Simon watched his seventeen year old sister lean back on her beach towel. Her hands gently dug into the hot sand. Her crisp blue eyes stared out into the darkness that only she saw. Her staff rested gently next to her, and Ax, her service animal sat beside her, and guarded her protectively, as he was. He sighed and reached into his pocket as he pulled a pack of cigarettes and gently rested one in his mouth.<br/><br/>He ran his hand through his spiked ginger hair as he sat down next to her. For his little sister, she was taller than him by two inches as opposed to his 5'6 skinny build.  His smoke drifted in the air. After the apocolypse, his families wealth had been lost. They were sh*t broke and had to start all over again.<br/><br/>It made no difference to him, he was a parasite, he made his living off of others. How on earth he still supported himself and his sister was beyond him. He wanted to give Amelia her eyesight back, to give her the surgery she had always wanted.<br/><br/>But he just didn't have the gold to get it done. He felt, as always that he should treat his sister better, with more respect. But, he was engaged and he had a life of his own. He couldn't always be there for her. He was almost 27 years old for pity sakes. But since their mother had died, and he had been disowned by his father, things had gotten rough.<br/><br/>He sighed. Amelia reached down and let Ax off the leash. He dashed across the beach and raced into the water playfully. Simon groaned as he looked at her.<br/><br/>"Amelia, you're not supposed to do that. Dogs on leashes at all times on this beach remember?"<br/><br/>She frowned and turned her attention towards him. "Simon, it will be fine. Besides, his service animal vest is still on. I'm sure they will be more lenient."<br/><br/>He inhaled to prevent from snapping at her. He heard a yelp from the dog as he tripped over some student's books and was tangled in their towels. A smirk spread across his face but he should walk over and apologize, like a good person would.<br/><br/>"I'll be right back Amelia. Your mutt is disturbing the peace." He rose and walked over to the two.<br/>Amelia's eyes narrowed. She was angry, but he didn't care. He just, didn't know how to handle her.<br/><br/>He stared at the young lady, and Ax, who had kicked up sand in every which direction. He wasn't taken back by her beauty, he simply ignored it, and didn't stare like most would. He glanced at the younger gentleman and sighed.<br/><br/>"Sorry about this folks, my sister thought it would be funny to let him lose." He gripped Ax's collar and watched them for several long moments of silence.