Therapy of the Mind (Closed for Crystalia)

[The_PG]

Charles Donovan arrived at his parents house early for the family lunch they had every Saturday. It was earlier than normal this weekend, noon as opposed to one, because of his sisters busy schedule that also happened to be the same as his this weekend. Charles, or Charlie as everyone called him, was a newly certified physical therapist who had just graduated his school and was still working the ropes as an EMT covering high school sports to pay off his college debt. He had always enjoyed helping people, and he'd been decently good at science and PE throughout high school. At first he had just become an EMT because of the decent money, and adrenaline rush, that came with it. However, he had decided after a year or two that throwing bandages, giving blood, and a few drugs was not nearly enough to actually help all the people in the system that needed help. So he had entered into physical therapy school while working forty plus hours a week to be able to help more. It had been a grueling four years, but at the end he just good about the effort and accomplishment.

College had also been a great time to explore, when he had the time, the different aspects of life besides working hard, and playing hard.

Most of his social events while working as an EMT had revolved around his co-workers, a few buddies from high school, and all their friends. They were all pretty much the same hard working, hard drinking, straight laced citizens. Which was cool, and it worked, but there was also an edge missing. Charlie had found it in college. The co-eds there had been rather into exploring, and frats and douche bags just did not have the 'experience' those girls were looking for. Granted, neither had Charlie, but a steady job, nicer clothes, and a more down-to-earth point of view had given him the appearance of experience that these rather inexperienced girls did not have. It ended up boiling down to meeting at kegger, sleeping together, a few nice dinners, and then a request. They had all surprised him, and he had always surprised himself by being more than willing to try it out. Handcuffs, spanking, role-playing, threesomes with another chick, threesomes with another dude, taking an anal virginity or two. The experiences had varied, but the end result had not. He'd impressed for the most part, but most of all he had found things that really, really turned him on.

The two biggest ones being in control, and forcing pleasure on the most inexperienced ones. The ones right out of high school who thought they were not going to 'sleep around' or experiment, but found a charming, handsome, working, experienced man who took away their defenses. Whether in the back of a car, someone else's bedroom, the hotel room bathroom during a party, or even in a club's dingy back corner he would find away to make them realize just how much they did enjoy being a little slut.

During this entire time Charlie did not forget to keep in touch with his family, and while he had moved out early in his sophomore year of college, Saturday lunches had always kept them close. Now his sister Karina, or Kari as everyone called her was going to the same school he had gone to also, and he had worked some of the many sporting events she had played in her freshman year. It would be a lie to say that Charlie had not noticed his sisters growth from girl to teen, and while not as much of a lie, it would still be a lie to say he hadn't thought about how she might react to the games he played with college freshman. Only, typically, he could not hold the memory for too long without growing both a little confused and a little embarrassed by it, after all, she was his sister for crying out loud!

Arriving at the house in his clean, but older pickup, he pulled into the driveway and smoothed a bit of his ruffled hair. Charlie was one to take pride in his appearance, but also did not like close cropped hair, and his long locks tended to go a bit crazy in an unruly way that all the girls loved. It helped that he typically only shaved every few days, and worked as hard at the gym as he did to save people's lives. In his mind, being in shape was another asset in saving them. If you couldn't get to them, or get them out of harms way, that was liability. The thinking showed in a rock hard abdomen, and strong upper torso that could and had lifted many overweight patients out of harms way. He always dressed well, but never to the point that it would impede his movement. Tonight he wore a grey tracksuit with the top tied around his waist, a tight white tee shirt, and a pair of Nike All Terrain's.

Walking inside without knocking, he was immediately greeted by his mothers sing-song hello, his dad shorter greeting, and Kari's echo of his mothers greeting. With a chuckle he replied to all three with his typical laid back, "What's shakin bacon?"

Walking into the kitchen where he could smell his mothers delicious casserole already, he laid a kiss on her forehead, shook his pops hand, and turned to Kari for a hug. In doing so, he couldn't help but soften his smile at her innocent face. The fact that it was one of his biggest turn on's completely left his mind for the moment, thankfully. "How's the team lookin sport? Gonna kick some ass today?"

 

[Crystalia]

Karina Donovan who was better known as Kari by everyone was excited as she always was that it was Saturday and her big brother would be at the house for lunch before her big game this evening. At sixteen she was already on her way to getting the chance to have a sports scholarship whenever she finished high school. She kept her grades up, often getting no lower than a B and was on every possible team for girls at the school. While some of her friends were cheerleaders, she had never been the type to dress in a short uniform and wave pompons in the air.

Even in middle school she had been sporty, often playing basketball with some of the guys she knew and made friends with or playing volleyball. She had been involved with a local youth center on their softball team until she hit high school where she joined the school team. Now, she was practically always going to some sporting event with the school, whether it was girls’ basketball, softball, soccer, lacrosse or hockey, she enjoyed them all. Of course, only two of those teams were co-ed, lacrosse and field hockey. Through it all she had learned that sometimes she would take a few hits that hurt and took her lumps.

It wasn’t uncommon for her to end up bruised after a game but as far as Kari was concerned, she didn’t care. She had been quite lucky in her sporting career so far, no major injuries that kept her from playing. A fun fact that she found ironic was that this year on every team she was on; they had given her the same number. The number was also her current age so she would never forget any of her accomplishments this year. She was so focused on her sports and classwork that she never really focused on the fact that she had never had a boyfriend. Where some of her friends dated and all, she just didn’t really look at the boys she hung out with.

Then again, even when she was younger there was only one guy that kept her attention, her big brother. She remembered when she was five she told her mom that she was going to marry her daddy or her brother Charlie and her mother had laughed it off. Of course, later on in life Kari learned that she couldn’t marry her daddy or her brother but it didn’t stop her from remaining close to Charlie as much as she could.

When she let herself think about a future and guys she always found herself comparing those around her to her brother. None could compare, he was built and loving, he was successful and fun to be around. Even now as she sat with her parents waiting on her brother, she was keyed up, not just about the game coming up but seeing her brother again.

When she heard the door open, she called out, “Hi, Charlie,” even before she saw him. When he came into the kitchen she stood as she always did, currently she was dressed in a simple royal blue crop top with a thin strap and built in bra that hugged her firm C cup breasts and did little to keep their shape or fullness from being seen. It was common for her to wear a top like that with a basic black Capri running skirt when she did her fitness program if she wasn’t wearing a full track suit or her sports uniforms. Of course, it wasn’t always common, only the last couple of years had her parents let her get away with wearing something that revealed more soft pale skin.

Then there was the fact that while stores might call the top a crop top, it was very much like a sports bra. Still, for Kari it was comfortable and the outfit allowed her to move with ease when she was doing her fitness routine which included running, aerobics, a little yoga and some weight lifting to keep her small frame toned and make certain that she could keep up with her sports. Now, standing as her brother made his way around, she smiled and as she gave him her usual hug, she kissed his cheek, holding on around his neck just a moment that could have been too long before she stepped back on currently bare feet.

At Charlie’s question she beamed and her dusky blue eyes alit with joy and excitement, “Hell yeah, you know it! We are going to cream Salvatory Prep!” She sat back down but watched her brother as she did, her lips remaining in a smile, “Today’s game is going to be epic, after we cream them it’s off to State!” There was a little bounce she did in her excitement, causing her breasts to bounce with her but she was oblivious.

There was a small tilt of her head as she looked at her brother and licked her dry lips before she asked, “How was your week, Charlie?” As was usual, their father sat at the head of the table with their mother to the right of him and Kari to the left leaving either the seat beside her or the one beside their other open. She motioned the chair beside her with a slightly raised brow before giving him a smile that could be taken as flirtatious as she spoke again, “We have about five minutes before the timer on the oven will go off, I want updates.” It wasn’t the first time she had kept her attention on her brother in this same manner; she had started to do this for a few months now.

Of course, Kari was completely unaware of how her behavior could come off and more than likely either their parents were blind or didn’t see it as being an issue. While Kari was waiting, she lifted a hand and twirled strands of her auburn hair around her finger, a habit she had since she was little. She didn’t wear much makeup, what she did was just a powder base that concealed some of the light smattering of freckles that trailed from one cheek, across the bridge of her nose to her other cheek. Her dark lashes and hair were a contrast to her light skin but it was a perfect contrast that brought out her eyes.

 

[The_PG]

Charlie could not help but notice the way Kari's breasts bounced right in front of his face, but he had plenty of practice keeping his eyes from actually jumping to them. It was just as well, his little sister had no idea that she probably was half of the jerk off fantasies in school. Occasionally it dawned on him that perhaps all of her flirting was not entirely innocent. Mostly that was when he let his own mind wander into a few of the fantasies he had that involved her. They never focused on the fact that they were brother and sister, it was entirely physical. She had one of the best bodies that Charlie had ever been seen. Even the serious workout warriors and college athlete's were only equal in comparison. He thought that had something, okay probably a lot, to do with the fact that her face was almost blissfully ignorant of her own innocence. Maybe it was something else, something deeper, but he had never thought about it that hard in order to keep whatever truth lay beneath the surface to stay there.

Her upbeat comments about the game caused him to grin, remembering his own decently decorated high school career. He had never been the best, or a star, but he had always enjoyed the camaraderie and he was never a weakness on any team. "You better kick their asses," Was his smug reply, and he got a look from their mother and a chuckle from their father for it.

“We have about five minutes before the timer on the oven will go off, I want updates.”

"Busy week Kari. Worked my last full one as an EMT. I start Monday at Dr. Laskers as full time therapist. I'm cutting back to just doing games on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It's too much fun to watch you guys crush everyone in the league, plus I get paid! The team going out after the game? Family invited?" He was pretty sure the answers were yes, but he had Kari talked and texted a lot, and as he had said it was a busy week so the fact that he could not quite remember did not surprise him in the least. "Did you have plans for the after-party," He winked as their mom looked shocked, and then rolled her eyes when she realized Charlie was joking. "I was thinking about see the new Avengers flick tonight, and I might be able to have my arm twisted a bring a few of your friends along." He laughed, Kari knew he didn't particularly enjoy all of her friends, but sometimes it was nice to have ego stroked by a bunch of giggling school girls.

 

[Crystalia]

Kari laughed as she listened to her brother, she always felt so proud of having her older brother’s support and she loved knowing that he was there. When he began to fill her in about his week, she listened carefully and smiled, “Good, I’d miss seeing you at my games but I know you’ll be great with this new position.” At his question she nodded, “Tonight’s after game treat is a Chinese buffet and of course family is invited. Though mom and dad have already said they aren’t going.” She looked over at her parents as she added, “They are having their own date night tonight.”

When Charlie mentioned going to see the new Avengers movie, Kari’s expression brightened further and she shook her head, “With or without my friends I would so be in! I have been waiting to see that, it’s supposed to be so cool! Bet was talking about how she was reading some of the comics and is wondering if it will work along the comics since she doesn’t feel they are doing well with comic based movies being portrayed right.” Bet was her best friend Betina DeLaney. Bet was always at the games because she was a reporter for their school newscast and she tended to write different types of articles. Anyone that decided to mess with Bet ended up dealing with the jocks because since Bet was a friend to Kari, the jocks wouldn’t let anyone mess with the geeky girl.

She smiled as she looked at her brother, the timer going off for the food had her rising and going to help their mother get the food and bring it back out, setting it down on the table so they could pass things around. “So, Charlie,” she gave her signature pout, “does this mean after Chinese we’re going to the movies?” The expression she gave him with her little pout had often been seen as adorable, she didn’t know that it could also look a tad sexy as she gave a pleading look with her gentle eyes.

 

[The_PG]

Charlie chuckled at Kari's question and ran a hand through his hair. The hand to was hide the small bulge of his eyes at the very defining look Kari liked to give everyone. He was sure it was adorable to her friends, teachers, and their parents. It was even adorable to him, but because of the various conflicting thoughts it gave him about his younger sister he did not just see adorableness in the look. The look was one he had seen before, but never expressed with such poignancy that it affected him such. It mixed subtle combinations of lust and innocence to a point that became nearly unbearable because he knew that he could give in to what the girl wanted, and make her feel so much more. It only took a few seconds to return to normal, but to Charlie it felt like an eternity before he was able to reply. "Sounds like a date," He said with a warm smile that hid the confusion behind his face well. He almost wished it was a date, and that he could do to Kari some of the many things that he had done to others.

"With or without your friends, as you said."

Dinner began and time passed with a mixture of speed and slowness that were in sync with Charlie's confusion. At the beginning it went slowly, and he noticed every single look that Kari gave him. Every suggestive posture, and every blink turned into a seductive offering for one reason or another in his head. Luckily the conversation turned to the competition and he was able to slowly focus more and more until towards the end of dinner time had seemingly flown by. Their mother let out a mocking start at the sudden knowledge that the game was drawing closer and closer and they had not even cleaned up!

"Kari," Charlie cut through their mothers sudden turn into a general organizer, "You need me to help with your tape job?"

Because of the volume of sports Kari was included in, he worried about the wear and tear on her joints, and finally convinced Kari to undergo taping of the various joints that were typically used more than others, especially the ankles, and depending on the sport sometimes her knees and even wrists. It was also one of the few concessions Charlie had made towards his desires; feeling her skin so close to him, and constricting her movement in anyway (even if it was truly to help her stay uninjured on the field) was a dual threat that stroked two rather powerful fantasies he had been harboring more recently.

 

[Crystalia]

Kari had once again bounced with excitement in her seat causing her breasts to bounce when her brother agreed to the movie with her whether her friends joined them or not. “Sweet!” Then dinner had gone on and she had been happily talking to her brother, gesturing, at times placing a hand on his arm or looking at him, sometimes blinking at him in a way that might have been viewed as a batting of eyelashes. After a time, conversation had moved toward the coming game and she had talked about how they had planned their strategy and she had been animated, losing track of all time as she ate.

When their mother suddenly realized the time, Kari’s eyes widened and she started cataloging in her mind whether she had her bag ready for the trip and then her brother asked about whether she needed help with the taping he had begun to insist on. She smiled and nodded, “Sure, the supplies are up in my room.” She’d been doing it herself when Charlie wasn’t around so she kept the supplies up in her room in a bag that she could easily carry around with her. Most of the time, she would turn on some music in her room while she did the taping herself that she could do and then what she couldn’t finish on her own she would ask for help finishing when she got to the game, but when Charlie was around she had him help her with all of it.

“I’ll bring out the supplies and set them up on my bed.” Kari told Charlie with a smile before she rose, helped their mother move dishes into the kitchen to soak and then went up to her room and took out the bag, setting things up and sitting on her bed, her legs up while she waited for Charlie to come in.

She really loved how her brother cared about her and always thought about her safety, wanting to make certain she didn’t take the wrong type of risks. It always made her feel so special knowing that Charlie was looking out for her.

 

[The_PG]

Charlie nodded, "I'll meet you up there in a sec Kari," He helped put away a few of the leftovers before washing his hands and heading upstairs while their parents made ready to go. Both his mom & dad went all out at Kari's came, but they were not obnoxious about it like other players parents. They recorded every single game and attended all of them even if it was just one or the other because of work or anything else. The very few times neither of them had been able to make it, Charlie had managed to get away from work or ended up working the game. It all seemed to work out very well, but getting ready for the game was always a process as they packed a cooler full of drinks, light snacks, the recording equipment, lawn chairs, hats, and their dad also packed a notepad that he wrote all of Kari's statistics down on to compare to the official league recorders logs afterwards. In fact he did it for both teams, and often caught quite a few errors, but he was an accountant so it made sense that he enjoyed the numbers side of everything. Their mother mostly cheered, and worked with the other parents to raise money and the like. Charlie helped out where he could, and even allowed himself to be dragged into a fundraiser now and then.

In fact that was what popped into his mind as he headed up the stairs to Kari's room. The last one had led to quite a few rather hotly burning memories. It had been a car wash on one of the few weekends that he did not have to work, and Kari had no games or practices. The sight of all those young girls, in a wide combination of skimpy and normal (but still incredibly tight) bathing suites raising money for their teams had forced him to drink plenty of water and take more than a few breaks. He knew that his own profile had flushed a few chests, and brightened a few cheeks as he did his part and washed a few cars for the more vicarious MILF's that had kids playing on the team. Thankfully his swimsuit had been on the looser end and he had decided wisely to wear a pair of boxer briefs underneath the suit. It had mostly hidden any of the quite honest feelings he had felt for nearly the entire day. With a sigh he pushed the memories out of his mind as he entered into Kari's room, as with anything job related he felt the need to be absolutely clear minded when he taped Kari up, though she was making it harder and harder with the lesser and lesser amounts of clothing she had been wearing lately.

Even now, her long, perfectly toned legs were begging for a sultry caress, gentle massage, and perhaps even a lick or two.

Focus you slobbering mongrel! Charlie shouted at himself in his own head, before heading for the bed, bag, and Kari.

Taking the elastic tape he began wrapping it tightly, but with just enough room to fully rotate the ankle. The siblings had it down to a silence at this point. Getting her ankles and wrists perfectly wrapped that allowed for maximum movement, and a significant boost in stability. It was hard work to keep his mind from floating down paths where he might just slide his hands up her legs, massaging her flexing muscles, and feeling the heat that was surely nestled between Kari's thighs. His mouth felt dry, and he licked his lips to try and bring some moisture back as his hands slid over her skin and hid it from his touch with the tape. The elastic was followed by sports tape to keep the bandage from loosening during the competitive sport, but it did not cover all of the elastic to allow it to breath a bit. Finally the whole thing was smothered by her long, custom fit, athletic socks in their schools team colors of course. These slipped up to Kari's knees, and Charlie's heart almost stopped as he finished pulling the first up and his hand slipped off, sliding up the inside of Kari's soft thigh until it was against the inside of her hip.

"Woops," He said with an easy chuckle, hiding his nervousness as he moved his hand back. Probably not as quickly as he could have, but certainly quick enough to avoid any suspicion. "How are your knees Kari," He had agreed that wrapping her knees was overkill, but had also convinced Kari that she should tell him if they started aching at all, and then they would start taping them. "No stiffness or pain right?" He put on his best big brother face as he started on her other ankle.

 

[Crystalia]

Kari smiled as she watched her brother come into her room, “You’ve always been perfect at doing this Charlie.” She said as she watched his hands, or looked up at his face. He was so efficient and she loved watching him work with his hands, she kept smiling as she continued to watch everything he was doing. She moved her ankles when she was supposed to, lifting her leg as needed but remained still when she was supposed to, used to every nuance of how this was done after having done this for so long now.

Her gaze went to his face and she found her eyes following his tongue when he licked his lips, at one point she giggled when his fingers hit the same spot that was always a little ticklish. When she noted that his hand slipped off her sock he was helping to pull up and she felt the warmth of his hand higher than she ever had, she automatically parted her legs and gasped softly even as she looked at her brother. With his question though she laughed and rolled her eyes, “My knees are fine, Charlie, I’ve told you before I promise I will let you know if they become a problem. I love that you care so much but I will tell you I promise. My left elbow was stiff a couple of days ago but it’s fine now.”

She smiled at her brother, stretching her arms above her head as she added, “You do know I love you right Charlie?” She wasn’t even aware or thinking about how close she was to showing off the panties she wore beneath her skirt, if she opened her legs even a small bit further her brother would see what color she was wearing at the moment, at least until she changed into her entire school sports gear for the game.

While her brother took care of her other ankle, she asked him, “Now that you are done with all that schooling and all what’s next on your list once you settle into your new job?”

 

[The_PG]

“You do know I love you right Charlie?”

Charlie looked up with a grin as Kari asked her very rhetorical question. He nodded, "Of course. I love you too," Maybe a bit too much, he did not add that bit but it certainly went through his head. Her stretch only served to make the words bounce harder off the inside of his skull. The rippling of her abdomen, bounce of her chest, and slightest bit of color that he assumed he had seen between her legs made him pause for a few seconds. She probably noticed that the elastic went onto her ankle a bit tighter and he had to undo it before continuing on. At least she would never know why. Or maybe she would? Not from him, but from who ever her first boyfriend was whenever she did something like that in front of the boy and all of a sudden he attacked her with a passion she had not been expecting. A few days or hours later, after she had enjoyed the delight, Kari would probably asked what had caused the sudden onslaught. Of course not telling the boy that she had done the same thing in front of her big brother plenty of times, and nothing like that had ever come from it. The boy, if he was half-smart, would explain just how sexy that made Kari look. Only then might she realize just how hard Charlie had to hold himself back sometimes. Maybe that would all happen, maybe.

“Now that you are done with all that schooling and all what’s next on your list once you settle into your new job?”

"Hmm," Charlie pondered the question as he finished up Kari's ankle, this time purposefully letting his fingers fly off the top of the sock and stroke along Kari's inner thigh. So I wasn't imagining things, she did spread her legs. The though occurred just before a deep breath and Charlie standing up to then sit down on the bed next to Kari. He took her wrist in his hands and began to work them, a bit quicker and more easily as the distraction was further away and wrists were inherently easier to tape up anyways. Feeling as if he had taken enough time to think the question over, he paused his work, and glanced over at Kari. He wore a slightly puzzled look on his face, because the brother wasn't even sure himself what came next. He had the degree, two good jobs one of which he could leave at any time, a decent sized apartment, a nice car, good clothes, and a great family. Well, it wasn't really his own family, was it?

"I'm not too sure... Maybe I should make an honest woman out of someone. Is there anyone you think would be a fit?" He grinned, having filled Kari in on most of his girlfriends, dates, and 'friends who were girls' over the course of her young life. Granted, he never told her about the things he did, well, she knew that he had 'made love' to plenty of them, but never the specifics. Kari being a girl, she was mostly interested in the other stuff anyways. How nice, funny, pretty, they all were, or how bitchy, cunty, and full of bullshit they could be. She had to know that he wasn't particularly attached to any of them, but he always like to ask her opinion. She was, after all, a girl who even at her young age sometimes came up with observations about the social scene that had flown clean over Charlie's manly head.

 

[Crystalia]

Kari felt her pulse leap as her brother’s fingers stroked over the skin of her inner thigh and a soft gasp sounded from her lips as she waited for her brother to reply to her inquiry. When he began working on her wrists and finally started his response she laughed and shook her head, “Well, none that are as awesome as me.” Her tone was light and teasing as she considered all the girls that he had spoken of in the past, thinking about each of them before she said, “You certainly don’t want Monique, all she wanted was for you to get her pregnant when she was still fifteen. Jess was too conniving, if she had her way she would have had you working your ass off while she did nothing and got all the money. Bev was a cheating bitch, Amanda was nice but not all that bright. Sara wasn’t too bad, but she was never the family type and you should have someone that would make a home for you. Raya was a good cook, but her voice was grating.”

As Kari was sitting there watching her brother work on her wrists, she was smiling and really thinking everything over while she was listing things off. “You need a woman that would be someone that has a soothing touch and voice, someone that can share your home and make it a place you look forward to coming home to after a long day. She should be someone that can have a meal ready, who wants to know the things you like and support your dreams. She should be someone that loves you and is devoted to you that you can love and be devoted to at the same time. She should be someone with both passion and compassion.”

With a cute little tilt of her head and a flirty smile she seemed to think a moment before adding, “None of the girls you have dated or messed around with seem to fit all of that.”

 

[The_PG]

With a smile on his face Charlie listened to Kari rattle through his so called love life. Each of the names she mentioned brought not only the traits that Kari listed to mind, but also what he had done to each and every one of them. He had certainly fucked each one, and more than a few of them twice. But it was the special ways he had done it with a few of them that really got him thinking. Somehow with those thoughts occupying his mind, and his sisters comment about not a single one of them being close enough to perfect as she herself was, the memories were quickly replaced with his own little sisters adorable face instead of the many different ones they had already dismissed. The smile changed from happy, to one of awkwardness as a blush crossed Charlie's face. Finally when Kari was done listing the things that he needed in a woman, not knowing that there were a few more that made her even more perfect for the spot, he glanced up at her.

With a playful chuckle, he wrapped both of her wrists suddenly together and pulled her face to his.

At the last second his lips swerved from their track towards Kari's own wet, luscious lips, and landed on her cheek. He gave her one kiss on each cheek before releasing her wrists and started over on the actual taping. "Well I suppose I'll just have to become a criminal and make you my wife." He laughed, happy that neither of them would actually think something like that might happen. "I think you just described the perfect woman, though without all the lewd particulars." He winked, and finished one wrist up before starting the second. "In all seriousness though, maybe I will take dating a little more serious... I'm sure mom and dad would want me to start making a better example of myself to you, so that when all those boys start coming after you, you know what kind of man you want." With the wrist, and all the taping finished, Charlie gave Kari's hand a bit of a squeeze. "But don't worry, me an dad will always be around to take any of them out if they get too persistent. Now, you ready to kick some ass?"

 

[Crystalia]

Kari wasn’t sure what she expected but she was a bit surprised to see that her brother was blushing, she was thinking about saying something about it but recalled something their mother once said so decided not to. Her mom told her that some things men didn’t like being brought to attention. Still, she was smiling at him when he glanced up at her and she let out a surprised squeak when he suddenly drew her face close to his and had her wrists wrapped together.

It was Kari’s turn to blush when her brother apparently joked about making her his wife, she smiled though, despite the fact that one could say there had been a look of disappointment on her face when her brother had kissed her cheeks when it had seemed he was about to kiss her lips. Of course, for Kari she didn’t know what she was thinking or feeling at the moment, there was still a small tingle where her older brother’s fingers had been on her thighs. Still, she laughed at the comment with the lewd aspect added in and watched him wrap her second wrist. However, she shook her head with a look of horror when he started talking about boys, “Why on earth would I let any of those boys near me? I know the kind of man I want already and I certainly won’t find him around my age.”

She squeezed her brother’s hand back when he was done and grinned, “Of course, I’m ready to kick some ass.” She shifted, getting up from the bed and testing her range of motion with the bindings before she embraced her brother one more time, “You’re already a great example, Charlie.” She released him and turned toward the door of her room, glancing back over her shoulder with a wink before she ran down the stairs.





When she arrived at the playing field with her family, Kari made her way directly into the locker room where she changed into her uniform. Her lacrosse outfit had pads, helmets and all that protection that normally was there but she always felt like she had extra because of her brother helping her. As was her ritual once she was all geared up and ready for the game, her helmet on, she would join her team, both boys and girls, on the benches while the coach made the decisions but before she would sit, she would look for Charlie and give a slight salute with her stick before looking and waving with her free hand toward her parents.

When the game started, she was focused, nothing outside the game every caught her attention because she wouldn’t let herself be distracted. Over the course of the game, she took lumps and bruises, most along her arms, ribs and upper back as her opponents attempted to force her to drop the ball when she had it cradled. After half-time the score was almost tied, with her team ahead by only three points. As a midfielder, Kari was always extremely busy.

By last quarter, Kari had sat out a few times to get her wind but was back in the game with the clock counting down, they were already ahead by six points but some of the team had been betting they would get a ten point lead by the time the game was called. There was a ground ball and Kari saw it, running toward it, scooping it up and shouting, “Release,” letting her team know that she couldn’t do anything against her opposition. After one face dodge and running with a slight spin around another of her opponents, Kari caught sight of a team mate that was close enough to the goal for a feed pass and just as she managed to position her stick for an overhand throw, let loose and see the ball start to go before finding herself slammed toward the ground with great force.

Two of the defenders that had attempted to stop her had run into her, she did a partial flip with the force hitting her head hard enough that in the helmet she felt pain slash through her head. Winded, she lay there, trying to catch her breath, her eyes closed and even without them open she felt her stomach flipping. Sounds became muted around her, she had no idea how long she was laying there before she opened her eyes, her sight blurred and saw one of her teammates standing over her with a hand out. Reaching out for Ricky’s hand, she let him help her to her feet but instantly swayed. “I don’t…” She started and then blackness engulfed her vision and she had the feeling of falling.

 

[The_PG]

Charlie had followed the family to the game in his own car with the expectation that their parents would be heading directly home after either the game or post-game meal. His car also contained the large first response kit he carried with him almost regardless of where he went. There was nothing worse than being an EMT and not having the tools available to save someones life when the opportunity presented itself whether on or off duty. He had saved a number of lives, never at any of Kari's games thankfully, but even down at the bar or during his commute the bag itself had proved immensely invaluable in saving a few lives. Having had advanced training within the EMT program Charlie was even able to carry controlled drugs with him, but those too had aided him in saving one or two lives before the actual ambulance could arrive. The school both he and his sister had attended was wealthy enough to hire ambulances for their sporting events, but unfortunately the city they were in did not typically have enough of the ambulances to spare for the less physical sports. Of course, he knew that was utter bullshit, football was of course the only one that got ambulances because high school football far and above all the other sports, was the most glamorous and the one that got all the attention. Still, at least the school paid for him to be on scene with his bag. Not that anything had ever really required it. The worst was always torn ligaments or concussions, but even most of these were not seriously critical thanks to the fact that all high school students were just coming into their peak of physical prowess as opposed to being perfectly tuned athlete's. They simply could not muster the forces required to actually do damage, thankfully.

He had been enjoying the game, Kari was playing especially well, and combined with a superb effort from the rest of her team had them up by a few points.

Admittedly Charlie had forgotten a few of the rules in lacrosse, it had been awhile since he last played, but he understood the majority of what was going on.

On this occasion he found himself out of touch far more than usual, and Charlie thought he knew why. It had been everything that passed between him and Kari earlier, and the decision to perhaps focus a bit more seriously on his love life. For some reason, and this was the part that kept him drifting off especially when Kari was on the bench, his sister somehow attracted most of his attention when he tried to think about how he might go about dating more seriously. The facts were pretty simple; he could not date Kari, she was his sister, but she was really had every quality he wanted in a serious relationship. It was not just her cute flirting, and sexy body, or even the innocence that meshed her spirit and looks together. She really was incredibly thoughtful, intelligent, emotionally stable, and independent, but willing to let others help. Charlie was not a throwback in terms of what he wanted in a woman, he wanted someone who could do just fine for herself, but wanted a companion to share in everything and anything that life threw at him or her. He did not want the clingy, practically child like woman who couldn't think or act for herself. Of course he also did not want the feminist who believed it was her God given right to basically become a man in terms of controlling his every action or thought. It clicked then, just as Kari was put back in the game, he wanted a partner. It was really that simple.

All of those thoughts were squashed, vanished, or otherwise disappeared the moment he saw the collision between Kari and the opposing team's players. He knew, somewhere deep inside of him, that it was a bad hit. The angle was bad, and the two opposing players even grimaced a bit as they got back to their feet. Of course the official blew the play dead, and Charlie had picked up his bag and was about to head out onto the field when Kari rose to her feet aided by a teammate. He let out a breath that he had not known he was holding, before suddenly inhaling the air sharply as he watched his little sister plummet back to the ground.

In a flash his training took over, had it not, he would have stood dumbly on the sidelines.

Rushing over to the gathering circle he pointed directly toward the official as he dropped his bag next to Kari's prone body. Tossing his phone to the zebra, he commanded, "Call an ambulance!" Thankfully, again to his training, his voice was well in control. "Stay back!" He commanded to the rest of the players, a few of which turned and pushed their teammates away.

Moving with swift, skilled, and precise experience Charlie placed the collar over Kari's head and immobilized her head. Sometimes neck injuries took a moment to present themselves, but normally the ones that hid themselves weren't too bad so long as they were not acerbated with clumsy handling. Next, he checked her breathing and pulse, both of which were strong and present. He immediately felt relief flood through his body, his little sister was going to be okay. Standing he announced this to the growing crowd, which also included their parents, "We need to take her to the hospital to make sure of course, but I think she will be alright." He would not say that he thought it was only a concussion, because he was not a doctor thus not qualified to diagnose it officially, but he knew he was right. If it had been a stroke or anything else there would have been other signs. The only question now was how bad, and if it had caused any sort of brain bleed. Taking the phone from the official he talked to the station and reported what he knew, so the oncoming EMT's would know what to expect, and so would the emergency ward.

Turning to their parents he gave a small smile, "She's going to be okay. I have to stay here for the finish of the game, but one of you can go in the ambulance, and the other should bring the car. I'll be over as soon as I can."

-

The game had almost been over, and not a half-hour after the ambulance had left Charlie departed the field and another fifteen minutes later arrived at the hospital. He joined his parents in the waiting room as the doctors ran their tests, it was a tense few moments because of course that was when all of the doubts came rushing over and he knew better than both of his parents. It was a double edge sword really, he knew it could be the things that either one of them were thinking about, but he knew it could be one of a plethora of under lying causes or more dangerous emergencies. Thankfully the doctor saw them within the hour, which meant it was at least mildly good news, which it was. A rather bad concussion, one of the higher levels, and aside from a rather long recovery there should not be any permanent side effects though Kari may be susceptible to migraines or headaches for a very long time, and there was also the fact that she would be much more likely to suffer more concussions in any more head trauma. Of course his mother immediately swore she would never play a sport again the rest of her life, but his father and Charlie both knew there would be no way to keep that from happening. Yet, they also knew better than to argue with her.

Finally, nearly four hours after arriving at the hospital they were allowed to visit. Both of his parents had gone out to eat, as Charlie had earlier, and he was the only one to be there to greet Kari as she woke up.

"Hey Kar-bear," He whispered softly, as he stood next to the dimly lit room. Gently, he stroked her arm, "How you feeling?"

 

[Crystalia]

Kari felt as though she was drifting at first as she slowly started to come back to the waking world, the dim light seemed to pierce her eyelids and she recognized the hammering she felt was coming from her head. The first thing she did as she started to wake was lick her dry lips and wince as her eyes blinked open. Instantly, her eyes closed again with a groan coming from her, but her lips curled up into a small smile when she heard her brother’s whispered greeting. “Charlie…” She had always loved it when he called her that, she didn’t know why but it always made her feel protected.

Slowly, she tried again, blinking her eyes a few times before keeping them open and turning to face her brother. At first, her vision was blurred but after a moment her brother’s face came into focus. At his question, a confused glint filled her eyes, “Like a mack truck hit me… what happened?” She couldn’t remember just yet what had happened, why was she in a hospital? She recognized the walls behind her brother, the feel of the bed and there was a bit of a fog around her memory. The last thing she clearly recalled was leaving the house to go to her game.

The game! “Did we win?” The memory came crashing back, she recalled being hit and winced. “Was my helmet damaged? I don’t want mom and dad to have to buy another one.” Her words were partially slurred, she didn’t like that.

She looked at her brother, really looked at him for a moment before she asked, “How bad was it? What have the doctor’s said, Charlie? My head hurts so much… but I’ll be okay right?” Her chest felt tight; obviously there was worry because she was in the hospital. Was there something really wrong and she was just numb or something? The only thing she could really feel was her brother stroking her arm, the dryness of her lips and mouth and the pounding in her head.

Of course, there couldn’t be anything really wrong right? If there was, her mom and dad would be there, they wouldn’t leave her side, so she was okay right? She tried to move her hand, the one close to him and it took a moment before she saw her hand lift to try to reach for his, “Can I go home now?”

Just then a nurse walked in, “Sorry, the doctor says you need to stay here for the night for observation.” Kari watched as the woman walked over and asked, “How do you feel?”

“My head hurts.” She answered honestly.

“Well, I will see what I can get for you to help with that, you are to rest and if you need to get up for anything, you need to ring for help.” She watched as the nurse looked over at Charlie with a smile, “Sir, you are welcome to stay for now, but technically visiting hours are over so you’ll need to leave in an hour. Visiting hours start again at seven in the morning.” It was already nearly two in the morning, though Kari wasn’t aware of this fact.

Instead, she felt panic, “No… I… I don’t want Charlie to leave.” Her eyes went to her brother, pleading in their depths, “You won’t leave me will you?” She looked back at the nurse, “He’s an EMT and a physical therapist, he can stay can’t he? I know he would be able to help…” She had never stayed overnight alone in a hospital before and the very idea of being alone with no one she knew scared the hell out of her. She had heard so many horror stories about athletes with injuries that went into a hospital and complications meant they never left.

The nurse spoke calmly, “Please, don’t get worked up. You need to rest, I will talk to the doctor, if your brother wants to stay…” The nurse was looking at Charlie and Kari couldn’t see what kind of expression she had. The nurse was looking at him to help her keep her patient calm and to help her with this situation, to defuse things. And after a moment she said, “The doctor will probably want to talk to you again.” She sighed, “Let me go get something for the pain and talk with the doctor, we’ll see from there what happens.”

After the nurse walked out, Kari tried to calm down and felt tears prick her eyes before she looked at her brother, “I’m sorry… you know I’m not like this… I just… this is the worst injury I’ve had right? I need to know everything Charlie, what should I be prepared for?”

 

[The_PG]

Charlie was not able to say much before the nurse entered. It was a combination of the vast amounts of things that he wanted to tell Kari, that things would get better, that she was okay, and everything would be alright. But the harder part that prevented him from getting even a third of the information from his brain and out his lips was how horrible he felt all of a sudden, how useless all of his training and abilities seemed at this moment. The addition of how weak and helpless his baby sister was at this moment didn't help either; he just wanted to hold her tightly and rock her to sleep like he used to do when she was a baby, toddler, and even for a few years when she was just a kid and her older brother was better than any blankie. The welling emotions brought a glassiness to his eyes that thankfully Kari did not seem to pick up, and it was a few moments after that when his throat stopped constricting and he felt able to speak in his normally calm and controlled manner.

"Don't worry about your helmet," He said with a soft chuckle as he brushed his hand along her arm, avoiding the test leads with care. "You are going to be alright, but it's going to take some time. It was a bad, bad concussion but luckily there was no bleeding in your brain, just a bit of swelling."

It was then that the nurse entered, and unfortunately it seemed to worry Kari even further that she was going to remain overnight. Surprisingly with all her athletics she had never even broken a bone bad enough to require spending the night, everything up until this point had been outpatient procedures. Like the rest of his family, Charlie knew all of their medical records backwards and forwards, but thankfully the hospital was on it's game when it came to paperwork and had all of the most recent visits documented well and his knowledge was not required during the last few tense hours. He nodded when the nurse looked towards him pleadingly, but waited until she left in order to speak again. It was just after Kari's final gut-wrenching question that combined with tears to send a hot poker twisting in his guts, a deep breath and a few moments of cautious petting finally got Charlie's own emotions under control.

"It's okay Kari, I'll be with you through the whole thing. Mom & Dad too, they just went out for some food, they'll be back soon." He paused then, and waited for some of the nervousness bleed from his sisters body and through his own. Finally he spoke in a measured cadence that was full of confidence that was only beginning to return to his own psyche, "It's going to be a long road Kari, and it's not going to be easy, but I'm going to make it as easy as it can be. Your head is going to hurt all the time, and for the first few weeks I'm not going to let you do hardly anything for yourself. No reading, TV, music, or even talking too much. You are just going to sleep, rest, and sleep as much as you can. The brain is really resilient, but also really delicate, if anything happens that could make it worse it might just get worse. So we're going to be extra, extra careful."

All of a sudden Charlie realized that he said he was going to be the one to take care of her, and for a second he nearly corrected himself until the thought came to him, why not him? Sure they could hire anyone with their parents insurance, it was very good, but Monday started his new job and injuries like Kari's would be one of the things he would be doing. It would be a little strange for him to start off on a case like this by himself, but he had already done all of the training and gotten all of the certificates. Maybe the office would require a more experienced therapist for the first week, just to make sure things were going smoothly, but why not him? He would definitely speak to Dr. Lasker about it the moment he had a second. If the man agreed, he could even bring Kari to his apartment to make things easier on everyone. He knew that their parents could get some time off, but if this was his job wouldn't it be easier for everyone? He was sure Kari would not mind, so all that was left was to ask. Deciding he would, he told Kari gently.

"I'm going to make sure I'm the one taking care of you Kari, I promise." Leaning over, he kissed her gently on the lips. It was not something he had done in a long time, since about the time he stopped being Kari's blankie and she had heard about the boys and bees, but it felt called for at this point and time. It was just a quick kiss of course, but he let his head hover just above hers so that she could make out the warm smile that slowly spread through his features.

 

[Crystalia]

Kari listened as her brother explained about the concussion and a frown appeared on her lips. She knew some things about concussions, the coaches always warned about how they could be a problem for a player. The more she listened though, the knowledge that there had been some swelling made her realize the depth of it all. But then, her older brother was explaining to her about how her recuperation might be and she realized that she wouldn’t be playing sports for a while. There was every chance that what she had worked so hard for would be gone, her sports scholarship. Yet, as she listened to Charlie, she drew in a deep breath and was determined that she wouldn’t let him worry more than he already was about her.

“So… you mean I’m going to be the most boring company in the world while I recover and when I’m awake I’m going to be bored out of my mind without music?” She gave a small smile, her tone was teasing and light even though the thought of just resting and sleeping was boring to her. When Charlie leaned over her and she felt the warm brush of his lips against hers, she looked at him, a feeling of peace swept over her as she smiled back, “I can handle anything with you there, Charlie. You can heal me with kisses.” There was an expression in her gaze that she was unaware of but could easily be seen as a flirtatious light to her eyes as she smiled at him.




Kari couldn’t remember much else, she had been fading in and out of consciousness for the last couple of days, hearing voices talking but not always making out the words. Then on what would be her fourth morning, the doctor had come in early and informed her that she was going to be going home today. Though he had continued to tell her what her limitations were, what to expect and that she was actually going to be going to her brother’s apartment where he would take over her care. The teen doubted she would remember everything, but she was excited to be able to leave and the prospect of staying with Charlie had her filled with nerves and excitement as well. She’d only been to his apartment a couple times since he moved out and she had never spent the night!

By the time Charlie was due to arrive a nurse had helped Kari bathe and dress in one of her loose fitting sundresses and a pair of simple panties. There had been insistence that she not be in anything that would cause her strain even in the simplest things so when she had been awake enough the day before she had told her mother which sundresses still fit, night gowns and that sort of thing. There was already a wheelchair in her room waiting because she wasn’t allowed to walk out of the hospital.

Still, she had been given her dosage of medication and wasn’t entirely with it anyway so walking wouldn’t have been good. Instead, she was lying on top of the covers of the hospital bed, eyes closed and waiting on her brother, the sundress fell to her knees fanned out to the side. The thin shoulder straps barely were enough to keep up the dress over her full breasts which were outlined by the simple burgundy rose print.

She had blushed when she heard the voices in her haze talking about how for the first few days she would end up needing help bathing even at her brother’s house and how few things she would be able to do for herself. The only voice she always recognized was Charlie’s in her drugged haze, as long as she was awake she always reached out for him when she heard his voice or called for him.

 

[The_PG]

Getting the paperwork and logistics figured out had been much easier to do than what Charlie had been dreading. Each of their parents had taken the few days they could spare off, never at the same time, and often a half-day as each had meetings or appointments they simply could not miss. Dr. Lasker had agreed to have a more experienced therapist check in on Kari once a day and measure her progress. He had also agreed that Charlie could be the primary care-giver thanks to his previous training and the aptitude he had shown during the internship process. In fact the only bug that had popped up was right now, just as they were about to move Kari, when the doctor had reminded Charlie to bathe Kari in the presence of his mother. A rather bright blush had popped on his face, but it did not change the expression of professionalism on his face either, that had not been something he had thought about. Because he had not thought about it, he assumed he would be able to handle that just fine, but their mother was a bit worried about the propriety of the whole situation. The doctor, however, convinced her with a simple shrug, "Charlie will be doing the same thing with other patients just as often, it's part of the deal, I'm sure there won't be an issue. In fact, to be quite honest, because they are brother and sister it makes it even more unlikely that anything would occur. But if you really are worried your insurance will certainly cover a nurse to help with the housekeeping and bathing."

Charlie nodded, "It would not add a whole lot to the cost, but it will probably take a few days to set up. I can handle it until then unless you or Kari have a problem with it?"

His mother shook her head. Charlie turned to where Kari was waiting on the bed. Walking over he leaned over and placed a pair of cheap, but rather darkly shaded sunglasses over Kari's eyes. Smiling into them he spoke softly, "You are gonna want those Karebear. It's pretty bright outside unfortunately, but we'll get you home nice and quick... Now, I've got a quick question for you, if you are up to it. We were talking, and it's a little embarrassing, but you're going to need some help getting dressed, and bathed while you're getting better. If you don't mind, I can do it. Or we could get a friend until we get a nurse to do it full-time. It's totally up to you, no pressure either way. Take your time, and in the meantime we will get you home." Bending over Charlie gently lifted on Kari's shoulders to help her into the wheelchair.

Charlie's apartment had already been prepped for Kari's arrival. Already rather clean by single-guy-apartment standards they had gotten rid of any and all tripping hazards, placed a medical bed in the spare bedroom and attached a two way pager system between her room, Charlie's, and the kitchen. The kitchen, dining room, and living room were all only separated by large islands and a cutout in one wall. A hallway led off from one side to the bathroom before heading further to the other two bedrooms, each of which had it's own bathroom and closet. Only the master bedroom contained a full bath however, the spare bedroom only had a shower stall, but rather than moving all of Charlie's stuff into the spare bedroom he figured it would simply be easier to move Kari to the bathroom whenever that needed to be done. All of the shades were drawn, and thankfully he had only recently upgraded all of the overhead lighting and now it could all be dimmed by the flick of a switch which it would be upon their arrival. The fridge and cupboard's were all stocked with mostly healthy food, and his EMT bag was half-way empty, most of the medical equipment was spread carefully on the desk in the spare room, anything that Charlie thought he might need if something went bad.

 

[Crystalia]

Kari was glad to see her brother when he came over and at the fact he placed sunglasses over her eyes, she looked confused until he explained why and she recalled what she had been warned with bright lights. When her brother mentioned her needing help to be bathed and dressed and said he could do it, she blushed. However, when he mentioned that someone else could do it she frowned though she nodded and was silent for several minutes before she spoke from the wheelchair as he was leading her out to his car, “I’d rather you help me, Charlie. I trust you and know you, I don’t… it was odd enough with the nurse helping me earlier… I’d be more comfortable with you.” She told her older brother and let him help her into the car.

When they arrived at his apartment, she looked around through the sunglasses that were still on her eyes but she was already slightly drained from the little bit of movement and the heat from the sun. “Charlie?” She started, her voice was soft as she looked toward him, “I’m sorry that I was… so emotional before. I didn’t mean to be blubbering so much.” She had always hated when she started crying too much, it always felt embarrassing to her because she wasn’t and didn’t want to be one of those weak girly girls.

Seeing the room that would be hers for the time being and getting set up on the bed, she was careful as she lay back on the medical bed and drew the sunglasses off so that she could look at her brother carefully. “I’m also sorry that you have to have your little sister in your bachelor pad.” Her tone was light, teasing and she offered her older brother a warm teasing smile. “Thank you for taking care of me.”

(sorry it's been a while I thought I posted before the 1st and just found that it didn't go through and had to rewrite)

 

[The_PG]

Charlie felt a small tremor of emotion course through his body when his little sister apologized for being emotional. Hell, they'd all been a bit emotional these past few days, even Kari's older brother who worked feverishly to make sure all the I's were dotted and T's crossed had caught himself frozen and vibrating whenever his mind went down dark paths of what could have happened to his beloved little sister. He wasn't able to respond right away, vocally at least, and could only smile in a warm way to dissuade Kari from thinking her emotions were any sort of burden to him. Thankfully she quickly moved the subject forwards as the entire family had tended to do when their emotions threatened to overwhelm them. She made a tease about crashing his bachelor pad and quickly followed it up with sincere appreciation. By the time she was finished her older brother's warm smile had burst into a much more confident and happier one that meant he could respond with words again finally.

"I love you Kar-Bear, and wouldn't have it any other way," He tilted his head and decided to tease back, "I'll make sure to put a tie on my doorhandle if I'm busy." The inflection he left on the last word made it fairly obvious that he was referring to having sex, but only the smallest of blushes accompanied his teasing and he saw that Kari hardly blushed either. Their frank discussions about the matter in the past left both siblings at ease with the mention, besides Charlie was certainly teasing and he had absolutely no plans to have any women in his bachelor's pad besides his little sister, their mother, and whoever the office sent over to check on Kari. Certainly, no women he planned on sleeping with. Even if the next phase of his life would probably include searching for The One, it was easy to put on the backburner while he helped his little sister recover.

"Oh hey, good news, I didn't have all the facts quite right about your injury. Auditory stimulation is fine, music, podcasts, audiobooks are all approved by the doctor's, so you won't be bored stiff!" As he spoke Charlie dug through one of the bags he'd lugged inside earlier and removed an older style boombox without any sort of touchscreen or digital interface, it was all buttons and even had a CD player. A stack of audiobooks and albums on CD accompanied the boombox. "The doctor still wanted you to avoid screens, so I had to go digging in mom & dad's attic for this ancient beast, got a bunch of blasts from the past with it too, and believe it or not the radio still works. I thought they'd shut down all the radio stations a long time ago, haha." Once the contraption was set up Charlie flicked on the music at a very low level and sat on the side of Kari's bed, "If you want a podcast I'll download it and start it up, but I ordered a Amazon Alexa, should be here tomorrow, once that's all set up you can just talk to it to tell it what you want to listen to."

Leaning over to brush Kari's bangs behind her ears he gave her cute nose a little pinch, "If I get too loud with any guests you can just turn the music up, I guess." Charlie chuckled at his last little bit of teasing, "So, what next, you want to eat first, a massage, a bath, or do you think you need a nap?"

 

[Crystalia]

Kari was if nothing else not the type to let herself become too needy, it irked her when she felt that way and she had hated seeing other girls be like that. So, though that part of her was wanting nothing more than to just ask her brother to hold her so she could take comfort from him she refused to do it. She hated being vulnerable and feeling girly and it was rare she let herself be either one. It wasn't that she felt her brother would view her differently, it was just her way. Ever since she was deemed old enough to choose things she liked herself she had become independent and rarely leaned on anyone. When she did, it was always her older brother she leaned on but she often worried that he might see her as a burden someday.

She laughed at his teasing reply, having to stop herself before she shook her head as she had been about to do. Shaking her head hurt said head so she was trying to remember not to do it. When Charlie imparted the news about auditory stimulation she gave a sigh of relief, at least she wouldn't be stuck in full silence all the time. When she watched him move to pull out a boombox and saw the CD's she arched a brow, surprised to see something so few people use nowadays. While it sucked that she wouldn't be able to use her tablet, cell phone, or laptop for now, she was glad that she would at least be able to listen to music she loved and some of the books she enjoyed in audio format. She gave her brother a brilliant smile when she heard him talking about getting Alexa because at least if she was alone, she would be able to get things she wanted without having to wait for her brother.

"You are the best, Charlie." She told her brother when he sat beside her on the bed, happy that she had him at her side. "I love you more than anyone else in my life." She reached out and took one of his hands and held it between both of hers, looking into her brother's eyes.

When he pinched her nose a little, she made a face, squinching her nose up as she always did while sticking her tongue out at him. When there were options given for what to do next, she tilted her head, lifting a finger to tap her lips as she considered. While a massage really sounded good right now but so did the idea of food. She hadn't eaten much today, her excitement about getting out of the hospital had kept her from being able to focus on food. "I am not too tired right now, nor do I need a bath because the nurse helped before you picked me up. As much as a massage would be amazing, I think food first. I barely had a blueberry muffin at the hospital this morning with the excitement of getting out." The hardest part of being in the hospital had been that she hadn't been limited to one night and they had only allowed Charlie to stay with her that single night because of their rules.

She might not have been awake all that often because everything kept her groggy, but she had noticed every time that she woke up whether her brother was there or not, and she had despised waking up in the sterile room without him. It had been hard enough when he first moved out to get used to him not being in the same house, but she had at least had their parents. The hospital was different, it had only been strangers there and she had been less confident.

The only good thing was that she hadn't been forced to eat foods she despised, though they had almost given her fish which she wasn't necessarily allergic to, but the taste and smell tended to make her nauseated. It hadn't mattered what kind of fish it was; she hadn't been able to stand eating it unless it was canned tuna. Give her fried clams, clam chowder, crabs and lobsters and she was fine but salmon, trout, and other fish she hated. In fact, she was lucky to have only one actual food allergy, mushrooms. "Do you have salad fixings?" She asked, since she was always careful of her physique she did eat salads often but she wasn't against eating burgers and things like that on occasions.

 

[The_PG]

Charlie nodded as his little sister asked what he had to eat.

"Of course, I may be a bachelor, but I definitely eat right," Laughing Charlie stood and offered a hand to Kari, "C'mon, keep me company while I fix dinner, I'll do a chef's salad with hard boiled egg and ham. You gotta have some protein too." The older brother carefully guided his little sister through the hallway and out into the open living space. He stayed right by her side and kept a protective hand on her waist as they walked. The lack of balance was probably the most obvious symptom of what had happened to Kari, and luckily it would be the very first symptom to go away in a few days, but until then he was determined to be by her side anytime, she decided to go anywhere. Guiding her into a high-backed bar stool that rested on the island separating the dining room and kitchen, he waited until she was fully situated before letting go of her curvy hip.

As he walked into the kitchen he rubbed his hand against his thigh, disturbed to find his nerves tingling with excitement at having been pressed against his little sister. Not now! His mind screamed at itself, but his ego just chuckled back happily and forced one of the shocks happening in his hand to pulse in his groin. With a shake of his head Charlie forced the thoughts elsewhere as he began to prepare the salad; slicing the vegetables instead of chopping them to reduce the noise. Luckily, he had rubber handled kitchenware, wooden cutting blocks, and all of the dishware had soft plastic or rubber bases; ostensibly for grip on slippery surface but a happy side effect was any of the normal sound they made was diluted.

As he moved effortlessly around the kitchen Charlie kept a careful set of eyes on Kari while keeping a rolling conversation going between them.

"So, I was thinking the only thing we should really do besides the bare necessities today would be to come up with a schedule for you. Nothing complicated, but something basic so that we can stick to it without having to come up with a plan every day. It won't be written in stone, so we can adjust it as we need. The main things I wanted to include were a workout plan, no sudden movements or anything, but aside from your balance and input sensitivity there isn't anything wrong with your muscles. Massages will be mandatory, and I was given a set of e-stim devices too, gotta keep all the stress from reaching your head. Otherwise, I'm sure you'll need some downtime… Not sure what else you'd want to include?"

By the time Charlie had finished his little speech he'd readied the salad and was only waiting for the eggs to hard boil.

He joined Kari, sitting next to her on another bar chair and wrapped his long arm around her shoulders and pulled her close.

His nose was trapped against Kari's silky hair and suddenly he smelled whatever the hospital had used to clean her hair, it had a bit of an iodine smell to it, but right underneath was the scent he remembered Kari always used. Just the smell brought a rush of those impertinent feelings back to Charlie's mind, and before he realized what he was doing he placed a kiss just underneath Kari's ear that lingered just a second too long and was a smidgen too firm.

"Sorry," He quickly apologized while in his own mind he was smacking his reckless lust, this isn't a fucking porno! "Just so happy to have you back!"

 

[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."

 

[The_PG]

Charlie returned the hug and the smile that Kari gave him. He noticed the trickle of confusion on her face but decided to ignore it for the time being. He was confident in his ability to handle the situation of developing a crush on his little sister, he thought naively, even if it was a new thing for him. Maybe I'll even tell her if it keeps up, Charlie thought to himself, after all I've told her about all my other crushes and problems before. It was both an exciting and scary thought with several unknown outcomes that could either turn out to be fine if a bit risqué, or terrible and end their nearly perfect relationship in a flash. Maybe he'd actually never mention. Not wanting to reveal the multitude of thoughts and warring emotions going on inside of his head, Charlie stood back up and went to finish the salad for the two of them.

"You're right, doubly so even," he said as he fixed their plates, "I'm happy you're here regardless of the reason and we definitely need to add baths to the schedule, let's go with right after the workout so when you soak there won't be any kinks left to get out."

With the food ready the two siblings sat and ate, speaking softly over the light clinks of silverware and hushed chewing sounds, discussing the schedule in a bit more detail and coming up with times that worked for the both of them. Since this was Charlie's primary job now, he would virtually be working from home out of his study while he tended to Kari. Dr. Lasker had decided he would be the one to check in on Kari and Charlie once a day, on his way to the office in the mornings since he lived nearby, so the siblings decided that would start the schedule right after breakfast every day. Once the Dr. cleared Kari for the day and took a look at the exercise list, they had planned to make sure Charlie hadn't missed anything that might further complicate Kari's condition, they'd jump right into the workout, massage, and a bath. Then it would be lunch and free-time for Kari while Charlie worked in his office until about three or four, he'd give her another massage or use the e-stim then if she felt any sort of stress or tightening that might give her another headache. Kari would also be required to spend at least an hour in the middle of the day without light touching her eyes, she could listen to music, podcasts, or stories if she wanted but basically Charlie would need to blindfold her, and more often if necessary.

After dinner Charlie helped Kari back to her bedroom and showed her the blindfold setup, covering her eyes with a gentle silk slipover that didn't press hard against her eyes, once it was in place her older brother fiddled with the ancient radio until a station began playing light R&B music. He tuned the volume to what Kari liked before turning back to his little sister. A flare of rose crossed his cheek as he saw one of her two shoulder straps had fallen over, giving him a nice few of her cleavage but not barring anything too scandalous. Just as he reached to pull the strap up an idea popped into the older brothers head.

"Hey, you were pretty unbalanced coming back to your room, do you want me to help you change for bed now, since you already showered today? Plus, maybe the blindfold makes it less, I dunno, awkward?" Almost as soon as he asked the question Charlie felt like kicking himself, if he wanted to avoid these situations where he'd get more and more attracted to his little sister why did his brain always come up with ways to tease himself? Thankfully, Kari was still blindfolded and couldn't see the rising flush on his face and nervous smile that had plastered itself across his handsome features.

In order to give himself some sort of cover Charlie rapidly added more to the question, while standing and heading to the bag of Kari's clothes that he began putting away in the guest dresser while searching for her pajamas.

"I mean I can just get your pajamas ready too, if you don't think it'd be too hard to get yourself changed while lying on the bed, I just really don't want you trying to stand while I'm not in the room, not for the first few days. Remember, twisting in awkward motions can tense up the ligaments and muscles in your neck, which might give you a headache or even a migraine, I've got pills for those, but trust me it's way better if we just avoid them." Finally, through nervous searching and putting away clothes Charlie found a matching set of pajama tops and bottoms that must've had an extremely high thread count, they were both smooth and warm. The top seemed a little short around the belly, but otherwise they were perfect. He also found a matching set of socks that were the same mint green color and decorated with swirling white stitching that matched the pajama set. There were also a pair of underwear that were identical to the socks in color, but without the matching swirls, those he laid next to the other clothes on Kari's bed.

"Well, what do you think Karebear, no pressure either way."

 

[Crystalia]

Kari smiled and as they ate, she had agreed on the schedule layout they had decided on. She recalled when she was about to be discharged, she had been told by the doctor and nurses to remember that she was not allowed to bend forward until her equilibrium wasn't at risk. They warned that something even as simple as leaning over while sitting to tie her own shoes could lead to serious problems while she was recuperating. So, while she had blushed a bit while they were talking over their meal, Kari had brought up a need for either hair removal wax or Nair because she would need his help making certain her legs remained smooth. The only thing she hadn't mentioned was tending her most intimate space. She had often kept it mostly smooth other than a trimmed landing strip but there was no way she could bring herself to talk about that with her brother. The very thought had her feeling her cheeks warm and she had looked away and focused more on her salad.

When they discussed what she would listen to and he had mentioned blindfolding her to make certain she had some real time without worrying about light, she had decided she would use that time to listen to the audio books for Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. While she had already started reading it before, she was often so busy with sports and activities that she took forever getting through a book. So, Kari decided she would make good use of the time.

Once they were in her room and Charlie decided to demonstrate the blindfold, she felt strange sitting on her bed without being able to see anything. Yet, she could also understand where the blindfold was better than her attempting to keep her eyes closed in the dark, even if she opened her eyes which was a habit, the blindfold would protect her from the possibility of light being harsh. While her brother was messing with the radio, she used her hands on the edge of the bed to help her as she shifted closer to the head of the bed, the movement of her shoulders constantly rising and falling dislodged one of her straps, but Kari was unaware.

Hearing her brother made his suggestion about helping her change for bed, her cheeks heated yet again because while she trusted him, she hadn't really thought ahead to the fact that he would be helping her so completely. Since then, every time she thought of him helping her bathe or change, she felt a little off kilter, yet she knew she still trusted Charlie more than anyone else. She couldn't argue with his logic, and she had to admit that while she would have liked to be able to be independent, she knew that she would have to move too much and risk the wrong movements if she tried to do it herself.

She considered going without the blindfold but for some reason she decided that maybe until she became more adapted to having her brother help it would be best if she didn't see how her brother might feel. She wouldn't be surprised if it was a bit uncomfortable for her older brother, even if he had chosen a job that would have him working in a similar fashion, it had to be weird for him that his first client was his baby sister. She reached her hand over to take hold of the top rail of her hospital bed as she replied to her brother, "Some help would be good, I know I couldn't do it lying in bed without risk right now."

It was clear in her tone that she still wasn't happy with her limitations but that she was trying to accept them, she had tried to keep from focusing on the negatives of her situation as much as possible because it was extremely depressing to her. Instead, she tried to focus on the fact that she was able to see her brother again every day, that she could talk to him without the use of a phone. "I can hold onto the railing to help while I stand." Kari's cheeks reddened as she imparted something else to her brother that the nurse had suggested when she was helping Kari dress earlier. Something that she had already realized the nurse was right about, "Uh… the nurse suggested that until I am… uh more balanced I go without… uh… anything I need to pull up and down, even for umm…" The color on her cheeks deepened as she paused before finishing quickly, "even for simply going to the restroom because it can cause more bending." When she had gone to the restroom once earlier and had to pull down her underwear she currently had on she realized the nurse was right, her head had throbbed just doing that little bit of movement. The nurse had said wearing underwear, shorts or pants would make things a bit more difficult unless her caretaker at home intended to go into the restroom with her every single time she needed to use the facilities and help lower them for her.

Kari did not want that happening if it wasn't necessary, the thought of having someone in with her while she went to the bathroom was humiliating. Of course, the thought of going without her actual pajama sets was a bit abnormal for her too because the only other sleepwear she usually had was long t-shirt style nightgowns that fell to the middle of her thighs that she usually wore pajama shorts beneath. "I uh might need to get some actual nightgowns for sleeping or just use more sundresses to sleep in for now."

What an image that would present, the teen wearing nothing but a nightgown or sundress over the next few weeks. She hadn't bothered to buy nightgowns regularly since her breasts grew beyond being able to wear the last ones. It had been almost two years since then, but she still liked getting sundresses, though she had to be more careful with her choices after one issue where she hadn't realized one was a little sheer in certain lights allowing hints of the v between her legs and the shape and color of her nipples due to the bra set into it that had kept her from wearing a bra. Thankfully they had been home, and her mom had pointed it out so she could hurry up and change, her brother had come in as she was running up the stairs to change. She had no idea if her brother saw anything as she passed him that day, but she hadn't worn that particular sundress again unless she wore her bathing suit beneath it.

Before any nerves could change her mind she used the rail to help her stand and balance as she told Charlie, "Since I can't see, you'll need to give me directions of when to lift my arms or legs to help." The color hadn't faded from her cheeks, but at least she didn't need to worry about trying to look into her brother's eyes right then. She didn't think that she would be able to meet his gaze at the moment as she felt strangely a bit shy too.

 

[The_PG]

"Uh… the nurse suggested that until I am… uh more balanced I go without… uh… anything I need to pull up and down, even for umm… even for simply going to the restroom because it can cause more bending."

Charlie's cheeks rushed to match the same color as Kari's as she mentioned going commando for the foreseeable future. He glanced at the outfit he'd picked and swallowed thickly. Just the mention of his little sister bending over and 'going without' brought a burst of images to her older brother's mind that didn't belong in a sibling's relationship. The images came and went too quickly to really pick out any detail besides a bare, fantastically round set of butt cheeks and a single line down the middle unobstructed by any fabric whatsoever. That was what had caused his cheeks to match Kari's deep red, but a glance at her face, and remembering she was blindfolded caused the blush to fade and Charlie's previously buried love of teasing and tempting innocent co-eds into their first experiences to surface. Just momentarily, he licked his lips quickly as his mouth dried and he remembered that at dinner Karina had also mentioned she was going to need help shaving. It wasn't hard to make the connection between hair removal and the lack of panties to paint a few more pictures in her older brother's mind about what he might see between her strong legs.

The picture caused him to shiver slightly, and he felt a sudden tightening in his pants that would absolutely not go away.

"Since I can't see, you'll need to give me directions of when to lift my arms or legs to help."

Swallowing thickly Charlie berated himself internally, what if this was a child or some other teenager that needed his help? Would he be this flustered helping them change or pulling down their underwear so they could use the bathroom? A quick check of moral compass determined that no, he would have zero issue helping anyone else without the seemingly permanent blush on his face. The only reason it was an issue with his little sister was the fact that their relationship was unprofessional, he'd known Kari her whole life and they'd teased each other for years about sex. The moment Karina noticed her older brother was handsome, and entirely wrapped around her little fingers she'd used it to her advantage. Not evilly, Kari wasn't like that, but she knew a flash of her shoulders or a peak at her soft tummy made her big brother blush and she had never been against causing him a little heartache, so long as it was always for her entertainment.

Charlie wasn't above teasing back either. The moment he'd developed a six-pack and caught his little sister staring at it once her friends had pointed it out, he'd attempted to go shirtless around her whenever he could. They'd gone through years of this, and now due to necessity he had to act professionally while all those various fantasies that he'd known would never amount to anything had a very real chance of coming to life right in front of his face. Realizing that he'd been silent for a few seconds too long, he cleared his throat as he approached where Kari was standing. Gently he placed a hand on the hem of her sundress and began to lift. Silently he promised himself that he'd try, try his hardest to turn their relationship professional for the next few days. Completely forgetting that he'd already failed as his boner continued to throb away inside of his underwear.

"Yea, Kar, we'll get you some nightgowns, I think mom must've known about the sundresses, she packed quite a few but they're really not soft enough for sleeping in, I think you'd be uncomfortable in them. Let's try a night with PJ's, I… I don't think going to the bathroom's gonna be an issue, I'll… I'll slip your pan- er, bottoms down, and wait outside till you're done, that sound, okay?" As he spoke, Charlie drew the hem of his little sister's dress up over her hips, stomach, and chest, keeping his eyes on her masked face as he worked. It didn't help much, the peripherals of his sight saw her panties, tight stomach, and silken bra and relayed the input to his cock which continued to throb in its dark prison. "Alright, left arm first, there we go," Charlie moved a little to her right arm, "Annnnd right arm. Done."

Tossing the dress to the hamper without looking, Charlie's large hands daintily reached around Kari and easily undid the clasp on her bra, he chuckled suddenly and whispered teasingly, "I'm pretty good at that, eh? Lots of practice!" The older brother had realized acting professionally wasn't working, and decided to give comedy a try, just trying to lighten the mood as best he could as he removed the bra from around her neck and caught a glimpse of Kari's perfectly symmetrical and gorgeously full breasts before her free hand crossed over them to cover up. "Actually, it was just Sara, you remember me telling you about her. She got mad once when it took me too long to get her bra off, she made me practice with all her bras for hours until I'm pretty sure I could take them off in my sleep. Okay, here comes your top." The PJ top went over Kari's neck first, and then Charlie held Kari's shoulder to balance her as she slipped her arms into the sleeves.

"Nice, that wasn't bad? Just er, your bottoms next… I got new panties out; do you want them now or… We can wait until your bath tomorrow, I can just put on your PJ's, oh and your socks, where did you get them anyways? They're super cute, the green ones, almost as cute as you."

Charlie waited patiently, he didn't want to press too hard on this issue and it wasn't like Kari had done anything too strenuous today, she certainly hadn't sweat much, so that panties could keep until tomorrow if she wanted to wait. Unfortunately for her older brother all the movement, and close proximity of the siblings, combined with his focus on the tasks at hand he hadn't noticed that his bulged cock had pressed against his little sister's thigh bare thighs several times throughout the process, and even now was throbbing through his pants against her thigh as he waited for her answer.