Author's Notes:Sorry for the late update I'll try really hard to make the nest one sooner. But the power cut off none stop for a few days then I've been busy at home but excuses excuses haha hope you like it.
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Chapter Four.
At the McRea's home. Colt is just waking up to the sound of the alarm. "Uuuooo," He groaned grogilly. "What the-..?" He smashed his hand down on the snooze button to the alarm he didn't remember setting. "Just let me sleep in a few more minutes." He muttered and the blanket suddenly shot over his head. "Shit." He whispered remembering where he was.
'I'm at the McRea's.' He stated as a reassurement to himself. "Jefferson!" Mrs. McRea called through his door followed by a knock. "You awake honey, your oat meal's getting cold. Come on." He heard her foot steps leave the door and he looked around. "Aahh, right." He put his hand to his forehead then ran it through his hair.
"I was up all night talking to 'Lissa....." Yawning he heard another knock. "Jefferson, now!" His mother shouted again. "I'm...." His voice cracked from sleep and he cleared it trying again. "I'm coming." Colt slipped out of bed hazily and walked to the dresser grabbing a pair of jeans and a nice button down shirt to wear. "Wonder if I even have time to shower." He opened his mouth and yawned again while walking to the door.
"Good no line, they must all be downstairs." He turned the knob to the bathroom and swung it opened. "Oh my god!" Anna shouted. "What's wrong with you?!" Colt's mouth dropped and he backed embarrassingly out of the bathroom saying a chant of, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." His whole body felt creepy. Sure she wasn't naked but she was wearing under garmets. "Oh geez, I'll never live this down." He wandered away from the bathroom door and back into his bedroom.
A moment later Anna walked in and folder her arms over her chests glaring at him. "What?" Colt replied to the gesture. "I said I'm sorry, what else do you want?" Anna rolled her eyes and waved her hands in the air. "Nothing, don't even worry about it," She was heading for the door saying. "just knock next time you see a door closed in this house."
"Yeah, I'll remember that." Colt stated with a sigh. "P.S. The bathroom is clear if you want it." With that she vanished down the hallway. "Thanks," With another heavy sigh Colt walked out of the room and down the hall to where the bathroom was, but again it was accupied and he had to wait. Only this time he stayed beside the door to make claims should anyone else try to sneak past him.
"Hello Jeff'," Mr. McRea was saying as he walked out of his bedroom. He was folding his tie and fumbling with the last loop to make but he paused to talk to Colt a minute. "If you're waiting for the bathroom mine and Jamie's is free." Colt smiled hearing that. "Thanks." He replied.
"Hey I know what it's like coming from a big family and having to share everything," His father explained. "So take all the time you need, nobody's bugging you in there." He patted his son on the shoulder and continued down the hall. Colt couldn't help but wonder how Mr. McRea got together with Mrs. McRea they were completely different people and if it got down to who you liked best, Colt was almost certain everyone would choose him.
Heading down the hall he self consciously peeked into the bedroom first then stepped inside. It was nothing like his real- well you know. His other mom's room. It was tight and repressed no real warmth to it, just a bed night stand and vanity desk with a mirror. Skimming the room with his eyes Colt located the bathroom. "Ah," He walked casually to the door and knocked first. No answer. He turned the knob and walked inside.
"Wow!" No wonder the room was boring all the love was put into the bathroom. He could only blink in amazement at the things in there; make-up, nail polish, perfumes and lets not forget the shaving kit both male and female, lotions, colognes and things. A huge mirror covered a back wall and was lined with lights all showing their bulbs.
The main out look is pink, but it has a whitish quality to it as well. Shaking away the marvel of it all he put his head on straight and concentrated on taking his shower.
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Colt sneakers clomped their way downstairs but he stopped when he saw who was waiting for him at the bottom. "Where were you?" His new mother asked, looking rather pissed off. "Taking a...shower." Colt replied hesitantly and she sighed. "In this house it's up by seven and out by eight, okay sweety." She tried to change the commanding tone in her voice but it was a bit hard. Jamie knew her son would have adjustments to make but this was still her house they weren't going to change for him.
Colt's eyes darted away from the womans as he said. "I'm sorry." She shook it off and hurried him downstairs. "Come on, we have to get you to school." The woman reminded. "God knows I'm already late for work." Her words trailed into the kitchen then she returned with keys in her hand and a pair of sun glasses. "Come on."
The two of them left the house and she locked the door. The dogs were barking right after it, with little yelps and whimpers. 'Ha, they probably thought it was freedom.' Colt thought with a slight smile. 'Yeah, I can't let them get to me after all they're trying to get along with me and I'm just kind of...excepting it.' He looked over at Mrs. McRea and smiled. 'Today will be better than yesterday. I'll...I'll hold myself to it.'
Once they climbed into the car they were on their way to the University of Arizona.
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"Psst," Tum tum looked over his shoulder for the little whisper, but didn't see whom inishiated it. Shrugging, he turned back to his work. But then he heard it again. "Psst! Hey.." A voice called. He turned in the other direction and saw his best friend Corey waving to him. He wasn't sure whether or not to wave back but taking a chance he waved back. The little brunette tossed a piece of paper his way and he caught it.
Indicating for his friend to open it, Tum tum did as he was instructed and it reads.
Dear Tum tum,
My mom doesn't want your kidnapper mother to babysit me anymore,
and she doesn't want us to be friends either. Sorry
Corey
'What a crock of bull!' Tum thought and wrote on the back of the note.
Corey,
Your mom is full of it.
Tum
When he tossed it back the teacher walked by and picked it up. Corey made a weak face of innocents and a 'sorry' but Tum didn't care, he's been getting nothing but grievences all morning, why should this bother him any?
Every kid waiting to be let in on the playground shoved him around calling his mother a kidnapper saying things like 'stay away from us, you're probably the one who finds her victims.' and other things like. 'If you say Jessica Douglas five times into the mirror with the lights off she'll snatch you up.'
The whole thing was so overwhelming that Tum tum wanted to beat the living snot out of each and every one of them. Half those kids he didn't even know! They just heard the story on the news and decided to make trouble; they probably even had to have him pointed out to them, those jerks.
"Mr. Douglas," The teacher was saying. "Yes Mrs. Pennypacker?" Tum tum replied, snapping out of his train of thought. "You know I don't allow notes being passed during class, so please don't make me have to warn you again."
"Yes ma'am." He answered in a low tone. The bell rang shortly after the conversation and Tum Tum was called to the front of the room. He let out an exasperated sigh and took his time picking up his books and bookbag before going. "Michael, what's the matter?" The teacher asked with concern in her voice. "You don't normally break the rules like this." She looked at him hard and he bit his tongue to avoid snapping at her.
"I've just been having a rough day." He explained turning his eyes away from her. Tum Tum wasn't in the mood to be analyzed and this was definitely getting to him, he was never one to have a short fuse but he's never been overwhelmed like this before.
Mrs. Pennypacker sighed and stood from her seat coming around the desk to him. "Michael," She put her hands on his shoulders. "I saw the news and I heard some of the comments the other kids were saying....if you need someone to talk to, I'm always hear." That made him feel a little better, but it wasn't as though she could just take all his problems away with a few emotional conversations. It just wouldn't work, because the kids would still be there making jokes and giving him a hard time.
"Thanks Mrs. Pennypacker, I'll remember that." He stood there quietly for a moment then adjusted the strap on his bookbag to indicate that he wanted to go. Getting the hint his teacher tossled his hair and gave him a small smile. "You just ignore them Michael, you're the bigger man." Tum Tum scoffed hearing that. He only wishes he were, because it had to hear one more comment he swore that he'd hit one of them.
But every time he thought violently, his Grandfathers words would play in the back of his mind and tell him to keep his cool in any situation. "I gotta go, I don't wanna be late for my next class." With a nod he was given permission to go and he walked out of the room with his head down. "Only three more classes to go." He said to himself. 'Boy what a day...' Tum Tum felt tears well up in his eyes suddenly because he remembered that that was something Colt had always said whenever he was having a bad day.
'God, why did this have to happen to us?' He wondered wiping his dry cheek from tears that were threatening to fall. 'Just let the rest of this day go by quickly.'
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Chapter Four.
At the McRea's home. Colt is just waking up to the sound of the alarm. "Uuuooo," He groaned grogilly. "What the-..?" He smashed his hand down on the snooze button to the alarm he didn't remember setting. "Just let me sleep in a few more minutes." He muttered and the blanket suddenly shot over his head. "Shit." He whispered remembering where he was.
'I'm at the McRea's.' He stated as a reassurement to himself. "Jefferson!" Mrs. McRea called through his door followed by a knock. "You awake honey, your oat meal's getting cold. Come on." He heard her foot steps leave the door and he looked around. "Aahh, right." He put his hand to his forehead then ran it through his hair.
"I was up all night talking to 'Lissa....." Yawning he heard another knock. "Jefferson, now!" His mother shouted again. "I'm...." His voice cracked from sleep and he cleared it trying again. "I'm coming." Colt slipped out of bed hazily and walked to the dresser grabbing a pair of jeans and a nice button down shirt to wear. "Wonder if I even have time to shower." He opened his mouth and yawned again while walking to the door.
"Good no line, they must all be downstairs." He turned the knob to the bathroom and swung it opened. "Oh my god!" Anna shouted. "What's wrong with you?!" Colt's mouth dropped and he backed embarrassingly out of the bathroom saying a chant of, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." His whole body felt creepy. Sure she wasn't naked but she was wearing under garmets. "Oh geez, I'll never live this down." He wandered away from the bathroom door and back into his bedroom.
A moment later Anna walked in and folder her arms over her chests glaring at him. "What?" Colt replied to the gesture. "I said I'm sorry, what else do you want?" Anna rolled her eyes and waved her hands in the air. "Nothing, don't even worry about it," She was heading for the door saying. "just knock next time you see a door closed in this house."
"Yeah, I'll remember that." Colt stated with a sigh. "P.S. The bathroom is clear if you want it." With that she vanished down the hallway. "Thanks," With another heavy sigh Colt walked out of the room and down the hall to where the bathroom was, but again it was accupied and he had to wait. Only this time he stayed beside the door to make claims should anyone else try to sneak past him.
"Hello Jeff'," Mr. McRea was saying as he walked out of his bedroom. He was folding his tie and fumbling with the last loop to make but he paused to talk to Colt a minute. "If you're waiting for the bathroom mine and Jamie's is free." Colt smiled hearing that. "Thanks." He replied.
"Hey I know what it's like coming from a big family and having to share everything," His father explained. "So take all the time you need, nobody's bugging you in there." He patted his son on the shoulder and continued down the hall. Colt couldn't help but wonder how Mr. McRea got together with Mrs. McRea they were completely different people and if it got down to who you liked best, Colt was almost certain everyone would choose him.
Heading down the hall he self consciously peeked into the bedroom first then stepped inside. It was nothing like his real- well you know. His other mom's room. It was tight and repressed no real warmth to it, just a bed night stand and vanity desk with a mirror. Skimming the room with his eyes Colt located the bathroom. "Ah," He walked casually to the door and knocked first. No answer. He turned the knob and walked inside.
"Wow!" No wonder the room was boring all the love was put into the bathroom. He could only blink in amazement at the things in there; make-up, nail polish, perfumes and lets not forget the shaving kit both male and female, lotions, colognes and things. A huge mirror covered a back wall and was lined with lights all showing their bulbs.
The main out look is pink, but it has a whitish quality to it as well. Shaking away the marvel of it all he put his head on straight and concentrated on taking his shower.
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Colt sneakers clomped their way downstairs but he stopped when he saw who was waiting for him at the bottom. "Where were you?" His new mother asked, looking rather pissed off. "Taking a...shower." Colt replied hesitantly and she sighed. "In this house it's up by seven and out by eight, okay sweety." She tried to change the commanding tone in her voice but it was a bit hard. Jamie knew her son would have adjustments to make but this was still her house they weren't going to change for him.
Colt's eyes darted away from the womans as he said. "I'm sorry." She shook it off and hurried him downstairs. "Come on, we have to get you to school." The woman reminded. "God knows I'm already late for work." Her words trailed into the kitchen then she returned with keys in her hand and a pair of sun glasses. "Come on."
The two of them left the house and she locked the door. The dogs were barking right after it, with little yelps and whimpers. 'Ha, they probably thought it was freedom.' Colt thought with a slight smile. 'Yeah, I can't let them get to me after all they're trying to get along with me and I'm just kind of...excepting it.' He looked over at Mrs. McRea and smiled. 'Today will be better than yesterday. I'll...I'll hold myself to it.'
Once they climbed into the car they were on their way to the University of Arizona.
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"Psst," Tum tum looked over his shoulder for the little whisper, but didn't see whom inishiated it. Shrugging, he turned back to his work. But then he heard it again. "Psst! Hey.." A voice called. He turned in the other direction and saw his best friend Corey waving to him. He wasn't sure whether or not to wave back but taking a chance he waved back. The little brunette tossed a piece of paper his way and he caught it.
Indicating for his friend to open it, Tum tum did as he was instructed and it reads.
Dear Tum tum,
My mom doesn't want your kidnapper mother to babysit me anymore,
and she doesn't want us to be friends either. Sorry
Corey
'What a crock of bull!' Tum thought and wrote on the back of the note.
Corey,
Your mom is full of it.
Tum
When he tossed it back the teacher walked by and picked it up. Corey made a weak face of innocents and a 'sorry' but Tum didn't care, he's been getting nothing but grievences all morning, why should this bother him any?
Every kid waiting to be let in on the playground shoved him around calling his mother a kidnapper saying things like 'stay away from us, you're probably the one who finds her victims.' and other things like. 'If you say Jessica Douglas five times into the mirror with the lights off she'll snatch you up.'
The whole thing was so overwhelming that Tum tum wanted to beat the living snot out of each and every one of them. Half those kids he didn't even know! They just heard the story on the news and decided to make trouble; they probably even had to have him pointed out to them, those jerks.
"Mr. Douglas," The teacher was saying. "Yes Mrs. Pennypacker?" Tum tum replied, snapping out of his train of thought. "You know I don't allow notes being passed during class, so please don't make me have to warn you again."
"Yes ma'am." He answered in a low tone. The bell rang shortly after the conversation and Tum Tum was called to the front of the room. He let out an exasperated sigh and took his time picking up his books and bookbag before going. "Michael, what's the matter?" The teacher asked with concern in her voice. "You don't normally break the rules like this." She looked at him hard and he bit his tongue to avoid snapping at her.
"I've just been having a rough day." He explained turning his eyes away from her. Tum Tum wasn't in the mood to be analyzed and this was definitely getting to him, he was never one to have a short fuse but he's never been overwhelmed like this before.
Mrs. Pennypacker sighed and stood from her seat coming around the desk to him. "Michael," She put her hands on his shoulders. "I saw the news and I heard some of the comments the other kids were saying....if you need someone to talk to, I'm always hear." That made him feel a little better, but it wasn't as though she could just take all his problems away with a few emotional conversations. It just wouldn't work, because the kids would still be there making jokes and giving him a hard time.
"Thanks Mrs. Pennypacker, I'll remember that." He stood there quietly for a moment then adjusted the strap on his bookbag to indicate that he wanted to go. Getting the hint his teacher tossled his hair and gave him a small smile. "You just ignore them Michael, you're the bigger man." Tum Tum scoffed hearing that. He only wishes he were, because it had to hear one more comment he swore that he'd hit one of them.
But every time he thought violently, his Grandfathers words would play in the back of his mind and tell him to keep his cool in any situation. "I gotta go, I don't wanna be late for my next class." With a nod he was given permission to go and he walked out of the room with his head down. "Only three more classes to go." He said to himself. 'Boy what a day...' Tum Tum felt tears well up in his eyes suddenly because he remembered that that was something Colt had always said whenever he was having a bad day.
'God, why did this have to happen to us?' He wondered wiping his dry cheek from tears that were threatening to fall. 'Just let the rest of this day go by quickly.'