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Camp Wilderness: Complete story. Teenage AU/AU. Jack and Ennis meet at a kind of Summer Camp and fall in love. Mostly PG, some R chapters.
Contains reference to physical child abuse.

Crystal River: Ten years on the boys have grown up and settled in Florida. Possible series of one-shots looking back on what happened since Camp.
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May. 10th, 2009 @ 09:16 am Q and A
Current Location: living room
Current Mood: curious
Current Music: "Tell Me"-The Stone Roses
Hmmm. I am quite liking the idea of 'Ask Jack or Ennis'. I remember when j-dogg (jacksraven/b73) had an open mike night kinda thing, it was fun. Not sure my boys will give as much away as he did but you never know if you dont ask! So, leave any questions you have for the boys here and they will get back to you if they feel like it (and just be patient as they do both work hard!).
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Here are a few as warm up. Read more... )
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May. 9th, 2009 @ 12:04 pm Errr...
The last entry wasnt meant to give you false hope that there was anything new coming soon. Sorry if that's what you thought. I've had a few people ask if I'm ok (thank you, nice to know you care!) and the rest of you may have been wondering why I wasnt posting so I just wrote that little thing by way of response. Like Jack, I have been quiet, and it's not coz anything's wrong. I HAVE been real busy with work, and have been thinking about other things and really just dont have anything much to say. I need some time off to get some inspiration!

So, I dont know when I'll next post anything. I am lacking creativity right now. If anyone has any ideas then let me know. Or maybe there's some questions you'd like answered? (Maybe by Jack or Ennis themselves?!!) Just remember I dont really *do* smex or smut so any requests involving that arent likely to get much of a response!

Anyway, hope everyone is good. Stay well. Love, gotmegood. xxx
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May. 8th, 2009 @ 05:36 pm Questions
Current Location: living room
Current Mood: calm
Current Music: "Just the way I'm feeling"-Feeder
"Hey Little Otter, you ok?"

"Yeah"

"You sure?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"Well just seems you been kinda quiet lately. Worry when you're quiet"

"OH, sorry! I don't mean to worry you. I really am ok."

"Yes?"

"Yes....I suppose I've had some stuff on my mind, maybe been a bit distracted? Plus I've been really busy at work you know. But no, it's all good. No need to worry"

"OK baby, if you say so."

"No doubt I'll be more talkative again soon, maybe after our next holiday, then you'll wish for peace and quiet again!"

"Never. Now scooch over here and give me a cuddle"
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Jan. 19th, 2009 @ 07:54 pm More pics
Current Location: living room
Current Mood: ditzy
Current Music: Please Just Take These Photos from My Hands-Snow Patrol
My photo hosting site is working better this week, so edited the last story (Jack's 30th) with some more pictures :o)

Anyone who hasn't seen this story it's coz it's friends-locked. Just comment to be friended. Thank you!

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Jan. 12th, 2009 @ 05:44 pm Phonecall Drabble
Current Location: living room
Current Mood: indescribable
Current Music: "Heroes"-David Bowie
Well, I'm really chuffed for Heath winning the GG but I just wish so badly he was still here to accept the awards himself and to see how well the TDK did and how his performance blew us all away. Also, massive respect to Chris Nolan who is doing a great and very dignified job on behalf of Heath.
Never forget you Heath xxxx
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"Hey Ennis, you ok?"

"Hey Jack, whatcha doing?"

"Just come up from a dive and saw I had a missed call from you...?"

"Oh yes, well I wanted to share some good news I got with you."

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah, well you know I've been doing some stuff on less stressful treatment of canine bone and joint disorders and wound healing?"

"Mmmm?"

"Well, my work got published in a really respected journal I found out today."

"Cool."

"And it's going to go in a book too."

"Double cool."

"And they're going to name the procedure after me, 'The Del Mar dressing', you know like Boyle's Law or the Heimlich Manoeuvre."

"No way!"

"OK, I made that last bit up! Not yet they're not. But you never know, when the whole world catches on to my genius......"

"Oh Ennis that's fantastic. Brilliant. Congratulations! I'm so proud of you, well done."

"Thanks Little Otter."

"Mind you, I'm proud of you every day you realise that don't you Ennis? Everyday you do amazing work, save the animals and make the people happy. But today we are all extra special really REALLY proud of you."

"We?"

"Yeah. Me. And Brazos-he's here. Brazos-say well done to Ennis."

"Woof!"

"See Brazos loves you to. And from my boat I can see two manatees, and yes, wait for it, they're bobbing to the surface now too to show their appreciation as well! I'd join the standing ovation but I might tip the boat!"

"No no don't do that! Well thank you Brazos, manatees and Jack. Have to say I'm chuffed. Does kind of make it all extra worthwhile. I mean I love my job, I'd do it anyway, but when you know your peers appreciate you too...well it's pretty satisfying."

"No one deserves it more than you. I#m s happy for you. Gonna spoil you rotten tonight."

"Ooo, I'll look forward to that. Guess I better go."

"Ok, bye. Love you Ennis. Proud of you. Always always proud of you."
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Jan. 11th, 2009 @ 01:03 pm Non-update
Thank you all very much for the nice comments about Ennis' 30th-seems to be my most commented on story yet-and also for the nice words about the Xmas/New Year drabbles. You're all too kind.

I know Ennis and I are worried about matching the Africa trip for Jack's 30th. I'm not sure we can think of a way to better that so bear with us!
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Jan. 4th, 2009 @ 10:51 am New Year
Current Location: living room
Current Mood: dorky
Current Music: "New Year's Day"-Fleetwood Mac
Sad little nugget.

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They don't do much for New Year. They'll eat a nice meal and take the dogs for a long walk during the day. Round 11 o'clock they'll go outside. For many years they sat on the little pier at the bottom of the garden with their feet dangling in the river. Now they might sit on the roof in the little private haven they have created up there. They hold hands and talk quietly. Jack usually cries. Partly the post Christmas excitement comedown, mostly because he thinks too much about New Years gone by.

In the past Jack always liked the idea of New Year and Resolutions. The idea that you could wipe the slate clean and start afresh always appealed to him, a new beginning used to be the thing he most wanted. His resolutions changed as he got older and they reflected his changing circumstances and his view on them.

I will be good for mummy and daddy. I will try and be good for mummy and daddy. I will try and not do the things that make mummy and daddy angry. I will not be a bad son.

Then there were the hopeful ones that never lasted long: I wont cry. I wont wet the bed. I will try and make friends.

When he was 9 he resolved: I will tell someone. He did but nothing came out of it and everything carried on as before. Things got really bad and for a couple of years he didn't make any resolutions because he didn't think he'd last the year, didn't think he'd want to last another year like this. Then when he was 12 he had a new resolution that he kept making until it came true (and this was not just at New Year either, every night he'd vow the same and work on how to make it come true): I will find a way out. I will make this stop.

Free at last his final resolution in his first New Year with his foster family was: I will try and be normal.

Now he doesn't make resolutions. He doesn't want to change anything, couldn't hope for anything more. He has everything that he wants. That everything knows just how to comfort him and as midnight ticks by they kiss and then go to bed. Start the year with all that you want and keep it going forever.
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Jan. 2nd, 2009 @ 02:45 pm Updated: All stories
Current Location: living room
Current Music: "Everything is average nowadays"-Kaiser Chiefs
CAMP WILDERNESS

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 (R) Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 (Abuse description-Angst) Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 (R) Chapter 15 Chapter 16 (Parting angst) Epilogue-10 years later 'Reunion' One-shot, First Christmas

Two Drabble Phonecalls:
Phonecall 1 Jan 24th :(
Phonecall 2 Feb 14th

CRYSTAL RIVER

1: 'Bedroom' 2: 'Driving' 3: 'Secrets' 4: 'Postcard' 5: 'Water and Sun' 6: 'Trip' Part a 'Trip' Part b 'Trip' Part c 7: 'Surprises' 8: 'Parents' 9: 'Date' (soppy romanticness) 10: 'Starlight' (much angst) 11: 'Absolution' (angst) Epilogue: 'What Happened Next'

Other bits from CR

Bonus Features Photos from the future Challenge piece-'Dreams' (angst)

ONE-SHOTS POST CR

One-shot: 'Treasure' (R)
One-shot: 'California' (R)
One-shot: 'Night' (angst, please read warning)
One-shot: 'Surprise' (R)
One-shot: 'Random' (angst)
One-shot: 'Heart'
One-shot: 'Christmas Past/Christmas Present' (angst)
One-shot: New Year' (angst)
One-shot: 'Ennis' 30th' (R) Locked
One-shot: 'Jack's 30th'  (R) Locked


DRABBLES

Silliness: 'Leap Year'
Silliness: 'April Fools Day'
Silliness: 'Oct 31st'

'Phonecall'
'Alone' (angst)
'Another Phonecall'
'Missing'
'Phonecall'

OTHERS' POINT OF VIEW - (FRIENDS LOCKED)

'Tourist'
'Partner'
'A Different Perspective part 1'
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Dec. 30th, 2008 @ 03:54 pm Christmas Past, Christmas Present
Current Location: living room
Current Mood: cold
Current Music: Christmas songs-"most wonderful time of the year"
Meant to post this earlier but it's too easy to be distracted this time of year!

Drabble-y thing from the CR world. What Christmas used to be like for them both and a glimpse as to what it is now. Some hints of angst in Jack's past as you may expect if you're familiar with his history.

This one is for maggie-the artist formerly known as b73/jacksraven. Christmas makes me think of her dMP boys more than ever, and the xmases they spent together. Her journal may be gone but her characters will live with me forever. I hope wherever she is she is doing well and is happy and I will never give up hope that one day we might hear from Daddy and J-dogg again.

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Christmas Past, Christmas Present

Del Mar Household


Being the youngest Ennis was usually the most excited and spolied at Christmas Read more... )
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Nov. 29th, 2008 @ 03:20 pm stuff
Just got some stuff to say. Read more... )
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Nov. 27th, 2008 @ 05:51 pm (no subject)
Sorry to report that my computer recently broke (again) and with it it took the latest one-shot I was writing. Serves me right for not backing up more often! I suspect if I knew computers better I wouldnt keep having to take it to the shop and miss out on being online for weeks, and I bet I could also find my half written stuff as it's probabaly somewhere in the computer balckhole. Oh well.

Anyway, I got lots of nice comments on the last chapter which was from a different POV-thank you all for those-and so I am continuing that theme for the next one-but just give me a bit longer to catch up and then start re-writing!
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Nov. 8th, 2008 @ 06:48 pm Partner-CR one-shot
Current Location: living room
Current Mood: content
Current Music: Knowing Me, Knowing You-ABBA
A story from a different POV. Takes place after Jack's diving accident (described in Crystal River's 'Starlight' and 'Absolution' chapters).

PARTNER

I didn't know him that well until that summer Read more... )
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Nov. 3rd, 2008 @ 01:28 pm Oct 31st
Current Location: living room
Current Mood: scared
Current Music: Dont fear the reeper-Blue oyster cult
Bit late and not the entry you may have expected! Short drabble.
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The children were bouncing off the walls with giddy excitement.

"You have to wait for your Uncle Ennis" their mother tried to explain.

"Want to go now. Why cant we go now Unka Ja?" Sonny asked. Sonny was Ennis' nephew, aged 3 and he hadnt quite got the hang of everyone's names yet.

"Coz we have to wait. Uncle Ennis AND Uncle Jack are taking us trick-or-treating" Sammy explained in her patient older sister voice. She was 5, she knew the score, though it didnt make the waiting any easier.

"I'm not sure why he's taking so long" Jack said peering out of the window. Ennis was supposed to get off work early so they could take the kids out round Crystal River to fill up on candy. "Let's see if we can see him coming" he said, scooping up Sonny and carrying him to the front door.

"Tickles!" Sonny cried, as he wriggled against Jack's beard. Jack was dressed up as Poseidon and was wearing a huge fake beard. Sonny was Batman, Sammy was a cowboy (hoping it would persuade her parents she was serious when she said she wanted a horse more than anything. An idea she most likely got from her Uncle).

"Do you see anything?" Jack asked, wondering aloud if maybe Ennis had gone off to buy a costume. He told them that Ennis had not said anything when Jack had asked if he was dressing up, or what he was dressing up as.

"No" Sonny said in a sulky voice. Jack put him down and he ran to Brazos who was sporting a pair of Devil horns to get in the spirit of things. His mother also peered out the door to see for herself.

"Shall we go without him?" Sammy suggested hopefully.

"Let me check my phone for a message" Jack said and wondered out of the room.

Moments later the whole house was plunged into darkness as all the lights went out. Sammy gave a little cry and Sonny went "ooooooooo".

"Everyone alright? Dont move, you might fall over" Jack hurried back in. "Must be a powercut."

"On Hallowe'en?" Ennis' sister said. "Isn't that a bit suspicious?"

Jack shrugged but it couldnt be seen in the dark. "It happens round here a fair bit. Let me get the candles. Draw the curtains so we can get a bit of light from outside in here."

"Unka Ja?" Sonny cried out.

"I'm here, it's ok, I'm going to get some lights and fix this. Just sit on the ground till we can see where you are."

Ennis' sister had made it to the window after tripping on a few discarded toys. She pulled the curtain and screamed loudly.

In the dark 3 pairs of eyes turned to where the scream had come from and saw what was outside the window.

Outside was a horse, and on the horse was a rider. But no ordinary rider. Dressed in a cape and old fashioned trousers and white shirt he seemed sinister enough as he was so out of place. But then your eyes drifted up his body and saw why there has been such a loud scream. The rider had no head. Where he should have had a neck and a head there was nothing, just an empty gap. Whilst they were taking all this in the rider raised both his arms. In one gloved covered hand he held a sword that appeared to be dripping blood, and he made cutting movements with it, and in the other he raised something spherical that in the half light really seemed to resemble a severed human head.

"Oh oh oh oh oh" Ennis' sister cried nervously.

"Momma?" called Sonny anxiously, maybe on the brink of tears.

"Uncle Jack?" Sammy asked looking for reassurance, trying to be braver than her brother.

"Ennis....?" Jack called out sounding desperate and they all turned and looked at him.

At that moment the lights went back on, and they all blinked with the sudden brightness. When they looked back at the window the headless horseman was gone.

A few seconds later Ennis walked through the front door.

He had a huge coat on, but underneath it looked like he was wearing a white shirt. He held in front of him a large pumpkin that seemed oddly familiar. He smelled of horse.

"What's with the faces?" he asked. "You all look like you've seen a ghost."
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Sep. 14th, 2008 @ 06:26 pm Missing
Current Location: living room
Current Mood: sad
Current Music: Miss You-Rolling Stones
Missing Heath pretty bad right now. BBM was on UK TV again this weekend. Didnt watch it all, but watched bits, for the first time since Jan 22nd. Made me sad. Also just seen the trailer for Heath's last film online (one shot only of Heath, more of a build-up) http://www.latinoreview.com/news/the-imaginarium-of-doctor-parnassus-teaser-trailer-5377. This made me even sadder beacause after this there wont be anything else.

I also miss Daddy and J-dogg and BFF J and E.

I'm not sure my boys have much more to say to me :o(
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(The following occurred shortly after Jack joined Ennis in Florida, at Ennis' sisters, to go to college).

"It was today wasn't it?"

"What?"

"The day your parents died?"

"How did you know that Little Otter?"

"I remember you saying it was just before your birthday. And you've been kind of sad today so I just guessed....."

"Mm"

"Ennis?"

"Mm. Yes, you're right Jack. It was this day. 10 years ago today"

"I'm really sorry Ennis. Is there anything I can do?"

"Come here. Oh Little Otter...."

"You still miss them lots dont you?"

"Every day, baby. Every day. Yes, it gets easier and sometimes I almost make it through the whole day without thinking about them. But then that makes me feel guilty, like how could I forget them? I'll never forget them. But all this other stuff piles on top. And their bit of my brain, those memories cant get any bigger as there wont ever be new ones, but with everything else going on they kind of get squashed and smaller which I feel bad about but cant really control. Sometimes it feels wrong to do anything. Like how dare I carry on like everything is ok? But I dont want to be sad all the time either, thinking about it too much. Whatever I do though, it's still always there. A hole."

"I wish I could say something to make it better. I dont know how it feels."

"And I hope you never do Little Otter. At least, thanks to you, the hole is smaller than it was. It doesnt hurt and ache so much like it used to. But still....."

"Tell me Ennis"

"Still.....out of nowhere, when you're not expecting it- a reminder. A woman with the same haircut my mum used to have. The cigarette and beer smell that was my dad. Two little boys being told off for messing around in the supermarket. And the thinking and wondering. What would they look like now? How unfair is it they never got to see me graduate. Grandchildren they'll not see. And you.."

"Me?"

"Yes. What would they have thought of you? Of you and me? I mean I think I knew them, but I didnt really. I was a kid, I have no idea what they were really like. A lot of what I think of them is through what others told me-my brother and sister. It would be nice to know them now as a grown-up. Or at least not as child. And I have no idea what they would have made of us. I think my mum would have loved you to bits and spoilt you rotten like my sister does. I just dont know about my dad."

"He would have been mad?"

"I dont know. I think maybe. Yes. I dont want to say bad stuff about him as that's not fair, I didnt really know him all that well and now I never will. But I also know he wasn't perfect so there's no point pretending he was. But I hope that wherever he is, watching over me or not. I hope he sees how happy I am and so isnt too disappointed in me."

"I bet he isnt"

"Well it's just one more thing I'll never know....."

"Ennis?"

.....

"Ennis?"

......

"Ennis?"

"I'm sorry baby, miles away. Give me a hug. You dont need to see me cry."

"You can cry Ennis, it's ok. Do whatever you want. I love you so much. I really really do. I want to spend all my time with you. But I think you should go now."

"What?"

"Go find your sister. And the two of you go out somewhere, anywhere together. Just go out and talk about your parents. Anything. Everything. Be together. Be with her today. She might need you just as much as you need her right now. Someone on the inside that knows what you're feeling. I'd go to the sea and sit by the ocean but do whatever you want. Tell her some of the stuff you told me just now. She might have better answers. She might not. But you should be with her today."

"You sure?"

"Course I'm sure"

"Ok. I'll do it"

"Ok. And I'll be here when you get back. And then you can tell me all about your parents. All the little things as well as the big things. I'd like to hear more about them. They're special people Ennis. Sure they werent perfect but they did give me you."

"Love you Little Otter."

"Love you more Ennis. Go. I'll be here for you. Always and Forever."
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Aug. 26th, 2008 @ 06:48 pm Heart-a short CR one-shot
Current Location: living room
Current Mood: sad
Current Music: The Maker Makes-Rufus/BBM soundtrack
OK, I have no idea where this one came from, probably form thinking about Heath. It's kind of something and nothing and I dont know, maybe too gooey or too simplified or something. And it may not fit with what other people think, but none of us the same are we, so no offence is intended. I guess there is some angst in terms of illness (but NOT J or E). Thanks for reading. This one is for Bluemoon73, a latecomer to the CR/CW world, for all the kind words.

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HEART

Ennis got to the front door without anyone coming out to greet him. Read more... )
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Aug. 24th, 2008 @ 11:39 am Drabble S for swimming
Current Location: living room
Current Mood: blank
Current Music: the olympics
Watching the TV, one said to the other, "That Phelps eh? Bet you could have gone to the Olympics, won a medal for your swimming."
"Mmmm" said the other, "I don't think so"
"No?"
"No" said the swimmer, snuggling closer to his partner, "Too much traveling. Too much time away. I don't think you'd always be able come with me, not with work. And without you, I wouldn't be happy and I wouldn't want to be there."


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ETA If anyone wasnt friended that wants to read Tourist then it's nothing personal I probably just missed you out by mistake. Comment here and I'll add you. Thanks to everyone for their support and kind words.
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Aug. 17th, 2008 @ 05:14 pm Pictures to go with 'Tourist'
Pictures to go with latest CR story (Tourist). If you cant see Tourist it's coz it's personal so friends locked. Apologies for the advert banners, cant get rid of them.

Read more... )
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Aug. 3rd, 2008 @ 03:38 pm Random-a Crystal River one shot
Current Location: living room
Current Mood: awake
Current Music: Can you feel the love tonight-Elton John
OK this is a weird little one-shot. All over the place with some angst so be warned, and skip if you don't fancy it.

RANDOM

It was a Saturday afternoon. Jack had decided to go to work for the morning because he was worried about one of the manatees and didn't want to leave her all weekend not knowing how she was doing. So Ennis had a lot of the day to himself. Read more... )

Complete Camp Wilderness
Complete Crystal River
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Jul. 31st, 2008 @ 07:13 pm Phonecall drabble: Brother and Sister
Current Location: living room
Current Mood: calm
Current Music: John Williams FIlm Theme Tunes
So, this was meant to be posted a couple of weeks back.....

"Hey Sis"

"Ennis! Hey, good to hear from you."

"Yeah, sorry, been an age. You alright? Kids ok?"

"I'm great. They're great. Very excited about seeing their favourite uncles in a few weeks."

"We still on then?"

"Oh yes. We are if you are."

"You betcha. I've got a week off work. Jack can take at least 3 days. We'll try and cram as much in as we can."

"Oh they'll be so excited. Jack still ok to show them his manatees?"

"For sure. Squared it with his boss."

"Brilliant. Tell him thanks. How is he, Ennis?"

"Oh he's good. He's Jack. You know?"

"Mmm. Glad to hear it"

"Yeah, he's all excited because I'm taking him to the movies tomorrow..."

"Oh! You're going to the movies together? Like a date?"

"Just two guys going to the movies sis"

"Awww sounds like a date to me"

"MMmm. Well. Maybe after the lights go dark you might find us holding hands. Maybe"

"Ha! I knew it! See I told you. What you going to see anyway?"

"That new Batman film?"

"Oh, right. Yeah. Didn't imagine that's be your thing?"

"Are you kidding me? Jack LOVES his superhero films."

"He does?"

"Oh yes. Got a real thing for them. I think....."

"What?"

"I think, well. I think when he was little.....he had this whole thing about goodies and baddies and the goodies saving the innocent people from the baddies. He's always had a thing about knights in armour rescuing people too. I think fairytales was all he had to read for a long time. And superheroes are kinda like fairytales arent they? All that saving the day and getting rid of the bad guys. I think he wished....well, spent his days.....you know...."

"Oh. Right. Jee, that's pretty sad Ennis. Sorry."

"It's ok. That's just Jack isnt it? So yeah, if he wants to see some new superhero save the day, then I'll happily take him."

"Good for you little brother! You give him a big hug from me. Tell him I cant wait to see him in a few weeks."

"Will do. I better go anyway. He's coming in from a swim now and looks just about right for that hug...."
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Jul. 28th, 2008 @ 10:01 pm Apology
OK so computers are evil. Mine got a virus and I nearly lost everything and then I thought it was ok again only for it to have other issues and break on me once more.

Fingers crossed I am now back in business but just wanted to apologise for lack of entries or replies, and especially sorry to all my fave authors for not commenting on all your stories. I've basically been offline for nearly 2 months and have A LOT of catching up to do.....I may not get round to commenting on all I've missed but rest assued I love it appreciate it very much!

Hopefully will be checking in with my CR boys soon once I get the computer back to how it was.

In the meantime here is Jack and Ennis' house in Florida.......

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