Daphne: "I have a few things I need to straighten out, for those of you who
are confused:
IN THIS STORY, SAKURA AND TOMOYO ARE DISTANTLY RELATED...NOT DIRECTLY!!!
I WILL NOT BE MAKING A SEQUEL TO 'AVALANCHE KISSES', SO PLEASE STOP ASKING!
All right, I think that's about it. Enjoy this chapter, and please review and tell me what you think!!!"
~*~*~*~
JUST BREATHE
by: Daphne Li
Chapter 2.
~*~*~*~
"Mom? I'm home!" Kojii yelled, his voice echoing throughout the large entryway. His amber eyes searched for any sign of life as he threw his bookbag to the ground.
"Kojii, please be quiet. I'm on the phone." His mother murmured, sticking her head out of the living room doorway. Kojii groaned.
"Tomoyo again?"
"Yes, now hush." She pulled her head back into the room and Kojii sighed. Every time his mother was on the phone, more often than naught, it was Tomoyo Hiiragizawa that she was talking to. Tomoyo was a *very* distant cousin of his mother's, but Kojii couldn't understand their obsession with talking with each other, every day of the week.
"As if it's not bad enough, having to deal with her daughter." Kojii hissed, his eyes flashing as he entered his bedroom. Heidi's face flitted across his mind, and he growled.
"Stupid weakling. Doesn't even know what she's dealing with." He muttered, pulling out his training sword and brandishing it at an invisible opponent. He did several difficult moves, and then fell into a relaxing, meditative exercise. His eyes closed and an almost-smile came to his lips.
"Someday, you're going to kill someone with that." A sweet voice called. Kojii fell out of his calm state, and turned in annoyance, to see his little sister standing in the doorway, grinning.
"Meilei, if you're not careful, I'll kill *you*." He muttered, sliding his sword back into its sheath. The petite, auburn haired beauty rolled her emerald eyes and smiled.
"You would never be able to bring yourself to do it." She stated, seating herself on his bed. He smiled, a true smile, and then sat down at his computer desk, logging onto the Internet quickly.
"Now what are you doing?"
"I want to see if Jacob or Isaac are on. They told me that they would be on tonight, so we could chat." He stated. Meilei grinned.
"You're almost as bad as mom and Aunt Tomoyo."
"Stop calling her that. She's not our aunt, and I am most certainly not related to that creature she calls a daughter." He snapped. Meilei sighed. At sixteen, she was in the same class as Heidi and Bailey. She and Bailey got along well enough, but Heidi seemed to hold a grudge against her, because of who her brother was.
"YES! They're on!" He cried, as his instant messenger popped up with a message from Hiro. Meilei smiled and looked over his shoulder, reading the note. Prof._LIER was Hiro's computer name, because of what his mother was always calling his father. Green_wolf was Kojii's own screen-name.
Prof._LIER: YO! Waz up?
Green_wolf: Noth. Mom's on the ring again.
Prof._LIER: with whom?
Green_wolf: Hiiragizawa's mom.
Prof._LIER: Pity.
*Crazy_dude is on-line*
Green_wolf: hey Jacob
*100_percent_angel is on-line*
100_percent_angel: WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, LI? THIS IS MY CHAT!
Green_wolf: What the hell?!?! Get out of here, Hiiragizawa!
Crazy_dude: Excuse me, but we were chatting. Jake let me use his comp. name.
Prof._LIER: Bailey?
Crazy_dude: Oh, hey Hiro.
Prof._LIER: How is it that we always get caught in the middle of these scrapes? ^__^ ;
Crazy_dude: how should I know! -__- ;
Green_wolf: well get off! I have to talk to Jake!
100_percent_angel: too bad. Mou! What crawled up your butt and died?
By this time, Meilei was rolling on the ground, laughing, while Kojii glared at her. She quickly shoved him off his seat and took his place, ignoring his protests.
Green_wolf: this is Meilei. I'll tell you what crawled up his butt...you!
100_percent_angel: You are such a...
*Nightingale's_song is on-line*
Nightingale's_song: Heidi?
100_percent_angel: What are you doing on? Is everything all right? Are mom and dad in trouble? Did Yuki finally crawl into that hole and die?
Kojii had just reclaimed his chair in time for him to see this come up. He frowned and began to type.
Green_wolf: Huh? Who is that?
Crazy_dude: Um...Heidi, is that who I think it is?
Prof._LIER: Who? Who is it?
Nightingale's_song: Heidi, you promised to call. And no, nothing's wrong.
100_percent_angel: I know. I was going to do that as soon as I talked to Bailey. But I got sidetracked by #1 A**-hole, here, Kojii Li. You wanna meet him? By the way, where are mom and everyone else?
Nightingale's_song: No thank you. Yuki's over at one of his friend's, and Akane is here with me. Mom...she's on the phone with you-know-who. Dad's at work and Milly's at another council meeting. Heidi, I have to go. But please call soon. I have to talk with you.
100_percent_angel: I'll get off and call right away. Is that all right with you, Bailey?
Crazy_dude: No prob. See you tomorrow!
100_percent_angel: K'! Bye!
Nightingale's_song: Goodbye.
*Crazy_dude has logged off*
*100_percent_angel has logged off*
*Nightingale's_song has logged off*
Prof._LIER: that was interesting.
Green_wolf: no sh*t.
~*~*~*~
"Grandma, I'm home!" Heidi called, throwing herself down on a couch in the living room. Sonomi Daidouji walked into the room, grinning.
"How was your day?" She asked, used to Heidi's tomboy ways. Heidi smirked.
"I managed to out-wit Li again. The stupid lump didn't even see it coming!" Heidi laughed. Sonomi eyed her warningly.
"Heidi...you know you shouldn't do that. You've gotten into so much trouble lately. What on earth has he done, to cause you to hate him so much?" The older woman asked. For a moment, Heidi's eyes filled with shadows and her face became neutral. Then, her hands clenched and her eyes started to snap.
"It's a long story. Don't worry about it, Gram." She mumbled, stalking out of the room. Sonomi looked after her with a sigh, then went to call Tomoyo.
'Stupid Li-kun. Always in the way.' Heidi thought, as she stomped up the stairs to her room. She threw herself down onto her huge bed and laid on her back, gazing up at the ceiling. Suddenly, a soft, warm feeling filled her and her temper calmed.
"Thanks, Hilde." She whispered.
Ever since they were small, she and Hilde had shared a special bond. They were able to sense each other's emotions, even far away, and were able to transfer emotions just as readily. And even though they weren't as close as some twins, they still shared the bond that allowed each sibling to see if the other was in danger.
With a sigh, Heidi stood up and went over to her desk, gazing at a picture there. It was of herself, when she was no older than six, swinging on a swing in Penguin Park. Behind her stood Hiro, a huge grin on his face as he tried in vain to push her off. Next to him stood Kojii, who was smirking dryly at the camera, his amber eyes twinkling. Bailey was on the swing next to hers, swinging contentedly with her eyes shut.
Even then they had been close...at least Bailey and her. Hiro and Kojii were only there because their mother's were having a get together, and they had left them to play with each other. Hiro and Kojii had been disgusted with the idea, but obeyed. Eventually, Hiro had lapsed into a relatively good mood, trying to shove the moving girls off their swings. But Kojii had simply stood there until his mother returned for him.
*RING-RING!*
Heidi quickly hurried over to her phone and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hilde? It's Bailey."
"Oh. Hey. What's the matter?"
"Nothing. My mom just wanted to know if you wanted to come over for dinner. We're having your favorite..."
"...sushi and egg-drop soup?"
"Got that right!"
"Be right over!" Heidi squealed, slamming down the phone and running for the door.
"Gram? I'm having dinner at Bailey's!"
~*~*~*~
Hilde looked around her room listlessly and sighed. It was nearing Christmas break, and Heidi was coming home in two days. But somehow, Hilde had a bad feeling about this. It wasn't because she didn't want her sister to come home...she did. It was just that something didn't seem right.
"Hill? Are you awake?" Came a soft voice through the door. Hilde smiled.
"Come on in, mummy." She said, looking at the door. Tomoyo Hiiragizawa's face appeared around the door and she smiled at her daughter. Then, with a child-like exuberance, she jumped up onto the bed and faced her daughter with a grin.
"Something's wrong. I know it." She stated, her amethyst eyes boring into her daughter's. Hilde shrugged.
"Nothing is wrong, mom. Really. I am just excited about Heidi coming home." She murmured. Tomoyo smiled.
"I know. We all are. You know, Sakura and I used to be the same way." She murmured thoughtfully. Hilde smiled softly. Her mother was falling back into her past again.
"Were you?"
"Oh yes. We were practically inseparable. Everything I did, she was included and vise-versa. That is, until she married." Tomoyo smirked.
"Doesn't she have children, now?"
"Two. Kojii, whom I knew was on the way even before his mother did, and Meilei, named after her Aunt Meiling."
"Meilei means 'beautiful' in Chinese, doesn't it?"
"Mandarin, I think."
"And Kojii is Heidi's worst adversary." Hilde filled in. Tomoyo sighed and looked upset.
"When you were young, we had hoped to bring our families closer together, so you would grow up knowing and loving the Li's. But that never worked out. Sakura and Syaoran were forced to live in Hong Kong the first part of your lives, and the second...well, we haven't had much time to get together. And now this feud between Kojii and Heidi...I don't see how it will ever happen."
"Maybe someday, Heidi will fall in love with him. Then we will be close." Hilde joked softly. Tomoyo's eyes lit up and she gave a squeal.
"KAWAII! Hilde, darling, you have the most wonderful ideas! I have to call Sakura about this!" With this, Tomoyo rushed from the room, leaving a half- horrified, half-amused daughter in her wake.
"That went well. Now, instead of avoiding an acquaintance, you're getting our sister an arranged marriage!" Yuki crowed, rushing into the room and throwing himself down onto the bed next to her. Hilde laughed.
"Serves her right for annoying us with 'Kojii this' and 'Kojii that'. He is all she ever talks about."
"Besides sports, Bailey, and that Hiro kid, you mean." Yuki pointed out. Hilde nodded.
"So...do you think she'll be mad at you?" He asked when the humor had died down. Hilde shrugged.
"I suppose." Now she looked a bit uncomfortable.
"Then I suggest you run." He chuckled, bounding off the bed and out of the room.
"Love you, sis." He murmured, poking his head back into the room. Hilde smiled.
"I love you too, brother."
~*~*~*~
"MOM!!! DAD! I'M HOME!"
Yuki, Hilde, Akane, Tara, Tomoyo and Eriol looked up from their work on the Christmas decorations, and grinned. Tomoyo and Eriol dropped what they were doing and rushed out of the room to greet their daughter, while Yuki rolled his eyes.
"She's bA-ack!" He said in a haunting tone. The girls laughed and they too, rushed out to greet Heidi.
"Hey, Shy-by!" Heidi called, throwing her arms around her sister. Heidi had grown her hair out a little; it now reached her shoulder-blades, and she wore an actual traveling suit. It had a light lavender and grey plaid skirt and jacket, with a pretty white blouse underneath and black pumps on her feet.
"Gram bought it for me. You like?" She asked, turning slowly to give off the full affect.
"You, in a dress? The world's coming to an end." Yuki muttered, leaning against the doorway. Heidi shot him a glare.
"Shut up, boogie-brain." She snapped. His eyes widened in mock-shock
"Ohhh! Good one! What next? Monster-breath?"
"No. Mindless-idiot does come to mind, though..."
"Heidi! That was rude." Tomoyo admonished.
"Sorry, mum. That was rude. I meant psychopathic-idiot." She stated. Eriol stifled his chuckles in his sleeve, and Tomoyo shot him a glare.
"Come on, guys. Help me unpack." Heidi called, picking up the two suitcases that she had brought.
"Actually, we should go. We promised mom we'd be home soon." Akane told her, backing towards the door. Tara quickly followed and together, they made their get-away.
"Chickens. They just didn't want to help unpack." Heidi sneered good- naturedly. Hilde smiled and followed her sister up to her room.
"So, sis. Any boyfriends?" Heidi asked, plopping down on her bed. Hilde looked slightly disgusted and shook her head.
"No. Not interested. You?"
"No." Heidi said slowly. Hilde was surprised. Heidi was a bit boy-crazy, and to tell the whole truth, many boys liked her for her sporty-ness.
"Why?"
"Not interested." Her twin taunted, amethyst eyes sparkling.
"Why, Heidi?" Hilde persisted. Heidi's face grew red.
"No...no reason. Don't freak out about it, Shy-by."
"What's wrong, Heidi?" Hilde asked softly, her eyes searching. Her twin shuddered slightly and looked away.
"I'll tell you after Christmas, all right? Right now, all I want is to get unpacked and then spend some time with my family." She muttered. Bad choice of words. Immediately, Hilde's radar was up.
"Spend time with the family? Since when?" She asked in shock. Heidi winced.
"Please, Hill. Let's just drop it. I really don't want to talk about it right now." She whispered. Hilde nodded, then began to neatly fold her sister's shirts. It looked as though her sister had stuffed as much of her own clothes in to the suitcases, as she could.
"Oh, don't worry about that! Just stuff them into the drawer." Heidi commanded, taking the shirt from her and putting it into the drawer. Hilde shrugged and helped her to stuff the rest of her clothes into the dresser.
~*~*~*~
IN THIS STORY, SAKURA AND TOMOYO ARE DISTANTLY RELATED...NOT DIRECTLY!!!
I WILL NOT BE MAKING A SEQUEL TO 'AVALANCHE KISSES', SO PLEASE STOP ASKING!
All right, I think that's about it. Enjoy this chapter, and please review and tell me what you think!!!"
~*~*~*~
JUST BREATHE
by: Daphne Li
Chapter 2.
~*~*~*~
"Mom? I'm home!" Kojii yelled, his voice echoing throughout the large entryway. His amber eyes searched for any sign of life as he threw his bookbag to the ground.
"Kojii, please be quiet. I'm on the phone." His mother murmured, sticking her head out of the living room doorway. Kojii groaned.
"Tomoyo again?"
"Yes, now hush." She pulled her head back into the room and Kojii sighed. Every time his mother was on the phone, more often than naught, it was Tomoyo Hiiragizawa that she was talking to. Tomoyo was a *very* distant cousin of his mother's, but Kojii couldn't understand their obsession with talking with each other, every day of the week.
"As if it's not bad enough, having to deal with her daughter." Kojii hissed, his eyes flashing as he entered his bedroom. Heidi's face flitted across his mind, and he growled.
"Stupid weakling. Doesn't even know what she's dealing with." He muttered, pulling out his training sword and brandishing it at an invisible opponent. He did several difficult moves, and then fell into a relaxing, meditative exercise. His eyes closed and an almost-smile came to his lips.
"Someday, you're going to kill someone with that." A sweet voice called. Kojii fell out of his calm state, and turned in annoyance, to see his little sister standing in the doorway, grinning.
"Meilei, if you're not careful, I'll kill *you*." He muttered, sliding his sword back into its sheath. The petite, auburn haired beauty rolled her emerald eyes and smiled.
"You would never be able to bring yourself to do it." She stated, seating herself on his bed. He smiled, a true smile, and then sat down at his computer desk, logging onto the Internet quickly.
"Now what are you doing?"
"I want to see if Jacob or Isaac are on. They told me that they would be on tonight, so we could chat." He stated. Meilei grinned.
"You're almost as bad as mom and Aunt Tomoyo."
"Stop calling her that. She's not our aunt, and I am most certainly not related to that creature she calls a daughter." He snapped. Meilei sighed. At sixteen, she was in the same class as Heidi and Bailey. She and Bailey got along well enough, but Heidi seemed to hold a grudge against her, because of who her brother was.
"YES! They're on!" He cried, as his instant messenger popped up with a message from Hiro. Meilei smiled and looked over his shoulder, reading the note. Prof._LIER was Hiro's computer name, because of what his mother was always calling his father. Green_wolf was Kojii's own screen-name.
Prof._LIER: YO! Waz up?
Green_wolf: Noth. Mom's on the ring again.
Prof._LIER: with whom?
Green_wolf: Hiiragizawa's mom.
Prof._LIER: Pity.
*Crazy_dude is on-line*
Green_wolf: hey Jacob
*100_percent_angel is on-line*
100_percent_angel: WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, LI? THIS IS MY CHAT!
Green_wolf: What the hell?!?! Get out of here, Hiiragizawa!
Crazy_dude: Excuse me, but we were chatting. Jake let me use his comp. name.
Prof._LIER: Bailey?
Crazy_dude: Oh, hey Hiro.
Prof._LIER: How is it that we always get caught in the middle of these scrapes? ^__^ ;
Crazy_dude: how should I know! -__- ;
Green_wolf: well get off! I have to talk to Jake!
100_percent_angel: too bad. Mou! What crawled up your butt and died?
By this time, Meilei was rolling on the ground, laughing, while Kojii glared at her. She quickly shoved him off his seat and took his place, ignoring his protests.
Green_wolf: this is Meilei. I'll tell you what crawled up his butt...you!
100_percent_angel: You are such a...
*Nightingale's_song is on-line*
Nightingale's_song: Heidi?
100_percent_angel: What are you doing on? Is everything all right? Are mom and dad in trouble? Did Yuki finally crawl into that hole and die?
Kojii had just reclaimed his chair in time for him to see this come up. He frowned and began to type.
Green_wolf: Huh? Who is that?
Crazy_dude: Um...Heidi, is that who I think it is?
Prof._LIER: Who? Who is it?
Nightingale's_song: Heidi, you promised to call. And no, nothing's wrong.
100_percent_angel: I know. I was going to do that as soon as I talked to Bailey. But I got sidetracked by #1 A**-hole, here, Kojii Li. You wanna meet him? By the way, where are mom and everyone else?
Nightingale's_song: No thank you. Yuki's over at one of his friend's, and Akane is here with me. Mom...she's on the phone with you-know-who. Dad's at work and Milly's at another council meeting. Heidi, I have to go. But please call soon. I have to talk with you.
100_percent_angel: I'll get off and call right away. Is that all right with you, Bailey?
Crazy_dude: No prob. See you tomorrow!
100_percent_angel: K'! Bye!
Nightingale's_song: Goodbye.
*Crazy_dude has logged off*
*100_percent_angel has logged off*
*Nightingale's_song has logged off*
Prof._LIER: that was interesting.
Green_wolf: no sh*t.
~*~*~*~
"Grandma, I'm home!" Heidi called, throwing herself down on a couch in the living room. Sonomi Daidouji walked into the room, grinning.
"How was your day?" She asked, used to Heidi's tomboy ways. Heidi smirked.
"I managed to out-wit Li again. The stupid lump didn't even see it coming!" Heidi laughed. Sonomi eyed her warningly.
"Heidi...you know you shouldn't do that. You've gotten into so much trouble lately. What on earth has he done, to cause you to hate him so much?" The older woman asked. For a moment, Heidi's eyes filled with shadows and her face became neutral. Then, her hands clenched and her eyes started to snap.
"It's a long story. Don't worry about it, Gram." She mumbled, stalking out of the room. Sonomi looked after her with a sigh, then went to call Tomoyo.
'Stupid Li-kun. Always in the way.' Heidi thought, as she stomped up the stairs to her room. She threw herself down onto her huge bed and laid on her back, gazing up at the ceiling. Suddenly, a soft, warm feeling filled her and her temper calmed.
"Thanks, Hilde." She whispered.
Ever since they were small, she and Hilde had shared a special bond. They were able to sense each other's emotions, even far away, and were able to transfer emotions just as readily. And even though they weren't as close as some twins, they still shared the bond that allowed each sibling to see if the other was in danger.
With a sigh, Heidi stood up and went over to her desk, gazing at a picture there. It was of herself, when she was no older than six, swinging on a swing in Penguin Park. Behind her stood Hiro, a huge grin on his face as he tried in vain to push her off. Next to him stood Kojii, who was smirking dryly at the camera, his amber eyes twinkling. Bailey was on the swing next to hers, swinging contentedly with her eyes shut.
Even then they had been close...at least Bailey and her. Hiro and Kojii were only there because their mother's were having a get together, and they had left them to play with each other. Hiro and Kojii had been disgusted with the idea, but obeyed. Eventually, Hiro had lapsed into a relatively good mood, trying to shove the moving girls off their swings. But Kojii had simply stood there until his mother returned for him.
*RING-RING!*
Heidi quickly hurried over to her phone and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hilde? It's Bailey."
"Oh. Hey. What's the matter?"
"Nothing. My mom just wanted to know if you wanted to come over for dinner. We're having your favorite..."
"...sushi and egg-drop soup?"
"Got that right!"
"Be right over!" Heidi squealed, slamming down the phone and running for the door.
"Gram? I'm having dinner at Bailey's!"
~*~*~*~
Hilde looked around her room listlessly and sighed. It was nearing Christmas break, and Heidi was coming home in two days. But somehow, Hilde had a bad feeling about this. It wasn't because she didn't want her sister to come home...she did. It was just that something didn't seem right.
"Hill? Are you awake?" Came a soft voice through the door. Hilde smiled.
"Come on in, mummy." She said, looking at the door. Tomoyo Hiiragizawa's face appeared around the door and she smiled at her daughter. Then, with a child-like exuberance, she jumped up onto the bed and faced her daughter with a grin.
"Something's wrong. I know it." She stated, her amethyst eyes boring into her daughter's. Hilde shrugged.
"Nothing is wrong, mom. Really. I am just excited about Heidi coming home." She murmured. Tomoyo smiled.
"I know. We all are. You know, Sakura and I used to be the same way." She murmured thoughtfully. Hilde smiled softly. Her mother was falling back into her past again.
"Were you?"
"Oh yes. We were practically inseparable. Everything I did, she was included and vise-versa. That is, until she married." Tomoyo smirked.
"Doesn't she have children, now?"
"Two. Kojii, whom I knew was on the way even before his mother did, and Meilei, named after her Aunt Meiling."
"Meilei means 'beautiful' in Chinese, doesn't it?"
"Mandarin, I think."
"And Kojii is Heidi's worst adversary." Hilde filled in. Tomoyo sighed and looked upset.
"When you were young, we had hoped to bring our families closer together, so you would grow up knowing and loving the Li's. But that never worked out. Sakura and Syaoran were forced to live in Hong Kong the first part of your lives, and the second...well, we haven't had much time to get together. And now this feud between Kojii and Heidi...I don't see how it will ever happen."
"Maybe someday, Heidi will fall in love with him. Then we will be close." Hilde joked softly. Tomoyo's eyes lit up and she gave a squeal.
"KAWAII! Hilde, darling, you have the most wonderful ideas! I have to call Sakura about this!" With this, Tomoyo rushed from the room, leaving a half- horrified, half-amused daughter in her wake.
"That went well. Now, instead of avoiding an acquaintance, you're getting our sister an arranged marriage!" Yuki crowed, rushing into the room and throwing himself down onto the bed next to her. Hilde laughed.
"Serves her right for annoying us with 'Kojii this' and 'Kojii that'. He is all she ever talks about."
"Besides sports, Bailey, and that Hiro kid, you mean." Yuki pointed out. Hilde nodded.
"So...do you think she'll be mad at you?" He asked when the humor had died down. Hilde shrugged.
"I suppose." Now she looked a bit uncomfortable.
"Then I suggest you run." He chuckled, bounding off the bed and out of the room.
"Love you, sis." He murmured, poking his head back into the room. Hilde smiled.
"I love you too, brother."
~*~*~*~
"MOM!!! DAD! I'M HOME!"
Yuki, Hilde, Akane, Tara, Tomoyo and Eriol looked up from their work on the Christmas decorations, and grinned. Tomoyo and Eriol dropped what they were doing and rushed out of the room to greet their daughter, while Yuki rolled his eyes.
"She's bA-ack!" He said in a haunting tone. The girls laughed and they too, rushed out to greet Heidi.
"Hey, Shy-by!" Heidi called, throwing her arms around her sister. Heidi had grown her hair out a little; it now reached her shoulder-blades, and she wore an actual traveling suit. It had a light lavender and grey plaid skirt and jacket, with a pretty white blouse underneath and black pumps on her feet.
"Gram bought it for me. You like?" She asked, turning slowly to give off the full affect.
"You, in a dress? The world's coming to an end." Yuki muttered, leaning against the doorway. Heidi shot him a glare.
"Shut up, boogie-brain." She snapped. His eyes widened in mock-shock
"Ohhh! Good one! What next? Monster-breath?"
"No. Mindless-idiot does come to mind, though..."
"Heidi! That was rude." Tomoyo admonished.
"Sorry, mum. That was rude. I meant psychopathic-idiot." She stated. Eriol stifled his chuckles in his sleeve, and Tomoyo shot him a glare.
"Come on, guys. Help me unpack." Heidi called, picking up the two suitcases that she had brought.
"Actually, we should go. We promised mom we'd be home soon." Akane told her, backing towards the door. Tara quickly followed and together, they made their get-away.
"Chickens. They just didn't want to help unpack." Heidi sneered good- naturedly. Hilde smiled and followed her sister up to her room.
"So, sis. Any boyfriends?" Heidi asked, plopping down on her bed. Hilde looked slightly disgusted and shook her head.
"No. Not interested. You?"
"No." Heidi said slowly. Hilde was surprised. Heidi was a bit boy-crazy, and to tell the whole truth, many boys liked her for her sporty-ness.
"Why?"
"Not interested." Her twin taunted, amethyst eyes sparkling.
"Why, Heidi?" Hilde persisted. Heidi's face grew red.
"No...no reason. Don't freak out about it, Shy-by."
"What's wrong, Heidi?" Hilde asked softly, her eyes searching. Her twin shuddered slightly and looked away.
"I'll tell you after Christmas, all right? Right now, all I want is to get unpacked and then spend some time with my family." She muttered. Bad choice of words. Immediately, Hilde's radar was up.
"Spend time with the family? Since when?" She asked in shock. Heidi winced.
"Please, Hill. Let's just drop it. I really don't want to talk about it right now." She whispered. Hilde nodded, then began to neatly fold her sister's shirts. It looked as though her sister had stuffed as much of her own clothes in to the suitcases, as she could.
"Oh, don't worry about that! Just stuff them into the drawer." Heidi commanded, taking the shirt from her and putting it into the drawer. Hilde shrugged and helped her to stuff the rest of her clothes into the dresser.
~*~*~*~