Her Guardian

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Chapter Three: Free Ride

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Annabelle had been staring at Sam, and she tilted her head down, and shook it slowly. She made a quiet gurgling noise, and then giggled. She turned her head, and looked back at the car. She continued to make buzzing noises, and waved her hand at the yellow camaro.

"So, what do you need, again?" Annabelle tilted her head to the source of the voice, and giggled up at the girl who was holding her. She hiccuped, and snuggled into the girls chest. A yawn escaped her lips, and she lifted her hand to softly hold onto the girls long hair.

Madaline looked down, and noticed that Annabelle's eyes were closed, as she snuggled closer to her body. "Aww, are you ready for another nap?" Maddy whispered, turning back into the house. She carefully shifted the tired Belle into her other arm, and turned to look back at Sam.

"Your lucky, boy." Madaline glared at him.

Sam put his hands in the air, surrendering. "What did I do?" He groaned. Maddy rolled her eyes, but smiled as she pushed the door closed. She turned and carried the now asleep Annabelle upstairs and into her room. She gently lay the sleeping baby down, and pulled the covers over her, tucking her in.

Madaline was half way down the stairs, and heard knocking on the door. She sighed and hoped down the rest, landing gracefully on her feet and she reached the door and opened it.

"What, Samuel?" Maddy huffed, crossing her arms.

"Uhh, Sam's fine." He raised his eyebrow, slightly annoyed that she called him by his full name. "Anyways, could you just tell Will that Opt- err, Or- Gah! Just tell him that it's important and tell him that he needs to get back to Base ASAP!" Sam groaned out, fustrated.

"Yeah, okay. Bye." Madaline said calmly, waving Sam away.

"Bye!" Sam yelled, stomping away from the house and towards his car. Madaline watched him enter his car and start yelling, then closed the door.

"Weirdo." She muttered.

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It wasn't tell a couple hours later, Will and Sarah stepped through the door. Madaline walked up to them, a happy Annabelle resting in her arms. Belle giggled happily as she was handed to her mother.

"Welcome back!" Madaline grinned, grabbing her back pack.

"Hey, thanks, how was it?" Sarah smiled warmly, kissing her daughter's nose.

"Great, actually! She was very good, weren't you, Belle?" Maddy winked at Annabelle, as she slipped on her shoes.

Belle waved her tiny arms around, obviously carefree to the world.

"Oh, right. Umm, A guy named Sam stopped by, and he said that you need to go to Base ASAP. He said it is really important." Madaline said, facing Will.

"Oh? Alright, thanks Maddy." Will chuckled. "Hmm, sorry Sarah, will you be okay for the rest of the night?"

"Yeah, of course." Sarah kissed her husband on the cheek, as she headed upstairs.

"Here." Will said, holding his hand out to Madaline. She blinked and offered him her hand, and he placed some money on it.

"Wh- Isn't this too much?" Madaline blinked, staring at the bills in her hand. "What- not at all! After all, we couldn't thank you enough, so, keep it." Will grinned, he reached in his pocket and pulled out his cell phone. "Sorry, don't leave yet, I just quickly need to make a call." He said, walking into the kitchen.

"Okay?..." Madaline wondered what Will's call had to do with her leaving.

She shrugged to herself, and studied her shoes. 'Maybe I should buy some new ones with this money... No, I need food, first of all. Wait, what about rent? Starve, or die. Wait, that's a lose- lose.' Madaline groaned quietly, taking a step forward towards the wall and letting her head fall against it. She ignored the obviously smack sound, and willed the pain away as her thoughts raced.

Her eyes drifted down to the money in her hand, and stared at it. She felt bad about recieving that much, but she did need it. She placed it in her bag, and swung her back pack over her shoulder again.

"Alright, let's go." Will said, suddenly beside her.

Madaline twitched, as she blinked with wide eyes at Will. "Y- You scared me. Are you a ninja?" She chuckled. "Wait, what?" She looked at him, obviously confused.

"I'm driving you home!" He said, slipping his shoes back on. He fixed his Military uniform, and his hat.

"When did you change?" Madaline asked, shocked.

"Hmm?" Will tilted his head.

"Uhh, never mind." Madaline walked outside, looking into the dark sky. Many, many stars littered the night sky. She could see her breath fade away with the chilling wind as she followed Will to his car.

"I like your car." She said randomly, staring at the Top Kick.

Will chuckled, a huge grin on his face. "Thanks, not everyone compliments him." He snorted, closing the door behind him. Madaline did the same, and pulled her seat belt on. "Him? Don't people say that cars are 'Woman'?" Madaline hummed, staring out the shaded window.

Will started laughing, as the engine roared to life. "Nope, he's a he." He smirked, patting the steering wheel as he backed out of the drive through.

Madaline waved at the house, and turned to give Will her address.

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Half an hour later, Will pulled up beside the boulevard and Madaline hoped out. "Thank you." She smiled, closing the door gently. Will waved and he pulled away. She turned, and looked at the tall house that stood in front of her. She looked back, and noticed that Will was gone, and she walked away from the house.

She walked a block away, and turned right. There, she stood in front of her apartment. The paint on the walls were crusted and chipped, and the wooden stair case looked like it would give out soon. She stared at it, and marched up the stairs, being careful of her footing. She turned and took her keys out. She unlocked the door, and stepped inside. She closed and locked the door behind her and walked towards her room, sliding her bag off and putting it on the floor.

She sniffed, and wiped her nose with her sleeve, and took her sweater off, putting it on the edge of the bed.

With a sigh, she fell back onto her bed, staring at the ceiling. She ran her fingers through her hair, and kicked her shoes off, before curling under the blanket.

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Aww, poor Maddy. Thanks for the reviews, and Yey, 12 alerts! Anyways, sorry for any spelling errors. I always write my stories when it's the middle of the night, for some odd reason.

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