Bad Deams and Brothers

Nicola looked out the window of her small one story home. She saw a field of butteflies, flowers,and blue sky...She also saw a place very far away from her own home. She moved over and sat on the bed. Her room seemed bigger and much warmer suddenly. She smiled a little and reached up to touch her cheek. Though her illusions fell away as soon as her bedroom door burst open and the scent of heavily mixed drinks filled her nose.

The man glared at the girl before grunting and moving over towards her.
"Usin that strange powa' o' yer's again girl?"She knew he hated
her illusions. Smirking a bit the man leaned down into her face and suddenly belched out before gruinning widley."Why don't you yse that
powa o' yer's to make yer body pretty?"

She knew what was about to happend..it happend everynight really. He would get drunk every night and always treated her this way. But as he moved closer she could feel herself slipping away from him. She awoke feeling oddly refreshed even though the nightmare still haunted her.

"Who was that man?"At the sound of her voice a form at her side rolled over and looked up at her with a light groan. The boy's short blond hair,softly paled skin, and bright green eyes
were a startling contrast to Nicola's own features. She had long brown hair, darkly tanned skin, and deep brown eyes. Nicola was twenty six
and the boy besides her was her thirteen year old brother. He had been born two months after the Tilnt family adopted Nicola,and did not know
she was adopted,not even now.

She reached down and trailed her fingers through his short blond hair. He covered his mouth and yawned before snuggling up to her. "I
heared you screaming in your sleep again...So I came in too sleep by you until you calmed down Sis.."Dominick watched her for a momen't..but
sighed at a familair look of confusion crossed Nicola's face.

Shaking his head he stood and made his way out to go to his own room. As he walked out Nicola layed down and hugged onto her pillow falling asleep.