Things That Go Bump {open}

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Jack and Jill went up the hell to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.

The childhood rhythm went round and round in Jessies head as things exploded around her. Literally. One moment she as dashing to Coops rescue and the next, she was tossed over a shoulder and carted in the opposite direction even as the bones of Miss Abigail blew to kingdom come. Talk about EW factor, she mentally grimaced as the boom of the explosion caught up with them and they both went tumbling to the ground in a spray of dirt, bones and other decaying things that flared with fire and then burned out just as fast.

Thank god for flammable rock salt, she thought stupidly to herself even as she rolled and then lay on the ground staring up dazedly at the sky.

Then, she started to snicker.

Right time or not, the Jack and Jill thing rolled through her mind and struck her funny. Or maybe shes struck her head or something. Wait, that was right.. She HAD struck her head earlier.. It was the only explanation for the hilarity that now held her in its grasp. The more she thought about it, the harder she laughed until she was pretty sure she sounded as bad as the loon that Coop had just disintegrated. When she was finally able to glance over at her companion, she choked out. "You know...some might wonder why we can't just call each other up and have a beer like normal people...You know.. instead of blowing things up and running for our lives in the process."

[Cooper Alexander Grayson]

Cooper couldn't help but laugh as Jessie laughed, looking at her in confusion and wondering why she was still giggling. There were delicate 'OW's in amongst laughs as Coop tried to push himself up, eventually flopping back to the ground and basically peeing his pants at Jessie's comment. "Hey now... What's normal??" They'd never been anything of the sorts between them and in all the years they'd known each other he was fairly certain they'd never met under the normal conditions. "But I tell you what... Don't tell Colt I nearly blew you up and I'll buy you enough bears to make your brain stop hurting." He was still chuckling slightly as he got himself up, holding his hand out to Jess to help her out. He was sure this girl was mad as a hatter and he insistant giggling didn't help that fact... But that was kinda why he loved her.

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Tell Colt about this little adventure? Hell no. Her brother had a bit of a protective streak a mile wide and had been known to try locking her in closets. Even at her age, she didn't relish trying to explain why she'd had to break out of a trunk or something because her brother hated the fact she insisted on taking care of herself. Hell, one of these days, she almost expected him to check her into the looney bin "for safe keeping". That very thought made a snort escape her lips and she took the hand offered, laughter finally dying.

"Yeah, I don't think you have to worry about that. I'm not telling Colt much of anything these days." she said dryly, groaning a bit as her head spun once more. "Son of a bitch... I hope you got deep pockets tonight cause I'm thinking it might take something more than beer to still this raging headache."

Glancing sideways, the chocolate haired huntress sighed as she took in the mess and the shovels.

"Whats the likely hood of someone showing up here after that explosion? I think we best be clearing out quick like..." she intoned, leaning down to pick up a shovel and wincing. "Why the hell can't these things get the memo that haunting s went out of style like... years ago? Its all about the zombies now days..."

[Cooper Alexander Grayson]

May 28, 2013 17:29:18 GMT -5 Cooper Alexander Grayson said:

He couldn't help but quirk his eyebrow. If curiosity killed people the way it killed cats, Cooper would have been long gone by now.  "Wait, hold up now, what exactly is it that we're keeping from Colt?" He smirked as he waited for a response. "I know the over protective brother act can get a bit old..." Cooper's own brother was something he didn't think about very often, but when he did, he'd had to think of him fondly. "He loves you to death but sometimes I think the things he doesn't know are definitely for the better... If anyone's headed for an early grave it's your bone head brother... He's going to have a brain aneurysm trying to keep an eye on you one day. And of course I say that because you, Coulter, are a trouble maker!" He was obviously kidding, about the aneurysm, not the trouble maker part. Even Jessica herself had admit that. 

He nodded when she suggested getting out of there, moving to help her. "Zombies? Really? You're that kind of girl? Who knew??" He chuckled as he moved out of the graveyard as swiftly as possible. "Call me old fashioned but I like anything I can set fire to or behead... Does that mean I have deep seeded issues or something? A shrink would have a field day trying to out my 'deep seeded issues', don't you think?"