A/N: okay it took so long for me to finish this chapter cause I have been really stuck and thinking of a new plot. So here's ch. 5, enjoy!
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Chapter Five: Unexpected Visitor
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"Les…Les…Les!!!"
Jesse was beside Leslie's bed early next morning, desperately trying to wake her up. "Leslie! Wake up! Leslie!" He is now shaking her shoulder but Leslie just shifted to her right side lazily. Jesse was now thinking of another way of waking her up. how can I wake up a person who is very lazy waking up in the morning...hmm…AHA! "Leslie! If you don't wake up this instant I'll burn all your favorite books into ashes!" Jesse shouted, still shaking her up. Almost as fast as the speed of sound, a finger emerged from under the covers pointing directly on Jesse's face. "Do that and I'll swear to the heavens that'll rip you apart and feed you to P.T., He eats everything" Leslie said in a less humorous tone followed by a more sweet and friendly one, still under the covers "Morning Jess".
"Morning Ms. Sleepy Head"
Now Leslie sat up and rubbed her eyes, stretched her arms and yawns and said "Who let you in and why are you doing here so early?"
"Your dad, I'm here cause I want to draw the blueprints for the bridge we'll be building"
"But why so early in the morning?"
"I feel relaxed every morning, and when I'm relaxed I draw well" He said, smiling.
"Ok, ok I'll just wash up. You can wait for me in the kitchen, I'm sure mom will make you some hot cocoa"
"Ok I'll wait there"
Jesse was only a few feet away to the door when Leslie called him back. "Hey Jess…"
He looked back; Leslie was still sitting in her bed "Yeah?"
Leslie eyed him for a moment and Jesse saw something in her eyes that's very different, he just can put a finger on it "Nothing. I'll see you downstairs" and then she smiled, which Jesse returned it almost automatically.
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When Leslie got in the kitchen, Jesse was enjoying his hot cocoa; there's already a mug for her beside him. She sat herself next to him and took a sip from the mug. "So Jess what's on your mind?"
"I was thinking that we shou-"The phone rang and answered by Mrs. Burke
"Hello?...Oh….I'll tell them" she placed her palm on the receiver and said, "It's for both of you, it's your music teacher…"
Jesse and Leslie looked at each other in surprise. "You should take it, this is your house anyway" without hesitating, she took the phone from her mom.
"Oh, hello Ms. Edmunds…yeah his here…oh" She puts down the phone for a moment and turned to Jesse "She wants us to go with her to museum in the city"
"Why?"
"She was supposed to take her nephews there but her sister changed her mind last minute"
"Wait, how did she know I'm here?"
"She called at your house first"
"Oh..." Jesse thought for a moment and sai "I want to go, but….maybe some other time?"
Leslie nodded "Uh…Ms. Edmunds? Yeah Me and Jess had already made plans for today, so we were thinking maybe some other time?....Thanks! that great, yeah we'll sure to come…Yeah see you…" She then put the phone back.
"What did she said?"
"She said she can take next Saturday, cause that's when the ticket will get expired…"
"Oh…"
"So, what were you saying?"
"That I was thinking that we should research first on how to build a bridge"
"Hmm…I think I know how. I read one book a few years ago on how to build a simple but usable bridge..."
"Oh, so let's start drawing then?"
"Yeah" She said with a bright smile on her face
For the next 5 hours in Leslie room, they keep erasing then re-drawing on piece of wide paper that Mr. Burke provided for them, until they finally done and look at what they made, they both look satisfied
It was already 11:30 when they went down to take a snack and rest at the sitting room. And for the rest of the day, they were again listening to some more classic rock music on the stereo.
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Early again next morning (Jesse again desperately tried to wake Leslie up without threatening her), Jesse and Leslie started to pack up tools that they will be using and carrying planks of wood (The ones were lying in front of Leslie's house, but of course, they asked permission first) and starting to walk down the dirt road.
By the time they were closing to the gate that lead to the pastures to the creek, they both saw a familiar looking station wagon; they both looked at each other and started to walk fast to the creek. When they got there, they saw a huge tree had fallen down over the creek, making it a semi bridge. They both dropped whatever they were carrying and started crossing the creek using the fallen tree. When they both got to the other side, they started running to the tree house. By the time they reach their castle, both of their mouths fell open from what they saw.
They saw a pretty blue-eyed, brunette woman sitting on the porch of the tree house, smiling beautifully at them and said "it's been almost 16 years since the last time I went here…"
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A/N: I'm sure you guys know who she is :)
And you might also notice that it was a Sunday that they were "suppose" to build the bridge. I decided that Jess and his family would go to church every Easter, like in the book. But I'll try to change that
The next chapter is already inside my head and I'll try to put it as soon as I can :)
Please tell me what you think!