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Post by Charlie Clay on Jul 3, 2011 14:12:17 GMT -5
Charlie was picking Keegan up from school. his new best friend. It had suprised him how confident he had become with the kid, the kid that wasn't his. But Reenie and Keegan had become somewhat important to him, and he had started spending time with Keegan when Renie was busy, or having 'girly' days. They hung out, they burnt things, they played hide and seek and sometimes they'd play fight...well most of the time they'd play fight.
Today Charlie was suppose to be picking Keegan up from day school, which was nothing unusual. What was unusual was that Charlie was late. By nearly 45 minutes. The reason for that? He'd smelt Rose. And he'd got destracted by that smell, he'd pursued it, and he'd seen her. She'd come back...but not for him? She'd come back and he didn't even know? And when he saw her, and when he followed her, she smelt him. and as usual they got in a fight. Which left his cheek bruised and what he thought was the repair in his heart torn open. Then Rose...she had gone again. She'd told she'd only come back to get something of her mothers...and she'd gone. Just like.
He turned up to the school, tail between his legs so to speak and knew he'd get yelled at, and that Keegan wouldn't be happy. Keegan didn't like to wait for anything, let alone spend a minute longer in school than he had too. Seeing the kid sat on the steps, he called ahead. "hey kid!" Charlie gave a small grin. Apology written all over his face.
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Post by Reenie Snare on Jul 3, 2011 23:01:07 GMT -5
Keegan wasn't having it. Although ninety percent of the time, he was sunshine in a toddler, a happy go lucky chap, today he was all Reenie's temper. He kept his place sitting beside a patch of what used to be green grass but all the sod hand been pulled up and piled onto his lap and now was even further shredded into bits. Normally his face was streaked with some sort of dirt or dust and today it was no exception... Except for the tear streaked paths that lined his face. He wasn't speaking and that wasn't good either.
Jess opened the door and came out behind Keegan. "Told you he'd be here soon!" She said in that all too cheerful voice that adults used when they lie about bad things. "Go on, get your satchel inside and get going. I know you had lots of things planned with Charlie for the night." The lad always regailed his fellow classmates with everything he and the older wolf did. Jess knew the sun rose and fell on the good Mr Clay in Keegan's books. She thought he was a great parent and rolemodel to him too... Only something had changed in the man's eyes. She watched the little lad sulk his way passed her to find his things. "He's a little put out-" She cautioned, even though it was quite apparent.
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Post by Charlie Clay on Jul 9, 2011 15:43:32 GMT -5
Charlie nodded to Jess, giving a little half smile. He nodded, just nodded, not sure what t say really or do as he waited for Keegan to come back out of the classroom. "I- I didn't realise the time." He managed with a bit of a shrug to Jess. Charlie wasn't trying to seem cruel or cold and he didn't come across as those things. He was just...having a bad day. "Did you call Reenie, does she know I was late?" If he could avoid an argument with Saterine he'd prefer it, and he knew if she yelled at him he'd say something he'd regret. But still...Keegan wasn't his, didn't matter how much they got along, he wouldnt of blamed Jess if she had rung the kids mother- or worse - Zeke. If Zeke....hell he'd just have to leave town.
His eyes went up as the door pushed open. "I know I'm late kid...I'll explain it to you on the way okay?" He offered softly, hoping to get Keegan on his said he said; "I thought we could go rock clubbing and so some absailing before it got dark...but if you wouldn't like to.."
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Post by Reenie Snare on Jul 10, 2011 0:57:10 GMT -5
Jess shook her head. "I thought I'd just stay here... After all, if it had been something with Reenie, I didn't know if either of you would have been tied up. If worse came to worse, I was going to take him back to the manor with me. After all, there's enough of his family there."
Keegan came out and looked between Charlie and the teacher. With the offers, he shrugged, "It's okay, Mr Charlie. I wanna go see Uncle Tucker." The little boy mumbled, still looking at his feet, "Cause he don't forget Heaf."
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Post by Charlie Clay on Jul 10, 2011 11:48:52 GMT -5
Charlie's eyebrow twitched. "Go on then-" He said. "See ya later kid." Of course he was going to follow Keegan and when they were away from Jess he was probably going to tickle attack him.
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Post by Reenie Snare on Jul 11, 2011 23:27:31 GMT -5
Jess figured Charlie would follow and went back into the school to get her things so she could get home. Keegan started walking, hands in his pockets, forelorn. He didn't say anything, just started walking across the playground, the shortcut back to the manor. Sometimes when Uncle Zeke and Auntie Yazzy came to get him, they'd run back on all fours. But that hadn't happened in a looooooong time cause Mr Charlie always was there. Always. And tonight? He hadn't been.
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Post by *Gem* on Jul 20, 2011 4:19:06 GMT -5
Charlie just followed the boy along the tracks until they were covered by a thicket of trees whose branches covered them both in a shadowy leaf created canopy. Then he caught Keegan by the shoulders, a little rougher than he intended to be, and yanked the boy backwards, so that when he knelt Keegan's back was tucked into Charlie's firm chest. Resting his chin on the top of keegan's head Charlie said. "Don't be mad at me forever kid." His voice carried a growl, but it was upset not anger. "I know I did bad, but you remember the time when you upset your mam cos you were bad and I covered for you? Well...I need you to cover for me, Keegan, please?"
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Post by Bails on Jul 20, 2011 23:25:11 GMT -5
He stood ramrod stiff, arms over his chest. When Charlie relaxed a little, he tucked away and turned to look for him. "No, you 'member!" He poked Charlie's chest hard as he could with chubby fingers. "You said that you'd never forget me. That you were gunna be my buddy and buddies stick together. I- I thought you went away like my real Daddy. That's what Zane and Curtis said cause you didn't want me cause I'm a left over cub." He sniffled and held back his tears of anger. "I don't like you any more."
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