OK guys I'm back now with chapter six and guess what Rex is back, yey I love this little guy. Where did we leave off, oh yeah Randall and Alex had a fight and well you'll just have to see if they can come round.

But anyway please enjoy and don't forget to review. :)

Chapter 6- Sibling rivalry

Randall walked along the cold street with the cold breath of wind biting at his scales he crossed his arms to try and conserve as much heat as possible. Winter was so close now, the time of year Randall loved more than anything since it was the same time of year he came back, found Rex and met Angel.

Thinking of those memories Randall's narrow eyes closed a little as he didn't want to think about it anymore. He opened them to a narrow squint and continued walking along the sidewalk occasionally passing a couple of monsters who were up and out early enough. Some would occasionally give him a good mourning glance but many were just caught up in their own world.

Randall looked up, he had absolutely no idea where he was going but he just needed some air. He then eyed the entrance to the park and decided it was as good of place as any.

The park was nearly empty this time in a morning with the occasional monsters walking their dogs and a couple of joggers crossing Randall's path. He noticed a few school children of different ages on their way to school or playing hooky.

Randall let out a smirk thinking what it would have being like if he had ever wanted to play hooky with his school. But they way he was back then the thought had never crossed his mind. Everyday was the same when he was in school, he would sit down and listen at the back of the class room keeping quiet. He didn't have many friends back then and well maybe things would be different now if he had stayed with his 'friends' in collage. Maybe he would be happier maybe he would have being in on the conspiracy two years ago. Who knew?

Randall then continued to look around with his limited eye sight. As he continued his walk he couldn't shake the feeling of something watching him as he walked along. He looked over his shoulder nothing there. He narrowed his eyes once more and shivered a little at the feeling.

Suddenly! He felt something warm push Randall and wrap a small pair of arms around him. Randall steadied himself and looked down to see a small monster with a huge coat on along with a red hat with a pom pom on the top and a little yellow scarf around his neck. The little monster looked up reviling brilliant green eyes that matched Randall's perfectly. Randall relaxed his body and let out a smile scooping the little monster up into his arms and giving him a welcoming hug. Just what he needed after the events of the morning.

"Hi Uncle Randy, what you doing out this early? You must be really, really, really cold?" Rex said as he hugged his uncle back closeting his eyes to give what heat he held to his uncle.

"Hey Squirt, don't worry I'm not cold anymore…" Randall said as he put on a fake smile that hopefully Rex wouldn't see through but he was a smart kid. "What are you doing out so early?"

"He's meant to be in school but somebody wouldn't get out of bed this morning. So we missed the bus." A calming voice said as Randall looked ahead of him to see Charlotte wearing a long coat to keep her away from the cold. Her arms were crossed and she had a brown leather bag other her shoulder. She let out a small smile that couldn't look more motherly and looked at Randall with her plain eyes.

Randall looked at his sister and let out a small snigger as he looked at his six year old nephew who had turned his face into a frown and crossed his arms at his mother. "But Mommy school's boring…"Rex blurted out and then looked back to Randall for approval with his large puppy eyes.

"Well mister it's tough you're going. Tell him Uncle Randy." Charlotte said as she took a step closer to Randall and Rex with her smile.

Randall placed Rex on the ground and then stood up o look at his big sister with a small grin on his face that she could easily see thought. "Your mom's right, you need to go to school or your brain will turn to jelly." Randall said as he looked over to Rex's face.

"No they won't, your brains can't turn to jelly." Rex said as he crossed his arms and pulled a face.

"Yes they do Squirt, if you don't go to school and learn your brain begins to melt and turns to jelly and comes out of your ears." Randall said as he stroked his nephews head with his bottom right arm. It was astonishing how a kid could grow so quick.

"No it won't come out of my ears. I'm wearing a hat." Rex said as he looked up to the hat and smiled.

"What if I take the hat off, will the jelly come from his ears and make a gooey puddle, what do you think Uncle Randy?" Charlotte said with a charming smile.

"I don't know we could try…" Randall was about to grab Rex's hat until the little monster let out a playful scream, placed his hands on his head and ran down the path to stop the big monsters from taking his hat off.

Randall let out a faint snigger as he noticed Charlotte was trying to stop giggling at her son. She let out a smile and then looked over to Randall's clearly fake one.

"You okay Randall?" Charlotte said as she looked over to her little brother.

"Yeah I'm fine…" Randall said as he forced a bigger smile but it was clear to see what was in his eyes.

Charlotte pulled a face and then took hold of her brother's arm with a smile. "Come on help me get Rex to school and then we can get a coffee, since you're my boss I think you can forgive me for being a little late for work." Charlotte said as she pulled Randall along to catch up with Rex.

The three monsters walked along with Rex, full of existent from his uncle taking him to school since Randall had only done it once before.

The walk was quiet but not uncomfortable it was just like the siblings didn't need to talk they were quite happy being together. With the occasional sentence from Rex when he saw a two headed pigeon or a red car he liked. Everything else was quiet and it was nice.

They all arrived at the school gates and suddenly a mood seemed to come over Rex to impress people going into the building by letting go of his mother's hand and thinking he was a 'cool' kid.

Charlotte just ignored him and let out a brief smile as she kissed her son on the cheek and handed him his lunch. Rex then ran through the gates and up the stairs, just in time Randall thought to himself. As the little monster greeted others his age. (nice to see one of the family had good friends when they were a kid). Randall thought intensely as he nearly missed the wave for Rex.

"SEE YOU TONIGHT UNCLE RANDY! SAY HI TO AUNT ALEX FOR ME!" Rex yelled at the top of his lungs still wavering at his uncle and mom.

Randall waved back and gave off that same fake smile as Rex disappeared into the building. Randall let out a sigh and turned back over to his sister who looked at him with a frown.

"What?" Randall said as she shrugged a little hoping it might change the subject.

"You going to tell me what happened with Alex or am I going to have to guess?"

Randall looked at his sister, how did she know? How could she read anyone so easily? "What do you mean Charlie?" Randall panicked a shrugged again.

"Randall Boggs do you think I was born yesterday I can see it in your eyes, something's the matter. Wait a minute I think I can guess you had an a fight?" Charlotte said as she began to walk along the side walk with Randall next to her.

"How do you do that? Charlie seriously how do you do that?" Randall said as he looked at his older sister, how she could read people so easily.

Charlotte let out a small giggle. "Randall, it's once of the easiest things to see, inside people's eyes, even if they are masters of deception like yourself. Not to mention the fact that I've been around a while."

Randall narrowed his eyes as he looked at his older sister who could easily be mistaken for years younger than himself. He crossed his arms he wanted to change the subject but knew Charlotte wouldn't let him. On the plus side she was a pretty good person to talk to.

"What happened?" Charlotte said calmly as she led her little brother into a café and ordered two coffees. One thing the siblings had in common was their taste in caffeine.

Randall went on to tell her about everything including about the events of last night. He knew Charlotte wouldn't blab about anything. She was the type of monster you could trust even if you committed mass murder she probably wouldn't tell anyone. A perfect example was when Randall was banished, he knew Charlotte would be devastated about it but she still managed to keep a smile on her face and look after Rex, until she became ill. But she never told anyone about what happened to her brother and especially not her son, it never failed to impress Randall how she could keep a secret so dark but yet still give off a smile so genuine. For that and many other reasons Randall knew he had one of the best sisters anyone could ask for.

Charlotte listened eagerly as she would occasionally take a sip of coffee as she listened to her little brother. She knew the circumstances weren't the best but she couldn't say she didn't enjoy having her little brother close and was involved a little with his life.

"It's like something's just getting her down and after last night it's like she just snapped. I keep getting the feeling she doesn't think she's worth anything." Randall muttered the conclusion and then leaned backwards in his seat to look out of the window as the streets seemed to be getting busier.

Charlotte looked at her little brother with her plain eyes, she let out a small smile. "Can I ask a question?"

"Thought you just did." Randall said letting out a smug grin.

"Randall." Charlotte muttered as she eyed her little brother, who held his arms up in an apologetic way.

"Shoot." Randall said as he then rested his arms on the table and waited for the question that he wished he knew what she was going to say.

"You and Alex, you love each other right? But who fell in love with the other first?" Charlotte said as she crossed her arms.

"How am I meant to answer a question like that?" Randall protested.

Charlotte let out a shrug as she waited for a real response. "Did she fall for you first? Or did you fall for her. But I think I already know the answer."

"How would you know Charlie?"

"Under all that meanness and toughness you put on, Randy's still there. I can tell you fell for her first." Charlotte let out a smile she could read her brother so well. "I can tell, you fell for her first. You fell in love with her first, an I can see why she's the ideal girl for you." Charlotte let out a sweet smile.

"How do you know?" Randall said, it was the only thing he could think of saying. He didn't really know what to say as he sister gave relationship advice even though she hadn't being in once since she became pregnant with Rex.

"Because she doesn't think she's good enough, for somebody to love her, so she never bothers to look. She just thought she needed to be alone and then you walked in through the window into her life. She's yelling at you to keep you safe." Charlotte said in her naturally soft voice, that couldn't be more motherly.

Randall lowered his gaze and looked at his coffee he studied the dark mixture and took a sip. He swallowed hard and then lowered his head a little more. "I'm the one who's not good enough for her…" Randall looked up to see Charlottes face, half expecting it to look shocked, but no it was just her normal face as she waited for the rest of the sentence. "I'm the one who made the bad decisions, I'm the one who tried to kill somebody, and I'm the one who put her and Rex in danger. I'm the one who gives credit to the way humans think monsters are." Randall rested his hands on the table and looked down knowing what he said was true.

He felt a warm hand cover his and looked up to Charlotte's honest face. "You're also the one, who kept her safe, the one who saw her, the one who won her heart and the one who promised her that you'd be there. You're not a bad person and nether is she, your both just a little broken. But your love is what can fix it. Long story short Randall, she just doesn't think she worth it." Charlotte leaned back and grabbed her bag and began to rummage through it.

"She's worth everything to me, if things hadn't happened like they did and I was still a wanted criminal, I would have done anything to stay with her, even if it meant I had to stay hidden for the rest of my life. She knows that, she knows how much I love her, I say it enough and it's kind of obvious." Randall lowered his head again.

"Yeah she told me you change bright pink sometimes." Charlotte cracked and let out a devious smile something she wouldn't normally do.

"What, how…"

"You not the only one who wanted a big sister to talk to." Charlotte let out a sweet smile. "She tells me everything…"

Randall looked at Charlotte with a stunned face, but he thought that would be something Charlotte would do, she always listens and she always helps. But why can't she tell me? Randall thought, why couldn't Alex tell him what was wrong? Was he that hard to talk to? When they first met she told him she tried to kill herself what else did she have to hide?

"She doesn't like to tell you because she doesn't want you to pity her, she sometimes thinks that's the only reason your with her. She's like you Randall, she's too proud to load her problems onto other people. But she doesn't get angry she bottles them up; think of bottling up your thoughts on suicide and carrying them around in your head for years. She wants you love not pity. " Charlotte added as if reading Randall's mind. As she pulled out her wallet from her bag and deposited a couple of notes onto the table more than the charge of the coffee but Randall just guessed she wanted to tip the waiter.

"I'd never pity her, I fell for her because she was Alex, the independent girl who saw the world as I did. That why I love her, never out of pity." Randall said as he lowered his gaze yet again.

"Tell her then…" Charlottes voce said.

"What?"

"Randall, just tell her that you love her for everything that makes Alex. She knows you like her, she just need to be reminded that you love her too, so tell her." Charlotte stood up and looked back at her brother. "I should get to work, don't want you firing me. If you want I'll castle my date tonight so you can work things out."

"No Charlie, I don't want to be selfish, but at least give me a hint so I can be at least you're not dating a psycho." Randall protested.

"Put it this way, he's a good guy and he's good with KIDS…" Charlotte lie out a little giggle and walked away from the table and out the door. Randall starred until his sister was out of sight.

Randall sighed and slid down his chair a little, he closed his eyes, yes he had a wonderful sister who knew everything but how was he going to get out of this mess? How was he going to tell his Angel she was everything to him, and not something he pitted she was everything except that.

"Randall?" A voice said although it seemed to be nearly a strangers voice, although Randall knew who it was.

He opened his eyes to see a tall pinky- red monster with a bobbed set of fronds and freckles on her pixeie face. She had a long coat on made of animal fur that Randall knew Alex wouldn't even look at let alone be caught wearing it, yet another differences between the siblings.

Randall leaned forward and studied Lilly with his narrow eyes there was something about her he didn't like, he left the part out about the story that Lilly probably said something to Alex, for obvious reasons but that wasn't the only reason something didn't seem right.

Randall looked up and came up with the first response he could think of. "Oh hi Lilly nice to see you."

Lilly let out an unmetered smile and decided to see in the chair Charlotte was just sitting in. "It is isn't it? Always nice to see family." Lilly continued to smile. "Shame, Summer never told me much about you, she never told me how good looking you were."

Randall looked at her with his narrow eyes not really shore what to say. "Umm… thank you I think."

"You're welcome, ha do you don't seem like you get many complements… Mind you Summer was never one to be the nicest of people. But I guess, you knew that already."

"Umm yeah…." Randall muttered he just didn't know what to say.

"So, Randall are you looking forward to the wedding? What am I saying? Of course you are. I bet you and Summer are so happy together." Lilly looked over Randall and lowered her eye lids a little as she continued to smile.

Randall just looked at her and then looked at her plain brown eyes, this girl was so normal compared to Alex, she had nothing to hide and didn't seem to be anything special to Randall. Yes she was extremely pretty but if he passed her in the street Randall probably wouldn't have looked back.

Lilly brushed a stray frond from her eyes and batted her eye lashes a little, probably a trick that made others do anything she wanted. "So Randall, I think it would be nice to get to know each other don't you? Let's start with a proper introduction. Hello nice to meat you I'm Lilly Dibb, and you are?"

Lilly batted her eye lashes and waited for a response that Randall decided to give. "Umm… nice to meat you Lilly, I'm Randy."

Lilly frowned and looked over to Randall, she held out her hand and waited for Randall to shake it. (well if you count a hand shake as drop to your knees kiss my hand and worship me). "Nice to meet you RANDALL."

Randall looked sceptical and shook Lilly's hand sceptically and then felt Lilly's icy hands tighten its grip. "Wonderful to meat you would you like to join me of a cup of coffee?" Her grip tightened again as she leaned over to Randall and lowered her eye lids and tried to get closer and closer to Randall.

Randall leaned back and pulled his hand from Lilly's grasp only causing her to lean in closer to him. Randall backed away even thither and decided it was a good time to make an excuse up.

"No sorry I need to go now, I'm late for work, good bye nice to meat you…"

Randall virtually launched himself from his seat and virtually ran out of the door and round a corner he let out a breath. He slowed his pase to a walk, he looked over his shoulder thankfully she wasn't following him. Randall took in a sigh and paused and looked back. He knew there was something about Lilly that Randall didn't like, her flirty nature and over the top personality was something Randall couldn't bare.

She was hitting on me? Why the hell would she do that, I only met her yesterday. Randall thought as he walked along the street he gave her no signs that he liked her, obviously he didn't. With what had just happened burning inside his thoughts Randall reached the conclusion that he had chosen the right sister and his Angel was the girl for him.

Randall took in a breath and headed for work crossing his arms, he was lost in thought the entire journey, he knew he had to make it up to his Angel, and he knew that Lilly was bad news…

Oh no, Lilly is not the nicest of sisters and well a bit of a flirt. As some of you guess she is going to come between Randall and Alex. :(

But can they see through her?

Anyway I think that the next time I can update this will be this weekend, until then leave a review or a PM.

See ya this weekend!