Chapter Eleven
Wild Child
Author's note: Dedicated to my wonderful friend (and editor) LadyAniviel cause she luvs me. !
"BORN TO BE WILD!" both girls sang in the kitchen while making lunch. It'd been a long, and, interesting day. Piper learned that Eeva wasn't as shy as she seemed, and she joked a lot. The song had started off innocent enough, Piper just humming the tune. Eeva started adding words and soon enough, they were bellowing out the song almost so loud the whole castle could hear them.
"Piper," Eeva smirked finishing the lunch trays "you think Jareth likes your aunt?" Piper shrugged.
"I don't have the slightest," she muttered "and my aunt has been acting as if she's allergic to him. I heard she's been locked in my room all day."
"Aw geez-" she muttered "that must-" but Eeva didn't get to finish because a five year old boy went sprinting through the kitchen followed by Boon, who was desperately trying to catch him.
"Hold that thought," Piper breathed and raced after the two. She quickly passed the goblin with his grubby legs and scooped the child up.
"NO!" the boy screamed "LET GO! LET GOOO!"
"Shh," Piper hushed the boy and he went quiet. "What's wrong?"
"He's gonna eat me!" the boy yelled "the goblin's gonna eat me!" Piper frowned as Boon collapsed on the floor from exhaustion.
"That lazy bone is gonna eat you?" she asked blankly "he can't even fit your hand in his mouth and your what, four inches taller than him?"
"Sonya said!" the boy cried and Piper shook her head.
"Sonya don't know," Piper said rolling her eyes "Boon over there is a good friend of mine, he's trying to take care of you, not eat you." The boy looked worried still and Piper sighed. "I promise," she said "Boon, nor anyone else, is gonna eat you. Just cause they LOOK scary doesn't mean they are. You can't trust your senses here." Boon grinned, though he was still breathing rapidly. "So how about you and Boon go back to the kitchen and he gets some water and you a cookie, ok?" The boy nodded and she set him down. He took the goblin by the hand and they went off down the hallway. "Gonna eat him," she shook her head.
Piper stormed upstairs and opened the nursery door. Sonya was painting her nails while Becky was coloring with a young girl, about six or seven. She stormed across the room and stood in front of her.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
"What's your problem?" Piper growled "telling that boy Boon was going to eat him? You know how difficult it is to take care of little kids?" She looked up at her blankly. "I do. It sure as hell is hard and I'm sure Boon doesn't need a brat like you making it harder on him."
"Its just a goblin," she sighed uncaringly.
"HE'S a goblin," Piper growled "and a damn nice one too. You treat everyone that's different than you badly! Next time I hear you making things hard on someone I swear by everything good and holy that I'm going to punch your face in!" With that she turned around and stormed out of the nursery, pushing past Jareth who'd been standing in the doorway. She fumed and kicked the wall a few times until she leaned up against it and sunk onto the floor. "I HATE people like that," she growled to herself. She looked at the scuff on her shoe "god damnit," she muttered and put her finger in her mouth and rubbed her shoe a few times.
"Bad day?" Jareth asked and she jumped. "Sorry, didn't mean to scare you."
"No I'm fine," she lied and got up so she could start walking back to the kitchen.
"Piper," Jareth called after her and she reluctantly stopped. "Don't let her get to you," he whispered in her ear "that's why they do it."
"She's gonna get to me," Piper growled "and then I'm gonna sock her." Jareth sighed and started walking her back to the kitchen.
"Take a deep breath," he said tying to calm her "relax." She did as she was told and grumbled a few illegible words. "I think your aunt is hiding from me." Jareth smirked at her and she laughed a little. "Which is sad," he sighed "because there's a ball next week."
"Your hitting on her already!" Piper teased "good lord Jareth, at least take her to dinner before you try getting me some great cousins."
"Hey," he growled "I don't, I'm not…" he paused "I'm not trying to court her or anything. But she LOOKS my age and I HAVE to escort somebody now don't I?" Piper shrugged.
"I wouldn't know," she shrugged coming to the kitchen "I've never been to a party, let alone a ball. But I'll gladly ask her later." Jareth nodded.
"Don't forget," he said "in an hour your to go to the library."
"Yeah, yeah," she teased "I know. Year and a day, blah blah blah."
"And Piper," he said before leaving "calm down a little, ok?"
Author's note: I know, I know its short but Conner's kinda mad cause I won't kiss him. He says you gotta review nicely on my three latest stories or he's gonna give me writer's block. :Looks desperate: come on guys, I REALLY don't wanna kiss him, per story. Here's my replies to your last reviews.
Acantha Mardivey: I know, I can SEE you like to review. But I'm glad, SOMEONE has to tell me how I'm doin'. And its ok… er, Conner (my muse) says you can give the plot line away any time you want. :looks at Conner and shakes head: she's taken dude. :sighs: so sorry, he's being a slight pain today. Tell Will (Willish:giggles: I still can't get over that) tell him hi for me and not to beat up my muse, he can't control himself.
Rosakara13: thanks… I think. -
LadyAniviel: I know love, it's alright. I understand. But I AM hoping for that chapter, but take your time love, take your time. I believe your talking about your stories because, I keep bugging you about them:giggles: Naw, you don't sound weird, you sound… youish. ! Anyways, gotta go write some more, love ya!
