Hey everyone, I back with Chapter 5 (and I had no problems uploading this time - stupid school computers!) Thanks for all your brillian reviews, quick shout-outs to... fenestrae - please don't cry! You'll have to read on to find out!princess moon shadow - glad you're liking it so far! XRachX - maybe things will be ok, or maybe they won't, you'll have to read on to find out! Hee, I like being evil! To everyone else, you know who you are - thanks! Here's chapter 5, hope you enjoy and don't forget to tell me what you think!
Discovery
"Conner!" His mum arrived home from work that evening. "Conner McKnight, get yourself down here right now!" she yelled up to him from the bottom of the stairs. There was no answer. Shaking her head she went into the kitchen to clear up the mess her son had left. Just as she finished clearing up the broken glass, David McKnight arrived home.
"Hey honey, what's up?" he asked, seeing the look on his wife's face.
"Not that you'd care," Lisa spat at her husband, "But your son has been suspended from school for drinking. I had Principle Randall on the phone to me at work to say he was drunk in school and fighting. She had to send him home."
David sighed, "Where is he?"
"God knows," she answered. "Probably nursing a hangover up in his room. I called up to him but he didn't answer."
"I'll go talk to him," his dad said and made his way up to Conner's room. He knocked on the door and tried the handle – it was locked. "Conner, open up," he said. There was no reply. "Conner, I'm not mad at you, I just want to talk. See if we can't sort this out, eh?" he tried again. There was silence from inside. David sighed in resignation, "Fine, be like that then. I'll leave you to sulk." He walked back downstairs and plonked himself in front of the tv.
"Well?" Conner's mum asked.
"He's locked himself in his room and is sulking. There's nothing more I can do. He'll come out when he's ready," David said, flicking to the soccer.
"That's it?" Lisa said in disbelief. "Your son has been suspended from school and all you can do is watch soccer?"
"My son?" David said, "He's yours too you know."
"Oh no," Lisa said quietly, "They've never really been my sons – you've seen to that. Eric left and Conner's… Conner's just like his father."
"How dare you…?" David began, but before the argument could gain momentum the doorbell rang.
"I'll get that shall I, while you just sit on your arse," Lisa said sarcastically, and before David could answer she went to open the door. "Yes?" she said to the man and young woman who were standing outside.
"Hi Mrs McKnight, I'm Dr. Oliver, one of Conner's teachers. Could I have a word please?"
"Is this about Conner's behaviour at school today?"
Tommy hesitated, "Yes."
"You'd better come in then," she turned to the young woman, "Kira, how are you dear?"
"I'm fine Mrs K. I thought I'd come and see Conner. How is he?"
A dark look past across Lisa's face, "You can try to see him, but he's locked himself in his room and won't speak to us. I have no idea how he is."
"He'll open his door for me," Kira said with certainty.
"As I said, you can try dear. Come in, both of you."
As they followed Mrs McKnight into the house Dr. O whispered to Kira, "Be nice."
"I will if he is prepared to listen. If he's gonna be a stubborn jock then he's gonna get his ass kicked." Kira made her way up to Conner's room while Dr. O followed Lisa into the living room.
"Conner," Kira banged on his door. "Conner, open up. It's me, Kira." Conner didn't answer. "Conner I know you think I'm just gonna yell at you, and you're probably right, but we need to talk. Right now! So open this door." She waited for a reply that didn't come, then she said in a lower voice so the adults downstairs wouldn't hear, "Conner McKnight, if you don't open this door right now then I'm gonna do it myself. I mean it." The door remained locked. "Fine," Kira said, "You asked for it."
The three of them – Conner, Ethan and Kira – had spent the last few weeks exploring the range of their dino powers. Kira had discovered that if she pitched her 'special' voice at just the right level she could undo locks. She did this now, praying that Conner's parents didn't hear it otherwise there might be awkward questions, and smiled with satisfaction as she heard his lock click open. She turned the handle and pushed the door open. The room was dark, almost pitch back as it was evening and his curtains were already shut.
"Conner?" Kira whispered. There was no reply. She walked a little way into the room, her foot clinking against an empty bottle. "Are you even in here?" she asked, finding the light. She turned to look for Conner and screamed…
