Fire as Strong as Iron

The Phonecall

"Yeah, the girl's are doing amazing. Al has been building as well!" The mother exclaimed to her brother.

"That's amazing! I need to stop by and see what she's building!" The brother exclaimed in pure happiness that his first and oldest niece was following in his footsteps, although she started a lot earlier than her sister.

"Should I put Al on the phone? I think she might want to talk with her uncle, especially now! I think she's building right now, hold on," The mother put the phone against her chest, blocking out most of the conversation.

"Hmm?" He heard from the phone.

"Sweetie, your uncle is on the phone!" 

A grunt.

"Hello?" A groggy voice asked.

"Hey Lil!" The man exclaimed. He could physically feel her smile.

"Hey Oldie!" She responded, giving him a name he honestly couldn't hate more.

"You know I hate you calling me that!" The man responded, laughter in his voice.

"Right back at you!" She murmured, he heard a clink from the other side.

"So, I hear you been buildin'," The man smiled.

"Yea, its a major project for school. I'm supposed to re-create my biggest hero. I wish you could see it, its really cool!" She responded, he heard some clinking.

"Whats with the clinking?" He asked.

"We're supposed to re-create something they do that makes them our hero, I have two things it does!" She responded in glee.

"Well, hopefully I'll be able to check it out soon. Me and Pepper might just come down there for a while, just to see you and your sister!" 

A loud squeal. "Hey Sis!" He heard the muffled voice.

"Lemme talk! Lemme talk! Lemme talk!" He heard the scree. 

"Here! Just don't drop it!" Allyson responded.

"Hey!" The young girl exclaimed.

"Hey Pebbles!" He never called her a nickname she hated.

"I'm so happy!" She exclaimed.

"Aren't you always?" He chuckled.

"Well... Dragonfly said that she would help teach me to build things!" Pebbles exclaimed in pure happiness, using her sisters most commonly used name.

"Thats great!" He exclaimed, wanting to keep his visit a secret.

"Well, I need to go to bed! Here's Dragonfly!" The girl exclaimed.

"So, want to talk to mom?" Dragonfly asked.

"Yea, I'll talk with ya later?" He asked.

"O'course!" Dragonfly exclaimed.

The sound of footsteps and low whispers came from the two older girls, before the phone was taken.

"So, I hear you're coming over sometime?" His sister asked.

"Yea, when is her project coming home?" He asked.

"Two weeks from tomorrow!" His sister answered.

"Alright, two weeks from tomorrow I'll come over, I want to see it!" He responded.

"I think you'll really like it, its a lovely thing she did," The sweetness in her voice seemed to double.

He chuckled. "Dragonfly is an amazing girl, I know she'll do a lot," He murmured in happiness.

"Guess how I found her?" His sister asked in a chuckle.

"How'd you find her Layna (Lay--nuh)?" He asked.

"Well, she was working on her project earlier, when I walked in with the phone she was asleep at her desk. Reminded me so much of you," He could sense the smile in Layna's voice.

He chuckled again. "So, she did get something from me!"

"Of course, she reminds me of you everyday. It just sucks living this far away! I wish they could've grown up with you closer to them. You're like a father to them, especially Dragonfly," The sadness in her voice made his smile sink a little.

"I still hate that bastard," He murmured.

"I'll talk to you later?" Layna asked.

"Yeah, of course you will!" He replied before they both hung up.