Rumer woke up with a smile on her face and happily made her way downstairs after getting herself cleaned and in a new pair of pajamas. As she entered the dining room in her frilly blue pj's she was met with the boys playing in a box of weapons.
"Oooh! Shiny!" She heard Jerome yell as he unsheathed a sword from its holder. He looked like a happy kid at Christmas and she adored it. Just as he was about to swing and slash his present around, Robert snatched it out of his hands, making Jerome mad.
Also much like a child, rather than telling Robert to give it back, he picked up a chainsaw and went after him with it. Rumer rolled her eyes at the childish scene, thankful when Theo walked in. She only listened to the conversation halfway until she heard what sounded like a threat.
"I mean, how many people can you eat before that shtick gets old?" Jerome smiled as he taunted Robert, who stepped closer to Jerome, "I can manage one more."
With the fun and games taking a turn, Rumer was not about to let Robert talk to her ginger that way. In a beat, Rumer pulled a shotgun out of the waistband of her flannel pajama pants and cocked it as she made her way to Robert. She got to him and pressed to his temple, "I dare you to try it." She threatened as she pulled back slightly on the trigger.
Theo sighed and produced a gun of his own. "I see we'll have to settle this the old fashioned way. Know this game?" He asked as he removed all of the bullets but one, causing Rumer to lower her gun.
"Love it." Jerome said, smiling. Rumer watched and smiled widely, this game was built for a firecracker like Jerome.
When Robert pulled and didn't fall to his death, Rumer smiled even bigger, "C'mon kid. You're a man of chance, show him who's boss." She said calmly, encouraging Jerome, who proved he was indeed the boss, shooting not only once but three times.
Obviously winning the game, Jerome laughed and grabbed the sword, running out of the room to stash his new toy. Rumer followed after him, only to see he'd opted for her room rather than his own.
"We need to talk anyways, Kid." She said closing and locking her door. "I'm guessing this one's gonna be a doozy." Jerome said as he watched her put a blanket on the floor where the door and floor boards met to guarantee their conversation wouldn't be heard.
When she stood up and pulled Jerome from her bed to the back of the room, he smirked down at her, "Or...we won't be talking at all?" He said, laughing lightly at Rumer's serious face as she pushed him down into a chair, "Where are we goin with this, Sweetness?" He asked, voice deep.
Rumer shook her head, "No, but I don't trust him." She said quietly still cautious to be sure no one could hear. Jerome scrunched his face up, "C'mon Sweetness, Robert's not a problem. And we could be doing better things with our time right now." He said as he scooted towards the edge of the chair and closer to Rumer, hands reaching for her just as she paced seat.
She ran a hand through her hair in exasperation, "Theo, Kid. I don't trust Theo. His, his whole theory doesn't make sense. Now, I wanna make it outta here alive and well, and I'm bringing you with me. It might not be today, or tomorrow, but it'll be soon. We gotta start makin friends of our own, Kid." Rumer said seriously.
Jerome leaned back, his long legs stretched out beneath Rumer. He was all prepared to poke fun, but he saw her knuckles turning white from how tight she was gripping the arms of his chair.
"Alright, I'm assuming you have a plan?" He asked, eyebrows perked up. Just as he'd suspected, Rumer nodded, "Fool proof. You won't even see the ending coming." She said, a smirk on her face. Jerome laughed, dragging on the skin beneath his eyes, "I love that pretty little head of yours." He said, getting excited.
AN: Hey readers, as you can see, I've changed Sonnet's name to Rumer. I felt like it sounded better and is easier to work with. If anyone has any objections though, please let me know. I just changed the ending of last chapter also.
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**Andie**
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