Hey, two in one day!!! WOO HOO!!!
Anyway, um yeah...usual shout outs!
And to Ducky who let me put fluff in this chapter!
Media and I returned to my house later that evening and mom made dinner for everyone. Afterwards, everyone dispersed to different places. Blink carried Dodger up to her room probably so that they could make out without everyone watching. Jack and Spot started playing Halo again, Skittery and Spades decided to go rent a movie while Media and I remembered that we needed to get gas in Mush's car for when he was released tomorrow.
JACK'S POV
Aftah a while Spot an me stahted talkin smack while playin.
"Killed ya again." Spot gloated.
"Ya threw a grenade at me, it was cheap!" I argued.
"It fits ya fine."
"Yeah yeah keep talkin."
"Ah, ya shot me in da back!" Spot complained.
"Ya threw a grenade at me."
"But da back, dat's low."
"Ya desoive it!"
"Fine, I'll throw anuddah grenaded."
"Stop, put it down!"
"So long suckah!"
"Ya goin down, punk!"
"Scabbah" Spot muttered under his breath.
"What was dat?"
"Just sayin ya name."
"Dat's it!" I said hitting pause. I stood up, walked ovah ta da kid an sat on im.
"What ah ya doin?" Spot asked.
"What's wrong wid ya?" I asked.
"Ya sittin on me!"
"Not now, why do ya have it in foh me?"
"Didn't we already do dis?"
"Yeah, but den Angel hated me, she doesn't anymore, so I wanna know."
"Wanna know what?"
"Why ya hate me so much"
"Cause ya a bummah!"
"And what makes ya tink dat?"
"How's ya eye healin?"
"Answer me question foist."
"I'se just askin, cause it's gonna get hoit again if ya don't get offa me."
"Tell me why ya hate me an I'll get off."
"Ya two sided."
"How so?"
"One minute ya bein a prick ta hah, den when it suits ya, ya wanna get back inta hah life."
"When was I bein a prick?"
"Numerous times."
"I want an example"
"Aight, da main one was when ya was gonna run off ta New York."
"How many times do I hafta tell ya, I wasn't gonna run off!"
"Den da Sarah, incident."
"She was chasin me."
"An den taday."
"What did I do taday?"
"Ya had a knife fight in front a Media."
"I figgahd she didn't mind since she was usin it eahlieah."
"Well I guess it's different from showin someone dan watchin it."
"So is dat ya only problem wid me?"
"I just don't trust ya."
"Well dat ain't gonna change unless ya tell me how ta make ya trust me."
"Ya can staht by gettin offa me!"
"Oh, right." I said standin up. "Anyting else?"
"No."
"So ya gonna hate me fohevah?"
"Ya gonna be around fohevah?"
"I'd like ta be."
"I dunno."
"Dere's gotta be sumptin I can do!"
"I dunno." He said lookin down, which I'd nevah seen him do befoh.
"What don't cha know?"
"Nevah mind."
"What, if it'll get ya ta trust me, tell me!"
"Ya don't hafta yell at me."
"Would ya please tell me what I can do ta get ya ta trust me." I said gritting my teeth.
"It's stupid."
"I'll make an idiot outtah meself, just tell me."
"Nah, my way a tinkin is."
"What?"
"I hate ya because I hafta."
"Ya hafta?"
"Well uh, If I trust ya den if ya run off, den."
"Den what?"
"Den I'd be stupid foh trustin ya, which is why I don't."
"So I shouldn't take it poisonally (personally) dat ya hate me?"
"Dat ain't what I'se sayin ya idiot!"
"I don't undahstand what ya tryin ta say!"
"Ya a bastahd!"
"Ya trust Blink, ya trust Skittery, ya trust Mush!"
"Just leave befoh it happens!"
"Befoh what happens?"
"Aight cleahly ya ain't dat bright, so I'll explain it to ya!"
"Thank you!"
"I'm mean ta people ta see if dey'll stay, which ya have. But den it puts me in an awkwahd position if I like ya and ya leave."
"So ya sayin is dat if I leave, which I won't, den it makes ya look like an idiot foh trustin me."
"Guess ya ain't dat stupid aftah all."
"Well, I ain't leavin, and I'll prove dat I'se trustwoithy." I said. "But ya gotta be a little moh openminded wid me."
"Why's dat?"
"Cause ya gotta do ya paht too."
"And dat would be?"
"Tryin not ta see da evil in everyone, namely me."
"I ain't makin no promises."
"Aight."
"It ain't good foh da game ta be paused dis long." Spot said.
"Ya right, ya goin down!" I said.
ANGEL'S POV
After filling up Mush's car, Media and I headed back home to find Jack and Spot exactly where we left them, glued to the TV.
"Do you two ever move?" I asked sitting on the couch next to Jack.
"Quiet!" Spot said really getting into the game.
"Boys!" I said rolling my eyes and sighing.
Media and I sat in the living room watching Jack and Spot play Halo for what seemed like an eternity. I would have gone upstairs, but I didn't know what Dodger and Blink were doing and honestly, walking in on my sister and her boyfriend making out is disturbing. So after an eternity of the TV bleeping, Skittery and Spades returned without the movie, but bringing Mouse and Bumlets along with a puppy with them.
"Oh, it's so cute!" I said holding the chocolate brown puppy in my arms.
"Yeah Bumlets and I found it on the side of the road and we thought one of us could keep it, but our parents said we had to take it to the pound." Mouse said.
"But the pound is already closed so we brought it here." Spades said as the puppy started licking my chin, making me giggle.
"I think it likes you." Skittery said.
"I think it's teething, because it chewed on my wallet." Bumlets said.
"What's goin on out dere?" Spot asked from his chair.
"Mouse and Bumlets found a puppy." I said putting it in his lap.
"Ah, ah we keeping it?" Spot asked.
"Yep!" I said proudly.
"Did ya ask Mom and Dad about it?"
"Nope"
"She's speaking by faith!" Media said.
"Is that speaking from when you were a Theology major?" I asked.
"One year and I can't live it down!" she said.
"Is it a boy or a goil?" Jack asked.
"Uh, it's a girl." I said picking her up.
"She looks like chocolate." Skittery said.
"Don't eat the dog." Media warned him.
"Yeah don't eat Hershey." I said.
"Hershey?" Spades asked.
"What, she's chocolate, Hershey is a form of chocolate, it fits."
"And dat way Dad can't get rid a hah, cause she has a name." Spot said.
"I wanna take her for a walk!" I said walking into our utility closet to get the leash from our last dog, Teeny Weenie Von Beanie, which is what you get when you let your three-year-old name your dog. I slipped the choke collar around Hershey's neck and opened the front door when a blast of cold air smacked me in the face.
"Okay, grabbing jacket first." I said shutting the door.
"You shouldn't go alone!" Media said.
"You wanna come?" I asked zipping my coat.
"No, I've been running around all day, unlike the bums over there!" she said pointing at Jack and Spot.
"I'm injahed!" Spot protested.
"You're not that injured!" I said.
"What's your defense Jack?" Media asked.
"Uh, I went for a horse ride."
"And got hit in the head with a tree!" I laughed.
"I'll go with ya." He said getting up.
"Don't forget a jacket or something, it's cold out there."
"Aight." He said grabbing a coat from the rack.
We walked out into the bleak January night Hershey trotting along in front exploring everything she could sniff out. The wind was picking up more from when we had started out and I was freezing, so when a large gust of wind came up, I jumped behind Jack for shelter.
"Is dat bettah?" He asked when I had moved out from behind him.
"You're tall, you're a wind breaker." I smiled.
"Glad ta help."
"Hehe" I said getting hyper.
"What was dat foh?" he asked.
"I don't know, just felt like it."
"Should I be worried?"
"Nah, I'm harmless."
"Dat I don't believe."
"I'm hurt!" I laughed. We continued walking at a leisurely pace when Hershey suddenly stopped and Jack tripped over her. I grabbed his arm to keep him from falling and he regained his balance.
"Thanks Angel!" he said.
"No problem." I said slipping my hand into his.
"Ah ya hands cold?"
"A little."
"No dere not."
"Then why did you ask?"
"Friends don't hold hands."
"I know."
"Aight."
"So what now?" I asked.
"Ah, gimme a little time." He said smirking.
"Dork"
"What I need a plan!"
"For?"
"It's a surprise." He said.
"Well since your last surprise was so nice, I'll let it go." I smiled.
"Well I hate ta ruin our cold romantic walk, but it's really cold!" he said.
"This coming from the New York boy!" I laughed. "Ok we can go back now."
"Dis Texas weather is thinin me blood." He said trying to defend himself.
"And I suppose you want more hot coca?"
"It would be nice. I'd make it meself but Media wasn't that specific on de locations of tings in da kitchen."
"Haha, I'll show you when we get back." We walked along making pleasant conversation and came into the house to see Media and Spades rushing to clean up a pee puddle.
"Hurry!" Spades said.
"Crap they're coming!" Media said referring to my mom and dad coming down the stairs.
"I'll stall them!" Bumlets said as he ran off to intercept them.
"What happened?" I asked.
"What does it look like pumpkin butt." Media smirked as she threatened to throw the nasty paper towel at Spot.
"Don't do it!" he freaked.
"Hehe, I won't." Media said throwing it away in the kitchen.
"Where did dat come from?" Jack asked referring to the puddle they were cleaning.
"I guess she did it before you guys took her." Media said.
"That would explain why she didn't do anything outside." I said.
"But I really do have a crooked tooth!" Bumlets said trying to stall.
"Dominic, I'm sure that you do, but let me down the stairs!" My dad boomed.
"Okay." Bumlets said standing aside and letting my parents pass.
"Spades, go wash your hands so they don't know. And it's sanitary." Mouse said.
"No one's been on da phone right?" Spot asked.
"No, why?" Skittery asked.
"Because Ace was s'posed ta call befoh she got heah, which should have been a half an hour ago."
"Aw, how cute!" My mom said rushing over to Hershey.
"Aw, it's a cute dog." My dad said walking up to my mom who was cradling the sleeping puppy in her arms.
"Yea she is." I said.
"Can we keep her?" Spades asked wide-eyed.
"What?!" my dad said, waking Hershey up.
"Look at those eyes, how can you say no to eyes like that?" I said holding her chin.
"Angelica, quiet."
"Pwease Daddy?"
"Has it had it's shots?" mom asked.
"Um, we don't know." Mouse said.
"The person you bought it from didn't tell you?" My dad asked.
"Um, well we didn't exactly buy her from someone" Bumlets said.
"Then where did she come from?"
"A box on the sidewalk." Mouse said.
"Is she house-trained?"
"Not yet."
"Please Daddy, can we keep her? Pleeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaase?" I begged.
"If we were to keep her you kids would be responsible for EVERYTHING she does."
"That sounded like a yes ta me!" Spot cheered.
"YAY!!!!" I said jumping up and down.
"Go into town and get her a basket and a chew toy and some food!" my mom said.
"And look foh ACE!" Spot said.
"Jack, ya wanna come?" I said grabbing my keys.
"Only if Bumlets goes cause he found hah!" Jack answered.
"But!"
"No buts move!" I said pointing to the door.
"Fine!" Bumlets said trudging outside.
The drive to the store was interesting to say the least since Bumlets and Jack were picking on each other the whole way. After picking up Hershey's supplies we headed back home through the cold rain with windshield wipers that didn't work.
"We're gonna die!" Bumlets cried from the backseat.
"We are not!" I said.
"Shut up!" Jack said angrily.
"Make me City Boy." Bumlets taunted Jack who would have leaped into the backseat to beat the crap out of Bumlets had I not been there.
"Boys! If you don't stop, you're both walking home!" I said my annoyance level at the max. Right about that time Jack rolled down the window so Bumlets got a blast of cold air and rain, he started to complain, but considered my warning.
"Jack if you don't roll the window back up, you will be sitting in the back!" I said shivering.
"Do I hafta?"
"Not if you roll the window up and leave it up."
"Aight."
"Thank you." I said calming down.
We pulled in the driveway and saw Ace's car before running inside.
"Ace!" I squealed as I walked in the door. Everyone just looked at me like I had lost what little of my mind I had left. "Who died?"
"No one, thankfully." Dodger said with annoyance.
"What happened then you all look like you're at a funeral."
"No, just nursing Ace's black eye." Spades said.
"What? What happened?"
"Um not sure, she hasn't talked about it." Media said.
"Ace, sweetie, are you okay?" I asked taking a seat by Spot.
"Just shaken up a little." She answered.
"Do ya wanna talk about it?" Spot asked.
"Yeah," She said. "I was on my way here when I realized that I needed gas, so I stopped to get some. So I filled it up and went in to pay the clerk, and from the moment I walked in he was hitting on me."
"Bastahd." Spot mumbled.
"So after giving him hints that I wasn't interested, I just blew him off. So I was walking back out to my car when I heard footsteps behind me. Then the guy grabbed my arm and turned me around.
'We got off to the wrong foot in there.' He said. I glared at him trying to give him the hint to leave me alone.
'Oh really?' I asked him.
'Yeah because I think we'd have a great time together.' He said putting his arm around me.
"Um, no." I said moving his arm off of me.
"Oh come on, I think I'd be better than your boyfriend." He said smiling lustfully.
"He could kick your ass even in the state he's in." I said stepping back from him.
"Hey come here." He called as I began walking away. "Where ya goin?"
"To my car."
"I think we should go to my car." He said grabbing me from behind."
"No." I growled as I elbowed him in the ribs. "Leave me alone!"
"Ya know I already backed off another girl today, I'm not doing it again!" he said charging at me. I kicked him in the stomach but he kept coming and punched me in te gut. I jabbed him in the lower abdomen, which made him mad. He swung at me and gave me a black eye. I tried getting to my car again but he grabbed me around the throat from behind. I elbowed him in the hip followed by me stomping down as hard as I could on his foot. I continued my attack by elbowing him in the nose and then groin. He stumbled backwards and walked away mumbling about girls attacking him that day." Ace said finishing her story.
"Wow, um, well, I'm glad you weren't seriously hurt!" I said.
"Media, you okay?" Skittery asked.
"Um, Ace, which gas station did you go to?"
"The Exxon on 61st and Memorial."
"What did the creep look like?"
"He was kinda tall, cute-ish with dark curly hair. Why?"
"Did he have a broken nose, fairly fresh looking?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, good to know."
"Dat sounds ominous." Jack said.
"Well, I was at that gas station earlier with a creepy guy who matches that description who was hitting on me. And I gave him that broken nose."
"Ah, you were the 'abused girl' he met eh?"
"What are you talking about?"
"He said he saved this girl from an abusive boyfriend and that's how he broke his nose."
"What a prick!"
"Yeah, I'd say ya right Media." Spot said.
"Down boy." I told him. "We should turn him into the cops though."
"Yeah, so he can't boddah any moh a me family." Spot said a fierceness in his eyes that rarely came out.
"We will you stay here and rest!"
"I'se been restin all day!"
"Well why stop now?"
"No, I'll go, you kids have been through enough lately." My dad said appearing in the doorway.
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"Yeah, I'm sure."
"Now which one of you is going to clean up after Hershey?" my mom asked.
"Me and Spades already did it!" Media said.
"I'll get it." I said cleaning up the mess in the hall.
After that, I was completely drained, so I went up to my room and crashed. I slept fitfully through the night and only woke up when someone put Hershey on my bed and she started licking my cheek.
"Good morning Hersh," I greeted the animal.
"Let me know if she talks back." Said Jack's voice.
"How did you get in here?" I asked rolling over.
"Ya mom let me in." he laughed.
"Note to self, tell mom not to let boys in my room while I'm asleep." I giggled.
"Get outtah bed, we got a big day."
"What?"
"Get up, or I'll let Spot pour watah on ya again."
"Ha, my mom won't let him out of bed!"
"I'll pour da watah on ya den."
"All right get out, so I can get dressed." I said sitting up.
"Do I hafta go?" Jack said a sly grin spreading across his face.
"IF you don't I'm barricading myself in the bathroom until I'm ready."
"I'll leave, I don't want ya dad getting mad." He said walking out and shutting the door.
I got dressed in my normal wear, jeans and a t-shirt before walking out to see what the heck Jack had planned for that day.
"Aight come on." Jack said almost pulling me out the door.
"Bye mom, call me if you need me!"
"I won't!"
"Whatever!"
"Come on, we're burnin daylight!"
He opened the door for me as I got in his car and we started driving.
"So, what's this big surprise?" I asked.
"I ain't tellin." He smiled.
"One of these days, you'll crack." I said laughing.
"Ya tink so?"
"Yep, I'm stubborn."
"Ya whole family is stubborn."
"It runs in the genes."
"Heah we are." He said pulling into IHOP.
"Ok, cool, food."
"Breakfast is da most important meal a day!" he said.
"Did my mom tell you that?"
"Yeah actually."
"Yeah I hear it every morning when I skip it."
"Well ya ain't skippin it taday." He said.
"Wasn't planning on it. Usually I'd rather sleep, but since I'm up, I'll eat."
"Good, cause ya gonna need energy."
"That sounds a wee bit ominous." I grinned.
After we ate we hopped on the highway and headed for the next destination. We got to the place that turned out to be a go-kart racing place.
"Ha, you're goin down!" I said getting in the go-kart.
"No I ain't!"
"Ya wanna bet?"
"Ya sound like ya bruddah."
"Where do you think he gets it from?"
"Da genes a course."
"And an over competitive sister."
"Ya failed ta mention dat paht."
"Must have slipped my mind."
"Ya mind is pretty slippery."
"Well, when you've got the weight of the world on your shoulders," I muttered to myself.
"Ya family likes ta mumble too!"
"So do you!"
"Whatevah"
"Let's go." I said taking off in the go-kart. We spent most of the afternoon there until around 3:00.
"That was fun." I said thinking the day was over.
"Who said we was done?"
"We're not?"
"Not by a long shot!"
"Ok, lead on oh fearless leader!"
"Ya made a good choice bein a drama majah." Jack smiled.
Again we hopped in the car and drove til we hit Six Flags Over Texas. Holiday in the Park was still in full swing so the lights were coming on and the festive mood was still in the air, even though it was the middle of January.
"What do you want to do first?"
"Let's go on the Titan!" I said dragging him with me.
"Aight." He said having no idea what he had gotten himself into.
"Well, there it is." I said when we got in line.
"Wow, dat's big."
"Yep!" I said gleefully.
We rode the Titan, and I could have sworn he turned a shade of green as we got off, but it passed and we went on to the other rides there. We were wandering around the park at this time eating ice cream cones and he hit my hand, making mine go up my nose.
"Ew." I said trying to get the ice cream out of my nose.
"Yeah, heah ya go." He said handing me a napkin.
"Thanks." I said dryly.
"It looks good on ya."
"Oh really? It looks good on you too." I said shoving his up his nose.
"Ah, oh that's cold!"
"Hehe"
"And I ain't talkin about da ice cream.
"And again I say, hehe."
We stayed until closing and went to The Macaroni Grill to eat dinner.
"At least this time, my cousin isn't stalking us." I said reminiscing.
"Yeah dat was funny."
"Good times good times."
"Yeah."
"So are we done now?" I asked, hoping for a no.
"Well, dere is one ting I haven't told ya yet."
"Oh what?"
"Well, I pulled some strings and if ya up ta it, I got ya an audition."
"Y-you're kidding!" I exclaimed.
"Nope."
"Oh thank you thank you thank you!"
"Ya welcome."
"When is it? Who is it for? What am I gonna do?"
"I ain't got da details yet, gimme a couple a days." He said laughing at my antics.
"Sorry, just really excited!!!!!"
"I couldn't tell."
"This is the best night." I said smiling.
"I have a question foh ya."
"What is it?"
"Will ya be my one and only, real goilfriend?" He asked nervously. I was in shock for a moment which he took as a no because his face dropped.
"Yes!" I screamed hugging him over the tabletop. The waiter came over and asked me to get off the tabletop since I was sitting on it. I blushed as I returned to my seat.
"Ya scahed me dere foh a second." Jack laughed.
"Sorry, it just shocked me."
"Eh, I was waitin foh da right time."
"Well, you did a marvelous job."
"I tought so too." He smiled.
"Now, I've just got to break this to Spot gently." I said, half dreading it.
"Eh Spot shouldn't be quite so ornery about it." Jack said.
"Really, did you two have a little talk or something?"
"Yeah, it took fohevah."
"That's Spot."
"Dat's ya whole family!"
"True."
"But you'd miss us if we weren't this way." Just then my cell phone rang.
"I simply must go
But baby it's cold outside
The answer is no
Ooh baby it's cold outside
The welcome has been
How lucky that you dropped in
So nice and warm
Look out the window at that storm"
"I really need to change that." I said looking at my caller ID to see Media's number flashing at me.
"Who is it?"
"Media"
"She is stalkin us!"
"Hello?"
"Hey dork butt!"
"Nice talking to you too. What's up?"
"Ah how's your date going?"
"Fine, why?"
"Because you're missing the cutest thing here."
"What?"
"Spot and Mush fell asleep on the couch and Hershey is laying on them."
"Aww, hey, my camera is up in my room by my bed get a pic for me and don't let them see it!"
"Oh yeah guess what?"
"What"
"Mush is home" She screamed into the phone.
"I figured."
"I'll let you get back to your date now."
"Thank you Med."
"See ya Acorn."
"Hey are you going to be there when I get home?"
"Um only if I can find a spot for Mush to sleep too."
"Um, let him have the couch."
"And put Spot back in his room?"
"Yeah, mom said that her and dad were leaving town this morning for the next week, so yeah."
"Ah, cool."
"Don't get any bright ideas!"
"I wouldn't anyways, we have injured people."
"Right, good."
"Bye nut butt."
"Bye I'll see you when I get home." I said hanging up the phone.
"So Mush is home?" Jack said.
"Yeah, when she squeals, she could break glass!"
"Ah I'd rather have hah happy and squealing dan mad and scary."
"You and me both."