A/N: School starts soon! Nooo!
I do not own Jessie
Being a kid is actually harder work than it seems to be. Like really, who knew that you can't speak properly, you can't write properly and everything else! I should write a book on it. Book by Destiny Ross, also known as Jennifer Ross, the dead one.
Of course, the busiest time of year for us is Christmas. Oddly enough, it is the time of year that mom and dad stay the longest for. For two week they stay here, they usually don't stay that long. Sometimes they do though, when mom was pregnant with Emma she had to stay home for a few months, dad came more regularly but had to leave a lot for movies.
But every Christmas some company that mom and dad are affiliated with throws some Christmas party, but this year it was in a big ballroom, but a few doors down from the ballroom in the place is a literal ballroom. A play area one, the kind with the big jungle gym with tunnels in the air and a ball pit.
So that only meant one thing, kids were allowed to come. I guess that was good, considering if they weren't we would just hang out around the pent house on Christmas eve's eve.
That also meant one thing, dressing up. And for me and Zuri that meant dressing up in Emma, and more importantly mom, approved outfits. That wasn't something Zuri and I liked.
That is how we ended up in a mall. But the funny thing was, Zuri and I had wondered off from mom and Emma because they didn't notice, and the fact that they went to a part of the store we weren't familiar with.
So, that is how we ended up out of some fancy dress store and into the store called, "the gap" though I had to pretend I couldn't read it.
Zuri and I pulled random dress's we both liked off hook and then went into two different change rooms. The people were staring at us as though they were scared we would do something bad or we were going to try and take the outfits. We aren't that stupid people!
"Destiny, I'm going to go get another dress." Zuri says.
"Okay!" I say. I hear her walk off as I put on the black and red dress I grabbed. I look in the mirror and I smile at my appearance. I would never be able to have this for the party but I will not stop until I can get this!
"Zuri!? Oh my god Zuri." I hear mom say. I guess they found us. I take it off and put on the pink fuzzy one I found. I put it on then looked in the mirror. I look like a pink ugly cat...
"Where's Destiny?" Emma asks.
"In there." Zuri says as I guess she points to the change room I'm in. Ignoring them I put on a white and pink dress with a small bit of lace. This looks pretty but to older girl ish...
"Hey, Destiny, want to open the door and let mommy in?" I hear mom say. I sigh and open the door slightly so she can slip in, so much for alone trying on clothes. I pick up the last dress and mom helps me pull this one over my head.
I put on the last one and look up at mom. It is a white dress with a little red sash and bow, the skirt of it had polka dots and there is a little black sweater thing for it.
"I can't believe I'm saying this but I think that is the best outfit of the day." Mom says as she bends down in front of me to fix the sweater a little. I giggle.
"I want it!" I say. Mom nods and I grab the black one too. She sighs but nods again. I clap two dresses in one day, score!
She helps me change back into my outfit from before then picks me up along with the other clothes then walks out of the change room.
"Let's get these, anything you want to try on Zuri?" mom asks.
"Nah, I'll let Emma pick out my outfit. It's the only way to make her calm." Zuri says as she skips alongside us as we go over to the till.
"That comes to fifty dollar." The cashier says in a board voice. Mom takes out her wallet and hands them her gold card as she puts me back down on the ground. All of the sudden I see Syrah and Carlie. Crap.
"Syrah! Carlie!" Emma says as she runs over to them. I cling onto mom's leg. Don't go over their Destiny, don't go over there Jen.
"Hey Emma! You've grown!" Carlie says as she fakes surprise. "You have too Zuri! Last time I saw you, you were three!" she says as she stands up straight.
"Hello girls." Mom says as she puts the bag around her wrist and picks me up so I'm wresting on her hip.
"Hi Mrs. Ross!" Syrah says with a smile. I missed them! They don't look very different from before! But they both cut their hair, tisk tisk.
"How have you two been? We haven't seen you both in forever!" Mom says as she hugs both girls with her spare arm.
"Good! We both came back for Christmas, and then it is back to university!" Carlie says.
"Speak for yourself Carls, I'm back to my boring job!" Syrah sighs.
"Syrah! Carlie! This is our younger sister Destiny." Zuri says proudly. I push my face against mom's collar bone and look out from under my hair. Maybe they'll think I'm shy and won't talk to me.
"Hi Destiny, I'm your older sister Jens best friend." Syrah says to me. Well duh, I know that considering I am Jen.
"Hi." I say as I wrap my arms around moms neck to keep from falling and turn my face full into her shoulder. Is she using new perfume?
"Well, we have to go girls. But remember, you can come by anytime." Mom says as we walk off. I start to fall asleep on her shoulder, stupid four year oldness, but she bumps me up again.
"I'm going to make you walk soon Dest." She says to me as she kisses the crown of my head.
"No." I say as I look up.
"We should look in that store!" Emma says as she points to a store.
"Yeah!" Zuri says as she grabs moms other hand and starts to pull her. Mom walks with them and into the store, she tries to put me down but my child instincts kick in.
"No!" I say as I don't let go of her, mom sighs.
"Destiny, please don't be difficult." She says as she places me down on the floor and Emma takes my hand.
"Want to go see the sparkly dresses?" she asks me. I nod and she takes me over to the rack as mom goes through some with Zuri.
I point a dress out to Emma as she pulls it off the rack.
"This is mom's size..." she says as she looks at it. The skirt goes to mid thigh and it is a deep purple with glitter shinning all over it.
"Yes." I say as I tug on her hand and point at mom.
"Good idea Dest." Emma says as we walk over and grab a random dress for Zuri also so it looked like we were looking for her.
We walk over to the two, "Mom, we found you and Zuri a dress." Emma says as she hands them to mom and Zuri. They both take them and go to the change rooms. Maybe they'll like them, considering the fact that they are their style... I hope...
When mom walks out she is in the dress. And it actually suits her. Zuri walks out with it on, it suits her too. We're good.
"Good choices girls." Mom says. They both go back into the change room, mom said she'll get hers but not for the party.
All of the sudden I see something, it's a train! When Emma isn't looking my child instinct gets the better of me and I run over to the train. It is the kind that goes around the mall, this is too cool!
I give the guy the two dollars I found on the ground and he lets me into one of the carts. I don't really think he cares that I'm without an adult, I don't either.
When it leaves I start to realize this is a bad idea, considering I am in a mall in New York and I don't know how to get out. Even before when I was Jen and mom took my shopping before my sixteenth birthday, I got lost and ended up have a mini panic attack in a corner until she found me. From then on she didn't trust me in the mall.
All of the sudden the train stops and the guys helps me off, gets back on and it leaves again. I look around; I have no clue where I am and no clue about who anyone is. Uh oh.
Wait, I see Dean! Yay! Wait, no! I can't just go over to him that would give away that I know him! Well this is a predicament...
"Aren't you Morgan Ross's daughter?" I hear him say as he looks down to me. He walked over here... huh.
"Yes." I say as I look up at him. He smiles down at me.
"Where's your mom and dad?" he asks.
"I don't know." I say, he frowns then I hear someone else.
"De-de!" I look over and see Ryan.
"Bye-Bye." I say to Dean as I run over to Ryan and his mom. I've met her before, but she hasn't met my parents... Jeez, I'm acting as though Ryan and I are married.
"Destiny, who are you here with?" Ryans mom asks me as she looks around. Okay, so she knows who my parents are, just hasn't met them. Unless they met and I didn't know, which would be weird.
"I don't know." I say as Ryan points at the store they just came out of.
"They had lots a shoes!" Ryan states.
"Destiny, we need to find your parents." She says as she grabs my hand with one hand and Ryans with the other. We walk through the mall when we see Santa.
"Mommy its Santa! Me and De-de will be back!" Ryan states as he grabs my hand and drags me over to the Santa line.
"Have you sat with Santa before?" Ryan asks me.
"No." I say. I feel my heart start to race; I do not like random people at the mall.
"Dest!" I feel someone hug me. Zuri is now standing with us, "where'd you go before?" she asks me.
"There was a train." I say as I grab her hand. I do not want to go up there.
"Want me to come up with you?" Zuri asks. I nod, I can tell she wants to say something but isn't. When it is Ryan's turn he runs up there.
When Ryan is up there he smiles widely. When he has to go he hugs Santa dude one more time before waving bye at me and running over to his mom.
Zuri and I walk up and Zuri sits on one knee and I sit on the other.
"What are your names girls?" he asks us in a deep voice.
"I'm Zuri and that's my sister Destiny." Zuri says as she smiles up at him.
"Hello Zuri and Destiny, what do you both want for Christmas?" he asks.
"I want a pony." Zuri says with a smile.
"I want a kitty." I say. He smiles and hugs us once more before we have to leave. Zuri grabs my hand and we walk back over to mom and Emma.
Mom bends down so she is crouching and pulls me over so I am standing in front of me.
"Destiny, why in the world did you run off?" she asks me in an annoyed and voice that was laced with relief.
"I saw a train." I state.
"Just because you see something does not mean you can run off like that." She adds.
"But mommy I wanted to-" she cuts me off.
"Destiny, I don't want to hear any excuses!" Mom says.
"Sorry mommy." I say as I look down. I hear her sigh as she stands up then picks me up.
"Come on you two, I think it's time we go home." Mom says. Emma and Zuri nod as they walk towards the entrance of the mall.
When we get outside the limo is waiting, the driver puts our bags in the trunk as we all get in and buckle up, including me in my car seat.
Zuri tells Emma about something that happened in school and mom is checking her emails. I keep my head down and keep my hair covering my face as though it is a block. Why in the world was I stupid enough to think going on the train was a good idea!?
I start to think about what it would have been like if I didn't go on it when I feel someone push some of my hair that is in my face behind my ear.
"Mommy when is Santa coming?" Zuri asks.
"Tonight when you're all asleep." Mom says as the Limo stops and the driver gets out. She unbuckles her own seat belt then kneels on the floor in front of me to unbuckle mine as Emma and Zuri get out.
"I think you need a nap." She says to me as she helps me out of the limo and picks me up.
"No." I whine. Okay I am turning into a whiny child, this is not okay.
"Yes Destiny, don't whine." Mom says as we get into the elevator with our stuff coming up after. When we get into the pent house Zuri and Emma go to tell Luke and Ravi, and probably Jessie, what they had bought.
Mom takes me upstairs though and into my room. She puts me down on the bed and goes to my dresser to grab a pair of pajamas for me. I lie on my side and make sure my hair is over my face, I do not feel like being around people. I feel bad enough about running off. I really need to rethink the way I do things.
"Destiny, sit up." Mom says. I do what she says and she pulls my clothes off me and replaces them with the pajamas. I hear her sigh as she grabs a blanket and gently pushes me down so I'm lying down.
As I hear her footsteps leave my room I close my eyes and instantly I'm out.
I do not own Jessie