[Jauhar] Rollin' with the Cool Kids (Ade/Ani)

[Painted Moose]

It was well into the twilight hour when Adenah reached for her shoes. She leaned over the bedside, waiting with bated breath for noises in her home. It had taken her parents forever to go to sleep, and for that she blamed her younger brothers. Oh she loved their sweet little faces to pieces, but sometimes she'd pray to a higher power for help when they just wouldn't sleep. Tonight was a fair example of that.

She'd gone to bed early, claiming she'd come down with a headache, in the hopes that she'd be left alone for the rest of the night. Her mother had come to check on her once after she'd 'gone to sleep', but after that it was smooth sailing. And now....now was the hour to strike.

As soon as the coast was clear she slipped the coverings onto her feet, and emerged from her bedding, shucking her nightgown off in one swift motion. She wadded the bit of cloth up and shoved it into the back of her wardrobe, trying to be as quiet as possible.

Because while she was close to escaping unnoticed by her parents, and her younger brothers....her sister was another story entirely. Adenah looked over her shoulder, flaming red hair falling over her shoulder, waiting for any kind of noise or sound from Ani's side of the room. It was all too dark to really see but she knew she had to be careful....  

[Miss Chief aka Uke]

Annatha hadn’t known for certain something was afoot—but that didn’t stop her from suspecting, just the same. After being Adenah’s sister for all their years together, she liked to think she got an inkling when the other girl’s ‘headaches’—whatever form they took—were well timed. Not that her sister didn’t ever get sick. But knowing her as she did, it never hurt to be on alert.

Ani had said nothing then, and hadn’t bothered her sister in the early hours, but after she had laid down herself, she maintained a conscious mind, curious, and perhaps it was nothing. Perhaps her sister really was asleep and she, too, could drift-

There was a stirring of movement.

Not much. Not loud. But with nothing but the quiet of the rest of the night to hide it, Ani in her own silence could hear each quiet shift of cloth. A silent sigh slipped from her lips, and waited. Both of them knew how to be subtle, and if Ani hadn’t already been awake and actively listening for it, she didn’t imagine she ever would have stirred. As it was, Ade was clearly ready for something, her mind busy as she got together whatever it was she needed.

Annatha took that opportunity to slip from her own bed, moving without a word through the shadows of their bedspace toward the door-

As if drawn by the sound—and perhaps she had been—Ade turned, looking over her shoulder once more towards Ani’s bed, now empty. Cover blown, Ani spoke up from where she was.

“It’s a little early for breakfast, don’t you think?”  

[Painted Moose]

The Only Black Uke

Adenah shimmied her hips into a pair of cute - albeit, tight - shorts and wriggled, huffed and pulled until they were properly wrapped around her hips. They were the exact pair that her mother hated more than anything in the world; "It's one thing to show skin, but do they have to sparkle that much?" Turns out, yes, they did, because what would be the point in wearing something this cute if the fabric wasn't inlaid with little flecs of gold? It was a stupid purchase; something expensive that her mother knew they couldn't really afford, but she'd bought anyway to appease Adenah. Adenah knew this, of course, and didn't much care. So what if her brother's had to eat the same soup two or three nights in a row? It filled them up, they would get over it, and her butt looked good.

She reached her hands up to untie her hair, and fluff it out, teasing the little curls that having it braided up so long afforded her. For a moment she turned around, so sure she was going to see Ani sleeping again and when it was safe she-

Hold up.

Adenah looked again, and squinted. Had she...? Where was Ani? s**t s**t s**t-

“It’s a little early for breakfast, don’t you think?”

Adenah scuttled back, bumping her calf against the foot of her bed. "Don't do that!" She hissed. "What if I screamed?! If the boys woke up we'd never hear the end of it."