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It was cold, so cold. Snow turned the world white, no color, no emotions. I couldn't see anything.
I stumbled and fell onto my knees. I felt hopeless, there as nothing I could do. Everything was gone, dead and gone.
I looked up at the snow. My eyes caught sight of a small figure huddling against the cold. Too weak to call out I crawled over to the small ball.
The figure grew more distinctive as I neared it. They looked so familiar but I couldn't remember who they were.
"Peter!" I exclaimed as I realized who it was. Using the last of my strength I jumped up and ran over to Peter only to find he wasn't alone. Aspen stood above Peter. My eyes widened as I saw that she had her claws out, poised to strike.
"Peter!" I called again but this time in fear. "Run Peter, run!"
Peter didn't move. I called out again, louder this time. Peter heard me. He looked over at me, a huge smile lightening up his face, his arms outstretch towards me. I saw Aspens claws start to come down.
"Run Peter, run!" I screamed as loud as I could but I wasn't loud enough.
"Sissy!" he started to say but the word was lost as Aspen stabbed her claws through his heart.

I sat straight up, breaking away from the dream. I took deep breaths, trying to calm my breathing. I caught sight of Aspen and I saw her claws slashing through his heart.
"You!" I hissed as I glared at her.
"What?" she asked clearly bewildered.
"You" I stared as tears filled my eyes, "You…in my dreams…" I started unable to finish.
"What did I do?" she asked again. I looked down as tears spilled onto my cheeks. Cooro came over to see what was wrong but I ignored him and soon both him and Aspen left me alone. They left to go do something.
I kept my eyes frozen open, afraid that if I closed them then I would see Peters blood splattering the white snow.
"I'm so scared." A little voice said. I closed my eyes and willed myself not to think about Peter, even the thought of his voice hurt.
"Sissy, I'm so scared." Peter's voice whispered again. I realized that it was really Peter's voice. I raised my head and saw Peter standing at the edge of camp.
"I'm so scared." He whispered again, then he pulled out a bloodstained knife.
"Peter?" I asked as I stood up on shaky legs.
"It's me sissy." He told me as he took a step closer. I ran over to Peter and threw my arms around him.
"Peter, Peter, I have missed you so much." I whispered into his shoulder.
"Me too." Peter said. He hesitantly hugged me back. I could feel the handle of the knife against my back but didn't mind it all. I thought I would never see him again and here I was, actually being able to hug my own brother.
I heard Nana stir behind me. Suddenly Peter went stiffed. I pulled away from him, keeping him at an arms length away.
"What's wrong Peter?" I asked him. I realized that the scared look in his eyes was replaced by one of hatred and murder. Nana was reflected in his eyes. "Peter?" I asked again.
Before I could do anything to stop him Peter launched himself at Nana, the knife clutched tight in his hand. Nana screamed bloody murder, waking up everyone else.
Peter managed to get on top of Nana and get the knife to her throat. Senri and Husky were fighting to get him off of Nana. Aspen and Cooro appeared but I kept my eyes fixed on Peter.
Senri finally managed to get Peter off of Nana and she flung herself into Husky's arms, sobbing.
I watched as Peter turned around in Senri's arms and stabbed him in the stomach. I shrieked as blood bloomed on Senri's shirt. Aspen saw Peter and kicked him as hard as she could, sending him flying.
"Peter!" I shrieked. I ran over and clutched him to me. Blood came from a small wound in his head, staining my shirt. "Aspen! How could you? My dream came true!" I cried.
"Lily!" Aspen called as she hit Peter in the head with her claws out. He flew from my arms and onto the ground. "Lily! You need to kill him!" she yelled.
"No!" I shrieked at her. "I will not kill my brother!"
"You have to! There's nothing left in him except for Fly!" she said. I stared at Peter on the ground. I knew she was lying, I saw the look on Peters face before he saw Nana, the scared, lost, confused look. And besides, how could I kill the one person who I knew loved me?

Several hours later I was standing over Peter, tears streaking down my face. Aspen had told me that Peter wasn't there anymore, that there was only Fly. At first I refused to believe but as I watched Peter struggle against the his restraints I finally relented, not because I believed Aspen but because I didn't want him to live like this anymore, I didn't want him to be Fly's puppet anymore, I didn't want him to hurt anymore.
"I love you Peter." I whispered as I sank my claws into his heart, eyes closed tight. I felt his blood spilled onto my hands and new tears poured down my face.
"L-lily…" I heard Senri whisper behind me. Something inside me snapped as I heard the trembling in his voice.
"Senri." I said as I ran to him. I collapsed into his arms and he caught me. He held one arm tight around me the other running through my hair. I buried my face into his should and sobbed my heart out. I had killed one of the two people who I loved without limit, I had killed the one person I knew loved me, I had killed my own brother!
A while later Nana came and got me, telling me that they were going to bury Peter and wondering if I wanted to see him one last time. I walked over to the hole they had dug and knelt down my Peter.
"You were a good boy Peter. I am so sorry for what happened." I reached down and cupped his face in my hand like I used to whenever he was scared. "I know your birthday is tomorrow. You would have been an adult. If Fly h-hadn't…" my voice broke off as I choked back a sob.
"I wish I could have seen you grow. Instead for the past five years, you've been a puppet. And it's my fault." Tears came quicker and faster than ever, I couldn't control them. "I wish I could have seen you grow. Instead for the past five years, you've been a puppet. And it's my fault." I turned him slightly on his side I felt his back were the whip marks identical to mine stood etched in his back. "I will make it up to you." I retrieved the golden locket that I kept in my bag and opened it one last time, revealing pictures of our parents. "I know we ran from them, because they hated +Anima, and had no idea we were. But they loved us very much, Peter." I pressed the locket into Peters hand and closed his hand around it. I pulled out the small wooded fox that I had made for Peter all those years ago. "Happy Birthday." I said quietly as I pressed in into Peters other hand. I bent down and kissed Peters forehead. "I never got to say goodbye, so I'll say it now. Goodbye... Peter."
I backed away from the grave as they filled it in then I walked over to where Senri was laying and sat next to him. Even though Nana sewed him up best she could it wasn't enough, we were going to have to go to town to get him medical help.
"I miss him so much…." I whispered, pain starting to consume me as more tears rushed down my already tear streaked face. My vision was so blurred I didn't even realize Senri was sitting up until he cupped my face in my hands like I had done with Peter; it was a gesture that Senri always used to do in the tribe so I didn't think much of it. He whipped the tears from my face and stared into my eyes.
"Me... too... I... I love...you." he whispered softly. More tears filled my eyes, then Senri did the one thing that I would have never thought he would ever do, he placed his lips gently on mine and sweetly kissed me.

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It was cold, so cold. Snow turned the world white, no color, no emotions. I couldn't see anything.
I stumbled and fell onto my knees. I felt hopeless, there as nothing I could do. Everything was gone, dead and gone.
I looked up at the snow. My eyes caught sight of a small figure huddling against the cold. Too weak to call out I crawled over to the small ball.
The figure grew more distinctive as I neared it. They looked so familiar but I couldn't remember who they were.
"Peter!" I exclaimed as I realized who it was. Using the last of my strength I jumped up and ran over to Peter only to find he wasn't alone. Aspen stood above Peter. My eyes widened as I saw that she had her claws out, poised to strike.
"Peter!" I called again but this time in fear. "Run Peter, run!"
Peter didn't move. I called out again, louder this time. Peter heard me. He looked over at me, a huge smile lightening up his face, his arms outstretch towards me. I saw Aspens claws start to come down.
"Run Peter, run!" I screamed as loud as I could but I wasn't loud enough.
"Sissy!" he started to say but the word was lost as Aspen stabbed her claws through his heart.

I sat straight up, breaking away from the dream. I took deep breaths, trying to calm my breathing. I caught sight of Aspen and I saw her claws slashing through his heart.
"You!" I hissed as I glared at her.
"What?" she asked clearly bewildered.
"You" I stared as tears filled my eyes, "You…in my dreams…" I started unable to finish.
"What did I do?" she asked again. I looked down as tears spilled onto my cheeks. Cooro came over to see what was wrong but I ignored him and soon both him and Aspen left me alone. They left to go do something.
I kept my eyes frozen open, afraid that if I closed them then I would see Peters blood splattering the white snow.
"I'm so scared." A little voice said. I closed my eyes and willed myself not to think about Peter, even the thought of his voice hurt.
"Sissy, I'm so scared." Peter's voice whispered again. I realized that it was really Peter's voice. I raised my head and saw Peter standing at the edge of camp.
"I'm so scared." He whispered again, then he pulled out a bloodstained knife.
"Peter?" I asked as I stood up on shaky legs.
"It's me sissy." He told me as he took a step closer. I ran over to Peter and threw my arms around him.
"Peter, Peter, I have missed you so much." I whispered into his shoulder.
"Me too." Peter said. He hesitantly hugged me back. I could feel the handle of the knife against my back but didn't mind it all. I thought I would never see him again and here I was, actually being able to hug my own brother.
I heard Nana stir behind me. Suddenly Peter went stiffed. I pulled away from him, keeping him at an arms length away.
"What's wrong Peter?" I asked him. I realized that the scared look in his eyes was replaced by one of hatred and murder. Nana was reflected in his eyes. "Peter?" I asked again.
Before I could do anything to stop him Peter launched himself at Nana, the knife clutched tight in his hand. Nana screamed bloody murder, waking up everyone else.
Peter managed to get on top of Nana and get the knife to her throat. Senri and Husky were fighting to get him off of Nana. Aspen and Cooro appeared but I kept my eyes fixed on Peter.
Senri finally managed to get Peter off of Nana and she flung herself into Husky's arms, sobbing.
I watched as Peter turned around in Senri's arms and stabbed him in the stomach. I shrieked as blood bloomed on Senri's shirt. Aspen saw Peter and kicked him as hard as she could, sending him flying.
"Peter!" I shrieked. I ran over and clutched him to me. Blood came from a small wound in his head, staining my shirt. "Aspen! How could you? My dream came true!" I cried.
"Lily!" Aspen called as she hit Peter in the head with her claws out. He flew from my arms and onto the ground. "Lily! You need to kill him!" she yelled.
"No!" I shrieked at her. "I will not kill my brother!"
"You have to! There's nothing left in him except for Fly!" she said. I stared at Peter on the ground. I knew she was lying, I saw the look on Peters face before he saw Nana, the scared, lost, confused look. And besides, how could I kill the one person who I knew loved me?

Several hours later I was standing over Peter, tears streaking down my face. Aspen had told me that Peter wasn't there anymore, that there was only Fly. At first I refused to believe but as I watched Peter struggle against the his restraints I finally relented, not because I believed Aspen but because I didn't want him to live like this anymore, I didn't want him to be Fly's puppet anymore, I didn't want him to hurt anymore.
"I love you Peter." I whispered as I sank my claws into his heart, eyes closed tight. I felt his blood spilled onto my hands and new tears poured down my face.
"L-lily…" I heard Senri whisper behind me. Something inside me snapped as I heard the trembling in his voice.
"Senri." I said as I ran to him. I collapsed into his arms and he caught me. He held one arm tight around me the other running through my hair. I buried my face into his should and sobbed my heart out. I had killed one of the two people who I loved without limit, I had killed the one person I knew loved me, I had killed my own brother!
A while later Nana came and got me, telling me that they were going to bury Peter and wondering if I wanted to see him one last time. I walked over to the hole they had dug and knelt down my Peter.
"You were a good boy Peter. I am so sorry for what happened." I reached down and cupped his face in my hand like I used to whenever he was scared. "I know your birthday is tomorrow. You would have been an adult. If Fly h-hadn't…" my voice broke off as I choked back a sob.
"I wish I could have seen you grow. Instead for the past five years, you've been a puppet. And it's my fault." Tears came quicker and faster than ever, I couldn't control them. "I wish I could have seen you grow. Instead for the past five years, you've been a puppet. And it's my fault." I turned him slightly on his side I felt his back were the whip marks identical to mine stood etched in his back. "I will make it up to you." I retrieved the golden locket that I kept in my bag and opened it one last time, revealing pictures of our parents. "I know we ran from them, because they hated +Anima, and had no idea we were. But they loved us very much, Peter." I pressed the locket into Peters hand and closed his hand around it. I pulled out the small wooded fox that I had made for Peter all those years ago. "Happy Birthday." I said quietly as I pressed in into Peters other hand. I bent down and kissed Peters forehead. "I never got to say goodbye, so I'll say it now. Goodbye... Peter."
I backed away from the grave as they filled it in then I walked over to where Senri was laying and sat next to him. Even though Nana sewed him up best she could it wasn't enough, we were going to have to go to town to get him medical help.
"I miss him so much…." I whispered, pain starting to consume me as more tears rushed down my already tear streaked face. My vision was so blurred I didn't even realize Senri was sitting up until he cupped my face in my hands like I had done with Peter; it was a gesture that Senri always used to do in the tribe so I didn't think much of it. He whipped the tears from my face and stared into my eyes.
"Me... too... I... I love...you." he whispered softly. More tears filled my eyes, then Senri did the one thing that I would have never thought he would ever do, he placed his lips gently on mine and sweetly kissed me.