Sister Act [Anne & Nora]

[ladyanne1]

Lady Anne lies awake in her bed, unable to sleep for tomorrow is her birthday. She will be turning ten! And her father and sister have planned a big party for her. She is so excited and can not wait.

But there is always a part of her that feels sad. Sad and guilty for her mother is not here to celebrate it with her or to do anything at all. Her mother had died not long after giving birth to her after contracting a fever that ended up taking her life. She misses her, though she can not remember anything about her, her sister always tried to talk about their mother as much as she could. Especially on her birthday.

This is why Anne is lying awake for it will nearly be dawn and her birthday finally. Her sister will shortly arrive for it was a tradition for her sister to come into her bed and greet her on her birthday , before she started telling stories of their mother.

Finally she hears footsteps coming towards her room, before the door creaks open...

Tag: Lady Elenora
Timeline: When Anne is 10 years old and Nora is 15 years old.
Time of Day/Setting: Early morning at the Young Estate.

[Lady Elenora]

It's her sister's ten birthday and Nora is busy. Busy trying to get the final touches of her sister's present ready for her, before she goes to her room and wishes her a happy birthday. It was a tradition for them to do so on her birthday for Nora's mother use to do the same with her -- that was until she had died not long after Anne was born -- and Nora just could not seem to let go of such a loving and wonderful tradition that she started doing it with her sister. And today was a special day for her sister was not a little girl but growing into a young woman.

Although, that being said her sister did not behave like a normal little girl. Yet that did not stop Nora from loving her, for she felt that Anne had more conviction than her. Where as, she tended to be a little reserved when she felt shy, her sister was the complete opposite. So much so that Nora sometimes wondered how they managed to get along so well. But they did. Not to say that they did not have their moments, they did.

Finally, Nora finishes the final touches to her gift before she places it into her night gown's pocket and begins her way to her sister's chambers. Not before, she grabs some slippers as it is still winter and incredibly cold. She arrives at the door and tries to open it quietly, though she knows that Anne is awake and has been most likely awake since dawn.

"Anne," Nora slowly whispers, though she can see that Anne is awake -- its a game they play where she pretends that she can't see that she is awake and Anne pretends that she is asleep.

[ladyanne1]

"Anne,"she hears her older sister slowly whispers, though she knows that she is awake -- its a game they like to play, a tradition that they both have held on to and cherished.

Anne slowly wakes up, stretching her arms as if she has just awoken to her sister's voice, when in reality she has been awake for hours. Birthdays were always a mixture of feelings for Anne. On one hand, she felt excited at the prospect of getting presents and being a year older. On the other hand, it was always a sad occasion seeing as her mother was not here to celebrate with her. She wish she could remember her mother so much, but she can not. That is why the morning of her birthday was always special to her, her sister would tell her stories of their mother. It was her favourite part of the day -- closely tied with getting presents of course!.

Anne waited excitedly for her sister to edge closer to her bed and leap onto it to wish her a happy birthday. She loved it when her sister did that.

[Lady Elenora]

Watching her little sister stretching her arms, Nora knows this is the perfect time. So she leaps on the bed, gives her sister a big kiss on her cheek and says to her lovingly and excitedly, "Happy Birthday, Little Annie."

Though her sister hated being called 'little Annie" by anyone else, she always made an exception when her sister did so. It showed to Nora that no matter how different they were in personalities, they had a bond. A bond that was unbreakable no matter what.

She then placed her hand gently into her robe's pocket and fetched out the little present, before presenting it to her. The smile that adorned her sister's face always made Nora cry, knowing that their mother could not be here to celebrate her youngest's birthday or even watch her grow up. She knew that their mother would be proud of her. Though her sister was adventurous!

Nora then waited anxiously as her sister started to unwrap it, hoping that she would love it.

[ladyanne1]

Anne had tremendous fun un-wrapping her present. She was so excited to find out what her sister had got her. It did not take long for the present to be un-wrapped before Anne revealed a blue velvet bag. Excited to see what was inside, she quickly flashed her sister a smile, before she placed her hand inside the bag and discovered a beautiful silver necklace. It had four tiny sapphire diamonds in the middle.

Anne grasped, "It is so beautiful." And then she quickly embraced her sister in a tight hug, before whispering, "I love it!" Before she wondered how her sister could have afforded her such a gift. Of course, her family was not poor, they were well off. But a gift as extraordinary as this, well she knew that it must have cost a lot.

[Lady Elenora]

Nervously, Nora watched as her sister had so much fun un-wrapping her gift. To her it felt like it was hours, but really it was a few moments. Finally her sister un-wrapped it and opened up the velvet bag to reveal a silver necklace.

"It is so beautiful." Her sister grasped before embracing her tightly and Nora was so glad that her sister loved it. She pulled back from her, and taking the necklace from her sister's hands, she motioned for her to turn around so she could put it on.

"It belonged to our mother," Nora began explaining softly, "Our father gave it to our mother when she found out she was having you. And well now I think you are old enough to wear it."