It would be a very, very short wait before Rhythm appeared before her. She would see, with some exasperation, the tears that streaked down Rhythm's face. Through she would wait until Rhythm was properly before her before saying anything, and then it wouldn't be until after Rhythm spoke first. Exactly as Shaye had predicted, Rhythm was happy to see her, and had missed her, but before she could comment on that there was something far more important she had do address.
She stalked up to Rhythm and stopped before the older girl, where she half went up on her hunches to bring them to the same height and stare Rhythm right down, a clear scolding was in the girls eyes. “Rhythm, I don't know what it is with everyone today, but I feel like every time I turn around, someone has stubbed their toe! Honestly, I can't be everywhere at once, so those short times i'm not with you you are just going to have to be more careful, okay? Promise me you'll stop stubbing your toe when i'm not there to watch your steps” she demanded, still staring Rhythm right in the eyes, so she would know just how serious the little girl was.
She then sat back on her hunches with a 'hurmf' her tail flicking lightly behind her. “And, I also want to know why you thought you could leave without saying good bye to me, and people aren't telling me everything all right and proper, there making it all confusing and talking to me like i'm a kid that doesn't understand, but I can get it, so you can tell me honest, okay Rhythm? Like.. if it was because you liked Valentine very much, like Shai likes Motif very much, and you needed to move to be with him like Shai moved to be with me and Motif, then I can understand that, but if that's not it you can tell me the real why too, okay?” her voice was matter of fact, and firm, trying to sound all grown up so Rhythm would talk to her and explain things, unlike what Motif had done to her. Besides, she loved and needed Rhythm, so if they weren't going to be living as close together she had every right to know why.
"Speech"
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