Life After High School - Ten Years Later
By Risty and Silver
Disclaimer: Uh...err...heh...Oh damn, we don't own them.
Summary: ::yawn:: read and find out.
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I as really embarrassed around Kane that day. I knew I had to tell him how I felt, but, just not right now. We were still kids, for crying out loud! But I don't know. How do I tell him? Here I am twelve years old and I'm in love. Well, at least I think I am.
Vince was tailing Kane around everywhere and I caught them whispering in the kitchen, but decided not to interrupt. When Blue came over and made us lunch, she told us that her sister, Wendy and Colan were thinking of tying the knot. She let slip that Mum would probably not be invited and told us never to tell anyone. I shrugged it off, knowing that mum knew that already. After Blue and the kids had gone, Kane and Vince and me decided to go up to the tree house, just for a little while. No harm could come to it. So we climbed the tree and spied on the neighbors. That was fun, because you would not believe the weird stuff our neighbors do. Mr. Saxox watered the garden in a pair of really short shorts. No shirt, just these tiny little pants, and that was hilarious, because Mr. Saxox has a very big belly. Mrs. Chermside, over the back was hanging out the washing wearing a toga. It took all my self control not to double up laughing.
I looked toward the road and saw something. I grabbed my binoculars from their hook and looked again. It was a short, red-haired man with a beard as long as his knees. His hair was long and he looked really dirty. The other guy was tall and thin with light brown hair and tanned skin. But he slouched when he walked. After those two came another short man and another tall man. I nearly dropped the binoculars in shock. The shorter man...was my grandfather, Galfo Shadow. The taller man I didn't recognise, but something told me these four were up to know good. Kane took the binoculars away from me and peered through them. He gave a strangled whimper.
"It's my grandfather. And those other two are that Randal Hockey fella and Gimli Dwarf, I recognise them from the tape."
I realised he was right. No wonder they looked so familiar.
"We'll hide up here, maybe they are going straight past our place." I said, thanking Valor the ladder to the tree house was hidden by creeper vines.
Kane and Vince nodded. I could tell they were scared stiff. We kept very silent and I heard the four go underneath the tree we were in.
"Randal, I can't believe you didn't kill the little buggers. This is the sort of thing we need to catch our daughters again. And you, Gimli, I thought you had more sense."
"Hey, it wasn't my fault those little bastards bit me. It bloody hurt. Those little blighters have teeth."
"Yes, well, they bit you and two unknown men came to their rescue. Now they are under constant surveillance. You should have caught them while you had the chance. Rotten sod." Said a different voice.
"Oh shut up al of you. Let's just go back to the Prancing Pony in Bree and come back in a week. I'm sure everything will have settled down by then. Anyway, we can't get them while their at school."
"True enough. Come on you twerps. Let's get going. It's almost three, by the time we get to Bree it will be about seven o'clock."
"Sure thing boss." Said the two younger guys and their voices began to fade away. I peeped out the window and saw the four of them walk towards four horses they had obviously left there and ride off. I let out the breath I was holding and looked, scared at Kane.
"What are we gonna do?" Vince asked, trembling.
"I reckon we should go and find your mum or dad. Or at least ring Dad and tell him what we heard." Said Kane, getting to his feet.
"I agree. Those guys are dangerous. But wouldn't your dad be put in more of a spot with worrying about both us and your mum? I reckon we should just find mum and dad. They'll know what to do." So we all agreed and went runny over to Uncle Merry's house. He had got married to Reesa, one of my mum's girlfriends at high school.
(Frodo's POV)
When I saw Kane, Ria and Vince running toward me, I knew something was up. Jamie had told them only to leave the house if something was wrong. And I knew, from the terrified looks on their faces, something was really wrong.
"Guys, what's up, you're suppose to be at home." And it all came spilling out, the conversation that they had heard between Galfo, Randy, Gimli and Emma's father. I looked at Merry and Pippin and Sam.
"I think we'd better call Jamie." I whispered. They all nodded.
"Guys, come on inside." Called Reesa. "Come and play with Rita and Mark." SO the kids went inside, a little shaken from their encounter. I walked quickly to the hospital. Jamie was at the front desk, helping Buna Chermside. When she had finished, she turned to me with a smile.
"What's up?"
I told her everything that the kids had told me. I swear, I have never seen Jamie's face go as white as it did then. She put her hand inside her chest pocket of her uniform and pulled out a business card.
"I'm going to call Damon." She said, scared out of her mind.
"Jamie, he has enough to worry about, with Emma and all..."
"But they are his kids too! I'm ringing." And she did.
The phone rang about four times, I think. Finally someone answered. I could hear the voice on the other end of the line.
"Hello, Benny speaking, how may I help you?"
"Benny! It's Jamie. Please, is Damon there?"
Benny must have asked why because Jamie explained everything I told her.
"Thanks Benny. I'm really worried for all of the kids. Even your own. We don't know what your brother could do." She hung up the phone and burst into tears. "Why? Why does this have to happen?"
I hugged her, she really was upset. And with Ria getting her stitches out in two days, it made me even more worried. Something even worse could happen to them next time. If there was a next time.
By Risty and Silver
Disclaimer: Uh...err...heh...Oh damn, we don't own them.
Summary: ::yawn:: read and find out.
****
I as really embarrassed around Kane that day. I knew I had to tell him how I felt, but, just not right now. We were still kids, for crying out loud! But I don't know. How do I tell him? Here I am twelve years old and I'm in love. Well, at least I think I am.
Vince was tailing Kane around everywhere and I caught them whispering in the kitchen, but decided not to interrupt. When Blue came over and made us lunch, she told us that her sister, Wendy and Colan were thinking of tying the knot. She let slip that Mum would probably not be invited and told us never to tell anyone. I shrugged it off, knowing that mum knew that already. After Blue and the kids had gone, Kane and Vince and me decided to go up to the tree house, just for a little while. No harm could come to it. So we climbed the tree and spied on the neighbors. That was fun, because you would not believe the weird stuff our neighbors do. Mr. Saxox watered the garden in a pair of really short shorts. No shirt, just these tiny little pants, and that was hilarious, because Mr. Saxox has a very big belly. Mrs. Chermside, over the back was hanging out the washing wearing a toga. It took all my self control not to double up laughing.
I looked toward the road and saw something. I grabbed my binoculars from their hook and looked again. It was a short, red-haired man with a beard as long as his knees. His hair was long and he looked really dirty. The other guy was tall and thin with light brown hair and tanned skin. But he slouched when he walked. After those two came another short man and another tall man. I nearly dropped the binoculars in shock. The shorter man...was my grandfather, Galfo Shadow. The taller man I didn't recognise, but something told me these four were up to know good. Kane took the binoculars away from me and peered through them. He gave a strangled whimper.
"It's my grandfather. And those other two are that Randal Hockey fella and Gimli Dwarf, I recognise them from the tape."
I realised he was right. No wonder they looked so familiar.
"We'll hide up here, maybe they are going straight past our place." I said, thanking Valor the ladder to the tree house was hidden by creeper vines.
Kane and Vince nodded. I could tell they were scared stiff. We kept very silent and I heard the four go underneath the tree we were in.
"Randal, I can't believe you didn't kill the little buggers. This is the sort of thing we need to catch our daughters again. And you, Gimli, I thought you had more sense."
"Hey, it wasn't my fault those little bastards bit me. It bloody hurt. Those little blighters have teeth."
"Yes, well, they bit you and two unknown men came to their rescue. Now they are under constant surveillance. You should have caught them while you had the chance. Rotten sod." Said a different voice.
"Oh shut up al of you. Let's just go back to the Prancing Pony in Bree and come back in a week. I'm sure everything will have settled down by then. Anyway, we can't get them while their at school."
"True enough. Come on you twerps. Let's get going. It's almost three, by the time we get to Bree it will be about seven o'clock."
"Sure thing boss." Said the two younger guys and their voices began to fade away. I peeped out the window and saw the four of them walk towards four horses they had obviously left there and ride off. I let out the breath I was holding and looked, scared at Kane.
"What are we gonna do?" Vince asked, trembling.
"I reckon we should go and find your mum or dad. Or at least ring Dad and tell him what we heard." Said Kane, getting to his feet.
"I agree. Those guys are dangerous. But wouldn't your dad be put in more of a spot with worrying about both us and your mum? I reckon we should just find mum and dad. They'll know what to do." So we all agreed and went runny over to Uncle Merry's house. He had got married to Reesa, one of my mum's girlfriends at high school.
(Frodo's POV)
When I saw Kane, Ria and Vince running toward me, I knew something was up. Jamie had told them only to leave the house if something was wrong. And I knew, from the terrified looks on their faces, something was really wrong.
"Guys, what's up, you're suppose to be at home." And it all came spilling out, the conversation that they had heard between Galfo, Randy, Gimli and Emma's father. I looked at Merry and Pippin and Sam.
"I think we'd better call Jamie." I whispered. They all nodded.
"Guys, come on inside." Called Reesa. "Come and play with Rita and Mark." SO the kids went inside, a little shaken from their encounter. I walked quickly to the hospital. Jamie was at the front desk, helping Buna Chermside. When she had finished, she turned to me with a smile.
"What's up?"
I told her everything that the kids had told me. I swear, I have never seen Jamie's face go as white as it did then. She put her hand inside her chest pocket of her uniform and pulled out a business card.
"I'm going to call Damon." She said, scared out of her mind.
"Jamie, he has enough to worry about, with Emma and all..."
"But they are his kids too! I'm ringing." And she did.
The phone rang about four times, I think. Finally someone answered. I could hear the voice on the other end of the line.
"Hello, Benny speaking, how may I help you?"
"Benny! It's Jamie. Please, is Damon there?"
Benny must have asked why because Jamie explained everything I told her.
"Thanks Benny. I'm really worried for all of the kids. Even your own. We don't know what your brother could do." She hung up the phone and burst into tears. "Why? Why does this have to happen?"
I hugged her, she really was upset. And with Ria getting her stitches out in two days, it made me even more worried. Something even worse could happen to them next time. If there was a next time.