aiwxiwa-archive-deactivated2014 asked ;   "Can you believe the zoo wouldn’t let me borrow their white tiger?"

    “Honestly, yes, but I’m sorry anyway, Lilo.”

aiwxiwa:

 

 ▌█ ▌「❀」;;

   ❝I thought about mom and dad today.❞

        {& there it was.}

  {no more is said after the confession has
   been spoken, and once again, the little
   hawaiian falls silent. her gaze travels back
   to the ceiling, as she doesn’t bother to look
   at her older sister’s reaction. there wasn’t any
   point. she already knew what it would.}

             ❝Do you think we could have done 
               something to save them or that it…..❞

   {she slowly trails off, letting the unfinished question 
    hang the air. an immediate response is not given, but
    of course, this was to be expected. it would have been
    better if she had not said anything at all, for it feels as
    if she’d just crossed a line that wasn’t meant to be
    stepped over. yet, it was too late. the question had
    been said, and lilo needed an answer.}

                {maybe, she’d even get some closure….}

    “Oh.” There’s something Nani
  hadn’t expected today.
    Actually, she never expected it.
  But it’s her responsibility
    to explain these things now. God,
  it’s hard to parent. It’s hard
    to do most things. Coupled with
  Lilo’s query, it’s almost
    enough to make Nani cry. But she
  usually doesn’t cry in front
    of Lilo. Not unless she’s stubbed her
  toe or something. “C'mere.”
    Nani pulls Lilo into her lap. “There was
  absolutely nothing you or me
    or anybody could have done for Mom and
  Dad. It was a bad night, and
    the car was too small, and visibility was bad,
  and- y'know, let’s not talk about
    this right now. I promise they’re okay, just like
  we’re okay. D'you want pizza for dinner?”

aiwxiwa:

 

▌█ ▌「❀」;;

   {sick? no.}

         {extremely depressed? most definitely.}

 {as evident by the non-elvis music on
  record player. she had absolutely nothing
  against the king. lilo just thought his music
  wouldn’t be appropriate for her misery party….}
  
        {an answer is not given to the worried inquiry, but
         in its place, the stubborn silence still remains. she
         really doesn’t want to talk about her problems. if
         she did, there was no telling how nani would respond.
         yet, lilo knew that she would have to come clean sooner
         or later. given that it was nani trying to pry into her business,
         she would have no choice but to talk.}

 {she directs her gaze toward her older sister, &
  after an internal battle with her hesitation, lilo
  finally speaks.}
   
                   ❝If I tell you, will you promise not to judge?❞

    Lilo’s promises aren’t

  usually ironclad, so

    Nani isn’t too worried

  about the whole thing. Who

    would she even tell, 

  David?

    -But there is a troubled

  gleam in her sister’s

    eye; rather, more troubled

  than usual. Nani holds

    back a laugh as she silently

  considers the day’s issue-

    fish in the ocean weren’t as

  bright? The palm trees

    weren’t quite as green as usual?

        “Alright, Lilo, no judgment. Jus’ tell me what your problem is.”

aiwxiwa-archive-deactivated2014 asked ;   “I want to have scrambled eggs for dinner without this ridiculous construction that a scrambled egg-inclusive meal is breakfast even when it occurs at dinnertime."

    “Lilo. Lilo, I admire your- your

  open-mindedness, 

    but it is currently six forty-five

  in the mornin’ and I could

    not care less what you want for

  dinner. I’ll make you scrambled

    eggs for breakfast, okay?”

aiwxiwa:

 

▌█ ▌「❀」;;

    {still no response.}

         {instead, she turns the little knob 
          until the volume is at maximum
          level; her music becoming so
          loud that it’s almost deafening.}

                {her gaze flew to her older sister,
                 the stubborn silence remaning. lilo
                 could see her lips moving, but, she
                 couldn’t hear any words coming out.}

      {p e r f e c t.}

Lilo is being such an impossible jerk that Nani considers taking the jar of voodoo pickle juice, but then-

       "Wait. That is not Elvis. Are you sick?“

   She’s got to be sick.

In all her four years,

   Lilo Pelekai has 

never listened to

   anything- a n y t h i n g-

but the King. So it’s not 

   too surprising when Nani

lifts up her hair to check her temperature. 

      "And you’re not dyin’, so… what’s wrong?”

aiwxiwa-archive-deactivated2014 asked ;   ❝That’s not fair!❞

    “Life’s not fair, Lilo!

    I’m takin’ back the

    record player if you don’

    come down to dinner now!”

aiwxiwa:

▌█ ▌「❀」;;

{no words are spoken. instead, a small hand
 turns on the knob on her record player, cranking
 up the volume until you’re voice is drowned out.
 As you can tell, she R E A L L Y doesn’t care
 about what you have to say.}

_ _ _

   "Lilo, 

this is a cruel trick. I would like for you to-“

    [wow, she’s being so mature!] 

   ”knock it off!“