Sisters (Part 6)

By: Nightingale

Rating: PG

With inspiration from Firefly and Gip

The next morning came all too soon for the girls as they heard a knock on their front door.

"Come on…we're going to be late," shouted Jack from the other side

The girls all bolted up from the bed scrambling to get dressed and make themselves look somewhat presentable. Christina being the first out of bed ran to the door.

"We'll meet you at the distribution office, Jack" she shouted through the closed door as she pulled on her skirt and secured the hook in back.

"You know-"

"Yes, Jack. We'll get there." Christina interrupted

"You don't know the way." He reminded with a smirk on his face

Christina stopped for a minute. She might have been able to find the place but only being there once she wasn't a 100 positive that they'd make it there and in time.

"I'm not opening this door…you'll just have to wait there." She stated firmly

"How long we talking I have papes to sell?" Jack asked just to be annoying

"Just wait there." She shouted running into the back hoping to beat the other two to the washroom.

Jack just shook his head as he stepped back from the door debating on whether to wait for them or go ahead and leave. He knocked on the door again.

"We'll be out in a minute" Christina shouted, "Damn hardheaded-"

"Christina!" he heard Kaitlin say in shock

"Oh deal with it."

"Tick tock ladies." Jack called from the hallway

Christina gave an aggravated yell only bring up laughter from Jack outside the door.

Jack stood leaning against the wall laughing glancing at a stolen pocket watch one of the younger boys gave him. Jack gave a huge grin and closed the pocket watch with a snap and tucked it into his pocket as he made his way from the hall and back down the stairs.

Eyes was just leaving his apartment as Jack was coming down the stairs.

"What a group" Jack laughed as he nodded towards the guy

"The girls?" Eyes asked looking up the stairs

Jack just laughed harder and continued on his way to the door. Eyes gave him a questioning look that followed Jack as he continued on his way. With the strange new comer gone Eyes took another look upstairs hearing the scrambling of three very late girls upstairs.

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"Let's go Jo…we're going to be late." Kaitlin pleaded not wanting a chance to miss Wildcard.

"We're already late" Josephine reminded from the other side of the washroom door

Christina had lost her patients with waiting and ran into the kitchen as she finished buttoning her shirt. She pulled out a pan and sat in a chair holding the pan between her knees using it as a mirror to pull her hair back from her face.

Josephine walked out of the washroom purposefully taking her time crossing the threshold to annoy Kaitlin who was doing everything in her power not to pee on herself.

"Take you long enough" she spat out slapping Josephine's arm as she ran into the washroom.

Josephine just laughed as she sat down next to Christina.

"Well there's a new use for the kitchen utensils." She laughed

"You do what you can." Christina stated replacing the pan to its place back on the shelf

Suddenly there was another knock at the door.

"Jack I told you-" Christina shouted as she whipped open the door to revile Eyes standing before her.

"Good morning." He said with a smile

"Good morning." Josephine said as she got up from her seat and walked over to the door opening it a tad wider

"Sorry to interrupt but I believe your escort is leaving" he stated stepping away from the door to revile the empty hall.

Christina gave an aggravated sigh as she started down the hall hoping to catch him.

"Let's go Kaitlin." Shouted Josephine

"I'm coming, I'm coming" the girl called as she ran from the washroom.

"Thanks" Jo muttered to Eyes as the two girls ran from the apartment and down the stairs

"You might want to lock that up." Called Eyes

Josephine stopped muttering something under her breath as she turned to run back up the stairs to lock the door.

"Not like we have much to steal anyway." Voiced Kaitlin as they ran into the sunlight and down the street trying to catch up with their sister, "What a way to start the day."