The Douglas Legacy 2.2

But Emily just couldn't run away from the situation. She was more hurt and sad by the sudden death of her grandmother than scared of the immortal being who came to separate her grandmother's immortal soul from it's mortal frame.

Cody and his parents were hurting as well, but Cody seemed to realize that maybe even the reaper himself was upset by the situation.

But no, it seems he was only gathering his powers to complete his burdensome task. Karim just wanted to get the shiny green thing off of his face.

Jeremy went to visit Chris and Chace at their house to inform them of what happened and to get some kind of consolation those at home were not able to give him.

Karim did try to comfort his family, but he was only able to do so much. He couldn't be there for everyone simultaneously.

Emily had a birthday, but the family was much too upset to have a celebration.

Erin looked on at Emily standing beside the empty buffet table that had been purchased so she could have a big sweet sixteen party before the tragedy.

Jack wanted to try and keep his family going strong, so he invited Chris and Chace over for their birthdays and had a party for them.

He knew that it was something Ruby would have wanted. She really loved having parties for their family.

They invited a small group of family friends over for the celebration and Chace blew out his candles, giving everyone an aloof look. He was more upset than he let them realize, over the years he had learned to shut himself off from his emotions.

Karim watched uneasily while his wife prepared a meal for their guests. At least she had her paramedic uniform on. It was fireproof so she would be safe if the stove did happen to burst into flame.

Suddenly Jack realized that he was looking down at his family and he seemed to be floating well above the floor.

His children and grandchildren gathered around the table and watched as he turned a ghostly shade of white.

The Grim Reaper returned, standing back reverently while Jack gave his family a lingering look.

Jeremy decided he was tired of all this. They were just barely managing to hold things together through his mother's death, but now with his dad gone he wasn't sure what he was going to do.

They looked over at Grim, upset by his presence. They wanted so much to get rid of the bringer of doom, but they knew that was impossible. He was much too powerful.

Cody hid his face in his hands, not wanting to see Grim anymore. Jeremy wanted to as well, but he knew that he had to hold things together for the family.

Sensing the families hostility towards him, Grim told them that they'd better cool it or Jeremy would be next. He plotted possible ways to make that happen as he floated around their house....

...gathering up their dirty dishes.

Karim cautiously approached Grim, thanking him for cleaning up.

He said that it was the least he could do, considering how much they'd been through lately.

Cody cautiously approached as well and Grim turned to him, telling him how he was only doing his job and just how necessary it was to control the overpopulation problem.

That night Ruby decided to pay the family a visit, just to see how they were coping with everything. She sat down to play a game of chess with Pearl.

And then took a nap in one of the spare bedrooms.

Cody attempted to go on, pretending that everything was okay but he eventually began venting his pent up emotions on his friends, unable to hold it in any longer.

Erin grew up without any fuss. The family just couldn't bring themselves to celebrate.

The Douglas Legacy 2.1

Things were going pretty well for the Douglas family. Karim finished feeding Emily and sat down to dinner with his wife, son, and brother-in-law. He wasn't a big fan of salad, but since it wasn't flammable he was willing to eat it. He was much more of a meat and potatoes man, but after his earlier incident nearly burning the house down he was hesitant to try his hand at the stove again.

Jeremy quickly ate his salad and attempted to get his homework done. It was always a constant struggle for him to sit still long enough to complete it. He much preferred being outdoors swimming or jogging than being cooped up inside doing school work.

Emily just enjoyed the opportunity to play the "paint the high chair" game.

Karim sat Emily on the floor by the fridge, the place that would later become the favored spot for Douglas parents to teach their children. He had no idea how many others would follow his example through the generations by sitting down on the cold tiled floor and teaching his daughter to be a greedy gold digger like he he wanted to be before Pearl somehow managed to con him into marrying her.

Part of him wished that she would drown so that he would see her ghost, but he knew that really wouldn't fulfill his lifetime wish. She wasn't rich. Besides, he wasn't so sure he liked the idea his wife being incorporeal.

He was shocked when he found out that he was going to be a father again. Cody wasn't so sure he liked it either, especially if it was another pesky little sister like Emily!

Pearl also shared the responsibility of teaching Emily the basics. She certainly wanted to be sure that the little one heard about more than the typical financial matters her father lectured her about.

When the time came for Pearl to give birth, Jack loaded her into the car and rushed her to the hospital. He wanted his grandchild to be born in the safety and comfort of the hospital since at long last they had the extra funds to afford it.

Pearl brought the newest member of the Douglas clan home with her that night since things went so well. They named her Erin.


Karim took one look at her her little face and forgot all about the second thought he had been having about having another child.


With the house filling up with screaming stinky babies, Jeremy was very glad when his birthday finally came and he was old enough to move out.


He picked out clothes in his typical fashion, but got a rather daring haircut.


He couldn't help but glance back at himself in the mirror as he left the bathroom, a bit vain about his new looks.


Hearing someone at the door, he ran eagerly.


He was very happy to find his old high school friend, Chiquita Crosby. He always had a big crush on her, but was too timid to tell her about it. More mature now, he definitely planned to do something about that.


Jack took some time out to help his grandson, Cody, with his homework. With the new baby in the house he wanted to be sure that the lad knew he was not forgotten.


Chiquita was thrilled when Jeremy expressed his feelings for her. She said that she always felt that way about him as well, but tried to forget about it since he never seemed interested.

They sat down together on the couch at her place, talking about what it might mean for them in the future. They eventually moved in together in another part of town.


Before long, Erin was big enough to be chased all around the house rather than carried. She looked rather boyish, though. Everyone wondered if she would grow up to be a tomboy.


Jeremy still came over to visit quite often. He dropped by early one day and went for a swim before his nephew, Cody's birthday. Karim tried to squeeze past Jack and Ruby so that Emily could see him blow out the candles, but there was so much noise they couldn't hear his protests.


It wasn't long, though, before it was her turn to blow out some candles! She got her Gramma to play tag with her after the birthday festivities died down.


But apparently the excitement was too much for her old ticker. The entire family was devastated.


When Emily saw the Grim Reaper come, she took off running in terror, convinced that she really was to blame.

About The Douglas Legacy

I started this story over at Live Journal and then later remembered that I had a blog here as well that I used to write stories in. I'm way far ahead of the storyline as far as game play goes. Generation seven are children right now. I'll get caught up eventually.

The Douglas Legacy 2.0

The Douglas family was devistated by Pearl's bad stroke of luck as she attempted to repair the radio....



Ruby took it extremely hard; the shock of it turned every hair on her head instantly grey. The Grim Reaper came, laughing at the whole thing. Apparently to him it was all a big laugh.


He said that he couldn't wait to see Pearl die again so he brought her back from the dead just in case she felt like having another accident or two.


Soon afterwards was a cause for much celebration among the Douglas family. Jack was especially pleased at the birth of his first grandchild! Pearl and Karim had a little boy that they named Cody.


Jeremy wasn't quite sure what to think of being an uncle. He sat on the couch with an older friend watching tv as his dad stood nearby cuddling little Cody as he watched tv.


Before long, though, he was mature enough to handle it. He still kept in close contact with his brothers


Chris


and Chace. Chris gave Jeremy an uncertain look from across the room.


Jeremy had just asked if he could move in with him and Chace when he was old enough to move out. Chris said maybe, but he just found out that he is going to be a father. Jack overheard, unsure how to feel since he knows that Chris is not married.


Jack said that he was exhaused and excused himself to go to bed. He really wanted some time to think about what to say to Chris.

Before long Karim and Pearl were expecting a second child. Pearl wanted a big family just like her father, but she also wanted to be a surgeon so she had mixed emotions about missing so much work for maternity leave.


Karim decided to surprise his family by cooking dinner for them...only he forgot that he isn't exactly the best and safest cook. Fear struck Jack as his kitchen started to blaze with hot burning fire. Ash stung his eyes as he grabbed a fire extinguisher to try and put the blaze out.


Jeremy bravely jumped in and helped his father fight the blaze. He wasn't sure if that was grey in his father's hair or if it was just covered in ash.


Luckily everyone was safe and the fire was quickly extinguished. Jack sat down with Chris that day and had a serious man to man talk about fatherhood. He said that the girl just wasn't ready to settle down but she agreed to sign over custody of the child to him, so Chris remained a single dad. Jack was glad, at least, that his grandson would have a strong father. He wished very much that Chris was willing to speak about who the mother was, but he refused. He said that Chace would help him raise the boy.


It wasn't long before Pearl's second child, a little girl, was born. She named her Emily.


Jack sat alone in the livingroom, his wife and daughter were both still asleep in the early morning hours. He had to face the fact that before too much longer either he or Ruby wouldn't be there any longer for the family. He hoped that the legacy he left behind had a strong foundation that would be strong enough to endure through the generations.


Later that day, Ruby and Karim sat down to watch their favorite show together. Little Cody crawled into the room behind them and also sat down to watch, but he was scared so he kept ducking behind the big chair for protection.


Pearl came in, explaining to Karim that two children just weren't enough. She wanted to have one more.


Karim was happy to comply. The creation process was easy enough!


Emily spent much of her time playing with blocks and all the numerous other toys scattered all over the nursery. She knew nothing of the hardships that Jack and his children faced as they scratched out a life.


Cody grew up swiftly, eager to face the world, though he found it very difficult to stand still and listen to uncle Jeremy's ramblings when he wanted to be out playing.


Jeremy went over to Chris and Chace's house to visit often.


He gradually realized that their life seemed pretty settled.



He began to think about getting a place by himself when he was a young adult rather than living with them.


Emily was uncertain about the whole potty training business, especially when her momma's big baby bump about knocked her over!


Somehow, instead of giving his niece her bottle, Jeremy managed to Epoxy it to the back of his hand.