Ky whistled as the bell rang, history was the only class she had with out her any of her friends. It was weird that this was her favorite subject because of this fault. She brushed her hair out of her face and stood up, bag swinging on her shoulder. She always stood at the back of the pack of struggling teens, waiting anxiously to get out of class. As she reached the door, Prof. McCann stood in her way.
"Sorry, I'm in your way." Ky stepped to the side, the middle aged teacher following her. Ky laughed and stepped the other side. "Shall we dance!" the professor proclaimed. Ky laughed harder as he stood aside to let her into the hall. (Yes, this happened to me and my history teacher!)
Jer looked up from his locker as Ky leaned against the lockers across from him, clutching her sides as she laughed. He closed the locker and turned to the hysterical girl across from him. She waved her hand at him and took deep breaths.
"Come on, let's go," Ky hiccupped at him.
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Ky still had the hiccups as they entered the hall way of Skellington Manor. Sora grimaced up at Jer, he looked like he just received his death date. "Bad news, Uncle Jack's taking us to get our suits." Ky burst into hysteric laughter again, clutching her sides as she sunk to the ground. Her hiccups got worse as she banged her fist on the ground, picturing all the boys in tuxes.
Sally peeked at her from the kitchen. "What's going on?" she asked. One look at the boys faces told her what. "Oh... Ky, go get changed and come help me in the kitchen." Jer elbowed the teenage tom boy and she immediately stopped laughing.
"Yes, ma'am," she hiccupped, walking up the stairs. Sally crossed her arms and sighed.
"She's a strange girl, Ky," she smiled.
"Thanks!" Ky called down the stairs. They heard the slam of the door which indicated that she had gone in her room. Jer smiled and threw his back pack on the counter.
Ky slid down the banister, her long hair pulled back into a ponytail. Jer blinked just to make sure he wasn't seeing things, Ky NEVER wore her hair back! "Hey, Ky? Are you feeling okay?"
"Yeah.... Why?"
"Your... um... hair."
"I'm working," she said simply with a shrug. Sora shrugged and untied his uniform tie. Ky walked into the kitchen where the boys could hear her trip over her feet and balance herself on the counter. "I hate you, shoes. I hate you with a passion." Sally and VC laughed as Ky straightened herself. "Nahahahaha!"
This just made them laugh harder. Ky bowed and grinned. VC pounded her fist on the counter and Sally clutched at her stomach. Ky smiled again, having a complete family would be fun.
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Jer sighed happily as he, Sora, Victor and Jack left the store. One hour of finding the right suits, he felt Ky's pain. Only, Ky had suffered longer with three and a half hours of looking for dresses. He shuddered and pushed the Manor door open.
They were immediately met with the smell of cleaner and simmering soup. Ky waved at them from the stove, she pressed a finger to her lips with a smile and pointed at the couch. VC was teaching Sally how to play video games. They all silently laughed as they walked up the stairs to hide their suits.
Ky pulled herself back into the kitchen. She stifled a laugh as she heard Sally mutter to herself as she tried to play. She slipped into the back yard and burst out in hysteric laughter. She fell to her knees, fist pounding on the ground, her other hand clutching at her ribs.
"Ky, what are you doing?" Ky looked up, her eyes watering and hiccups disabling her speech. Jer cocked an eyebrow at her.
"Laughing hysterically again, what does it look like?" she giggled. Jer smiled and sat next to her.
"Can you imagine how we would live with out your idiotic comments?"
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Jack peeked into his nephew's room; Sora was sprawled across the bed snoring loudly. His sheets were tossed off and his pillows were flung across his room. He muttered something in his sleep. Jack smiled and silently closed the door. Victor and VC were both sleeping soundly, must come from their Victorian up bringing.
Jack frowned as he peeked in on Jer. Jer was sleeping with his pillow covering his head, his mouth moving soundlessly. Jack sighed as he closed the door, Jer was mysterious to him. Mostly because he didn't know who his family was. He continued down the hall and peeked into his niece's room. Ky was simply curled up on top of her sheets, her quilt at the foot of her bed. He quickly sneaked into the room and pulled it over her.
"Daddy?" she muttered in her sleep. Jack froze as her eyes slowly opened. She rolled over and groggily stared up at her uncle. "Hmm..." she murmured, pulling her quilt back over her and falling asleep again. Jack's fingers hovered over her. His hand fell limply to his side and he tilted his head.
He closed the door and walked slowly down the stairs. He set his boney hand on his forehead and sighed. "Septum... how did it happen?" But Jack knew the answer too well already...
--(Sorry! In no mood to tell the story right now!) *gets chased by fans*--
"Jack! I've got a letter for you!" Mayor shouted, banging on the door. Jack opened the door, telling the teenagers they could go.
"Finally! See ya later!" Sora shouted as they ran past the 3 foot tall Mayor.
"Be back by eight! Hello Mayor, what can I do for you?"
"I've got this letter for you; it's from your brother." Jack took the letter with a smile.
"Thank you, Mayor," he said as the short Politian walked away. He studied the untidy scrawl and knew immediately that it was from Grim. He broke the wax seal and unfolded the letter.
'Dear Jack,
Congratulations on your engagement! Mandy and I wish you well as do da children. They are getting anxious to see der cousins again. Which brings me to the main reason I wrote this letter: We are asking you to find us a temporary home for a few months. Junior is getting restless ta go 'n see Ky 'n Sora again. We were hoping we could stay for his birthday after da wedding.
We'll see you in a few weeks!
Hope you're doin' well!
Grim'
Jack smiled, of course; Junior. He always was over excited to see his cousins again. He checked the date and nearly choked on his tea. If... if today was the 29th and they wrote on the 1st... OH NO!! Jack shot up and rushed out of the house.
"KKKKYYYYY!"
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YAY!! THE GRIM FAMILY'S COMING OVER!!
