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A Diamond in the Rough
By: JJ Cheshire
Feedback: FourSilverArrows@
Universe: ATF
Rating: PG13, Teen
Characters: Ezra Standish, Maude Standish, Chris Larabee
Disclaimer: I do not own the Magnificent or any of its characters.
This is just for fun and not for profit.
Comments: I seem to be obsessed with phone calls and talking on the
phone lately. What's up with that?
Warnings: Some not so nice wording. Gratuitous drinking because
it's Ezra and he has a flask. Boy should probably slow down.
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The engine was turned off and the interior of the car became as dark
as its exterior.
Ezra Standish, the undercover specialist of Team 7, sat still in the
leather seat with his hands on the steering wheel and listened as the
cooling wind caressed the hot metal of the car.
He did a slow count down as he waited for the coming sounds. The
pinging started slowly and then started to bang out a discordant tune
that was strangely comforting to Ezra in the darkness.
He was still sitting in the dark when the metal finally cooled to air
temperature and the only thing left to keep him company was the cool
breeze and the stars.
He finally got up the nerve and stepped out of his silent car and
into the night. Ezra leaned back against the car until his buttocks
were numb. But still he did not move from his resting place.
A slight rattle caught his ear and he turned to more closely examine
his surroundings. Off to his left were two rows of forlorn swings
that were gently swaying in the wind. His curiosity peaked, he
pushed off of the car and stomped his feet to get back his
circulation.
optimistic