Cool summer night breeze stumbled through the nursery. The wind, being curious, set the rocking chair rocking, the door to creak, the blankets to shift, and the canopy enclosing the crib to wave. The young toddler woke with a start after feeling the drift. Her cries carried under the door, through the upstairs landing, and into the rooms of the older two Hawthorne children and their parents.
"I'll get her" Gale mumbles rolling out of his sheet cocoon. Madge nods, closing her eyes to return to sleep. The man walks into the hallway. He pushes the door closest to the stairs open and looks inside. Maysille, his daughter is standing holding onto the side of her crib. "Hey princess" he says tapping her nose. She smiles, little teeth peeking out from under her soft pink lips. He lays her down tucking the blankets securely around her, and closes the window before closing the door behind him. He sees the light on under the bathroom door and waits leaning against the wall. The light clicks off and a young boy, the age of 7, steps out of the bathroom running a hand through his shaggy dark hair. He looks up at his father. Gray eyes meet gray eyes, smile meets smile. Gale rests a hand on the boys shoulder and walks him back into his room.
"What time is it?" Bryce, meaning freckled, asked his tired father. Gale looks over at the clock.
"After midnight" Bryce crawls into bed, and fluffs his pillow.
"Oh- I thought it was morning" he said between yawns.
"Add a few more hours and you get morning" Gale sighed kissing his son on the head, "night, Buddy" Gale not sensing any movement from across the hall slides back into his room. His gaze falls on the bed he's walking too. Madge is fast asleep curled around herself, golden curls sprayed out in every direction. The father moves the sheets and hits the pillow. After a few minutes his eyes open. Little hands find his and his daughter wraps around him. He holds in a groan but doesn't move his eldest daughter. Instead he dreams about sleep that isn't interrupted.
"Wake up" someone pokes her shoulder nudging her slightly. She sighs forcing herself awake. Madge's bright blue eyes meet Rose's beaming face. Madge sits up cautiously.
"Did you sleep with us?" Rose's mother asks looking towards the clock. Rose looks over her shoulder at her sleeping father and nods. "Ah" Madge says, swinging her legs onto the floor. The light pink nightgown swirls at her knees, making the girl on the bed jump onto the floor with much enthusiasm. They walk down to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Footsteps are heard on the stairs. Madge and Rose look up from the sizzling food. Bryce, rubbing the sleepers out of his eyes, thumps into the room with tired feet, after dropping his hands from his eyes he greets his older sister and mother.
"Morning Bryce," his mother smiles turning back to the cooking food.
"Morning Mum" he says stealing a piece of toast. Gale walked into the room with May on his hip, murmuring good mornings before digging into his breakfast. Later that day Bryce was walking around the house looking for something to do when the doorbell rang twice. Doorknob turning Bryce opened the door to find a girl his age. She was eye to eye with him, her two blonde braids tied at the ends with small yellow bows that matched her light blouse.
"Hi Bryce!" she said excitedly clapping her hands together.
"Hey Emma" he smiled.
"Want to come out to play?" she asked looking behind her. Bryce looked around his living room.
"Sounds more fun than this" The two children dashed into the front yard and running, yelling, counting, hiding, laughing, smiling at each other. This activity took so much that they ended up falling asleep under a tree across the street, Bryce's head on Emma's head. Gale looked at the clock again then to his wife. Her sighs gave him permission to walk outside and inspect the neighborhood for his son. Down the street he made out two kids who were older than his boy, and ignored them. As they got closer though, he made out Rose, and Eden.
"Odair- have you seen Bryce?" Gale asked the handsome young boy.
"No, sir" he said checking over his shoulder, "I can go find him, if you want"
"Thanks that would be helpful" Gale dragged his daughter into the house slow enough for her to wave at the curly dark haired boy. A few minutes later, Eden reappeared on the Hawthorne's doorstep, this time with the middle child of the family.
"Thank you, Ed" Madge said smiling sweetly.
"Happy to help" Eden smiled to the rest of the family, and waved to Rose sitting on the floor nearest the door, and left.
Eden and Rose? I think sooooo(:
Bryce and Emma? I think soooooo(:
Clear up:
Eden Odair- 10.
Hair: Curly Dark Brown.
Eye: Golden.
Rose Hawthorne- 9.
Hair: Wavy Golden Blonde.
Eye: Gray.
Emma Mellark- 7.
Hair: Straight Blonde.
Eye: Dark Blue.
Extra: Dimples
Bryce Hawthorne- 7.
Hair: Shaggy Black.
Eye: Bright Blue.
Extra: FRECKLES
Maysille Hawthorne- 3.
Hair: Dirty Blonde.
Eye: Blue/Gray.
Gale: 30.
Madge: 28.
Peeta: 28.
Katniss: 28.
OHHH yeah... if you want to add a character... just review! (Details: Who are they?= where do they show up in the story... friends? family? Name= First Middle Last. Story behind them= did they already know the characters... past? new to town? games? school? Features= Hair, eyes, extras. Add ons= thoughts, and feelings about the character. Understanding= quick view on character's personality)
-Erin