The Other Sister

Real Thing

"Rose?" Kelly walked towards my bed, "Tell us what happened."

"I was in bed and I heard my name being called twice at the third time I realized it was mother, I called for her and she opened the door and hugged me telling me that we were in danger. That Gothel was going to bring Leota back and is looking at us for her sacrifice." I recall. I turned to Ivy, "And she gave me this just before I woke up… what does it mean?"

Weaver spoke, "Ivy, this is identical to your dream, isn't it?"

"A mirror image." Ivy sighs. "Rose, mother has been trying to contact us… warning that we are in danger…"

Weaver left to guard the house.

"You had this dream? Why didn't you tell me?"

"To protect you, Rose, I begged mother not to tell you because knowing what is really happening is frightening. I told her I would tell you."

"When?" "When were you planning to tell me?"

"Once I am sure that you are safe. Please believe me, I was only trying to protect you."

I sighed. How do I respond to her plea I was upset because she kept it from me but after admitting that she only tried to protect me… how can I be angry at that?

"Ivy, you tried your best to protect Rose from the pain that was to come…" Kelly sighs. "That is more than I could say about what I did. I left to save myself leaving my two younger to fend for themselves and failed to see that I was responsible for her running away, I blamed Regina and my mother for her 'death'. You are her real sister."

"Ivy?" I contemplate. "You might have done bad things in the past but who hasn't? None of us are perfect, we are not cookie cutter perfect, we all did things that are not proud of… but it doesn't change the fact that you are and always will be my sister, right Lucy?"

Lucy smiled. "She's right, Aunt Ivy. Aunt Rose will forever be your little sister." She then elongates the word, "Forever little sister!"

"Yeah, wait what?!"

"Think about it Aunt Rose, you will forever be the baby of the family… either family your in."

"I really doubt that you'd want to upset me Luc, I changed your diaper when you were a baby."

"That's black mail!"

"And now we know where your skills of black mail comes from…"

Ivy embraced me, "My little sister!"

"We really need to fix Ana's age." I smirked. "Or we would be confused by our own age."