The two sisters live alone for their parents died recently of disease and starvation. They have no money and will lose their house soon. Prospects are dull, dull, dull.

"Well that's it. The last chicken's dead, Az. Not just dead. Diseased."

::She growls and turns to face her sister.::

"What're we going to do? We can't eat. Can't work. Can't anything. We're going to die. We're going to get chucked out of here and die on the streets."

::Azura stands and stares out of the open window, her hand holding her head as her elbow rests on the sill. The heat comes into the house and swelters. She closes her eyes.::

"I don't know, Jas. I don't know."

"I do. We need to eat!"

::Jasmine makes her way to the door.::

::Azura quickly goes after her sister.::

"I know what you're thinking and the answer is no!"

::Whipping around, Jasmine thrusts a gun under Azura's nose.::

"Stop me."

::Azura gasps and steps back.::

"Thought so."

::Jasmine pulls a balaclava out of her pocket and shows Azura.::

"I'll be back soon. Then we'll have nothing to worry about. Trust me, okay? They won't know it's me. Look."

::She puts a coat on and it disguises her female figure quite well. One top of that, she's wearing large men's boots.::

"Sit tight, sis. Mum and dad wouldn't have stopped me."

::She gives Azura a shove and runs out to the bank.::

::Azura stands in the doorway watching her sister leave before drawing herself back inside with a barely-concealed whimper.::

(This is going to end terribly.)

::Jasmine returns, panting, and thrusts the gun and the bag of money into Azura's hands.::

"Quick, hide this, and this."

::Azura holds both items at arm's length.::

"What happened?"

"Just do what I tell you, Az!"

::There's a loud banging on the door.::

"This is Chief Constable Dainton. Open up. We know it was you."

"Jasmine! They know what was you??"

::The door is kicked down and three officers of the law pour in, stopping on seeing Azura.::

"Aha. Caught red-handed."

::The chief looks at the bag of money and the gun in Azura's hands.::

"What?"

::Azura suddenly realises what she's carrying. She jumps back.::

"No! It wasn't me! Jasmine! Tell them!"

::Jasmine already has tears in her eyes. Inside, her mind whirrs and shakes. She's absolutely terrified. And she panics. She shakes her head at her sister.::

"Why did you do this, Azura? Why did you kill someone?"

::Azura's mouth opens in shock as she stares at her sister, the betrayal hitting her even harder than the death of their parents only months before.::

"Jasmine..."

"You're coming with us."

::The police clap Azura in irons and take her to the jail.::

::Jasmine waits for a while then follows.::

::Jasmine brings a glamoured Azura into the cottage.::

"Sooooo. I don't know. I can just tell them you're on the run or something. Wait! I haven't even seen you! We never got along anyway."

:: Azura wrinkles her nose as they enter the house. Even her apartment is better than this, far better.::

"That sounds like a plan."

::Hey fuck you buddy! The cottage is really nice!::

"We still have no food or money though. They took what I..."

::Jasmine stops.::

"They took what we had."

:: Azura has pretty much worked out for herself exactly what Jasmine did.::

"We will think of something else."

:: She smiles weakly.::

"Something safe."

::Jasmine is about to protest but shuts up. She's just glad that Azura's okay so lets it go for now.::

:: Azura looks around the cottage with a helpless expression on her face. She's worried that she may get caught again and hanged, and she misses her Andrea and her Paige, the former of whom she is very worried about.::

"So! Can't believe you've been to jail eh?"

"Neither can I."

:: Azura gives Jasmine a bit of a look. She is likening jail to her time in the asylum cell.::

::Bang bang bang. And then enter. Two officers of the police walk in.::

"Ms. Pheobbers. Your sister has escaped from prison. Have you seen her?"

::They looks at Azura but then back at Jasbo.::

"Azura? No..."

::Jasmine looks as guilty as sin.::

:: On the other hand, Azura looks bewildered and confused.::

"Jasmine...?"

"Uhh... this is my cousin Az...inisuela!"

"... Azinisuela?"

:: Azura looks appropriately embarrassed by the name.::

"I often wonder what my parents were thinking."

::Jasmine grins.::

"Well... my condolences."

::One man splutters as the other stifles manly giggles.::

:: Azura narrows her eyes. It's not polite to laugh at a lady!::

"Listen, Jasmine."

::The officers seem to gang up on the blonde now.::

"If you do hear anything-"

::One in front and one behind. They physically press into her with their hips.::

"You'll let us know, eh?"

::The man in front kisses her, then the second forcefully twists her head around so he can kiss her too, then they leave.::

:: Azura stares, open mouthed. That was highly inappropriate behaviour!::

"Jasmine..."

::Jasmine sighs.::

"What."