If that poor guy moves again, I swear to God….
part two- A Scar on My Pinkie Toe

Jaye fingered the little white fluff between her fingers. She had gone the whole day just about to leave the trailer and go visit her brother when the chameleon would warn her not to. So, she got fed up. Now, there was white chameleon fluff all over her trailer. And she was going to check on her brother.

She pulled her jacket on and stepped out the door, making her way to her car. She remembered when this car was stolen by a crazy little boy who was in love with her and had intentions of killing Eric. She smiled at the memory and decided to go visit Eric before she went to check on Aaron.

Her car screeched a little as she pulled into the Barrel's parking lot, and she came to a quick halt, shaking the car. She got out of the car a little shakily, but quickly found her balance. It was all she could take to not kick it, but rather walked inside casually.

The chatter inside was welcome to her, as all she had heard all day was the voices of the muses. She sat down at the bar and put her chin in her hands.

"What are you doing here?" Mahandra asked her from behind.

"Its my day off."

"Exactly."

"I was bored…"

"Okay, I get it," she said, pulling herself onto the stool next to Jaye. "You're here to see Eric, aren't you?"

"No," Jaye said mock-defensively, "I'm just here because I have an overwhelming need to get drunk."

"At 4:00 in the afternoon? Who doesn't?"

"Well, then I'm hungry."

"You have food in your house."

"She doesn't even have a house, so it's quite impossible for her to have food there," said a voice behind the counter. Jaye smiled up at Eric, who returned the smile.

"You two make me ill," Mahandra said, getting up and going to a customer.

"How's your day off going?" Eric asked Jaye.

"It is going well. My brother's sick so I have to go check on him and make sure he isn't dead. I thought I'd stop by here first."

"Well, I'm glad I take priority over an almost dead brother."

"So am I."

"So do you have to go now?"

"Kind of. But, I did stop by, and nobody can say I didn't."

"Yes, but some can say you're overly eager."

"Look who's talking, Mr. Install-my-cable."

"Which I have never gotten to use, by the way."

"Well, I blame that on psycho-boy stalker, and psycho-girl ex-wife."

"Fair enough," Eric leaned over the counter and gave her a quick kiss. "We should do something tonight. Like, an official reconciliation dinner or something."

"Like what?"

"I don't know. A reconciliation dinner or something?"

"You said that."

"Yes, but that's all I've come up with so far."

'Then call me and we shall discuss it, but now, I have to go save my brother's life." Jaye gave Eric a kiss and pulled away, rushing out the door. However, Jaye being clumsy as she is, she didn't see the young redhead walking into the restaurant, who Jaye immediately ran straight into. "Oh, I'm so sorry. I wasn't paying attention."

"Like hell you weren't! Watch where you're going you little -"

"Hey, hey, is there a problem here?" Mahandra said as she ran over.

"This woman walked straight into me. I swear, some people don't have the decency…" she tossed her hair and walked straight out the front door, leaving Jaye standing there, eyebrows raised, completely confused. She looked down at the ground and saw that the woman had dropped something. This particular something was shiny and about the size of a quarter.

"Hey, lady, you dropped something!" Jaye shouted after her, but her car was already pulling out the parking lot. Jaye stuffed the object into her pocket and got into her car.

When she pulled into the driveway of her parent's house, she pulled the object out of her pocket and looked at it again. It looked like a talisman of some sort, but she wasn't entirely sure. Perhaps Aaron would know. She got out and rang the doorbell. There was no answer. She rang the doorbell again. Still no answer. She sighed and tried opening it. It was locked shut. She pounded on the wood, and shouted, "Hey, Aaron, are you in there?" She looked around the doorway, trying to find a hidden key. "Ahha! Try to keep me out, will you? I think not." She put the key (which had been under a stone turtle) into the lock and turned.

"Don't help him," said a small voice below her. She looked down.

"Great."

"Don't help him," said the turtle.

"Since when did my parents have a stone turtle next to their door?" Jaye thought aloud, and pushed the door open. The house was dark. "Aaron, are you here?" She wandered through the house, and walked to his room. "Hello?" She heard a groan inside, and pushed the door open. It creaked.

Aaron's room was pitch black, except for the flashing red lights on his alarm clock. Jaye flipped the light switch and saw Aaron laying on the ground. "Omigawd, Aaron? Are you all right?" He nodded slightly as she began to pull him up. "Are you sure?" He nodded again. "Okay." She dropped him. "So, since you're alright, I think I'll just leave. Yeah. Have a fun day."

"Jaye…"

"Yeah?"

"Could you pass me that book over there?" Aaron said weakly, pointing wearily to the book on the bedside table. Jaye walked over and looked at the book.

"Don't help him," came a voice from outside. Jaye looked wide-eyed at the pink flamingo in the window. She began to pick up the book on the table. "Don't."

"I don't see how picking up a book and giving it my brother is helping him," she hissed.

"What?" asked Aaron from the other side of the bed.

"Nothing. Just, go back to your… whatever you're doing."

"Okay." Jaye turned back to the window, but the flamingo was gone. "How did you get on the floor anyway?" she asked as she turned back to Aaron, leaving the book on the table.

"I don't know. I've been here for hours."

"That sucks. Well, uhm, I couldn't find your book, so I'm just going to, you know, leave. Bye now." She backed out of the door and closed it shut tight so that she couldn't hear anymore from her brother. She let out a heavy sigh and went back to her car. "This is insane," she said under her breath.

THE END of part two