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James snorted ever so slightly, "It's almost out, stop complaining." he whispered back as he scrubbed out the remaining stain.

"You don't care what anyone says," Yue snapped a little louder.

James chuckled a little, not replying. Then suddenly there was a flash. James blinked and turned to his left. A man stood there with his camera still held to his face.

Yue turned her glare upon the man. "What's the deal, you pervert?" she snapped at him a little loudly.

Flash. James blinked again. The man's face was still hidden.

"What the terra is your problem, pervert?" Yue asked the man loudly as she started to walk over to him. She was doing a superb job of turning that anger she felt toward James into energy against this man. "I'm sick and tired of dirt like this."

The man slowly lowered his camera, his eyes confused, "It's a festival." he muttered defensively, "You and your sister looked cute together..." then he frowned, "What the big deal?! It wasn't like I was shooting a picture up your skirt!" he spat back.

"No," Yue shot back, still getting closer. "I refuse to let you make a spectacle of my sister!" She snarled. "I'm done with people picking her out because of the way she chooses to dress! It's the only way she knows how to express herself, and its boulders better than picking on a teenage girl. So delete those photos now."

The man's frown deepened, "If you didn't want pictures taken you shouldn't have come to the fair!" he argued back, "You don't have the right to tell me what pictures I can and cannot take!"

"Just cut the granite, delete the pictures, and we'll never see each other again," Yue snarled. "There are plenty of other cute sisters that would love to have their picture taken. Otherwise we can stand here all night, and you won't get one more shot of this happy festival."

The man glared at Yue before another flash went off right in her face.

"You have no idea the hell my sister has been through!" Yue nearly shouted, getting in the man's face. Her voice shook a little as her eyes started to tear up. "What she's had to go through! How hard we've worked to come to this festival! I won't let an ignorant man like you bring her back down to square one." She wiped a tear off her face and took a breath. "So I'll ask you one more time," she said a little more calmly. "Please delete those pictures and be. on. your. way."

The man finally looked affected, "Well... I..." But there was another flash, the man glanced over at another man who had just snapped a picture of his and Yue's emotional scene.

Yue didn't even glance at the second man, still staring the first one down.

The second one seemed to like this, snapping more pictures. The first man's attention was still on the second man. Slowly he looked back at Yue, confused.

"Please leave my sister alone." a charming young girl's voice called out. It was soft and sweet and both men were instantly drawn to it, but to Yue it would have been creepy, even frightening. There was no way in terra that voice could come from James's vocal cords. And yet James stepped up beside Yue, "Please... do what she says." the gentle voice quivered slightly. Both men seemed affected, their eyes not leaving James.

Yue shivered a little, wiping her face and pulling on her hood to make it look like it was from the cold. She'd punch him for using that voice later. She turned to James briefly. "Stay out of this. You don't have to deal with them." she told him quietly before turning back to the men. Every now and then another tear would come that she'd quickly wipe away.