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Torpidity

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. Stepping into his bedroom, Isi's nervous gave a startled twitch as his foot pressed against a particularly fussy floorboard. He hissed quietly at the noise and quietly scuttled off it so he was inside of his room. In one arm he carried his now finished dream catcher and in the other he supported himself with one of his crutches. Limping over to his bed, Isi leaned his crutch against the mattress and looked down at Eiry. The raevan was still sulking from being caught with his mischief just earlier, but he had fallen asleep in mid-sulk with his face pressed against Isi's pillow and his body sprawled on top of the sheets. Isi shook his head at the sight and gave a gentle roll to his eyes.

"Poor sap," he mumbled.

Isi moved over to the wall beside his bed and he hung the dream catcher on a tack he had put up earlier in the day. It hung nicely on the wall and the beads and other random odd assortments he had on the strings tapped against the wall. It looked nice there.

A soft rare smile drifted across Isikoro's cheeks, one of pride. It only lasted for a split moment because in the next instance he gave a great yawn. This afternoon had been a roller coaster of feeling and he was exhausted. The crippled boy laid himself down on the bed where there was room since Eiry had claimed a half...Well, a fourth, of it. The comfort of the bed enveloped him and quickly, Isi felt a heaviness overcome his eyelids. He didn't feel as if there were nightmares to be seen this time. In fact this would be the first time he rested in his bedroom since his night terrors started. Until today he had been resting and sleeping in his brother's bedroom.

Then, for the first time in what felt like ages, Isi's exhaustion caught up to him and he fell asleep.

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.Eiry and Rivener discover one Halloween that their gifts from Alex have suddenly sprung to life!.

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Jilted

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. The only thing he had heard that morning was his brother stepping down the stairs. Things had been like every other morning. Eiry was still sleeping and so was Rivener, as were the twenty million other pets they had in their home. So like in every other morning, Isi had gotten up from his bed (after moving back into his bedroom since he could finally sleep without night frights again) and fixed his crutches to his arms.

He had just made it down the stairs when the phone rang. In the kitchen just several yards away, Isi could hear his brother's voice answer and slowly turn from tired wonder to shock and terror. Something terrible had happened. And Isi could only make out one word of the conversation.

Chloe.

Aphi, moments later, his face as white as his hair and his moments quick and jerky passed through the hallway. Roux had also been in the area and the icy raevan followed along after him. He was blind to his adopted brother just making it down the stairs and simply disappeared out the front door.

"Aphi?" Isi had asked, trying to hobble after him. "Aphi, what happened? What about Chloe?" his own voice was shaky with worry. Then Aphismet was gone. Moments later, the car was heard along the driveway and his brother and the icy frei were gone without a word.

Stumbling to the door, Isi watched the car disappear into the mist of the moor...without him.

What just happened? A feeling of hurt and anger welled up within the boy's chest and he felt his muscles tense. For some reason, heat brewed in his cheeks and raised hot moisture into his eyes. Did he just leave to go to Chloe's aid? He was her friend too! Why didn't he say anything? Why didn't he...

"Why didn't you take me?!" Isi found himself shouting from the porch. His breath smoked in the cold air, mixing into the visible little droplets of the mist. He felt so congested, so alone, trapped in this mist in a home where he was left alone. Before he realized what he was doing, Isi threw one of his crutches as far as he could onto the front lawn. It tumbled to a violent halt in the grass, kicking up sprigs of green and lumps of mud. "Damn it, I care about her too! How could you leave me behind? That's the worst thing to do in a situation like this! What am I supposed to do now? Sit here and imagine you getting harmed in a dark dank place far away while I rot here at home?! Am I not useful?! Is it because I can't very damn well walk without these bloody crutches?!"

The boy wrestled his arm out of the other crutch's loop and, hoisting it over his head, threw it farther than his other crutch. It, too, tumbled to a messy halt in the grass several yards away. The boy raised his arms over his head and sifted his hands through his gray and brown hair. "I don't need them! But it doesn't really seem that anyone else needs me either! It's because of my legs that I can't help save Chloe, isn't it?! Because I'm weak?! I'm not WEAK!"

The boy, breathing hard, began to walk unsteadily around the wrap around porch. His steps, at first were strong, but after a while, they began to weaken and falter. Isi was determined though, and he kept himself standing straight and his legs locked underneath him. "What if you get hurt out there?" Isi was muttering to himself now, "What if that damned kidnapper takes you away from me too? What if he's hurt Chloe? What if he hurts you? God, I don't know what I'd do if any of you were...hurt...killed...God, I wish I was there so I could at least something to help you! I may not be much...In fact...I may just be baggage. I might just be baggage to carry around! That's why I'm not there...I'd just get in the way. Baggage..."

Isi slumped to the ground. His legs couldn't hold up for much longer and they simply gave out underneath him. The boy leaned against the railing and curled his legs underneath him. He gave a deep shaky breath and looked out across the moor with his teary gray eyes, "I don't even know when you'll be back," Isikoro muttered softly, "Just...Be back soon." .

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What are YOU doing here?!

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. Escaping from the home, Isi hoped that he could get away from stress and all things with it. However, in going to the city, Isi and Eiry run into...What? What are YOU doing here?!.

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An Unlikely Meeting

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. It's going to be Eiry's birthday soon. So Isi takes the minty frei out for a stroll around town to get him his first birthday gift. But are they ready for An Unlikely Meeting? .

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Be Running Up that Hill

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.For the first time in what seemed like ages, the Delarans finally have a peaceful morning, complete with warm apple cider and laughter. However...Is everything as it seems? Unknowing of the brewing hatred, Isi sings for Aphi and wishes, 'If only I could...Be Running up that Hill.

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