"Hun, this is about the wasp's nest. Where is this talk about romance coming from? Just... never mind. I know I said I would call Mom first, but I think I'm going to go ahead and punish you myself."

"Whatever, 'Lesa. Like thats ever happening. Im going on a date." Jamie attempted to strut off.

"Oh, it's happening." Elesa caught her by the arm and brought her back. "I'm not having you run into danger again on my watch, that's for sure." Before she could protest, Elesa bent her younger sister over her lap. Her left hand went around her waist to prevent escape.

Jamie's nails dug into Elesa's leg. She beat at it with her fists. "QUIT!"

Elesa winced, but didn't break her grip. "No. I'm sorry, hun, you need to learn not to take stupid chances with your safety. Ever!" Elesa's hand went crashing down onto Jamie's small rear end. It wasn't the first time she'd spanked her sister, and while the idea still felt a little odd to her, she wasn't going to hold back."

Jamie screamed, though the scream was more of a tantrum cry than a cry of pain.

Elesa knew that particular scream by now and didn't let up. Her hand fell, smacking one cheek at a time. "I hope you know this is one of the last things I'd hoped to do. But if you ever--" She gave her a wallop that nearly pushed her off of her lap, "--run off into a dangerous situation again this summer, I won't hesitate to spank you again! And I don't care who's around!"