The last two paragraphs of this chapter belong to DarkHououmon. (Thanks, DarkHououmon!) but the rest of it was written myself. Enjoy.
"I don't know, Nigel. Four more mouths to feed." "Marianne, we owe them our very lives..." He looked back at the four teens, who were a little ways behind and talking among themselves. Turning back to his wife, he continued. "It'd be a poor way to repay them by turning them away in their time of need. Marianne sighed. She knew Nigel was right. The least they could do was offer them a home...
Further behind the adults, the four teenagers were conversing. "I think we're already causing a problem..." Chelsey placed her hands in her pockets. Then, suddenly alarmed, she jerked her hands back out, then turned to her friends. Kacie was wearing a grey shirt with a wolf on it and blue jeans. Anil had a red shirt and blue jeans. Brany had on a grey shirt with chicks on it, along with blue jeans. Chelsey herself wore blue jean shorts and a purple shirt with some of the big cats on it, from cheetah to tiger. "What?" "When we were in the Blackburn's trailer, weren't we in our night clothes?" The other three quickly looked down and realized she was correct.
"I doubt very highly that they would change us, because they wanted to kill us anyway, so there would be no reason to get us out of our night clothes. It's not worth the effort." "Maybe it was magic." Kacie suggested. "Perhaps." Chelsey replied, using the same tone that Sloan used while intterrogating Eliza in the Wild Thornberrys Movie. At that moment, they reached the Commvee. Nigel opened the door, then stepped inside. Marianne followed. The four teens, however, held back. "Come on in, you four." Nigel called cheerfully. For a moment, the four new comers only gazed at him, then each other, seeking reassurance from one another. At last, Kacie stepped forward, and entered the Commvee. Encouraged, the other three followed.
Inside the cramped space, they found two girls, one boy and a chimp sitting at the table. They all looked up when the newcomers came in. The older girl had blonde hair and green eyes. Her clothes were an orange shirt, green jacket, and torn blue jeans. Her expression was either bored or grumpy, the four friends couldn't tell which. The younger of the two looked much friendlier. Her hair was red and in pigtails, her smile revealed braces, and she wore glasses, as well as a light blue, sleeveless shirt and tan shorts. The boy that was next to them looked to be about five. He wore nothing but shorts with leopard spots on them. Her jabbered a greeting before jumping towards them. He landed in Anil's arms, and gave him a big lick on the cheek. Anil looked delighted, so did the boy. The last member was the chimp. His fur was grey, and he wore a striped tank top and blue shorts.
"Hello." said the younger girl. "I'm Eliza. That's Debbie." she pointed towards her older sister. Debbie said nothing, just folded her arms and frowned. "That's Donnie." she pointed towards the boy who was still in Anil's arms. "And this is Darwin." she finished, pointing towards the chimp. "Who are you?" The newcomers looked at one another, then began to introduce themselves. "I'm Kacie." said the oldest girl of the new group. "That's Brany." she pointed to the second oldest in the group. "She's Chelsey." Kacie pointed to the last girl of the group. "And he's Anil." she finished by pointing to the boy, who had finally let go of Donnie, but was busy watching him, fascinated.
The day sped by. Evening fell, and the family now faced another problem. "There's no where for them to sleep." Nigel looked thoughtful. "Hmm...Quite the predicament we're currently in..." He thought for a moment, then had an idea. "Sorry to say, but for at least tonight, you'll have to share a bed. You girls don't mind sharing, do you?" "No, not really. But what about Anil? Where will he sleep?" Marianne pointed to the only other vacant bed. "With that settled, Debbie, you and...What were your names? I'm afraid we didn't catch them when you help us." "Mine is Kacie." said the girl he had addressed. "She's Brany. And next to her is Chelsey." "Right. Debbie, you and Kacie here will share..." Debbie raised an eyebrow. "Did I just hear right? She's sleeping with me?" Marianne nodded, then turned to her younger daughter. "Eliza, you and Brany will be sharing." Eliza nodded. "And, Chelsey, you'll be in our bed." "I HAVE TO SHARE MY BED!" Debbie half screamed her question.
"No harm, really. You're all girls." Debbie moaned her reply, then led Kacie down the ladder into the area they would be sleeping in. Eliza and Brany shortly followed. And Anil, with a yawn, went to lie down on his bed. Chelsey turned to the two adults. "So I'm stuck with you?" she asked. Nigel nodded. Marianne chimed in next. "Why? Something wrong?" Chelsey shook her head. "No. Just was wondering." And, following the example of her friends, she went towards the ladder, followed by Marianne, who would escort her to their room. "Thanks." "No problem." Marianne replied. "We'll be down shortly." Chelsey watched as the woman went back up, then she turned to their bed. She wasn't sure she could sleep. She was too excited. But, for when they would return, she lay down in the middle of their bed, covered up, and waited. And about an hour later, she thought she saw the lights go out above, and could hear them coming down.
Chelsey curled up in the soft bed as she heard the two adults return to the room. She closed her eyes tightly, and pretended to be asleep. She could hear Marianne settle down on the bed gently. Other than a little sinking, nothing else botherd Chelsey. "Shh...she's asleep." Marianne whispered to Nigel, who was slowly crawled into bed. "Let's not wake her up." Chelsey rolled her eyes. "A little too late if you ask me." She said to herself. The blankets pulled back for the grown ups to get in, and as soon as they were under them, the blankets were pulled back over Chelsey's psuedo-sleeping form. She sighed, wanting so badly to get away. but at least they were being nice. She then felt an arm slink over her body. She looked.
Marianne said softly. "Such a sweet little girl." Chelsey was stunned. Marianne was still getting to know her, and already she was treating her like family. It didn't make much sense. The woman pulled Chelsey close, and smiled. It was like Chelsey was covered in soft fur, and Marianne was reacting to the hairs touching her skin. "I'm a stuffed animal..." Chelsey murmured quietly, although luckily, she went unheard. She couldn't move out of her position, and if she struggled she might hurt Marianne's feelings. So she remained perfectly still, which surprised her because she can't stay in one place for too long. She closed her eyes, and went to sleep...for real.
To be continued.
Finally, I got this chapter written down. Sadly, I don't think I'll be able to add the song. From what I've heard, deletes stories that have songs in them. (Or something to that effect) I'm not gonna risk my stories (not to mention mine and DarkHououmon's hard work) go down the drain. Hope you like. And please R&R.
Mini Marianne