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| #Post#: 34107-------------------------------------------------- | |
| All Rain And No Sunshine. | |
| By: Rain Date: September 3, 2019, 7:51 am | |
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| Her seafoam green ears pinning flat against her head in | |
| disapproval as she threw an exasperated glance at the wrap ring | |
| that was now dissipating from view she finally dragged her ice | |
| blue hues towards her mother her expression one of picturesque | |
| aggravation as she carefully adjusted the collar on her leather | |
| jacket in place. "I already told you I’m sixteen I do NOT | |
| need a glorified babysitter for the day. Especially someone | |
| that’s frightened of her own shadow. I mean I know that | |
| sounds harsh but it is what it is as far as Maria is | |
| concerned.” Folding her arms across her chest the hedgehog | |
| continued her sniping as they made their way down the driveway. | |
| “I mean this is just so typical of you. What you | |
| can’t handle being around your own daughter so you decide | |
| to pawn me off on someone else for a couple of hours. Thanks | |
| Mum.” | |
| More or less immune to her daughters outspoken opinions the | |
| older fennec contrary to Rains belief hadn’t bought her to | |
| spend time with her friend because she wanted rid of her if | |
| anything it was the opposite. At this stage in their | |
| relationship Sonya knew that Rains stubborn traits weren’t | |
| going to allow her to open up with her in the way that she | |
| wanted her to but Maria had always had a way with people if | |
| anyone could help in getting her grumpy adolescent teenager to | |
| open up a little it would be her. Her last snide jab prompting | |
| Sonya to roll her eyes skyward she rapped on the deers door with | |
| her knuckles taking a deep inhale and then an exhale outwards | |
| before she dared reply. “You know it’s not like | |
| that. Please just try and be … civil. I love you.” | |
| For a moment Sonya thought about trying to brush her lips | |
| against Rains cheek, but then from the look of disgust on her | |
| features thought the better of it and instead settled for an | |
| affectionate shoulder squeeze, which she shrugged off | |
| immediately. Ignoring the lump that threatened to rise in her | |
| throat Sonya retrieved the wrap ring from the folds of her fur, | |
| once again flicking it off to the side it’s form then | |
| expanding enough for only her to fit through. “I’ll | |
| be back to pick you up later.” | |
| And just like that Rain found herself alone on the doorstep | |
| contemplating whether or not she could make a run for it. Psh | |
| could she make a run for it? of course she could and yet here | |
| she was waiting for the stupid door to be opened. | |
| #Post#: 34108-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All Rain And No Sunshine. | |
| By: Maria Hawkins Date: September 3, 2019, 8:03 am | |
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| Maria heard the knocks and took a deep breath as she put her | |
| book down and got up to answer it. | |
| She knew who was coming and had done her best to prepare herself | |
| mentally. She didn't mind having Rain over, she just knew she | |
| had to be a bit gentle around her. She loved the young lady, but | |
| didn't want to upset her, hence why she had do at least a little | |
| bit of preparation. | |
| "Hello there, Rain," she said with a smile once she opened the | |
| door and looked at the girl, "i am glad you agreed to come over. | |
| Please come in, i will get the kettle going for tea." | |
| #Post#: 34109-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All Rain And No Sunshine. | |
| By: Rain Date: September 3, 2019, 8:30 am | |
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| When the kindly deer opened the door to greet her Rain | |
| couldn’t quite bring herself to be directly rude to her. | |
| After all it wasn’t Marias fault that she’d been | |
| significantly ditched for the day but that didn’t mean was | |
| going to pretend to overjoyed about her impromptu visit either. | |
| "Sup.." Dragging her oceanic coloured boots across the threshold | |
| of the cosy house, she stretched her arms lazily behind her head | |
| her expression undisguisedly blas�. “Well it’s not | |
| exactly like I had any choice in the matter. But whatever | |
| I’m here now.“ Choosing not to further elaborate | |
| than that she sulked her way after the doe into her kitchen, | |
| scraping back a kitchen chair furiously against the flooring | |
| tiles before she plonked herself down. “Tea’s great | |
| and all but if I’m going to spend the day with you | |
| I’m going to need the extra tolerance boost. Do you have | |
| anything stronger? whiskey? gin and tonic? or i'll settle for a | |
| straight up vodka.” | |
| She already knew what the answer to her questions would be but | |
| she figured she’d try and push her luck anyway. | |
| #Post#: 34110-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All Rain And No Sunshine. | |
| By: Maria Hawkins Date: September 3, 2019, 8:42 am | |
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| "Rain, you know i don't keep that kind of a drink around my | |
| house," Maria answered as she closed the door, "i am sorry, but | |
| the tea will have to suffice." | |
| The comment about tolerating it all did sting a bit, but she | |
| just ignored it at went to fire up the kettle instead. This was | |
| what she had braced herself for after all. Once the kettle was | |
| on the stove and heating, she left it be and returned to the | |
| living room, although it never left her line-of-sight. She | |
| wasn't taking any chances. | |
| "So, how has life been treating you, Rain?" she asked with a | |
| little smile still. She might as well try and strike up a | |
| conversation. | |
| #Post#: 34111-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All Rain And No Sunshine. | |
| By: Rain Date: September 3, 2019, 9:09 am | |
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| ‘Of course you don’t keep decent drink around the | |
| house. And even if you did my b*tch of a mother probably told | |
| you not to tell me anyway.’ "Tea it is I guess.” | |
| Not bothering to hide the fact that she was less than thrilled | |
| about drinking tea in the middle of the day like some | |
| stereotypical hedge-crone she watched quietly while her | |
| surrogate aunt went about busying herself by filling the kettle | |
| and getting the stove and heating going. Mooching after her a | |
| few minutes after she left the kitchen Rain rubbed her hands | |
| together to fuse some friction between her numb fingertips, | |
| while she thought about how to answer. “Hmm. okay | |
| considering I have an halfwit for a brother. And a mother | |
| who’s an overwhelming disappointment in more ways than | |
| one. Life couldn’t be more peachy.” Flopping | |
| herself onto Marias sofa, Rain fixed her gaze on her intensely, | |
| almost as if weighing up whether she cared enough to ask the | |
| next question. “Hows life been treating you aunty? | |
| although I think I can guess. Your’re single, with a hovel | |
| of a house, no children of your own.. why is that?” | |
| #Post#: 34112-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All Rain And No Sunshine. | |
| By: Maria Hawkins Date: September 3, 2019, 9:25 am | |
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| "Don't worry, i still have a fair few blends to choose from, i | |
| am sure you'll like it," Maria argued as she tried to remain | |
| positive, "i can also whip up some hot chocolate in the evening. | |
| You used to love that when you were younger." | |
| She settled down in her armchair and listened to Rain as she | |
| gave her a very sarcastic answer. It was understandable, but | |
| still she found it a bit rude. | |
| "I see, yeah, i admit it sounds like life could've been better. | |
| But it could also be worse," she tried to argue, although she | |
| was a bit unnerved at the intense gaze Rain leveled at her after | |
| flopping on her sofa, "i... mean, your brother i kind enough and | |
| your mother tries her best. That's more than can be said for | |
| some people." | |
| The questions Maria got back made her gently tug on her shirt | |
| collar and take a deep breath to keep it together. It was common | |
| knowledge between her and Sonya to no show weakness around Rain | |
| or she'd exploit to the best of her ability. | |
| "Well... how to explain this," she trailed and tapped her | |
| fingers together, "life has been fine. I get to help people at | |
| the hospital, help people who can't afford medication normally | |
| and have a roof over my head. Truthfully that's what i want in | |
| life. As for... being single. Well... i- i guess we can say it | |
| is just a lack of desire and effort on my end. Nothing more." | |
| #Post#: 34113-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All Rain And No Sunshine. | |
| By: Rain Date: September 3, 2019, 9:57 am | |
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| Rain wasn’t sure whether to feel appreciative of Marias | |
| consistent efforts to make her feel more comfortable, or find | |
| them incredibly cringey in the end she settled for a mixture of | |
| both. “Anyone could take one look at you and tell you | |
| don’t get out a lot and as a result that’s why my | |
| mum is your only friend. But.. thanks the hot chocolate actually | |
| doesn’t sound like a terrible suggestion. If I’m | |
| being honest I haven’t had that stuff in what feels like | |
| forever. And I’m surprised you remember stuff about me | |
| from that far back.” Her ears occasionally flickering as | |
| Maria spoke she felt her emotional guards reassembling from the | |
| minute she mentioned about how Skye was kind enough.. yeah he | |
| sure could be as long as something was in it for him. Her | |
| brother wasn’t just kind for the sake of being that like | |
| he led everyone to believe and it was so frustrating to hear him | |
| be so naturally praised without a second thought. | |
| Glancing away from Maria to stare off into nothingness the | |
| temperamental teenager actually did consider the fact that her | |
| childhood while not perfect could have been much worse. Yes | |
| they’d lived off of second hand clothing and cheap-o food | |
| brands, and luxuries had been a rarity but to give her mother | |
| credit where due she always put her and Skye first even through | |
| the times when it would have made more sense to take care of | |
| herself first and foremost they were always the priority and | |
| through and through they didn’t have much growing up but | |
| she did it all by herself.. but that was her own fault. | |
| Managing to refocus on the tail end of Marias sentence she found | |
| herself looking grim her tone coming out very bluntly. | |
| “Her best isn’t good enough for me." | |
| Observing silently, as the older female tugged at her shirt | |
| collar and tried to resemble some amount of composure Rains | |
| slowly flashed a sharp fanged grin, and leant forward in her | |
| seat. “Wow aunty Ria you sure are living the dream, | |
| personally I don’t believe you have a lack of desire and | |
| as for the effort I think I can help you on that part. But it'll | |
| mean that we have to take a raincheck on hot chocolate later..." | |
| #Post#: 34115-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All Rain And No Sunshine. | |
| By: Maria Hawkins Date: September 3, 2019, 10:14 am | |
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| "Well, i am good at remembering the times we spent together," | |
| Maria said with a light laugh, "i couldn't forget that, ever. I | |
| would be happy to make you some later." | |
| As she heard what Rain said about Sonya's effort to raise her | |
| and her brother however, one could swear hints of anger spread | |
| across the doe's features. Sunshine had been doing everything in | |
| her power to make sure they had a decent childhood and that was | |
| her reaction?! If it wasn't for the fact that Maria knew the | |
| truth she'd have scolded Rain for that comment. Instead, she | |
| just ended up letting it pass, it was Sonya's choice and she | |
| wouldn't jeopardize it. | |
| She didn't get the chance though as Rain leaned forward and | |
| talked about helping her about getting closer to someone. | |
| "Well, i am, as a matter of fact, living my dream, there is no | |
| reason to question that," she argued back as she straightened | |
| her back, "as for you helping me, while i am flattered by the | |
| offer, it isn't needed. I just don't have the time for it." | |
| #Post#: 34117-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All Rain And No Sunshine. | |
| By: Rain Date: September 3, 2019, 11:21 am | |
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| As warm a feeling as it gave her to know that at least some of | |
| her childhood memories weren’t worthless to someone she | |
| wasn’t going to let Maria know that. God forbid | |
| she’d start getting teary and she couldn’t deal with | |
| emotions like that. And then oddly enough though it was fleeting | |
| she thought she saw flashes of anger spread across the does | |
| usually calm collected features. It was a little unnerving but | |
| fortunately she was distracted by her aunt trying to decline her | |
| rare generosity. Wrong choice without a doubt. | |
| “Your’re going to make time Auntie Ria because me | |
| and you we’re going out tonight!” What followed next | |
| was Rains version of a ‘subtle’ montage make over. | |
| It had taken some digging but she eventually managed to find the | |
| deer something to wear out of her wardrobe that didn’t | |
| look like it had come from a second-hand flea market a short | |
| black mini dress that stopped just above the knee and she was | |
| genuinely surprised Maria owned such a thing. And through the | |
| power of straighteners, a metric ton of hairspray, and her | |
| pumps. Rain deemed her bar worthy! | |
| ___ | |
| Thanking the bouncer on the doors as they passed who | |
| didn’t so much as give them a second glance considering | |
| she was underage. Her hunch being that the guy was probably pre | |
| bribed earlier on the evening, Rain cast a sceptical eye over | |
| the steadily drinking patrons in the room not particularly | |
| loving what she had to work with. But she knew that for Maria | |
| with her around going home with someone tonight would be out of | |
| the question. And completely out of character but it | |
| didn’t stop Rain from relishing the freedom of not being | |
| cooped up in the house. However dodgy, this loud, riot dive bar | |
| was exactly her scene. Two steps into sauntering into the | |
| establishment Rain paused glanced at the empty space beside her, | |
| and sighed before taking two steps backwards, to see Maria still | |
| huddled round the side. “Maria get your ass out here | |
| you’ve never looked better.” | |
| #Post#: 34119-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All Rain And No Sunshine. | |
| By: Maria Hawkins Date: September 3, 2019, 11:48 am | |
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| Maria looked herself over and sighed. This was not what she had | |
| expected when she allowed Rain to help her. What she had | |
| expected just being some pointers had turned into her raiding | |
| her wardrobe, fixing up this old thing she had hoped vanished | |
| and then done her hair over. Granted, she was kinda impressed | |
| that she had made her hair look good outside her ponytail. Now | |
| it was out of it and going down to her mid-back. | |
| "I am not showing myself like... this," she answered Rain with a | |
| sigh, "i can respect not going out in my normal clothing but | |
| this... this is too revealing. I would prefer some modesty and | |
| dignity. Besides, this is hardly the place we should spend our | |
| evening." | |
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