There was an awkward silence between Lily and Luna as they walked. It was the first ti since Lily t Leo that the two of them had been alone and she could tell that Luna was on edge.
"Luna..."
Lily gathered her courage to speak which caused Luna to inadvertently perk her ears up, curious as to what she had to say.
"Is the reason you never let et your brother is because...."
Luna closed her eyes and gritted her teeth, afraid of the truth that she had kept hidden for so long would finally see the light of day.
"He is too cute?! Like were you afraid that I would try and hog that adorable lil guy all to myself and leave you behind~? "You know all too well. I really might have...."
Lilys eyes sparkled with bemusent as she made a daring confession, nodding her head as if she was agreeing with what she was saying as if it was a real concern.
Lily opened her eyes and whipped her head around to stare at her friend as if she was so sort of idiot with frustration and bewildernt written all over her face. She had no idea what sort of twisted logic Lily had used there. She was supposed to be the smart one!
"HAH?! Did all that sugar go to your chest instead of your brain?!"
"I didn't want you to et him because I didn't want you to know that my brother is adopted!"
The truth of her behaviour of practically hiding her brother from Lily ca out unconsciously. When she realized what she had said, she stopped talking and covered her mouth aghast.
"Ahh so that's it. I figured it was sothing along those lines"
Lily giggled seemingly unphased by Lunas revelation.
"He may be cute but there were just too many differences to consider you blood related siblings."
Luna didn't know what to say. She had thought that her secret would have caused more of a stir than it had with her best friend and couldn't help but ask
"How...What gave it away?"
"Hmmm...If I had to say one or two reasons that gave it away, it was his eyes and personality."
Lily's reply was relatively simple after she pondered about it for a mont.
"What?"
"So..."
Lilys began a complicated explanation that felt like she was saying Blah over and over again as Luna completely failed to understand anything her friend was telling her.
Luna always seed to forget that despite her sloppy and foolish deanour, Lily was in fact one of the smartest people she had ever t. The technical jargon she spoke of on how she was able to hazard a guess about Leo almost made smoke co out of Lunas ears for
"So in conclusion, since You didn't ntion anything about his green eyes, I assud that they hadn't changed much unlike yours did. Unless soone like your grandparents had green eyes, the chances of him having that eye colour while being your blood related little bro is quite slim~".
Luna explained trying to give her a simple dumbed down explanation after recognizing Lunas eyes glazing over in confusion.
"Oh...okay....I think..."
Luna tried to respond confidently, acting as if she understood exactly what she had just heard but Lily could tell that she was still a little confused on the matter. They had been friends for years so she could tell that Luna was still totally lost yet decided not to call her out on it.
"So what's the story? How did that lil cutie co to be your lil brother~?"
Lily instead turned her attention back to the matter at hand, wanting to know the truth behind the secret Luna had held onto for so long.
Luna glared a bit at her friend before she sighed and conceded to her request.
"There isn't much to tell. I was so small, I just rember dad ca ho one day holding hands with Leo. I rember mom telling that going forward, he would be my little brother. I was against it at first I think, who would want a total stranger stealing their parents affection?".
Lunas face had a sombre expression, her round eyes seed watery as if she was about to cry.
"I'm not sure when but with ti, we naturally got closer and calling him my brother felt comfortable."
Lily tried to keep calm while listening to Luna opening up about the past that she had never shared despite all the years they had spent together. Yet she could feel her heart breaking for her who had stoically held onto all of her pain in silence for all these years.
"When Mom and Dad died, I felt like my world was crumbling beneath my feet. Leo was all that was left of them....of us and our family. Without him I would probably lose myself. I can't see a life without family. There would be no point in living for .".
Lilys eyes widened as her friend confessed that she would most likely kill herself without her family. Her motivation was renewed with an even stronger conviction as she clenched her fist in front of her chest
"Then all the more reason to make sure he lives! We gotta get him all healthy and lively in the real world too. Go to college, get a girlfriend and settle down!"
Lily spoke positively in an attempt to try and cheer up Luna.
"Yeah...thats right!"
Luna agreed with a sniffle, her previous downtrodden appearance brightening up slightly.
"He has a nice life ahead of him, So lets find the rest of those goblins and kill them!"
Lily added with increased vigor, appealing to the new bloodthirsty aspect that her friend had begun to showcase in the forest.
Luna nodded her head, herself getting a bit pumped up as she clenched both of her own fists in front of her
"Yeah!"
"That way you can start calling Sister in Law too!"
"Ye.....What did you just say bitch?!"
Luna caught herself before she agreed with Lily, instead calling and cussing her out for trying to lay a claim on her brother in such a sneaky underhanded manner.
"Tch!"
Lily clicked her tongue, disappointed that her trick hadn't worked on Luna.
Lunas gaze towards her friend beca ice cold as she spoke in an uncaring monotone voice.
"Waterfall, Running Water, Toilet, Psssssssssh".
Lily instantly clamped her thighs together, eyes watering as the urge to pee strengthened.
"WHY?! WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO CRUEL!"
Lilys cries were pitiful but it fell on deaf ears as Luna simply scoffed, clearly not sorry for what she had done
"Serves you right...".
Just at that mont, Lunas head snapped to the side, cold sweat starting to form as she growled in a soft voice while bending her knees, ready to pounce at a monts notice.
"Lily...two of those presences. They are on the move! They are heading right for us!"
The two girls could only brace themselves as the enemy grew closer.
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