Brother. Wake up. Brother. Brother. Brother.
"Ah!" Brother is awake. "Good morning, girl."
She is happy. She wags her tail. Brother is awake. Good morning, Brother, she says.
Brother is up. Brother is standing.
"Find some food for yourself." Brother tells her. "I'll be back in five minutes."
Brother is shadow, Brother is gone.
Food, she thinks. Food. Food. She sniffs. Garbage, garbage. Sniff. Food. Is that her poop? Her pee? She sniffs. Yes. Hers. Food, she looks for food.
Noise? Noise! She hears smaller animal. Food. Food. Rat! Food! She pounces. Yum! Food!
More noise. Another small animal? Yes, but not for food. It is brother. Brother smiles. She is confused. Brother never smiles. Brother is happy!
Brother is happy! She says. Brother is happy! She kisses brother.
Brother smiles with noise. "Love you too, Mrs. O'Leary."
Brother's noise smile is good. Happy Brother. She wags her tail.
Brother munches dead plants. She munches dead animal. Yum.
Done now.
"Come on, girl." Brother says. Her head sinks. Brother's smile is gone.
"We need to find Leo."
She whimpers. Find fire boy. Every day try to find fire boy. She does not like fire boy. He is opposite and crazy. Not friends of shadows. Or cousins.
"I know, girl. But we have to find him. He could be putting others in danger."
He is putting us in danger! She says. She whimpers. She does not want brother hurt.
"We can't be the only ones not looking for him."
She does not want cousins hurt either. Water cousin. Or smart cousin. Or pretty cousin. Or sister!
Oh no. Brother is not just not smiling. Brother is sad. Why?
"Please, girl. I'm sorry, but I can't do this alone."
Brother is small still. She is big and strong. She will protect brother and all cousins.
Look for fire boy! She shouts, and brother smiles. Sad smile. But smile.
"Thanks, Mrs. O'Leary." Brother says.
She bends down for brother to climb on. Brother climbs on.
They disappear into shadows.
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One Too Many Heartbreaks
FanfictionLeo is finally happy. He's found Calypso, the most beautiful girl he's ever met. They're the perfect pair, the two loners. All is well, and they go back to camp, reunite with the others, and Leo is finally going to live his happily ever after. That...
