GOOD NEWS!!!!! I still have my baby (my laptop)!!!!! Yay!!!!! So, now I'll be able to post some of this stuff that's been sitting around, collecting dust on my hard drive!! Sorry for the long wait!!!!! Thanks for your incredible patience!!!!! (Are you happy now, Eli?) So, without further adieu, iiiiiiiiiiit's CHAPTER TWO!!!!!

THE DEMON CHRONICLES: CHILDREN AT PLAY

Chapter 2

It was shortly after her experience with Mr. Nottingham that she discovered that Michelle and Ella, with all their sweet looks, were demon children. She also gained the knowledge that to be on the PTA was to below Sara Pezzini-Nottingham, the chestnut-haired, green-eyed wife of Ian Nottingham. Had she and her husband not owned the school, she would have long ago been banned from the PTA for her aggression and the threatening and intimidation of both teachers and other parents. Also on the PTA were Lee Woo and Vicky Po-Bowman. The former was a sweet, lovely woman who always had a kind word to say. The latter had what could only be called a twisted sense of humor. Both she and Sara were often called away in the middle of meetings for work-related issues that no one dared question. Both Lee and Vicky were good friends of That Nottingham Woman, as she was now called, and so were elevated to Protected status, thereby escaping the wrath of That Nottingham Woman.

Krista massaged her temples lightly, trying to ward off the memories of last night's meeting, in which That Nottingham Woman's cell phone had begun to ring. She had answered, and a disgusted look had crossed her face. She had then announced that she and Vicky had to leave because a woman had been decapitated and left in a dumpster on the corner of Elm and 10th. Several women had turned green, but Lee Woo just smiled at them as they left.

Krista shuddered. Today, however, would hopefully prove to be better than last night. It was Show-and-Tell day.

After most of the children had shown off a variety of dolls, action figures, and My Little Pony toys, Michelle Nottingham was called to the front of the classroom.

She shook her head. "Let Ella go first."

Debating whether granting her request was a good thing or a bad thing, Krista nodded.

The little Po-Bowman girl came to the front of the class wearing her normal "lab coat jacket," as Krista had begun to think of it. She was carrying a doll and a small satchel that had a medical cross on the front. She carefully laid the doll out on the table at the front of the room and turned to face the class. "This is something my Mommy does, and I know how to do it, too, 'cause I watched her before." She turned back to the doll, whom Krista had identified as one of the old waterbaby-type dolls, and pulled what looked like a scalpel from the little bag beside her. She positioned the small knife above the doll's "heart" and sliced deeply into the rubber "skin". To the teacher's horror, blood-red liquid began to spill out, splashing onto the floor at the child's feet. Krista stared as the little girl draped a small white handkerchief she pulled from her bag over the "body". Ella then dumped the doll into the garbage can and wiped off her scalpel, placing it back in her bag. Krista's stomach roiled, and she struggled to keep her lunch from reappearing. Ella took her seat, gesturing that Michelle could now go up. Smiling and empty-handed, Michelle stood at the front of the classroom.

"Michelle, where's your—"

"Ella, can you bring them up, please?" Ella took two long, thin wrapped packages from Michelle's bag and came to the front of the classroom. They both unsheathed long, sharp-looking swords. "These are katanas. My Daddy taught us how to use them." They turned to face one another, each taking on a fighting stance. In a sudden flurry of motion, they were sword fighting, metal clashing and ringing as the swords sliced through the air. Krista flew from her seat, screaming for them to stop. They finished up with a few more moves, then turned to her. She carefully lifted the katanas from their hands, taking extra care not to touch the razor-sharp blades as she did so.

"Michelle, what are you doing bringing weapons to class?!" she asked shakily.

"Can I bring my mommy next time?"

Krista just stared at her, open-mouthed.

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BelovedOne: Well? What do you think? You all have been bugging me for chapter 2, so finally I wrote it and put it up. I actually had it written down on paper, I just hadn't taken the time to type it up because I hadn't thought the second chapter was finished! Sorry! I will work on~

The Demon Chronicles: Chapter 3

Save The Last Dance: Chapter 10

Love's Interlude: Chapter 4

~but be patient, please!

Up Next: "Meet The Parents"

PS-I've just now realized that the AC adaptor cord on my laptop is 'malfunctioning' and won't charge my battery, which is at just 30%, so I'll do my best to keep updating—but the good news is, I backed up all of my stuff on a couple of disks, so I can still keep posting!