?? [ Sirius gives a soft 'hrm?' In curiosity, glancing over to what tapped her shoulder with a curious head tilt. ]

. . . . . "...𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲. 𝗜.. 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆.."

°~☆Stella☆~° And for lil Siri :>

“Ah, no. I meant… well, just tell us before you do anything with Spades, alright? We were so worried when you were nowhere found.” would it hurt to say that he wants to give her the best and safe life for her? He’s gotten to know about the twins, and wants to keep them from any nearby danger…

°~☆Stella☆~° WHAT.

"...𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗴𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴??" [ An honest question. Spades was the one who warned her. They tried to protect her.. Right? ] "𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱. 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻..." [ How naive, how innocent. But why did everyone feel so wary about them...? ]

[ She examined the rose. It was a fake one, but it was a gift, regardless. And the fact that it was for her still meant that someone was still thinking of her. ] [ A smile so innocent on her face. Thinking of all the things she could do with it. It would look so pretty on a dress! ] +

°~☆Stella☆~° . So who's gonna break it to her?

"𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱! 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝘆 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳!" [ She said that so proudly! So happy she didn't burn the pancakes this time.. ] [ Her tail tagged happily, excitedly in response to the pats on her head. But the mention of a friend made her pause. Her attention now on the flower.. ] +

°~☆Stella☆~° In a pancake mood this morning. Might make some. Or maybe some eggs. Can't decide...

[ Siri had just finished making breakfast when she heard the door knock. She didn't burn the pancakes this time! They came out beautifully. Her parents will be so proud. <3 ] [ She hurried towards the door, peeking through the window. Guesti! Her little eyes lit up. ] +

[ @spectral-gemini.bsky.social - 🔴 ]

@spectral-gemini.bsky.social “Twins? Huh… how intriguing… let’s see what you can do then!”

°~☆Stella☆~° Look out for ur little siblings Sora. :>

°~☆Stella☆~° .......THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT SIRI AWWWWWWW

(Silly doodle of the twins done by Ms. Silly Bean!)

°~☆Stella☆~° Teehee

[ Sirius is up early! Wanting her momma and papa get the rest they needed, she's making breakfast this morning, humming softly to herself. ] [ She's distantly thinking about that friend she made the other day.. Are they okay? Are they safe? ]

[ Sirius is wearing that soft-pink dress again! Her basket was all set and ready with the rose pedals she plucked. ] [ She wore a pale flower in her hair, a flower given by her auntie. It matched her dress so beautifully! She was going to cherish that little flower. ]

"...Spades, huh?" Well, that wasn't very helpful, but it was /a/ start at the very least. Maybe he'd have to ask around about it... See if someone knew anything about this Spades character. But for now, he had to get home and get ready again, and his kids were not falling out of his sight now.

"𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀..." [ She softly answered. She seems to have visibly calmed down. No more fear, and no more crying. She was just happy they were heading back home. ]

°~☆Stella☆~° Ough she's so sweet...

[ She nods solemnly. ] "...𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘆𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵-" [ Ah, but then she remembered the 'friend' she just made. And their warning. She looked frightened once more, clinging to her dad tightly. ] "𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗮... 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿." +

[ Oh yup he did *not* sound happy. Her ears dropped once again in shame. ] "...𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗜 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗼 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀. 𝗜'𝗺 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆..." [ She didn't realize how worried she made everyone. It made her feel so incredibly guilty. ]

[ Upon hearing his footsteps, she immediately turned around. Her eyes were glistening with tears.. Her frightened look was immediately replaced with relief as soon as she saw her dad. ] "𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗔!!" [ She sprung up onto her feet, racing towards him and hugging him tightly. What got her so fearful..? ]

[ She's sitting alone now with the basket full of roses petals beside her. That seems like it's enough. The perfect amount! ] [ ..She's still sniffling. She's still worried and terrified for her family and her new friend. She keeps wiping her eyes with her arm. ..She appears unharmed, thankfully. ]

They give her a weak smile, wave goodbye and vanish in a cloud of rose petals. Leaving behind the fragrant smell of of fresh strawberries.

Something in the air has shifted. The mutt came looking for her. Ah, whatever. They got their message across. ...Wait is she crying? Over them? How hilarious. "I think I have to go now... But please do not forget what I've told you... You're one of the only people that trust me..." +

[ As they lean forward to whisper, her ear tilts upward to listen intently to what they had to say.. ] [ ..And moments later, her eyes widen with fear and anxiety. Even her tail dropped. God of Death??? Oh goodness... And if they prey on innocent lives.. ] [ Her family could be in danger. ] +

°~☆Stella☆~° Watch this.

°~☆Stella☆~° EVERYONE IS WORRIED FOR HER.... AWWWWWW 🥹🥹

[ And with each petals they presented, she thanked them quietly, picking out the perfectly neat ones and dropping them into the basket. ] "𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄..." [ Her ears drop a little in quiet shame. Her father has told her the same thing about strangers, she should know this. ] +

[NC, OOE] AAACHOO— "...Somebody's talking shit."

°~☆Stella☆~° She's trying to remain polite to strangers even though she knows it isn't right to talk to them.. Protect this sweet summer child. 🥹

"𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀? 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲..." [ How sweet and naive she is. She looks at their hand with a beat of hesitance before taking it, giving a little handshake. ] "...𝗜'𝗺 𝗦𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀."

°~☆Stella☆~° She's trying to remain polite to strangers even though she knows it isn't right to talk to them.. Protect this sweet summer child. 🥹

"𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄..." [ There was definitely still some uncertainty. Would her parents be okay with her speaking with this stranger? Maybe it was someone they knew? If they're offering to help her gather petals, surely they mean good.. Right? ] "𝗜.. 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁." +

"𝘔𝘢𝘮𝘢...?" He's half-asleep and yawning his little head off.

[ Sirius glanced back at the stranger, looking over the petals they had offered her. Carefully analyzing each one. The petals have to be *perfect*. And luckily, they were! ] "𝗢𝗵..! 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲!" +

°~☆Stella☆~° KEYYYY

!! [ The sudden voice startled her; Sirius jumped with a soft squeak before turning to see who it was. ] [ Her father taught her not to speak to those unfamiliar to her.. Though, they *seemed* friendly enough. And she didn't wish to be rude. ] +

[ Sirius is admiring a patch of roses. She's carrying a basket in her arm, carefully plucking a few of the flowers and dropping them in. ]

[ Sirius is admiring a patch of roses. She's carrying a basket in her arm, carefully plucking a few of the flowers and dropping them in. ]

antares They're three months old but probably physically and mentally closer to like... 8-9. Such is... I guess alchemy is the closest description to how they were born lol

"𝗢𝗵... 𝗢𝗸𝗮𝘆!" [ Young and innocent, yes, but by his previous display of concern, there had to be something worrying him.. But what? She didn't want to pry her father, but... ] [ To comfort him, though, she hugs Courage tightly by the side. Her tail swayed softly. ]

"Uh, several months ago, actually." And he kept quiet the whole time abput it to protect them.

"...𝗜𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗮?" [ Cue Sirius curiously approaching him. How innocent. ]

antares I wonder how many people have caught on to the pun in their names

antares I wonder how many people have caught on to the pun in their names