I don't own the Famous Five...
I admit to being scared about this story. I mean, if people don't like the FF, they wont like this story because it is trying to be like it, and if people do like the FF, they'll find all the parts which are wrong with it. So, I apologise for the inconsistencies.
I would like to promise I would finish this story, but I'm afraid I may later have to break that promise. At the moment, I should update fairly regularly, but i apologise for any delays. I also apologize for the ... between every line. My computer is officially being an idiot.
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The train pulled to a screeching stop in Kirrin station, the clanging and clanking jerking Julian from his semi-dreamlike state. He pulled himself together, told himself to stop worrying, and climbed off the train. Dick, his brother, was already waiting for him on the platform. He grinned when he saw Julian, and stepped forwards to help him with his case.
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"I say," He cried. "It's been too long, Ju. You haven't come home in almost three years"
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"I really am most awfully sorry," Julian replied, looking ashamed, "I kept meaning to come home, and then the professors would pile more and more coursework on, till I couldn't move 'cause of the stuff, and by the time I'd finished it, they'd have produced more. In the end I said enough was enough, packed all the coursework up, and came home for Christmas… That's what's making the suitcase so heavy."
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" I wondered what you had in it. It weighs a ton Ju! But, you don't mean you'll have to work over Christmas."
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"I can't see any way of getting out of it, and I seem to have been set double what I was last year. Still, it's awfully jolly to be home again. Where are the girls?"
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"Helping Auntie with the pudding. She was most specific that I had to come and get you alone. Said there was something you would need to do, and it would be easier if they weren't here. I couldn't make head or tail of it."
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"You brought the pony and trap?"
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"Of course. You didn't think I was going to lug that thing of yours up the hill?"
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"No, of course not, but it was jolly good of you to bring it all the same. You might have left me to carry it for all I knew."
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"Buck up Ju, and let's get of the platform. The porters glaring at us, and he's nowhere near as tolerant as the old one was. He scares me half to death."
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"Alright"
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Julian gave the case a mighty tug, and set off after Dick. They bundled the case up and scrambled in after it.
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"Aunt was right though, Dick" Julian commented, as they started up the road. "There was something I need to talk to you about, and it probably best if I tell you first. Can we go into town on the way? There's something I need to buy for Christmas, and it's probably best if I explain ...things over a glass of ginger beer. Plus, if we're in a public place, you can't murder me."
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"Alright... But you're being awfully mysterious Ju. What have you been doing at uni?"
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"I'll explain in a bit. Now, tell me what you've been doing. You are a rubbish letter writer, and I never can make head or tail of what you've written..."
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The pony trotted steadily up the hill, while the two boys joked and laughed in a way they hadn't been able to in some time. But as they teased each other, each was occupied with their own thoughts at the same time. Worrying about Ju's news, and what it would mean for them.
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Okay, thats it for now. Thanks for reading.
A question for today: What 'slang' words do the FF use, which I ought to include (e.g. Jolly, and buck up etc.)?
Thanks again.
G4E