"I love you." Evan told Delirious. It was the middle of the night and everyone was asleep, except them. Delirious cuddled with Evan on the bed, having no idea what to do.
"Love you too, Ev." Delirious responded, thinking about what they should do. Make out, cuddle, or just- (you know what.)
"What'd you wanna do?" Delirious asked Evan.
"I have honestly no clue." Evan responded. That's when he got an idea. He got up and held Delirious's arms over his head. "How about-"
Suddenly, someone burst through the door. "Guys can I talk to you?" Wildcat asked, breathing hard. "Oh, sorry! Am I interrupting something?"
Evan got off the red-faced Delirious, then turned to Wildcat. "Not at all. What'd you need?"
"It's about Kelly." Wildcat replied, hitting himself in the head. "I'm so stupid."
"Here, sit down." Evan said, getting up and switching on the lights. Good thing all of them were fully dressed.
Delirious hopped out of his seat and sat next to Wildcat. "Didn't you break up with her?"
"No, of course I didn't." Wildcat argued, sitting down on the bed. "I left California and forgot I even dated her! If Mini found out.." He trailed off.
Evan sat beside him. "So, she doesn't know where we live, right? I mean, you haven't talked to her recently..have you?"
"She called me yesterday." Wildcat murmured.
"Delirious sat up. "Is she coming?"
"Maybe, I don't know." Wildcat responded. "She said she moved to L.A.-"
"That's where we live!" Delirious exclaimed.
Wildcat rolled his eyes. "No shit, Sherlock. Anyways, I did the stupidest thing possibly that anyone has ever done."
"What did you do?" Evan asked.
"I told her that I might go see her sometime.." Wildcat drifted off.
Delirious broke out in laughter. "You thinks that's bad! You should've seen the time-"
Evan covered Delirious's mouth, knowing exactly what he was about to say. "Shut. The. Fuck. Up."
But of course, Delirious somehow got Evan's hand off of him, then tackled him to the bed and kissed him. "Never tell Delirious what to do!" Delirious announced, turning back to Mr. Rolls His Eyes.
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"Time to collect the eggs!" Sunny called from Mitch's doorway. "Wake up! Wake up!" She cried, shaking her brother as hard as she could.
Mitch yawned. "Oh, yeah..eggs." He said. Carefully he got up. "Have any leftover overalls?" He asked.
"Mama said that since you woke up late, that you can't wear the old overalls we saved for you." Sunny announced, handing her brother some leather boots. "You're goanna need these."
Mitch took he boots, and watched his little sister race back downstairs. He thought about her outfit. A brown t-shirt, army green pants, and leather boots just like his.
He opened the old closet, quickly, then put on a grey shirt and brown pants, then his boots.
He raced down the stairs and met his sister at the barn. "I'm here!" He called to her.
"Would you shut up for a minute, you're goanna scare the chickens!" Sunny whispered.
"Sorry." Mitch whispered back.
When they got out of the barn, with piles and piles of eggs in a bucket, Sunny laughed at her feather-covered brother.
"Shut up." Mitch argued. "I remember when you were little, and cried because the chickens jumped at you!"
"Yeah, but I was 2. You're..I don't know..22..?" Sunny joked around.
"Yeah, but I didn't cry."
"Believe whatever you want. I saw what I saw."
"That's not suprising, your imagination is weird."
"We got the eggs, Mom!" Mitch called as they entered the kitchen.
"Oh, wonderfull!" Lisa announced, taking the buckets from the kids and carrying them over to the kitchen. "These will do just fine. Thank you, Honey."
"Hey, what about me?" Sunny asked, crossing her arms.
"Oh, I could never forget my sweet pumpkin." She inquired, kissing the top of her daughter's head. "Well, I guess today would be a good day for ridin' now wouldn't it?"
Sunny basically jumped into the air. "Yes!"
Mitch shook his head. "What do you mean riding?" He asked.
"Oh, come on now!" Lisa announced. "Don't tell me you forgot your roots!"
"You don't remember Shocket?" His little sister asked sadly.
"Shock..et..?" Mitch asked.
"Your horse, remember?" Sunny said, trying to remind him. "Oh come on! Just follow me." And with that she took her brother's hand, and led him to the old red barn.
A black and white speckled horse stood out among the rest. Sunny led Rain out of her fenced in area, and grabbed a white saddle.
Mitch stared at the speckled horse. The horse jumped at him, and tried to lick him. "Ah!" Mitch yelled, falling back and knocking a golden saddle off the wall and onto his head. "Ouch."
Sunny laughed. "He remembers you." She explained, fixing the saddle and leaping on. "Now, please don't tell me you're afraid of what you lived for?"
Mitch picked up the golden saddle and stood up. "He's so pretty." He muttered, brushing the dark mane of the speckled horse.
"How 'bout you take him for a ride?" Sunny asked. "I remember when you rode him. You're the one that actually taught me how to ride, remember? You used to say, 'faster, faster! until I got the horse running."
"Shocket?" Mitch asked, staring into the blue eyes of the horse. He laughed, and opened the stall. "Come on Buddy, let's go for a ride."
Mitch and Sunny galloped in the fresh air. Spring had just hit here, but the air wasn't frozen like it was with Jerome back in Denver. (They live there in the story) He was happy. He got his his mother, his little sister, and his favorite horse back.
