Ok, chapter 3 is up. I know it took me a while, and it seems I only have one fan, so DevilSpeaker, here you go!

3

I woke up and found it completely silent. My brothers weren't around, I could tell by how quiet it was. I slipped out of bed, and ambled into the living room. No notes, unsurprisingly. I sat on the couch, tired. Suddenly, I heard an odd noise... "They didn't..." I said, getting up and going outside. And in rolled my brothers on the same model bikes as before, only they were newer. What surprised me more was a guy riding with them on a 4th bike, same model, same appearance. "How much money did you pay for those?" I asked, crossing my arms.

"For me to know and you to probably not find out." Kadaj replied, getting off. He put a $20 bill in the guy's hand, and then the guy walked off. "And who's bike is that?" I asked, motioning to the 4th bike. "For you. Loz is tired of having to wheel you around himself." Yazoo taunted. Loz snapped, "Are you saying I'm a baby?!" Yazoo grinned, and ducked under Loz's fist. Loz's bottom lip quivered as he stomped into the house like a 5 year old would. "Don't cry Loz!" Yazoo called, and then tossed the key to the 4th bike to me. "I know you know how to ride it, so get going." He said.

I stroked the bike along the side like it were some animal. "I never thought I'd have one for myself..." I thought, and turned it on. It seemed to purr like a cat... "I love you brothers!" I thought, and in an instant I shot off like a rocket, pulling a wheelie. "Dammit Talin, don't do that!" I heard Yazoo curse as I drove away. I followed the trail Kadaj had tauhgt me to ride on, and soon was used to the bike again. I pulled back in, turned it off, and put the keys in my picket. I knew SOMEBODY (ehem, Kadaj) would probably try to steal the keys later, so I was planning for the future.

Yazoo shook his head at me disapprovingly. "I've told you and kadaj this once, I'll tell you again. Doing stunts on these bikes will ruin them!" He snapped. I gave him a cunning little smile, and ducked under the grease covered rag he was using to clean off something on his bike. "Loz, Yazoo's throwing things at me again!" I whined, trying to sound as sad as possible. Instantly Loz's loud thumping feet came, and he appeared in the doorway. "Yazoo, stop being a meanie!" Loz said. "Fine!" Yazoo snapped, and continued working on his bike, an annoyed grimace on his face. I smiled a little, and followed Loz inside. The last time Yazoo teased me or did something annoying, Loz had smacked Yazoo on the back of the head. And a time before, he'd sprayed Yazoo with the hose. That was fun. I wondered where Kadaj was, so I went into the bedroom.

Kadaj had a blank look on his face, one that I recognized with a shread of fear. He always had that face when he was talking to Mother... "Kadaj, can you still hear her?" I asked quietly, not daring to get close. "No... I'm just seeing if I still can." He said with a sigh. He got up, and suddenly had me in a headlock. He dragged me into the living room, and sat us both down on the couch. "Now, where are those keys of yours, I want to test your bike." He said. "No. My bike is the same as yours, go test your bike. You're not screwing around with it!" I growled, trying to wiggle free.

Kadaj was now reaching for my pocket, where the keys were. "No you don't!" I growled, and pulling a very small flame into my hand, I lightly scolded his hand. He let go of me, jerking back, and put the burnt place in his mouth. I scrambled free. "You made me do it." I said lightly, and snuck back into the bedroom. I found a necklace chain, and slid the key onto it, and then put it around my neck, hiding it under my shirt. When I returned, yazoo and Loz were sitting with Kadaj. As I walked past, yazoo pulled me onto his lap. "So, little sis, are you going to get us icecream?" He asked. "What am I, your maidservant?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. "Yes." Kadaj replied with a grin. Mad, I pulled away, and went into the kitchen. "Loz, you want some too?" I called from the freezer. "Ya. And some popcorn too!" He called.The other murmured they wanted some too. I sighed. Always eating strange concoctions...

Once I had all their food ready, I brought it to them, and sat next to Loz as they ate like all boys do... mouthful at a time. I rolled my eyes as Yazoo threw a piece of popcorn at Kadaj, and soon we were all throwing popcorn at each other. "Alright, enough! You're helping me clean this up!" I laughed after a while, finishing my slightly popcorn filled icecream. "No way!" They all replied, and ran into the ebdroom, closing the door and locking it. "Lazy bums!" I snapped, throwing a plastic bowl at the door. I could easily hear Loz's sniffling on the other side. "Get a tissue, Loz." I called, and then pulled out the vacuum.

(Ok, here's relief to anyone creeped out by them sharing beds!!!) Next thing I knew, I heard a van beeping a horn outside, and then it drove off. "What the hell?" I murmured, opening the door. 4 beds, covered in plastic, sat right in front of the door. "Finally! Now Loz can't treat me like a stuffed animal anymore!" I heard Yazoo laugh, and they were all outside in a minute. They were bringing the old bed out, and the new beds in within 20 minutes. "There. No more uncomfortable sharing." Kadaj said, sounding relieved. On the inside, I was too.

A long time later, we were outside, sitting under the cherry tree that had been there for as long as we could remember. I sat on the highest branch, with the others on one branch below me, in different spots. I found our names were still carved all over the tree. I smiled, remembering the day.


"Talin, come out here!" I heard Loz call. I went out, and there they were under the tree. Loz was 7, as was Yazoo and Kadaj, but I was 6. I saw kadaj was holding a knife. "Where'd you get that? Didn't Mother tell you those were dangerous?" I asked.

"Nu-uh. Mother said we could do this. Now get up on Loz's shoulders." Kadaj replied. Loz picked me up, putting me on his shoulders, and then he climbed up a few branches as I held on tightly. Loz handed up the knife. "Now carve our names all over the tree." Kadaj called.

"Why me?" I asked, looking at the knife. "Because you have the neatest hand writing." Yazoo replied as if it were as obvious as saying the sky was blue. "Oh... ok." I said uncertainly, and began carving in a K... A...D...A...J... I moved over to another spot. Y...A...Z...O...O... Then I moved over more. L...O...Z... I moved over just a bit more, and Loz changed his position a little. T...A...L...I...N... "Ow!" I suddenly cried out as the blade slit over the top of my figners.

Trying to ignore the blood that was slowly gathering at the cuts, I continued carving our names all over. Then, I told Loz I was done. When they all saw my bloody fingers, they seemed to freak out. "Loz, go get the bandages!" Kadaj had said worriedly as he took my cut hand into his. Yazoo was examining my figners with little interest, but he was still worried. Loz came back with a bunch of bandaids, and they began putting them around her figners. I sniffled, still startled from cutting my figners.

"Mother says you should've been more careful. She says you were clumsy" Kadaj said quietly as he finished off the bandaids. I felt tears well up in my eyes, and lowered my head, ashamed. "S...s...sorry Mother." I whimpered, swiping my unharmed hand over my eyes.

Kadaj gave me a little hug, and soon Loz and Yazoo were too. "It's alright, Mother says she likes the carvings." Kadaj said. I smiled through my tears, and then we went inside, arm in arm.


I came back from my memory as Loz grabbed onto my foot, playfully swinging it in the breeze. The 3 may have appeared to be in their 20's, but I knew they were all 17, and I was 16. Cherry blossom petals blew in my face, tangling in my silver hair. It did so to all the others. We all laughed at each other, and a while later we climbed down, at sunset. We lay in the grass, watching the sky change colors until the stars were well in view. I soon realized I was falling asleep. So I rolled onto my side, closed my eyes, and went to sleep.

"Shh, yazoo, don't be a meanie and wake her up!" I heard a voice whisper loudly. "You shut up too!" I heard Kadaj hiss. I heard Loz sniffle. "Oh, you big baby, you can cry after you get her in bed, now pick her up." Yazoo taunted. "Jerk!" Loz snapped. Then, I felt Loz pick me up, and carry me inside while someone took off my boots. I was put down in one of the beds, and a blanket was draped over me. Then the lights flicked off. "Night Kadaj, night Yazoo." Loz whispered. "Night." The other two replied, and then their quiet breathing was all hat was left. I smiled. Thank the heavens that they survived... however they did.


Ok, one and only fan, there you are. I'm sorry it took me so long. Keep an eye on my story, I'm doing my best to keep it updated. it took me so long because my computer broke (AGAIN!!!! sticks tongue out at computer) so sorry about that. Next chapter coming up ASAP. Thanks for loving my story!