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[Orin Zahara]

“Pizza, please! Orin doesn’t eat meat,” Finn told Rhys and Skylar, but they probably already knew that. He grinned up at Rhys, when Rhys joked about him being his favorite.

“Finn, I’m fine with going for burgers. Because you and I both know you want a milkshake and fries,” Orin replied to her little brother. She felt bad that Finn felt as though he needed to cater to her. Orin wanted it to be the other way around. She was the adult and he was the child. It should be her catering to him.

Finn nodded. It was true, burgers, fries and chocolate milkshake was his favorite meal. He walked over to Orin and gave her a big hug around her waist. He was more than ready to go and eat.

[Skylar Evans]

“He’s not the only one that wants a milkshake.” Skylar said with a big grin. She glanced her brother who only smiled. She knew that he knew she was up to something. So long as he didn’t pull a Rhys, Skylar knew she’d be in the clear.

“Alright. Burgers, Fries and Milkshakes it is.” Rhys said, with a grin as he walked toward the exit. He glanced at Orin and chuckled. Maybe he was a little attracted to her. Maybe… But he knew it would never be. Orin wanted Rhys to be something he wasn’t. He didn’t feel he’d grow up any time soon.

[Finn Zahara]

Orin knew there was some hidden innuendo in what Skylar was saying. The fact that Sky was 11 years old and saying things like that was disturbing for Orin. Or maybe Orin was just reading into things too much. What was Rhys letting Skylar watch? Orin doubted Rhys said anything like that to Skylar. So Orin knew he was not disciplining Skylar enough. It worried Orin. He really needed some help with this. Orin smiled back at Rhys but gave him a look.

“I can’t wait! I haven’t gotten to eat a hamburger in so long,” Finn said ecastatically. He grinned up at Rhys and then over at Skylar.

[Rhys Evans]

Skylar chuckled and run past her brother before he made it out the door. She slid between his legs and nearly knocked him down. She wasted no time as she hoped back onto her feet and ran off toward the parking lot. “First one there gets to drive the car.”

“You can’t even reach the pedals yet!” Rhys called after Skylar once he regained his footing. He chuckled, looking over at Finn and Orin. “Don’t worry. She won’t hot-wire my car. I finally broke her of that habit.”

[Orin Zahara]

“Finn go catch up with her and make sure she doesn’t,” Orin told Finn, and the little boy raced off to catch up with his friend. Once the pair was out of earshot Orin looked over at Rhys. It was clear that she was not happy. She was giving him the ‘disapproving’ face.

“Don’t get me wrong, Rhys. I love Skylar but you need to change your style of raising her. She’s about to be a teenager, Rhys. She shouldn’t be making comments like that. I don’t know how or why she knows what that means, but it’s really disturbing.”

Finn caught up with Skylar and looked at her. “Seems like my sister wanted to be alone with Rhys.”

[Skylar Evans]

"Orin... Don't take this wrong way but what the hell are you talking about?" Rhys asked, cocking his head to the side. He played back the last five minutes of conversation in his head and then grinned. "The Milkshake comment? Orin... I hate to break this to you but the only person that read something dirty in that was you. 'Cause I'm pretty sure Sky meant she wanted an ACTUAL milkshake."

Rhys really hated when people told him he was being a bad father. They didn't seem to realize that he wasn't Skylar's father. He was her brother. Their parents had died, so Rhys was doing the best he could when he could. He couldn't be like Orin. "And if I need to switch up and learn to be more authoratize then you need to learn to ease up. Finn is about to be a teenager and you've got him walking around like a mini old man. Let him be a kid for a change."


"So then our plan is working. I think you're right. They'll be having babies by this time next year." Skylar said to Finn.

[Finn Zahara]

Orin rolled her eyes at Rhys, something she hated when other people did. But Rhys always made her roll her eyes for some reason. Maybe there was something wrong with her. Orin just couldn’t help it sometimes. She was extremely sensitive to anything that reminded her of sexual abuse. A little kid making an innuendo comment just set off light bulbs in her head. There was a look of minor guilt and embarrassment on her face, but that washed away when Rhys commented on her parenting skills.

“Yeah, Rhys, I really need to work on my parenting skills. It’s why all Finn’s teachers tell me he’s a model student. Finn’s attitude and demeanor are fine. I love Skylar but you need to set some limits, because she is still only an 11 year old girl. Cognitively speaking, she cannot completely understand the full range of consequences for her actions. I’m worried about her, Rhys. You need to step up your game, and stop doing this woe is me sh!t. You’re the one who agreed to raise your little sister, so start acting like a parent and not like a fun big brother. Whether you like it or not, you’re her father, biologically or not.”

“I hope so. I really want a little brother or sister.” Finn told Sky.

[Skylar Evans]

Rhys scoffed. Orin could say what she wanted but he fine with how Skylar was. Okay. Maybe not completely fine. She did swear a lot. And there was the fearlessness that she had that Rhys knew would get her at best into trouble and at worse seriously hurt. He would have admitted as much but Orin told him he get over his woe is me routine. After that Rhys’ eyes just narrowed.

“Who was supposed to take her in? Pollux? Was that before or after he is done saving the world? Or how about Castor and Bella, who have so many children they lose a few from time to time? Or how about foster care? Seriously, what was I supposed to do? Say ‘Sorry Sis, but I can’t take care of you because I have the emotional maturity of an amoeba. So good luck with that foster care situation. Hope the people that take you in aren’t complete monsters.’

“You might be able to do that. But back on Earth where people having feelings and hearts that aren’t made of ice, we can’t just detach ourselves. She is still grieving and so am I. I’m not making excusing that’s just the way it is. That being said, the last thing I need is you telling me how I should take care of my sister.”

Skylar heard voicing rising behind them and she took a deep breath. She knew that whatever elation her and Finn were feeling was about to be shattered. Sky could already feel her throat tighten and she, as a rule never let anyone see her cry. Why did grown-ups always screw things up? “If Rhys messed this up again, I’m f#(&ing out of here.”

[Orin Zahara]

Orin shook her head at Rhys, and glared at him when he told her about detaching. That was no what she had been saying. She stopped walking to look at Rhys and glared right back. “That’s not what I was saying, Rhys and you know it. So, stop trying to flip my words on me. You need to stop being the world’s biggest pansy! Tell her no for once. You’re not her friend, you’re her guardian. You’re not supposed to be friends. You’re supposed to be caring and protecting her, not letting her run around. Grief or no grief, you’re the adult, she’s the child. Get over it and grow up,” Orin snarled back at him. She wasn’t going to let the kids hear their argument. But she was sure they could already hear their raised voices.

Finn just heard his sister yelling at Rhys about something. He couldn’t really hear it. So he just turned quietly back to Skylar. He didn’t know what to do. He couldn’t just leave. Orin had told him not ot. And he was sure there would be consequences if he did leave and Orin found him.

[Rhys Evans]

“I’m her brother, I’m not her father. And she already has heard no enough for one lifetime. Are mommy and daddy ever coming home again? No. Can uncle Cas bring them back? No. Believe me I’ve told her no plenty.” Rhys hated when he raised his voice. He hated the way it sounded. He was supposed to be happy-go-lucky; constantly elated and never having a worry in the world. Rhys was far from that. However, he didn’t like anyone seeing him when he wasn’t on his game. “This was a mistake.”

A flood of emotions washed over Skylar’s face; anger, sorrow, pain, rage... “I’m gone. You can stay if you want. But I don’t want to be around when they tell us they’re not going to be friends or whatever anymore.”

[Orin Zahara]

[color=darkturquoise] "You're damn right this won't work. Stop being such a child Rhys. You're going to have to tell her no to protect her. Finn and I will be having lunch alone,"[\color] Orin snapped back at Rhys. She immediatley began stomping over to Finn and Skylar. 

[color=lightblue] "I'm not supposed to leave without her. You can go, but I gotta stay."[\color]