[Log] Eli & Larkin

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Eli climbed a little farther up into his favorite tree before peering through the leaves. The seven-year-old let out a sigh of relief at the empty field in front of him. Good, she hadn't followed. If Larkin tried to kiss him one more time today, he was sure he was gonna to turn into a toad. Or a bug. Or- His face wrinkled up in disgust. Maybe I'll have to marry her. Ew, yuck. Cooties were bad enough.

He'd just hide up here for a little while, until he was sure she'd gotten distracted by something else.

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Eli stopped his digging for a second and just stared at her. Then he shook his head and finished the hole before he dropped the spade to one side and stared at her again.

"I think we woulda told him about that. You don't have twins and then not tell 'em about each other!"

Well, not unless their father was Darth Vader. He wasn't about to admit that he actually found the idea kind of interesting. If he did, they'd end up playing House with two babies, and then what was to stop Larkin from wanting three?

"Betcha my older brothers never had to play house with girls." He muttered, picking his worm off of the pile of dirt. No mom or dad worms, so he'd have to put it back after the flowers were planted.

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"I guess..." Larkin stared at the hole blankly, apparently having lost interest in the conversation as well as the job.

"I don't wanna play house anymore. I wanna go explorin'."

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Eli grinned, tucking the worm into the hole. Exploring he could do. He leaned towards Larkin eagerly, dropping his voice so his father wouldn't hear. Jalen had been busying himself with some other gardening chore and Eli didn't want to give him a reason to come over...well, aside from the plants.

"Where? There's the Maw, and the Crystal Fissure, and we could go to the Bailey, and maybe even explore the castle!"

Any of the above would earn him a week long grounding if he went on his own. Taking Larkin with him, while not telling an adult? At least a month...if they got caught.

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"Um." She stuck the tip of a dirty finger into her mouth, sucking on it while she thought.
"If we go to the Maw, you have to bring a sword. An' not a fake one." It didn't actually occur to her that he might not be able to carry a full-sized metal sword. "But I was thinkin' we could just sneak into the basement. That counts, doesn't it?"

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"I could bring my dad's sword! I know where he keeps it!" Eli was just a little too excited at the prospect of wielding a real sword, and his voice came out just a little too loud. Jalen was standing over them a second later, his eyebrows almost in his hair.

"Bring my sword where?"

"Uh...nowhere?" Eli tilted his head back and grinned at his dad. "Can Larkin and I go now? We got stuff we wanna do."

"I'll just bet you do." Jalen eyed his son suspiciously, then glanced at the hole. "All right. Larkin, keep him out of trouble...and Elijah? The sword isn't where you think it is."

"...Dad!" Eli groaned, smacking his forehead. Great, now she was his babysitter. He jumped to his feet before reaching down to grab Larkin's hand. "C'mon, before he changes his mind!"