"Kazuya!, come down from up there for a second, dear, we have guests."

The 17-year-old male clicked his tongue in annoyance, that's it, that's what happens everyday. From ever since the neighbors knew that his parents are traveling for some days, they won't stop annoying.

It all began when the Miyukis won on a contest, they also won 4 tickets, they tried begging Miyuki to come with them, but he kept refusing, he wasn't at all interested, he preferred staying in Tokyo with all of his other friends, so every time they ask him to change his mind he just comes up with a new excuse, forces himself to laugh, to please his parents, and not to make them feel that he really doesn't know, ending every excuse with "What a shame, I wanted to come!"

This time, it was kinda different, it wasn't any normal guests, it was a family he has never seen before. 2 weirdos and their kid, it looked like the kid is still in kindergarden or something. As for Miyuki, he disliked kids so much, he couldn't stand that kid for long.

"Kazuya, say hi to our old friends, the Sawamuras." his mom introduced the guests to him, the so-called lovely couple waved their hands at him, but as for the kid, he was hiding behind his mom's legs.

Miyuki glanced down at the kid, raising his eyebrow and sighing, how annoying... , then he quickly smiled and extended his hand to shake "Ah, oh my, my parents keep talking about you! I can't believe I had the honor to see you!" no, the hell they didn't, I don't even know who you are..

After he shook hands with the parents, he knelt down to the kid's height and tried to pat his head with a smile, but the kid squeezed his mom's dress while staring at Miyuki with a pout. Miyuki sighed, trying to keep his smile, ah, this kids hates me.

"So, what brings you here?" Miyuki asks boldly, but his mom quickly hit the back of his head before rapping her arm around his shoulder whispering to him to take a better care of his manners, with a threatening tone. Miyuki hissed, and smiled again as if nothing happened.

"As long as you don't want to come with us, we still have 2 tickets, so.." Miyuki's dad pointed at them while continuing his talk "..they will come with us."

Miyuki makes an 'O' shape with his lips and nods as he understood, then he blinked "B-but wait..2 tickets?" he looked again at the Sawamuras, and blinked at the kid with a puzzled expression.

He looked at his mom pointing at the kid "Um, what are we gonna do with the bra-beautiful young gentleman?"

His mom clapped her hands while smiling at him, nodding her head twice "Yes, Kazuya, you will take a good care of him, right?"

Miyuki shrugged his shoulders "Well, yeah, of cour- wait what?"

Before he could take back his words, he was hugged tightly by his mom as she thanked him. Miyuki could do nothing except sighing and nodding his head slowly.

God, help me..

On the next day

"Now then, Kazuya, take care of Eijun, and yourself, also, we left some money in case you needed. The food is in the fridge. Ah, and there are colored pencils for Eijun, also there is-" Miyuki pushed his mom's back gently nodding his head

"I got it, mom, dad, take care of yourselves too, and please have fun, okay? I will take a good care of Eijum." he forced himself to laugh.

"Eijun!"

"Okay, I got it, Eijun. Sawamuras! Please have fu-." Miyuki stopped as he saw the kid sobbing to his mom begging her not to go, leaving him alone with that stranger. His mom kept patting his head, and promised to get him a present when she comes back. That actually was enough to make him stop crying. Oh..kids..

"We will call you when we get there, okay dear?"

"Okay, mom, have a safe trip." Miyuki said as he pulled Eijun up and picked him in his arms to have a better view of their parents.

And in a minute, they were out of their sight. "Now, let's go in, shall we?" He smiled as he opened the door and got in with Eijun on his arms.

"Eijun, it's dinner time!", Miyuki said as he sits the table down for both of them. Miyuki easily sat himself on the table chair, but he stole a glance at the kid next to him who has struggling so hard to get onto the chair.

Miyuki let out a small chuckle as he got up, picking Eijun, sitting him on the chair. "So, tell me, Eijun, what do you like? What do you hate?, tell me more about Eijun."

Miyuki sat down again as he gave the other a smile, placing his palm on his own cheek.

Eijun grabbed the spoon and slowly began eating, while messing the area around him with his food, making Miyuki smile more. He had no younger siblings, for him, it was the first time he sees this, maybe he can see it in movies, but seeing this in real life, to him, was a new experience.

"Hmm..for Eijun, I don't have anything I love more than the other. Of course Mama and Papa, but anything else, it is the same for me. Ah, Eijun dislikes vegetables..!"

"Huh? Oh no, Eijun doesn't. He is gonna finish all the vegetables in his plate right now, so that he will become a powerful man in the future."

"But-"

"Shh, if he finished them, Miyuki will bring him chocolate, how about that?"

Eijun huffed his cheeks as he slowly surrenders and starts eating his vegetables. And Miyuki kept watching silently, sighing. They are sure late..

Ring. Ring. Ring.

"Hmm? Is that mom?, wait here, Eijun, I will pick up your phone."

"Yes!"

Dammit, stop being so cute, little kid..."Yes, this is the Miyukis."

"Ah..yes..the Miyukis.. . Are you their eldest child?"

Miyuki blinked and looked at the phone, then answered again "Uh, yes, I am."

"Listen up." the caller said, "Take a deep breath."

Silence filled the room. I felt like that was the moment when my life actually stopped. They left with a smile. Mom, dad, the Sawamuras. But, if what he is saying was right, I will probably never see this smile again. I will probably have to take care of this kid forever. I will probably have to plan for my life on my own. They are..gone. Gone. They are now above. Above these skies.

I remember nothing more than the phone falling from my hand. Eijun ran towards me happily telling me he ate all his vegetables demanding for his prize. I dropped on my knees. I tried to hide the fact I was actually crying. If only..if only I have been a better son..if only I went with them. If only I died with them. If only I have died with them. Now, the Sawamuras are gone too. All of them are gone.

"Mi..yuki..?" Eijun looked at him with a sad expression. Somehow he understood that he was unhappy, but for another reason, he never knew why. He reached up his tiny hand to pat the other one's back "Are you okay?"

When Miyuki felt the tiny hand on his back, he shivered and quickly pulled Eijun into a tight hug, nodding many times "Yes..."

"Yes, Eijun, I'm alright."