Owen usually didn't watch TV, but he had become particularly fond of a
western show called 'Black Sundown'. He had been careful to choose which
program he would select as his favorite; Peka wouldn't allow anything too
violent for Aron and Garon to walk in on.
Needlessly said, Owen wasn't the boss of his family.*
He sat in the living room, nestled comfortably into an armchair, while the masked thugs in the scene threatened a banker with nothing but slightly- rude language [nobody ever shot in 'Black Sundown'].
He was so absorbed in the television screen that he was unaware of his two children enter the living room and advance on his position. Once they stood beside his chair, and he was still unaware of them...Aron began to tap on the side of the chair.
Owen had learned through experience that ignoring them would not make them go away, for they knew how old he was, and how old they were, and they knew that they would live longer.
So Owen turned in his position quickly, and looked down upon his offspring.
"What do you two want?", he asked them; fearing the answer.
"Um...", Aron began slowly.
"Um...could...could we...um...could we watch...'Dragon Knights'?"
"No", Owen answered.
"No, I'm watching 'Black Sundown'."
Now, that was enough in Owen's mind: he was the elder, and he had spoken! "No, I'm watching 'Black Sundown'"! Had he said that Stitch, Peka, or Twyla, the subject would've been finished!
But not with Aron and Garon!
"Well...how long is this going to be on?", Aron asked persistently.
"Until seven-thirty", Owen answered.
Aron looked at the floor, and put his hands behind his back, his brother mimicking his actions.
"But...But that's the same time that...that 'Dragon Knights' goes off."
Owen knew how to answer that.
"TOUGH."
Aron wasn't finished yet.
"But...but Garon and I wanted to watch 'Dragon Knights'..."
"No!", Owen said irritably.
It just then occurred to him that he was arguing with a person who he should be able to send away with a mere two words ['get lost']!
"But...but Aron and I-"
"No!", Owen repeated forcefully.
"You two get out of here! Go bother somebody else! I'm watching 'Black Sundown'!"
When Aron and Garon turned to leave, Owen felt confident that he had won the matter.
However, he was once again unaware of something...that the moment Aron and Garon's eyes had left their father's, they had looked at eachother in a way that decisively said;
"We're not finished with him."
So, they went to their mother.
***
Peka, who had been experiencing some temporary fatigue, was resting upstairs on a mattress. She heard her sons open the door to the room, and knew by the sound of their beginning 'Um...' that they were requesting something.
"What is it?", she asked them.
"I really don't have time right now."
Aron began his premeditated words.
"Um...um...Daddy's downstairs...and he won't let us watch 'Dragon Knights'."
Peka turned over to face the two of them.
"Well, if Daddy wants to watch his show, I think he should be allowed to."
Aron didn't even break a [mental] sweat...for he knew how to counter this statement...by lying.
"Uh...well...", he began, scratching the back of his furry head.
"Well...Daddy wanted us to watch...wanted us to watch 'Black Sundown'...and the men on 'Black Sundown', are drowning some little baby puppies."
Peka sat straight up in bed.
***
A minute later, Owen, Aron, and Garon were watching the day's episode of 'Dragon Knights', and Peka was finally getting her sleep.
*********
*In saying 'family' [Peka, Owen, Aron, and Garon], it differs from 'Ohana', which is the entire house [Stitch, Twyla, Nani, Lilo, etc.].
[A/N: I hope that you could enjoy this chapter; I'm not if it's very long. Anywho, I'm not sure if there is an actual series called 'Dragon Knights'...if there is, I don't own them.
On another note, I've noticed that many of my readers are wondering when the next chapter of 'Love and Burden' will be up. Sadly, I've been experiencing some Writer's Block on the chapter I'm on, so it's coming by very slowly. Don't worry; I'm on the ending already]
Needlessly said, Owen wasn't the boss of his family.*
He sat in the living room, nestled comfortably into an armchair, while the masked thugs in the scene threatened a banker with nothing but slightly- rude language [nobody ever shot in 'Black Sundown'].
He was so absorbed in the television screen that he was unaware of his two children enter the living room and advance on his position. Once they stood beside his chair, and he was still unaware of them...Aron began to tap on the side of the chair.
Owen had learned through experience that ignoring them would not make them go away, for they knew how old he was, and how old they were, and they knew that they would live longer.
So Owen turned in his position quickly, and looked down upon his offspring.
"What do you two want?", he asked them; fearing the answer.
"Um...", Aron began slowly.
"Um...could...could we...um...could we watch...'Dragon Knights'?"
"No", Owen answered.
"No, I'm watching 'Black Sundown'."
Now, that was enough in Owen's mind: he was the elder, and he had spoken! "No, I'm watching 'Black Sundown'"! Had he said that Stitch, Peka, or Twyla, the subject would've been finished!
But not with Aron and Garon!
"Well...how long is this going to be on?", Aron asked persistently.
"Until seven-thirty", Owen answered.
Aron looked at the floor, and put his hands behind his back, his brother mimicking his actions.
"But...But that's the same time that...that 'Dragon Knights' goes off."
Owen knew how to answer that.
"TOUGH."
Aron wasn't finished yet.
"But...but Garon and I wanted to watch 'Dragon Knights'..."
"No!", Owen said irritably.
It just then occurred to him that he was arguing with a person who he should be able to send away with a mere two words ['get lost']!
"But...but Aron and I-"
"No!", Owen repeated forcefully.
"You two get out of here! Go bother somebody else! I'm watching 'Black Sundown'!"
When Aron and Garon turned to leave, Owen felt confident that he had won the matter.
However, he was once again unaware of something...that the moment Aron and Garon's eyes had left their father's, they had looked at eachother in a way that decisively said;
"We're not finished with him."
So, they went to their mother.
***
Peka, who had been experiencing some temporary fatigue, was resting upstairs on a mattress. She heard her sons open the door to the room, and knew by the sound of their beginning 'Um...' that they were requesting something.
"What is it?", she asked them.
"I really don't have time right now."
Aron began his premeditated words.
"Um...um...Daddy's downstairs...and he won't let us watch 'Dragon Knights'."
Peka turned over to face the two of them.
"Well, if Daddy wants to watch his show, I think he should be allowed to."
Aron didn't even break a [mental] sweat...for he knew how to counter this statement...by lying.
"Uh...well...", he began, scratching the back of his furry head.
"Well...Daddy wanted us to watch...wanted us to watch 'Black Sundown'...and the men on 'Black Sundown', are drowning some little baby puppies."
Peka sat straight up in bed.
***
A minute later, Owen, Aron, and Garon were watching the day's episode of 'Dragon Knights', and Peka was finally getting her sleep.
*********
*In saying 'family' [Peka, Owen, Aron, and Garon], it differs from 'Ohana', which is the entire house [Stitch, Twyla, Nani, Lilo, etc.].
[A/N: I hope that you could enjoy this chapter; I'm not if it's very long. Anywho, I'm not sure if there is an actual series called 'Dragon Knights'...if there is, I don't own them.
On another note, I've noticed that many of my readers are wondering when the next chapter of 'Love and Burden' will be up. Sadly, I've been experiencing some Writer's Block on the chapter I'm on, so it's coming by very slowly. Don't worry; I'm on the ending already]