Hello, my turtles! (And yes, you are all turtles now. DEAL WITH IT!)

This is Ellis speaking. Sorry, it took so long, but I had troubles with the plot. I can come up with the ideas for the story line and all. the problems just putting it in words that flow right.

Valentine's day coming and I already have my plans to celebrate my singleness with my favorite identical twins, who shall be known as Hyper and ADD(sorry, guys I don't reveal names). But, that's when they actually get back from the cousins' in Oregon. And Hyper, dear (you know who you are! And don't hide from me cause I know you're hiding behind your brother!), if your reading this, DON'T DRINK ANY WATER ON THE WAY BACK! ADD, you have my permission to smack him if he doesn't listen.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, DON'T ASK! You really don't want to know.

Anywho, hope you enjoy the story.

Alex POV:

My first thought when Bassy was tackled was "It's Them!" and assumed fighting stance, ready to pounce at anything that so much as moves! But, what I wasn't expecting was Bassy's 3-year-old sister who was supposed to be in London. Guess not. Bassy, apparently, didn't know she was going to be here either, because he took her inside and questioned her about being here. He seemed irritated when Claire mentioned their dad. I wonder what was up with him and his dad, though. It's like they're ignoring each other.

After Bassy left me with Claire to make us some hot chocolate (yummy!), I stared at her. She was absolutely adorable! She reminds me of a cute little faerie child! I wanted to hug her to death, but I knew all too well that I can make that happen. I hate myself sometimes, or rather what I am. She looked up at me shyly, nervously fidgeting with her fingers. KAWAII! I bent down to her level and asked,"So, what do you want to do?"

She thought for a good long minute before looking at me with a twinkle in those pretty honey-colored eyes. I've a bad feelin' I'm not gonna like this…

"I wanna play dress-up!" She said, happily.

I shuddered. I. HATE. Dress-up. My brothers were definitely thankful that I was more of a tom-boy than a girly-girl. So, they never faced that kind of torture from me, but Mama always put me in a dress whenever she saw me in my brothers' old overalls and sneakers while playing in the mud. She used to give me lectures about how young ladies weren't supposed to play in the mud. Did I listen, though? Not a word.

Though, there was ONE type of dress-up I did enjoy I had to ask Mama to teach me how to sew for, dressing up in those cute black Victorian style dresses that I read about in my brothers' manga collection. I was always into gothic Lolita then. The girls who wore those dresses were my princesses; my idols. I remember admiring their elegance in those beautiful dresses. They reminded me of those beautiful china dolls you see in antique shops. Oh, how'd I wish I could be like them. Mama wasn't too keen on the idea, but she was happy that I was at least a little bit lady-like.

An idea popped into my head, and I looked at Claire. If she was wearing one of those dresses… KAWAII! I was definitely making one of those dresses for her! But, all of my supplies are at home…

"Hey, Claire, how about we play a game of hide-and-seek first. Then, we'll play dress-up, okay?" I suggested, hoping she'll take the bait so I can run home and grab my supplies.

"No! I wanna play dress-up!"

"Please?"

"No!"

"Pretty please?"

"No!"

"Just one game!"

"No!"

Man, this girl is almost as stubborn as I am, and that's saying something, too. I can be pretty stubborn. I sighed. What to do?

"Why don't you wanna play?" I asked, gently.

"Cause big brother always wins with his superpowers!"

I raised an eyebrow, "Superpowers?"

"Uh-huh."

She looked around to see if anyone was watching and I took that as a cue to lean in as she whispered in my ear, "Big brother's a superhero! He can turn invisible!"

I looked at her. I couldn't tell if she was lying or not. I highly doubt that Bassy could have powers… But, what if he did, though?... I'll just play along for now…

I faked a gasp, "No!"

"It's the truth!"

"Then where's your proof?"

"Proof?"

"Yeah, what evidence do you have that your brother does have superpowers?"

She thought for a moment and frowned, "I don't have any proof… But, I'm telling the truth!"

I smiled, "Tell ya what. If you find proof of it, I'll buy ya some ice cream. Is that a deal?"

She smiled wide and nodded happily.

"What's going on?" Bassy asked, coming over with three cups of hot cocoa.

Claire and I looked at each other and smiled, "Oh, nothing much. Right, Claire?"

"Right." She chirped, happily.

"Well, that's good." He said, handing us our cocoa.

I took a sip from mine and melted into the couch on the spot. This is heaven! Bassy and Claire joined me on the couch. I notice Claire wasn't touching hers, though. In fact, she was staring at me and Bassy as if she was trying to figure something out.

"Is something the matter, Claire?" I asked.

She hesitated for a moment, like she was trying to figure out how to word it right. But, what came out of her mouth was definitely something neither Bassy nor I were expecting.

"Are you two lovers?" She asked, curiously.

"Eh?!" I said, blushing madly. My expression was a look of pure shock. Bassy, on the other hand, was currently choking on his cocoa. He was just as shocked as I was. I mean, sure, he's my best friend and all. But, even if there were feelings involved, how do you tell a three-year-old you're an experimental freak that's in love with her big brother?! And furthermore, WHERE THE HELL DID SHE LEARN THAT WORD FROM!?

So, how'd I do?

REVIEW, MY TURTLES, REVIEW!

...I really need to stop eating sugar before bed.

Till next time,

Ellis Alpha