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“Raine?” Fours repeated. Was she hard-of-hearing? Raine might’ve worn a mask, but she rarely mumbled or stuttered— Okaasan had made sure Raine always spoke clearly.
Raine nodded once. She pulled up her mask and pinched it at the nose to make sure it’d stay in place.
“What’s with the mask— are you sick or something?” Twos asked, raising an eyebrow.
“I don’t know…” Raine admitted. By now, she figured it was because her blood was black (though of course she wasn’t going to tell strangers that! She wasn’t that oblivious). However, she didn’t know why her blood was black. No one, especially Okaasan, had ever bothered to tell her anything. “Maybe…”
Fours’ eyes widened comically and she hastily stepped back, tripping on a tree root because of her black stilettos. She stumbled into Twos who pushed her away immediately. “Is it contagious?!” she exclaimed with a gasp.
Raine shook her head. “I don’t think it is.”
The older girl let out a relieved sigh, placing a hand on her chest. “Oh, thank goodness.”
Twos rolled his eyes at his sister’s antics, but even he seemed relieved that Raine didn’t have some sort of “deadly disease”. Raine could see it in the way his shoulders relaxed.
Studying the ground (for footprints, Raine would eventually learn), Twos’ lips pulled into a frown. “Where are your parents, Raine?” he asked, like he had before. This time he sounded more genuine.
Raine hung her head. “I ran away…” she said in a small, ashamed voice.
“Why’s that?”
Raine sniffed, tears threatening to spill from her eyes again. “She— my okaasan said she didn’t love me.”
“That’s an awful thing for a parent to say,” the boy muttered, fists clenching at his sides.
“Better a bad mom than no mom at all, right?” Fours commented with a shrug, “ours died a looong time ago.” She shot a look at Twos, one Raine didn’t think anything of. It was like they had an entire conversation with their eyes, all within just a few seconds.
“It’s not safe for you out here, Raine!” Fours said suddenly, breaking the silence.
“I agree with her for once,” Twos added, nodding his head. “You’re young. And in a place that could be full of cree— er, creatures.”
Shading his eyes with his hand, he peered up at the darkening sky through the foliage, then continued. “And the sun is almost completely gone. You could get lost or hurt.”
Raine sniffed, trying her best to keep her nose from running— she didn’t want to soil her mask any further. The mud already made her cringe enough, and she didn’t have a spare. “I don’t wanna go home…”
“You could come with us, then!” Twos said almost immediately after Raine finished.
Imagine how different life would be if Raine had noticed the glance Fours gave Twos, or if she had been skeptical at Twos’ unnaturally quick reply (curiosity wants to kill this cat very badly!).
Alas, to seven-year-old Raine, these two were perfectly friendly-looking people, not the children of— oops! I don't want to spoil things!
Since she didn’t know any better, she innocently replied, “Really?” her eyes growing big and hopeful.
Twos hummed in confirmation. Fours, giggling a bit, nodded her head.
“Here, I’ll carry you,” the former offered as he stepped closer.
Fours’ amused expression faded instantly, and she squealed. “Don’t touch it!”
“And why not? She’s clearly tired,” Twos scowled. “And don’t call her an it, or I’ll hit you!”
“W-well— well—” Fours spluttered. “It— she could have rabies!”
(... Classic Fours.)
Twos shot his sister a look that screamed “idiot.”
“People can’t get rabies, Fours.”
“Yes they can! Why do you think we get vaccines for it?!”
Twos scooped Raine, who gave a small surprised squeak, into his arms. “Well, she’s said she isn’t contagious.”
Fours was insistent that Raine carried something dreadful. “How would she know?! She’s a kid! Everyone knows children aren’t sentient beings!”
“You’re not a sentient being,” Twos muttered as he started walking, not bothering to check if Fours was following.
Raine watched the surroundings with wide eyes. It all looked the same to her, yet Twos somehow knew where he was going even though there was no path.
Fours meanwhile complained what seemed like every other minute (which definitely didn’t make the trip feel faster). First, it was nearly tripping over a root. Then, it was the bugs. Then it was the leaves getting stuck in her hair.
“Why can’t you carry me instead?” Fours whined. “I’m sick of walking! And my feet hurt!”
“Take off your shoes then,” Twos said without batting an eye.
Fours halted just long enough to look down at her stilettos. “But then my tight’s’ll get dirty, and probably holey too!”
“Wear better shoes next time then.”
Fours hurried forward, face scrunching up. She nearly tripped as she caught up. “You’re a jerk!”
“You’re a baby,” Twos retorted, prompting a groan from the girl. Luckily, she didn’t complain any further. Out loud, anyway— it was obvious she was grumbling on the inside.
Raine paid little mind to their conversation. She was content being nestled in Twos’ arms. It felt oddly… comfortable? She’d never really been held before. Did hugs feel like this too?
The quieting noise of the forest and the gentle blow of the breeze were starting to make her drowsy. Keeping her eyes open got harder with every blink, and it wasn’t long before she gave in to sleep.
“Raine?” Fours repeated. Was she hard-of-hearing? Raine might’ve worn a mask, but she rarely mumbled or stuttered— Okaasan had made sure Raine always spoke clearly.
Raine nodded once. She pulled up her mask and pinched it at the nose to make sure it’d stay in place.
“What’s with the mask— are you sick or something?” Twos asked, raising an eyebrow.
“I don’t know…” Raine admitted. By now, she figured it was because her blood was black (though of course she wasn’t going to tell strangers that! She wasn’t that oblivious). However, she didn’t know why her blood was black. No one, especially Okaasan, had ever bothered to tell her anything. “Maybe…”
Fours’ eyes widened comically and she hastily stepped back, tripping on a tree root because of her black stilettos. She stumbled into Twos who pushed her away immediately. “Is it contagious?!” she exclaimed with a gasp.
Raine shook her head. “I don’t think it is.”
The older girl let out a relieved sigh, placing a hand on her chest. “Oh, thank goodness.”
Twos rolled his eyes at his sister’s antics, but even he seemed relieved that Raine didn’t have some sort of “deadly disease”. Raine could see it in the way his shoulders relaxed.
Studying the ground (for footprints, Raine would eventually learn), Twos’ lips pulled into a frown. “Where are your parents, Raine?” he asked, like he had before. This time he sounded more genuine.
Raine hung her head. “I ran away…” she said in a small, ashamed voice.
“Why’s that?”
Raine sniffed, tears threatening to spill from her eyes again. “She— my okaasan said she didn’t love me.”
“That’s an awful thing for a parent to say,” the boy muttered, fists clenching at his sides.
“Better a bad mom than no mom at all, right?” Fours commented with a shrug, “ours died a looong time ago.” She shot a look at Twos, one Raine didn’t think anything of. It was like they had an entire conversation with their eyes, all within just a few seconds.
“It’s not safe for you out here, Raine!” Fours said suddenly, breaking the silence.
“I agree with her for once,” Twos added, nodding his head. “You’re young. And in a place that could be full of cree— er, creatures.”
Shading his eyes with his hand, he peered up at the darkening sky through the foliage, then continued. “And the sun is almost completely gone. You could get lost or hurt.”
Raine sniffed, trying her best to keep her nose from running— she didn’t want to soil her mask any further. The mud already made her cringe enough, and she didn’t have a spare. “I don’t wanna go home…”
“You could come with us, then!” Twos said almost immediately after Raine finished.
Imagine how different life would be if Raine had noticed the glance Fours gave Twos, or if she had been skeptical at Twos’ unnaturally quick reply (curiosity wants to kill this cat very badly!).
Alas, to seven-year-old Raine, these two were perfectly friendly-looking people, not the children of— oops! I don't want to spoil things!
Since she didn’t know any better, she innocently replied, “Really?” her eyes growing big and hopeful.
Twos hummed in confirmation. Fours, giggling a bit, nodded her head.
“Here, I’ll carry you,” the former offered as he stepped closer.
Fours’ amused expression faded instantly, and she squealed. “Don’t touch it!”
“And why not? She’s clearly tired,” Twos scowled. “And don’t call her an it, or I’ll hit you!”
“W-well— well—” Fours spluttered. “It— she could have rabies!”
(... Classic Fours.)
Twos shot his sister a look that screamed “idiot.”
“People can’t get rabies, Fours.”
“Yes they can! Why do you think we get vaccines for it?!”
Twos scooped Raine, who gave a small surprised squeak, into his arms. “Well, she’s said she isn’t contagious.”
Fours was insistent that Raine carried something dreadful. “How would she know?! She’s a kid! Everyone knows children aren’t sentient beings!”
“You’re not a sentient being,” Twos muttered as he started walking, not bothering to check if Fours was following.
Raine watched the surroundings with wide eyes. It all looked the same to her, yet Twos somehow knew where he was going even though there was no path.
Fours meanwhile complained what seemed like every other minute (which definitely didn’t make the trip feel faster). First, it was nearly tripping over a root. Then, it was the bugs. Then it was the leaves getting stuck in her hair.
“Why can’t you carry me instead?” Fours whined. “I’m sick of walking! And my feet hurt!”
“Take off your shoes then,” Twos said without batting an eye.
Fours halted just long enough to look down at her stilettos. “But then my tight’s’ll get dirty, and probably holey too!”
“Wear better shoes next time then.”
Fours hurried forward, face scrunching up. She nearly tripped as she caught up. “You’re a jerk!”
“You’re a baby,” Twos retorted, prompting a groan from the girl. Luckily, she didn’t complain any further. Out loud, anyway— it was obvious she was grumbling on the inside.
Raine paid little mind to their conversation. She was content being nestled in Twos’ arms. It felt oddly… comfortable? She’d never really been held before. Did hugs feel like this too?
The quieting noise of the forest and the gentle blow of the breeze were starting to make her drowsy. Keeping her eyes open got harder with every blink, and it wasn’t long before she gave in to sleep.
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