The Knight Nursery - One shots

stars meet again

TW:
-Suicide attempt
-(childhood) trauma
-mental health issues

It is a freezing cold evening. All of the houses on the street are dark and there is not a single light coming from them. No car is to be seen. No one walks around at a time like this.
The last night of autumn began.
The stars shine bright and no cloud is interrupting their beauty.
No one would walk around the streets at 11pm.

No one but one woman. Her heavy black coat is tightly wrapped around her. The black Doc Martens match her style perfectly.
A cigaret in her hands and her keys in the other hand.
She isn't scared, why would she be? She is probably scarier than anything that will cross her way.

As she is standing on the bridge she has crossed so many times before she looks down at the river. The stars reflecting in it and the wind blows through her brown hair.
She tosses her cigaret into the river and sits on the edge of the really high bridge. She always does that, especially on days like this.

She just survived another family meeting. A meeting in which she was confronted with all of her flaws and imperfections.
Sure she always tried to be perfect but no one ever is perfect enough for him. Her father.

No matter what, he always finds something bad.
She always was the top of her classes, not once did she fail a test. She studied and got to university.
And still he'd always find something she does wrong.

Her hair is too long. Her glasses look unprofessional. The way she dresses reminds everyone of a cheap whore.
She still couldn't give him another heir. And she doesn't even want to think about all of the comments on her failed relationships.

She stands up again and climbs onto the fence of the bridge and opens her arms. The wind blows through her and she closes her eyes.
She knows that with dying she will disappoint him again. But does that even matter anymore?
No it doesn't.

The second she leans foreward two arms grab her from behind and pull her away again.

"Autumn!" A dark voice cuts through her mind and through the cold autumn night.

"Big brother." One couldn't tell if she is annoyed or relieved. She still has her eyes closed.

"Aut... What happened?" His voice shaking and he still hasn't let go of the younger woman.

He lost her once, he won't ever lose her again, he can't lose her again.
These past 20 years have been the hardest of his life. Constant lies, his relationship failing and getting fixed again. He hates the red head. And he knows the feeling is mutual.

"Why would you care?"
Her voice cold and distant. Still hurt from that one night. The night she lost her brother. All of that because he wanted to prank her.

He can't decide if he should let go of her or if he should hold her.

But the woman in his arms relaxes again which is weird for both of them. This was their first talk ever since they fell out.
Of corse they saw each other at the Knight family gatherings. But whenever Reece wanted to talk to her he once again got pulled away from Autumn by his 'girlfriend' Mia.

"I miss-"
"I missed-"

Both of them start their sentences.
But now both are shying away again. Not wanting to admit those few little words. Autumn just nods against his brothers chest.

She gets away from him and straightens her cloak. Then their eyes finally meet again. Under the stars and they are filled with the same shimmer as they were back then.

"Big brother?"

He nods and looks at her.
"The stars are always there. Even if we can't see them we know they are always there."

A smile forms on his face, knowing very well that she is talking about him. They always communicated over the stars.

"I have been watching the moon every night little sis."

Another code. She nods at him understanding his message. The moon always looks the same no matter where you are.

With that their ways part again. She doesn't know that their paths will cross again very soon.

Neither of them spoke about the night again. Autumn went home to her little Caddie and Winter. He was sitting on the sofa waiting for her.
He couldn't stop worrying about her.
But she didn't utter a word, he knows almost everything but he doesn't have to know that. Yet.

Reece also went back home to be met with yet another car in their driveway. He hears his 'girlfriend' and another female voice upstairs. She will never know about his unplanned meeting with her sister.
It's for the best.
Soon he'll break up with her again to meet his sister and make up with her again.

The second he stands in Marjories office, Autumn remembers all of the memories and that one night.

"Little sis."
"Big brother."

Her brown haired manager looks shocked at both of them.
Autumn never revealed much about her past or herself. No one knew she had a brother.

Autumn glares at him. Why is he here? He never wanted to be there because it was their fathers wish not theirs. She only obeyed because she craved his appreciation. After all, he was the only one she had left after Reece had hurt her so bad.
But she couldn't deny how much she enjoys her work by now. But with Reece being here now she gets scared. What if he will take away her joy once again?

Reece glares back. But behind his eyes isn't half as much anger as behind hers. He looks around knowing that no one wanted to fully believe him, especially not his little sister. He knows what she's thinking about right now.
He isn't here to work with children, or to please their dad. He couldn't care less about him.
All he wants is to finally make up with his sister.

Until his eyes finally meet the dead flowers on Marjories desk.
He now knows why his sister is killing him with her stare.

Mia. Of course it was her. She is pissed off and Autumn now remembers that one night.
Just as he does.

Well maybe one day the stars will meet again and be in peace.

A/N:
Hello Hello and welcome to my one shots! For all of my Clorscha readers: NO worries! I still love writing my other story and I will keep on doing so! But I also wanted to share some other stories aswell! And remember! They will contain all of the genres!
Fluff, angst, drama, trauma, spice and so on!

I hope you enjoy it!
theLesbianBean <3