I wake up first, as always. I always wake up early, that way I can make my way downstairs and make breakfast for everyone. I sat up in bed and looked to my two sisters, smiling. I love my sisters with all my heart, because they're always there for me and they are the only ones that truly understand me. I know they often treat me like a child, but I know that they know that I'm so much more than that. I am their happiness, their bundle of joy. I am all that is happy to them in a cruel world. When danger comes, I smile and be the optimist. When things get bad I'm the one who tells them it'll be okay. I take in all their sadness, and reflect happiness on their lives, hiding my true feeling until I'm alone, so that I don't make them sad. Hey, no one said being the youngest was easy. My smile slowly fades, as I remember that time I failed to do so. The time where I couldn't hold back the tears, and I became upset and panicky. I remember that one time clearly, although I wish I could forget. My sisters are strong, but without me to keep their emotions of sadness in check, we might not have the balance we have now. Jacey always cries, true, but who is it that usually calms her down? Dina and I. But without Dina, I don't know where we'd be. My poor sister. She acts silly all the time, but that's all it is, an act. I've been around her in her silly mood more than Jacey has, so I can tell when she is happy and when she is trying to keep us from worrying. She keeps her happy mask on to distract us from what she is truly feeling. My brave sister. There have only been a few times when I've seen her cry, but it's something I do not want to see anytime soon. It is something I detest seeing. If Dina is upset, she is truly upset. She isn't one to cry over spilled milk, she would most likely try to get someone to slip in it. If something has upset her, it has stirred the deepest and darkest corners of her heart. Tears can only flow after that. Dina then turned in her sleep, making a soft moaning noise, as if she was about to wake up. My smile returned and I got off the bed gently, grabbing my skirt and putting it on as I trotted out the door. I skipped into the kitchen and began to make breakfast. A special one too. I'd make Dina's favorite chocolate chip pancakes. Just as I placed a couple of the completed pancakes on a platter, my ribbon fell onto my head. I took it off and turned to see a similar violet simian that I'd seen earlier this morning.
"Looks like you forgot something." she teased, her famous smirk painted across her face. I smiled back at her. My wonderful sister.
"Thanks, Dina nee-chan."