Thalia's POV
I pulled the hall closet door open. It creeked. I pushed my fingers against the fabrics of the coats, I pulled out a warm aviator coat. It was similar to nico's, with the sheepskin inside. Tink thundered down the stairs behind me.
"nice choice." She turned away again fiddling with some keys in the pot. That tiny complement made me feel so… whole. I turned back, with a massive grin on my face. "Whats with the face?" Crap, I wiped the smile of my face quickly.
We walked out of the door and back down the icy steps, tink pointed to the place where my face had left a print on the snowy steps. She unlocked her truck and I climbed in.
She took some time getting in, fiddling with something underneath the steps to the house, I looked around the car. I pulled down the sun shade above my head and attached to it was a picture, of two little girls, twins, with long red hair and perfect blue eyes, I pulled the picture off and looked at the back.
Tinker and Tiffany, Christmas 2002
As I heard her car door open, I felt the picture in my hand being torn away.
"weren't you ever told to mind your own business?" she spat. I was speechless.
"I didn't, I didn't know. I'm so sorry." Her face weakened from its hard expression.
"its fine, you didn't know, there's a lot you seem not to."
"if its anything, I don't understand half of what I look at" I comforted, but I understood. It clicked. She climbed into the drivers seat and clicked her seat belt into place. She looked over at me. "you wont do well here if you ask questions."
"Ok one last question?"
"fine"
"is it true that you are percy's sister?" a smile shone across her face.
"my coat looks good on you." She stuck the key into the ignition and the car started.
Tinks POV
As we drove into the small town, thalia sang slightly to the radio and chuckled along to the presenters jokes. I just listened. I missed having somebody in my car.
I parked the car and jumped out, but not before grabbing a whistle from the cupholder. I looked over to thalia.
"so you wanna meet blue now?" she smiled in a confused way. I blew the whistle hard, and sure enough blue came galloping, more galumphing.
Thalia's POV
A massive st Bernard came running, it leapt at tink. At first I thought it was attacking but really it was just engulphing her in its saliva. She smiled over at me.
"hes not the most handsome of boys but you know. You take what you can get." I looked down at him, a massive scar took half his face and his right eye. "he was attacked by a polar bear when he was a pup, it killed the rest of the litter." She smiled down at him and then up at me.
"I think hes absolutely the most beautiful beast ever." A massive grin covered face, she almost looked like she was going to cry. "so where are these shops you told me about?"
"Oh right" she pushed me towards the first building, it said 'CARLSTONS DIY SUPERSTORE, although it was smaller than tinks bathroom. I spent an hour trying to pick the right colour of light blue for the walls. Tink leaned against one of the walls and pulled faces at her reflection in the mirrors that lined the display cabinets.
"if you are so set on leaving why does it need to be perfect?" I turned towards her.
"maybe I would like to visit?" she smirked
"to visit you would have to be invited." I punched her arm playfully. I grabbed one of the pots of paint and a pack of brushes and went to the till. I looked over at her.
"where now?" she smiled
"are you a vegetarian?"
"no"
"good, cos we are going to the seal shop." My face dropped.
As we walked towards the shop, tink explained blues dietary needs.
"if he has such specific dietary needs where is he?" I asked.
"in the car having a nap. Lady's first." She held the door for me and I entered. It stunk. Not only did it stink but the first thing I saw was a whole seal, hanging from the ceiling, its mouth was blood covered. Tink poked me in the ribs
"be a man" she whispered, her mouth just a bit too close to my ear. Then louder "Hey bill. What have you got for me handsome." Bill was chubby and smiley.
"the usual, blue has been eating me out of house and home, you need to stop going away, it tears him apart." Tink smiled
"had a few things to do, I'm back now, and I intend to stay."
"did you get what you needed, you said you had to go and fetch something and probably wont come back until you get it?" tink eyes flicked over towards me.
"yeah, yeah I did. How much was that?"
"for you, free of charge. But in return for you letting blue stay with me whenever you go away. My grand daughter loves him, gives her a reason to come over." Tink looked up
"well for the free of charge, you give me a call any time that your grand daughter wants to see him I will bring him down."
She grabbed a massive bag of seal guts and turned towards the door. I followed her out.
"what were you talking to him about?" I asked.
"oh he looks after my dog when I'm away." She grinned
"no about fetching something?" she stopped and turned towards me. I pulled the jacket closer into me. She suddenly put her free hand on my chin. And put her face close to mine.
"I told you not to ask questions." Then she continued walking. I felt a bit let down.