Wednesday 26 September 2012

Generation Three - Chapter Seven

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Most likely to burn the house down. You'd think that was more suited to my sister who did burn down the kitchen, but apparently, you'd be wrong. I had no idea what the reason behind this was, but thought it might have been one last prank. Rock stars were infamous for these things, right? Trashing hotel rooms, destroying guitars on stage... Burning their house down... Maybe that was taking it a little far?

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The first day after my birthday I had gotten right on the job search. There was an opening as a singer, and I was thrilled when I first saw it - until I read the small print. As it turned out, "singer" was a slight exaggeration.

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A sing-a-gram? Wow. I had been prepared to start low down, but a sing-a-gram? With a sigh I accepted, and my advert was placed online and into our local newspaper.

Disappointed, I resigned to the fact that no one would phone me since I wasn't well known yet. The only people who had ever heard me sing were the few people in the karaoke bar, and Danni. When she had been with me in said karaoke bar.

Oddly enough, I didn't have to wait long for my first, erm... assignment? Some woman called me, asking if I'd mind singing for someone called Gloria Garland. I did mind, but it wasn't as easy as just turning her request down. Slowly, I would become known, and she was willing to pay. A rubbish sum of money, but it was pay nonetheless.

It was already past 8pm when I accepted, and wasn't too thrilled about the idea of having to drive to the other end of the city to some apartment block, but I didn't want to seem ungrateful. I was happy to start somewhere, I just hadn't imagined it'd be this low down. You know that saying "getting a foot in the door"? I was the door mat.

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Gloria Garland lived on the 46th floor. According to her friend who had phoned me, she was upset for reasons I didn't know, and needed cheering up. With my confetti thrower and a cuddly bunny toy I got into the lift, and knocked on her door.

I started singing right away since she gave me a suspicious look. Considering what my work uniform was, I couldn't blame her. I looked like one of these guys who carry your suitcases to your room so you don't have to.

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I sang her a short happy song, and was pleased to see that she was smiling. Although, I was convinced that her smile had more to do with the bunny I gave her at the end of my song, and less with my singing.

She clutched it happily, looking, well, cheered up. My job was obviously done. She thanked me, and I made my way back home.

By the time I arrived it was gone midnight.

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And that was the start of my glorious career. People would phone me at all hours of the day and night, some of them with very ridiculous requests. Cheering someone up was one thing, and made sense, but singing for some spoilt brat because they had finished their homework? Some people in this city obviously had too much money.

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It didn't take long until I was used to doing everything in my uniform. That way I was always ready to accept a job, no matter where I was. It saved me a lot of time, especially when I was at the park singing for tips.

After the first few request I was called into all parts of Brooklyn Hights. Often I had to drive to one end of the city, only to be called all the way back for my next customer. All the travelling was tiring and stressful, so that I often collapsed into bed at night.

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Also, I really missed Danni. She hadn't graduated yet so I couldn't see her during the morning. Some days I couldn't see her at all, and we'd just talk on the phone in the evening. After the first few weeks I mainly worked in the morning, and then tried to meet Danni in the afternoons and evenings.

Of course, I also had next to no time for my chemical experiments. I didn't miss it as much as I had thought I would, but I still wanted to try and make that potion for my sister.

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Over time I did less and less sing-a-gram jobs. I still did the occasional job, but didn't sing for spoiled kids any more. I made more money singing for tips than I did from all my jobs combined, and it got my name out there faster and to a larger crowd.

Although, it did bother me a little that most of my audience consisted of women. I did want to be heard by both genders, and I definitely didn't want to be like those boys who sang like girls, looked like girls and whose fanbase consisted solely of nine year olds.

I figured out pretty quickly that I earned more tips when I sang sad songs. Again, it wasn't my dream come true, but it was better than being a sing-a-gram. At least here I had an audience and the pay wasn't bad, either.

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I really appreciated the time I got to spent with Danni. She often came over after school and stayed until her curfew wouldn't allow any longer. The weekends were great, because I got to take her out on dates.

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I wanted to treat her well, especially when it became obvious how the rest of the city talked behind her back. She hadn't been kidding, witches really were outcasts here. Thankfully hardly anyone knew, and no one believed them when they tried to spread the word. But I felt bad for her. I didn't have the money to take her away, but it gave me something to save up for.

Until then, I had to make due with what the city had to offer. Going to the cinema and out for dinner would have to do for now.
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Wishes fulfilled

Chat with Danni
Join Singer Career
Watch a movie

Monday 24 September 2012

Stage name suggestions, please!

Hi there, everyone!

So right now, his stage name is Rhys B. It's kinda rubbish, right? It's going to stay that rubbish if you guys don't help me out ;) Any suggestions are welcome, so please. Knock yourselves out. And remember he's a singer. Not a magician or acrobat. I don't want something like "The amazing/magical Rhys", but you are welcome to integrate the magic part. So long as it sounds like a Singer's stage name at the end :D

~Mischief

Sunday 23 September 2012

Generation Three - Chapter Six

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Early in the morning I made my way over to the park. Danni and I were meeting up at the karaoke bar later that morning, which meant I had some time to play. It was our first real date, and I was nervous. What if I said something wrong? What if I somehow offended her?

To take my mind of it, and to finally do what I had been meaning to do for months - no, years - I had taken my piano with me and had driven to Central Park.

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I set up pretty quickly, and although no one was around yet I started to play. 8am had only just gone, but soon the first people started to enter. I had set up close to one of the entrances, hoping that this way they couldn't ignore me too easily.

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Soon the first people had stopped on their early morning walk, and were listening. To me! Some of them were slowly moving their heads to the music, others just watched me silently as I played my favourite songs. I had tried my hand at writing my own music, but none of it was really finished yet, and I wanted to win them over first before dropping stuff on them they didn't know.

The hours flew by quickly, and before I knew it I had to leave to meet Danni. My crowd looked pleased, and some even clapped when I got up which felt amazing.

I rushed to the karaoke bar so Danni wouldn't have to wait. I was excited to sing with her, or for her if she didn't want to get up on stage, but there was also something else I wanted to ask her. Maybe she knew what  that strange blue light had meant some nights ago? I thought if anyone knew it'd be her, or maybe her parents. It had looked magical, so it made sense in my head that a witch might have some clues.

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"Danni!" Oh Maker, she was already here! Not a very good start, Rhys, not at all. "Have you been waiting long?"

"Not at all, I only just got here. Besides, we're both early." She gave me a warm smile which put my worries to rest.

"Shall we go in?" The Bar had only just opened some minutes ago. For a change, it was empty inside.

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Danni agreed to sing with me, but didn't want to do it on her own. I was more than happy to sing together, and it was somehow more fun than usually. I didn't focus as much on hitting all the high notes, like I normally did. Instead, I focused on having fun with her, and had a great time even though I sounded off a couple of times.

After three songs she told me she was thirsty, so we hang up the microphones and sat down at the bar. It was still quiet, with only the bartender and proprietor around, so I decided to ask while we were still more or less alone.

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"Thanks for taking me out, Rhys. I'm having a great time."

"Thank you for letting me! I'm having fun, too." Was it weird to ask about something like this? Maybe it had only been over our house, and hadn't been as spread out as it had looked. But I had to know, it had been too strange not to investigate further! "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure!"

"A few nights ago there was this really strange blue light all over our house and garden. It looked like all of Brooklyn Hights had been covered, and there were ghosts in our garden! Or they looked like ghosts, anyway." She looked at me expectantly, and I wasn't sure if she didn't believe me or if she waited for more information. "I have never seen anything like it! Tell me you saw it, too!

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"U-huh, sure I have!" Oh, thank the Maker, she didn't think it was weird!

"What was it?"

"You don't know?" I shook my head, feeling a little stupid. Was I supposed to know? "Well, my parents taught me from a very young age that during the full moon, we sometimes act strange, or feel different. A lot of people can't sleep so well, and we witches can cast spells a lot better. Our magic is more efficient, werewolves can't help but shift, and fairies-" I knew it was rude to interrupt, but this was all getting a little too much.

"Wait, hang on a second. Werewolves? Fairies? Are you telling me those are both real?"

"You didn't know, then? I thought you'd at least know about fairies. Two live just down the road from you."

"You're joking, right?"

"No. It's a female fairy married to a human man. They have a daughter together, who is also a fairy but doesn't have pointed ears like her mother. They wanted to integrate her more into the human world, to have the best of both so to speak, but as I told you before this city isn't very welcoming to anyone who isn't completely human. She got terribly bullied at school, and her parents home-school her now." Huh. Shows what I knew, right? Two fairies were living two minutes away from me, and I hadn't noticed. Way to go, Rhys.

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"And werewolves are real, too?"

"They are, but I haven't seen any in this city so far. It's really not a brilliant place for us."

"Then why did your parents move here?"

"There are better career opportunities here." It occurred to me that I had never asked her where she was from.

"Where were you born?" I had known that they had only just moved here, but I had never thought to ask.

"Riverview. It's a nice, quiet place. People there are used to having witches, fairies and wolves about."

"I think my Mum used to live there! She's never mentioned anything about this."

Danni smiled. "Fairies are shy by nature, Rhys, and werewolves do still have a human body. You wouldn't know one if they didn't want you to know. And you had no idea I was a witch, either, so I'd say we blend in well, too."

"So the full moon caused the light?" Danni nodded, but I remembered something else she had mentioned. "You said a lot of people behave differently while the full moon is out. Like - like strange dreams?"

"Yeah, sure! That's if you can sleep at all, a lot of people can't sleep during the full moon." Phew! I was definitely not a pervert! The moon had caused my sex dreams! And it explained why I didn't fall asleep easily that night.

Feeling extremely relieved I paid for our drinks, and drove home with Danni. It was my birthday, and I wanted her to be there since it was the big one. My grades really had dropped a little thanks to my parents and their odd punishments, but I was still on a B so it wasn't too bad.

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Having Danni cheer for me was the best applause yet. She looked genuinely excited when I blew out my candles, which made this day even better for me. The other part was me coming of age, of course. I was done with school, my graduation ceremony was in a few weeks time, and I was finally able to start my career properly!

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My family had spent the day doing what they usually did on days off. They had been in the garden, using the slip-and-slide. How my parents hadn't broken their bones yet was a mystery to me.

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There were only two things I wished for that day.

A successful career, and a long life with Danni.

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And here's a picture of his more mature looks ;)

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Wishes fulfilled

Play Piano in the park
Sing Karaoke
Go on a date with Danni

Friday 21 September 2012

Generation Three - Chapter Five

Note: I'm going away tomorrow until next week Thursday, but I'll try to write at least one more chapter so I can schedule it for while I'm away :) No promises for more than one, though ;)
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"I'm sorry I can't meet you in the park, I'm grounded." Our garden wasn't exactly the most impressive place for a second non-date. My parents had put a lot of effort into the house as far as inside the walls went, but they had hardly touched the outside. Mum told me sometimes how she used to have a little garden, but there was no sign of that around now. Dunno, it probably died or something.

"That's alright. Your house is nice!" I wondered when she'd tell me that she was a witch. Was she going to? I wanted to just ask her about it, but I also wanted her to say it because she wanted to, so I waited. It wasn't easy to just stop thinking about it, though. Witches were real! Who'd have thought? Then I thought: what if she can read my mind? Could they do that? Was she reading it right now?

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"Are you okay?" She asked, looking a little worried because I had probably looked worried about the whole mind reading thing. I really wanted to ask her, but I would just have to be patient. If she was capable of reading my mind it said a lot about her that she wasn't. Or maybe she was but she didn't tell me.

"Yeah, just thinking about something." I was kinda conflicted. I wanted her to be honest with me because I really liked her, but I also really wanted to kiss her. But then I didn't want her to think that she had to tell me because I kissed her, so I now had to hold back and be patient for two reasons!

"I'm sorry, I can leave if you're busy."

"No, it's nothing like that. It's not important or anythi- actually, it is, but it's nothing that can't wait. Actually-" Sigh. How was I ever going to tell her?

She laughed. "What is going on in that head of yours, Rhys?"

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And that answered my question. I was going to tell her like this. Now.

"I really like you, Danni." Then I thought of the best idea. "Your boyfriend is a very lucky guy to have you." Aha! Now she knew that I liked her, and I was about to find out if she was single! Genius!

"I don't have a boyfriend, silly." She looked all serious, and a little sad, which kinda hurt. "It's a long story."

"I have time! I'm grounded, right? It's not like I'm going anywhere."

She sighed. "No, really. It's not easy to talk about, Rhys. What if you won't like me any more once I've told you?" My heart was racing 100 miles an minute. Did this mean that she liked me, too? Score!

"I could never not like you, Danni. Whatever it is, I'll manage." I tried to look all serious, too, but she was so pretty that it was hard to focus. For a moment it looked like she wasn't going to tell me after all, but then she said it. The one thing I had been waiting to hear.

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"I'm a witch, Rhys." She looked so worried about my reaction that I thought it'd be a good idea to ease her mind.

"I know. I saw you arriving on a broom." I had already known, and it hadn't bothered me. Much. That was a good thing to say, wasn't it?

"You saw me arrive? Were you watching me?" She sounded very paranoid, and it made me feel bad. This wasn't exactly the reaction I had been hoping for.

"No, of course not! I was just looking outside when you got here." Danni still looked a little unsure, but less paranoid.

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"A-and you don't mind?" She asked after a few tense seconds.

"Why would I? I think it's awesome!"

"Really? This town hasn't been very forthcoming to my family and me. They think we're f-freaks."

"I think you're the most amazing girl I've ever met. As long as you don't turn me into a toad I don't mind one bit!" The prettiest girl I knew was a witch! And here I had been thinking that she was special - turned out she was even more special than I had thought!

"I won't" she giggled, looking very shy all of a sudden. "I'm glad you don't mind. I like you, too." I wasn't sure if my heart went faster than before, or stopped.

Since she had told me there was only one more thing I was dying to do.

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So I leaned in and kissed her. Her lips felt irresistibly soft and warm. I was worried at first that she didn't like it, but then I could feel her smile against me and she kissed me back.

I was officially in heaven. The dreams from a few nights ago came rushing back into my mind, and made me pray that she definitely couldn't read my mind. The thing was, this time I didn't mind. I actually kinda wanted what I remembered. But not yet, though. We were only just kissing - which felt amazing - it was too early for any of- of that.

She smiled at me when we eventually pulled apart.

I took her hands into mine, to make sure she knew that I meant it. "Wanna see the house from the inside? I can give you a tour!"

"Sure, that sounds nice." No one else was home, so she didn't have to meet my family already. My parents would have left for dinner by now, and Amy was visiting a friend. I showed her every room, introduced her to Mum's ancient fish Ted, and saw her eyes light up when she saw my chemistry table.

"Ooh! You mix your own potions? Dad does, too, although I suspect his might be a little different to yours." She blushed at the mention of her magical ancestry, but I was very intrigued.

"Maybe one day you can teach me." My voice sounded a lot more seductive than I had intended. Maker, I did not want her to think I was one of those guys!

I led her upstairs, where I didn't really have much to show.

"This is my parents' bedroom, this is my sisters' and this one there is mine. Oh, and that door there is another bathroom."

"Hmh." I turned around a little too late.

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A pillow hit me straight on my head. I was about to complain that this wasn't a very fair fight since I didn't have one, when a second pillow appeared in my hand. I noticed the mischievous but playful smile on her lips, and started the counter attack.

She had just made two pillows appear from nothing. Or had she called them from my room? This was going to be fantastic.

When we had to stop for breaths, an idea popped into my head and suddenly there was nothing I wanted to do more.

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"Come with me" I said, taking her hand back into mine.

"Where to?"

"It's a surprise. Don't worry, we're not going far." Her hand squeezed mine as if to tell me that she trusted me, so I led her back down the stairs and outside behind the house. When we reached a quiet corner with view over the city's skyline I sat down, pulling her down with me.

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"You can see nearly all of Brooklyn Heights from here." Some nights, when it was foggy, it was a little harder to see everything but tonight was clear. This couldn't have been a more perfect night for this.

"You know what else you can see?"

"You?"

"That, too" she laughed "But I didn't mean that." She pointed into the sky and my eyes followed her finger.

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There were a million stars up there. I had noticed that before, obviously, but I had never seen it all like this. Had the night sky always been this... this... magical? I had never noticed until Danni had pointed it out to me.

She really was special. I had known it from the moment I had first seen her, and now I knew what it was that made her special. She was a witch, and she liked me.

"Will you go on a date with me? Please?" I wanted to make her happy. If she went on a date with me I could show her just how much she meant to me already.

"This feels like a date to me."

"To me, too, but I mean a proper date. I can take you to the park if you like, or we can go see a movie. Anything you like, I'll make it happen." She smiled at me and snuggled closer. So close that I could feel her warmth on my arms. I wanted to hold her so badly, but I didn't want to do too much at once. We had already kissed, and held hands - I didn't want to overdo it.

"I'd love to." This was what being in love felt like, I just knew it.

Unfortunately, it was getting late and I didn't want to get her into trouble. She also had a curfew which she didn't want to break again, so we said good night. This time it was Danni who kissed me, and I really wanted her to stay. I didn't want her to go away where I couldn't be with her.

When I went to bed that night I expected more dreams involving her and me, but nothing happened. I slept without waking up once, and was even up a little earlier than usual.

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I had loads of time before the school bus was meant to arrive, so I sat down to eat some breakfast. Just as I was about to grab my bag and get into my shoes, Mum interrupted me.

"Going somewhere?" Oh Maker, Mum included school in my punishment, too?

"It's ten to eight, the bus will be here any minute."

"Think again, young man, you're still grounded." I sighed, but resigned to the fact that I probably couldn't sneak out. Which actually sucked, because I was starting to fall behind. A lot. And my final exams were just around the corner.

Since I apparently wasn't going to leave the house, I decided to experiment a little.

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However, only one hour later and Mum came busting into the room, looking not too happy with me.

"What are you doing here?"

"You told me I was grounded, remember?"

"DON'T TAKE THAT ATTITUDE WITH ME, RHYS! IT'S A SCHOOL DAY, AND YOU'RE HOME BEING LAZY!"

"But-"

"NO EXCUSES!" She took a deep breath in, but still sounded mad when she continued. "I'm revoking your computer rights. No more games for two weeks." With that, she left.

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What the fuck was going on? Were both my parents losing it? Since when was not going to school a punishment? And I had never played computer games, I couldn't care less about that addition.

It was just as they say. You can't please everyone.

No matter what I did, I was wrong. And now my grades were going to suffer from it.
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Wishes fulfilled

Kiss Danni for the first time
Pillow fight with Danni
Go on a date with Danni
Talk to Mum
Do Laundry

Tuesday 18 September 2012

Generation Three - Chapter Four

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"Rhys! I'm so glad you came!" The look of relief on her face was almost too much for me. I was so happy to see her, but felt guilty because she had doubted I'd come. For the first time, I really noticed her eyes. You know, I didn't just see them, I saw them. Their dark brown colour drew me in, and I found it hard to look away.

"Of course I'm here, I invited you!" I explained, trying my best to sound smooth. But it wasn't easy. Just seeing her now brought the dreams from the night before back into my mind, and it was all I could do to stop myself from blushing. Explaining to her that I'd dreamed of sex with her was not something I wished to talk about on our first non-date.

"I know, but we're not exactly long-time friends. I thought, maybe you'd change your mind and wouldn't show up, since we've never talked much before now."

"I wouldn't do that" I smiled, hoping to put her mind at ease and make her feel relaxed. Or was I hoping to relax myself? Probably both. "Maybe we can change the long-time friend thing, though?" The more time I spent with her the more I wanted to get to know her. She was a sweet, friendly girl, there was no other, perverted reason!

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"Maybe we can" she smiled, and my knees went weak. Maker, was this it? Was I falling in love with Danni? How could this happen so quickly? "But why would you want to be friends with me?"

Her question took me by surprise. Justified as it was, I felt a little taken aback. "Why wouldn't I?" Yeah, I know, it was a lame answer, but I needed more time to think of something better.

"Because I'm two years younger than you, so I'm also two years below you in school. We hardly know each other, and there are probably other people you could be friends with who are better for you." I had no idea what that meant.

I said the first thing that came to my mind. Stupidly, without thinking. "How about I decide how good you are for me once we've gotten to know each other a little more?" Oh Maker, that sounded awful! I was not a pervert!

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To my relief, she giggled. "Alright, then. What do you want to know about me?" She was the best girl in the world for ignoring my terrible lines. Most of all, for not thinking me a creep.

"Tell me about yourself." Girls liked talking about themselves, right?

"You'll have to be more specific than that!" She laughed, making me feel like an idiot and causing me to blush.

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"Erm, okay, what kind of music do you like?"

"Probably not the same as you!" She looked shy, but so cute! So she was playing hard to figure out, fine by me. I was going to stay here all night talking to her if I had to.

"Why would you think that?" Every time she danced around a question, it made me more curious. I was more intrigued by her now than I had been when I had first seen her, cheesy as that sounded. I had to get to know her, I just had to!

"Well, people my age like all this new music, don't they? Techno, and these girls who can't sing but are popular because they wear loads of make-up and dress cheap."

"And you don't?" She shook her head.

"No. I prefer older music. You know, like the Stones, or Queen. People who wrote their own music, and played actual instruments." That proved it, didn't it? We were meant for each other.

"Yeah, me too!" Again she looked relieved. "What else? What do you like to do when you're home? What subjects do you like?" I wanted to know everything there was to know about her, especially now that I knew we liked the same music.

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"I'm good at Biology and Chemistry, and-"

"Wow, seriously?" She was full of surprises! "I'm good at those, too!" In fact, I had been busting my butt to get good marks everywhere. I wanted to graduate with the best possible grades, and had been working hard to get there. "And at home? What are your hobbies?"

"I think you've asked me enough for one night, haven't you?" Her laughter was music to my ears. Such a pure sound!

"Absolutely not, I want to know more! But if you want to leave...?"

Fortunately, she shook her head. "No, I don't. But I'd like to ask you some things now! What are your hobbies?"

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We were talking until late into the night, forgetting all about the time. I told her about the instruments I played and my singing, and she told me how she had often felt lucky ever since she was a child.

I had just asked her if she felt lucky now that she had met me, when flashy lights appeared behind my back. I turned around only to see a very angry looking police man walking towards me.

"Do you know what time it is?" He asked, sounding very bored with his job and like he hated me simply for being outside.

Truth was, I didn't have a watch, and neither did Danni, but I could guess that it was well past my curfew.

"I better go" Danni said, and attempted to leave when the police man stepped into her way.

"I don't think so" he said. "Get in the car, both of you. You can tell me where you live inside." We did as he asked, and mumbled our addresses.

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Needless to say, Dad was pretty cross.

"YOUNG MAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LATE IT IS?" Why did people keep asking me that?

I shook my head, convinced that anything I'd say would make things worse for me.

"GO TO YOUR ROOM, IT'S TEN TO MIDNIGHT!" Oops. Maybe it was time I bought a watch?

I nodded, hanging my head as I started towards the stairs.

"You're grounded." Dad exclaimed with a more calm but still pretty angry voice. He tried to hide it but he was raging.

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"Grounded?" I had never been late once, and had done very well in school over the last months. Surely I deserved to be let off with a warning this once?

"You heard me. Now get to bed!"

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Being grounded sucked. I couldn't invite Danni out any more since I couldn't leave the house, but we talked on the phone and I did get more studying done. My final exams were getting close, so it wasn't such a bad thing.

But it was definitely unfair. You know how I got grounded because I was home late once?

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My sister burned down the kitchen, and no one cared. I didn't see it happen, but she told me - away from our parents' ears - that she had started breakfast that morning. She had never made waffles before and had underestimated how long they'd take to cook. Before they were fully cooked, our school bus arrived. She thought she had switched the oven off, but she obviously hadn't.

To my annoyance, my parents blamed it on the old kitchen appliances, and decided it was time for new furniture. So just to summarise this: I make a small mistake -I get grounded. My sister sets the kitchen on fire - it's treated like a blessing.

Yeah, I was confused, too.

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It was even more confusing, however, when I came home that day.

Dad was fuming! "Where were you?" Just like the night before he tried to sound calm, but failed miserably.

"Erm, at school? It's Tuesday."

"I thought I grounded you?" Wait, so now going to school was forbidden, too? Why had no one told me that?

"You had, but I-"

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"NO EXCUSES, RHYS! YOU DON'T LEAVE THE HOUSE WHENEVER YOU LIKE WHEN YOU'RE GROUNDED, YOUNG MAN!"

"Okay." I was a lot more upset this time than I had been the night before. How was I supposed to know that going to school was off limits when you were grounded? So he wanted to punish me, but forbids school.

I dragged myself inside, and started to dabble around with some chemicals.

It really sucked to be grounded, but it had been worth it. Danni hadn't left my mind since the cop had brought her home the night before, so focusing at school had been difficult. I was pretty sure that I was in love with her, and I was sure of one other thing, too.

I wanted to kiss her.

When I couldn't concentrate on my potions any longer, I picked up my phone and dialled her number. I only wasn't allowed to leave the house, right? Dad hadn't said anything about having friends over.

She agreed to come over right away, and I admit, I looked outside the window every other minute to see if a taxi pulled up outside the house.

What I didn't expect was what I actually saw.

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Was Danni flying a broom?
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Look! It's the new kitchen!

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Wishes fulfilled

None :( Sorry, Rhys -.-