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A/N: 1st thought when I logged in and saw my 16 reviews: SHIT! I WAS SETTING MYSELF UP FOR ONLY 1 REVIEW!
2nd thought: Stupid reviewers! I was supposed to abandon it and now I don't even know what to write next but they all want more and *gasp* *gasp*
1st action taken: *read story to see why people thought it was good*
2nd action: Realised that I type 'and' instead of 'an' SO MANY TIMES -.-'
Okay, so I don't know what will be in this chapter, I don't even know what I planned, but I shall.....Aw screw it *starts typing story*
When Duo woke he found himself in a soft bed with pink fluffy sheets. His whole torso was above the covers and a cool breeze was coming in from the window.
The window!! Duo jumped out of bed and half-climbed out of the window to look at his view. He was in the country! There was the green grass his dad always told him about! And was it green! It was almost as green as his favourite crayon!
And the sun was yellow, but not just yellow, it was orange too! And it wasn't high in the sky; it was just above the green grass. So many different yellows and oranges there were in the sun! Duo was certain that even Crayola (1) crayons didn't have that many shades.
But the sky wasn't blue. Duo cocked his head to the side. Right on the edges it was blue, but around the sun it was pink and red and gold and even bits of purple were there.....
Duo stared for ages, and after awhile he noticed that it had changed! There was more blue, and less of the other colours. Maybe it was just his imagination. But no, Duo stared harder as soft, white clouds came into view, it had definitely changed! The sky in the city never changed! It was either grey or black.
Duo ran back to the bed and bounced on it on his hands and knees. He was in the country!!
"Morning Duo! Or should I call you puppy?" Duo's Dad laughed as Duo bounded over the bed, still on his hands and knees. He tried to scoop Duo off the bed, but he kept bounding away. "Come on Duo! We've got to have breakfast before I am late for work! I'm starting my new job today, remember?"
Duo stopped jumping and stared up at his dad. "Where are you going? And can I come?"
"Sorry, kid." Duo's father frowned sadly, "Work is only for grown-ups. But you can stay here with your aunty. You've never met her, I know, but trust me. You'll love Aunty Clare. And you know what?" Duo's dad lifted his son's chin so he looked at him.
Duo pouted stubbornly. "What."
"She's got a puppy." His Dad grinned slightly.
"Oh wow!" Duo started bounding again. Suddenly his father was afraid. He didn't want Duo to get too excited in case he started coughing again.
"Hey, calm down son, you can go out to see the puppy after breakfast, okay? And then you can meet your aunty. We'll be staying with her for a few weeks until we can find our own house."
Duo stopped bouncing. 'Okay....Oh, Dad, when do I start school?"
Duo's father looked down at his son, his expression stated clearly that he had bad news. Duo mimicked the look. "What's the matter Dad?"
"Before you start school we have to go see a doctor."
Duo opened his mouth to protest. "I HATE doctors!" he glared out of the window at the view he had been admiring only half an hour ago.
"I know you do son, but if you want to get well so we can start anew in the country, and that means going to school and making new friends, we have to see him."
"FINE. But I won't go in without you, okay?"
"Okay, now wish me luck! You've talked away the morning and I have to leave for work now."
Duo flung himself at his father and hugged him around the knees. "I don't want you to go! I don't want to be alone with an aunty I don't know, even if she has got a puppy.....What if I cough Dad?"
Duo's father bit his lip. "Duo, I'm sorry, but I really have to go, okay? It's only for a little while, then you can go to school and when you get back I'll be home. I need to work so we can eat Duo. If you cough Aunty Clare knows what to do."
"I don't want her. I want you... I want...." Duo's voice trailed off and his lower lip trembled. Duo's dad half-frowned at his son.
"Now don't be silly Duo. You'll love your aunty Clare. We're in the country now and there's lots of wonderful things that she can show you while I'm gone, okay?" Duo's father picked up his child and swung him around. "Now lets go out and meet her. I can smell bacon Duo! Can you?"
Duo sniffed the air. "Yeah!"
The two walked into the kitchen. Duo's father put Duo down. He immediately moved to stand behind his dad's long legs, peeking out to stare at his aunty. She had long chesnut hair that was plaited down her back. Her eyes were a deep brown.
"Hey Duo! My, is this handsome lad the same child as the baby I've seen in all those photos your Dad sent me?" She smiled down at him, not kneeling or speaking patronisingly.
Duo stuck out his chin and ventured a few steps from behind his father. "I'm not a baby anymore."
"Definitely not." Clare spoke smoothly, brushing it off as though no one could possibly mistake Duo for a baby, even though he looked about four. "How old are you then Duo? Eight?" she guessed.
Duo laughed. "No, I'm six."
His father smiled. Everything would be fine.
"It seems it's time for me to leave then."
"Jonothan!(2) You haven't even had breakfast!" Clare admonished her younger brother, Duo's father.
"I'll pick something up on the way. Seeyah Duo! Bye Clare!" and without another look at Duo, Jonothan left, waving over his shoulder. He didn't want to make a fuss about his leaving or it would set Duo off again.
"So," Clare smiled at Duo as the front door banged shut, "What did you want for breakfast? There's toast, bacon, eggs, pancakes...."
Duo, who had been looking at his feet since his Dad left, looked up, surprised.
"You have pancakes?" he asked in disbelief. At home they'd usually had cold cereal for breakfast, and Duo had always believed pancakes and such were for fancy restaurants only. Clare grinned.
"You bet. Do you like yours with maple syrup or just butter?"
"I....don't know. I've never had them." Duo looked at his shoes again.
"Oh...Duo, is there anything you can't eat? Your Dad didn't mention anything, but...." Clare looked at his pale white skin.
Duo looked a little confused. "I can't eat stuff that's fallen on the floor. Dad says so."
Clare laughed, not knowing what to say.
"Are you allowed to eat things that fall on the floor?" Duo asked her curiously. She ate things differently, and she lived in the country. Maybe the rules were different. Duo hoped so. Once he'd dropped an ice-cream on the floor and he wasn't allowed to pick it up. Maybe he could here.
"Nobody is here to stop me, but considering my dog Nate walks all over the floor often, it wouldn't be a good idea."
Duo still looked a bit unsure. What did the dog have to do with anything? But oh well, adults always say funny things anyway. That wasn't any different in the country.
"Can I try the pancakes now?" Duo asked as his tummy grumbled.
"Sure." Clare smiled again and led him to the kitchen.
Clare was nice, but Duo sure hoped his Dad would come home soon. Even if that did mean he'd have to go to the doctors.
(1)I don't know what brands of crayons there are in other countries, but Crayola was ALWAYS the best in Australia when I was a kid. They were the ones with like, 100 crayons in a box, with HEAPS of shades. :) There's some trivia for you :)
(2)Yay! Duo's father has a name! Why Jonothan you may ask? It doesn't matter, as long as I don't have to say: 'Duo's father' again and again so everyone gets pissed at me.
TBC
A/N: Okay, that was a slightly longer chapter :P Don't expect chapters every day. Don't even expect them every week. If I get like, 1 or 2 reviews, I won't feel motivated enough to work on it straight away, that make sense? But if I get a lot of reviews, most likely you'll see another chapter the next day. It's an easy system. *grin* SO REVIEW!
A/N: 1st thought when I logged in and saw my 16 reviews: SHIT! I WAS SETTING MYSELF UP FOR ONLY 1 REVIEW!
2nd thought: Stupid reviewers! I was supposed to abandon it and now I don't even know what to write next but they all want more and *gasp* *gasp*
1st action taken: *read story to see why people thought it was good*
2nd action: Realised that I type 'and' instead of 'an' SO MANY TIMES -.-'
Okay, so I don't know what will be in this chapter, I don't even know what I planned, but I shall.....Aw screw it *starts typing story*
When Duo woke he found himself in a soft bed with pink fluffy sheets. His whole torso was above the covers and a cool breeze was coming in from the window.
The window!! Duo jumped out of bed and half-climbed out of the window to look at his view. He was in the country! There was the green grass his dad always told him about! And was it green! It was almost as green as his favourite crayon!
And the sun was yellow, but not just yellow, it was orange too! And it wasn't high in the sky; it was just above the green grass. So many different yellows and oranges there were in the sun! Duo was certain that even Crayola (1) crayons didn't have that many shades.
But the sky wasn't blue. Duo cocked his head to the side. Right on the edges it was blue, but around the sun it was pink and red and gold and even bits of purple were there.....
Duo stared for ages, and after awhile he noticed that it had changed! There was more blue, and less of the other colours. Maybe it was just his imagination. But no, Duo stared harder as soft, white clouds came into view, it had definitely changed! The sky in the city never changed! It was either grey or black.
Duo ran back to the bed and bounced on it on his hands and knees. He was in the country!!
"Morning Duo! Or should I call you puppy?" Duo's Dad laughed as Duo bounded over the bed, still on his hands and knees. He tried to scoop Duo off the bed, but he kept bounding away. "Come on Duo! We've got to have breakfast before I am late for work! I'm starting my new job today, remember?"
Duo stopped jumping and stared up at his dad. "Where are you going? And can I come?"
"Sorry, kid." Duo's father frowned sadly, "Work is only for grown-ups. But you can stay here with your aunty. You've never met her, I know, but trust me. You'll love Aunty Clare. And you know what?" Duo's dad lifted his son's chin so he looked at him.
Duo pouted stubbornly. "What."
"She's got a puppy." His Dad grinned slightly.
"Oh wow!" Duo started bounding again. Suddenly his father was afraid. He didn't want Duo to get too excited in case he started coughing again.
"Hey, calm down son, you can go out to see the puppy after breakfast, okay? And then you can meet your aunty. We'll be staying with her for a few weeks until we can find our own house."
Duo stopped bouncing. 'Okay....Oh, Dad, when do I start school?"
Duo's father looked down at his son, his expression stated clearly that he had bad news. Duo mimicked the look. "What's the matter Dad?"
"Before you start school we have to go see a doctor."
Duo opened his mouth to protest. "I HATE doctors!" he glared out of the window at the view he had been admiring only half an hour ago.
"I know you do son, but if you want to get well so we can start anew in the country, and that means going to school and making new friends, we have to see him."
"FINE. But I won't go in without you, okay?"
"Okay, now wish me luck! You've talked away the morning and I have to leave for work now."
Duo flung himself at his father and hugged him around the knees. "I don't want you to go! I don't want to be alone with an aunty I don't know, even if she has got a puppy.....What if I cough Dad?"
Duo's father bit his lip. "Duo, I'm sorry, but I really have to go, okay? It's only for a little while, then you can go to school and when you get back I'll be home. I need to work so we can eat Duo. If you cough Aunty Clare knows what to do."
"I don't want her. I want you... I want...." Duo's voice trailed off and his lower lip trembled. Duo's dad half-frowned at his son.
"Now don't be silly Duo. You'll love your aunty Clare. We're in the country now and there's lots of wonderful things that she can show you while I'm gone, okay?" Duo's father picked up his child and swung him around. "Now lets go out and meet her. I can smell bacon Duo! Can you?"
Duo sniffed the air. "Yeah!"
The two walked into the kitchen. Duo's father put Duo down. He immediately moved to stand behind his dad's long legs, peeking out to stare at his aunty. She had long chesnut hair that was plaited down her back. Her eyes were a deep brown.
"Hey Duo! My, is this handsome lad the same child as the baby I've seen in all those photos your Dad sent me?" She smiled down at him, not kneeling or speaking patronisingly.
Duo stuck out his chin and ventured a few steps from behind his father. "I'm not a baby anymore."
"Definitely not." Clare spoke smoothly, brushing it off as though no one could possibly mistake Duo for a baby, even though he looked about four. "How old are you then Duo? Eight?" she guessed.
Duo laughed. "No, I'm six."
His father smiled. Everything would be fine.
"It seems it's time for me to leave then."
"Jonothan!(2) You haven't even had breakfast!" Clare admonished her younger brother, Duo's father.
"I'll pick something up on the way. Seeyah Duo! Bye Clare!" and without another look at Duo, Jonothan left, waving over his shoulder. He didn't want to make a fuss about his leaving or it would set Duo off again.
"So," Clare smiled at Duo as the front door banged shut, "What did you want for breakfast? There's toast, bacon, eggs, pancakes...."
Duo, who had been looking at his feet since his Dad left, looked up, surprised.
"You have pancakes?" he asked in disbelief. At home they'd usually had cold cereal for breakfast, and Duo had always believed pancakes and such were for fancy restaurants only. Clare grinned.
"You bet. Do you like yours with maple syrup or just butter?"
"I....don't know. I've never had them." Duo looked at his shoes again.
"Oh...Duo, is there anything you can't eat? Your Dad didn't mention anything, but...." Clare looked at his pale white skin.
Duo looked a little confused. "I can't eat stuff that's fallen on the floor. Dad says so."
Clare laughed, not knowing what to say.
"Are you allowed to eat things that fall on the floor?" Duo asked her curiously. She ate things differently, and she lived in the country. Maybe the rules were different. Duo hoped so. Once he'd dropped an ice-cream on the floor and he wasn't allowed to pick it up. Maybe he could here.
"Nobody is here to stop me, but considering my dog Nate walks all over the floor often, it wouldn't be a good idea."
Duo still looked a bit unsure. What did the dog have to do with anything? But oh well, adults always say funny things anyway. That wasn't any different in the country.
"Can I try the pancakes now?" Duo asked as his tummy grumbled.
"Sure." Clare smiled again and led him to the kitchen.
Clare was nice, but Duo sure hoped his Dad would come home soon. Even if that did mean he'd have to go to the doctors.
(1)I don't know what brands of crayons there are in other countries, but Crayola was ALWAYS the best in Australia when I was a kid. They were the ones with like, 100 crayons in a box, with HEAPS of shades. :) There's some trivia for you :)
(2)Yay! Duo's father has a name! Why Jonothan you may ask? It doesn't matter, as long as I don't have to say: 'Duo's father' again and again so everyone gets pissed at me.
TBC
A/N: Okay, that was a slightly longer chapter :P Don't expect chapters every day. Don't even expect them every week. If I get like, 1 or 2 reviews, I won't feel motivated enough to work on it straight away, that make sense? But if I get a lot of reviews, most likely you'll see another chapter the next day. It's an easy system. *grin* SO REVIEW!