Due to my new-found interest in Assassin's Creed, I have decided to start taking prompts for the Frye Twins and their sibling relationship.
Some of these fics will have a corresponding gif set
I am always taking prompts and I hope you enjoy them :)
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Jacob groaned slightly as he stumbled his way out of the pub, swaying from side to side as the rain poured down from the heavens. "What d'ya do with a drunken sailor…." He muttered, chuckling slightly to himself as he took a shortcut down a nearby alleyway.
As he rested against the wall of the alleyway, Jacob could hear a soft whining from near a pile of old newspapers. Blinking furiously in order to try and sober up, he fell to his knees (soaking them in a puddle) and crawled over to where he heard the whining.
Upon moving the pile of newspapers, Jacob smiled. Huddled in a corner, weakly growing at him, was a small puppy. It looked like a mix of breeds, a mutt, and was clearly starving.
"Hey…" cooed Jacob, holding out his hand for the dog to sniff, "….what are you doing out here in the cold?"
The puppy snarled at the hand, clearly scared. Jacob simply smiled and shuffled closer, ignoring how the snarling increased in volume.
"Sshh, sshh, sshh…" whispered Jacob, quickly removing his coat and using it to wrap the puppy up, "…I'm just trying to help okay?"
Upon being lifted up, the puppy yelped in obvious pain, causing Jacob to wince and apologise. Once back on his feet (only wobbling slightly), Jacob headed in the direction of the train, hoping to hell that he didn't run into any blighters.
After another half hour stumbling home, Jacob finally reached the train, where it was stopped for around ten minutes, before setting off again. Quickly, he leapt onto the train and headed down the corridor to the main living area he shared with his sister.
"Where have you been?!"
Speak of the devil, and up pops its daughter.
Jacob span around on his heel and grinned at Evie, who had her arms crossed in anticipation of her twin's answer. "Evie! I was just-"
"-drinking. Yes, that much is obvious."
Before Jacob could try and defend himself, the puppy in his arms began to whimper and struggle. Evie's attention was instantly drawn to it, "What is that?"
Sheepishly, Jacob opened up his coat to show his sister the shaking puppy, "I couldn't just leave it in the alleyway…" he exclaimed, "…it was cold, and I think, injured!"
Evie rolled her eyes, "So you just decided to bring it here….to an abandoned train like we'll just be able to take care of…boy, girl?"
Shrugging, Jacob attempted to check, only for the puppy to growl at him. "It's got your temperament, so I'm going to say girl."
Evie was clearly not impressed, but chose not to comment. "Maybe Mister Green will be able to have a look at…her."
"Ah yes, Mister Green to the rescue!"
Once again, Evie chose not to respond to, instead catching the attention of one of the Rooks and asking them to go and fetch Henry Green.
Once they were gone, she turned back to her brother…who was now cooing at the puppy. "Jacob…." He glanced up at her as she continued, "…don't get too attached. As soon as it's given a clean bill of health, we'll find someone to take care of it."
Jacob seemed disappointed at this, causing Evie to sigh. "Jacob. We live on a train, a moving train usually! This isn't the right place to have a pet."
"Yeah…I know."
"Good…" Evie turned to face the rest of the room and sighed, "….we need to tidy this place up."
….
A little under an hour later, Henry Green jumped onto the train and smiled gently at the twins…well, Evie mostly.
"Is there something wrong Miss Frye?" he asked, a concerned look on his face, "The young man who came into my shop seemed to indicate that it was serious?"
Evie flushed slightly, before straightening up and gesturing towards Jacob. "My dear brother seems to have brought home a little guest. I was wondering if you would be able to give it a check-up."
"It?"
Henry glanced over at Jacob and walked closer, pulling at the coat until the puppy was revealed. "Oh..." Henry was clearly shocked at this, "…I don't know what you want me to do Miss Frye. I'm afraid my skills revolve around people, not animals."
"Please Mister Green…" Evie sighed, "…can you just check if it's healthy. Make sure there are not injuries?"
There was silence for a few moments, before Henry sighed and nodded. "As you wish Miss Frye. Although I do not believe I'll be much help."
Evie remained silent, simply watching as Henry reached out to the puppy, only for it to snarl at him. Jacob smirked at Henry's worried look, "Don't worry Greenie, she's all growl really. No bite to her at all."
"She?"
Jacob shrugged, "She reminds me of Evie."
"She is a very beautiful dog…" Henry stopped and span around, a flustered look on his face, "…not that I'm comparing you to a dog Miss Frye!"
"I know Mister Green. My brother is simply trying to rile me up" Evie glared at her twin (who was grinning), "Don't let him get to you."
Henry nodded, and turned back to the puppy, taking a deep breath and picking it up. Although the puppy growled at him, it made no move to snap or bite him. Gently, he placed it on a nearby table and began to run his hands over it, checking for broken bones and open wounds.
Upon reaching the puppy's leg, the puppy whined and tried to back away from Henry. "I think its leg is sprained…" muttered Henry, quickly continuing with the examination, "…not broken, but walking is probably painful. It does not look as though it's eaten for a while either."
Evie sighed, rolling her eyes as Jacob leapt up from his seat. "See Evie! We can't send her-"
"-him." Interrupted Henry, "It's a boy."
"…Fine. Him. We can't leave him on the streets again, he won't survive Evie!"
Evie groaned as Jacob widened his eyes and fell to his knees in a begging position. "Please Evie!"
"Fine! Fine!" She cried out, throwing her hands into the air, "But don't get attached Jacob. As soon as it's well enough, we'll find it a new home, okay?"
There was silence for a few moments, before her twin sighed and nodded. "Agreed."
"Good….and that means no naming it!"
"Not even-"
"No!"
….
Evie knew this would happen.
Jacob's grown attached.
It had been almost a week since she had allowed the puppy to stay with them until it had recovered, and Jacob was like a child on the morning of Christmas. Despite her warnings, he had named the puppy Ethan ("Because it growls like Dad used to!" was Jacob's excuse), and spent every free minute that he had with the puppy.
Well, it kept him out of the pubs at least.
Trying to re-focus her attention on her research, Evie groaned when she heard a familiar yip and something tugging on her coat. "Go away…." She muttered, tugging her coat out of the puppy's mouth, "…I'm busy!"
The puppy (Evie refused to call to call it Ethan) simply continued to get her attention, jumping up in an attempt to clamber onto her lap.
"Jacob!" yelled Evie, "Jacob, get the dog away from me!"
At the sound of her yells, the puppy yelped and ran to the opposite corner, spinning around and glaring at her for frightening it. Evie glared back…until she realised that the puppy had ran without limping. Smirking to herself, Evie got up and strode over to the puppy, ignoring how it growled when she went to pick it up.
Despite its struggling, Evie managed to keep a secure grip on it until the train had come to a complete halt. Still tightly holding onto the squirming puppy, Evie knelt by the train opening and held it over the edge, hoping that once it touched the rough ground below, it would just back off towards the city.
Minutes passed….and she couldn't do it.
In her hands, the puppy whimpered and stared up at her. There was another few minutes of silence, before Evie sighed and strode back into the train, placing the pupp-Ethan on the ground. "You learnt those eyes off of Jacob, I swear it!"
Ethan simply jumped up at her, tongue hanging out the side of its mouth as it barked eagerly.
"Fine…I will admit you are cute."
