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What Can We Say, We're Classy Girls

003: Riley ~ Demons

22 years ago.

Pokémon cards covered the toddler's room, mixed with stuffed animals and clothes. Two toddlers sat on a bed, the mahogany haired child pushed a Pokémon at the white/blonde haired toddler. The white/blonde haired child kept pushing her hands away. Pronouncing loudly that Pokémon was lame and she wasn't.
The mahogany haired child defended her beloved, "lame" game, and pushed her friend off the bed. "Ow, Ef!" She exclaimed loudly. She had knocked over her dresser, the large sign depicting her name. The blood-red 'R' landed on top of her head. Riley shoved it away, whilst rubbing her crown.

Aoife was holding in laughter, a very large feat for a four year old. She covered her mouth and squeezed her eyes shut, so she didn't see Riley crawling under the bed. When Aoife finally surpassed her bubbled laughter, she opened her eyes to see if Riley was okay, jumping in fright when her closest friend wasn't lying on the ground any more.
Moving to the foot of the twin bed, she looked down to see if she had moved there. No such luck. Riley wasn't anywhere in the room and fear was forming inside of Aoife, "R...Rilez?" She spurted out her friend's name, terrified that a scream was going to be an answer, "Riley Luciana?" Her little fist balled up and she felt a tear trickle down her cheek, "Ri-AHHH!" A hand grabbed her mouth and pulled her to the ground. She was pulled under the bed and struggling against the person's hand. Her tears falling freely now, so that they blurred her vision and made her even more scared.

"Dingus." Riley's voice pierced her ears. Her child like words making Aoife heart slow down. Aoife wiped her eyes and looked forward at her friends, a smile painted Riley's round face, her deep blue eyes shining with glee at her success.
"Meany." Aoife lunged for Riley, which was very difficult to do under a child's bed. The smallest of the two friends ended up hitting the leg of bed. Riley laughed loudly, clutching her stomach and rolling out from under the bed. She moved out-of-the-way as Aoife reached for her legs, Riley barked more laughter when Aoife hit her head trying to get from under the bed.

"What's going on in here?" A sweet, southern drawled voice made Riley jump. Both toddlers looked up to a white/blonde haired lady, who smiled down at the girls. Green eyes flashing in love and admiration at her daughter, "Mama!" Riley sprinted towards the women , whom opened her arms to the little girl.
"I wanted to come kiss y'all g'night, but i don't think you are quite tired yet," She nuzzled Riley's cheek with her nose
"Is Daddy home yet?" She asked her Mother. Ginny Lightmen carried her daughter to her bed, lying her next to her best friends daughter, "Mama?"
"Not yet, sweet heart." She kissed her daughter's head, then Aoife's, "He'll be back soon. Now sleep. You're suppose to go to the library with Gramma tomorrow." She told her. Riley and Aoife snuggled together and told Ginny they loved her before closing their eyes and falling asleep.

A dead silence filled the house when Riley's eyes sprang open, her hair stood on end and her heart was thundering in her chest. Something wasn't right and she knew it. Slowly she climbed out of bed, so she wouldn't wake Aoife, she tip-toed into the hallway. A bright light shined in her parents room, she walked towards the light with slow, steady footsteps, her fists balled up. Turning the corner she poked her head into their room. Her Mama's and Daddy's bed was empty, the T.V was off, objects placed in their normal haphazard way across the room. Riley took a step inside it, and felt a horrible cold feeling was out over her, "MAMA! DADDY!" She yelled out, "MAMA!" Riley ran from the room and searched the house. Her frantic screaming waking her best friend up. Aoife found Riley crying against the living room couch, her deep blue eyes puffy and red, tears streaked her face and her white/blonde hair was matted to her wet cheeks. Aoife dropped next to her friend and wrapped her in a hug, pressing her cheek against her chest.
"Whats wrong?" She asked, sounding way older than she was. Riley mumbled something through her tears, "What?"
"Mama is gone."

14 years later

Riley kept her snarky comments to herself; People kept looking at Aoife like she was a poor, sad lost puppy. Her best friend, her soul sister sat next to her with a stoic look on her face. Riley didn't know what to do for her, didn't know how to protect her, or anything. Oliver was Aoife's older brother, her mother, father and protector. He was all Aoife had that came close to a parent. She didn't know how Aoife was going to make it through what they have to do. Revenge was to embedded into her mind and pain was to etched into her heart. Riley knew how she felt, to a degree, the same thing happened to her parents, The only difference was that Riley never got to see her parents again..or their bodies.

When Aoife finally got to see the body one last time, she stayed closed and cold. All Riley could do was show her that she would always be there for her, and never leave. She held her stance by Aoife's side through all the condolences and looks of pity. A familiar fiery red haired girl with striking grey eyes pulled Riley into a hug, "Be careful," She whispered to her. Riley squeezed her gently, then followed Aoife towards her Wrangler. Her decision to never leave her soul sister's side settling in her mind. Her and Aoife went through everything together: the disappearance of her parents, High School, boys, heartbreak, hunts and witch training. This was just one more thing they had to go through together.

Riley watched Aoife pick up a knife and finger it with tears in her eyes, "You want some help?" She asked her.
Aoife turned around her eyes on her best friend, "You don't-"
"No, I know where this is going Aoife," Riley muttered, a determined expression plastered on her face. "Don't you dare say that I don't understand. I am going with you to hunt this bastard down." Aoife opened her mouth to argue, "Do you want to catch the ass hole that killed your brother or not?"
"Y-"
"Duh, of course you do." She waved off her attempt at answering. "Now, I am going to help you, whether you want me to or not. If you have a problem with it, you can just suck it."

Riley felt her heart fill up with courage and knowing at her choice to always help her best friend. Aoife smiled gratefully, She hadn't smiled in days... Not since her brother was murdered... Riley wrapped her arms around her soul sister and allowed her to sob into her collar bone. Patting her back softly, and hugging her close feeling the overwhelming urge to baby her.

"Th-thank you." Aoife whispered.
"Always."
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This is a peak into Riley's past. Hehe~!
**Update: 6/11/13* (Funsize) I am going through and putting every one of these chapters through a grammar checker because, when Randa and I were re-reading them over these past two days, it upset me to see just how many mistakes slipped through the eye of the grammar Nazi (a.k.a. Me). Therefore, I am reading these (almost as though I were a beta reader) in order to make sure that the story—however fucked up it may seem—makes sense. I'm pretty sure that if it doesn't make sense to us, it won't make sense to readers. Well, enjoy. (Funsize) **