Too Young

1

James

"She'll be here" Emily whispered to herself holding a locket that was tied around her neck, she had been stood in the same position from the moment we all walked in, nobody had bothered to see what was going on which in our world means
'Do not disturb '

I shrugged my shoulders heading over to where the boys stood by the ballet bar, Eldon stretching while West and Hunter continued to look out on the new faces in the room
"What's going on there?" I motioned to Emily making Eldon look over and nod
Everyone knew that Eldon was closest to Emily and her family, they all grew up next door to each other
It's a given

"Riley is trying out today" He said making us all furrow our brows
"Are we meant to know who that is?" West chuckled and Eldon shrugged looking at Emily again, her gaze still fixated on the door
"It's Emily's younger sister" He answered making us all widen our eyes
"She has a sister? Since when?" Hunter asked making us all laugh
"From about 14 months after Emily was born" Eldon chuckled 

I looked over at Emily again to see her worried expression shift to a smile as soon as the big green doors opened revealing a short brunette now standing by the cubbies

"And she is here" Eldon smiled in her direction, I looked over again to see her anxious tendencies, I had only ever seen them in Piper
It didn't take long for Emily to rush over to her side, scooping her into a small hug
"You came" Emily smiled only making Eldon's smile widen a little 

West and Hunter had gone of to mix with some of the old A-Troupe while I stayed by Eldon's side watching the two sisters
"What's the story"  I asked making Eldon look at me with a raised brow
"Oh no no James, do not mix Riley up in your dramatics please" He said making me roll my eyes
"First off, I'm not as bas as you think and secondly ow" I said making him roll his eyes

"Riley's always been pretty secluded, she is quite literally the polar opposite to Emily. Riley is the one that Emily would protect like no tomorrow, she's the baby out of the three of us" He explained making me smile slightly

"She sounds sweet" I said making Eldon smile again
"she is which is why I ask again.. Can we please leave it that way" He asked coming up from his stretch
"Eldon man, I'm not going to do anything bloody hell" I said making him scoff before chuckling
"if you say so" He teased 

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Everyone was busy stretching again, we had finished the solo round and were waiting on Miss Kate to comeback to teach us the choreo but I only just noticed Riley running out of the door and it was safe to say, neither Eldon or Emily had noticed

Normally you would just let the family know but something told me to follow after her, so here I am stood outside watching as Riley tucked her head into her knees sitting under one of the trees outside
"Hey" I said making her jump before looking up
Her breathing was rushed, her face was flushed
"Take some deep breathes in okay?" I said making her nod but it wasn't helping

She was about to throw up if she didn't find a way to control her breathing 
"I know you don't know me at all, but I need you to trust me" I said making her look at me confused but the panic in her breathing wasn't stopping so with a slight nod from Riley I took matters into my own hands

I gently picked her up before engulfing her into a hug and sure enough, in a couple of moments her breathing got slower, more controlled and she became less flushed
Still sitting on my lap, Riley looked over at me a little stunned 

"How did-" She started making me smile
"My little sister has panic attacks more often then not" I said earning a sympathetic smile from her
"well I bet she's ever so grateful for a big brother like yourself" she smiled making me chuckle
"Mm how about you remind her that for me" I said making Riley laugh 

She soon noticed that she was still sat on my lap and the moment she did she jump before rising to her feet
"Sorry, I'm a heavy weight and you certainly didn't need that" She said making me look at her confused
"you barely weigh anything Riley, don't worry about it" I said making her look at me confused

"How do you know my name?" She asked tucking a piece of hair behind her ear
"That big brother of yours talks" I said making Riley roll her eyes
"you know Eldon" She chuckled

"know him? He's one of the boys. I've been best friends with him for as long as I've been dancing" I explained making her smile
"I'm James by the way" I said making her nod

"It's nice to meet you James" She smiled giving my hand a light shake