Hi everyone,

It's been a while...and I forgot about this story. I came back and saw a new review from Julianabr that suggested I condense this idea into a one-shot and now that I read it through, I whole-heartedly agree!

So here is Little Sister? in shorter, concluded form...I also changed wording that I just noticed, annoys me like heck! Hope you enjoy!

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"Will! You're here!"

"Ack! Not so tight!"

"'kay, fine. So what are you doing here?"

"Well, um, see..." He let his eyes sweep over her. She was, in two words, professional..and beautiful. In more than those, she was ravishingly drop-dead gorgeous, angelic, bewitching, dazzling, elegant, pulchritudinous. Words failed him. "I uh...well see what happened was Georgie invited me, then when I told her I couldn't, she threatened to say something. So I came."

"Say something."

"Uh huh"

"You came because she was gonna say something."

"Uh huh"

"Like?"

"Uh huh. Wait, I mean nothing and have you seen Georgie yet?" he sputtered.

I shook my head. The poor boy really needed to take speech lessons. And maybe even thinking/processing (turning-critically-analyzed-thoughts-into-words) lessons. How had he ever gotten into Princeton?

"Nope and I'm completely lost. She told me she'd meet me here but look, I find you instead." I gestured to him carelessly and sighed-in appreciation, though he took it as annoyance. Of course, that was my plan anyway. "Why is my life so-"

"HEYYYYY! So...what? What's wrong with your life? I just dropped Will into it! You didn't even have to do anything this time, he just *pop* appeared in front of the eyes he worships. Wouldya PLEASE stop complaining and just THANK me?"

Miss Georgiana Darcy. Will's absolutely darling(ly enthusiastic) little sister. Will and I stood wide-eyed and wordlessly before her, placing ourselves at her mercy.

"Has Will proposed yet?"

No mercy.

"I told him to do it soon"

Still no mercy.

"Geez why's he taking so long?"

What's mercy again?

"I made him get a ring..."

Oh Good Lord...

"and even helped him find you-waiting-for-me-waiting-for-him. Did you guys happen to kiss yet?"

...have MERCY.

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Georgie adored Will. She also thought it was the funniest thing to wiggle her perfect eyebrows at me whenever he was around.

"Lizzy, why aren't you answering? Hey and why didn't you tell me that Will came!" (eyebrow wiggle) "already keeping him all to yourself, huh?"

"What? no! He just got here, and the second thing I said to him was about you."

"Oh yeah? What was the first? 'Hey handsome, missed you,' right?" (another eyebrow wiggle)

"Of course not! I would never say that!"

"Of course you wouldn't" (eyebrows)

"Would not!"

"Would too" (eyebrow wiggle)

"Would not"

"Would too" (eyebrow wiggle)

"Would NOT"

"Would TOO" (EYEBROWS. WIGGLIN. TOO. MUCH.)

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She left when Will threatened to roast her cat.

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After a moment of quite heavy, awkward silence, I offered to show Will around the university campus and both started up a hill. Unfortunately, a walk surrounded by beautiful scenery did nothing to help the awkwardness, and silence ensued. Finally, Will said, "So...what do you have left to do today?"

I quickly replied "Nothing much, I've finished judging the rounds I signed up for, so I was going to watch Georgie for the rest of the day."

"Oh."

"Yep"

"Oh. Um. Well, it's very beautiful out here."

"I know, I come up this hill every year. I love willow trees, they're some of my favorites. And at the top, I lie on a blanket and watch the clouds."

"Oh."

"Yep."

We passed on in silence until we reached the top, and he helped me spread out my blanket that was folded next to a tree. Sitting down and having nothing interesting to do (except sneak looks at him), I commented: "Nice isn't it? I come here whenever I can"

"Oh."

"Yep. I think they should plant some weeping cherry trees here. I saw several in Massachusetts and LOVED them. I haven't seen any in our area."

"Oh"

"Uhhh yeah. Birch trees take longer to show green in the spring..."

"Oh."

"Yep. Are you going to say something besides 'Oh'?"

"Oh, um...yeah uh.."

"Uh huhhh"

"Well, I wanted to ask you, did you. Did you...um...didyoumeanwhatyousaid?"

"Umm..yes? They were all bare when we went."

"No, no before that."

"Ohh, the cherry trees? They're gorgeous...several on Brown U's campus too!" Seeing his frustrated face, I continued, "and yeah, I really like practicing up here."

"No," he hesitated, "I meant before that."

"Oh, yeah I do like willow trees a lot."

"No, no...what Georgie said...about missing me." He looked down and blushed.

"Oh, that. Of course I missed you, big brother!"

"Oh...okay...big brother?"

"Yeeeahhh..." I turned to him, confused...he had never questioned the title...

"Elizabeth," he never calls me Elizabeth. "I just, um, wanted to say that I, uh, you look beautiful." He never compliments me either. I just stared at him. At my silence, he went on: "and you always look beautiful" and if he ever compliments me, it's never twice in a row "and I" I felt him sweep his eyes over me before whipping his eyes up to meet mine "admire and love you."

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And that is it! I know it has a LOT of holes, but really I just wrote it for fun without the hassle of developing a plot or perfect anything. However, I WOULD greatly appreciate constructive criticism :) Point out what doesn't work and if I agree (and have time), I'll correct it! Also point out what you like :) Because that makes me happy like when Lizzy hears Darcy say you-know-what. And happy like when Darcy hears Lizzy accept his proposal.

Okay not that happy, but almost that happy. And yes, I know she's not supposed to accept the first time, but this is fanfiction. So there you have it! Little Sister? is complete!