PARENTHOOD
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty One "AH!" Faith screamed as Duer ran up the stairs and down the hallway. He found her standing in the doorway of her brother's room and Cameron was lying on the bed, watching a DVD. "Why is she screaming?" Duer demanded as Cameron hit the pause button and sat up, placing the pillow behind him. "I don't know. She came in here and..." Cameron said as Faith held onto Duer's leg and buried her face against his hip. Duer gently got her to let go of his leg when he knelt down and saw the large tears dribbling down her cheeks. "What scared you, Butterfly?" Duer asked as she pointed at the holo-television and he stood up, walking to see what was on the screen. His eyes went wide when he saw what looked like a doll with a drill on the top of its head and it was boring into a man's forehead. Growling, he turned around then looked at Cameron and Cameron gave him a puzzled look. "Where did you get this?" "Christopher gave it to me. How was I supposed to know that she was going to come in and see that?" Cameron asked as Duer wiggled his finger at him and Cameron gently tossed him the remote control. Duer hit the stop button then ejected the DVD and placed it in the DVD case. PUPPET MASTER was on the front as he slid the DVD case into his pocket and Cameron slumped on the bed, crossing his arms over his chest. "This is so unfair!" "Look, I know you're old enough to watch this, but you have to remember that you have a little sister who..." Duer said and Cameron growled, glaring at Faith. "Yeah, I know, she's too little to see things like that. Blimey, things were so much better before she came along." Cameron grumbled as Faith sniffed then ran out of the room and Duer glared at him. "Dad, I didn't mean it. I swear!" "I know you didn't," Duer said as he walked to the bed and sat down. "I am sorry," Cameron said. "It's not me that you have to say sorry to," Duer said and Cameron sighed, nodding his head. "Do you think she'll forgive me?" "Yeah, I think she will." "Want me to go get her?" he asked and Duer shook his head then stood up. "I'll go get her," Duer said then headed for the door, leaving the room. He walked to her bedroom door when he knocked then opened the door and looked to see if Faith was in there. "Butterfly, are you in here?" "What's going on?" Frankie said as she came up the stairs and he turned, looking at her then scratched the back of his neck. "Faith walked into Cameron's room while he was watching this," he said, taking the DVD case out of his pocket then handed her the DVD case. "Where did he get this?" "Christopher gave it to him," he said and she sighed, rolling her eyes. "I told him not to bring things like this into the house because of Faith." "That's what I told him and he said things were better before Faith came," he said and Frankie's eyes grew dark. "Oh really?" she said as she headed for Cameron's room but Duer gently grabbed hold of her arm and she looked at him. "He can wait. I need to see if Faith is alright," he said while they walked into Faith's bedroom but there was no sign of her. They searched the wardrobe, the toy box, the play tent and under the bed when Duer noticed that her teddy bear, Mumble Bumble, and Elby, the chibi of Duer's eleventh life, were also missing and he blinked. "Where are Elby and Mumble Bumble?" "They're missing, too?" "It seems that our little butterfly has flown the coop," he said as she walked to him and he wrapped his arms around her. Half closing his eyes, he tried to contact Faith but couldn't sense her and pulled Adam's mind forward. "Hello, Big Brother," Adam thought then felt the concern in Duer's mind and Duer sighed. "What happened?" "Faith is missing," Duer thought when Adam appeared inside his mind and blinked a few times. "What?" Adam thought and Duer told him what happened. "And you can't sense her?" "No, it may be because she's very upset and set up a privacy block or...." "Don't finish that thought," Alan thought when he appeared in Duer's mind and had on a Sherlock Holmes hat with a bubble pipe clenched in his teeth. "Well, Watson, will you accompany me in finding our wayward waif?" "Hey, I don't want to be Watson. I want to be Sherlock Holmes," Adam thought and Alan blew a few bubbles, the bubbles dribbling onto the ground at their feet. "You were Sherlock Holmes the last time." "No, you were and I have the proof!" Adam thought when he brought out a notebook and opened it, flipping through the pages. He pointed at one page as Alan looked at it and blew some more bubbles. "Ah, but you were Holmes three times before that and we agreed that I would have a free turn," Alan thought. "But you had your free turn," Adam thought, tapping on the page and they started arguing. Duer sighed when he moved their mind away and Frankie looked at him with concern in her eyes. "What do we do now?" Frankie asked as he sighed then looked at the doorway and saw Cameron standing there. "We're going to go find Faith. If we can't find her by sunset then I'll contact the others and we'll widen the serach," Duer said as he walked to the door and Cameron stood back, allowing him to leave the room. Frankie followed Duer down the stairs as Cameron watched them head for the front door then sighed, going back to his room. Faith sat against the rock while Elby finished setting up the small tent and unrolled the small sleeping bag. Mumble Bumble sat next to Faith as she wiped the tears from her eyes and pouted. "Do you think they know I'm gone yet?" she asked Elby and Elby shrugged its shoulders. "Oh, yeah, they know," a voice said as she jumped and Elby ran into the tent then came out wearing a toy helmet and armor and was holding onto a toy sword. "Elby, it's me." Faith watched as Cameron came closer and he folded his arms over his chest. She could see the anger in his eyes as he tapped his foot then sighed and rolled his eyes, walking toward her then sat down on the ground. "How did you find me?" she asked, holding Mumble Bumble to her chest. "It was simple really. One, you didn't take a change of clothes or food. Two, the front and back doors were still locked. Three, you're not allowed to cross the street by yourself. So, the only logical place for you to hide was in Dad's TARDIS. What I don't understand is why you ran away," he said and she pouted, placing her chin on the top of Mumble Bumble's head. "You don't love me anymore," she said and Cameron felt his hearts hurting. "I never said that!" he said with wide eyes. "You said things were better before I came," she said and he sighed, scooted closer but stopped as Elby waved the toy sword at him. "He won't let you hurt me." "Why would I want to do that? You're my sister!" Cameron said and felt the tears in the corners of his eyes. "But you don't want me!" "Again, I never said..." Cameron said then got up and walked toward the tree. The tears rolled down his cheeks as he lowered his head and she looked at him. He slowly slid to the ground as he placed his head down and his body was shaking. "Cammie?" she asked then placed Mumble Bumble on the ground, stood up and walked to him. Cameron placed his face in his hands as she looked at him and stroked his hair. "I am s-s-so sorry," he sobbed as she moved his hands away and he lifted his head. Tears streamed down his face as he wiped his eyes with his knuckles and sniffed. "I would n-never hurt you. I was just mad that Dad wouldn't let me watch that movie" "But that dolly was hurting that man," Faith said as Cameron took out a handkerchief from his pocket and blew his nose. "Yeah, it was," Cameron sighed and straightened his legs out so she could sit on his lap. Elby walked closer when Cameron looked at it and gently picked Elby up, holding it in his hands. "Why was the dolly doing that?" Faith asked as she took Elby from him and Cameron smiled, wiping his nose with the handkerchief. "It was made to kill," Cameron said and Elby's eyes went wide. Elby made little meeping sound then shook its head and Cameron smiled. "Yeah, I know that neither you nor the other chibis would kill anyone, but these dolls were built for revenge." "But why would someone do that?" Faith asked. "I don't know. Some people are just weird," Cameron said. "Well, I am still mad at you. You said mean words," Faith said as Cameron looked at her and sighed. "And what do I have to do to make you not mad at me anymore?" he asked and she sat back on his legs and thought for a few minutes. Smiling, she wiggled her finger at him as he moved closer and she whispered in his ear. "Just that?" he asked and she nodded her head. "Ok, come on." The sun was setting as Duer and Frankie walked back toward the house and he held her in his arms. The Doctor assured them that he and the rest of the family would keep looking for Faith as Duer opened the door and they walked inside the house. Closing the door, he led Frankie to the couch as he sat her down and headed for the kitchen. He stopped short when he saw the mess on the counter and walked to the pantry. Opening the door, he noticed that several packets of crisps, a bag of popcorn and a box of cookies was missing and he closed the door. Walking to the refrigerator, he opened the door when he saw a liter of soda and a bottle of juice was missing and so was half of the tuna submarine sandwich he was saving to eat while watching the Manchester United football game. "Frankie?" he called as she came into the kitchen and he stood against the refrigerator after the door closed. "I think I know where our little runaway is." "Shh...." Duer whispered as they walked into the family room and Faith, Elby and Mumble Bumble was lying on the Dora the Explorer sleeping bag and Cameron was lying on the couch, the remains of their Disney Princess dvd party was scattered on the floor around the couch. Cameron, Faith and Elby were sound asleep as Frankie slowly walked to the couch and shook Cameron, causing him to open one eye and look at her. "Mind telling me what's going on?" she whispered as he half sat up and she slid next to him, wrapping her arms around him. Duer sat next to them as Cameron sighed and told them how he found Faith. "Why didn't I think of looking for her in here?" Duer asked as he rolled his eyes and Cameron half smiled at him. "So, you two are friends again, eh?" "Well, yeah, after we watched Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast and the Little Mermaid," Cameron whispered when Faith woke up and opened her eyes. Yawning, she got up when she walked to the couch and Duer picked her up and placed her on his lap. "Did you have fun with your big brother?" he asked and Faith nodded, placing her head against his chest. "Good, but you do know that the both of you grounded, right?" "What?" Cameron asked with wide eyes. "You're grounded for bringing that DVD into this house," Duer said then looked at Faith. "And you are grounded for scaring the daylights out of us. Our whole family is out there looking for you." "They are?" Faith asked. "Yep, the Doctor is even checking the space port just in case someone snatched you and took you off world," he said and Faith gasped. "Uncle Doctor?" she thought and felt his mind rushing toward her. "Faith, where are you?" he thought. "I'm in Daddy's TARDIS," she thought then giggled when his head appeared in her mind and had a shocked look on her face. "You are?" the Doctor asked when Alan and Adam's heads appeared and Adam smiled at Alan. "You owe me a tenner, Holmes," he thought and Alan stuck his tongue out at him then faded away. "I'll go tell the others that she's safe at home." 'Thanks, Little Brother," Duer thought as the Doctor looked at Faith with a stern look on his face and she pouted, batting her eyelashes at him. "Ah, none of that, say you're sorry." "I'm sorry to scare everyone and will never do that again," Faith thought and felt the love and comfort of the whole family in her mind. The Doctor sighed as a cartoon chalkboard appeared in her head and he stood in front of it, holding a piece of chalk in his hand. "What is that for?" "I want you to write I WLL NEVER RUN AWAY EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER AGAIN one hundred times," the Doctor thought and she pouted, placing her hands on her hips. "I don't know how," she thought and he tossed the piece of chalk over his shoulder. "Then I'll take a hug," he thought as she hugged him and he tapped the tip of his finger on the tip of her nose. She watched as the Doctor left her mind then looked at Duer, Frankie and Cameron and smiled. "Can we watch a movie?" she asked. "Which movie do you want to watch?" Frankie asked when Faith reached into Duer's pocket and pulled out the Puppet Master DVD case, making both Frankie and Duer's eyes go wide. "I got a better idea," Cameron said as he got off the couch and walked to the shelf. Picking out a DVD, he walked to the couch as he handed the DVD case to Duer and Duer looked at the cover. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON was on the cover as he nodded and Cameron went to place the DVD into the DVD player. Walking back to the couch, Cameron picked Faith off of Duer's lap, sat down and placed her on his lap, handing her the remote. Smiling, she pushed the button as the movie started and Cameron kissed the top or her head, gently wrapping his arms around her.
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