"Are you hiding from the others?"
He jumps at the sudden voice from behind him, turning to look who had snuck up on him when his back was turned, eyes going wide at her appearance. He had been here for nearly a month and in that entire time he had never gotten the opportunity to meet her. She still avoided him, clearly still upset on his taking her room even though she'd gotten it back, the others had said she'd come around after a while.
"You…You're.."
"You're the one who took my room."
The young elect nods, looking down ashamedly. "I'm sorry. If I had known what it meant to you, I wouldn't have asked for it."
She waves her hand in dismissal. "It's okay. I was mad, but you didn't know, so I'm not anymore."
"Hi, oh my goodness, I've been wanting to meet you, I'm Sablo."
"I know who you are." She looks around them. "Are you hiding from the others?"
Sablo nods, ducking back down again, leaning back against the wall, and he watches as she crosses around him to sit at his side. "They keep trying to get me."
"Oh, I get it." Abraxas nods lightly, crossing her legs under her, and she smiles as she looks over at him. "They found your spot."
He nods again. "They keep getting me." The elect looks down at his hands. "I was supposed to be a Power. Big and strong and tough. But instead they act like I'm a fledgling."
"You get used to it." She laughs softly. "Trust me. I haven't been a fledgling for a while and they still treat me like I'm the baby they helped raise. I'm the youngest, you're the second youngest, get used to it." She waves her hand slightly. "They're all a bunch of softies. Seriously, they're only big and fearsome in battle." She taps her lips. "Or when they're mad." Abraxas turns to look at her closest older brother. "Have you ever seen Nis when he's mad?"
Sablo shakes his head. "No. It can't be that bad, can it?"
"He's a very hands on disciplinarian."
"He is?"
She nods, sparing him a look. "Just don't make him mad and you'll be fine. But if you do, just start crying, works for me every time."
"How do you get away from them when they try to..you know."
"Tickle attack you?"
Sablo nods.
Abraxas smiles mischievously. "You have to know their own weakness."
"What is it?"
"Well," she rubs her hands together. "Nis has ticklish ribs. The worst is the highest. If you ever wanna see the big bad Captain of the Powers shriek like a fledgling, just give his highest ribs a poke, it'll make him jump out of his skin." The youngest of the Powers laughs softly. "Michael can make him squeal, I'm serious, don't look at me like that, it's hilarious. If you tell him that Nis is being mean he'll do it."
"Have you ever done it?"
"Me?" Abraxas nods. "Yea. But you have to be ready to run. Like, run like you've never run before. Because he'll come after you, he'll hunt you down, and if he catches you...Well," she scratches at her cheek lightly, "well, he'll take you to his room with you and he'll torture you."
He shivers, remembering the feeling, he can almost feel the tingles running up and down his sides, and it makes him squirm. She smirks at him. "Oh, yea, he pulls out all the stops."
"What about the other one?" He turns to look at her, and she turns to meet his gaze, listening intently. "What about Abraxos?"
"Abe?" She tucks her hair behind her ear. "Abe can't stand it when you poke him in the belly. Which is hilarious, because he pokes Hani in the belly all the time because he knows he can't stand it, and Hani would never return the favor because he knows Abe would destroy him." She turns to spare him a glance. "Abe's like Nis. You have to make sure you can escape, or he'll destroy you too."
"How do you know all of this?"
His younger sister makes a show of checking her nails. "You learn a few things once you've been around the block a few times."
The door to their hiding spot opens and they both jump. "Well look at this. A two for one special."
Both Aba and Sablo jump to their feet, their Captain smirking at them playfully as he leans against the door frame, crossing his arms loosely. "Just the two I was hoping to find." The two of them exchange looks, running forward at the same time, he manages to catch them both around the middle, but Sablo uses his new knowledge to his advantage and pokes him harshly in the ribs. His Captain yelps, jolting at the feeling, and he manages to slip from his hold.
His sister isn't so lucky.
But she said to run, he tested his luck, and so he runs.
Every man for themselves when in that position.
Nisroc chuckles softly, he'd find the boy later, he had a young one to torture in his grasp. "Did you tell him how to get away?"
"No?"
She giggles when he looks down at her. "Let me show you how I feel about lying."
