[innocentinox-blog]

“Paolo? Are you in here?”      Seina stands in the doorway, part of her hoping that her brother isn’t inside.

[vulpesburning]

Paolo blinked away sleep, as if his sister had poured a bucket of cold water on him. Standing up, eyes still blurred with sleep, he tripped over things strewn across the floor. Standing up as if nothing had happened, he walked through the door and without saying anything, he wrapped Seina into a tight hug.

"I know I'm squishing you. That's the point. You're not going anywhere. I deserve at least a three minute hug. Solid three minutes."

[vulpesburning]

chasingnormalcy:

   "Shut up,“ she huffs, tucking her feet beneath her instead.

He couldn’t push his agenda any harder than he already was. Didn’t her saying she didn’t feel that way about Dan suffice? But Paolo was her brother, he knew she was lying. All too well. "If I call him, he’ll think…” Nah, Dan was pretty clueless. “He hates Garrett, doesn’t he?”

"I wouldn't say hate--I'd say strongly dislike with intent to strangle occasionally. Like, Dan knows Garrett is good guy but eh.." Paolo gave a non-commital shrug. "I don't hate him either but not my favorite. Just answer me one thing and be honest. Are you happy with Garrett?"

[chasingnormalcy]

[vulpesburning]

Paolo rolled over onto his stomach, pressing his face to Veda’s floor. Damn, there was more cat hair than he expected there to be. He needed to think things through before he did them. Wiggling again onto his side, he looked up at his sister.

"Garrett? I thought you were...

[vulpesburning]

"So, you're as happy with Garrett as people almost kissing? Almost kissing but not actually kissing. Hmm...there has to be some sort of psychobabble about that." He was going to add a 'and how does that make you feel' when Veda's foot presented itself right in front of his nose. He winced and rolled onto his side. "I'm dying. Dying." Paolo added a cough for good measure. He sat up when she mentioned Dan and resisted the urge to give a dramatic sigh. "No, not since I've been here. You know, you could call him...that might make him appear instead of just willing him into the room. He does have a cell phone. Crazy, right?"

[chasingnormalcy]

[chasingnormalcy]

Well when he puts it that way…

”Nah, if you did that I have a feeling it’d become more about sex and less about feeding the baby.” Maybe… Maybe she could drink it like a shot. The mug was opaque so she couldn’t tell how much was in there but by the weight of it,...

[vulpesburning]

"So, have either of you thought of names yet?" Paolo couldn't resist allowing a grin to creep across his face. "Because I have some suggestions. So, if you have a boy, I'm thinking maybe--Paolo. Give the kid someone to look up to." As excited as he was for both of them, he couldn't help feeling nervous. He wasn't sure if he was more nervous about the baby's health or Veda's but uncomfortable "mights" kept cropping up in his mind and making his stomach squirm unpleasantly.

[chasingnormalcy]

It doesn’t even look good.

The blood was already forming little clumps as it swirled in her mug, foaming where it touched the ceramic in a circle. She was tempted to ‘lose her grip’ and empty it all on the carpet. But then Freya would try to drink it, and Veda didn’t want to poison her...

[vulpesburning]

Paolo grimmaced, trying not to eye the sloshing liquid too much. Still, he had work to do. Cracking his knuckles dramatically, Paolo snatched the cup out of Veda's hands.

"What, this? Just pretend you're one of those guys with the waxed mustaches at those pretentious juice places. You're part of a curious eater's club..."

Paolo trailed off, moving the blood in the cup back and forth. No, this wouldn't do at all. With a flair, he dumped the contents into Veda's blender. A few bananas and a strange orange looking drink later, Paolo poured the blood back into the cup.

"There. The finest blood smoothie this side of--screw it. I tried. It doesn't smell that bad?"

[chasingnormalcy]

[vulpesburning]

The corners of Paolo’s mouth flicked upwards into a devilish smile. He sat comfortably in his sister’s living room, lounging on the floor. He had been half asleep by the time his sister had finally dragged herself home.

"I borrowed it. He doesn’t know yet. Have a nice...

[vulpesburning]

Paolo rolled over onto his stomach, pressing his face to Veda's floor. Damn, there was more cat hair than he expected there to be. He needed to think things through before he did them. Wiggling again onto his side, he looked up at his sister.

"Garrett? I thought you were with that upstanding young man...what was his name again? Jacob? No, not that. Ah! Yes. Dan."

Paolo's eyes softened and he chuckled, curling up in deffense. If Veda kicked him, he would be prepared.

"Are you happy with him, Garrett, I mean?"

[chasingnormalcy]

     Veda stares at her brother, eyebrows drawn together in a mixture of confusion and annoyance. What the hell was he doing in her apartment at three in the morning? It wasn’t like he’d woken her up or anything, seeing as she’d been out at the bar since eleven but it’s the principal of it. Who breaks into their younger siblings’ houses? Or…

   ”Did Danny give you his spare key?”

[vulpesburning]

The corners of Paolo's mouth flicked upwards into a devilish smile. He sat comfortably in his sister's living room, lounging on the floor. He had been half asleep by the time his sister had finally dragged herself home.

"I borrowed it. He doesn't know yet. Have a nice night?"