So this is part two... this is all Riker/Rydel sibling fluff and There's a tiny tiiiiny hint of Rikurt and Rydellington so if you don't like that then skip like the first sentence of the last paragraph... Enjoy!

Riker-12

Rydel-10

Rocky-9

Ross-8

Ryland-7

Rydel woke with a start, her heart racing from the loud crack of thunder. 'Its ok,' she thought to herself, 'you're ten now, thunder doesn't scare you.'

Just then, another round of lightning filled the room and Rydel's door opened as another crack of thunder rang throughout the house. Gasping, Rydel pulled the blanket up over her head, only to be pulled back down by a scared looking Ross, Ryland in tow.

"Delly, we're scared." Said Ross, his voice innocent and frightened. Ryland nodded along, eyes wide. Rydel opened her mouth to reply, but was interrupted by another crack of thunder. The three kids screamed as the nightlight flickered and went out.

"Okay, let's go to Riker's and Rocky's room." Rydel said as she climbed out of bed and grabbed the two younger boys' hands. Together, they made their way down to their brothers' room and opened the door, only to find both boys fast asleep, undisturbed. They were both heavy sleepers after all.

"I'll go wake up Riker, you two get Rocky." Rydel said. She made her way over to her big brother's bed and shook him forcefully, yet gently.

Riker opened his eyes and, once they adjusted, he took in his sisters scared form.

"Hey," he said sweetly, "you scared?"

Rydel nodded, sniffling, as tears welled up in her eyes.

"I know I'm too old to be scared but I really really am." She said, a single tear sliding down her cheek.

"Hey, no, don't cry." Riker said, reaching over to wipe away his sister's tears. "It's ok to be scared, I still am too sometimes." He chuckled, causing Rydel to smile a bit. "And hey, you did good by bringing the little munchkins here." He said, this causing Rydel to actually giggle a bit.

Riker moved over and patted the space next to him, Rydel sliding in under the covers. Riker wrapped his arms around her in a brotherly way and kissed her forehead. He loved his little sister, and always felt protective over her. If you had to ask, Rydel was probably Riker's favorite sibling.

Not long after, all five Lynch children were asleep, safe in a siblings arms.

~oOo~

Mark and Stormie woke the next morning and did their daily routine, which included waking up the kids in time for Saturday morning pancakes. However, when Mark went to wake up his two eldest boys, he smiled at the sight in front of him and gently closed the door again.

"Stormie, honey, where's the camera?" He asked his wife. When she returned him a questioning look, he simply smiled and said, "You're gonna wanna keep this one, I know you."

So, Stormie grabbed the camera and headed over to Riker and Rocky's room, opening the door gently and tearing up at the wonderful sight she saw. She quickly snapped a picture and went down to start breakfast, not before placing a gentle kiss on each child's head.

"Why do you think they're all in there?" Asked Mark.

"I think there was a thunderstorm last night." She said

The picture taken that day was probably the favorite of the family, being shown at both Riker and Curt's wedding, as well as Rydel and Ellington's. In it was Rydel and Riker, curled up together on Riker's bed, while Ross and Ryland were taking over Rocky's, who didn't seem to mind.