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Secret Sibling Deliveries!

To Room 507, for Nadia Santos:

A basket of goodies.

Hope these come in useful for those late night studying sessions!

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To Jessica Tate:

Kiki grins at Jessica when she opens the door. "Yes, another one!" she announces. "And you'll really like it, I think." And Kiki hands her the following:

(The slippers are black)

The note reads:
I know things have been tense and crazy at the school lately with all of the classes, but we all need to take some time out for ourselves from time to time and you deserve to be pampered. I couldn't find a matching robe and slippers in white, so I got them in black. I also got the lavender spa set for pampering and relaxation. I know it's nice knowing that someone can feel how your feeling and can see a happy time ahead for you. I hope you're enjoying these gifts, Jessica, because your big sibling is having fun making you smile and letting you know that someone empathizes with how you feel here.

You're never alone, Jessica, and you always have a friend in your big sib.

Pamper yourself and enjoy it.

Love,
Your Secret Sibling

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"Oh my! How lovely. How really...very...lovely. And wonderful. Lovely and wonderful." Jessica smiles as she takes the gifts from Kiki, trying hard to balance them in her arms and not drop anything. "Thank you dear....So! How have you been? Busy, I can only imagine. Did you happen to get my message?"

"I did," smiled Kiki, "Thank you very much - I apologize I haven't called you back, but you're right -it has been very busy! I'm sure my time will free up a bit once the secret sibling program finishes up - fewer deliveries to make!"

"Aw, well do I look forward to that for you dear so then things will be less stressful for you. Of course, I mean I look forward to that for me, too, becuase I simply can not accept any more gifts. No no. Its just too much to bear." Jessica walks across the room, gently places the basket, robe and slippers on her bed, then turns to Kiki and smiles. "If you're not terribly busy could I interest you in a cup of tea dear?"

"I would love some, thank you," Kiki smiles back. "That sounds great. Other than getting too many gifts, how have your first days here been?"

Jessica smiles and puts her hands together as Kiki accepts her invitation. "No complaints really. Classes are interesting and enjoyable. People are kind and pleasant. I admit I may be a tad homesick, but that is gradually fading away I feel." Jessica gets the basket of tea supplies from under her bed, sets it on her desk, and goes about making them each a cup. Looking over her shoulder she asks "Kiki...have you ever been...well...I mean...oh never mind." Jessica waves her hand and looks back at the tea.

"Homesick?" asks Kiki with a friendly smile, "Or were you going to ask something else? You can, you know, I don't mind. And thank you again for the tea," she adds, taking a sip, "It's lovely."

"You're quite welcome dear" says Jessica with a smile, handing Kiki a napkin. "And no...its not that. You see, its just that...well..." Jessica blushes a tad, takes a deep breath, and continues. "...have you ever been...well, I love?"

Kiki barely restrains a groan.

"Um," she says, "I... don't know. And right now? I'm kind of thinking I don't ever want to be, you know? Boys have brought me way more trouble than seems to make them worthwhile."

She straightens up. "But just because I'm having lousy luck with my love life, don't take my word that it's no fun. I'm sure it must be, somehow, or else so many people wouldn't even bother with relationships."

Noticing she asked Kiki a very wrong question, Jessica's flighty daydreaming immediately turns into total seriousness and concern for her friend. "Ohh. Ohh dear. I am sorry. Really. Forgive me, I didn't mean any harm by asking that. Its just that I'm a girl, and well you're a girl, and if I was going to talk to anyone...well, nevermind. I am sorry."

Jessica looks at the ground and sighs sadly, then looks back at Kiki. "If its any consolation, when it comes to having experienced bad relationships...oh my have I had my fair share of them. My hu-...boyfriend, well, he's cheated on me every day of every month we've been together. He cheated on our first date, he cheated on our last date. He's cheated anytime, anywhere, anyway with anyone." Jessica laughs to herself and takes a sip of tea.

Kiki quickly forgets her own tumultuous love life. "He did what?! That's... that's horrid! How could you stand it? How long did you put up with it?" Kiki colors. "I'm sorry, those are rather personal questions - I didn't mean to pry."

She sips her tea to cover her embarrassment.

"No no dear, no need to apologize, really. I brought it up...please, don't worry. So...lets see..."

Jessica thinks about how to answer Kiki's questions. Clarifying that this was her husband she was talking about and not a boyfriend would make it so much easier to explain the rest...but Jessica had reservations about letting anyone know her real age...so, she kept it simple.

"Well...at first I just pretended it wasn't true. I mean everyone around me, my sister in particular, wanted me to know, and tried to tell me...but I wouldn't listen. But then I'd whitness affair after affair after affair...and when I finally decided to end it...I well, I was in the hospital for some time before I came here, and there he visited and apologized for everything, and I forgave him, and I began to trust him again. After I got...better...my family thought it best that I come here. No one pushed for me to come here more than him. At the time I thought it was because he wanted whats best for me...but now...now I'm not so sure. My hopes have sadly turned to doubts."

[ooc - Ah! Sorry for lengthyness like woah]

"I think you should look at is a gift," Kiki opines. "By encouraging you to come here, and by his own previous behavior, I would say he has given you your freedom, and you might be able to find someone here that will treat you better than he did. Because really?" Kiki says softly, "He set you free a long time ago - he just wasn't honest enough to tell you that outright."

[No prob!]

Jessica smiled at her new friend. It was so nice to have someone to talk to, to listen. "You're right...he did set me free long ago. I've just been...well, foolish I suppose." Jessica gave a little laugh. "Unfortunately I'm not totally free, as we are...technically still together. But you're right...I am miles away. Almost free." Jessica smiles, taking another sip of tea. "Maybe one day I'll find the courage to say 'good-bye'...and take hold of that last bit of freedom." Jessica looked up from her cup and smiled back at Kiki. "Thank you dear."

Kiki smiles. "You're welcome! But I should warn you - I'm probably not the best person to give relationship advice, especially in terms of 'are you free.' You see, my boyfriend took off without a word for a month - never said goodbye, or told me he was leaving, never go in touch with me, never told me he was coming back - and when I did hear from him at last, it was a request for a delivery! Not even a hello.

"So of course, after he left, I thought he'd just walked away. I thought I was free to find someone new - so I went to a party with another boy, and he kissed me... and now my old boyfriend is back, and he's hurt that I cheated on him - and my new - um, I guess, boyfriend - isn't really doing much to help the situation... which is why I'm saying I don't see what's so fun about this whole love-and-relationships thing!"

Jessica gave Kiki a most concerned look and sighed softly. "Poor dear..." Jessica put down her now empty cup of tea, walked over to Kiki and patted her on the shoulder.

"That is aweful...I mean, to leave you like that, and how he behaved when he returned." Jessica thought for a minute, her eyes widening. "Lets try to look on the bright side...I mean maybe...maybe he was kidnapped...or brianwashed! Or...kidnapped AND brainwashed!" Jessica put her hands on her mouth as she gasped at the thought. Jessica then faced Kiki, lowering her hands. "You see! That would explain everything! Isn't that wonderful?" Jessica beamed at Kiki.

Kiki hesitated, a little bewildered at her explanation. "Well, yes - it would... but unfortunately, that still wouldn't solve my current problem of what to actually do about it. I don't even really feel I have the right to ask my ex what happened, or where he went."

With a little sigh, she smiles. "But this, too, shall pass. It'll work itself out, somehow."

Jessica smiled at Kiki, wanting to say more, wanting to comfort her, but suddenly feeling that pressing the issue any further now might not be best. Jessica felt better having talked, and she really hoped that Kiki felt better having talked, too.

"It will pass dear, it will. And if there is ever anything at all that I can do, please Kiki...just let me know. Okay?"

"Of course," Kiki grinned. "And the same goes in reverse. I'm glad to know you're doing okay here - this place can be a bit intimidating, honestly."

She hands her back the empty tea-cup. "Thank you again so much for the tea, it was delicious."

"Any time dear, any time." Jessica takes the cup and smiles back at Kiki.

Standing up to leave, Kiki adds, "I hope I see you soon - we should go to the Perk sometime!"

"That sounds lovely! We must" Jessica smiles and puts her hands together over her chest.

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