Realistic or Modern The Beginning of the End

[Aldur]

"Okay Alex. Tell Hunter I like her!"


She had been hiding behind a bench.


"Go now or you'll give my hiding spot away."


Caitlyn smiled and made a Leave! motion with her hands and when he got at a relatively safe distance from her she waved at him.


@DrTrollinski

 

[DrTrollinski]

"Alright, alright!" He chuckled and then quickly kissed her head. "The bag's on the bench if you're thirsty or hungry. Stay safe!" He said as he ran off. He waved back at her as he was walking away and then made a mad dash for the house he and Hunter were staying in. Soon enough, he busted through the door of the house and then ran upstairs to find Hunter in the bedroom.


"Hunter... How you feeling? I just came back to check on you, I'm just worried, that's all." He forced a smile at her and went to sit down on the bed. (@Soul OMU, @DryPunishment)


 
"Alright, alright!" He chuckled and then quickly kissed her head. "The bag's on the bench if you're thirsty or hungry. Stay safe!" He said as he ran off. He waved back at her as he was walking away and then made a mad dash for the house he and Hunter were staying in. Soon enough, he busted through the door of the house and then ran upstairs to find Hunter in the bedroom.


"Hunter... How you feeling? I just came back to check on you, I'm just worried, that's all." He forced a smile at her and went to sit down on the bed. (@Soul OMU, @DryPunishment)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Hunter curls up tightly under the covers. "Horrible... God I wish I could keep something down... Because I'm starving but my stomach won't hold anything..." (@DrTrollinski)

 

[DrTrollinski]

(Np)
Carl leaned onto the side of the bathtub, his body covered in bubbles for the most part. His longish hair was soaking wet and hung heavy at the sides of his head. He looked at Jenna and then rested his head into his crossed arms, his eyes running across her several times over. ".. Jenna--.. Do you think Eric still likes me?" He asked softly. (@Soul OMU

"Im done, Im done, lets go." Tom pushed the cart as they walked back to his house. "So what do you want for dinner tonight?" He looked at her, "Think we should pick up some take out from the diner, then head back to my house, or should I ruin a home cooked meal for us? I can do either one, really." He grinned a little.

(I think you missed those ones, Soul.)


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".. Aw..." Alex went over and sat beside her, hugging her softly and putting his head down beside her own. ".. Any idea what's caused that? Something you ate?" He asked as he planted a gentle kiss on her cheek. Pregnancy didn't spring to mind - with all the families that were in, Alex had been to the pharmacy and made sure that every single condom there was unbroken and in-date. He thought the one he had in his pocket at the mall was as well, but he couldn't have been more wrong. (@Soul OMU)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Jenna looks at him and pets his hair.


"Of course I do... But I think he just wants and needs some space is all... Especially on a day like today... It's very important... For both of us." She said while smiling a bit.


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Scarlet rolls her eyes. "If anything I'll do the cooking if we decide to do that. Which is what we are doing because I don't want to ruin their date." She said while walking with him swiftly to the house.


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Hunter sighs softly. "This is why I didn't want to eat anything... And I don't know... I haven't had much of Chef's cooking..." She said while curling up tighter. (@DrTrollinski, @DrCompton)

 

[DrTrollinski]

Carl sighed a little and looked down. He understood that today meant a lot to Eric, but now that life was going back to normal he felt different - he wanted to be a brother again.


".. Do--.. Do you love him?" Carl asked as he looked back up at her. (@Soul OMU)


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".. Well. Everyone else has had food from Chef and they're all fine, so it's not any food that he's made..." He sighed and snuggled up to her, pulling her close. "You'll be fine... I'll go and get you a glass of water and some chicken noodle soup soon. I won't give you too much, but you should be able to keep down a couple of spoonfuls." He smiled and kissed her cheek again. ".. If it makes you feel any better, Caitlyn said she 'likes' you. She's really settled in well with us, honey... Really well. It's almost like she's broken out of a shell she was in now - She's such a happy kid." He smiled at her and began to gently caress her body. (@Soul OMU)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Jenna blinks in surprise at the question and blushes badly. "H-Huh Uh what was that sugar?" She said while hiding her face behind her hair.


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Hunter sighs softly and leans into his touch, feeling a bit better due to his touch. "...alright... Thank you love... And that's good to hear... I wish I could be around her more..." She said softly. (@DrTrollinski)

 

[DrTrollinski]

Carl kept looking at her, his facial expression soft and a little sad. ".. Do you love Eric? 'Cause I know he loves you, and he likes Scarlet... He talked to me a lot when I asked him about the date, 'cause I asked him what love was." He explained, he gave a half smile. He didn't mean to intrude - there was only innocence behind his questioning. (@Soul OMU)


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".. Don't worry... She appreciates the time you give to her as it is. Once things are straightened out a little more around here, we'll start to spend a lot more time together. Just know that she's happy - Hell, I like to think that I'm not doing too bad at being a parental figure, but that's not for me to be the judge of." He shrugged and stooped in beside her, taking a deep breath. (@Soul OMU)


 

"Eh, he'll make that, or some kind of broth." Kendrik said. "You want to help me gather some water while he's doin' that? We're runnin' low on unbottled stuff, so we should get it and boil it up while it's early." He said. (@The J)

(@The J - Did you see this post earlier on?)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Jenna blushing badly as her eyes soften a bit. "...I think I might yes... My life would have been much different if I hadn't had met him... His impacted my life so much and has been there for me on a few occasions and saved my life." She said softly while playing with her hair.


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Hunter sighs softly and leans against him. "...that's good." She said softly while closing her eyes and relaxes against him. (@DrTrollinski)

 

[DrTrollinski]

Carl smiled as he took the bar of soap and washed behind his ears and then under his arms. ".. That's good." He said simply, looking around the bathroom before looking back to Jenna. "Eric gets sad sometimes... I don't know why, but he's happy a lot and he's sad a lot, too. He said that he didn't want things to go wrong, but... I dunno' what was talkin' about - He said he was worried about Scarlet and you, but I dunno' why, you're both tough and you aren't gonna get hurt." He smiled warmly and then lied down in the water to rinse the soap away from his body. He sat back up and then looked around. ".. I wanna' get out now..." He said as he looked between Jenna and a towel that was hung on the radiator. (@Soul OMU)


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"Right. I will go and get you that soup and water." He smiled and bopped her nose with his index finger in a playful way. He did that with Caitlyn a lot, because he spent a lot of time with her. He didn't mean to look childish, but that just happens - it sort of felt appropriate, for some reason. His two girls and Eric and Carl were the ones who came first before everyone else, and Hunter knew that - in fact, everyone sort of knew that. He went out of the room and downstairs where he filled a glass of water and also cooked up a very small amount of chicken noodle soup - ten minutes later he came back to the room and put the glass down on the nightstand. He waited for Hunter to sit up and then put the bowl down in her lap. ".. Try and eat that, honey... You'll be able to keep that down - and just sip that water, as well. You're lucky I have two younger brothers who I had to care for when they were sick - I wouldn't know any of this, otherwise." He chuckled. (@Soul OMU)


 
Carl smiled as he took the bar of soap and washed behind his ears and then under his arms. ".. That's good." He said simply, looking around the bathroom before looking back to Jenna. "Eric gets sad sometimes... I don't know why, but he's happy a lot and he's sad a lot, too. He said that he didn't want things to go wrong, but... I dunno' what was talkin' about - He said he was worried about Scarlet and you, but I dunno' why, you're both tough and you aren't gonna get hurt." He smiled warmly and then lied down in the water to rinse the soap away from his body. He sat back up and then looked around. ".. I wanna' get out now..." He said as he looked between Jenna and a towel that was hung on the radiator. (@Soul OMU)


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"Right. I will go and get you that soup and water." He smiled and bopped her nose with his index finger in a playful way. He did that with Caitlyn a lot, because he spent a lot of time with her. He didn't mean to look childish, but that just happens - it sort of felt appropriate, for some reason. His two girls and Eric and Carl were the ones who came first before everyone else, and Hunter knew that - in fact, everyone sort of knew that. He went out of the room and downstairs where he filled a glass of water and also cooked up a very small amount of chicken noodle soup - ten minutes later he came back to the room and put the glass down on the nightstand. He waited for Hunter to sit up and then put the bowl down in her lap. ".. Try and eat that, honey... You'll be able to keep that down - and just sip that water, as well. You're lucky I have two younger brothers who I had to care for when they were sick - I wouldn't know any of this, otherwise." He chucked.

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Jenna sighs softly. "Being sad and happy is natural Carl... And you never know what might happen... Not all people in this world are nice..." She said as she took the towel off the radiator and held it out towards him, looking away.


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Hunter nods lightly as she had slowly sat up and carefully took the spoon and got some soup on her spoon before lifting it up carefully. (@DrTrollinski)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

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[DrTrollinski]

Carl hops out of the bath and quickly runs into the towel to let Jenna wrap it around him. He didn't get why Jenna looked away, though. He didn't really care all that much. Once that was done he stood there for a minute to let his body dry by itself. ".. I know--.. I had to shoot a bad man when we were at the mall." He sighed a little and looked down. ".. He was gonna' hurt me, and there was a lot of 'em and they hurt a lot of people. They hurt Eric, too... they shot him with an arrow." He took a deep breath and then looked back up at her. ".. But--.. those bad people are gone now, and we have nice people here..." He paused for a moment. ".. You and Scarlet are nice, too, right? I mean, I think you're nice, but... Are you nice?" He asked. He didn't really know how to explain what he was saying, so he did his best. (@Soul OMU)


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Alex rubbed her back gently while she ate. ".. Hopefully you'll start to feel a bit better now. If the sickness goes on for more than a couple of days, I'll head to the pharmacy and look for some medicine to put your stomach at rest, okay?" He said. (@Soul OMU)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Jenna ruffles his hair. "Yes we're nice people... Have we every tried to hurt you guys?" She said while looking at him.


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Hunter nods as she eats slowly. "I'll go myself since I think I should get a bit of everything just in case.." She said softly while looking at her soup bowl. (@DrTrollinski)

 

[DrTrollinski]

He smiled at her. ".. Nuh-uh--.. I think we hurt you more." He said with a shrug. There was some truth behind that, to be fair. He looked over at the counter under the sink and then raised one arm to point at it. ".. There's the hairdryer in there, and daddy always uses it to dry my hair 'cause my hair's long. Can you dry it for me? I dunno' how." He said, he walked over to the toilet and lowered the lid before hopping up onto it to wait for her. The hairdryer was cordless - it could be charged, but the battery was already close to full. (@Soul OMU)


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".. Don't be ridiculous. If you're sick, the last thing you need to be doing is going out there. It's a fair walk to the pharmacy. Just give me a list of everything you want and I'll get it for you, alright?" He started gently stroking her hair. (@Soul OMU)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Jenna goes and gets the hairdryer before making her way over to him. "Sure thing Curly." She said in amusement as she turned it on and started to fluff up his hair while drying it.


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Hunter bites her lip and sighs softly. "I don't know... I'd feel more comfortable getting it myself..." She said softly while looking at him. (@DrTrollinski)

 

[DrTrollinski]

He giggled continuously while she dried his hair. He always did when someone used the hairdryer on him. He waited for his hair to be fully dry and then he ran and threw on the clothes Eric had gotten out for him. A little red t-shirt, some underwear, dark blue jeans, socks, and some white sneakers. Good as new. He went and pulled the plug on the bath to empty it and then went back to Jenna's side - he took her by the hand and began to lead her out of the room. ".. Jenna? Do you have brothers or sisters?" He asked while walking her towards his room. (@Soul OMU


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".. There's something bothering you, isn't there?" Alex sighed a little. ".. What's on your mind? You look worried." He said in concern. "Hunter... you know you can talk to me about things, no matter what they are--.. I'm here for you." He gently held her free hand. (@Soul OMU)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Jenna waits for him and then holds his hand while following him. "No... I was an only child... My parents... went away somewhere when I was 8... so I went and lived with Scarlet.." she said softly while walking with him.


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Hunter bites her lip while looking down. "I'm just... I just want to make sure you don't forget anything..." she said softly while looking up at him. (@DrTrollinski)


 
Jenna waits for him and then holds his hand while following him. "No... I was an only child... My parents... went away somewhere when I was 8... so I went and lived with Scarlet.." she said softly while walking with him.


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Hunter bites her lip while looking down. "I'm just... I just want to make sure you don't forget anything..." she said softly while looking up at him. (@DrTrollinski)

 

[DrTrollinski]

Carl pulled her into his bedroom. It was a nice space-themed room that evidently belonged to a kid before they moved in here. There were spaceships and stars painted on the walls - the carpet was dark blue, and the walls were more of a mid-blue. The room was spacious, and coming from the center of the back wall was Carl's single bed. That also had blue bedding and sheets and such - and of course, there were stars and spaceships on those as well. There was other stuff in the room - A TV, an Xbox, and a box of toys over in the corner by the window. There was a closet in the bottom left corner of the room which Carl didn't like, but Tom had proven that that was safe.


".. Oh--.." He walked her in and sat down on the bed, and then pulled her down next to him. ".. I thought you did, 'cause you're kinda' like a sister, or a mommy, 'cause sisters and mommies are kinda' the same thing." He smiled and shrugged. He thought about what she said for a moment and then looked up at her. ".. Where did your parents go? Didn't they come back?" He asked. (@Soul OMU


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".. Alright--.. Well, you know I'd run back and forth there a million times over for you." He chuckled a little. ".. You can either write me a list, or, we'll go down there together. I know what medicine to get for sickness, but if you insist on going yourself, I guess we'll have to find alternatives." He shrugged and chuckled. (@Soul OMU)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Jenna smiles a bit. "Well most of us country folk are genuinely nice and caring. But I've never had a younger sibling..." she said softly while wearing a sad smile while sitting with him. "Well... what do you know about your parents Curly?" she said while petting his hair.


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Hunter nods lightly. "alright... We'll go together.." she said softly as she leaned against him and closed her eyes.


(@DrTrollinski)

 

[DrCompton]

Tom walks into the house with Scarlet, "That didn't make any sense, you'll cook if we decide to do that, whichis what we're doing?" Tom raised a brow and looked around, "Eric, We're home." Tom looked at Scarlet as he pushed the cart into the living room, carefully navigating it around the fruniture. He started to stack the new games and movies he had take on the coffee table.

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Scarlet smiles a bit. "It means I'm not giving you a choice." she said as she heads to the kitchen to let Tom unpack, thinking deeply as she walks in and starts moving about the kitchen

 

[DrCompton]

"Do I at least get to choose what we eat? Cause i mean, we can put it up to a vote Sweetheart, between you me and Carl. I have no problem corrupting Carl to support my food agenda." Tom pushed the cart into the kitchen and put the popcorn an other treats away in the pantry, before pushing the cart into the garage.

 

[DrTrollinski]

".. Well--.. My parents were nice, but--.." He thought about it. It didn't hurt so much to think about his father. His mother, on the other hand, really hurt him to think about. ".. They died..." He said quietly, leaning against her. (@Soul OMU


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Eric didn't respond. He sighed and slowly climbed up from his bed before walking downstairs and into the kitchen. ".. Nice to see you got those radios you were talking about." He sighed and walked over to sit that the kitchen table. (@Soul OMU, @DrCompton)


 
(We've reached 420 pages. Grats.)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Scarlet laughs softly. "Or I could not tell you what I'm making and make you eat it." she said while smiling and looking through the cupboards for what she needs before looking at Eric. "Hey bud."


Jenna hugs him. "...That's what happened to mine... they died... not because of this... but before..." she said softly while getting up and going to see Scarlet and Tom.