Chapter 24 Enigma & The Game

Just after the lunch the next day Raven and Storm took the five kids out to the middle of the street. Raven decided that they needed some excerise and she really wanted to see what Alana and Matt held sports wise, seeing as how their parents are athletes. She made them line up so they could do some warm up excerises. Their neighbours looked at them in fascination as Raven yelled out instructions. After the warm up, Raven told them that they were going to play a little soccer. Setting up some orange cones, she was met with some groans. Everyone groaned except Jamie and Alana.

"So everyone that doesn't want to play soccer raise your hands" Raven said her foot resting on the ball. Gina was the first one to put her hand up. Quick as a flash Raven kicked the ball at her face.

"Ahh!" Gina screamed putting her hands up and smacking it away.

"Good defence, your the goalie" Raven got the ball and put it back down, "Anyone else that doesn't want to play?"

Wisely none of the kids said no now, they quickly learnt they were going to play whether they wanted to not. "Thats what I thought. So we'll have Gina, Matt and James against Storm, Alana and Jamie."

"Are you not playing Sarge?" Alana asked timidly.

"I'll be the ref, Storm take it easy on them, don't be mean"

Storm laughed, "Unless they get outta line?"

"Exactly. Right start" Raven tossed the ball into the middle and the game began. Storm decided to make it a fun game instead of serious compitetion, at least they would have a break from work.

"No one will give me the ball" Jamie pouted trying to chase it but to no avail.

"Go Jamie, you can do it!" John called from the other end of the street cheering his secret girlfriend on. Raven laughed as she stuck her foot out and took the ball from Matt,

"Here Jam!"

"Yay ball!" Jamie kicked it as hard as she could sending it through the cones. "Yay points!" Jamie lifted her shirt up and started to dance around like a plane.

"Nicely done Jamie" Gina laughed, kicking the ball straight into Alana. Like a pro she dribbled it up past the other players and smoothly kicked it through the goal line.

Raven was very impressed at the skill of the young girl. "Very impressive Alana"

"Thanks"

"Thats not fair, they have a pro player" James said in mock outrage.

"Technically we have two" Storm added in "I used to play too"

"See, how unfair that is? Two pro players and John Cena is the cheerleader"

"Hey you have a cheerleader" Gina laughed flinging her hands around, "Hey Matty what ryhmes with duck?"

"I know! I know!" Jamie jumped up and down making the others laugh. The game lay forgotten for a moment. Raven let it go and let the kids be kids for a while, they weren't hurting no body and besides they were finally acting like normal kids instead of brats. Gina was the first one to sit down beside them, claiming not to feel well.

"You look fine to me" Raven said raising an eyebrow. "Whats wrong?"

"Nothing really, just nervous about my mother coming tomorrow"

Gina was the first one to earn a visit from home and some weekend hours, to Raven it prooved her theory that women were smarter than men.

"You'll be fine Gina and if your not you can have some of my special ice cream"

"I'm afraid to ask what that is actually"

"Nothing bad I assure you" Storm laughed sitting down with them. She looked at the kids with growing pride, right now Alana was teaching Matt, James and Jamie some soccer moves and they were actually listening. Raven got up and started to play with them, dragging Gina with her. As Storm watched her kind-of stalker Jeff Hardy came and sat with her. Raven left them alone and let them talk noting the delight on Storms face.

"I was actually wondering if I could have your number" Jeff said slightly shyly, he wasn't usually the one to ask out random girls let alone random strippers but Storm was something different and whatever it was about her, he wanted to get to know. Storm was a bit hesitant in giving a random person her phone number but it was Jeff's brilliant green eyes and beautiful coloured hair that made her relent.

"Sure" Storm scribbled it down on his hand for him. "Do you always ask for random numbers?"

"Yeah, in fact I'm going to go down the entire street and ask for everyones numbers then I'm gonna dial them"

"Might take you a while Jeff"

"Not really Storm" He gave her a wink before getting up "I better get started"

"I guess I'll see you around"

"Indeed you will" He kissed her hand softly before going home.

"Ooh" Raven teased imitaiting what Jeff had just done. "Somebody likes you!" She kept teasing as the others joined in.

"Yeah yeah, whatever" Storm blushed a slight red, "Shut it Rae, or I'll tell the whole street that you wanna be friends with them"

"Ok I'm sorry"

"Sorry for what?" Triple H asked coming up them. "Hey Storm"

"Hey Dad, sorry because she was teasing me about the guy that might like me"

"Well he would be an idiot not to like you" Hunter laughed taking a seat next to his daughter. "So who is it?"

"Jeff Hardy" Storm said somewhat dreamily.

Hunters face drained off all colour and playfulness, "Stay away from him Storm?"

"Why? Is he sceretly a killer?"

"Just stay away from him, I don't want that scum anywhere near my child" Hunter growled "Promise me you'll stay away from him"

"Fine" Storm put her hands up in defence, "But can I know why you hate him so much?"

"Because I do, now just stay away from him"

"Alright already, just keep your pants on"