Chapter 12: Home again home again jiggity jig
"Vicky. Vicky. VICKY!"
"Ugh wha?"" I opened my eyes to see Ivan looking at me. He had been shaking me awake. "Is it morning already?"
"Yeah and it's almost time for breakfast."
I stretched as I sat up with a yawn. "And after breakfast we go home."
After breakfast.
"Thank you all of you do joining us for this year's training camp. We hope you will take what you learned with you for the rest of your days."
We clapped as the instructor finished her speech and told us all goodbye. We then started our long walk back to the Cheydinhal sanctuary. It was a perfectly beautiful sunny day, much like the one on our first day of camp.
Later at the sanctuary.
"We"'re here!" I say loudly. Valdis laughs while Kazbar rolls his eyes. We had just dropped off Tori and Rhonda at their homes. I was excited to show Ivan where I lived and to see my father and step mother.
When we stepped through the black door and shouted loudly,"HELLO WE ARE BACK AND READY FOR BATTLE!"
"Why must you shout?" Kazbar groaned.
"Because it annoys you."
Both Ivan and Valdis burst out laughing at this,"HAHAHAHA!"
I then hear a voice say,"What in Sithis name is going on!?"I turn around and see my father looking irritated. He stops when he sees us and his frown turns into a smile. "Vicky! Valdis! You're back!"
"Papa!" I run up to him and throw myself into his arms like a little kid, while Valdis gives him a big hug.
"Welcome back."
I look up again and see Kazdar standing with my step mother.
"Wow look at you Valdis. You're almost fully grown."
"Ha if I'm anything like my sister I will probably stop growing next year when I'm thirteen." Valdis says while pointing at me.
"How was the training camp? Did learning anything useful?" My father asks us.
"Oh yeah we learned lots!" I say.
"Did you hear about Garret the bully?" Kazbar asked.
"Yeah he got kicked out and sent to jail." Kazdar said.
"That's not all that happened." Said my step mother.
"Huh what else happened?"
Kazdar and my step mother then looked up at my father as he said,"Well you see. His good nothing parents thought it was a good idea to threaten me."
"What they threatened you?" I asked in outrage and shock.
"That's right. They had the nerve to say that if I didn't pay for his bounty that they were going to hurt you and your sister."
"Oh hell no!" Kazbar snarled while Ivan who was behind me hissed.
"What did you do?"I asked.
My father smirked,"I told them that I was sick of their shit and then I killed both of them."
"Haha good job papa!"
"No one else was around when it happened so no one knows it was me."
"That's good."
"Vicky who is that standing behind you?" My step mother asks just now noticing Ivan."
Before we can answered my father asks,"Are you Ophelia and Ozzie's son?"
Ivan walks in front of me with a look of shock in his face,"Yes. How do you know my parents?"
"What is your name?"
"Ivan."
My father crosses his arms looking annoyed,"Ivan. I don't just know your parents. I grew up with your parents. I was there when they got married and I was there when your brother Kyros was born."
Ivan says nothing for few minutes before he finally says,"I see. I do remember my parents talking about you before but that was years ago."
"I see. So your father hasn't really talked about me since your mother died?"
"No. He doesn't really talk about the past that much."
Kazdar then decides to speak,"What about me? Did they ever talk about me?"
"Who are you?" Ivan asks confused.
"Oh I'm sorry. I'm Kazdar."
"Oh yes! They sure did mention your name and there was a few other names."
"Wow this is crazy." I say.
My father then asks,"One last question for now. Did my parents ever talk about me? And what about my aunt?"
"Ah yes but not by name."
"Oh I see..." My father sighed looking sad.
"What's wrong papa?" Valdis asks.
"Yeah what's matter?" I ask in concern. He is almost never sad. In fact, I far as I know he hadn't been sad since he learned about his father's death.
"I suppose I should be glad they even think about me at all."
"Why?"
"Because I...I..."
He doesn't say anything else so Kazdar steps in and says,"He hasn't seen his family since he was sixteenth years old, and he has never even seen his younger brother."
Valdis and I look at each other in opened mouthed shock,"WHAT WHY?"
He looks at us says,"I don't want to talk about." And walks away into the other room, leaving us all in confusion.