I wish you all a happy Easter! A little "present" from me...a longer update.

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"Brooke, I am really worried about her. She acts so weird.", Haley talked to Brooke in her store and was walking up and down.

"What do you mean with weird?"

"Well, she does not talk that much any more, she only lays in her bed and sleeps and she even avoids Jamie. And where were they when they ran away?"

"She what?", Brooke could not believe that Phoebe would even avoid her friends.

"Yeah. Jamie tried to talk to her but she won't tell him what exactly happened either."

"Do you think I should force her to come home? I feel so helpless.", Brooke asked very insecure. Right now her feelings were between rage, pity, worry and sadness. She had never been in such a situation and wanted to do the right thing but did not know at all what exactly the right thing was.

"I don't know. I don't think that this is a great idea either. Maybe we should give her this week but after that we really have to do something because this kid cannot be alone with her thoughts. Brooke, I wish I could give you a proper advice but I think it's better if you take her back after this week. I can feel that she misses you and something is not right. I talked to her for hours and about the letter but she just stayed mute."

"Oh Haley, I miss her so much and I don't understand what is going on. I don't believe that it's because of Sam. Sam talked to me and it seemed like they were warming up. But Haley, what is it? And where were they? They drive me nuts."

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While Phoebe was watching the YouTube video over and over again Haley and Nathan were talking in bed to each other, "I wish we could do anything. But she just won't open up and it's the same with Sam.", Haley said worried and Nathan took his arm around her.

"I have no clue what's going on at the moment. But I think …", suddenly they heard a soft knock at the door.

"Come in.", they thought that it would be Lisa but were shocked when Phoebe came in very unsure with her mobile in her hand and the tears streaming down her face like a waterfall. She was wearing a short and a shirt and Nathan and Haley immediately saw the bruises on her small body.

"Honey. What happened?", Haley asked and opened her arms and the next second Phoebe jumped into her arms and cried hard in the middle of Nathan and Haley. She did not care that this situation was still a bit weird because Haley was her teacher. Haley looked at Nathan and could see that he was as shocked as she was when Phoebe's shirt went up a bit and showed her back in bruises. Many bruises.

"Shhhhhh Phoebe, Calm down.", Haley held her tight and let the girl cry in her arms.

"I wanna go…home.", Phoebe whined and Haley smiled at Nathan. Finally!

Suddenly they saw Jamie at the door. He stood there a little unsure as well and you could see that he had been crying earlier. He went into the room and sat down at the edge of the bed, "Phoebe I am sorry that I was not there to defend you.", he whispered while Phoebe was lying in his mother's arms and crying.

Nathan and Haley looked confused at him and then he gave them her Iphone.

"Noooooo. I don't want anybody to see it.", Phoebe complained and tried to get it back but Haley held her tight and was shocked when both of them saw the video on YouTube and were more shocked how many people had already seen it and commented it. Some comments were nice ones but some were not and called Phoebe some names and that she deserved this bullying.

"Oh my god.", Haley covered her mouth and went pale while Nathan felt fury in all of his cells and wanted to get those bullies. Phoebe tried to get away from them but there was no way that they were letting her go now, so she cried hard in Haley's chest.

"Let's get you home.", Haley took Phoebe into her arms, "Phoebe, you need to tell us things like that. We will help you. You really need to trust us. We are here for you, no matter what."

"I'll come with you.", Nathan said and told Jamie to babysit his sister for a while. Nobody cared to get dressed but drove to Brooke, Julian and Sam. Phoebe was still sobbing on Haley's lap and hid her face.

"Does it hurt much, honey?", Haley finally got the power to ask a question, she had been too overwhelmed by the video and could just imagine how Phoebe felt. Horrible.

"A bit.", Phoebe whispered shyly.

"It will be all right Phoebe." Haley walked with Phoebe in her arms to the door while Phoebe buried her head into her neck to hide herself. She was afraid that Brooke and Julian would be too mad at her. She knew that running away had not been the right choice to handle such a situation.

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"Nathan?", Brooke asked tired when she opened the door in her PJ's. Then she saw Haley with her sister in her hand and a small smile appeared on her face.

Haley went over to Brooke, "Tigger. Here is someone who misses you very, very much."

Brooke could not help but taking her hand over her mouth and Julian put his hand on her shoulder to show her that he was there for her and happy as well. Suddenly Phoebe turned around and looked at Brooke and when Brooke opened her arms, Phoebe fell into them and cried hard, "I am sorry. I am so sorry.", she whispered sobbing.

Of course Brooke cried as well and went to the couch with her while the others entered the house.

"Thank you.", Julian said to the Scotts. He was so glad to have them and they all sat down on the couch and talked. Phoebe's head was resting on Brooke's chest and she did not dare to look up at all the grown-ups, "Phoebe, can you tell us when that happened?", Haley asked softly but Phoebe shook her head while Brooke looked a bit confused at them. What were they talking about?

Haley took out her mobile and showed them the video. Brooke and Julian were speechless. Hadn't they promised themselves to keep her away from all the danger?

Guilt. That's what Brooke felt at the moment. She looked down at her small sister and suddenly she could not take her view any more and although she knew it was a wrong decision and hurting Phoebe, she stood up and gave Phoebe to Julian and ran into her room and closed the door behind her.

She fell to the floor and cried into her hands. It was just too much to handle. She felt two strong arms hugging her tight and giving her a bit strength.

Nathan knew what Brooke was feeling and kissed her forehead, "It's not your fault Brooke."

Brooke tried to believe him but cried into his chest, she was glad to have him as her best friend since they had been teenagers.

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"Kiddo. Can I see those bruises?", Julian whispered into Phoebe's ear who was still sobbing but nodded, she stood up and took off her shirt and trouser and both of them, Haley and Julian, had to take a deep breath.

"You don't have to be afraid of those bullies. They will be punished.", Julian said and squeezed her hands. He felt so much fury inside but tried not to show it and just be there for Phoebe. But inside he just wanted to get those bullies. Nobody was allowed to hurt Phoebe, Sam or Brooke or anybody Julian loved.

"Okay.", Phoebe whispered and Julian did not miss that she was still a bit confused by Brooke's reaction a minute ago.

"I think we should help those wounds to heal a bit. Do you have any cream Julian?", Haley spoke through the silence and he immediately nodded. She took it out of the bathroom and was shocked to see Sam sobbing there, "Sam, what happened?"

Sam looked up "It's kind of my fault. I should have told you right away."

Haley took the teenager into her arms, "Yeah. Maybe you should have. But I know you did it out of a reason and I can tell that it was a good reason."

Sam nodded and then walked out of the bathroom with Haley to meet the others. She sat down on the couch and was shocked when Phoebe jumped on her lap and hugged her tight as well. This was enough to make her cry a bit again. She was glad that they had warmed up and finally liked each other and she was kind of proud to know so much about Phoebe's past and could understand her better.

Haley and Julian looked from one to another and did not understand anything but were glad that somehow everything was starting to get solved although right now half of the family was crying.

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"C'mon Brookeie. You cannot hide in here forever.", Nathan was still hugging Brooke while she sobbed.

"You know Nathan. I am not better than my own mother.", Brooke whispered.

"What?"

"Look what happened to her. I did not defend her or protect her from this and…she had gone through so much in her past and now this.", Brooke cried into her hands.

"Brooke, It's horrible. But you are way better than your mom. Your mom would leave now and let that little girl out there alone. But I know you Brooke. I know you basically my whole life. You are not a person who gives up when it's too much. This family out there needs you and all of us were not there to protect her…when…these kids hit her. But we are now and we'll always be. That's what counts."

Brooke looked up at Nathan and smiled, "Since when have you become so wise?"

Nathan smiled back "Well, since you have become so dumb." Brooke slapped him at the chest and laughed, "Thanks. That really helped."

"Now c'mon. Let's get out to our crazy family and stop adding more drama than there already is."

Brooke breathed again and then stood up. But before she left the room, she hugged Nathan again very tight and kissed his cheek, "Thanks Nathan. What would I do without you?"

They walked out of the room and Brooke was shocked for a moment to see Phoebe on Sam's lap and hiding her face while being almost naked.

Haley and Nathan decided to give them some time alone and went back home to their kids, "Thank you so much.", Julian hugged both of them and then went back to the couch and sat down besides his wife.

"Is that why you ran away Phoebe?", Brooke asked softly. Phoebe did not look up but nodded and Sam spoke for her.

"Yes."

Of course it was half of the truth but Sam felt relieved that finally all of them knew about the video. Brooke and Julian looked at Sam. What the hell had happened? Why was Phoebe suddenly looking for comfort in Sam's arms? Of course Brooke and Julian were mad at them that they had run away but right now all they felt was pity with Phoebe and were proud of Sam that she actually had helped her.

Brooke and Julian went to the couch to the girls and took their arms around both of them.

They stayed like this for a while and talked about school and that they would get those bullies and that Phoebe would not have to fear them and how proud they were of Sam that she tried to help Phoebe but that it was not right to run away.

"How about going to bed?", Julian suggested after a while and squeezed Sam's cheek who constantly yawned.

"Perfect idea.", Sam answered and then gave Julian, Brooke and Phoebe a kiss on their cheeks. She was so happy to have them all.

All of them stood up and Phoebe hugged Julian tight and looked up at him with a small smile on her face "Pleeeeease.", he took her up and took his other arm around Sam. Phoebe always amazed Julian. From crying she could go to smiling in a second and from bitching at others to being the sweetest person ever, was her specialty as well.

"You too?", he looked at Sam and went through her hair.

Sam raised an eyebrow and looked at him and Phoebe, "I too what?", she asked confused and tired when Brooke took the other arm around her.

"Do you want to sleep in our bed tonight?", Brooke asked with a smile and went through Sam's hair although she knew Sam did not really like it.

"I am almost sixteen guys.", Sam rolled her eyes but then thought for a moment "but why not? I love sleepovers.", she went into her room and took her blanket and then jumped onto the big bed with Phoebe.

Brooke was happy that their bed was extra large and there was enough space for the four of them.

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"Do you want Julian or Brooke?", Phoebe asked Sam honestly and Brooke and Julian almost burst out into laughing while they were in the bathroom and hugging each others.

"What do you mean with want?", Sam looked confused at her. "Well, this side is Julian's and this side is Brooke's and I always sleep in the middle but now you too, so you have to tell me if you want to sleep in Brooke's arms or Julian's."

Sam burst out into laughing.

"What is so funny?", Phoebe looked confused at the older girl.

"You"

"Why?"

"I don't sleep in anybody's arms any more, pumpkin."

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Brooke and Julian listened to their conversation from the bathroom.

"Pumpkin?", Julian whispered to Brooke and she looked stunned at him as well.

"I love you.", he hugged her and Brooke kissed him.

"I love you too."

Although there were still like thousand questions and it broke their hearts that Phoebe was covered in bruises, they were more than happy to hear Sam and Phoebe interacting like this, like real sisters.

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"Ooooh. Ok. But you have to choose a side.", Phoebe said again and pointed to the left and to the right.

"Fine. Then this side."

"Okay, then you can cuddle with Brooke."

"Phoebe, like I said. I don't cuddle any more."

"Oh really?", Brooke jumped into the bed and took Sam into her arms and held her tight, "Then what is this?", she kissed her cheek over and over again.

Phoebe looked down at them and smiled how Sam tried to get free of Brooke's grip but had no chance. Sam and Brooke looked up at Phoebe and smiled back, "I am happy to have you back.", Brooke touched Phoebe's cheek and Sam added, "And I am happy to finally have you here."

Phoebe nodded and looked down at them and gave both of them a kiss.

She did not have to say anything but it showed what she felt at the moment. Julian went into bed as well and hugged her very softly. She did not want to hurt her because of the bruising.

"So. Will you tell us where you two were when you ran away?", Brooke asked and looked from Sam to Phoebe. She tried not to get mad because she knew the reason why Phoebe had run away and in reality she was very proud of Sam that she had helped Phoebe but of course it was not right what they had done. Phoebe and Sam looked at each other and laughed.

"Not now."

"Okay. But don't think that this is over. You will still get punished and you tell us everything. I mean it.", Brooke pointed at the girls.

"Whatever.", Sam whispered and felt Brooke holding her tighter and Phoebe laughing at her comment.

Sam took Phoebe's hand under the blanket and squeezed it. They stayed like this. With Brooke's arms around Sam, Julian's around Phoebe and Sam and Phoebe holding hands.

Finally.

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The next morning Brooke and Julian were the first ones to wake up. They looked at each other and then at the two sleeping figures in the middle. As usual Phoebe was lying crossways in bed with her head on Julian's stomach and her legs over Sam and Sam was under the pillow with her head and breathing peacefully. Julian and Brooke smiled at the other one, they were so happy at the moment and although their little family still had many questions and problems, it was their family.

"Aren't they cute?", Brooke took a sitting position and took the pillow away from Sam's head while Julian laid Phoebe in the right position. Phoebe woke up from that and looked confused at Brooke and Julian "Where am I?", she asked sleepily. "You're with us again. Your sister, me and Sam.", Julian whispered to her, he did not want to wake up Sam. He knew how cranky she could get when someone woke her up.

Phoebe stood up from the bed and wanted to go outside when Brooke asked confused, "Where are you going?". Phoebe looked at her and said, "I need to feed my dog." Brooke and Julian immediately laughed at that comment. Phoebe often had the weirdest dreams and was sleepwalking a lot.

"You don't have a dog. Come back to bed.", Brooke smiled at her and opened her arms. Phoebe nodded and went into her arms and on top of Brooke and fell asleep again peacefully.

"Could you please stop talking.", Sam whispered without opening her eyes but taking the pillow over her head again. She was definitely not a morning person.

Julian pointed to the door and Brooke nodded, she laid Phoebe into the bed again and both of them went outside into the kitchen leaving the girls alone.

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Although both of them still had many questions, they enjoyed knowing to have the two girls in their bed. Brooke hugged Julian from behind, "I am happy too.", Julian whispered and walked over to the refrigerator to get some juice.

"I love seeing four plates on the table.", Brooke smiled and Julian nodded.

"Trust me, me too."

"So, I've talked to my attorney. The video will be shut down and those kids will get their punishment.", Brooke said to Julian and took a sip from her coffee.

"I still cannot believe that kids are able to do such thing. I mean, they were heads bigger than Phoebe and even a boy."

"Unbelievable. I will go to the doctor with Phoebe today and she has to talk to the attorney and tell him who it was. You could hear one of the girl saying the name Zoey in the video and I asked Haley whether she knows one and she does."

"Thank you.", Julian kissed his wife.

"It's the least we can do at the moment. I don't want her at school though, till those kids get punished. I really hope they have to change the school and go to jail or something like that. It's too horrible. I told the principal about everything and he was shocked and told me to help with anything and that Phoebe should stay at home till everything is solved."

Suddenly they heard Phoebe and Sam arguing.

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G.", Phoebe sung while Sam was on the phone with someone and looked very annoyed, "Shut up Phoebe.", she spoke to the phone again "um…sorry."

She went into the bathroom and closed the door behind her to have some privacy. Phoebe knocked at it, "Let me in. I wanna talk to him too."

Brooke and Julian looked confused at the scene. When Sam came out and gave the phone to Phoebe again "Here you pain in the ass."

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G.", Phoebe laughed into the phone again. Sam rolled her eyes. Neither of them realized Julian's and Brooke's present.

"Nooo…but…that's not fair. I wanna talk to you too. Fine.", Phoebe threw the phone on the bed and yelled at Sam, "He wants to talk to you again."

Sam blushed but smiled and ran to the phone while Phoebe stormed out of the room and bumped into Julian and Brooke. She immediately hugged both of them tightly. She could not believe how happy she was to be back.

"Who is she talking to?", Brooke asked confused and could see the smile on Sam's face and by the way she acted, she knew that it must be a boy.

"No one I want to talk to any more.", Phoebe went into the kitchen and got a juice out of the refrigerator but Julian put it back.

"Hey, I wanted to drink that.", she complained and wanted to get it back but Julian held the door closed.

"We made breakfast.", he pointed at the table and Phoebe's eyes widened in joy, "Sweet.", she wanted to start eating but Brooke slapped her hands softly, "We wait for Sam."

"Saaaaaaaaaam. I am hungry.", Phoebe screamed immediately and Sam walked out of the room with the phone in her hand and still talking to the boy.

Phoebe rolled her eyes and stood up again. Julian and Brooke looked in confusion at each other when Phoebe tried to get the phone off Sam but Sam held it up, "Phoebe stop acting like a baby."

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G", Phoebe laughed again and then Sam gave her her phone and went to the table and took a pancake but this time Julian slapped her hand, "We start eating when we all are at the table."

"Fine.", she looked at Phoebe who was still talking on the phone.

"But. Nooo. I do not. Fine. Bye.", Phoebe gave the phone to Sam again and sat down.

Brooke and Julian looked from Sam to Phoebe and burst out into laughing. What the hell was happening? Last night everybody had been crying and now Phoebe and Sam acted like normal sisters would do. "Who was that?", Julian asked curiously.

"No one.", Sam said immediately but Phoebe smiled.

"It's someone Sam looooooovvv…", Sam put her hand in front of her mouth and looked madly at Phoebe.

"Shut up, will ya."

"Sam!", Brooke was shocked that Sam cursed.

"What?", Sam asked back and took her hand off of Phoebe's mouth.

"And we are not kissing Phoebe."

"Yeah but you do in your dreams.", Phoebe laughed when Sam blushed but of course Sam answered back.

"Well I did not kiss any one at your age and I heard you did kiss Joshua." Phoebe's spoon fell to the floor and she turned red. "Girls. Stop picking on each others.", Julian said but no one was listening to him. Brooke and Julian had never expected Sam and Phoebe to interact like this. Not at all.

"Did he tell you that?"

"Maybe."

"Well, you kissed him too."

"Yeah but I am way older than you."

"Four years aren't way older. I am only two classes behind you and the principal told me that I could skip another class if I want to."

Brooke and Julian and Sam looked shocked at Phoebe, "Really?", Julian asked Phoebe while eating. "Yeah.", Phoebe nodded and then turned to Sam again, "And I only kissed Joshua because everyone in my class was kissing someone. I don't really like kissing boys. Especially not Spain kissing."

Sam, Julian and Brooke burst out into laughing and actually spit some food on the table. "What?", Phoebe looked shocked at them and Julian went through her hair.

"It's called French kissing not Spain and you really did that with Joshua?", Julian asked shocked and did not like the direction the conversation was turning to.

"Whatever. French. Spain. German. Italian. I don't care. I really don't like getting other's spit into my mouth", Phoebe made a disgusting face.

"Jeeez. You really are a kid.", Sam mocked her and Brooke raised her eyebrow and looked at Sam.

"What? She is.", Sam defended herself.

"So, Phoebe you'll stay at home today and we have a doctor's appointment but Sam you have school today.", Brooke said and Sam rolled her eyes, "Can't I stay at home too?"

"Sorry but no. Phoebe, you really could skip another class?", Julian looked at Phoebe who just nodded, "Yeah. No big deal. But I am not going to."

"Thanks.", Sam patted Phoebe's head "that's nice of you."

"Huh?"

"That means that we won't have classes together.", Sam smiled.

"Oooh. But then you could do my homework for me.", Phoebe smiled and Sam shook her head, "Dream on baby."

"So you really don't consider it Phoebe?", Brooke asked again. She did not know what to think of that idea at all.

"Jeeez no. They would all be like 16 years old and probably two heads bigger than I am. And I would have to…umm…"

Sam squeezed Phoebe's hand "The principal would not make you and I would protect you." At first Julian and Brooke did not know what she meant but then understood it.

"Phoebe we have already talked to the attorney. The video will be shut down and these kids will be punished."

Phoebe's face went pale, "You shouldn't have.", she whispered and suddenly did not have an appetite at all.

"Phoebe we need to do something. It was not right what they did to you."

"But…but now they will be even madder and come back…thank you very, very much.", Phoebe complained and wanted to walk out of the room but Julian took her on her lap and held her there, "They will not come back Phoebe. We won't let them."

Phoebe shivered but then nodded. "Oookay, because I really don't want to be YouTube porn star again." Julian nodded and held her tight and took his head on her head.

Although Phoebe was joking, all of them knew that it was not just a joke and just her way of dealing with it. And her bruises on her face and rest of the body just showed what she was going through.

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The day went by fine. Sam was at school and talking to everyone and continuing with her plan while Brooke and Phoebe went to the doctor and attorney.

Brooke was relieved that Zoey and the other two were suspended from the school immediately and a process would start soon.

So Phoebe could get back to school the next day without meeting her bullies. But of course Phoebe did not only fear her bullies but the other pupils' reactions as well.

So, she decided to skip school. She wondered why she was so afraid.

She had been in many fights in the past, even with adults, but the idea of having all her classmates looking at her and knowing that she was breast less made her shiver.

Of course Sam skipped with her. "So what are we going to do today?", Sam looked down at Phoebe who shrugged her shoulders and then looked shocked when Jamie came over to them as well.

"Why exactly are you here and since when are you smoking?", she asked Jamie when he took a cigarette from Sam.

"Why should I miss the fun you two will have? And I am not smoking. Only sometimes."

Sam laughed and gave her one too.

"Um...no thanks."

"Trust me it will keep your nerves down a bit."

"But I never smoked."

"Smoking is not good in any way. I'll stop after this one. Forever. Now take it." Phoebe raised an eyebrow, "That's what people always say.", she laughed and took the cigarette.

"Please don't tell your sister that I got you your first cigarette. She will kill me."

Phoebe laughed at the thought. "Yeah and she'll definitely kill me too. We already are in deep trouble."

"And me too.", Jamie added.

Phoebe took the cigarette into her mouth and started coughing.

"That does not taste very well." Sam went through her hair and smiled.

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"Unbelievable. Where the hell are they?", Haley asked Nathan while he drove around.

"I don't know but he is in big trouble and so are the girls." Nathan was so furious that he was speeding to Brooke and Julian.

"I cannot believe it. Sam, Jamie and Phoebe aren't at school.", Julian was pacing around. "Phoebe was intelligent enough to tell the principal that she had to go to the doctor again, Sam just called in sick and Jamie just skipped without an alibi." Nathan rolled his eyes "I bet they are together."

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Phoebe laughed so hard when Sam showed her how Brooke had looked at Jack some years ago when she had found him in her room with her.

"I bet she thought you were having wild sex.", Jamie laughed too while they sat on the ground and threw stones into the water.

"Oh yeah. I felt so naked when she looked at me." Phoebe suddenly blushed and Sam took her arm around her again.

"Don't be afraid Furby, I promised you, nobody will make fun of you." Jamie nodded. "Yeah definitely not." Jamie added.

"Furby?"

"Furby sounds cute and is a perfect nickname. Remember those little stuffed owls." Phoebe looked stunned at them and shook her head.

"Can you tell me what you are going to do?", she pleaded but Sam shook her head. She was not prepared for Phoebe jumping on her and tickling her, "Pleeease. C'mon."

"No way.", Sam got the upper hand immediately and was on top of Phoebe.

"You two already are sisters.", Jamie laughed hard and threw another stone while Sam and Phoebe looked shocked at each others. Sisters. Weird! Both of them smiled.

"Okay, I have three cigarettes left.", Sam said and Jamie and Phoebe took one of the three.

"So, this is our last cigarette forever.", Jamie announced and Phoebe laughed while they held the cigarettes into the air, "It's just my second one and already my last one?"

"Well, I won't let you smoke any time again.", Sam said honestly. Phoebe rolled her eyes and they sat down on the bench and started smoking.

"It still does taste disgusting.", she said when suddenly a hand took the cigarette out of her mouth and other hands did the same with Jamie's and Sam's and threw them on the ground furiously.

"Oh oh.", a fifteen year old Sam, a fourteen year old Jamie and an eleven year old Phoebe said while eight mad eyes looked down at them.