Chapter Seventeen
My mom's jaw dropped, and she gave me such a bewlidered look that I laughed. That was not a good move on my part, because the bewlidered look turned into a stern one. But oh boy, I really wanted to hear her opinion. Would she accept it or... not? But I didn't have to wait long to find out.
"Don't laugh at me Rory. Respect your elders. As for this relationship..."
She paused to bite her lip, and I was sure she did not like the idea. But her answer suprised me. Sighing in defeat, she replied;;
"It's fine I guess. But... wait... you were at a boys house... no supervision... and you were with your boyfriend."
She seemed to be peicing something together. Suddenly, I knew exactly what she was thinking. NOTHING like that happened. God, she seriously needs to take a chill pill. Really, she always expects the worst, when she should really just trust me. That's one thing that annoys me about her, but there's lots more. Like Darry would ever let us do that in his house anyway.
But now it was my turn to stare at her in shock.
"WHAT! MOM! NO!"
She shrugged, and grinned at how shocked we both looked. I mean really, Johnny's eyes looked like they were about to pop out of his head. It was kind of funny, I guess. And what do I do when I think something's funny? That's right, I laughed. But then, as if my mom just noticed me, her expression turned to one of concern.
"Rory? What happened to you?"
Oh, that's right. I still look like shit with all those minor injuries. But I just shrugged and said;
"It's nothing."
However, my mom would not accept that answer. Oh no, she wanted details. She wanted the truth, and wouldn't stop pressing me until she got it. So, with a glance at Johnny, I launched into the story of the stalkers, how they phoned the Curtis', how I laughed and how I ended up looking like this. My mom just shook her head once I'd finshed and made a tutting noise.
"I always knew your mouth was going to get you in trouble one of these days."
I wanted to roll my eyes, but instead just shrugged. She didn't like it when I gave her 'additude'.
"Yeah. So anyway..." Oh yes, I wanted a subject change and I wanted it right then.
"Oh! You both like sushi right? Rory's brother doesn't... he won't eat it, would you like to?"
Personally, I didn't like shushi at all, but before we could even answer, she went on. Man, that woman could talk. Once you got her going it was impossible to make her stop. She needed an 'off' button or something. But hey, maybe that's where I get my big mouth from. And my craziness.
For awhile all I ccould hear was 'blah blah blah', but then she said;;
"I'll go get it then!"
Before I could protest, she was gone. But she appeared only moments later with a plate of sushi. A big plate. Oh god. She was still talking as she rushed us into the kitchen, where we sat, and she set the plate down on the table, and spoke for about the millionth time.
"Now I've got some things to do around the house, but eat up!"
Then she left us. Alone. Once again, it was silent. Until my younger brother walked into the kitchen. My god, my family were all chatterboxes, so I was not happy about this.
"Oh, mom told me your boyfriend was here," he said, making kissing noises. My eyes narrowed and I glared at him. But he didn't stop. So, before I knew it I'd picked up a peice of sushi and thrown it at him. It actually hit him. Wow, and I thought my aim sucked. However, I could tell he wasn't very happy, because he reached into the fridge and threw my moms unfinished glass of alcohol at me.
"Hey! Luke! I don't want to smell like-" I was interrupted by coughing, and looked to my right only to see Johnny coughing. Or trying to hide his laughter. Ooh, laughing at me was not a smart move on his part. So, with one last glare at him, I stormed over to the fridge and retrieved... eggs. Yes, eggs. And cracked one. Over his head. Talk about revenge, right? I turned to my brother, a triumpth grin on my face.
"And now for our conclusion. Never laugh at Rory Potter." (A/N: No, she is not related to Harry Potter I just couldn't think of a last name and think that last name, and the HP books are cool.)
Then, a horrific food fight started. Until my mom walked in.
"What's going on in here? It sounds like there's a herd of-"
We all froze as she stared around her... er... clean kitchen? Far from it, actually. It was a mess. But suprisingly, she didn't make us clean it up. When I asked all she said was 'No, just go.' She looked really frustrated, but I just shrugged and did what she said. And pretty soon, me and Johnny were at the Curtis' again.
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Before we'd even knocked on the door, Pony'd flung it open. He took one look at us and laughed. Hey, we were covered in food. But it still annoyed me that he was laughing at us and not with us. No, I did not find this funny. At all. We just had to walk down the street covered in food. And I thought I looked like shit before. Wow.
"Don't ask," I said, pushing past him to get into the house.
"I didn't plan to. I just wanted to see if Johnny wanted to go to the movies. You wanna come?"
Ugh, I didn't think I could handle another movie, especially after what happened last time. So I declined that invittion. Me and Johnny spend every minute of everyday together so I might as well share him.
As they left, Dally entered the room, an eyebrow raised, and a beer in his hand.
"Why didn't you go with Pony and Johnny."
I shrugged. "Didn't feel like it."
He nodded, and then before I knew it his hands were on my shoulders and he was shaking me.
"Johnny's a good kid, and he deserves a good kid to take care of him. Are you up to that? ARE YOU!"
He was shaking me so hard I thought my head would shake off m shoulders. He was so calm... and then BAM, moodswing. It's funny how things like that happen to drunk people. But I just nodded, or, as close to nodding as I could get with him shaking me.
"Yeah, I think I am."
Eee. Longer than usual. Should I try and
keep chapters around
this length?
