Cheaper by the Dozen: "The Trio"
Disclaimer: I do not own the "Cheaper by the Dozen" characters or movie, but I do have my own plot and characters to add to it.
Rating: T just to be safe for the later chapters.
A/N: I'm sorry it has taken me awhile to get this chapter up I had a bit of writers block plus some school work to do. I'm so flattered by all the reviews I've been getting though. I really didn't expect them. I didn't think the story was that good to be honest, but if you guys like it I'll definitely keep writing. ;) I'm not sure how fast it'll be though because I'm pretty busy during the week, but I will try my best to get chapters up fast. I'll also be trying to get longer chapters up. As I said in my second chapter, I really don't like the short chapters but I wasn't sure what to write next. Plus, I know how frustrating it can be reading just like two sentences, it's such a tease! lol So anyways, on to the story.
This is my second fanfiction so it's not perfect. If you tell me it sucks, please tell me why, lol. I like constructive criticism; it's the only way to become a better writer. And yes, I do like positive reviews too; they definitely make me write faster.
Chapter 3: Suspicions
The three brunettes awoke to the sound of Kim in their room. "You all better get up, you're late for breakfast! Again!" Kimmy said loudly as she observed the trio. "Wait until mom hears about this one," she said to herself as she exited the room.
"Suck-up!" Sarah yelled after her. "She's always trying to kiss their butts. I just don't understand it! Come on guys we really should get up now," she groaned to the boys who had laid back down and were trying to go back to sleep. "If we don't hurry we won't get any food, and look, it's already 6:45! We are so late."
Sarah untangled herself from the sheets and her brothers and walked to her room. 'It's a good thing that I had my shower last night,' she thought to herself. She pulled out a pair of jeans, her long sleeve dark blue lacrosse shirt, and her tennis shoes and put them on. As she walked out of her room she grabbed two hair elastics from the hook next to her door and ran down three flights of stairs to the kitchen. From there she pushed through to the dining room to find her family minus her two brothers already eating. As she sat down she put her hair in two low pigtails, her signature look.
She had just started eating her first piece of toast when Jake and Mike burst through the door. "Sorry Mom, sorry dad," was all they said before they took their places and began to shovel the food into their mouths. Jake was wearing a black hoodie and jeans and Mike was in a red longsleeve shirt that said 'Go big or go home.'
As the family was eating, everyone seemed to notice the quick glances that Sarah, Jake and Mike kept giving each other. The family also thought it was strange that they all were eating in silence. "So, you do you three want to spill the beans about what's going on or do we have to drag it out of you?" their mom asked after a few minutes.
After another peek to her brothers out of the corner of her eyes, Sarah answered her mom. "What are you talking about mom?" Sarah asked innocently, "there's nothing going on between us, we're just hungry, we don't feel like talking."
"Don't give me that innocent face Sarah Baker, remember I'm your mother, I'm immune to it! And you know what I'm talking about, why do you all keep looking at each other and why did you all sleep in Jake's room last night?"
Sarah shot an evil glare at Kimmy which obviously meant 'I'm going to get you back for this,' then replied to Kate. "Well mom," she started slowly trying to answer her mom without breaking her promise to Mike. "You see, I have this really big lacrosse game coming up this weekend and I'm really nervous about it so I went into Jake's room last night because I couldn't sleep. So we talked for awhile and then fell asleep." 'Hey, that wasn't too bad. And, it's not a total lie, I really do have a lacrosse match and we did talk and eventually fall asleep,' she told herself.
"Well that doesn't sound like the whole truth, but I'll take it for now. You come talk to me when you are ready." She said this while looking the trio but said the last part particularly looking at Mike, because afterall mothers can always sense these things. A nervous smile was the only response she got.
"Well guys, it looks like it's about that time," Kate said after looking at the clock. It was 7:30 and school started at 8:00am for most of the kids. "Since your father had to go in early this morning for a practice for the game on Friday, we'll need to switch up the rides a little bit to get everyone to school on time. Charlie, I want you to do the drop-offs for Victoria Middle, that's you Jake and Sarah, and of course East Victoria High as usual. I'll take the younger ones to Victoria Falls Elementary, we can all squish into two cars." All the children looked apprehensively at each other but all walked to the mud room to gather all their books and notebooks into their backpacks.
As the eleven-person group headed to the cars in the detached garage, Sarah and Jake gave one last look of encouragement to Mike as he slid open the new minivan's door. "You can do it," Jake mouthed to him as Jessica got into the car and started to close the door.
"What was that all about?" Kimmy whispered to Mike so their mom wouldn't hear it.
"None of your business," he replied bitterly remembering how he was rudely awoken that morning.
"Fine. Be that way!" She then turned and started whispering fakely to Jessica. All that way to school Mike had butterflies, no bats, in his stomach. He wasn't sure if he'd be able to pull off what Jake and mostly Sarah thought up. The bullies definitely bothered him, but he could just go on avoiding them, eventhough he knew deep down that that really didn't work. His school was just too small for that. Afterall, there were only four hundred students at Victoria Falls Elementary and the fourth grade only contained fifty-two students in two classes. So basically everyone knew everyone else so they all knew to stay away from Ryan and Greg. They were in the sixth grade and the biggest bullies in the whole school.
As the van approached the entrance to the school more doubts crept into Mike's thoughts. What if he couldn't do it? What if he chickened out? Well there was one thing he knew and that was either he had to put everything he had into it or not do it at all.
The van slowed to a stop in front of the small school. The doors slid open and everyone began getting out. "Have a great day sweeties!" Kate yelled after her kids. After blushing from embarrassment, half of the Baker dozen went to their classes. Mark, Jessica and Kimmy headed down the North corridor towards the sixth grade classrooms, the twins in Miss Harold's' class and Mark in Mr. Walter's class. Kyle and Nigel headed down the east corridor to Mrs. Tulley's first grade class with Mike going the opposite way to Mrs. Lee's fourth grade class, but first to the bathroom.
"Awww, look Greg, its our little sweetie!" replied the cold and sarcastic voice of Ryan Reynolds from behind Mike.
A/N: I know it's a cliffie, you'll just have to wait until the next chapter. ;)