How Long Do We Live For? - Remastered

He sighed.

Chelsea lifted her head and looked at him reaching for his hand. "Art... I love you, you know that. You'll always be my big brother and my best friend... I just need a little bit of time to get over my feelings..."

He didn't help, only because he didn't notice what she was doing, but when he reached his hand, he took her hand.

"Which is where we think we might be able to help." Hermione told them, watching them.

She held his hand rubbing her thumb against it, blue eyes shifting onto Hermione. "You can?"

Koen nodded.

"Chelsea, remember that dance competition the other month, where the prize was to go.to the top dance school in the country?"

"Yeah?" She nodded eyeing her curiously.

Hermione pulled out the letter from her back pocket, the one detailing that Chelsea had been accepted, and she handed it to her.

She took the letter reading it silently and than rereading it. "I- no way..."

"It's what you've worked for and maybe some time away from each other will do you good, you don't have to live there if you don't want to, it's perfectly commutable."

"I got in... I-.. how?.. I'm not as good as those that go there... " she was clearly in shock.

"Obviously you are." Hermione smiled. "This is your chance Chelsea, but only you can decide if you want to take it."

"Oh... wow... I don't know... changing schools now... it's got to be really expensive and it's a lot to commute each day..."

"it's up to you Chelsea."

"How far is it exactly?" she asked running a hand through her hair, she even got up and moved her chair closer to Arthur so she could hold his hand.

"A train ride." Hermione told her. "Twenty minutes on the train, a ten minute walk to the campus and a fifteen minute walk from the ranch to the station."

"I can do that... if I jog it's faster and I get some exercise. I'll have to talk to mom and dad... an-" She paused squeezing Arthur's hand. "What do you think?"

"It's what you've wanted to do your whole life." He told her. "Go for it."

"Do you think I've got a shot?" She actually for once in her life truly sounded nervous.

He nodded, he might never have seen her with his eyes but he did think she was good.

She smiled and squeezed his hand. "What about mom and dad? Will they let me go?"

"I've already spoken to your mothrt., I think she will."

Chelsea nodded. "Than I want to go."

Koen grinned. "Good. You won't know unless you try."

Hermione smiled. "We will organise everything with your mum tomorrow."

She nodded. "Okay."

Hermione smiled. "Now, how about you both go and get ready for bed, and we can all meet downstairs and watch a film."