~Neighborly Love~
Everyone ran downstairs. As they entered the kitchen and sat down, there was a knock at the front door. Everything went silent. James and Sirius walked slowly over to the front door. Everyone slowly backed around the corner into the family room. James slowly unlocked the door and turned the handle. "Hello, James, um, I know this may sound really rude of me, but I have to go to see my father in the hospital, so do you mind watching Jeffrey for me?" a woman with little time to breathe spoke very fast. "Oh, sure." James began, "when will you be back?" "I'll pick him up around morning!" she said as she ran down the driveway towards her car. She hopped inside and drove away down the alley. James and Sirius looked dumbstruck. They now had to spend, one intire night with James' 7-year-old neighbor. James pulled Jeffrey inside and locked the door. Sirius led the way into the kitchen. " Well, isn't this a surprise?" said Lily trying to sound happy. "Where is your mom going anyway?" Sirius asked. "On her way to see my grandpa. She just got a call saying he had another stroke." Jeffrey spoke calmly, seeing as to what had just happened.
"Well, were ordering pizza, do you want any?" James asked.
"Can I please!!!" Jeffrey said desperately. It seemed as though, he was never fed at night. James ordered 3 medium pizzas and made it to be delivered. They all made their way into James family room and sat down on the old couches. Jeffrey walked behind everyone else, feeling a bit out of place. He just stood there, waiting for someone to ask him to sit down.
"Jeffrey, there's an empty seat over here." Lily said pointing to the right side of her. James was on her left. Jeffrey ran across the room happily and sat down beside her. He then clung onto her arm, as if she were going to leave. James wasn't surprised like everyone else. Jeffrey's father left him and his mother, so he has become quite shy around a lot of people.
The door rang after about 20 minutes of talking. James and Sirius both answered the door, even though they knew it was the pizza boy. They came back and handed out pieces of pizza to everyone. Jeffrey never left Lily's side the whole night. She didn't mind, but James did. Whenever James walked by Lily, Jeffrey almost became a human shield. He would wrap his arms around her legs and wouldn't let her move.
It was quarter to 11 when everyone, especially Jeffrey, became very tired. Everyone walked upstairs and got their pajama's on. The girls changed in the bathroom, while the boys changed in the spare room. Everyone but James, Lily and Jeffrey were already asleep.
"You can sleep on the floor." James said, trying to keep his anger in.
"But, But, Im scared!" Jeffrey said, almost on the verge of tears.
"James, just let him sleep in the bed!" Lily said quietly, trying not to wake the others, "He can sleep between us."
James nodded his head and got into bed. Jeffrey climbed in and so did Lily. The bed was very squished.
"James," Lily whispered, "Get up off the floor and come into bed!" James was pushed off the bed by Jeffrey, and just laid there on the floor.
"I can't," James argued, "there's no room!" James crossed his arms and just stayed there.
"Fine," Lily said. She got out of bed and walked out of the room. James got up and looked at the bed. Jeffrey lay there asleep, so he quietly walked out of the room and followed her.
"Lily, what are you doing?" James asked as she grabbed out a sleeping bag from the closet at the bottom of the stairs.
"If there's not enough room for all of us, then I'm sleeping on the floor." Lily said pulling the dark blue sleeping bag up the stairs.
"No!" James argued, "Ok, you know what, fine! We'll all stay in the bed." And with that she dropped the bag drop the stairs, scaring James half to death. With Jeffrey already asleep, Lily quietly crawled into bed and drifted off to sleep. James, o the other hand, took a little bit more time to get to sleep, but he slowly fell asleep.
The next morning, James found himself on the floor once again. He pulled himself up and walked downstairs. He didn't hear anybody get up, yet there was no one in bed. He heard laughing from the kitchen.
".And then he told me that we would be best friends forever!" Everyone roared with laughter. As James walked into the kitchen, everyone laughed even harder.
"James.believe...story...Ha!" Sirius said between breathes. Once everyone had finished laughing, Lily began to speak.
"I can't believe, that you would actually get scared of a scary story, someone told you about a year ago!" Lily said, still chuckling. James still didn't get it. James looked at them with a confused look.
"Jeffrey told us the time you guys went camping to Bear Creak, and his dad told freaky stories, and you peed your pants!" Bella replied, then once she finished, they all started to laugh again. James shot Jeffrey a mean look and ran after him. With James running faster than Jeffrey, Jeffrey still managed to scream in horror. James finally caught up with Jeffrey and wrapped his arms around him, shaking him. Lily ran into the room, and pulled them apart.
"James, it was 4 years ago!" Lily tried to calm him down.
"I don't care. He promised not to tell!" James screamed again. Jeffrey started to cry and Lily ran over to him. She knelt down and gave him a hug. James sighed, knowing she was going to take his side, he fell back onto the couch. Lily slowly got up and let Jeffrey walk up to him. Jeffrey gave James a hug.
"I'm sorry, it's just that they asked about one of the times we spent together, and I could only remember that one." Jeffrey said, with tears filling his eyes. James hugged him back and apologized for getting mad. As they walked into the kitchen, the doorbell rang. James, still in his pj's, walked to the door.
"Jeffrey your moms here!" James yelled down the hall towards the kitchen. Jeffrey ran through the kitchen doorway and gave his mom a hug.
"I hope he didn't misbehave." She said.
"No" James said. He waved them good-bye and went back into the kitchen. Everyone had their breakfast and got changed. They had everything they needed, and walked out the front door.
Continued.
Everyone ran downstairs. As they entered the kitchen and sat down, there was a knock at the front door. Everything went silent. James and Sirius walked slowly over to the front door. Everyone slowly backed around the corner into the family room. James slowly unlocked the door and turned the handle. "Hello, James, um, I know this may sound really rude of me, but I have to go to see my father in the hospital, so do you mind watching Jeffrey for me?" a woman with little time to breathe spoke very fast. "Oh, sure." James began, "when will you be back?" "I'll pick him up around morning!" she said as she ran down the driveway towards her car. She hopped inside and drove away down the alley. James and Sirius looked dumbstruck. They now had to spend, one intire night with James' 7-year-old neighbor. James pulled Jeffrey inside and locked the door. Sirius led the way into the kitchen. " Well, isn't this a surprise?" said Lily trying to sound happy. "Where is your mom going anyway?" Sirius asked. "On her way to see my grandpa. She just got a call saying he had another stroke." Jeffrey spoke calmly, seeing as to what had just happened.
"Well, were ordering pizza, do you want any?" James asked.
"Can I please!!!" Jeffrey said desperately. It seemed as though, he was never fed at night. James ordered 3 medium pizzas and made it to be delivered. They all made their way into James family room and sat down on the old couches. Jeffrey walked behind everyone else, feeling a bit out of place. He just stood there, waiting for someone to ask him to sit down.
"Jeffrey, there's an empty seat over here." Lily said pointing to the right side of her. James was on her left. Jeffrey ran across the room happily and sat down beside her. He then clung onto her arm, as if she were going to leave. James wasn't surprised like everyone else. Jeffrey's father left him and his mother, so he has become quite shy around a lot of people.
The door rang after about 20 minutes of talking. James and Sirius both answered the door, even though they knew it was the pizza boy. They came back and handed out pieces of pizza to everyone. Jeffrey never left Lily's side the whole night. She didn't mind, but James did. Whenever James walked by Lily, Jeffrey almost became a human shield. He would wrap his arms around her legs and wouldn't let her move.
It was quarter to 11 when everyone, especially Jeffrey, became very tired. Everyone walked upstairs and got their pajama's on. The girls changed in the bathroom, while the boys changed in the spare room. Everyone but James, Lily and Jeffrey were already asleep.
"You can sleep on the floor." James said, trying to keep his anger in.
"But, But, Im scared!" Jeffrey said, almost on the verge of tears.
"James, just let him sleep in the bed!" Lily said quietly, trying not to wake the others, "He can sleep between us."
James nodded his head and got into bed. Jeffrey climbed in and so did Lily. The bed was very squished.
"James," Lily whispered, "Get up off the floor and come into bed!" James was pushed off the bed by Jeffrey, and just laid there on the floor.
"I can't," James argued, "there's no room!" James crossed his arms and just stayed there.
"Fine," Lily said. She got out of bed and walked out of the room. James got up and looked at the bed. Jeffrey lay there asleep, so he quietly walked out of the room and followed her.
"Lily, what are you doing?" James asked as she grabbed out a sleeping bag from the closet at the bottom of the stairs.
"If there's not enough room for all of us, then I'm sleeping on the floor." Lily said pulling the dark blue sleeping bag up the stairs.
"No!" James argued, "Ok, you know what, fine! We'll all stay in the bed." And with that she dropped the bag drop the stairs, scaring James half to death. With Jeffrey already asleep, Lily quietly crawled into bed and drifted off to sleep. James, o the other hand, took a little bit more time to get to sleep, but he slowly fell asleep.
The next morning, James found himself on the floor once again. He pulled himself up and walked downstairs. He didn't hear anybody get up, yet there was no one in bed. He heard laughing from the kitchen.
".And then he told me that we would be best friends forever!" Everyone roared with laughter. As James walked into the kitchen, everyone laughed even harder.
"James.believe...story...Ha!" Sirius said between breathes. Once everyone had finished laughing, Lily began to speak.
"I can't believe, that you would actually get scared of a scary story, someone told you about a year ago!" Lily said, still chuckling. James still didn't get it. James looked at them with a confused look.
"Jeffrey told us the time you guys went camping to Bear Creak, and his dad told freaky stories, and you peed your pants!" Bella replied, then once she finished, they all started to laugh again. James shot Jeffrey a mean look and ran after him. With James running faster than Jeffrey, Jeffrey still managed to scream in horror. James finally caught up with Jeffrey and wrapped his arms around him, shaking him. Lily ran into the room, and pulled them apart.
"James, it was 4 years ago!" Lily tried to calm him down.
"I don't care. He promised not to tell!" James screamed again. Jeffrey started to cry and Lily ran over to him. She knelt down and gave him a hug. James sighed, knowing she was going to take his side, he fell back onto the couch. Lily slowly got up and let Jeffrey walk up to him. Jeffrey gave James a hug.
"I'm sorry, it's just that they asked about one of the times we spent together, and I could only remember that one." Jeffrey said, with tears filling his eyes. James hugged him back and apologized for getting mad. As they walked into the kitchen, the doorbell rang. James, still in his pj's, walked to the door.
"Jeffrey your moms here!" James yelled down the hall towards the kitchen. Jeffrey ran through the kitchen doorway and gave his mom a hug.
"I hope he didn't misbehave." She said.
"No" James said. He waved them good-bye and went back into the kitchen. Everyone had their breakfast and got changed. They had everything they needed, and walked out the front door.
Continued.