*Creaakk....creaaakkkk.....creeeakkkk*
"Where is it? Where is it? Where is…..Got it.
You girls can have your Milkshakes all you want, but this right here is where it's at. Icecream all the way. All others will get…
*Close*
…..Creamed!!!"
"Hello, Darius. Glad you are still...."
"In one piece?
Why wouldn't I be?"
"I just.....where's Rainbow?"
"Which one?"
"Huh?"
"I....I meant which one of these would you like to take to her? She asked for a bite."
"A Lollipop, or Icecream, eh?"
"Ex….ex…..exactly. I can't choose."
"You sure? Maybe you're just going to eat the Ice Cream, and give the Lollipop….."
"This spoon is not for me. This spoon is for….."
"Back."
"....You...you….."
"Let's just say I heard from Rainbow's lips, but not her tongue."
"Are you mad at her?"
"I don't even know the whole story. Would ask if all went well while we were away, but upon returning; all I see are Clones…... .and some are even shrinking?"
"Shrinking?"
"Kain said they were, but he….."
"Is absolutely right."
"He is?"
"Not all the Rainbows are Rainbows."
"Could've fooled me."
"I'm serious. Some are Animals, and the others people. The ones Shrinking are animals."
"That's good."
"And the people.....Are growing!!!"
"........You're lying."
"Ah, come on. I had a straight face and everything. Did you sense my pulse or something?"
"You're Nature. Their is nothing to sense. No point since your face showed it."
"But I...…..you are human."
"I know. I have looked in a mirror and I said that….."
"No. You…..are human. Can hardly tell you were away."
"Away?
Darius, stop confusing me. Did something really happen here, or not? And how serious?"
"....Can I interest you in a Lollipop?"
"Give me the Ice Cream."
"Hey, I was eating that."
"You can share."
"I did. Now your turn."
*Aaahhchhhwouuuummm*
"Well.....*Gulp*
…..We ran…..*Slurrrrp*...We hid....*Chug, chug, chug*.....We explored....We fought...…..And we returned."
"You said your friend Theo went to Mrs. Cora's class?"
"So?"
"Stop hiding, Ruby."
"I'm not hiding, Dentist. You're hiding."
"Dentist?"
"Just drop it. You're safe. Rainbows in bed, safe. Elwins in bed, safe. Kain and I....."
"Are safe?"
"....Darius."
"Yes?"
"Something came up, and..."
"You need my help, don't you?"
"I don't need your hand, Darius.
Here, have some.
….Who will I be sharing with?"
"Just promise me you won't butt heads; and keep an eye on him for me."
"Where are you going?"
"Well, since you are not Royalty; and Rainbow is.....you have seen what has happened.
You're stepping up, she has stepped down; which I am A ok with; but..."
"Please don't tell her sister and have her get involved."
"Darius, I have to. She lives by different rules then you, and has to…."
"No.
This is not fair."
"Darius…..Darius…."
"No. You listen. She hasn't hurt anybody. Nobody died; and everybody loved her."
"Then why are they her?"
"Because...…because; you have to believe me, Ruby. Everyday, she helped everyone wait for you. She, she...she never stopped talking about you. When you were coming home, and how we needed to clean up for your return; and…and….and…..How she…"
"Darius, sit. Let me explain."