Ratigan was reading something in the living room when he heard a phone being placed on the hook and a long sigh. Isabelle walked into the room and flopped on the recliner.

"Who were you speaking to?" he asked.

"My mom."

Ratigan smiled sympathetically. It seems her mother was an extremely complex person. She kept pushing her daughters away, but then gets angry when they don't speak to her. Her behavior drove them both up the wall; he knows that's one of the reasons Isabelle moved out.

"I'll be in my room." She said suddenly, getting up and going upstairs. Ratigan watched her go with concern, wondering how she dealt with her conflicting emotions.

The next morning, Ratigan walked into the kitchen, seeing Basil and Lily talking. He then saw Isabelle walk in, saying good morning. He then frowned when he saw her wince a little.

"Are you alright?" he asked as she took a cup of coffee and nodded. She was heading to the door when Lily looked at her strangely and suddenly broke into a run, tackling her to the ground. The boys just watched as the girls wrestled against each other, wondering just what the hell was happening.

"Get offa me, Lily!" Isabelle screamed as Lily slammed her to the floor and pushed her shirt up. Lily gasped in horror as she hurriedly stood up.

Isabelle had two long fresh cuts on her stomach and they could see other scars as well. Isabelle hurriedly covered herself as she stumbled to stand.

"Goddamit, Isabelle, I thought you stopped!" Lily yelled.

"Well, it's obvious I didn't!" she yelled back, then she looked at Basil and Ratigan. As her face turned red in shame, she quickly turned around and ran to her room, slamming the door. Basil then turned to Lily.

"She's done this before?" Basil asked, making Lily sigh and nod.

"It started when we were in High School, when her big sister eloped. Her mom kept clinging to her and suffocating her. She was so stressed out; she just didn't know what to do with it."

They didn't realize that Ratigan got away from the conversation and was walking up the stairs.

Isabelle was sobbing on her bed when her door suddenly slammed open. He looked up and saw Ratigan looking at her sternly, making her flinched under his gaze. He then held his hand out.

"Give me the object that you are using." He said, making Isabelle look at him in surprise and with a sigh of resignation, reached under her pillow and took out a box cutter. Ratigan quickly snatched it away and grabbed her chin roughly, making her look at him.

"Now, I want you to listen to me." he said in stern, yet soft tone, "I do not want you to do this to yourself anymore. If you are stressed about something, speak to Lily or myself or take those walks like you used to do."

He sighed as he released her face, making her rub it. He gave her an apologetic look as he sighed.

"Don't hurt yourself anymore."

He then left her room, going outside and throwing the box cutter into the woods nearby.

AN: Here we find out Isabelle's worst secret.

So, here Ratigan and Basil find out Isabelle is a cutter, so she relives the intense stress she gets, mostly from her mother. Isabelle cuts her stomach, because she knows that's the least likely place for anyone to see her scars, she doesn't have them on her arms. Lily knows her secret and is pissed off that she did it. Ratigan is also upset, giving her a firm lecture.

I put Isabelle as a cutter because I wanted her to be more emotionally wounded and to have a big secret. I also wanted her to have scars that she caused herself. I don't know why, I'm just weird.

Anyway, enjoy and comments are loved! I don't own GMD, just Isabelle and Lily!