Unordinary Circumstance

Chapter 3:Unwelcomed Guests

A few days have passed since John returned to Wellston and we have oddly enough fallen into a perfect living situation, with his early morning routine he is showered and dressed before I am out of bed. Not to mention his fantastic cooking every morning for breakfast. I could marry his food.

John had decided to name the German ShepherdShadow, I had to admit it was simple yet gave off an air of authority and power....just like John to choose that as her name. Shadow sleeps at the end of John's bed in her own bed, wakes up with John each morning and goes with him for his morning jogs around the block. Wolf needs her exercise too.

John and I came up with a list of tasks to be divided between the two of us. I would do the laundry and grocery shopping while John handled all the other cleaning and cooking. He is surprisingly a neat freak....kinda funny.

"Sera I give up, I can not get Shadow to learn to fetch" he yelled from the backyard, he has been trying the last few days to teach her fetch....he spent hours watching tutorials on YouTube and reading stuff up online and he was still not getting it with Shadow.

"You have been trying for what? Three days you are going to need to take more time to train her to fetch a stick John" I responded from my spot at the kitchen table as I worked on what was left of my schoolwork. Hearing John and Shadow I felt that for the first time I was in a house that didn't feel cold and dead, reminding me of my Mother and Father I for an unknown reason began to cry silently.

I have no idea how long I was crying thinking of my lack of a loving family life when John hugged me from behind startling me, "J-J-John? When did you get back inside?" I asked, trying not to let it show I was crying.

"It's okay Sera, do you....want to talk about it?"

I was outside trying to teach Shadow to fetch, I spent three days looking up every youtube video and every column, blog and veterinarian website to find the best training regiment to teach her and I was getting nowhere.

"Sera I give up, I can not get Shadow to learn to fetch" I yelled towards the house, the kitchen window was open so Sera could hear me, "You have been trying for what? Three days you are going to need to take more time to train her to fetch a stick John"

Breaking out in a smile over her obvious sarcasm I went back to trying to teach Shadow to fetch, I spent around thirty more minutes trying to teach her when she finally got the idea and chased the ball and brought it back to me, I was so excited I turned to the window to yell for Sera to come see when I saw her slumped over the Kitchen table....she was crying!

Making my way inside Shadow right behind me I moved behind Sera and wrapped my arms around her, which I think startled her.

"J-J-John? When did you get back inside?" I could tell she was trying to hide that she was crying, something must have happened, the last time I saw her cry....it was because of me.

"It's okay Sera, do you....want to talk about it?"

Wellston High school

Gathering on the rooftop overlooking the school Arlo, Remi, Isen and Elaine were discussing John's return, and the outcomes of their last battle with him.

"Arlo I think trying to talk to John is a bad idea, you caused this mess I say leave him alone until he approaches you" Remi spoke to Arlo who was overlooking the school facing away from Remi.

"Don't worry Pinky, I had the same talk with Seraphina before John returned....I won't go near him until he wishes to talk to me, I was so consumed with the hierarchy, and order that I did not stop to think why John was hiding his power, why he was acting like a powerless cripple" Arlo spoke, no hint of the strong attitude Arlo carried himself with.