>"Hey bro. I know I'm not really all that pretty, but...hypothetically...if I wasn't your sister..." Sunset asks.
>You look up from slurping your midnight Reese's Puffs and see Sunset standing infront of the fridge, to find her kind of looking towards the ground and at you. 
>She sprayed some whip cream on her finger to lick it off but now shes just standing there.
>Only the light from the still open fridge illuminates the room.
“Wot.” You ask with a mouthful of cereal, some milk escapes the corner of your lips and spill onto Theo table.
>You try lowering your head over the bowl beneath you but some of it falls onto the table.
>Shit.
>”Y-yea I know it's silly to ask but I…..I was just wondering.” 
>You finish up the last bit that was in your mouth and regain composure.
“What are you asking.?”
>Her face gets a little red around her nose and cheeks.
>”I was just wondering….if I wasn’t your sister in hypothetical sense…..would I……be.”
>She trails off.
“Spit it out fool, my milk is getting warm.”
>”If I wasn’t your sister, would I be attractive to you?”
>You lean back into the bar chair and look at her.
“I never really thought about it.”
>”Yea, but just. What if?”
>She finally licks the whip cream off her finger.
“I mean….I guess. I don't know. Uh….Maybe?”
>Sunset seems to not like your answer.
>Now things are just getting awkward. 
>What was suppose to be a good old midnight snack trip for you and her has turned into a silent awkward conversation.
>”That's not really a answer. But ok.”
>She turns around to put the whip cream back up and closes the door.
>Now it's dark.
“May I ask why you're asking me this?”
>You can't see anything but you can make out the outline of her hair.
>”I just having been feeling, you know, a whole lot attractive lately. And I thought I could ask someone who I'm always around.”
 
>Other then home she doesn't really hang out with you in school. Apart from the occasional wave.
>Did some guy reject her? Did she get put in the friend zone?
>The thought of your sister being put into the friend zone puts a slight grin on your face.
>”Is it funny?”
>She can see you?
>You must be blind or she has night vision.
>Sunset let's out a loud sigh.
>”Just forget it. I'm going to go back to bed. I'll see you in the morning.”
>Oh now you feel bad.
>If she wasn't upset before, she definitely is now.
>Quick, before she leaves.
“I find you attractive, so yea.”
>She stops before passing you.
“If you weren't my sister, I would definitely find you attractive. I don't know why most guys wouldn't. But it's more then looks sunset. It's probably what you have on the inside that would I would find cute.”
>You can see her now, since she's about a arms length away from you. Her eyes staring you down.
>”You're smart, one of the most smartest people I know. You're a born leader, and you know better then anyone how to find the good even in the most negative people.”
>You can see something glistening in her eyes.
>Small amounts of tears.
>Time to bring it on home.
“And whoever tells you otherwise probably doesn't know what they're talking about. You're a great person sunny, inside and out.”
>Now it's silent again.
>She's just standing there now.
>Feel a warmth on your hand.
>Look down and you see Sunset has laid her hand on yours.
 
She holds it.
>You give her a squeeze to tell her you're here.
“So uh, does that answer your question?” 
>Sunset nods her head quickly.
>She smiles wide.
>Then she lunges in for a hug, almost knocking the chair backwards.
>You feel her hold you tightly, grabbing onto your back and your hair.
>”It was more then I could of asked for.” She whispers.
>You feel your heart get light and your throat knot up.
>You stay like this in the dark for a little bit.
“So is everything alright?”
>She let's go of you and wipes her face with her sleeve, shaking her head quickly. 
>she has a hold of both your hands now.
>You don't know what to do. So you kinda just sit there, arms limp.
>”Everything's fine, just sometimes a girl thinks she isn't good enough and needs a little reassurance.”
“Heh, well ok.” 
>You don't know what to say anymore.
>”Thank you anon. I'm going to go to bed.”
“Oh, well. Ok, I guess I'll see you in the morning.”
>Sunset quickly goes in for a kiss on the cheek and leaves upstairs.
>Now you're just left by yourself.
>And the sound of a clock ticking.
>Girls are weird. 
>You look around and see your bowl of milk.
>Dip a finger in it, and find it's gotten warm.
“Man, I didn't want this to happen.”
>You slide off the the chair and empty the bowl in the sink and go back to bed.
>Tomorrow you'll have some more questions.