"Oh this is just great! The one Friday night that I have to stay home,
is the night we loose power!", Nosedive cried, lighting the remaining
candles in the Rec.room.
"Calm down Dive. Its just a storm. It will pass soon enough.", Duke laughed at the teen, taking a seat on the couch next his wife. Nosedive let out a heavy sigh, and fell to the ground, pretending to die from bordom.
"This isn't so bad! I mean we are all together in the same place for once!", Mallory said, a huge smile on her face.
"Are her hormones on the kick again Duke? She is happy to see us!", Nosedive replied, dodging the pillow that was thrown his way.
"Leave her be, Nosedive. She is in a good mood for once. Don't ruin it!", Duke said, earning a glare from Mallory. Mallory crossed her arms over her chest.
"You try being 5 months pregnant!", she mumbled under her breath.
"Well considering that we are stuck here in the dark, why don't we tell scary stories?", Wing suggested, tired of all the fighting.
"I have a better idea, instead of telling fictional terror tales, why don't we just tell true ones?", Mallory suggested.
"That sounds wonderful! And why don't you start!", Dive mocked.
"I will then! And this story is for you Nosedive! Hopefully you'll learn to respect those around you!", Mallory challenged.
"I'm shaking with fear.", Nosedive mumbled.
"Shut up Dive! Go ahead Mal.", Tanya said.
"Well, I use to know this guy by the name of Francis Carter. We were in the army together. I think that he was the only guy there that respected me because of who I was. He didn't care that I was a woman either, I have the scars to prove that! But one night, a month before the invasion, we got drunk together, and we decided to get tattoos. Well I got a rose on the middle of my back. Francis being Francis, got a huge laughing devil right on his ass. He told me, 'My soul may belong to the gods, but its up to the devil to save my skin'. I just brushed it off as nothing at all. Two months later, we were doing a sweep of the area near the main part of the city. Poor Francis steped on a hidden land mine. Blew him to pieces. A huge red circle, hundereds of meters across. You will never understand the respect you have for someone until you have to pick up little pieces of them and put them in a bin bag. It hits you real hard when you come across bits that you recongize, like a tooth or an eye. But what really did us in that day was we found a piece of skin, perfectly cut around his tattoo. Right there was satan laughing his ass off. Francis was right, the devil did save his skin, just not all of it.", Mallory finished, giving Dive a glance. Nosedive sat there, his eyes wide, afraid to speak.
"Wow, thats a great story, Mal.", Wing said slowly, letting it all sink in.
Mallory jumped slightly, making Duke look at her worriedly.
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. The baby just kicked me really hard in the ribs.", she replied, laughing slightly.
"So have you two thought about names?", Tanya asked.
"We have a few in-mind, but nothing for sure.", Duke answered proudly.
"Or so he thinks.", Mallory smirked.
After that being said, the lights came back on. Everybody groaned and got up to blow the candles out. Mallory said her goodnights, and went to her bedroom. Duke soon followed her. Then Tanya, Grin, and Wing left for bed. Leaving Nosedive all alone, too afraid to move. Finally, he gathered himself together, and began to walk towards his room.
"Its just a story.", he whispered to himself. Just then, the lights flickered. Nosedive screamed and ran into his room. Next time, Mallory is NOT telling the story.
"Calm down Dive. Its just a storm. It will pass soon enough.", Duke laughed at the teen, taking a seat on the couch next his wife. Nosedive let out a heavy sigh, and fell to the ground, pretending to die from bordom.
"This isn't so bad! I mean we are all together in the same place for once!", Mallory said, a huge smile on her face.
"Are her hormones on the kick again Duke? She is happy to see us!", Nosedive replied, dodging the pillow that was thrown his way.
"Leave her be, Nosedive. She is in a good mood for once. Don't ruin it!", Duke said, earning a glare from Mallory. Mallory crossed her arms over her chest.
"You try being 5 months pregnant!", she mumbled under her breath.
"Well considering that we are stuck here in the dark, why don't we tell scary stories?", Wing suggested, tired of all the fighting.
"I have a better idea, instead of telling fictional terror tales, why don't we just tell true ones?", Mallory suggested.
"That sounds wonderful! And why don't you start!", Dive mocked.
"I will then! And this story is for you Nosedive! Hopefully you'll learn to respect those around you!", Mallory challenged.
"I'm shaking with fear.", Nosedive mumbled.
"Shut up Dive! Go ahead Mal.", Tanya said.
"Well, I use to know this guy by the name of Francis Carter. We were in the army together. I think that he was the only guy there that respected me because of who I was. He didn't care that I was a woman either, I have the scars to prove that! But one night, a month before the invasion, we got drunk together, and we decided to get tattoos. Well I got a rose on the middle of my back. Francis being Francis, got a huge laughing devil right on his ass. He told me, 'My soul may belong to the gods, but its up to the devil to save my skin'. I just brushed it off as nothing at all. Two months later, we were doing a sweep of the area near the main part of the city. Poor Francis steped on a hidden land mine. Blew him to pieces. A huge red circle, hundereds of meters across. You will never understand the respect you have for someone until you have to pick up little pieces of them and put them in a bin bag. It hits you real hard when you come across bits that you recongize, like a tooth or an eye. But what really did us in that day was we found a piece of skin, perfectly cut around his tattoo. Right there was satan laughing his ass off. Francis was right, the devil did save his skin, just not all of it.", Mallory finished, giving Dive a glance. Nosedive sat there, his eyes wide, afraid to speak.
"Wow, thats a great story, Mal.", Wing said slowly, letting it all sink in.
Mallory jumped slightly, making Duke look at her worriedly.
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. The baby just kicked me really hard in the ribs.", she replied, laughing slightly.
"So have you two thought about names?", Tanya asked.
"We have a few in-mind, but nothing for sure.", Duke answered proudly.
"Or so he thinks.", Mallory smirked.
After that being said, the lights came back on. Everybody groaned and got up to blow the candles out. Mallory said her goodnights, and went to her bedroom. Duke soon followed her. Then Tanya, Grin, and Wing left for bed. Leaving Nosedive all alone, too afraid to move. Finally, he gathered himself together, and began to walk towards his room.
"Its just a story.", he whispered to himself. Just then, the lights flickered. Nosedive screamed and ran into his room. Next time, Mallory is NOT telling the story.