Yet another chapter...woo hoo! Um, yeah...not much to say...so yeah...
Thank yous: Dodger, Spades and Mouse and Bugle Girl for reviewing and continuing to read.
Ducky, thanks for letting me put fluff in!!!! And for putting up with the freezing weather to do the fight scene! You rock!
Jack drove me home and walked inside to get Blink, who had been hanging out with Dodger all day. We both walked in the living room, which my siblings had once again overrun and plopped down on the couch.
"How was the date?" Spades asked in the annoying sister tone.
"Good." I said grinning happily.
"You kissed him!" Media said.
"No, I didn't. Can't a girl smile without kissing a guy?" I asked.
"Well something happened," she said.
"Weeeelllll, something did happen. We're now officially dating; again."
"Yes!" Dodger said.
"Okay Skits, pay up!" Spades said holding out her hand.
"You made a bet on how long it would take us to get back together?" I asked.
"Clearly!" Media said.
"Wow, you know Spades you should open a casino when you're older, you'd beat everyone and be rich!" I said.
"Nah, no one would come aftah she beat alla dem." Spot said from the chair he was sitting in.
"Oh brrrr. It's cold!" I said getting a sudden chill.
"It should only be cold if there's snow." Media said.
"Yeah, unfortunately, that doesn't happen that often."
"There's snow in Michigan, with my parents get away house, which is empty." Media hinted.
"Hm, snow, empty house, this could work…" I mused.
"It definitely could." Mush said.
"Could we stay there Media?" I asked.
"I'd have to talk to my parents." She answered.
"Go, talk!" I said giving her the phone.
"They're sleeping you Bimbo!"
"Best time to ask, they have no idea what they're agreeing to."
"No, they'd be angry."
"Fine, ask later."
"Duh." Mush said.
"Oh shut up, I've had a long day!" I said burying my head in Jack's arm.
"I tought you said it was a good day." Jack said.
"It was it was just long."
"Hey, where's that hot cocoa again?" he asked.
"Oh right, this way." I said going into the kitchen. "Ok, cabinet right over the sink holds the cocoa, the one next to it has the mugs."
"Aight, sounds simple enough."
"I would hope so." I said.
"She bit me!" Skittery cried.
"Media?" I asked coming back in.
"Ew, I only bite Mush!" Media protested.
"And me."
"Only if you're winning in a tickle fight."
"Hershey bit him." Ace said.
"Hershey love, you can't bite our guests, it isn't nice." I said scooping her up in my arms and giving her a stern look, which melted as soon as she licked me.
"Aw, how can I stay mad at you?"
"Ya wieahd." Spot said.
"So are you."
"I don't talk ta da dog like she knows what I'm sayin."
"Not in public anyway."
"So how's that crooked tooth?" Blink asked Bumlets.
"It's dancing around in happy circles." Bumlets said.
"And you say I'm weird!" I told Spot.
"You're all weird!" Mush said from underneath Media.
"Media, why are you on top of your boyfriend?" I asked looking at them.
"Because he's my boyfriend."
"Who also just got out of the hospital with three stab wounds."
"I'm not touching any of his wounds! Unlike some whore of Babylon!"
"What?" Mouse asked.
"Ah, don't get her started!" Mush said.
"I'll tell you later Mouse." I said.
"She was!" Media said.
"Yeah, we know." I said.
"Let's watch TV." Ace said.
"There's nothing on!" Dodger stated since that's all her and Spot had been doing for the past two days.
"Never hurts to check." Ace said turning it on as it started storming again outside, this time with hail.
"And now in late breaking news, three escape convicts have not been picked up, and if you see them please call your local authorities. They were last spotted in Rockwall, two hours ago." The announcer said, "And now back to your regularly scheduled programming."
"When did dat happen?" Blink asked.
"Uh, good question." I said.
"I wonder what they were in for." Spades pondered out loud.
"One for murder, one for assault and battery, and the other for rape." Mush said.
"How do you know this?"
"You get bored in a hospital, watch a lot of TV." He answered.
"Oh, great, so we have a murderer, a thug, and a rapist on the loose!" I said dramatically.
"Stop being so dramatic." Dodger said.
"Not like thay'd come here anyway." Media smirked.
"I dunno, wid our luck dey just might." Skittery said.
"Den we'll soak 'em." Jack laughed.
"Yeah, even though most of us here are wounded." Ace said.
"Hershey can bite, she might be helpful." Skits said rubbing his arm.
"Let's find something else to watch." Bumlets said trying to grab the remote from Ace. The two started to wrestle and just as Ace pushed Bumlets back making him fall the power went out.
"Ooops." He said.
"I don't think it was you." Mush said.
"They're coming to get us!" I shrieked. "Jack, come here, I can hide behind you!"
"Who's comin ta get us?" Spot asked.
"The homicidal maniacs!" Mouse flipped out.
"Mouse, stop quoting Batman Begins!" Spades said.
"Media brainwashed her!" I said pointing a finger at her, though no one could see it.
"Nuh uh, she likes it naturally!" Media said defending herself.
"So, it's dark." Dodger said.
"Yeah your point is?" Ace asked.
"Are we just going to sit here in the dark all night?"
"Uhm, I've got candles in my room." I said. "And we have a fireplace."
"Fireplace, are dere logs in it?" Jack asked.
"Yeah and there's kindling and matches next to the fireplace." I said going upstairs to get every single candle I owned.
"Media, will you help me carry the candles down please?" I asked.
"You ruined my mak-yeah I'll come!" she said bounding towards me.
"Ew, they were kissing next to me!" Bumlets cried.
"Shut up." Mush said hitting him.
"Besides Bumlets, ya take advantage of what ya can get." Spot said.
"Which means Spot and Ace are makin out right now too." Skits said.
"Dey ain't da only ones." Jack said tripping over Blink's foot.
"Ah, that was a wall!" I said trying to re-enter the living room.
"Way to be smartie!" Media said right behind me.
"You try walking through a doorway in pitch blackness!" I said.
"I just did, without running into walls."
"I'm just-"
"Not talented?"
"Not quite the words I would have chosen, but yeah."
"I think the dog just peed!" Mush said.
"EW, where?" I shrieked. "Never mind, I just found it."
"Yummay!" Media said sarcastically.
"My sentiments exactly."
"Okay, give the candles to Dodger and go wash your foot." Media said.
"Okay." I said trying to hand the candles to Dodger, but hitting Blink in the head instead.
"OW!" he said.
"Sorry Blink, didn't see you there." I said hopping upstairs to go wash my foot off. "OW!" I cried.
"What happened?" Jack asked running out into the hall.
"I slipped on the tile!" I said.
"Yoah a special one Angel." He said.
"Well help me up."
"Where ah ya?"
"Keep walking, keep walking, okay stop stop stop!!!!!" I said as he stepped on my other foot.
"What did I just step on?"
"My foot!"
"Sorry, ya need help."
"Yeah, to the bathroom!" I said.
"Aight, where is it?"
"In my room."
"Last dooh on da left?"
"Yep." Jack carried me up to my bathroom so that I could wash the dog pee off my foot. I washed it off from the side of my bathtub and went out to get socks out of my drawer since my foot was cold now.
"Ya room is so goily!" Jack commented.
"Well, I am a girl."
"It's like a lil cheehleadah or sumptin."
"No, it's sunny and happy." I said digging in my sock drawer for a matching pair of socks.
"Where ah you?"
"In the dresser."
"Ya so short, I can't find ya."
"Walk straight." I said.
"Aight." He said walking. I found socks and turned to go sit on the bed to put them on when I ran into Jack, literally.
"Dere ya ah."
"Yup." I said looking up. "And there you are." I said poking his forehead.
"No poking!" he said grabbing my hand.
"Don't make me tickle you." I threatened.
"You wouldn't."
"Oh wouldn't I?" I said moving my other hand to the back of his neck.
"Oh no ya don't!" Jack said.
"What are ya gonna do about it?"
"Dis!" he said as he started tickling me.
"Stop, hehe, that tickles!" He stopped tickling me and we stood there for a moment. Then he started leaning in and I met him halfway for a kiss.
"Good ting ya dad ain't heah." Jack said.
"Yeah, I'd be grounded for a month." I said dryly. Hershey started barking and I heard Spot yell.
"It's boins!" Spot screamed.
"Stop playing with the fire!" Dodger scolded him.
"Maybe we outta go back down dere." He said.
"Yeah before my brother burns the house down." I said.
"Why is Hershey barking?" Ace asked.
"Because she's a dog!" Spades answered her.
"It's probably the wind that's scaring her." Media said.
"It bettah be." Spot mumbled.
"Um, I'm supposed to be home right now." Bumlets said.
"Den why ah ya still heah?" Skittery asked.
"I need a ride."
"So do I actually." Ace said.
"Me too." Mouse added.
"Me three." Skits followed.
"Oi, who actually wants to go out in this storm?" I asked walking in the living room.
"I can." Blink volunteered.
"I wanna drop Skittery off too!" Spades said.
"Anyone else wanna come?" Blink asked.
"I can drive!" Media said.
"My car." Mush said.
"Hehe, yeah."
"I'm hungry!" Jack said.
"Well, I can't cook, so we'll have to go get something." I said.
"YES NO HOSPITAL FOOD!!!!!" Mush cheered.
"All right kiddies let's go!" Media said opening the door letting the rain in.
"Media shut the door!"
"I can't walk through walls!"
"Well, wait until everyone gets there, THEN open the door!"
"Fine, be sensible."
"Thank you." I said. "What do you want to eat?"
"Food."
"No shit Sherlock!"
"Surprise us!" Mush said.
"Okay fine, Dodger, Mush don't let Spot burn the house down." I said grabbing Jack and my keys.
MUSH'S POV
Once everyone had left, Dodger started complaining that she was thirsty. So Spot got up to get her some water or something.
"Thank you Spot." She said sounding vulnerable.
"Ya welcome." He said plopping back down in his chair.
"So, uhm…what do you guys wanna do?" Dodger asked.
"What can we do?" I asked.
"Well, we could tell ghost stories." She suggested.
"Oh, I've got a true story!" I said.
"Do tell, do tell." Dodger said getting comfy in her chair.
"All right, this girl was babysitting for her family, and she had been for sometime they left and told her that she could watch TV in their room so it wouldn't wake the kids up. So she was watching TV but kept getting distracted by the creepy clown mannequin in the corner. So she called them up and asked if she could move it or put a blanket over it and they told her that they didn't have a clown mannequin in their bedroom. So she freaked out, got the kids and took them over to the neighbors house. She called the police and they went in and found a bum dressed in a clown suit who had been living in their attic for the past year. The guy was a schizophrenic and the funny thing is, the kids had told their parents about it. The kids had said that while they were falling asleep the clown would come and stand in their room but the parents thought it was just an imaginary friend and thought nothing of it. It's a true story too."
"Eek, clowns…" Dodger commented.
"Dat's messed up!" Spot said.
"Yeah it is." I said.
"Hershey, stop it!" Dodger told the puppy as she kept pacing the floor and looking down the hall the fur along her back raised on end.
"Maybe it's da clown." Spot teased.
"I'm gonna hit you with my crutch!" Dodger threatened.
Just then we heard a thunk, like something had fallen on the floor. I started feeling a little uneasy since there was no one else in the house but us to knock stuff over.
"Dat's REALLY weihed." Spot said.
"It's nothing." I said trying to lighten the mood.
"Things don't fall over by themselves." Dodger said freaking out.
"It's nothing to worry about, relax!"
"I can't relax when three escaped convicts are on the loose!"
"Maybe someone outtah check it out." Spot said looking at me.
"Fine, give me a candle." I said not wanting to go.
"Here you go!" Dodger said hastily.
"Thanks a lot."
"You're welcome!"
I limped as quietly as I could down the hall trying to find where the noise had come from. I looked toward the utility room and saw nothing so I started turning away until I heard another thud.
"Are you okay?" Dodger called.
"I'm fine!"
"Okay, Spot said not to put too much pressure on your leg since its wounded!" \
"I'm not!" If there is a prowler in there, I really don't want them to know I'm injured, freakin Dodger! I slowly stepped inside the utility room and surveyed the area. A container of detergent had been knocked on the floor I reluctantly limped over and put it back on the shelf. The room had a creepy feel to it, so I gave it one last look and returned to Spot and Dodger.
"What made da noise?" Spot asked nervously.
"Some detergent fell, no big deal."
"How did it fall?" Dodger asked.
"There's this little thing called gravity, and it pulls things toward the earth."
"Den why is Hershey still freakin out?" Spot asked.
"I dunno!"
"Maybe there's a generator in the basement." Dodger said nervously looking around.
"If dere was, it woulda kicked in by now Dodge." Spot said.
"It's just a power outage, Dodger." I said limping into the kitchen.
"Ya find anyting?" Spot asked looking in the cupboard.
"Nope, you?"
"Nope."
"I heard something, it's freaky, will you two come back?!" Dodger nearly screamed.
"It's da wind, Dodgah!" Spot yelled.
"Wind does not come from inside the house!"
"The flue is open!" I said.
"Does the flue make the floor creak?"
"It might be Hershey." I said trying to calm her down.
"Or it might be an escaped convict!"
"IS she always this frantic?" I asked Spot.
"Not usually DIS bad, but yah."
"All right, I'll go keep her company." I said.
"Yeah dere ain't nuttin ta eat anyway." Spot said following me back. Finally, we heard a car pull up in the driveway and I leaped up to see who it was and hurting my leg in the process.
"OW!" I said.
"Did someone hit you?" Dodger asked brandishing a crutch like a bat.
"No, because there's no one here but you to hit me."
"Then why did you say ow?"
"I landed on my bad leg!"
"Told ya not to put pressure on it!"
"Shut up Dodger."
ANGEL'S POV
Jack and I picked up Taco Bell since it was the only thing open and hurried back home since the storm was getting worse. Just then Media called.
"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! Hello Media!"
"I just hit an armadillo!"
"Okay and you're calling me why?
"Because it scared me and I feel bad."
"Sweetie, it's Texas, armadillos and skunks line the roadways, don't feel bad. And I'm sorry that it scared you."
"It's okay, I'm just used to hitting raccoons and stuff in Michigan."
"Oh, by the way, remind yourself to talk to your parents about that."
"Well my mom actually called because she was wondering where I was and we talked about it."
"Well?"
"WE can have 8 people and we have to be 18 or up."
"Okay, um I'll call Ace in the morning and see if she wants to go, and my mom to see if we can go."
"I'd love for the little ones to come too, but there aren't enough beds and they aren't old enough."
"Yeah, the only reason mom wouldn't let us go is because Spades has school."
"She could stay with Mouse."
"Yeah, I'd thought about that. I'll talk to her in the morning, because if I call now I'm toast."
"All right, I'm gonna let you go because the roads are getting worse and I can't see."
"Okay Med, love, see you at the house."
"Bye"
"Bye"
I drove back to the house swatting Jack's hand to keep him from eating all the food.
"If you don't stop there will be nothing left!"
"But I'm hungry!"
"So am I!" I said looking at him.
"Angel, watch da road."
"Stop eating the food!"
"Fine."
"Thank you love."
We pulled up in the driveway in front of Blink and Spades. And we ran into the house attempting and failing to not get drenched.
"Gah, stupid rain!" I said ringing out my hair on the porch.
"You're home!" Mush said opening the door.
"Yeah." I said slowly.
"Dodger's been driving me nuts!" he said.
"Is she freaking out because there's no power?" I asked.
"Um sure." He said hobbling away.
"Whatever." I said walking into the house and then the kitchen to set the food on the counter.
"It's cold out dere!" Blink complained.
"Yes, now move so I can get in the door!" Spades said shoving him inside.
"Blink, sweetie, is that you?" Dodger called from the living room.
"Yes it is, thank God!" Mush said sitting down.
"Spot was being just as bad, he just didn't show it."
"I wadn't da one brandishin a crutch eiddah." Spot countered.
"You were brandishing a crutch?" I asked walking into the living room and sitting on the side of her chair. Then I heard a rustling in the kitchen.
"Ah it's the convicts!" Dodger screamed and hid her head behind me.
"No it's Jack rummaging through the food. JACK PUT THE TACO DOWN!" I yelled.
"Where's Media?" Mush said nervously.
"She's on her way."
"Did you talk to her?"
"Yes, that's how I know she's on her way."
"And she's all right?"
"Well except for running over an armadillo, yesh."
"Okay."
"Why are you worried?" I asked grinning.
"What was that supposed to mean?"
"You're usually the voice of reason and you're not at the moment."
"Uhhh, it's Dodger, she's been tearing at my sanity, so I'm a little bit edgy!"
"Yeah sure, that's it."
"I stepped in a mud puddle!" Media said bursting through the door.
"TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF AT THE DOOR!" I yelled not wanting to clean up the mud.
"But my socks are nasty too!"
"I'll let you borrow some of mine!"
"Can I get the pink ones?"
"If they're clean!"
"OK!"
"I'll be back in a second, I've gotta go get a pair of socks!"
"Take Jack with you, the convicts might be around!" Dodger said.
"And you say I'M the drama queen!"
"Shut up Dodger!" Mush said harshly.
"I don't mind." Jack said smiling.
"Taco time!" Spades said distributing the food as Jack and I went upstairs. I rummaged around through my sock drawer as Jack poked around my room.
"Enis, what's dis?" he asked holding up an oval shaped bottle.
"It's my perfume, it's from Ireland."
"Ah cool."
"Beautiful country."
"Ya been ta Ireland?"
"Yeah, when I was younger, my grandmother lives there."
"Oh, so ya full blood Irish?"
"Well a few things mixed in from my mom's side, but yeah."
"Dat's neat."
"Yeah, pretty much. Though the 'Irish stereotype' is annoying."
"I don't know, ya short, ya have a temper, and ya drink."
"That was one time! And I've sworn it off!"
"Ya were moh free when ya were drunk!"
"You only say that because I kissed you!"
"Exactly."
"So you liked that huh?"
"Mm-hm."
"Well, what about this?" I said walking up and kissing him. Neither one of us pulled back and we started making out. Unfortunately, right about that time, Media walked in.
"Oh, sorry, you go girl!" she said halfway through the door.
"Here are your socks." I said tossing my fuzzy pink socks at her.
"Thanks I'll throw the other ones in the wash." She said turning around.
"Now where were we?" Jack asked.
"Um here, I think." I said kissing him again.
"Dat we were."
We continued for several more minutes until Jack's stomach started growling.
"Your stomach has very bad timing." I said.
"Yeah I can still smell da tacos." He said.
"Come on you walking stomach."
"Lead da way shorty!"
"Short people rock."
"Whatevah."
"I can hide behind you, I like that."
"I love tacos!" Blink said.
"Save some foh me!" Jack said dashing to the kitchen.
"Where's Media?" Mush asked as I walked into the living room.
"Uh she said she was going to throw her socks in the washer. Why?"
"WHAT?!" he said standing up.
"Is it a crime to throw your socks in the washer now?"
"No, it's just-"
"Yes?"
"It's really creepy in there."
"You're strange."
"Why is he strange?" Media asked walking in.
"Baby!" Mush said hugging her.
"I…Can't…Breathe!" she gasped.
"Mush she's turning blue." I said.
"Sorry, sorry, just so excited to see you!"
"You saw her when she got here."
"Yeah but… the house is dark and…"
"I like the dark silly, what's up with you?" Media asked while tugging at him to sit down.
"And ya said Dodger was freakin out ovah da noises." Spot said.
"What noises?" I asked.
"She was, I'm just, I dunno." Mush said.
"There where these freaky noises and thuds and stuff and I swear the house is haunted or the criminals are here!!!!" Dodger ranted.
"The house is not haunted Dodger." I said.
"Yes it is!"
"And how do you know this?"
"Well, uh, there were strange noises and Mush said that the detergent got knocked over even though no one was there to knock it over."
"Wow!" Spades said.
"Yeah, well, I've got a story for you Dodge" I said.
"Really?" she asked skeptically.
"There was a house in the country the family that lived in it had a little girl, one day she went missing so the police searched for her, hounds, everything and no one could find a trace of her." I said holding a candle under my chin for effect. "So grief stricken, the family moved away, later an elderly couple moved in the house and it happened again. His wife disappeared and they never saw her again. Her husband died because he was sad so again the house was sold this time to some newlyweds. Everyone warned them not to move in and told them of the horrible stories, but they stayed. And sure enough the bride went missing. Now the groom was cunning and did not leave, knowing that she could not have just disappeared. But he got lonely so he got a cat, and it too was a girl. One day he was sitting around and the cat hopped up on a chair. Then the chair transformed into a giant mouth and ate the cat. IT was the cursed chair that had eaten every female who had entered the house. So the groom burned it, but in a freak accident, he tripped over a rock and burned with it!" I finished waiting for Dodger to realize that I was bsing that.
"Ah, I'm sitting in a cursed chair!" she screamed.
"That's hilarious!" Media said falling on the floor laughing.
"Dodger, I was kidding!"
"Maybe we ottah go ta bed now." Blink said looking at her concerned.
"I'm sleeping with Mush!" Media said.
"Yay, the buddy system!" Spades said.
"Who's your buddy Spades, Spot?" I asked.
"He is my brother." She said.
"If he doesn't mind go for it."
"Don't hug me." Spot told her.
"Okay, just so long as I'm not alone."
"Wow," I said looking at them.
"I've got Blink!" Dodger said.
"I guess that leaves me and you Cowboy." I said turning to Jack.
"Ya don't heah me complanin!" he said.
"Um if someone needs help, scream. And please don't tell dad I did this!"
We all split off to our rooms for the night. Blink and Dodger went in hers, Spot and Spades stayed in his even though he made her take the floor, Mush and Media took Spades' room and Jack and me stayed in my room. I could hear the chatter coming from several rooms but if finally died down after an hour. I snuggled back against Jack, and drifted off to sleep.
"Blink, wake up!" Dodger said shaking him. "I heard a noise wake up!"
"What are you doing?" Media said poking her head in.
"I heard a noise and I can't get Rip Van Winkle here up!"
"So do you want to go check it out?" Media asked.
"Yeah."
"Ok, where are your crutches?" Media asked.
"By the door."
"Ok come on hobbles."
"Don't call me that."
"It's gonna be fun getting you down the stairs." Media said sarcastically.
"Oh hush and help me." Dodger whispered harshly.
"Why everyone is a heavy sleeper, but if we're trying to sneak we should be quiet."
"Yeah, my point exactly."
"Okay, here comes a step."
"I can see that Media."
"Well you aren't moving like you can see."
"It's these damn crutches!"
"How about we ditch the crutches? Put your arm around me and I'll help you along."
"Ok sounds good to me."
Media and Dodger slowly made their way down the stairs to inspect the noise.
"What exactly was the noise?" Media asked.
"It was kind of a bump."
"Could you tell where it came from?"
"It sounded like the kitchen."
"Alright, we'll check there then."
"Ok, how do you wanna do this?"
"I'll go in first and you watch the hall."
"Do you think someone is here?"
"I dunno, Mush was acting up, but I really hope you twoa re just being paranoid."
"Did you hear something behind us?"
"Heya goils." Jack said appearing behind Dodger.
'AHHHH!" Dodger and Media sceamed as one.
"Gheez its just me!"
"Don't do that!" Dodger hissed.
"Whaddya doin down heah?" he asked.
"Just checkin things out, she heard a noise." Media gestured towards Dodger.
"Do ya tink it was da chaih?" Jack teased.
"NO. It sounded like the noise that Spot, Mush, and I heard earlier."
"So ya came down heah wid a brken leg?" Jack asked.
"I couldn't sleep!" Dodger defended herself.
"Yeah and I am a light sleeper so I came with her so she wouldn't fall down the steps." Media smiled.
"Well I tink da coast is cleah" Jack said turning around to leave. Then a silhouette appeared in the kitchen doorway.
"Hi Spot." Dodger said.
"Dat ain't Spot." Jack said stiffly.
"Mush?" Media said hopefully.
"No." the figure answered.
"Aiehhh!" Dodger screamed.
"Would you stop screaming." The figure said.
"Who ah ya?" Jack asked getting ready to fight.
"Who cares who he is why the hell are you in here?" Media asked bluntly.
"Just avoiding some people." The person said.
"You are a convict aren't you? I knew it! No one listened to me!!!!!" Dodger vented in panic.
"You really oughtta shut up!" the man said pulling something out of his coat.
"What is that?" Media said only being able to see something shimmer in the moonlight.
"A gun now, no more screaming." The man ordered.
"Whateveh you're heah foh, it aiont woith it." Jack said stepping in between the girls and the man.
"What's goin on Rob?" another strange voice asked as someone came walking down the hall.
"They woke up." Rob said dryly.
"Let's keep them quiet till mornin then." The second man said stepping into the kitchen.
"Come here kid!" Rob said stepping toward Jack who grabs his wrists and they wrestle for the gun. Rob elbowed Jack in the nose and got the gun back from him, he then leveled it at Jack, but got distracted by Media attacking his friend.
"Hey, you girl, get off of him!" Rob yelled at Media before Jack twisted the gun out of Rob's hand and pointed it at him.
"You gonna shoot me?" Rob asked.
"If I hafta." Jack replied.
"We ain't no different then."
"Yeah, we ah."
"I guess you're trying to protect your little girlfriend."
"Yeah."
"She's sleepin upstairs in her bed right now, I'd love to get into bed with her."
"Watch it!" Jack warned stepping closer to Rob.
"What are you going to do, shoot me?"
"Right now I'd have no problem wid it." Jack said putting the gun to the side of Rob's head. Rob twisted the gun and smashed Jack's head against the wall and knocking him unconscious. He turned toward Dodger and said, "What are you gonna do? You can't get out, I know this house better than you do now." As she backed into a corner.
"Why don't you just leave us alone?"
"WE would have if you'd have just stayed in your damn bed."
"Stupid sister telling ghost stories!"
"Yah haunted chair, real scary! I don't know where the other two went so let's go find them, walk!"
"I can't my leg is broken!"
"I don't care go!"
"I can't" Dodger said falling to the floor.
"Get up!"
"It's broken!"
"Fine!" Rob said picking her up. Dodger elbowed him hard in his ribs and grabbed the gun.
"Let's find your friends and get you out of here!" she said holding the gun to his head.
Guy 2 watched Media as she watched the gun struggle, she then kicked him in the groin and ran away. He caught up with her and grabbed her from behind.
"Ya know, ya really shouldn't do that."
"And you really shouldn't have come here!"
"Gotta make a livin somehow"
"Get off of me!"
"That's what they all say."
"How many women have you attacked?"
"You don't want to know." He said smiling, lust dripping from every word.
"You're the rapist." Media said standing still. "MUSH!"
"He won't come."
"Mush! How do you know?"
"He's sound asleep and injured."
Media head bunted him and kicked for his groin again. He grabbed her wrist and she punched him in the face. He let go and punched her in the gut. He then backed her into a corner where she was pinned against the wall sideways with her arms crossed in front of her and him pressed up against her.
"Get off!"
"No, I don't want to!" Media tried to kick at him, but couldn't.
"It's cute that you think you can win." Media head bunted him again.
"MUSH!"
"I think you're cute."
"There's nothing cute about you, you sorry excuse for a man." Media threw her weight against him and quickly sidestepped him. He backed her into a table and roughly kissed her while she grabbed a candlestick and beat him repeatedly over the head, he fell down and she kicked him in the sides.
Guy 3 was upstairs and heard the ruckus downstairs. He was passing by Spot's room who snored so loud that Spades was leaving and hit him in the face with the door. Spades didn't recognize who it was and leaned over him.
"I'm sorry Jack, Blink, Mush?" she said realizing that the person on the floor was a total stranger and screamed. She ran to her parent's room as Spot came out in the hallway.
"What's goin on? Who ah ya?"
"Ya don't wanna know kid!"
"Get outtah me house!"
"Can't just yet."
"Ya one a da convicts ain't ya?" Guy 3 punched Spot in the face and stomach while Spot jabbed him in the ribs. Guy 3 slammed Spot's head against the wall and began beating him. Spot keels over and the guy put him in a chokehold.
"Come on." He said leading Spot. Spot tried to elbow his side but it didn't work, so the guy grabbed his arm.
"Let's go see what you're family is doing downstairs."
"Leave 'em alone." The guy trips over Dodger's crutches, Spot elbowed him in the side and broke free of his grip. The guy pulled a gun out of his pocket.
"Haven't you ever heard of housecleaning?"
"Not me sistah."
"Come here."
"Just leave, no one will remembah ya face in da mornin and I won't call da cops."
"Not good enough kid, we're gonna need a hostage. Where did that cute girl who ran out of your room run off to?"
"Stay away from me sistah!"
"What's goin on?" Mush asked stepping into the hallway.
"Get him Mush." Spot said.
"Now one a you is gonna get shot." The guy said looking back and forth between the two. Spot attacked him, but didn't get the gun and the guy put it to his head. Mush tackled him but then the guy punched Mush's wound. Spot was able to grab the gun.
"Leave him alone!" Spot then put the gun to the guys head and forced him down the stairs.
"How many are you?" the guy asked when he saw Media with a candlestick.
"A lot, now get ya friends and go!" Spot said as the guy flung his unconscious friend over his shoulder. Dodger came out of the kitchen with Rob.
"Nice talkin to ya kid!" guy 3 said leaving.
"Can we shoot him?" Media asked as they walked out the door.
"No, Media." Spot said blearily.
"Shoot them with what gun?" Mush asked.
"The one Uncle Nate keeps in his closet." Media said.
"What's goin on down heah?" Blink asked walking sleepily down the stairs.
"NOW he wakes up!" Dodger said sarcastically.
"Da convicts attacked, but we ran dem off." Spot said.
"Oh, I see." Blink said walking to the window to see if they were gone. At that moment, Jack regained consciousness and mistook Blink for one of the convicts. He got up, ran over and jumped Blink knocking him to the ground.
"Jack, get offa me!" Blink said.
"Sorry Blink, I tought you was one a da convicts." Jack said getting up.
"No, Jack we ran them off." Dodger said.
"Dodgah? Ah you okay?" Blink said realizing that she was there.
"Yeah I'm fine."
"What happened while I was out?" Jack asked rubbing his head.
"Well, they guy who knocked you out went after me and I overplayed my broken leg and got the gun away from him." Dodger said proudly.
"I got attacked by the rapist and hit him over the head with the candlestick." Media said.
"Spades hit da last guy wid da dooh, and between me and Mush we got him down heah and ran im off." Spot said.
"Is Angel still asleep?" Jack asked.
"Dat goil could sleep trough an eahthquake!" Spot said.
"Really?"
"Yeah da only ting dat'll wake hah up is flickin on da light."
"Okay, we need to get back to bed, I'm tired." Mush said.
"Sleep? After that? Uh uh!" Media said.
"My shoulder is bleeding again!"
"Well then let's change the bandages!"
"Lead the way."
"I'm goin back ta bed." Jack said.
"Me too." Spot said following him up the stairs.
"Me too." Blink said.
"I don't know if I'll sleep, but I'll go." Dodger said smirking.
7 hours later I woke up to Jack's arm draped over my back. I rolled over, got out of bed, and hopped into the shower, grabbing clothes just in case he was awake when I was done. I came out of my bathroom dressed and refreshed to find the house completely silent. I faintly heard scratching and Hershey's whimpering from somewhere. I walked out into the hall to see where she was locked up and followed the noise to Spades room. The door was locked and Hershey was getting impatient, so grabbing a bobby pin from my room, I picked the lock to let the dog out. I opened the door to see Mush and Media snuggled together. Mush was watching the door like a hawk and started to rise when I opened it.
"Chill it's me." I whispered.
"Ya sure it's just you?" he whispered back so as not to wake Media.
"I'm the only one up and here." I said opening the door wider. "I heard Hershey whining so I let her out."
"Oh, I thought she was growling."
"No, that was a whine, meaning that I need to let her out before she finds a toilet in the house."
"Um, check her nose, it was dry last night."
"What happened?"
"They locked her outside in the rain."
"Who did?"
"Oh, you don't know, I'll tell ya later."
"Sounds good. Come on Hershey, lets' go outside." I called to the puppy. She happily trotted after me to the backyard, I opened the door for her to go out but she just stood there looking at me.
"If I go out first will you go?" I asked. She just wagged her tail. "Fine have it your way."
I walked outside and she followed doing her business in the back yard.
"That's my girl!" I said picking her up and feeling her nose; it was cold and wet as usual. "Let's get you some food."
"Angel!" Spades said coming downstairs and hugging me.
"Hi Spades, what's up with everyone today?"
"They came, Dodger wasn't delusional, they were here!"
"The convicts?"
"Yeah, and I hit one in the face with the door, and then I hid in mom and dad's bed."
"Make sure you make it!" I said not wanting to get yelled at for something that I didn't do.
"Yeah yeah whatever! But it was so weird, Spot was snoring, I didn't even mean to hit the guy with the door. I actually thought it was Mush or Blink or Jack at first."
"So what happened?"
"Well I screamed when I realized that it was a stranger and Spot woke up and beat the crap out of him." Spades said proudly.
"Is Spot okay?"
"I dunno, I was hiding!"
"He's supposed to be on bed rest, not fighting escape convicts!"
"Well the escaped convicts weren't supposed to be in our house!"
"Good point, I just hope he didn't hurt himself anymore." Just then I remembered I was going to call my mom to see if we could go to Michigan for a week due to all that had happened.
"Hello?" my mom answered.
"Hi mom, how was the trip up?" I asked.
"Oh it went fine, traffic was a little heavy but nothing bad."
"That's good, listen I have a question for you."
"Yes dear."
"Well, given all that has happened lately, us getting attacked and all, Media asked her mom if we could use their house in Michigan to get away from psychotic people who are trying to kill us for a week."
"Uh, who all would be going?"
"Uhm, Media, Mush, Blink, Dodger, Spot, Ace, Jack and me."
"And what about you little sister?"
"Uh, she can stay at Mouse's."
"Well Jessica's parents be okay with her going?"
"After all that she's been through, I'm sure."
"Well, I'll call and ask them and let you know."
"Thanks mom, talk to you later."
"Be safe."
"We will."
"See you in a week."
"Bye mom."
"Bye sweetie." She said as I hung up the phone. I started breakfast and was done before everyone woke up.
"Good gravy, how hard did they fight last night?" I asked myself walking upstairs to at least wake up Spot, he'd sleep all day if we let him. I knocked on the door to make sure he was decent before I just plowed in. He didn't answer so I slowly opened the door and walked in.
"Spot, wake up." I said shaking him.
"Neah." He mumbled.
"Spot, breakfast is ready." I said poking his back.
"OW!" he said shooting up.
"Did I hit a bruise?" I asked.
"I guess so."
"Breakfast is ready."
"I hoid ya da foist time."
"Well get up and get downstairs." I said leaving and deciding who to wake up next. I decided on Dodger and Blink, so I headed toward her room, again knocking just in case someone wasn't decent. Again there was no answer so I walked in. Blink and Dodger were both sound asleep on her bed, and I almost hated to wake them up because they were cute. Almost being the key word there. I took a running start and jumped on them waking them up while screaming.
"What da heck?" Blink asked.
"OW" Dodger moaned.
"Oh, your knee, right, oops."
"Yeah, that hurt!"
"Hehe sorry, breakfast is ready get up."
"Let me sleep!" Dodger said burying her head in her pillow.
"Nope! Up before I tickle you!"
"Fine I'm up!" she said sitting up.
"Okay see you downstairs." I said heading to my room to wake Jack up. I barged in, knowing that he was dead to the world, since he didn't move when I got up.
"Jack, wake up!" I said throwing a pillow on him.
"No"
"Breakfast is ready."
"I don't cah."
"GET UP!" I said louder as I flopped on my bed.
"Leave me alone."
"PWEASE."
"Eh, fine. I'll get up."
"Thank you."
"Yeah yeah."
I headed over to Spades room to wake up Media. I knocked gently on the door and cracked it open and told Mush that breakfast was ready, so he could wake up Media. I didn't want to get hit in the head with a pillow. I then went back downstairs and called Mouse to make sure that Spades could stay with her while the rest of us were gone. She agreed so when everyone else came downstairs I broke the good news to them.