"I said, come on! We can't be late!" My oldest sister, Willow, exclaims.
I'm a middle child, third oldest. It goes Willow, 22, Smoke, 20, Me, 16, Ash, 15, Fang, 13, and Aria, who's 7.
We're moving. Far, far away from this wretched house. I'm sad, but relieved at the same time. I don't have to think about what happened every time I see the walls in this place. Just talking about it makes me remember it.
Regardless, since we're moving far away, I have no friends, no people I know. That's hard. Really hard. I don't expect to make any friends, either. I haven't even tried since I got Luke, Shawn, Joey, and August. We said we'll keep in contact, but... but I don't know.
Anyway, we're all taking our own cars there, except for those who don't have cars. Ash is going with Smoke in his black Jeep, and Fang and Aria are going with Willow in her red Minivan that we've named, "The Bus". I'm going on my red motorcycle. Willow doesn't approve, but it's legal in this state, so. It's going to be a long road trip. I put on my motorcycle helmet and gloves and we start driving, all following Willow in her Minivan.
The cold wind of winter ripples across my clothes and my skin at my open sleeves and neck. It's calming, nice. Despite that, about thirty minutes in, I realize that I have no idea where the hell Willow is taking us. I don't know what the house looks like or anything, I just know where it is.
"That's so weird..." I think to myself.
I pull out my phone with my gloved hands at a red light and start texting the family group chat.
Cpt.Foxy: Where in the world are you taking us?
SmokinHot: idk either
WillowTree: It's a surprise!
AshWood: i like surprises :)
I barely notice the light change until someone starts honking. I immediately put my phone away and continue to follow Willow.
"That's weird. I don't like that much." I mutter to myself. It was really weird for Willow to keep stuff from us. I shrug it off.
Time Skip, 3 hours later.
I didn't know how long we'd been driving for. It was dark. We decided to stop at a gas station for a little bit. We all parked and got out of our vehicles. I sit down on the seat of my bike.
"So, how long have we been driving?" Smoke asks. He always mimics what I'm thinking. I don't know how.
"We've been on the road for about..." Willow checks her watch. "Three hours!"
"And how long, exactly, do we have left?" I ask.
"Three hours!"
We all groan. Aria starts looking really sad.
"Hey, Aria. I have to go get gas. Do you want to ride over to the pumps with me?" I say.
Aria's head shoots up. She starts jumping out of joy and screaming, "Yes! Yay!"
I look up at Willow and she's slightly smirking, shaking her head. I smile back. "Be careful," She says.
I chuckle and pick Aria up, putting her in front of me on my lap. I take a quick ride over to the pumps and start filling my bike up.
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I slip the Caramello wrapper in the trash and get on my bike, putting my helmet on. I take one last look at my hands: right one metal, the other flesh. I touch the metal's cold surface, then quickly put my gloves back on, making sure no one sees. I look up to find Willow and Smoke already at the driveway of the gas station. I ride off behind them.
It's dark now. I like night at Winter. It's almost enchanting, seeing the soft snow fall around me, feeling it. It brings peace to my never-ending train of thought. Sets my mind to ease once and a while. My siblings don't have the same feelings, except Aria, that is. She's the most like me out them all, except maybe Smoke. Smoke thinks the same as me a lot. We like to think of each other as twins. Regardless, I love Winter. It's my favorite season.
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Ten minutes left. I'm honestly kind of sad. I don't want this to end, really. I like feeling the vibration of the vehicle and road and I love feeling the wind against me. It makes me feel free. But, despite that, I'm also excited. Excited to see the new house and such. Of course, on top of that, also sad. Sad with leaving the place and friends I've known since birth. I push all of those feelings away and continue, eventually coming across something I would've never expected.
"HOLY SHIT!" I exclaim to myself in disbelief.
I park my bike in the giant driveway and look at the house before me. It's giant! Two stories, at least, with windows all around! A modern mansion majesty! I look around at everyone else and they have the same reaction I do: pure disbelief.
"This is ours?!?" Fang excitedly asks.
"As ours as ever!" Willow carefully responds.
"How in the world did you afford this?" Smoke inquires in disbelief. "Also, I don't think what you just said made sense."
"Well, I started saving up right I got my first penny. Didn't have any reason at the time, but I got one as soon as I saw this listing. Also, what I said made all of the sense."
We all rushed in to pick rooms and such. I picked a big corner room on the second floor. I plopped my suitcases on the already-made bed and sighed, happy. This is going to be nice.
Time Skip
I'm scared. Very scared. Summer Break is almost over. We've been living in this house for a bit. We all decided to do school online the rest of this year. Willow finished her fifth year of college, Smoke finished his third year, I finished Eleventh Grade, Ash finished Tenth Grade, Fang finished Sixth Grade, and Aria finished First Grade. I had my birthday on November 27th. I'm seventeen now. I still miss everyone I used to know. That's basically what's happened up until now. Now, the first day of non-online school is approaching in ten days. I'm not ready. I can't be ready. I can't prepare for what's coming.
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Oh, how Foxy was right about that! It's me, your beautiful author, Potato! I have an idea. I'm going to do trivia on each chapter right down here!
1. Which of Foxy's hands were metal/prosthetic?
2. Does the story take place in the future or present?
3. When does the first day of non-online school start (in x amount of days)?
Along with this trivia, I have another thing to ask you. Do you have an OC? If so, good! I need OCs for the upcoming school year! Just so you know, all of the animatronics are human, and the animals they're based on are simply reduced to their favorite animal. Please leave your OCs in the comments below!
What's their name and gender?
What's their favorite animal (animal they're based on)?
What do they look like (as a human)?
And finally, what's their personality like?
Thank you, and see you again soon, friends!