Elementals (A Creepypasta Story)

A Rough Twenty Four Hours

A/N: I apologize for such a long chapter. Just so you know, I wasn't planning this chapter to be so freaking long. Hope you enjoy though.

    Catherine entered the store with the Pastas behind her. She reached for a cart only for EJ to grab it for her. She smiled at him as he followed her dutifully. She sent Pastas to get items that were on the other side of the store while she made her way methodically down the aisles. Slowly, the cart filled up and she went to pay.

    "Here," Brian said, pulling out his wallet.

    Before he could had his credit card to the cashier, the cashier recognized Catherine.

    "Cathy!" Olive exclaimed happily. "I haven't seen you in a while. How's it going?"

    "It's going good, Ollie. How have you been?" Cathrine as she as helped scan out the items she had as another friend of hers, Beth, put them in a bag and back in the cart.

    "Slow. Don't get much business this late," Olive replied.

    "Here," Catherine said, pulling out her credit card and swiping it.    

    She processed the order herself and pulled up the receipt. She grabbed it, stuffed it in a bag and walked off.

    "I'll return the cart later!" Catherine called over her shoulder.

    "I know you will, cause if you don't, I'll kill you myself, Fire Girl!" Olive yelled after her.

    Catherine laughed and left the store with the cart.

    "Um, they allow you to take the cart?" LJ asked.

    Catherine nodded, humming a song as she walked.

    Eventually, they reached the house, where the smell of cooking food reached them. Catherine smiled as she pulled the cart up to the door and opened it, kicking the cart inside.

    "I'M HOME!" Catherine called out.

    "Hi!" Mali chirped, hugging her.

    "Get these unloaded, why don't ya?" Catherine said as Jack and Josh entered the room. "I'm gonna check on the food."

    She entered the kitchen and found the chicken alfredo cooking on the stove with garlic bread toasting.

    "Hey, guys! Get in here!" Catherine called.

    The Pastas entered the kitchen, watching her.

    "Someone watch the bread to make sure it doesn't burn. I'm gonna start on a salad. Get whatever you'd like to have in it," she said, grabbing a large salad bowl.

    The Pastas scrambled to get their favorite salad makings, handing them to her as EJ watched over the bread. She set Brian to take care of the noodles as she made the salad.

    "LJ, Tim, take the dressings out and set them on the table out back, please," she said, picking up the salad bowl and placing it on her head as she grabbed the bread and noodles. "The rest of you, grab plates, bowls, napkins, forks, cups, and knives."   

    They scrambled to obey, grabbing what they needed and following the girl outside. She carried everything with an ease that surprised them. She set the food down on the table outside and then disappeared for a while, phone in hand.

    "I set a cake in the oven. I'll get it later when the alarm goes off," she said, waving her phone in the air.

    She sat down as everyone had their plates and everything set before them by the Pastas. She smiled at them as they sat down. Catherine sat at the head of the table with Mali opposite her. On either side of Mali were Jack and Josh. On either side of Catherine were Tim and Brian. The others were scatter randomly around the table.