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chap 3 of OUA
Chapter 3

Ioan, Brooke, Phoebe and Zoe found themselves at Ioan’s house before Orli or Dom had turned up.
“Never mind. Let’s get you three in and comfy!” Ioan smiled warmly as they climbed out of his car.
“Nice house!” Phoebe grinned as the three girls took in their new surroundings.
“And lovely garden.” Zoe said smiling.
“Why thank you!” Ioan smiled back. “Brooke, aren’t you feeling well?” He said noticing how pale she had gone.
“Wha…I’m alright. Just tired. Though I must say that the coffee at Jerry’s did wake me up a bit.” Brooke smiled.
Ioan raised and eyebrow and walked over to her. “M’lady.” He said, offering his arm to her.
“Thank you m’lord.” Brooke gave a small curtsey and slipped her hand through his arm.
Just as the foursome were heading towards the path that led to the door, they heard a squealing of tyres and turned around.
“What the?!” Brooke said.
The car screeched its tyres in front of Ioan’s house, did a ninety degree turn and sped into his driveway.
Ioan turned pale and shut his eyes, muttering to himself in a language that Brooke assumed was Welsh.
The car skidded to a halt a few mere inches away from the bumper of Ioan’s car. The passenger door opened almost immediately and they saw a dark head emerge. It was Orli…who though he was tanned and olive-skinned, looked awfully pale.
Phoebe quickly moved next to Orli who swayed a bit.
“Oh fuck.” They heard him murmur quietly. “Dom.” He started more loudly to that person who was in the process of climbing out from the drivers side. “Next time you plan on killing yourself, let me know so I can get out of the car before you do. You nearly killed me around ten fucking times in less then five fucking minutes! For Pete’s sake! Have one fucking thought for your passengers.”
“And try not to stop a few inches behind my car either!” Ioan said glaring at him. “You’ll pay the damage if you ever do any!” He put his arm around Brooke’s waist as he really was worrying about the way she was looking.
“Jeez! Sorry dudes! It’s just the way I drive ok?” Dom put his hands up, as if defending himself from verbal abuse.
“Were you taught to drive?” Phoebe said dryly.
Dom nodded, grinning insanely. He walked over to Zoe who put her arm around him and smiled at him. “Idiot!” she said affectionately.
‘Why does Ioan have to have his arm around Brooke?!’ Orli thought, noticing her rest her head on his shoulder and sigh softly. ‘He does have a bloody girlfriend! Why can’t he keep off her?!’
Ioan was worried about Brooke. Very worried indeed. She was so pale he was wondering how she would cope. He kept his arm around her as they walked up the few steps to the door. As they approached the door, it opened revealing a very pretty blonde who smiled towards everyone. Alice met Ioan’s eyes questioning him about the blonde red headed girl who was leaning against him. His puppy-dog black brown eyes pleaded with her to let him explain later. Alice nodded very slightly but then took in the girls looks. She looked like she was about to collapse on the ground.
“Hi Orli…Dom. I heard car tyres squealing so I was coming to see what it was.” She smiled at them.
“It was him.” The white-blonde girl with her arm around Orli said, pointing to Dom. “And he nearly killed Orli in the process.”
“Aw poor Orli. Come in all of you!” Alice said, opening the door wide and gesturing into the house.

“Kitchen!” Dom grinned and shot through the doorway connecting the lounge room to the kitchen.
“Food…” Alice rolled her eyes at Dom’s back.
“Sorry Ali.” Orli smiled sheepishly.
“Don’t worry Orli, isn’t your fault one little bit.” Alice smiled back at him, patting him on the shoulder.
“Isn’t Orli’s problem what? Oh yeah, nice scones Ali!” Dom walked out of the kitchen with a full mouth.
“That he has to put up with some one like you.” Phoebe said grinning wickedly.
Dom pouted and his chin quivered slightly. Zoe noticed, winked to her new friends and walked quickly over to him.
“There there Dommie.” She hugged him. “It isn’t your fault you’re short and worthless.”
Brooke burst out laughing at the look on Dom’s face when Zoe said that.
“Aw…someone’s ego has been pricked!” She grinned.
“Ali…do you mind if Brooke uses our bed until lunch?” Ioan said sidling over to his girlfriend.
“Of course, I’ll run and get it all sorted.” Ali replied and walked out of the room.
Ioan walked over to Brooke and picked her up bridal style.
“What are you doing?” Brooke asked staring at him.
“Taking you to bed.” He replied, nodded to everyone who was staring at him, and walked out of the room.
Zoe started chuckling and gave a wolf whistle. “Must be nice if you know what I mean…oh god! Wrong wrong wrong!!! Ali’s in there too!” And with that she buried her head in Orli’s shoulder and started rocking.

“I’m nice aren’t I? I let the others get the food.” Alice smirked.
“Very! Oi, let me see that.” Brooke grinned and held out her hand for the book that Alice was holding. “Oh! I love that book! I’ve read it well over…twenty times!”
Alice laughed mockingly. “We’re lying on my bed watching TV and reading, while the poor suckers outside of the bedroom are having to get lunch. That we’ll be eating.”
“Let’s watch 102!” Brooke said, holding Alice’s book.
“I’ll shove it in the DVD player.” Alice said and rolled off the bed and half crawled, half walked over to the cabinet next to the television.

“Where are the carrots?” Dom said, taking his head out of the dishwasher.
“In the fridge! I said that a minute ago!” Ioan said rolling his eyes at Phoebe.
“And where are our princesses?!” Dom demanded, glaring at the carrots that were in his hand.
“Brooke’s resting in my room and Ali’s keeping her company. I think they’re watching a movie…judging from the cackles, giggles and laughs coming from the direction of my bedroom.” Ioan poked his head out of the kitchen and listened to the noise that appeared to be coming from his bedroom.
“Brooke does not cackle!” Zoe poked Ioan in the stomach, as she passed into the kitchen from the lounge room where she had been clearing the table that was next to the sofa.
Ioan grinned at her as she poked Dom in the side so she could get at the fridge. “Someone is in a poking mood now aren’t we?”
“Only people that are severely annoying me!” She grinned back at him.
“Oh thanks!” Dom and Ioan sputtered in unison.
“No probs dudes!” she smirked as she grabbed the lettuce and butter out of the fridge and tossed the butter to Phoebe.
“Zoe!” Orli gasped, going down on his knees and grabbing her legs. “Please don’t start talking like Dom! I couldn’t cope! Don’t call us dudes!”
“Mm…no.” Zoe smiled sweetly.
Orli started sniffing and made puppy dog eyes in her direction.
“No!” she said smiling down at him.
He sniffed, stood up and walked dejectedly over to the sink and kept sniffing.
“Sucker!” Zoe murmured, smirking in his direction.

“Hehe! How cute is Digger?!” Brooke cried, grabbing Ali’s hands as her new friend nearly fell off the bed because she was laughing so hard.
“One of the cutest Borzois I’ve ever come across!” Ali laughed.
“Watch it Ali!” Brooke yelled as Ali started to fall off the bed.

A scream echoed through the house and made all five people in the kitchen stare.
“What the?” Phoebe murmured.
“That…came…from…my…bedroom.” Ioan gasped.
As quick as anything, all five people dashed out of the kitchen towards the bedroom.
Zoe, who was the first one to the bedroom opened the door as fast as she could and dashed inside, with the other four on her heels.
They were not expecting the scene in front of them. 102 Dalmatians was playing on the television, and there were two books on the right side of the bed. Ali was on the floor on her back, with the quilt lying over her stomach. Brooke was partially lying on the bed, though she was supporting her top half on Ali with her hands on Ali’s stomach to keep from falling off. Both women were laughing their heads off and both were grinning insanely as well. They looked towards the door as it opened and grinned towards the assembled people.
“Nice of you to join us.” Brooke grinned.
“Hi you guys.” Ali looked at the upside down people grinning.
“What happened? It looks like a hurricane went on the bed.” Phoebe said dryly.
“Twas not a hurricane. Twas a hysteria moment.” Brooke said looking at Ali who nodded and said ‘yes!” very fast.
The five in the doorway looked at one another and then back down at Brooke and Ali who had started laughing again.
“Their faces!” Ali laughed.
“Too good to be true!” Brooke buried her face on the edge of the bed.
“I think they’re slowly going insane.” Dom said slowly.
“Slowly?!” Zoe and Phoebe looked at Dom like he had spouted an extra head.
Brooke and Ali looked at one another and started laughing.
The five people standing shook their heads and turned to walk out of the door when suddenly they heard…
“OW!!!” Brooke’s voice came as Ali started giggling, a high pitched giggling that sounded like she was hysterical.
The five people turned around again.
Brooke had apparently fallen off the bed and had landed on Ali…and she had hit her face on the floor.
“Are you alright Brooke?” Ioan, Phoebe and Zoe ran over to the bed and knelt down.
For a while neither Brooke or Ali spoke or moved. The five people kneeling and standing looked at them worriedly. Then all of a sudden, Brooke and Ali started laughing.
“Brooke?” Zoe asked.
All her answer was was hysterical laughter.