Todd Wants Key's Face

Harry: *Opens the door* ... uh... so...

Todd: We're fine, now. :)

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Sam: No... I guess not... *he looks up at his mother, smiling a little*

Sarah: Yup. ^^ Made them swear to lock the door next time.

Key: ^^;

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Claire: *nuzzles him, then kisses his forehead* All you had to do was face your fears. If you hide from them, you'll never be able to deal with them, understand? :)

Todd: Well, we would lock the door ANYWAY next time - we didn't just shock you, kid, you embarrassed US.

Harry: ^^;

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Sam: *his smile widens* I understand, Mom.

Sarah: Wellyouweren'tscarredforlifebutwhatever.

Key: :P So where are Claire and Sam?

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Claire: Good. ^^ *taps his nose with her finger* Now you know what you need to do next time, huh?

Thunder: KRA-KOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Claire: !!

Todd: ! Jeez, that was a loud one...

Harry: She took him out - no idea what she's doing. :/

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Sam: !! *he remains calm, closing his eyes and counting to ten in his head*

Key: Oh... well, I guess we can just wait.

Sarah: Um, did I leave the Uno cards in here? ^^;

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Claire: *watches Sam, her smile growing as she sees him remain calm* Good job. :)

Harry: Yup. They're here.

Todd: Awesome. Oh wait. I can't play Uno. D:

Harry: True... Neither can I. D:

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Sam: ^^ ... can we go back, now?

Key: Well, Harry, they're all shaded differently, so you can just match the shades up... You're out of luck, Todd. ^^;

Sarah: Eheh... ^^;

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Claire: Of course. ^^ *starts heading back with Sam*

Todd: Oh SIGH. I guess I'll just be a cheerleader. :P

Harry: Hey, as long as you don't dress up like one. :P

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Sam: :)

Sarah: ...Okay, I think that image may be worse than me walking in on you.

Key: pfft... XDD;;

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Claire: *reaches the others* We're back. ^^

Todd: Okay guys! Ten-year-old in the room! No jokes about that!

Sam: About what? :/

Harry: Nothing. ^^;

Key: *facepalms* Todd...

Sarah: SO, how about a game of Uno, huh? ^^;;

Claire: Sounds like fun, let's do it. :)

*they all anter the room*

Everyone: *plays*

Todd: GO PERSON WHO'S WINNING! I'm rooting for you. ;D Well actually, I'm rooting for ALL of you because if I only root for one, then -

Harry: *narrowing his eyes in order to see a card shade* We get it, Todd.

Sarah: *snickers at this--she is losing badly, a decent stack of cards in her hand*

Key: *puts a card down* Draw two, Claire.

Claire: :/ *does so*

Harry: *puts down a card* :P

Todd: Goooo team!

Sam: XD *puts down a card*

Sarah: *puts down a wild card* Yellow. :D

Key: They're ALL yellow. XP *puts down a card*

Sarah: XP

Claire: *puts down a skip* Sorry, Harry. ^^;

Harry: DX

Sam: Thanks, Mom. :P *puts down a card*

Todd: Who's winning?

Sarah: I'm definitely not. :D *puts down a card*

Key: Claire's winning, if I'm not mistaken. *puts down a card*

Claire: *puts a card down* Yup.

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Todd: And SOME DAY, Sarah, when you really like a boy that I approve of and will allow you to date, that might be you. As long as he doesn't have any STDs. And isn't working for the military. And all the rest of the things I don't approve of.

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Sam: !!!??!!!?? *clamps onto his father* ;____;

Harry: *hugs him* DX I guess we can't play just yet.

Sarah: ohmygoshewwnothat'ssogrosswhywouldyouevensaysomethinglikethat?D/////////8

Key: Trust me, Sarah, it'll happen. Just wait until your hormones start kicking in. ^^

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Claire: *sighs* This storm is getting on my nerves...

Thunder: krrrmmmmmmmm

Todd: Which should actually be VERY SOON, considering you're fifteen, Sarah. Soon you'll be getting funny feelings about boys. <3

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Sam: *stricken with pure fear*

Harry: *he sighs, still hugging Sam*

Sarah: Muuuhhhhhhhhhhh.... ;/////////////;

Key: XD;;

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Claire: ...Sam, do you want us to prove to you that you're safe in here?

Todd: *pats her on the back* There, there. XD;

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Sam: *nods* ;_____________;

Harry: *gives Claire a questioning look*

Sarah: ;____;

Key: Hey, you'll be fiiiine...

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Claire: *winks at Harry, then holds her arms open* Come here, Sam.

Todd: Yeah, don't worry about it, Sarah. D:>

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Sam: *sniffles and runs into his mother's arms*

Harry: :/ ?

Sarah: *nods* |C;;;

Key: *hugs her* Oh, come ooooooooooon. XP

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Claire: *picks Sam up, and after making sure she has a firm hold on him, she stands and heads for the door* Harry, can you open the door for me?

Todd: You know you love us. XD;;;

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Harry: Uh... sure. :/ *opens the door*

Sam: W-wait- what are you doing?? D8

Sarah: I doooo, but you're embarassing sometiiiimes...

Key: We;re your parents, it's kind of our job. XP

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Claire: *carries Sam out, hugging him tightly* Don't worry about it, you'll be fine...

Thunder: krrrrmmmmm

Todd: Yup, yup. So does this mean everything's okay now? Somewhat?

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Sam: *holds his mother tighter* <____<;

Sarah: Somewhat, yes. XP

Key: ^^;

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Claire: *goes out to one of the main hallways, standing in front of one of the large windows* Will you look outside for me, Sam?

Todd: Ohhhh good. I was kinda worried. XD;

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Sam: *hesitantly turns his head and looks*

Sarah: I can't hate you guys, jeez.

Key: That's good to know. ^^

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Claire: *watches, and waits* ...

Lightning: *flashes across the sky*

Thunder: brummmmmmmmmmmmm

Todd: So... uh... what now? :P

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Sam: D8> !!!! *hides his face against his mother*

Sarah: ... I dunno. We could all go hang out with Sam and his parents?

Key: Not a bad idea. :)

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Claire: Shh, shh... see? Nothing happened. You're okay. As long as you're inside, nothing can hurt you.

Todd: Then let's head over there. :D

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Sam: *he's calming down, but still shivering* <:(

Sarah: ^^ *heads over to the Gatzsky's room*

Key: *looks at Todd, making a "phew" motion before following Sarah*

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Claire: It's okay... *kisses his cheek* :)

Thunder: brrrrrrrrrrrrrrm....

Todd: *nods, giving her an awkward grin*

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Sam: *continues hugging Claire, fully calmed down now* ...

Sarah: *gets to the room, and knocks*

Key: *waits* ^^

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Claire: See? It isn't so scary now, is it?

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Harry: Sarah? What's wrong? D:>

Sam: ...?

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Todd: Well, awesome, we managed to traumatize our daughter... DX

Sarah: *shake her head, not wanting to repeat what she had seen*

Claire: Sarah...?

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Key: ...Do you think we should go after her? How long was she STANDING there...?

Harry: It must have been SOMETHING... D:>

Sam: D:

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Todd: Uh... yeah, we should maybe talk to her... *starts quickly getting dressed* D8

Sarah: nnh... *shakes her head again*

Claire: <:/ ....

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Key: *gets out of bed and quickly gets dressed, then waits for Todd* <:/

Sam: :C

Harry: Alright, we won't ask if you really don't want to tell us. <:/

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Todd: *runs over to the Gatzsky's room with Key and knocks on the door*

Sarah: O/////////////////////////////////////O;;;:!!!!! *steps away from the door, into the farthest corner of the room*

Claire: ??? *stands up and opens the door* Hey guys, what's...?

Key: Is Sarah in here?? D:>

Harry: Yeah, she's here with... us? Sarah, why are you hiding? D:

Sam: *confused*

Todd: Oh crap, we uh... we need to talk to her...

Key: Sarah, come on... D:>

Sarah: *shakes her head vigorously* Y-You've done enough, thank you!

Claire: *to Todd and Key* What HAPPENED? D:>

Todd: N... nothing important. >///////>;

Harry: D:/ ?

Sam: *doesn't get it*

Key: W-We can talk about this outside, Sarah..! </////<;;;;

Sarah: N-NOT UNTIL YOU GET ME SOME BLEACH. FOR MY BRAIN.

Claire: *is starting to piece together what MAY have happened* >_>;

Harry: *gets it* D: !!

Sam: *still doesn't*

Todd: Look, we're very sorry you had to see that, and - look, we just need to talk to you in private! D:>

Sarah: But I don't--nhhhhhHHHHH!! D////8>

Claire: Sarah, I think you should go talk to your parents... D:>

Sarah: Why do you--You didn't have that IMAGE burned into your freaking RETINAS!! D////////////////8>

Key: D:> ...

Claire: Hey, believe it or not, that happened to me when I was a kid too. You'll be fine, you just need to talk...

Sarah: ...mmmmmmmnnnnnnnkay... *comes out of the corner and out of the room, not looking her parents in the eyes*

Todd: Come on... *backs out of the room, out of the earshot of the Gatzskys*

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Sam: I don't get it. D;

Harry: Uh... no. Which is good. You shouldn't.

Sarah: *doesn't look at them, her face still extremely red* ...

Key: Sarah... we thought we had locked the door... D:>

Sarah: Y-You could've at least WARNED me!! Like, "don't come into the room for the next half an hour" or something....!

Key: It was a spontaneous thing, Sarah... We didn't know we'd.... yeah...

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Claire: *sighs* WELL. Hopefully that turns out okay... <:/

Todd: Sarah, that's... that's exactly right - they're actually MOSTLY spontaneous, unless, say, two people wanted to have a baby. But that's not the point, the point is, we're all going to try forgetting this whole thing ever happened, and even if you don't, just remember - it's a part of nature. D:

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Harry: Same here... :/

Sam: *confused*

Sarah: *looks at him, a mix of understanding and bitterness in her gaze* I'm still never getting that image out of my head.

Key: We didn't mean to, Sarah, honest... We're sorry, okay?

Sarah: ... *looks down at the floor, and shudders as the image vividly returns, along with the NOISE...* ...you c-could've at least been a teensy bit quieter...

Key: I-Its kind of hard to control that, Sarah...

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Claire: Don't worry about it, Sam...

Todd: Right... kinda like it's hard not to yell "OW" when something suddenly hurts you. Once again... nature. :/

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Sam: >_>

Harry: <_<;

Sarah: ... O-Okay. I forgive you. B-BUT MAKE SURE TO LOCK THE DOOR NEXT TIME! D///8<

Key: Of course! Whenever there IS a next time.... ^///^;;;;;

Sarah: And for the love of GOD, don't ever assume I'm asleep, EVER, because if i hear something in the middle of the night, I will FREAK OUT.

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Claire: >_>;

Todd: NEVER when you're in the room, Sarah - we swear! That kind of behavior while someone's in the room is scumbag material! D8

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Harry: <_<;

Sam: >____________>

Sarah: THANK you... jeez... >////<;;

Key: S-So... are we okay now?

Sarah: *nods* I GUESS... as "okay" as we CAN be... ;___;

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Claire: >_>; sssso.... we have Uno.

Thunder: KROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM

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Todd: Well, it's not like anyone else is up yet. XD;

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Sam: Okay! :D *runs out*

Harry: XD

Sarah: but it's just so AWKWARD, I don't want to talk about this--oh, HI Sam, how are YOU doing? (getmeoutofhere) O/////O;;;

Key: pfft...

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Claire: Heheh... He's always so eager. I'm glad we get to spend to day with him. :)

Sam: Hey Sarah, y'wanna hang out with me and my mom and dad? :D

Todd: :P

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Harry: Same here - we're always so busy...

Sarah: YES, PLEASE. *walks past her parents, grabbing Sam by the wrist and dragging him with her, her face still extremely red*

Key: XD;

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Claire: *nods* ...

Sam: :/ ??

Todd: *watches them walk off* ... So, Key... about those birds and bees... *he puts an arm around her shoulders* <3

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Harry: Well, a good thing we're doing this now.

Sarah: *keeps walking* >////<;;;

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Key: Oh? *gives him a mischevious smile* I think I'd enjoy discussing them further... *puts an arm around his waist* <3

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Claire: *nods* Mhmm. Fixed the problem before it got worse. That's how you do it.

Sam: *enters the room with Sarah* We're back!

Harry: Hello, Sarah. ^^

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Todd: *grins at her* ... I'd like to discuss them further, too... in bed. *walks with Key, into their room, and shuts the door behind them, taking off his clothes*

Sarah: Hello, Mr. Gatzsky. ^^;

Claire: Your parents don't mind Sam borrowing you for the day?

Sarah: pshh, naww... <_<

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Key: *strips off all her clothes, then sits on the edge of the bed, waiting for him, a sultry look on her face*

Sam: So then... what do we do now? ^^;

Harry: You're the one who wanted to hang out with her... DX

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Todd: *he meets her expression with grin off his own, then takes her, there on the bed, driving himself into her*

Claire: -_-;

Sarah: weeee couuuld... play a game? ^^;

Thunder: brrrrooooommmmmmmm

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Key: *groans at the sensation, deeming it just as enjoyable as every other time. She kisses him everywhere, rubbing his back, loving him* <3333

Sam: !!!! D8 *hugs his mother tightly*

Harry: ... We could. Maybe it would distract Sam from the thunder... <:(

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Todd: *moans, himself, from the sensation, pleasure filling him*

Claire: <:/ *hugs Sam, rubbing his back to try to comfort him*

Sarah: oh, okay... I'll go get something, then. <:/ *leaves their room*

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Key: *between her pleased moans, she asks Todd for more--she wanted this time to feel better*

Sam: *hugs Claire* DX

Harry: <:( *hugs Sam with Claire*

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Todd: *He gives Key more, going faster - going HARDER, almost at climax*

Thunder: KRAA-KOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM *is incredibly loud--it shakes the entire building*

Claire: *hugs Sam tightly* ...

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Key: *completely ignores the thunder, though it manages to drown out her loud, pleased moans*

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Sarah: *winces at the loud noise, then opens the door into her room, hoping to just grab the Uno deck and leave--and stumbling upon a sight she wished she'd never have to see* D///////8!!!!!

Sam: !!!!! *he buries his face against his mother, shivering and sobbing in fear*

Harry: D:>

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Todd: *not noticing Sarah's there, especially since he then reaches climax, and his mind goes fuzzy when he orgasms, releasing into Key* OOOHH!! GOD, YES...!!

Claire: *rests her head on his, holding him tightly* Shh, shh, Sam, shhh.... it's okay, you're safe, I'm here, we're both here... nothing can happen to you...

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Key: *doesn't notice Sarah either, and lets out an equally euphoric response, tightly gripping onto Todd* AAAHHH, TODD, YES...!!

Sarah: *turns the darkest shade of red that's humanly possible, clapping both hands over her mouth in shock and disgust and OH MY GOD DID I JUST SEE THAT...?!?!?? she slowly backs out of the room, trying to discreetly close the door before they noticed she was there (because OH MY GOD THAT'D BE TO AWKWARD, AAH!), but, as all luck seemed to be against her, one of the hinges creaks*

Sam: *continues sobbing into his mother, ashamed of himself for his cowardice*

Harry: *hugging Sam with Claire* ... sshh... it'll be okay, Sam, it'll be okay...

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Todd: *he hears the creak and his head snaps to that direction, gasping in shock*

Claire: *combs through his hair, whispering comforting words to him* shhh.... it's okay.... you're okay.... just shhh...

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Key: ?? *looks over at the door and gasps as well, frozen in shock*

Sarah: EEK!! O///////////////////////////O;;;;;;; *completely panics when her parents look at her (OH MY GOD, CAN THIS GET ANY WORSE!??), so she quickly reaches for the deck of Uno cards, grabs them, then bolts out of the door, slamming it closed behind her*

Key: ... *looks at Todd, her face reddening in embarassment*

Sam: *sniffles, still hugging Claire tightly*

Harry: *he continues hugging Sam, not knowing how else to calm him down*

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Todd: *looks back at Key with equal embarrassment* I-I thought we locked the d-door...

Claire: *kisses the top of his head* shhh...

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Sarah: *walks back to the Gatzsky's room, the shocked expression still frozen on her face. She couldn't get the image out of her head, and the SOUND... oh GOD, the NOISE they made, it sounded almost inhuman to her. She wanted it OUT of her head, NOW.

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Key: I-I thought we did too...! Oh my GOD...

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Todd: I dunno, he can ACT that way sometimes... just kidding, Harry's a good guy and all. XD

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Sam: D8> Muuhhmom - storm'an - momscary - Mmmuuhhhhhhhh...!! D8>

Sarah: *laughs*

Key: *lightly shoves Todd* :P so now we have to find some way to entertain ourselves.

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Claire: Sam, shhh... *hugs him, combing through his hair with her fingers* It's okay, Sam... we're inside, you're safe.

Todd: Well, I know a way, but that's not appropriate for children. :P

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Sam: *whimpers*

Harry: Sssnnah whaah...? Is'there'ah dog'r'somethin'...?

Sarah: ...DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD...!! D////8

Key: *tries not to laugh* Yup, definitely not appropriate.

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Claire: Shhh... your son is afraid of storms.

Todd: Damnit, if only Sarah was somewhere else! XD

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Harry: *fully waking up now* Wh-whah...? Oh... Sam... it'll be okay, we're safe in here... D:>

Sam: *still whimpering*

Key: Huh, maybe we can just have her hang out with Sam all day...

Sarah: Not you TOOOOOOO! D//////8

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Claire: Hey.. <:( *kisses the top of his head* You'll be okay, we're right here... We won't let anything happen to you...

Todd: *he grins deviously* Or better yet, just saddle her up with ALL the Gatzskys... then she's THEIR problem.

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Harry: mm... the storm's sounding pretty bad... maybe we shouldn't go out today...

Sam: Y-you'll stay...? *he sniffles*

Key: Huh, that's not a bad idea... then we can spend the whooole day together. ;)

Sarah: Why are you discussing this with me around?? ;//////;

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Claire: Of course, Sam... we don't need to be taking any unnecessary risks...

Todd: To make you feel awkward. ;D

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Sam: *he sniffles again, then hugs his mother, smiling a little*

Harry: <:)

Sarah: Well it's WORKING... ;//////;

Key: Aww... *hugs her, still grinning* You know we still love you~

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Claire: *looks at Harry, then motions him over with one hand, asking him to join the hug* <:)

Todd: Don't tell me we didn't give you "the talk" yet... XD

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Harry: *joins in the hug* <:)

Sam: *hugs* <3

Sarah: You guys never had time to... ;///;

Key: Hmm... we could MAKE time... X3

Sarah: I don't need to know, there aren't even any other guys my age here! 8////C

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Claire: *nuzzles Harry, then turns her attention back to Sam, combing through his hair again* <3

Todd: Oh, that doesn't matter... now then... *he pulls Sarah into a tight hug* ... when the bird and the bees or whatever love each other very much, they have the sex. Kay? Kay.

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Sam: *snuggles against Claire*

Harry: This day's gonna be pretty relaxing, I guess...

Sarah: ... o///////////////////////o

Key: *bursts out laughing from her expression*

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Claire: *continues the motion, trying to get Sam to relax* Mhmm... Funny how we were discussing having a break just yesterday...

Todd: *Also laughs* Oh-h god, Sarah - Gahahaha!! XD

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Harry: Mmhmm... how very coincidental...

Sam: *is calmed down now*

Sarah: Y-You are horrible people. D//////8<

Key: N-Nah, you're just too innocent. XDDDD

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Claire: Nooo kidding. *looks at Sam* You doing okay? <:/

Todd: That's mostly our faults, isn't it? XD;

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Sam: *nods* Uh-huh. :)

Harry: Well, that's very good then. :)

Key: Yep. We need to change that. XDD;

Sarah: NO YOU DON'T.

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Claire: Can we maybe get out of bed now? :P

Todd: XDDD;

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Harry: Sure. ^^ *gets out of bed and gets dressed in the bathroom*

Sam: Mom, can Sarah hang out with us? :D

Sarah: 8//////C

Key: *her laughter dies down to snickering* Saraaah, we're just teasing you... XP

Sarah: It's embarassiiiing... 8///C

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Claire: *sits up and stretches* Of course she can, you'll just have to ask her if she wants to, first. :)

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Todd: ... My father wanted to do that. And I wanted to do that.

Sarah: ! *looks at him, noticing his wistful expression, and realizing he never would have gotten a chance to have his dream job--because of Crowe's segregation, and the persecution he suffered afterward...* ...I'll do it, dad. For you. And for Grandpa.

Todd: *he pulls her into another hug, smiling warmly at her* ... you will? Because you want to, or only for us?

Sarah: *returns the hug, still looking up at him, grinning* Am I allowed to say both?

Todd: *he grins* I was testing you. And you passed.

Sarah: *throws her arms up in the air* WHOO! XD *proceeds to hug her father again, tighter this time* X3

Todd: *laughs a bit from this, still grinning, and hugs his daughter as tightly as she hugged him*

Sarah: <3

Thunder: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

Sarah: *startled, she jumps and squeaks a bit, caught off guard* !!!? What the heck, storm?! *mumbles* Moment killer... XC

Todd: Oh, speaking of moment killing, I haven't taken my medicine yet, and the voices are talking to me, sooo... I'll go do that.

Sarah: Please do. I'll stay riiiight here. o____o;;;

Todd: Right. *runs off to do so*

Sarah: *watches him run down the hall, then turns her attention back to the storm*

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Key: *has awoken, and is very confused at the fact that the rest of her family was missing* ...

Todd: *runs back in the room* Oh, good morning, Key, 'scuse me for a second, I just need to take my medicine - *does so*

Key: *is startled when the door opens, but breathes a sigh of relief when she sees who it is. She waits until he's taken his pill to question him* Where were you? D:

Todd: I was with Sarah, out in the hall, looking out a window. We were discussing things and watching the rain fall.

Key: Oh. Okay. You had me worried for a minute... *gets out of bed* I'm guessing she's still out there... How bad is the storm?

Thunder: BRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM *slightly shakes the bulding*

Key: ...Okay, that answers my question...

Todd: Yeah, that break that we were talking about yesterday... yeeahh...

Key: How convenient. :P well, come on, we don't wanna leave Sarah out there. *gets ready, then goes out to the hall*

Todd: *walks with Key back over to Sarah* ^^

Sarah: *actually sees them coning this time, and grins at them* Good morning, mom. ^^

Key: Good morning. :) How long have you been sitting here?

Sarah: ...A while. ^^;

Todd: Well, good news will most likely be that the storms too bad for anyone to go anywhere, maybe. Unless Harry is seriously THAT hardcore.

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Harry: *still asleep despite the storm*

Sam: *clutching his mother tightly* 8C !!??

Sarah: Well, knowing him... >_>;;

Key: *laughs a bit at this* I don't think he'll risk sending anyone out. He might be impulsive sometimes, but he's not stupid.

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Claire: *wakes up because of this, and drowsily looks down at her son, whispering* Sam... please stop crushing me...

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Todd: ... that's a pretty good reason. Can I watch with you?

Sarah: *nods, and scoots over on the wide windowsill, giving him room to sit down*

Todd: *he sits down next to her and looks out the window, the pitter-pattering of rain soft, yet loud enough to let him hear, yet relax from the noise* ...

Sarah: *allows her mind to drift off, the even, constant sound of the rain making this easy--she watches the lightning and feels the thunder rumble underneath her, her thoughts wandering aimlessly*

Todd: *looks over at Sarah, watching her, a smiles on his face* ...

Sarah: *continues watching the storm, completely unaware that her father was watching her* ...

Todd: ... *he leans over and pulls Sarah in a hug*

Sarah: ! *sits there for a moment, startled, but soon returns the hug* ... <3

Todd: *hugging her* ... this is nice...

Sarah: *hugging him* It is... *rests her head against his chest* ...

Todd: ... What do you think you'd want to do for a job?

Sarah: umm... that's a good question...

Todd: Never thought about it?

Sarah: Not really... Had too much other stuff to worry about.

Todd: ... Well... how about we think about it now. It seems like a good time.

Sarah: ...Okay. Hmm... hmm... What do I like...?

Todd: You like parkour. That's something.

Sarah: Well, yeah... but what could I do with that? If there was a job where I got paid to run around on rooftops, I'd love it, but... .___.;;

Todd: Stunt teams. They're all about parkour. If the movie business opens up again.

Sarah: ....Huh. That's... kind of an awesome idea. :D

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Harry: Well, let's keep our fingers crossed, eh?

Sam: Right! :D

Harry: *crawls into bed, yawning* Jeez, sorry Sam... I don't know about your mother, but I'm exhausted... I think I'll have to go to bed early. DX

Sam: Awww... okay...

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Todd: Gruuuhhhh I hate waaiitinng...! DX

Thunder: bruuuummmmmmmmmm....

Claire: *looks up for a moment, frowning. she yawns, and gets into bed too* Hope that storm passes quick...

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Key: Well, it's either that, or you end up hurting yourself*

Sarah: *hears the thunder* ...

Sam: Lightning and thunder are scary... D:>

Harry: ... Sam, do you want to sleep with us?

Sam: *nods* Uh-huh... D:>

Harry: Come on...

Sam: *crawls into bed between his parents*

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Todd: *also hears the thunder* Well... looks like it's not just rain... looks like it's the whole damn shindig.

Claire: *puts an arm over Sam, kissing the top of his head reassuringly*

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Key: Oh, lovely... *crawls into bed*

Sarah: *wants to go out and watch the storm, but gets into bed* ...

Sam: *cuddles up against his mother and closes his eyes, trying to sleep*

Harry: *looks up at the ceiling, thinking random, wandering thoughts* ...

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Todd: *gets into bed and takes his pill*

Claire: *rubs Sam's back, hugging him close* ...

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Key: *snuggles into Todd* good night...

Sarah: *absently stares at the ceiling, listening to the storm* G'night..

Sam: *soon falls asleep, thanks to the comfort his mother gives him*

Harry: *he watches Sam sleep for a bit before leaning over and whispering to Claire* ... He's a real cute kid...

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Todd: Mm'night you guys... *soon passes out*

Claire: *smiles* We did a good job, huh?

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Key: *falls asleep soon after him*

Sarah: *continues to stare at the ceiling, listening* ...

Harry: ... Yes... we did.

Sam: *sleeping*

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Todd: *sleeping*

Claire: <:) ... *leans over Sam to briefly kiss Harry* ...you should sleep... you look tired.

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Key: *is asleep*

Sarah: *eventually falls asleep*

Harry: Mh... kinda am, yeah... *he lies his head down and closes his eyes. The pillow felt so soft and comfy* maybe I... sh... ... *had quickly fallen asleep*

Sam: *asleep*

Claire: *smiles at this, and lays back down on her pillow as well, falling asleep within moments*

*the next morning, the storm still rages*

Key: *is asleep*

Sarah: *is gone*

Todd: *waking up, he notices that Sarah is missing* ... Sarah...?

Sarah: *is most definitely not in the room*

Key: *is still asleep*

Todd: *not wanting to wake Key, he gets up and searches for Sarah on his own*

Sarah: *is sitting by one of the large windows in the hallway, watching the storm, not even flinching when lightning flashes across the sky. She doesn't notice Todd* ...

Todd: *gently puts a hand on her shoulder, whispering to her, hoping he wouldn't startle her* ... last time I saw you do this, we were all staying in that crappy hotel room...

Sarah: ! *turns to look at him* ...didn't see you there... *looks back out the window, remembering that night vividly--she hadn't seen the similarities before, but now...* ...I remember.

Todd: *rubs her shoulder* ... can I ask you why you like the rain so much?

Sarah: ... I like the sound. I like how it feels.

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Sam: *hugs Todd and Sarah* <3

Todd: *hugs Sarah and Sam* <3

Sarah: *hugs Todd and Sam* <333

Todd: ... they're back.

Sam: Yay! Let's go meet them! :D

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Harry and all the soldiers *lugging in a satellite disk*

Sarah: :D!! *lets go of them, and hurries out the door*

Todd and Sam: *follow* :D

Harry: Lookit what we found! We might be able to contact home!

Sarah: :D ... AWESOME.

Key: Yep. :D Now we just have to figure out how to fix it. .___.;;

Claire: ^^;

Harry: Hopefully if we cure enough infected, at least ONE of them's gotta be an engineer of some sort. *with the help of the soldiers, he sets it down in the middle of the garden*

Todd: True... there ARE chances. :P

Sam: :D

Key: Of course. :P So, how did YOU guys' day go?

Sarah: >_>

Todd: We played hide and seek. And Scrabble.

Sam: *is thankful for Todd not mentioning his accident*

Harry: Enjoying your time off, Todd? :P

Todd: Maybe a little. :P

Sarah: I'm Enjoying his time off. :P

Claire: Of course you would. :P Maybe one of these days, we'll just take a break.

Key: That would be AMAZING.

Harry: Sure. When we're less hectic about getting things done. XD

Todd: :P

Sam: I'd like you guys to be home. :D

Key: That would be nice...

Sarah: REALLY nice. :)

Claire: Well, let's head on in. Looks like it might rain. :/

Harry: ... rain... I hate the rain. DX *goes inside*

Todd: *follows* Well, lucky us, we have shelter. :P

Sam: :)

Sarah: I like rain. :/

Key: Heh... come on, lets go inside. :P *goes into the palace*

Claire: *had followed Harry in*

Harry: Off to bed, off to bed. :P

Todd: Yeah, yeah. XD *walks over, into his family's room, holding the door open for Key and Sarah*

Harry: *does the same as Todd for Sam and Claire*

Sam: *enters the room* ^^

Claire: *goes into their room* :)

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Key: *goes into the room*

Sarah: *follows her in* So, how did you guys find that thing?

Sam: So that satellite disk thing...

Harry: We discovered a laboratory, Sam - it had a few specials in it, but more importantly, we found THAT in there...

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Todd: *waiting for Key to speak* :D

Claire: Yup. It was a pain getting it back, but I think it'll be worth it. :)

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Key: We found this laboratory kind of place, and boop, there it was. Had to cure a couple of specials, first, but we got to it. :P

Sarah: Cool. :D

Harry: Hell, we might be able to get them to make another cure bomb.

Sam: Awesome! :D

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Todd: Maaan... I wish I was there. DX

Claire: That'd make our job a million times easier, that's for sure. :)

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Key: You keep resting, and you'll be out there in no time. :P

Sarah: *nods* :D

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Sam: Yes. DX

Todd: We're so glad. DX

Sarah: So very glad. DX Can we do something that doesn't involve scary or gross things now? XC

Todd: We can search the room with the board games. Or just play something like Go Fish, or War, or Uno, or Scrabble. DX

Sam: That sounds like a good plan. DX

Sarah: Maybe Scrabble, you freak out less. DX

Todd: Okay, let's go play Scrabble then. DX

Sam: Yaayy! :D *runs over to Sarah and Todd's room*

Sarah: *chases after him* XP

Todd: *runs to catch up* XD

Sam: *enters the room and starts setting up the Scrabble board*

Sarah: Okay, Mrs. Gatzsky's not here, so we actually have a chance of winning now. :D

Sam: Mom knows a lot of big words. ^^;

Todd: Are you saying I DON'T? >__>

Sarah: You know how to make smaller words funny. XD;;; *climbs over to the far side of the bed to avoid any possible responses from her father* XDDD;;

Todd: >________________>

Sam: He looks like he's gonna kill you. XD

Sarah: Exactly the reason why I'm over here. =^^=;;

Sam: XDDD; *sits own on the bed* C'mon, Mr. Huntings! ^^

Todd: XD; *joins them on the bed*

*they play*

*they play for a while*

Sarah: *counts up the score* da-da-daa... ahah, I win. :3

Todd: *looks over at the scores* ... I came in third... DX

Sam: XDDD;

Sarah: *snickers* Can I say "told ya so" without you killing me~?

Todd: Nope, I don't think there's a way to do that. :P

Sam: We love you too, Mr. Huntings. XD

Todd: XDDD;

Sarah: Awww. XD;;

Todd: Sure. Let's hug. XD

Sam: XD *hugs Todd*

Sarah: XDDD *hugs Todd and Sam*

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