Cry Little Sister

This was all wrong. He should have left her a long time ago. It was all wrong to be here laying in his bed with her, to give it to her demands, he should have said no. But he could not turn her away when she looked at him with those pleading eyes. He could not stand to hear her pain filled whimpers as she begged him to let her remove his shirt and she knew it.

Setsuka used his love for her to her advantage. She knew, he knew it, and their father was well aware of it. That is why she had to force her way into his room even though their father forbid them to see each other alone. She hated their abusive over baring father. He always punished Cain for what she did.

"It was only a kiss, he had no right to lose his temper over that little peck. On the cheek too, you were a perfect gentleman and it was perfectly acceptable sibling behavior. Mom didn't care. She understood that I had gotten stuck under the mistletoe and nobody wanted to kiss me." Mousy little Setsu was crying as she tended to the red welts on her big brother's back. Her baggy sweater scraped the raw flesh but he didn't mind. Any part of her touching his skin felt like heaven even when it hurt. "Besides you have a gorgeous girlfriend, so he has to know that I'm the only one with these feelings. I'm the one who needs help. I'm sick and bad not you."

Cain opened his mouth to deny her words but if he did that he would be admitting to wanting her. He tried so hard not to think of her, holding her, kissing her, doing just about everything that because of their relationship they were not allowed to do. If he told her then all his excuses would be talked away and he would...

"No." He sat up forcing her hands off of his back. Turning to her he took her hands in his large ones bringing a lovely tint to her cheeks. "Setsu, you're fifteen, that's far to young to be set in your ways. This infatuation with me is just a phase. You'll see in a year or two you'll find a boyfriend and be obsessed with him. Then you'll have a nasty break up and be said for a while. I'll be there for you until you find the next guy, and eventually the right guy. You will grow out of this brother complex and grow into a magnificent gorgeous young woman. I promise in two years y..."

"I don't wanna find any one else!" In her haste to deny him his plans for her future she forgot to be quiet. The bedroom door flung open before either of them had time to move away from each other.

"Cain? Setsu?" Their mother came in with a questioning look. Her kind grey eyes turned to her daughter and she smiled. "You used to sneek into his bed crying from nightmares. It never took very long for you to fall back to sleep once he gave in and let you under the covers." She reminisced turning her loving gaze to Cain " My how stubborn of you Cain you never allowed her in. Not unless she promised it was just that one time ansd she would never bother you again."

Her laughter rung in Setsu's ears like a knife. She hated being reminded that he didn't wanted her so bad it hurt. Their father stood silently seething behind their happy mom making Setsuka cringe at the sight of him.

"Go off to bed Setsuka." Cain said as calmly as he could. He pulled the blankets up to his neck to hide all the wounds from his mother's eyes.

"Yes go to bed child before you get Cain's fate." Their father spoke with a finality only Cain understood.

He had told Cain what would happen he was caught alone with his sister again. Cain was soon to be nineteen and his parents had not had a legal obligation to him for a year now. The only reason he had been allowed to stay was because their mother either had no clue what was happening or simply chose to ignore it all in favor of happier thoughts. Cain was a dirty wretched thing to his father. Still his father was not a monster just a man trying to protect his daughter from one so he would not abandon his son. Just send him far away with minimal amounts of cash. It was almost biblical Cain would be sent away for his crimes against his sibling but he would still be protected by a father who could not stop loving him.

Cain had always wanted to become an actor but he had put that dream on hold to help support his family. He worked odd jobs that required lots of strength and muscle to tire himself out. If he were too tired to wake up to Setsu crying at the door to be let in there would be no trouble. Everything had been going so well until that Christmas slash fifteenth birthday party for Setsuka. She had no real friends to speak of but their mother had invited every one from her school anyways. The old woman meant well but Setsu spent most of the night crying in her room because of something that stuck up bitch Shoshana had said.

"Hhu," Cain let out a heavy sigh when every one had finally left his room.

His heart was conflicted when his father had handed him the credit card and told him the rules. He could stay for the party, he could stay as long as he wanted if he could follow the number one and number two rules. One, never be alone with Setsuka for any reason. Two never touch Setsuka for any reason. He had broken both rules. The first his father let go of because his mother had ordered him to go get the girl out of her room. The second could not be overlooked as every party goer had witnessed the family secret, even if nobody thought it anything more than him saving his little sister from the evil mistletoe. Now he had to take that card and go become a great actor. His father would pay for all the necessities so he could focus on his dream but he wouldn't be allowed to contact Setsu. He would simply leave with no explanation to her.

He stayed away from her the following day having to pack in his room but when night came he sneaked into hers. She was asleep in her own bed. It was a rare sight for him and one he found he didn't care for much. So peaceful and calm with out the help of his presence, when normally she would have nightmares and crawl in bed with him. She always liked him best since they were children. Their parents were driven made with jealousy at times that she often seemed to just not care for them. She would cry for Cain since she learned how to talk and she told him everything so there was no mother daughter bonding or father son. This could be the best thing for his family he concluded finally. They might actually become a real family if her were out of the picture, then they could get to know their little girl. Hopefully she could make friends if nobody had anymore reason to tease and harass her about her brother complex.

"Boy!" His father announced his presence coldly but his eyes softened at the look in Cain's blue grey eyes, "I'll be in the car. I will drop you off at the airport. Son, you know why I have to do this."

"Yes, I know why I have to do this too. You and mother promised Setsu and I would always be safe in your arms. Thank you for keeping us safe from ourselves. Keeping her safe from me." He clothes his eyes to memorize the warmth of the hand that pat his back. His fathers footsteps echoed down the hall and he waited for them to be gone before sitting beside Setsuka.

"I will always love you. Please forget about me." his lips gently grazed hers until he felt her push against him. Half open baby blues smiled up at him. "Goodbye my Setsu."

"Goodnight my nii-san." she dreamily whispered pressing her lips to his again.

"Goodbye." he shut the door and held his head up going forward to chase the dream he could have.