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So I need EVERYONE to read this. *** I won't be able to write for a little while. I will re-begin writing around January 3rd or near that area. It's no big deal, just thought I'd let you know. It's my internet connection thingy. It's bound to go out any minute now, but I'm gonna give you all a little bitty chapter to tide you over until the real deal.

With that, I give you the itsy bitsy chapter that can really just be thought of as a preview. Please review it so I know if this is the kind of thing you all like. Thanks!

Shawn woke up around 8:00 am in the Psych office, pizza boxes arranged in a neat pile that was clearly his younger sister's OCD breaking in. She had this tendency to clean up after him and her when he wasn't watching. The entire office, actually, had been rearranged in a neat, alphabetical order.

Shawn had begun to sit up, when he realized Aloe was laying on him. He smiled at his younger sister, who had an awful case of bed-head. Her fiery red curls were in tangles, and they always chose to do that. Even as a child, she had the most unmanageable curls; so much so that she cut them all off in their bathroom when she was 3.

He brushed them back out of her face, smiling admiringly at her tousled hair. Shawn saw the small but multiple freckles that covered her nose. Her father, mother, and Shawn all called the freckles adorable, but Aloe hated them to the depths of her inner-being. She had tried to wash them off when she was 9, and Shawn had got a photo from his mom. Aloe's face was completely red and scratched on her left cheek.

Aloe went into a funny stage in her pre-teen years. Her hair started to straighten out slightly, but she became chubby. Shawn mocked her for it a lot, to the point that once she broke out in tears and ran away once. He had to ride his motorcycle out, looking for her. He never found her. His mother had to go drive out in her Jeep to find Aloe, who had taken refuge in a tree with her favorite book. Shawn left immediately after she got home, wishing no more damage upon her.

Suddenly, a cold breeze blew into the office. Shawn turned his head 90 degrees, and saw Lassiter standing outside the office, whispering with Juliet. He looked devastated for some reason. Good. Maybe he will rethink talking to my little sister. She's only 15 years old. Shawn thought grudgingly.

As Shawn cast one more glance upon his sister, he vowed silently to himself, I won't let him hurt her. She's my sister. Something in Shawn's heart tugged at him, and he looked back up at Lassie. There was a longing in his eyes. He turned his head just at the right angle to see Shawn staring at him.

Lassie mouthed something to O'Hara, and she nodded and rushed away from the office. Carlton moved slowly to the door, and almost fearfully, turned the door. The door creaked quietly as Lassiter entered the room, and he opened his mouth to speak, then stopped as he realized Aloe was leaning against Shawn on the couch, asleep like a rock. She wasn't snoring, but she was obviously sleeping.

"Spencer?" Lassie mouthed, barely breathing.

Shawn slowly propped a pillow beneath Aloe's head to replace him. He snuck off the couch, noting in his mind how ninja-like he was, and walked to Lassiter. He was prepared to send a glare that might chill the head detective intensely. But, something told him he wouldn't be needing it.

"Look," Lassie began quietly, and Shawn grabbed the end of his tie and tugged him into the other room, closing the door leading to where Aloe slept. This way, she didn't hear them.

"What?" Shawn demanded a bit angrily.

Lassiter took a moment to collect himself. Don't get angry, He scolded himself. "I think you may have noticed, Spencer, that your sister and I have a spark."

Shawn's eyes grew as large as baseballs and he raised his eyebrows angrily. "Excuse me? You have a spark?!" He growled, barely keeping his voice down.

"She and I.. enjoy one another's company." Lassiter corrected himself. "I know you don't trust me, and that you don't want me anywhere near your little sister, but trust me when I tell you I don't want to harm her." His voice quivered slowly. "I don't want our squabbling-" Shawn smirked at the use of such a silly word. "-to prevent Aloe and I from being near one another."

Shawn crossed his arms angrily. "Maybe I don't want you near one another."

Lassiter turned his back for a moment, knowing full and well and argument was the last thing he needed. He took a deep breath and turned back to face Shawn. "Spe-" Lassiter caught himself slowly. "Sh.. Shawn," He corrected, and a little bit of Shawn's anger seemed to fade. "I will do anything to get you to trust me. Name it- and I'll do it."

The pseudo-psychic thought it over for a moment. "I never said I didn't trust you. I just don't like you and Aloe together." Shawn's hazel eyes flashed with a bit of protectiveness. "Because, frankly, she's only 15."

"She'll be 16 in four months." Lassiter flashed the information in Shawn's mind.

"But she's still 15 right now," Shawn glared heatedly. "And what are you? Thirty-five?"

"Twenty-eight!" Lassiter shot back angrily, his blue irises burning like flames in his eyes. "Spencer-"

A loud moan came from the other room. The two men dropped to the floor so Aloe didn't see them in there. Footsteps were barely heard, and really they were more or less just Aloe's feet bumping into items. She really had never been graceful when it came to early in the morning.

After the clatter returned to the couch and the ginger had laid down, Shawn whispered to Lassie. "Get out." He scowled.

"Shawn," Lassiter begged practically, his eyes sorrowful almost.

Spencer turned his head to watch Aloe as she slept peacefully. Her feet began to kick in her sleep, and Shawn knew she was running in her sleep. He turned back to Lassiter. He caught the carefulness in his eyes. I must be crazy.. Shawn thought. "Alright." Hope lit up Lassies's face. "You can't date her yet, but I will let you, if you pass my tests."

Lassie wanted to groan. He knew how childish Spencer was, and he wasn't in the mood to play. But, he nodded, and Shawn continued: "When we work together and you do something I think is wrong, I'll mark it. You do something right, and I'll mark it. At Aloe's birthday, I'll add it all up, and if it comes out higher on the positives than on the negatives, I'll let you two date. Deal?"

The both shook on it, and a fire burned in Lassiter's heart for approval from Shawn. Never thought that'd happen. Lassie mused to himself.

"Until then, no real PDA. 'Kay?" Shawn gave him a serious lookover, and then led him to the door.

"I promise, Shawn." Lassie told him as he left.

Shawn shut the door, locked it, and returned to his sleeping sister's side. What have I done?

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