Hey all, this is the next chapter, the next one after this might be a few days because I have an exam on Thursday, but we'll see what happens.... -crossing fingers-

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Chapter 28. Eyes

Red likes to look people in the eyes, because then you can see into their soul.

Before the kazoo, she hated it. She thinks it was because she was afraid that they would see nothing reflected in hers. She was devastatingly afraid that inside her there was nothing to see.

Now, however, she looks people in the eyes whenever she can.

She thinks Granny has the kindest soul. It is reflected in her clear blue eyes, filled with gentleness and love. She likes Granny's eyes, but wonders if underneath the first layer, there lies a firmness and strength that isn't easily seen. Red thinks she'd like to see Granny's strength.

When she looked in Canis' eyes, she saw the oldest soul. There is so much pain and age in his eyes that it hurts Red to look. At first, she thinks he must hate her terribly, but as time goes on, she sees the pain recede. Gradually, Canis is healing. This makes Red so very happy that she always watches when the blonde Grimm is with him. Canis heals when he helps others, and the blonde girl needs someone desperately. Canis is willing to give that help to her when no one else sees that she needs it.

Daphne's eyes are full of innocence and naivety. Red likes Daphne, but thinks that it will be a very sad day when the innocence and naivety fades forever from those eyes. Red hopes that when they do, there is enough determination and faith to hold her together, or else she fears that Daphne will be gone for good.

Red thinks Puck has the youngest soul. It is full of lightness and laughter. There is little seriousness there, and so much curiosity and recklessness. Red wonders if this is a good way to live, after so many years alive, but Puck seems to continue the way he is with no worries or fears. Red notices that it is only when Puck looks at Sabrina that maturity, seriousness, and longing enter his soul. She thinks that this new side of Puck will only make him stronger and more capable.

Of all the eyes Red likes to look at, she likes to look at Sabrina's the most. She thinks Sabrina has the strongest soul. She bends and bends and doesn't break, her soul only seeming to accept the new burden and continue on. Sabrina's stubbornness and strength have only helped her thus far, Red knows, and she hopes that someday faith and joy will enter Sabrina's soul and give her the ability to believe in and lean on someone else.

Red loves her family's eyes. She looks at them and into them, seeing her new family's souls for what they are. She finds joy in the fact that now that she is free of madness, she can see people for who they truly are. She thinks that if she had been able to do that before the kazoo, she may have fought the Grimms anyway, because before the kazoo she didn't have what they have. She would have wanted Granny's gentleness and love for herself and Canis' need to help focused solely on her. She would have wanted to see the world as Daphne does, as full of lightness and new experiences, without the heartache that comes with knowledge. She would have wanted Puck's lack of fear and worry, because she, before the kazoo, carried so much fear of others within herself.

Red thinks that most of all, she would have wanted Sabrina's strength. Red isn't strong. She's scared and weak and so very small that she knows the world will crush her. Sabrina will not give up, and continues to stand against a world that is completely against her. Red, before the kazoo, would have wanted the strength to face pain and fear. Red, after the kazoo, now, knows that Sabrina's soul has the capacity to share her strength with others.

Sabrina brings Red up with her, giving Red the strength to face her fears and live without them, like Puck. With support, Red can find pleasure in new experiences, like Daphne. With Sabrina's gentle help, Red finds the strength to help others and in so doing help herself, like Canis. Red can now give love to others freely, and can understand when it is given back to her.

Red waits for the day when she can stand on her own two feet and not be afraid, but for now she's content with the fact that by looking at her family's souls, she can tell that they are willing to hold her up until she is ready to do it herself.

She has faith in the fact, and in her family's eyes.

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That's Eyes, I hope you enjoyed it!

I love Red. :)

Have a good week, and please R&R!

Keeping it real,

Tam