My New Leaf (Declyn.)

[Declyn O'Callahan]

Declyn joined in with the laughter. He couldn’t help his vocabulary, his word choice was usually a little on the quirky side, just like him. He said ‘tit bit’ all the time it seemed. Though he often thought that what other people said was funny too, it was just a difference in culture and language. At least, that’s what Dec thought and would continue to think for as long as possible.

Shaking his head he raised an eyebrow. What was so unbelievable about that? He didn’t go to dances in fancy clothing back at Kocher and he rarely went to any sort of ‘fancy’ occasions. He liked to distance himself from that sort of function. Not to mention, he didn’t understand what was so fashionable about button-ups compared to flannel shirts. He liked his flannels plenty. Jeans were a part of his everyday wardrobe, at least he didn’t wear a kilt. Dudes in skirts weren’t pretty, even with his Irish background he thought that. Traditional Irishmen were crazy, must’ve been all of the booze. “No, I’m not one to dress up as you may’ve noticed.”

After seeing his appearance and getting past the similarities, Declyn had to admit he did look pretty good. Not good enough to find a date in his eyes, but decent. “Still might be a little weird if ye compliment me. I’m still getting used to this whole not throwing me against any hard objects thing,” He teased with a small smirk. It was unlikely that he’d ever really forget about that, after all it was the first time he’d met his brother. What a nice memory to have too. Declyn rolled his eyes playfully, “Don’t worry, I wouldn’t have thank ye anyway.” He laughed to show he was joking and also attempted to ignore the fact that they looked too similar.

Once the cat came out, Declyn looked at it in surprise. He wasn’t really a pet person, though he didn’t mind them much. “I won’t tell anyone. What’s its name?” Dec asked as he knelt down to let the kitten sniff him.

[Odion Martins]

Odion raised an eyebrow. "Yes, I've noticed," he said. "Feel free to borrow my clothing any time. They seem to fit you at least." Declyn would be surprised to find that such an offer would come in handy if he did ever need the clothes. Besides, it wasn't every day that Odion offered anything to anyone.

The ginger smirked. So they were both highly uncomfortable with this whole thing, but at least they were getting somewhere. He wasn't throwing Dec around. For now. Odion's eyebrow twitched a bit. The whole 'ye' thing was getting pretty fucking annoying. But it wasn't like Dec was doing it on purpose, and he supposed after some time he would get used to it, assuming they'd be spending more time together.

"L.J." Odion said hesitantly. The only other people who knew about the cats was Lani, obviously, and Avi. This would determine whether Declyn could be trusted or not. The other two cats seemed uninterested in the new comer, so Odi decided not to say anything about them.

"Shall we then?" Odion asked. Maybe once he got a few shots into him, he'd want to know more about why their parents had kept Declyn and not him. What was so wrong with him to begin with? Or was he just destined to be unloved? "It's a bit of a walk so I figured we'd take a taxi," he said, opening the door for his brother, "money's but an object." He smiled. Was Declyn stupid? Would he question where Odion, an orphan, got money from? Odion was testing Declyn, and he was curious as to what the results would be.

[Declyn O'Callahan]

Declyn was surprised at the offering. They weren’t exactly close yet and he’d never been one to take offers, but this seemed important. His brother was offering him something despite the fact that he couldn’t possibly trust Dec yet and, well he couldn’t deny it. “Thanks. I may have to take you up on that offer,” He smiled faintly thinking of when he’d ever dress up like this again.

It had only been about two months since he’d been in America and the whole accent thing was still a slight pain to him. He knew it had to bother others too, even if they were too nice to say anything. Declyn was working on it though. He’d signed up for a tutor that would help him in speech therapy. It would only take his accent away a little, but hopefully enough that it wouldn’t be too bothersome.

“L.J., cute.” Dec patted it’s head slightly and scratched under its chin. Animals didn’t seem to mind him so much, even if he wasn’t one to really keep a pet. It wasn’t as if he had anything against those who had pets, he just didn’t see the point in them. Especially cats, they didn’t do much.

Declyn stood up and nodded enthusiastically. “Yes, lets.” Straightening his shirt, or his brother’s shirt, he stretched a bit and couldn’t help but wonder what would happen tonight. Drinking led to no filters and no filters led to secrets getting out. And Dec was pretty sure neither of them wanted their secrets out just yet. Dec sure as hell didn’t because even if Odion was his brother, he didn’t trust him all the way. “Taxi, eh? Alright, that sounds fine.” Declyn didn’t push as to where Odi got the money, he didn’t want to know. Today was all about brotherly bonding after all, no need to bring up matters that weren’t necessary.