Written With Love [slash]

Chapter 4: Inferior

Hello again, it's now time for chapter 4! Ah, I hope that you like it and please vote and comment! :)

Ah, the girl that I picked to play Natalie is AnnaSophia Robb, so that's who is in the picture this chapter.

Sorry for it being a bit late... and feel free to message me if the picture doesn't show.

Enjoy! :)

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Chapter 4: Inferior

“So did either of you want to ask me anything?” I began politely as I glanced from Natalie to Zach and then back to Natalie to avoid her brother's harsh gaze.

“Yeah, I have something to ask you,” Zach began as he kicked his feet up on the table and frowned. “Could you leave me and my sister alone and try to adopt some other kids that aren't us?”

I looked into his hazel eyes and tried to see why he felt this way just moments from meeting me. I thought that I saw some pain and hatred exuding from deep within that echoed through his eyes and his treatment of me, and what I assumed to be every other person that came in here to try to adopt him and his sister.

“Sorry, no can do, Zach,” I countered.

“Damn,” He muttered. “Why can't you be like the rest of them and just leave like all of the others?” I think that he meant for that to be more of a thought rather than something that he voiced out loud.

“Zach!” Natalie shouted as she turned towards him and flicked him. “What about me? Just because you don't want to get adopted doesn't mean that I don't want to! I'm tired of living here in this place just like every other kid here.” Natalie was close to sobbing, and tears were already falling from her face.

“I'm sorry, but I don't want another repeat of what happened before!” Zach had gotten out of his chair and went over to the other side of the room that was the farthest away from both me and Natalie and crossed his arms over his chest.

“Not everyone is like that, Zach, this guy hasn't even been here for five minutes and you're already flipping out! Just sit down and talk to him.” Natalie shouted as her face turned a light shade of red from her obvious frustration and anger.

Zach refused to answer and just stood in the same spot motionless.

The whole room was drenched in a tension so thick that I doubt that anything could break it.

We sat in the uncomfortable silence for a few minutes until Natalie sniffled and continued in a very different tone of sadness and remorse. “Please, if not for you, then for me,”

“...Fine, but I'm not going to say anything about myself or answer any of his questions,” Zach reluctantly muttered and took his seat as Natalie wiped her eyes and looked up at me.

It seemed as though these siblings have more in common that I originally thought through their emotional and conflicting personalities. Just from these short exchanges, I was able to determine that Zach had something happen to him that was so unpleasant that he decided to shut out any parental authority that could disrupt his way of living, whether it be good or bad. And Natalie was concerned with just getting adopted by somebody. It also seemed as though Natalie was able to manipulate people much better than her brother, who just seemed to have a habit of scaring people away. These kids were certainly a handful.

“Do you mind if ask what you like?” I looked as Natalie rather than Zach because I had a feeling that he wouldn't respond to anything that I asked him.