YOU WENT TO SCHOOL LIKE THAT? Who: Ruthie and Akihiro (aaand Ruthie's familiar) When: After school Where: Mahelona house
Ruthie got home from one of her shifts a little earlier than usual today. She could chill for an hour before she had to go back in and each one of her classes, and even if it was only a short break, she appreciated it. She unlocked the front door, and kicked her shoes off to the side as she headed straight through to the kitchen to grab a bottle of water. She unscrewed the cap and took a long drink as she headed back into the living room, trying to decide between just plunking on the couch for a while or summoning up the energy to take a shower first.
That was when she realized something was just... off. It took several minutes of standing in the center of the room, looking around with a confused look on her face before it finally clicked. The room was a lot brighter.
The drapes were gone.
That was... huh. Had Brenda done that? Ruthie didn't think it seemed like the sort of thing Brenda would randomly do before going to work. Ruthie tried to remember if Brenda had bought the drapes in the first place, or if they'd come with the house. Red wasn't really her color, so she wasn't exactly sad to see them go. The room looked better brighter, anyway. After another minute, Ruthie realized Kapua was in her bedroom doorway, watching her. That was probably a bad sign.
"What?" she asked him. When he didn't immediately answer, she asked it again.
"The boy-thing took them to school. He's wearing your shoes, too."
Ruthie's eyes widened. She wasn't so bothered about Akihiro wearing her shoes if he really wanted to, but why on earth would any sane, rational kid take drapes to school. Of course, the answer was that he wasn't a rational freaking earth child. He was a faerie, and God only knew what the hell he was up to. "Oh, fucker," Ruthie mumbled, stepping back into her shoes. She grabbed her keys, scooped Kapua up and put him in her bag, and hurried out the door. The goal was to meet him at the bus stop. "I don't know what the hell he's done but it sounds like the kind of thing a kid his size gets dunked in a toilet bowl for."