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Post by Violette on Dec 13, 2011 18:15:46 GMT -5
She grinned when he blushed, and told her to just call him "Bastian". Callisto only shrugged, "We'll see." she said, just before he dissappeared back into the house. She liked the nickname, Sebby, better, for some reason. But Bastian was a nice nickname, too. Entering the house, her gaze traveled from wall to wall. When Sheryl told her to take a seat, Callisto sat on a rather large box quickly, which seemed sturdy enough to hold her. Callisto also noticed that it seemed to contain something inside of it... She wondered what could possibly be in it. "Are these things...uh, yours?" she asked, looking around at the groups of boxes. "What are in them?" she was tempted to open the one she was sitting on, but... Curiousity killed the cat. she thought, licking her lips.
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Post by Mia on Dec 13, 2011 18:29:51 GMT -5
Sheryl stretched out on the couch, shaking her head to Callisto's question. "Nope, they were here when we got here. As far as I know they're empty, but I haven't looked in all of them yet." She'd laid her head down, but perked it back up when she heard the front door open. "Zavier?" "Yeah?" "Someone is here to talk to you." Zavier walked into the room, two bags of groceries under his arms. He looked at Callisto, a frown on his face, and said, "Who are you?"
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Post by Violette on Dec 13, 2011 18:43:14 GMT -5
"This one seems like it has something in it..." she said, before her attention turned back to the person that had opened the door... Her brother, Zavier. Strange. None of them looked anything like each other, even if they were siblings. Sheryl had brown hair, Sebby had blonde hair, and Zavier had black hair... They all looked different. "Yeah, as Sheryl said, I do need to talk to you. And it's important, really." Callisto paused for moments, waiting for him to say something. "But before that, I assume that I should introduce myself, yes? The name is Callisto Rousseau. Pleasure to meet you." Not bothering to waste time with introductions (which really were pointless, to her, at least), she skipped to the point. "I want to discuss Sheryl, you, and your brother living with my family." Maybe she could have rephrased it a little better, but that's what she had to say. She didn't waste time, either, looking for the prettiest words to hide what she really had to say. After all, she wanted to get over with this, see the siblings safe, and go back home with them. Yes, that sounded better.
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Post by Mia on Dec 13, 2011 18:56:39 GMT -5
Sheryl shrugged. "It might." Zavier set the bags down, only so he could cross his arms. What could a stranger have to talk with him about that's important? He didn't introduce himself back, he didn't see why she needed to know his name, even if she already knew it. "Why should we go live with you? We don't know you and we're doing perfectly fine here." Sheryl had to force herself not to say "told you so."
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Post by Violette on Dec 13, 2011 19:10:59 GMT -5
When he declined her offer, she looked back at Sheryl. Yeah, he was stubborn. But she didn't expect him to have a cheerful smile and say, "Of course! That's would be amazing!" Callisto approached him cautiously. "Oh? So you would rather have yourself and your siblings suffer? You want to risk it all, Zavier? I know that you have enough money now, to at least pay for food and clothes. But what will happen when you run out? When there's nothing left for you anymore? Would you really like to starve your siblings?" she indeed, was trying to make him look at the negativity of living in the abandoned home. "And you're not welcome here. The police might find you, and you already know what they're going to do to all of you... Bring you back to your home, where you'll start over, all over again." Callisto sighed.
"Yes. I am aware that it is a crazy offer from some stranger that you just met. I don't care if I just met you, your brother, and Sheryl, like twenty minutes before. I don't, really. But honestly, if you're going to tell me right now, that you have a better offer, I'm going to laugh." Callisto's was serious. She had no trace of laughter in her eyes anymore; no light smile on her face. A frown was plastered on her face, as if she was challenging Zavier. "So, which is it, Zavier? Tell me right now, that you'd rather live in a place that risks your life and your siblings life, rather than living with my family. Would you really allow your siblings to stay in a place like this? Even if there's a chance of starving? Running out of money? What about the winter, when it's super cold? What about the police?"
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Post by Mia on Dec 13, 2011 19:59:20 GMT -5
Zavier knew she was right, he'd thought the same thing himself, but his stubborness refused to allow him to agree with her. He leaned against the wall, arms still crossed and eyes narrowed. "How do I know your not some psycho who's actually a lot worse than our previous family? How do I know I can trust you?" Zavier turned away, shaking his head. "Sorry but I've had my share of trusting people only to be hurt. I don't need again. I'll figure out how to protect my family when we cross that bridge. Until then, we don't need--or want--any help."
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Post by Violette on Dec 13, 2011 22:49:14 GMT -5
"You really think that I'm a psycho?" she challenged him, narrowing her eyes. "Yes. Maybe a little insane, but I'm not nearly as worst as your last family..." her voice trailed off. "Sorry but I've had my share of trusting people only to be hurt. I don't need again. I'll figure out how to protect my family when we cross that bridge. Until then, we don't need--or want--any help." Callisto only smiled. It was a smile that was taunting; full of mockery. "You're talking about protecting your family, when really, you're just making everything else worst. The police will eventually get here, and what will you do? What will you do when you run out of money and food? Steal? Don't you think that even more issues will come out of that?" Callisto sighed, her grin fading. "And you think that only you have been hurt? That's not true. There are people everywhere being hurt. Even my brother and I have been hurt by abusive parents, who always beat us. We were just lucky enough to get adopted..." She ran a hand through her hair. "And to top of that, even more people have treated us like crap from then on. Not only you have it bad, you know." Callisto licked her lips.
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Post by Mia on Dec 15, 2011 14:30:18 GMT -5
She was right, nobody could be as bad as his last family. They were the absolutely worst, sorry excuses for human beings. "I didn't say only we had it bad. I said we didn't need help." Sheryl sighed at that, standing and putting her hands on her hips. "God Zavier, is it so bad to accept help from others?" "You know damn well what accepting help from others gets us Sheryl." "Yeah, but not everyone is like that! Not everyone is out to get us. Zavier, our lives are bad enough! Don't you think this might give us a chance to start over?" "Fine! You know what, if you and Sebastian want to go then leave. I don't need her fucking charity." Zavier turned and picked up the bags, ready to walk into the kitchen. "Zavier...Don't you want to do this as a family?" "Go." He said again, walking away. "Before I change my fucking mind."
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Post by Violette on Dec 17, 2011 23:21:03 GMT -5
Now, she really didn't know what she was to do. Honestly. It was like she was torn between two choices. Either to give some of this messed-up family a chance of actually living, and leaving one of them behind... She listened to Zavier and Sheryl's argument about whether or not they should take her offer. "Go. Before I change my fucking mind." Callisto stood up when Sheryl said nothing more. Silence filled the air. She opened her mouth, about to tell Zavier to come back, but she said nothing. After moments of hesitation, she looked back at Sheryl. "What should I do?" she asked, unsure if the best thing to do would be to leave...
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Post by Mia on Dec 18, 2011 17:32:35 GMT -5
Sheryl gave a shrug, sitting back on the couch with a small frown. "I told you he wouldn't listen." She said, sinking into her seat more and crossing her arms. She was angry, part of her at Zavier for being so stubborn and part of her at Callisto for starting this in the first place. "I don't know what you should do."
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Post by Violette on Dec 21, 2011 16:36:29 GMT -5
Yes. Leaving would be the best thing to do... she thought, chewing on her lower lip. But is that really the best I could do? The point of this pitiful effort to 'help' was so that I could actually make somebody's life better--not to wreck it even more. Callisto ran a hand through her hair, thinking. "Ugh..." she finally groaned. Maybe she just should have left the family to do whatever they pleased. It wasn't like herself to try and do some charity work, anyway. Her eyes flashed from side to side, wondering what exactly she should do. Zavier had already disappeared from the room, and she was sure that Sheryl was angry at her for tearing everybody apart. "Sorry." she muttered, barely audible; she didn't want Sheryl to hear her apology.
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Post by Mia on Dec 27, 2011 14:25:07 GMT -5
Bastian came bounding down the stairs, glancing in the living room at the girls, and then in the kitchen at Zavier, who was angrily putting groceries away. He looked back over at Sheryl. "Want me to try and talk to him?" He'd heard the conversation upstairs and had agreed with Sheryl, it would be better if they were to go live somewhere else, but he didn't want to make Zavier more upset than he already was.
Sheryl shrugged. "If you think you can change his mind, go for it." Bastian nodded and headed into the kitchen. Sheryl looked back up at Callisto. "You can sit back down if you want. Bastian may be a pushover but there are times when Zavier actually listens to him."
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Post by Violette on Jan 3, 2012 15:09:20 GMT -5
Callisto sighed when she saw Sebastian go downstairs. "You can sit back down if you want. Bastian may be a pushover but there are times when Zavier actually listens to him." she was relieved that Sebastian was going to try to talk to his brother. She had almost thought that she had really torn them all apart. "Hopefully he does listen to him..." Callisto said, her voice trailing off. If he didn't, she didn't know what to do next. "You're right, Sheryl..." she started, "Your brother is quite stubborn. However, I can understand why." she wondered how it was going in the kitchen with Sebastian and Zavier.
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Post by Mia on Jan 3, 2012 17:03:39 GMT -5
"Zavier, would you just listen to me? You never listen!" "I don't need to listen Bastian. I already said you and Sheryl could go. What more do you want?" "For you to come with us." Sebastian lowered his voice and took a hesitant step toward his twin. "Zavier, please, why won't you come with us? It would be much better than living here. We want to live safe but we want to do it as a family. I know you're tired of living like this, in constant danger, we all are. And I know you don't want us to get hurt again but, just trust me on this one Zavier. Please." "Alright, fine." Zavier finally sighed, moving to walk back into the living room where Callisto and Sheryl were waiting, Bastian close behind. "Fine. We'll come with you. But at the first sign of trouble we're out of there, understand?"
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Post by Violette on Jan 25, 2012 20:44:56 GMT -5
Callisto smiled at this. Thank goodness! He agreed with Sebby! she thought with joy. "Don't worry, there won't be any danger." she told him with a shrug. "It's just me, my brother, and my parents. And they're out most of the time." she smiled lightly. "Come on, then." she couldn't keep out the happiness from her voice, realizing that she was helping somebody. It actually made her feel somewhat nice, in a really good way. "Just pack whatever you need, and we'll head over to my place right now." There was no need to bring things such as food, as they already had some at their home. "Come on!"
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