A Goat's Tale: No Goat For You.
By: M14Mouse
Summary: Theo has interesting ways to say no.
Disclaimer: Don't own them.
"Hello? Is this number to call about the goat?" The voice said on the other end.
"WE are sorry. The number that you have dialed in no longer in service. Please check the number and try your call again….,"Theo said before smashing the phone on the reciever. He huffed for a moment.
"What is it? Wrong number again?" Lily asked.
"Telemarketer," He said.
"I thought I put myself on the no call list," RJ added as he pulled open the door with a tray in his hand.
"Do you think that ever stopped them?" He said as he moved away from the phone.
"No…" RJ said with a frown as he turned to put down the tray on the table.
A part of him was guilty about telling RJ about the call but another part of him trusted his gut that the person over the phone wasn't the person for Goat.
-JFJFJF-
"Hello, I am answering the ad about a goat…"
"Sorry…This is Happy China, today's special is dollar egg rolls. How may I help you today?" He said in broken Chinese.
"Huhh…"
"Yes?"
"Sorry…I guess that it is the wrong number.."
"Okay…Bye-Bye now," He said as he slammed the phone.
"Theo…what was that?" Lily said from the stairs.
"Someone who thought we were a Chinese take-out place," He said.
"At 10 in the morning?"
He tilted his head slightly.
"And you find that weird?"
She frowned for a moment.
"Kind of."
"Remember the 911 call?"
"Okay…that was weird."
"And the one that they thought we were an ice cream shop?"
"Okay…that was really weird."
"And the modeling agency?"
She giggled.
"Okay…you win."
He grinned slightly.
"Now lets get back upstairs before Dom destroyed the training area again."
"It wasn't that bad….okay…maybe a little bad. But at least, he didn't break anything that RJ couldn't replace."
He laughed.
-JFJFJF-
"Mr. Martin," Dr. Collins said over the phone.
"Yes?"
"I have been hearing reports of someone saying this is the wrong number. Is there a problem, Mr. Martin?"
He winced slightly. He didn't think anyone would call the guy.
"Not really. It is just…my guts told me that they were wrong."
"I know these people. They would have taken care of your goat."
"His name is Goat."
He heard the man sigh over the phone.
"Theo…you aren't the first person who adopted an animal that they found."
"I am not adopting Goat."
"But you are the first who had denied it. I am just curious why."
He grumbled slightly.
"I never had a pet before."
He heard the doctor sigh.
"You have taken care of the goat better than anyone. He adores you. And I think that you adore him."
He snorted. Adore was a strong word. Tolerate is a better one.
"It is true. Should I take down the sign?" The doctor said.
A wave of self doubt crashed into him. This was it. Yes or no. He was fond of the goat but could he give him up?
He sighed.
"Yes."
"Good, that is settled. I will be seeing you soon, Mr. Martin."
"Yes, you will. And doctor?"
"Yes?"
"Thank you."
"You are welcome."
The line went dead under his hand. He sighed softly as he set down the phone. That was that. Goat was his.
The phone rang again.
He picked up.
"Hello, Is Theo Martin there?"
The phone nearly dropped to the ground at the sound of that familiar voice.
"Brother?"
End of No Goat For You.
Next Chapter: For Your Eyes Only
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