Hey guys I'm back with this story. Sorry this took so long to update this but I was working on The Adventure of a Life Time story so I didn't want to work on too much at one time. But I had this half finished for a month now so I decided to finish it don't expect to see another chapter for a while though. I still want to work on my Kingdom Hearts story but during the month of October I have a lot of Halloween themed stories for you guys so keep an eye out for them. Enjoy the chapter 3
Chapter 2: A lesson in Life and Death
"So his name was Puffles?" I asked, "Yeah, he died over the weekend. She had him since she was a kid." Emily said, "Well no wonder she's so upset, losing a Puffle is the sadist thing in the world. But Puffle's don't actually die, they return to the wild. And she could always buy another one at the pet shop." Mabel said, "Mabel, Puffles was Della's Yorkshire Terrier mix dog. And he was real." Emily said, "Oh that makes way more sense." Mabel said, "Poor girl, I know how it feels to lose a pet. My dog died while I was at my grandma's hose, I didn't even have chance to say good bye." I said, "Aw, I'm sorry Dakota." Ethen said, "Its ok, I'm fine now. Sure it hurt but, time heals all wounds. And I think that is what Della needs." I said, "Yeah, this is why I need to revive it. Think about how happy it would make her." Benny said, "I'm sorry Benny, but it's not a good idea. It would cause more problems than solutions." Amy said,
"Yeah I'm with Amy on this matter, if you really want to help Della. I suggest you just be there for her while she grieves. It's the simplest answer, but also the healthiest." I said, as the bell rang "Well, we better get to class, we don't want to be late. See you guys later." I said, "Yeah, we'll talk about this later." Cindy said, "Sure, see you guys later." Ethen said and we went to class.
During class I had a hard time concentrating I couldn't stop thinking if there really was a way bring an animal back from the dead.
"Pisst, Amy?" I whispered, "Amy?" I said again, "What? What is it?" She asked, "Hey, is there really a way for Benny to bring Puffles back from the dead?" I asked, "You're asking me this now?!" Amy said annoyed, "Look, even magic has its limits. If there is a way for Benny to bring Puffles back, I think we should know if there is one before he makes matters worse." I said,
"Alright fine." Amy sighed, "The short answer is, yes there is a way but it never ends well. There is recorded incidents of angels bringing animals and humans back from the dead, it's the reason zombies are a part of our folk lore. But it always ends in disaster, they're not who they used to be anymore. Look we'll talk about this later with the boys I don't want us to get in trouble." Amy said, "You're right, thanks Amy." I said, "Any time." She said
Later that day we had lunch with Ethen, Benny, and their good friend the vampire of me and Mabel's dreams and someone who finally got his hair tamed Rory Keaner.
"And that is why angels are no longer aloud to bring anything back from the dead." Amy said, "Wow, that was pretty messed up." I said, "Yeah, and I thought demonic retrials were terrifying." Rory said, "Wait till we invent time travel, we should take a trip back to the 18th century. It was pretty messed up." Emily said,
"Well, either way, I'm sure it won't end in a total disaster, right?" Benny said, "Hah, I've heard that one before." Ethen said, trying to hide a smile, "Yeah, might want to check your facts there, buddy." Rory said, trying to contain his laughter, "Hey, how are you going to resurrect Puffles anyway?" Emily asked, "I mean, it's not like you have a bring back to life card hiding in your back pocket, ha ha ha." Emily laughed, "Oh, I've got that covered, I'm going to ask grandma if she has anything." Benny said, "Sorry, I asked." Emily said, "I have a bad feeling about this." I said, "Even I know this isn't going to end well." Rory said, "Wow, you know things are going to end badly when Rory is catching on." Emily teased
"Hey, guys, whatcha talking about?" Sarah asked, walking up to us, "Do you really want to know." Chloe asked, "Yeah, that's a good point. Anyway, Esamanda, Lizzy, you two ready?" Sarah asked, "Yep, we're good." Esamanda said, "Hey, where are you girls going?" I asked, "We're heading to Sarah's place to study." Lizzy said, "Let me guess, another way to get some money." Emily said, "Actually we came to Sarah, we're having some trouble with our homework considering we haven't been to school in 20 years. So Sarah invited us to her house after school." Esamanda said, "Well, that was nice of you. Thanks, Sarah." I said, "It's no big deal that's what friends are for." Sarah said, "But we are thinking about giving her a little something, it's for a good cause." Lizzy said, "Well, you guys have fun, and we'll see you later." I said, "Thanks, we'll be home before dinner. Esamanda said, leaving with Sarah and Lizzy
"Hey, Ethen do you think we could study at your house too?" I asked, "Sure thing, I would love the company." He said, "Anyway, we better finish and get to class." Amy said, "She's right; we'll hang out after school." Mimi said
after school, all of us decided to study at Ethen's house for a little while. We said hi to his parents Ross and Samantha Mogen and Ethen's eight-year-old sister Jane who also helped us stop Jesse and knows about Sarah, Rory, and Erica's vampire secret. And she has agreed to keep this between us, after talking for a few minutes we went upstairs to Ethen's room.
"What did you get for number five?" I asked, "The Leaning Tower of Pisa." Emily said, "Well, that's odd since we're doing English." Amy said, "Wait, what are we doing again?" Emily asked, "Emily, we're writing a book report for the book we're reading, remember?" Cindy asked, "Oh, that's right now, I remember. I got out the wrong book." Emily said, pulling out her English book when there was a knock at the door.
"Who is it?" Ethen called out, "Hey, guys, it's me." Benny said, "Can I come in; I've got something to show you." "Come on in bud." Ethen said, as Benny let himself in "Hey, Benny whatcha got bud?" I asked, "The answer to my problem." Benny said putting his laptop on Ethen's desk and turning it on "Hey, Grandma I was just wondering if there's any magic that can bring say, a small animal back from the dead?" Benny asked his grandma Evelin Weir who was not only an earth priestess but was a huge help to us when fighting Jesse "Why are you asking me this?" She replied, "It's for a report at school." Benny said, "Uh-huh." Mrs. Weir said, knowing her Grandson was up to something "See? Those crazy wrinkles are hiding something. I know it." Benny said, "Benny maybe you should just conjure up a bracelet for this girl? I mean, reanimating a dead dog is overkill." Ethen said, "No, it's under kill because the dog would be un-killed duh." Benny replied, "That's actually pretty clever." Emily said,
"Hold on; you girls are angels. So shouldn't you be able to bring him back?" Benny asked, "We guide people to the afterlife we don't bring them back. Besides, we can't bring anything back from the dead it's not a pretty picture I don't like doing it!" Amy exclaimed, shaking Benny "In case you haven't noticed, we all have severe PTSD from doing that." Emily said, "Amy is right; I mean you don't even know how to do it." Ethen said, "No, but I do know where to find the answers. Grandma's secret shelf." Benny explained, "Secret shelf? My bad feeling just got 10% more bad." Ethen said, "You know this reminds me of that book we're reading in English class. About that pet cemetery that has an Indian burial ground that can bring people and animals back to life." Emily said, "Great, all I need to do is find an Indian burial ground problem solved." Benny said, "Did I forget to mention that anything brought back to life comes back, evil?" Emily asked, "Yeah, let's not find an Indian burial ground." I said
Just then, there was a knock at the door, "Hey guys, Ethen dinner's almost ready." Mrs. Morgen said, holding a dish of food, "What's that aroma?" Ethen asked, "Did Jane melt one of her dolls again?" Benny asked, "Haha, actually, Ethen's dad is having a very, very important client over for dinner this Friday. So I'm testing some recipes from T.V's Greatest Chefs: And this is kelp and kimchi ratatouille. You want to try a sample?" Mrs. Morgen asked, "Mmm, yum. Uh, I have to go." Benny said, leaving "Yeah we do too. Also, I'm on a strict kelp free diet." Emily said, "And I'm allergic." Chloe said, "You are?" Cindy asked, "Well, I'm allergic to a lot of foods, so why risk it?" Chloe asked, "Oh right, yeah, Chloe has severe food allergies so we should go." Cindy said, taking her sister by the arm and heading to the door, "I could probably try a bite." I said despite the protest from my friends Mrs. Morgen fed me a bit, and I knew I made a mistake.
"Mmm, interesting flavor." I said, with a mouth full, "Would you like another bite?" Mrs. Morgen asked, "Oh, no, thank you. This is really rich. Uh, see you tomorrow, Ethen." I said, leaving with the others. When I left Ethen's room, I ran into Jane in by her bedroom door
"Here's a napkin for Mom's cooking." Jane said, handing me a napkin "Blagh! Ugh, thanks, Jane." I said, spitting the food out and throwing the napkin in a garbage bin "No problem see you tomorrow." Jane said, "You too, see you soon, girl." I said, leaving with my friends,
"Honey? Come on." Mrs. Morgen said, giving Ethen a bite, "Can you do me a favor and tell Sarah I won't need her Friday night. Because we're going to be having our gourmet dinner." She said, "Okay, cool. I'm sure Sarah will be thrilled to have a Friday night off." Ethen said
Sarah was walking Esamanda and Lizzy home after studying together. "It was great hanging out with you, Sarah. We had a lot of fun." Lizzy said, "Yeah, we should do this again sometime." Esamanda said, "Thank girls, I had fun too. And thanks again for letting me borrow some money." Sarah said, "No problem, we understand this is a big deal." Esamanda said,
"Yeah, after all, this is probably one of the few things that will be a part of your normal life." Lizzy said, knowing Sarah may never return to a normal human again, "Hold on girls, my phone is ringing." Sarah said, picking up, "Hey Ethen, what's going on?" Sarah asked, "Hey, got some good news for you." Ethen said, "You guys found a cure for me?!" Sarah asked, hopeful, "Um, no at least not that I know of. Actually, we're having a big dinner with my dad's new client, so we won't be needing you to come over this Friday." Ethen explained, "What! So now I can't even get babysitting money?! Great, perfect!" Sarah said, sarcastically, "Why do you need money all of a sudden?" Ethen asked, "Forget it. I still have other options. See ya." Sarah said, hanging up, "So. How is your little pet nerd?" A girl asked, spooking Sarah, Esamanda, and Lizzy.
The girl had long blond hair and was wearing sunglasses like Sarah and a mischievous grin on her face. If you were to see her and Rory standing side by side, you would probably mistake for him as her little brother. But don't, she would kill you.
This is Erica Jones, Sarah's childhood friend and just like her and Rory Erica was also a vampire. But unlike Rory, Erica managed to become much more popular thanks to her newfound good looks. Even though Erica helped Jessie with his evil scheme, we managed to patch things up and stay friends with her, but that doesn't mean Erica stays out of trouble.
"Oh, you know, nerdy. Look the reason I wanted to talk to is that-"Sarah said, "Ah! You changed your mind about flying down to the city this weekend? I know it we are going to tear it up." Erica said, "Can we come with?" Esamanda asked, "Esamanda." Lizzy shushed, "Erica, you know fledglings can't fly. Not for free, which is why I need to ask. Can I borrow some money? I'll pay you back." Sarah said, "Money? If you would just wake up and smell the platelets, then you can take whatever you want and whoever you want." Erica said, "I understand, but I just thought-"Sarah said, "But-but in fangs we trust, all others pay cash." Erica said, as three boys came into view, "Ah! My food's here call me when you're ready." Erica said, patting Sarah's shoulder and walking away hissing.
"You know I think I liked her better as a human." Lizzy said, "Same here." Sarah and Esamanda agreed,
"Do you think we need to go to that dinner?" Emily asked as we walked outside, "I think this is just between Ethen's family and the client. But Mrs. Morgen might ask us for help." I said, "Great, as long as we don't have to eat anything." Emily said, "Either way, we might to clear our schedule for Friday night." I said, "But Dakota, what about our plans with Rory?" Mabel asked, "Sorry Mabel, but we have to be ready in case anything happens. Besides, we haven't decided what we wanted to do with him anyway." I reminded, "Hey, guys." Esamanda said, running to us with Lizzy and Sarah, "Hey, you two, did you have fun with Sarah?" I asked, "Yeah, lots of fun." Lizzy said, "Thanks for having them over Sarah. It means a lot to us." I said, "Hey, no problem I love these girls. Anyway, I have to go see you soon." Sarah said, walking off, "Bye, Sarah." We said, "Come on guys; it's time for dinner." Emily said,
Me and the girls went home and had some leftover Mac and Cheese and got the Petz fantasy fed as well Star, Speedy, Fire sparks, and Pink Pegasus. We also told Esamanda and Lizzy about Benny's plan to bring Puffles back to life. "If he thinks this is going to get him a date with Della? Then he really needs a wakeup call from reality." Esamanda said, "At least he wants to help her. So it's not that selfish." Lizzy said just then we heard a shave and a haircut knock at the door meaning it was Benny; I went to open it for him, but he wasn't there except a note on the welcome mat. "I just got a breakthrough met me at Ethen's house." The note read, "Dakota, what is it?" Chloe asked, "We just got a whole new problem." I said, showing them the note.