Home Is Where Family Are
Bronx's snail like eyes opened as he heard David and Izz enter the living room but saw them carrying in a bowl of soup and some seeded bread.
He was surprised by this but shy.
"You're awake.
How're you feeling?" David asked the Psammead.
But he felt Bronx's forehead which was still very hot and a fever but was still very sick as he sneezed loudly but Izz handed his brother a tissue.
"Here Bronx.
Please take it.
It's not going to bite you." he told him.
Bronx then took it from his brother's hand.
"T-Thank you.
I never knew you cared about me." Bronx told them.
"Of course we do.
We're family.
We know how hard it is for you trying to be part of a family but we'll help you." David told him.
He then saw Leah and Carley getting ready for school but had brought down boxes of Christmas decorations because they were going to decorate the Christmas tree later after school.
But Izz sighed as he was getting art stuff to sketch while they were away but Bronx was on the couch bundled up in a blanket.
He then put Leah's favourite anime movie Tekkonkreet on because he knew Bronx liked it a lot since Leah had first let him watch it.
Izz smiled leaving the living room.
Leah and Carley were walking home later from school when they heard evil laughter.
"Who's there?
What do you want?" Leah demanded.
They then saw Kiana appear but Leah saw Carley tremble.
"Are you okay?" she asked her.
"I-I guess so.
I won't let Kiana hurt this world or Aria!" she yelled as she and Leah charged forwards.
They then saw Kiana fight but they dodged her attacks as they used their Ogreix and other Arian magic but Kiana then vanished afterwards but Leah wondered where she had gone but Carley stopped her.
"I'm sure we haven't seen the last of her Leah.
Let's go home, okay?
I'm sure David along with Izz and Bronx will be happy to see us." she told her.
Leah nodded as they walked home.
Kiana sneered as she joined the Angel of Darkness.
"Why can't we take over now?" Kiana asked her.
"We need to be patient." she replied.......
Izz was sitting on the couch listening to music on his MP3 player but smiled seeing Bronx asleep on the couch with a blanket over him.
His Arian system was still infected with the human cold but his bat like ears pricked up hearing the front door open.
He smiled as he hugged Leah and Carley but they heard Bronx talking feverishly in his sleep.
"Be happy....... Be happy....." he mumured.
Leah sighed knowing he'd been watching anime again.
"It was the only thing I could think of whilr getting more decorations from upstairs." David retorted.
Carley smiled heading into the kitchen and getting a snack.
"Oh yeah we made cookies in class." she said as Izz looked excited.
She knew that he loved cookies but smiled eating one.
"Mmm.....
They're really good!" he replied as she blushed.
"Aww you're welcome Izzard.
But how has Bronx been?" she told him.
"Sick.
He's been watching anime and sleeping.
He hasn't eaten anything since lunch.
Will he get better soon?" Izz asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, he will.
Jen said we should give him medicine and let him rest." Leah told him.
Izz smiled at her.
He then remembered they were going to decorate the Christmas tree but saw Bronx wake up.
"Hey...... did I miss anything?" he said weakly as Carley hugged him.
"No not yet.
We were going to decorate the Christmas tree." she answered him softly.
He looked very sad hearing that.
"You want to help?" she said to him.
He nodded as he got up weakly as David was nervous along with Izz at this idea.
"Are you sure it's a good idea?" Izz whispered to her.
"Yeah he seems a little better." Leah told him as they began to decorate.
Bronx was quiet but very curious as they decorated the living room but he liked the idea of Christmas getting gifts, eating a big meal and being with family and friends even though the idea of family was still strange to him.
But as David was putting the star on the tree, Izz saw Bronx faint as he along with Carley ran to his side but were worried as Leah felt his forehead.
"Is he okay?
What happened?" Izz asked nervous.
"He's still very sick but doing this made him worse.
He'll wake up soon." Carley told him as she had Bronx in her arms.
"I think we should make hot chocolate.
What do you think?" David said.
"Sure." Izz replied as he slumped sadly on the couch.
Leah had a feeling he was scared about Bronx but understood as she saw David go into the kitchen.
"Hey it's okay Izzard.
What happened with Bronx wasn't your fault.
He was trying to do things when he wasn't better.
I know he'll get better." she reassured him.
But there were tears in his snail like eyes.
"I-I know but I'm just worried that I'll lose him and I can't let that happen.
He's my only brother." he told her.
Leah understood as she hugged him.
"Don't worry you won't lose him.
It'll just take him longer to heal from a cold because he doesn't come from here." she reassured him.
"Thanks Leah.
I know I can count on you." he replied as David came in carrying a tray of hot chocolate.
He knew that Carley was with Bronx reading as usual but hoped she was okay.
Carley was in her room in green pyjamas but was reading A Christmas Carol to Bronx.
She knew that he loved listening to her read out loud but he was listening intently even though he was tired and the cold was making him sleepy along with the hot chocolate he'd been drinking but was surprised seeing Izz enter the room but had a feeling that Leah and David were doing something but she was happy to see him as he climbed up onto the bed.
He'd been listening from the doorway after getting changed into his black pyjamas but was happy seeing Bronx so calm right now because he got angry a lot and needed alone time to cool off because he and Bronx normally fought a lot over stuff like watching T.V but deep down cared about each other but was scared for Bronx.
He was the older of the two brothers and knew he had to look after Bronx even though he was a pain in the butt sometimes but he was still family.
He heard Bronx yawn as his snail like eyes closed but he was still listening to the story.
But later Izz was awoken by coughing as his snail like eyes opened and saw Bronx there.
He wondered what his younger brother was worried about as he saw sadness on his brother's furry face.
"I-I'm sorry.
I know you're....... trying to help me but I have trouble understanding family.
I've been living on the streets of Lantanis for so long in Aria, I'm used to being on my own.
I have a lot to learn." he whispered coughing.
He then saw Bronx fall to his furry knees as he woke icineLeah up but she understood as she gave Bronx some medicine.
He hoped he would be okay......