Sister befriending (strudel and silverroses2009)

[darkvamplips]

There was a nice convertable in the driveway and of course it was his twins sister's car. Her mother had told her this morning that she had a twin and he was coming to live with her. Their mother bounced out of the front door and ran up to him then hugged him. "I'm so glad you made it did you find the house alright?" Rebecca was upstairs in her room listening to music and not wanting to deal with her brother right now. It had been two years ago since her other brother died in her arms.

[strudel]

"Uh..yeah." He mused, pressing the auto-lock to his vechile which made a resounding beeping noise a little too loud for comfort. "Thanks.." It wasn't that he wasn't appreciative of any of this, it was just a little awkward at first, y'know? A backpack was slung over one shoulder and he reached his hand up to run through his hair as he looked over the house, finally putting on a shit-eating grin and sighed a bit. "Alright.. where's she at?" He asked, hazel eyes growing distant for a moment. A twin sister.. this would be interesting.

[darkvamplips]

A few seconds later she was not hugging him anymore because she could feel that he was not comfortable. "She's upstairs in her room but don't expect much out of her. Would you like something to eat? What would you like to eat? You know what I will make everything we have. Please feel free to make yourself at home while I make dinner." She ran back inside leaving the front door open for him.

[strudel]

"Really you don't have t--" But she was already running inside to cook lord knows what. And what had she said.. good luck getting anything out of her? What was that supposed to mean? .. Women.

"Here goes nothin'.." As he took a step forward, glancing back one more time at his ride as if it were his last chance to back out, get back in the car and just drive, not having to deal with this. But it was family.. it was his sister.. hell it was his -twin-, and he couldn't just dissappear after having come so far.
A step forward and he made his way into the house a bit tenatively, setting down the backpack next to a chair sitting under a large clock by the entryway, the second hand making a rather noticably ticking sound.. the silence was deafening save for the noise his mother was making in the kitchen.

He shed his jacket after a second, and it slid to the floor next to his pack to lay dormant until someone either came to hang it up, or he needed it again, shoes were removed, and he made his way for the stairs now on a hunt for this twin sister of his who, as he'd been forewarned, was probably not going to welcome him with open arms. A couple wrong turns later and he was leaning against the door frame of a room which housed the girl he'd come so far to see.

"Hey you.." He said casually, a bit over the music as he canted his head downward, a few strands falling wrecklessly in his line of sight. He'd wait for her to respond, posting up against the door frame with his hands in his pocket.

[darkvamplips]

Something about her mom was that she never stayed still for more then a few moments she was always running around. She seemed to be buzzing around the kitchen like a hornet. Rebecca did not want to see her brother and despised when he showed up in the middle of the doorway to say hello to her. Was he invited to come see her? No he was not but she did turn down the music a little bit and looked at him. Seeing someone that was blood to her hurt. The death of her brother was still so fresh in her memory and she did not want to get close to him. "What?" She asked meaning what do you want? Dinner was going to be ready and she soon would need to go downstairs. Her mom would be leaving for work soon afterward.

[strudel]

Well.. their mother -had- said not to expect anything to special, and he guessed this was exactly what she meant by that. A furrow of his brow and he tilted his head upward, letting those errant strands of hair fall back and out of his face, hazel eyes shifting momentarily until he straightened his posture against the door frame and stretched a bit.

"Nothin.." Was his simply reply to her concise retort, removing his hands out of his pockets he turned half-way placing a palm against the door.

"Good to see you sis.." He mused, eyes on the floor before he shook his head, a small sigh of disbelief before he moved on and into the room that was soon to become his, figuring he should've brought his backpack up with him and thus descends the stairs and retrieves it along with his jacket and his shoes, this being about the time his mother alerted him to dinner being finished.

"Alright, i'll let her know." He assured her, his ascent of the stairs much slower than before, especially right before he reached Rebecca's room again where he stopped, shoes under his arm, pack over his shoulder, and jacket in his hand.

"Hey.. mom says dinner's ready." He kept it short. She didn't want to talk to him. She didn't really seem that elated in response to his overall being there, so he took it with a grain of salt and figured things right now were just difficult, but what about him? It's not like this was all flowers and freakin' sunshine for him.. but whatever. Dropping off his pack by the end of the bed, jacket slung over a chair next to a desk, and shoes placed neatly by the door, he headed for the kitchen.

"You know, Rebecca, you're eventualy going to have to talk to me.. I hope you know that." Was said in passing her room, jumping a couple stairs to the bottom, he greeted their mother with a smirk, giving her a genuine hug this time as he made himself comfortable at a chair in the kitchen.

"Thanks mom.. you didn't have to do all this."

[darkvamplips]

(Sorry for not typing as much as you)

Rebecca had the same color eyes as her brother just a couple shades darker but they looked alike. There were other pictures lining the hallways of another boy that was left untold. That's how she wanted no one knew about her other brother and what she had to deal with. Counseling did not help so she was left to stay by herself and fight all this pain alone. The room was right in front of her room and she could see right into it. How could he dare call her mom mom. This was not his house and even though she was his mom he had been gone for far to long to call her that. "Not if I have a say in it." The pain hit her again and she took a deep breath then descended down the stairs after he went down. Her mother gave him a hug back happy that she actually got a good hug this time. "Don't worry about it I have to go shopping tomorrow anyway." She handed out the dishes as she gave Rebecca a glare as she sat down.

[strudel]

Her response didn't phase him much, seeing as he'd learned to block out the bitterness a long time ago, expecting nothing from her at the moment but.. not neccessarily wanting it to stay that way. He'd heard bits and pieces of what might have happened.. Rebecca's depression that was becomming obvious to their mother, and overall unhappiness due to her sad disposition, although he was sure she did well to hide such things as she was a strong girl. She was his sister, after all, and he knew she was a tough one at that, and figured this is why she was being so cold to him. He didn't know specifics, only that something was bugging her, and had been bugging her, but why did she have to be so hateful towards him?

Taking a seat he began to dig in, eating slowly and casting glances up towards Rebecca when he could, simply to see how she was reacting to him. He had a little bit of everything, as was polite, and made smalltalk with their mother throughout the meal until it began to reach that time when she would have to leave the two of them alone, to duke it out however they were going to. A swig of his water and a sigh.

*Man I wish I had a cigarette* He thought to himself, drumming his fingers idly on the tabletop, and that's when he remembered he had a pack in his car.. thank god. His nerves were a bit shot and that would help to calm him.

[darkvamplips]

"Now I am going to have to go to work now. Please don't mess up the house and Rebecca be nice to your brother." She said grabbing her keys and jacket from the hook around the corner. "I will be home in a few hours." Hearing the word brother made her cringe as he took a spoonful of food and chewed it slowly then swallowed it. The drumming on the table was annoying and she watched her mother leave. She was leaving her alone with a complete stranger. It was a good dinner but she only ate a quarter of it. Since the death she had not been eating much and it showed. She was skinnier then she should be.

[strudel]

"Later." He said to their mother, giving her a polite nod from the table, fork in hand, drink in the other, and as she walked out the door his attentionts roamed back over towards his sister.. the girl who wanted nothing to do with him. Raising the fork to his mouth he looked back down at the table, taking it all in stride, simply accepting the fact that she was going to be distant for the moment and finished his meal accordingly, casting his napkin aside after use and finishing the beverage placed in front of him.

"I'm gonna step outside for a second.." Time for a cigarette, and a bit of time to figure out how to get her to finally speak to him, they were twins after all, and wasn't a bond between twins supposed to be one of the indeniably strongest? Rising from the table, he flattened out a couple wrinlkes in his attire and shoved a hand into his pocket as he walked towards the back door, fishing out a marlboro light 100 and procuring a zippo from it's depths. A simple flip and click and flame was brought to his cancer stick, a large inhale soon to follow as he closed the back door behind him, posting up in a lean against the wall with a hefty sigh, like a huge weight sat upon his shoulders that just refused to budge.

[darkvamplips]

Slowly she walked over to the living room hoping that her skinniness was not showing to much. Since her brother had died she did not feel like living anymore. A slow nod could be seen from her body when he said he was going out for a cigarette. Since she was close to the door if he needed her or got into trouble then she would be there. Oh stop it Rebecca. You don't want to get close to him. He will die. Already she was feeling protective of him. She shook her head and picked up the remote control. Next she thought of him inhaler that cancer and thinking of him dieing. Tears filled her eyes again.

[strudel]

He wasn't sure if anyone in the household smoked, so after finished his cigarette he put it out on the concrete patio and palmed it, smudging the soot mark with his toe [ seeing as he'd deposited his shoes in his room prior to coming back downstairs ] and waited a couple seconds to walk back in, his hand resting on the doorknob before he finally pushed inside, making a side trip to the kitchen to dispose of the trash and then swooping back around, his hands now back within his pockets, towards the living room in an aloof manner, taking the neglect from his twin in stride.

"Hey where do you keep th--" He stopped, hazel eyes growing soft as he viewed Rebecca, his twin, looking rather unhealthy.. The tears in her eyes made his heart soften a bit toward the girl, even though her response toward him had been the exact opposite. A step forward, voice filled with concern as he reached a hand out to rest on her shoulder.

"Hey.. Becca.. you okay?" The inquiry came from genuine worry, he himself not pushing the personal bubble space yet, just because he didn't want her to reject him again. Brow furrowed, a sigh escaped him as he slowly moved his way into the seat next to her, head inclined a bit as his hand moved from her slender shoulder to her chin, trying to pick it up a bit.

"What's wrong?" She would have been able to see this wasn't faux emotion, and hopefully she'd open up a bit to him so living in this house together would be a bit easier on the both of them, not to mention their poor mother who, even though she kept up a facade of being okay, was probably having her own troubles despite the two of them.

[darkvamplips]

There was some relief as she heard his voice come through the house and when he put his hand on her shoulder she pulled away. Not forcefully but she did pull away from his touch. Them getting close like brother and sister would take a long time and it would not happen in a few hours. She quickly wiped away the tears that she had not felt when he walked into the room. When he touched her chin she did not pull away but did not look at him. "I'm fine ok?" She stared at the television set and did not look at him but did not pull away when he touched her chin.

[strudel]

"You could have fooled me." He mused, pulling his hand away from her chin and setting it in his lap, wrists of either hand propped on either knee, hands hanging limply between his legs. Glancing down at the floor he began to gather his thoughts, not really knowing what to say in response to this, or how to handle it in general. She was so cold.

"You really don't want me here do you.." He figured if she wouldn't answer one question, he deserved to hear the answers to a couple of other questions he had, and what better way to obtain information than to approach it head on?

"That's fine if you don't, but I'd like to hear it instead of you just giving me the cold shoulder every time I try to talk to you." He was actually slightly hurt by her lack of acceptance of him, but whatever, he'd gone this long without having a twin and he could go longer yet... but that was no way to think.

"But wether you like it or not I'm not going anywhere.. so I wish you could learn to like me, it'd make things easier." He smirked, a gentle smirk, nothing too flashy and nowhere near verging on his normal shit-eating grin he was infamous for. Rebecca seemed to be staring at the tv like she were about to bore a hole right through it with her eyes, and he leaned back in the chair, awaiting answers to the questions that had been on the tip of his tongue.

[darkvamplips]

She was cold because her brother had died and thinks the same thing will happen to him. No she would not say how she felt that would be opening up to him. Hours of counseling and tears did not help and this was her life style. Even with people she first meets she is like this. Plus with him smoking. When he asked the first question about not wanting him here he got a simple shrug. "Fine you want to know why I am like this?" Her voice sounded a little angry. Why couldn't she just say that he was not welcome here by her. There was something stopping her from saying all that. Maybe deep deep deep down inside she did want him here. She would never show it though.

[strudel]

"You know what, Rebecca, you can just tell me whenever you want." She seemed to be getting even more upset and annoyed by him just sitting there, which in turn was frustrating the hell out of him. If she would't open up, then he wasn't going to force her, although he would never stop trying.

"Obviously now is not the time." He concluded and got up from his chair, pivoting on his feet so he was now turned to the side, facing the tv.

"Like I said I'm not going anywhere so you're just going to have to learn to deal with it." He said sternly before turning completely from her and beginning towards the stairs, shaking his head, this action causing a splay of golden brown hair to swish from side to side, a hand rising to brush errant strands from his line of sight. All he wanted was his sister to accept him, and the thought of that not being possibly almost infuriated him.. but he couldn't let it bother him. She seemed really upset about something and as much as he wanted to help her, to hold her and tell her it was going to be okay.. he couldn't. Gritting his teeth he grasped the rail on the stairs and headed back up towards his new room, lips pressed tightly together as to not say anything that would escalate the situation.

[darkvamplips]

A small smile appeared on her lips as she felt like she did something to get him mad and not want to be around her anymore. Though she made this smile come to her lips when he was walking up the stairs so he would never see it. She felt bad for acting this way but she did have her reasons. Pain. She was going to say why she was acting this way but he stormed off. Even though she did not want to say what was on her mind she was going to. Maybe she should give him a chance but what happens if the same thing happened again? Taking a deep breath she looked up at the staircase where he just went up. Oh stop it Rebecca. You know he's just going to die like my other brother did.

[strudel]

He pushed the door open a bit harshly, the doorknob itself made a minute indention upon the wall, barely visable and not at all noticable if one were to simply glance at it. Didn't want to get mom mad now did we. He needed to change after the long ride, and figured it was time to take a shower as well, didn't want to put a dirty body in clean clothes now did we, so he left the door ajar a bit, simply so he could hear if anything happened in the house, and began to strip down to his boxer-briefs, holding the dirty clothes in his hand for a moment as he looked around for a laundry basket, finding it in the bathroom and discarding the crumpled mess accordingly.

Making sure there was a towel, he pulled out a black wife-beater and a pair of dark blue jeans from his backpack and a fresh pair of boxer briefs and laid them on the bed before he made his way into the bathroom and discarded his underwear as well, slipping behind the protection of the shower curtain and fixing the water to a temperature of his liking.

For the next ten minutes that's where he would be, a slight steam rising from behind the curtain and causing condensation to appear on the mirror, if he were younger, it'd be prime for writing hidden messages on which would be seen when the mirror fogged up again, but he wasn't and thus didn't bother with things of that nature. After about fifteen minutes he'd hop back out, drying off running the towel through his hair, causing it to spike up in random places and fall in others, the perfect "just got out of the shower look. He wrapped the towel around his waist and rubbed off a spot on the mirror so he could glance at himself before making his way back into the bedroom, taking a seat on the bed and putting his chin in his palms.

Why was she being so cold.. Fine. Let her be a bitch. It won't get her very far..  He wasn't going anywhere and that was finally.. if only they could just be a functional -family-. But whatever.. hopefully that day would come.

[darkvamplips]

When the door opened she jumped when she heard the loud noise. Mom would be angry if there was any mark left on the house. She could hear him go into the bathroom. What if he drowned? She shook her head trying to clear her thoughts about all that. If he wanted to really know he could come ask her and then she got up and walked to his room. She hesitated beside the door and did not allow him to see her. "Sorry." She mumbled before going into her room and sitting down on her bed. There were pictures lining the walls.

[strudel]

When he heard her say she was sorry he didn't reply, letting her walk away before he completely shut the door and dropped the towel, dressing before he hung it back up on the rack in the bathroom. Messing absently with his hair he reclined into a stretch as he emerged once more from the bathroom and tidied up what little mess he had made before exiting his new room, barefoot, and making his way down the hall a bit. Is this what she wanted? For him to follow her around like a little puppy until she finally spilled the beans? Well he could assure her that would only last for so long until he simply returned the feelings that she was giving him.

"Want to let me know what's goin' on?" He inquired, a quirk of his brow visable as he appeared in her doorway, reaching one arm up to lean against the frame, his side placed firmly against said fixture, whilst his other hand was by his side, thumb hooked into the pocket on his jeans. There wasn't much else he had to say at the moment, so he waited for her response.

[darkvamplips]

When he did not answer her something felt different and she did not like that but she should have known it was going to happen. When she heard him come in this time she was looking up at him and this time she had tears in her eyes. Why was she saying this to him? "Mom had another son." She empathised had not wanting to explain what happened to him. Hopefully he got what he meant and he would not ask questions about it. Slowly she turned away from when him when she said those words.

[strudel]

"Wh.. What?" His voice was barely above a whisper as his hand slid down the frame of the door to lay dormant at his side as he took a step closer to her.

"Becca.." Was all he could think to say, offering words to console the girl because obviously.. the other son wasn't around for a reason, and whatever that painful thing may be, it upset his twin to a degree in which she felt she had to shun the love and companionship of her other half. He reached out, but stopped short just in case she didn't want any of his "sorrys" or "i didn't knows".
He couldn't help but look her over again.. the malnutrition of her showing now more than ever as she began to cry. Jesus.. the girl needed to get back on a healthy diet or she was going to waste away. Not being able to stand seeing her in pain he took another step towards her and planted his hand firmly on her shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze of reassurance, that he was there.. that -someone- was there, she didn't have to deal with whatever had happened alone.

"Becca I... didn't know." He was just as appauled to know that his mother had another son he had no idea existed, but that shock would settle in later. The other hand was placed on opposite shoulder and he walked up behind her, he wanted for all the world to wrap his arms around his sister and give her a hug, wipe her tears away... but he wasn't sure she would welcome his help, and thus left his hands on her shoulders, giving them a gentle squeeze.

"You need to eat.." He mused, voice still low and gentle.

[darkvamplips]

She hoped he would not make her explain the fact why she was acting this way. When he took a step toward her she moved her head slightly toward him. Not to look at him just slightly. When he placed his hand on her shoulder she pulled away slightly and then stopped letting his hand stay on his arm. If he sat down then she would have a say in it. When he put his other hand upon her shoulder she tensed up not wanting to be this close to anybody. "I ate I am fine." She whispered not going closer to him for a hug but not pulling away either.

(Sorry I don't type as much as you)

[strudel]

"I hope you get to feeling better.." Is all he could say in response to her replies and the way she was acting. If she wasn't going to allow him to give her any comfort, then he couldn't successfully help her. He gave her another gentle squeeze and moved in quickly before she could protest to give her a small hug, not lingering by any means, and quickly pulled away and turned from her.

"If you need me.. I'll be in my room." He stated, glancing back once just to make sure she didn't break down anymore than she already had. Eventually he'd get her to start eating more.. at least he hoped so. With that, he turned and exited her room, tapping on the frame of the door idly, making his way towards his own room and begin unpacking his things.

[darkvamplips]

A slow head nodding came to her as he said those words. The hug caught her off guard and she could not protest but did not like that anyway. In a sense not eating much was like suicide. That was a slow way to go since a body could go without food for at least two weeks. But she did eat a bit every day so she wasn't starving herself. A few moments later she got up and walked to his room. "I need to go to the store. Do you want to come?" The reason being was because she did not want him to go out of her sight for long in case something else happened.

[strudel]

Glancing over at her as she appeared in his doorway, he finished putting the rest of his clothes into a drawer and straightened up. He figured why not, and answered her accordingly.

"Sure." Concise and to the point, not quite sure why she wanted his company, but not going to deny his twin and thus agreed to her request and grabbed a nearby jacket, one with twisted white dread-like material around the hood, and slipped it on over his black wife beater.

"Lead the way".

[darkvamplips]

A slight nod came to her as she turned around to start heading toward the door. At least now she would not have to worry about him staying here. She wanted to go get some new clothes and maybe some extra money. She had money coming to her because she could not work anymore. Soon she was in her car and had her seat belt on then she waited for him to come.

[strudel]

He followed where she led him, desperately grasping at proverbial straws in this situation, hopeing the awkwardness of the situation would wear off soon enough and they could coexist in harmony. He didn't say a word as he walked out behind her, locking the door with the key he'd been given upon entry to the house via their mother, she'd slipped it to him out of sight of Rebecca, probably so she wouldn't stress herself into a fit of anxietous depression. Their mother wasn't stupid.. she knew Rebecca's status and probably wasn't miserable over the whole thing too.

Silent footfalls carried him to the car where he got in on the passengers side, closing the door, the seatbelt making a resounding *click* as he placed it over him, making sure it was secure as they began to head off to their destination.

On the way he'd view the scenery, trying to become familiar with the area for when the time came that he would go out and attempt to make new friends. Didn't want to get lost. Didn't want that at all, although he was pretty good with finding his way back home,... obviously.

[darkvamplips]

Rebecca knew that her mother gave him the key for some reason. But she did not stress out. She had seen him close the door behind him. "Can you stay around me?" She asked quietly as she drove through the city. No she would not allow him to know the reason why she asked that. All she did was keep her eyes on the road ahead of her at least now she was not crying anymore. Maybe they could go for supper after. Their mom would not be home till much much later.

[strudel]

"Sure thing." He replied in a calm voice, soothing and gentle, he would've reached over to take her hand in his to reassure her he wasn't going anywhere, but he'd wait on that until she was more comfortable with his touch.

"I'm glad you invited me.. I need to eventually become familiar with this area anyway." He was moreso glad to just be along with her, but too much too quick would probably give him the same reaction he'd got earlier, another thing to say he'd have to wait on. When they arrived at the store, he'd hop out quickly and close his door, making sure it was locked, and walked around casually to her side of the car and await her exit, stepping to her side and walking at the pace she'd make. Nothing more was said, his hands pressed into the depths of his pockets once more. He would wait for her to talk..

[darkvamplips]

Good thing he didn't do that she would have pulled away and probably went back home. With her mind set anything could have happened. "Yeah." Was all she could say back to him when he said those words out loud to her. A few moments later they were at the store and she got out of the car. A lot of people around here knew her but how would they react to seeing someone who looked just like her?

[strudel]

That's right.. all of these people were in the town Rebecca had either grown up in, or spent a lot of her time in, and none of these people would be used to the sight of him, especially a male who looked so much like their resident female. He put on a confident smile and kept up with her, entering the store and glancing around, a couple of girls farther away casting a wave in the direction of the two of them. Rebecca's friends? He wasn't sure, but he raised his hand and gave the girls a little wave back, causing one of them to blush slightly and the two of them turned to eachother and started snickering. Weird. Whatever.

"So what did you need?" He inquired, continuing to follow her seeing as this was her idea, not his, although he would definately pick up a few things as he saw fit, simple things he thought he needed, reaching over and grabbing a stick of beef jerky and stealthily sliding it into his pocket while no one was looking. Petty theft? Maybe, but beef jerky was always too ovepriced anyway.

[darkvamplips]

Those two girls that he saw where acquaintances not 'friends'. A small smile appeared on her lips when they reacted the way they did. Why did one of them blush did they think he was cute? He looked just like her except a little more boyish. The pace was a little fast but that was how she always walked. Pairs of eyes watched them both as everyone though she did not have a twin or another sibling. She did not see the fact that he picked something up and put it into his pocket. If he needed something she would have paid for it not wanting him to steal. "Some clothes." Was simply said when he asked that question. She found her way back to the gothic and more metal style in the back of the store.

[strudel]

They continued onward, passing up numerous racks of clothing that were appearantly too girl for his twin, until they reached the section that was primarily black and red, some blues in there, straps and studs, spikes and heels, and he couldn't help but smirk.. well if the clothing didn't fit her current disposition, he didn't know what did. Leaning on a rack near them, he crossed one foot over the other, looking around and surveying the store and store people within it.

[darkvamplips]

She could feel him close and she appreciated the fact that he was sticking close. Did he know why she was being like this and wanting him to come with her? She picked up a black tank top with a sparkly gray skull on it. Something she wanted for a long time. A few spiked bracelets came next. Next was a hoodie that was hot pink with a big black skull on it. She liked skulls. "Ready." She said quietly and started heading toward the front of the store.

[strudel]

He didn't respond, once more, seeing as her replies didn't require one. He simply nodded and slumped off the rack, following the girl to the front as he continued to survey the store and it's occupants, keeping in step with her all the way. As they continued on their path, he side-glanced and quickly noticed a worker there about to back a basket full of heavy material right into Rebecca.. a quirk of his brow and he simply reacted, not waiting to think on this one, and grabbed Rebecca lightly around the waist and with some fancy footwork, manuevered her to the opposite side of him, placing himself in the way of the cart and extended a firm hand with a strong arm behind it, keeping the cart from hitting either of them.

"Sorry, but you should pay more attention." He smirked, giving her a small once over to make sure she was all right before they got back to what they were doing. Under his breath , as he glanced back at the guy, he mumbled. "Asshole.."

[darkvamplips]

Before she could even see what was going on she was put behind her twin brother and almost was shocked. Why would he do something like that for her? It could have hurt him and his arm. At least they weren't hurt at all. She did hear the last word or maybe she was reading his mind. "Uh thanks." She whispered then going up to the cash register to pay for her stuff and then leave.

[strudel]

As they reached the register he stepped in line beside her, obviously having become a little more protective of his sister within the past couple of hours. The guy at the register gave her an obvious once over, and he was quick to shoot the kid one of those "don't even think about it" looks accompanied by one on his signature shit-eating grins, just to show that if there were any problems with that.. he'd gladly handle it with force if need be. They were soon checked out, and on their way back out of the store.

"So where to now.. back home?" He inquired, hoping that the use of the word home wouldn't anger her anymore than she already had been.

"Maybe we should catch something else to eat? Honestly Becca you can't let yourself waste away.. then I wouldn't have a sister anymore." He smirked and nudged her lightly, hoping that she'd either agree to do that with him.. or at least agree to do it at a later time and place.

[darkvamplips]

Rebecca was not the prettiest girl in town at least she did not think that she was. She could feel the eyes of the guy behind the counter looking at her but ignored it. She paid for her stuff expecting it to be actually more then it did and she got her stuff then walked outside. The word made her a bit angrier but that was it. Not that much. "I don't let myself waist away. I eat don't I?" She asked thinking about where they could go and slowly made her way to the car. "I guess we can go eat."

[strudel]

"Great" He chuckled lightly, responding to her last comment, glancing around the parking lot as they walked toward the car, hands replaced in his pockets.

"So where's good to eat around here." He inquired, she knew the area better than he did and he could go ahead and pay for the meal, unbeknownst to her at this time, seeing as it would be a nice gesture.. and the girl is never supposed to pay, even though it was his twin sister.

"Better yet.. what are you in the mood for?" Once arriving at the car he'd wait for her to unlock his door and casually slide into the seat, belt soon clasping over his chest as they prepared to go.. somewhere.

[darkvamplips]

Now that he knew her secret she still did not want to be close to him. Well not yet anymore. "I guess we can go to McDonalds which is a few blocks away from here." Soon she was in the car and had unlocked the car door so he could get in. Soon the door was closed and her seat belt was on. A few moments later  they were pulling out of the parking lot and heading down toward the restaurant.

[strudel]

" Cool, I'll pay." He didn't leave much room for her to argue, and if she did, he'd simply deny her the right to fork over any cash whatsoever. She'd just purchased some new clothes, and thus, it was his turn to get the bill for -something-. The silence in the vehicle was almost disturbing, so he reached over and turned on the radio, giving her full chance to turn it back off if she wanted.

The car ride hadn't taken that long and soon enough they were in the drive through for McDonalds, he himself craning over the center console to see what the menu displayed, even though he was already pretty sure what he wanted.

"Put me down for a number 2 with extra cheese and a coke for the drink." He said absently as he was still focused on the menu.

"And then order whatever you want, but it better be something substancial." He told her, waiting for her to pick something as he reclined in his chair and removed his wallet from his pocket.

[darkvamplips]

A small roll of her eyes could be seen as he said he would pay for them but it was better then her dishing out her money. When he turned on the radio she did not want him to but did not turn it off either way. She leaned back as he leaned halfway over the middle to see what he wanted. When he wanted her to get something substancial she sighed. She ordered herself a chicken burger and a medium drink. At least it was something. She pulled up to the next window and waited for him to get the money out so she could hand it to the girl.

[strudel]

Forking over the cash with ease, he placed it in his sister's hand and waited for the food to arrive, being polite, even though he was hungry again.. ahh the stomach of a male, and not eating in the car.

"We headed to the house now?" He'd seen her reaction when he'd called it home, and didn't want to disturb her anymore, thus chose a word that would probably strike a little less closer to home. He could smell the fries.. delicious

[darkvamplips]

When he handed her the money she gave it to the girl and gave him back the change. House was better then home. Home meant he would be staying forever and she did not like that. A few fries were popped into her mouth as she nodded. "You can eat. Yeah we'll go home." She said driving off away from the window.

[strudel]

"Ah, you're the best." He chuckled, digging into the bag and unwrapped the burger from it's greasy shell, taking a massive bite, and somehow managing to chew with his mouth closed. She was warming up to him a bit, and he was okay with her still being a little distant, as long as he was making a bit of progress everything would be okay.

"Thanks for taking me with you.. by the way." He mused in between gargantuan bites of burger, which he had finished before they'd even arrived to the house, only his fries and drink left, the former which he would generously give to his twin if she was still hungry after her initial meal.

[darkvamplips]

She could almost read his mind knowing what he was thinking about the food. When she was little she used to have dreams about someone and now she knew who it was. Her twin brother. Someone she had not met but she still had dreams. A bit of progress but that was it. He did not know what she was feeling and why she was distant yet...She popped another few french friends into her mouth enjoying the taste. She did not have fries very often. "Ok." There were her reasons that she took him with her. When they parked the car she got out and grabbed her food then her clothes she had just gotten.

[strudel]

Okay? Well.. it was something.. better than nothing, and he shrugged it off easily enough. As they reached the house he'd make sure the car door was locked and remove himself from it, glancing over at his own car to make sure it was... still there and okay. He'd follow her into the house where he'd diverge and grab himself a little something to drink from the kitchen, just a bottle of water, and after that he'd find her again and see what she was up to, untwisting the cap and taking a couple hearty swigs which ended up being three quarters of the bottle.

[darkvamplips]

When she got out of the car she took the rest of the food with her and locked the door using  the portable lock. At least she was talking to him she did not have to talk to him at all. When she got into the house she locked the door behind her it was a habit to lock the door behind her even though there was a male in the house. Sighing she went upstairs to play her wii for a while.

[strudel]

Eventually he'd end up sauntering up towards her door, not entering her room simply becuase.. well it was rude to enter a ladies' room until invited, and thus he lounged against the door frame again, water bottle in hand.

"What games you got for that?" He inquired, craning his neck to see around her towards the Wii, he'd played a couple games for it before.. Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles.. Mario Galaxy.. some Tony Hawk game.. but she probably had a completely different setup.

[darkvamplips]

"Mostly horror and zombies. You can come take a look if you like." She said as she placed a game into the wii and waited for it to load. At least he was not barging into her room and she was happy about that. She leaned against her bed frame while sitting on the floor to be more comfortable.

[strudel]

Well.. at least she had good taste. He'd enter, upon the given invite, and casually saunter over to her games, crouching and sitting on his feet to sift through them, shuffling the games and looking at the backs of some of them, having never heard of a couple which slightly intruiged him. Eventually he'd glance up at the screen to what she was playing and simply space out for a second, tipping back slightly and leaning his back against the edge of her bed, and then soon enough actually sitting down, knees bent and forearms rested on bent knees with hands hanging idley over his feet.

"So.. is this all there is to do around here?" He wasn't saying this was boring, he enjoyed playing video games too, but there had to be other things to do in this town, because eventually.. video games got tiring.. you always needed a break.

[darkvamplips]

"Well a lot of my friends and I used to hang out at this burger joint. A lot of people hang out there. It's like the city hang out spot. She was playing a zombie horror type game and she seemed to be really interested in it. Before he sat down she was already into her game so she did not see how close he was. That's it catch her off guard.

[strudel]

"Oh yeah? Sounds cool enough." He mused in an off-handed manner, watching her blast a zombie with an amazing headshot at mid-range with a shotgun-type weapon, head matter exploding all over the place, the zombie doing  a gruesome dance before charging, falling short, and simply falling over after the initial reaction of having it's head removed was over.

"So you got any boy interested in you that I should know about? So I can set them straight on how to treat my twin?" He smirked, tilting his head lightly to glance over at her.

[darkvamplips]

Great an over protective twin just what she needed. She smirked at the zombie's brain being blown apart and moved on to the next area of the game. She was doing just fine with the boy troubles before he came around. No boy would mess with her. "A few I guess." She said not looking at him but at the tv screen in her room.

[strudel]

"Fuckers." He said, scowling lightly before he smirked once again, that shit-eating grin he was famous for brilliantly flashing over his features.

"Although I'm pretty sure you can take care of yourself." At least from what he had seen so far, that and he wasn't here to discourage her or make her feel like she was weak, or disrupt any part of her usual dayly activities.

Another slew of zombies fell at the mercy of her well-placed shots and he continued to watch. She was pretty good at video games too, but he already knew you couldn't underestimate a female when it came to video games.. you might just be suprised at what the outcome was.

"Hey I'm sorry if having me here is uncomfortable.. I didn't mean for it to be like that.. but I am happy to see you I'm not going to lie." He said after a moment of silence.

[darkvamplips]

(Can he have asthma? Which is what killed her other brother? Or did we already put this into the story? Sorry bad memory)

A small shrug came to her with what he said. "I have been known to protect myself when it comes to that." When the other slew of zombies came for her she got killed. "Dammit." She said out loud as she hit the retry button. Yes she was good but not everyone was perfect. She took a deep breath with what was said before. "You know why I feel like this." She said quietly.

[strudel]

[[We haven't put it in the story yet. Did you want him to? If so I can work that in, if not just let me know.]]

"Yeah.. I just don't know how to make it better, Becca, and that bugs me. It sucks seeing you upset.." And he hadn't even really spent that much time with her. The bond between twins must just be that strong because his heartstrings were pulled evertime she walked through the room.. wishing she'd nourish herself more.. pick her head up.. not be so depressed.. and he couldn't help feeling this way and that bugged him.

[darkvamplips]

(I would like him to have it. You know maybe her brother died from it. That will really set her off)

Maybe in time she would open up to him but not now. There was to much pain and it happened only 2 years ago. People do not let something go like that so quick. "I'm sorry you feel that way." She did eat just not to the point of starving herself just over it a bit. There was another huge pack of zombies and she turned off the wii so she would not die again. Maybe her mind was on something else and she should try later.

[strudel]

He chuckled as she turned off the game, shaking his head, if it were him he'd have continued playing until a wii mote had been thrown through a wall or something equivalent to that.

"I put an inhaler of mine in the medicine cabinet downstairs.. I hope nobody will mind. I like to spread them out around a place I'm staying so in case I need them they're right there." Had that been the wrong thing to say? Perhaps, but he hadn't known about it if he had, and thus was definately not going to be prepared if she decided to blow up on him again.

[darkvamplips]

Well that was the difference between her and him. She was already stressed and did not need more stress with trying to kill the zombies. All of a sudden she looked straight ahead and heard what he was saying. Wait a moment. Inhaler? Her hands started shaking as she put them underneath her. "Wait inhaler?"

[strudel]

Uh oh.. maybe that hadn't been the right thing to say? Here we go again.. he glanced down at her, but why would he lie about something so simply true?

"Yeah I have acute asthma. Doesn't usually flare up but just in case.. ya know." He gave a light shrug of his shoulders. Yes indeed he was an asthmatic smoker.

[darkvamplips]

Her eyes starred straight at the television set and she did not move. Hearing that her twin brother had the same thing that her brother died from she couldn't help it. Darkness started to take her away from the world she once knew.

[strudel]

She didn't respond to that, in fact it seemed like she'd grown rather distant after he'd made the initial statement and now was simply lost completely.

"Hey.. is that not okay? I can move them..." He felt like he had to walk on pins and needles around her, and it was slowly going to become a problem, if so, he'd simply have to distance himself from her until she found it in herself to become closer to -him-.

[darkvamplips]

"No." Was all she could manage to get out when he said he would move. It was like she was in a trance and she could not move. Although she blinked she could not move any part of her body. It was strange being able to think clearly just not react.

[strudel]

He'd taken her silence the wrong way, and shook his head, rising from his seated position and moving toward the door.

"I'll move them.." He said lightly, shaking his head and exiting the bedroom, making his way down the stairs and grabbing his inhaler from the kitchen, then stepping outside into the backyard to spark up a cigarette.. his vice only when he was stressed to the point of needing one. He'd spark up the marlboro light 100 and lean back against the wall, one foot crooked up to press against it as his head turned toward the sky.. a sigh escaping him which caused him to exhale a cloud of smoke.

[darkvamplips]

When he left the room she looked after him willing her body to move and follow him but she just couldn't. It was like she was in trance and could not get out of it. Silent tears began to fall as if he would never come back like her other brother did. Never would she hear his sweet laughter again in the house. A small sob came in her throat as she looked back at the television.