Well, here goes nothing. It's time to earn back the trust of a ditsy blonde. How hard can it be? Well very hard considering how Lori treated Leni so poorly as a sister. Being bossy, ordering her around, treating her like she doesn't want Leni in her life anymore. And to add in the fact that she got into a fight with Leni the other night and said practically said she wished she was never born and made her ran off. Thankfully she didn't run away from the house. That would've been a whole lot worse. And the key word here, is thankfully.
Lori and Lincoln was getting the stuff ready for their little surprise for Leni. While at the mall getting Leni's gift, Lincoln helped Lori chip in to get the food that she likes. Lori said she cover everything, but Lincoln insisted on helping considering he kinda helped encourage this whole situation. So they went to a pizzeria inside the mall and ordered Leni's favorite food. The food in question was a pepperoni pizza with chicken fettuccine alfredo with a creamy and cheesy alfredo pasta sauce. Also along with her favorite flavor of smoothie. A vanilla ice cream, chocolate chip swirl with sprinkles and cherries. It was more of a ice cream sundae rather than a smoothie. And the size of the cup, and it's name that other teens give it doesn't help either. 'Heaven in a cup' doesn't sound that healthy, but it sure lives up to his name.
The smoothie was stored in the family freezer so it won't melt and be ruined. Meanwhile the pizza was still warm, so there was no need to heat it up and risk it drying out and losing it's flavor. No if they were going to pull this off, presentation is going to have to play a big role. With this in mind, they got the dining room set up just the way they wanted. They put tablecloth over dining room table, they lit some fancy candles and placed them in the middle of the table. They then grabbed a few slices of pizza from the box and put it on the plates. You could still see the smoke coming from the slices.
It looks so tempting...especially to Lincoln. All of that melted cheese, buttery glazed pizza crust, and all of those pepperonis…
Lincoln's mouth was starting to water at the sight and the smell of all that food.
"Don't even think about Lincoln. You'll have to wait until Leni gets down here so we can sort this out." Lori said already knowing what he was up to.
"Sorry Lori, it just looks so tempting." He said while looking at the delicious food presented on the table.
"Well don't worry, if I know Leni she'll be down here soon." She said opening the container full of pasta. "Speaking of which where is she?"
"I saw her upstairs going to the bathroom to take a shower. She should be done by now." Lincoln said.
"Okay, let's just hope the food doesn't get cold."
Leni was in the only bathroom of the house full of thirteen people. She currently was in the shower thinking this whole thing over. While the warm water was being poured all of over her face and body, she was thinking about what Luna said. To some degree, Luna was right about what she said earlier. Yeah sure Lori made it seem like she didn't care for her feelings, but it was only because she broke her favorite water jug. Lori must feel bad for her after she ran off. And now that she moved out of their room, who knows how she feels now.
And to add in the fact that she didn't know that Lori talked to her out of town boyfriend Bobby. Leni didn't know that Lori was almost crying on the phone about the whole situation that they both were in. She even remembered about all the good times together when they were younger. When they they were playing together as toddlers, to helping each other with their homework in their middle school days, and to going to the mall together and doing each other's nails as teenagers.
When Leni was done cleaning herself, she shut off the water to the faucet and the head of the shower. She stepped out of the tub, and wrapped herself with a towel around her body, and around her head. She moved in front of the mirror and went on to the second part of bodily cleanliness. She dried herself off from head to toe, and then moved on to brushing her teeth. She brushed every single tooth that was in her mouth in a small, circular motion for two or three minutes. After Leni was done with her teeth. She picked up her brush and started brushing her hair. The young blonde still always believe in brushing each side of her hair fifty times to achieve perfection in her hair. Once she was finished, she added a little hair spray to make it stick and hold together. After that she got dressed in her nightgown and went back to Lincoln's room to head to bed.
Leni walked down the hallway in her night time slippers and opened the door to Lincoln's room. She opened up the door and almost immediately found the note that was placed on the one of the pillows on the bed. Growing curious, Leni picked it up and it was indeed intended for her to read. She she opened up the letter, and read aloud…
'I want to apologize, meet me in the dining room as soon as you get this. I promise you literally won't regret this. -Lori" ;(
Leni read the sentence over and over and over again. She had to make sure that she wasn't hallucinating or reading something that wasn't on the paper. Then she started to think if Lori really wanted to apologize for everything that happened. But then there was that small little doubt in the back of her mind saying this may be one of Luan's tricks, or worse. That's not the case because when Lori is being serious, she always uses the word literally to show that she means it.
So doing what the note had asked her to do, she exited the 11 year old's room, and proceeded to go downstairs. She walked down the stairs in her slippers, past the living room and into the dining. As she walked in she immediately was in the face with the delicious aroma of italian food coming from the table. She saw the food, banners, and even the gift bags Lori got from the mall today. She saw all the items, but no one was around.
"Where is she?" She asked to herself.
"I'm right here Leni." Came the voice of a 17 year old female.
Leni turned around to see Lori standing in the corridor between the living room and the kitchen. Their eyes lock for a few seconds. There was a brief silence in the room. Nobody says anything. But someone had to break the long silence.
"You hungry? I got your favorite foods, and a smoothie." She said taking a seat at one of the plates of food already provided on both sides of the table. Leni the seat right across from Lori.
The Leni started to eat her food a little bit, and actually enjoying it too. Lori on the other hand was waiting for Leni to say something. Anything. But still she remained silent. Lori couldn't take it anymore. The anticipation was killing her. She had to break the ice.
"So…how's your food?" Lori asked the blonde sitting opposite from her.
Leni looked up from eating to face her "It's totes delicious!" She said. And she really meant it too.
"I knew you would like it considering it is your favorite foods after all."She said taking a bite of pepperoni pizza.
"Lori can I ask you something?" Leni asked her older sister getting her attention. "Why are you doing all of this?"
"I'm just going to give it to you straight sis. I did all of this to show you how sorry I am for what happened the other night." She started. "I was being selfish, bossy, evil spirited, and above all, I've been a bad sister. What I did was literally unacceptable. I pretty much wished that you were never born. But that's not true, I love you and I care about you. I know we fight a lot in the past, but this one is the worst of them all…."
Leni notices that is Lori starting to get teary eyed as she was going on with her apology.
"And I-I don't blame you for..hating me. In fact, y-you have the right to be mad at me. Because I know that, no matter what happens..if you forgive me o-or not. I'll still love you a-as my sister-er-er."
Lori couldn't hold back anymore. The damn holding the water just broke and she started to let her tears run loose. She buried her face in her hands and started to pour her heart out. Not caring if any of her tears were getting on her pizza and pasta.
Leni was feeling sympathy for her and frowned in sadness. She got out of her chair and walked over to the troubled seventeen year old girl. She wrapped her arms around her giving her a big hug. Lori felt her warm hands wrapping around her stomach, and Leni's cheek resting on top of her head. Lori gladly returned her hug as well, turning her body enough to make sure she can fully wrap her arms around Leni. She then started to bury her face in Leni's chest, getting her night clothes wet and damp full of tears.
They held their hug for a few minutes now. Leni could stay like this for however long it takes. After a while, her tears have started to slow down and stop. Instead those tears were turned into slow breathing, and sniffling. Lori can feel the slow, steady heartbeat that's inside Leni's chest. Lori fully started to settle down after hearing that heart of gold pound in a peaceful rhythm.
"I'm sorry…I was…a big jerk." She got her words to come out.
"Shh…it's okay. It's okay." Leni said while caressing Lori's big yellow hair.
"I didn't mean any of those things. I promise." she muffled.
"Lori?"
"...Yeah?" Lori replied to her sister.
"I forgive you Lori. I forgive you." She hugged her tighter.
It seemed like Lori's body instantly reloaded the gun that fired her tears. She thought that she was all out of tears, but she just magically got a new set of tears back. Lori started to grip on her shirt, letting her new fresh set of tears stain her sister's night clothes. She rubbed her Lori's back to calm her down. And it seemed to work considering that she had no more tears cry out of her now puffy red eyes.
And a new sense of relief pour over her insides. Almost like as if a damn were to break holding all of her emotions just washed over her worrying. Lori let out a deep sigh, and then looked up at her 16 year old sister in her eyes. She then notices and admires Leni's long blonde hair. The same hair that her, Leni, Lola, and Lily all shared. It's almost like she's a clone of her. Well, minus the nonstop texting and social media posts. Leni took a one long hard look at her older sister's expression on her face. She knows she wants her back. So Leni may as well try to make her feel even more better.
"Lori? Is it okay that I move back in?"
Lori's eyes brightened up like stars "Yes, please move back!" She excitedly said.
"Okay, I'll get all my stuff moved in before we go to bed." Leni said.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was eavesdropping and listening to their conversation in the kitchen to see if it was going good or not. He was also doing so while eating the pizza and pasta that they bought considering he didn't eat anything. And once he heard Leni was FINALLY moving out of his room, he punched the air with all his might and shouted 'YES!!' in his mind and started to dance around the kitchen floor not caring anyone was watching him but unfortunately for him…
Lori walked in with Leni standing right next to her. "Hey Lincoln, good news, Leni said that she'll be moving back in with me toni-" She stopped dead in her tracks to find Lincoln dancing like he just won the lottery or something. Lincoln didn't noticed him, be when he did he stopped dancing and ended up frozen standing on one leg as his two oldest sisters blankly stared at him.
They all blinked for a couple seconds. How embarrassing this is…
"Um, if I agree to help move Leni's stuff in in a hurry, will you two not make fun of me for this?" He nervously asked as his cheeks flushed red.
"Get it done by 8:45 and no one gets word of it."
"Deal!" He quickly said dashing past his sisters and going upstairs to his room and get to work.
"What would we do without Lincoln? Huh Leni?" She smiled.
Sunday morning, the last weekend day for any kid that has school to sleep in before they have to go back to school. Even though it was the last day of their weekend doesn't mean they can't make it last. Courtesy of Lincoln, Leni was back sleeping in her room with Lori. All of her posters, clothes and everything she took And now that they made up, Lori had another idea to spend more time with her.
Lori opened up and rubbed her tired eyes. She looked out the window and noticed that it is indeed morning and sunny. Not a single cloud in sight. She got up and stretched her arms. She then looked over at Leni who was still peacefully sleeping. She wanted to wait until she wakes up to give her a little gift, but it can't wait. Lori wanted to give it to her now. The eldest blonde got up and walked over to her side of the room and next to her bed. She then gently shook her and woke her up.
"Leni…" She gently said not scaring her out of her sleep.
Leni slowly opened her eyes and rolled on her back to see Lori's face. "Morning Lori." She said rubbing her eyes.
"You awake?"
"I am now." She said "Do you need anything?
"No, I got a little gift for you." Lori smiled.
Leni instantly sat up. "You got me a gift?!"
"Yep" She replied. "Close your eyes, and hold out your hands."
"Okay!"
Leni did what she was instructed to do. While Leni had her eyes closed, Lori reached under her bed and pulled out one of the bags she brought home from the mall yesterday. She pulled out the item from out of its bag and held it in her hands.
"Okay you ready for your gift?"
"Mmm-hmmm!" She replied back.
Lori placed the gift in the palm of Leni's hands. It felt like a piece of clothing.
"Okay open your eyes!" Lori told her.
Leni opened her eyes to look at her gift, and her jaw dropped in utter surprise. It was a black t shirt, on the front it was a large picture of her and Lori taking a selfie together. With a word text on the bottom of that picture that said, 'Best Friendz 4 Life!'. It was a beautiful shirt that Lori had gotten for her.
"Do you like it?" Lori asked.
Leni quickly put it on, slipping her skinny arms into the sleeves of the shirt and over her body. "I love it!" She said hugging her.
"I even got one for me to match yours." She said reaching in the bag and pulling out her shirt. Leni let go of her for her to put on her shirt.
"Now we literally look like twins." Lori she said.
"Thanks Lori" She smiled at the oldest sister of the family.
"Anything for you." Lori smiled back. "So you wanna go to the mall today?"
"Like totes yes!" Leni replied. "We can even wear our shirts in the mall together!"
"You bet, but first, selfie time?"
"I thought you wasn't even going to ask."
Lori grabbed her phone, pulled up the camera and toggled selfie mode. They took several photos together. Posing and making kissy faces in a couple selfies, and the last one pointing at each other with a smirk on their faces. They went on to post it too their social media pages, with a caption saying 'She's more than my best friend, she's my sister. (100 emoji, Smiling emoji, hugging emoji).
The End :)
Aww, don't we all love a happy ending? ;) Totally worth the wait if I do say so myself. Now keep in mind, I'm still learning how to proper write fanfiction chapters. Now that I got my blueprint on how to do so, I'm going to go all in in my future stories. My social media and etc is in my bio if you want to keep tabs on me. Thanks for reading. See you guys later! :)PLZ Review