Short Sheeted
By: Susan Ellen field
Conversion day story..."Short Sheeted"
August 24, 2002
Okay guys, this is my offering for conversion day. plus my little way of paying homage to Those really great sheet sets they have in the stores!! :) LOL!! hope you like it!!
All characters belong to JP and well basically everyone.. Dedicated to Nancy for making me actually want to think up a story for the occasion! Permission to post anyplace :)
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LaCroix slowly opened the trunk. Had it been a year already? He felt around for the special item. He felt around. "It's not here!" Then suddenly he noticed that the trunk had stickers all over it, reflecting someone's world travels. "NICHOLAS!!!"
A short time later in the loft.
A swift whoosh of air. Nick knew it had to be LaCroix. He had dreaded this moment. When he remembered that it was Conversion Day, he knew that LaCroix would show up and hold him accountable. Bracing himself he faced the tall imposing figure before him.
"Where is it Nicholas? "
(Nick decided to stretch the moment before certain impact and play dumb)! "Where is what?"
"Oh please! Don't insult me by denying this."
"I was going to tell you the very minute I discovered what happened, but I, well I forgot". (oh yeah, like LaCroix was gonna buy THAT excuse!)
LaCroix sat down. "I'm waiting!".
Nicholas swallowed hard and began to tell LaCroix. "It was one of those times I decided to move on'"
"Please do continue!"
I was covering the furniture with the sheets I had around and'....
"Go on"....
Nicholas moved around the room. "Well I ran out of sheets and there was this piece of material in one of the trunks. I thought it was just a spare sheet I had forgotten about, before I realized what it was, I had cut it up into a few pieces and covered breakable art objects with it. I didn't realize until after that the trunk was yours and somehow must have been switched with one of mine.
"YOU WHAT?"! Have you any idea what that piece of material as you call it was?"
Nicholas seeing LaCroix's reaction thought that he would now become one of those breakable objects.
"It was the very toga I wore on the night of my conversion!!' (and the last time I had mortal sex!! (he thought to himself)
(Nicholas hearing those thoughts remembered wondering what those stains were on the material but that's another story)....and now back to the meaningless dialog!)
"Well, I", I mean, well'... Nicholas stuttered, fearful of the consequences.
"LaCroix stood .In an instant of time he was in front of Nicholas. His face was contorted with rage. He lifted his hand for what Nicholas feared would be the first in a series of powerful punches.
""Wait LaCroix please"!!
"FOR WHAT?"!!!
"I have something for you"
"Really?' LaCroix said sarcastically.(also thinking that perhaps he was going to get lucky tonight!)
"Nicholas swiftly flew up stairs to the loft bedroom and came back with a beautifully wrapped package. He stretched it out to LaCroix.
"What is this?" (Well so much for that first idea) LaCroix thought.
"For Conversion day"
LaCroix looked at it. The wrapping was gorgeous topped with intricate card designed with Pompeii. Lacroix hoped for once it wasn't that dang pocket watch.... He opened the card up it read; "From Nicholas, I'm still not coming back to you but Happy Conversion Day with affection" :)
He carefully opened the package removing the tissue paper it revealed the gift. "NICOLAS!!" LaCroix was stunned, beyond stunned.
"You like it don't you? I mean I know it can't take the place of the original or anything, but the design is sort of nice don't you think? I had it specially sewn for you into a toga.
LaCroix looked at it. It was a toga, or at least it was a semblance of one, obviously constructed from a pattern someone would use for that Mortal holiday Halloween.
But the material was some dreadful cotton and polyester, but the worse part was the design. It was covered in huge pink lips!!"
"It was a special in Wal-Mart!" I thought it would really look good on you, I was thinking of getting all the other items that went with it, the comforter and pillow cases, rugs, etc but thought it would be over-kill' and you know you could stand to wear a little bright pattern once in a while and'...
"Over-kill' hmmm... LaCroix's mind was racing.
Nicholas flew through out the window fast!
"I'll find you Nicholas and when I do!!"....
LaCroix looked again at the material in his hands. Yes the boy would have to pay. He looked again at the material in his hands suddenly a smile crossed his face looking up to the loft bedroom an idea formed in his mind... "He has to return here sometime and when he does!"
Hours later Nicholas did return to the loft as he suspected, LaCroix left Dressing in his black silk pajamas he went upstairs to bed.
"WHAT"!!!
Gone were his black silk sheets, and in their place were sheets, comforters, pillowcases and matching rug all with bright yellow happy faces.
"NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Meanwhile back at LaCroix's place...
The laughter resounded throughout the Raven.
"LaCroix must really be enjoying his Conversion Day Celebration this year" said Vachon to Urs on their way out.
The end...