NorthernMage here with chapter 6, Snothead! Hope you enjoy!

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Snothead: Renina and N get out and escape. N eats some of Renina's chocolate eclair. S*#t gets real.

Age:
N: 8
Renina: 7

General POV

N was crouched by a small air shaft covered by a metal grate that went out of the senate.

'Renina? You coming?' She ran over to him from where she had been waiting for him to appear, just up the hallway in an empty room. She nodded.

'You have the money?' He reached into a pocket and showed her before putting it back.

'Yeah. Now come on, we have about an hour before Ghetsis might come looking for us.' They both grabbed the grate and pulled it off the wall. Renina crept into the vent and waited as N came in behind her and secured the grate over the shaft. 'Ok,' he said, turning to Renina, 'let's go.'

The two had been sneaking out of the senate for around six months. Ever since Renina had gotten lost (the senate was huge for a seven year old, even if she did live there) and felt some warm air coming from an air vent and had found her way back there one day with N, they had been interested in the vent. They had only ever been in certain areas of the senate, and the chance to explore the rest of the senate had been too tempting for them to resist. After a few nighttime trips through the vents, they had realised that although it didn't take them around the senate, it went somewhere else. Outside. For two curious kids eight years old and under, the chance to get outside the senate whenever they chose was irresistible. They had been outside, but to go there whenever they wanted? Completely different.

In preparation for their first escape, N and Renina had looked out of the air shaft for a few weeks, whenever they could make the journey. Making sure they knew how to act had been high on the list, and after that had been getting money, which had meant diving into couches looking for money dropped. Now, after three of their adventures, they knew exactly what to do and where to go.

They had made their way to the exit point of the air shaft. Renina moved the grate to the side and looked around, checking for anyone that could see them. 'It's clear.' she whispered back to N, and then hurried out of the shaft as he crawled out from behind her. The pair stood up and looked around. They were in the front area of the senate, where smaller ships could land. They hurried off, heading up to the higher levels of the city.

'Can we have one of those,' N pointed to a pie, 'and one of those?' This time he pointed to a chocolate eclair in the corner. The woman smiled at him.

'$5.50.' He pushed the coins over the counter, having reaching up to the height of his head to get the money up to her. She gave him two bags, which he took and left with, walking across the roof of the building the shop was on to Renina, who was looking out at the senate.

'Renina, I got them.'

'Thanks.' she said, turning. She took her bag and removed the chocolate eclair. N opened his and as she took a bite, ate his in one huge swallow. Renina's mouth opened in amazement, the half eaten chocolate, pastry and cream still visible. She swallowed. 'N, that pie was bigger than your mouth.'

'No it wasn't.' he mumbled through the pie remnants.

'Yeah it was.' Renina argued.

'I know the size of my mouth better than you do.' he retorted.

'Yeah well, I...' Renina struggled to find a way to combat his comment. Still hungry and wanting to get the last word, N leaned forward and made a huge mistake.

He ate some of Renina's chocolate eclair.

Renina's face turned to one of absolute fury. She loved cream. And chocolate. It wouldn't be a big deal if she had the chance to eat them normally, but as it was, these visits outside were the only chance she got. And she treasured every bite she got. 'Like I said, I know the size of my mouth.' N stated. Finally Renina thought of something.

'Snothead.' she said proudly. N's face was blank before looking annoyed, realising what she meant. Renina began chanting the nickname. 'Snothead, Snothead, Snothead, Snothead, Snothead...' By this point N was embarrassedly putting his hands over his hair, trying to hide it, not that he was having much luck. He turned away and froze.

'Renina,' he began slowly, 'we need to get back to the senate now.' Even from this distance they could see the light system that came on at nighttime lighting up Atiris. The system came on about fifteen minutes before they ate dinner, which meant they had to run. Fast.

'Crap.' Renina hissed and they started to run like demons were chasing them back to the senate.

Five minutes later, Renina and N crawled out of the air shaft, and hurried to where they ate every night.

Ghetsis was already waiting for them when they arrived. Both of them were ignored, and as they ate, acting as though one of them hadn't just not only stuffed a pie down his throat along with a chocolate eclair, Renina noticed something by the corner of N's mouth. Part of the cream had spurt out of the eclair when he had bitten into it, and was now painfully obvious. She kicked him under the table. His head whipped in her direction.

What is it? he silently asked. Renina pointed to her mouth, then him. His head tilted to the side, not understanding. Renina made a face and mimed wiping her mouth, then him. N then looked hurt.

My face isn't that messy! he mouthed.

THE CREAM, Renina mouthed back to him. His eyes widened, and quickly he destroyed the remaining evidence he may or may not have eaten a chocolate eclair. As they returned to eating, Renina smiled to herself.

N really cares, doesn't he? He's my brother, but we're friends, and I can do that. Even though I've only been outside of here a few times, maybe, this thing isn't too hard.