Chapter 7: Fighting For Dakota

Dakota and Bobby sat in the living room watching TV while Angel took a shower, Jack cooked dinner and Jerry took a nap. There was a sudden knock at the door causing Bobby to grab his gun and jump off the couch.
"I got it!" Dakota yelled. She ran to the door before Jerry or Bobby could grab her. She opened the door and found a lady in her late twenties standing there.
"Hi sweetie! Are you Dakota?" the lady asked kindly. Dakota nodded her head as Jack came up behind her. Jack stared at the lady. He knew her kind. She was dressed in suit skirt and jacket. She was the kind of lady who came to all the foster homes and took the kids away. Jack pushed his little sister behind him.
"Can I help you?" He asked. The lady smiled kindly and extented her hand for Jack to shake. She looked confused and flustered when he didn't reply.
"I'm Mary Lou. I'm with child social servies and I'm here to see Dakota Mercer!" the lady said. She reached behind Jack and grabbed Dakota's arm, bringing her to the front. Bobby and Jerry came out of the living room to see what was going on.
"Well, you see her! Now what exactly can we do for you?" Bobby asked. He crossed his arms and leaned against a wall.
"Well, I'm not going to lie or beat around the bush. I'm here to take Dakota! Her real brother, Matt, is requesting to have her back!" the lady said.

"Uh, we are her real brothers!" Angel said as he came down the stairs. He walked over to the them. He smiled kindly and took Dakota's arm."Why don't you just tell Matt that she's fine and she's in good hands?"

The lady let out an annoyed sigh and pulled Dakota's arm out of Angel's grip. Tears spilled from Dakota's eyes as she grabbed Bobby's hands and tried to pull herself away from the lady.
"I'm sorry sir but I have to do my job!" the lady said. She tightened her grip of Dakota's arms trying to soothe her and to hush her crying.
"Your job? That's your job? To rip families apart? Well not this one!" Bobby spat. He pulled his little sister from the lady's grip. The lady looked behind her and yelled to someone outside. She once again took a hold of Dakota's arm as a police officer came in. He grabbed Bobby and pulled him away, Dakota's hand slipped from Bobby's and she began to sob fiercely. The lady picked her up and ran out of the house with her.

2 hours later

Jack sat in his and Dakota's room. He picked up her tiny pink pair of socks and smiled. She was little that it was hard to find clothes that fit her. She was 11 and weighed 53 pounds. He laughed as he reminisced about all the times he and his little sister had shared.

Flashback

Jack held Dakota in his arms as they looked through all the clothes for little girls. Dakota squealed as she came across a pink shirt that said "I didn't ask to be a princess but if the teiarra fits...". Jack laughed as she pulled the shirt off the hanger and threw it to Bobby. Bobby looked at her with a playfully angry look before tickling her. Jack handed Dakota to Angel and whispered something to Bobby. Bobby gave a smirk before grabbing his little sister and carrying her outside. Five minutes later, Jack and Angel came out of the store and each of them had one of their hands behind their back.
"Close your eyes Kodi!" Bobby said as he sat her down on the ground. Dakota tilted her head and looked at him before doing what she was told. She felt hands messing around at her wrist, finger, ears and neck. When she was told she could open her eyes, Jack was standing there holding a mirror. Dakota let out a gasp as she saw jewelry on her. On her neck was a gold necklace with a charm that said Jack's little Angel, on her wrist was a bracelet that said Dakota, on her finger was a tiny silver ring with a dimoand heart and in her ears were matching earrings. Bobby smiled before explaining that the bracelet was from Jerry, the ring was from him, the earrings were from Angel and the necklace was of course, from Jack. Dakota squealed before hugging each of her brothers. She held on to Jack the longest.

End

Jack sighed heavily, tears blinded his eyes. He loved his little sister so much. He had gotten so close to her. He remembered the one and final night she stayed in her own room and how she'd had a nightmare. She came running into his room and snuggled up with him. He never knew she was there until he awoke the next morning and found her tiny arms wrapped around him.

The social service lady pulled into the driveway of a big blue house. She got out and went around to the other side of the car where Dakota sat. She opened the door, expecting Dakota to get out. When Dakota didn't get out, she reached in and picked her up off the seat. Dakota began to scream as though someone was hurting her. Mary Lou layed Dakota's head against her shoulder in a failed attempt to queit her. She began walking towards the door. Dakota's brother, Matt, greeted her at the door and took a now gasping Dakota into his arms. He bid Mary Lou goodbye and took Dakota into the house. Dakota's voice began to get hoarse with each scream. Matt sat her on the floor and grabbed the sides of her head.
"Dakota! Come on! Calm down. Your going to make yourself sick!" Matt said. Dakota pushed his hands away and got off the floor. She had stopped crying now and just stared at him."

"There, that's better isn't it? Now, give Matty a hug!" Matt put his hands out to hug her but she ran around him, heading for the door. The nanny that he hired for Dakota. A kind looking old lady who looked about 40, grabbed as she ran. She picked the little girl up as fresh tears came. She waved Matt away before carrying her up stairs.
"Sir, the little one is all tucked away in bed and has finally fallen asleep!" The nanny said a few hours later.
" Thank you very much Yevette! You may get something to eat from the kitchen! I appericate this!" Matt said. Just then the phone rang, Matt put down his book and went to the phone.

(A/N: Ok guys, I'm trying to hurry! I have work soon! So I'm going to put the phone call in the text you would see while reading a play. Again, I'm sorry!)

Phone Call

M:Matt

ML:Mary Lou

M: Hello?

ML: Matt, its Marry Lou! Look the Mecer's want to take us to court.

M: Why the hell would they want to do that?

ML: They don't understand why you want her back after you originally let the other social workers put her in foster care.
M: That's BS! I had no other choice! What was I supposed to do?

ML: I don't know Matt! All I know is that it didn't look good that you just let them take her and now you take an interest in her. Ecspecially after the ordeal with her step-father. Your going to have to go to court Matt.

M: Well, I'll get custody of her! Right? I mean I'm her real brother!

ML: I honestly don't know Matt! Its up to the court. And the judge may decide to let Dakota make the choice of where she wants to be.

M: Damn!

ML: I'm sorry Matt! This is just how it works.

M: Thats ok Mary Lou! Your just doing your job!

ML: Ok. Sorry again! Goodbye!

M: Its Ok! Bye!

Well there's chapter 7. I'm actually going to need some help with chapter 9. If you have any suggestions for where I should take Dakota and her brothers, let me know. I've got a plot and all, but I wanna keep it open for suggestions so I can make it better! Thanx Goes out to:

Jo Lynn, Rachel, Hannah, Joey, I love Jack Mercer and Kadie: Ah, my best friends all came and read my story and but a review for each chapter! You guys rock. Thanx for checking it out!
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darkdestiney2000: I'll try to space it out as much as I can!

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Keep your eyes open for another update, tomorrow or Thursday! Lots of love! Bye!