Ta da, my new story! Apparently people wanted this the most when I checked my poll, so here it is. By the way, this chapter is more of an introductory, it's really short... :D
The house they lived in wasn't much, but it was home. Just a simple kitchen which connected to a bathroom and a small room where Jii-chan and her slept. Well, it was home to her. As for Jii-chan, even though he tried to hide it she knew he wanted a bigger house. It hurt when she would spot him staring longingly at pictures in magazines that showed the magnificent houses of the rich.
Ever since the car accident a few years ago Jii-chan's back had been causing him problems, forcing him to quit his job since he was unable to work. They were living off of his savings for now, but she was concerned for when they eventually ran out.
No, there was no time to be thinking about a bigger house.
The fifteen year old girl sighed as she folded a basket of clean clothes. It was Sunday afternoon, the day when Jii-chan and her would always spend the day together and just relax, maybe watch a movie.
But something was different with Jii-chan. He had been getting some mysterious calls for about two weeks, and now he had started acting oddly. For the first time ever, he had called off their fun day, saying that his back was hurting too much. She had offered to take him to the Emergency Room, but he declined, saying he just needed some rest.
"Jii-chan, I'm coming in!" She called out after knocking on their shared bedroom door, putting on a small smile. No answer came, so she assumed he was asleep.
Shifting the basket of now-folded clothes to her hip, Mikan shuffled sideways into the room. Her Grandpa glanced up from his bed when he saw her enter the room. He smiled at her, warming Mikan's heart. "Mikan, it's good to see you!"
Grinning, Mikan walked over to the dresser and started putting away the clothes. "You too, Jii-chan. How's your back? Do you need some pain killer?"
Jii-chan shook his head and laid it back down on the pillow. "No, no don't worry about it. Really my back isn't hurting too bad, I just wanted to stay in bed all day."
Sweatdropping, Mikan closed the drawers, finished with the clothes. "You could have just said that, you know. I could bring in a movie and we could watch it together!"
The bed creaked as Jii-chan shifted uncomfortably. "Er… Why don't you do that, sweetie, that sounds great! And did I hear you cleaning the house out there? I can't tell you how much I admire your hard working spirit! Have I told you how lovely it is to was up each morning to a sparkling clean house?"
Mikan laughed, embarrassed. "Well it's not really that hard, since it's just the two of us and it's a rather small house. But - Oh!"
"What is it?" Jii-chan asked, hiding a sigh of relief.
"I just remembered that I was in the middle of cleaning! And there's a lot of stuff, since I was forgot to clean last week. I'm really sorry Jii-chan, I'll watch a movie with you later, see ya!"
Chuckling, Jii-chan waved weakly after her as she dashed out of the room. Sighing, he stared at the photo hanging on the wall of Mikan and him. What an innocent girl.
So easy to manipulate. And yet, why was this feeling of guilt tugging at his old heart? He shook his head. He had done his fair share of looking after her tirelessly - it was only right that he finally got the life he had longed for all these years.
But even after telling himself that constantly, he couldn't help shivering with shame when those hazel eyes stared into his deceptive black ones for a split second before the light was switched off each night.
How was it? Please leave a review, they are much appreciated, lol. So yeah, see ya next time, I'll probably update later tonight. Maybe. Okay so I looked back, and realized people might not want to continue reading because the first chapter seems kind of boring. Just so everyone knows, this will be more interesting, even in the next chapter. Natsume and the gang are all at Alice Academy, just be patient please!