Disclaimer: I don't own Rent. You know what belongs to Jonathon Larson and you know what belongs to me.
Izzy stood in the kitchen finishing up the dinner she was cooking for tonight. She had to admit that she was nervous. She knew that Roger had been really close with his siblings and that he really wanted to rebuild that relationship. She wanted to make a good impression. Roger had taken the girls to go pick up Michelle, so it was just Izzy. Izzy heard a knock on the door. When she opened the door she was enveloped in a big hug.
"You must be Izzy." The young man who was hugging her said.
"Jon!" She heard a woman's voice. "Let the poor woman go. She doesn't even know you."
"Sorry." He said laughing. He was about five foot eight with sandy blonde hair. "I'm Jon."
"Hi." Izzy said a little overwhelmed. The girl standing in back of him came forward and pushed him towards the back. She was about five foot four with long black hair that came down past her shoulders.
"Sorry about him." She said smiling. "We don't let him out of his cage much so he's not used to it."
"Hey!" He protested but one look from the blonde girl standing next to him silenced him.
"Anyway, I'm Hanna." Hanna said smiling as she held out her hand.
"Nice to meet you." Izzy said smiling and shaking her hand. "Would you guys like to come in?"
"Thanks." Hanna said as Izzy stepped aside so they could come in. "Well you already know that's Jon." Hanna said pointing to him. "The girl next to him is Erica."
"Nice to meet you." Izzy said smiling again. "Do you guys want anything to drink?"
"Pop is good." Hanna said.
"Ok. I'll go grab a couple cans, please make yourselves at home." Izzy said as she walked into the kitchen. When she came back out Jon and Erica had sat down on the love seat while Hanna had sat on the couch.
"So why on earth would you willingly pick my brother?" Jon asked as Izzy handed him is soda." Hanna glared at him while Erica smacked the back of his head.
"Jon, verbal time out, ten minutes." Hanna said shaking her head.
"Verbal time out?" Izzy asked amused.
"It's this thing Hanna and Michelle came up with when they were little." Erica explained. "Whenever someone says something stupid they get put on verbal time out for ten minutes."
"And this actually works?" Izzy asked amused.
"Yes, because everyone knows that Michelle and Hanna can and will hurt them if they don't listen." Erica said smiling. "Really the only people that get put on verbal time outs are Jon and Roger."
"That's the funniest thing I've heard in a long time." Izzy said smiling as the door opened and Roger came in with Lucia in his arms followed by Michelle carrying Toni.
"Hey!" Roger said kissing Izzy.
"Here let me take her." Izzy said as she took Lucia so Roger could give everyone a hug. He hugged Hanna before turning towards Jon and Erica.
"Jesus is that really you Erica?" Roger asked smiling as she got up and hugged him.
"The one and only." Erica said laughing.
"I can't believe you and Jon are dating." Roger said laughing as he pulled away from her. He looked at Jon who had yet to utter a word. "Hanna put you on a verbal time out didn't she?" Jon just rolled his eyes as everyone laughed. Michelle put Toni down who ran over to Roger.
"Hey princess there's some people I want you to meet." Roger said bending down to her level.
"Ok." Toni said as Roger pointed to Hanna. "This is my sister Hanna."
"Hi." Hanna said bending down to Toni's level.
"Hi." Toni said shyly as she moved closer.
"And this is my brother Jon and his girlfriend Erica." Roger said.
"Hi Toni." Erica said sitting on the floor next to Toni.
"You have pretty hair." Toni said smiling as she started to pull away from Roger.
"Thank you." Erica said laughing.
"Do you want to play dolls with me?" Toni asked.
"Sure." Erica said smiling as Toni grabbed her hand and led her to her room. Roger laughed and sat down next to Izzy on the couch.
"So what did Jon say to deserve a verbal time out?" Roger asked amused.
"Being stupid." Hanna laughed.
"That's a shocker." Roger laughed.
"Fuck you." Jon said rolling his eyes.
"Jon!" Roger yelled. "Watch your mouth. There are kids in the room."
"Sorry." Jon said.
"You guys are too much." Izzy said laughing as she got up and went into the kitchen.
"So tell me what's been going on with you Hanna?" Roger asked.
"Not much. Going to school and working, that's about it." Hanna said.
"That's good." Roger said. "There's no boys that I need to have a talk with is there?"
"Oh god I get enough of this from Jon." Hanna said rolling her eyes.
"His name is Lucas, he's twenty and he goes to the same college as Hanna." Jon said laughing. "Don't worry I already gave him the talk."
"Good." Roger said laughing as Hanna rolled her eyes.
"I'm going to see if Izzy needs any help in the kitchen." Hanna said as she got up and went into the kitchen. "You need any help?"
"Sure, can you cut the vegetables?" Izzy asked.
"Yeah." Hanna said as she grabbed a knife and started cutting all the vegetables.
"They're really close, aren't they?" Izzy asked as she looked at Roger, Michelle, and Jon sitting in the living room.
"Yeah. They always have been." Hanna said smiling. "Michelle and Jon worshiped him when they were younger."
"How long has it been since they talked?" Izzy asked.
"They've still talked in the last four years but it hasn't been the same. It really took a toll on their relationship when he got mixed up in the drugs." Hanna said looking down at the counter.
"You and Roger seem really close too." Izzy asked trying to lighten the situation.
"We are. I grew up next door and was always over there." Hanna said smiling. "I'm an only child and they kind of became the siblings I never had."
"I'm glad you guys are all reconnecting." Izzy said smiling.
"Me too." Hanna said smiling.
"Rog, mom and dad want to know if you guys want to have dinner at the house on Sunday." Jon said as they all sat down at the table.
"Do you want to Izzy?" Roger asked looking at her.
"Sure, I think that'd be nice." Izzy said smiling.
"But remember you have to come to church too." Jon said.
"Yeah I remember the routine." Roger said laughing. "God I swore I would never set foot into St. Pat's again."
"That's only because you were so bad when you went to school there." Michelle said laughing.
"You went to a catholic school?" Izzy asked.
"Twelve of the worst years of my life." Roger said shaking his head.
"That's only because you always gave the nuns a hard time." Hanna said laughing.
"I did not!" Roger said.
"Roger they had mom and dad's numbers on speed dial." Michelle said laughing.
"Can we please change the subject? I don't like talking about my incarceration at St. Pat's." Roger said laughing.
"I think it's funny." Izzy said laughing.
"Toni, tell mommy not to make fun of me." Roger said to the little girl.
"Mommy stop making fun of Daddy!" Toni said very seriously.
"Ok baby." Izzy said laughing.
"Chell, what are you going to do about school?" Erica asked.
"I'll take sometime off and then go back." Michelle said looking at her plate.
"What were you in school for?' Izzy asked cautiously.
"Nursing." Michelle said.
"I took a little break after having Toni." Izzy said encouragingly. "You'll be able to go back."
"Thanks." Michelle said smiling.
"When did you decide to go into nursing?" Roger asked. "I thought you always wanted to go into law?" Michelle looked at Jon then Hanna before answering.
"A few years ago." Michelle said quietly as they finished their dinner.
About an hour later everyone had left. Roger had decided to walk Michelle back to the loft. They walked in silence for most of the way, finally Roger decided to talk.
"You did it because of me, didn't you?" Roger asked quietly.
"Roger, I was a kid. Kids change their minds about what they want to do all the time." Michelle said. "I changed my mind."
"Was it because of my diagnosis?" Roger asked.
"Roger I don't want to talk about it." Michelle said as she kept on walking.
"Chell, I need to know." Roger said as he stopped walking. Michelle stopped but she didn't turn around.
"Fine." Michelle said. "Yes that was the original reason."
"I don't want you giving up something you've wanted to be since you were seven." Roger said. Michelle turned around and slowly walked back to him.
"I'm doing what I want to do." Michelle said. "That's not the only reason I decided to go into nursing. I career shadowed a nurse my senior year and I really loved it. I am doing what I want to do."
"I just don't want you to end up unhappy because of me." Roger said. Michelle pulled him into a hug.
"You were the person that inspired me to go into nursing." Michelle whispered as tears formed in her eyes. "I wanted to help people because of you."
"I love you lil sis." Roger said hugging her tightly.
"I love you too big brother." Michelle said as she pulled away.
"Come on let's get you home." Roger said wrapping an arm around her shoulder. They walked into the loft to find Mark sitting on the couch with a cup of tea.
"Hey Mark." Roger said as they walked in.
"Hey." Mark said setting down his tea. "How was dinner?"
"Good." Michelle said smiling. "Jon only got put on verbal time out once."
"What?" Mark asked confused.
"Roger will explain." Michelle said as she made her way towards her room. "I'm going to change into my pajamas."
"So what's a verbal time out?" Mark asked as Roger sat down next to him.
"It's this thing Hanna and Michelle came up with when they were younger." Roger explained. "If someone says something stupid then they get put on a verbal time out for ten minutes."
"That's funny." Mark said.
"Did you know that Michelle wanted to be a nurse?" Roger asked.
"She mentioned something about nursing school." Mark said. "But we haven't really had a chance to talk a lot."
"She said that it was because of me." Roger said getting teary eyed. "That my diagnosis inspired her to help people."
"That's really amazing Roger." Mark said smiling at his friend.
"She's a really amazing person." Roger said smiling.
"I can tell." Mark said as Michelle walked out of the bedroom.
"So how have you been today Mark?" Michelle asked as she sat down in one of the armchairs.
"Good. Edited some stuff I shot and hung out with Collins." Mark said.
"How is Collins?" Roger asked.
"He's good." Mark said. "He wants to get together sometime next week to introduce Michelle to bohemia."
"No way in hell." Roger said shaking his head.
"Roger, I'm twenty. You can't tell me what I can and can't do." Michelle said laughing.
"Yes I can." Roger said laughing.
"Don't be an ass Roger or I'll tell Izzy all your embarrassing stories from childhood." Michelle threatened.
"Like what?" Roger asked.
"I'll tell her who your first kiss was." Michelle said smirking.
"You wouldn't." Roger said shaking his head.
"Oh I so would." Michelle said laughing.
"Ok now I really want to know." Mark said.
"You tell him and you're dead." Roger said as he looked at his watch. "Shit I should be heading back."
"Ok. I'll give you a call in the morning." Michelle said getting up to hug him goodbye.
"Ok." He said hugging her tight. "Love you lil sis."
"Love you too big brother." Michelle said smiling.
"I'll talk to you tomorrow." Roger said. "Bye Mark."
"By Roger." Mark said as he walked out the door. "Ok now tell me who his first kiss was."
"I can't." Michelle said laughing.
"Please?" Mark asked sweetly.
"Not a chance." Michelle said getting up. "I'm going to head off to bed."
"Ok." Mark said. "But don't think I won't get that information out of you."
"Try your best." Michelle said smiling as she walked into her room.
A/N: Did I just update? And in under a month! Haha. Well I'm finally getting back into the swing of things. I hope you guys liked the chapter. It was fun to write. I'll try updating again within the next couple of days. Remember to review!
Until Next Time, Lot's of Love,
BohemianGirl06