Isabella

Isabella opened the gate to her house and let her friends in. Once every one was in the yard she let Jack off his leash.

Nesra Heard a noise and lifted her head off the hard wood on the deck. She ran over to the humans and jumped up on Isabella. She jumped down and walked up to Jack. "Hi!" She said jumping around playfully. She turned and ran away with Jack.

Marick Jumped out of a dog house sitting on the deck. He ran up to Scarlet and and started to jump like a dog.

Scarlet

Scarlet followed after Isabella silently. Once inside the gate she smiled at Marick. Petting the dog on the head gently she followed after Isabella.

Tony comming in beside his sister glanced at Nesra who ran off with Jack. Than another one appeared out of nowhere near Scarlet. Smiling he turned to look at Isabella. "You guys sure do like animals huh,"he asked with a knowing smile. His voice was melody like again.

Isabella

Isabella smiled "Yes my sister also has two goats a sheep and two other dogs. Oh yes and two Horses soon to be three... We're buying one for Poppy." Her smile seemed gentle. "Do you guys have animals?"

Scarlet

Scarlet smiled at Marick before turning to Isabella. "No, Sam would kill us...,"she said trailing off as she realized how she had made it sound. Well he wouldn't kill them, but no doubt they'd be in some serious trouble...

Tony smiled his crooked smile. "Sam's hard to understand, but we simply do our best to try to understand,"he said as if trying to end the subject before questions could be asked.

Isabella

Isabella looked at them quistioningly "Sam?" Her face was poker strait and her eyes showed her confusion. Who's Sam?...

Fontra the lamb jumped out through the cat door. Her black and brown markings made her look... Different.... More like a Mini Doberman Pischer.

Scarlet

Scarlet was about to answer when a beeping sound went off. Scarlet pulled out a phone that flashed a name on collar idea. "Speak of the DEVIL...Hello,"she said the first part to Tony and Portia, but the second part into the phone. A second later a voice was holloering through with pure fury. "You and Tony had better have a reason for not comming home! Those b***** are still alive and walking around town. It dosen't make a difference to me if you get killed by them, but you have to at least tell me what you doing,"he said going on and on about not caring and other crap. Scarlet making a sorry look to Isabella backed up, but you could still hear the other person on the line as the girl tried to speak soothing and softly into the phone.

"Incase you can't tell thats my half brother Sam...The one that held the girl hostage,"he said speaking softly. He glanced at Scarlet with sad eyes.

Just than Riley a golden retriever stay was bounding down the dirt road playfully by himself....

Isabella

Isabella smiled and giggled a little. "Oh well he seems to be worried about you guys..." She said a bright smile spread like butter on toast on her face.

Scarlet

Scarlet came back shaking her head. "Hes comming....,"she said softly with that knowing look.

Sure enough another beeper came from Scarlet. This one from a bracelet around her wrist. "Hes using my tracker,"she added in a soft voice.

Soon enough a car came driving down the road WAY too fast. A window was opened, but the car didn't slow down. Two daggers were thrown out. "Take care,"came a rough voice...Sam.

Scarlet's eyes went to Riley than the daggers. A red haze filled her eyes making her loose sight. Quicker than a flash Scarlet's hands had a dagger, and she plundged strait into the golden dog's back hip before Tony could stop her.

Riley went limp falling to the ground under a puddle of red...Breathing picked up, but he wouldn't die as long as someone looked after him.

Tony grabbed the bloodgy dagger from Scarlet's hand while holding his sister. "Isabella i'm sorry you had to see that. As you most likely noticed my sister has a problem with blood, but it isn't her fault really,"he said while holding the now seeing Scarlet who had begun to sob.

Isabella

Isabella stood only feet away from the dog. Wide eyed she ran up to it and picked it up. "Come on! He'll be fine we just have to find my sister!" She ran towards the house and set the dog down next to the door. "Guys stay here and watch him. If Portia isn't inside and walks in tell here about the situation..." She opened the screen door and ran into the house. Her foot stepps echoed out side. There was a light thumping sound and then nothing. Soon there was the thump noise again only it sounded louder. Isabella burst through the door with Portia behind her. Portia gasped.

"What happened?" She asked in a calm voice. She waited for a respons.

Scarlet

Tony and Scarlet followed after Isabella stopping by the dog. Seeing Portia again Scarlet nearly shook. What would the woman say after she heard Mike? Would she declare them disgusting for hurting a animal.....

Riley let the girl pick him up being to weak to attack or run. However he growled showing how unhappy he was. Being layed down the brute tried to look small maybe they wouldn't notice him. The blood had stopped bleeding, but a long scar lay there. It wasn't even deep, but there had been a lot of blood. The dog seeing his chance got up and took off not looking back.....

Isabella-Portia

Isabella told Portia the whole story. Portia smiled "Okay" She turned to the dog to help him but found him running away. She started laughing "I guess he wasn't hurt bad. Oh and its ok Scarlet I had a friend when I was young around your guy's age who loved blood. Not kidding. If I started bleeding she would be there, course she liked... to... eat it..." She smiled. "You guy's hungery?" She asked making a "eating" motion.

Scarlet

Scarlet looked to Portia. A frown crossed her face at the womans question. She had lost her appetite at what she had said about drinking blood. "No...thank you,"she said feeling horrible about the whole thing.

"I'm not hungry, but thanks anyway, Mrs. Portia,"was all Tony said still smiling some what.

Isabella-Portia

Portia smiled and giggled a little "ok if you guys change your mind I'll be inside or Izzy can get you some thing..." She turned around and walked inside. When she opened the door a small white dog came running out.

Isabella gave Portia a odd face "Thanx for the story..." She said turning back to her friends. She felt a cold wet feeling on her arm and jumped. "Oh..." She said laughing "This is Deja. She's my sisters."

Deja jumped on every ones lap and started to lick every one. Her eyes looked almost black with a tiny blacker dot in the center. The rest of her was white.

Tony

Tony smiled slightly as he looked to Isabella after Portia left.

"She's pretty,"she said refering to Deja.

Isabella

Isabella patted Deja on the head and picked her up. "Isn't she..." She turned to the door and shoved her inside.

Deja tried to lick Isabellas hand when she patted her on the head. She fail miserably. She suddenly felt Balla's arms and the cold wood surfuse of the wooden house floor. She turned and began to paw at the door blocking her way to the visitors. Wimpers echoed throught the door and to the people out side.

Scarlet

Scarlet was about to say something when a voice sounded.

"You dirty scums! How dare you keep my sister as a prisoner. Now she dosen't even remeber her own family except me! Rose is heartbroken because of your foul deeds. You two ought to die,"came a inraged voice. Dawn stepped out of the trees showing a pistol in her hands. No she wouldn't shoot, but Tony and Scarlet didn't know that. She was about 18 years old. Anger and sadness showed on her face.

Tony seeing this grabbed his sisters and Isabella's arms shoving them to the ground quickly incase the other person shot.

Isabella

Isabella fell to the ground shocked. She looked up to see the girl with the gun. "Whats going on?" She asked Scarlet.

Jack heard some thing in the distance and turned to Nesra. "Nes, Isabella's in trouble..." He turned and began to run towards the people. Soon figures came into veiw. One has a gun. "Nesra Get the one with the gun!" They began to bark and lounged at the female. Nesra aimed for the leg, Jack for the arm.

Scarlet

Scarlet too shocked to answer watched Dawn. When she saw the dogs she stood up quickly. "No don't provoke her,"she yelled out knowing only too well how easy that trigger could pull in fear.

True enough Dawn was frightened when the dogs came running at her. A shot fired out. It caught Scarlet in the arm who fell to the ground. Clutching to her arm she made absolutely still.

Dawn took off running barley managing to dodge the dogs. In the end one of her pant's leg covering was torn a bit.

Tony seeing her gone raced over to his sister. "That was Dawn Thorn, half sister to Isabella Thorn the girl my brother held hostage. She mad at us cause her sister lost her memory about her two oldest sisters and their fellow gang members...Tiss Thorn the oldest died about a year back. Sam...had killed her,"he said explaining everything.

Isabella

The bullet barley made it over her. She looked over and saw Scarlet bleeding. She frowned and looked to Tony "Do you need and thing I have a kit inside that could help..." She said her voice qwavered she was obviusly scarred.

Jack and Nesra ran up and watched.

Scarlet

Scarlet was staring at her arm as if transfixed by it. Blood welled up, but the flow of it soons stopped. It had only grazed her arm.

Tony took a bandanna out of his pocket. "No were good. It barely got her thankfully,"he said tieing the wound.

"Don't wipe the blood away,"came Scarlet's voice but TOny ignored her and wiped it away anyways.

"Incase your wondering we weren't with Sam when he killed the girl...we weren't even living with him yet,"came Tony's voice softly. It was hardly a melody sound, but it still held it...barely.

Isabella

Isabella cupped her hand over her mouth as if she was about to barf. "Portia came home with a gash like that... Only a bit deeper... She just let it be..." She said quietly she didn't know why she pointed it out. She looked up at Tony and smiled, even though she felt like she was going to barf...

Tony

Tony looked to Isabella. "Sit down, put you head between you legs, and take deep breaths,"he said to her. Eyes narrowed on her waiting for her to do as he said. He was trying to get her to calm down.

Scarlet stood up. "I really hate my brother. I wish we didn't have to live with him, but hes our only relative alive..,"she said.

Isabella

Isabella did as tony said. Her stomach calmed down and she sat down calmly. A bit shocked but calmly. "Wow I came here because I had always wanted to live with my sister on a farm. We had always dreampt of that when we were younger." She giggled a little. It was silly she was 6 and her sister was 10. They drew maps and ploted what they would name their animals. Of course neither had though they would actually do it...

Scalet

Scarlet was silent as she watched.

"Sounds like an adventure. Did everything come true,"he asked her curiosly. He slowly began to forget about what happened. He looked to the sky where the sun was setting. A troubled look crossed his features. He and his sister would have to walk across town alone at night. Gangs were to surely be out, but they would keep to the alleys. He turned to Isabella wondering how he would tell her they had to leave without hurting her feelings.

Isabella

Isabella smiled "All of it exept the having a herd of horses. We have two but we dreampt of at least 4..." She noticed Tony looking to the sky's and followed his gaze to the setting sun. "Oh do you guys have to leave?" She asked saddly. She knew it would be best for them if they did leave though...

Tony

"Well i hope you get that dream,"came Scralet's soft voice. She too was looking at the setting sun.

Tony looked to Isabella as she asked her question. "I'm afraid so....Maybe we'll see you again,"he asked half turning away waiting for her reply before he and Scarlet left.

Isabella

Isabella smiled "Feel free to come over any time..." She said chearfully "Just be sure to get home safly..."