How Green Becomes Wood

[pandakatiefominz]

Sloan was at the middle of her gymnastics meet, so she couldn't see Xander's text to reply. Milo, though, after only a few moments, wordlessly sent a photograph of a Raggedy Ann doll.

 

[BookKnight]

I guess I've got the hair to match. Not sure how I'd look in a patchwork dress.

 

[pandakatiefominz]

That's Halloween sorted for you. Alec can be Raggedy Andy.

 

[BookKnight]

Xander rolled his eyes. The only way I'd dress like Raggedy Ann is if the Mini asked me while holding one. You'd probably be My if the mini was around you enough to name you.

 

[pandakatiefominz]

Or I-O, Milo replied, Would you really dress as Raggedy Ann if she asked you to?

 

[BookKnight]

Io is cool, like that Roman god. Or Greek or Norse or whichever one. Sure, if she asked, I'd do it, Xander said in the complete confidence that Ivy would not ask him any such thing.

 

[pandakatiefominz]

Milo chuckled, What else would you do for her if she asked?

 

[BookKnight]

I have no idea. What are little sisters prone to ask for? Xander asked. I promise nothing. Else.

 

[pandakatiefominz]

I don't have a little sister, so I have no idea Milo texted back, Would you go to her tea party?

 

[BookKnight]

Considering who her parents were, Xander struggled to see Ivy having a tea party. Then again, she might have some very interesting tea parties. If there's tea and cookies, yeah. Why skip out on that?

 

[pandakatiefominz]

Would you dress up for it, if she asked? Milo replied, Would you put on a tiara for her?

 

[BookKnight]

That's one of those little crown things, right? I don't think it'd fit. Would you? If you were invited to this tea party?

 

[pandakatiefominz]

I think if a little kid asks you to put on a tiara, you put on the tiara Milo replied, I feel like it's also a rite of passage that little girls put makeup on their dads? It happens on TV all the time anyway

 

[BookKnight]

Then I'll be sure to invite you if this tea party happens. I'll even get you your own crown.

 

[pandakatiefominz]

Milo laughed, but then after a few moments said, It sounds like you'd do a whole lot for you'd do a whole lot for her sister.

 

[BookKnight]

Kind of hard not to when she's just this little mini thing. You'd do the same. It's not a big deal. Just a thing.

 

[pandakatiefominz]

Of course I would, but I'm also passive by nature. I'm weak to innocence. You normally act undaunted.

 

[BookKnight]

Xander snickered to himself and checked the time. Sloan probably wouldn't be done with her meet for a while yet. He hoped she'd let him know when she was done so he could ask her how she was doing. He turned his attention back to Milo's text. Are you calling me a cold-hearted jerk?

 

[pandakatiefominz]

No but I'm saying you're softer than you sometimes act Milo replied, smirking a bit to himself.

 

[BookKnight]

Soft? I am a steel wall surrounding a ball of titanium encasing a diamond. I just also happen to not be in the habit of stepping on ducklings or tiny children's dreams like any reasonable being.