Here's Chapter 8!
Now let me explain a few things before you read this.
Me and SailorMarble14 thought of a scary movie night like the Disney one a while back, then suddenly I thought of Vito playing a prank on Svetlana making her really scared. And I wondered how Chester would deal with Vito about his reckless behavior so this is one of the things I imagined this would happen.
Like what I made Chester do to Mal back in Chapter 1, I thought It'd be more appropriate for him to do this for a couple reasons.
1. Most people like Chester, especially grandparents, would say stuff like "Back in my day if you did this you would get a spanking!" or something like that. We've only seen him with his cane once but I think you get the idea.
2. Basically it's one of those "You act like a child, I'm going to treat you like a child!" scenarios.
By the way, just because I had three characters spanked doesn't mean I do this kind of thing. Not like some authors who used this kind of punishment in ALL their stories, but no offense of course. :) I only did this because this is honestly what I think Chester would do because he's the cranky grandparent/parental figure of the personalities and Mike.
And I hope you Vito fans don't hate me for this. *Hides from pelted garbage*
Again sorry for repeated words and all. And of course be sure to thank SailorMarble14 for the help. Thanks! :)
This didn't take too long at all for I worked on this along with the other chapters. As I discussed ideas with SailorMarble, I worked back and forth from chapter to chapter and this one I worked on the most.
Next Chapter: Manitoba Smith, Mal, and Vito are afraid by a noise that bothers them throughout the mind, but they try to act tough about it. This won't end well. XD
Until next time, Enjoy!
I don't own Total Drama or the characters.
Chapter 8: Scares And Painful Reminders
It was a quiet afternoon and Svetlana was reading a book in the living room. She stood up and headed for the kitchen to get herself a drink, unaware that someone was watching her from a distance. She thought she heard a giggle and turned around, but there was no one there except herself.
"Hm." she shrugged, "Must be the figments of my own thoughts."
When the noise happened again, Svetlana became a little nervous and wanted to see what it was. She sets her glass on the table and, slowly, walked towards the doorway unsure of what's waiting for her on the other side.
"Whomever is there, you best come out right this minute!" Svetlana said in a slightly shaken voice.
She placed her hand on the wall and took a step towards the living room when suddenly-
"BOO!" Vito jumped out.
"AHHH!" Svetlana screamed as she stumbled backwards.
Vito, quickly, went around his sister and placed a cream pie on the floor as she fell down with a SPLAT! She stood up, looked over her shoulder, and saw the back of her pants was covered in cream filling.
"Hahahahahaha!" Vito rolled onto the floor laughing his butt off.
"Ooooh you-you jerk!" Svetlana glared fiercely at the shirtless boy, "You have just ruined one of my best trousers!"
"You should've seen the look on your face!" he laughed even harder, "I got you good!"
"You'll be very sorry, Vito! You mark my words!" she walked away and headed to the bathroom to clean up.
Vito continued to laugh and hold himself when he felt his hair being tugged.
"Ah! Hey, what was that for?!" Vito turned around and saw Chester giving him the "eye".
"You just love to tease that poor girl don't you?" Chester said.
"Aw come on Chester!" Vito moaned as he combed his hair, "It was just a joke!"
"That's the third time this week you've fooled Svetlana with one of your pranks, Vito." the old man pointed out, "Don't you think that's enough?"
"Ey yo, it's not like I'm hurtin' anyone." he rolled his eyes, "And besides, she'll get over it like always."
"Well, let me say this then. One of these days, you're going to go too far and hurt Svetlanas feelings." Chester warned before walking away, "And when it does, you'll be in big trouble mister."
"Pfft. Whatever." Vito scoffed and went to his room. He searched through his closet and found a hockey mask and a plastic machete sword with fake blood coated on the plastic blade.
"This gives me a great idea." he smirked deviously.
Later that evening, it was movie night again and since it was Mals turn he chose horror movies. Of course, Svetlana was always terrified of horror films and never liked them like the others but she tried to endure them so she could spend time with her family.
Mal had chosen Saw, Carrie, Halloween, and Paranormal Activity for his selections. Most of the others enjoyed them, but Svetlana kept hiding behind her pillow the whole time and never enjoyed a single moment that appeared on the screen. The only time she relaxed where the few scenes of things being all calm and normal before the scares. Halfway through Paranormal Activity, Svetlana was already scared out of her mind and excused herself to go to the kitchen,
"Uh, I'll be right back." she said quickly before leaving.
Vito smirked for he knew the time was right to set his trap. "Yeah, me too." he left as well.
As soon as she was in the kitchen, Svetlana took a few deep breaths to calm her nerves.
"Get a hold of yourself Svetlana." she told herself as she made a glass of water, "It's only a movie und movies cannot hurt you in any vay. You're alright."
She finished the first round of water in a flash and it nearly gave her the hiccups. She filled her glass again and, this time, she drank a little more slowly to pace herself.
"Svetlana..."
The gymnasts quickly turned around but didn't see anything behind her. She rolled her eyes and thought that Vito or one of the others was playing another trick on her like this afternoon.
"Alright. Whoever it is, you better shtop with the foolishness and come out right now!" she said in fear.
Svetlana, slowly, made her way towards the kitchen counter with her heart beating like crazy and hands shaking in utter terror.
Once she got to the counter, she looked over and...
"RARRRRRRR!" popped out a man in a hockey mask and a bloody machete!
"AAAAAHHHHHH!" Svetlana screamed in bloody murder. She fell back so fast she slammed against the fridge so hard she knocked all the magnets off.
The screams attracted the attention of the others, who were worried that their dear Svetlana was hurt. They ran to the kitchen to see Svetlana hyperventilate on the ground and the masked figure remove his disguise.
"Vito?" Manitoba asked in shock, "What the bloody dingo do you think you're doing?!"
Before Vito could respond to his brother, he turned around and saw his sister holding herself, breathing very heavily, and tears coming out of her eyes like waterfalls.
"Vito, what did you do?" Mal asked in a hushed voice.
"I-I just wanted to...scare her a little. That's all." Vito admitted.
He knelt down and looked at the terrified Svetlana, "Are you ok, Svetlana?" he asked softly.
Fear was replaced with inner rage as Svetlana glared daggers at Vito and shoved him very hard.
"I hate you Vito!" Svetlana yelled at the boy who stood back up.
She got up and ran to her room in tears. The others tried to follow her, but she had shut her bedroom door as soon as she ran in. After her door slammed, everyone else glared at Vito for what he had done.
"Vito, how could you do that?!" Mike asked in anger.
"I-uhhh. Well..." Vito tried to explain before being cut off.
"That does it you little punk!" Chester scolded as he grabbed one of Vitos ears and dragged him to his room.
"OWWW!" Vito screamed and begged to be released, "Chester! Please wait! I can explain!"
"Not another word out of you, young man!" the old man chastised, "I don't wanna hear any of your excuses!" Vito grew worried for he knew what was coming.
The two went into Chesters room and the door slammed shut. The other three looked at each other with concerned faces.
"Uhhh, I'm going to go check on Svetlana." Mike said as he left Mal and Manitoba alone.
They walked over to Chesters door and they could hear Chester and Vito yelling from the other side and then...
THWACK!
Manitoba and Mal flinched as the same sounds followed the first one. Then they started to hear more yelling and someone sounding like he's about to cry.
"Kitchen?" Manitoba asked.
"Kitchen." Mal answered quickly.
"Now?"
"Now." The sounds grew faint as they headed to the kitchen, leaving Vito to his fate.
Mike, slowly, opened Svetlanas door and saw that she was lying down on her bed, sobbing into her pillow. He walked to the side of her bed and sat down next to his sister.
"Svetlana, are you okay?" he asked softly while petting her hair.
"No I'm not Mike!" Svetlana sobbed through her pillow, "I just had the worst scare I ever had in my life! Vito is a jerk und I never want to be seeing his face again!
"C'mere sis'." Mike helped his sister sit up and gives her a comforting hug, "Shhhh. Calm down, calm down. I'm here and I won't let anything hurt you."
He let Svetlana cry for a little while before she finally calmed down. She lets go, wipes the remaining tears from her eyes, and looks down.
"Why did Svetlana have such an awful brother as Vito?" she muttered.
Mike placed both hands on her shoulders, "You don't really mean that do you? Hating him I mean."
"No." she shook her head slowly, "I'm just so angry at him right now. But until he apologizes, I vill not forgive nor speak to him und that's final!"
"Well, I guess I can't blame you for that." Mike sighed heavily, "But you can at least hear him out. I'm sure he didn't mean it."
"Und why should I listen to that-that hooligan?!" she asked bitterly.
"Because he's family." Mike answered softly, "And you can't be mad at family forever."
Although still angry at what Vito did, Svetlana knew that Mike did have a point. Vito has pulled other pranks in the past and Svetlana always shook it off the next day. This time, however, the tough personality nearly scared her to death and it's something that's not very easy to forget.
"I think I'm going to need some to think about this." she finally said.
"Do you want to stay with you and keep you company?"
"No thank you, Mike." Svetlana smiled weakly, "I just vant to be alone right now."
"Okay sis'." Mike stood up, "If you need anything, I'll be right here for you. Alright?"
Svetlana nodded and Mike gave her a small kiss on the cheek to make her feel better. Once he left, Svetlana leaned against the wall and thought to herself. "I don't know if I can forgive Vito at all." Svetlana thought, "He'll just have to prove to me that he's sorry or he can kiss our friendship goodbye."
After Mike left the room, Vito came out of Chesters room a little while after. His face had an expression which screamed "That really hurt!" and he was rubbing his now very sore bottom with his hand.
"Owww..." he moaned softly.
Manitoba and Mal reentered the living room and joined Mike when he glared at their brother again.
"You really are something, aren't ya?" Manitoba said with bitter sarcasm.
"Really smooth Vito." Mal added bitterly.
"Look, I'm sorry alright?" Vito said with his voice nearly cracked, "Haven't I been punished enough without you guys ganging up on me?!"
"Well in my opinion Vito, I think you've gotten off pretty light." said Mike in disappointment, "After what you did to Svetlana, I wouldn't be surprised if she never spoke to you again! That was wrong very of you and you know it!"
Vito looked down at his feet, "I know I know." he sighed deeply, "Look, what do you want me to do?"
"I want you to apologize to Svetlana right now." Mike said firmly, "And hopefully she'll forgive you."
Knowing his brother is right Vito sighed in defeat, "Alright. I will."
He placed his hand on the door, takes a deep breath, and walked inside to see Svetlana sulking on her bed. She turned her head to the door, but the moment she saw Vito she gave him an angry glare and turned away while crossing her arms. Seeing the damage he had caused, he slowly walked towards her bed and stood in front of her.
"Svetlana? Look, I'm sorry." Vito apologized.
Svetlana glared and didn't bother to look at him in the face, "Svetlana vill never forgive you."
Vito frowned and sighed. He tried to sit down but when he bent down, it was painful after receiving all those spanks. "Svetlana please." he begged, "Ow."
Svetlana looked at him and glared, "You deserve whatever happened to you!" she replied in anger.
Vito sighed and then he thought of something that he could say to his sister, "Svetlana, I know you don't want my apology but all I could say is...I'm sorry and I didn't mean to do all that. I was just trying to have fun and I really didn't mean to make you cry. I know you won't forgive me, but please accept my apology." Vito said. When he sat down he felt pain, both inside and out.
She glanced over her shoulder and gave a small frown. Svetlana, then, turned around and she faced Vito who was now in pain for sitting down. Svetlana sighed and held her hand out for Vito. He looked at her, took her hand, and stood up wincing in pain.
"Look, you may hurt Svetlanas feelings und I may not forgive your actions," Svetlana said making Vito frown, "but I do forgive you." Vito, now surprised, to see his sister giving him a small smile.
"So we cool?" Vito asked.
Svetlana hugged her brother and smiled, "Yes."
Vito quickly pulled away when his backside began to throb again and he used his hand to try and rub away the stinging sensation. Seeing her brother writhe in pain made Svetlana feel worried.
"Did Chester spank you, Vito?" she asked with concern in her voice.
"Yeah..." Vito looked down in embarrassment, "And it wasn't pretty either."
"Here. You lie down und I'll be right back." Svetlana pulled him to her bed, had him lay down on his stomach, and left the room.
She came back with an ice pack, sat down next to him, and placed it on Vitos rear which made him tense up.
"Ahhh!" he hissed painfully as he gripped the sheets, "That stings! It feels like I'm sitting on a freakin' iceberg or somethin'!"
"Shhh." Svetlana soothed him, "It'll help bring down the swelling." She rubbed Vitos back with one hand while she held down the ice pack with the other. "I'm surprised you didn't put up a fight or anything." she added.
"I tried to back away, but Chester threatened that if I didn't cooperate he'd talk to Mike into taking away my outside privileges. I just couldn't risk it." he sighed again.
A memory made Svetlana chuckle a little, "You know, this reminds me of the time Svetlana was disciplined vhen she was a child."
"Huh? You?" Vito asked in surprise for Svetlana usually never gets into trouble.
"Mm-hmm. I remember I was doing cartwheels in the living room after Chester warned me a few times to not to. I broke a vase and received ten swats und a timeout for my actions.'
"Hey yeah! I remember now." Vito said while looking remorseful, "We all became worried about you."
Svetlana nodded silently and remembered that day like it was yesterday.
Little nine year old Svetlana stood alone in the corner with her hands on her head and the tears running down her cheeks. After disobeying Chesters "No cartwheels in the living room" rule and breaking a vase, he gave the child ten hard spanks and sent her in the corner for at least ten minutes to think about what she did.
Chester also told the boys not to go near Svetlana until her punishment was over. They hid behind the couch, watching and feeling very bad for their dear sister.
"Will she be okay?" asked Vito.
"I don't know mate. She may have broken a rule but she didn't mean it." Manitoba said sadly.
"Chester was really strict and mean to her!" Mal nodded in agreement.
"I know guys. But we can't do anything until Svetlana is done with her timeout." Mike frowned, "Chester said so."
"Yeah, we know." the other boys looked down in sorrow.
The remaining minutes felt like hours to the children and waiting for a hurt friend was very hard to do. When the ten minutes were up, Chester went into the living room to where the girl stood.
"Okay Svetlana. Your punishment is over. Come over here." he said calmly.
She puts her hands down, wipes her tears away, and slowly walked towards the old man. He kneels down, puts both hands on her shoulders, and looks directly in her eyes.
"Have you learned your lesson?" he asked softly but firm.
"Yes." she sniffed.
"And what was it?"
"I learned not to disobey you ever again, to not break things, und to listen and respect all the rules." she looked down in shame.
"Good." he nodded and cupped her chin to raise her head, "I'm very sorry I had to do that sweetie, but it was for your own good." Chester said with sympathetic eyes, "You could've hurt yourself or the boys."
"I know." Svetlana nodded sadly, "I'm very sorry Chester. I couldn't help it!"
"I understand that, honey. But breaking the rules won't solve anything." he said in a slightly stern tone.
Svetlana looked like she was about to cry again until Chester wiped away the dried tears from her face with his thumb, "But I'll tell you what. If you'll be good for the rest of this week, we can get a workout room all made up for you."
This made the little girls face beam, "Really? You mean it?"
"I promise." he smiled.
Then Svetlana wrapped her arms around her grandfather and hugged him.
"Thank you Chester!" she said happily, "I love you and I'm sorry."
"I love you too sweetheart." he said as he patted her back, "And I forgive you."
While the two hugged for a bit, Chester eyed some familiar shadows coming from the couch.
"You can come out now, boys. It's alright." Chester said in a calm tone.
Slowly Mike, Manitoba, Mal, and Vito came from their hiding spot and made their way towards their friend. Manitoba was the first to give her a hug.
"Are you alright sheila?" he asked worriedly.
"I'm fine. I'm just fine." she answered with a reassuring smile, "I just had some thinking to do."
"We're glad you're feeling better Svetlana." said Mike as he gave her a hug too.
"You wanna come play with us?" asked Mal.
Svetlana looked at Chester, who gave her a nod of approval, and looked at the others again, "Sure!" she nodded.
"Then let's go!" Vito said as he took her hand.
The four kids went to one of the other rooms to play while Chester watched them go with a smile.
"Ah kids today." he said with a chuckle. He then left to take a nap while the children played.
"Hey Svetlana!"
Svetlana snapped back to reality and turned to Vito, "You alright?"
"Yes." she nodded, "Svetlana was just thinking is all. Und not to embarrass you or anything, but back then he only used his hand instead of his cane when he punished me."
"Huh. Lucky." he scoffed slightly as he squirmed in discomfort, "Being hit by that dang cane is ten times worse!"
"I feel that it's my fault this happened to you." she sighed sadly, "If I hadn't been so scared and upset, you wouldn't have received such a terrible punishment."
"No it's not." Vito shook his head, "I played that dumb joke on you and Chester taught me a lesson. It was my fault not yours."
"Still, I don't like seeing my friends in such pain. Now you might've pulled a mean prank on me that doesn't mean you should be treated this way. Und you may be a big jerk sometimes, but you're still my brother and I love you no matter what." she gave him a gentle hug around his neck which made Vito smile softly.
"Now that's what I'd like to see." a voice spoke up making the duo turn around.
It was Chester standing at the doorway with a faint smile on his face, "I'm glad you two are getting along again." he added as he walked towards the duo.
"Chester? Vhat are are you doing here?" she asked.
"Well I kinda felt bad after what I did and I came to see if you two were alright." he admitted with guilt, "Are you feeling okay, Svetlana?"
"Yes. I feel so much better now." she replied, "Talking with Vito took the pain and anger off my shoulders."
"Good." he turned to the boy lying on the bed.
When he approached the bed he raised his hand which made Vito shut his eyes, fearing he was getting another beating. He opened his eyes in surprise when he felt a gentle hand run through his hair.
"I'm sorry about all that, Vito." Chester said sadly, "I only wanted you to understand what you did wrong. I didn't mean to hurt you so badly."
"That's okay, Chester." Vito chuckled slightly, "I deserved it anyway. Just try and not hit so hard next time, alright?"
"I'll be sure to remember that, you little salami head." the old man while ruffling Vitos hair, "The important thing is all is forgiven."
"Yeah. I guess we all learned a little something didn't we?" he said.
"Yes. But that's what families are for, teaching und learning lessons together." Svetlana smiled.
"You kids and your morals." Chester chuckled as he wrapped one arm around Vitos neck and and another around Svetlana, "You may drive me crazy, but that's why I love you kids."
"Und we love you too Chester."
"Definitely." Vito smiled.
They shared a small hug and forgave each other for what happened today. Afterwards, Vito got off the bed and the trio headed back to the living room where the other boys were waiting.
"So, how'd it go?" Mal asked.
"The three of us had a little talk und the vater is under the bridge." Svetlana said with an arm around Vitos shoulders.
"That's great." Mike sighed with relief then gave Vito a stern look, "And I hope you learned your lesson Vito."
"Yeah I did, believe you me." Vito gave a weak smile as he rubbed his bottom again.
"Looks like you're still pretty sore. I'm guessing you won't be sittin' down for a while huh mate?" Manitoba smirked.
"Don't remind me." he muttered bitterly.
"Ah, don't tease him." Chester scolded and placed an arm around the boy, "He's already been through enough today."
"Sorry Chester." Manitoba apologized and playfully punched Vito on the arm, "You know I was just kidding, right?"
"Sure I do, man." Vito chuckled slightly, "So I'm forgiven?"
Mike thought for a moment but gave a soft smile to Vito, "Of course we do. Just don't ever do something like that again. Ok?"
"You got it bro'." Vito smiled back as he gave Mike a small embrace.
"Now, how about we all play a game of cards?" Mal suggested.
"Okay." everyone agreed.
They all went to the kitchen to play cards. But when Vito sat down on a chair, he shot back up again which caught the attention of the others.
"OUCH! Jeez!" he screamed as he clutched his backside, "Maybe I'll just stand up from now on."
"Oh, you poor baby." Svetlana said sympathetically as she handed Vito a soft pillow, "Here darling, this should help."
Vito places the pillow underneath him and, very slowly, he sat down. Then, Svetlana gave him an affectionate kiss on the forehead, "Und a kiss to make it all better."
"Thanks sis'." Vito blushed slightly.
"You're welcome my brother." she said and patted his shoulder lightly.
"I swear you're just like our mum sometimes." Manitoba teased.
"Well I do have that motherly charm." she said making everyone giggle.
"I think my mom gave that to you." Mike smiled at her.
"That's because she taught me to be kind und affectionate towards the ones I care about." she smiled warmly at him, "Remind me to give her a big thank-you hug later."
"Sure thing." Mike nodded in agreement.
And everyone had a nice time laughing with each other and playing cards. Vito and Svetlana talked to each other afterwards and their relationship got a little better despite everything that happened that day. Svetlana also kept her promise and thanked Mikes mother for teaching her how to be kind around her loved ones.
But because of his agonizing punishment, Vito had to sleep on his stomach and couldn't sit down without a pillow or a bag of ice for at least a week. But Mike gave him some lotion to help soothe the pain and Chester talked with him about toning down his pranks around his siblings. Chester, Vito, and Svetlana never forgot that day nor the lessons they all learned from each other.
They may not always get along, but no family is perfect and forgiving each others mistakes is what makes good families come together.
To Be Continued...