"So what's Alexander like as a big brother?" I asked.
I was always dying to know more about my boyfriend - especially because he was so mysterious that I didn't even know until recently that he had a sister.
"He played with me when I was little, but when he got older, he went to his room most of the time and painted."
"What did you play?"
"Games mostly. He loved checkers, so I did, too. But when I pulled out my fashion dolls he ran for his room." I laughed, and so did she.
"Do you always get along with him?"
"Yes, I guess so. I get on his nerves a lot," she said.
"I can't imagine that."
"Oh, it's true. When he and Luna were going to their ceremony - " Then she stopped. "I mean..."
"No, that's okay, you can tell me."
"I was dressed as the flower girl. I had dead black roses and held them in a small urn."
"I bet you were pretty," I said.
"Thank you. Luna was waiting for him to start the ceremony, and everyone was getting impatient. We couldn't find Alexander."
"Oh?"
"I was the one who found him sitting by himself outside a crypt. He told me that he wasn't going to the covenant altar with Luna. I got mad and poured the flowers on his shoes. And then I told my mother where he was."
I had never heard this story before, and from Stormy's point of view, Alexander's arranged eternal betrothal caused disappointment for many besides himself and Luna.
"I'm sure he understood." I tried to ease her guilt.
"When my mother got to the crypt, he was gone."
"What happened?"
"He eventually came home. But the Maxwells wanted revenge. Then he had to leave for Grandmother's Mansion here. But he didn't come back." I didn't know what to say. "Well, you're together now," I said.
"Yes," she said. "Finally."
"What do you like to do?"
"I like to write poems."
"What about?"
"Boys."
"That's a great subject."
"I hope to have them published someday."
"I'm sure they will be," I assured her.
"I bet you are glad to see Jameson, too. He's so cool," I said.
"Yes, I've missed him. He's funny."