Change

She looked back at her brother, noting how humourously out of place he was admist the spring greens of their old home. Perhaps winter was his weather, though it'd be hard to disguise that flamboyant pink anywhere. Sometimes he reminded her of a parrot, some kind of brightly coloured bird. The resemblance was skin deep, she knew he was too reserved to pass as any kind of bird of paradise, and she kept this comparison to herself, in interest of his feelings. A more devious part of her was waiting to express the thought at a more opportune moment.

March had gained weight in the passing months, but it was tiny in comparison to her brother. He was tall and beefy, as if he'd simply sucked up all of his sibling's mass in the womb like a parasitic twin. It was safe to say she was jealous, but there were more important things than her own selfish desires, and he was one of them. Her expression was gentle (as gentle as she could make it at least, her eyes still burned with a permanent intensity) and she listened carefully. "Yeah." Ina's behaviour had changed with the meeting. Maybe she had always been nervous around them and the pack, but she seemed more agitated than usual. It had been hard to ignore, and impossible to avoid its affects on the three. March needed to check on Ono still.

"I don't know about him either. I don't think mom trusts him, but she's always been a bit... weird." She followed his gaze as they both reflected. "You don't have to know. It isn't really important right now." She gave her advice gently. "I know how I feel, but it doesn't make leaving better or worse. We just have to keep going forward."