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Post by Tori on Jun 27, 2011 0:11:59 GMT -5
Town after town, rejection after rejection, Jake hopes he has finally found the perfect town to stay in with his brother and sister. After a long walk though, going through yet another lost town before making it to this one, Jake as well as the other two were beat. They past by a lake then, a nice, bright and shimmering lake filled with ducks and other friendly children. Jake came to realize maybe this town was it. Maybe they could finally be able to settle down permanently in a nice warm and welcoming town.
"Jake! Look! I wanna feed the duckies! Can I feed them? Can I?" asked the most curious and hyperactive one of the kids; the three year old, Sam. Jake turned around looking at what his little brother was pointing to, smiling lightly at his question. "Only if you have your leftover bread from the last duck pond we visited." he answered, Sam simply squealing with delight as he pulled out a baggy of bread crumbs out of his old, partly worn out jacket pocket, running over to the lake to toss the bread towards the ducks. It was then that Jake saw that his eight year old sister, Olivia was still by his side, squeezing her teddy bear close to her. "Come on, Liv, lets go feed the ducks with Sam." he suggested, nudging the innocent one from behind towards the area where Sam was tossing the bread crumbs, giggling louder as each duck gobbled up the food that was thrown to them.
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Post by Mia on Jun 27, 2011 10:58:13 GMT -5
Hanna sat on a bench at the edge of the lake, her shoes off to the side, letting her feet dangle in the water. She smiled softly when the lake rippled beneath her feet. It had been pretty quiet when she got here, so it startled her when she heard voices. She turned to see a little boy feeding the ducks and giggled softly. He's so cute! She turned a bit more and saw a little girl and an older guy. Woah, he's cute too. She felt a blush cross her cheeks and she looked away, crossing her ankles and swinging her legs back and forth.
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Post by Tori on Jun 27, 2011 11:08:51 GMT -5
"Sam, let your sister feed the ducks too." Jake suggested to his baby brother, who grabbed a handful of breadcrumbs, handing them over to Olivia. Unlike Sam, who was throwing the crumbs with all his might into the water, Olivia was more of the sincere type, crouching down to the ground letting the ducks come to her, with her teddy bear still clutched tightly in her other arm. Jake chuckled, he was just happy to see his siblings having a good time, even if they technically still didn't have anywhere to go afterwards. They might as well make the best of it in this bright and shining town. "Sam, careful. Don't get too close or you'll fall in, buddy." he warned his brother, who was laying across a rock with just his lower half on the rock now as the rest of him was dangling towards the water. "Sam!" he scolded again, this time Sam obeying his brother, but taking off to the other side of the lake near where another girl was sitting on a rock, as he began tossing the rest of his bread crumbs into the water, giggling as each duck dove for the food.
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Post by Mia on Jun 27, 2011 11:15:34 GMT -5
Hanna tried to mind her own business, but she loved kids and couldn't help but watch as the little boy feed the ducks. She giggled softly when he dangled off the rock, and smiled when he ran towards her. Hanna stayed quiet, not wanting to startle the little boy, but she watched him to make sure he didn't accidentally fall into the lake.
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Post by Tori on Jun 27, 2011 11:38:59 GMT -5
Jake simply shook his head, chuckling, letting his brother run off to do his own thing for now. He needed the freedom anyway. So he looked back to his sister again, smiling lightly as she tossed a few crumbs towards the ducks on land rather than the water. While Sam was on the other side though, he had gotten a little too excited, and leaned in closer towards the lake to toss a few more crumbs even farther. But it backfired, and Sam slipped on the rock he was standing on, landing himself in the water leaving a big splash! behind. Unfortunately, Jake was on the other side of the lake, and wasn't able to hear any sort of splash given by his brother. Especially when Sam didn't bother to give out any sort of screams for help, only continuously flailing his arms around, trying to keep afloat for air.
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Post by Mia on Jun 27, 2011 12:28:19 GMT -5
Hanna made sure to keep an eye on the little boy, seeing as his guardian was further down. She gasped as the little boy fell into the water. Hanna didn't have time to think as she dashed off the bench and into the water after him. She pulled him against her, wrapping an arm around her waist. "Calm down sweetheart." She said, trying to calm the panicking boy. "I've got you, your safe."
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Post by Tori on Jun 27, 2011 12:56:40 GMT -5
Whining and fidgeting against both the water and the girl holding onto him, Sam didn't know what else to do, or even think. Although when he was safely out of the water, Jake belatedly looked over to check on Sam, only to see that he was soaking wet, with fear in his eyes. "Sam!" he called out, Olivia following right behind him as they made it to the frightful little boy. "Sam, are you okay? What happened?" Jake asked, kneeling down to his brother, checking for any wounds or cuts on him. Sam just continued shaking though, it was hard to tell if it was cause he was just cold or scared. Jake guessed probably both. "Sam, what did you do?" Olivia panicked next, hugging her little brother close to her. It was then that Jake looked up to see the girl who had rescued his little brother. He stood back up to his feet, running his fingers through his hair nervously, showing a slight smile on his lips. "Um, thanks..for saving my little brother." he said to the girl, glancing back down at Sam still whimpering in Olivia's arms.
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Post by Mia on Jun 27, 2011 19:06:55 GMT -5
Hanna pulled the boy onto the ground, breathing heavily and brushing her wet hair out of her face. She looked up as his older brother and sister ran over, tucking her legs under herself. She stayed quiet as they fussed over the little boy, and blushed when they older brother thanked her. "Oh, you're welcome. I couldn't let him drown." She laughed a bit nervously.
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Post by Tori on Jun 27, 2011 22:11:25 GMT -5
Olivia kept her arms around her scared little brother, not even noticing her teddy bear getting soaked in the middle of them. Jake just smiled at how delicate she was being to him. After all, Sam was only three, not to mention he never learned how to swim at all yet. Jake looked back up to the girl again, her hair dripping wet. "Well, thanks again. That was a pretty brave thing you did. I..I mean, we really appreciate it." he smiled to her, thinking he was already talking too much to this girl who didn't even know, but still, he couldn't thank her enough. Jake, let alone Olivia, wouldn't know what they would do if Sam weren't with them.
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Post by Mia on Jun 27, 2011 22:30:33 GMT -5
Hanna's blush stayed on her face as she stood, coughing a bit. It wasn't the warmest day out, and she hoped she didn't catch a cold from being out in the water. She brushed her hair out of her face again and looked down at her skirt, which was soaked to her legs. She smiled, shaking her head. "It's fine. No need to thank me." She sneezed.
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Post by Tori on Jun 27, 2011 22:38:34 GMT -5
Jake furrowed his brows to the girl then. As soon as she started to cough and sneeze, he started to wonder if she was gonna be getting sick after such a heroic move. And then, he thought again, what if Sam gets sick? That would be even worse, considering they don't really have a place to stay just yet. He couldn't afford for any of them to get sick now. "Bless you." he said to the girl that sneezed. "Are you gonna be okay? I hope you don't get sick from today. Not after that brave move you made, I mean." he told her, worriedly, seeing Sam start to sniffle and cough a bit as well, and with Olivia covering him up, Jake did just the same with the girl, taking off his old worn jacket, placing it over her wet clothes, at least to try to warm her up a bit.
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Post by Mia on Jun 27, 2011 22:48:54 GMT -5
"Thank you." Hanna smiled, sneezing again. "I should be fine." Hanna said, sneezing yet again. She sighed, sniffling. "If I get sick I'll know it was worth it." She felt her blush return when he placed his jacket around her, giggling a bit when she found it was way bigger than her. She pulled it closer around her though, thankful for the warmth. "Thank you." She said again, feeling herself begin to shiver as a breeze blew by. She began coughing a bit, this time longer than before, eventually calming down.
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Post by Tori on Jun 27, 2011 22:54:15 GMT -5
Jake nodded at her thanking him, frowning yet again as she shivered. "Sorry its not as warm as it should be. It's got a few holes in it, but its also the only one I have." he shrugged, looking over at his siblings again, wrapping an arm around the both of them, Sam being in the middle since he was the one seeming to be coming down with something already, with all the coughing and sniffling he was doing. "It was worth it though." he looked back up to the girl sniffling herself, seeing her nose was starting to get a bit red already. "You've done a good deed, um...I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name."
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Post by Mia on Jun 27, 2011 23:02:27 GMT -5
"It's fine." Hanna smiled, coughing. "It's better than no jacket at all." She laughed softly. She looked over at the little boy. "Is he going to be okay?" She rubbed her red nose, her throat starting to hurt a bit. She was pretty sure she was coming down with something, but she'd feel horribly if the little boy got sick. "Oh, my name is Hanna." She said. "What yours?"
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Post by Tori on Jun 27, 2011 23:16:12 GMT -5
Jake smiled back at the girl, thankful to know that she didn't mind such an old, and holey jacket to be around her. He looked back down at Sam next to him then, keeping him close to him, rubbing his hand against his arm to warm him up some. "Oh, I'm sure as long as he's kept warm, that he'll be fine. I'll get him some soup later today." he told her, only hoping that he was right, and that he had enough money for some kind of soup or something for his little brother. "Hanna. That's pretty." he complimented with a light grin, "I'm Jake."
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