Chapter Twelve: Daycare Memories: Part Three

A/N: I'm beginning to think this is going to turn into another one of those 'I really should update Ask Alnel' moments…but that story is kinda hard to update because of answering all the questions…so I'll keep working on that, and you can enjoy another little random segment of Daycare Memories

PS: SORRY SORRY SORRY! I'm so sorry I haven't updated ANYTHING for a LONG TIME. I've been busy, stressed and transitioning into life. Christmas vacation is coming, so MAYBE I'll be able to update Ask Alnel, but…I feel so bad that I haven't (though I'm updating this when I should be studying for a final… oh well.

"Quit following me!" Nel yelled, exasperated.

"…why?" Albel asked

"….you're annoying,"

"But WHHHHYYYYYY?!" he whined

Nel groaned, wishing the day would be over already.

But no, it was only noon, and that meant recess…and Adray's second naptime.

"Do we ever actually learn anything?" Nel rolled her eyes, making her way over to the sandbox.

Albel, it turned out, had been learning…

"Worm," he muttered, referring to Adray.

Nel stopped, and looked at him, "worm?"

Albel looked a bit shocked himself, then grinned…somewhat evilly, "Worm, worm, worm!"

"Uh…."

"Woooooooorrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmm!"

"Oh dear Apris," Nel smacked her forehead

Meanwhile, on the other side of the playground, Fayt and Cliff were trying to escape. They weren't sure why, but you can't reason with a five-year-old.

"So, this fence is the only thing separating us from the outside world right?" Fayt asked, pointing at the chain-link fence that split the little daycare from Kirlsa.

"Yep! My daddy threw me over it this morning!" Cliff sang

"Ok! So we just gotta run at it real fast!" Fayt took one more look at it, and started sprinting. There was a loud crash as he hit the fence and was sent flying into the air, landing in the sandbox,

"My turn!" Cliff yelled joyfully. A few moments later, he too was headfirst in the sand

"Déjà vu…." Nel said, scratching her head,

"Maggot!"

"Would you shut up!"

And somewhere else were Maria and Mirage…now joined by the ever quiet Sophia.

"What are your orders?" Mirage asked Maria

"Orders? But I'm not your boss!" Maria exclaimed

"Oh…well what are they anyway?"

"Um…how 'bout we go over to the sandbox and see what everyone else is doing," They walked over, only to find

"Maggot, worm, fool!" Albel cackled

"…" Nel groaned

"What did you DO to him?" Maria asked

"Nothing! He just started spewing nonsense!"

"He probably has been hanging out with you too much," Mirage offered

"Excuse me, but do I say things relating to bugs as an insult? No I don't think I do," Nel crossed her arms

"A worm isn't a bug" Maria said. Nel shot her an evil glare.

"Either way, I had nothing to do with this!"

"So what do we do now?" Sophia asked quietly

"Hey, who's that kid?" Fayt pointed at a taller blond boy who was sauntering over to the group.

"Dunno," Cliff shrugged. Following behind the boy was Clair.

"Kids, this is Luther. He'll be joining us from now on. Um, he has a sister too…though I'm not sure where she is at the moment. Anyway, I'm sure you'll all get along just fine," she smiled and walked back into the building.

The group looked at Luther. He looked back. Suddenly he grinned, maliciously.

"You know why I had to come to this dump of a place?" He asked, still with an evil grin. The rest of the group shook their heads.

"It's because I DON'T get along. Especially not with backwards kids like you. I can get pretty mean…and cause trouble" he still grinned.

"You expect us to be scared of you?" Nel rolled her eyes.

"Don't believe me, huh? Well, I can fix that," and with that, Luther began to sob and yell furiously. They all stared at him in disbelief, as Clair came running out.

"What's the matter Luther?" she asked, concerned.

"She…she h-hit me!!" he cried, pointing at Nel, who was standing there dumbfounded.

"Nel! Did you hit him?" Clair asked, shocked.

"No!"

"Nel!"

"I swear I didn't!"

"Yes she DID!" He cried.

"Time for a timeout, young lady," Clair grabbed Nel's arm and dragged her into the building, Nel still protesting.

Abruptly, Luther stopped crying, and looked evilly at the others, "Still don't believe me?"

"T-That wasn't very nice…fool," Albel stared at him.

"And that's what's going to KEEP happening…unless things start going my way around here…got that?" the group stared at him some more, still in disbeilf.

"Unless," he raised an eyebrow, "you'd like to spend some time in 'timeout'"

And to a five-year-old, timeout is comparable to jail. The kids quickly complied with the evil, now ruler of the playground.

Meanwhile, inside the daycare center, Nel was furious. No way in hell, was she bowing to this kid. It wasn't her style. But sitting on the bench that was considered the 'timeout zone' she didn't see any way of revenge.

She then spotted a young girl, sitting equal distance from her on the bench, with short gray hair and pleasant, but sad eyes. "Who are you?" Nel asked.

"I'm Blair…Luther's sister."

"……"

"He got you in trouble, didn't he?" Blair said knowingly.

"Yes."

"Try living with him. I don't even want to be outside with him."

"Ouch…"

"I've got a plan to take him down but I need help…you in?"

Nel thought for a moment, and then smiled, "I think…I think that's a good idea…" she shook Blair's hand.

Now it was time for some recruiting.

(Yep, sucky, but it's something…what will happen next? You'll have to stay tuned (and I have to think of what comes next…))