So this is my first Unnatural History fanfiction. I hope that I stayed fairly close to the characters characteristics, if not, I will try and do better next time. :) The first chapter is kind of slow, but the chapters after this will hopefully have more action. :) Hope you like it! :D

The Anthropologist's Son

Bright light flooded the room as the shades were thrown back from the windows. Jasper Bartlett moaned and pulled hte covers over his head.

"Rise and shine!" his ocusin, Henry Griffin, said happily as he pulled the curtains back all the way.

"Henry." Jasper whined from under the covers. "Shut the curtains! It's to early!"

"No it's not." Henry replied cheerfully. "It's late."

Jasper just grunted and made no effort to get up. Henry frowned slightly, before smiling. He walked over to where Jasper kept a cup of water. Henry grinned and walked over to where Jasper slept with his head under the covers. He reached down and quickly yanked the sheets off of Jasper's head and poured the glass of water on his head.

Jasper jumped up, shaking his head and sputtering. Henry sat the glass back down and cracked up laughing.

"Henry!" Jasper exclaimed. "What was that for?"

"You wouldn't get up." Henry replied chuckling. "Besides, you were sleeping in!"

"What time is it?" Jasper asked as he wiped his face.

"Almost 8:30." Henry replied. "Hurry up or you won't get anything to eat."

"It's Saturday and you woke me up at 8:30?" Jasper fumed. "Are you crazy?"

Henry looked surprised.

"No." he replied honestly. "It's just late. Couldn't let you sleep in."

"Where's Dad?" Jasper yawned as he stood to get up. He knew it was pointless to go back to sleep, HEnry would just wake him up again.

"He said he had an interview to give." Henry replied, still laughing slightly.

"At 8 in the morning?" Jasper asked incredioubsly. "What sane person is up at 8 in the morning."

Hentry shooked his head at his cousin.

"Uncle Bryan said that was the only time this guy could get the interview."

"What's he interviewing him for?" Jasper asked as he changed.

"How should I know?" Henry replied. "He just told me he was leaving to interview a guy and to make sure you didn't sleep in to late."

"You could have let me sleep in." Jasper mumbled.

"I did!" Henry replied, not sure what he did wrong. "I could have woken you up at 7 when I got up."

Jasper gaped at his cousin, not sure how he could stand to wake up that early on a Saturday. Henry just shrugged and walked out the room. Jasper sighed as he finished changing and followed his cousin to the kitchen.

On the table in the kitchen was a surprisingly American breakfast. Scrambled eggs, bacon, gravy, biscuts, and orange juice.

"Did you cook this, Henry?" Jasper asked, wanting to make sure he wasn't going to be eating horse meat instead of bacon.

"No." Henry rolled his eyes. "Uncle Bryan did, I just put it on the table."

Jasper sighed in relief and sat down and started to eat. Henry sat down as well and the two ate in silence. When breakfast was over, Henry took the plates and cups to the dishwasher and let Jasper turn it on as he didn't know how. He watched closely, but still got lost when the machine turned on with just a press of a button.

"I'm going to the park," Henry commented. "You wanna..."

"No." Jasper interrupted.

"But Jasper..." Henry began.

"No, I don't want to be part of your morning monk exersice or whatever it is you do." Jasper replied as he headed toward the stairs to go to his room. "You got me up, so I might as well get started on my homework."

"Maggie will be there." Henry said.

Jasper stopped at the bottom of the stairs.

"And what exactly are you doing?" he asked carefully.

Henry just shrugged.

"What does it matter?" he asked as he walked to the door. "You said you didn't want to come."

He opened the door and walked out, sure that Jasper would follow. Sure enough, Henry hadn't reached the end of the sidewalk when the door opened and Jasper came running out to join him.

"Not a word." he hissed as he walked beside his cousin.

Henry just grinned as they walked to the park. It didn't take long before they reached the park. As it was early, there was only a few people there. None of them were Maggie.

"I thought you said Maggie was going to be here." Jasper said as he looked around for her.

"Yeah, about that." Henry said as he slowly backed away from Jasper. "I may have kind of had my fingers crossed."

Jasper's eyes narrowed as Henry kept backing up, wondering if maybe he should have just come alone.

"You mean you lied?" Jasper took a step closer to his cousin.

"Not exactly!" Henry defended. "Just stretched the truth!"

Jasper didn't reply, just kept stepping toward Henry.

"Jasper?" Henry asked nervously, stepping backwards. "Are you okay?"

"Oh yeah, I'm perfectly fine." Jasper replied, only a few feet from Henry. "But you won't be when I catch you!"
Jasper suddenly ran at Henry, who narrowly twisted out of the way. Then began all out war. Jasper would run after Henry, who would dodge and run away and taunt his cousin.

"Is that the best you got?" he called as Jasper paused to catch his breath.

Jasper tried to reply, but he was out of breath. Suddenly he got an idea. He fell to the ground and laid there, unmoving.

"Jasper?" Henry asked, taking a step. "Jasper, are you all right?"

Jasper didn't reply. He just lay on the ground and didn't move, didn't open his eyes.

"Jasper? Jasper! Answer me!" Henry called in a worried voice as he ran and kneeled beside his prone cousin.

"Hello Henry." Jasper suddenly said.

He grabbed Henry and threw him to the ground. Jasper climbed on top of him and pinned his arms to the ground. He was stronger then he looked and managed to keep Henry on the ground.

"You give up?" he asked.

"No!" Henry replied as he struggled to get free.

"In that case..." Jasper cut off grinning.

He let go of Henry's arms, but before Henry could break free, Jasper started tickling his cousin. Henry, caught by surprise, just laid there laughing for a moment, before struggling once more to get free. By then, both boys were laughing.

"You give up?" Jasper repeated.

"Yes! Yes!" Henry laughed.

Jasper laughed as he got off Henry and helped him to his feet.

"You're gonna pay for that." Henry grinned.

Jasper realized what Henry meant and he took off running. Henry gave him a few seconds head start before taking off after him and starting the war over again.

From behind a newspaper on the other side of the park, a pair of eyes followed the boy's every move. As Henry and Jasper stopped playing and left the park, the newspaper was folded up and a man stood and followed the boys at a distance. When he saw them go into the Bartlett house, the man grinned slyly, turned around, and walked back the way he had came, leaving the boys unaware that they had been followed.