a bounce in my feet as i walk down the street

[just_savannah]

I couldn't help but feel happy after my afternoon and evening with Casey and Mike. Their apartment wasn't much, but it was theirs and they had made it into a home. I was already conspiring plans to help make it homelier. What had been that book Mike had read at the bookstore and wanted? Lucky something

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[isabel_camila]

I hadn't done anything since the guy in the bookstore told me about my sister being in town. Nothing but sit around and play my guitar.

One would think I'd rush to find her, if that one didn't realize that attached with my sister, was generally my parents. Not a situation I wanted to walk into anytime soon.

I took a sip of my vanilla chai tea, and was thinking about playing a little more, when out of the corner of my eye, I saw someone stumble in and make a mess of the newspapers.

Wait. Is that?

"Savannah?" I called out, as I stood up and rushed over there.

"Oh my god! Savannah!!" I exclaimed as I tackled her, giving her the biggest hug I have ever given before.

"Oh my god!!"

[just_savannah]

After being completely glomped by my sister, I barely had time to recover. I know I was hugging her back, but it was such a surprise to actually see her.

"Oh my god, Izzy." I held close to her, my head on her shoulder.

Two years was long enough.

"I've missed you so so much."

[isabel_camila]

"Oh my god! Okay, enough with the oh my god, but really... wow!" I pulled away from her, keeping my hands on her arms.

"Look at you! You've grown up so much!" I looked at her, she had matured in the past couple of years.

"I've missed you too baby sister." I grinned. "Don't get me wrong or anything, but what on earth are you doing here??"

[just_savannah]

I couldn't help but grin widely to my sister as she made comments about how I had grown up so much. Maybe I had. I knew myself a lot better than I had a while ago.

"Dad... he got a job here... or his job took him here. One of the two. We got in barely a week ago." By the look on her face, I knew they hadn't told her. At least we're here for now...

"I've just... missed you so much. Have to take this moment and like engrave it on my brain."

I knew why I hadn't seen her in forever. Our parents and the incredible about of invasion without truly knowing us. I wondered how long I could keep Casey a secret.

[isabel_camila]

"You know about significant others?" I asked, a grin on my face. "Blah, you're right though. The last one? He thought it would be sweet to leave a bruise on my cheek after I forgot to call him back one night. Luckily he left town shortly after. And the one before that? She decided to go back to her ex girlfriend, after I had professed my love for her. I'm so done."

"I'm tellin' ya lil' one, sometimes I really think they're not worth it. At least I have my guitar. She'll never turn on me. Even when I turn on her. You know... after I left home, I quit playing.. for almost a year. I almost thought I'd never pick it back up."

It was nice to be able to talk to someone, someone who actually knew me. Someone who I knew wasn't going to form this off the wall opinion of me.

[just_savannah]

Ugh. A boy had actually hit my sister. I could feel the anger building inside. I could track that guy down and... wait - she dated a girl. My sister liked girls? Since when? Okay, shut mouth and stop gawking! There was so much that she just said that I wanted to comment on.

"I didn't think you'd ever stop playing, honestly..." I said softly. "And I can't imagine how cruel some people can be." I added looking down for a moment.

"And... I guess I don't really know about significant others, but I'm learning." My heart pounded hard against my ribcage, "Um, Casey... She's my girlfriend." I gave a shy smile towards Isabel.

[isabel_camila]

I knew it! Am I good, or what?

"I know, or at least... I thought I did." I smiled at her, assuringly. "The smile gave it away. It's the Clarke Crush Smile. We all have it."

I felt honored that she told me. My little sister was growing up, and it was absolutely breathtaking to be able to see.

"So.." I prompted. "Tell me about her!!"

[just_savannah]

Oh, man. I just hid my head in my hands when she started talking about the smile. She had always known when I was younger and had a crush on someone because of that smile.

"Case..." I couldn't help but smile softly at her name, "She's just incredible. I think you'd love her too. She's so talented. And beautiful. And like the best human being on the planet earth. She's been through so much -" I paused, I couldn't tell Izzy about that. Izzy would be active in a second and Casey and Mike didn't need that right now. "She's been through so much ridicule and she still comes out strong." I let out a breath. "She's just... you know, amazing."

[isabel_camila]

"No, it is a big deal. It doesn't matter if I want to, or not. They can try to kick me out of the family all they want, I still have obligations."

And defending my little sister, was one of them.

"And apparently keeping you sane is one of them. Though, that one could be tricky, as I have trouble keeping my own self sane." I laughed.

The tune I was playing on my guitar started to take form, and before I knew it, I was playing a soft song that I used to play for her at bedtime. I smiled at her.

"Things sure have changed, huh?"

[just_savannah]

I couldn't help but smile softly at the song she began to play. Memories come in like this five second flash card. I can see each and every time she played it for me. Every sisterly embrace. Everything I ever missed when she was away.

Stillness fills the evening. Gentle clouds drift slowly. All the earth is singing a lullaby we know.

We were different now. Not those same children. She wasn't the one who taught me this lullaby and I wasn't the one who'd sing it back to her.

"Sometimes I like the change... other times I wish that things were exactly the same. That I could be stupidly obvious." I said softly.

Dreams of long ago...

[isabel_camila]

"The change isn't so bad, once you get used to it. And hello, you're here!"

Life just might get a little easier with her around, and that was something I was looking forward to.

"You know I wanted to see you, right? I would have tried to contact you... but I knew it would just make things worse for you at home.."

I couldn't help it, I felt kind of guilty.

[just_savannah]

"I know," I smile to Izzy. "I really do, even if sometimes it was in my subcontious." Sometimes I had been angry at her for leaving. She'd been my only friend... up until Casey. I went two years without a single friend.

"I just really really missed you."

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