K.O.D
No lights please
As vincent lifted his head he wiped a few beads of sweat off of his brow as maria, claire, and the kids pulled into the driveway in the large black van. They had spent the past four hours in town, eating at a restaurant then catching that movie they were wanting to see. at first it was just a shopping trip but after vincent had met with their "unexpected guest" he made a call to tell them to stay out a bit more. he patted the last layer of dirt over the cultists shallow grave before he walked back tot he barn to drop off the shovel and began heading to the smaller barn to put it away managing to make it to the driveway just as the others were getting out of the car. maria was quick to rush to her husbands side giving him his food and seeming to dote on him a bit more than usual, despite her whispered and hushed tone it was bound to raise some questions so vincent waved her off simply saying ill tell you more soon. before turning his attention to the kids. "i hope you enjoyed your break because we got loads of work to do. that storm yesterday tore up some of the silo's roof, we need someone to patch that, we got a break in the fence line to the east which we need to repair before any of the horses or cattle get out, someone left the damned chicken coop open and a coyote got in there last night so there is a mess in there that needs cleaning, John you and aria are gonna come with me to check some footage out. i need to show you guys something." his tone was stern but not at all irritated or upset. claire just arched an eyebrow at him and shifted her gaze back and fourth between the two oldest of the kids. "then i guess ill get started on dinner, were having pork chops, mashed potatoes, asparagus, and hopefully some sangria assuming its done now, has anyone seen joel?" she asked earning a negative head shake from vincent. "oh well im sure the egghead just got caught up on some calculations he'll be back whenever" she said before walking off into the house with arms full of groceries, as per usual maria was quick to offer to help and a give the kids a you better grab a bag look to which most would likely do so as they probably didnt want to hear her complaining all through dinner again.
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Johnathan had dropped off his four bags inside and immediately made a beeline for his room in the over sized red house. once there he picked up his cigarettes and noticed Vincent walking towards the tool shed. guess thats where im meeting him he said causally as he made his way down stairs pulling his smoke from the pack but not daring to put it to his lips until after he stepped out of the house lest Claire and Maria descend upon him like a pair of furies. once outside his eyes would glow for a fraction of a second as his thumb let a tiny pillar of flame out to light the smoke the moment it touched his lips, immediately he could feel the smoke entering him and rather than getting the dry uncomfortable feeling most associated with smoke he felt instantly invigorated, like he had taken a breath of fresh mountain air. "aria hurry the hell up or im gonna leave you." he shouted while the back door was still open but he didn't bother to actually wait literally uttering his words mid stride on his way to the tool shed. while he was fond of his siblings he was not about to mince words, sugar coat, or lie to them to make them feel better, some saw that as him being an asshole and maybe they were right. he just found it exceedingly hard to care how anyone else may feel about him or his words, he was far too busy making sure he didnt accidentally start a wildfire or literally explode. fortunately that had gotten alot easier and many would note he was alot more mellow than he was last year, at least as lng as he had his cigarettes...
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As vincent entered the toolshed he went to the back wall and grabbed a hold of the rope which was connected to the bell. rather than pull the rope he grabbed the end that dragged the floor and moved the hay and dirt out of the way until he saw floorboards, he pressed in a knot in the wood of the floorboard which easily fell into the hollow spot between the floor and the foundation. after wards he stuffed his finger in the knothole and hooked the board pulling it up and revealing a small metal handle about three inches below it. he tied the rope around the handle and waited for the two eldest to approach sighing as he looked at the handle. Meanwhile maria began to address the list of chores vincent had mentioned. "okay pick your chores kids, you can repair a roof, fix a fence, clean up the chicken coop, or help me and claire fix dinner take your pick."
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