[TLH/SinKid] Rochelle has her crutches stolen

>Rochelle stretched. She could smell Liena's wonderful pancakes from the loungeroom where she had slept.
>She instinctively reached for her crutches, ready to bound into the dining room...
>Only to find they were gone.
>She started frantically looking for them, unable to spot them.
>"Looking for something?"
>She looked to the dining room doorway. Leia stood there, a pair of crutches tucked under her arm.
>*Her* crutches.
>"Leia, give those back!" Rochelle called to her.
>"Sure." Leia grinned a wicked grin. "After you come here and grab them."
>She walked off.
>"You don't want to miss out on pancakes, do ya?"
>"Leia!" Rochelle gripped the edge of the couch she was sleeping on. "W-when I get my hands on you...!"
>Guess she had no choice.
>With a mighty effort she pulled herself up onto her legs. She wasn't the heaviest person, but her poor leg muscles made her feel like she weighed like a rhino.
>She took a wary step forwards, still using the couch as support.
>She felt a spike of pain shoot through her leg as her weight pushed down on it, and she nearly collapsed just then.
>Fortunately she had her mother's grit, and took another step.
>Her right leg was definitely her better one, and although she felt the strain of her body through it she didn't feel much pain.
>Even though she had grown up with plenty of physiotherapy to help develop her legs up, there was only so much she could naturally do.
>She had no idea how far she could go without crutches.
>When she got her hands on Leia...
>Letting go of the couch and spending a moment to get her balance, she took another step.
>The moment she put more weight on it to take another step a jolt of pain shot up her body.
>Yet she remained upright.
>She took a few more slow and cautious steps.
>The whole ordeal was taxing, and she found herself short on breath.
>From the kitchen she could hear an argument but was too busy focusing on her legs to hear them properly.
>She took another step, and lost her balance.
>She lurched forwards, shoulder hitting the archway hard.
>She hissed in pain, screwing her eyes shut as she did.
>She opened her eyes, blurry with tears. But she could tell who was in front of her.
>Leia, looking quite pleased with herself.
>And Lupa, looking shocked.
>"Well done, Ro." Leia said.
>"Give them back..." Rochelle growled, short on breath.
>"Don't worry, you haven't got far to go." Leia smiled, her tone and expression full of artificial sweetness.
>"Okay, that's enough." Lupa got up to help, but Leia placed her hand in her way.
>Rochelle took a few steps, but her legs gave out on her as a huge bolt of pain shot through her entire body.
>Once Rochelle regained her senses she heard a loud clatter and a quiet gasp.
>She looked up to see Liena staring at Rochelle with a horrified expression, a fresh stack of pancakes strewn on the floor in front of her.
>The expression changed to pure anger as she slowly turned her head to Leia.
>Leia shunted the crutches into Lupa's chest. "It was her idea!"
>"Wh- Hey! I had fuck-all to do with this!"
>Rochelle felt herself being hoisted up by Liena into a nearby chair. It felt good to have her weight off her legs.
>She then walked up to Leia and grabbed her ponytail, pulling her close to her face, staring her down.
>Then, she walked off, still holding Leia's ponytail.
>"Ow-! Hey, stop pulling, you're gonna mess my hair up-!"
>Liena continued on, heedless of her protests.
>"Agh, jeez-! Wait, no, don't! Don't tell Uncle Lincy...!"
>Leia's voice trailed off.
>"Serves her right." Lupa murmured, then she passed the crutches to Rochelle. "Here."
>"Honestly, I w-would've expected that from you." Rochelle took the crutches.
>"I'm an asshole, but not that much. 'Sides, Toby'd kill me if I did that."
>The two of them shared a chuckle. "W-well, I guess we're not having pancakes then."
>Lupa looked at the mess. "Fuck."
[written June 14 '18]