"Marina, where have you been!?" my mom practically yelled as she ran
forward hugging me. "I was so worried!"
"I'm sorry mom, I was on my way home when I saw Will," I said. My mom finally noticed he was there.
"Oh, Will, hello!" my mom said. "Come in you two." I let out I sigh of relief; she had forgotten to be mad since she was too busy being polite with company. "Marina, we'll talk about your curfew later," she said. I hung my head and followed.
"Mom, Mary isn't going to be at home for a whole week and I didn't want Will to be alone… I invited him to stay with us until she gets back. Is that ok?"
"Yes, that's fine," she said. "You can borrow one of our big night shirts." A look of panic flashed across his face. "Don't worry, we have a plain white one. No pinks or frills will get near you." You could see him relax at that as we walked to the closet and pulled it out. We got blankets and pillows for the guest room and made the bed for him. "We will go pick up some of your things tomorrow. It is too late right now. 'Night Will," she said as she left the room.
"Will," I said as soon as she was out of earshot. "Where is Kirjava?"
"Oh, she's outside. She likes to wander at night. Don't worry, she never goes too far," he added when he saw my worried face.
"Ok, does she know where you are though?"
He gave me a bemused look and said, "Hello? She is a part of me! Don't you think she knows where I am? I mean, my foot knows where I am, my arm knows where I am, why shouldn't she?"
"Oh yeah," I said. "Good point." Just then Sydney walked in.
"Hi Will," she said coyly. She perched on the edge of the bed and looked at Will. "So," she said in a singsong voice that seemed to soar and glide. "I heard that you're staying for a whole week!"
"Yeah, I am," he replied uncomfortably shifting from one foot to the other. "You know, I'm kinda tired and I think I'm going to turn in."
"Oh, alright then. Good night William," Sydney said standing up and flouncing out of the room.
After she was gone, Will said, "She just called me 'William'! Only the grumpy old teachers call me that."
I laughed and told him I'd better go before my mom started to think something. "See you in the morning 'William'," I said in a high voice. We both dissolved into giggles as I staggered out of the room because I was laughing so hard.
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"Will, wake up," my mom called from the door. Will's eyes slowly pried themselves open as he sat up. "Morning darling, did the sand man give you too much of his sand?" she said laughing.
"Good morning," Will said breathing deeply. "What time is it?" he asked.
"Seven thirty, you better hurry up or else you will be late for school. You'll be walking
with Marina."
"Ok, I'm coming," he said walking to the door and going to the kitchen.
"Hey Will!" Sydney said. "Did you have any dreams about a certain person, er, um, or anything?" she asked.
"No," he said shaking his head irritated.
"Morning Will," I said taking a bite of my toast.
"Good morning Marina!" he said relieved to see me.
"Hurry up, we need to leave," I said standing up. Will grabbed a pop-tart on his way out of the kitchen.
"Um, is Sydney walking with us?" Will asked looking kind of pale.
"No, she goes in a carpool even though we live so close to the school. My mom usually makes me go too so I won't walks alone. I hate it, all those giggling friends of my sister." I paused. "It's amazing how different me and her are."
"Yeah, I know," Will said. "I'm glad too. I don't really like that type. I like people like you. They remind me of Lyra." I blushed.
"I could never come close to Lyra," I said. "She sounds so wonderful."
"She is," he said dreamily. We had reached the steps of the school and the bell rang.
"See you in math Will," I said laughing.
"Yeah, see you later," he said waving.
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a/n so, how was that chapter? Good? Sucky? Review and tell me. If I made any spelling or grammar mistakes just tell me. I noticed in my last chapter about 5 that my computer didn't pick up on when I reread it. Just let me know so that I can fix it. If you have any ideas of what you might like to happen, just tell me in a review or e-mail me at normalperson@normalpeoplescareme.com (yes, that is my actual e-mail) I might use your idea if I like it. Also tell me if you like the direction this is going. I know that nothing that exciting has happened but I'm building up to that. This is going to be a long story, a very long story. As in 20+ chapter story… I hope. Anyways, review!
"I'm sorry mom, I was on my way home when I saw Will," I said. My mom finally noticed he was there.
"Oh, Will, hello!" my mom said. "Come in you two." I let out I sigh of relief; she had forgotten to be mad since she was too busy being polite with company. "Marina, we'll talk about your curfew later," she said. I hung my head and followed.
"Mom, Mary isn't going to be at home for a whole week and I didn't want Will to be alone… I invited him to stay with us until she gets back. Is that ok?"
"Yes, that's fine," she said. "You can borrow one of our big night shirts." A look of panic flashed across his face. "Don't worry, we have a plain white one. No pinks or frills will get near you." You could see him relax at that as we walked to the closet and pulled it out. We got blankets and pillows for the guest room and made the bed for him. "We will go pick up some of your things tomorrow. It is too late right now. 'Night Will," she said as she left the room.
"Will," I said as soon as she was out of earshot. "Where is Kirjava?"
"Oh, she's outside. She likes to wander at night. Don't worry, she never goes too far," he added when he saw my worried face.
"Ok, does she know where you are though?"
He gave me a bemused look and said, "Hello? She is a part of me! Don't you think she knows where I am? I mean, my foot knows where I am, my arm knows where I am, why shouldn't she?"
"Oh yeah," I said. "Good point." Just then Sydney walked in.
"Hi Will," she said coyly. She perched on the edge of the bed and looked at Will. "So," she said in a singsong voice that seemed to soar and glide. "I heard that you're staying for a whole week!"
"Yeah, I am," he replied uncomfortably shifting from one foot to the other. "You know, I'm kinda tired and I think I'm going to turn in."
"Oh, alright then. Good night William," Sydney said standing up and flouncing out of the room.
After she was gone, Will said, "She just called me 'William'! Only the grumpy old teachers call me that."
I laughed and told him I'd better go before my mom started to think something. "See you in the morning 'William'," I said in a high voice. We both dissolved into giggles as I staggered out of the room because I was laughing so hard.
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"Will, wake up," my mom called from the door. Will's eyes slowly pried themselves open as he sat up. "Morning darling, did the sand man give you too much of his sand?" she said laughing.
"Good morning," Will said breathing deeply. "What time is it?" he asked.
"Seven thirty, you better hurry up or else you will be late for school. You'll be walking
with Marina."
"Ok, I'm coming," he said walking to the door and going to the kitchen.
"Hey Will!" Sydney said. "Did you have any dreams about a certain person, er, um, or anything?" she asked.
"No," he said shaking his head irritated.
"Morning Will," I said taking a bite of my toast.
"Good morning Marina!" he said relieved to see me.
"Hurry up, we need to leave," I said standing up. Will grabbed a pop-tart on his way out of the kitchen.
"Um, is Sydney walking with us?" Will asked looking kind of pale.
"No, she goes in a carpool even though we live so close to the school. My mom usually makes me go too so I won't walks alone. I hate it, all those giggling friends of my sister." I paused. "It's amazing how different me and her are."
"Yeah, I know," Will said. "I'm glad too. I don't really like that type. I like people like you. They remind me of Lyra." I blushed.
"I could never come close to Lyra," I said. "She sounds so wonderful."
"She is," he said dreamily. We had reached the steps of the school and the bell rang.
"See you in math Will," I said laughing.
"Yeah, see you later," he said waving.
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a/n so, how was that chapter? Good? Sucky? Review and tell me. If I made any spelling or grammar mistakes just tell me. I noticed in my last chapter about 5 that my computer didn't pick up on when I reread it. Just let me know so that I can fix it. If you have any ideas of what you might like to happen, just tell me in a review or e-mail me at normalperson@normalpeoplescareme.com (yes, that is my actual e-mail) I might use your idea if I like it. Also tell me if you like the direction this is going. I know that nothing that exciting has happened but I'm building up to that. This is going to be a long story, a very long story. As in 20+ chapter story… I hope. Anyways, review!