CHAPTER 27
~"“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.”"~
{Author's Note: "Woooshoooo?" }
As told from the previous chapter...WAAAA. Lukeeeee…. Where are you? Save meeee!
Eh? Luke? 
What on earth am I saying? If I know better, if Luke were here, he might just have joined RJ outside, and both of them would laugh like idiots at me.
I could already imagine. 
****Luke’s POV****“Ahhh-chooo!”What the—?
Someone might be thinking of me…....... Sammie?
I chuckled at the thought of her… What am I putting my hopes up for? She might
just be scheming a plan on doing something
funny to me once I’m back in Bluecave.
-sigh-I looked at my watch… Twenty minutes to seven.
My… my… my… They sure are late, where could they have gone to this time?
I brushed my hair back with my hand and looked at a distance. It’s such a cold, cold, night right now here in Kingston…
If you’re wondering… At that moment, I was standing near this bungalow house—obviously on the lookout, and perfectly hidden by the trees and plants that surrounds the residence. The house was getting old, but still doing all right.
Err… Yeah, I came here to Kingston to check and watch ‘them’ out before they leave, since I’ve sort of heard that they’re about to go away for some months and visit some-people-I-didn’t-bother-to-know-about…
I stuffed my hands inside my pockets.... and waited.
All of a sudden, I heard a car approaching…
That must be them.
The car stopped right in front of the bungalow house. A tall woman got out off the car first, wearing a slick black dress. She has her hair tied up tightly into a neat bun, and despite the few lines on her face, she still looked liked she’s still in her 20s. Meanwhile, a tall man mounted off the driver’s seat, wearing a suit. He has big broad shoulders and a grim expression on his face—perfect façade for a free-lance lawyer. Lastly, I saw a girl aging around five leaning her head out off the window. As soon as she got off the back, she went skipping towards the front gates; her curly hair bouncing around her face gently, gold bracelets clanging on her wrists with each step. Her long blond hair was pulled into a braid tied with a red ribbon, and she was wearing a cute red dress.
I felt a smile form in my lips. They must have been to some sort of happening—and they do look happy and full.
“Donna, you forgot your bicycle.” The man motioned, causing the little girl to scoff at him.
I looked at what the man was pointing out—the bicycle was situated near where I was hiding…
Uh-oh. 
The woman patted the little girl’s head,
“Bring it in honey, I and your father will wait for you at the front door.”I let out a sigh. That was close.
“Be quick okay? It’s getting dark.”“Okaaaaay maaaa…”I glanced at the two adults walking up to the front door, after that, I shifted my gaze towards the girl—Donna. She was slowly walking towards me, and she even seemed to be humming a song. I guess I could approach her, those two would not see me here clearly anyway.
Once that she was about to get near her bicycle, I quickly walked up to her.
“Lemme help you with that…” I muttered while lifting the bicycle, given that that it was sprawled down on the pavement.
Her light gray eyes shone with a bright smile.
Cute.
“Thank you, mister.” Nice. She knows her manners. I patted her head and smiled at her.
But.Tsss… 
This Donna should learn not to talk to strangers. She’s being too kind, too carefree. With her age, that's something that someone, like me, should teach her about.
I’ll show her…!
“Hah! Little missy… You should learn not to talk to strangerrrssss….” I slurred jokingly, trying as hard as I could to act like I am extremely drunk.
“Aah?!”She looks like she’s flawlessly terrified of me now... Haha!
I guess I should just go on and play with her… xD
“Don’t you know? I kidnap kidssss… Kids who are really, really, not cautious when it comes to strangers… I can get you to work for me and do a loooot of unbelievably dirrrty things," I roared with laughter.
"Come with meee little girl...” I stated in a very hoarse voice.
Donna’s lower lip started to quiver,
“M-mister… Please, d-don’t…!”I acted as though I am about to get something from inside my jacket…. When she saw me do that, Donna let out a huge scream, grabbed her bike, and ran up towards the house.
“Bang, bang, bratatatatat, bang, baaaangggg!” I roared, extending my hands in a manner as though it were guns. LOL.
I'm such a kid, ain't I?
I smiled broadly as I saw the woman looking utterly appalled as to why Donna was crying and screaming at the same time. Subsequently, I saw Donna pointing towards the spot that I was standing upon—
yikes, I bet they would go over here soon to check it out… I guess I should leave now.
I started walking off hastily…
…and before I rounded a curb, I took one last look at that house.
I smiled.
“Old man and mom, I miss you guys… Donna, be a very, very, fine and beautiful woman when you grow up, I’m sorry if I wasn’t here to make you feel that you have a brother… I love you all… I really do… Take care…” I uttered.
I guess I really should head back to Bluecave now… I bet I’m in a huge mess in school already.
…and….
Sam….
WAAAA!Sammieeeeeeeeeee!I miss her…!!!! =3
I can't wait to see her...!!!
I still got lots of things to dooooooo! Like…. Making her fall in love with me again. LOL.
Dang. Now I'm acting all
mushy and fired up. Oh well.
I quickened my pace and headed towards the nearest train station—I’d probably arrive at Bluecave by midnight of Sunday.
Sure is a loooong ride….
****Samantha’s POV****“Take that!””NoOoOo! You take thaaaat!”“Hah! Weaklinnngggg~!”“Waaaaa!”“I win! PAWNAGE!”I released my grasp from the controller of our PS3 and vigorously thumped my fists in the air.
Criss scowled,
“Aaaaw….”I giggled and stroked his hair a bit,
“You’ve got a long way to go kiddo. We can take another more round if you want….”In case you’re wondering, Criss is here at home, because as promised, he’ll eat his meals here. Right after dinner we sort of felt like playing, so... here.
I looked at the clock aimlessly; it’s 15 minutes past midnight.
Okay, one more round—
O____O15 minutes past...What the—?! It’s that late?! “GAAAAAAAAAAH!”“WAAAAA! What is it, big sister?” Oh, by the way, Criss suddenly got used to calling me as 'big sister'… I feel old. -___-
But I really don’t mind. He’s too cute!
“I didn’t notice that it’s past midnight already! Grrr, and where’s dad!? He isn’t home yet!”He might be out playing with his ‘
cronies’ out in the sea with our one and only small yacht. You see, my dad and his friends are fond of traveling around Bluecave, visiting different caverns around the vicinity.
In case you don’t know, that’s why this town is called
Bluecave is because it is famous for having a lot of ‘caves’ around the cove… And why Blue? At night, certain caverns have these crystal-like rocks on the mouth of the cave, that when the moon shines over it, the rocks would glisten in a shade of blue—this town is really famous because of those.
“I guess I can’t get you back to your apartment, want to sleep with big sister tonight, Criss?”His eyes glistened,
“Of course! Yaaaaay!”DING-DONG!!!!!Oh.
That must be dad.
I hurriedly walked towards the door with Criss following behind me.
“Dad—!”“Yo. Sammieeeee!”
O_____OObviously. It was Luke.
Thinking about it, of course it wouldn’t be dad! Dad has his own keys so he wouldn’t have to ring the doorbell.
I took a millisecond-glimpse at Luke. His arms were spread out like an eagle—and he looks like he’s about to sweep me into his arms, too!
I quickly backed out away from his reach.
“Huh?!”He was looking down at his feet—and I did too. We both found lil’ Criss embracing Luke’s leg.
“Lukeeeee~ I missed yooooo.”Luke let out a yell,
“GAAAH! What’s this twerp doing here!?”“That’s haaaaarsh.” Criss pouted.
Luke pouted.
Eh?
What’s up with all this pouting business?!“Sammie, you picked him over me…? Is he that better than me?”I slapped his face gently, what the hell is he talking about?
“Silly jerk, what are you talking about? He came here for dinner, as what we promised to you guys.”“Oh. Good!”
“And you! Why are you here!?”He grinned broadly,
“I just came from Kingston and I thought I’d check you out here.”I tried to mimic his voice,
"I just came from Kingston and I thought blah-blah-blah-blah....! SHADDUUUP! I GOT TO TALK TO YOU LATER, OKAY! And another thing, you came here this late? Are you stupid?! G-good thing you came here s-safe and sound.”“Awww, you're so worried about me huh? You missed me too, didn’t you?” Luke’s smiling smugly again…
“N-no! Why would I?”“Hah! I know it when you lie, Sam, I can see it thorough—”GROOOOOWWWWLLLLL.“Eh? What was that?”
“I think it was his tummy, big sister.” Criss pointed out in a flat tone.
Luke’s face turned red,
“It was not, you twerp.”His stomach? I sniggered.
“That was a tad too loud.”“I said, it w-wasn’t me.”“You dumbass haven’t been eating properly, have you? Come in, stop acting so bashful. I’ll re-heat the food.” I commanded.
I locked the door and led Luke into the kitchen, while Criss sat back at the living room, watching TV.
Once I finished reheating the food and served it to Luke, I was really appalled when he started gulfing down the food like an animal. I sat on a nearby chair and stared at him while he was eating.
“Why do I have the feeling that I’m feeding a stray dog who just landed on our doorstep…?” I mumbled in jest.
“Idiot,” Luke grinned and flicked my forehead,
“Thanks for the food… I guess I’ve tired myself out from the trip.”“What did you do in Kingston, anyway?”“Visited my… err, family.”“Oh… I see. You’ve left me with so many jobs to do, HUH?!.”“Sorry about that, I’ll make it up to you, I promise.”“I want to hit you badly.”“Please do it later.” He said with a stupid grin.
I added,
“Your fan club is in frenzy.”He paused.
“No comment.”I laughed,
“So… How are they? Your family?”“They’re,” Luke paused again and took a big mouthful of his chicken,
“…good.”My mind started to wander.
“Luke… Somehow, I can’t remember what they look like… But I did meet them before, right?”Luke shifted his gaze so he could look at me,
“Yeah, of course, but you haven't met Donna yet… Err... don’t worry, don’t push yourself. You’ll remember what they look like soon enough. Your memories will draw back.”“Have a picture of them?”“Uh… No.”“Eh? Why don’t you keep a picture of them? Normal people do that.” Luke didn’t reply and continued eating…
There he goes… Being mysterious all over again. Now I really want to hit him.
"So you're not normal."He just grinned.
AARGH.Suddenly, Criss came barging in.
“Big sis, where do I sleep? I’m drowsy already.” He said with a yawn.
I pointed at the direction of my room,
“Go there, upstairs, that room, you see? We’ll sleep together tonight right?”Criss flashed a big smile,
“Yep! Thanks big sis! Yaaaay!”“What!?” Luke suddenly exclaimed.
“Eh?”“You two are going to sleep t-together?!”“Luke, calm down. He’s still a kid! Don't start implying such stupid things into his head.”“B-but… I want to sleep there, too. And do--” "EEEW." "You really are dirty-minded. I wasn't saying anything about--""EEEW. Okay? Just EEEW."He pouted. (
Again.)
O____O Kyaa. He looked too cute.
I shook my head. No!
“Luke! Just stop, okay?!”“Wait a minute!”I noticed Criss running off—he went up the stairs and disappeared inside my room. Within seconds, his small head popped out from my door,
“Bro! Big sis has a biiiiiiiig bed! We could all fit in!”I gaped at Criss, what is this kid implying? The three of us would sleep together in one bed?
NO WAY. 
Luke made a thumbs-up sign,
“Nice job, Criss.”Criss smiled and disappeared back inside my room.
“So, it’s settled. Sammie, you should sleep beside me. Hehe.” I whacked his head,
“I said stop, okay!?”
“Ow! I was just kidding—*cough*” Luke started coughing more and more. Yikes, that’s what a glutton deserves. I quickly poured water on a glass,
“Here, drink this dummy.”Luke drank it up, and once he was finished, he laid down the glass on the table.
“You okay now?”Luke didn’t reply, and just stared at me.
“Eh?” He’s still staring at me, and now, he was even grinning at me sweetly… Wah!?
Sweetly?“Luke. What are you staring at? You’re starting to freak me out.”He’s still not talking, and he’s still fixedly looking at me. Why? Do I have dirt on my face or something? Do I have a booger up my nose? Tsss... Luke,
cut it out! Unexpectedly, both his hands went up to my face.
“Yo.”“Waa?”“Sammie…”I gulped. His face is too.... near.
“Eh—eh?” “Sammie….”Now this... ain't funny anymore.
“HUWAAAT!?”“Sammie…”“DAMMIT! SAMMIE HUWAAAAT!?”He pinched both of my cheeks,
“I missed yooooooooooooo!”“Oooow!”Luke withdrew his hands, and started laughing.
What the hell? He’s such a….Aargh! I now have a new title for him, aside from him being the Great Perverted Ogre; he’s also the Man of Different Weird Personalities.
“You stupid jerk! Hmpf! You clean the dishes yourself! And sleep in the guest room! No more funny business, dumbass!” I barked.
Luke sulked foolishly,
“Yes ma’am.”
