Note: Finally a chapter not centering on Jean, lol. Inspired by how stuffed animals seem to change their facial expression after a few minutes of staring at them, heh...

The Lighter Side

A Gunslinger Girl fan fiction by:

Sintendo

After a recent sugar bender (courtesy of the local neighborhood Hilshire), Triela nervously sat at the edge of her bed.

With the rapid tapping of Triela's toes covered in leather boots finally driving her to the brink of insanity, Claes shuffled away from her prone position atop her bed. Allowing her torso to hang upside-down, she stared into the blonde girl's eyes, piercing into them as if to transmit her feeling of annoyance into Triela's mind.

"Triela, do you mind?" Claes growled, "I'm trying to read."

"Can't," Triela snapped back, "They're watching us."

"Who?"

Triela pointed to the other side of the room, "The bears."

"What?"

"Look at 'em. That one's smiling at me, taunting me, daring me to do something. The one next to it has a sad face; probably wants me to hug it so it can stab me in the back. The one next to that is laughing at me…"