November
25, 2003
Buddi woke feeling
both cold and wet. Trying to figure out what was up,
he looked around to see Skyla had climbed into his bed in the middle of the
night. He rolled his eyes as he woke her telling her to go to her own bed, so
that he could clean everything up before Ursa or the others seen. Skyla shouted
at Buddi telling him he was mean, and ran into Gritti’s
room.
*Great Ursa will
know for sure now.* He sighed glade that the child
would soon be going home. Turning as the door opened Buddi was surprised, but
grateful that Gritti was coming in instead of Ursa he knew he may be in worse
with her than him. Skyla stood behind him, she poked her head out as Gritti lectured
him on being nicer to ones younger than him. Seeing Ursa opening the door,
Buddi ran to her, telling her what had happened. Ursa glared at her friend a
second, then at the small girl. She motioned for the child to come to her. Not
wanting to find out if she could get into more trouble Sky headed over to Ursa,
and stood in front,
“Skyla, Did Buddi
tell you that he didn’t want you in his bed?” The child nodded.
“Well then don’t
fight about it and go back to your own bed.” Skyla was about to say something
but stopped when she seen the glare that Ursa was giving her. Then walked to her room. Ursa spoke to Gritti,
“You and I will
speak in the morning, but right now, I tend to help Buddi get his bed cleaned
and him back into his own bed.” Gritti nodded and left to his own room.
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I was up way earlier
than the children. I had already tended to the animals, and had started on the
inside of the barn, I wanted to get that part started before the children had
gotten up, and the day started to get crazy. I had the first room about made,
when I heard the sound of footsteps coming in from behind, Joy stood behind me,
I was surprised since she was normally one of my late sleepers, and it was
still dark out.
“Joy, why are you
up, and where’s your coat and shoes?” I asked realizing she was also still in
her bed clothes.
“I,..
I,..” Seeing that something had
upset her. I took my coat that I had set aside awhile ago and wrapped
around her as I picked her up, and held her close. She was trembling and I held
her.
“Joy Baby, what
happened?” She answered by burring her face into me.
“That’s alright you
don’t have to tell me. I’ll just hold you for a bit.” I told her sitting on the
crate that I had set out the night before, and started rocking her slowly just
letting her cry out what ever was bothering her. She soon relaxed and fell
asleep again. I would have left her in the barn with me but I didn’t want the
noise to bother her. So I took her inside and laid her in my own bed. She
stirred a bit. But settled when I told her to just sleep.
By the time the
other children had started to get up, and the sun as well, I had the first room
finished and the second one started. All I had to do was get the isolation and
dry wall up and Tanni who
had claimed this spot the day before, could paint it herself the way that she
wanted. Each on got to point out the spot they wanted there room to be, and all
would paint their own the way they wanted no matter what I thought. It was
their choice of course the younger ones would have some help getting where they
couldn’t but they even had all the say in their own room. I went head stopped to go see everyone, and
let Darcy or Tanni who ever know to let Joy sleep,
and that I was out here working.
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Skyla heard the commotion, she knew that voice, Ryo and he was picking on
Buddi, about something. She didn’t know what came over her but Skyla ran up at
full speed and the heel of her foot connected with Ryo hard, making him fall to
the ground. Buddi stared at her in shock. Sky looked at Buddi and spoke,
“You
an ibiot?” Skyla asked “You just stanb there with out
mouth open like you
ready to catch flies or something.” Sky said as the ran to her famous tree before Ursa could get a hold of
her. Buddi was still dazed when Ursa came out to see what happened. She raised
an eyebrow at Ryo hearing what had happened.
“So a little girl
has the power to bring you down, Ryo.” The Barbic glared at the leader, from
where he stood. The leader sighed if it wasn’t one thing its
another. She headed out to where she knew the child would be.
“Skyla Videl get down here”
“No you mad at me, I was just helping Buddi, that guy mean to him.”
“I know that, but
you can’t go doing it like that!” Ursa called out trying to stay calm. She
although she didn’t approve of what the child did she thought it was kind of
funny to see that guy brought to his knees by a five year old. He would have
new respect for the child.
“Now come on down,”
“No hurt if I come
down!” Buddi had stayed behind and was glad, cause he
was ready to laugh at the kid’s logic, and how smart she was for getting
herself up a tree that Ursa couldn’t climb.
He could hear Ursa
call to the little girl again. After what the child had done for him, he
couldn’t see her getting into trouble, and walked over to the two,
“Sky, come with me
instead.”
“You not leave me?”
“Not this time, I’m
sorry for that. Trust me, I learned my lesson the hard
way.” Skyla looked to Ursa the to Buddi, then climbed
down into Buddi’s arms and snuggled up to him. Seeing what had happened, Ursa
decided to let her off with a firm warning, Buddi warned Sky as well that Ursa
would keep that promise if she did it again, and that she was letting her off
since she was defending someone else. He then let her know if she ever did that
kind of thing again he himself would see to it that she was really be