"I can't believe we actually agreed to this." Jeff groaned as he fell back onto the bed in the room they were now sharing in Florida after a long day of dealing with annoying cousins and over-bearing adults.
When they had arrived their Aunt and Uncle had hugged them tightly and given them the idea that maybe their cousins really had changed in the years that had gone by. But as soon as they had arrived in the house the oldest of the boys, a teen named Randy, asked them how the farm work had been and it all went down hill from then.
The youngest girl there, AJ Lee, had gone out of her way to insult Jeff's rainbow colored hair, while Randy's best friend, Cody, had tried his best to piss off Matt. The Hardy's, of course, hadn't exploded or done anything to them, but Jeff was seriously thinking of dumping worms all over the teens as they slept right now.
You see, their aunt wasn't able to have children, so instead of finding a woman to have their kids, or stay without any children, they went ahead and started adopting kids they thought would need the help. AJ Lee lost her parents when she was six and Mickie and James took her in a few month after, Randy, Cody, and Ted were all adopted after their parents were convicted of child abuse, another girl named Alicia had been found on their doorstep when she was four, and a new boy, a thirteen year old named Evan had been taken away from his mother for drug abuse and his father had been in jail.
"I can't believe that Uncle James actually adopted all those brats." Matt said as he sat down, taking off one boot and turning it upside down, only to find a bunch of dirt tumbling down.
Jeff cocked his head to the side at this, then asked, "Where did that come from?"
Matt only sighed and shook his head, taking off his other boot. "Never do anything Randy tells you. The little sneak got Cody to fill two buckets with dirt, and somehow my feet ended up inside."
Jeff nodded, then looked at the door as someone knocked softly. "Who is it?" He called, making Matt glare at him.
"Jeff, manners!" Matt scolded, then turned to the door. "Come on in and just ignore Jeff."
Jeff huffed at this, but was soon quiet when the smallest and nicest of the boys entered the room, grasping a small bag in one hand as he looked inside timidly.
"Is it okay for me to enter?" He asked quietly, making Matt smile kindly.
"Of course, Evan. Come on in." Matt answered, and Evan cautiously walked inside, quietly closing the door after.
"What brings you here, Evy?" Jeff asked as he got up from the bed, then hissed at the pain that stabbed at his side and chest.
"Are you okay, Jeff?" Evan asked, placing the bag down on Matt's bed and walking over to Jeff.
The older teen nodded and smiled. "I'm okay, Evan. Just the evil pieces of metal stuck inside of me."
Evan nodded and turned to Matt, even though he was still worried about Jeff. Matt smiled down at the small teen and wrapped him in a one-armed hug, actually glad to have him as a cousin. Evan had been adopted into the family during the years that neither Matt nor Jeff saw them, but the small teen had taken to them in the few hours they had spent together.
"What brings you by, Evan?" Matt asked.
Evan grasped the bag he had been holding earlier tightly, looked at the door as if he was worried that anyone would walk into the room, then turned to Matt once more. "Is it true that you know about the Fields of Gold?"
Both brothers were shocked at the question, all the while Evan looked at them with big, hopeful eyes. Matt and Jeff looked at each other, and Matt slowly answered, "That was... A fairytale our mother told us when we were younger. How did you hear about it?"
Evan slowly smiled at this, then dumped the contents of the bag onto Matt's bed. A gold chain with a gold key attached to it. There were tiny diamonds embedded into the key, which made Matt even more intrigued. "I heard Mr. and Mrs. Storm talking about it a few nights ago after they told us about you staying with us."
"And why do you ask about it, Evan?" Jeff asked, wondering why.
"It's real." Evan said as Matt picked up the key and inspected it.
"Evan, dude, it's a fairy tale." Jeff pointed out, walking towards them while wondering if all of his friends were crazy.
"No, it's not. And that key proves it." Evan insisted while Jeff crossed his arms.
"Fairytale, Evan." Jeff said, then walked towards them and took the key from Matt to look at it. "It's fancy and convincing, Evan, I'll give you that. But there's no way you can make us believe that any of that is real."
Matt gave him an annoyed look as Evan bowed his head, then said, "Jeff, that was mean of you. Evan, I have a question for you."
"What is it, Matt?" Evan asked, looking up at the older Hardy as Jeff went back to his bed, deciding it was time to start moping about his inevitable death.
"Do you like living here? And if so, would you be willing to leave for an adventure with me and Jeff for a few weeks or maybe months?" Matt asked, even though he knew that it sounded extremely wrong if you didn't know what was going on.
Evan looked at him, then at Jeff, and finished smiling. "Anything to get out of this house, man. The women are crazy and the men are evil. How fast are we leaving?"
Now Jeff sat up on his bed, looking at both of them as if they were insane, then asked, "Matt, did we somehow switch places? Am I the responsible one that knows that going ahead with this wild goose chase is beyond crazy and stupid?"
Matt scrunched his face up at him, then told Evan, "We're going to be leaving tomorrow night. At about midnight. Get whatever you might need for the trip and all the money you can."
Evan nodded, got up from the bed, and placed the key around Matt's neck. "Don't lose it. We're going to need it for when we find the door."
Matt nodded at him then looked at Jeff as Evan left the room. "We're not really going through with this, are we, Mattie? We don't know where the hell we're even starting!"
Matt sighed and rolled his eyes, then leaned back into bed. "I have an idea. Mom said that it was hidden inside the halls of a castle. Might as well start with one of the most known castles in Florida." Matt told him.
"What do you mean, Matt?" Jeff asked, leaning on his elbow to look at him, just to make sure he wasn't going crazy.
Matt now smiled, pulling the cover over himself. "We're going to Disney, Jeff. Now go to sleep."
It might seem rushed, but I really want to get the action started already. Two reviews and I'll update tomorrow.