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Meg: Thank you, my friend, for being there to talk to through email and for reviewing. Stay safe, my friend! Oh, I did email you telling you that you were right (now you were because of my mom..;)) that there IS a connection between Doc Brown and Karin, which you'll find out in this very chapter. : -D
Valenil: Thanks, Josh. You were the first reviewer of my story and I really thank you for that. I'll see ya on Monday!! Take care!
Faith: Thanks for reviewing, I hope you like the rest of the ficlet, although it may get a little boring later on then get better, but that's for everyone there. And a special note from your review a few days ago: Karin's name is pronounced Care-rin. Keep reading and enjoying!
ShaniaTwainRox74: Thank ya for your reviews. You've been there (along with most others) from the beginning of this story and I hope you're here until the end.
Now, on to the story!!
But first, special thanks to my mum also for helping me with the plot twist for this chappy here. Thanks mommy!!! lol
Chapter 5
POV-KARIN
It was midday and I had to get to Ephram's house to clean. I pulled off of the clover speedway and into the condominium complexes. I noticed a different car in the Brown's parking area.
'Mrs. Brown must have had the day off and has a friend over, but her car isn't here.' I thought.
I shrugged it off and carefully parked my car in visitor parking and grabbed my wallet then put it in my jacket pocket. I walked to the elevator and shook my head. I looked down at my shirt that was slightly over my belly button. I pinched the flabby bit of skin there and laughed. Then another thought hit me.
'I'll take the stairs today. I need to get back in shape.' I thought.
I chuckled and sprinted up the stairs to the sixth floor. When I reached the top flight of stairs there, I was gasping for air. I pulled a hair cord from my pocket and wrapped it around my dark tresses. I slowly opened the door, still puffing for air, and walking into the living room. I started cleaning the small mess in there up. When I finished that, I walked into the family room and put books back up on the large book case, stacked papers in a small pile and set them where the other papers were, and then finally surveyed the large room.
"Perfect." I told myself and decided to go to the kitchen and clean there. When I walked in, I had a big surprise.
POV CHANGE-DOC BROWN
I put the pickle jar back in the refrigerator and shut the steel door. I started to take a bite of my sandwich I had just made when I heard a small yelp of surprise. I quickly turned around and saw a raven-haired girl with caramel colored skin. Her eyes were brown and wide with fear and astonishment. Her mouth was slightly opened to form the letter O.
"Doc Brown!" She yelled.
"Karin!" I yelled back.
Karin ran over to me and hugged me happily.
"How long has it been since I saw you last?" I asked her.
"Three years, but it seems like three centuries or millenniums." She said sarcastically with tears in her eyes.
"Oh, it's been that long? How's your uncle?" I asked after she was standing a few feet away from me and was zipping up her jacket.
"Would know. He bought us a trailer two years back and we've been living there since." Karin said, wiping at her eyes with the sleeve of her nylon jacket.
"Dad?" I heard my son asked my. "What's going on?"
"Well, it turns out that I hired Charles' niece." I said.
(A/N: Remember in that episode when Colin was having brain surgery? The guy that came in to help Doc Brown with the surgery, that's who Charles is. Yeah, thaaat guy. ;))
Ephram's jaw dropped to the floor. He furrowed his brown and stuttered out a few words before I heard Karin giggle at him.
POV CHANGE-EPHRAM
I stuttered much to my disappointment because Karin was now laughing at me. I cleared my throat and finally started to talk correctly.
"Karin is Charles' niece?" I stammered quickly.
"Yup." Karin said, nodding her heard with a happy grin on her face.
I looked back at my dad and back to Karin again. A grin crossed my face also.
"I knew your voice sounded familiar on the phone, but I couldn't place it exactly." My dad said after a while of smiling at each other.
Karin laughed richly and turned to start cleaning the countertop again. My dad turned with her and opened his mouth to talk.
"Don't even think of cleaning again today. You can take the rest of the day off and talk with me and Ephram." My dad said to her.
"Are you sure?" She asked skeptically. My dad nodded his head in assurance.
Karin beamed and smiled. My dad walked into the living room, but poked his head back in the room.
"I'm going to go take a shower. Delia went to Mary's house from school and your mother is working late tonight, so I'll be out in a minute." He said and Karin and I nodded.
I motioned for Karin to sit down at the bar across from me. She nodded and sat down then started fidgeting with her finger ring on her right hand. My eyes trailed to her left hand. I saw a diamond ring on her ring finger and wondered what exactly it meant.
"What's that ring mean exactly?" I asked, pointing at the clear gem.
"Oh, it's my birthstone. My mom bought it for me a long time ago, before she died." Karin said.
"Oh, I'm sorry." I said sympathetically, but not knowing what it was like to not have a mother, but had a strange feeling that one day I would know the feeling so that I could relate to her.
(A/N: How right it he? Lol)
"It's all right. That's why my brothers and I moved in with my uncle for five years. I was twelve then, which remind me of two things." She said, her frown turning upside-down.
"What's that?" I asked.
"Well, the first thing is, it's my birthday today and I completely forgot." She said, reaching behind her neck and fidgeting with another thing there.
"What was the second thing?" I asked as she unclasped a chain from her neck.
"This." She said seriously and handed me the chain with care.
"Wow, how did you get something like this?" I asked, fingering the smaller diamond ring on the gold chain.
"It's my baby ring. My aunt gave it to me when I was two weeks old." Karin said twisting her own ring she was wearing on her left ring finger.
"Does-does that one have a differing meaning other than your birthstone?" I asked shyly, pointing at the ring on her finger.
"No, or course not. I don't even have a boyfriend yet." Karin said quickly. "It did one time." She murmured.
"Hmm?" I asked suddenly, hearing her mumble.
"Nothing. I might tell you later." She said quickly again.
I nodded and started to hand Karin's ring back to her.
"No, no, keep it. I'm giving it to you because in my heritage, I'm Asian, on someone's birthday, they five a gift to their newest friend." Karin explained.
"I couldn't take this. You've had this for almost 18 years." I said,
Karin eyed me and said, "It's dishonor on what I have of a family if you don't accept my gift. Besides, it'll keep making me feel old when I take it off to shower or something. It is 18 years old, my aunt and uncle had it from the day I was born and had to get the gold chain since the stuff in silver irritates my skin." She smirked slightly at saying all this.
POV CHANGE-KARIN
I smirked slightly and watched as Ephram furrowed his brow at me slightly in minor confusion. I chuckled at him as I remembered something quite important. The smirk on my lips quickly turned into a straight, thin line.
"Are we still on for tonight?" I asked suddenly.
"Yeah, of course. I mean if you still want to." Ephram said.
"Course!" I said hoarsely, much to my utter disappointment. "It could be my birthday present from you." I added happily.
Ephram grinned and moved to sit beside me. I smiled shyly as the gap between us slowly closed. I looked down in my lap then quickly looked back up at him. Thoughts flashed through my head telling me it was all right and more so of them saying it wasn't a good idea to get close to someone like this. Much to my own, personal relief, we were interrupted.
"Karin, I called your uncle a moment ago and he said he'd be thrilled to see you again on Monday afternoon at his office in the hospital." Doc Brown said to me.
"Alright." I said shyly. "Doc Brown, since today is my birthday, Ephram said he'd take me to the movies, is that all right with you?" I added.
"Oh, so you're his friend he was talking about last night at dinner. Yeah, you two can go." He said.
"Thanks, Doc Brown." I said, a cheeky grin on my face.
"No problem. What movie did you guys plan on seeing?" Doc Brown asked.
I shrugged and tilted my head to a side, my black hair flitting around my face slightly from my now loose ponytail. I pulled my hair down to fix it as Doc Brown laughed slightly. I grinned as I put my hair up in a bun now.
"Let's see. I would recommend Daredevil. Julia and I saw it a few days ago before I went to my convention in Los Angeles." He suggested.
"Daredevil.hmm. I like it. Ephram?" I asked.
"Sure." He replied simply.
"I'll arrange a car service for you two tonight and Julia would be more than happy to take you out for a new outfit for tonight, Karin." Doc Brown improvised.
"No, you don't-"
"Karin, it'll be our birthday present to you." He insisted.
"If you say so." I said unwillingly.
I unconsciously slipped over Ephram's slowly. He looked at me strangely before accepting it. He grinned and curled his fingers around my hand.
"Well, I'll go call Julia and the car service before it's too late." Doc Brown said then left Ephram and I alone again in the kitchen.
"Alright." I called uselessly to him. "What to do now?" I added.
"I can think of a few things." Ephram said, a sly grin on his face.
"Oh, men all have the same mind." I said as I quickly placed a kiss on his cheek.
I laughed as his cheeks turned a crimson color.
"Thanks, Ephram." I said.
~~~ T B C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I put in that last kiss for you all. And for me since I like a small amount of romance. ( I'll be gone all weekend and probably won't be updating until Tuesday or Wednesday when I get home. Yes, I'm still on my trip and I'm getting home Monday morning, EARLY! And will be at school then, happy joy. But hope y'all liked this chapter!! Oh, and yes, I think it's true what Karin said about men. You all have the same mind that revolves around girls, and a few other things I shouldn't mention in here, but you can email me to see if you know what I'm talking about if you want, and please, no flames for anything I screwed up in on information. But please, don't forget to review! The button's right there! * Points at the button but you can see me because I'm behind the computer screen;) *
Meg: Thank you, my friend, for being there to talk to through email and for reviewing. Stay safe, my friend! Oh, I did email you telling you that you were right (now you were because of my mom..;)) that there IS a connection between Doc Brown and Karin, which you'll find out in this very chapter. : -D
Valenil: Thanks, Josh. You were the first reviewer of my story and I really thank you for that. I'll see ya on Monday!! Take care!
Faith: Thanks for reviewing, I hope you like the rest of the ficlet, although it may get a little boring later on then get better, but that's for everyone there. And a special note from your review a few days ago: Karin's name is pronounced Care-rin. Keep reading and enjoying!
ShaniaTwainRox74: Thank ya for your reviews. You've been there (along with most others) from the beginning of this story and I hope you're here until the end.
Now, on to the story!!
But first, special thanks to my mum also for helping me with the plot twist for this chappy here. Thanks mommy!!! lol
Chapter 5
POV-KARIN
It was midday and I had to get to Ephram's house to clean. I pulled off of the clover speedway and into the condominium complexes. I noticed a different car in the Brown's parking area.
'Mrs. Brown must have had the day off and has a friend over, but her car isn't here.' I thought.
I shrugged it off and carefully parked my car in visitor parking and grabbed my wallet then put it in my jacket pocket. I walked to the elevator and shook my head. I looked down at my shirt that was slightly over my belly button. I pinched the flabby bit of skin there and laughed. Then another thought hit me.
'I'll take the stairs today. I need to get back in shape.' I thought.
I chuckled and sprinted up the stairs to the sixth floor. When I reached the top flight of stairs there, I was gasping for air. I pulled a hair cord from my pocket and wrapped it around my dark tresses. I slowly opened the door, still puffing for air, and walking into the living room. I started cleaning the small mess in there up. When I finished that, I walked into the family room and put books back up on the large book case, stacked papers in a small pile and set them where the other papers were, and then finally surveyed the large room.
"Perfect." I told myself and decided to go to the kitchen and clean there. When I walked in, I had a big surprise.
POV CHANGE-DOC BROWN
I put the pickle jar back in the refrigerator and shut the steel door. I started to take a bite of my sandwich I had just made when I heard a small yelp of surprise. I quickly turned around and saw a raven-haired girl with caramel colored skin. Her eyes were brown and wide with fear and astonishment. Her mouth was slightly opened to form the letter O.
"Doc Brown!" She yelled.
"Karin!" I yelled back.
Karin ran over to me and hugged me happily.
"How long has it been since I saw you last?" I asked her.
"Three years, but it seems like three centuries or millenniums." She said sarcastically with tears in her eyes.
"Oh, it's been that long? How's your uncle?" I asked after she was standing a few feet away from me and was zipping up her jacket.
"Would know. He bought us a trailer two years back and we've been living there since." Karin said, wiping at her eyes with the sleeve of her nylon jacket.
"Dad?" I heard my son asked my. "What's going on?"
"Well, it turns out that I hired Charles' niece." I said.
(A/N: Remember in that episode when Colin was having brain surgery? The guy that came in to help Doc Brown with the surgery, that's who Charles is. Yeah, thaaat guy. ;))
Ephram's jaw dropped to the floor. He furrowed his brown and stuttered out a few words before I heard Karin giggle at him.
POV CHANGE-EPHRAM
I stuttered much to my disappointment because Karin was now laughing at me. I cleared my throat and finally started to talk correctly.
"Karin is Charles' niece?" I stammered quickly.
"Yup." Karin said, nodding her heard with a happy grin on her face.
I looked back at my dad and back to Karin again. A grin crossed my face also.
"I knew your voice sounded familiar on the phone, but I couldn't place it exactly." My dad said after a while of smiling at each other.
Karin laughed richly and turned to start cleaning the countertop again. My dad turned with her and opened his mouth to talk.
"Don't even think of cleaning again today. You can take the rest of the day off and talk with me and Ephram." My dad said to her.
"Are you sure?" She asked skeptically. My dad nodded his head in assurance.
Karin beamed and smiled. My dad walked into the living room, but poked his head back in the room.
"I'm going to go take a shower. Delia went to Mary's house from school and your mother is working late tonight, so I'll be out in a minute." He said and Karin and I nodded.
I motioned for Karin to sit down at the bar across from me. She nodded and sat down then started fidgeting with her finger ring on her right hand. My eyes trailed to her left hand. I saw a diamond ring on her ring finger and wondered what exactly it meant.
"What's that ring mean exactly?" I asked, pointing at the clear gem.
"Oh, it's my birthstone. My mom bought it for me a long time ago, before she died." Karin said.
"Oh, I'm sorry." I said sympathetically, but not knowing what it was like to not have a mother, but had a strange feeling that one day I would know the feeling so that I could relate to her.
(A/N: How right it he? Lol)
"It's all right. That's why my brothers and I moved in with my uncle for five years. I was twelve then, which remind me of two things." She said, her frown turning upside-down.
"What's that?" I asked.
"Well, the first thing is, it's my birthday today and I completely forgot." She said, reaching behind her neck and fidgeting with another thing there.
"What was the second thing?" I asked as she unclasped a chain from her neck.
"This." She said seriously and handed me the chain with care.
"Wow, how did you get something like this?" I asked, fingering the smaller diamond ring on the gold chain.
"It's my baby ring. My aunt gave it to me when I was two weeks old." Karin said twisting her own ring she was wearing on her left ring finger.
"Does-does that one have a differing meaning other than your birthstone?" I asked shyly, pointing at the ring on her finger.
"No, or course not. I don't even have a boyfriend yet." Karin said quickly. "It did one time." She murmured.
"Hmm?" I asked suddenly, hearing her mumble.
"Nothing. I might tell you later." She said quickly again.
I nodded and started to hand Karin's ring back to her.
"No, no, keep it. I'm giving it to you because in my heritage, I'm Asian, on someone's birthday, they five a gift to their newest friend." Karin explained.
"I couldn't take this. You've had this for almost 18 years." I said,
Karin eyed me and said, "It's dishonor on what I have of a family if you don't accept my gift. Besides, it'll keep making me feel old when I take it off to shower or something. It is 18 years old, my aunt and uncle had it from the day I was born and had to get the gold chain since the stuff in silver irritates my skin." She smirked slightly at saying all this.
POV CHANGE-KARIN
I smirked slightly and watched as Ephram furrowed his brow at me slightly in minor confusion. I chuckled at him as I remembered something quite important. The smirk on my lips quickly turned into a straight, thin line.
"Are we still on for tonight?" I asked suddenly.
"Yeah, of course. I mean if you still want to." Ephram said.
"Course!" I said hoarsely, much to my utter disappointment. "It could be my birthday present from you." I added happily.
Ephram grinned and moved to sit beside me. I smiled shyly as the gap between us slowly closed. I looked down in my lap then quickly looked back up at him. Thoughts flashed through my head telling me it was all right and more so of them saying it wasn't a good idea to get close to someone like this. Much to my own, personal relief, we were interrupted.
"Karin, I called your uncle a moment ago and he said he'd be thrilled to see you again on Monday afternoon at his office in the hospital." Doc Brown said to me.
"Alright." I said shyly. "Doc Brown, since today is my birthday, Ephram said he'd take me to the movies, is that all right with you?" I added.
"Oh, so you're his friend he was talking about last night at dinner. Yeah, you two can go." He said.
"Thanks, Doc Brown." I said, a cheeky grin on my face.
"No problem. What movie did you guys plan on seeing?" Doc Brown asked.
I shrugged and tilted my head to a side, my black hair flitting around my face slightly from my now loose ponytail. I pulled my hair down to fix it as Doc Brown laughed slightly. I grinned as I put my hair up in a bun now.
"Let's see. I would recommend Daredevil. Julia and I saw it a few days ago before I went to my convention in Los Angeles." He suggested.
"Daredevil.hmm. I like it. Ephram?" I asked.
"Sure." He replied simply.
"I'll arrange a car service for you two tonight and Julia would be more than happy to take you out for a new outfit for tonight, Karin." Doc Brown improvised.
"No, you don't-"
"Karin, it'll be our birthday present to you." He insisted.
"If you say so." I said unwillingly.
I unconsciously slipped over Ephram's slowly. He looked at me strangely before accepting it. He grinned and curled his fingers around my hand.
"Well, I'll go call Julia and the car service before it's too late." Doc Brown said then left Ephram and I alone again in the kitchen.
"Alright." I called uselessly to him. "What to do now?" I added.
"I can think of a few things." Ephram said, a sly grin on his face.
"Oh, men all have the same mind." I said as I quickly placed a kiss on his cheek.
I laughed as his cheeks turned a crimson color.
"Thanks, Ephram." I said.
~~~ T B C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I put in that last kiss for you all. And for me since I like a small amount of romance. ( I'll be gone all weekend and probably won't be updating until Tuesday or Wednesday when I get home. Yes, I'm still on my trip and I'm getting home Monday morning, EARLY! And will be at school then, happy joy. But hope y'all liked this chapter!! Oh, and yes, I think it's true what Karin said about men. You all have the same mind that revolves around girls, and a few other things I shouldn't mention in here, but you can email me to see if you know what I'm talking about if you want, and please, no flames for anything I screwed up in on information. But please, don't forget to review! The button's right there! * Points at the button but you can see me because I'm behind the computer screen;) *
