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Jonsi yawned, sitting by himself in the clearing again while waiting for one of his siblings or parents to come by. He packed snow on top of a circus tent that looked to be about twice is height. Finally, he took a stick and climbed up on top, and stuck it in, wishing he had a flag.
Yetaru was walking along, hoping that fresh air would help him clear his head. The voice in his head had been getting nastier as time passed. It was getting harder for him to hear the comforting voice of Charlene over the insults. When he looked up, his ears perked at the sight of his brother. "Onsi!"
Jonsi hummed, staring up at the scrawny twig and he took it off, unsatisfied. He moved to go find another, maybe one with a leaf, though he was interrupted by Yetaru. He blinked, and looked over to him, and gave an unenthusiastic wave and kept walking.
Yetaru's ears flopped back at the unenthusiastic greeting. He wondered if he had done something to upset Jonsi. "Yuu want me tu go Onsi?"
Jonsi sighed and bit his lip, and shook his head and sat down right where he was. "No..."
"Okay..." Cautiously, Yetaru padded over to join Jonsi. He sat down beside him and looked over the snow tent. "What's t'at Onsi?"
Jonsi sighed, "It's a circus..." He muttered, "But it's ugly...." He mumbled, staring at the ground and biting his lip harder.
"Ugly?" Yetaru frowned as he looked over the snow tent again. Trying to find what made it ugly. "Hows it ugly?"
Jonsi nodded, "It's ugly because I made it." He muttered, "It's ugly ugly ugly. And so am I. I'm ugly. Me and my ugly circus will be ugly together for all of the ugly eternity." He mumbled, his lip starting to bleed.
"You're not ugly Onsi!" Yetaru's eyes filled with tears at his brother's words. He reached out to hug Jonsi. "Why would yuu say t'at?"
Jonsi shrugged, "I met someone and he said I'm ugly..." He sighed, "And compared to you and everyone else I am..."
"Well, he's wrong!" Yetaru hugged Jonsi close. Anger raging inside that anyone would dare to upset one of his siblings. "Yuu look lyke papa, and he's nae ugly."
Jonsi frowned, "No, he's right!" He muttered looking away from Yetaru, "I dun look like either of them." He fidgeted, "Why are you hugging me?" He asked, wiping blood from his lip.
"What du yuu mean yuu du nae look lyke either of them? Yuu almost look exactly lyke papa!" Yetaru frowned more, wanting to flinch away at the sight of blood. "...Because Ai luv yuu Onsi. And Ai want tu make yuu feel bettar."
Jonsi shook his head, "No I don't..." He stared, looking a bit surprised, "I thought you hated me..."
"Yuu du tuu," mumbled Yetaru, running his paw through Jonsi's spiked hair for emphasis. Confusion once more reared up as he stared at Jonsi. "Why did yuu think t'at?"
Jonsi shrugged, "I went out to come play with you today...but you were playing with someone else." He bit his lip more, "You didn't even say hi!"
"Ai'm sorry Onsi, Ai did nae know yuu were around." Yetaru's ears flopped back in guilt. He released Jonsi and just sat there.
Jonsi frowned, "Don't make up excuses! You looked perfectly happy with the other boy, don't lie!"
"Ai was happy," whispered Yetaru as he shrinked down to the ground. "Kerian is me friend...but, yuu ar' me friend tu Onsi. Ai'm sorry Ai did nae say hi tu yuu."
Jonsi scoffed, "And you aren't happy with me?" He mumbled, sniffling a little. He looked over to Yetaru, and frowned, feeling bad. He stared down at the ground and sighed.
"Ai'm nae happy with yuu right now," mumbled Yetaru as he began to silently cry. He wished the ground would just open up beneath him and swallow him. "Because yuur mad at me. Ai'm sorry Onsi."
Josni shook his head, "No..." He mumbled, "I'm sorry..." He said, fidgeting, "I'll go now..."
"Why?" Yetaru pawed at the snow.
Jonsi shrugged, "You're not happy with me...I wouldn't want to be around someone I'm not happy with..."
"But Ai du nae want yuu tu go." Yetaru wiped his years away then looked up at Jonsi.
Jonsi looked at him and sniffled, "You're sure...?"
Yetaru nodded. "Ai'm sure."
Jonsi smiled a bit, "Good..." He mumbled, despite sill feeling a little jealous.
"Can..." Yetaru chewed on his bottom lip. "Can Ai have a hug Onsi?"
Jonsi nodded and through his arms around Yetaru. He had stopped biting his lip, and it had stopped bleeding. "I love you, Yetaru!"
Yetaru happily returned the hug, snuggling up to Jonsi. "Ai luv yuu tuu Onsi."
Jonsi snuggled at Yetaru and grinned, "Wanna help me finish my circus?"
"Okay." Yetaru pulled away and circled the tent. "What all dues a circus need?"
Jonsi looked at his tent, "Clowns n' animals n' stuff...and bears!"
"Bears?" Yetaru frowned. "Wouldn't they eat all yuur custumers?"
Jonsi shook his head, "They'll be nice!"