Eli: Here it is! The next chapter! Enjoy.
"Nicky! Stop!" Gracie cried out. Nicky continued to pull at her pony tail until Bethany slapped his hands away from her. "She said to stop, Nicky!"
Nicky just giggled and ran off. Gracie frowned as tears sprang from her eyes. Teresa hugged Gracie.
"It's alright, Gracie. You're fine. Stop crying." Gracie frowned as she wiped the tears fom her eyes.
"Why does he always do that? Can't he see that it hurts?" Dominic bent down to Gracie's level.
"Want me to kill him for you?" Gracie nodded.
"No!" Bethany cried out. "Dominic, too far! Gracie, you know better than to try to have your cousin assassinated!"
"But he never learns! Aunt Lee always says he will, but he doesn't!"
"Yeah, but death?"
"I know, I know." Gracie grumbled. She went off to play with some of her other friends. Teresa, Bethany, and Dominic sat together on the bench.
"Gracie's right you know, Beth. We need to teach Nicky a lesson."
"I know. But" She turned to stare at Dominic. "Violence is not the answer. We need to teach him that these things hurt."
"Well," Dominic started. "You could use silence." Teresa crinkled her nose.
"Silence?" Bethany looked at him a second, then she finally got his drift and smiled.
"Brilliant, Dominic. This could actually work. Of course, we need to tell everyone about it. Teresa, everyone's coming to Aunt Vicky's and Uncle Jake's for Thanksgiving this year, right?"
"Yeah......"
"We can do it then."
"I still don't understand, Bethany." The bell rang and they got up.
"I'll explain it later." Teresa nodded and went to class. Dominic was about to do the same when Bethany stopped him.
"Dominic, is my grandfather sending you to stalk me on Thanksgiving?" Dominic blushed on the word 'stalk', but nodded his head. Bethany just smiled.
"Good. My daddy said you can spend Thanksgiving with us at Auntie Vicky and Uncle Jake's. Everyone already knows. Would you like that?"
"Yeah." Dominic quickly blurted out. He had never celebrated Thanksgiving before. They were both late for class, but neither cared.
"Good. Thank you for the idea of how to deal with Nicky." Bethany turned to go to class, but quickly looked back and made a decision. She went up to Dominic, stood on her toes, and kissed his cheek. Then she turned and ran into her classroom.
Dominic stood there fazed by what just happened. When he finally came to his senses, he rubbed his cheek softly and smirked. Right then, his teacher Ms. Benoit looked out.
"Dominic, come to class." He nodded and did as she bid him to.
-Thanksgiving 2010-
Holidays for our witchblade scoobies went like this: At New Years, they would each draw from a hat a holiday and everyone went to that person's house on that holiday. The four holidays they did this for were Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and New Years.
The kids only complaint on this holiday was that their were no gifts. And that they had to dress up. Gracie and Bethany had to turn in their tomboy appearence for cute, girly dresses. Gracie wore a bright blue dress with flowers on it. Bethany wore a red and black (Sara had forbidden a totally black dress.) dress and her hair up in a cute little bun that Sara had fun arranging. Bethany's face told everone exactly what would happen if you said anything about it. The boys all wore nice shirts that were tucked into their pants. Even Dominic, though he was still wearing all black.
The fun began when Danny, Lee, and children arrived last. Everyone, Danny and Lee included, knew the plan. If Nicky behaved, nothing happened. If he didn't, the plan went into play.
The later started as soon as he went up to Bethany and tried to make her dress go up. Fancy parties were the only time he dare taunt her, since she had to wear fancy shoes with heels that she couldn't run in. The minute he did so, everyone followed the plan. Bethany ignored his entire existance, as did everyone else.
He tried to get their attention by screaming, but that wasn't working. He slumped down in a corner when his voice was strained. Danny purposely stood next to him and said to Lee.
"Too bad Nicky couldn't have fun with the other kids. If only he could behave and not terrorize them. He should realize that it hurts them and that while he may think it's funny, no one else does."
"You're right, honey. And too bad he'll miss out on desert as well." They both sighed and walked into the kitchen.
Nicky started screaming again when he herad that he couldn't get desert. But everyone just ignored him.
Dinner started and everyone sat down to eat. No one passed anything to Nicky. He stood up on his chair and yelled, but no one cared. He ran from the Dining Room and went into the livning room. He sat down on the chair in front of they window and started to cry. He didn't like being excluded.
Gracie entered the living room and stood before him.
"What do you want?" He asked coldly, wiping tears from his face. Gracie remebered what Teresa told her to say.
"It hurt, didn't it?"
"Yeah, so?"
"That's what it feels like when you do bad things to us. when you pull my hair, or hit Chris, or scream at Teresa. We don't like it."
"I'm only joking, you know."
"But it's not joking to us. Nicky, we all love you, but we're not going to talk to you until you learn to behave and not to hurt us. Okay?" Gracie waited for a reply, but got none. She sighed and went back. Nicky closed his eyes and thought for a long time what Gracie said.
He had never meant to hurt anyone, but he had. Deeply.
He decided right then and there that he would try to be good. He didn't like his family not talking to him. He quietly returned to the Dining room and sat down in his seat. He looked down and mumbled out loud.
"I'm sorry."
Danny smiled at his son.
"Hi Nicky, nice of you to join us. Are you going to be good and not to anymore mean tricks?"
"Uh huh."
"Why?"
"No more mean tricks because it use to make me laugh, but nobody's laughing now."
"Right. do you want to eat now?"
"Uh huh." And he smiled as he chowed down on a piece of pumpkin pie.
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"Nicky! Stop!" Gracie cried out. Nicky continued to pull at her pony tail until Bethany slapped his hands away from her. "She said to stop, Nicky!"
Nicky just giggled and ran off. Gracie frowned as tears sprang from her eyes. Teresa hugged Gracie.
"It's alright, Gracie. You're fine. Stop crying." Gracie frowned as she wiped the tears fom her eyes.
"Why does he always do that? Can't he see that it hurts?" Dominic bent down to Gracie's level.
"Want me to kill him for you?" Gracie nodded.
"No!" Bethany cried out. "Dominic, too far! Gracie, you know better than to try to have your cousin assassinated!"
"But he never learns! Aunt Lee always says he will, but he doesn't!"
"Yeah, but death?"
"I know, I know." Gracie grumbled. She went off to play with some of her other friends. Teresa, Bethany, and Dominic sat together on the bench.
"Gracie's right you know, Beth. We need to teach Nicky a lesson."
"I know. But" She turned to stare at Dominic. "Violence is not the answer. We need to teach him that these things hurt."
"Well," Dominic started. "You could use silence." Teresa crinkled her nose.
"Silence?" Bethany looked at him a second, then she finally got his drift and smiled.
"Brilliant, Dominic. This could actually work. Of course, we need to tell everyone about it. Teresa, everyone's coming to Aunt Vicky's and Uncle Jake's for Thanksgiving this year, right?"
"Yeah......"
"We can do it then."
"I still don't understand, Bethany." The bell rang and they got up.
"I'll explain it later." Teresa nodded and went to class. Dominic was about to do the same when Bethany stopped him.
"Dominic, is my grandfather sending you to stalk me on Thanksgiving?" Dominic blushed on the word 'stalk', but nodded his head. Bethany just smiled.
"Good. My daddy said you can spend Thanksgiving with us at Auntie Vicky and Uncle Jake's. Everyone already knows. Would you like that?"
"Yeah." Dominic quickly blurted out. He had never celebrated Thanksgiving before. They were both late for class, but neither cared.
"Good. Thank you for the idea of how to deal with Nicky." Bethany turned to go to class, but quickly looked back and made a decision. She went up to Dominic, stood on her toes, and kissed his cheek. Then she turned and ran into her classroom.
Dominic stood there fazed by what just happened. When he finally came to his senses, he rubbed his cheek softly and smirked. Right then, his teacher Ms. Benoit looked out.
"Dominic, come to class." He nodded and did as she bid him to.
-Thanksgiving 2010-
Holidays for our witchblade scoobies went like this: At New Years, they would each draw from a hat a holiday and everyone went to that person's house on that holiday. The four holidays they did this for were Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and New Years.
The kids only complaint on this holiday was that their were no gifts. And that they had to dress up. Gracie and Bethany had to turn in their tomboy appearence for cute, girly dresses. Gracie wore a bright blue dress with flowers on it. Bethany wore a red and black (Sara had forbidden a totally black dress.) dress and her hair up in a cute little bun that Sara had fun arranging. Bethany's face told everone exactly what would happen if you said anything about it. The boys all wore nice shirts that were tucked into their pants. Even Dominic, though he was still wearing all black.
The fun began when Danny, Lee, and children arrived last. Everyone, Danny and Lee included, knew the plan. If Nicky behaved, nothing happened. If he didn't, the plan went into play.
The later started as soon as he went up to Bethany and tried to make her dress go up. Fancy parties were the only time he dare taunt her, since she had to wear fancy shoes with heels that she couldn't run in. The minute he did so, everyone followed the plan. Bethany ignored his entire existance, as did everyone else.
He tried to get their attention by screaming, but that wasn't working. He slumped down in a corner when his voice was strained. Danny purposely stood next to him and said to Lee.
"Too bad Nicky couldn't have fun with the other kids. If only he could behave and not terrorize them. He should realize that it hurts them and that while he may think it's funny, no one else does."
"You're right, honey. And too bad he'll miss out on desert as well." They both sighed and walked into the kitchen.
Nicky started screaming again when he herad that he couldn't get desert. But everyone just ignored him.
Dinner started and everyone sat down to eat. No one passed anything to Nicky. He stood up on his chair and yelled, but no one cared. He ran from the Dining Room and went into the livning room. He sat down on the chair in front of they window and started to cry. He didn't like being excluded.
Gracie entered the living room and stood before him.
"What do you want?" He asked coldly, wiping tears from his face. Gracie remebered what Teresa told her to say.
"It hurt, didn't it?"
"Yeah, so?"
"That's what it feels like when you do bad things to us. when you pull my hair, or hit Chris, or scream at Teresa. We don't like it."
"I'm only joking, you know."
"But it's not joking to us. Nicky, we all love you, but we're not going to talk to you until you learn to behave and not to hurt us. Okay?" Gracie waited for a reply, but got none. She sighed and went back. Nicky closed his eyes and thought for a long time what Gracie said.
He had never meant to hurt anyone, but he had. Deeply.
He decided right then and there that he would try to be good. He didn't like his family not talking to him. He quietly returned to the Dining room and sat down in his seat. He looked down and mumbled out loud.
"I'm sorry."
Danny smiled at his son.
"Hi Nicky, nice of you to join us. Are you going to be good and not to anymore mean tricks?"
"Uh huh."
"Why?"
"No more mean tricks because it use to make me laugh, but nobody's laughing now."
"Right. do you want to eat now?"
"Uh huh." And he smiled as he chowed down on a piece of pumpkin pie.
Coming Attractions:
Daddy's Playing the Field