Newfound Hope

Twins

"Wizzie, who are twins?" Luna asked, confused.

"Well honey, the twins are my older sisters. Their names are Mary-Kate and Ashley. I'll help you with them." Lizzie said, as they headed to the already opened door. Ashley is the first to notice Lizzie came in and headed in her direction and hugged her before realizing the small child was hiding.

"Hey Liz, who's this little one?" Ashley asked.

"Ash, this is Luna. Luna, this is my sister Ashley. Me and Scarlett are taking care of her until later tonight." Lizzie said, causing Luna to look up at her with worry in her eyes.

"No honey, we're not giving you back. Don't worry sweetheart." Lizzie said, rubbing circles around Luna's back. Luna nodded and laid her head on Lizzie's shoulder.

"Has MK met Luna yet? I'm sure she would love her." Ashley said, walking with Lizzie. MK turned around and saw Lizzie with Luna.

"Hey baby sis, who's this little girl and why is she laying on you?" MK asked, in a rude way. Lizzie handed Luna to Scarlett who walked into the kitchen with her as Rose followed.

"Well, Scarlett and I found her alone in a park and found out she was a foster child who had been abused at her previous foster home, so I looked into her case and talked with her case-worker. Scarlett and I are planning on adopting her tonight, that's why she was laying on me and her name is Luna but if you're going to be rude you can leave." Lizzie said, defending the young girl.

"Oh my gosh Liz, I didn't mean for it to sound rude, I just thought she was a random girl laying on you. I didn't mean to sound disrespectful, I promise." MK says, sincerely.

"Okay, you can meet her if you would like but she may be scared of you at first. She was hesitant with Ash." Lizzie explains cautiously. Lizzie headed into the kitchen and found Scarlett trying to calm down Luna.

"Hey Scar, what happened?" Lizzie asked, rushing over to Luna who was on the counter.

"I don't know, as soon as we got into the kitchen she started panicking." Scarlett said, moving out of Lizzie's way.

"Hey Luna, honey I need you to follow my breathing. Do you think you can do that for me?" Lizzie asked, picking Luna up. Luna nodded slightly as Lizzie took a deep breath in. Luna copied Lizzie and followed her until her breathing became even, Luna still had tears running down her face.

"Hey honey, what's got you so worked-up?" Lizzie asked, confused.
"I th-thou-thought you we-were goi-going t-to-leave m-me." Luna said, brokenly.

"Oh sweetheart, we will never leave you. We promise." Scarlett said, coming up on the side of Lizzie. Luna nodded and hid her face in Lizzie's neck as Lizzie brought her back into the living room. Scarlett stayed in the kitchen with Rose and helped her warm up her food.

"MK, this is Luna. She's a little shy at the moment. Luna is my other sister MK. She is very nice I promise." Lizzie said, turning so Luna could see MK. Luna looked up confused before noticing Ashley standing next to her. Luna looked between the two, confusing herself more every time she turned her head. Lizzie light laughed when she noticed the confusion in Luna's eyes.

"Honey, it's okay to get them confused. They are identical twins, they won't blame you for mixing them up." Lizzie said, after turning Luna's head towards her. Luna nodded before laying her head on Lizzie's shoulder, while rubbing her eyes tiredly.

"Are you tired honey?" Ashley asked, picking up on Luna's movements. Luna nodded and tiredly reached out for Ashley. Ashley took Luna from Lizzie's arms and brought her over to the couch lightly rocking her as she did. By the time Lizzie got to the couch Luna was sleeping peacefully in Ashley's arms while leaning on the arm of the couch.

"How did you do that? She refuses to go to anyone else, even the people on set that she's already met." Lizzie exclaimed quietly while also in shock.

"I don't know Liz, I tried what worked on you when you were younger." Ashley said, not even knowing how she put Luna to sleep. Lizzie walked into the kitchen and saw Scarlett and Rose eating.

"Hey, where's Luna? I put her food in the fridge." Scarlett asked.

"She is sleeping. She fell asleep on Ashley." Lizzie said, causing Scarlett to drop the food in her hand on the counter.

"Yeah that's what I was like. I was shocked because she just met them today and already trusts them." Lizzie said, placing her food in the microwave. Scarlett picked up her food before replying.

"Well at least we know if we need a babysitter, now we know who to call." Scarlett said, taking a bite of her sandwich. Lizzie nodded, starting to eat her food. MK came into the kitchen and headed over to the fridge.

"Liz, do you guys have anything to eat, or have you guys been eating fast food everyday?" MK asked, searching through the cupboards.

"We don't have any time to go grocery shopping. We don't have a babysitter for the girls." Lizzie said, in between bites. MK nodded and headed back into the living room.

"Hey Ash, tomorrow do we have anything to do?" MK asked, sitting next to Ashley on the couch.

"Not that I know why?" Ashley asked.

"Do you want to come over and babysit the girls, so Liz and Scar can go grocery shopping rather than eating fast food everyday." MK asked, hoping for a yes.

"Of course I want to. If it means I get to see these little girls for a whole day. I babysit everyday." Ashley said, being careful not to wake Luna. MK nodded and headed back into the kitchen.