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"Hey, Theo," Bia's blonde head popped up from beneath the kitchen counter as Theo walked in.
"Bloody fucking hell," He flinched, placing a hand over his chest as he sent her a glare, "what do you want?"
She looked at her nails and said nonchalantly, "Oh, I dunno, some sleep. But you know how it is, my idiot brother blasts some music in the middle of the night." Theo's ears turned bright red as he frowned. The girl had sass, and he didn't know whether to be proud or very annoyed at his sister. He just settled with sticking his tongue out at her once she turned away, wondering if she also heard his conversation with Peter.
"Anyway! You're going to have to pick me up from school today since Franky has those job interviews," Bia stated as she plucked a package of Poptarts out of the box.
Theo groaned, "Noooo no no no, I have to study! Nationals are this weekend!" The girl just smirked maniacally, "I guess you'll just have to take me with you."
He glared for a moment longer before turning away angrily, "One day, once Franky gets a job, we're gonna move away from this area so it'll actually be safe for you to stay home alone."
"So does that mean you'll take me with you this afternoon?!" Bia's face lit up as if she'd just been offered ice cream for dessert. Theo eyed her suspiciously, "Why do you want to go so bad?"
The girl nibbled at her Poptart as she played with her hair, "Oh, no reason. I-I just wanna get to know your new friends better."
Theo had seen Bia act like this once before, and it was when she ran into a boy she liked a year ago at Walmart and suddenly turned into a stuttering mess. He gasped, "YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON ONE OF MY FRIENDS WHO IS IT?"
His sister began to blush furiously and stuffed the Poptart into her mouth, "No one!"
"It's not Ty, is it? You've known him for two years. I reckon it's Ned, right? Ned's really charming, is it Ne-"
"It's Peter! Alright? Peter!" She answered, crumbs spewing from her mouth disgracefully. Theo paused for a moment, his eyes wide, before bending over in laughter. Bia frowned, pursing her lips in annoyance. "What? What's wrong with him?" She shouted over his guffaws.
"Nothing, nothing. It's just that... well, it's Peter," Theo said, wiping a tear from his eye, "and what happened to your crush on Spiderman?"
"That wasn't realistic. And what's wrong with Peter? I thought he was your friend!"
"He is my friend! I'm just saying isn't there anyone more your age?"
Bia was beet red now as she tried to fire back at him, "Well, he's really cute! And you said yourself that he was the absolute smartest, sweetest, kindest, fu-"
"I never said any of that!" Theo's jaw was on the ground now, not believing the words spewing from his sister's mouth. He felt unreasonably angered; when did he ever say those things? "You really think this is going to convince me to let you go study with us?"
