It was the following morning and Chloe sighed when her alarm went off. She turned over and turned it off.
"You need to get up" Kisaiya said and Chloe jumped. She had forgotten that the girl was in the bed.
"Arg" Chloe mumbled.
"You are hungover" Kisaiya said laughing and Chloe glared at her.
"This is not a laughing matter" Chloe said grumpily.
"Yes it is because you did it to yourself so it is your own fault" Kisaiya said and Chloe sighed.
"Well can you just give me a hug?" Chloe asked still not wanting to get up but knowing that her cousin was right. Kisaiya nodded and snuggled up with her cousin. She loved this, especially when she hadn't seen Chloe in such a long time. Well she had seen the girl but not like this. Not when they could have a snuggle on the sofa or in bed.
"Right I really need to get up and have a shower now. I am running so behind" Chloe said as she stood up. Her head was banging. Kisaiya nodded. She stayed in bed until her cousin was out the shower and then disappeared to the bathroom to get dressed allowing Chloe time to get dressed herself.
Then they headed into the hospital. Kisaiya had nipped Chloe's head the whole car journey because she didn't want to have to stay in the hospital.
"it's not a choice" Chloe said. Her patience was really being tested. She was getting more and more frustrated with her cousin.
"That's not fair" Kisaiya complained.
"Life isn't fair Kisaiya and you really should know that by now" Chloe said snapping at the girl and Kisaiya instantly shut up. That had stung. That had stung a lot. She instantly closed into herself shocked that Chloe had said that. She knew life wasn't fair. She'd be through a hell of a lot in her short 12 years of life and she didn't need to be reminded of it.
They pulled into the hospital carpark and got out the car.
"Look, Kis I'm sorry for what I said" Chloe said but Kisaiya walked away from her cousin. Chloe could barely keep up with her. She was even more shocked when the girl started heading to YAU.
"No you are not dragging mum into this" Chloe complained.
"I'm not, I just don't want to be with you" Kisaiya said and Chloe shook her head.
"Leave mum alone. She is shattered. She doesn't need you sitting in her office too. She has so much work to do. Come to Darwin and sit in our staff room" Chloe said and Kisaiya sighed.
"I'm doing this for Auntie Ange, not for you" Kisaiya said as she stormed to Darwin. Nikki raised her eyes as she noticed the girl storm passed. Chloe had gone to the locker room to get ready.
Chloe quickly changed as she was already running late and her headache was killing her. Nikki laughed when she saw her knowing what the issue was.
"What's up with Kisaiya?" Nikki asked.
"We had a bit of a fallout in the car" Chloe said and Nikki nodded.
They headed to work and for Chloe. It was the shift from hell. She was so hungover and just wanted it over. For once, she actually took her lunchbreak. She knew she had to make it up to Kisaiya.
"I'm sorry, can I treat you to lunch?" Chloe said as she walked into the staff room. Kisaiya looked at her cousin and shook her head. She really wasn't in the mood and didn't want anything to do with her cousin which now.
"Come on Kis, you can't hold it against me forever" Chloe said and Kisaiya shook her head.
"I'm really sorry but I have to go and see Auntie Ange. I'll come back but this is just becoming too much" Kisaiya said and reluctantly Chloe let the girl go. She knew that the girl wouldn't speak to her and really she should just be happy that the girl is speaking to someone.
Kisaiya arrived on YAU and saw her aunt was in her office. She went over and knocked on the door.
"Hey" Ange said barely looking up from her paperwork.
"Hi" Kisaiya said anxiously. That voice instantly caught Ange's attention and she looked up.
"Hey what is it?" Ange asked opening her arms up for the girl to fall into. Kisaiya collapsed into her aunt's hold.
"What's wrong sweetie" Ange asked and Kisaiya pulled away taking a deep breath.
"Me and Chloe fell out" Kisaiya said and Ange sighed. She knew what her daughter was like.
"Well you are almost like sisters now so it will happen" Ange said and Kisaiya nodded.
"I never fall out with people so I don't know how to fix it" Kisaiya said.
"Well I think you should speak to Chloe. Speak about whatever it was you fell out about and see if you can resolve the issue" Ange suggested and Kisaiya nodded.
"Chloe has said sorry twice and wanted to take me out for lunch as an apology" Kisaiya said.
"See, Chloe clearly knows that she is in the wrong and is trying to fix it. Perhaps you should accept that and maybe speak to her about it while you have lunch or you can just leave it be" Ange said and Kisaiya nodded.
"Are you going to head back down to see Chloe? We can speak about it more tonight if you want?" Ange suggested and Kisaiya nodded. Her aunt was so good at fixing things.
Kisaiya headed back to Darwin and caught Chloe who was sitting at the desk.
"I'm sorry can we go for lunch?" She asked nervously and Chloe nodded. She was confused by her niece's action but she was hungry.
"Okay, I'll just finish this. Can you get my purse from my locker?" Chloe asked giving the girl the keys. Kisaiya did as asked and returned to her cousin.
"Chloe, I can't have lunch. I don't have any money" Kisaiya said embarrassed.
"Hey, don't worry about that. I'll buy you it" Chloe said and Kisaiya nodded. She was still embarrassed. They walked down the stairs to the café and quickly got food.
"I'm sorry that I didn't accept your apology. I just don't fall out with people so I didn't know how to react" Kisaiya said and Chloe nodded.
"It's fine. I'm sorry for what I said this morning though. It really wasn't very nice of me and I know that when I was your age, I wouldn't have wanted to be here all day either" Chloe said and Kisaiya nodded. She was happy to have sorted things out with her cousin.
Once they had eaten they went back up to the ward and continued on with their work. Chloe was adamant that she would finish on time because she wanted to spend some time with Kisaiya before Ange arrived home.
As soon as her shift was over, Chloe headed home. Chloe had had a really challenging shift as Evan's sister had been admitted resulting in Evan returning to the hospital. That was just not what Chloe needed. Her mum had spotted her and Evan together and had nearly had a loopy fit. All Chloe wanted to do now was head home and relax.
They arrived home and got settled in the living room. Chloe liked that she changed in the locker room as she wasn't wasting time when she got home. She stuck on the TV and started making a snack for herself and Kisaiya. Kisaiya snuggled up on the sofa. She was tired and she hadn't even done anything all day.
The doorbell rang once they were all sorted and Evan was at the door. He made Kisaiya really nervous.
"You said you wanted to talk things through" Evan said
"Yeah well I didn't mean 20 minutes after my shift finished" Chloe said walking behind Evan as he stormed into the house.
"Well you didn't give me an exact time" He challenged back. Chloe crossed her arms protectively.
"Right, this is what I'm talking about" Chloe said. "You're being full on again, you can't just come charging into my personal space"
Evan looked around.
"I can go if you want" Evan said. Kisaiya wanted him to go. She scared him. She was already scared with men already and Evan was even worse.
"Well you're here now, aren't you?" Chloe said and Kisaiya sighed. Why did the girl have to say that? Chloe walked into the kitchen. She wasn't complete comfortable with him being here.
"You all right?" Evan asked her. "I spoke to Phoebe. She said she had to be rushed to theatre"
"Who's looking after her kids?" Chloe asked.
"A friend is going to help out and I'll lend a hand. The kids will just think it's some sort of adventure" Evan said.
"I'm not going to be around while she is recovering" Chloe explained. Perhaps Madani was right and she needed space from Evan and Phoebe.
"Why's that?" Evan asked confused.
"I'm off her case" Chloe said sighing. "It was Madani's idea"
"That's probably my fault" Evan said. Chloe just looked down. Kisaiya was watching her cousin and just wanted Evan gone. Evan put his hands in his pocket and moved towards Chloe.
"I'm prepared to take the divorce seriously" Evan said "I know how I was before but that was the shock of it. Just because your reason don't make sense to me, doesn't mean I shouldn't respect them"
Chloe sighed. Of course, he had to turn it to make it about him and make her undermine herself.
"They should make sense, Evan" Chloe said knowing her reasons were perfectly viable. "You lied about your family. You lashed out, you've been intimidating"
"You say this but you don't explain how. Intimidating I mean, what is that? Talking to you" Evan said. Chloe really didn't think that she needed to explain it even further. Chloe crossed her arms even closer to herself.
"It's not talking, it's coming here, making demands. This isn't normal behaviour Evan" Chloe said trying to stick up for herself.
"Don't do that" Evan said. "Don't judge what is and isn't normal"
"We both know what you struggle with. What your mum's done to you. Your outlook isn't any healthier than mine" Evan said. Chloe couldn't believe he was turning all of this onto her. Kisaiya was still sat frozen to the spot.
"Okay" Chloe said instantly feeling threatened by him. All the things he was saying were correct. Kisaiya noticed the chance in her cousin and it scared her. She didn't feel safe anymore.
"So don't judge, Chloe" Evan said "I'm trying to accommodate you and I get insults"
Kisaiya sat confused by what was being said. Chloe hadn't done or said anything wrong.
"I get told what is and isn't normal" Evan said "You don't get to do that"
"I'm sorry, okay" Chloe said feeling intimidated. Chloe walked away with her arms across her chest and found herself a seat on the arm chair. All Kisaiya wanted to do was cuddle up with her cousin but she could tell that Chloe didn't want that.
Nikki and Cameron walked into the room. They noticed Evan on the couch and instantly told him to go. They asked Chloe what he was doing here but could tell something was up. Kisaiya was squashed on the seat determined not to let Evan touch her.
"Just go, will you?" Nikki asked trying to be calm.
"You see what I mean" Evan said looking at Chloe. "Everyone treats you like a puppet, Chloe. If it's not Ange, it's these two"
It was noticeable that his words were getting to Chloe. Cameron started to put the shopping away.
"Shut up and get off my sofa" Nikki said. Once Nikki's hands were emptied, Kisaiya ran into them. She had just about had enough and was into Nikki's arms.
"Look you are terrifying this girl. Leave" Nikki said. Kisaiya's eyes pleaded with her cousin. She wanted him out too.
"You don't have to cheer along with everything he says" Evan said. "its not going to make him sleep with you again"
Nikki and Cameron both froze. They looked between each other.
"I didn't tell anyone" Cameron said and Nikki knew she had only told Chloe and she wasn't going to say anything especially not to Evan.
"You were doing this the other night" Nikki said "You came in, you tried to stir stuff. I'm not falling for it"
"I dropped some things off at the door" Evan said "You came in, I'm sick of this" Nikki snapped still holding Kisaiya close to her.
"I'm here trying to have an adult conversation and both of you come in trying to throw punches because you can't bear the idea of Chloe thinking for herself" Evan said.
"That's enough, I want you out" Cameron had had enough now.
"It's not your decision to make" Evan said before Cameron stormed out the room.
Evan continued to make Nikki and Cameron look like the bad guys. He was manipulating Chloe more and more. He was trying to say something mean about Chloe and Cameron.
Cameron called the police wanted them to go. Evan refused and sat down to wait for the police to come. Kisaiya still clung to Nikki. She didn't understand why her cousin wasn't comforting her. She was scared and no one was helping her.
The police came in and instantly noticed that something was up. Whenever they tried to speak Evan would jump in. Chloe couldn't even speak. Cameron explained how Evan had been harassing Chloe and looking at the phone the police woman agreed. The number of texts from Evan were not normal. He continued to try to defend himself.
Then he started speaking about her being hurt or in trouble.
"Chloe has mental health problems. She self harms" Evan said.
"No she doesn't" Nikki and Cameron both jumped in. Chloe felt so exposed now why did Evan have to have said that. He then started to pass the plan back onto Nikki and Cameron. The continued noises were starting to get to Chloe and she started having a panic attack.
Nikki rushed over and helped her friend. Slowing her breathing down. Once Chloe was calm. Evan was asked to leave. He eventually did so and the police woman left. Once seeing her out, Nikki went over to help Chloe but the girl said she wanted to be alone. Kisaiya froze what was she meant to do. She did the only think she knew to do and text Ange.
Luckily Ange was just leaving the hospital and drove quickly around to Chloe's. She let herself in and instantly Kisaiya flung herself on her. She started crying but Ange gently pushed the girl away and worked her way to her daughter. She was worried about her.
Ange tried to speak to Chloe but the girl didn't want it. She told her mum that she wanted to be alone.
"If you need me, text me. I will come back around if needed. I don't want you to be alone" Ange said before looking at Nikki and Cameron.
"Keep an eye on her" Ange said before leaving with Kisaiya. They arrived home and Ange's mind was filled with worry about Chloe. She looked at the girl and noticed how scared she was as well.
"Are you okay?" Ange asked putting her hand on Kisaiya's knee. Kisaiya shook her head.
"Come here" Ange said finally pulling the girl into her arms. This was what the girl wanted to stay with. She needed her aunt and wanted to feel safe again.
So what do you want more of – Donna and Kisaiya, Dom and Kisaiya, Nikki and Kisaiya, Chloe and Kisaiya or Ange and Kisaiya? Or any other pairings