One-off short stories

A Little Sister PT1

When I was young, me and my Sis saw an imaginary friend. Well, I didn't think of her as an imaginary friend. I felt like I knew her. Sis seemed to see her too. It helped me grow up. It helped me make friends, and be happy. Then one day she disappeared. I think I grew to be like her. I grew into who I wanted to be. Who she wanted me to be. Still, it left me lonely. It didn't break the friendships I made due to her. But it did stretch them. But I still had Sis. She stayed by me and comforted me, helped me through it. And I became back to the smiling girl, Sky, most people know me as. And the years passed by.
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"So, Sky Sunset was your best friend?" I asked, as we walked through the park again.
"Yeah. I knew him since I started to grow up. Well, I knew him well enough to name you after him." Ryan said.
"Do you think I deserve the name?" I asked again.
"What do you mean?" Ryan asked, a bit surprised.
"Well, you always talk about him like he's so incredible. I'm not sure if I'm like that." I said.
"That's not true at all. You're so incredible it shocks me." Ryan said.
"Really?" I was a bit surprised.
"Really."
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"Sister, what happened last night?" I asked Aiko in the next morning.
"H-huh, what do you mean?" Aiko said. As her sister, I could tell immediately that she was lying a bit.
"Didn't you get out of bed last night?" Sky asked.
"You were asleep I thought." Aiko knew better than to make an excuse for that.
"I was, but I can tell when you leave. Super sister powers or something." Sky joked.
"I was just going to the bathroom." Aiko said.
I knew it wasn't true, but I didn't push her. There's times when I have to be quiet about things, I can let her be like that. "...Okay."
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But then Kyoko was acting off the next day, same with Aiko. Something was wrong. I wasn't sure what to do. I just acted normal. I didn't ask. I knew nobody would tell me. But I wanted to know. I hated knowing my sister and parents were hiding things from me. It was a bit like a divide was being built between us.
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"Hey, do you know what's up with Sis and Mom?" I asked Ryan, since he was the only one who didn't seem freaked out as much.
"Not really. But I have noticed how they're acting." Ryan said.
"Do you have any idea what it could be?" I asked, needing a few ideas.
"I, it's nothing you should know about." Ryan said.
"Then you do have an idea?" I pressured.
"I can't tell you. Sorry. Still, I'm sure you can figure it out." Ryan said,"But I still won't get you involved."
"So it's kinda like a challenge then. You want me to figure it out?" I asked, a bit of a smile on my face.
"Just be there for Aiko, no matter what." Ryan said seriously.
"Okay." Sky said,"I'll do it, no matter what!"
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Sky was sitting at her desk, her pencil constantly tapping against it. She needed to focus on her math, but she couldn't. Not with everything that was happening. She still didn't know anything. What was affecting her sister? She had to find something. She went looking around for something through the house. She ended up looking around through the basement of the house. Under stacks of papers, and other things. She almost felt guided on some level. Like something was leading her on a path.
"H-huh?" I found a mysterious briefcase. It was clearly not like the rest of the stuff in the basement. It wasn't even very dusty, although it was hidden. It showed signs of being used rather recently. I pulled it out from under the stack of papers. I was afraid to open it. No, afraid isn't the right word. It felt like...I knew my life would change as soon as I opened it. I paused for a moment. I had no clue if it would help me find out what happened to Sis and Mom. But it called to me. Like it was my fate. I looked at it carefully. And I opened it.

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KawaiiQueenLyrii

Here it is. You couldn't have Aiko deal with magical girl stuff without letting me give Sky the evoker. It's the same parallel as last time.