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-Chapter 3-
The two walked slowly to the Abbott's home. They were laughing and enjoying each other's company. It had been so long since Ephram had seen her that he had forgotten what it's like to have someone to talk to whenever you want. But he hadn't forgotten her smile...it's impossible to.
They had almost arrived at the Abbott home and Ephram glanced at the trees. It was becoming fall in Everwood. It was still a little warm but the leaves were turning shades of gold, red and orange. There were a few stray leaves that had already fallen and scattered in various patterns in the front yard.
"Brrr..." Dicey muttered rubbing her hands on her arms to warm herself up.
"Wimp..." he said with a grin.
"Meanie." She said, pouting as she continued her futile attempt.
"This is not cold Dicey Johnson!" Ephram said, laughing.
"Maybe if you wore a warmer shirt you wouldn't be so cold." A voice from behind them said.
They turned around...and it wasn't who they expected it to be...
"Jake?" Ephram said, suppressing a grin.
"Yep Moz, it's me! How ya been? You look surprised, did Dice not tell you I was coming?" Jake answered.
"No...was she supposed to?" Ephram asked, shooting Dicey a glare.
Dicey turned a little red. "Ehe...well...I uhh...maybe..." she stuttered when both boys were looking at her with looks that said 'you didn't say anything WHY?'
"Why didn't you? I said right before you left 'MAKE SURE TO TELL EPHRAM I'M COMING!!!' and you said 'Okay Jake, I will...' and I said 'Are you sure you won't forget?' and you said 'Of COURSE I wont forget!' so I trusted you AND YOU FORGOT!!!" Jake retorted.
"Sorry...I guess I...forgot? Heh, that's what you just said. I'm sorry okay, I got so wrapped up in enjoying the place that I couldn't remember that you were coming..." she said timidly, putting on her best puppy-dog face to soften the blow.
"Why didn't you tell him when you first got here?" he asked.
"Why is it such a big deal Jay? Chill out! He knows now...gosh..." Dicey muttered.
Jus as Jake was about to reply Ephram cut in, "It's going to be okay Jake...she should've told me but I think we can get through this...should I be expecting any MORE visitors?" Ephram asked the two.
They nodded their heads no.
"Okay then, where are you two going to stay?" Ephram asked as the thought hit him.
"With you of course ol' buddy ol' pal!" Jake said slinging an arm over Ephram's shoulder. He was quite a bit taller than Ephram.
"Heh...me? I don't know if we have enough ROOM I mean, have you SEEN our house?" Ephram said sarcastically.
"Yes we have and it's plenty big enough. We already planned everything out with your dad." Dicey said smiling sweetly.
Ephram smacked his head. "And to think I'm the only person on this Earth who didn't know you two were coming..."
"No, that chick who went home sick didn't." Dicey added.
"Oh yeah, Amy! I totally forgot about her." Ephram said as he remembered...she was sick...they were seeing if she was okay...
"It's okay, it's not like she dying or anything...she probably just has a cold from this weather." Dicey said wrapping her arms around herself again.
"Again Dice, IT ISN'T COLD! It's just you..." Ephram said sighing.
"Hey!" Dicey barked.
"Hay is for horses Dicey. Are you a horse now? Horses don't get houses they get stables. Do you want a stable?" Ephram asked, knowing it would tick her off.
"Arrggg...don't push your luck Brown." She growled angrily.
"Yes ma'am..." Ephram said.
When Dicey turned around, Ephram swat his hands like a cat and mouthed a cat hissing, 'merow pht pht!'.
She turned around and he swiftly put his hands down and began looking around 'innocently'.
She narrowed her eyes but turned back around.
"Hey, shouldn't we be getting to Amy's?" Ephram finally asked.
"Oh but Eph, I thought hay was for horses? Are you a horse now too?" she asked playfully.
"Don't take my line!" he said back, pretending to pout.
"Now, now children! Calm down! Eph, we probably shouldn't. It's getting dark now." Jake said laughing.
Ephram looked at the horizon and noticed the sun was setting. It was beautiful. But he could never even hint to his dad that he liked it here because that would declare a victory for his father...and we wouldn't that, now would we?
"I guess..." Ephram mumbled at they began their 'journey' back to Ephram's house.
Ephram let his mind wander as they walked slowly back to his house. So they're staying with me, huh? And dad didn't even tell me...it could be worse...I don't know how, but it is possible...I'm sure of it...at least I get to see them again...I wonder where Rika and Krista are, are they not coming? Why am I being so narrow-minded...they still have lives, maybe their parents wouldn't let them...yeah...that must be it...
As he continued his inward conversation, he felt a sharp pain go through his head as he backed up and fell to the ground, groaning.
When he could finally open his eyes, about 2 minutes later, he was greeted with hysterical laughter.
"HahahaHheheHEHEeee!!! Y-you okay Moz?" Jake said laughing, gripping his stomach as if he were in pain.
"Yeah Eph, you a-alright?" Dicey asked in fits if giggles.
"What's so funny you guys? Why does my head hurt? Why are you still laughing? What happened?" Ephram asked, massaging his pounding head.
"Y-you ran into the p-p-pole!" Dicey said falling into another laughing fit sitting down to grip her stomach and try to control herself.
He looked at the pole with a slightly dazed expression before it clicked in his brain that they were laughing at him for running into the pole.
"Hey, it's not funny! I wasn't paying attention!" Ephram defended, crossing his arms before feeling the pain and putting them back on his forehead.
"Y-yes it was Brown, it was very funny!" Jake said again, continuing laughing.
"Obviously, if you were paying attention, you wouldn't have run straight into a pole, now would you Ephram?" Dicey said with a smug grin.
"Ha ha, very funny you guys! VERY funny! Now let's go on, my dad probably thinks we were all abducted by aliens by now...or taken in to be used as specimens in some vast government experiment..." Ephram said, standing up.
"Yeah I guess, or maybe he just figures we're being teenagers..." Dicey said, standing up as well.
"Well, that too." Ephram said with a grin.
They all continued their otherwise uneventful walk to the home of the Great Dr. Brown; Dicey trying to keep warm and Ephram trying to hold in death threats for laughing at him...all in good nature of course.
They arrived at the house and Ephram led them in. Jake walked over and sat down on the couch while Dicey explored, looking through everything.
"Geez...at least they aren't reluctant to feel at home." Ephram muttered to himself with a half-hearted grin.
"Hi Ephram. I see you found Jake, huh?" Andy Brown said with a smile as he walked into the room.
"Yeah, we did." Ephram muttered, his head still hurting a little.
"That's good." Dr. Brown said sitting down in a chair.
Hearing all the commotion, Delia rushed down the stairs. She saw Dicey and hugged the teenage girl's waist tightly.
"Dicey! Dicey! You're here! You're here! Daddy WASN'T lying!" Delia shouted gleefully, jumping up and down, almost causing Dicey to drop the picture she was looking at.
After setting the picture down safely she looked down and gave Delia a quick hug.
"Hi Del! How have you been in this mountain town? HOW DO BEAR THE COLD?!" Dicey asked.
"Cold? It's not THAT cold yet." Delia stated.
"See? I told you Dicey!" Ephram said with a smirk. Another sharp pain sent his hands flying to his head once again.
"Hey Ephram, why to you have a big bump on your head?" Delia asked, acknowledging her older brother for the first time since they got home.
"He ran into a pole." Jake said laughing.
Ephram glared at everyone as they expressed their thought on that matter.
"Yeah, yeah, laugh all you want. It hurts." He said, sitting down on the arm of the sofa.
"S-sorry Ephram but HOW did you run into a pole?" Dr. Brown asked, his eyes shining with laugher.
"I wasn't paying attention and it got in my way." Ephram mumbled.
"Yeah, he was spacing off again." Dicey included.
"Well, I think we should give Ephram a break before he begins plotting our demise again." Dr. Brown said. "...besides," he continued, holding up a pan. "I'm cooking."
Ephram's eyes widened and he gasped loudly.
"Are you going to try and kill me friends? THEY JUST GOT HERE!" Ephram shouted enthusiastically, a look of horror across his face.
"Ha ha, Ephram. Very funny." Dr. B said as he started the meal.
"Don't eat it! It's POISONOUS!" Ephram declared to his friends in a hushed whisper.
"I heard that Ephram and it is NOT poisonous." Dr. Brown said, as he looked back form the kitchen into the living room where the teenagers and Delia sat.
"Yes it is..." Ephram muttered softy as he leaned backwards, falling onto the couch. He grabbed a pillow and put it under his head, getting comfortable.
He slowly drifted off into sleep as the pounding of his head blended softly with the beat of his heart. Soon enough, he was in dream world...
Yes, that's chapter 3, people! Ta da! Anyway...Moz is short for Mozart and Ephram is called that for obvious reasons that need not be explained. Well, please R/R and again, thank you my wonderful reviewers!!! Toodles! ^_~
Liz: Liz, my wonderful "big sis" lol...love ya ta DEATH!! Or something like that...^_^ Thanks!!! *hugs* Yes, we can use our spur-of-the-moment ideas that were created late last night...lol...frightening...^_^ Thanks again...lol...and with Amy, she wasn't really sick, she just got a headache and her head was hot from the blood-rush to the head so they sent her home...lol...^_^ Things like that happen only in the world of Chelsea's mind...lol...^_^
Disclaimer- Take a wild guess...
-Chapter 3-
The two walked slowly to the Abbott's home. They were laughing and enjoying each other's company. It had been so long since Ephram had seen her that he had forgotten what it's like to have someone to talk to whenever you want. But he hadn't forgotten her smile...it's impossible to.
They had almost arrived at the Abbott home and Ephram glanced at the trees. It was becoming fall in Everwood. It was still a little warm but the leaves were turning shades of gold, red and orange. There were a few stray leaves that had already fallen and scattered in various patterns in the front yard.
"Brrr..." Dicey muttered rubbing her hands on her arms to warm herself up.
"Wimp..." he said with a grin.
"Meanie." She said, pouting as she continued her futile attempt.
"This is not cold Dicey Johnson!" Ephram said, laughing.
"Maybe if you wore a warmer shirt you wouldn't be so cold." A voice from behind them said.
They turned around...and it wasn't who they expected it to be...
"Jake?" Ephram said, suppressing a grin.
"Yep Moz, it's me! How ya been? You look surprised, did Dice not tell you I was coming?" Jake answered.
"No...was she supposed to?" Ephram asked, shooting Dicey a glare.
Dicey turned a little red. "Ehe...well...I uhh...maybe..." she stuttered when both boys were looking at her with looks that said 'you didn't say anything WHY?'
"Why didn't you? I said right before you left 'MAKE SURE TO TELL EPHRAM I'M COMING!!!' and you said 'Okay Jake, I will...' and I said 'Are you sure you won't forget?' and you said 'Of COURSE I wont forget!' so I trusted you AND YOU FORGOT!!!" Jake retorted.
"Sorry...I guess I...forgot? Heh, that's what you just said. I'm sorry okay, I got so wrapped up in enjoying the place that I couldn't remember that you were coming..." she said timidly, putting on her best puppy-dog face to soften the blow.
"Why didn't you tell him when you first got here?" he asked.
"Why is it such a big deal Jay? Chill out! He knows now...gosh..." Dicey muttered.
Jus as Jake was about to reply Ephram cut in, "It's going to be okay Jake...she should've told me but I think we can get through this...should I be expecting any MORE visitors?" Ephram asked the two.
They nodded their heads no.
"Okay then, where are you two going to stay?" Ephram asked as the thought hit him.
"With you of course ol' buddy ol' pal!" Jake said slinging an arm over Ephram's shoulder. He was quite a bit taller than Ephram.
"Heh...me? I don't know if we have enough ROOM I mean, have you SEEN our house?" Ephram said sarcastically.
"Yes we have and it's plenty big enough. We already planned everything out with your dad." Dicey said smiling sweetly.
Ephram smacked his head. "And to think I'm the only person on this Earth who didn't know you two were coming..."
"No, that chick who went home sick didn't." Dicey added.
"Oh yeah, Amy! I totally forgot about her." Ephram said as he remembered...she was sick...they were seeing if she was okay...
"It's okay, it's not like she dying or anything...she probably just has a cold from this weather." Dicey said wrapping her arms around herself again.
"Again Dice, IT ISN'T COLD! It's just you..." Ephram said sighing.
"Hey!" Dicey barked.
"Hay is for horses Dicey. Are you a horse now? Horses don't get houses they get stables. Do you want a stable?" Ephram asked, knowing it would tick her off.
"Arrggg...don't push your luck Brown." She growled angrily.
"Yes ma'am..." Ephram said.
When Dicey turned around, Ephram swat his hands like a cat and mouthed a cat hissing, 'merow pht pht!'.
She turned around and he swiftly put his hands down and began looking around 'innocently'.
She narrowed her eyes but turned back around.
"Hey, shouldn't we be getting to Amy's?" Ephram finally asked.
"Oh but Eph, I thought hay was for horses? Are you a horse now too?" she asked playfully.
"Don't take my line!" he said back, pretending to pout.
"Now, now children! Calm down! Eph, we probably shouldn't. It's getting dark now." Jake said laughing.
Ephram looked at the horizon and noticed the sun was setting. It was beautiful. But he could never even hint to his dad that he liked it here because that would declare a victory for his father...and we wouldn't that, now would we?
"I guess..." Ephram mumbled at they began their 'journey' back to Ephram's house.
Ephram let his mind wander as they walked slowly back to his house. So they're staying with me, huh? And dad didn't even tell me...it could be worse...I don't know how, but it is possible...I'm sure of it...at least I get to see them again...I wonder where Rika and Krista are, are they not coming? Why am I being so narrow-minded...they still have lives, maybe their parents wouldn't let them...yeah...that must be it...
As he continued his inward conversation, he felt a sharp pain go through his head as he backed up and fell to the ground, groaning.
When he could finally open his eyes, about 2 minutes later, he was greeted with hysterical laughter.
"HahahaHheheHEHEeee!!! Y-you okay Moz?" Jake said laughing, gripping his stomach as if he were in pain.
"Yeah Eph, you a-alright?" Dicey asked in fits if giggles.
"What's so funny you guys? Why does my head hurt? Why are you still laughing? What happened?" Ephram asked, massaging his pounding head.
"Y-you ran into the p-p-pole!" Dicey said falling into another laughing fit sitting down to grip her stomach and try to control herself.
He looked at the pole with a slightly dazed expression before it clicked in his brain that they were laughing at him for running into the pole.
"Hey, it's not funny! I wasn't paying attention!" Ephram defended, crossing his arms before feeling the pain and putting them back on his forehead.
"Y-yes it was Brown, it was very funny!" Jake said again, continuing laughing.
"Obviously, if you were paying attention, you wouldn't have run straight into a pole, now would you Ephram?" Dicey said with a smug grin.
"Ha ha, very funny you guys! VERY funny! Now let's go on, my dad probably thinks we were all abducted by aliens by now...or taken in to be used as specimens in some vast government experiment..." Ephram said, standing up.
"Yeah I guess, or maybe he just figures we're being teenagers..." Dicey said, standing up as well.
"Well, that too." Ephram said with a grin.
They all continued their otherwise uneventful walk to the home of the Great Dr. Brown; Dicey trying to keep warm and Ephram trying to hold in death threats for laughing at him...all in good nature of course.
They arrived at the house and Ephram led them in. Jake walked over and sat down on the couch while Dicey explored, looking through everything.
"Geez...at least they aren't reluctant to feel at home." Ephram muttered to himself with a half-hearted grin.
"Hi Ephram. I see you found Jake, huh?" Andy Brown said with a smile as he walked into the room.
"Yeah, we did." Ephram muttered, his head still hurting a little.
"That's good." Dr. Brown said sitting down in a chair.
Hearing all the commotion, Delia rushed down the stairs. She saw Dicey and hugged the teenage girl's waist tightly.
"Dicey! Dicey! You're here! You're here! Daddy WASN'T lying!" Delia shouted gleefully, jumping up and down, almost causing Dicey to drop the picture she was looking at.
After setting the picture down safely she looked down and gave Delia a quick hug.
"Hi Del! How have you been in this mountain town? HOW DO BEAR THE COLD?!" Dicey asked.
"Cold? It's not THAT cold yet." Delia stated.
"See? I told you Dicey!" Ephram said with a smirk. Another sharp pain sent his hands flying to his head once again.
"Hey Ephram, why to you have a big bump on your head?" Delia asked, acknowledging her older brother for the first time since they got home.
"He ran into a pole." Jake said laughing.
Ephram glared at everyone as they expressed their thought on that matter.
"Yeah, yeah, laugh all you want. It hurts." He said, sitting down on the arm of the sofa.
"S-sorry Ephram but HOW did you run into a pole?" Dr. Brown asked, his eyes shining with laugher.
"I wasn't paying attention and it got in my way." Ephram mumbled.
"Yeah, he was spacing off again." Dicey included.
"Well, I think we should give Ephram a break before he begins plotting our demise again." Dr. Brown said. "...besides," he continued, holding up a pan. "I'm cooking."
Ephram's eyes widened and he gasped loudly.
"Are you going to try and kill me friends? THEY JUST GOT HERE!" Ephram shouted enthusiastically, a look of horror across his face.
"Ha ha, Ephram. Very funny." Dr. B said as he started the meal.
"Don't eat it! It's POISONOUS!" Ephram declared to his friends in a hushed whisper.
"I heard that Ephram and it is NOT poisonous." Dr. Brown said, as he looked back form the kitchen into the living room where the teenagers and Delia sat.
"Yes it is..." Ephram muttered softy as he leaned backwards, falling onto the couch. He grabbed a pillow and put it under his head, getting comfortable.
He slowly drifted off into sleep as the pounding of his head blended softly with the beat of his heart. Soon enough, he was in dream world...
Yes, that's chapter 3, people! Ta da! Anyway...Moz is short for Mozart and Ephram is called that for obvious reasons that need not be explained. Well, please R/R and again, thank you my wonderful reviewers!!! Toodles! ^_~