faith, trust, and--

[tempestuouswind.livejournal.com]

Oh, come on!

[there's an unamused voice coming from...somewhere. if anyone were to look, they'd see a tiny Riku, maybe six inches tall. she's currently trying to open the fridge, and. failing miserably. there's also a huge pair of silvery-blue butterfly wings sprouting from her back, which she's using to hover above the ground.]

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[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[Nods and points to the 'number of births']

And you've got a twin named Riku.

[Pulls out a picture of two little girls, one playing in the mud and one being all prissy, their names in order on the back.]

I sort of doubt you're the prissy one.

[tempestuouswind.livejournal.com]

[...just looks at it for a minute.]

Still doesn't prove it's not some other girl Riku.

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[Hands her the article that describes the way the parents were mysteriously murdered and one of the daughters disappeared.]

Vexen told you he saved you from the orphanage when you were five. The little girl that went missing was three. Now look at the ages on the birth certificate.

[tempestuouswind.livejournal.com]

[...it's bigger than she is.

reads.]

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[Points to the section with the year.]

Vexen had the age wrong. You weren't five when he 'adopted' you, you were three... which means you're not even fifteen yet.

And that is why your powers aren't stronger and Vexen still has his. It's because you're not as old as you thought you were.

[tempestuouswind.livejournal.com]

...

[...quiet.]

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

Do you believe me now?

[tempestuouswind.livejournal.com]

...

I don't know what to believe.

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[... can't believe he's going to say this, but-]

I know how manipulative Vexen is. I was with him for two months and he got me believing things that weren't true... things I knew weren't true. I can only imagine what it was like spending my entire life with him.

But at the same time... just because he said it, doesn't mean it's true.

[tempestuouswind.livejournal.com]

[...stands, unfurling her wings.]

...I think I need to go think this out.

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sure.

[Stands and puts the stuff in the box away.]

Can you manage not to get stepped on or do you need me to take you somewhere else?

[tempestuouswind.livejournal.com]

I'll be fine.

[hovering now.]

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

Alright. See ya.

[Picks up the box and leaves.]

[tempestuouswind.livejournal.com]

[yeah, she's getting out of there.]