This oneshot is very loosely based on a prompt left by missblondee in ch. 4. I appreciate your support a lot. Missblondee, This one's for you!
It had been a month since Dylan had dropped the whole adoption thing on the horsemen's faces, but everyone stood in similar positions on the matter as that day. Henley'd practically signed the papers already, going so far as forcing Taylor to call her "mom". Merritt didn't really side with anyone so long as he wasn't involved, and Jack was all for it (he and his 'sister' had grown close after a month of pretending to be related in public, they'd even gotten #supersibs trending on twitter through his account) and he just wanted her to stay with the group.
That, of course, left an extremely hard-headed Atlas who would not allow that at all. He was respectful on stage (every other friday they got a mysterious letter on the doorstep saying where they would be performing and what time to be there) but off, he completely ignored her, much to the annoyance of mother Hen. This situation suited Taylor just fine, though, as she didn't really want to talk to the control freak any more than he wanted to talk to her.
One day, Taylor was watching television with Jack in his room when the phone rang. Jack picked up, and blushed as soon as he heard the voice on the other line. "Oh, hey Lula...Great, how are you?...Good!... You're coming over…. Watching Taylor? Ok….Um, I'll text you. I don't know it off the top of my head… Great… Oh, Ok! See you later!" and the phone left his ear.
"Who's Lula?" Taylor only could pick up that Jack had a huge crush.
"She's amazing. You'll meet her soon enough though. She's coming over this afternoon to watch you while we set up some trick for our next show that Daniel has planned." they both made faces at the mention of the the illusionist.
"I don't need to be watched. I'm fifteen. I bet mom put her up to this."
Jack nodded, knowing how much the escape artist cared for her teen. Then realization dawned on his face. "Would you mind helping me get ready? I look like I just got out of bed! She can't see me like this."
Taylor giggled, pointed out that he had just gotten out of bed, and agreed, picking some clothes out of his closet, laying them out, and leaving him with instructions to put on the chosen outfit. She sat on the stairs and played with her hair, waiting for Jack so she could see how he looked, when the doorbell rang.
She opened the door and stared at the black-dressed brunette uncertainly, shrinking away from the woman's intense stare. Having no idea who the lady was, assuming she was a fan of some kind, she had to keep her and jack's still active 'sibling' relationship alive. She did what any little sister would do if they found a stranger at the door. "Jack?" her voice came out slightly higher than normal.
"What is it, lil sis?" Jack appeared from his room, looking only at her, as the door was cracked in such away that he couldn't see the lady outside. Taylor swung the door open, and Jack saw a familiar face. "Lula, hi! I see you've met my sister, Taylor?" he nodded in the blonde's direction.
The newcomer turned to the girl. "Good to meet you. Can I come in now? These heels are killing me." Taylor nodded, mouth pinched, and Jack remembered her shyness. How would she deal with the horsemen leaving her with this new person? Her eyes were glued steadily on the young woman as she took off her shoe, before widening to the size of beach balls when a foot came with the right heel. Lula screamed, fake blood insued, and Taylor jumped back, grabbing Jack's side before Lula laughed it off, showing the pair her real foot.
"Wow." The adolescent grinned softly before continuing a little louder "Can you show me how to do that?"
"Sure. Here's what we'll do. We'll clean this up, I'll walk you through the steps, then when your friends and your brother get home, you can show them. Sound ok?"
"Yeah. OK" Wow Jack thought. After all even Henley hadn't been able to get her out of her shell that fast. Point Lula the Scary Magic Girl.
"So, where do you keep your rags?" and so started the bonding of the two girls jack cared most about. They're gonna do just fine, even if they are bonding over losing limbs and fake blood.
AN- again, big thx to missblondee, the best reader I could possibly have. I hope yall review, even guests can do it, so I hope to see yours soon.
Quirky Question- Any more prompts? I like expanding on them, so even if you don't really have a prompt and you have more of a moment or line you want to see incorporated, let me know.
Happy reading,
-rain
