Alright guys, here's chapter two!
The sun beat down on Emily's face, but that's not what woke her. She opened her eyes and sniffed the air. Pancakes! She got out of bed, put on her fluffy slippers and ran to the kitchen. Just as she expected, her sister was sitting there with a smug look on her face pouring syrup on a pile of pancakes. Shalimar and Emma were also sitting at the table eating. Shalimar ran to her first and crushed her with a hug. Emma wasn't far behind.
"You cut your hair!" Shalimar frowned running her hand thru her hair.
"I think it looks beautiful." Emma smiled giving her a hug and a kiss on the forehead.
"Yeah, well of course you would." Shalimar teased. Ever since Emily could remember, Emma had her hair a little above her shoulders, but Shalimar's was usually halfway down her back.
"You must be starved after being on the road for so long." Emma said ignoring Shalimar's comment. She took Emily by the hand and led her to the table.
"You ate all the pancakes?" Emily yelled at her sister.
"I did not!" Emma yelled back.
"Don't you two start." Emma warned.
"We made you each your own breakfast." Shalimar said taking a plate out of the oven.
"French toast!" Emily squealed.
"So what's new? How's dorm life treating you two?" Emma asked them.
"Well, I met this really cute guy the other day. He invited me out after Christmas." Emma said with a smile plastered on her face. (A/N: I know it might be a little confusing at first but there is a reason she named her after herself.)
"That's great. What do you know about him?"
"Not much. I know he's studying psychology."
"So you've accepted a date from a guy you know nothing about?" Shalimar asked making sure she was hearing straight.
"Mom, relax. He's a good guy." Emma answered.
"But you don't even know him well enough to say that." Shalimar said getting upset.
"That's why we're going on a date. To get to know each other."
"Honey, relax. It's only a date. We all know Emma's capable of taking care of herself." Emma said.
"Remember what happened the last time she went out on a date with a guy she barely knew?"
"Mom I was sixteen."
"And apparently, you still haven't learned your lesson."Shalimar said a little more agitated.
"Hey look at the time Shal, isn't it about time for your morning run?" Emma asked looking at her watch.
"I can do it later." She said turning to Emily. "So how's your life going? You're not planning on dating a stranger are you?"
Emily looked at her sister, then back and forth between her mothers.
"Mom? Is everything alright?"
"Everything's fine, why?"
"You don't seem like yourself." Emily answered. Just then the phone rang.
"I'll get it." Shalimar rose from her seat and left the room. Emma and Emily looked at their mother waiting for an explanation.
"They're just a few mood swings. Nothing to worry about. She has them every year." Emma told them.
"We never noticed them." Emma said.
"Of course not. You two were too busy being kids and then teenagers. But don't worry, she'll get over them in a few days."
"Why? Is she going through menopause or something?" Emily asked.
"She can't go through menopause every year stupid!" Emma said rolling her eyes.
"Hey cut it out, you two haven't been home a day yet, and if you give me a headache before noon, I'll owe Shal twenty bucks."
"Then please explain the mood swings." Emily pleaded.
"Shal doesn't like people to talk about it, so it's best that we don't. Besides, she's fine."
"What? Why not?" Emma asked.
"Why what?" Shalimar asked coming back in the room.
"Why Emma's named after me." Emma said covering up the real conversation.
"You guys know that story by heart." Shalimar said taking her seat.
"We just love hearing it." Emily lied.
"Okay, what were you really talking about?" Shalimar said catching on.
"What do you mean?" Emma asked.
"Your sister hates that story."
"I do...not." Emily tried again.
"Do I look like I was born yesterday?"
"Well you look so youthful." Emily said.
"Nice try, let's go, spit it out." She said eyeing all of them.
"We can't. The girls and I were discussing Christmas gifts and if we tell you what we were talking about then you'd know what you were getting." Emma said taking the girls plates and walking over to the sink.
"Awwe! But I already got what I wanted for Christmas." Shalimar said hugging Emily.
"So who was on the phone?" Emma asked washing the plates.
"Oh uh, wrong number." Shalimar said a little flustered.
"Well, I'm gonna go take a shower." Emma said getting up and stretching very Shalimar like. "Thanks for the pancakes mom." She said walking away.
"There are clean towels in the hall closet." Emma shouted after her.
"I think it's about time I took a shower too." Emily said standing up and catching up with her sister.
"What do you think that's about?" Emily asked as soon as they were out of earshot.
"I wish I knew. Mom was acting pretty weird" Emma answered.
"Mood swings?" Emily suggested thinking about what their mother had told them before.
"I guess. That's what mom said." Emma said walking into her room. Emily followed continuing the subject.
"But that didn't seem like a mood swing. It just sounded like she was upset that you were going out on a date. Until then she was fine."
"Yeah well, mom said not to worry about it so...I don't see why we should." Emma said opening her duffle.
"Yeah but didn't mom look a little under the weather to you? And-" A loud crash from the kitchen interrupted them. The girls looked at each other. Emma was out the door before Emily and raced to the kitchen. She stopped in her tracks as Shalimar came flying in front of her. Emily crashed into her sister and watched as Shalimar picked herself back up, eyes glowing, and lunged at their mother. Emma landed hard as Shalimar pinned her down.
"Damnit Shalimar!" Emma shouted as she frantically tried keeping the feral's hands away from her neck.
"Mom!" Emma shouted rushing in and trying to pull Shalimar off. Emily joined in too.
"Mom stop it!" Emily said panicked. They'd never seen her like this, she was growling and clawing for Emma's neck. Unable to pull her off, Shalimar managed to clasp her hands around her lover's neck.
"Oh my god! Mom let go!" Emma shrieked as she saw her mother gasping for air. She reached in her mother's pocket and pulled out what looked like a small pen. She put it against Shalimar's arm and pressed a small button at the end. Seconds later Shalimar collapsed. Emma gasped and then slowly breathed in and out.
"Mom are you okay?" Emily asked gently pulling Shalimar off of her and laying her flat on the floor..
"I'll be fine. Just help me take her upstairs." Emma said massaging her neck and sitting up.
"What's going on mom?" Emma asked picking up the pen.
"I'll explain later. Just help me get her upstairs." She said taking the pen from her. The three of them hoisted the sleeping feral up and laid her in her bed. Emily and Emma watched as Emma made sure Shalimar was comfortable. And then placed a kiss on her cheek.
"I have a feeling this may not be the first time this has happened." Emma said to her younger sister.
"Well we're about to find out." Emily said as Emma came over to them.
To be continued...
Daryl- Thanks for your review hope you like chapter two. (Hey I think that rhymed)
Billy Rose- Thanks for your review. I'm still trying to figure out the kinks but don't worry, I'll figure out a way to make them both Emma and Shalimar's kids.
Anonymous- Thanks! I'm glad you like it. And I knew I wasn't the only one that noticed they were family oriented. But as long as you all like them. And the story's almost done, I just don't have much time to type it.
Over it- Thanks for your review, glad you like it.
EmmaShalforever- Thanks for the review. And as soon as I finish typing chapter 3 I'm posting it!
Naweoh- Hey hey hey! Lara and Erin were complete coincidences:) I swear, besides, this story is three years old. It is kinda creepy though, whoda thunk!. lol. Anyway, thanks for your review!
LilithFox- Sorry you got confused, it's actually a typo. You see, what had happened was that, I had the name Carly in the story originally, but decided to change it to Emily so you guys wouldn't think that they were the same characters from 'Friend or Foe' but I guess I accidentally typed it in while I was looking at the paper. Sorry again for the confusion. Thanks for your review:D