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The youngest of the family huffed from the couch. They'd actually been huffing for a while, but Dream didn't hear them. He didn't hear them this time either. "DREAAAMMM" they called. Finally, he looked over at them. " Yes?"
" I'm bored. I miss dad and wilbur. " they crossed their arms, huffing once more. " I know, me too, but hey, now we can drink all the hot cocoa we want!" The younger blonde gasped and sat up suddenly. " I CAN EAT ROCKS NOW!-" before Dream could protest, another voice spoke up. " No, Just because dad isn't here doesn't mean they've become less dangerous for you."
The oldest brother of the family spoke as he closed the door. Mellohi sat up, looking at the pink haired man. They noticed the letter in his hand and tilted their head. " What's that? " They hopped over the couch and ran to grab it, before Techno lifted his hand. Mellohi stopped before they hit the wall, frowning at him.
Techno handed the letter to Dream before picking the youngest blonde up. They yelped as Techno dropped them on the couch again. He walked over to read the freshly opened letter as Mellohi fidgeted with the bracelets they had on, waiting for their older brothers to finish reading the letter and for it to be their turn.
" It's from Phil." Techno spoke, turning to them. Dream was trying not to laugh as he spoke. " You know how you're the family baby?" They frowned and huffed once more, before nodding. " Well, Not anymore!" Dream continued.
They froze. What did he mean? Did phil find another kid? He'd barely been on that island for very long. They started wringing their hands together before speaking. " What? "
" Phil has another kid. Her name is " He paused to look at the paper again " Chayanne. She's really young right now, not even hatched yet-" "Hatched?" " Yeah, she's a dragon kid, like me"
They listened as their older brothers talked about their new little sister, but their mind was running. They'd be an example now. Chayanne would be looking up to them, coming to them for help even. They could teach her what they knew and their intrests. They were scared. They were excited and they knew they loved her already but. Mellohi was always the youngest and the baby.
And,,,, they were still the only human. They groaned at that, explaining to the other two why. They laughed and sat beside Mellohi. "Wilbur also has a kid. Her name is Tallulah !" They leaned over to look at the pictures attached to the letter. Both of the kids were just eggs.
"That means your a ,,,, what do you wanna be called?" Mellohi looked over at Techno. "What do you mean?" " Well, you're not an aunt, or an uncle. Do you just wanna smush the two words together?" They thought for a moment before nodding.
The three continued talking as Mellohi read over the letter. They were excited to meet the two once they hatched.
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THIS WAS NOT WHAT THEY MENT.
They were put in charge of two children they had met a few days ago. And they were so nervous. They just turned 19 ! They were barely not a kid themself. Tallulah was playing the flute, She was very mucially inclined just like her dad, but Chayanne... Where was Chayanne?! The blonde jumped up and started looking around the room.
" Alncle,, what are you looking for?" The brunette girl asked, sitting down the woodwind instrument " Oh uh,,, Did you see where Chayanne went?" The younger shrugged and adugested her bangs and beanie. " Probably the kitchen. She likes to steal cookies, shes not tall enough to reach the counter and her wings arent strong enough yet. Not like mine!! Watch!"
She smiled and flapped the wings - that resembled Dreams a bit, but were not as close as Chayanne - hard, lifting her small body off the ground momentarly. They smiled and cogradulated her and told her how cool that was, before walking towords the kitchen. They never understood why Phil was so worried about them doing harmless things until now .
Tallulah followed them, talking about the songs her father sang to her, and asking if he ever sang to Mellohi. They nodded, before adding. " But usually not to go to sleep. I always fell asleep to stories. " The young girl nodded and asked if she could hear them.
" Maybe Dad-er, uh Grandad can tell you tonight" They turned the corner and found Chayanne reaching over the counter for a jar of cookies. She was pushing the helmet their father insisted she wear up, as it was too big for her and sometimes covered her eyes. Mellohi exlaimed and she yelped and jumped back, the stool she was kneeling on tipping over.
They quickly caught her, holding her for a second to make sure she wasnt hurt. " Wow, you're so fast!!" Chayanne said once they knew she was fine. " Well, duh. They fought in a war! They have to be fast." The other girl responded. Their face paled a bit.
They didn't hate thinking about that time, but. How did Tallulah know about it? How did Wilbur tell them? Did he lie about some things? "War? Like, fighting? Mellohi can you fight? " The blonde girl asked, and they hesitated to nod. " Teach us!!!! Please!!!! Then we can beat up all the bad guys!!" Tallulah nodded.
They shook their head, which was met with sounds of disappointment. " Well uh,,, 'Lulah, you wanted to hear some of my bedtime stories right? " " Yes!! " They asked Chayanne if she'd like to hear them. Once she expressed exitement, they lifted her up and offered Tallulah their free hand, walking to the living room and sitting on the couch.
They moved the notebooks that they had out earlier. It was open to a page with a drawing of a frog, surrounded by other bug sketches. " Froggie!" The girl in their arms pointed to it, and they nodded and giggled. Once they sat down, the young brunette crawled to their side.
They knew they shouldn't tell kids this young Greek myths, they can get a little dark,, so they only had one option.
" Once, there was a man, Named the Captian. The Captian was a pirate, an adventurer - "