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"Girls?" Xai called out as she opened the front door, her arms laden with bags and a box that were set down on the floor so she could close the door again. Hmm? No answer? "Girls? Tyyne? Evari?" Why was no one answering? Strange! She picked up her things again when the door was closed and wandered further into the house, leaving the box and bags on the kitchen table. First thing she did was open the fridge and look around, making a slight face when she found what she was looking for. Nutter was sleeping in the butter again. Sigh. Well, now that she knew what food he'd decided to ruin this time she could continue on with the rest of her search through the house for her apparently missing girls. Were they not home? But usually Tyyne didn't leave until telling Xai! The first bedroom she passed belonged to Evari and so she quietly opened the door, peeking in to find her curled up with her pillow and sleeping. Odd...she'd been acting so strange lately. She closed the door and checked Tyyne's room. Tyyne wasn't in there! What was with her girls acting so strangely? Hmm...oh! She knew where she could be! Haha, right. That garden she was making. Chuckling to herself, Xai headed for the back door and stepped outside again. Ah, yes. There she was. Tyyne was watering the irises she had grown around the tree. How cute. She was humming softly to herself as she moved about the flowers, suddenly perking up with her ears lifted high when she heard footsteps.

"Oh. Hello, Mommy~! Did your errand go well?" Tyyne asked with a smile as she stopped watering to walk toward Xai, putting the can down to hold her arms out for a hug which Xai readily gave. She bent down and gave the little deer girl an affectionate squeeze before letting her go and standing up straight again, petting her blonde hair and smiling down at her.

"Yes it did! I got some movies too. I think you might like one of them!" Tyyne looked curious now, tilting her head and blinking. A movie she would like? Really? Yay! Evari was always making her watch movies Evari liked, and Evari liked some weird movies. Some of them were scary too! It was awful!

"What movie? Is it a nice one?" Xai nodded and brought the girl inside and to the kitchen, opening the box and taking out a few DVD cases. Ah! Here it was! She held it up for Tyyne to see and the little blonde deer gasped, reaching out to take it and get a better look. The middle of it read 'Bambi' and it surrounded by an assortment of adorable forest creatures, but the one that really god her attention was the deer with the butterfly on its nose. It...it was a movie about a deer? Tyyne looked up at Xai with pure awe written all over her face, hugging the DVD case to her chest. "Can we watch it? Please, please, please? Please, Mommy?" It was about a deer! She wanted to see it! It looked so cute! Xai laughed and nodded. Tyyne hurried to the living room after that and poked at the wall a few times. How...did she do this again? She couldn't remember how to make it open up. Er...this? Gah! She turned the TV on! But where was the DVD slot? Gaaaaah this was hard! Xai had followed Tyyne to the wall and watched her, chuckling and putting a hand on her shoulder as she leaned over and guided the girl's hand where it needed to go. Tyyne blushed and smiled up at her mother. "Thank you."

The DVD slot finally opened and Tyyne carefully put the disc inside, putting aside the case and hurrying up onto the couch. Xai eagerly joined her, also curious what this movie was about. It was a children's movie but she still wanted to see it! It started out very sweetly, and all the happy forest creatures were gathered around the newborn baby deer. And then they were trying to teach him how to walk properly. How adorable! Tyyne was thoroughly enjoying the movie, giggling and laughing and honestly able to relate to some of the issues. She'd never experienced winter but if Bambi couldn't do it? She definitely couldn't walk on ice! But it looked so fun! Darn. This was quickly becoming her favorite movie though. This was more her speed, not wild and crazy things that her sister liked. Nope. Sweet adorable animals in the forest and--WHAT?! Tyyne froze stiff when Bambi's mother told him to run and they began to hear gunshots, clinging to Xai's dress and just staring at the screen in horror. The last gunshot made her gasp, her eyes wide as saucers as she watched Bambi hide...and his mother didn't follow. Wh-where did his mother go?! Bambi called out for his mother over and over until the Great Deer of the Forest approached him telling him his mother wouldn't be back. Tears welled up in Tyyne's eyes and she whimpered, hiding her face in the sleeve of Xai's dress. Xai was also very shocked by this turn of events, whispering softly to the girl and petting her hair while watching the movie for a more cheerful part. Which thankfully came up right away!

"It's okay, Tyyne. Look, see? Everyone is singing and happy again. Shhh, it's okay." Xai comforted her and smiled for Tyyne, gently nudging her face to look at the screen again. Tyyne whimpered and reluctantly opened her eyes to see the birds singing, even the owl was there but he looked rather cranky. They were...twitterpated? That was a funny word. Whoa! That was Bambi?! And...and Faline? Wow! She was so pretty! She looked back at her own spotted backside, noticing that neither Bambi nor Faline had spots anymore. Would hers go away too?

She was beginning to get into the movie again when the hunters returned. This time she couldn't watch, hiding her face against Xai's shoulder with a whimper. Xai sighed and held her, waiting for this part to be over. It didn't take too long and eventually they were able to watch the happy ending together. Tyyne was still fairly upset though. People...hunted deer? They killed deer?! But...but what about her?! Was she in danger?! Why would someone want to hurt a deer? It didn't make any sense! "I'm sorry, Tyyne. I had no idea--"

"No...it's okay. I liked it! Even...though there were mean hunters. It was fun! Thank you, Mommy." Tyyne smiled despite how upset she was about this new revelation.

"Hey, Tyynebug!" Evari pushed open the sliding door and leaned against the doorway, watching her little sister wander around her garden taking care of the flowers. She'd been doing this every day for quite some time now; Tyyne would wake up, go outside to tend to her garden, and then she'd do other things. But the garden came first. She really loved her flowers. Tyyne's ears twitched and she blinked, looking up from a bush that she was watering to peer around it at her sister.

"Yes?" Tyynebug? That was a new one...it was better than Tyynebutt anyway. And Deerbutt. Though she did like Tyyney and Tin-Tin. Why couldn't Evari use one of the good names? The weird ones bothered her. Not that she would ever say anything. Heck, she was surprised she even told Enyo she disliked the nickname of 'princess'! But Leviathan called her that...that made it a bad name. Evari pushed off the doorframe and wandered into the garden, actually being careful not to step on or wreck anything. Man! She'd turned this stupid boring backyard into something really pretty! The glowing girl actually smiled, giving one of Tyyne's ears a tweak when she reached her. Tyyne squeaked and reflexively swatted at the offending hand, hugging the watering can to her chest.

"I'm going out. Want me to take you anywhere first?" It was kind of a new system they seemed to have developed; Evari would take Tyyne somewhere, and then they'd part ways and agree to meet up at a specific time. Sometimes Evari got...distracted a bit longer than intended though and left Tyyne waiting longer than she planned or long enough that she'd give up and just walk home by herself. This was another thing that...bothered Tyyne...but again, she would never say anything about it. Evari didn't mean anything malicious by these things anymore, right? In fact Evari always seemed very apologetic whenever she did it even if she was glowing brighter than a lightbulb when looking very sorry and hugging her over and over begging for forgiveness. Those days she always seemed so disheveled too..her makeup would be smudged despite her trying to fix it, her hair would be pulled from whatever hairstyle she'd put it up in earlier that day. Why did she look this way? Did...she get into fights or something? But then why would she be glowing so brightly? It didn't make sense. But she forgave her, she always forgave Evari. Tyyne scratched at her cheek and hummed thoughtfully. Did she want to go anywhere today? She supposed...maybe...yeah! She wanted to go to the park again! Maybe Ryuusei would be there! Or Enyo! She smiled and put down the watering can, nodding her head up toward her sister.

"Can I go to the park again?" Evari chuckled and nodded, walking through the house with Tyyne and leading her to the park. They agreed to meet at nine o'clock at the fountain. That gave Evari plenty of time to goof off! Evari had even promised she'd take Tyyne to see a movie after and get some ice cream. Needless to say, Tyyne was very excited about all this. Nothing could go wrong! It was so early, it was still morning! It gave Evari all day to mess around and still make it in time to meet Tyyne later!

...So then...why was Tyyne walking home by herself? Again?

Tyyne had waited. She'd waited so long, she'd waited a whole hour. It wasn't safe for a little girl to be wandering around at ten o'clock at night! She sniffled and whimpered, wiping at her eyes and hugging herself as a breeze blew through her. Gah! It was getting cold, she didn't think she'd need a jacket since she'd just be walking home with Evari and the walk would be faster. And...she wouldn't be as lost as she was right now. Getting lost wasted another two hours. It was midnight by the time she got home; she was tired, she was scared, she was...annoyed. Evari wasn't even home. Xai was though, and she'd fretted and hugged her and kissed her and made sure she was alright. The woman had made her her favorite meal, given her lots of attention and then sat with her until she fell asleep. But something was off about the small deer child, something wasn't right; she was quiet but in an odd way, her ears and little tail kept twitching, and annoyance was clearly written on her face. But she didn't say a single word. Not a one. Xai frowned as she slowly walked out of the room, not taking her eyes off Tyyne until the light was off and the door was closed. She was getting used to Evari staying out like this, but she'd been so worried when Tyyne hadn't come home. Was...was everything alright?

Once the door was closed one of Tyyne's eyes opened for a moment, but she didn't move. The eye closed again and she whimpered, hugging one of her pillows tightly as her shoulders shook from tears she was holding back. I-it wasn't fair! Evari had said! Evari had said nine would be just fine, and that it was a lot of time for her and she'd make it! She'd promised...she'd promised they could hang out! It was just going to be them! Evari would do whatever it was she did when she wasn't home, Tyyne would play at the park, and then they would get ice cream and see a movie. Together. It was...it was a promise. One of many plans Evari had fallen through on. It wasn't fair. What did she keep doing that made her forget about her own sister!? Tyyne sobbed quietly into her pillow, hugging it so tightly her fingers hurt.

The next morning Evari sighed as she quietly slipped through the front door, the heel of her hand against her head and her eyes closed. She groaned. ******** forgotten all about Tyyne. ********! What time was it now...it was noon? Tyyne would definitely be awake by now, that girl was awake with the sun! ********! Ugh, her head hurt. She kicked off her sneakers and wandered into the kitchen to get a glass of water, gasping and coming to a halt when she saw the blonde girl sitting in the kitchen munching on an apple. Tyyne's eyes were red and puffy, and she still looked upset, she also paused when she heard someone open the door and walk into the house. Xai was out with Mr. Donovan today, and she rarely forgot something so there was only one other person that could be unless someone was breaking into the house...in which case she actually was in the mood to chase them off! Hmph! Stupid Evari. Stupid...jerk breaking promises. The two girls just stood and stared at each other, one in clear annoyance and the other...knew she was in trouble. But come on...this was Tyyne. Tyyne never got mad. She was, like, calmer than the word calm. If you looked up nice in the dictionary? A picture of Tyyne would be smiling beside it.

...This...wasn't a nice looking Tyyne, however.

"Ah..h-hey, Tyyne. Have fun at the park?" Tyyne didn't answer, instead scowling and turning away to just eat her apple. Evari blinked. Okay, maybe that was a bad question to ask. She sighed and rubbed at her cheek, looking around awkwardly. This was weird. "So um, where's Xai at? She's not home? That's weird. Did she go get groceries or something?"

"She's on a date." Tyyne answered curtly, her hand shaking a little. Evari's voice was making her madder. She'd never felt like this before! Sh-she wanted to yell at her! She wanted to scream and throw a fit like Evari did the day she arrived! She was...she was...angry? Evari looked surprised by both the answer and the tone the answer was given in.

"A date? Seriously? With who? Xai doesn't go on da--"

"Sh-shut up!" Tyyne cried suddenly, squeezing the apple she was eating so hard juice dripped from it and down her wrist. Evari jumped, honestly surprised to hear her voice raised. Whoa. She'd never done that before. "Just...shut up! D-don't talk to me like you didn't d-do anything m-mean and s...s..STUPID!" She threw the apple on the floor and glared at Evari who was staring dumbstruck at her sister. Whoa, where was this coming from?

"You're so STUPID! A-and mean! And you always lie to me an--"

"Whoa, Tyyne...I'm so sorry! It was an accident! I swear I'll never--"

"You say that every time! EVERY time! 'I lost track of time!' 'I forgot!' 'I couldn't get out of what I was doing!' 'Tyyne you don't understand!' 'I won't do it again! I promise!' You always have an excuse! You always say you'll never do it again! Do you ever think about anyone but yourself?! If you really don't want me to be your sister that badly then...then I'll just leave! I'll take the hint! I'll get out of your house! You call me names, you ditch me, you would jump on my back and try to ride me like some stupid pony! You scared off someone I could've been friends with! And...and you're just a big b***h!" It got quiet after that, both girls shocked by Tyyne's words. Evari was speechless, her jaw dropped and her eyes wide as she leaned back against the wall behind her as if the words had pushed her back. Tyyne couldn't believe she said all that, she was especially shocked by...by her swearing! Where had that come from?! She felt..a little better...but she was still mad. Evari just didn't know what to say.

"T...Tyyne I--"

"Don't talk to me." Tyyne suddenly snapped at her, tears that had been threatening to form during her little tirade finally rolling down her cheeks. She hiccupped a bit and wiped at her face with her sticky arm, not even caring that she was getting apple juice in her hair and on her face anymore. "You're always so mean to me! What did I ever do to you?! You've been telling me to get out si-since the start! And I hadn't even done anything! I've always tried to be nice to you! Always! And what do I get? I get called mean, stupid names and left behind! I was so scared!" She sobbed, rubbing at her eyes with both her fists. Evari bit down on her lip, guilt stabbing at her heart as she pushed off the wall and slowly made her way across the kitchen closer to Tyyne. The deer girl's ears perked and she looked up when she heard footsteps, whimpering and skittering around the table away from her very dimly lit sister. "Don't touch me! I-I don't know where you've been! You always come home looking like that! You say your head hurts, you walk funny sometimes, your hair is a mess, you smell funny...even your makeup is messed up! You've got colors all over your cheeks! A-and some of them are, like, dark red! You weren't wearing red! If you'd rather hang out with someone else then fine! Just don't LIE to me! I just wanted you to like me! I-I was making that garden just for you bec-because you were so sad for awhile and I didn't like it! Because y-you're my sister and I love you! But you just seem to hate me no matter what I do! What did I ever to do you?! Why do you a-a-always do thi-this to me?!"

"You're...making that garden for me?" Evari asked quietly, unsure of what to do now. Tyyne was crying. She was crying a lot. But she wouldn't let Evari come near her! All of her words...well...no, not all of them, but a lot of them...they were true. But she didn't hate Tyyne! Not anymore. She was so thoughtful and caring and sweet...she didn't deserve this kind of treatment that Evari had been giving her. Not at all. Tyyne nodded, coughing and wiping at her face.

"Because I wanted to see you smile! Yo-y-you were acting all we-weird and s..sss-s-sad and mope..moping! I thought you l-liked it! I tho-thought you liked me! But I was WRONG!" Evari visibly flinched, wincing and hugging herself a bit. Even before Tyyne had started yelling she honestly did already feel bad. Even on her way home she was trying to think of a way to make this up to Tyyne. They didn't usually set a meet time so late...Evari was so stupid. Tyyne was right. But what could she say? What could she do? Tyyne wouldn't let her talk and she wouldn't let her near her!

"Look...Tyyne...I'm sor--"

"Shut up! Just stop--"

"I'M SORRY." Evari spoke over Tyyne, frowning. She wanted to talk damnit! She didn't want Tyyne upset anymore! This was just...this just wasn't Tyyne! "I know I ******** up a lot! I know! I...I don't need you reminding me..." She grumbled, sitting down on the floor where she had been standing. See? More level ground... "I don't hate you. I mean it...I'm just like you said...I'm a stupid b***h." Evari gave a short chuckle at that, rubbing at the back of her neck. "I don't want you mad at me. I swear. In fact, I...I don't even...really know what to say right now. I didn't think you of all people was capable of something like this. You're just too sweet~." Tyyne hiccoughed and whimpered, her ears hanging low and her legs buckling underneath her until she was suddenly sitting on the floor as well. She wanted to believe Evari...she really did...but she found it so hard to all of a sudden. She'd never been angry before! She was shaking, but not with fear for once. For once this was..rage? That was what this was, right? She was shaking all over, and the tears just wouldn't stop. Evari frowned, her fists clenching. This must've been how Xai felt whenever Evari would throw a fit. Ugh. This sucked. Tyyne wasn't paying attention to Evari anymore; she wasn't paying attention to anything anymore really. She was crying, she was shaking, she was angry, and she felt sick to her stomach. She didn't like feeling like this! It was awful! Evari took advantage of this to crawl over to her as quietly as possible, sitting down beside the girl and gently pulling her close in a hug. Tyyne flipped out a bit, crying louder and trying to push Evari away, but Evari wouldn't let go even when she was banged in the face with an antler. Ow. ********, those things really hurt! She didn't feel like she was bleeding or anything, and it just banged against the side of her face. Didn't hit anything vital like her eyeball. But something Evari would've loved more of during her tantrums was just a hug to calm her down and so she was going to hold onto Tyyne until she calmed down, pressing her face against the girl's hair between her antlers when Tyyne did finally stop struggling. She truly wanted Tyyne to forgive her; she never meant to hurt her with forgetting her like that. And if she didn't like the stupid names then...then she'd stop them! She pressed a kiss against her sister's temple, rubbing her back and closing her eyes. Tyyne's shoulders shook as she sobbed, clinging to the fabric of Evari's shirt and burying her face into Evari's chest and refusing to let her go. B-big jerk! Big...stupid...dumb jerk...! Evari sighed and began to gently sway side to side with her sister, holding her close and quietly singing a song into her ear. Tyyne hiccupped and sobbed quietly against her sister, but her ears did perk a little to listen to the song. S-stop being so nice you big...jerk!

"I love you, Tyyne. I mean it. I really do." Evari sang quietly, nuzzling her cheek against the top of her sister's head. Tyyne coughed a bit.

"I l-love you, t-too." She whimpered, her ears lowering again. She'd stopped crying (sort of), now she was just trying to calm down. Evari was a jerk. A big, mean, stupid jerk...but...but she was still her sister. And while she had her doubts that Evari really would stop doing the things that upset her she would at least give her one more chance. Just one more.