A/N: Tough training for Grace , but what else can you expect when Shane Douglas is involved with the training .
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Chapter 23 : Obstacle Course
Harris House
While Grace was off training with The Naturals , Shane Douglas , and Johnny Devine things weren ' t getting much better with Rosie as she had refused to come out of her room the first week of the summer claiming she didn ' t want to talk to anyone .
" When did she become so stubborn ? " Storm asked when he had walked into the house and heard what had been going on with Rosie .
" Don ' t know , but its becoming a problem . " Chris said .
" Its that horrible man meddling in our lives again . " Jessie glared at Chris and James thinking about her father .
" Jessie ? " Jackie looked at her .
" Don ' t Jessie me , he tried his damnedest to ruin my childhood and then he tried to ruin the rest of my life during the Aces & Eights crisis and now he ' s gotten into the head of my daughter , what next ? " Jessie said .
" If it makes you feel any better , Issac told us to tell Rosie to quite calling him . " Storm said .
" No it doesn ' t , what would make me feel better is for him to be far away and out of our lives . " Jessie said .
" Hmm , maybe we should let Sting talk Rosie ? " Chris suggested .
" Why ? " Jessie asked .
" She ' s been going to talk to him a lot lately at the Impact Zone and maybe he could get some idea of why Rosie wants to talk to Issac and give her the answers she is seeking . " Chris explained .
" Its worth a shot . " Jessie sighed putting her head on Chris ' s shoulder as a toy car came zooming into the kitchen .
" You are way off the track bro . " CJ said running into the kitchen .
" Whoops . " RJ said turning the car around and raced towards his brother ' s toy car .
" Boys , what are you doing ? " Jessie asked a little frustrated .
" Racing cars , " CJ and RJ called back .
" We told you to stay upstairs . " Jessie said .
" But we can ' t race cars upstairs , mommy . " RJ said .
" Yeah , " CJ said .
" Upstairs , " Jessie ordered .
" Aw , " CJ and RJ said going back upstairs with their cars .
" Its no fair , Rosie , gets in trouble and we can ' t play . " CJ said .
" Yeah , it stinks . " RJ said .
" Jessie , " Chris looked at her .
" What ? " Jessie asked .
" A little harsh don ' t you think . " Chris said .
" No , the kids need to learn to do as they ' re told . " Jessie said walking away .
" When did your house become jail ? " Storm whispered to Chris .
" I have no idea . " Chris sighed .
" James , " Jackie said .
" What ? " Storm asked drinking from the beer in front of him .
" Be tactful . " Jackie said .
" I am , I am asking a very serious question since the new warden is in town . " James said .
" Somebody should have taken a belt to you when you were little . " Jackie said shaking her head .
" Hey now, my mama raised me right . " Storm said .
Chris walked up the stairs as the two were talking to check on the boys .
" CJ , RJ , " Chris said walking into their room .
" Yes sir , " The Twins looked at him said .
" Are you two okay ? " Chris asked .
" No , we want to play . " CJ said .
" And Rosie doesn ' t want to play with us . " RJ said .
" Grace isn ' t here to play with us . " CJ said .
" Mom ' s to angry to play with us . " RJ said .
" And you ' re to busy , " CJ said .
" When do we get to have fun ? " RJ asked .
" I know everything seems a little hectic right now and strange since Biohazard ' s been around , but I promise everything will work itself out , you just have to be patient . " Chris said .
" But , we ' re kids , " CJ said .
" We don ' t know how to be patient , " RJ said .
" I promise it will get better , " Chris said .
" Yeah , but in the mean time , maybe Cowboy will play with us . " CJ said .
" Yeah , " RJ asked .
" That sounds like a good idea , why don ' t you two going and tackle the Cowboy . " Chris said .
" Okay , " CJ and RJ ran downstairs .
The twins spotted Storm and ran over to the Cowboy hugging him .
" Hey guys , what ' s up ? " James smiling at the boys .
" Will you hang out with us ? " CJ asked .
" Yeah , nobody else wants to play . " RJ said .
" Hmm , I tell you what , Bobby ' s about to come over and we ' re going to check on the Naturals ' places for them since they are off training Grace , would it be okay with your parents if we take you boys with us ? " James asked looking at Chris and Jessie walking back into the kitchen .
" It ' s okay with me , how about you ? " Chris asked looking at Jessie .
" Go ahead , " Jessie said .
" Grace , Grace , Grace , everything is always about Grace . " Rosie said walking downstairs just as a knock came at the door .
" ROSALIE ANN HARRIS , " Jessie finally to her breaking point as Storm took the twins and walked out the door with them .
" You don ' t want to go in there . " James dragging Roode from the door .
" Why not ? " Bobby asked .
" Jessie is pissed . " Jackie ran out to catch up with them .
" You going , too , Aunt Jackie , " RJ said .
" Yep , you nearly left your hat in the war zone , " Jackie putting it on Storm ' s head .
" Sorry , had to get out of there before the bomb when off . " Storm said as they got into Bobby ' s car .
" You guys deciding to leave Chris behind ? " Bobby asked .
" Dad ' s got nine lives and we don ' t , " CJ said making the rest of them laugh as they headed out .
Shane ' s Place
While Grace ' s fighting skills had definitely improved in the last week the training regime was also getting harder and at first was starting to get to Grace .
" Come on , you can move faster than that . " Shane yelled at Grace .
Shane Douglas had somehow put a miniature obstacle course together to test what she had learned so far that week complete with different conditioning , fighting , and stick training exercise put in together making Grace use what she had learned , but also testing her mind to comprehend each task as it changed .
" I don ' t remember an obstacle course when we trained with you . " Chase scratched his head .
" It ' s a new idea I came up with to test her . " Shane said .
" Yep , that ' s why we don ' t remember it . " Andy said walking over to the group .
" Where were you at ? " Devine asked suspiciously .
" Checking on my wife , " Andy said holding up his phone .
" Oh yeah , you guys are on baby watch . " Devine remembered .
" Yep and apparently Maria is having a girl , too , according to what she told Debra . " Andy said .
" Hmm , we have an even playing field to take over for the extended family when ever some of us decide to retire . " Chase realized .
" Unless someone else has a kid between now and then . " Devine said .
" You three talk too much . " Shane said as Grace got over the first leg of the obstacle course .
" Two more legs to go . " Andy said watching Grace and looked at the stop watch .
" Hmm , she is making good time . " Chase also looking at the stop watch .
" Should have made you two go through it . " Shane said .
" Yep , should have . " Devine agreed .
" Hey , " Andy and Chase looked at Johnny .
" Would have done both of you some good . " Devine said .
" You as well , " Shane said .
" Hey , " Devine said only to get a look by Shane .
After a few more obstacles , Grace only had one more section to go , which she knew the last one would be more difficult with her tired , but she pushed through it shaking off the feeling inside of her to stop and give up .
" The last part is always the most difficult . " Devine said .
" You know you only got the last part , but you also have the feeling of exhaustion in you ready to make you quit . " Andy agreed .
" Except she won ' t give up . " Chase said .
" You know this because ? " Shane asked .
" Because she has fought for so long by herself to be stronger and to protect this family why would she give up just because we are here training her . " Chase said .
" But , I have to ask , I know she is capable of bringing the fight if Biohazard or anyone else threatens the family , but will she know the right time to stay her hand when its not the right time to fight ? " Devine asked .
" That ' s the reason for the obstacle course , " Shane said .
" What ? " Andy asked looking at Shane .
" She has to be mentally prepared for what ' s going to work and not going to work all at the same time as she comes to each obstacle . Some of the tasks she must perform takes an active or fighting approach and another may have her be on guard or on the defensive , while others will even make her think of a peaceful solution and others an aggressive solution . But , its up to her to make each decision and not us as it will be up to her to know when to fight and when not to fight or any other action she may have to take in a situation once her training is done . " Shane said .
" Brilliant , " Andy said .
" Hmm , Raven always said you were capable of intelligence , but I didn ' t believe it until now . " Devine said .
" Shut up , " Shane said .
Chase looked at the others and then at Grace knowing that she actually was more intelligent and peaceful than the others in the family despite her wanting to fight and what she went through as a child . Grace ' s peaceful and calming nature is the same nature that helps her to coach the other kids through situations and even helped the adults come up with solutions to a problem when ever they came up . But , Chase also knew what she went through when she was younger and also knew that it was similar to what Katie went through as a child , so , he wondered how much she also didn ' t tell people what was going on with her and wondered if Katie was the same way with not telling people what she was feeling and dealing with inside of her .
" Chase , you are deep in thought . " Andy said looking at his partner curiously .
" Would it be a bad idea to take her back to that house ? " Chase asked .
" What ? " Shane looked at him .
" Even with all of this training , I am wondering if she will continue to bottle up all of the issues going on inside of her and we all know what damage that nearly did to Chris . " Chase said .
" Jessie almost left him because of it and all of the lies Gayda started about Harris . " Andy remembering .
" I am concerned that Grace may do the same thing and also concerned that Katie may have the same problem . " Chase said .
" I keep forgetting you have a kid to worry about now as well , but Chase , we can ' t make the decision for her to go back to that place , its up to her to make that choice and we can always ask her and find out what she thinks later . " Shane said .
" Right , " Chase said .
" And do remember that despite the fact that both of them have gone through similar experiences that Grace and Katie are two different people . " Devine said .
" I know , " Chase said .
" Its okay , dad , you are obligated to be concerned . " Andy said .
" Just remember that you are going to soon have two rug rats running to worry about instead of just one , Andy . " Chase pointed out .
" Yeah , I know . " Andy said as Grace finished up the obstacle course meeting them up on the hill they were standing on .
" You finished . " Devine said .
" Yeah , how did I do ? " Grace looked at Shane .
" Could have been a little bit faster , but you made it through . " Shane said .
" He never gives you a straight answer does he ? " Grace asked looking at the Naturals .
" Nope , " Andy and Chase both said .
" Alright then drill sergeant , what next ? " Grace asked making the Naturals chuckle a little .
" You walk it off for ten minutes and then go and meditate on what you ' ve learned for the past week . " Shane said .
" Yes sir , " Grace said .
" Sir , " Devine said .
" Shut up , " Shane said smacking Johnny on the head before walking off .
The Naturals watched Shane get far enough out of sight before bursting into laughter .
" How did you two manage all of this ? " Devine asked .
" When he ' s all business , he ' s all business , but at other times he ' s a little easier to deal with . " Andy said .
" Yep , " Chase said .