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GracieMockingjayChapter 1
I'm jolted awake as my brother, Content_inc, stands over me, grinning. "Aaaah!! Content! Stop!" I cry, giggling. He grins, too. After 45 minutes, we're walking down the sidewalk to school. "You made sure you got everything?" I nod. "Yeah."
"Cool. Just trying to make sure - mom usually packed your stuff."
"Yeah I made sure." Content smiles. "Cool, cool."
When we get to school, I bump into my long time friend, Hello_there__. "Hey Grace. Hey Content. How's it going?" He asks. "We're good." I say. They both walk off in the same direction, and I follow behind. They go off into their class, and I go into mine. I see a few bashful new people, and introduce myself to them. "Hi, I'm Grace, what's your name?"
"I... I... I'm Rob333."
"Friends?" He nods shyly.
Chapter 2
I meet a few new friends. They're pretty nice. BlueBoyBuilds, RadCoole, BeyondTheCrystalSea, and Winters_Bane. We decide to spend recess together, and turns out, they like the Wingfeather Saga, too. We start a book club. We are almost finished with the series. We are let out of school early, and Content calls me over. As we walk home, Content contacts his friends. They come over soon enough. "Heyyyyy ShadowOnTheLoose, yo TheCrypteral, what's up?" Shadow is surprisingly nice, and comes into my room, and a few hours later, we've braided each other's hair. Content tells me it's time for Shadow to go, and we see them out. The sun is now setting. I watch in awe - I nudge Content - he's gaping at the sight, too. Crypteral is down on one knee, and Shadow looks shocked. "S- Shadow, w- will you marry me?" He asks nervously. She's too shocked to say anything except "Yes".
Chapter 3
A loud crash, and I cover my ears. Content tries to comfort me, because I'm crying, but, even through the loudness of it all, I hear a police car. I also hear a sizzling. I'm confused by what's happening now, and it scares me. Shadow keeps telling me, "It'll be ok, it's going to be ok..." but I'm afraid that it might not be ok. Dirt goes flying everywhere as a bomb goes off. What'd I say, Shadow? Two guys with bandit masks on come around the corner and enter the cul-de-sac. "Everything will be ok, if you just give your wallets, young men..." One says with a malevolent grin. "I don't like this, Greief..." says the other. "We steal! TacoFromTheSky, you still have alot to learn... Phew. Don't mind my young protégé, he's learning. Now give me your wallets!"
"No way." Content answers, and holds up his fists, ready to fight(he told me that he knows karate). Crypteral pulls out a dagger, which was hidden in his boot(which he made). "Oh ho ho, you wanna play it this way, huh? Get 'em, Taco!" Shouts Greief. "I- I don't want to hurt them..." I'm jolted awake as my brother, Content_inc, stands over me, grinning. "Aaaah!! Content! Stop!" I cry, giggling. He grins, too. After 45 minutes, we're walking down the sidewalk to school. "You made sure you got everything?" I nod. "Yeah."
"Cool. Just trying to make sure - mom usually packed your stuff."
"Yeah I made sure." Content smiles. "Cool, cool."
When we get to school, I bump into my long time friend, Hello_there__. "Hey Grace. Hey Content. How's it going?" He asks. "We're good." I say. They both walk off in the same direction, and I follow behind. They go off into their class, and I go into mine. I see a few bashful new people, and introduce myself to them. "Hi, I'm Grace, what's your name?"
"I... I... I'm Rob333."
"Friends?" He nods shyly.
Chapter 2
I meet a few new friends. They're pretty nice. BlueBoyBuilds, RadCoole, BeyondTheCrystalSea, and Winters_Bane. We decide to spend recess together, and turns out, they like the Wingfeather Saga, too. We start a book club. We are almost finished with the series. We are let out of school early, and Content calls me over. As we walk home, Content contacts his friends. They come over soon enough. "Heyyyyy ShadowOnTheLoose, yo TheCrypteral, what's up?" Shadow is surprisingly nice, and comes into my room, and a few hours later, we've braided each other's hair. Content tells me it's time for Shadow to go, and we see them out. The sun is now setting. I watch in awe - I nudge Content - he's gaping at the sight, too. Crypteral is down on one knee, and Shadow looks shocked. "S- Shadow, w- will you marry me?" He asks nervously. She's too shocked to say anything except "Yes".
Chapter 3
A loud crash, and I cover my ears. Content tries to comfort me, because I'm crying, but, even through the loudness of it all, I hear a police car. I also hear a sizzling. I'm confused by what's happening now, and it scares me. Shadow keeps telling me, "It'll be ok, it's going to be ok..." but I'm afraid that it might not be ok. Dirt goes flying everywhere as a bomb goes off. What'd I say, Shadow? Two guys with bandit masks on come around the corner and enter the cul-de-sac. "Everything will be ok, if you just give your wallets, young men..." One says with a malevolent grin. "I don't like this, Greief..." says the other. "We steal! TacoFromTheSky, you still have alot to learn... Phew. Don't mind my young protégé, he's learning. Now give me your wallets!"
"T- that's the whole point!" Greief slaps his forehead - his protégé wasn't learning.
"N- no. I'm not going to hurt these innocent people." He slips off his bandit mask, and runs over to greet us. "We've gotten you outnumbered - one to three." Crypteral growls. Greief calls for backup, and they arrive soon. Content, Taco, and Crypteral are back-to-back, me and Shadow in the middle, ready to protect the ones they love. The bandits circle around us, ready to strike.
Chapter 4
Content punches a bandit in the stomach, the bandit loses his breath, and I grin. 'This. Is. Awesome...' I think. Crypteral throws his dagger at one of the bandits. The bandit yelps in pain, and Shadow covers my eyes. Crypteral comes back with his dagger, cleaning it off. Shadow pounces like a cat at one of the bandits, punching him in the face repeatedly. "That's my girl!" Crypteral shouts, encouraging his fiancée. She dusts off her shirt, looking proud of herself. He gives her a gentle kiss on the cheek. 'She deserves his love.' I think. After an hour, the bandits retreat. Crypteral wraps his arm around Shadow, and she reaches for him... and... and...
"N- no. I'm not going to hurt these innocent people." He slips off his bandit mask, and runs over to greet us. "We've gotten you outnumbered - one to three." Crypteral growls. Greief calls for backup, and they arrive soon. Content, Taco, and Crypteral are back-to-back, me and Shadow in the middle, ready to protect the ones they love. The bandits circle around us, ready to strike.
Chapter 4
Content punches a bandit in the stomach, the bandit loses his breath, and I grin. 'This. Is. Awesome...' I think. Crypteral throws his dagger at one of the bandits. The bandit yelps in pain, and Shadow covers my eyes. Crypteral comes back with his dagger, cleaning it off. Shadow pounces like a cat at one of the bandits, punching him in the face repeatedly. "That's my girl!" Crypteral shouts, encouraging his fiancée. She dusts off her shirt, looking proud of herself. He gives her a gentle kiss on the cheek. 'She deserves his love.' I think. After an hour, the bandits retreat. Crypteral wraps his arm around Shadow, and she reaches for him... and... and...
Content covers my eyes before I could see anything, but I bet they kissed.
***
It is Christmas break, and Content has taken a job. He looks exhausted as we decorate our Christmas tree. The doorbell rings, and Content gets it. "For real?! No way! LegendarySi, welcome!"***
"D- did you tell Grace yet?" Content shakes his head. "Hey Content, who's this?"
"This is Si, our brother." My jaw drops. "He just came back from Europe."
"NO WAY I HAVE ANOTHER BROTHER THIS IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I shout, as I process this. "Haha, I can't believe you're here!" Says Content.
Chapter 5
Greief enters DarkRob333's presence, bowing before him. "What news have you?"
"M- master... they refused... they killed my army..."
"They must be stronger than we thought... we must drain them of their power now... Muahahahaha!" He cackles a evil, raspy cackle.
***
I hum as I paint a canvas, starting with the sky, then the grass, then the trees. "Happy little trees..." I mutter, stopping to watch Si as he helps Content lift a board onto a boxy wooden structure. "Hey Content, what's that?"
"It's a chicken coop. I decided that we're getting chickens." I hear this and paint little chickens and chicken coop. Tonight, after Si and Content are done with the chicken coop, Si goes to pick up the chickens. I yawn as my eyes get droopy... and... I enter dreamland...
***
I wake up with a start, hearing angry chicken noises. "Content! Si?" I dash out of the room and down the stairs. Both of my brothers are outside, watching what used to be the chicken coop, and is now a mess of blood and feathers. Content is watching with his jaw dropped. Si is watching grimly. "I knew they weren't going to last long..." I hear a wolf howl, and dash over to the bloodbath. I see a wolf trapped under the rubble. I feel sorry for it. "Careful, Grace, that wolf ate our chickens!" Content cries. "I... I think he just wants to be free..." I watch in shock as the wolf turns into a human. "Yes, yes, let me out, my leg hurts and I need to get back to my pack!"
"Hi... shhh... it's ok.... what's your name?" I croon like I'm talking to a dog. "My... my name is..." The wolf growls viciously. Content holds me behind him with his hand. "How... how about... TheMidnightWolfYT?"
"Ooooh I like that name..."
"Ok, Midnight it is!" I say, shoving the rubble off of him. "Don't name it!!" Cries Content. I help Midnight up to the house, wanting to take care of him and release him.
Chapter 6
I happily brush the injured wolf's fur as Content scoffs. "Why did we let her keep it?"
"We didn't. She just... did." Si says, dusting his commander vest off. "Heh... that's how she is, though..." Content says. He looks at Si. They grin. "Hey Grace, do you remember what today is?" I look curiously at them. "No."
"It's New Years Eve."
"Ohhhhh yeah! I'm going to stay up till midnight tonight!" Midnight looks up. "No, not you." I pat his head. He is completely tame, and acts like a dog. For Christmas, I guess he was my gift. I pet his head and pack my stuff to go to school. "Bye Content, bye Si, bye Midnight!" I shout as I run to school.
Chapter 7
I breathe in the winter air, watching Midnight run and pounce in the grass. He's fully healed, but I've yet to release him. He barks playfully. I scratch behind his ear. He pants. It's almost February. I doze off in the soft grass... Only to hear the sound of my alarm clock! I nearly fall out of bed, as I remember that it's almost school time. I quickly pack my stuff, pet Midnight's head, hug my brothers, eat breakfast, and walk to school. I rush to my homeroom before the first bell rings. "Class," Ms. Hall says in her sweet voice, "We have a new student. C'mere, TheGrimmKnight." The student slowly walks up to the teacher. I finally got my first good glimpse of his face when he turned to introduce himself. "H- hi- I'm- Gr- Grimm." He stammers, and locks eyes with me. I wave. I see a bit of blush appear on his cheeks. He has shoulder-length dark hair and grayish-blue eyes. I sit down in my seat, near the back of class, and my best friend, pluckpi sits down next to me. "Hey, Grace!" She calls. "Hi, Pluck!" I say. Grimm nods to me and sits down in the back of the class, still blushing. "Oooh, the new student favors you!" Pluckpi teases. "W- w- well- I- I-" I can't seem to find the words, as if- "Cat got your tongue?" Pluckpi asks. I flush and stammer, "I- I-" Ms. Hall calls for attention, and we stand to say the pledge of Allegiance. I hear one person saying, "I pledge Allegiance to the United Turtles of America, and to the fruit bats of Borneo, one planet in the MilkyWay, incredible, with justice and black bean burritos for all." It came from the back of the classroom... When we finished, more than one person was giggling. After school, I confronted the new student. "Grimm. Was that you? Saying the Pledge of Allegiance wrong?"
"It's not wrong." He says. "It's how the Evangelion Units say the Pledge of Allegiance." I roll my eyes, blushing. I was definitely falling for him, and there was no-one to catch me.
Chapter 8
I'm walking home from school as slowly as humanly possible, thinking about all the things that happened today. I feel someone tap my shoulder. The touch is very gentle, so it couldn't be a bully. It wasn't Pluckpi, was it? I turn. It's Grimm, and he has my backpack! "Here." He says, out of breath. "You forgot this." I'm shocked. 'Did someone look into my backpack? Why didn't Grimm take it to the Lost and Found?'
"Why didn't you take it to the Lost and Found?"
"Well," he says, blushing. "I kinda wanted to see you again." I feel myself start blushing. I never realized that I was in front of my house. I take my backpack from Grimm, run to the house and unlock the door. I glance back. I run back to Grimm's arms, truly knowing that I was falling, and I was hopeless to be caught.
Chapter 9
The next day at school, I glance over at Grimm as I place my stuff on my desk, hanging the backpack on my chair. He's got something with him... and he doesn't have a backpack. He has a multi-fabric bag with him. He walks over and comes up behind me. "Hi you." He purrs. I smack him playfully, blushing and giggling. Ms. Hall calls for attention. "I pledge Allegiance to the United Turtles of America, and to the fruit bats of Borneo, one planet in the MilkyWay, incredible, with justice and black bean burritos for all." Grimm says. Pluckpi giggles. I roll my eyes, blushing. Ms. Hall does attendance. "Grace?"
"Here!"
"Rob?"
"Here!"
"Blue?"
"Here!"
"Crystal?"
"Here!"
"Grimm?" Silence. "Grimm?" Silence. I glance back at Grimm and grin – he's quietly drawing at his desk. "Huh? Oh! Here!" He perks up.
At lunchtime, I hear... a guitar being strummed? And... a voice... singing... it's beautiful. "Happy birthday, dear Rob! Happy birthday to you!" Rob's hiding his face. Who was this singing? Cause it's really beautiful! I watch to see what happens next. The person vocalizes. They walk over to my point of vision... and... Grimm slings his guitar over his shoulder. "Grimm... that was... you?" He nods. He smiles. He sits down on the bench next to me, grabs his guitar, and starts strumming. "You are my sunshine, my lovely sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey, you'll never know, dear, how much I love you, please, don't take my sunshine away." I blush hard, and feel a strong urge to cover my face. The school is mouse-quiet and stone-still. All eyes on me... or, more likely, Grimm.
Chapter 11: The Capybara
After school...
I sit on my bed, drawing, twirling my hair around my index finger, and duetting with Crowder on the radio. I stop to look at the sketch. I freeze. "That's what I forgot!!" I sketch a rainbow in the background. I giggle. The full picture is Blue riding a capybara in the sunset. A knock on the door, and keys unlocking it. Si's home. I basically slide down the stair's handrails. "Hi Si! Guess what happened at school today?!" He laughs. "I dunno, what happened?"
"A boy sang to me, his voice was amazing!" I see Si freeze. "What. Did. You. Just. Say?!" He goes full protector mode, cornering me. "Where does he live?... I need to know... I want to... meet him..."
"It's been two days, Si, chill." I say. He settles down, the atmosphere is not tense anymore.
Chapter 12: Content Got Doggo Trim
Content comes home with Midnight. Midnight's fur is soft. "Okay, I took your pet to the groomer." He says, scratching behind Midnght's ear. Si glances over at me. "What's going on? I can see you're thinking about something." I hear Content say to Si as I feed Midnight. "Well... yeah..." He says. "Grace's having trouble at school... boy trouble." Content's jaw drops. "Grace..." I look up. "Yeah?"
"Si says--"
The doorbell rings. "I'll get it." I say. I open the door a sliver. "Grimm, what are you doing here?" I whisper. "I... um... I... kinda wanted to see you..." He whispers back.
Chapter 13: Angry Brothers
I walk over and shut the door behind me. I take a deep breath, sitting down on the porch. Grimm sits down next to me and lays his head on my shoulder. I blush. Si comes out the door and freezes. "Grace?" I stop breathing, almost entirely. "Grace, I'm gonna go..." Grimm trails off. "You're not going anywhere..." Si says, full protector mode.
Grimm turns and sees Si. "Yeah, I'm gonna go..."
"Grace, what did I say? Who's that?"
"..." I don't respond.
"I'm Grimm, nice to meet you." He stands and holds his hand out. Si gives it a firm shake. "You two are okay, for now. Grimm, watch yourself..." Grimm turns back to me. "Bye Grace!"
Chapter 14: The Accident
"Come... My child... Come to me..." DarkRob growls to Greief. "Yes, Master. What do you need of me?"
"Grab the tazer... We're going power-hunting..."
"But... Sir!"
"The girl has gotten too powerful..."
"Sir."
"YOU WILL OBEY MY COMMANDS!" Roars DarkRob.
Somewhere else...
I hum as I make my bed, shaking Midnight's fur from my blankets. I pat his head. "Good boy." He lets out a booming "woof!" that makes the room reverberate. I hear someone crying from the next room. It's... Si... "Hey, Si..." I say gently, opening the door to his room a crack and see that he's down on his knees with his hands folded. I walk over to his bed, get down on my knees, and rub his back. "Hey... Grace..." I can feel something's not right... "What's wrong?" I ask. His forehead hits the mattress. "Content... Got into... Into a car accident... And now he's at the hospital..." The words hit in waves. I look into Si's deep brown eyes, made red from crying. "I- is he going to be okay?" Si nods.
Chapter 15: The Realization
I hear a dull knock on the door. I rush down to answer it. It's... Grimm. He shoves a bouquet of flowers in my face, on the verge of tears. "Grimm! Y- You didn't have to..."
"I'm never coming back, Gracie, might as well do it now..."
"WHAT?!" I shout incredulously. Si's at the door now. Grimm grabs my hand, places his other hand on my cheek, moves forward, and kisses me. I feel flutters in my stomach. "Gracie... I have to move..."
"Why?" I ask, gazing into those pools-for-eyes I fell into. "You can't know that information, I'm sorry, Gracie." I stop his blubbering trail of words with another kiss.
Chapter 16: Her New Love Pt. 1
I run upstairs to my room and lock the door, throwing pillows at the door, making a loud SLAM! I feel a lot as I go to pick up my pillows and throw them back onto the bed. I feel a pang of pain–mostly for Content–and anger, at myself for falling for Grimm, and sadness, because he has to move...
I hear a knock at the door. "Yes?" My voice is cracking. "Can I come in?" I bite my lip and nod. "I can't see your head motions through a door." Si jokes. "Come in." I say, and unlock the door. At the sight of Si, I almost burst into tears. "Any news from the..." I can't dare to say the last word, it would make this nightmare a reality. Si nods. "Is Content okay?"
"Yes, he's doing fine. He's in a coma, but he's alive."
Chapter 17: Her New Love Pt. 2
At school the next morning, I run into Grimm and turn into a blushing mess. I make a mad dash for the girls' locker room, where there are a few girls that I don't recognize. "Hey, you must be Gracie!" The one with the blonde hair and the mole says.
"Yeah, how'd you guess?" I ask. The girls giggle. "Your boyfriend is pretty popular!" The other says, emphasizing the word 'boyfriend'. She has chocolate brown hair and beautiful brown eyes... Wait... She looks like... Me?! She notices it, too, and looks shocked. "A- Arianwyn, do- do you see- do you see that?" She starts whispering to the blonde girl, called Arian. "I do! TheMountaineer, she's so your twin!"
"Wait... what's- what's your last- last name?" The girl called Icy barely whispers her last name, but it's enough to make me believe. "Eeeee, Sis!!" I squeeze her.
At Science...
I take my seat at a table with Grimm, Arian, and Pluck. I lay my head on Grimm's shoulder and squeeze his hand. "Class, I have some announcements..."
"Which is going to end with me..." Grimm mutters. "... We have three new students – Arian, LeLovesJazz and Icy – while we have to say goodbye to one... Grimm."
"Called it." He flashes a movie-star grin. I giggle. I lock eyes with the new boy, Le, and quickly avert my eyes. 'I barely know him... And I'm already being a flirt...'
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Smiff sniff this is so sad