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Look, I'll try to update rewind next. I need a little time.

Alright… you guys wanted the sequel so… here we go!

Charlie's POV…

"A hundred and three! Wills, that's up four degrees since, like, two hours ago!" I said, double checking the thermometer. I put a hand on her head and she was, sure enough, burning up.

"Don't worry, Charlie…"

"Willa-"

"I'm fine." She was looking up at me from my couch, where she had been laying for hours since we found her on the beach.

"If it gets any higher, we're going to have a problem!" I said.

She shrugged. "We'll worry about that when it gets higher." She said, weakly.

I sighed. "You're impossible." I muttered.

Jess walked in. "Nothing's impossible." She said. Willa giggled, and Jess made a face at her. "So how's my little feverish friend? You feeling any better?"

Willa sighed. "No." She admitted.

Jess sat on the couch next to her.

"Alright, what hurts?" She asked goofily.

"M-My head. And my stomach, and my throat a little, too." Willa sighed. "And my nose is stuffy."

"Mh. Well, I've got just the thing to make you feel better! Give me a little while, I'll be back in a few."

She turned, rushing into the kitchen. I watched her foot slip on the kitchen tile through the doorway, and heard the giant thud as she hit the ground, falling out of my sight. I laughed, rolling my eyes.

"What was that? Everyone okay?" Amanda called from upstairs. She was changing into pajamas, because she was starting to shiver from being in her soaked clothes. She was the only one of us who hadn't changed as soon as we got home. She had kneeled on the floor near Willa, talking to her to keep her occupied.

"Uh… I'm fine…" Jess muttered, and wandered into the kitchen.

"Willa, what are we going to do with her?" I laughed.

"I dunno, but it's gotta be soon cause she's gonna hurt herself!" Willa answered, laughing. But it didn't last long, as the laughing turned to a coughing fit.

"Alright, alright. Calm down, Willa." I said, after she had not stopped for a few minutes. I put a hand on her back. "Breathe. That's it, deep breaths."

She squeezed her eyes shut, managing to stop coughing and slow down her breathing.

"There you go. Are you alright now?" I whispered.

She nodded slightly, smiling sadly at me.

Amanda jogged down the steps, coming into the living room. She sat on the other side of the couch, on the other side of Willa.

"Hey, kid. You doing okay?" Amanda said. She put a hand on the shivering girl's forehead. Frowning, she smoothed Willa's hair back.

"Eh…"

"Not too great?"

"No…"

I looked out the window as they continued to talk; it was still raining. Actually, it was raining harder. Lightning struck in the distance, but no thunder. Another crash from the kitchen, and I walked into it, leaning on the doorframe. Jess was inside, a pot of boiling broth on the stove, macaroni boiling, and chicken in the oven. She was cutting up carrots and celery with my mom's huge cooking knife. Suddenly, she yelped, and pulled her hand back, cradling it against her stomach.

"Ah! Ugh… ow.."

"Smooth move, Einstein. " I said, wetting a paper towel and wrapping it around a large cut on the back of her hand. "Now, what're you doing?"

"M-Making soup." She said, looking down, embarrassed. I smirked.

"Alright, well. You're not making soup, you're failing at it. And I don't know how to make soup either, so let's go ask Manda, shall we?"

"Okay." She muttered. "It's her recipe anyway."

"Hey Mandy, you know how to make soup?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Because Jess can't."

"If you had given me more time-" Jess started.

"You would've hurt yourself more." I laughed.

She rolled her eyes.

"Alright, Jess. I'll go help you." Amanda laughed. She started to walk to the kitchen, but looked at me and nodded at Willa as if to say 'watch her'. I nodded.

I plopped down on the couch across from her, and she stared at me. The blankets were pulled up past her chin, and she peeked over the blanket to see me. I laughed.

"Willa, What are you doing?" I giggled.

She squinted one eye and went cross-eyed, and I laughed. I shook my head, smiling.

"You're almost as weird as Jess." I laughed.

"We're like a weird little family." She said, in her scratchy sick voice. She smiled at me, her eyes lit up. "I like it."

"That's good, since you're stuck with us." I laughed.

"Charlie, can we watch a movie?"

"Sure thing, Wills, anything you want." I kneeled near the TV stand cabinet, pulling out a box of DVD's. "Hmm… Mean Girls?"

Willa shrugged.

"Zombieland?"

She hastily shook her head.

"Scared?" I laughed.

"Ah… haha, yeah, actually."

I rolled my eyes.

"Well-"

"Can we watch a Disney movie?" she mumbled to me.

I smiled. I pushed the first box aside, and found one marked 'Disney-VHS'. As I pulled it out, a cloud of dust formed. I coughed.

When that subsided, I heard Willa laughing at me. I shook my head. You know what, whatever it takes to see her laugh. I don't mind. She's sick, she deserves to laugh.

"Alright, Wills. Let's see. We have… well, every Disney movie you could think of." I laughed. "Hmmm…. Tarzan?"

"No."

"Sleeping Beauty?"

She shuddered. "Please, no."

I chuckled.

"Scared of that, too?" I laughed.

"I'm more scared of that than I am of Zombieland." She chuckled. I rolled my eyes at her.

"Hey Char, how about-"

"Yes. We've got Lilo and Stitch." I laughed. How could I forget? She loved Lilo and Stitch. It was right up there on her favorites with Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. She laughed

"Thanks."

I popped the movie in, and sat next to Willa again. Amanda walked in with two bowls of soup.

"Hey Wills." Amanda bent down and checked Willa's temperature again with her chin, having no free hands. She handed Willa one of the soups. "You don't seem to be warmer. A little colder, even. Eat it slow, though, we don't need your temperature skyrocketing."

"Or you puking it up on me." I laughed.

She wrinkled her nose.

Jess walked in, handing me soup and sitting near Amanda. I took a bite, and my eyes went wide.

"This soup is amazing!" I muttered, shoveling more into my mouth.

Amanda shrugged. "Some girl in the Fairlie home gave me the recipe a really long time ago."

"Stevie?" Jess muttered. Amanda nodded. "I miss Stevie."

"Me too." Amanda rubbed Jess' back.

"She was… like…. Our family. In the Fairlie house, an actual family." Jess muttered, and Amanda hugged her.

I watched the two, feeling my heart get heavy. What these poor girls had been through… they didn't deserve it, not at all. They're both so sweet.

"You have us now though." Willa whispered.

Amanda and Jess both looked up at her.

"We… We love you, you know…" She was smiling slightly. "You do have a family… It's, uh… Us…" She whispered. "I…"

Jess smiled. "We love you too Wills. We know we have you. Just… reminiscing a little, you know."

"Thanks…. Sorry."

"Alright, alright. Let's put the movie on, shall we?" I said.

"Yeah." Willa muttered into my shoulder.

"What movie?" Amanda asked.

"Lilo and Stitch!" Willa said.

"Really?" Amanda said.

"Yeah! I love Lilo!" Willa muttered.

"I love Stitch!" Jess said.

"You are Stitch, and you are Lilo." Amanda said, chuckling.

"The crazy destructive one, and the adorable misfit?" I laughed.

They both glared at me.

"What! It's true!"

Amanda laughed. I looked at her, and she nodded.

…

"Wills?" I muttered at the girl leaning against me as the end credits rolled. She hadn't moved in a while.

"Char, she's asleep." Amanda mumbled. "Jess is too. Shh…"

"Oh… Can we put her upstairs, in my bed, then?" I whispered. If she was sick, I wanted her to be comfortable.

"Ah…hmm…" Amanda was working something out in her head. She stood up, and picked Willa up.

"Is she really that light?" I whispered.

"No." Amanda giggled. "I'm using my powers." She put her arms down, and Willa lay, suspended in midair. It was weird.

"Okay, that's odd, that's just really weird." I mumbled. Amanda laughed, and carried her to my room.

Once she was all situated and tucked in to the fluffy blankets, I sat on the bed next to her. She stirred a little, and looked up at me.

"Hey Char." She said sleepily.

"Hey Willa. You feelin' any better?" I whispered. Amanda went back downstairs, I'm guessing to get Jess. Willa sighed.

"Not really." She admitted. She frowned, and she suddenly looked like she was in pain.

I put a hand on her forehead; she was so warm! I smoothed her hair back, out of her eyes, and pulled her into a hug.

"It'll be okay. Just relax."

"I know… Charlie, I…"

"Go to sleep Willa. Chances are, you'll sweat out the fever and you'll be almost perfect in the morning."

"Charlie, you guys really don't have to take care of me like this."

"You're right. But we want to."

"I'm just being a hassle."

"True." I chuckled a little. "But you're our friend, and we don't like seeing you not well. Okay? So you're stuck with us. And you've had a rough few days, too."

"Thanks Char."

"No problem."

Amanda and Jess walked in. Jess looked like a zombie- messed up hair, purple bags under her eyes, pale face, and an odd waddle-walk to her, all because she was half asleep. I chuckled.

"You mind sharing that bed?" She muttered, and before anyone could say anything, she was collapsed on the bed next to Willa, out like a light.

Amanda laughed, and pulled the blankets back over the both of them. We both hugged them, and went downstairs.

Amanda's POV…

I sat on the couch opposite Charlie. Friends was playing on the TV, not that I was paying much attention. I stared at the ground, biting my nails occasionally. I finally sighed, looking up at Charlie.

"Hey, you alright?" She smiled at me a little, reassuringly.

"What? Uh, yeah. Scared, a little, is all." I muttered.

"Scared? For what? Willa's gonna be-"

"No, I mean… Yes, I'm concerned for Willa. But… I-… I mean…. Me and- I just…."

"Manda?" Charlie grabbed my hand.

"Nash- she kicked us out! I mean… What if… What if she won't let us live there anymore? We weren't on great terms with her even before this! Me and Jess will have no place to live, Char! And-"

"Amanda. I don't know what's going to happen. But I can honestly promise that whatever does, you'll always be welcome here. Always."

I smiled up at her.

"Really?"

"Of course!" she laughed. She pulled me into a hug.

"Thanks, Charlene. You… You're great. You know that?"

"Love you too, Mandy." She laughed, laying back down on the couch. I lay against the opposite side again. I pulled the blankets up to my chin, letting myself rest against the couch. Soon, I was fast asleep.

..

The first thing I noticed when I woke was that it was dark- Pitch black. I heard thunder in the distance. The room was slightly illuminated again with another BOOM! Suddenly, the room lit up again, brighter than the last time. A figure was illuminated, standing a few feet in front of me. I would have screamed, if I didn't gasp and clamp my hand over my mouth.

"Mandy? Sorry!" I heard.

"Willa? Oh my god… You just scared the living crap outta me." I muttered, breathless.

"Really, sorry."

"It's fine, its fine. You alright?"

More lightning, and I could see her wince.

"No…" she muttered, sounding on the verge of tears.

"Come here. Come on, kid. What's up?" I said. I stood up, and she let me hug her, weakly resting her head on my shoulder.

"My head. Is. KILLING ME." She grumbled.

"Ooh. You went from cute to cranky really fast there." I laughed.

She smiled sheepishly. "Sorry." She muttered into my shoulder.

"Come on. You're probably dehydrated times ten." I whispered, dragging her by her hand into the kitchen. I sat her near the counter and got her a glass of water, putting on a dim light in order not to wake Charlie. "Drink up. It'll help."

She made a face, but took a sip of the water. I felt her forehead.

"What's the verdict, doc?" She muttered.

"I think we could fry an egg on your forehead." I said.

"Hot?"

"Burning." I muttered.

I watched her finish the water in silence, but I could hear the rain hitting the ground outside. Occasionally, we'd hear thunder from outside, getting louder as the storm passed directly over us.

"Alright. Up to bed you go." I said, putting the empty glass in the sink.

"But-"

"Come on. Up."

She sighed, sleepily dragging herself out of the kitchen. I helped her up into the bed, and sat next to her.

"What are you doing?" She muttered. Her voice was getting to be weaker again.

"I'm sitting with my two younger sisters. Do you mind?" I said, hearing Jess mumble in her sleep. I put a hand on Willa's back.

"No." she muttered, scooting closer to me. "But you don't have to, you know. I must be getting annoying."

I sighed, shaking my head.

"You just don't get it, do you?" I laughed. "We love you, Willa. We hate seeing you sick. And we want to make sure you're okay, alright?"

"Thanks." She whispered.

I rubbed her back a little, until I heard her breathing get steady. I sat there for a few minutes, just listening to Jess mumble nonsense in her sleep, and Willa's steady, but raspy, breathing.

I got up to leave, muttering "I love you guys." as I closed the door.

…

Thunder as loud as a gunshot woke me up again.

"Oh my- Freaking thunder! Again!" I muttered grouchily.

"Well good morning to you too, Little Miss Sunshine." Charlie laughed from the kitchen.

"Oh… Morning, Char." I laughed. "Sorry, I thought it was the middle of the night again. It's so dark."

"Yeah, well…" She motioned to the TV. On it was some poor newscaster in a bright yellow rain jacket being pelted with rocks, leaves, and small branches.

"..and as hurricane Jessica ravages through Florida, taking out buildings and flooding areas around Orlando and the surrounding areas. People all throughout Florida are advised to STAY INDOORS…as…" the poor lady stopped as a large branch hit her in the side of the head, sending me and Charlie into fits of laughter. "As Jessica destroys life around it. No deaths so far, however many injuries, and that combined with the flooding is trapping workers in their workplaces, note many hospitals around the area will keep workers overnight or more. We advise their families to not worry and we assure you they're safe."

"Oh, Char. Your mom, is she trapped at the hospital?"

"For a few days, yes. She's fine with you guys staying here, actually she's happy I'm not alone. And she said there's enough food stocked in the house for all of us for at least a week, which is more than enough."

"Wow, thanks."

"No problemo, muchacho."

I giggled.

"I was always sure Jess would cause some huge disaster." I said. Charlie laughed hysterically.

Willa trudged slowly down the stairs, mumbling a low "Morning," and plopping on the couch next to me.

"Good morning, Wills." Charlie said cheerily. "How do you feel?"

"Crappy." She sniffled. I handed her the thermometer and waited. "One oh one." She muttered.

I sighed.

"Are you normally sick for a few days? Or just overnight?"

"I don't get sick." She muttered.

"Willa."

"I go to school anyways. I dunno. No one in my house cares enough."

I hugged her to me, leaning back with her so we were both laying down.

"And hurricane Jessica strikes again! We'll tell you how it's ripping through Florida with a vengeance."

I sighed, changing the channel. Me and Willa watched Monsters Inc. for two hours as Charlie ran around the house, cooking and cleaning up a little since her mom wasn't here. And complaining. A lot.

"Hey, is Jess up?" Charlie asked. "It's almost twelve o'clock."

"No, I'll go wake her." I muttered.

"I got it." She walked to the bottom of the steps and looked up. She took a breath. "JESS GET DOWN HERE! YOU'RE DESTROYING FLORIDA AND YOU'RE SCARING ME WITH THE LIGHTNING!"

"WHAT?" She called back, obviously lacking in information about hurricane Jessica.

Willa and I were laughing hysterically as Jess walked down the stairs, looking at Charlie like she had three heads.

"You're a hurricane." Charlie muttered plainly.

"Excuse me?"

"Forget it, Jess." I laughed.

Thunder shook the entire house, and both me and Willa jumped.

"Whoa." Jess muttered

"Yeah, it's a hurricane. Hurricane Jessica."

"Oh… OHhhh I get it now."

From the kitchen, Charlie applauded. "Way to get with the program!" she laughed.

"Shut it." Jess muttered, plopping on the couch. "Hey, Wills. How are you?"

"Sick." Willa mumbled, half-asleep.

"Hm." She muttered. "Still? That sucks."

"Yeah." I whispered, brushing some of Willa's hair out of her face as she slowly fell asleep on my shoulder. Soon she was breathing peacefully and rhythmically, relaxed and asleep. Jess smiled slightly at her, and I laughed a little.

"What?"

"Nothin."

"…Okay?" Jess muttered.

It was amazing how close we were. A few years ago, I had had no family besides Jess. Then, I met the keepers, and everything changed. I now have three sisters, two brothers, and… Well, a boyfriend. I have a family that I know has my back, and I will always have theirs.

Charlie came in and handed each of us a plate of chicken cutlets and mashed potatoes, placing a bowl of soup for Willa on the coffee table.

A little family. I thought.

Next thing I knew, Jess had mashed potatoes on her face, and Charlie was laughing hysterically as Jess glared at her.

A weird little family, at that.

But I love them.

….

No clue how to end that. Whatsoever. So… yeah.

Neon Clouds, I'M SO SO SOOOOO SORRY! I PROMISED YOU THIS LIKE A WEEK AGO AND THEN AGAIN LAST NIGHT AND IM SO SORRY BUT AT LEAST ITS UP!

Okay…

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