Judith looked confusingly at her son. James was looking at his aunt, glaring at the woman. The former adult turned her attention to Clare and frowned. The red-haired woman had a hand over her heart, taking slow breaths as if she was trying not to have a heart attack. Judith noticed that her sister’s eyes were on her, wide with disbelief. After a moment, Judith shook herself free from her…brother’s hands and carefully got out of bed. She took a moment to adjust to her new center of gravity, not having been on her feet for a while, then slowly walked up to her sister. Clare watched as her sister…no, she realized she couldn’t see the girl in front of her as her younger sister. Then what was Judith to Clare now? Clare wasn’t the only conflicted one either; Judith looked up at Clare, frowning. She found it hard to see this woman as her older sister. But then what was Clare to the former adult? “...Aunty?” Judith asked uncertainty. Clare stared down at Judith, slowly losing her confliction. The longer she stared at the toddler, the more she couldn’t help but find the girl cute. The redhead slowly lowered to her knees and stared at her…niece in the eyes. Judith suddenly became shy, a blush highlighting her cheeks as she looked away with her eyes. “Wow…” Clare gasped in awe. “You’re cute.” Judith became more shy as the red in her cheeks spread to her face. The former adult looked at her aunt, smiled uncertainly, then opened her arms. Clare was surprised by this but wouldn’t deny such a cute girl her request. The red-haired woman slowly and awkwardly reached out and wrapped her arms around Judith. Clare held her gingerly as she straightened up, and Judith wrapped her arms around her aunt’s neck. James had watched all of this with a smile. He couldn’t help but find everything cute. The young man had suspected his aunt would make a good mother; she was natural with kids. Clare looked at her new niece, seeing the shy look on her face, and an idea popped into her head. She walked over to the bed and gently set Judith down. Judith looked confusingly at her new aunt, not understanding what was happening. Suddenly, Clare grinned mischievously and began tickling her former sister on the tummy. Judith threw her head back and howled with laughter. “Aunty!” Judith screeched through her laughter. “HaHa…Stop!” Clare didn’t stop; her grin grew into a motherly smile as she continued to tickle her new niece. Judith continued to laugh as she playfully tried to bat her aunty’s hands away. The former adult’s laughter was infectious, and Clare soon joined in. James watched all of this, the smile on his face growing. Despite the oddity of everything, he was glad his former mother could laugh again. He could admit it was a sound he missed greatly. It took nearly two minutes before things started to settle down. Clare stopped tickling Judith, allowing her former sister to calm down. The red-haired woman sighed in contentment, then turned her attention to her nephew. James saw the amusement fade from his aunt’s eyes, and he had a feeling what was coming next. “Do you know what happened to Judy?” Clare asked curiously. James frowned as he looked at Judith…Judy. He would like to know what caused his former mother to suddenly turn into a little girl. It was like what he wished for had come true, just not in the way he wanted. James’s frown deepened, and he titled his head to the right, staring at his new sister. When did he make a wish again? The young man began to wreck his brain as he tried to remember what he found on the hospital grounds, the thing he made a wish on. “Did I even make a wish…?” James asked under his breath. “You Otay, Rimmy?” Judy asked, looking at her former son with concern. James looked at his ex-mother, smiled, and walked up to the bed. He patted Judy on the head, which caused the former adult to puff out her cheeks in slight annoyance. “Just thinking out loud, squirt,” James said, trying to sound casual. Judy wasn’t sold on her big brother’s explanation and gave him a cute glare. James couldn’t help but smile more at the cute gesture, laughing slightly and patting his sister’s head again. The gesture only irritated Judy more, and she puffed out her cheek, which only caused James to laugh more. After he calmed down, James looked at his aunt. He saw that Clare was waiting patiently for him to answer her. He sighed faintly and took a seat on the bed. James was about to talk when he noticed Judy giving him a look. He saw that his former mother’s anger had given to a questioning glance. The teenager was confused, but it didn’t take him long to realize what his former mother wanted. With an easy smile, James patted his leg. The former adult stared at her former son, a faint red spreading across her cheek. Shyly, Judy moved close to James and slowly laid her head on the teenager’s right thigh. James lightly wrapped an arm around his baby sister, then looked at his aunt, face turning serious. “I know as much as you do?” James said, tone serious. Clare frowned as she looked at her sister-turn-niece. She saw that Judy was close to falling asleep, no doubt because she felt safe in her son-turned-brother’s embrace. The red-haired woman stared at the child for a few seconds. Clare’s frown grew as she tried ot figure out what to do next. It would be hard to explain why she suddenly had a niece, especially when you consider Judy had been unable to conceive a child since an accident when James was around six. “Aunt Clare…” James’s uncertain voice brought Clare out of her head, and the redhead looked at her nephew. “...What happens now?” James asked uncertainty. Clare saw that James seemed as uncertain as she felt at the moment. The adult suddenly remembered that James had been in a bad state with everything that has been going on with Judy. So it wouldn’t take much to push him over the edge. So, the redhead decided to file this oddity in the back of her head for a later time. Clare tried to put on an encouraging smile and walked up to her nephew, putting a comforting hand on James’s shoulder. “...I don’t know,” the redhead said truthfully, “But I’m going to be here for you and Judy all the way. James looked his aunt in the eyes and saw she was committed. The teenager felt some comfort in this, and he smiled a faint smile. Clare returned the gesture, then ran her finger through her nephew’s hair. “We really need to get you a haircut,” Clare commented, trying to lighten the mood. “You’re looking shaggier than a shaggy dog.” “Hey!” James protested, his voice suddenly jumping in pitch. “It’s not that bad!” Clare frowned as she noticed her nephew’s voice and looked at him.
End Chapter 2
Wishing For More Time
by: Guyver54
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Story In Progress
| Last updated
Mar 27, 2025