Facing the day

"I'll be back!" Danial called out and Sherry yelled an okay before the front door opened then closed. "Boys pick up the living room please then do any homework you need to do before tomorrow" Sherry said, and I nodded walking to the living room with Algol. "Hey Algol, who do you think can pick up the most stuff?" I asked and he shook his head from the thought of the unknown. "You pick up half what you're told to pick up then sit down and say you're done" he said, and I gasped and flopped onto the couch dramatically. "How could you say such things about me? Your true friend?" I said sniffling some. "Get up" he said, I huffed and got up off of the couch, starting to help clean the living room before I sat on the living floor. "Sherry! We're done!" I called into the house and after a few minutes Sherry came over. "Thank you, boys this looks good" I smiled and got up to stretch. "I'm going to go study" Algol said and walked to the stairs going up to them to disappear into his room. I thought back on what him and Danial were talking about earlier this morning but brushed it to the side and I looked up at Sherry. "Do you need help with anything?" I asked and she thought for a second. "The flowers in the windowsill need to be watered" she said, I nodded and turned, moving quickly to the closest to grab the small watering can they had for their inside flowers.

I went to the kitchen and filled the small watering can with water before walking into the living room; moving the curtains some to look at the two blooming flowers in small dark blue pots. "You guys look so pretty and you two are gonna grow so big and beautiful" I said as I poured some water into the soil. "What are you doing silly?" Sherry asked, i looked over my shoulder and rubbed the back of my neck feeling a bit flustered "I heard it's good for them, it helps them grow" I said, and she nodded smiling at me. I returned a smile before putting the small watering can on the counter. I opened all the curtains downstairs and smiled at how well the sunlight brightend the house, I heard the door unlock and jogged over to the front door as it opened. "Oh, hey Calli" Danial said, and I smiled and took some of the bags from his hands and walked to the dining room. "Danial, you didn't have to go shopping like that I was gonna do it later." I heard from Sherry and looked back to see the two both carrying bags. "Well, I went ahead because I was out anyways." he said smiling down at his older sister, I smiled some and went back to taking things out of the bags I had placed on the table. "Where do you guys want this?" I asked holding a bottle of ketchup  so they could see it. "Put it in the cabinet please" Sherry replied, I nodded walking to the kitchen with most of the stuff I had in my arms.

I began putting things that needed to be put in the fridge so they wouldn't sit out for too long, I noticed some things getting placed on the floor next to me and I glanced up to see Danial smiling down at me. I smiled back shyly and continued putting stuff in the fridge. "You are so short, why are you sitting on your knees?" Danial teased, I sent him a playful glare in return. "Because I don't want to bend over." I said then went back to putting stuff in the fridge, touching his ankle with the galloon of milk making him jump away. "Calli! That's cold!" He yelled, I just giggled looking up at him. "I didn't do anything Danial you brushed your own leg by it." I said then put it in the fridge before standing up and closing the door to keep the cold air in, I stretched some then helped put stuff up where I could reach. "I got your stars they are on the table, do you want to put them up now or later?" He asked and I just shrugged "Ummmm laterrr?" I said to him not too sure of my answer, but he just nodded. As we went to leave the kitchen, I went to the sink and turned it on, running my hand through the water to turn and flick it at daniel. "Calli!" He said turning on his heels to look at me. "Not sorry… Reese's" I said trying to hold back a laugh and it must have caught Danial off guard by his facial expression then he started to laugh, and I did too not being able to keep myself from laughing. "Out the kitchen goofballs" Sherry said, flicking water at both of us making me run out quickly with Danial in a suit.

I heard Danial's footsteps behind me and I only stopped when I got to the dining room. I felt Danial somewhat run into me making me stumble forward some. I turned to look at him "Why did you run into me?" I asked as I let my eyes roam him, gazing at his chest, across his jawline, and up to his eyes. He lifted his brow and smirked at me "Well why did you stop in the middle of your run" he replied, I moved my hand like I was gonna pinch him and he moved back. "Calli no that's not fair, you may have short nails but it hurts really bad" he said, i laughed knowing he was right. "It hurts more when Algol pinches people than when I do and he doesn't have nails." I explained, and Danial nodded in agreement. "Thanks" I looked over to see Algol grab a pack of pencils and walk back up the stairs to his room. "I'm buying him puppy pencils" I said laughing. "You know he'll use them and not care anyways" Danial said, I sighed knowing the older was right. "Still doing it later gonna replace all his boring pencils with cute, themed pencils" I said as I grabbed the two bags of glow in the dark stars. "Yes! There are different sizes. I can use the bigger stars for the brighter stars and the smaller stars will be the dimmer ones" I explained looking at the two bags reading that each one had 150 stars and a crescent moon in it which was more than enough for what I wanted to do. "ouuu there's a moon n here too! Let's do this now before I forget" I said looking back at Danial who nodded smiling, I walked up the stairs to go to my room, I stopped in front of Algol's room and opened one of the bags sticking one of the stars on his door as high as i could manage, although I couldn't reach very high since my arms were short just like the rest of me. "You are something else Calli" I shrugged at Danial's comment and went back to walking to my room opening the door and flopping onto my bed. "Come on get up Calli I don't know constellations like you do" I shook my head burying my face into my bed enjoy the comfort of it and just allowed myself to sink into the mattress and blankets. "Calli come up it's not even noon yet and you're acting like a toddler who needs a nap" Danial teased, and I looked at him and pouted a little making him laugh. I just got off my bed stretching my hands above my head. "Fineeeee" I whined, and I just ignored his small chuckle. "Your the one who wanted to do this"