Thread: Therapy of the Mind (Closed for Crystalia)

Kari laughed at her brother's comment and placed her hand in his, accepting his aid and reminding herself not to move too quickly because it simply added to her imbalance. While she tried to be as steady as she could there were several times, even with the brief steps, she swayed into him and was grateful for his closeness. By the time Charlie guided her to the stool and she was sitting she felt as though her head was spinning too much and closed her eyes while she breathed past the sensation. When the queasiness that accompanied the feeling subsided, she opened her eyes and watched her brother. While being an invalid didn't appeal to the teen there was something about watching her brother that soothed her, he had always done things with such care and always been considerate of her. She had heard some of her friends complain about their siblings but none of the things they were distraught about had ever happened to her and Charlie. He never made her feel like she was an annoyance even when she was younger, the age difference between them that might have caused many others to be separated didn't seem to do that where they were concerned. One of her friends had accused her of worshipping her brother and in a way they were right. To her Charlie was a hero, he could do no wrong in her eyes, and she had always looked at him with a form of adoration. In her heart there was no one in the world she loved more than her big brother. She loved her parents, there was no denying that, they had always been there for her too. There was just more with Charlie, to the extent that she had realized that she missed her brother more than her parents when she had been away at camp during the summer. The camp was so far out that there was no cell service for miles which meant that there was no calling without using old-fashioned phone lines, but they were limited due to camp activities. When she had her call times, she always called Charlie first and spoke to him the longest before calling their parents. There were things she spoke to her brother about that she wouldn't go to their parents about, even things that were often embarrassing for girls to talk with boys about. Hell Charlie had been the first she talked to about getting boobs, that had been a laugh. She had noticed one of her favorite shirts wasn't fitting the same and really looked in the mirror before she called her brother and asked him if he thought she should start binding so that her new boobs didn't hinder her sports uniform. She had laughed so hard at Charlie's reactions, certain that if he had been right in front of her, she would have seen her older brother blushing. He had also been the first to know when she grew out of her first training bra because she had lamented that she was going to need a new uniform shirt size thanks to her boobs. She had not been happy at twelve years old knowing that she needed an actual bra, feeling that she had to earn the right to be treated the same on the co-ed teams now that she looked different from other players. When her brother began discussing his thoughts on making a schedule, she listened in silence though was smiling as she heard him state that massages were mandatory. Like she would ever balk at getting a massage from her brother, she even chose to say so as she replied, I have no problem with massages from your magic hands, Charlie. She had often told him he had magic hands, and one might take the smile she gave as being a bit flirtatious not that Kari herself was aware of that fact. She tilted her head as she considered before adding to the conversation, Well obviously a bath would need to be included, I don't know if that should be after the workout but before the massage or after the massage and workout. What do you think? She knew what e-stim devices were though had never needed them before, still she knew that her brother knew what he was doing and her trust in him was unwavering. When he sat beside her and pulled her close, she leaned into him without hesitation or tension. Feeling his lips underneath her ear she felt herself shiver but she had no idea why, she knew she wasn't cold. However, she also felt strange as the sensation seemed to make her nipples pebble beneath the thin fabric of her sundress. Due to the insistence that she does not wear anything that would require too much struggle or risk pressure on her head she had one of her equally thin satin bras on which did nothing to stop those hardened nipples from being hinted at against her sundress. Again, Kari was fully unaware of this fact as she was not one to be conscious about such things. When Charlie apologized, her brows scrunched together in confusion as she replied, There's nothing to be sorry about, Charlie. She had no idea why he would be apologizing and at his final words she turned and slid her arms around his waist as she smiled up at him, I'm happy to be here with you even if the circumstances that led to it aren't the best.