Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&Lolli)
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		<h2 id="linktree">Non-Adult Sandbox =&gt; Non-Adult Roleplays =&gt; Topic started by: Lolli on April 09, 2009, 10:36:21 pm</h2>
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				Title: <strong>Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 09, 2009, 10:36:21 pm</strong>
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				Annika Larkin was sitting across the street inside her small black car. Her purse was sitting in her lap, her keys were gripped tightly in her fist, and she was staring at her green eyes in the rearview mirror. <br><br><em>"C'mon, Annie."</em> She willed herself. <em>"Climb out of the car. Walk into the house. Say hello to your brother."</em><br><br>Years earlier, Annika had been taken away from her twin brother. Their parents abused drugs.. as well as their children. After spending some time in foster care, Annika was adopted by the lovely Larkin family. The couple were in their late 40's when the young girl became their daughter and Annika loved them dearly.<br>But she never forgot her brother's face. Perhaps because they looked so much alike.. every glance in the mirror made her remember. Even now as she sat in her car, looking at her green eyes, she thought of him. She wondered if he'd look the same as he did as a child. Or if he'd changed to the point that she wouldn't recognize him. <br><br><em>"It doesn't matter."</em> She thought. <em>"He's still my brother.. my blood. I need him."</em><br><br>Heaving a heavy sigh, she forced herself out of the car and began to march towards the small, cozy house across the street. As she knocked on the front door, she tried to put on a comfortable, polite smile. Her insides were spinning, her head was whirling with crazy thoughts and she felt close to tears.<br><br><em>"Please remember me, brother.. please."</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 09, 2009, 10:58:35 pm</strong>
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				Josh, her twin brother, had gone into depression a few days after she had left. A trance a few weeks later and he could not even feed himself. It took such a toll on him mentally that he ended up like this. All he did was sit in his bedroom on the sofa or in his bed when he was moved from his spot. It had been years since he spoke to anyone even specialists came to see him but nothing helped. Not even medication. Their older brother by a year and 6 months came to the door. He had a grudge against her for making his brother turn into this person. He recognized her instantly. "What do you want?" The voice was filled with anger for her.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 09, 2009, 11:02:42 pm</strong>
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				Annika gulped audibly at the angry tone to her older brother's voice. She tried to look as polite and warm as ever when she smiled; but even still, knew her eyes looked fearful and wary.<br><br>"I.. I wanted to see you and Josh." Annika said. "I didn't know you were here with him. I needed someone.. family. My mother just died."<br><br>Right away, she regretted her words. Maria Larkin, the woman who adopted her, had very recently passed away after a long struggle with cancer. If her brother's were still close to their birth parents (she couldn't understand why, but perhaps..) then her saying Maria was 'mother' would quite possibly anger him more.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 09, 2009, 11:28:46 pm</strong>
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				His hands curled in anger but stopped himself from getting angrier since she had lost someone. "Josh is not really all there right now." He would not turn her away and he stepped inside leaving the door wide open for her to come in. Now he would have to explain her leaving made him go into a spiral downward depression leaving him the way he is now.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 10, 2009, 11:11:56 am</strong>
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				She frowned as his words and walked into the house. It looked cozy and very much like her brother's would be living there. Annika looked around herself for a few moments before turning her full attention to her older brother.<br><br>"What's wrong with Josh?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 11, 2009, 01:09:10 am</strong>
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				"When you left he went into a downward depression. He wont respond to anyone sometimes I may get the odd reaction from him but mostly nothing. There is some food in the fridge if you are hungry." He said grabbing himself a can of beer from it and taking a long swig. The beer helped him cope with things like this.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 12, 2009, 10:49:54 pm</strong>
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				She watched him drink with a large frown. It seemed apparent that whatever had happened since she'd been taken away from them was not something her brother's were coping with easily.<br><br>"Please.." She gripped his arm softly and looked up into his eyes. "I know you must be angry with me because I left.. but I had no choice, I was just a kid! I needed a family as much as you two did, y'know?" <br><br>Annika sighed. "Please," She said again. "Can I talk to him?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 13, 2009, 03:05:44 am</strong>
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				What did she think she was doing? Coming in here barging in and expecting open arms? He pulled away from her as she touched his arm gently. "So you had to call her mom? You know how mom would feel about that? You could talk to him but he will not respond. First door on your left when you walk upstairs." He took another long swig of the alcohol.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 13, 2009, 02:51:31 pm</strong>
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				Annika wanted to enter the room he'd indicated but she just couldn't. Not without making him understand first.<br><br>"You can't blame me for all of this!" She said desperately, "I was just a child. Those people.. that family, they gave me everything I wanted; everything <em>we</em> wanted. I was just a child.. if you'd been given the chance you would have taken it, too!"<br><br>If he believed her or not.. if he still blamed her or not.. either way she couldn't wait around any longer to find out. With a heavy sigh, she started up the stairs and gently knocked on the first door to ther left, just as her brother said.<br><br>"Josh?" She called out, pushing the door openly gently so only a small crack of the inside was revealed. She could see a corner of a bed, but couldn't tell if anybody was on it.<br><br>"Josh are you there? It's.. it's Annie."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 13, 2009, 04:24:48 pm</strong>
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				He rolled his eyes grabbed another drink and went to sit on the couch while he smirked. He would not answer to his sister hell he even tried to get an answer out of all these years and he never did. Josh was sitting on the bed not answering and leaning back on the wall. He was gently rocking back and forth starring straight ahead and he did not seem to hear her at all. There was something really wrong with him.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 13, 2009, 04:35:36 pm</strong>
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				No sound. No movement, even. Annika poked her head around the door and spied Josh sitting on the bed. The rocking movements he made looked very guarded and disturbing.. like a child frightened of something in the night, it looked to her like perhaps Josh was hiding from something terrifying.<br><br>"Oh, Joshua!" She felt her eyes flood with tears as she rushed to her brother's side. But she reminded herself to be careful and keep a safe, friendly distance. At least until he was himself again.<br><br>"Josh, it's Annie." She smiled at him warmly, standing beside the bed with her hand extended. She hoped he'd take her hand or at least respond to her smile and her voice but.. there was just no telling.<br><br>"It's Annie, Joshua. Don't you remember me?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 13, 2009, 04:38:54 pm</strong>
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				He could barely hear a voice like sometimes he could hear them but he could never respond. This time was no different. He did slow down his rocking back and forth but never looked up at him. Michael appeared in the doorway watching the two. "I never get a response out of him. Don't expect anything big." He said leaning against the door and crossing his arms. Annie leaving took a big toll on him and there was no telling if he would ever get out of this.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 13, 2009, 05:14:45 pm</strong>
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				Annika jumped slightly when Michael spoke. She was listening so hard, watching Josh so intently just waiting for a response.. just a flicker across his face that maybe he knew who she was but nothing.<br><br>"Michael, did I do this to him?" She asked her brother tearfully.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 13, 2009, 05:16:16 pm</strong>
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				"It was the fact that you were pulled from his arms. Every night for a few weeks he woke up screaming to you being pulled away. Then he went to this state that you see now." He motioned to her brother sitting on the bed and sighed.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 13, 2009, 05:49:08 pm</strong>
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				Annika nodded, trying to look more professional then she felt. In truth, she felt broken and like she just wanted to climb up beside of Josh and rock back and forth with him.<br><br>Her emotions betrayed her when she looked back at her poor twin, and she crumbled to the floor by his bed and began to cry.<br>"Oh, Josh.. I'm so sorry. If I'd have known.. I would have done something."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 13, 2009, 05:52:21 pm</strong>
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				Michael watched her go into a heap near their brother. "I will leave you two alone. Maybe if you spend a few hours in here then he will respond or something. Just don't get your hopes up." He whispered took one last look at Josh and then walked back out of the bedroom. Hopefully something will work and she would get some response out of him.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 13, 2009, 06:07:59 pm</strong>
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				She was silently weeping there for a long while. When she had managed to work up enough courage, Annika lifted her eyes and stared across her. She was viewing Josh from the left side, and she moved herself around until she could see him from the front. They had the same eyes but his.. they looked so distant.<br><br>"Josh." She coaxed gently, standing up and then sitting again, this time on the bed. She wasn't too close but was much closer. She hoped he wouldn't react badly to affection because.. well.. she needed it.<br><br>"Josh, I'm here, Bub. It's Annie." She move closer, sitting directly in front of him now, her legs crossed and her hands carefully, slowly, reaching out for his own. "I came back for you, Josh."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 13, 2009, 06:13:01 pm</strong>
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				The words seem to reach him somehow and he made a slight flicker in his face. Nothing big but there was some kind of movement. He did not move when she touched his hands. It would take a long time for him to come back. Pill bottles scattered everywhere to stop the depression from getting worse. Now he was starring at her but he did not even see her. Like he was looking right through her. The pain he had felt had finally caught up with him at least now he did not feel much of anything.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 13, 2009, 06:32:25 pm</strong>
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				Annika was staring back into eyes so much like her own but seeing no sort of life in them. Josh was lost. Maybe not forever but.. she couldn't find a way to pull him back and it was all her fault.<br><br>"If you can hear me, Joshie.." She started softly, giving his hands a gentle squeeze, "I'm right here with you now. And I'm not going anywhere until you're better.. until you're you again. Michael may not like it but.. I promise you, Sissy is <em>not</em> leaving again."<br><br>It was a bold move, but one she very desperately wanted to make. She stood up and walked to the side of the bed, and wrapped her arms around Josh's neck. She wasn't expecting a response of any kind, but just a small glimmer of hope in the back of her mind wanted him to take comfort in the action.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 13, 2009, 11:03:30 pm</strong>
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				Wait but what about when he was back to his old self again what would happen to her then? Would she leave again something told him she might. When she hugged him he made a small movement toward her cheek. It was like a little cuddle but that was all. A small movement no sound just that. At least it was something from him right?
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 14, 2009, 06:34:16 pm</strong>
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				Annika felt the small gesture and smiled brightly, pressing her cheek to her twin brother's. <br><br>"That's right, Josh." She murmured encouragingly. "You know I'm here, don't you? Mike wasn't giving you enough credit.. I'll bet he didn't even try to bring you back to your old self, did he? But I'm here to help, so don't you worry any longer."<br><br>The reason she'd finally come searching for her brother's sprung back to her mind, and she pulled away from him with a heavy sigh.<br><br>"My mothe- well, I mean the woman who adopted me. She passed away last week. Her husband, my adoptive father, died three years ago. They never adopted anybody else and I was sort of left on my own again. I hope you don't think I'm too selfish for wanting a family, Josh. But I'm back now to fix whatever I can.. and I hope one day, you and Michael can both forgive me."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 14, 2009, 08:26:04 pm</strong>
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				It wasn't that he could not forgive her it was because he could not get out of this trance. It was like he was lost in his own mind. It was such a small gesture upon her cheek that maybe it wasn't something at all. He blinked to moisten his eyes but that was it. Downstairs Michael was making dinner and an aroma filtered through out the house. Josh was fed through a special tube in his stomach now that he could not eat on his own anymore. Michael would feed him later.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 14, 2009, 08:39:39 pm</strong>
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				Annika inhaled deeply through her nostrils and offered her twin a soft smile.<br>"I'm going downstairs to see what Michael's making, and I'll come back up in just a minute for you again, alright?"<br><br>Since he didn't reject her affections, at least not yet, she leaned over and softly kissed his cheek before exiting the small room. She met up with Michael in the kitchen to see him cooking, and inhaled again.<br><br>"Smells good." She said conversationally. "Would it be too big of an assumption on my part to think that you want me sticking around for dinner? And.. if I can stay, can we, you and I, go up into the room Josh is at and eat with him? I'm thinking.. if we act normal, and just talk, you and I, around him.. maybe it'd help him out more?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 14, 2009, 08:43:23 pm</strong>
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				Josh had heard what he said about her new family and that made him a little more tense but was sad at the same time. She had gone through heartache just like he did. But he could not respond to her even if he wanted to. He did not want her to leave and go see Michael. 'Please stay.' He thought to himself and could not make his lips move to talk the words. The kiss made his cheek slightly move when she left. It had been so long since he felt something like that. Even if Michael did not want her she could still stick around. He was not completely heartless. "Alright I guess." He shrugged and was stirring the last bit of food.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 14, 2009, 09:02:32 pm</strong>
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				Annika smiled happily at her brother and motioned towards the pot of food he was stirring. Truly, it smelled wonderful.<br><br>"Would you like any help? I can make some home-made bread that'd make your eyes bleed." She laughed slightly, "In a good way, of course."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 14, 2009, 09:04:19 pm</strong>
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				"Nah it's ok. I'm really hungry I don't want anything else." A small smile crept across his lips when she said that. Soon the food was on the plates and done.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 16, 2009, 03:31:50 pm</strong>
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				Annie took her plate happily; she hadn't had a home-cooked meal since her mother.. since Mrs. Larkin had passed away. Fast-food drive-thru's were her best friends, now.<br><br>"Let's hop upstairs and go eat with Josh, yeah?" She smiled encouragingly at Michael. "I really think if we just.. spend all sorts of time with him, doing normal things and acting like a family again, it'll help out. Not right away, of course, but in the long run. What do you say?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 16, 2009, 11:44:39 pm</strong>
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				"I have tried my best to do everything I can but it does not seem to be enough." He said taking his plate to go upstairs with her and sit with her comatose brother. What would happen if he could not ever wake up again? How would Annie take this long lasting coma of a brother.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 18, 2009, 10:31:25 am</strong>
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				Annie took a seat closest to Josh on the bed and began to eat slowly. She was desperate to do.. well, anything! Anything at all to get Josh to fully wake up.<br><br>"This is really good." She commented over her second bite of food. "You're a good cook. Would you mind too much if.. if I stayed the night, and made breakfast in the morning to thank you?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 19, 2009, 02:08:30 am</strong>
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				If it wasn't for her mother dieing then he would have said no she could not stay. "You can stay as long as you want. I don't want to taste your cooking it's only fair." Josh could hear bits and pieces of the conversation but that was it. No movement or sound came from him....yet.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 19, 2009, 10:14:58 am</strong>
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				Annika felt relief wash over her. She had been so worried that Michael wouldn't let her stay with them. Truth be told, she couldn't stomach going back to the place she'd been calling 'home'. Sooner or later, she'd have to. The people who adopted her had no other children, and Annika would have to go and clear out the house of their belongings. <br>Her mother had left her everything.<br><br>"That's great!" She said, perhaps sounding a bit <em>too</em> happy in her attempt to mask her sudden sadness. "What do you think about that, Josh?" She asked, reaching for his hand to give it a squeeze. <br><br>Even if he couldn't, or wouldn't, respond, she'd keep speaking to him.<br>Who knows? Maybe it'd help.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 21, 2009, 05:03:32 pm</strong>
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				Michael rolled his eyes knowing not talking to Josh would help or at least not now anyway. He hated the fact that Annika did this to him and now his brother would slowly come out of it. Would he be the same after all these years? Somehow there was a response from this and Josh's hand slightly moved in reaction to her squeeze. His eyes blinked twice in a row but that was it. Ever so slightly his hand moved just like his cheek earlier.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 22, 2009, 10:16:57 am</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"See!" Annie grinned broadly at Michael, "Tell me you saw that! I could feel his hand move.. not much, but just enough. He knows we're here, Mike. I swear he does, you just need to have more faith in him."<br><br>She turned back to Josh, pride beaming on her face. "You'll be back to normal very soon, Joshie. I'm proud of you for responding to me so easily. I'll stick around until you're all better, I promise."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 23, 2009, 12:01:37 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Until he was all better? Then what? Slowly Michael ate the food off the plate that he had made. What about when Josh was better would she leave again? He hated the fact she was gone and then calling her foster caregiver mother. A small spark of interest shot across his face and Michael looked up to see them. "Maybe he is waking up but don't get your hopes up."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 24, 2009, 10:22:08 am</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Too late." Annike replied quickly, patting Josh on his knee. "My hopes are very, very high up, Mike. Josh will wake up and he'll be back to normal. I have faith in him."<br><br>She stood up, her plate empty, and snatched Michael's from his hands. She didn't care if he was done or not just yet; he'd been making pretty rude comments to her since she walked in the door and his obviously non-existant faith in Joshua made her angry. <br><br>She headed down the stairs and began to wash up, with the full intention of taking her belongings out of her car and stashing them away in the house. If Michael liked it or not, Annika was sticking around.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 24, 2009, 01:11:18 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Michael got mad when she took his dishes and sighed. He was not done with his food and he did not like that. Josh flinched as he heard his sister leave the room and wanted to call out to her. Make some kind of noise and tell her to come back but he could not do that. Michael got up and started feeding Josh so he would not starve.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 24, 2009, 08:13:48 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				After cleaning up the kitchen, Annika briskly walked out of the house and dashed across the street to get her bags from the back of her car. It had been quite a long drive from the house she'd been living in once she'd found Michael and Josh's address. She brought most of her clothes and a few essentials, but the rest of her belongings were still back home.. along with the memories of her nearly perfect childhood.<br>Once her mother died, she'd started a desperate search to find her brothers and had driven constantly, sleeping in her car of the nights and traveling of the days. The idea of going back home, clearing out the house and all the memories.. it had been too painful. <br>Now, knowing whatever horrible life her brother's had suffered through, she felt too guilty to go back home and empty out everything.<br><br>Marching back inside with her arms full of her things, she called up the stairs for Michael.<br><br>"Where should I put my stuff?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 24, 2009, 08:22:53 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				When she was back he was done feeding Josh and again there was no response from him. As usual. Maybe Josh thought that Annika had left again for good this time. Her voice filtered through his head and then he blinked again. Somehow he was coming out of his trance. He did sleep during the night but during the day he was like this. "I guess the room beside Josh's unless you want to move a cot into his room." He walked down stairs and put the stuff in the sink.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 24, 2009, 08:30:55 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Annika headed towards Josh's room happily.<br>"I'll put a cot in here, then! We'll bunk together like when we were kids, Joshie!" She grinned happily at her twin brother, patting his shoulder. <br><br>As she began to open her bags, she searched the upstairs for places to put her things. Her toothbrush, shampoo, soap, and razors in the bathroom, clothes in Josh's room, ect. <br><br>When she'd finished, she flopped down on the bed beside him, deciding against treating him like he was fragile. If her plan was to treat him normal.. well, she wasn't going to prance around like she was rooming with glass. This was her brother, her friend..<br>"Hope you don't mind me taking over your room, Josh." She murmured playfully. "But, of course.. if you didn't want me in here, all you'd have to do would be to say so, and I'd sleep in the other room."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 24, 2009, 10:00:55 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				If he was able to he would have laughed at the joke she made but he couldn't. It seemed as though things were starting to look up. When she came back it looked like a small smile appeared on his lips but maybe it was a trick of the light. Simon appeared in the doorway and watched her unpack. "I have to go to work in the morning. Can you stay here in case he gets into trouble? When I go to sleep I lay him down and before I leave I sit him up again."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 27, 2009, 12:38:06 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Annika patted Michael on his shoulder. "Don't worry about it. I'll keep a good eye on him today. I might unhook that stupid tube in his stomach when it's finished and go watch a movie with him downstairs."<br><br>She smiled at her twin happily, not really caring what Michael had to say about that.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 27, 2009, 04:22:24 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"You can't take the tube out of his stomach that's where we feed him." He crossed his arms pulling away from the patting on his shoulder. There was no way he could get it back in his stomach without another surgery. Also Josh had been through enough of those in the last few years.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 27, 2009, 04:33:44 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Annika frowned. "Well.. is there anyway we can move his machinery or whatever downstairs? It'd take some effort, probably, but we could probably manage together, right?"<br>She walked over towards Josh and flopped down beside him, "I don't wanna leave him out of anything anymore, Mike. Nothing."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 27, 2009, 04:38:02 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				This was wishful thinking he probably wont ever come out of this and he knew that. But she did not want to believe that and sighed. "Fine but I am not helping you all the time you are going to have to learn to do this on your own." He went over and started to help her move him so they could go downstairs together.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 27, 2009, 04:57:12 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Annika was tired of Michael's attitude. She was trying so hard to stay positive for Joshua, but with Michael constantly shooting her ideas down.. it was becoming difficult. Nonetheless, she helped him the best she could in getting Josh downstairs, and then searched for something on television for them to watch.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 27, 2009, 04:58:59 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It felt weird to Josh that he was being moved. The only movements he could normally feel was being laid down or sat up and being fed. Now that Josh was downstairs Mike had to leave for work. "Now I need to leave but I think you'll be fine. My number is near the phone in case something happens." He said grabbing his leather jacket and car keys.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 27, 2009, 05:04:01 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Yeah, yeah, alright." Annika waved her hand dissmissively, and finally stopped flicking channels when she spotted a cartoon they'd enjoyed as children.<br><br>"Look, Josh! Transformers!" She turned towards him and moved her arm like the dance the robot, and sung, "Robots in disguise!"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 27, 2009, 05:05:33 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				(Still having fun with it)? With that Mike left the house to go to work and did not like how she dismissed him in his own house. Josh used to love transformers and a small smile crept upon his lips as he seem to watch her do the robot. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 27, 2009, 06:22:28 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Annika caught the small hint of smile on her brother's lips, and beamed back at him happily.<br>"You used to love it when I did that." She said, thinking back on their childhood together fondly. "Michael's a bit rude, isn't he? I realize it's his house, Josh, but.. we're siblings. My house is your guys' house, and I should hope you two felt the same. Ah, well. Michael can think what he wants, as long as you're alright with me being here, that's all that matters."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 27, 2009, 08:08:45 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				(Your still liking this?)<br><br>He seemed to be relaxing a bit on the couch since he never got out of the room. Mike never took him out but he wished he could talk to her. Say something and hold her again. The pain of her leaving was still very fresh in his memory since she could leave again. Leave him to wallow in his sorrows and then maybe eventually give up on life. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 28, 2009, 09:31:18 am</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Annika found it difficult to try and keep a one-sideded conversation going. But she tried, very hard, for the sake of her brother. She felt completely at fault and terrible that things had worked out this way. If she had known earlier, she would have come sooner..<br>But instead, she felt like a selfish, horrible person and the only way to make up for it, was to help Josh get through this; to help him become the person he was before. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 28, 2009, 05:07:59 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				As if he was feeling what she was feeling there was a soft moan escaping his lips and then a small movement. Something was waking him up out of this coma he was in. Maybe he would finally wake up. It was being out of the room that was helping him.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 29, 2009, 12:03:42 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The sound jerked her, very quickly, out of her silent sulking. She gasped and turned towards her twin, her eyes wide and mouth hanging open.<br><br>"Joshua?" She murmured encouragingly. "Are you trying to tell me something, brother? I'm here.. I'm listening.. "
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 30, 2009, 12:38:15 am</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				He was just starting to come out of it but even if he did come out of it he would not allow her out of his site. He blinked a few more times in a row. "A-Annika." It sounded so hoarse and barely came out in a whisper.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>April 30, 2009, 10:17:16 am</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Annika felt suddenly dizzy; like her whole world was spinning around her and for a moment, she couldn't see anything anymore. Her eyes blurred with tears, and she couldn't make out Joshua's face. Desperately wiping her eyes, she reached for his hand and held it tightly.<br><br>"What, Josh? I'm right here.. I'm right here.."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>April 30, 2009, 09:04:09 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Slowly really slowly he managed to regain what he had and wrap his arms slowly around her body. How he missed her so much and it seemed finally he was out of this weird coma. "Annika." Was all he said while hugging her.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>May 01, 2009, 07:39:26 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Her eyes leaked with the emotions that welled up within her, and she hugged him back tightly. In the midst of everything that was swimming in her head, only one thought managed to make enough sense for her to say out loud.<br><br>"Michael was wrong!" She laughed happily, hugging Josh tightly.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>May 01, 2009, 10:39:01 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Mike was still at work and would be till late that evening. Josh was not the same as he used to be and very quiet. It would seem as though he was afraid she would leave again and he would not get close to her. The tears began to fall down his cheeks as he continued to hold her there.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>May 07, 2009, 10:56:34 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Annika pulled back with a smile, and wiped away her brother's tears.<br><br>"Ssh, it's alright. I'm not going anywhere.. I'm proud of you, though. You're doing very good. Will you keep it up, please, so Michael can see how well you're doing?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>May 08, 2009, 01:09:00 am</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				A small nod came to him as he reached for her again not wanting to let her go. "As long as I can continue to hug you." His voice was hoarse and very quiet. He had not spoken in so long.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>May 13, 2009, 04:06:52 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				She laughed happily, and flung her arms tightly about his neck.<br><br>"You better <em>love</em> hugging me, Josh!" She declared, "Because I don't plan to stop hugging you for a very long time."<br><br>Maybe it was selfish, but she really couldn't wait for Michael to get home, so she could rub it in his face. The <em>"I told ya so!"</em> lingering on her lips, waiting for him, was very excited, anxious and beyond happy. She couldn't wait to see his face..
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>May 13, 2009, 10:03:08 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The tears lingered on his face until they dried up. "Don't leave my side." His voice cracked not wanting to let go of her. This seemed like a dream to her just like if he let her go she would disappear from his sight again and never see her. <br><br>Mike was on his way home as they were doing this. If he found out that he was awake now he would probably get jealous of the two now that his brother would be spending time with his sister.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>June 30, 2009, 11:56:56 am</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Shaking her head insistently, she clung just as tightly to her twin.<br><br>"I'm not leaving." She promised. "No way in hell am I ever leaving. Are you alright now? Do you need me to get you anything, or is there anything you'd like to tell me, now that you can talk..?"<br><br>She waited patiently, eager to hear anything he had to say, no matter what it would be.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>June 30, 2009, 07:03:09 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I don't even remember the past few years. I wasn't in the body I was in darkness." He said burying his face into his sister's neck not wanting her to leave his side. If she did even for a moment he would go back to what he was a few hours ago. At least now he was starting to wake up a little bit.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lolli</strong> on <strong>July 01, 2009, 09:55:33 am</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"That's alright," Annika murmured, patted his back in a soothing manner. "I understand. Everything will be ok."<br><br>She wasn't sure what else to tell him, now. While the biggest part of her felt elated that he was better, a small- howbiet very insisting and nagging -piece of her felt the situation was a bit awkward.<br>It was, afterall, her fault he'd ended up this way. Well, in some regard. She couldn't help what happened as a child and things had just fallen into place, but now she felt amazingly guilty.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Blood is Thicker. (Silverroses&amp;Lolli)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>darkvamplips</strong> on <strong>July 01, 2009, 06:34:22 pm</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It was like his hands were glued together and he could not let go of her. About an hour later slowly his arms pulled away from her and then he looked into her eyes. This couldn't be happening it seemed like it was all a dream to him now. After so long with his twin gone and now she was back. "You are real right?" THe other brother was in the drivewa.
			</dd>
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