AN: I'm sorry if it still doesn't seem that entertaining, it is working up to it. The next few chapters will hopefully progress the story further.

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She held the paintbrush assertively in her hand, paint slipping onto the canvas with every stroke. It was so natural, so familiar, for her hand to move across the page, to form the lines and the textures she imagined. Lena glanced up from her painting to stare out of the window of her apartment, out across the canal in the distance. She'd longed to paint the idyllic view from her home since the moment she'd moving in. Recently finding herself between jobs, she decided that the perfect time was now.

Bzz. Bzz. The sound of her buzzer sliced through the silence, causing her to jump. The paint brush nudged itself out of position causing an unwanted stroke on the canvas. Lena cursed under her breath, then moved to wipe the stroke away with a piece of Kleenex. Bzz. Bzz. The buzzer continued to make itself known.

"Just a minute." she muttered, wiping her hands on her overalls.

Bzzzzzzzzzzz. The buzzer made one continual sound until she lifted the receiver and pressed the button.

"Yes?" Lena snapped, annoyed at the disturbance.

"Buzz me up." came the firm voice of her impatient little sister.

She wanted to shout, to explain to Effie that unless she called first, her arrival may not be welcomed. But her energy was low after four hours sat in front of her canvas. She pressed the button allowing Effie entrance, opened the front door an inch and then wandered into the kitchen to make herself a sandwich and grab an energy bar.

"Lena!" Effie's voice travelled through the apartment.

"In the kitchen." she replied.

"What are you doing in there?"

"Making some lunch, what do you think?" Lena replied, sarcastically.

Effie appeared in the doorway. "No need to bite my head off."

"I was painting." Lena informed her, without pause for thought on tone.

"Sor-ree." Effie snapped back.

"No, I'm sorry." Lena mumbled. "My blood sugar's low and I've not spoken to anyone in thirty hours."

Effie rolled her eyes and took over the sandwich making, ensuring to make enough for two. She grabbed a second energy bar and two soda's from the fridge before leading them into the lounge as though it was her apartment and not Lena's. Normally she'd be annoyed by this, but today she was thankful for the company, despite the frosty reception.

"What's up?" Effie asked, placing the food in front of Lena and taking a seat.

"Nothing."

"Lena." Effie stared her out until she looked away, admitting her lie.

"Tibby went to shoot a movie for eight months, Carmen's moved in with Win. I've been out of school for almost a year now and what have I done with my life?"

"Nothing." Effie replied, a smile creeping onto her face.

"Thanks." Lena laughed.

"I know exactly what you need."

"No, I don't want to double date with your boyfriend and one of his sleazy friends."

Effie rolled her eyes. Honestly, sometimes she wondered how she shared DNA with Lena. Sure they shared a facial resemblance, but beyond that their similarities were zero. Lena was shy and reserved and she was anything but.

"No." she laughed. "You need a night out."

"Who with? My imaginary friends?" Lena sighed.

"With me."

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