A/N:
Jessica: when you get here, you better read this. Yeah the first chapter sucks, it's my first fanfic. But Cerinthia gets better, and when I'm exhasted and scare and kinda think I'm dreaming I'd react like that, yeah. I hope I don't, but most likely I do. (sigh) I hope you get to this chapter.
Cathubodva: I'm happy I keep you awake, I think. Anyway, review this chapter to!
************************************************************************ I wandered into the lounge, and I saw a mother trying to keep her toddler under control. I sat down on the nearest chair and proceded to watch with enjoyment. Suddenly the mother looked up and saw me grinning, she walked over, the poor thing looked exhasted. "You must be Cerinthia?" she asked.
"Yes, and you are?" I asked with a smile.
"I'm Gracy," she said as we shook hands. "I was told by Angeline that I could trust you to watch Tommy over here?" she said, phrasing it as a question.
"I'd love to watch Tommy." I said with a laugh. "You look like you need a break. Would you like me to stay in the lounge, or meet you somewhere at a certain time?"
"I'll just look for you, just as a warning, Tommy is smart for his age, so he might play some tricks that you wouldn't expect." She said seriously.
"All right.' I responded with a smile, "Go and relaxe, he'll be fine."
As she left I went over to Tommy and gave him a big smile. "Hi Tommy, I'm Cerinthia, you've probably already heard, but I'll be watching you until your mom gets back." My friends always laugh at me, but toddlers can understand our language, they just can't speak it. "Is that okay with you?" I asked, if he didn't like it I'd go get his mom. But he gave me a big smile, and I gave him a grin in return. I brought him back to a couch and watched him as he toddled around, he was so cute. All of a sudden I saw him lunge for something. It couldn't be good cause he had sidled up and had tried to hide what he was up to. Before I had time to think I yelled, "NO!" He immediately stopped and looked at me, his surprise evident. Then he reached for it again, I now saw that it was a ladies purse, "NO!" I said while standing up and heading over to him. He tried to grabb it but I scooped him up before he could do anything. I grabbed the purse and out it up somewhere high.
As soon as I put him down he made a break for the door. I was faster than him, so I had no problem following him around. I followed after him with a jog, and he headed to the library. I imediately guessed he was after the books. Toddlers always go for the bright colors. No sooner did he enter the room than I sprinted in and yelled, "NO!" really loud and stern. I scared the poor kid, and he dropped wht looked like a really old book immediately. I saw Artemis and the other geniuses, but I had something else to deal with. As soon as Tommy saw that I was headed over to him he tried to run. Luckily I headed him off, "oh no you don't.' I said while firmly lifting him to my hip. I settled him on my hip as I walked over to the couch, talking to him all the way. "You know, I'm not going to put up with this. It is SO past your bed time, and I am willign to hold you while you scream and kick, I'm used to it." In response to that he began to squirm, I just closed the library door and sat down on the couch. After I had checked that the room, besides books, was toddler proof, I put him down.
"So, your watching Terrible Tommy." Commented Tom sympetheticaly.
"He's not all that bad," I said, trying to keep watching Tommy.
Artemis just watched me, his amusment plain. I turned my back on Tommy for a second and gave Artemis my full attention. "What's so amusing?' I asked.
"You know, you probably shouldn't turn your back on him." Said Artemis with an anticapatory grin.
"I'll handle it," I said, then started to count under my breath, "Three, two, one, NO!" I yelled, turning around immediately. And sure enough, there was Tommy, hand poised near the book. I gave him the evil eye and he backed of, "Thank you." I said primly before turning back.
The boys were just looking at me in shock, "I've dealt with toddlers before." I said simply.
Kyle gave me a slightly amazed look before swaggering over to Tommy, "Good going champ." He said with a brotherly grin. Tommy grinned back and gave him a gurgle.
"Don't encorage him!" I said sharply.
"He's his brother, you got to expect it." Said Robert.
"Really?" I asked, directing it towards Kyle.
He just shrugged, and walked to a chair wich he promtly slumped into. I just shook my head and suddenly yelled, "NO!" to Tommy. He stopped going for that book, but that wouldn't last for long. Who even knew how long he'd listen to my no's?
"How did you get stuck watching him?" asked Flirt, with an amused smile. When he wasn't being an ass he was kind of cute.
"A woman named Gracy asked me to, I said no prob. And here I am," I said simply, not spareing much attention from Tommy.
"That was stupid," commented Kyle.
"Well, considering she obviously couldn't get his BROTHER to watch him, I was the only one left." I said darkly.
"I'm not going to be caught going around with my baby brother." he said stiffly.
"Why, girls like it?" I said simply, and it was true, who could resist a smiling face.
"Unlike Flirt here, my life doesn't revolve around girls." He said shortly.
I started coughing, mommenterily abandoning my truffle. After I had finally gained control of myself I replied, still coughing a little, "That's nice to here." I said honestly. "When a guy OBVIOUSLY goes after a girl, it sometimes turns us off." I said pointedly.
Artemis was really enjoying this, I wasn't falling for Flirt! He was loving this, little did he know that I had just gaven Flirt a little advice. I think Flirt did notice though, but I don't think he was sure of how I had meant it. I looked down and saw Tommy give a big yawn, he was SO cute! "How is he at taking naps?" I asked Kyle.
"Not all that good, he needs his lullabye, or he won't sleep." He said seriously.
"Hmm." I murmured, "I wonder."
The rest of the boys looked at eachother with confusion. "Oh! I'm not interupting you conversation am I?" I asked, I wanted to see what they talked about. I wonder if they're as bad as Foaly.
Artemis just raised an eyebrow, "As I was saying, that new piece of equipment I got isn't working, any ideas?"
"I thought we weren't as smart as you." Chuckled Robert.
"You're not, but you come up with unorthodox ideas that just might work. Stuff I wouldn't think of." He said arrogantly. I let out a sigh and shook my head. Artemis gave me a sharp look before continueing his conversation. I won't repeat it because it made no sense to me so I promtly forgot it.
Right about then Tommy yawned and came over to me, holding his arms open and saying, "Up, Up."
I gave him a big smile and sat him on my lap. He yawned, so I decided to see if carrying him would put him to bed. When I settle a toddler on my hip, and rock my hips when I walk, it's like a cradle. So I carried him around the room, pacing. I watched Tommy begin to trail off, but then he'd jerk himself awake. The whoel time Artemis was giving me a disaproving look.
"He won't sleep till you sing." Said Kyle, giving me an amused look. I don't think he expected me to sing my lullabye.
I gave Tommy a smile and started to sing. I have a high voice, and I tend to sing lullabyes really quitetly, so it sounds like crooning. I had decided to sing Hushabye Mountian, from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, it's my favorite, not TOO high, but comfortable.
"Gentle breeze from Hushabye mountian," I sang softly, my voice flowing around the notes. I have a nice voice, not gorgeos, but clear and firm. "Softly blows on lullabye bay, "It fills the sails of ships that are waiting "Waiting to sail, you worries away." Tommy was beginning to nodd, his head ressting on my shoulder.
"It isn't far to Hushabye mountian "And your boat floats down by the keys, "The winds of night so softly are sighing, "Soon they will fly your worries to sea." Tommy was definatley asleep now. So I walked over to the couch and and layed him down, his head resting in my lap.
"So close your eyes on Hushabye Mountain, "Wave goodbye to cares of the day, "And watch your boat from Hushabye mountian, "Sail far away on lullabye bay." I finished, stroking his hair.
I looked up and realized that all of the boys were staring at me, "I didn't meen to interrupt your conversation," I said quietly, not wishing to wake Tommy.
They gave me a weird look, especialy Kyle, before continueing their conversation. After listening to them talk for a while I decided to contribute, "Have you tried kicking it?" I asked seriously.
"That would break it," he said slowly, as if I was to stupid to understand it.
"Not neccassarily, like with radios, if it keeps fading in and out, you slap it, it starts working again." All of the other genuises were grinning like this was better than the super bowl.
Artemis stared at me incredulously, "I thought you were smarter than that." He said simply.
"And why is what I said stupid, have you ever TRIED it." I asked, really enjoying myself.
"No," he began in an offended tone.
"Then how can you be sure it won't work?" I asked.
He began telling me God only knows what and I was nodding along as if I was kinda getting it, and every once in a while I'd ask him to go back over something, so he wouldn't catch on. When he finished he gave me an I- didn't-expect-her-to-understand-that look. Then I gave him a grin, letting my confusion through and ran my hand over my head making a wooshing sound. That meant, that-was-so-over-my-head. Artemis understood that, and boy was he pissed.
"Anyway, what I was really asking was if you had kicked it BEFORE it had it's problems." I said.
"Why would I kick a conplicated instrument?" he asked, really offended.
"I have no idea, but no one couldn possibly understand you Artemis, you're just too.unique." I said with a grin.
"Uniques a good word to describe him," Said Robert with a smile.
Artemis continued looking at me moodily, "You did kick it, didn't you?!" I asked in surprise. NO one acts like that without a reason.
"Actualy, Juliet did." He said, hianger gone in a blink of an eye.
"Yeah, sure Artemis, what ever you say." I responded, my disbalief plain.
Jessica: when you get here, you better read this. Yeah the first chapter sucks, it's my first fanfic. But Cerinthia gets better, and when I'm exhasted and scare and kinda think I'm dreaming I'd react like that, yeah. I hope I don't, but most likely I do. (sigh) I hope you get to this chapter.
Cathubodva: I'm happy I keep you awake, I think. Anyway, review this chapter to!
************************************************************************ I wandered into the lounge, and I saw a mother trying to keep her toddler under control. I sat down on the nearest chair and proceded to watch with enjoyment. Suddenly the mother looked up and saw me grinning, she walked over, the poor thing looked exhasted. "You must be Cerinthia?" she asked.
"Yes, and you are?" I asked with a smile.
"I'm Gracy," she said as we shook hands. "I was told by Angeline that I could trust you to watch Tommy over here?" she said, phrasing it as a question.
"I'd love to watch Tommy." I said with a laugh. "You look like you need a break. Would you like me to stay in the lounge, or meet you somewhere at a certain time?"
"I'll just look for you, just as a warning, Tommy is smart for his age, so he might play some tricks that you wouldn't expect." She said seriously.
"All right.' I responded with a smile, "Go and relaxe, he'll be fine."
As she left I went over to Tommy and gave him a big smile. "Hi Tommy, I'm Cerinthia, you've probably already heard, but I'll be watching you until your mom gets back." My friends always laugh at me, but toddlers can understand our language, they just can't speak it. "Is that okay with you?" I asked, if he didn't like it I'd go get his mom. But he gave me a big smile, and I gave him a grin in return. I brought him back to a couch and watched him as he toddled around, he was so cute. All of a sudden I saw him lunge for something. It couldn't be good cause he had sidled up and had tried to hide what he was up to. Before I had time to think I yelled, "NO!" He immediately stopped and looked at me, his surprise evident. Then he reached for it again, I now saw that it was a ladies purse, "NO!" I said while standing up and heading over to him. He tried to grabb it but I scooped him up before he could do anything. I grabbed the purse and out it up somewhere high.
As soon as I put him down he made a break for the door. I was faster than him, so I had no problem following him around. I followed after him with a jog, and he headed to the library. I imediately guessed he was after the books. Toddlers always go for the bright colors. No sooner did he enter the room than I sprinted in and yelled, "NO!" really loud and stern. I scared the poor kid, and he dropped wht looked like a really old book immediately. I saw Artemis and the other geniuses, but I had something else to deal with. As soon as Tommy saw that I was headed over to him he tried to run. Luckily I headed him off, "oh no you don't.' I said while firmly lifting him to my hip. I settled him on my hip as I walked over to the couch, talking to him all the way. "You know, I'm not going to put up with this. It is SO past your bed time, and I am willign to hold you while you scream and kick, I'm used to it." In response to that he began to squirm, I just closed the library door and sat down on the couch. After I had checked that the room, besides books, was toddler proof, I put him down.
"So, your watching Terrible Tommy." Commented Tom sympetheticaly.
"He's not all that bad," I said, trying to keep watching Tommy.
Artemis just watched me, his amusment plain. I turned my back on Tommy for a second and gave Artemis my full attention. "What's so amusing?' I asked.
"You know, you probably shouldn't turn your back on him." Said Artemis with an anticapatory grin.
"I'll handle it," I said, then started to count under my breath, "Three, two, one, NO!" I yelled, turning around immediately. And sure enough, there was Tommy, hand poised near the book. I gave him the evil eye and he backed of, "Thank you." I said primly before turning back.
The boys were just looking at me in shock, "I've dealt with toddlers before." I said simply.
Kyle gave me a slightly amazed look before swaggering over to Tommy, "Good going champ." He said with a brotherly grin. Tommy grinned back and gave him a gurgle.
"Don't encorage him!" I said sharply.
"He's his brother, you got to expect it." Said Robert.
"Really?" I asked, directing it towards Kyle.
He just shrugged, and walked to a chair wich he promtly slumped into. I just shook my head and suddenly yelled, "NO!" to Tommy. He stopped going for that book, but that wouldn't last for long. Who even knew how long he'd listen to my no's?
"How did you get stuck watching him?" asked Flirt, with an amused smile. When he wasn't being an ass he was kind of cute.
"A woman named Gracy asked me to, I said no prob. And here I am," I said simply, not spareing much attention from Tommy.
"That was stupid," commented Kyle.
"Well, considering she obviously couldn't get his BROTHER to watch him, I was the only one left." I said darkly.
"I'm not going to be caught going around with my baby brother." he said stiffly.
"Why, girls like it?" I said simply, and it was true, who could resist a smiling face.
"Unlike Flirt here, my life doesn't revolve around girls." He said shortly.
I started coughing, mommenterily abandoning my truffle. After I had finally gained control of myself I replied, still coughing a little, "That's nice to here." I said honestly. "When a guy OBVIOUSLY goes after a girl, it sometimes turns us off." I said pointedly.
Artemis was really enjoying this, I wasn't falling for Flirt! He was loving this, little did he know that I had just gaven Flirt a little advice. I think Flirt did notice though, but I don't think he was sure of how I had meant it. I looked down and saw Tommy give a big yawn, he was SO cute! "How is he at taking naps?" I asked Kyle.
"Not all that good, he needs his lullabye, or he won't sleep." He said seriously.
"Hmm." I murmured, "I wonder."
The rest of the boys looked at eachother with confusion. "Oh! I'm not interupting you conversation am I?" I asked, I wanted to see what they talked about. I wonder if they're as bad as Foaly.
Artemis just raised an eyebrow, "As I was saying, that new piece of equipment I got isn't working, any ideas?"
"I thought we weren't as smart as you." Chuckled Robert.
"You're not, but you come up with unorthodox ideas that just might work. Stuff I wouldn't think of." He said arrogantly. I let out a sigh and shook my head. Artemis gave me a sharp look before continueing his conversation. I won't repeat it because it made no sense to me so I promtly forgot it.
Right about then Tommy yawned and came over to me, holding his arms open and saying, "Up, Up."
I gave him a big smile and sat him on my lap. He yawned, so I decided to see if carrying him would put him to bed. When I settle a toddler on my hip, and rock my hips when I walk, it's like a cradle. So I carried him around the room, pacing. I watched Tommy begin to trail off, but then he'd jerk himself awake. The whoel time Artemis was giving me a disaproving look.
"He won't sleep till you sing." Said Kyle, giving me an amused look. I don't think he expected me to sing my lullabye.
I gave Tommy a smile and started to sing. I have a high voice, and I tend to sing lullabyes really quitetly, so it sounds like crooning. I had decided to sing Hushabye Mountian, from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, it's my favorite, not TOO high, but comfortable.
"Gentle breeze from Hushabye mountian," I sang softly, my voice flowing around the notes. I have a nice voice, not gorgeos, but clear and firm. "Softly blows on lullabye bay, "It fills the sails of ships that are waiting "Waiting to sail, you worries away." Tommy was beginning to nodd, his head ressting on my shoulder.
"It isn't far to Hushabye mountian "And your boat floats down by the keys, "The winds of night so softly are sighing, "Soon they will fly your worries to sea." Tommy was definatley asleep now. So I walked over to the couch and and layed him down, his head resting in my lap.
"So close your eyes on Hushabye Mountain, "Wave goodbye to cares of the day, "And watch your boat from Hushabye mountian, "Sail far away on lullabye bay." I finished, stroking his hair.
I looked up and realized that all of the boys were staring at me, "I didn't meen to interrupt your conversation," I said quietly, not wishing to wake Tommy.
They gave me a weird look, especialy Kyle, before continueing their conversation. After listening to them talk for a while I decided to contribute, "Have you tried kicking it?" I asked seriously.
"That would break it," he said slowly, as if I was to stupid to understand it.
"Not neccassarily, like with radios, if it keeps fading in and out, you slap it, it starts working again." All of the other genuises were grinning like this was better than the super bowl.
Artemis stared at me incredulously, "I thought you were smarter than that." He said simply.
"And why is what I said stupid, have you ever TRIED it." I asked, really enjoying myself.
"No," he began in an offended tone.
"Then how can you be sure it won't work?" I asked.
He began telling me God only knows what and I was nodding along as if I was kinda getting it, and every once in a while I'd ask him to go back over something, so he wouldn't catch on. When he finished he gave me an I- didn't-expect-her-to-understand-that look. Then I gave him a grin, letting my confusion through and ran my hand over my head making a wooshing sound. That meant, that-was-so-over-my-head. Artemis understood that, and boy was he pissed.
"Anyway, what I was really asking was if you had kicked it BEFORE it had it's problems." I said.
"Why would I kick a conplicated instrument?" he asked, really offended.
"I have no idea, but no one couldn possibly understand you Artemis, you're just too.unique." I said with a grin.
"Uniques a good word to describe him," Said Robert with a smile.
Artemis continued looking at me moodily, "You did kick it, didn't you?!" I asked in surprise. NO one acts like that without a reason.
"Actualy, Juliet did." He said, hianger gone in a blink of an eye.
"Yeah, sure Artemis, what ever you say." I responded, my disbalief plain.