Step Sisters

四

The moment the car stopped and parked on their driveway, three small figures went outside screaming 'daddy!' And 'mommy!' Repeatedly and it was annoying as hell.

"We're here dear"

Naomi hummed, opened the car door and got out, she took her time observing her surroundings. The first thing that caught her attention were three girls standing there watching her with the most curios expression ever worn.

"What"

The tall one, taller than Naomi herself, took a step forward and patted Naomi's hair and giggled. Naomi shivered and slapped her hand away. Giving her the most scary expression she could muster she pointed at her head, "don't ever touch me again without permission or I'll skin you alive" the two small girls flinched and went running inside their house but the tall one stood there having a what seemed like staring contest with Naomi.

"Kids? I'd hate to interrupt but we need to go inside, it's hot in here"

The tall kid giggled, grabbed Naomi's wrists and dragged her inside. It all happened too fast that Naomi's foot got caught on one of the steps and she tripped and fell, face down.

"Naomi! Oh geez!" Ellen hurried and helped the poor child and who's face was probably bleeding. Naomi groaned and slowly stood up, her nose bleeding again. The same metal taste and lingering on her tongue, she made of a face of disgust and tried to spit it out.

"Maru is sorry!" The talk one had shouted, though instead of helping she ran back inside the house. Naomi scoffed and scrunched her face when the pain got worse every second.

"Let's get you in and fix that dear" Ellen lifted Naomi up and to her surprise she wasn't that heavy, just as heavy as her other daughter, Sheena. Naomi didn't know what to do, she had never been carried before for as long as she can remember anyways. But she liked it, the way Ellen had carried her gently and the way her hands were Caressing her head. The way she had cared for someone who wasn't even her's to begin with.

"What happened honey?"

"Naomi tripped and fell, her nose was already injured to start with"

Ellen set Naomi down the couch gently and went to get the first aid kit, running as she does so. Meanwhile Naomi looked around the house, it was small if her father would have been here she was sure he'd mock the family and probably offer a bigger mansion. Although Naomi can't help but notice the rather comfy feeling, something their big mansion doesn't have.

"Here you are dear"

Ellen had bought with her, cotton balls, alcohol, a cloth and more confusing stuff which Naomi wouldn't dare to touch. The wife had noticed how uncomfortable the kid looked so she opened the TV, little dinosaurs showing she was hoping that could distract the younger.

It worked, Naomi was quiet distracted from the little dinosaurs as they sing and dance with other dinosaurs. She sat there looking at the TV in awe, as for once she doesn't need to watch boring documentaries. Ellen had taken this as sign to continue what she was doing, although the distraction didn't work that long. A quiet hiss came from Naomi's mouth when she felt cotton balls dipped in alcohol dabbed her injury, she gripped the couch tightly as her teeth were gritting.

The fact that Naomi's nose was bleeding was a sight not to behold, but Ellen can't help but notice the little tears threatening to fall in her eyes.

After some minutes or so, Naomi's nose was professionally bandaged she had earned a few cuts on the bridge of her nose but the kid didn't seem to care at all.

"Where's my sister?"

Ellen shrugged and cleaned up the bloody mess they had created, she picked up the bloodied cotton balls and extra bandage. She scurried to the kitchen to clean her also bloodied hands.

Just when Naomi was about to follow Ellen, Aron emerged from the kitchen with a pink apron wrapped around his slightly buff body.

"Your sister's in the room with your other step sisters"

However Naomi didn't budge, she just sat there patiently waiting for Aron to atleast tell her where the is. Aron and Naomi were having a staring contest for about a minute now, but a light bulb sparked inside Aron.

"Ah! The room is upstairs the last one to your left"

And with that he happily skipped towards the kitchen, calling his wife Ellen as he does so.

Naomi huffed and got up from the couch and to the stairs. She looked up and sighed in relief, the stairs she had to deal with back in the mansion was like daily exercise these stairs here were nothing but a quick step up.

Naomi got up and heard loud fits of laughter coming from the room at the end of the short hall, she walked towards the room and scoffed when she came face to face with the weird kid earlier, although not exactly face to face the kid was a bit tall.

"Move out of the way kid"

The tall one puckered her lips and tapped Naomi's nose gently, "It hurts?" The kid had asked in a cute manner, Naomi nodded as an answer.

She tried lightly pushed the tall kid but she wouldn't budge.

"Listen kid I need you to move"

The taller shook her head and brought Naomi in her arms, hugging her tightly.

"Mommy says hugs are good"

Naomi didn't know what to do, one second she was pushing the kid, now they were hugging. She wasn't complaining.

"Nami!"

"Maru!"

Suddenly three more people came in and joined the hug, she doesn't know what they did to make her so weak all they did was put their arms around her and crush her. But instead of dying from lack of oxygen, Naomi felt rather at home.

A warm feeling she probably wouldn't get used to in just one month, but she wasn't complaining.