Eli: Hey all! Thanks for reviews. Oh, to answer your questions Nottingham
lover: Uh, Ian and Sara do not purposely try to expose their children to
morbidity. They try to shelter as much as they can out. Remember how Jamie
freaked out over the bloody sword all the way back in chapter 27 or so?
Bethany is used to blood, but Jamie is not. As for Jamie being normal, he
very well can be if he likes. Ian is human, and you forget, he was raised
to be odd. I mean, if he had had a normal childhood, he would have turned
out normal. And I have often observed many kids don't turn out like their
parents. I know you were just trying to save Ian's weirdness, so it's all
right. Don't worry, I'll keep it intact. Now, onto the chapter! Enjoy!
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Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
That was all Bethany did in class all day. For over a week now, she had noticed that both of her front two teeth kept shifting. She wasn't sure yet why they were moving, but they kept shifting more and more everyday. Her second grade class was too easy for her, so she spent most of it wiggling her teeth back and forth with her tongue.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wi-
Bethany let out a sharp scream as both of her front two teeth disconnected from her and blood started filling her mouth. Teresa turned and looked at her in confusion and gasped. "Beth, your teeth!" She whispered as their teacher came over to see what all the fuss was about.
"Bethany, what are you screaming about?" She asked sternly. Bethany opened her mouth and pouted.
"My eeth fell ou an m' beeding." She answered, holding out her two baby teeth for her teacher to see. Ms. Dunbar held back a laugh at the sight and nodded.
"Oh, okay. Then go to the bathroom and clean yourself up." She told her. Bethany got up and quickly went to the girl's bathroom.
-Recess-
Bethany sat on a bench during recess. She didn't want to do anything that would make her open her mouth. She had seen herself in the mirror and didn't like how she looked without them, even though some of the passing teachers who did see her told her she looked adorable. She had to stop herself from glaring at them.
'I don't like adorable. I like tough, and no one is going to think I am tough till I grow my front two teeth back.' She thought to herself angrily as her tongue lapped at where her teeth had been. 'Yuck, still tastes like blood. I want my teeth back! How fast do teeth grow? I hope they can grow back over night, or else I'm not coming to school tomorrow.'
She looked around the playground. Teresa was playing one of the older kids at wall ball. Jamie and Gracie were playing tag. And the twins and Dominic were playing kick ball with most of the rest of the third grade. Bethany loved playing the older kids, but knew if she waned to keep her teeth a secret, that she couldn't. She turned away from the games, picked up a rock, and started carving her initials onto the side of the bench.
'Stupid front teeth.' She thought to herself.
Dominic looked over at Bethany, whose back was turned toward him, and looked at her curiously. She was clearly unhappy about something, and he was going to find out what. After Chris kicked the ball and Dominic stepped onto the home base, he told them he'd be back for his next turn and went over to Bethany.
Bethany heard him coming and went to bite her lower lip, except she had nothing to bite with. She winced and wanted to groan. 'Oh no, Dominic is gonna wanna know why I'm not playing. But I don't want him to. This totally sucks! What am I going to do?' She thought quickly.
He touched her shoulder lightly. "Beth? You okay?" He asked. She nodded her head. He tilted his head. 'Really? Because you sure aren't acting like it." He told her as he sat down next to her. She turned her head a little o glance at him and shook her head.
"I'm fine, Dominic." She told him as clearly as she could. The thing she hated most about this was definitely the fact that some of her words sounded off. She felt him pull on her shoulder so that she would look at him. She resisted, but he was stronger and turned her body around.
"What's wrong? You're upset, I know it." He told her. She shook her head. "Bethany, talk to me." She shook her head again. Dominic looked at her and thought for a moment. He smirked and let go of her shoulder and tickled her stomach. She held back laughter and tried to slap his hand away, but missed. He did it again and she broke out into laughter.
"Stop, stop!" She told him. He looked at her and smirked again.
"You lost your two front teeth!" He said, laughing a little. Was this what she was so upset about?
Bethany stopped laughing and pouted. "Uh huh."
He looked at her curiously, smiling. "Why are you so upset? They'll grow back soon."
"I know, but not soon enough! All the adults keep saying I look adorable. I don't wanna look adorable, I wanna look tough." She said. He started laughing. "It's not funny; Dom. Assassins are not suppose to look adorable!" She told him seriously.
He shook his head. "Bethany, you will be tough no matter what you look like." He told her honestly.
"Really?" She asked suspiciously.
"Really." He assured her. The bell rang and they all started to head back to their classes. "You'll be playing kick ball with us next recess, right?" She nodded and Dominic started heading back to his classroom. He turned back to her. "Oh, and by the way."
"Yeah?"
"You don't look bad adorable." He said quickly before he ran back to his classroom. Bethany stared after him and smiled a little, despite her missing two front teeth.
-Later-
Sara came home late into the afternoon and found Bethany and Jamie in the living room watching TV. "Hey, you guys get your homework done?"
"Yes, mommy." Jamie said as his eyes stayed glued to the TV. Bethany nodded, knowing all too well what her mother would do if she knew her teeth were gone. Her mother put away her weapons and collapsed onto the couch. Bethany was lying on the floor. Sara reached over and played with her hair. Beth shook her head to make her stop.
"What's wrong with you today? You're so quiet." Sara told her.
Jamie grinned. "Make her smile, Mommy." He said wickedly. Bethany threw the pillow she had been hugging at him. He caught it and threw it back.
While Beth's attention was on her younger brother, Sara tickled Bethany's side and made her giggle. Sara gasped as Bethany. "You lost your two front teeth! Oh my God, where's the camera? I need to take a picture."
"Mommmmmmmmmmyyyyy!" She dragged out as she heard the evil 'take a picture'.
"Oh, c'mon. Just one." Sara told her as she started hiding behind things. "Bethany Marie Nottingham, don't make me go after you." She scolded as Beth sighed and came out form behind the couch. Sara made her smiled and snapped a shot. "Thank-you, sweetie. You look so adorable." She said as she looked at the picture.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Bethany mumbled.
"Hey, why are you so upset? You'll get money from the tooth fairy for it." Sara told her. Bethany looked at her confused.
"The what?" Bethany asked. Sara explained it to her as Bethany listened. She tilted her head to the side. "So I put my teeth under my pillow and she'll take them for money?" Sara nodded. Bethany thought to herself and smirked. "Cool."
-That Night-
Bethany had been asleep for at least an hour. The 'tooth fairy' quietly came into her room and silently approached the bed. Bethany was turned onto her side and was hugging her pillow. 'Tooth fairy' lifted up the little girl's head slightly to grab up the teeth, which were together in an envelope.
SNAP!
'Tooth fairy' hissed in pain and dropped the money she had in that hand. Surprisingly, Bethany didn't wake up, but rolled onto the other side of her bed, away from the loud noise. 'Tooth fairy' looked under the pillow and found a mouse trap there with the envelope 'Tooth fairy' pulled the mouse trap off her fingers and placed it on Bethany's nightstand, where she saw a jar that was labeled 'Fairy cage'. 'Tooth fairy' shook her head and placed the pillow back down. She then tucked Bethany back in and left the room, closing the door behind her.
Sara walked into the living room. "Did she wake up?" Ian asked her. Sara shook her head.
"Ian?"
"Yes?"
"Tomorrow, will you please have a talk with that girl about putting mouse traps in her bed to catch fairies?" She asked as she rubbed her hand. He smirked and nodded.
"Sure." She slightly glared at him for laughing.
"Good. And next time, you can go play tooth fairy."
Coming Attractions:
Lily's Secret
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Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
That was all Bethany did in class all day. For over a week now, she had noticed that both of her front two teeth kept shifting. She wasn't sure yet why they were moving, but they kept shifting more and more everyday. Her second grade class was too easy for her, so she spent most of it wiggling her teeth back and forth with her tongue.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wi-
Bethany let out a sharp scream as both of her front two teeth disconnected from her and blood started filling her mouth. Teresa turned and looked at her in confusion and gasped. "Beth, your teeth!" She whispered as their teacher came over to see what all the fuss was about.
"Bethany, what are you screaming about?" She asked sternly. Bethany opened her mouth and pouted.
"My eeth fell ou an m' beeding." She answered, holding out her two baby teeth for her teacher to see. Ms. Dunbar held back a laugh at the sight and nodded.
"Oh, okay. Then go to the bathroom and clean yourself up." She told her. Bethany got up and quickly went to the girl's bathroom.
-Recess-
Bethany sat on a bench during recess. She didn't want to do anything that would make her open her mouth. She had seen herself in the mirror and didn't like how she looked without them, even though some of the passing teachers who did see her told her she looked adorable. She had to stop herself from glaring at them.
'I don't like adorable. I like tough, and no one is going to think I am tough till I grow my front two teeth back.' She thought to herself angrily as her tongue lapped at where her teeth had been. 'Yuck, still tastes like blood. I want my teeth back! How fast do teeth grow? I hope they can grow back over night, or else I'm not coming to school tomorrow.'
She looked around the playground. Teresa was playing one of the older kids at wall ball. Jamie and Gracie were playing tag. And the twins and Dominic were playing kick ball with most of the rest of the third grade. Bethany loved playing the older kids, but knew if she waned to keep her teeth a secret, that she couldn't. She turned away from the games, picked up a rock, and started carving her initials onto the side of the bench.
'Stupid front teeth.' She thought to herself.
Dominic looked over at Bethany, whose back was turned toward him, and looked at her curiously. She was clearly unhappy about something, and he was going to find out what. After Chris kicked the ball and Dominic stepped onto the home base, he told them he'd be back for his next turn and went over to Bethany.
Bethany heard him coming and went to bite her lower lip, except she had nothing to bite with. She winced and wanted to groan. 'Oh no, Dominic is gonna wanna know why I'm not playing. But I don't want him to. This totally sucks! What am I going to do?' She thought quickly.
He touched her shoulder lightly. "Beth? You okay?" He asked. She nodded her head. He tilted his head. 'Really? Because you sure aren't acting like it." He told her as he sat down next to her. She turned her head a little o glance at him and shook her head.
"I'm fine, Dominic." She told him as clearly as she could. The thing she hated most about this was definitely the fact that some of her words sounded off. She felt him pull on her shoulder so that she would look at him. She resisted, but he was stronger and turned her body around.
"What's wrong? You're upset, I know it." He told her. She shook her head. "Bethany, talk to me." She shook her head again. Dominic looked at her and thought for a moment. He smirked and let go of her shoulder and tickled her stomach. She held back laughter and tried to slap his hand away, but missed. He did it again and she broke out into laughter.
"Stop, stop!" She told him. He looked at her and smirked again.
"You lost your two front teeth!" He said, laughing a little. Was this what she was so upset about?
Bethany stopped laughing and pouted. "Uh huh."
He looked at her curiously, smiling. "Why are you so upset? They'll grow back soon."
"I know, but not soon enough! All the adults keep saying I look adorable. I don't wanna look adorable, I wanna look tough." She said. He started laughing. "It's not funny; Dom. Assassins are not suppose to look adorable!" She told him seriously.
He shook his head. "Bethany, you will be tough no matter what you look like." He told her honestly.
"Really?" She asked suspiciously.
"Really." He assured her. The bell rang and they all started to head back to their classes. "You'll be playing kick ball with us next recess, right?" She nodded and Dominic started heading back to his classroom. He turned back to her. "Oh, and by the way."
"Yeah?"
"You don't look bad adorable." He said quickly before he ran back to his classroom. Bethany stared after him and smiled a little, despite her missing two front teeth.
-Later-
Sara came home late into the afternoon and found Bethany and Jamie in the living room watching TV. "Hey, you guys get your homework done?"
"Yes, mommy." Jamie said as his eyes stayed glued to the TV. Bethany nodded, knowing all too well what her mother would do if she knew her teeth were gone. Her mother put away her weapons and collapsed onto the couch. Bethany was lying on the floor. Sara reached over and played with her hair. Beth shook her head to make her stop.
"What's wrong with you today? You're so quiet." Sara told her.
Jamie grinned. "Make her smile, Mommy." He said wickedly. Bethany threw the pillow she had been hugging at him. He caught it and threw it back.
While Beth's attention was on her younger brother, Sara tickled Bethany's side and made her giggle. Sara gasped as Bethany. "You lost your two front teeth! Oh my God, where's the camera? I need to take a picture."
"Mommmmmmmmmmyyyyy!" She dragged out as she heard the evil 'take a picture'.
"Oh, c'mon. Just one." Sara told her as she started hiding behind things. "Bethany Marie Nottingham, don't make me go after you." She scolded as Beth sighed and came out form behind the couch. Sara made her smiled and snapped a shot. "Thank-you, sweetie. You look so adorable." She said as she looked at the picture.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Bethany mumbled.
"Hey, why are you so upset? You'll get money from the tooth fairy for it." Sara told her. Bethany looked at her confused.
"The what?" Bethany asked. Sara explained it to her as Bethany listened. She tilted her head to the side. "So I put my teeth under my pillow and she'll take them for money?" Sara nodded. Bethany thought to herself and smirked. "Cool."
-That Night-
Bethany had been asleep for at least an hour. The 'tooth fairy' quietly came into her room and silently approached the bed. Bethany was turned onto her side and was hugging her pillow. 'Tooth fairy' lifted up the little girl's head slightly to grab up the teeth, which were together in an envelope.
SNAP!
'Tooth fairy' hissed in pain and dropped the money she had in that hand. Surprisingly, Bethany didn't wake up, but rolled onto the other side of her bed, away from the loud noise. 'Tooth fairy' looked under the pillow and found a mouse trap there with the envelope 'Tooth fairy' pulled the mouse trap off her fingers and placed it on Bethany's nightstand, where she saw a jar that was labeled 'Fairy cage'. 'Tooth fairy' shook her head and placed the pillow back down. She then tucked Bethany back in and left the room, closing the door behind her.
Sara walked into the living room. "Did she wake up?" Ian asked her. Sara shook her head.
"Ian?"
"Yes?"
"Tomorrow, will you please have a talk with that girl about putting mouse traps in her bed to catch fairies?" She asked as she rubbed her hand. He smirked and nodded.
"Sure." She slightly glared at him for laughing.
"Good. And next time, you can go play tooth fairy."
Coming Attractions:
Lily's Secret