AC | Go Away

STORY::

"Theodore! Take your brother with you." Theo groaned loudly and huffed a sigh. "Seriously...." His step-mother stared back at him and nodded. There was no use. He would have to take the twirp with him. He looked over at the corner where the pale colt was sleeping. At this hour, his father would have whipped his tail for sleeping like that but he was their favorite; always had been. All of the foals since Theo had been pale in color. Just what they wanted but with his dark coat that resembled charcoal, he often stuck out in a crowd. Especially in the Linx herd where it was more snow than anything. Luckily for him though, he'd still been able to join the ranks of the trainees to be a hunter. At least he would be able to do something other than babysit. His father was off doing his duties while his mother worked hard with her job. In all honesty, Troye was not planned by them. They had decided to skip that season but low and behold, here he lay. Accidental of course...or that's what Theo liked to think. 

Deep down, he thought they were trying to replace him and when the realized it was a colt instead of another filly, they were beyond excited and he just sort of got pushed back in theory. In truth, they loved him just as much but in his eyes, the pale colt was the favorite. He glared down at the pale body as he breathed carefully in his sleep. He could kick him if he really wanted but he would get kicked in return. Letting out another huff he shuffled his way towards the colt and bumped him hard with his nose. "Wake up twirp." Troye stirred and stretched, yawning wide before getting up on his wobbly legs. He blinked his sleepy eyes and looked to his mom and then to his brother. When he realized it was Theo, he sprung to life. He squealed happily and pranced around him, swishing his cat-like tail about. Theo groaned with annoyance as he started towards the entrance of the cave. "Go along Troye. Go with your brother!" His mother nudged him toward his brother and he bounced after him, little cloven hooves clacking against the rocks as he went.

"Where are we going brother?"

"I don't know..."

"Why don't you know." 

"Because I don't know..." Theo grumbled, pinning his ears with annoyance. He could kick him. He really cool. "But why?" He let out a sigh and turned slightly to look at his half brother as he continued to walk. "Because, we're just wandering. Be quiet Troye." The colt was silent for a few months and then Theo herd thudding behind him. Turning around, he saw the pale colt bouncing in and out of the piles of left over snow. Idiot. 

"Brother play with me!" 

"No...stop messing around and c'mon."

"But brother. It's fun! Play with me!" Theo stomped his hoof and snorted. "Listen twirp, your mother put me in charge of you. I'm the eldest. You listen to ME." Troye haulted and frowned. "Now stop playing around like a baby. Grow up." Theo turned back around and started off at a slow, lazy walk with his head hanging. He glanced over his shoulder and saw Troye trying to prance around like a stallion; head and tail held high. 

"Look brother, I am grown now. I am just like you."

"Just...be quiet...."