"Mom!" I called going into the house brushing my hand across the smooth fur of my old dog, Isic. Mom had to get another dog after her precious Akia dog died when I was
four years old. He was really old. "Hi there hun." My dad sat on the couch flipping through the channels on the television. "Hi Daddy." I smiled at him warmly before going
towards him to place a kiss on his cheek. He looked behind me as if to expect my elder brother. "Where is Issie?" he asked looking at me for a explanation at my brother's
disapearence. "He had to stay after school. He told me to go straight home..." I shrugged. "I thought I told him that you were to stay with him if he had to stay after." He
grummbled alittle angrey. "Dad it was my fault. I insisted. Issie has enough to worry about without having to babysit me all the time. Can't I just walk home alone, without him
for a little while, to test it out?" I begged. Dad sighed and shook his head. "I don't think I feel comfortable with you walking home alone." He shook his head in reply. "DAD!" I
whinned stamping my foot. "What's the matter Remy?" Mom asked coming in the room while drying her hands on a aprin. Looked like she had been cooking up intill my little
spat with my father.
"Dad won't let me walk home with out Issie!" I exclaimed, agitated. "Inu-yami, surely, can't she at least try it for a few days? Issie is always around her as it is, because they
have a same group of friends...I know that the situation is like with Echo and you, but can't she at least try it?" Mom tried helping me out. "No. Avalanche. Absolutely not.
You will not change my mind on this matter whatsoever." He muttered. "Auntie Echo and you aren't like me and Issie." I hissed lowly. "And why aren't you?" Dad rolled his
eyes. "Because we don't always get along, and we'd love some time to ourselves once in a while ok?" I muttered crossing my arms. "I am sorry Remy. I do not want you
walking without your brother." Dad shook his head. "I am not going to go through the same thing that happened before with you." I felt my blood rage somber. He was talking
about all that happened to Mom when she was alittle older then I was. I sighed. "Ok. I'll walk with him for a little while longer, but soon, Dad, this will come back up." I vowed.
Dad sighed and looked up when he heard the front door open. "Remy make it home alright?" Issie came in. I looked up at him. "Heh." He nodded his head and went
towards his bed room. "Wait a second. Why did you stay after school young man?" Mom was talking in her, 'I- know- you -did- something- wrong, -spill- or- face -the -
torture -of -a -mad- mother.' voice. "I got in a fight today." Issie muttered. "Over what? Oh, are you ok?" I gasped going towards him, concerned. "Yeah. Wench. It's none of
your concern." He hissed lowly at me. I sighed and lowered my gaze sadly. He had been getting more and more angrey with me lately. I sighed. "So, you got a
detention?" "Worse. Ma." He sighed. "I am suspended for a week. But don't worry about the wench walking to and from school. I'll still do it." He sighed. Dad nodded. "I
know you had a logical reason to fight son." He answered. "Like what!" Mom snapped. "Like someone was messing with her and Erison." Issie lifted his gaze to stare at
mom smoothly. "Erison?" I asked. "Yeah. Auntie Echo and Uncle Reni told me to watch out for him too while at school. And some kids really pissed me off." He growled,
clenching his jaw and fist. "huh?" I looked up at him expectantly. "You need to watch yourself while in school wench. I am not always going to be able to watch your back
for you." He hissed lowly. "I'm sorry Issie. If I knew, I could have delt with it...why are you so protective of me anyways?" I muttered looking at Isic who had come and laid
on my feet so I couldn't really move anywhere. "Because that's what I have to do. I don't know why...I just know I have to." He then marched up to his room, and didn't
come back down for dinner.
"Hi, Can I speak to Erison please? Thanks Ray." I smiled as I talked on the phone to my cousins. "Hi?" Erison asked. "Hey. It's Remy, wanna hang out?" I asked.
"Ummmm sure. Let me get away from Ray-ray over here, and I can. Meet you at the park in say...twenty?" He asked. I smiled. "Yeah. Talk to you then." and then hung
up. I went to my closet and started rumaging through it for something to wear besides my pajamas that I was currently in. I slid into some black pants and a black moon
shirt. "Ah, there we go." I looked in the merroa as I pulled my hair up into a pony tail. . It fell in whisps around my face and made me look alot younger then I actually was.
"Where are you going?" Mom asked me as she leaned against the door frame.
" I was going to meet Erison at the park." I answered. "This late? Remy..." "Mom. It is a friday night, there is no school, I'll be in at eleven I swear!" I exclaimed. She
sighed. "Alright. But don't tell your father that you are going to the park. Say that you will be at the house or something." Mom had her times when she was alot cooler then
Dad. "Mom, you really shouldn't make me lie." I laughed at her as I elbowed her playfully. She sighed. "You need some time away from your brother. But if something
happens, I am going to start siding with mister party-pooper and jr. ok?" She warned. I nodded. "Thanks. Can you not tell Mr. Party-pooper Jr. He will be after me so quick
that I won't be even able to say, 'shit'." I muttered. She smirked. "Yeah." I gave her a kiss on the cheek and left. I loved the night time. It was pretty roudy, but no one was
dangerous. There were always parties on friday nights, and so, if you needed any help, you just have to run over towards a bashing household and ask for it. I felt safe on
these types of friday nights.
"Hey Eri." I smiled when I saw my slightly older cousin. "Hey Remy. Get out?" He asked. I nodded. Though he could barely see me in the darkness. "Mom knows where I
am though." "Yeah, same here." He laughed heartily. "Yeah, our mom's are pretty cool huh?" I asked. He smirked deviously. "Yeah. When they aren't making you clean
your room." He grumbled. I laughed at that. "You never clean your room Baka!" I giggled. "Aw, shove off!" He punched me in the arm pretty hard. "owww." I whinned rubbing
it, but couldn't help the smile on my face. "What's up guys?" I turned around in a flash to see Mace and Nessie come towards us. Mace was my best friend, and Nessie
was Erison's girl friend. "Nothing much guys. Mace, what the hell did you do to your hair now?" I gasped seeing his spiked and colored hair. "Like it?" He teased elbowing
before taking the seat next to me. "Yeah. It's sweet." I smirked. "Hi Nessie." I smiled at her warmly. They were cousins. Our parents were best friends when they were
growing up too, it was a very tight knit group of friends. (A/N for all of you who haven't got it yet, it's Lilly's son and No it is not Fini's son too, they didn't get married. Reni
and Echo did. And Nessie is Lilly's brother's daughter.)
"How's everything going?" Nessie asked me. "Not so great. My dad still won't let me go anywhere without Issie on my trail...and you guys know what I mean..." I sighed
bowing my head. Yes, they could understand...they had similar problems, such as Yorkie and Ray, Erison's older brothers, Maz, Nessie's older brother. Mace was a only
child, however. Yes, me and Nessie were the only girls out of the bunch of friends, but that didn't matter to us, because we all grew up with eachother.
"By the way Erison, is Yorkie back in town yet?" Nessie asked as she snuggled up against him. "Yeah. He got back a few days ago...it's been hell ever since." Erison
groaned. I sighed. "Brothers. They are out to ruin our lives!" I exclaimed. They all agreed silently by nodding their heads.
We talked until the stars shone in zillions across the sky. "What time do you guys have to go in?" I asked, not really wanting to leave, but wondering what time it was as
well. "Well, it's 12:30...our parents want us in by one..." Nessie yawned. "Wait... are you serious! That's how late it is!" I yelped out, covering my mouth with my hand.
"Oh no, I am in deep shit!" I slapped my forehead. "Yeah, you're not kidding!" I turned around to see a very unamused Issie. "Issie...I didn't mean to be out so late..." I
pleaded quickly. "You...don't know...How...MAD...I...am..." He was shaking in rage. "Issie...please calm down! It's my fault... I didn't send her in..." Erison was quick
to defend me. "Do not make me bash your head in too, brat. Come on. I'm walking you all home." He hissed. I bowed my head. "Yeah...I found her. I'm going to walk the
rest of the punks home and she'll be home with me, ma. No, you don't have to wake up Dad. Just go back to bed, and I'll take care of it. Yeah...yeah... Ma...I am not
going to go harsh on her..." Issie muttered into the cell phone he was now carrying a conversation with mom. When he hung up, we walked silently to each of the other's
houses.
First it was Mace. He didn't get in too much trouble, just a sighing mother, who thanked Issie for bringing him home on time. I couldn't help but laugh at her rolling of the
eyes as she patted her sons shoulder. Next it was Nessie. Unfortunatly Maz had answered the door. He looked at Nessie with a huge glare in place. "Heh, what time was
she supposed to be home Maz?" Issie asked. "She wasn't supposed to leave her room." I looked at Erison who sighed. "Did you talk her into it?" Issie was now glaring at
me. "Yes, I'm sorry." I automatically covered for her, she mouthed a 'thank you' as the door was slammed shut. "Erison! You didn't tell me that she wasn't allowed to come
out!" I gasped to my cousin. He sighed and bowed his head. "Well, Thanks for covering her." He whispered. "YOU BOTH ARE IN SOOO MUCH TROUBLE!" Issie yelled at
us as we reached Erison's house. The lights were all on, and Issie grabbed both of our shoulders to shove us into the house first. The rath...oh hell, it was pure HELL.
"Hi there Issie. what's going on?" Yorkie asked looking nervous. Ray narrowed his eyes as he folded up his newspaper. "They were at the park." Issie hissed, shoving us
foreward alittle bit. "Issie, I got permission from mom...I was just late!" I begged looking at my elder cousins for them to believe me. "heh, and Erison, you didn't send her
in on time? You are supposed to be the more responsible one of you two...I can expect such behavior from Remy, but you...that's dispicable!" and the yelling got louder,
and louder.
I felt tears come to my eyes. They weren't going easy on me or Erison at all. "please...stop...We're sorry." I whimpered out. "Not in your LIFE." Issie shoved me. That just
made me start crying. "I said we were sorry Issie! I didn't realize what time it was! You used to always sneak out and not come home on time!" I screamed at him as I
sloppily wiped the tears from my cheeks. "alright,quiet down now..." Yorkie ordered, looking at Issie pleadingly. "Please don't make her cry any more...It's a good thing our
parents went out earlier..." I looked up at my cousin. "Can I sleep over?" I whimpered, rubbing my eyes. Ray sighed and nodded his head sharply. "Yeah. Go upstairs." He
snapped. I went upstairs with a almost crying Erison. "What? I need to bring the wench home!" I heard Issie growl. "In the morning. She's over tired, and I am positive you
don't want to bring her home to your father, crying do you?" Yorkie asked. "No...I guess not. Alright. I'll be back in the morning. Thanks." And I sighed in relief when the
door closed. "Issie was in a really bad mood tonight, ratting on me like this, shoving you too..." Erison grunted. "He got suspended earlier, he could just be mad about
that." I nodded my head in agreement.
We fell asleep in his room, I was going to claim the bed, but Erison just ended up next to me anyways. His feet in my face, with my own in his face. I went home the next
morning, Issie already said the reason why I didn't come home was because I had fallen asleep, that's why I was late. Mom knew though and just sighed heavily. "Sorry
about that." I placed a fake careless smile apon my face and rubbed the back of my head in fake embarassment. Dad sighed and shook his head. "Don't let it happen
again. At least warn us if you get sleepy or something..." He muttered. "Yeah." I nodded and promised him. That weekend was slow and torturous, I couldn't wait to get
back to school, especially since Issie was suspended. That was going to give me a break for a whole week!
"Come on, get up and get ready for school." I heard Issie grunt as he knocked on my door. I sighed, and rolled my eyes, but I didn't give him any trouble, because I was
looking foreward to my day without, older brother tagging along and scaring away any new person that I could have made friends with. It was like his little sick, hobby.
Ruining my fun with some other kids besides my cousins by being mean to everyone who even wanted to try to be my friend. The only acception was Mace. and that was
because he was Nessie's cousin.
He would just say that he could sense something wrong with the person, and didn't want his baby sister messing with the wrong types of people...But I think he was just
mad that I was hanging out with more people then just him all the time. I sighed as I applyed some eyeliner and some lip gloss without paying attention. I looked into the
merroa again, and saw the reflection of Issie leaning against my door, watching me. "What are you doing in my room?" I sighed, annoyed. "Telling you to hurry up." He
muttered, crossing his arms. "Issie, I know!" I snapped rolling my eyes as I pulled my hair out of my face. "You should wear your hair in pig tails." He commented. I looked
at him sharply. "God no! That's horrible!" I hissed. "You used to love your hair in pig tails." He mumbled. "Not anymore, Issie. Those are for wimps." I laughed. "Heh, I
thought you'd look ok if you had pig tails in." He looked worried. "What are you worried about now Issie. Come in here, and sit down." I sighed, pointing to the bed. He sat
down on it and bowed his head. "Please, don't wear make up anymore, don't wear those outfits that make you look older...don't be nice to everyone around school." He
pleaded. "Why not?" I snarled. "Because you're making the boys talk. And I am not ready to deal with my little sister being called Hot." He shook his head. "Hot?" I
gasped looking at him. "It's for your own safety Remy..." He shook his head, before giving me a look as if to pleade for me to listen to him. I sighed and narrowed my eyes.
"I know you're not ready for your 'Baby sister' to be in the same school as you are, and to be growing up now, but hate to break it to you, I am not a puppy anymore, and I
don't need you following me around!" I yelled, blowing up. "Its just until I get back in school, I swear once I am back in, you can do all that stuff again...it's only for the
week!" He yelped out. "NO! GET OUT OF MY FACE! I WANT TO DO THINGS MY WAY!"
and that was when it all went down hill.
I walked into school happily, as I recieved odd looks from a few girls I usually talk to. "Where's Issie?" Irica asked. Her blond hair remained being twisted around her index
finger. "He got suspended!" I smiled at her. "Your happy about that?" Meegan asked. I nodded. "Why?" "Because he's a bossy asshole." I grumbled under my breath. She
sighed and shook her head. "You look really nice today...like your twenty...you look so much older when you wear your makeup like that." Irica smiled. "Thank you." I
then told them I had to be off to meet Mace and Erison at my locker like I usually do. So they waved, and I was on my way. It was great to walk by myself without arguing
with a overly pissed off brother..."Hey, where's Issie?" A boy that I had a crush on, came walking up next to me. I gasped and felt myself snap my jaw closed. Having
noticed that it had dropped to the ground. " Well, he was suspended..." I answered finally. "Cool, come hang with me." He grabbed my arm. I allowed him to tug me
towards the rest of his friends.
And by the time the bell rang, I was blushing like mad, with shame, and embarassment...and the boy I liked was sporting a slap mark on his cheek. I was probably
sporting a black eye too. When I refused to go into the janitor's closet with the bastard, he had 'Punished' me for it. I had slapped him back, and I had kissed him before he
had gave me the invitation. I hurriedly got to class, bowing my head down so that the kids couldn't see my face. "Where were you?" The teacher was a demon, and he
could tell I had been crying. "What's wrong?" he yelped rushing over to me. I was forced to look up at him, and he gasped. "Where'd you get the shiner?" he asked, placing
his thumb on the mark around my eye. I winced. "Noone." I muttered out. Mace had lunged out of his seat and rushed towards me. "Shiner!" He yelled at me. "Leave me
alone Mace." I whispered at him. He grumbled bitterly and returned to his seat, me following after him. Everyone wouldn't leave me alone about where I got it from. "LEAVE
ME ALONE." I said, getting angrey. They stopped for the rest of the class, but kept a close watch for any signs of me willing to spill.
"Issie did that to you, didn't he?" Mace snapped once we were leaving class. Everyone around us gasped. "No. My brother wouldn't give me a black eye..." I told all of
them. "Who did then...wait...that chick that hates your guts?" I shook my head. "A boy gave it to me." I answered, walking away from them. Mace grabbed my arm
painfully tight. "A boy, hit you?" He was shaking in rage. "Mace." I whimpered and hugged him. He growled and hugged me back. "Shhh, just tell me who did it."He
snapped. "No..." I whispered. "why not?" "because...I don't want Issie to find out that I can't take care of myself." I bit my lip. He sighed and placed a hand on my good
cheek. "He will find out either from someone at the school, or a teacher will call home. " He shrugged. "You know the boy I used to like, him." I bit my lip. "Renold?" He
hissed. I nodded. "He tried getting me to go in the janitor's closet with him, and because I refused, I got the shiner...I slapped him though..." I groaned. "He wanted to have
sex with you!" He yelped angrily. "Shut up." I gasped covering his mouth. He sighed angrily and bit my hand gently. I yelped, startled at the reaction. "It didn't hurt." He
mumbled. "No, it just startled me." I shrugged. We went to the next class, and I had never seen Erison so mad before in my life. His eyes started bleeding red.
"Um...Erison?" the teacher looked frightened. "I need to talk to my little cousin outside, Ma'am." He barley was even able to keep a calm voice. I felt frightened. "Um...ok."
The teacher wrote out a pass and handed it to him when he stormed by and he wripped it from her hand. "Sorry, Ma'am." I pleaded following after my kin. "Erison, you don't
need to refer to me as your little cousin, and you don't need to be so mean to the teacher when she did nothing wrong..." I begged. Suddenly I was slammed backwards
against the wall. "WHO GAVE YOU THAT MARK!" He yelled furiously. "ow." I winced from against the floor and wall. "WHO!" He yelled. "Renold."I whispered. He fell
silent after a few more growls. "Is everything ok?" the teacher came out and whimpered. "Remy, are you alright? Your bleeding." She gasped. I looked at my shoulder and
saw some tattered cloth and the blood she was talking about. "It's fine." I answered getting up. Erison's eyes cleared suddenly and he gasped. "I made you bleed?" He
asked. "No, you accidently pushed me into this sharp peice on the wall." I pointed out the culpret and he nodded. "Please come in and do your class work, and I will
proceed with calling Your Aunt Erison." "WHAT! NO!" I felt my eyes well up with tears. "Why!" I whimpered. "Because you came with a shiner to class, that I realized
you did not have yesterday?" She asked. "Please don't tell her, you don't understand...My brother will never leave me alone after this..." I pleaded, closing my eyes.
"I am sorry, but I have to inform her." And so, she did.
After school, I tried snagging a ride with Mace, so I wouldn't have to face Issie, but he was right at the door when I was leaving. I saw his eyes grow a steady red color, and
I felt the blood drain from my face. "Who..." I heard him snarl out. Erison went up to him and said "Renold." and Issie snapped. I saw Renold leaving in a direction, and
proceeded in watching, as if in slow motion, as Issie ran at Renold and started clawing and tearing at him. The principal came out and sighed. "Alright, thats four more
days Issie." He sighed. "He gave my little sister a Shiner!" I heard Issie hiss. "He acutally hurt her?" The principal snarled. I walked towards them slowly. "BITCH! You told
your brother on me!" Renold yelled at me. "No, I didn't tell him anything. It was my Cousin." I answered, lowering my gaze to my feet. "But I can't say that I feel bad for
you Renold. " I snarled, raising my gaze again. Renold lunged at me and socked me across the cheek, sending me flying with a yelp.
"Are you ok?" Nessie helped me to my feet. "that does it." I threw down my backpack, and the next thing I knew, Issie was having to hold me back, and I was kicking and
biting and scratching to get at the bloody form of Renold. "Why did this start?" The principal asked when things calmed down. "He tried getting me to go in the janitor's
closet with him, and when I refused, I got hit." I mumbled. The principal grabbed Renold by his ear. "You did what! You are soooo grounded!" He yelled. Everyone looked
at them. "This is my little brother." the principal snapped, barring his teeth at Renold. "And I am suspending you. Wait until I tell Pa about this new trick of yours, trying to
force girls now are we!" He kicked his brother in the nuts before turning back to Issie and me. "Issie, your off the hook. Your to come back to school tommorrow, so that
no problems may reacure. And if this bastard brother of mine returns, feel free to beat the shit out of him again." After we thanked him, we went home.
"I knew something like this was going to happen...I just knew it." Issie was beyond furious. I grabbed his arm tightly. He spun around to look at me, but all that I could
answer him was tears running down my face. His eyes widened and he held out one arm. "Come here, squirt." He ordered firmly. I whimpered up at him after I went to
where he wanted me to be, and he hugged me close. "Shhhhh. I got you now. Shhhh." He growled gently. "Hush. Now nobodies ever going to hurt you again...it's going to
be ok Remy." He grumbled. "I didn't listen to you." I bowed my head as soon as I pulled away. "Yeah. You should've." He scolded gently. "I will from now on Issie." I
whispered. He nodded his head firmly. He then had me go up to my room and change when we got home. I was going to stick alittle closer to Issie for a little while, at
least until I get the feel of how to take care of myself...like I thought I could, but obviously can't. Too many years of hiding behind Issie and my older cousins.
Dad burst into my room as soon as I plopped on my bed. "Are you alright Hunny!" He snarled rushing towards me on the bed. I nodded. "Yes Daddy." I yawned before
blinking up at him. He snarled under his breath before touching my cheek gently. "You poor pup... does it still hurt? Cause I can go get you some ice..." He growled.
"Daddy, you're making a bigger deal out of it then I did." I laughed shaking my head. "It's ok now, Issie is unsuspened and that means I get to be his mini shadow again.
you have nothing to worry about anymore. And I can garentee that only one Issie would let strike me is himself, you, or one of our cousins." I shook my head. "I would
never strike you." Dad mumbled before going out the door."Don't be so sure, I am sure some day the time will come. I know Issie might..." I sighed to myself and resumed
to the staring up at my interesting ceiling.
The next day, I threw my hair up in a pony tail and wore a loose sweatshirt and baggy pants. There was no way I was going to purposely look cute to go to school again. It
only got me in trouble. I was tying my shoes when Issie knocked slightly on my door. "Yeah Issie?" I called looking up as he entered. "Hey...what are you wearing?" He
studied me. "I want to wear comfy clothes today. there's nothing more to it." I shrugged grabbing up my back pack. "Well, you look ok even in that." He shook his head. I
laughed. "Oh please. Let's just get this day over with so I can come back home and go to bed." I muttered. "I thought you knew I had sports today..." He looked at me
startled. "Yeah? So what?" I grumbled. "You have to come with me...remember?" He asked. "ISSIE THERE IS NO WAY I WILL!" I yelled at him angrily. There was
definently no way I was going to go every where with my brother. I needed some boundaries. That was almost as bad as being hand cuffed to the jerk. Actually, that would
be hell on earth... but this was dramatic enough, right?
"You are coming with me, even if I have to drag you to practice with me. Understood!" He snapped as we argued all the way to school. Mom and dad just watched us
leave, shaking their heads silently. You could almost see the sweat drops falling from their brows. Issie and I usually got along fairly well, it was a new habit that me and
him argued. After school got out, I was going to go over Erison's place. Issie of course tagged along with me and Yorkie and Ray nearly had a heart attack seeing my
bruised cheek. My Uncle and Aunt came running into the room to see what the problem was, and I have never seen them so angrey before. I tucked behind Issie, making
the focus seem to be away from me. "Renold hit her because she wouldn't have sex with him." Issie muttered bluntly. Uncle's eyes widened. Yorkie grabbed my arm and
yanked me from behind Issie. "Is this true?" He was shaking me roughly. I whimpered out, because it was starting to hurt. "Yorkie...please stop!" I gasped out. He haulted
the movement, and I sighed. "Yes, it's true. Renold hit me because I wouldn't..." I shook my head. "AND WHERE WERE YOU?" Ray yelled at Issie. "I was home. Trust
me, had I been at school, this wouldn't have happened. The bastard took advantage of the fact that I was suspended and tried getting into her pants. I got unsuspended so
none of this will ever happen again." Issie snapped. "Issie...You can't protect me forever." I whispered. "I bet you I can." He hissed in a matter- of-fact tone. "Who was the
little wench that was crying to me yesterday because she didn't listen to me and got hurt?" He sneered. "She cried?" Irica had come up to us with Meegan. I felt my eyes
water. "You had to say it out loud huh?" I snapped angrily. "WAIT!" He tried grabbing my arm, but I ran off.
He saw me again on the way to lunch. "Hey wait a second little sis." He called pushing through the crowd of people to get to me. But I shoved through to get away from
him. I had no reason to speak with him, otherwise, words would not come out fondly for him. "REMY!" He snarled catching up to me, grabbing my wrist and yanking me to
pay attention to him. "Listen you!" he snapped, baring his teeth. I felt my blood freeze over with fear of him that angrey. He growled before letting go of me. "You going to
listen to me?" He grumbled. I nodded slightly, rubbing my poor abused wrist. "I didn't mean to upset you...But you were being unreasonable. I feel like I am responsible for
you, since dad is always pressuring me to be as kind to you as he was to Aunt Echo. But it's getting much harder to do so when you start throwing your damn tantrums!
You really bug me, you know that!" He snapped. "Then why do you follow me around!" I hissed out, hiding the hurt with anger. "Because. Dad wants us to be close. And
another thing, It's usually you following ME around! I don't purposely follow after you, thanks. We just have the same friends." He mumbled. "You scared away the rest of
my friends! No one wants to be around me because of how protective you are! I am not being ungrateful Issie. I really appreciate that you care enough about me to protect
me, But I... feel like I am being smothered, I can't turn around without wondering if your going to approve how I do it. Sometimes, you just scare everyone Issie!" I pleaded.
"Your my little sister, Aren't I supposed to be protective?" He hissed. "Is Maz this protective of Nessie?" I whispered, feeling defeated. "Yes. Maybe even more." He
nodded. I sighed and shrugged. "Can we talk later. I am meeting Mace." "You and Mace have gotten closer..." He growled lowly. "He's my best friend." I answered glaring
at him. "You will not chase him away too..." I warned. He left me alone before walking in the direction I was heading to get away from him.
I went to meet Mace, but he wasn't in our meeting spot. So I went into lunch. He was sitting with Erison. "Hey, I thought we were meeting in the foyer." I looked at him
confused. "I..." He sighed and walked away, bowing his head. "Are you mad at me?" I gasped grabbing his arm. "No." He gave me a pained look. "I can't be around you
anymore. Please forgive me." He whispered weakly before running out the doorway. I felt my eyes water and I went back to Erison's table. "What did you do, bitch!" He
snapped at me. "I didn't do anything! I swear!" I sobbed out, feeling tears run down my cheeks. He ignored me and walked out after Mace. I was left alone at the table, tears
streaming down my face. "No..." I sobbed out. Now I lost two of the closest people in my life. There was no way I was ever going to forgive myself for whatever I did wrong.
(she didn't take Issie into consideration.)
I stopped eating breckfast because I was still too upset, and I skipped lunch too, saying I forgot my money to Irica and Meegan when they asked me about it. I sat with
them now at lunch. I sighed and lowered my head into my folded arms that were resting on the table. "Your looking pale...maybe you should go home." Meegan whispered.
"It's nothing, except heartbreak." I laughed at them gently. But my parents did take notice when I pushed the dinner plate away from me. Issie growled before pushing it
back. "I am not hungrey. I had a huge lunch." I smiled falsely and shook my head. My mom nodded her head and took away my plate. I sat with them as they ate dinner.
It took a few more weeks before I was caught again. Erison slammed five bucks in front of my face and glared at me. "We may not be friends anymore, but your still my
cousin. Go get something to eat." He hissed. I shook my head and handed it back to him. "Issie told me to make sure you had your lunch money. It's his, not mine, so
you don't have to pay me back." He grumbled. I sighed and took the money nodding. I then handed it to Irica. "I will give this to you as long as you promise not to tell
anyone I don't eat lunch." I whispered in her ear. She looked at me frightendly. "I eat breckfast, this lunch is too early for me." so, she got my lunch money every week.
I didn't realize how close of a watch Erison had on me. "You didn't eat again today." He snapped pinching my arm as he walked behind me on our way back to class. "I did
so, I just picked off of Irica's plate. Stop butting into my buisness." I hissed. He narrowed his eyes. "Your loosing weight, I am not the only one who notices it. The teachers
have asked me...You better not be doing anything or I will tell Issie..." "Go ahead and tell him. You have no proof of anything Erison." I looked at him blankly. "Was that a
confession Remy?" He gasped. "So what if it was." I muttered walking away from him. My clothes were really baggy on me now. "Anerxia." I looked up as Erison read a
new definition for the class, all the while staring at me. "Symptoms of this are, wearing baggy clothes, change in attitude, always cold, always tired, doing poorly in
school.." He bit his lower lip. "And penalties can lead to death." He choked out before resuming his seat. 'good. Another one bites the dust dana na' I thought sarcastically.
Truth be told, I didn't think about any of the penalties of not eating. Until I got up after the bell rang, and nearly fainted. Erison caught my arm and snapped some words at
me that I forgot while he said them. "NURSE OFFICE NOW!" He snapped, narrowing his eyes before dragging me there. Sure enough, His younger cousin was a victim of
Anerexia. His face blaunched and he gagged. "I'll call your Aunt and inform her." I sighed and crossed my arms, feeling betrayed by Erison.
Issie barged in the room, "REMY!" He yelped looking around. I was lying on the bed across from him, as the nurse was trying to get me to eat something. "Eat, please
Remy...I don't want to have to report this..." She was pleading now. "I will not eat." I snapped. "REMY! WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU!" Issie yanked me up. I felt my
eyes roll. "AH! REM!" He shook me frightened. "Hush." I groaned rubbing my forehead. "I know already...I know." I muttered looking away. "Your sister is sick Issie." The
nurse whispered. "h- how sick? Can she get better?" Issie croaked. "She is Anorexic. It may take a long time... but perhaps she may get better." She whispered. "What
does that mean!" He yelped. "She's stopped eating entirely Issie. She is starving herself." I heard Issie make a choking sound, and I looked up at him. "NO! WHAT ARE
YOU THINKING!" He yelled, tears were slowly trailing down his cheeks. "Issie?" Erison gasped coming back in. Issie grabbed his stomach before choking out a sob.
"Issie..." I whimpered. He rushed towards me and pulled me tightly against his body as he sobbed, which he continued doing until Dad and mom came to pick us up.
"Issie? You didn't know about this?" Dad asked quietly. Issie shook his head. "no...How could I have known!" He snapped looking at me with malice in his eyes. "Your
going to hate me too?" I felt my eyes water. "Too?" Erison growled. "First you and Mace, and now you too Issie?" I whimpered. "WHAT! I DON'T HATE YOU!" Erison
yelled at me. "Neither does Mace!" He shook his head. "You stopped being my friend...I don't know what I did wrong, but I'm sorry!" I sobbed out.
"This is because they stopped being your friend? Hunny, why did you do such a thing?" Mom whimpered. "Just leave me alone. I'll get the fricken help I will need to quit it,
But Just leave me alone!" I yelled furiously. I didn't know what was going on anymore, I was so confused. "She's sick, Ma'am and Sir. She will need to have a shrink and
therpist..." "That's too expensive. If I prove to you that I eat, you will get off my back, right?" I muttered. "Remy, it's not that easy. We have to make sure you haven't tried
doing anything else to hurt yourself." I heard Erison suck in a sharp breath at the words said by the nurse. "What else could she have done?" He whimpered. "Cutting,
drugs, Alcohol, the list can be endless." She sighed. "REMY!" Issie yelped out, sobbing more. "I did none of those. I swear it!" I gasped shaking my head. "See, look." I
showed her my arms, wrists and hands. "See, I didn't. I hate drugs and I haven't drank enough to get drunk EVER." I hissed. Mom looked at me doubtfully. "There's a few
more places you could have cut Rem." She muttered. "WHAT!" Issie hissed. "Her ankles, and her thighs..." Mom sighed shaking her head. "I wear shorts all the time!
You would have noticed!" I bit my lip. She brushed a hand through my hair. "I believe you. You didn't cut yourself, but you starved yourself hunny? " She asked confused. "I
didn't ask you to understand why I did it. I wanted you to know, I didn't do anything worse..." "Hun, this is as worse as you can get." Dad looked at me infuriatedly, before
walking out. I sighed. We all piled into the car. "Mom, Dad, can I go to the park?" I asked looking at them expectantly. "I'll go too." Erison mumbled. "Why?" I looked at
him startled. "Because I want to spend some time with you...We can even call Mace and Nessie..." He smiled weakly. "No. I want some alone time." I shook my head. "I
don't think we can trust you enough... Actually I wish to go talk to Echo." Dad growled. "Well, then we'll just spend some time playing pool downstairs, Right Remy?"
Erison asked. I nodded. "Ok. We haven't played that in a long time." I smiled sadly. "Heh, that's cause you never came over." He muttered. "You were the ones who quit
wanting to hang out with me." "It was because Mace said that Issie said..." My blood boiled. "ISSIE! WHAT DID YOU SAY TO MACE!" I screamed on the top of my
lungs. "Uh..." I grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. "YOU SAID SOMETHING TO MAKE HIM NOT WANT TO BE MY BEST FRIEND ANYMORE! I HATE YOU!" I
snarled so bitterly, that it even stung in my own heart that I had said it. It burned at me, It tore. I wanted to punch him. "Remy..." He pleaded, grabbing my wrist. "Remy,
you need to calm down..." He growled. "It's all your fault! It's all your fault! You made my best friend hate me! You took him away from me! By god I will get you back!" I
snarled barring my teeth. "BY GOD I WILL!"
END CHAPTER
Hey You all, How do you like my new chapter? Sorry it took so long to update, I don't care if you hate the sequal, because it's not continuing with Av and them, But Tough luck my dears! I actually like it! It's really...too much drama...but you have to understand, we're reading so much drama in English class, that I needed to vent out some drama... We were reading the Crucibal, though it has nothing to do with Anerexia...Nothing at all...hmmmm...
So...Will Remy get Issie back for making Mace hate her? What did he say? (I might not even know yet.) How mad is Remy? Any new drama coming up for them? READ ANOTHER CHAP WHEN POSTED TO FIND OUT! But I also want reviews! PLEASE! I think totally from all my stories I have...seven...That's a sad amount especially when there was...what 66 of you reading the first part of this story? and ONE person reviewed it? Eh? What's the deal! LOL,
Any suggestions besides quitting the story and never writting again, will be appreciated. Questions will be answered ASAP (Which I am good at, since I am always on the computer btw.)
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