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"Hailey!"

"Flower!"

Both Howard and Axel yell upon seeing me. Then, without another word, they started racing towards me.

Frozen on my seat, I just watched them boys compete their way towards me. Until, it was Howard Martin Dyme, the big and muscular brother of mine, that got to me first.

He quickly picked me up from the chair I was sitting in with one swift of his broad, firm arms and started spinning me around.

"Oh my goodness! I have missed you so much, Hailey bear." He shrieked gleefully, still spinning around.

"I miss you too, Howie," I muttered, a giggle came out of my throat.

As he put me down and was about to greet me, Axel David Dyme - my tall and lean brother - popped in front of me and engulfed me into a long, bone-crushing hug.

"Hey! I was here first!" I heard Howard complain but Axel ignored him as he tightened his embrace around me.

"I miss you, my little Flower. Haven't you bloom so well and," he sniffed my hair, making me blush on his arms, "you still smell sweet... very, very sweet." He continued in a gentle, quiet tone.

Why the nickname now?

Since Axel sees me as a fragile and delicate sister, apart from the reason Mum calling me Lily, he thought it would be suitable to nickname me as 'Flower'.

I know, too cute... Let those eyes roll.

"I mi - miss you too Ax - Axel," I stuttered, trying to cool down my burning cheeks.

Though, it wasn't fast enough. Axel, after freeing himself from the embrace, chuckled when he caught sight of it.

"Still hating the compliments, Flower?" He asked while gently caressing my redden cheeks.

I swatted his hand away from my face.

"No. Ju-just the sniffing," I replied shyly, my eyes averting his delicate stare.

"Oh, just old habits." He chuckled again, "My apologies though." He's now scratching the back of his neck.

I smile upon seeing that.

"It's okay Ax. Just don't do it again, please."

He smirked.

"I'll try, Flower, I'll try." He promised and gave me a quick kiss on the forehead.

And there goes my blushing again.

"Dude, stop! She's getting red again." Howard laughed while grabbing Axel on his collar, pulling him away from me. Then, in Axel's place, Howard stand and gave me a formal hug.

"So, how's my Hailey be - oh wow, you look cute in pigtails. Did Mum do this?" Howard asked, feeling him touching the braid.

"Nope, I did," I respond casually.

"Oh, and where did you learn that?" He inquired after releasing me from the hug. His eyes currently studying my face.

The question, for some reason, caught me off guard, making my forehead wrinkled in question.

"Actually, I don't know. I just... well, I felt like I could do it. So, I did it and here it is." I slowly explained while touching my braided head.

Listening to this, I noticed Howard giving Axel a bothered look which Axel returned with a concerned gaze.

Then, both of them, at the exact same time, stared at me weirdly.

"What?" I blurted out.

"Hailey, don't you think that unconscious act is part of your memory?" Howard cautiously spoke the words and when my silver-gray eyes landed on his cyan ones, I saw he was uncomfortable.

"I'm" - I licked my lips - "unsure... I only felt it. Does that count?" I sounded uneasy now and my brothers noticed that.

Axel, with one swift motion, pulled me into another hug.

Axel whispered, "We just wanted to know if it's still happening... the flashbacks. Any episodes this past

But it's the 'normal' case." I

about the not-so-normal ones?" I heard

chest to glance at Howard. He looks far more serious at the second, that if you took one look at him, you may think he was

ago, with the same voice, the same scene in the woods...

increasing the tension I

had undergone a moment ago, there are others that I

to me. I can't

don't even recall the time on how or the

up one day and it's there;

Odd?

Very...

eyes were apologetic. "We were just a bit... disturbed, that's all. We mean

my response and from there, Mum called the boys for

As if saying she tricked them into doing

Finally.

table set up, but also from the serious atmosphere, my brothers created from interviewing me about my

she can, she tries to avoid

Goddess

serious conversation while standing on the threshold of the room. Then from serious, Dad became upset while Seth became

I don't know what it was - or if it was related to me, because somehow their demeanor still looked calm and collected as their

be a casual talk,'

full smile - the one that sparkles, like a diamond ring under a bright light. He

tell him about the invitation being misplaced. It was my fault in the first place, so - to redeem myself, I

I could

plan on how to

All laughing and chit-chatting to update each other about the missed

one, I was more of a listener than a talker, and two, I just love

boys didn't give up on

work. They were truly

Hailey," Howard commented after a long discussion about the overall work I do

errands

brain wrecking too," Axel gently interjected. "Though, Flower, it never really occurred to me that you have that kind of job; one that requires you to become

I frowned at that.

what did you expect

a mock, Flower. Though, if it does sound like one, then I am sorry." He paused and sighed, "Yet, I

actually doing that, you know. It's

under supervision,"

about to defy him

- she glared at me, then Axel - "quit it. Not in front

instantly shut our

glad." Howard started after the short pause, "Hailey's work sounds better, SAFER than

want your sister to go through that task of getting into argument after argument with guests. Mainly, with them werewolf guests... pure headache son."

asking me the 'what did I

on the other hand, was convinced and didn't further question

I got

unbelievable." I finally muttered and they all started laughing at

Well, not all.

at a troubled Seth.

conversation, let alone his anticipated laughter to my funny reaction, made me tilted my head in wonder. I was about to ask

something wrong?" Mum inquired, causing everybody else to quit their laughing and turned their puzzled

me realizing it might be related to

declare it... Though, would he

full

not really good at relaying a whole message towards us. Most especially,

to solve it quietly on his own.

I said

Or just scared?

finally let out a heavy sigh and started speaking.

the truth on the spot,

the least of our worries right now." Seth stated in a rough, husky voice, "We have rogue vampires and black witches

Oh.

That was it.

to hear,' I thought to myself

was always the cheerful one in the family and seeing him like this made me believe that the subject was far more important yet

gulped, while everyone else around