A/N: Maybe it's the fact that I'm scared of the very same thing that it made this look believable...
Thanks: bogey654, and Aikido Kasshin Ryu.
~ "That was for the ants. Enjoy your book... while you can." ~
It was an excellent evening. No, perhaps that was an understatement, what with the way things were going; Nina finally had some free time on her hands to read that book that she had bought weeks ago. With the soft pitter-patter of the rain in the background, and a damping cup of her favorite tea near her, she honestly couldn't have been any happier at the moment. And the lights in the room ensured for the right, peaceful atmosphere. Little did she know that danger was lurking nearby and that happiness wouldn't stay for long...
As it happened, Anna was just waiting for the right moment to strike. The eldest sibling seemed to be so utterly engrossed in the book that she didn't even notice her. Well, it was either that, or she was ignoring her intentionally. Whatever the case, she would regret that fact soon enough.
Feeling that now was the time to act, the dangerous brunette carefully put the fake plastic object she was holding in her hand on Nina's leg, before moving away and putting a safe distance between her and her sister... you know, just to be sure. She didn't want to be in the crossfire when her oh so beloved sister would freak out.
Almost at once, Nina looked up from her book when she felt the light weight on her leg. A silent beat passed, in which time seemed to stand still completely, before she started to scream bloody murder. She jumped out of her seat, making the spider fall on the ground. Without wasting a second, the woman hit the plastic spider swiftly and repeatedly with the back of the book. After the third hit, however, she realized that something was off when the spider still wasn't as flat as a pancake. Carefully, she nudged the thing with the book, suddenly realizing that she'd been tricked...again.
The blonde gave her younger sister a rather deadpan look, demanding an explanation with that single expression.
And an explanation she got, "That was for the ants. Enjoy your book... while you can."
Anna's ominous laughter still rang in Nina's ears long after the former had left her alone. There was nothing left of the warmth in the room, almost as though her sister took it all with her when she'd left. For the first time in a while, she felt a sickly feeling in her stomach, afraid of what other horrors might come on her path.
But some things were better left unknown...
A/N: Next chapter (the last!): It was silent between them for a while, until Nina said, "We really are idiots, aren't we?"