Dakota awoke early the next morning with her alarm clock blasting right by her ears. She sighed angrily as she rolled over and turned it off. Today was a school day. She was in nineth grade now. Bobby couldn't stop obessing with that. He said high shcool was full of teens with raging hormones and horny boys. Dakota actually laughed at this. The world was full of horny people, Amie's dad was horny. She only knew that because she and Amie had accidently heard him telling Amie's mom that he was. His other problem with her beginging in high shcool was the fact that, a lot of guys were intrested in her. She had been asked out by a guy a couple days ago. It was her science partner, Danny. He asked her out over the phone. But of course, her brothers had listened in on the call when they found out it was a guy. That wasn't pretty.
Flashback
The phone rang loudly through the Mercer house, followed by a stampede of feet down the stairs. Dakota reached the phone first and picked it up.
"Hello?" she asked. Her brothers just stared at her and she flashed them the smirk she adopted from Bobby. "Oh! Hi Danny! Its for me!" Jack smiled at his sister, he knew she liked this guy. He was happy for her. Bobby, Angel and Jerry were another story. They looked at her with suspision all over their faces. Then they walked out of the room.
Danny: Hey Dakota!
Dakota: Hey Danny! What's up?
Danny: Not much. How's your brothers?
Dakota: Their good.
Bobby: Oh, trying to suck up are we?
Dakota: Bobby! Get off the phone!
Bobby: No! Danny, may I ask why exactly your calling? That science project has been over for three days!
Dakota: Bobby!
Danny: Well, um, I, um, I wanted to ask Dakota if she wanted to go to the movies! Bobby, Angel, Jerry: I don't think so!
Dakota: GUYS! GET THE FUCK OFF THE PHONE!
Angel: No Dakota. Don't you see? That's your plan huh Danny? Gonna get our little sister alone in the dark? Try some freaky shit?
Jerry: Do you know who we are Danny? The Mercers! That's right, the Mercers, and Dakota is our little sister! Stay away from her!
Danny: I gotta go Dakota!
Dakota: Danny wait!
:Click:
End
That hadn't ended so well, but it was for the best anyway. Danny had only asked Dakota out on a bet. He ended up getting the shit beaten out of him after Dakota tearfully told her brothers what he had done. Dakota stretched and walked over to her closet. Now that she was thriteen, her wardrobe was a little bit more mature. It was actually too mature in Bobby and Angel's eyes. Jack and Jerry had learned to let her grow, but Bobby and Angel thought she was still ten years old. Dakota hummed to herself as she pulled a pair of pink south pole hip huggers and a white t-shirt that said 'baby girl'. She pulled on her pink deniem jacket and walked down stairs. No one else in the Mercer house seemed to be awake. She went into the kitchen and grabbed a poptart. She knew she'd already missed the bus. After all, she took her time trying to pull her hair into pigtail, then she put four seperate braids in each pigtail. Deciding that she didn't want to wake anyone, Dakota left the house and began a long walk to shcool.
Jack awoke sometime after Dakota walked out of the house. He sat up and looked at his sisters bed. Realizing that she had school today, he got out of his bed and walked downstairs. When he didn't see Dakota, worry ran through him. His big brother instincts kicked in and made for the stairs. He stopped when he saw a note taped to the mirror.
Jack, Angel, Bobby, Jerry and Sofi,
I didn't want to wake you guys, so I'm walking to school. See you at 2:45!
Love you!
Love, Dakota
Jack sighed with relief and made his way back to his room. Bobby came out of the room in a hurry.
"Hey cracker Jack, you seen Kodi?" Bobby asked. Jack yawned and handed him to note. He walked into his room and was about to lay down when Bobby came storming in.
"You let her walk to shcool! Are you crazy! Some honrny asshole could snatch her up!" Bobby roared. Then he started laughing. Jack just looked at him. "Kodi, knocked the shit out of her brother! She'd probably send the horny guy to a hosptial!" Jack started laughing too. Bobby was right. Dakota could actually kick some ass. That was proven the night she fought with Angel. She knocked him to the ground. That night, the brothers found out just how much Mercer attitude, the little kid had.
2:45
Dakota made her out of the shcool with her friend Jesse. Jesse kept looking at Dakota as they walked. To him, she was beautiful. He wanted to ask her out but was too shy. He was trying to work up the courage when she looked at him.
"What Jess?" She asked. Jesse smiled brightly at her. She smiled right back at him. Jesse grabbed her arm and stopped her. "Dakota, will you... will you go out with me?" Jesse finally asked. The crowd around them seemed to slow down as Dakota stared at Jesse. He reached out and took her hand into his. Dakota's heart beat faster. She had liked Jesse forver. The fact that he asked her out just blew her mind.
"Yes Jesse! Of course I will!" she replied. Jesse's smiled widened and Dakota blushed. Jesse pushed a loose strand of Dakota's hair behind her ear as he leaned in close. Dakota was confused until his lips met hers. Jesse pulled back from the kiss.
"Dakota! I'm so sorry! I'm an idiot! I.." Jesse babbled. Dakota put a finger over his lips before kissing him again. "Dakota Mercer!" came four voices. Dakota broke the kiss and found her brothers staring at her in disbelief. Bobby walked over and grabbed her by the arm.
"Bobby! I'm sorry!" Jesse said. Bobby pushed him away and stared at him. Dakota winced as Jesse fell.
"Don't tell me your sorry! You probably forced her to kiss you! This little girl was doing just fine before you kissed her. She doesn't need you teaching any freaky kind of shit! Stay away from her!" Bobby seethed. He steered Dakota towards the car with Jack, Angel and Jerry behind him.
When they reached the house, Dakota got out the car, slamming her door. She stormed up the house, only stopping when Bobby grabbed her arm.
"What do you have say for yourself Dakota? Your only 13 years old! Why the fuck are you kissing boys?" he asked her angrily. Dakota ripped her arm from Bobby's grip and glared at her brothers.
"You know what! I'm not a baby any more! Ok? I'm thirteen years old. I can take care of myself!" She fired back. Bobby stared at her while Jack and Jerry's faces softened.
"Thirteen years old or not! Your my baby sister and I don't want you kissing boys!" Bobby bit out. Dakota screamed in fustration.
"Bobby you are forever telling me to grow up! But you know what you won't let me! I love you guys but your suffocating me! I need my space! I can't get any where in life if you guys treat me like a baby! There are girls half my age out there that have boyfriends and dress in hott clothes. And don't tell me that their not your sister cause that's not the point! The point is Bobby, don't tell me to grow up if your not going to let me!" Dakota screamed. With that, she turned on her heels and stormed up to her and Jack's room. She slammed the door hard enough to shake various items around the house. Her four brothers stood looking at the ground. Bobby felt so hurt. Not by what Dakota said but, because she was right. He knew that some day she was going to grow up and get married. But he was scared for her. He remembered are the horrible things that happened to her and he wanted to lock her away from the world. He never wanted her to hurt again. But he could tell that his overprotective ways, were doing just that!
Well there's chapter 11! What do you think? Sorry bout the fight between the boys and Kodi, but there's gotta be some sibiling rivalry there. Enjoy!