Just Wait For Me

Chapter 1- Toshiro's First Crush

A five year old white haired boy namely Toshiro stood looking outside the window. He looked bored since he has nothing to do inside. He doesn't want to play with his toys anymore. He also finished doing his home works. He decided to go outside and play with other kids but it started to rain when he got out the door. Though disappointed, he went back inside and went upstairs to his room.

His parents weren't home. Their working during daytime and sometimes during weekend, they go home late leaving Toshiro home alone without anyone to look after him. He rather wants to be alone than having a baby sitter or guardian looking after him. And his parents know it. He always see him self as a grown up. One day when Toshiro got sick and his parents cannot afford to stay home to look after him due to hectic schedule they hired a baby sitter for him though he strongly disapproved.

Someone knock from the front door. Toshiro knew that his baby sitter they hired for him came. Her mother stands up from his bed to open the door. Angry with the arrival of his baby sitter he covered himself with his blanket. After a few minutes, her mother came back with an innocent looking young girl. "Toshiro, your guardian is here." Said her mother pulling the blanket from Toshiro but he's strong. He holds it tightly until her mother gave up and instead calls his father in the next room.

The girl kept quiet in her place not knowing what to do. Toshiro doesn't hear any sound coming from her mother anymore so he sits up since it's starting to feel sweaty. He saw a girl staring at him then smiles. "Hi! I'm Momo." she said waving her hands to him. He's surprised to see her so he immediately covered himself again with blanket. Momo rushed to him and tried to pull the blanket. "I'm sorry did I scare you?" she asked feeling sorry.

His father came and immediately pulls the blanket off from Toshiro. "Don't give your guardian a headache on her first day!" he shouted to Toshiro. Toshiro didn't answer back. When everything is alright, his parents leave for work. Momo get something from the kitchen to cook for him.

She put the apron on her and starts to think on what to cook for lunch. "What food should I prepare for him?" she asked herself putting her hand on the head. She opened the fridge and looked for the available food but no idea came to her mind. "Maybe I should ask him." She went upstairs and opened the door in Toshiro's room. Upon seeing her he again immediately try to cover himself with blanket but she pull the blanket before he could do it. "Trying to cover your self again?" she said putting down the blanket and her hands on her hips.

"You don't scare me!" cried Toshiro standing on his bed and walking towards her with his eyes on her. "Don't look at me like a small kid!" looking face to face with Momo. "You understand?"

Momo didn't mind what his talking to, she puts her hand above Toshiro's head. "You're so cute when you're pretending to be old." she said happily getting close to him. He starts to blush and feel shy but he's already pissed on what she had said 'pretending to be old' he pushed her heavily and fell on the floor. Momo though hurt smiles at him while standing up. She put her hand on her lower hip because it hurts but not showing it to him though it's obvious.

He knows that she's hurt, he felt guilty and wants to help her but didn't dare to. He remains in his position looking down at her. "Does it hurt?" he asked trying to scare her. "I'll do it again if you get near me for the second time." He repeated making his face angry but Momo doesn't felt scared or angry at him.

"I'll prepare lunch for you? What do you like?" she asked still her hands on her lower hips. He didn't reply instead he lay on his bed quietly. "You're too active and strong for a sick boy so I won't cook any meat for you" Then she went down.

For the whole day, all she did was to try and make friends with him but he refuses. She cooked lunch and dinner for him. Though he kept saying it taste bad he can't control his mouth when eating the food she made because it were all delicious even it's meat free. When Toshiro's parent came she was paid immediately. She bid goodbye to him and left. Toshiro was looking at her from his window. She looked behind smiling and waving at him but he closed the curtains to avoid seeing her.

One week has passed and Momo haven't come back to his house. Even if he doesn't admit it, he misses her. When his father and mother were going to celebrate their anniversary they again asked Momo to look after him.

Toshiro was waiting for her in the living room watching television. He knows that Momo already came but doesn't welcome her. She walks there silently and sits beside him watching. She's so quiet and he wants her to talk. He turned off the television. Momo didn't speak. They sat together without talking. Toshiro starts to get pissed. He stands up to turn off the light but he's so small and he can't reach it. Without his knowledge Momo turned it off. It became dark.

"What are you doing?!" shouted Toshiro turning behind him. She opened the light and he realizes that she was just beside him.

"You want to turn off the light right? So I've decided to help you little Toshiro."

"You're ridiculous Momo!" he said ashamed now walking to the couch and sits. For him, his pride has been lowered because he spoke first. Momo sits beside him laughing quietly with her hands covering her mouth. He's starting to feel uncomfortable with her but seeing her laugh made him feel happy. "Why are you laughing?" he asked curiously not looking at her.

She moved closer to him making him blush. "Because you're the first person who called me ridiculous, little Toshiro." She said jokingly. "Can I call you Shiro? Toshiro is a little too long?" He nod and moved an inch away and turning his back against her putting his hand on his chest. He felt something inside pumping fast and he can't breathe properly. She doesn't mind what he's doing instead she looked at the clock and decided to make him go to bed. He followed her and went to bed. He still looks at her like he wants to tell her not to go. "I'll sit in your chair and watch you until you sleep, Shiro." She said putting the blanket above Toshiro. With her words he sleeps.

The two became close and every time his parents won't be home they asked her to look after him. But sometimes even if they don't ask her, she still comes to see and play with Toshiro. He always plays board games with her like scrabble, chess, and snake and the ladder. Momo always wins but sometimes she just let him win so that he won't feel inferior or bored. Because of Momo's visitation to him, he seldom plays with his same age friends.

One day when Momo and her friend were walking home after school they saw a little boy being beaten by older kids. Momo recognized him as Toshiro, he's still standing though he has many wounds and cuts on his body and his uniform is torn and dirty. She rushed to him to stop the fight. "What are you doing?" she shouted standing between Toshiro and the group of older kids. The kids run away when her friends came running to her. She hugs Toshiro and was so worried. She brought him home and heals his injuries. Toshiro was happy being taking good care by her.

Every time he's involved with fight, Momo always come to his rescue. When his 6th birthday came. His parents invited her to his request. She gave him a kid's watch with a Lion King design. He really appreciates it and puts in a box. He doesn't use it and keeps it as his most precious treasure. Years passed and every time his birthday comes he doesn't forget to invite her and vice versa.

Six years have passed and their still friends. Momo's going to celebrate her 18th birthday on the weekend. She stopped by Toshiro's house to give him an invitation. She keeps ringing the doorbell but no one opens it. She looked in the window but the curtain kept her from seeing inside. A hand suddenly covers her eyes. "Put your hands off me!" she said trying to remove it. "Take it off!" she repeated. "I know who you are, Shiro!"

He removed his hands. Momo looked behind, handling him an envelope. He gets it and read. After reading he put it inside his bag. "You're turning 18 Momo, you're already a lady." Momo was overwhelmed with how Toshiro said 'lady'. He looked at her and said. "But you still look like a kid." Her happiness then fades.

"Just go to my birthday party." She said disappointed leaving him behind.

When Momo got home her mother was talking on the phone seriously and looking depressed. She wants to comfort her but she just turns her back to her. She head to her room and find her birth date on the calendar and on the date she'll be entering college. She dreams of becoming a teacher that's why she accepts baby sitting.

"After two months, I'll be entering college. I'm so excited." She said happily dancing in joy. She's so happy like nothing's going to be wrong. She opened her closet and looked at the dress she'll be wearing in her birthday party. She gets it and wears in while looking in the mirror. "Its so beautiful." She again dances in joy and excitement to her coming birthday.

Meanwhile, Toshiro's problematic. He can't think of anything to give her and her birthday is already on Saturday.

End