This chapter is for all of those fans who thought that Kay was uncharacteristically wimpy when she just said sorry, and hugged her "Mother". This is also going to start the bonding between Kay and Jessica. They are way too hostile with each other, so I'm going to give them a bond. Also Jessica needs a storyline, and we all know that's not going to happen on the show.
This chapter is also for my faithful reviewers. Thank you for your support. It's much appreciated so please continue. To the rest of you, start reviewing.
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Kay slowed as she approached her front door. "Okay, I can either go in and face my parents, and my punishment, or I can sneak in and hope that they will forget about it. On second thought I only have one option. Hiding would be giving in, and I'm giving in to that bitch." She went inside and looked around. Losing her nerve, she started to run up the steps, but stopped when she heard her voice called.
Turning around, she came face to face with two very angry parents. "Where have you been, young lady? Did you think that you could get away with slapping your mother by running away? Guess what, you can't. I want an explanation, and I want one now."
Through her father's rant, she had stayed silent. She didn't want to make him any angrier by interrupting him. Now it was her turn, and she was going to take full advantage of it. "It's not my fault, she started it when she believed that I could have actually brought evil back to Harmony. I wasn't going to let her get away with insinuating that I was evil. It is bad enough that she hates me, but"
Grace interrupted then "What do you mean that I hate you? I love you very much; you're my daughter."
"Really? No you don't, you love everyone more than me, even Daddy's son. But if you want to convince me that you love me so much, then give me one example of you taking my side over anyone else's. Go ahead."
It only took a couple of seconds before Grace started shedding incredibly fake crocodile tears. Kay rolled her eyes and was ready to start laughing, when she saw her father wrap his arms around his wife. He was glaring at her, and she could tell that she was in trouble. "That's enough! I want you to go to your room. You're grounded until further notice."
She couldn't understand how he could believe her mother; no that was wrong, Ivy's her mother now. Oh, I forgot I was supposed to meet her tomorrow. I can't let Ivy down.
"What did you just say young lady?!"
I didn't just say that out loud. I can't back out now. "I said that I couldn't let Ivy down. When I was out, I ran into Ivy in the park. We started talking and got along very well. She needed a personal assistant, so she offered me a job. Tomorrow was my first day and I didn't want to disappoint her." She put on her best innocent face, hoping that he would forget about grounding her now that she had a "job".
"Absolutely not! I'm not going to allow you to be around that woman; she's a bad influence. Now, go to your room until I tell you can come back downstairs." This was all said with a growl, especially when he spoke of Ivy. This just convinced her that she and Ivy would have more work than she had thought. She started planning some strategies she could go over with Ivy.
"Hey Kay." She had been thinking so intensely she didn't realize that she was in front of her bedroom door or that her sister had opened it and was standing in front of her. "A little spaced-out, are we? What's with you?"
"It's none of your business so just back off." She realized that she was being a little harsh, so she rushed to apologize. "Look, Jess, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap at you; I just have a lot on my mind. Forgive me?"
"Yeah, sure. So do you want to tell me what's wrong? I might be able to help you."
"That's sweet, but I doubt you could help. I finally let loose on Grace, and now I'm kinda in trouble." It really was sweet that she wanted to help. Kay had missed the bond that she and her sister had shared; ever since she had gone on her everlasting quest to get Miguel, their relationship had suffered. The deterioration of her close friendships was the only thing that she regretted about going after Miguel; sometimes she wondered if it was worth it 'Whoa, where did that come from.' The hectic situation must be messing with her thoughts. That was it.
Her sister's voice pulled her out of her thoughts. "When you say you let loose on Mom, what did you mean?"
"I just told her that I had felt a little left out, since Charity came to town. Then I might have, kinda, slapped her." She waited, expecting her sister to start preaching, but what actually happened startled her.
"Thank god someone finally put her in her place. I've always felt left out, but it got worse when Charity came to town. She became totally obsessed. I'm glad you did something, because there is no way that I could have."
"Whoa, I have no idea where that came from. I thought you always believed that Grace was the saint that she pretends to be. And what did you mean when you said you always felt left out. You were one of Grace's favorites; you got straight A's and were always pretty much perfect. I don't understand how you could have ever felt left out." She was a little concerned, because she was very protective of her little sister and knew that Jessica was very sensitive. She just hoped that she could help.
"Mom and Dad got so used to the perfectness, as you put it, that they started to take it for granted. With you, they had a challenge; you were the one they had to watch carefully. Also, you were always a tomboy which made you and Dad really close. I figured that I could just help Mom, and that would get her attention; needless to say it didn't work. I started to resent you, but then realized it wasn't your fault. I think Dad sensed that I felt left out so we got closer, but Mom still didn't care. It made me start to hate her, and Charity only made it worse." By now Jessica was in tears and Kay hugged her as tight as she could and tried to get her to calm down.
"Hey sweetie, don't worry I won't let Grace hurt you anymore. I'm going to make sure she gets what she deserves; I'll protect you and now I have help." Her sister's sobs were reduced to sniffles and she gave her an affectionate smile when she looked at her.
"Kay?"
"Yeah Jess?"
"What did you mean when you said you had help? And why do you keep calling her Grace?" Kay looked down at her sister's tear-stained face and decided to tell her the truth.
"After I slapped Grace, I went for a walk in the park. I heard two voices and recognized them as David and Ivy. I decided to find out what they were talking about. It was very interesting, to say the least." Kay smiled as she remembered the conversation that had kick-started both her revenge plan and her friendship with Ivy.
"Come on. What did you hear; Did you hear something that could help us take down Mom? Spill."
"Okay, they were talking about Ivy's newest scheme to win back Dad. Apparently, Grace was never married to David. He was blackmailed into helping her get her lost love back. I decided that I should be involved, so I came out of hiding to confront Ivy. It was great; it took a while to get her to admit what I accused her of, but then we got to talking. She is really nice once you get to know her. I decided to help her get Dad back; I can't wait to have her as a mother. I hope that doesn't bother you."
"Not at all, in fact I want to help. If you can convince her that I can help I'd love to."
"I would love that and I'm sure she would, too. The only problem is that I'm grounded and have no way of getting to her. Wait I have an idea; why don't you go talk to her. You can tell her what happened and that you want to help. It will be great Jess." She was so excited that she wanted to start twirling in circles. She couldn't believe how lucky she was.
"You're right. It will be great, but are you sure that she'll let me help? I don't want to bother her." In reality, Jessica didn't care if she did bother Ivy; this was the chance of a lifetime. She couldn't believe how happy she was.
"Don't worry. She'll love you. This will be so fun, and I'm looking forward to every minute of it. She was already altering her plans to include Jess. This would be so perfect.
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I hope you liked this chapter. It was a little mushy, but I think it was good. Please tell me what you think by reading and reviewing. Thanks and bye.
This chapter is also for my faithful reviewers. Thank you for your support. It's much appreciated so please continue. To the rest of you, start reviewing.
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Kay slowed as she approached her front door. "Okay, I can either go in and face my parents, and my punishment, or I can sneak in and hope that they will forget about it. On second thought I only have one option. Hiding would be giving in, and I'm giving in to that bitch." She went inside and looked around. Losing her nerve, she started to run up the steps, but stopped when she heard her voice called.
Turning around, she came face to face with two very angry parents. "Where have you been, young lady? Did you think that you could get away with slapping your mother by running away? Guess what, you can't. I want an explanation, and I want one now."
Through her father's rant, she had stayed silent. She didn't want to make him any angrier by interrupting him. Now it was her turn, and she was going to take full advantage of it. "It's not my fault, she started it when she believed that I could have actually brought evil back to Harmony. I wasn't going to let her get away with insinuating that I was evil. It is bad enough that she hates me, but"
Grace interrupted then "What do you mean that I hate you? I love you very much; you're my daughter."
"Really? No you don't, you love everyone more than me, even Daddy's son. But if you want to convince me that you love me so much, then give me one example of you taking my side over anyone else's. Go ahead."
It only took a couple of seconds before Grace started shedding incredibly fake crocodile tears. Kay rolled her eyes and was ready to start laughing, when she saw her father wrap his arms around his wife. He was glaring at her, and she could tell that she was in trouble. "That's enough! I want you to go to your room. You're grounded until further notice."
She couldn't understand how he could believe her mother; no that was wrong, Ivy's her mother now. Oh, I forgot I was supposed to meet her tomorrow. I can't let Ivy down.
"What did you just say young lady?!"
I didn't just say that out loud. I can't back out now. "I said that I couldn't let Ivy down. When I was out, I ran into Ivy in the park. We started talking and got along very well. She needed a personal assistant, so she offered me a job. Tomorrow was my first day and I didn't want to disappoint her." She put on her best innocent face, hoping that he would forget about grounding her now that she had a "job".
"Absolutely not! I'm not going to allow you to be around that woman; she's a bad influence. Now, go to your room until I tell you can come back downstairs." This was all said with a growl, especially when he spoke of Ivy. This just convinced her that she and Ivy would have more work than she had thought. She started planning some strategies she could go over with Ivy.
"Hey Kay." She had been thinking so intensely she didn't realize that she was in front of her bedroom door or that her sister had opened it and was standing in front of her. "A little spaced-out, are we? What's with you?"
"It's none of your business so just back off." She realized that she was being a little harsh, so she rushed to apologize. "Look, Jess, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap at you; I just have a lot on my mind. Forgive me?"
"Yeah, sure. So do you want to tell me what's wrong? I might be able to help you."
"That's sweet, but I doubt you could help. I finally let loose on Grace, and now I'm kinda in trouble." It really was sweet that she wanted to help. Kay had missed the bond that she and her sister had shared; ever since she had gone on her everlasting quest to get Miguel, their relationship had suffered. The deterioration of her close friendships was the only thing that she regretted about going after Miguel; sometimes she wondered if it was worth it 'Whoa, where did that come from.' The hectic situation must be messing with her thoughts. That was it.
Her sister's voice pulled her out of her thoughts. "When you say you let loose on Mom, what did you mean?"
"I just told her that I had felt a little left out, since Charity came to town. Then I might have, kinda, slapped her." She waited, expecting her sister to start preaching, but what actually happened startled her.
"Thank god someone finally put her in her place. I've always felt left out, but it got worse when Charity came to town. She became totally obsessed. I'm glad you did something, because there is no way that I could have."
"Whoa, I have no idea where that came from. I thought you always believed that Grace was the saint that she pretends to be. And what did you mean when you said you always felt left out. You were one of Grace's favorites; you got straight A's and were always pretty much perfect. I don't understand how you could have ever felt left out." She was a little concerned, because she was very protective of her little sister and knew that Jessica was very sensitive. She just hoped that she could help.
"Mom and Dad got so used to the perfectness, as you put it, that they started to take it for granted. With you, they had a challenge; you were the one they had to watch carefully. Also, you were always a tomboy which made you and Dad really close. I figured that I could just help Mom, and that would get her attention; needless to say it didn't work. I started to resent you, but then realized it wasn't your fault. I think Dad sensed that I felt left out so we got closer, but Mom still didn't care. It made me start to hate her, and Charity only made it worse." By now Jessica was in tears and Kay hugged her as tight as she could and tried to get her to calm down.
"Hey sweetie, don't worry I won't let Grace hurt you anymore. I'm going to make sure she gets what she deserves; I'll protect you and now I have help." Her sister's sobs were reduced to sniffles and she gave her an affectionate smile when she looked at her.
"Kay?"
"Yeah Jess?"
"What did you mean when you said you had help? And why do you keep calling her Grace?" Kay looked down at her sister's tear-stained face and decided to tell her the truth.
"After I slapped Grace, I went for a walk in the park. I heard two voices and recognized them as David and Ivy. I decided to find out what they were talking about. It was very interesting, to say the least." Kay smiled as she remembered the conversation that had kick-started both her revenge plan and her friendship with Ivy.
"Come on. What did you hear; Did you hear something that could help us take down Mom? Spill."
"Okay, they were talking about Ivy's newest scheme to win back Dad. Apparently, Grace was never married to David. He was blackmailed into helping her get her lost love back. I decided that I should be involved, so I came out of hiding to confront Ivy. It was great; it took a while to get her to admit what I accused her of, but then we got to talking. She is really nice once you get to know her. I decided to help her get Dad back; I can't wait to have her as a mother. I hope that doesn't bother you."
"Not at all, in fact I want to help. If you can convince her that I can help I'd love to."
"I would love that and I'm sure she would, too. The only problem is that I'm grounded and have no way of getting to her. Wait I have an idea; why don't you go talk to her. You can tell her what happened and that you want to help. It will be great Jess." She was so excited that she wanted to start twirling in circles. She couldn't believe how lucky she was.
"You're right. It will be great, but are you sure that she'll let me help? I don't want to bother her." In reality, Jessica didn't care if she did bother Ivy; this was the chance of a lifetime. She couldn't believe how happy she was.
"Don't worry. She'll love you. This will be so fun, and I'm looking forward to every minute of it. She was already altering her plans to include Jess. This would be so perfect.
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I hope you liked this chapter. It was a little mushy, but I think it was good. Please tell me what you think by reading and reviewing. Thanks and bye.