Don't Like You

[Ian Hunt]

I open the door to the house quietly, shutting it almost silently behind me.
It was quite early still and I wasn't sure if Maddie would be asleep or not.
"Why are we being quiet?" Poppy whispers to me, tugging slightly on my hand.
I'd got back home this morning, after...'speaking' with Logan and was still moving gingerly from the crucios when Rowan had shoved Poppy at me and told me to take her elsewhere for a while because I hadn't seen her enough lately.
"We're playing the silent game, remember?" I mumble.
She nods and puts a finger to her lips.
"Good girl," I mutter, picking her up tiredly and going through to the living room, sitting down heavily with her on my lap.
There's a moments silence then she pokes me and laughs quietly, her hand over her mouth to muffle it, "Uncle Ian's being boring," She remarks to no one.
"Uncle Ian is dying," I mutter under my breath.
She gasps and looks at me with wide-eyes.
"No, not dying dying. I'm not dying, Papillon," I say hastily, having forgotten she didn't quite understand figures of speech yet.
She glares at me and clambers up off my lap so she's standing on my knee and is face to face, "Well, it wasn't a very nice thing to say."
I laugh softly and glare right back at her.
She tries to glare again, but just giggles and sits down again, "Don't like you."
I stick my tongue out at her, "Don't like you either."

[Madeline Speare]

"What's with the whole not liking each other?" I laugh, leaning against the door frame.
"Hiya Poppyseed." I grin.

[Ian Hunt]

"She started it," I reply, laughing slightly and looking behind me.
"No, you did!" She yells at me, then gets up and runs over to Maddie, "He's dying."
"It's a figure of speech!"

[Madeline Speare]

I raise an eyebrow, before picking her up,"Oh he is, is he?" I ask,"Well then Poppyseed, you know what that means then? You get his bed." I laugh.

[Ian Hunt]

"I don't want his bed. He sucks."
I laugh, "Thanks."

[Madeline Speare]

I laugh,"Lot of love here." I smile before pushing the hair back off her forehead,"You know the lobsters won't get you there, and the pirates keep their treausre under his pillow."

[Ian Hunt]

She looks at Maddie, then back at me, "Why didn't you tell me!?"
"Oh right, so now I'm uber hated. Thanks Maddie." I laugh.

[Madeline Speare]

"Cos he's trying to keep it from you." I laugh,"And your welcome, it's what I'm here for." I grin, setting her back down on the ground.

[Ian Hunt]

She glares at me again, then runs behind Maddie, "I'm not talking to you!"
"That's okay, I could do with some peace and quiet." I reply, managing to keep straight faced.
She remains silent.
"You're here to make my-" I falter for a moment, "her hate me? What a productive use you have there."

[Madeline Speare]

"It's funny?" I supply, laughing slightly, turning around slightly, putting a hand on her head.
"Okay, come out here Poppyseed, he's only joking, he's saving them up for you."

[Ian Hunt]

"Thanks, glad you think so," I laugh.
She walks back in front of her, but stays close, still shooting me a dirty look and not saying a word, but grinning slightly.

[Madeline Speare]

I laugh softly, as she grabs onto my leg burying her head into it.
"Go on Poppyseed, show him your new pirate trick." I smile pushing her forward.

[Ian Hunt]

"Oh no, I'm not that stupid..." I laugh, backing away slightly, "I'm not getting spat on again."

[Madeline Speare]

"She won't do that, oh no, now she tackles people don't you little demon?" I laugh clipping her round the chin.

[Ian Hunt]

She grins wickedly and gives an exaggerated nod, before turning back to Maddie, "I'm still not talking to him." She says in a stage whisper.

[Madeline Speare]

"Oh?" I laugh,"Okay then you don't have to talk to him if you don't want to." I smile ruffling her hair,"You hungry? Or did your dad and Uncle Ian remember to feed you this time?"

[Ian Hunt]

"Wasn't my turn today," I mutter.
"Morgan made me breakfast today. But she burnt her finger and said her favourite word that makes Uncle Scott laugh and Daddy says I'm not allowed to say. But Uncle Ian is one according to Uncle Scott and then Daddy got mad and told him to go away. Only he didn't say it like that."

[Madeline Speare]

"Oh god what are you four teaching her?" I scold,"God help her, if she turns out like any of you." I laugh picking her up,"So you want anything else?"

[Ian Hunt]

"I didn't do anything. I wasn't even home this morning." I laugh.
"But you taught me that skank word. But it's okay, daddy explained what it was." She smiles, "Do you have a cardboard box?" She asks Maddie.

[Madeline Speare]

"Oh god you taught her what?" I sigh, putting her down, pushing her into the kitchen,"Yes I do actually, go find it, it's by the table.' I laugh.

[Ian Hunt]

"Okay," she says brightly, dropping to her knees and crawling across the kitchen.
"I didn't mean to. And Row and Yumi told her it meant 'appley skunk' anyway."

[Madeline Speare]

"Don't break anything okay?" I call after her.
"Real nice cover up there tiger." I laugh, walking over to him and kissing him softly,"Didn't feel you get out of bed this morning."

[Ian Hunt]

"Whoops!" She says loudly, as she knocks something over, "I didn't break it! It's okay!"
"You alright, Papillon?" I call into the kitchen.
"Yep!"
I laugh slightly and kiss her back, "Didn't go to bed. Was out."

[Madeline Speare]

"What did I say about breaking things?" I laugh, heading over to make sure she was okay,"No wonder you look tired, and reason for staying out all night?"

[Ian Hunt]

"Don't?" She smiles innocently, sticking her head back round the door, then answering for me, "Uncle Ian went out to get...um...I forgot but Daddy says it was important. And Uncle Scott said it was stupid. And Morgan said it was awful and she isn't talking to him either-..."
"Enough," I cut in sharply.
"I just went to see...Logan." I shrug, deciding to be honest, Went to get revenge on Logan, and I did, it just doesn't feel as good as I thought it would.

[Madeline Speare]

"Good job Poppyseed." I laugh then freeze as he mentions Logan's name.
That pang of guilt rising in my chest again."Oh..so he's alive then?"

[Ian Hunt]

"Yeah, he's alive," I say, expressionlessly.
Poppy glances between us uneasily, then throws her arms up in the air, "Boo!"

[Madeline Speare]

"Oh." I say not really surprised seeing as I was the first to find out.
Yeah and who can forget you slept with the bastard too.
My throat becomes unusally dry, the guilt rising.
I jump slightly, forcing a smile,"Nearly scared me there Poppyseed."

[Ian Hunt]

I watch her carefully but don't say anything, instead grinning at Poppy and picking her up, "Terrifying, Papillon." I tell her, laughing slightly, "You talking to me again yet?"
She sighs mock heavily, "Okay."

[Madeline Speare]

"See, knw you couldn't stand mad at him," I laugh softly, pecking both of them on the cheek.
"So you sure you don't want anything Poppy? Or are you having fun with your box?"