Five makes a family.
Two parents said, "Two kids isn't quite enough... let's stop at three."
Then they had twins.
How exciting!
The second child was filled with woe...
Was she not enough- that they needed more?
Six made their family... [[but soon it would be four...|Orphans]]The mission field is a dangerous one...
Mom and dad got lost...
Big sis Rey says [[they will come back.|Together]]
Baby brother and sister, Dash and Kai, are worried they won't.
Rey doesn't notice- she's too busy training so she can go look for them...
My tenth birthday is soon, then I will be all grown up. [[ Then I can take care of Dash and Kai. |Distance]]
But mom and dad [[promised|Promise]] they would be back for my birthday...Tomorrow is my twenty-first birthday...
Dash and Kai are growing up- they're almost nineteen now...
Rey is always busy- but she promised she'd come visit me.
She also promised she'd find mom and dad... She did... I suppose she never promsied she would bring them home...
At least [[one|Left Behind]] of us can keep our promises...
Mom... I promise I'll look after them like you did.
Dad... I promise I'll keep them together like you did.
[[You'll keep your promises too... won't you?|Distance]]I love my lab...
I can invent whatever I want, I can fix anything!
I can watch after my brother and sisters, I can still keep my promises...
They get to go see the worlds- [[I get to see the worlds through their eyes.|My Birthday]]
[[I prefer staying behind anyway...|LISTEN!]]
[[*knock knock knock*|My Birthday]]I WISH THEY WOULD LISTEN!
If Rey and Dash would just listen to me they wouldn't get hurt-
And then Kai wouldn't have to go after them to save them.
I'm the one who looks after them, why won't they listen!?
They listened to mom...
[[Am I not a good enough mom?|Left Behind]]"Happy Birthday Wednesday!" [[Reyven|Reyven]] does keep her promises [[sometimes...|Caught Alone]]
We missed eachother a lot, we hug and laugh-
*knock-knock knock-knock*
*"SURPRI- DANGIT* we're late!" Kaija learned how to keep promises from me.
"Happy birthday Wendy! Sorry we're late!" Dash is *almost* as good as Kaija...
*I'm glad they came back for me*Dash and Kai like Rey much more than they seem to like me...
What does she do that I don't do?
I love her too...
But *I'm* the one who takes care of them...
*I* keep them safe...
*I-* don't like the limelight like she does...
[[It's her dream to be a rockstar someday...|Poison]] I suppose I should let her get used to being beloved...
[[They still love me anyway|My Birthday]]*But such is the way of the limelight
It sweetly takes* hold *of the* mind *of [[its host|Caught Alone]]...*My siblings have all been deployed on missions again...
The quiet is nice- I prefer to be the only one making noise.
[[I wish they would-|A Wish]]
(text-colour:#840101)[*[[Hello|A Promise]]~*](text-colour:#840101)[*I hope I am not intruding...*]
"Who are you?"
*What is that voice in my head*
(text-colour:#840101)[I *am someone who keeps their promises*]
"..."
"What do you want?"
(text-colour:#840101)[*A little moley told me you could help me*]
"Don't you mean 'A little birdie'?"
(text-colour:#840101)[*I do not*]
"..."
(text-colour:#840101)[*I have a [[proposition|A Proposition]] for you Wednesday...*](text-colour:#840101)[*I would like to help you keep a few of your promises...*]
(text-colour:#840101)[*If you in turn, help me keep mine...*]
"..."
[["I'm listening..."|Beguiled]]
[[*knock-knock knock-knock*|A Visitor]]That presence- where did it go?
*knock-knock knock-knock*
"You can come in Kai!"
I'm surprised to see her back already...
"I came to say hi before I head out on my next assignment- I don't have much time unfortunately- you know how it is."
"It's fine Kai, I appreciate that you came anyway."
"What are you working on?"
"Just fixing up some old equipment- trying to salvage what I can from it."
We lapse into silence as I reorder my desk.
[["Wednesday... I really miss |Farewell]][[mom|MOM?!]][[..."|Farewell]]
"..."
[["Me too..."|Healing]]After talking awhile- Kai left for her mission...
[[*Are you there? Promise Keeper?*|A Promise Made]]Why is she bringing up mom again?
Am I not a good enough mother?
I have done everything to take care of them!
[[Am I not enough?|A Visitor]](text-colour:#840101)[*Hahaha...*]
"What's so funny?"
(text-colour:#840101)[*I am not Promise Keeper- no... He is very different than I*]
"Then who-"
(text-colour:#840101)[*Let's... not speak of Him please...*]
"Well- what is it you need help with?"
(text-colour:#840101)[*That is the best part Wednesday...*]
(text-colour:#840101)[*I only want to help you get what [[your heart desires most|Promise Kept]]*]
"..."
"What *I* want most?"[[*The next year passes in a haze...*|After]]*
A year ago I made a promise to help me keep my promises...
And look at me now...
Not even capable of standing...
I promised I would protect them... in the end I was the one who hurt them...
Reyven left because of me- I don't know where she is now...
Dash was lost because I told him to help Kai...
Kai came after me because I almost *killed* Dash...
Our family was torn apart because...
because...
No...
No it wasn't my fault...
No *I* did *everything* I could...
It wasn't my fault mom!
I did everything...
[[Are you proud of me mom?|Kaija's Perspective]]
*
*The world fades away...*Kaija stood, looking over the edge of a cliff...
The cliff she'd just thrown her mad sister off...
*Wednesday...
We always loved you...
We knew it wasn't your fault- we know that thing took over you...
If you had only told us sooner...
There might've been something of you left for us to save...*
Smoke and embers swirl around Kaija's form as a tear creeps down her cheek...
Grey and orange and red... Colours of war...
Wednesday always loved the colour red...
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*Just like mom...*
Tomorrow is my twenty-first birthday...
Dash and Kai are growing up- they're almost nineteen now... Kai visits me a lot, she's nice like that.
Rey is always busy- but she promised she'd come visit me.
She does her best to keep her promises... even when she can't.
I know now mom and dad aren't coming back...
But that's okay... [[we still have each other...|Left Behind]]We've all grown up so fast... I wish we could've had more time to be kids together...
*Just like we were kids~
Just like we were kids again...*
Kai always liked that song... She'd always make Dash sing the duet with her-
Twins will be twins I suppose...
I tried to give them more time...
But they were just so eager to jump right in and sign up.
Everyone else was prefectly happy to help them along...
[[I'm glad they can help me keep us safe...|Caught Alone]](text-colour:#840101)[*You are so good at listening...*]
(text-colour:#840101)[*If only more people listened to you...*]
"..."
"If more people listened...
"Maybe we could all keep our promises better..."
(text-colour:#840101)[*Yes, I think you are right!*]
(text-colour:#840101)[*My my, you are wise for your age...*]
"Thank you..."
"You... said you wanted to help me?
[[*knock-knock knock-knock*|A Visitor]]
We talk for a while...
Kai doesn't remember much about mom or dad, I help her remember...
We cry, but it feels good...
After awhile she leaves, and it's quiet again...
[[My mind wanders... *What was that... that Promise Keeper?"|A Promise Made]]
...
[[*I don't think I can trust it...*|Family]]*I don't know what that thing was... but I know I can't trust it-*
(text-colour:#840101)[*Where are you going Wednesday?*]
(text-colour:#840101)[*Who are you going to tell?*]
(text-colour:#840101)[*They won't believe you*]
"..."
(text-colour:#840101)[*Only I can help you*]
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*Okay...*