Apocalypse Ave, Sunday Evening

[doubleohblonde]

After spending the day at the gallery, Bond was leading Jules back to the house. He had less of a death-grip on the lad's shoulder than before.

He considered that a good sign.

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Am I?" Aravis asked, raising her eyebrows over the little boys' heads.

[doubleohblonde]

Bond shook his head, hopefully too subtly for either of the boys to catch.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis caught it, though, and bent at the waist to address Jules. "I see. How old are you, Jules?"

[ohohpointfive.livejournal.com]

"Nine," Jules replied. "And a proper gentleman, unlike Da."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

She smiled. "I'm sure you are. Do you know what twins are, then?"

[ohohpointfive.livejournal.com]

Jules nodded.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Where the people look very much the same but they're not the same person?"

For some reason, RJ was looking very knowing at this.

[ohohpointfive.livejournal.com]

Jules nodded again, starting to look worried.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"I'm just your mother's twin," she said, feeling a sharp little pang for the child. "I'm sorry."

"Ha."

"RJ."

[ohohpointfive.livejournal.com]

Jules glared at RJ. "Take that back."

[seelcubs.livejournal.com]

"Or what?" RJ asked.

[ohohpointfive.livejournal.com]

"Or you'll be sorry."

[seelcubs.livejournal.com]

RJ laughed again. "Nuh uh."

[ohohpointfive.livejournal.com]

Jules reached out to shove RJ. "Uh huh."

[seelcubs.livejournal.com]

"Hey!" RJ shoved him back. "Yeah huh!"

[ohohpointfive.livejournal.com]

"You so are!" Jules yelled, going to tackle RJ.

[seelcubs.livejournal.com]

RJ was totally prepared for that, so there was equal tackling going on from his side. He may, in fact, have been trying to push Jules down as well.

[ohohpointfive.livejournal.com]

Da always said that gentlemen didn't try to bite when they fought, but Jules didn't think RJ counted as a gentleman at all.

[seelcubs.livejournal.com]

And Mom always said that slapping and scratching was a girl's way of fighting, which seemed so fitting for Jules.

[ohohpointfive.livejournal.com]

Mum frowned on hair-pulling, but Jules was sure she'd make an exception for the little git.

[seelcubs.livejournal.com]

Shin-kicking was not sportsman-like, but Jules did not deserve better, RJ felt.

[ohohpointfive.livejournal.com]

As he tried to get RJ in a headlock, Jules seriously considered hitting below the belt.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis finally snapped into action. "Boys, stop it!"

She grabbed for RJ, trying to pull them apart.

[doubleohblonde]

"Let me," Bond murmured, bending to separate and pick them up bodily.

"Stop it, now!"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," Aravis said, sincerely.

RJ, amazingly, did in fact stop it.