the twins. Chris noticed that Bill's gang had just noticed the twins also and they two looked scared.
That's when it happened. It had happened in slow motion. Enough time for Chris to say a plan. The twins were approaching them, Claire entered the park, Amber, Leon, and Steve heading toward her, Carlos with a couple of his friends make their way toward Chris and co., and lastly Bill gestures Chris to come and fight him.
"Frankie, George, you go help Claire, Jessie deal with Carlos, I'll go handle Bill." Chris said in a whisper to the others.
"What about the twin freaks? Frankie asked.
"If they come near you just run away." Chris said, his voice wavering a little.
"Let's go." said Jessie.
Claire's problem
"Hey, Redfield." Said Amber.
"Hello Amber." Claire said back. Leon was next to her and Steve was a little ways away.
"Leon, would just love to go out with you , did you know that. Yes it seems he has liked you just as long as you liked him. But you see poor Leon is heartbroken to find out that you like someone else." Amber said, her smile widening with each word she spoke. "But I haven't told him who you like I thought it would be more fair if you told him." With that Amber walked away
leaving the two alone.
"So.. you like me." On the out side Claire was calm but on the inside she felt...like... Jumping up and down and turning to Leon and singing 'I'm a slave for you' by Britney Spears. (I know the story takes place in the past but I can't think of any songs from that time that would fit. Besides just imagine...)
"And you like someone else." Leon said. The song cut and Claire mentally fell on her ass after hearing this. And then you want to kill the invisible cue man because here came Steve.
"Hey Claire, Leon, ummm, Claire, Amber said you wanted to tell me
something." Steve's little voice said.
"Ummmm.. she did did she. Well I don't know how to say this..."Claire
stopped having no clue what to say. She looked behind her and saw Becca. She was gonna yell for her to come over but saw that Amber had approached Becca
instead. Knowing her best friend was busy at the moment she had no choice but to look at the two, patiently waiting guys that stood before her.
Frankie and George's problem/fight
The two boys were walking, or jogging really, over to where Claire was. Amber had reached her by now and was saying something.
"Hello boys." Came the voice of their nightmares. And then they heard
it. THE LAUGH. Oh godd it was the laugh. That frightening high pitched laugh that made you cringe on the discovery that it came from a guy. George and Frankie stared at each other, these were theie opinions : run straight to Claire putting her in the path of the freaks, to the right where the swings and Amber and Becca, and a corner where they all could get trapped into or the left where Jessie and Chris had there hands full and there were a ton of other kids all around. Now normally one would go left where the crowd is but for these young gentlemen the thought going right was the best idea since sliced bread. The two made a mad dash toward the swings only to hear the freaky laughter behind them grow louder.
The mad dash did nothing for them. Becca and Amber saw why they were running and ran themselves but they run to the crowd of people. That left Frankie and George alone with a set of swings, a dead end, and two mess up sixteen year-olds. Alexia was waving her finger at them to show that she thought they had been bad and needed to be...Punished.
"Now where were you two running off to, we just want to play with you." Alexia said. Fear ran though the boys. Cause everyone in town knew if you played with the Ashfords, you'd end up in the hospital.
"I believe dear sister, that they were running away from your beauty." Alfred said gazing lovingly at his sister. (can you, Alfred say 'I need therapy')
"Oh, how sweet, oh why don't we invite them to our house, brother." Alexia said. Frankie was getting more scared by the moment,so much that he new that if he had to use the bathroom he would have by now. He was sure George felt the same.
"We... would ...lov..love to but we can't .. cause wegottago."George said. He tried he really did. He ran to the side were Alexia would be closer to him and ended up in pain for as he ran by Alexia she grab an hunk of his hair. This cause him to stop but she only pulled harder causing him to call out in pain. Frankie couldn't just watch, although he rather do that, he lunged at Alexia causing them both to fall over, George could do nothing but fall with them since Alexia still had his hair. Alfred tried to pry Frankie off of Alexia but Frankie didn't want to get hurt so he rolled around so Alexia was on top of him and George was let free. George then jumped at Alfred and this rolling, jumping, fight continued in this pattern.
Jessie's problem/fight?
Carlos approached her with his jerky grin on his face.
"Hello Jessica." Carlos said. Jessie glared at him hard. No one was allowed to call her 'Jessica' but her parents and sometimes she let Chris get away with it. But she kept her cool, all she needed was to keep these guys busy while Chris beats Bill.
"So why are you helping Bill again?" She asked.
"He is a good friend of my why shouldn't I help him out." He answered. (school is over, so is Spanish, so lets all pretend Carlos learned perfect, or good enough English overnight k)
"What in it for you? Jessie asked.
"None of you business."
"So it's somethin' or is it a someone?"
"So what if it was, are you jealous?" he asked, as his friends laughed. Knowing his ego size she knew how she could keep him busy.
"Maybe." She said in a flirtatious way. Maybe too flirtatious cause one of the guys came up to her, walked around her and grabbed her butt! Angered she spun around and punched the kid in the nose, causing it to bleed. Since she turned around another one of the guys came up and tried the same thing. She spun around and kicked him where it counted. It was at that act that the other two standing beside Carlos backed down. She glared harshly at them. They were gonna turn around and leave. Crap I gotta get them to stay but how? Got two guys down, one could get up, the other .... then the two with Carlos... and Carlos...She could only think of one thing that would get Carlos Oliv-something she couldn't remember, to stay, but she so didn't want to do it. But couldn't think of a better plan in the little time she had.
"Carlos wait.!" He turned. She walked up to him leaned her body against his, pulled his head down to hers and whispered in his ear.
"I want you." She pulled back trying hard to fight the urge to slap him across the face. His eyes bugged out, then went back to normal. He waved for his friends to leave them alone. She needed them all here.
"No, they can stay and watch." She blurted. The two guys stopped and turned smiles on their faces. An even bigger one on Carlos's face. She had to watch was she said from now on.
"Isn't she feisty." Carlos said to his friends. He looked at her with fire in his eyes. Now Jessie had heard Carlos was all talk but she didn't want to see if that were true or not. She stepped back giving more space between them. That's when the guy with the bloody nose got up. He looked so mad as he made his way toward Jessie. She backed up a little running into Carlos. Hoping he would tell his friend to back down, yet he took her action for something else. He moved his hands down her back, down, down. Think fast Jess! She did. She turn around grab his hand mixed it with hers and kissed him hard on the lips. You own me big Chris. She turned them around so Carlos was in the path of the bloody nose kid. They parted gasping for breath she only hoped Chris hurried up because she didn't no how long she could keep this up.
Jill's thoughts
There she was the girl who started this whole thing. She sat in front of the crowd watching as two guys fought for her love. It was just like the movies. But there was one difference she already chose the winner. Even if he didn't win the fight he still won her heart. He always had. Yes she was thinking of Chris Redfield although they(Amber, Bill etc.) told her he was a jerk she knew it wasn't true. Yes he did beat up Leon, but she saw him time and again after school he would wait for Claire to come out, even if he had to stand there for ten minutes he would stand there patently, while she chated with her friends. When she was done she walked over to him gave him a huge, and they walked hand and hand home, unless Chris had his bike, he would let her ride it home while he walked. (Don't we wish all bothers were like that, as mine breaks something of mine again, can't a girl dream) She like, heck love the dude for that.
But right now he wasn't being sweet he was fighting his best friend. For her. And he was winning. For her. But what would happen afterwards? Would he come up to her. Sweep her off her feet. Then they would collapse in a field of daises and laugh and he would look into her eyes and lean forward, she would do the same until their lips met. And then....
All the lovely thoughts stopped when Chris fell to the ground holding his stomach.
About 5 min. ago. Chris's fight.
Chris was having the advantage as he had pinned Bill to the ground and was using all his might to keep him there.
"I don't get it Billy-boy, if you like this girl so much why didn't you tell me, I would have backed down." Chris said a Bill fought against him.
"Get off me Redfield and let me tell ya" Bill said still struggling. Chris
thought a bout it for a moment then let go decided to listen to his ex best friend. After a couple of breaths Bill got up and said.( by the way while they talk Jill hears non of it.)
"Dammit, Chris this isn't just about some chick, this is about our whole friendship, you always have to be in charge, you have to be better at everything, you have to get every girl, even though not to long ago you and me didn't even like girls, and now we are here fighting over the only one I like." Bill said.
"Listen to me now Billy-boy, do you think I care to be the best at everything I mean I am flatter you think so but buddy I am not that great. And if you want to lead sometimes then go ahead. Plus your the one who wants to fight over chick, I mean Jill. You call me here didn't you?" Chris said. "And may I ask why you felt the need to make me into an ass the other day by having me fight Kennedy, who I now know said nothing about me."
"I don't know maybe because it was easy to make you look like an ass. I mean you didn't have to fight the kid.."
"You suggested it dammit." Chris said. Bill was about to say something else but something caught his eye. Chris looked to see what it was and was dumbfounded. Jessie and Carlos were... was it really Jessie.. blue hair, yep it was. The bun in her hair was falling out Chris could tell because she and Carlos were turned so her back faced him. Why? Why would she? Why would anyone? Was all Chris could think. Watching the two kiss.
Chris didn't see it. Bill saw how distracted Chris became with the site of their female friend. He took his chance. He walked right up to him and gutted him in the stomach. Chris then took notice. He look in shock at Bill as he fell to the ground, on his knees he looked up at Bill.
"STOP!!!!!" Jill yelled.
Claire stopped giving her one hundred reasons why it was hard for her to say what she wanted to say. Leon and Steve looked over to Jill.
George and Frankie stood up as Alexia and Alfred did also. The four of them looked like the went though a war with patches of clothing missing hear and there.
Four guys laid on the ground around Carlos as he had his arms around Jessie. Who wanted to puke.
Chris looked up at Jill and Bill looked over to her.
"Stop this at once. Bill." She said looking at him. "I am sorry you like me but I don't like you please move on. Chris," She said looking to Chris," If you do like me the way they say you do then I want you to stop fighting this instant." With that she walked back though the crowd toward the exit. Chris followed as Bill stood there not sure of what to do.
Frankie and George sprinted in the direction that Chris took leaving the twin freaks behind.
Jessie saw the fight end. She broke from Carlos's grasp, pulled the collar of his shirt so the were face to face she was gonna speak but he beat her.
"What a woman." He said with a twinkle in his eye. She had had it. With one hand she slapped him across the face and with her leg she kicked him in the groin. (Poor baby)
"You can't handle a woman." With that she walked away following her friends to the exit.
And then there was Claire.
"Ok, I like you both very much but it is only fair to pick one that I like better. So after a lot of thinking I have come to a decision."
Hehehe. I will stop here. That was long. K will, Chris and Jill finally be together or will something break them up? Plus I myself don't know who Claire is gonna choose so what do you think? Tell me.