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5
"Talin! Talin!" I heard a voice whining somewhere far off. I blinked a few times, and got up. How did I get in bed? I rubbed my head. Then I remembered. I'd ended up in a wrestling match with my brothers last night, and had gone to bed exhausted… and was still in my day clothes. "TALIN!!!" A voice snapped. "WHAT?!" I yelled, getting up. "Tell Kadaj to wake up!" Loz whined. I walked into the living room, and went cold. Kadaj was lying on the floor, face down, motionless. Yazoo laid a few feet away on his side, also motionless, his face hidden behind his metallic hair. "What happened?" I asked, rushing over to Kadaj. "I don't know, I just woke up, came out, and found them like this. I didn't do it either!" He said. I rolled Kadaj onto his back, and saw a large bruise on his cheek. Going over to Yazoo, he had a bruise on the same cheek. "I know what happened, but why, I have no clue." I said, standing up.
"What are you talking about? You're confusing me." Loz said, looking at me quizzically. I smiled a little. "Relax, Lozzy. Nothing to get a headache over. They got into a fight and punched each other at the same time. But over what, I'm not sure. We'll have to find out when they wake up. Now do me a favor and put them into bed, ok?" I said, smiling. Loz nodded, looking happy, and grabbing them both by the top of their shirts, dragged them into the bedroom. As Loz labored with getting them into bed properly (since they usually had a leg of arm sticking out) I noticed something odd. The front door was cracked open. Going out, I looked around. "Hmm… what on earth were those two doing?" I murmured, and went back inside. Scrunching my nose, annoyed, I saw the sink was on, and running. Going over, I turned it off, and froze. Blood on the faucet, the dial that turned the water on, and in the drain, gleamed crimson in the early morning light.
Sighing, I wiped off the blood on the faucet and dial; I then rinsed the blood down the drain, and threw out the napkin used to wipe the blood away. I turned to ask Loz to go up into the attic and find the cookie rack as I heard him walk in, but I bit my lip. I knew the moment the hint of me making cookies was given out, he would go nuts and wouldn't leave me alone until he'd shoved one down his throat to satisfy his extreme craving for sweets. "Hey Loz… could you go run into town and buy some sugar and milk, and some more cereal?" I asked, smiling at him. He nodded a little, grabbing his keys off the wall. I was surprised they were there, and not in between the couch cushions. Once the roar of his bike engine was gone, I ran out back, climbed up on top of the crates, got onto the roof, and opened the attic window. I did this because a few months ago Kadaj had broken the stairs to the attic, inside the house.
Once inside, I scanned around. There wasn't a lot in here… "Ugh, I can't see a thing." I growled, and flicking my hand slightly, flames lit up the room, twined around my hand. "Much better. Now, where is it… here we go!" I said, happy. Just as I climbed out of the attic, cookie rack in hand, I heard Loz coming. Cursing, I ran into the kitchen and shoved the rack into the oven to hide it. Then I started quickly making lemonade. Loz came in, a bag of sugar over his shoulder, a paper bag in one hand, and I grinned seeing he had a chocolate bar, half eaten, held in the other. As he put the sugar down on the counter top, he offered the half that wasn't eaten to me. I gladly took it, and then as I put the lemonade and milk into the fridge, Loz shoved the cereal box into the cabinet.
"Hey Lozzy, I hate to keep asking you favors, but… never mind, I don't want to bother you." I said, sending out the bait. He instantly picked it up. "Tell me what it is, I'll do it. Please, tell me, tell me!" He commanded, blinking those big green blue eyes. "Ok… I know it sounds odd, but I need you to go really deep into the woods, find the biggest tree around, cut it down, and turn the whole thing into firewood and bring it back. You can use your bike and that old wagon in the garage if you want. Can you do that for me?" I asked, smiling. "Yeah, sure, no problem. I'll be back in no time." Loz said, heading for the front door. "Thanks Loz! And take your time!" I called as the door swung shut.
The moment he was gone again, I got the cookie batter done in a few minutes, and had the cookies in the oven in 5 minutes. Then I kept my eyes on the woods behind the house, waiting for Loz to come back with the firewood. I did need the wood… and it worked for a perfect distraction. I went in to check on the other 2, and saw both were awake and glaring at each other. "Ok, what happened?" I asked, crossing my arms. "None of your business!" Yazoo snapped, eyes seeming to glow with anger. I glanced at Kadaj, who was glaring with malice at Yazoo. "Kadaj?" I asked warily. His eyes moved towards me, and as our eyes met, I felt his anger… something bad had happened. "Will one of you tell me or do I have to force it out of you?" I asked. "Oh shut up, Talin!" Yazoo snarled, getting up suddenly. "Wha…?" I began. "Stop pretending you're our mother! You're not! You're not even the oldest, you're the youngest! So shut up and get out!" He yelled.
"Yazoo!" Kadaj snapped, getting up too. "Just tell me what happened!" I ordered. "No!" Yazoo yelled. "Fine, then I'll make you!" I yelled, and jumped onto him. We crashed to the floor, and once I had his arms pinned under him, me sitting on his back, my feet back on the backs on his thighs, preventing him from kicking me in the back. "Now tell me or I'll start braiding your hair." I said, poking him on the back of the head. "Get her off me Kadaj!" Yazoo yelled, squirming. "Talin, seriously, get off him." Kadaj said. "Tell me first." I replied, grabbing 3 strands of Yazoo's hair. "Don't you dare!" Yazoo snarled, squirming more. "I'm not stopping until one of you spills the beans." I replied, and began to slowly twist the hair together. "Alright, jeez, I'll tell you!" Yazoo growled, jerking his head forward so his hair slipped out of my hands. I was about to relax when suddenly I noticed his palms flat on the floor, and how his shoulder blades suddenly locked into place. "Oh sh…" I began. He pushed hard with his arms, so hard he practically flipped over, sending me crashing onto my bed.
As I slowly sat up, I saw Kadaj punch Yazoo, knocking him out. "Stupid!" Kadaj spat, and then turned to me. "You ok?" He asked, walking over. "Perfectly fine. Now what's going on?" I demanded, rubbing my head. "He started talking about giving you away to some orphanage so we wouldn't have to deal with you. But I found the reason for it. He was drinking! Yazoo, drinking, can you believe it?! And worse, he got so drunk he fell and cut his arm on the corner of the table. I found the stash and got rid of it all, but he's still drunk… you can't blame him, he was out of his mind." Kadaj said. "Drunk? Are you serious?" I asked, getting up. Kadaj nodded. "Where'd you hide the stuff?" I asked. "You're not planning on drinking it, are you?" He asked. "No! I'm going to use it for burning fuel. I'm planning on a bonfire tonight, and I want to use something to get the wood burning faster. It'll be perfect." I said. "In that case, it'd behind the washer." Kadaj said. Then I remembered the cookies.
I went quickly back out, and pulled them out of the oven. "Just in time." I thought, and put them on the table on a large plate. Just a few minutes later Loz came in, a huge pile of wood on the wagon behind him. He looked beyond happy… weirdo. Coming in, he said, "I got as much as the wagon could hold. I'll have to make two more trips… do I smell cookies?!" He suddenly asked, becoming a five year old. "Yup. Just remember, you have to save some for us, or I'll be sad, ok?" I said. He nodded, and then rushed over to the table, shoving one into his mouth. He smiled, a chocolate chip stuck on his front teeth. Kadaj and I started laughing.
(Then, it was around 11 a.m. Now, it's 10 p.m.)
"Yazz, bring out the marshmallows and the chocolate already!" Kadaj yelled, using Yazoo's pet name. "I'm coming!" Yazoo yelled. "BONFIRE!!!" Loz howled. I grinned.
Bonfire dilemma up next. It might take a while. Hope you Luvs! REVIEWS, PLEASE!!!