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Chapter IV

John awoke to the sound of his sister hurling in the bathroom down the short hallway. John cringed. He knew just what she was feeling right now. He himself had a few nights over the years where he had one to many to drink, and ended up curled around the porcelain bowl.

John heaved himself off of the sofa, got a glass of water and two aspirin from the kitchen and went to comfort Harry. She lay on the floor, weakly grasping the edge of the toilet as she vomited again. John waited for her to finish her bout before kneeling next to his sister and handing her the water and pills. She gave a feeble nod before popping the pills in her mouth and chasing them with a mouth full of cool water. John stroked her hair out of her face.

"Thanks." Harry whispered from where she lay on the bathroom floor. John just nodded and left. Twenty minutes later, Harry walked out of the bathroom looking better and a little straightened up. She planted herself on the sofa beside John while he idly watched the news, which was in Mandarin Chinese and he didn't understand it.

"How was your date?" Harry tried cheerfully, trying to move past the events of the morning.

"Why? Why did you do it?" John asked, turning off the telly and looking Harry in the eye.

"Because, John, I needed to. It isn't like you don't have your way of dealing with things." Harry retorted, though John could see the pain and disappointment she felt towards herself. Harry was really trying to stay clean, but every now and then she hit a ruff patch.

"Look I understand why you did it. This has been really hard on you. But why did you have to get so drunk? You were passed out on the floor at six o'clock yesterday!" John said, trying to get through to his sister. Harry burst out crying. She looked like she was fourteen again, on one of the times John sat with her as she cried over a boy or something.

"I just wanted to make the pain stop." She sobbed into Johns shoulder as he wrapped his muscular arms around her and gently rocked her back and forth.

"It's ok. It's ok." John whispered comfortingly in her ear. After a little while, Harry's tears subsided and she pulled away from her brother.

"Seriously though, how was your date?" She said, a weak laugh coming out. John chuckled along.

"It went well. I hope to see her again." John said with a fond smile. They got to work, John doing most of the moving and Harry sitting or laying nearby as she recovered from her hangover.

Harry fell asleep in the afternoon after much coaxing from John, and once she was out John searched the whole flat top to bottom, looking for any kind of alcohol. This couldn't happen again. Once he was satisfied that there was nothing left in the whole flat that Harry could get drunk on, he sat down and texted Skye.

"Hey. Bored. Want to do dinner? -JW" John was fairly certain that their first date had gone well and really wanted to see her again. And because Harry would probably spend the rest of the evening sleeping off her hangover, John felt certain he could go out.

"Hi. Yeah, sure. Got any ideas? - SM"
John smiled down at the quick reply. He noticed her initials before replying.

"Great. Nope, none at all. You? -JW"

"There's a sushi place a block away from my hotel. Want to go there? -SM"

"Sure. Send me the directions and I'll see you at 5. -JW"

Skye sent over the address of the restaurant and John tucked his mobile back into his pocket. He heaved a heavy sigh as he hauled himself off the sofa and went to check on his baby sister. Poking his head into the bedroom, he saw the lump under the blankets that was his sister. She looked so peaceful. Quietly, John made his way over to the bedside and gently shook his sister awake.

"Hmmm?" Harry moaned, eyes screwed shut as she tried desperately to stay asleep.

"I'm going out for dinner. I'll be back for nine. Dinner will be in the fridge." John said quietly, bending down next to Harry.

"Mmm, ok. Have fun." She mumbled before rolling over and going back to sleep. John smiled at how much this reminded him of his childhood. John snuck out of the bedroom, silently closing the door behind him, and made his way to the bathroom to get ready.

OOOOOOOOO

John walked in to the rather nice looking sushi place. He immediately found Skye amongst the crowded tables and smiled at her as he walked over.

"Nice pick." He said, pulling out his chair and sitting opposite her.

"Mmm, I thought it was rather good." She said seriously before letting out a little laugh. John joined her, the two of them sat their giggling. A young waitress came over to them.

"Can I get you anything to drink?" She asked in a Chinese accent as she handed over two menus.

"I'll have a cola, please." Skye said with a smile. The waitress nodded and turned to John.

"Just water for me." John said politely.

"Alright, I will be back with your drinks." The waitress said cheerily before taking her leave. John turned back to Skye and smiled broadly.

"I noticed your initials in the texts. What does the "M" stand for?" John ask coolly. Skye smiled.

"It stands for "Married"." She said sarcastically before bursting out into laughter. John quickly joined her.

"No, seriously though, it stands for MacKenzie." She said once she had recovered from her giggles.

"Really? Sounds oddly... Scottish." John commented.

"Of course it does. That's because I'm part Scottish. Well, part Scottish, part German, part Ukraine and part English, but lets not get into my family tree right now." She replied humorously. She seemed to enjoy being cheery and John liked that. The waitress dashed in and handed them their drinks before quickly taking their orders and dashing off again.

"So, what about you? What are some of your stories?" Skye asked, playing with her straw.

"Oh, I've got lots." John said with a chuckle before telling Skye about his family.

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