Ari looked to Maise and Sean as they came out and over to them. She returned her gaze to Ventus and frowned then looked to the siblings again "I don't know what's wrong with him, but it seems to get worse the closer we get"
"So move back," said Maisie. She tugged Sean (again) this time away from the boy.
Ventus trembled with the pain, as if his head was trying to both explode and implode at the same time. "P-please... st-stop it. Stop." he managed out. The pain... he hadn't ever experienced anything as strong as this. Why did he have to be cursed like this? He could never be around people like himself. Unless...
"Stop what?" asked Sean and Maisie in unison. Maisie glared at him. He gave her a look that she knew well: the don't-you-dare-say-"Hey!-Stop-saying-what-I'm-saying!" look.
Ari bit her lip and watched him then her neighbors before turning to go back to her twin near her house. If being close was somehow hurting him, then reason said to move back. She stopped and turned to look at him again once she reached Bri