| THE ADVENTURES OF THE O'CONNELL FAMILY Page 49 |
| "Beni! You son of a bitch!!" Rick had spotted Senbi and mistaken him for his old enemy, Beni. Senbi stood up to thank O'Connell for saving him from Gabrielle when Rick hit him square in the jaw. Senbi fell back down with surprise as Rick started after him again. Jonathan and Evie walked in around this time, and saw Rick beating up a man on the ground with Gabrielle trying to pull him off. "No! No! It's OK! He's my brother! Stop it!!" "Rick O'Connell! You stop that right now!" Evie dismounted from her camel and walked over to Rick who was still trying to murder the man lying on the ground. "Rick! Stop it! Come on! Stop it!" Rick finally noticed his wife pulling on his arm telling him to stop, when he started to stand up and look at the unconscious figure on the ground in front of him. "Well, I 'spose we should take him inside." The entire group gave Jonathan a look that clearly said, "Duh!" Krista ([email protected]) May 25, 2002 After pulling Senbi inside and giving something for the beatings he earne--err, rather, received...everyone sat inside the shack drinking some water. Rick felt somewhat guilty for beating Gabrielle's brother, even though he was rather satisfied with himself for beating some sense into Beni's past self. Evie on the other hand was not pleased with her husband's brutality. "You shouldn't have jumped to conclusions, Rick. Now you should understand why Beni was such a creep in the future towards you!" Evie said. Rick merely shrugged. "Not my fault he was such a creep. He deserved the beating." Gabrielle glanced at Rick and gave him a dirty look. "He may be a creep but that gave you no right to beat my brother senseless!" Rick returned the look back. "Maybe if your brother weren't such a bastard in both lives I wouldn't have had to beat him!" "You don't even know him!" "I know enough!" "Do not!" "I do so!" "STOP IT THIS INSTANT!" Rick and Gabrielle stopped their bickering to see Evie glaring daggers at the both of them. Rick knew better to say anything when Evie had that look in her eye. However, Gabrielle was unaccustomed to the looks of Evelyn O'Connell. "Pardon me, but this doesn't concern you! So just back off!" Gabrielle snapped. Evie stood nose to nose with Gabrielle. "Excuse me? This doesn't concern me? You're yelling at MY husband because YOUR brother is a bloody idiot!" Gabrielle growled low. "I'd watch it...you may be the princess in this world but in the other world you're nobody." Evie narrowed her eyes. "Care to prove that statement?" "Let's go!" "GIRLS!" This time two people were interrupted by Jonathan. He had his arms crossed over his chest in anger and he had the very same look Evie wore earlier. Evie knew the trademark look anywhere and stepped away from the fight. Gabrielle blinked. "What is with the retreating here? Am I missing something?" she asked. "Gabrielle, you will learn in time that when one of these three people give that certain look, you back down and back down quickly." Ardeth said, nodding towards Rick, Jonathan and Evie. Gabrielle scowled. "Well regardless of whatever 'evil looks' they may come up with, I'm going to check on my brother, whom you three seem less than eager to defend!" With that, she stomped off towards her brother's room. Everyone suddenly glanced at Jonathan in silent wonder. He blinked and crossed his arms again. "What?! Don't make it look like it was my fault!" he snapped. "Idiot, go talk to her!" Evie snapped. "Fine!" Jonathan huffed and marched off after her. While everyone else stood in silence, Alex and Adom merely glanced at each other, shrugged their shoulders, and continued to play mancala with their stones in the sand. Whitney Rachels ([email protected]) June 6, 2002 Jonathan ran up beside Gabrielle who seemed to have sped up her step. He grabbed her arm. "Let me go!" Jonathan persisted. Pulling her back and turning her around to face him. "No. Babe, I'm sorry. Now why were you about to drop my sister? I mean it seemed as though you two were about to pummel each other!" He said. |