A/N:
Eliza Star: Alright, yes I always do sweat instead of sweet. My spelling sucks and my spell check is broken! (grumbles inconherantly). I am going into why he had all of his stuff, well towards the end I will tell you. I need some help on a bit that sums up the plot, but I'll have to explain everything that's going to happen. Would you mind? I really need someone to bounce ideas off of. I'm glad you liked that chapter.
Silverlight's Shadow: I love your pen name! That last quote found it's way into my poem book, I really like it. Um.I'm running out of quotes to give you! I manely collect poems! Would you mind if I start giving you poems? "Imperfections help us savor the sweetness of life." ~the 'if life was perfect' comercials~
Elfinemerald: I'm glad you agree that your review sucked, it's nice to be backed up. I'm going to ask, how did you skip what scales? And that review also sucked, could you give m something to chew on? I ask questions at the end of chapters, usualy. Use those, and go into detail. I bet your teachers hate you when you do essays.
************************************************************************ "MOM!" I yelled up the stairs.
"What!" she yelled back shortly.
"I'm showing Artemis around our no-where town." I yelled up the stairs to her.
"Don't forget your coat!" she yelled, "And it's autumn, you HAVE to wear shoes. Also, could you get the mail? The keys are on the counter."
I had been hoping she'd forget about the shoes, but oh well. I went and put on my little Red Riding Hood Cape, and made sure to grab the keys. My Grandma had made the cloak for me. It's a red wool with a deep red silky lining. It goes a little below my knees, and it had snapps I could use to turn it into a parka. As soon as I had changed into it, I grabbed Artemis and headed out the door.
I led him onto the road and decided to take him around the loop. "I'm going to be filling you in on the town as we walk, my Mom will ask questions. And could you at least make an attempt to be civil?" I asked painfully.
Artemis gave me a cold look before talking, "What probably happened is that you were put into the wrong dimension."
That hit me really hard, "You mean that these people really aren't my parents?" I asked worriedly. That was harsh, how could I stand staying somewhere where my parents weren't my parents?
"No, they are similar, but not yours." He replied shortly. Looking around at the mud puddles in disgust.
"So what happened to the girl who's place I took?" I asked nervously.
"She is most likely at my house freaking out at this momment." He replied, seeming to be thinking hard.
"So I threw her out of this dimension when I entered it?" I said to myself.
"Yes, do I have to explain everything to you?" he asked testily before going back into his thought process.
"So, could you have thrown anybody out of this dimention?" I asked him.
"Yes, now shut up." He replied angrily.
"No, so that means that all Foaly has to do is send back the two people we replaced and then we will go home." I said hesitantly.
Artemis didn't respond, in fact, he ignored me completely.
"Could you at least agnoledge that my slow thinking process has gotten me to the correct answer!" I exlamed, shocking him out of his revery.
"You are correct, now all we'll have to do is wait for Foaly to fix his machine, and we'll be returned to our proper homes." He said quietly.
By then we had reached the end of the road. It was filled with a lot of picturesque houses with neat lawns and playing children. A lot like my town, just better.
"Thia!" yelled a little girl. She came running up to me and gave me a big hug around the waist.
"Hey Ann-Marie," I said with a smile. I babysat her in my world, I asumed it was the same here. "Ann-Marie, this is Artemis, Artemis Ann-Marie." I said by way of introduction.
Luckily Artemis couldn't scowl at a little girl with ringlet curls. Actualy, he probably could, he was just being nice, but he didn't smile.
"That grouch is the exchange student we are going to have." I wispered to Ann-Marie as I picked her up and carried her over to her mum.
"Hello Thia, I hear you've got your exchange student?" Ann-Maries mom said in way of greeting. She was a nice person, very sweet.
"Yes, Artemis this is Mrs. Hall, and Vice Versa." I said, yet again.
"I hope you have a good time here." Said Mrs. Hall as she shook Artemis' hand.
He just gave her a nod and kept his expresion emotionless. I could tell that he was making her uncomfortable. Though she was making a valient effort to hide it.
"I've got to show Artemis the rest of the town before dinner. Though that shouldn't take too long, I'll probably bump into a few people along the way." I said as an excuse to leave. I was going to have to check "my" scheduale, I might be babysitting or having a test or something.
I put Ann-Marie down and continued walking. After we had gotten a good distance away, I started talking again. "So what's the plan?" I asked.
"We're going to wait." He replied shortly, his anger and frustration plain.
"Alright, that's it, was is your problem?" I asked angrily. "Ever since you got here all you've done is act like a PMSing teenager." I exclamed, earning an annoyed look from Artemis.
"That is none of your buisness." He replied stoicly.
"Fine!" I exclamed, picking up my pace in my anger. "Be that way, I don't care! I didn't do anything, so I'm not going to deal with it." I said, my vision had begun to blur, so I slowed down and took deep breaths.
Artemis was looking at me as if he was a siciatrist and I his patient. I began to get really nervous very fast. What if he was playing a game with my mind, he would find school boring, as well as, I'm sure, "my" family.
"That's the Music Mill." I said, pointing to a huge red house with an attached barn. It had a sighn that said, 'OPEN, Please come in' in big black letters. "That's where my sisters have their music lessons," I said smoothly, "At least, I think they still do." I continued worriedly. This was really eating at me.
We continued our walk in silence, Artemis watching me with interest. I continued to point out little things as we went along. "That's the swimming hole." I said, pointing to a small dam. "Kids often jump of the bridge and hang out there during the summer." I continued.
We walked down some steps and entered a beautiful park, "My park isn't this nice," I said in amazement. Once again driving home the fact that this wasn't my home. Artemis gave me another considering look before wandering through the park. It was lovely, the water fall (made by the dam of course) had a bench near it. The flowers were of all the colors, and here there were no bike trails through their beds. Th gaziboe was surrounded by a ton of wild flowers. Everthing was so beautiful, it was like we had jumped into a painting. I just walked about in awe.
After we left the park I began to wonder if Artemis hadn't planned to come here. (A/N: I got that idea from Eliza Star, lets give her a round of applause.) If so, what would he gain? I doubt that I would ever rigure out his motives for ANYTHING, so this was just going to make me paraniod. Artemis was looking at me as if he knew exactly what I was thinking about, needless to say I didn't like that. Finally, to divert his attention, I asked, "What are we going to do if the real exchange student comes?" I asked worriedly.
"Let me worry about that." He said smoothly, as if he didn't want me to know what he was planning to do.
I honestly considered dropping the subject, at least to wait until he wasn't so grumpy. In the end I decided to take that course. As we neared the post office, a little square building with a red door, I steered a reluctant Artemis towards it.
"Come on, Mama asked me to get the mail!" I exclamed as I practicaly dragged him to the doors. "Fine, stay out here and freeze, see how much I care," I said exasperated, leaving him at the door.
"Hey Thia!" said Mrs. Burnady, the mail lady.
"Hello Mrs. Burnady," I replied. "Did we get anything good?"
"Well, you got one package, It's kind of big. Are you sure you'll be able to carry it home?" she asked as she brought a medium sized box over the counter.
"I think I'll be able to manage, it's not to far." I commented. I had already gotten my mail and was giving it a once over. I threw out a bunch of junk mail, but a certain letter caught my eye. I grabbed the box and settled it on my hip, much like when I had carried Tommy.
"Hey, Artemis, look at this." I said, handing him a letter.
"What is it?" he asked, holding it delicatly.
"Well, open it," I responded, I would have, but my arms were full.
He did and immediately began to read it out loud, "I am sorry to imform you that due to cercomestances we can't control, you're Irish exchange student couldn't come to America." He read quietly.
"Well wouldn't you know, someone really does like you." I teased.
He just gave me a cold look, "This is an odd coincedence," he mussed silently.
"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, could you rip it up and throw it away over there?" I requested while pointing to a trash can.
Artemis grumbled something in Irish, but did as I had asked.
I didn't ask what he had said, I just chuckled at him quietly. Artemis, needless to say, wasn't impressed by my attitude, this was going to be a long wait. ************************************************************************ A/N: I hope you liked it, do you like the twist? Is it believable? I hope you say yes. Does this make you want to keep reading? Why? Oh, and remmember to give a GOOD review (cough) Elfinemerald (cough).
I eagerly await your next review.
Eliza Star: Alright, yes I always do sweat instead of sweet. My spelling sucks and my spell check is broken! (grumbles inconherantly). I am going into why he had all of his stuff, well towards the end I will tell you. I need some help on a bit that sums up the plot, but I'll have to explain everything that's going to happen. Would you mind? I really need someone to bounce ideas off of. I'm glad you liked that chapter.
Silverlight's Shadow: I love your pen name! That last quote found it's way into my poem book, I really like it. Um.I'm running out of quotes to give you! I manely collect poems! Would you mind if I start giving you poems? "Imperfections help us savor the sweetness of life." ~the 'if life was perfect' comercials~
Elfinemerald: I'm glad you agree that your review sucked, it's nice to be backed up. I'm going to ask, how did you skip what scales? And that review also sucked, could you give m something to chew on? I ask questions at the end of chapters, usualy. Use those, and go into detail. I bet your teachers hate you when you do essays.
************************************************************************ "MOM!" I yelled up the stairs.
"What!" she yelled back shortly.
"I'm showing Artemis around our no-where town." I yelled up the stairs to her.
"Don't forget your coat!" she yelled, "And it's autumn, you HAVE to wear shoes. Also, could you get the mail? The keys are on the counter."
I had been hoping she'd forget about the shoes, but oh well. I went and put on my little Red Riding Hood Cape, and made sure to grab the keys. My Grandma had made the cloak for me. It's a red wool with a deep red silky lining. It goes a little below my knees, and it had snapps I could use to turn it into a parka. As soon as I had changed into it, I grabbed Artemis and headed out the door.
I led him onto the road and decided to take him around the loop. "I'm going to be filling you in on the town as we walk, my Mom will ask questions. And could you at least make an attempt to be civil?" I asked painfully.
Artemis gave me a cold look before talking, "What probably happened is that you were put into the wrong dimension."
That hit me really hard, "You mean that these people really aren't my parents?" I asked worriedly. That was harsh, how could I stand staying somewhere where my parents weren't my parents?
"No, they are similar, but not yours." He replied shortly. Looking around at the mud puddles in disgust.
"So what happened to the girl who's place I took?" I asked nervously.
"She is most likely at my house freaking out at this momment." He replied, seeming to be thinking hard.
"So I threw her out of this dimension when I entered it?" I said to myself.
"Yes, do I have to explain everything to you?" he asked testily before going back into his thought process.
"So, could you have thrown anybody out of this dimention?" I asked him.
"Yes, now shut up." He replied angrily.
"No, so that means that all Foaly has to do is send back the two people we replaced and then we will go home." I said hesitantly.
Artemis didn't respond, in fact, he ignored me completely.
"Could you at least agnoledge that my slow thinking process has gotten me to the correct answer!" I exlamed, shocking him out of his revery.
"You are correct, now all we'll have to do is wait for Foaly to fix his machine, and we'll be returned to our proper homes." He said quietly.
By then we had reached the end of the road. It was filled with a lot of picturesque houses with neat lawns and playing children. A lot like my town, just better.
"Thia!" yelled a little girl. She came running up to me and gave me a big hug around the waist.
"Hey Ann-Marie," I said with a smile. I babysat her in my world, I asumed it was the same here. "Ann-Marie, this is Artemis, Artemis Ann-Marie." I said by way of introduction.
Luckily Artemis couldn't scowl at a little girl with ringlet curls. Actualy, he probably could, he was just being nice, but he didn't smile.
"That grouch is the exchange student we are going to have." I wispered to Ann-Marie as I picked her up and carried her over to her mum.
"Hello Thia, I hear you've got your exchange student?" Ann-Maries mom said in way of greeting. She was a nice person, very sweet.
"Yes, Artemis this is Mrs. Hall, and Vice Versa." I said, yet again.
"I hope you have a good time here." Said Mrs. Hall as she shook Artemis' hand.
He just gave her a nod and kept his expresion emotionless. I could tell that he was making her uncomfortable. Though she was making a valient effort to hide it.
"I've got to show Artemis the rest of the town before dinner. Though that shouldn't take too long, I'll probably bump into a few people along the way." I said as an excuse to leave. I was going to have to check "my" scheduale, I might be babysitting or having a test or something.
I put Ann-Marie down and continued walking. After we had gotten a good distance away, I started talking again. "So what's the plan?" I asked.
"We're going to wait." He replied shortly, his anger and frustration plain.
"Alright, that's it, was is your problem?" I asked angrily. "Ever since you got here all you've done is act like a PMSing teenager." I exclamed, earning an annoyed look from Artemis.
"That is none of your buisness." He replied stoicly.
"Fine!" I exclamed, picking up my pace in my anger. "Be that way, I don't care! I didn't do anything, so I'm not going to deal with it." I said, my vision had begun to blur, so I slowed down and took deep breaths.
Artemis was looking at me as if he was a siciatrist and I his patient. I began to get really nervous very fast. What if he was playing a game with my mind, he would find school boring, as well as, I'm sure, "my" family.
"That's the Music Mill." I said, pointing to a huge red house with an attached barn. It had a sighn that said, 'OPEN, Please come in' in big black letters. "That's where my sisters have their music lessons," I said smoothly, "At least, I think they still do." I continued worriedly. This was really eating at me.
We continued our walk in silence, Artemis watching me with interest. I continued to point out little things as we went along. "That's the swimming hole." I said, pointing to a small dam. "Kids often jump of the bridge and hang out there during the summer." I continued.
We walked down some steps and entered a beautiful park, "My park isn't this nice," I said in amazement. Once again driving home the fact that this wasn't my home. Artemis gave me another considering look before wandering through the park. It was lovely, the water fall (made by the dam of course) had a bench near it. The flowers were of all the colors, and here there were no bike trails through their beds. Th gaziboe was surrounded by a ton of wild flowers. Everthing was so beautiful, it was like we had jumped into a painting. I just walked about in awe.
After we left the park I began to wonder if Artemis hadn't planned to come here. (A/N: I got that idea from Eliza Star, lets give her a round of applause.) If so, what would he gain? I doubt that I would ever rigure out his motives for ANYTHING, so this was just going to make me paraniod. Artemis was looking at me as if he knew exactly what I was thinking about, needless to say I didn't like that. Finally, to divert his attention, I asked, "What are we going to do if the real exchange student comes?" I asked worriedly.
"Let me worry about that." He said smoothly, as if he didn't want me to know what he was planning to do.
I honestly considered dropping the subject, at least to wait until he wasn't so grumpy. In the end I decided to take that course. As we neared the post office, a little square building with a red door, I steered a reluctant Artemis towards it.
"Come on, Mama asked me to get the mail!" I exclamed as I practicaly dragged him to the doors. "Fine, stay out here and freeze, see how much I care," I said exasperated, leaving him at the door.
"Hey Thia!" said Mrs. Burnady, the mail lady.
"Hello Mrs. Burnady," I replied. "Did we get anything good?"
"Well, you got one package, It's kind of big. Are you sure you'll be able to carry it home?" she asked as she brought a medium sized box over the counter.
"I think I'll be able to manage, it's not to far." I commented. I had already gotten my mail and was giving it a once over. I threw out a bunch of junk mail, but a certain letter caught my eye. I grabbed the box and settled it on my hip, much like when I had carried Tommy.
"Hey, Artemis, look at this." I said, handing him a letter.
"What is it?" he asked, holding it delicatly.
"Well, open it," I responded, I would have, but my arms were full.
He did and immediately began to read it out loud, "I am sorry to imform you that due to cercomestances we can't control, you're Irish exchange student couldn't come to America." He read quietly.
"Well wouldn't you know, someone really does like you." I teased.
He just gave me a cold look, "This is an odd coincedence," he mussed silently.
"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, could you rip it up and throw it away over there?" I requested while pointing to a trash can.
Artemis grumbled something in Irish, but did as I had asked.
I didn't ask what he had said, I just chuckled at him quietly. Artemis, needless to say, wasn't impressed by my attitude, this was going to be a long wait. ************************************************************************ A/N: I hope you liked it, do you like the twist? Is it believable? I hope you say yes. Does this make you want to keep reading? Why? Oh, and remmember to give a GOOD review (cough) Elfinemerald (cough).
I eagerly await your next review.