Between Sisters Putting the Toy in Story chapter 3 by TinyLesbo

With another lurch and another stumble, Woody and the Gang were heaved into what he had to presume was the last stop. Between one sister's groaning and the other's insistence, they must've crossed the threshold of Aiko's room this time. 

 

A final thud as the box hit something solid and the flaps were peeled open, revealing Hana standing over them in her jeans and flannelette shirt, looking mightily unimpressed. With half a sigh, she turned away, only for Aiko to grab at her hand. 

 

"No, stay!" She whined, half falling over the box from her efforts. "You said you'd play with me!"

 

Hana just groaned. "...I don't play with toys any more, Aiko."

 

"But you said..." Aiko sobbed, big, fat snivels in full view of the clutch of toys beneath them. The box shuffled as Hana made another half a tug to try and get away, and she caught the expressionless eyes of Jessie staring back at her.

 

Slender fingers reached into the box, and Jessie was gently lifted from the pile, giving nothing away as she was met with the smallest upturn of lips.

 

"M-maybe just a little while." Hana said. 

 

"Yay!" Aiko cried, before tipping the box sideways and arranging the contents into a rough circle between them. Shuffled between outstretched feet, and then squashed into Aiko's lap, Woody wasn't sure exactly what the girls had planned, but anything was better than being in a stuffy old box, right?

 

Jessie took a chance and offered an inquisitive eyebrow raise from Hana's lap opposite, and Woody had to agree. If nothing else, they could learn exactly what type of playtime to expect.

 

And then, all of a sudden, Woody fell into the nothingness beneath as Aiko bounced to her feet. "Oh! Almost forgot the others!"

 

Face down on the floor, Woody had a chance to express surprise. Other toys?

 

Ever since Lotso, he'd been far less trusting of new toys, but then again it made perfect sense. What kid had no toys at all? From the look of the posters and drawings on the walls, he could expect at least a couple. From the dinosaurs - Rex'd be happy - to the unicorn, and a couple of brightly coloured girls with magic wands, it was clear Aiko at least had something in here to fuel her imagination.

 

Meanwhile Hana was just sat there, rolling her eyes as her sister scrabbled around the room looking for 'the others'. Running an index finger along Jessie's body, Hana smiled absentmindedly as she gently rotated and manoeuvred the little doll in her lap. There was a flash of an expression Woody couldn't quite translate, and Jessie's face was pushed into the rough blue expanse of denim. Hana bit her lip, and ran her fingers along the back of Jessie's head.

 

But there wasn't any time for distractions. Aiko fell back to the floor in front of him, and he was scooped back into her lap, head first. Ragdolling into shape against her body, he was turned around to see four other toys;

 

"New toys? These are Godzilla, Corn, Rokku and Hagumi."

 

Of the names, the first two were obvious, a dinosaur doll and a unicorn. But the other two must've referred to the two girls; one with long blue hair and a flowy dress, and the other with short orange hair, a tank top and shorts. Woody considered himself pretty familiar with toy designs, but these ones were beyond him. If it wasn't for the hair colour, he could've sworn they were actual girls instead of just toys.

 

In any case though, it looked like they had some new toys to get to know once playtime was over. Aiko's exuberance was only matched by Hana's apathy as the toys were 'introduced' to each other via the medium of kid. Woody wasn't sure he liked his new name of 'Cowboy', but maybe once Aiko discovered his voice box, that would all chance. If not, he knew his own name, and could just let the new toys know.

 

In any case, what constituted as 'playtime' was little more than an exaggerated meet and greet, but it helped him get a feel for the place. Doing the bare minimum, barely letting go of Jessie, Hana definitely wasn't pulling her weight in the playtime department, but then again, she said it herself. She was a teen. She didn't play with toys any more. Whatever her middling interest in Jessie was, that was all they were going to get, it seemed. 

 

But of course, as soon as the opportunity arose, Hana tried to take her leave, grabbing Jessie and making for the door.

 

"Hey!" Aiko objected immediately. "Where're you going with Cowgirl!"

 

"Mom said I could play with this one, remember?" Hana deadpanned, shaking Jessie around by one leg. Her hat feel loose, and she took the chance to show a little concern to the Gang, but she only had a split second before Aiko lunged. Stepping over the circle of toys and grabbing Jessie's other leg, the rest of the toys were powerless but to watch as siblings fought, again, over something as petty as a toy. 

 

"Let her gooooo!" Aiko tugged.

 

"Let me go!" Hana tugged back, meanwhile Jessie's legs were stretched to breaking point between the two. Thick fingers wrapped around both legs, she was powerless to do anything as a sharp riiiip tore through the girls' little spat.

 

Aiko put her hands to her face and shrieked. "You ripped her!"

 

"You ripped her by not letting go!" Hana countered immediately, where one of Jessie's legs hung at a weird angle. Hanging upside down, Jessie was expressionless, emotionless, as Hana's massive face peered into the gap between her legs. 

 

"...I-I'll fix her." Hana mumbled, and ran out of the room. Aiko just fell to her knees, almost crushing Buzz in the meantime, and sobbed as her sister abandoned her. Again.