Chapter 15 -- An Evil Architect

After Peaches became real, the teens scattered as it was almost time to take the bus to school. She was not amused at the irresponsible-ness of the party, even though she had become real at it. Those other teens were such pests, why did they have to share her special day with her?

While she stood glaring at everyone, the Sperie teens cleaned up after the party. Their guests had left their dishes everywhere and they knew their mom wouldn't be happy as she was a complete neat-freak.

Lukas took care of cleaning the stove. He was in a foul mood and didn't want to be around anyone else.

And maybe because he didn't trust anyone else not to accidentally leave it on.

Soon enough the bus came and Peaches watched them go, deciding she didn't need to go to school. It's not like the teachers even knew about her or anything.

Tim and S got home shortly after the bus left. Tim stood staring at the odd colored girl in his living room. Peaches was not looking forwards to this conversation.

The conversation apparently went well as Tim rushed over to S explaining how they were going to adopt another daughter.

Savannah was all for the idea.

The first thing they did was convert the old nursery into a bedroom for her.

Feeling happy about convincing Lukas' parents to keep her around, Peaches got to using her easel.

Not knowing about the catastrophic news, Lukas took the time after Drama Club to fish to earn some improvement for his mediocre grades.

Like father, like daughter.

When dinnertime came around, Lukas was just starting his homework.

"So the house is immaculate... You guys must have studied all weekend." Timothy stated suspiciously.

The teens just concentrated on their food and homework in response.

By the time Lukas had finished his homework, it was only him and Peaches left to eat. Lukas wondered why she was still here.

"You parents gave me my own room, with an easel," she smirked.

Lukas glared at his food.

"They probably love me more too cause I'm not insane," she called as he walked away.

:(

Instead of putting up with Peaches the next day, Lukas visited Gena to fulfill his promise of helping fix up her house.

Before pic.

"Lukas! Why are you here? You know how much I hate people seeing this place..." she blushed.

"I told you I'd help make it a home, remember? I'm keeping my word."

The first day, he worked on getting all of the rocks and weeds out so he could start working on more.

Eventually he got all of the furniture out onto the front lawn so he could repaint and refloor the entire house.

Everyday she'd be waiting for him after her Art Club, looking just like she did all those years ago when they first met.

Sometimes Denver would tag along offering his help. He usually just ended up doing his homework on the front porch, waiting for a chance to talk to Gena.

Finally things started coming together. All of the flooring was complete and the walls were stripped of the rotted wood. The kitchen was soon ready for new appliances and cabinetry.

One night, a long while later he finally completed his work. He had put in landscaping and had redone the fence and foundation even. He had to tear down the roof and start from scratch from all of the holes that had been worn in over the years.

After pic. 

"It's finally done! Do you like it Gena?" Lukas anxiously asked, hoping she would be pleased with his work.

"Of course I love it silly!" she replied, for once not stressed in the least.

In a bit of excitement, they decided to break-in the wood flooring by having a pillow fight.

Gena's a lot stronger than she looks.

At the end of the night, Lukas was exhausted.

"I suppose it's time for me to go, I don't want to get rounded up by the curfew police," Lukas reluctantly said.

"You don't know how much this means to me," Gena whispered, pulling him into a hug, "You're the best friend I've ever had."

Pulling away in a way to not seem as dejected as he felt, Lukas mustered a smile and left with only a nod.