Love Returned From The Ashes

Family Chat

Reine pov: Ollie... I forgot about her. I need to see her quickly before something bad happens.

"Ah, welcome back, Reine!" Ollie said loudly as I stepped into the room. I looked at her, confused.

"Why are you here?" I asked

"We came here together," Ollie mentioned.

"Ugh, not that," I said.

"Then what?" She asked

"Why are you in this particular room?" I asked

"No reason," she sighed.

Calli aproached, and we both glared at me. I couldn't tell if she was sizing me up or was giving me a reassuring glance, but it gave me chills.

Ollie went up to Calli, clutching her hand.
"How are you?" She happily stated Calli pushed her away, glaring at me.

"I want to talk to you, Reine," she stated.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because I want you to know something about Kiara and possibly Neriesa." She said

"That seems like an odd idea," I said sarcastically.

"I'm serious! I want to know more about Nerissa and possibly know how to live with her for Kiara's sake."She said

"Well, you know Kiara cares about all of us, so Nerissa and I really are close to her," I said.

"I want to know everything!" Calli said

"Are you saying this because you mean it or because it's continent for you to get along with Nerissa so you don't upset Kiara?" I asked

"It is for Kiara's sake, not for my personal gain." Calli boldly stated that I had a slight smile, but I wasn't fully ready to trust her.

"Why did you change your mind? You were so upset about Nerissa coming into her life and jealous about it," I said.

"Kiara is too special to me. I care about her. I thought of her as a friend, nothing more, but jealousy got the best of me. I guess I wanted to make her happy, and I for some reason get upset every time Kiara is happy with someone else.. Calli told me

"Calli, it's okay to be jealous; you know that now, but you need to be moderate about it because Nerissa isn't going to not be in love with Kiara," I said.

"I'm aware of my sins, but that's why I want to make things better for her!" Calli stated

"Calli, you keep acting like you have to monitor Kiara; it doesn't make sense that you are her wife; you have to think about how she feels!" I said

"I know-but I need to focus on Nerissa now." She said

"Calli, you can't keep coming to me for advice," I said.

"Got it. I care about it too much!" Calli said

"That's fine," I said.

Ollie looked at the two of us and looked around at us repeatedly. She seemed confused by this right now, but she wasn't here when I had the first conversation with Callib.

"Calli, you showed my devotion to Kiara, but you need to show how you are understanding, show your love to Nerissa, and prove that you are the nice older sister."

"W-what?" Calli shouted in shock.

"If you don't, I won't accept that you have changed at all, Mori Calliope-senpai." I teasingly stated, with a sly look in my eyes.

"You bitch!" Calli shouted, getting a laugh from me.

"Come on, Calli, you just defeated a god, and you are here afraid of your sister-in-law!"

"No, I'm not it's just that I am nervous around people." Calli shouted

"She is afraid of her mother-in-law." Ollie said

"Touchè," she said, getting a good laugh from our back and forth.

Kiara slumped down and looked at me. "What is this about me?" She asked, and Kiara swam around me. She seemed to be in a great mood; her gentle smile honestly illuminated my soul. I looked away for one second, and she wrapped her arms around me, making my body heat up.

"Kiara?" I questioned the random hug.

"Reine, what are you talking about?" She asked me

"Nothing!" Calli shouted

"I didn't ask you, babe," Kiara said firmly.

"Kiara, I want to keep you safe," I mentioned to her.

"Reine, it's the older sister's job to protect the younger siblings; you should just sit back and let me protect you," Kiara said.

I sighed "You're right." I then turned to look her in the eyes. "But what if the younger sister wants to protect her older sibling?" I asked

"I wouldn't be opposed, but Reine, are you sure you really want to fight? We had this conversation before, and I remembered you didn't." Kiara asked

"You can help me, and I can help you," I claimed.

"Reine, it's my job as your older sister to help you find yourself." Kiara stated I averted my gaze from her and nodded. I didn't want her to see my expression.

"Thank you, Kiara," I softly said, only for my sister to pull me into another embrace.

"I love you, Reine!" She said it affectionately.

"I love you too, Kiara." Kiara I stated

Calli glared at me. She was clearly jealous again. I stuck my tongue out, mocking her in a teasing fashion.

"Kiara, I want to think about my relationship with Nerissa." Calli sighed

"Good, think about things rationally," Kiara said.

"She wanted my help with that. I'm sorry I couldn't console her." I said

"It's fine, Reine. I'm just glad that you wanted to help her!" Kiara said

"Why wouldn't I?" I asked

"Well, it just seems like sometimes you shut yourself off to people, but you always share your insecurities with me, and I'm glad I can be this safe haven for you. And I'm happy that you can let other people vent to you now," Kiara said.

"Thank you for listening to all my troubles!" I told her.

Kiara is probably the one thing I'm really grateful for. She treats me well. She is an older sibling, sure, but at the same time, she is also a good friend to me, even though we aren't related. She really makes me feel like a sister, and I couldn't ask for anything more.

"What are you thinking about, Reine?" Kiara asked

"Just our family," I said softly.

"That's cute!" Kiara said before jumping onto me.

"I need to talk to Nerissa..." Calli sighed as she stood up and walked away. The three of us decided to follow her.

"What are you thinking about, Reine?" Kiara asked

"Just our family" I said softly

"That's cute!" Kiara said before jumping onto me

"I need to talk to Nerissa..." Calli sighed as she stood up and walked away the three of us decided to follow her