Identity Crisis? pg1

"Father, I refuse to wear this."

The elder man pretended not to hear and shifted his head.

"I guess I have no say in the matter, seeing as how you never cared-"

"That's enough."

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She pranced around the horse-stall, smiling at the horses and petting them. They swished their tails happily. Her long blonde hair, parted to one side, bounced with her stride and her bright blue eyes seemed to emit their own light. She glided back towards her mother.

"Thank you, Ma," she began, "for letting me stay with you. I wasn't doing too well in town, and I figured that you'd want more company."

"Well, I'm a rather old woman now and you don't need worry about me. Without your Pa around, things are much harder."

Her smile turned into one of concern. "I can't believe you haven't gotten help."

"Well, I've got it now, don't I?" The woman, also blonde, snickered. "I hope you're ready for what I put you up to."

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He spun around, a beyond angry look on his face. He stopped spinning and looked at his horrid attire; A light blue, golden, and white dress with puffy off-the-shoulder sleeves and a glove on his left hand, gripping the right glove and twisting it with irritation.

"Like the daughter I never had!" his father replied.

"I should say so. I haven't the chest to fill this out, and I doubt I make a presentable woman at all. You're a twisted, horrible man, and I hate you."

"Watch your mouth! I raised you all twenty years of your life and you should be thankful. I hoped, prayed for a daughter and what do I get? A whining, crying, complaining, selfish boy." He sighed. "If your mother would let me, I wouldn't have named you Sasori. Something more elegant, perhaps, like-"

"I've had enough. Father, every day I pretend to be your daughter. I pretend to enjoy receiving frilly new clothes and jewelry from all the rats that believe I'm to be their wife. I've decided that I'm going to sail to the wild West."

"So be it!" Sasori's father roared. "You'll learn from your mistakes!"

"Yes, I shall." Sasori turned and stormed out of the hall.