2 weeks later
"today's the day huh sissaaa" asks Isabelle wincing at the tic
"yes, luckily he's not as bad as they initially thought however he is dyslexic and bipolar" says Krista
"so he's moodyaaaas and can'ta read" says Isabelle wincing again
"you are definitely nervous, where's Hannah, she should be here for this" says Krista
"she didn't sleep well at all last night, said something about a night of oil baths or something, then nightybar which is her code for nightmares" says Isabelle
"ah yes she's allergic to olive oil, the olive specifically, she has that nightmare every once in a while, she draws amazing so mom had her draw it once, it freaked me right out, oil dripping from the ceiling, down the walls and creeping up her legs, that kind of nightmare would scare anyone" says Molly
"what triggers it" asks Isabelle
"thunder, it took so long to figure that out, she replaces water with oil in her head, in essence she's dreaming about the one time a pipe burst and started flooding the bathroom while she was in it, she's dreaming about drowning, she won't see a doctor about it" says Molly
"that explains her aversion to baths, she won't bathe unless in it with her" says Isabelle
"if she's going too far you can tell her no ya know" says Molly
"you tell her no" asks Isabelle
"only on the bathing together thing, I told her I'd help and stand guard but that I would not bathe with her, she took the compromise" says Molly
"oh well I actually enjoy it, I normally get tic storms in the tub, usually spouting soap facts to myself, I still get the tics but they make her laughaa so I don't mind them, things like Mr. sudzy keeps me oiless and silky smooth or like actual facts I'd read about soap, the hotter the water the worse they get, mom was always forgetting about my bath time so she'd wash dishes only to hear me scream soap facts desperately begging her to stop" says Isabelle
"but baths only have still water, it's not refreshed like showers" states Jade
"our tub was the jet kind, more like a hot tub style bathtub, Belle always used the jets, this specific style tub required the tap to be on to feed the jets and Belle insisted the water be a specific temperature and using the water at our house messed with that, also mom was always forgetting when she tells us to clean ourselves up before or after dinner, she was over worked for so long her mind is frazzled" says Krista
"let me guess eighty degrees" asks Molly
"uh ya why" asks Krista
"let's just say Hannah is very particular about her water temperatures, baths have to be hot, drinking water has to be cold and her hot chocolate has to be barely warm" says Molly as Henry arrives
"ahh the routines of an autist, never fail to amaze" says Henry as he picks Isabelle up and twirls her
"weeeeeeeee" squeals Isabelle
"I see she hasn't changed, this is going to be interesting" says Henry rocking Isabelle now
"it's been awhile bro" says Krista as Isabelle slowly falls asleep
"indeed it has, I've missed you guys so much, Belle never made anything dull, I'm told my record is gone, though I'll believe it when I see it, how's Lynn been, she used to have a crush on me" says Henry still rocking Isabelle
"her parents moved to Toronto and Lynn couldn't wait for you to get out, she's previously engaged, though she told me she'd made it clear to her ex fiancé that you were always her dream guy and she's moving back after she finishes college in three years, unfortunately you didn't get out in time for her not to enroll in college but I have her number programmed into your new phone" says Krista handing Henry a phone
"she expect daily texts or something" asks Henry
"video calls once a week and texts daily ya, she misses you, also you don't have to keep rocking Isabelle if you don't want to" says Krista
"naw sis she always loved hammock time as she called it, it always calmed her fears and anxieties, so where is this girl she loves" says Henry as Isabelle holds onto henry's arm
"Hannah is asleep, belle said Hannah didn't sleep well last night" says Krista
"classic Belle, always trying to make sure we sleep good, always playing doctor that girl, I swear she has the memory of a computer, she'd remember the dates I'd cough or sneeze or slept in too long" says Henry
"her memory has maybe gotten slightly worse in the past nearly nine years but not enough to worry about" says Krista
"wait so she was talking and stuff at four" asks Molly
"her autism didn't affect her that much actually, she didn't speak a single word till three but you could tell she was watching us speak and mouthing words as if she was chewing on them, the tourettes on the other hand made her feel like a freak and started presenting itself maybe six months after she started talking" says Krista
"but if she barely spoke while Henry was around how'd she play doctor" asks Jade
"she'd make faces, she's quite emotive our Belle, she may have been mom and dad's daughter but she took to Henry and I like a baby duck so we were always careful when she was around, always made sure she was happy and calm" says Krista
"that explains why she treats Hannah with such respect, why she always puts Hannah first, when I was her age I started my rebellious phase and really started to realize that I was a terrible sister for Hannah" says Molly
"oh so did I, if I had friends over it was supposed to be my time but she'd always try and make it work but unfortunately my friends found her inappropriate tics annoying and often pushed her around forcefully, I'd pick her up, give her a kiss and tell her we could cuddle later if she waited til after my friends left, my friends started coming up with creep theories about her and I so I was forced to eventually cut ties, I'm just glad she doesn't hate me for it" says Krista
"she's like wicked smart bro, mom and dad owe you fifty bucks" says Krista
"she create anything cool" asks Henry
"honestly ya, something called an anti allergy Doppler" says Krista
"what's it do" asks Henry as he lays Isabelle on the couch
"it's like an air filter on steroids, remember your pollen and dust allergy" says Krista
"well ya the prison guards had to shower me after yard time, I hated it" says Henry
"not no more, the filter completely cleaned the whole house, first she made it fit a portable filter machine then made one for the central air conditioning/heating system, the funny thing is she didn't need any chemicals, we had a scientist here yesterday and he was amazed at the cleanliness of the air, he basically declared the house one big clean room, he said even HEPA doesn't get this clean, he asked Isabelle if she wanted to sell the filter to him in exchange for royalties on every filter sold and she said yes" says Krista
"so she's gone from making sure her siblings are healthy to helping the world, she must be happy" says Henry
"considering it's a drop in filter replacement ya, she said it could create net Zero emita whatever that means" says Krista as she wiggles her eyebrows unconsciously
"THE NET ZERO initiative, that's bold of her" says Henry
"what is that" asks Tori as everyone else is equally confused
"in short ending global warming, though I'm not sure this is exactly the way to do it, if it makes a clean room out of a house it would mean trees can't breath right" says Henry as Isabelle wakes up
"naw naw naw itswa wootaw boosted bwoatar" says Isabelle
"she hasn't talked like that in forever, what kind of supernatural crazy hex did you put on her brother" says Krista as Isabelle fully wakes up
"nothing sis, that's how I talk when I wake up, my brain hurts from being sciencey so it comesats by hampering my speech for a few seconds after I wake up, also I didn't do it for you siblings, I did it for Hannah" says Isabelle
"wait what" asks Krista shocked as Molly clues in
"Hannah has a bed bug allergy, a grass allergy among a few other pollen related allergies, does the filter really target bed bugs" says Molly
"…..naked love…, y-yes it does, our bed specifically is drenched in lemon oil and cloves, but the filters I created for this house use oils to make it harder for them to find our human smells by clouding it with other smells, as you know most if the heat/cooling vents are right by the beds in every room, that scientist gave me half stock in his new company creating those filters and he said that if I needed any filters….. frick me…." says Isabelle as she winces at the last tic
"and the non age appropriate tics are back" says Henry
"they never left Hennie, I'm bound to be a nasty girl, Hannah wanted to walk around naked yesterday and I had to fight the urge to let her" says Isabelle
"none of us have a problem with her doing that belle, why don't you want her to" says Krista
"because I don't want people to see me go nuts on her, I can barely keep my hands off her as it is, I even follow her into the bathroom to watch her go, it scares me that I need to be by her side, if she walks around naked I don't know if I could actually stop myself from doing things" says Isabelle
"have you told her that" asks Henry
"uhhh no, I don't know how to talk about it" says Isabelle
"get her up and dressed and I'LL do it for you, ain't nobody make my little sister uncomfortable, even her lover" says Henry
"you know she can't speak right, I don't want you to scare her away bro" says Isabelle
"I just want to talk to her belle, you tend to keep a lot of secrets as Krista tells me, like does she know you file your teeth" says Henry as Isabelle bites her lip
"n-no, I don't file them so they're sharp per sea but more like a dull point, I'd never want to hurt anyone, I just love the vampirey look" says Isabelle
"she does have a red food obsession Henry, strawberry jam, strawberries, apples, cherries, she will eat other food but red foods are her favorite" says Krista
"even Beets" asks Henry
"uhhh hella no, beets hurt me" says Isabelle
"you allergic" asks Jade
"probably ya, they hurt me bad jlyn mommy" says Isabelle
"why did she call me mommy" asks Jade
"it's one of her tics, though that one seemed intentional, I guess she knows I'd get angry if she called me that, but you gave her that outfit so she feels a familial connection, that's huge for her, normally she doesn't trust beyond family, she barely trusts mom and dad, to her Henry and I are her parents so her opening up to you is HUGE" says Krista
"really" asks Jade as Isabelle strips and changes right in front of them into her nekosuit
"will youa protect me Jadey" asks Isabelle
"from who" asks Jade
"Quintin Harry, the bully that hurt Hannah and I, he hacked my phone and saw the pics of Hannah and I kissing, he threatened to show the school if I didn't let him… you know do me" says Isabelle
"ok that's it that dude is D-E-A-D, why does he want to anyway" says Jade
"because I was the popular girl at the school, liking girls at that school is the end of being popular, I helped Hannah rise through the ranks and he hates me for it" says Isabelle
"ok send me pics of his words so I have a defence to the cops if he tries to call on me, he messed with the wrong family" says Jade cracking her neck