Author's note:
Nids: thank you so much for the compliment. I don't have kids myself and I'm glad I created kind of like a real scene in that chapter. And I think our poor Nick is ready to strangle those little 'Angel's' now.
Aanekosikie: Hey girl, I'm still waiting for that chapter, lol. But take your time, I'm still beta reader
Nic: *blushes* you're giving me too much credit here, but thank you for the wonderful compliment. And you have a nice weekend as well.
K: actually, I was planning on getting Philip in here, so that's a yes. He's already starring in this chapter
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Nick looked at the mess in the house, sighing. How could three little kids make such a mess? And why weren't they listening? He looked at his reflection in the mirror and wished they would grow up, for his own sake. If he kept this up, he would get a mental breakdown. He tried to keep the kids out of danger during the day and entertaining them. At night he was working to find some kind of cure for them, some way to have his colleague's back. And when he would finally have the chance to get some sleep, the kids would be up, demanding all of his attention. He didn't have the opportunity to sleep now for three days and he felt old and tired.
He put away his book, cursing because again he spent the night in the control room without any luck. He dragged his tired body to the
kitchen, making breakfast ready for the kids.
Alex was the first one down, smiling brightly at Nick, studying him for a second before she started eating her bowl of cereals.
"Ick?"
Nick looked at her weary, his coffee mug frozen in the motion to swallow some coffee.
"It's Nick, Alex, not Ick."
Alex just smiled, her big brown eyes looking at him.
"You look sleepy Ick."
"That's because I'm tired hun."
"Why?"
Nick glared at her, wondering if she would ever drop the word why and let him talk without explaining ever word to her.
"Because I didn't go to bed."
"Why?"
"Because I had to search for some kind of way to get you to your own self again."
"Why?"
Nick gave her a glass of juice.
"Eat you breakfast hun, and don't ask so much."
She giggled, knowing perfectly well Nick was getting frustrated with her many questions.
"Why not?"
Luckily for Alex Derek decided to run in, grabbing his bowl of food, plopping down on his chair.
"Good morning Nick." He gave a disgustful look at the coffee Nick was drinking before returning his attention to his food. Nick grunted something that sounded like a good morning but the young Derek wasn't to sure about it.
"What did you say?"
Nick looked at him, smiling while trying to keep his temper within his own mind.
"I said good morning Derek."
Derek smiled. "I know you did, just had to make sure."
He ate the rest of his food, suddenly sitting upright when he remembered something.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you that Rachel is gone."
Nick choked in his coffee, looking at Derek with big eyes.
"Gone? Gone where?"
Derek shrugged, not finding the news a bit interesting. "I didn't ask, something about exploring secret passageways in the house. But I'm not sure, I was watching discovery channel. It could have been going to a club too."
Nick looked at him, ready to burst, quickly counting to ten.
"What did she tell you Derek? The truth now please."
Derek smiled, liking to tease the older man just to have some fun. "She was going to explore the house."
Nick sighed, standing up. Great, now he had to look for Rachel now too. And he couldn't leave Alex and Derek alone. He needed help, badly. So he called the one person who might be able to help him in some way.
Philip was there in no time after Nick had explained everything to him, concerned about the people he thought of as family. Nick opened the door, looking sweaty and covered in dust. Philip smiled amused.
"Having a spring clean Nick?"
Nick's face lightened up when he saw his friend, glad to have some kind help now. "Philip, am I glad to see you!"
He surprised Philip by hugging the priest. Philip took a step back, eyeing the younger man he thought of like a brother.
"God, what did ya do? Ye're skin over bones and ya look like ye haven't slept in years. Found little Rachel yet?"
Nick nodded his head in agreement. "I did but she lost her bracelet and I'm trying to find it, but with the kids running around and it's almost dinnertime and........."
Philip interrupted the stream of words. "Calm down Nick, yer getting on my nerves acting tha hyper. Why don't I take the kids out for food and go to a movie with them or something? Then ya can rest a bit."
Nick smiled, liking the idea a lot. "Yeah, that would be great. Maybe I have some luck in finding her bracelet too."
Philip grinned and walked with Nick to meet the children and take them out, leaving Nick to finally get some rest, if he could find Rachel's lost object. It took Nick two hours and a lot of swearing but he did find the small piece of jewellery. He made his way back to the secret opening to find it closed, probably by the wind. He
pushed, kicked, shouted but the door remained shut.
"No fucking way, this is not happening. this is not true."
But it was true, as true as the fact his flashlight gave it's final beam of light and the world around Nick turned dark.
"Oh shit," Nick muttered, realising it would be hours before Philip would return and then hours before Philip would find him. He looked up, wondering if the guy up there had a great time teasing him like this. He shouted some more and sat down, leaning against the wall, waiting for somebody to get home.
Nids: thank you so much for the compliment. I don't have kids myself and I'm glad I created kind of like a real scene in that chapter. And I think our poor Nick is ready to strangle those little 'Angel's' now.
Aanekosikie: Hey girl, I'm still waiting for that chapter, lol. But take your time, I'm still beta reader
Nic: *blushes* you're giving me too much credit here, but thank you for the wonderful compliment. And you have a nice weekend as well.
K: actually, I was planning on getting Philip in here, so that's a yes. He's already starring in this chapter
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Nick looked at the mess in the house, sighing. How could three little kids make such a mess? And why weren't they listening? He looked at his reflection in the mirror and wished they would grow up, for his own sake. If he kept this up, he would get a mental breakdown. He tried to keep the kids out of danger during the day and entertaining them. At night he was working to find some kind of cure for them, some way to have his colleague's back. And when he would finally have the chance to get some sleep, the kids would be up, demanding all of his attention. He didn't have the opportunity to sleep now for three days and he felt old and tired.
He put away his book, cursing because again he spent the night in the control room without any luck. He dragged his tired body to the
kitchen, making breakfast ready for the kids.
Alex was the first one down, smiling brightly at Nick, studying him for a second before she started eating her bowl of cereals.
"Ick?"
Nick looked at her weary, his coffee mug frozen in the motion to swallow some coffee.
"It's Nick, Alex, not Ick."
Alex just smiled, her big brown eyes looking at him.
"You look sleepy Ick."
"That's because I'm tired hun."
"Why?"
Nick glared at her, wondering if she would ever drop the word why and let him talk without explaining ever word to her.
"Because I didn't go to bed."
"Why?"
"Because I had to search for some kind of way to get you to your own self again."
"Why?"
Nick gave her a glass of juice.
"Eat you breakfast hun, and don't ask so much."
She giggled, knowing perfectly well Nick was getting frustrated with her many questions.
"Why not?"
Luckily for Alex Derek decided to run in, grabbing his bowl of food, plopping down on his chair.
"Good morning Nick." He gave a disgustful look at the coffee Nick was drinking before returning his attention to his food. Nick grunted something that sounded like a good morning but the young Derek wasn't to sure about it.
"What did you say?"
Nick looked at him, smiling while trying to keep his temper within his own mind.
"I said good morning Derek."
Derek smiled. "I know you did, just had to make sure."
He ate the rest of his food, suddenly sitting upright when he remembered something.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you that Rachel is gone."
Nick choked in his coffee, looking at Derek with big eyes.
"Gone? Gone where?"
Derek shrugged, not finding the news a bit interesting. "I didn't ask, something about exploring secret passageways in the house. But I'm not sure, I was watching discovery channel. It could have been going to a club too."
Nick looked at him, ready to burst, quickly counting to ten.
"What did she tell you Derek? The truth now please."
Derek smiled, liking to tease the older man just to have some fun. "She was going to explore the house."
Nick sighed, standing up. Great, now he had to look for Rachel now too. And he couldn't leave Alex and Derek alone. He needed help, badly. So he called the one person who might be able to help him in some way.
Philip was there in no time after Nick had explained everything to him, concerned about the people he thought of as family. Nick opened the door, looking sweaty and covered in dust. Philip smiled amused.
"Having a spring clean Nick?"
Nick's face lightened up when he saw his friend, glad to have some kind help now. "Philip, am I glad to see you!"
He surprised Philip by hugging the priest. Philip took a step back, eyeing the younger man he thought of like a brother.
"God, what did ya do? Ye're skin over bones and ya look like ye haven't slept in years. Found little Rachel yet?"
Nick nodded his head in agreement. "I did but she lost her bracelet and I'm trying to find it, but with the kids running around and it's almost dinnertime and........."
Philip interrupted the stream of words. "Calm down Nick, yer getting on my nerves acting tha hyper. Why don't I take the kids out for food and go to a movie with them or something? Then ya can rest a bit."
Nick smiled, liking the idea a lot. "Yeah, that would be great. Maybe I have some luck in finding her bracelet too."
Philip grinned and walked with Nick to meet the children and take them out, leaving Nick to finally get some rest, if he could find Rachel's lost object. It took Nick two hours and a lot of swearing but he did find the small piece of jewellery. He made his way back to the secret opening to find it closed, probably by the wind. He
pushed, kicked, shouted but the door remained shut.
"No fucking way, this is not happening. this is not true."
But it was true, as true as the fact his flashlight gave it's final beam of light and the world around Nick turned dark.
"Oh shit," Nick muttered, realising it would be hours before Philip would return and then hours before Philip would find him. He looked up, wondering if the guy up there had a great time teasing him like this. He shouted some more and sat down, leaning against the wall, waiting for somebody to get home.