Chapter 7:Back Up!
I gotta say, Cole and I are really close. He follows me around when I'm doing housework, and helps in the process. He always has this big smile plastered on his face, he never complains (unless he has to take a bath), those hopeful blue eyes with that one honey colored spot on his left eye, and he's just flat out cheerful. Sometimes he sticks with Dio though. The more I see them together the more I realized how much they are alike. There was the occasional visit by patients. It was embarrassing when Dio picked a fight with me in front of the patient and Cole. In the end, Dio wins and I end up letting them leave alive. There was a brunette with blue eyes to die for. Well, in my case to kill for. And then there was a young blonde man that had a perfect face, etc. When Dio and I fought, Cole would always exchange awkward glances with the patient, almost like saying, "I have no idea."
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"Kay! Be back soon!" Aya yelled. "Bye Miss Aya!" Cole yelled from the kitchen, still eating lunch with Dio. The door slammed shut, signaling the boys that Aya was gone. "What dose Aya hate most about us Cole?" Dio asked staring at a leek on his plate in disgust. "Our filth?" Cole guessed. "Exactly! So, just to piss her off, let's play dirty. Let's make a game of it though, life isn't fun without games. Who can drive Aya the craziest with the manliness of disgustingness?" Dio suggested just to see the priceless look on Aya's face. "Ew! No! She'll be mad, and we both know how that goes..." Cole interjected. "But you like being dirty, and so do I." "Yeah but... I DON'T WANT AYA TO FORCE ME TO TAKE A BATH! I hate water." Dio just stared at him with this, "You're such a scaredy cat you idiot." Cole pondered for a moment. "Fine..." Oh, and they both knew that this would be the death of them. Dio slid his leeks onto Cole's plate. "And Ew~! No~!"
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I opened the door to my house, only to find muddy footprints leading to the living room. I turned the corner to the hallway next to the front door. I heard a panicked whisper. "Aya's gonna freak!" "But it was worth it right?" my head popped into the living room and I glared so icily at the two mud, twig, leaf, dirt monsters that I called my "family". "Bath. Cole. Now. Dio. You. Are. Dead."
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Anyway, it was nighttime, and I had to force Cole into taking a bath by holding the bathroom door shut, sitting on my knees so that I didn't have to stand. "But I need my protective coating!" He yelled through the door. "It's called filth Cole! Do you need me to come in there and-" "No thanks!" he interrupted, right after that, I heard the water start to run. Dio passed by and grinned at me. "Well what do ya know? Looks like-" "Go away Dio." I stated flatly. He chuckled and sat down beside me, his back to the door. "What?" I hissed. He tsked "What? Can I just sit down by Cole's mom?" He lazily said staring at the ceiling. I slapped his arm. "Not funny. I just don't like dirty people. You and Cole are so gross I just can't stand it! You're taking a shower next by the way." I said pulling dried out mud from his hair. "Blood is gross too you know. Just as gross as Dirt. Actually, it's worse, much worse." Dio muttered. I kissed Dio's dirt covered cheek. "I know. I'm sorry." I said. He wrapped an arm around me and sighed. "It's for your own good. Your mother and I just don't want you getting cursed." he mumbled, kissing the top of my head.
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I tucked Cole into bed and kissed him on the forehead. "Goodnight." I said looking around Maria's blank bedroom. Cole's sleepy eyes barley drifted back open. "Night mom..." I shot him a look after what he said sunk in. "... Mom..? Mom... I sure it was just a mistake. He's just sleepy that's all." I muttered walking out. I stumbled into the living room seeing Dio sitting there at the table. We glanced at each other for a brief second. "Still alive." I mumbled. He nodded grinning a bit. "Why so smiley?" I asked. He shrugged. "I'm just surprised is all? When you went in town earlier, I'm ashamed to say that I told him about your little lab scams." he grinned and continued. "The kid just smiled and said 'I know how that is, my mom told me that my grandfather did that too. Mom told me that she experimented also, up until a lost love of hers found her after three years of separation. Then she stopped when she found out that I was gonna be born. She said that it wasn't easy, but dad helped her.'... That kid... Cole. He's brave. His parents were murdered right in front of him, and yet he still rocks that goofy grin full on." he finished.
"Sounds like me a bit. You know the 'watching parents die in front of you' part. You just so happen to be part of my father's death." I muttered. "And what kind of mother would try to quit killing while pregnant? That's nothing to consider. For the child's future sanity you should kill while carrying a kid. You never know, it could rub off." I hissed. "Hey, at least you know you're not the only freak around town. And I save your life by killing our dad, he was gonna kill you! Your dad's 'skills' must've rubbed off on you. One more thing, you should consider not having kids in the future." Dio groaned rubbing his tired eyes.
