Reuniting Tornedalians

"We don't know." Abi told him. "Well I don't but I think Dmitri does."
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Isadora was the first to get there. "Why didn't you tell me?" She demanded. "We are supposed to be friends."

"We are friends, I have only just found out Isadora. Everyone needed to find out in person. I could hardly say it over the phone, could I?"

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Max just nodded subtly.

"Except I found out on my way over here because his ghost came to find me."
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Faun gently brushed some hair from her brothers face. "He got what he wanted in a way... He got to be with mum."

"It should be him you yell at then, not me." Dmitri answered with a shrug. "What uh... where is he now?"

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"Mm, and his father." Max agreed quietly. "Poor kid."

"He's gone to see his family, where's Belle?"
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"Oh god, Belle." Faun whispered.

"On her way, she should be... I text her." Dmitri whispered, "Just waiting for her to get here thats all. It shouldn't be taking this long."

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"This is going to be messy."

"She's anxious, she walks slower when she's anxious."
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Faun nodded. "Very... The last thing she spoke to her brother about was me because Geo felt like she gave me all of her attention."

"I know. I know."

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"Oh god," Max grimaced.

"No she's anxious about you." She told him and she turned around. "There she is." She nodded ahead and she found Belle walking towards them.
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"I know.... Belles here."

Dmitri just shook his head, walking over to meet Belle half way, resting his hand on her waist and kissing her cheek gently. "Hi you..."

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Max nodded.

Belle looked to him. "Hi..."
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Faun walked out of the room that Geo was in.

Max watched her go, remaining in the room with his brother - just watching him silently.

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"I've got some bad news..." He whispered, "Uh, come with me.. let's see Faun, hm?"

"Is Faun okay?" She asked immediately. She then spotted Isadora. "Issy?"

"Belle..." She whispered
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Abi had stayed with him.

"Both of you," Dmitri whispered, quietly leading Belle into the den. Resting her hand on Isadora's back to guide her too. Stopping just outside the room Geo was in.

Belle stopped anyway when she smelt blood.

"It's Geo," Dmitri whispered apologetically. "I uh... I found out via post, myself and Abi went and found him. He is in there, if you want to see him."

"Who has he pissed off now?" Belle asked.

"Belle he's dead." Isadora told her.

"Waot what?"

"I'm sorry," Dmitri whispered.

"How? Who?"

"A warlock who has some kind of grudge against me from the trials. I am going to find him, make him pay, I promise."

Max eventually left the room to join the others, tugging Belle into a hug when he saw her. "You still have us,"

Belle hugged him back, leting her tears fall. "He got what he wanted, he got to be with our parents, away from me." She whispered.

"You make them pay, or we will."

"Let me deal with this," Dmitri told Faun. "It is me he is picking a fight with, it is one of my kind doing it - as a part of my role it is my responsibility to sort it."

"Away from you?" Max frowned. "Dont be silly, you were the person he was closest with. They say there isn't a bond more strong than that of twins."

"He hated me because I embraced your way of life, because I didn;t want to leave." She whispered.

Faun nodded. "If you need help, just ask." She told him. "When you're part of our family you will never have to do things alone."

"I'm part of the family?"

"No, he just missed you but that isnt your fault. It's just part of growing up, you were getting your own life, he was getting his own life." Max whispered. "No ones fault, just part of growing - and growing is a hard thing to go through. What is important is that he loved you."

"Did he?" She whispered.

Faun nodded. "You are." She told him. "You have ben for years."