Saturday, November 26, 2005

AEGFF, Chapter 14!!!!
Here's chapter 14! Enjoy!!

Chapter 14

Thanksgiving was coming, and Max was a little worried. I hear you ask, “why is he worried, Mr. Narrator?” Well, reader, it is because Max, Ms. Marpole and Goofy were invited to Tera’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. Max accepted eagerly, as he liked spending time with her. However, the time went by quick, and before they knew it, it was Thanksgiving. Max reminded his dad not to do anything that might end up causing damage to Tera’s house, her family, or even Goofy himself.

“Aw shucks, son,” Goofy said, ringing the doorbell, “you act like I get into accidents all the time.” Max sighed and watched as his father managed to knock himself off the porch. How he did it, no one knew. All they knew was that he was very good at it. Tera answered the door; the house was full of women. An older girl in a lab coat was making the stuffing, and two girls who looked similar facially and bodily were preparing a salad. A blonde woman with blue eyes was currently washing the turkey.

“Hey guys!” Tera greeted them, pulling Goofy out of the bushes and getting the other guests into the house, “c’mon in. Oh, these are my sisters and my mom. Mako, Hana, Sora and Anna.” She grinned, first pointing at the girl in the lab coat. Next, she pointed at the girl with short hair and glasses, then the girl with long, blue hair. Lastly, she pointed at the blonde woman, who looked awestruck at Goofy.

“George Goof?” Anna said, squinting at Goofy, “after all these years I finally see you again?” Max looked at his father. George? After all these years, that was his dad’s name. It surprised him, but Ms. Marpole seemed to already know. Tera shared Max’s surprise; how was she to know that their parents already knew one another.

“Gawrsh, hello Anna.” Goofy said, unused to being called by his name, “sorry about setting your hair on fire in 12th grade…” He smiled weakly, and Anna looked as though she would set Goofy ablaze where he stood. Her hands shook; it looked like she was ready to tear the turkey in half.

“Oh sure, now you apologize! Y’know, if Tera didn’t like your kid, I wouldn’t let ANY of you into my house!” Anna yelled, throwing the turkey into the sink and storming out of the room. Tera apologized and said it was her mother’s “time of the month” and began washing the turkey. Max, Goofy and Ms. Marpole were told to feel free to look around; Anna would calm down eventually.

“Hi, my name is Hana.” Hana grinned, grabbing Max’s hand and shaking it, “this is my twin sister, Sora. Mom’s a bit bitchy, but you’ll get used to it.” She grinned, running a hand through her pink streaked hair. Sora walked over and shook Max’s hand; aside from the different hair colors, the two were exactly alike.

“My name is Sora. We own a hair salon downtown… a lot of your classmates drop by! You should too.” Sora winked, “you’re cute.” Hana punched her sister and mentioned something about marriage, and then Max noticed the twins’ wedding rings. They must’ve been married; Tera never mentioned her family in normal conversations.

“Leave the poor guy alone,” Mako said, peeling apples for the stuffing, “he’s already got a girlfriend.” Sora pouted and walked away, heading back to the kitchen to finish the salad. Max noticed a big cabinet full of trophies; Soccer Champion, ’95, Tennis Champion, ’87, Football Champion ’94… there were too many to list. Then, Max looked above the trophy cupboard; there were all sorts of photos. There was one of Hana and Sora opening their hair salon, and Mako accepting an award for something. Then, Max noticed a family portrait. Tera and her mother were present, but there were two unfamiliar men in the photo.

They were both fairly handsome, and it was easy to tell which one was Tera’s father and which one was her brother. They were both rather handsome, and Tera’s dad looked fairly young. Her brother took after her mother, but was still handsome. The date on the photo was from about 3 years ago; they all looked a lot younger than they were now. Max grinned and looked at the girls, who had come into the living room and were talking.

“Hey, who are these two guys?” Max asked, gesturing to the photo, “are they late?” The reaction he got was a room full of shocked faces. Tera, who was in the kitchen chopping onions stopped, hiding her face behind her hair. Hana, the one least phased by Max’s question, was the first to speak.

“They died.” Hana said bluntly, “they could’ve been saved… they died in such stupid ways.” There was a loud THUNK noise from the kitchen. Tera had stabbed the cutting board, and had tears welling in her eyes.

“Don’t you DARE speak about Mamoru and Dad like that!” Tera shouted, rage shining in her eyes, “you didn’t see them when they died! You were too busy at your stupid hair salon!” She then stormed out of the kitchen, going into the backyard and slamming the door. Anna had come back into the room just in time to hear the yelling. Max, Goofy and Ms. Marpole just looked stunned.

“Great, just great! Max, why don’t you go and console my daughter,” Anna said, “and you two,” she gestured towards Goofy and Ms. Marpole, “might want to go outside… I need to speak with Hana.” The three nodded and obliged Anna, leaving the room as though she was a bomb ready to explode. Max found Tera on the back porch, dangling her legs off it as she cried.

“You okay?” Max asked, sitting down next to her. She looked at him and nodded, looking down at her hands. It seemed she’d accidentally cut her finger; it was bleeding slightly.

“Thanks for coming out to talk with me…” Tera smiled, “would you like me to tell you about my father and brother? I think it might make this easier on me.” He nodded, and she prepared to tell him about her two favorite family members’ deaths.

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