Authors Note: Thanks for the reviews! I am glad you guys are liking the one-shots.
This next one shot is my take on how Lois coped with her mother's death. My timing may be a bit off simply because I have it set after Chloe's mother left...but I thought it suited better. :)
For my up coming one-shot's I am planning on writing more happy moments, I think i've done enough sad ones for now. (I'm a dramatic person) So if anyone has any ideas or suggestions I would be glad to hear them (Read them?)
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Chloe was only young, but knew that her cousin was hurting.
Grieving her dad had said.
She missed it when Lois would play games with her, teach her things.
She missed talking to her about the small stuff. The stuff she would only tell Lois.
All in all she wanted her cousin back.
It had felt like weeks since Lois had smiled; now all she did was act emotionless. Like a robot.
Her dad had told Chloe to give her some space, although Chloe knew that if she had just said goodbye to her mum forever she wouldn't want to be left alone.
She had been searching Lois's house for a while, it was big.
Much bigger than her house.
Her last place to look was upstairs, although she was somewhat cautious to venture into that part of the large home.
It was dark.
The only time she had gone up there was with Lois, and even then she had held onto her cousin's hand like a vice.
"Lois…" She called her voice small.
She peered carefully up the stairs, although couldn't see her cousin.
"Lois, are you up there?"
No reply came.
Chloe stood for a second in thought, undecided of whether she should leave Lois alone or pursue her original plan.
Which was to get Lois to think about something other than her mum passing away.
With little hesitation she ran quickly up the stairs, if it wasn't for her fear of miss stepping she would have shut her eyes. Although if she was right Lois would be up there, and if Lois was there nothing could hurt her.
"Lois…?" She again called, panting softly.
"What do you want Chloe?"
It was a harsh reply, said through gritted teeth but Chloe ignored it.
She gave her cousin the once over as she saw her sitting on the ground in her dads study.
Knees pulled to her chest tightly.
"I thought Uncle Sam said that we're not allowed in his office," Stated Chloe, hovering by the doorway.
She wasn't game to step pass the threshold.
Lois looked up and glared. "So don't come in then."
"But you're upset, and I came to make you happy again."
"I don't need you to make me happy." Lois turned her head towards the ground as she ignored Chloe's attendance.
"That's what you do for me."
Chloe knew Lois was sad, what she didn't understand was why she was being mean.
Her cousin was never mean.
When Lois didn't reply, Chloe continued.
"If you want you can talk about it,"
Her dad often said that to her when she was sad, a lot of the times after she had talked things through she would feel better. Maybe Lois would to.
"I don't need to talk about anything Chloe." Lois said her eyes still focused on the ground.
"Did you want me-?"
"Just go away,"
Her words stopped Chloe from speaking; she hadn't meant to make Lois feel worse.
She just wanted to cheer her up.
For a moment she wasn't sure if she should comply with her cousin's request, her mind mauling things over.
"Chlo, I'm sorry…I didn't imply to be mean." Lois said quickly, her eyes full of remorse.
Chloe just smiled as she shook her head.
She wanted to show Lois that she could be grown up, that she wasn't going to get offend.
"I'm just really upset," stated Lois, the slight break in her voice made Chloe look up.
Her eyes falling upon her cousin's face as she saw tears declining her cheeks.
Within a heart beat Chloe was crouching next to her.
The threshold forgotten about as she placed a small hand on Lois's arm.
"It's okay Lois." Chloe said. "It's okay to cry."
With that said Lois's sobs got louder, her cheeks flushed as she buried her head in her hands.
"You know what I do when I'm really sad?" Chloe said after a moment's pause.
Lois looked up slowly, wiping the stray tears from her eyes.
"What's that?"
"Eat heaps and heaps of ice cream," Lois laughed slightly and Chloe continued. "Maybe that would make you feel better?"
"I don't know," Replied Lois, her voice small.
Chloe thought for a moment longer, not sure what else she could do to cheer Lois up.
It had really always been Lois doing the cheering up.
She was good at it to.
"Chloe," Lois said, her voice was barely a whisper. "I miss her so much."
Tears stained Lois's face and if not for the fact Chloe wanted to make her cousin feel better she too would have most likely cried.
"Dad doesn't seem his self anymore, he didn't even cry at the funeral." Lois continued.
Chloe knew how Lois must have felt, when her mum left her dad became cold…although she had a feeling that unlike her dad Lois's father would stay that way.
He had always been strong.
Ever since Chloe could remember.
Only now he seemed distant, he like Lois smiled less.
"Maybe he didn't want you to be upset." Chloe suggested.
Lois shrugged wiping away a few more tears. "Maybe."
"Dad said that people deal with things in different ways, maybe this is how he deals with it."
Chloe wasn't sure if her words were helping any, but thought it a mile stone that Lois had calmed and was talking.
"I hope he doesn't stay like this forever." Lois had voiced this more so to herself than Chloe, her eyebrows furrowed in thought.
Chloe was just about to reply when she heard footsteps coming up the stairs, her head turning quickly to face Lois.
"Lois, we should get out of Uncle Sam's office before he catches us!"
When Lois didn't reply Chloe stood quickly, grasping her cousins arm.
"Lois?"
Lois gave a small smile standing to her feet. "Race ya downstairs."
It took Chloe a minute to register her cousin's sentence, her smile growing bigger when Lois ran from the room. Chloe following quickly behind.
She wasn't sure what she had said to make Lois happy, but it didn't really matter. Right now all that mattered was her cousin was smiling and laughing.
And in this moment Chloe had her cousin back.
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