A/N: Hey guys, I'm back with chapter 2! First, I wanna thank those who reviewed and followed my story, I really appreciate it:) Also, I'll try to update when I can or when I'm free because midterms is coming up and my mind might be full of lessons and trying to accomplish my subject requirements.
So, here we go!
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"BZZZT!"
"BZZZT!"
"BZZZT!"
"BZZ-"
Jack slammed his hand at the clock perched on his drawer, he poked his head out of the covers to look at the time.
"Morning already?" He thought as he sat up and ruffled his already messy brown hair. He wakes up at 5am everyday since Sophie's classes start at 7, while Jamie's and Pippa's start at 8. He slowly got out of bed and walked to his drawer, he pulled out a dark blue T-shirt (A/N: Jack sleeps shirtless.) and pulled it over his head.
He got out of his room and slowly shut the door. He went downstairs to the kitchen, he took eggs and bacon out of the fridge, went to the coffee pot to prepare some coffee and put some bread in the toaster. A few minutes later as he was cooking the eggs and bacon, he heard running, screaming and giggling upstairs.
"Sophie must be awake." He thought as he put the eggs and bacon on a plate and placed it on the table.
Just then he saw Jamie and Pippa coming down the stairs looking like zombies, while Sophie was behind them giggling and jumping around.
"Good Morning!" Jack smiled at the three of them as he went to get the toast and Orange Juice.
"Ughhh..." Groaned Jamie and Pippa as they sat down at the dining room table, picking up some of the food and placing it on their plates.
"Good Morning big brother!" Sophie said as she hugged his legs.
Jack went over to the coffee pot and poured himself a cup of coffee. "So, what's the occasion? Usually I'd have to drag you guys out of bed in the morning." He sat down at the table and picked Sophie up to place her on his lap.
"Sophie barged into our rooms screaming and giggling, she tried to wake us up. I swear my ears are still ringing." Jamie said, biting onto his piece of toast.
"Well Soph, why are you so happy this morning?" Jack asked taking a sip of his coffee as he looked at her.
"Today's my Birthday!" She said smiling broadly.
"Happy Birthday, Sophie!" Pippa said with a smile on her face, while Jack and Jamie had a look of confusion and shock on their faces. They just went along with it and greeted her a happy birthday.
After they finished eating breakfast, Jamie and Pippa went to do the dishes, while Jack picked Sophie up to give her a bath. It wasn't easy giving her a bath for she jumps and splashes around too much. After the bath, he dries her off and dresses her. It would have been easy if she stopped running away from him, but finally he caught her and resumed dressing her.
"Sophie, your bus is here!" Pippa yelled downstairs. Sophie ran down the stairs excitedly and went out the door where the bus was waiting.
Jack ran after her and called out her name, she turned around and ran to him, he kneeled down in front of her with a stern look.
"Remember what I told you Soph, be careful, don't talk to strangers and most importantly have fun, Okay?" He said with a serious but loving tone in his voice.
She nodded, "Okay, big brother!" she hugged him, then ran to get in the bus.
After he saw the bus leave, Jack got back inside the house and went to the living room, where he saw Jamie and Pippa sitting on the couch.
When Pippa saw him, she gave him and Jamie a deadpan look.
"You guys forgot her birthday, didn't you?" She said with her arms crossed.
He and Jamie looked nervous, after all even though Pippa is only 10 years old she's mature for her age and can be scary when angered.
"No we didn't, we just didn't expect it to be today!" Jamie said while nervously waving his arms. He then narrowed a look at her "What about you? You knew today's her birthday why didn't you tell us?"
"What are you talking about I reminded you guys a few time last week!"
Then Jack remembered her telling him about Sophie's birthday more than once last week, it must have slipped his mind.
"I guess I did forget, I've been so busy at work I forgot about it." He said looking guilty as he scratched the back of his head.
"Jack! For shame, how could you forget something like this and you're supposed to be our big brother." Jamie said teasingly as he shook his head.
"Oh, I don't suppose you remembered and got her something?" Jack said with a smirk as he cocked his eyebrow.
Jamie laughed nervously while scratching his head "Ehhh... well... you see, there's..- Why don't we plan something, for later?"
Jack laughed, punching Jamie's arm softly "Don't change the subject!"
"No, he's right we need to plan and prepare something for Sophie. I mean we have been neglecting her for the past few days." Pippa said, feeling guilty about neglecting their little sister.
It's true what she said, they haven't been spending enough time with each other, whenever Sophie wants to play with them, they're either too busy, hanging out with friends or sleeping.
"Well why don't we celebrate this as a family only. I mean we don't spend enough time with each other and I'm pretty sure Sophie wants that too." Jamie said.
It was silent for a few minutes, as they tried to think of a plan. The silence was broken when Jack spoke up.
"I have an idea. Jamie since both you and Pippa are dismissed at around 3pm, try looking for gifts. If you pick Sophie up from school try to go somewhere fun like the playground, or the arcade or whatever, and Jamie cook her birthday dinner, Pippa help your brother, okay? And don't burn the house down."
"Wait, what'll you do?" They both asked simultaneously.
"I won't be home until after six, besides I still need to buy a present and also the cake. So, are we clear on that?" They nodded, "Good, now get ready for school" he glanced at the clock, "you guys have an hour left to shower, get dressed, get everything ready and come down here." When he said that, Jamie and Pippa looked at each other, then bolted up the stairs and a loud slam of a door can be heard.
Pippa pounded her fists at the door "Jamie, come on I need to use it first!"
"Sorry sis, but you snooze you lose!" He said on the other side of the bathroom door.
"No fair, I shower faster than you! Besides you take longer than grandpa when he uses the bathroom!" She said, still pounding on the door.
Downstairs, Jack sighed as he heard them bicker with each other "Pippa, just use my bathroom it'll take up less time!" After that she ran to his room to use the shower.
"Note to self: Install another bathroom." He thought.
A few minutes later, they were both done. So, Jack took a quick shower, after that he dried himself and changed into his work clothes, which consists of a white dress shirt and slacks. He took his keys in the drawer and went downstairs.
"Jamie, Pippa, come on let's go!" He yelled as he put his shoes on. He went to the garage and got in the the car.
They ran down the stairs and ran hurriedly to get in the car. Jack starts the car and drives around the neighbourhood.
It takes about 15 minutes to get to school, so the need to leave early. It takes Jack another 15 minutes to get to work. I guess that's the downside of living in a neighbourhood a bit far from the city.
A few minutes later they finally arrive to Dreamcastle High (A/N: School level is from elementary to highschool.)
"Bye Jack!" Jamie and Pippa said as they hugged him and got out of the car.
"Remember the plan!" Jack yelled before they were out of earshot. He starts the car again as he is on his way to work.
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A/N: Well, That's the end of chapter 2. Sorry if it's a bit messy, I'm not used to describing scenes and also in writing a dialogue. So anyway, the name of the school is a combination of Dreamworks and Disney Castle. (Weird, right?)
Well, see ya on the next update!