"Okay, I know that's my fault! And I also want to say sorry to you." Dimitri admitted. "But.. I think this is her first time to get very mad at me because I teased her alot. Well.." the 20-year-old guy just exhaled. He didn't know what to say but.. Okay, he wanted to say sorry to his little-grown-up sister but Dimitri was afraid if she didn't want to apologize him. Sigh. Or maybe she would throw plates or knives to him.

Then his sister opened the door. Merlin, she really looked like a monster now! Well, that's excessive. But here eyes swollen because she was crying alot. "Er... Helloo.." said him with an innocent face. "I.. Okay, can we come in?" Perhaps she let them to enter her bedroom and they talked as siblings. But, why did he bring her boyfriend there?

Apologize accepted

Gary knew that Dimitri just wanted to light up the atmosphere. "Okay." said him flat. The blonde guy just hoped that his girlfriend would be okay, and didn't get upset with Dima. Poor him, actually he was such a nice brother. Well, sometimes he was annoying too. But having a real brother was fun, huh? Though Lucas could act as his brother, but he felt a bit envy to his girlfriend, who had a very nice and fun family.

Then she opened the door. Gary could see the tears in her face. The blonde guy just gave her a tiny cool smile, as usual. He heard Dimitri begged her to come into her bedroom. But suddenly he whispered "Well, I think it will be better if I talk to her first, so I could ask her to apologize you." And he could guess that maybe she wanted to talk more to him about what happened at dinner.

Zhenya had pulled her quilt around her and sat up in the bed. She waited for them both to come in, and frowned at them. Well, what was taking them so long? Actually... what was taking Dimitri so long? She understood Gary had never been in her bedroom before, but Dimitri had. He knew she didn't have any traps set up around her room. She nodded and said "You can come in," to them both, and waited... What were they whispering about? She rubbed her eyes with the sleeve of her dressing gown and coughed more.

She kept waiting whilst they finished their gossip session, or whatever it was they were having, and just wanted them to come in. Why was everyone whispering and keeping things from her? And now her brother had got her boyfriend in on it too?

"Okay." Maybe her boyfriend could make her calm so she could apologize him. Dimitri let him entered her bedroom. Alone. While he walked out and waited for them in downstairs

Gary decided to enter her bedroom. He just kept silent, didn't know how to start this conversation. About their secret, Gordy, and anything happened at the dinner. Huh,

Braced yourself Gerald!

He just exhaled, tried not to break her heart as his promised to her father. "Hi.." said him in a flat tone. It was kinda strange since usually he was very warm to her. Why? Did he still feel jealous about Gordy? So...

"How was your throat?"

Zhenya was confused when Gary entered her room, without Dimitri. Oh... He started talking to her and she was shocked. Why did he sound like... the first time they met? Did he not like her anymore?

She looked down, the corners of her mouth turning down. She closed her eyes briefly to stop the tears. STOP! When she looked up she said "It's... fine... can... can you sit next to me?" she asked, pulling the corner of her quilt down so he could sit there. She felt so lonely lately, even surrounded by people. And she was angry at her brother, and at her uncle. They just kept teasing her and she didn't know how to tell them to stop. And then she was scared that Gary would be angry at her about Gordy, about yelling at her brother, and about her brother telling her mother about their secret. Well, it wasn't much a secret. Would he be angry at her because she told her brother? She just didn't know, and she didn't know how to ask him without getting into a fight. She just wanted to cry but she didn't want to cry in front of him anymore. She sniffed and made the tears leave her eyes. But now what did she say?

Gary just kept silent. He decided to take a seat next to her. Huft. He didn't know how to start this conversation. The blonde guy just watched his girlfriend who looked awful, because she cried alot today. Maybe she would cry more than this if Alexander had told her about Raven. The blonde guy didn't want to make her sad. He just gave her a tiny smile and began to stroke her long hair, as usual. "I know you were very upset with Dimitri." finally he started to speak.

"But.. yeah. I silghtly envy you. You have a very caring brother, nice parents, perfect family." said him honestly. Sometimes he wished that he could have his real family; parents and siblings. Even though Lucas and Gloria had treated him as their own child. But when he knew about his mother's condition.. Okay, he preferred to stay with his uncle than with her.

Zhenya coughed a bit, but started to relax a bit when he stroked her hair. Surely he wouldn't do that if he was angry at her... "I'm sorry you had to be there for that. I don't know what happened. He just kept teasing me and...and...and I didn't know what to do," she said. So yes, she told their secret. But he told her secret too, two of them. She just wanted to forget about dinner and fly away like a bird. She wanted to see her friend and get away from her family. They were keeping things from her, teasing her, and revealing her secrets. She didn't like that.

She sighed when he said he was jealous of their family. She loved her family, and was glad she was part of it but it made her sad that he didn't... well she didn't even know much about his family. "Are you happy to be with your uncle?" she asked. He never really spoke about his family but she didn't want to ask about it, until now.

Taking a big breath in, heart pounding and her stomach doing flips, Zhenya said "I want to explain about Gordy. He is a boy who lives down the road from me and I used to spend time with him and go for walks when we were children. He was my only friend when I was growing up. Even in Russia I didn't really meet many people. And then before I went to Hogwarts he just kissed me. Really quickly. It was like... nothing. Meant nothing. I didn't even think of it as a kiss, really, it didn't make me feel like.. like... um like when you kiss me." Her lip started trembling but she bit it to stop herself from sobbing. No, she was going to talk about this like a grown up.

Gary just kept silent again when she started to speak. He managed himself to be cool and calm, though actually he was a bit upset and jealous about Gordy. He could feel his heart was breaking when the blonde guy knew that he had kissed his girlfriend. Well, maybe at the time she wasn't his yet. But he still felt jealous. Wasn't he? Well, glad that his girlfriend didn't have any feeling to the boy.

Was he happy with Lucas? "I am." said him. "Imagine if he refused to take care of me at the time, maybe my own mother put me in orphanage." Though it sounded very sad, but his face still looked cool. Or maybe his sad expression was taken away by someone so he couldn't look very sad? "Lucas said that.. My father and him were very closed, and he had promised to take care of me when my father died because of that accident." He took a very deep breath. "I just wondered how my parents look like, whether they would love and take care of me just like what Lucas and Gloria had done to me or more or.. something. But when I knew about my mother's condition.." Huh, should he tell her about that? "Argh, you don't need to know about her." suddenly he felt a bit angry.

"Do you want to apologize Dima? Poor him. He looked very guilty about what happened just now." asked him.

Zhenya was shocked when she heard everything he was saying about his family. It was so sad, but she didn't want to be upset for him. His mother's condition? His father died in an accident? That was so awful. "Gary... you can talk to me about anything if you want. I won' tell anyone," she said. No, if he wanted to tell her about his family she wouldn't tell anyone. But she had a feeling he would never want to tell her about it. She understood, of course, but she wanted him to know she was there.

She sighed. "I don't want to apologise to him first. I'm just angry at him, I don't know... look, Gary, something is going on with my family. They won't tell me what it is and now they have you involved in whatever it is I'm sure of it! I can't stand it here anymore! I don't want to be here, I want to go back to Hogwarts," she said, with her voice getting louder and louder. She was starting to get worked up. She crawled out of bed and started pacing up and down her room, with her hands clutching her hair.

Gary stared at his girlfriend. See? She looked very sad when he started to speak about his life, and he didn't want to see her sad again. "I won't tell you anything about my mom." said him cold. Not only because he didn't want to make her sad, but Gary didn't want to remember about her. If he could, he just wanted to erase anything about his mom. Argh, sometimes life was so unfair to him. "I'm sorry." he continued to stroke her hair more. Maybe he would tell her about that someday.

He wondered why his girlfriend didn't want to apologize her brother. Suddenly he felt like someone stabbed him back when she said that he was involved into their plan. Well, he wasn't! Her father and Dima just asked him to be in her side if something bad happened to her. But he couldn't tell her now, right? Because the blonde guy had promised to her family. But as usual, he managed himself to be cool. "What did you talk about?" asked him wondering.

Fine.

She was fed up with people now. She just wanted to escape. Seriously, why couldn't she just learn how to apparate NOW so that she could escape? She was getting very frustrated and just wanted to scream. But she couldn't of course.

So, she walked back over to the bed and sat at the foot. Away from Gary. She was really angry.

She shrugged at his question. She didn't want to tell him what they were talking about if he didn't want to tell her what they were talking about. What was wrong with everyone? There were so many secrets and she couldn't handle it. She couldn't sit down, either, so she stood up and started pacing up and down her bedroom again. What could she say to him? Was he really upset at her? She didn't know what to say to make it better, or for him to forgive her. She just wanted everyone to tell her what was going on.

Lisabel knocked lightly at her door and walked in without waiting for a response. She was taken aback by the scene. Gary sitting on her bed, and Zhenya pacing. What was going ON with her family?

"Zhenya what on earth are you doing? Sit down! I... I can't believe you actually snuck out of Hogwarts at night. Do you realise how dangerous it could be? There's a reason there are rules, young lady, and you are not to break them at school. You're lucky you didn't get detention or something. Now, I'm very happy that you have a boyfriend, but the next time you break the rules to meet him, I promise you will be stuck in this house the entire Summer. Now, I'm going to bed and I don't want to hear any more yelling or crying, okay?" she said to her daughter in a tone that said do NOT question me.

Then she turned to Gary with a warm smile and said, in a happy tone, "Gary it was lovely to meet you. I've made up the spare bed for you which is right across the corridor from Zhenya's room. No sneaking about tonight, okay? Goodnight you two," she turned around and left.

Zhenya just gawked at her mother. She was telling her off? That brother...

She felt defeated now, and her hands just dropped to her side. She felt so... isolated. Honestly what was happening? Her bottom lip wibbled and she felt some tears splash down her cheek. She didn't even have the energy to wipe them away. Instead, she felt her knees buckle and she fell to the floor, breathing heavily. She pulled her knees to her chest and tried to focus her breathing.

Gary frowned at his girlfriend.

What's wrong actually with her?

The blonde guy felt very guilty now. She didn't want to talk to him anymore. But he couldn't tell her the truth, right now. No. He could see the anger from her eyes. She was very angry, unhappy, embarrased, and uncomfortable. Maybe his decision to come here was completely wrong. He couldn't help her right now.
Then he watched her pacing around her bedroom. "Seriously, I don't know what we're talking about right now. But.. that's okay if you don't want to tell me." now he sounded a bit cold. He pulled up his blonde hair and sighed. What time is it? Could he go home, now? Maybe staying at her house was not a good decision. But he couldn't refuse her father. Alexander was so nice and warm to him, and so was Lisa, her mother.

While they had such a 'cold war', suddenly he realized that someone entered her bedroom. Oh, it was Lisa. Waaaaait... did she got mad to his girlfriend because they had snuck out at night? Oh no, Gary felt more guilty now. Well, it wasn't his fault actually. Zhenya had forced him to do that at night. But he couldn't blame her. It was not gentle! She couldn't got mad at her, why didn't she yell at him now? Because it was NOT ONLY her fault, but it's ALSO HIS.

Gary just amazed when he noticed Lisa was very.. nice to him. Didn't she just get mad to her own daughter a couple of minutes ago? The blonde guy just nodded to her. "Well.. Thanks Lisa." he smiled. Just a moment when her mother left them, suddenly he watched Zhenya was.. falling? "Are you okay?" asked him worried. Quickly he hugged her very tight. "I'm very sorry about what happened to us and your family tonight. Now you really need to sleep. Please. Take much rest and get well soon, sweetheart. See you tomorrow." he whispered. He felt that his throat hurt and he almost cried. But he tried not to. He gave a kiss at her head. "Goodnight." Then he walked to his bed that had prepared by her mother. Gary just hoped that he could sleep tonight.

He was leaving now? Zhenya looked up as he walked out, and some tears fell down her cheeks. She looked around and stood up slowly. She opened her bedroom door and walked to the room she knew Gary would be in, and she ran inside and flung her arms around his waist and hugged him tightly.

"Gary I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I don't know why I'm so sad. I just want to go back to Hogwarts where my friends are. With you." she said into his chest. She didn't want to let go of him yet, she just wanted to be in the safety of his arms. And this wasn't really sneaking around, she didn't think. She had gone to his room to say goodnight. She felt so awful that he had come to see her, and the mood had changed dramatically. She was now so upset, and he had to watch her and her brother fight. And her father was being odd... and her UNCLE was being really annoying. Her family wasn't usually like this.

Archer walked through to the loungeroom and he saw Dimitri there. "So what's up with Zhenya? She's not very playful tonight," he said, flopping onto the lounge. She was usually so much fun, giving back what he gave her. He said one silly thing, she would say another... but she changed?

Gary just sat at his bed. He tried to lay and close his eyes, but he couldn't. Argh! So much trouble for today. If he could perform Obliviate, he would do it to himself right now. Suddenly he felt regret to accept Dimitri's invitation to come here. Maybe he didn't need to be here right now and made up a reasonable reason so they could believe it without made a bad impression to them.

Sigh.

Gary couldn't lie to himself. He really loved Zhenya. alot.

Suddenly he realized that someone was entering his room. It was.. her? What did she do here? Then he realized that she hugged him very tight, seemed like she didn't want to lose him. "Sssshh.." said him whispering. "Go back to your room, now. Please. I don't want to see you in trouble again. We'll talk about this tomorrow. Okay?" said him. "So, now. Do you let me to take a rest? I'm so tired." Maybe he sounded like he snapped her. But he just being bold to her. Gary didn't want to see her mother get mad again to her.

Dimitri just sat at the coach with a pack of Potato chips. He was watching muggle movie while he waited for his sister and Gary upstairs. The 20-year-old guy felt guilty now, and confused. What's wrong with his sister? She changed alot. He often to tease her but she rarely got mad like this. Usually she just being embarrased and blushed. But now? Sigh.

Time flew so fast, right? Now he watched her was madly in love with her boyfriend. Maybe a few years later he would see both of them tie a knot in a chapel?

Suddenly he heard Archie's voice. "Oh, hi Archie." said him while he was busy munching the chips. "I don't know. She changes alot nowadays. She easily gets upset, sad, crying and.. Ah." He offered the chips to Archie. Since his uncle was already old enough, maybe he knew about his sister. "Do you think why she changes alot?"

Archer took a hand full of chips and ate them, thinking about girls. "Well she's probably just hit puberty," he said, laughing. "Most girls at that age tend to act a little crazy. One minute they're laughing and the next they're... well crying." Hopefully Lisabel could have a big chat to her tomorrow when she calmed down.

And then he heard a little creak coming from the door way. He looked over and saw Zhenya, and watched as she approached them, blurted out a very quick apology to Dimitri and wedged herself in. He moved over a bit to give her space, and tried not to laugh as she cried. Well, it wasn't funny but she had definitely just cracked. Maybe it was time to sedate her or something.


Zhenya let go of him, feeling rejected. She nodded at him, whispered "Goodnight," and left, closing the door behind her. What was happening? She slowly tiptoed downstairs and was about to leave the house when she spotted her brother and uncle out in the lounge room. She hesitated for a moment before walking in and saying "Dimitrii'msorryforyellingandthrowingaspoonatyouand tellingmotheraboutyourtattoo," and crying. She walked up and smooshed herself between her uncle and brother, and started crying on Dimitri's shoulder. She couldn't stop! WHATWASWRONGWITHHER???

Dimitri paid attention to Archie's explanation while his mouth was still busy with his chips. Nom nom nom.. Ah, now he knew what's wrong with his lovely little grown-up sister. How could he forgot? "I see." he nodded. "But I don't know that could change her alot. Mood swings, eh? I just realized that now she looks like Mom when she's pregnant." he scratched his chin. So it did mean that he couldn't tease her alot anymore, otherwise she would throw anything to him.

He just exhaled.

"She grows up much, right?" he asked Archie's opinion about her.

Just a moment later he watched Zhenya walked toward him and cried. Did she say that she was sorry? Dimitri just smiled and let her crying at his shoulder. He patted her back to calm her down. Didn't she feel tired for crying today? He meaned.. she cried alot today. The 20-year-old guy just felt pity to her. Okay, he knew that she was mood-swinging but..

Huh, Girls. Sometimes he didn't understand about them.

"That's okay." said him, smiling. "I'm so sorry too about what happened at dinner. Ssshh.. Stop crying and now go to your bed. You don't want to see your mom yelled around, right?" Then he gave her a big hug.

Zhenya felt very relieved when Dimitri apologised too and gave her a hug. Seriously, if he hadn't given her a hug she may have ran away. She hugged him back, gave her uncle a hug, and walked back upstairs. Rather than go to bed, though, she went to the bathroom and had a hot shower to wash away the tears and the anger and to relax her. It worked. She got out and felt immensely better. When she finally climbed into bed, she fell asleep as soon as she layed down.

Archer gave her a big hug and watched her leave. Oh, that's why he never wanted kids. He was the uncle, he didn't have to put up with his emotional niece, unlike his brother. But, still. The babies were cute and he liked getting cuddles from them. Hopefully Ava wouldn't go through the hissy fits like Zhenya.

He laughed when Dimitri said they were like pregnant Lisabel. "Oh you have no idea. I had to watch her go through all three pregnancies! She was the craziest Russian. I don't think she spoke a word of English when she was pregnant with you. Not even to Alex," he laughed. It was so funny. He had no idea what she was saying, but Alexander was lucky that he knew some Russian from her. "But she has grown up. Look at her, all angry and sad. She'll be fine. The earlier they get like this, the sooner it's over... well, hopefully anyway." He thought about what may have set her off. "I have noticed her acting weird, but I.. I know it's none of my business but it does seem like you're all keeping something from her. I keep seeing Alexander avoiding her and he's even acting strange. I don't know... I guess I don't blame her for going a bit crazy."

He turned to look at his nephew and said "So you really got a tattoo? Nice. Rebelling finally! What else do you have planned?" he asked. He knew that once you started getting them, very few people stopped.

"Goodnight Zhenny." said him warm then he let her left to her bedroom. It would be better for her to sleep soon. Maybe tomorrow she would be better and no more mood swings. ITMAKETHE20YEAROLDGUYFELTCRAZY! Then he continued to watch the movie and didn't stop munching chips. Dimitri listened to Archie's story about his mother and laughed. "Was she? Oh, if she knew that you'd told me maybe she would kill you, Archie." he winked. Dimitri kept an eye around, perhaps his mother suddenly showed herself and heard all of his crazy conversation with his uncle. Oh oh.. Both of them would get trouble. "I don't think I want to get married for now." suddenly he said with a chuckle.

He coughed a little and stop laughing when Archie said that he and his parents kept a secret from Zhenny. Well... "Before she came home for christmas, Zhenny wrote a letter to me. She asked our dad about.. brain cancer because her best friend suffers that disease." said him in low voice. "Dad said that it was hardly to cure, so.. her friend might died someday." he exhaled. He could imagine if Zhenya knew about this, she would be very.. depressed. "Actually that's the reason why I invited her boyfriend here. Perhaps he could help her to pass this reality." He knew that Gary could. Dimitri could see that the young man loved his sister alot.

About the tattoo, Dimitri stared at his tattoo in his left arm. Was it cool, huh? "Did it sound rebelling?" he chuckled. "I plan to have another one. Maybe in my back or chest?" he smirked.

"Oh, she's okay. We've had some good laughs about it. She didn't completely realise that not everyone could actually speak Russian," he laughed. He still remembered the day she started freaking out and speaking in crazy Russian. He had no idea what was going on. Even Alexander was baffled.

He clapped his nephew on the shoulder. "Don't get married. You won't be able to travel or meet other women... or do whatever you want. You'll need to settle down and be with them forever," he shuddered. He had never met a woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. But he was sure if he did meet her, he might change his mind. What would she look like? What career would she have? Would she be interested in travel too? He shrugged. She probably didn't exist. Or maybe she did. He wanted to have kids one day, but he wasn't sure he wanted to be officially attached to one person forever.

"Well, it would be a weak attempt at rebelling," he said jokingly. "But it's a start... what you have to do next is rip up all your jeans, and... get a mohawk. Maybe some... more visible tattoos. You know... the usual," he said laughing. He really hoped it wouldn't happen to his nephew. He was impressed with him. "Yeah? What do you want?"

He exhaled slowly. Oh man, this was too much for Archer. He didn't want to know it too, why did he have to open his big mouth? "I... wow... that's intense," he said. He didn't know what to say now. "You gotta tell her though, she needs to know what's going on. Who's going to tell her?" he asked.

"So, that's why never decided to get married, Archie?" asked him with a smirk. But seriously, Dimitri admired his uncle. He looked very fun, young, and fresh. Which was totally different with his dad who looked messy and tired. He still wanted to travel alot, earn some money, have fun, go mad. So, he concluded that Archie was right. Some of his friends who already got married also said that having a steady family was not easy.

Dimitri listened to Archie's opinion about rebelling. He started to laugh very hard! Merlin, it was so classic! Then he imagined himself doing that and laughed again. "Well, it sounds cool. But I'm sure my mom didn't want to know me as his son anymore." He started to cough again. Laughing and eating too much chips made his throat hurts!

After he sipped some drink, The 20-year-old guy just sighed. "My dad will tell her soon. But I didn't know exactly when. Merlin, it was hard to us. I never met her friend, but my mom said that she ever visited this house. And I could say that both of them have very strong relationship as best friends. I couldn't imagine if Zhenny knew about her. She would be.. depressing." Then he started yawning loudly. He might go to bed soon. "You still wanted to stay here? I want to sleep." said him. "Goodnight, Archie." Dimitri walked to his bedroom, changed into his pyjamas and sleep.

Archer was having a good time talking to Dimitri. "Yeah, something along those lines. Why get married when you can NOT be married and do what you want?" really, it was fool proof.

"Oh gosh, not you too? I can't afford to let one of you kids make me sick." he gave a smile and stood up yawning. "G'night," he muttered through his yawn and walked out to the Guest House. His home.

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Zhenya woke up suddenly and in pain. "OWW WHAT THE HECK?" she grumbled, and looked over to see her cat purring loudly, paw swiping at her face. "You think this is fun do you Whitie?" she said angrily to her cat. She grumbled, got out of bed, dressed into jeans and a jacket and picked up her silly cat to take downstairs. Nobody was awake yet, which she was glad about. She filled up Whitie's bowl and got herself a mug of lemon and honey tea, and settled in front of the window to watch the snow falling outside. She shivered from coldness, so she lit a fire in the fireplace and sat in front of it to warm up. It was lovely.

Christmas morning.

Gary just woke up from his long sleep. It was kinda strange since none of his cousins woke him up. They usually liked to climb into his bed and woke him up. Then he just realized that he wasn't in his bedroom. This room looked so neat, different than his which was a bit messy and full of things. Where was he? Did aliens kidnap him when he was aslept so he was in somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

Crap. How could he forgot?

He was in Zhenya's home. Her father asked him to stay here. Did he just got amnesia or something so he could forgot for a while? The blonde guy walked into the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth. He changed his pyjamas into his longsleeve t-shirt, sweater and pants then walked out from the room. What time is it? He muttered. Because it was very.. quiet. Gary decided to see his girlfriend at her bedroom, but it was empty. So, she already awakened. Where was she?

He need to talk more, since last night he felt like so much drama happened to both of them. The blonde guy walked downstairs, and he found Zhenya was already there, sitting in front of the fireplace. "Good morning." He hugged her from back and kissed her cheek. But wait..

What's wrong with her face?

Suddenly Gary just chuckled to see her. "What's wrong with your face?"

Zhenya smiled when she felt someone give her a hug and kiss her. And then she put her face against her cheek, which started to sting. She winced and looked up at him, a small smile on her face, "Whitie bloody scratched me," she said. She didn't even look at it to see if it was bad, but it must be. "How bad is it?" she asked him, turning around she pulled him down and gave him a kiss on the lips. "Merry Christmas Gary," she whispered.

Gary just chuckled to see her face. It was funny to see it had paws' scratch in her face. "Well, I don't think so. You need to see it by yourself at the mirror." said him. "But don't worry. You still looked cute for me." he admitted.

Is flirting legal in your girlfriend's house?

Hehehe.

At least it wasn't in front of her parents right?

He felt that she pulled himself down and kissed his lips. Gary just hoped that none of her family saw it. Especially Dimitri and Archer. Or they would tease them alot. "Merry christmas too, sweetheart." said him after he pulled himself backwards. He looked around. Glad to know that no one watched them there. "So, that's the only Christmas gift for me?" asked him joking. Well, he didn't hope that he would get one from her though he had prepared one. But oh.. Christmas. So Alexander would tell her about Raven tomorrow. The blonde had begged her father NOT to tell about that at Christmas.

"Speaking of, where's everyone?" asked him wondering. Since the house looked so quiet. Did they woke up too early or everyone was late? He didn't know.

Zhenya giggled and stood up. She walked over to the television and looked into the screen and saw three scratch marks on her cheek. "Oh stupid cat," she muttered. It would be okay, her father would fix them right up. No more scars for her.

She smiled cheekily at him and said "I think I might wait to give you your present." She had it wrapped, still in her trunk. She wanted to give it to him tonight, when they could have a moment together alone. Even though they were alone now.... she was sure the babies would cry soon and wake everyone up.

"Oh they all sleep late, now. Mother and father don't really get much sleep with 5 month old twins, and Dimitri's a slob sometimes so he sleeps until... sometimes until afternoon," she giggled. She was glad she and her brother had made up last night, otherwise teasing him would be a bad thing. She just wanted to keep hugging and kissing him. Something she didn't get to do last night. She wrapped her arms around him and gave him a big hug.

He just chuckled when his girlfriend saw herself murmured. "How could she scratched you?" asked him wondering. But it was better than she peed on her. Gary couldn't imagine if that happened. Oh, he couldn't stop laughing about that. Now they seemed like there's nothing happened last night. No tears, drama, argument.. (Well, there's no argument actually.) and awkwardness around them. "So, you still didn't want to apologize Dimitri?" asked him. Since last night the two siblings were fighting each other.

Speaking of.. present. Yeah, the blonde guy had prepared it for her. But he didn't want to give it tonight. So.. "Close your eyes, please." said him. He took something from his pocket, a jewelry box. There's a pendant inside. He put it on her neck. He didn't know if she would like it or not. Then he kissed her lips again.