OK here is a merger of two requests, one from sound is off and one from a Guest. I figured they would work quite well together and add an extra dimension to the difficulties Jude may have adapting to being a family member. Hope you enjoy!

Jude scrubbed away panicking at Jesus' volleyball shirt, the blue stain increasing as he tried. He was going to be so mad!

"Jude have you seen my...what the hell Jude?" Jesus tore the shirt off him and looked at the large splodge.

"I have a game today! What is this?"

Jude leaned back against the sink trying to find the words.

"I...well..." he squeaked before another shout through the hall.

"Jude where is my blue nail polish?" Mariana demanded, her face stern and angry.

"He's been using it to paint my uniform!" Jesus replied scathingly.

"Jude, you can't just take my things without asking me!" she yelled back.

Jude tried hard to disappear. He could almost feel tears pricking at his eyes as he saw the fury directed at him from the twins.

"What is going on in here?" Stef appeared arms folded and brow furrowed. She gaugued the scene around her and clocked that the twins seemed to be ganging up on their new brother.

Crushed with shame Jude ran out the room as Stef gawped and stared angrily at the twins.

"Do you two wanna tell me what just happened? Why is Jude so upset?"

"Why is Jude upset? We've not even done anything! Mom he stole my nail polish!"

"And you don't have more? OK, he should have asked your permission but that's no reason to yell at him!"

"And he completely ruined my shirt!"

Stef shook her head and examined the stain.

"Oh come on Jesus, that'll come out with a little remover."

"But I have a game now!"

"And you can't play with a little stain? Come on!" she scoffed. "Besides, where's your spare one?"

Jesus looked slightly sheepish. "I lost it!"

"Oh, and is that Jude's fault?" She scolded.

The twins looked down guiltily.

"Look, he needs to respect your property and I'll talk to him about that, but let's just remember that Jude will feel very alone here sometimes."

"But Mom, he's our brother. We have to be able to yell at him!" Jesus protested.

Stef laughed slightly. "Yes, but he may not be as familiar with that being part of an unconditional love deal. Maybe you can find a way to assure him that he's not gonna be outlawed when he makes a mistake?"

The twins looked at each other. "Now come on, you've got a game to get to, plus you need to have time to write "Anchor Beach" on your head just in case the other team are paying in blue." she teased as she left.

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"Can we come in Jude?" Jesus whispered round the doorway. Jude sat sullen on his bed

"It's your room..." He mumbled sheepishly.

"No, it's our room..." Jesus said as Jude looked up at them.

"I'm really sorry about before Jesus...and Mariana. I should be more careful with your things and I shouldn't take things without your permission." He recited, clearly an apology he had been working up in his head.

"That's OK." Jesus said.

"We're really sorry too – for yelling at you the way that we did." Mariana added.

"Listen man, you're our brother. We're gonna fall out every now and again – I mean that's what siblings do." Jesus began. "Mariana drives me crazy!" He said with a chuckle as she punched him lightly on the arm.

"It doesn't mean we think of you any less of a brother. In fact, in some ways it is a sign that you are in our family – we love you enough to yell at each other and know it's only temporary!" Mariana aid rubbing his knee.

Jude looked up from his cowered position. "I get that...I think. I just hated letting you down."

"Well, don't worry about that, we let you down too. Though in order to try and reduce the likelihood of us all falling out again..." Jesus paused and looked across as Mariana as Jude looked between them, slightly confused.

"We got you this..." Mariana said with a big smile and places a bag for him on the bed.

"Can I open it?" He asked obediently.

"Of course, dummy!" Jesus teased pushing it towards him. Jude gave a small smile and pulled a box out of the bag. It was an assortment of nail polish with its own little pot of remover.

"Now you have no excuse for borrowing mine!" Mariana scolded playfully nudging his arm as he smiled.

"You really didn't have to do this..." He said as Mariana took the box off him.

"Yes we did. And now, I think we should give it a test-drive, don't you?" She began to take out the bottles.

"What colour do you reckon?" She smiled pouring them out on the bed.

"I quite like the reddy/orange on I think, for a change." He said.

"Great idea!" She smiled.

"It looks more like Anchor Beach red..." Jesus observed. Mariana looked across at Jude.

"Hm...you know...that would go pretty well with your team colours Jesus..." An evil grin flickered across her face as her twin's dropped.

"Don't you dare!" He said as she removed the stick slightly, swirling it around the bottle. Jesus stood up slowly placing his hand out between them, given the circumstances not the best form of defence.

Mariana sprung up trying to grab his hand while holding the brush in one and bottle in other. He wriggled free as she pursued him, Jude bounding after. The brush outward the three of them ran noisily with various exclamations of fear and joy but all laced with hilarity.

As he ran into the corridor they fell into an approaching Stef, painting a firm red stripe across the front of her chest.

The three of them paused in fear waiting for who would crack first as Stef stared them down, open mouthed.

"OK, now you're all getting yelled at..." She said coolly, breaking the silence and squinting her eyes.

"But..." Jude squeaked as the twins just braced themselves.

"Don't you have spare one?" He said cheekily before biting his lip, preparing himself for the reaction. The twins, unable to prevent their oncoming laughter each got a glare from Stef who in turn was trying to maintain her stern facade.

She approached Jude as he backed away quietly, smiling in delight of the trouble he was in.

After a momentary pause she wrestled him into a playful headlock and began rubbing his hair as he screeched with joy. "Ok guys, get him!" She commanded as the two twins began to tickle him.