[sub]Collab with: [@Viciousmarrow] and [@lovely complex][/sub]
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[sub][center][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8sdqmBGk6s][i]I should have told you, when we were younger. Talk quenches thirst but does nothing for hunger…[/i][/url][/center][/sub]
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Riley’s words were beating Kylie into the ground, hammering her with blow after blow. It was clear he didn’t want either of his sisters here, though he hid his true motives like a cunning fox. He stood there with a champion’s swagger, arm around his prize and a shit eating grin plastered on his face.  Not to mention, Claire could not fathom Riley’s subtle messages and added a tasteless comment about dieting. [color=salmon][i]’I weigh 115 pounds… Do you really think I need to lose weight, bitch?’[/i][/color] Kylie was bubbling with fury’s magma, and it took everything for her to remain unperturbed. She smiled gently back at her brother, but her sapphire orbs goaded him to continue digging the hole he was so valiantly exhuming. 

Impressed at his girlfriend’s initiative to talk to his sisters, the male twin monitored the girls’ introduction to make sure no cat claws appeared. He couldn’t help but let out a light chuckle when Claire gave his sisters dieting tips. They weren’t actually fat and he knew that, but the Fox also knew that they hated when people commented on their weight, especially [i]Sophia[/i]. Riley had a job to do, which was to tease and pester his sisters. What were brothers for? Though, he probably should have warned Claire about Mama Bear Sophi and Spoiled Princess Kylie. Women were wonderful species but at the same time… scary as hell. One minute they were smiling and loving every minute they had with him, the next a demoness unleashed and wanted to drag him to Hell. 

His deep blue stare met with his twin’s matching eyes. She seemed to have daggers aimed at him behind her orbs. Her long silence made him nervous, his grip around his girlfriend tightening. [color=seagreen][i]’Say something…’[/i][/color] All day he and his twin were at each other’s throats. Why couldn’t they come to a truce? Like this entire week, Kylie had gotten angry and snapped at him. Maybe the issue was about more than just today’s events? Did he do something last week that made her upset? Perhaps, tonight they should talk about what’s been bothering her and if he is the cause of her anger. Wait, unless that’s what she wants… For him to check up on her like always. No! Not tonight! But… what if it’s important? Goddammit, his twin was impossible. 

Kylie’s pert lips were opening to retort when the unexpected transpired.

[color=seagreen]”Son of a--”[/color]

Everything happened in milliseconds. Riley’s attention stayed on his twin sister as he went flying into her, crashing into the tiny girl. His larger frame hit her smaller one, their bodies up against each other, intimately closer than they’ve ever been before. As she fell backward, down to the ground, he fell forward, following suit. He thought fast and brought his hand behind her head to protect her from the impact and his other arm wrapped around her waist bringing her into a protective embrace, unintentionally pulling her closer into him. If he could, he would flip her over him but there wasn’t enough time. The stranger that had suddenly hit his back was not something he had mentally prepared for. Even so, Riley had enough time in this moment to make sure his weight didn’t crush her, that the cement didn’t scar her body, and that she’d be okay after this. 

[color=seagreen][i]’Please don’t hurt her...’[/i][/color]

At first, his focus was to make the fall as painless as possible. He hadn’t even noticed their lips meet. Still, his stare was fixated on her sapphire jewels as they both smacked the ground. After a blink or two, he finally registered the taste of cherry lipgloss, the heat of her breath, the succulent feeling of her... Frozen, his expression refused to change and his eyes were bewildered. How should he feel about this? 

An umber haired girl crashed into her brother, sending him reeling into Kylie, while Claire was pushed head-first into Sophia. His momentum dragged the twins to the earth and his lips collided with hers. Riley’s reflexes kicked in, and his hand snaked through her hair to protect her head from the fall. The redheaded vixen’s heart lurched at the sudden impact of his masculine jaw against her cherry-flavored, glossy trap. It was sloppy and unintentional, but she notably relished every second it. Her expression twisted into disbelief and shock, wanting to take more and more of her brother in. In the moment that felt like forever, she experienced something she had secretly longed for, and yet, at the same time, the tendrils of disgust crept up her spine. She hated [i]this[/i]: being so captivated by the one person she [i]shouldn’t[/i]. But Riley was everything she wanted, everything she dreamed of. He was the one person she loved more than anything, but she held so much contempt for him for that fact. 

Not one, but [i]two[/i] conniving hussies ravaged Kylie’s twinkle of heaven, stealing away the dream in front of her. Tearing herself from her brother, she pushed him away with her legs and hands, and promptly crawled backwards across the cement. Her expression sung a song of revulsion as she got onto her knees, dry heaving and threatening to vomit her meager lunch onto the soil below. Internally, the twin was panicking after this experience. Kylie didn’t know how to grasp everything that had befallen her, and her thoughts were twisting and turning. Her pulse was racing like wildfire, and she felt reality flicker in and out of existence. Without a word, everything went dark. Her unconscious form fell to the side, lying motionless as a cool breeze wafted over the lot.

Riley watched as his twin used all the power she could muster to push him off. He couldn’t even acknowledge his girlfriend, who worriedly asked him if he was alright.  Swiftly rising up, the flamed-haired male cautiously approached his twin as she went through a surge of nausea. [color=seagreen][i]’Do I really kiss that bad?’[/i][/color] He didn’t know if she was experiencing this because of the kiss or she had been feeling sick all day. Regardless, he needed to take-- His eyes widened as she went into a dead faint.

[color=seagreen]”Kylie!”[/color] Riley darted to her, grabbing ahold of his twin before she could hit the ground. Taking a deep sigh of relief, he looked at her calm face and muttered, [color=seagreen]”Everything is going to be okay.”[/color] Picking his sister up, the man put one arm under her legs and the other supporting her back, letting his twin’s head rest against his shoulder like a groom holding his sleeping bride, or a knight holding his rescued princess. 

First, he glanced at his girlfriend, apologizing, [color=seagreen]”I’m so sorry about all this. If you want, my house isn’t too far. I can fix us up some dinner and we can watch a movie or something?”[/color] Observing Claire’s facial movements, the man wanted to catch onto any unpleasant feelings she may harbor, if there were any. 

[color=seagreen]”Unless you can’t... I’d understand. I really need to get her home.”[/color] Riley wistfully declared. 

Turning his attention to his older sister, Rye gave a reassuring smile, [color=seagreen]”You need to get ready for your date! Don’t worry about Kylie, I’ll take care of her.”[/color]

And last but not least… his blue eyes glanced at the cause of all this, [color=seagreen]”Scouting a route once doesn’t make an area safe the next day. This is a small town with random people. You [i]must be new here[/i] if you haven’t caught onto that. I’d suggest going back to the basics. Clearly, you skipped learning about safety. Next time, I won’t be as forgiving.”[/color]

The annoyance behind Riley’s tone was indisputable as he held his twin close. Turning toward the hiking path in the woods, the worried brother concluded, [color=seagreen]”Claire, if you do decide to come, you know where I live. I’m walking home. Come on, Sophi.”[/color]

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[sub][center][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8sdqmBGk6s][i]And I'm starving, it's been like this for three years now. They tell me take it easy but I don't know how.[/i][/url][/center][/sub]
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