Inside a majestic castle, a young girl was in her room, fixing her hair. She had soft blue hair and appeared to be around 8 or 9. Her room was decorated in soft earth-tones and there were a lot of plushies on her bed. As she stood before a mirror, a simple rap at the door turned her attention over to the door. Don. Don. Don. Very softly was the knock and there was a small pause between each one. She immediately knew who it was. Yes, there's no mistaking the distinctive knock. Soft and timid, just like her younger brother. As she walked over to open the door, a small yet timid voice spoke outside the door.
"Sis? May I come in? ...If you're not busy or anything... If you are, I'm sorry for bugging you."
She immediately opened the door and her brother walked in. Just like his sister, he too had blue hair. It was brushed neatly and his bangs fell slightly over his baby blue eyes. He wore an outfit that made him look like an aristocrat from the old ages, complete with a heavy jacket that was a navy blue. The whole outfit was blue, which seems to be the boy's favorite color. He's face was very pale and glazed with a thing coat of perspiration, due to the summer heat.
"Do I... look ok? Well... I... um... I wanted to look nice for our guests... I look terrible, don't I?" the boy asked his sister.
"Don't be silly, Marthy! You look fabulous! But I don't think it's a good idea to wear that on a warm day like this...", she answered while looking at the jacket. Her brother, Marth, just looked down at the carpet. His pale face began to flush slightly, either due to the heat or from embarrassment.
"But... but... but Ellis, this is the only nice outfit I have. Everything else is too... plain", he mumbled under his breath. He still looked at the floor.
"Just because Dad's friend is coming to visit, it doesn't mean that you can't wear anything casual. Go back and change into some shorts and T-shirt, ok?" Ellis told Marth. He just sighed and walked out of the room with his head hung low. The door slowly closed as he left the room. Ellis just shook her head while grinning. Marth always worried about his appearance. Ellis liked to joke with him about that, saying that it always takes him a lot longer to get ready than it does for her (which, by the way, is quite true).
Ellis resumed to fixing her hair into a ponytail until she heard Marth knock again. This time, he came in wearing a light blue T-shirt and a pair of denim shorts along with a pair of blue tennis shoes. He looked quite different than in the other outfit. Marth was very thin for his age and there was a noticeable pallor to him. That's from the fact that he rarely goes outside to play. He preferred indoor activities like drawing over outdoor ones like running around.
"How does... this look?" Marth asked shyly. He looked up at her then back to the floor. "...I look terrible, huh?"
"You don't look terrible, Marthy!" Ellis replied. "You look very cute! There, don't you feel a lot cooler wearing that over the other outfit?"
"Kinda..." he mumbled. "I'm just... you know... a little... scared."
"Why do you feel scared?" Ellis asked.
"Well... I... uh... um... I guess it's because he's Dad's friend and I want to make a good... impression... I think..." Marth was still looking at the floor and his face was flushing even more. He stuffed his hands into his pockets and tried not to make eye contact with Ellis. His eyes were beginning to get a little watery, for he kept blinking repeatedly.
"Don't cry, Marthy. Don't cry", Ellis said in a soothing tone. He flushed a little more because he failed at suppressing his tears.
"Um... I guess Dad is going to just talk about grown-up stuff with him. How long is his friend going to be here?" Marth asked. Whenever their father has a friend over, they just talk for hours about "grown-up stuff": politics. Ellis and Marth rarely stay in the same room with the adults when they discuss various political topics. Ellis goes outside to play; Marth stays in his room and plays with his large collection of plushies or any other indoor activity.
"I don't think they'll do that much... I heard Dad say that his friend is bringing his son over here too", Ellis answered back. "Dad also mentioned that they'll be staying with us for the entire summer! Wouldn't that be cool, Marthy?"
The color from Marth's face went from bright red to extremely pale from the news. The ENTIRE summer?! he thought to himself. That's TOO long! I thought that they'll be staying for only a day or two!
"Err... are you ok? Marthy? Marthy?" Ellis asked. She shook Marth slightly for he was lost in thought. He blinked a few times and looked up at her. The look on his face told Ellis that there's no way he could handle nearly 3 months with two strangers.
"I-I-I-I'll just go to my room now..." Marth said very quietly. He ran out of Ellis' room and slammed his own bedroom door shut. Ellis sighed and walked out of her room and headed towards the living room. Geez, I hope that Marthy'll be alright... Ellis thought to herself. Poor baby brother...