Thread: More Than Blood [Saria & Banter]

After flicking on the lights, Dietrich took his place across from the couple, accepting the plate of cake and glass of milk offered by their father. The desert was good, although it was all rich chocolate. His brother had a obscene fondness for the flavor. He took a swig of milk, glancing over to Kai and Lauren. Somehow the heavy frosting had tasted better off his brother's hand. Dietrich was caught off guard as Kai's nickname for him was used by the girl sitting beside him. It was unexpected and for some reason just as unpleasant. Before his reaction could be put to question, he returned Lauren's smile with a disarming one of his own and nodded, I'll be here for five weeks. I thought this would be a good time to take a break, just before Kai- Dietrich paused, his eyes falling on Kai as he tapped a fork down on his plate, graduates. He coughed, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and set his elbows on the table, Stories huh? Let's see what I can remember, Dietrich's brows drew together as he thought, his mouth falling to rest on his hands, thinking. Slowly, he grinned, When Kai was younger he had a wild imagination - he would come up with all sorts of scenarios that could last for hours. He liked to act it out, those sorts of games we'd play as knights fighting off imaginary dragons from eating mom's cookies, or as spies on a mission, mountain climbers, stuff like that, he chuckled, one time I convinced him we'd be better camouflaged in the dead grass out back if we were naked. I didn't think he'd actually do it. We split up, and I later I found him crying, not because the neighbor's son had seen him crouching buck naked and rolling in the grass and had come over to ask what he was doing, but because he had been itching everywhere. He had just left his clothes in a pile on the back stairs and had gone commando into the weeds. I swear it was the cutest mess I've ever seen. Dietrich laughed, looking over at his brother, He never was the kid to take it slow it was all about thrills. He got stuck in a tree once and couldn't get down. He cried forever for me to help him off even though the branch he got himself up on was only a few feet from the ground. I finally had to help him down when he threatened to shit himself. I didn't want to clean that up. The way he reminisced spoke to their early childhood together, when Dietrich had functioned as friend and babysitter. Their parents worked full-time jobs, so it wasn't unusual that they would be home alone together for long stretches of time. Dietrich had slowly grown out of patience and time for Kai's needs, having more important things to focus on like friends and school. Kai was jaded, that much Dietrich knew. He'd always wondered how much his brother resented him for leaving him behind. He loved to paint he'd paint everything, even the cat. There were always things Kai was getting himself into. Usually it was trouble, Dietrich chuckled, his gaze switching meet Kai's. He said nothing about how they used to sleep in his bed when they were younger, despite having two. That ended when he had brought his first girlfriend over. Despite being some of the best memories he had, they seemed too intimate, too private, to share for the sake of his brother's girlfriend's curiosity. And you two? He gestured between the two of them with his fork, How'd you meet?