Past Peter's (6) POV:
Me and mom were going around the store, looking for some spices. I watched as Mom played with Dei (2) for a bit and went back to searching. Everyone always looked away from our mother since they were scared. I didn't see what was scary about her. She looked like me and Dei mixed together but with a bit of weird goop coming out of her. After we found what we needed, we went to the register and waited in line. Everyone kept looking at my mom and then at me. I saw them talk with other people about my mom and say mean stuff about her that weren't true. Mom always ignore them for some reason. Wasn't she hurt or something? When we got home, I asked why she didn't feel hurt about what they said about her. She told me that when they say something about her, she ignores it because they truly don't know her. She smiled and left me with Dei to go cook dinner.

~at the age of 9~

I watched as Mom's body got dragged away by some people in coats and into a car. I didn't know what they wanted but it wasn't good news for me and Dei. Before they came here, she told us to hide in this little secret room in the house and said to be as quiet as possible. I watched through the little crack from the door and saw her attacking some people until some strawberry guy shot her in the head. I saw her fall to the ground with her dead eyes looking at us. We were scared. I kept Dei as quiet as possible so they wouldn't find us. After they left, I knew from then on I had to take responsibility to protect Dei at all costs. It's a promise I made to mom and to myself.

~ present ~

Peter's POV:
Me and Andy were sitting in the living room across from Dei's room. Lately, she's been sneaking out and not saying anything to us. I was starting to wonder what the hell she's been doing behind my back. Andy kept reassuring me that everything is fine and that she was just being a normal young adult doing normal shit. I tried to believe his words but it was no use. If he's not gonna be worried about Dei, I might as well worry about her on my own. I looked at the calendar and noticed that my birthday was coming soon. October 13. "I'm getting old..." I thought silently as Dei came into the room. "Are you dead or something?" She poked my head while I tried to think. I swatted her hand away after poking me a few more times. "Welp, I'm heading out." I watched as she went towards the door and lock it behind her. I didn't even hesitate to stop her. She's been going out a lot and coming back just fine. I sighed a bit until I heard Aberl crying from the other room. "Oh crap-" I went into the room and saw him throwing a tantrum. He kept throwing out his toys and blanket until he noticed me. He started smiling and reaching his hands out for me. "This kid really wants attention that bad" I thought silently as I held Aberl in one hand while I picked up his stuff. I realized something while cleaning up his room. Where was Andy? I noticed that he wasn't in here or anywhere around the house. Did he went out or something? Whatever it was, he better have a good explanation for where he was and why he didn't tell me. I brought Aberl into the living room until I heard someone knock. I opened the door and saw Margaret and Claus there, along with Melody and Felix. "Hey Peter, we stop by to see how y'all are doing." I let them in and put Aberl down. Melody and Felix sat next to him and played for a bit. "What made y'all stop by here?" They both smiled and handed me a colorful box. I looked at them confused. "Um- may I know why you're giving me a box that covered in colorful paper?" Margaret motioned Felix and Melody towards her and whispered something in their ears? They then looked at me and smiled with evil in their eyes. Whatever they're up to, I don't like it. They all jumped on me and taped me to a chair. "Alright, what the hell is going on around here!?" I saw Andy and Dei walk through the door and stood in front of me. "What's going on?" Seriously, I don't know what the fuck is going on around here. I watched as Andy grabbed something from his bang and pulled out a box in colorful paper as well. Dei did the same. That's when I heard everyone scream happily around the room.

"Happy birthday Peter!!!"