here we have the first 'sister-bonding' chapter, because pairing would just be weird. anyway, read, review and enjoy

Item: Heirloom

'Pairing': Su and Lin

Prompt by: Nameless Doll

The Gaoling estate was eerily quiet as storm clouds rolled across the sky, bringing with it rain, lightening and thunder. All appropriate given the recent loss in the Beifong family.

Lin slowly walked the halls in thought, when she heard small whimpering coming from her sister's bedroom. She lightly tapped on the door and when she didn't get an answer, she pushed open the door to see Su holding her badgermole and crying on her bed. "Su? Are you okay?"

"No." She sniffled as she tried to talk. "Grandma is dead, why would I be okay with that?"

Lin knew it wasn't her fault Su was moody. Beifong's weren't the best when it came to emotional displays. It usually wound up being a mass of emotions rolled into one. "No one is okay with this. Not even mum."

"Really?"

Lin took a seat on the bed and brushed Su's hair out of her face. "Yeah. She feels alone right now. Unsure of herself."

"But she has us."

"I know kiddo. But there's only three Beifong's left now." Lin smiled as she took the stuffed badgermole, Su had let go of, into her hands. "Wow. I haven't seen this little guy in years."

"I found it in mum's old bedroom. He was begging to be held."

"Yeah, kinda like you."

"No Lin, don't." Su let out a squeal as her big sister wrapped her in a tight hug and held her close. "We're Beifong's. We're not meant to like hugs."

"Yeah, but no one can see us so this can be our little secret."

"Thanks Lin, you always know how to make me feel better. But I really am going to miss grandma. Especially how she always allowed us to have desert after every meal."

"I liked how she always bought me a doll whenever I came to visit. After a while she caught on that I didn't like dolls. Which was last year."

Su let out a laugh and squirmed out of her sister's grip to look at her. "You mean to tell me, that grandma bought you dolls nearly every year for twenty years?"

"Yup. She gave me this before she passed away yesterday." Lin reached into her pocket and pulled out a small rectangular box. She opened it to show Su a simple silver chain with an emerald stone as the centrepiece. "Apparently our great great grandmother bought it for her daughter, her daughter gave it to grandma and grandma tried to give it to mum, but she ran off to fight in the war, so she gave it to me and I'm giving it to you."

Su took it into her hands carefully, before staring wide eyes at Lin. "But you have to give it to your daughter."

"I'm not having kids Su. It would be a waist for me to have it. And it would mean more to you than to me."

Su threw her arms around Lin's neck in a tight hug. "Thank you so much Lin."

"You're welcome." Lin got up from the bed and moved to the door. "Su, she's always with us."

"Yeah, I know Lin."

"Night."

"Night."