A/N: It's really great to see you guys think along :) A short chapter for now. Will update soon
Lessons from the grave
JJ needed a moment to catch her breath.
She frowned and blinked, she couldn't believe her eyes.
Blue eyes were looking back at her, the same blue eyes as hers.
"R-Ros?" she stuttered.
Her sister gave her an encouraging smile.
JJ didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She looked enchanted at her beautiful sister.
She pointed in the distant.
"Look Jen, isn't it beautiful?"
JJ followed the invisible line of where her sister was pointing to.
She ended at the horizon.
From way up here they could see the tops of the trees.
The red sun was setting and painted the sky pink and orange.
"It's magical" JJ heard herself say.
The two sister were watching it quietly, breathing in the beauty of their surroundings.
JJ leaned back against her sister, and she wrapped both her arms around her.
After a while JJ broke the silence.
"I'm going to die Ros.."
Her sister stroke her hair quietly.
JJ let her head rest against her chest.
"I know.." her sister said softly.
JJ looked up at her face, she seemed sad and happy at the same time.
"That's the ancient tragedy of life I guess, the moment your heart starts beating, the big countdown has begun."
They looked at the sky. The orange color had lessened and the amount of pink had grown.
"I'm scared" JJ whispered.
"Of dying?"
JJ shook her head.
"No, of living"
He sister tilted her head.
"Why is that little one?" she asked.
JJ swallowed.
"Because of all the monsters.. because of all my monsters.."
She felt her sisters hand still stroking her hair.
"Every time I close my eyes, I can see them Ros. And when I open my eyes they're still there" she felt her tears streaming down her face.
Her sister kissed top of her head.
"I know" she whispered again and pulled her even closer.
JJ felt the full weight the gravity. But this gravity came from within her.
She peeked at her sister.
She smiled a little.
"Do you remember when we were younger and you were afraid of the monsters under your bed?"
JJ smiled at the sweet memory.
"Sure I do. I used to count to three and then ran straight to your bedroom. Didn't that drive you crazy?"
Ros laughed but didn't answer.
Instead she asked: "Do you remember what we use to do next?"
JJ dug into her memory.
"Yeah, you grabbed two flashlights for us. And we went back into my room and searched for the monsters together. Our monster-hunts, we called them. And everytime the light hit a dark spot, the monster would vanish."
Her sister placed another kiss on her head.
JJ grabbed both of her arms that were wrapped around her tiny body and pulled them even closer together. She didn't want her sister to ever let go of her.
"And when I was really scared, I climbed in bed with you and you let me stay with you.." JJ continued. The color of the sky turned from pink into purple.
The warmth of the air embraced them.
"Ros... I'm just so scared and tired.."
"That's because you keep running away from your monsters Jen" said her sisters voice.
"But these monsters aren't anything like the monsters from under my bed.. They can hurt me, they can really hurt me.."
Her sister didn't respond immediately.
"I know.. But monsters can hurt you and monsters can scare you. Being hurt and being scared are two different things Jen. You may not be able to control that they'll hurt you, but you don't have to fear them.."
"But how do I not?" the tears draw traces on her cheek.
"You already know how, little one. You blind them with light.."
"Ros I don't understand.."
"Jen, you've became so afraid of getting hurt that you actually forgot how pain feels like. Pain will pass, you can bear it.."
"Not all pain though" JJ's voice trembled "the pain of losing you was unbearable."
Her sister was quiet.
"I've hated you for leaving me! I've hated you Ros. You left me behind in that mess!"
"I am sorry little one.. I never meant to hurt you" her voice couldn't hide the regret.
"Why did you? Why did you leave me?" it was a question that was present the majority of her life. Sometimes resting on her lips, sometimes in the back of her mind. But always there.
"Because I'd forgotten what I'm telling you now. I'd forgotten that monsters can be defeated" Ros buried her face and tears in her little sisters hair.
"Ros, it's so dark and I'm all alone.." she kept spilling all of her fears.
"Jen, are you alone right now?" her sister said lovingly and patiently.
JJ felt the warmth of her sisters body.
"No, I'm with you now."
She heard her sisters warm laugh.
"You see, even in your darkest hour you're not alone."
The fear that was in JJ's heart vanished.
She wasn't alone. She was surrounded by love, even now.
"I'm not so scared anymore" she whispered.
Her big sister smiled.
"That's because your shining a light" she gently pinched her cheek.
They sat there on that big brench, embracing and hugging each other.
The purple color that had surrounded them became dark blue.
Her sister pulled her back a little bit, she was forced to break the hug. They looked at each other. The same eyes, the same hair.
"I don't want to go.." JJ said.
"It will be alright Jen. It will all be alright" her sister smiled and stroke her cheek.
"Can't I stay?" JJ pleaded.
Ros looked at her with a painful yet happy look.
"You know what, I'll make it up to you, " she said " when all of this is over, and this will pass, I'll save you a spot next to me in bed. And you can crawl under the blankets with me, okay?"
Little JJ smiled.
"Promise?"
"I promise" he sister said with a nod, "now go, go and defeat that monster for the both of us okay?"
JJ gave her a nod.
She opened her eyes.
She was going to defeat this monster.